#sue's things: jb

[sic-vita]

Bridgerton S3 - Jonathan Bailey as dad Anthony

[political-us]

A group of 12 states is taking legal action against Donald Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade, aiming to stop his sweeping tariffs. The states argue that he unlawfully raised taxes on Americans and overstepped constitutional limits. The states involved are Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont.

​Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced that the state will review and potentially divest from investments in companies linked to El Salvador. This decision comes in response to El Salvador's continued detention of Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland resident who was deported without due process, despite a U.S. Supreme Court order for his return.

​Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego García—a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador—was forced into hiding with her children after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly shared a court document revealing their home address. The unredacted protective order, posted on DHS's official social media account, exposed their location to millions, prompting safety concerns amid a politically charged environment.

Trump just announced that the top 220 holders of his $TRUMP meme coin will be invited to a dinner with him on May 22. Since he and his inner circle control the coin, it’s essentially an incentive for people to drive up its value in hopes of scoring a seat at the table.

According to a leaked document, the Trump administration is cutting funding for a suicide prevention hotline that serves LGBTQ+ youth. Since 2022, the hotline has handled 1.3 million calls and texts from individuals in crisis.

Michelle Obama explained her decision to skip Trump’s inauguration by saying she was focused on staying true to herself. She said it took everything she had to resist doing what was expected or seen as the ‘right’ thing, and instead chose what felt right for her personally.

Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly had a loud argument at the White House last week, clashing over the IRS in front of President Trump and other officials.

​Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, concluding a political career spanning over 40 years. Durbin, 80, first entered Congress in 1982 and has served five Senate terms since succeeding Paul Simon in 1996.

[not-goldy]

So you are very ok with JK given everything by the company while Jimin is mistreated af ? You said JK AND JM. But what JM is getting ? Dust ?

Just like JK, you are being greedy only wanting him to the succeed while JM is always ignored by the company. But ofcourse JK is successful so you are ok with JM being his trophy husband, who works hard but with restricted success and won't go above JK, isn't it ?

I'm open to discussing the various ways in which one member's career could be hyped up more or invested into more by us or their company. I'm open to discussing all the ways in which their company could be abusing them or the ways in which they aren't being treated fairly.

What I would not do is hate on another member just because while secretly yearning for what he has for my bias. That's bad karma so you are on your own.

I can't and don't need to hate Jungkook in order to love Jimin.

I can't wish evil for Jungkook in order to wish well for Jimin. I'M NOT DERANGED NOR SLOW LIKE THAT.

They can both be successful artists, their individual successes don't take away from each other's.

They can both be great

They can both coexist as icons.

There's so much room and space for them to inhabit as they each speak to unique demographics. Different talents, different audiences.

I don't need to bring one down to lift one up. You are weird for that shit.

Also these are SOLO artists which presupposes they have separate deals and contractual rights and obligations with the company and I'm tired of explaining this over and over- get yourself some legal education will you.

They are both free to contract and if they are not happy with their contracts they can sue the company.

I'm okay with Hybe performing and fulfilling their obligations under their contract with Jungkook. If that contract stipulates they give all their resources to him then that's what they must do.

Jimin needs a better lawyer to negotiate a better deal for him then if the contract is not serving him because believe it or not hybe is not a charity and they don't operate outside the limits set by their contracts🙄

We know this because they refuse to get into matters that fall within the privacy clause of their artists and as Jimin said, even the food they give them comes straight out of the artist's pay.

We can talk about the different value they place on each member - which of course, they don't place the same value on the members equally. Some are valued more than others. But we been knew that. It's been that way since day one.

It's business though. Nothing personal. Companies do take risks on others more so than others because they look for different things in artists and have specific target markets in mind from the get go.

It's the reason Jungkook may not work well for Dior but Jimin does. They are unique brands and require unique artist's brand as well.

It's up to that artist and their fans to prove them right or wrong- which us and Jimin keep doing every single day. Let's focus on that. The more we sell out, the more numbers we have the better for his market value.

Jungkook is the GOLDEN MAKNAE. he has that going for him. You can't take that away from him. He's managed to capture a portion of the market that most music companies struggle to break through. He could well be the next Justin Beiber or the JB of Kpop but then again he is his own person and a unique phenomenon on his own just as BTS.

Don't underestimate his influence. Don't make that mistake.

He has all the qualities that makes A GLOBAL POP ARTIST and right now there is a gap in that market. I have several posts on this explaining this phenomenon please find any and read for further clarification on my other blog.

Btw, Jimin stans are mostly adults most of whom are lawyers and legal practitioners with the JDs and shit who understand the ins and outs of the entertainment industry. Get real and quit embarrassing us💀💀💀💀

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman at Chicago Sun-Times:

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is suing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, accusing them of interfering with federal immigration enforcement as his administration pursues its mass deportation campaign. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago claims sanctuary policies in Illinois that bar local authorities from cooperating with the deportation effort are “exacerbating” a crisis at the U.S. southern border. Pritzker, Johnson and other leaders have vowed to uphold the state and city’s sanctuary status, meaning local authorities won��t assist federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement in tracking down immigrants without legal status. The Justice Department claims Illinois leaders have been “minimally enforcing — and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting” federal investigations, resulting in “countless criminals being released into Chicago who should have been held for immigration removal from the United States.” They want a court order barring state and local protections for immigrants.

“This national crisis underscores the vital importance of “[e]nforcing our Nation’s immigration laws,’” the suit states. “This action seeks to put an end to one State’s efforts to impede the Federal Government from doing that.” Immigrants without legal status have not accounted for a disproportionate number of crimes compared to the rest of the population, numerous studies have shown. The federal government is arguing state law and ordinances at the county and city level “are designed to and in fact interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.” Pritzker said the state’s TRUST Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting with immigration enforcement, “has always been compliant with federal law and still is today.” “Unlike Donald Trump, Illinois follows the law,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Illinois will defend our laws that prioritize police resources for fighting crime while enabling state law enforcement to assist with arresting violent criminals. Instead of working with us to support law enforcement, the Trump Administration is making it more difficult to protect the public, just like they did when Trump pardoned the convicted January 6 violent criminals. We look forward to seeing them in court.” A spokesperson for the city Law Department said they were reviewing the suit. During a news conference Tuesday, Johnson said “local law enforcement will not double as federal agents.” “There is a clear separation there. That’s the only thing that this ordinance, essentially, lays out. So it’s not a mater of the police department not going after violent criminals,” Johnson said at that news conference. “While we’re talking about undocumented individuals, do you know how many illegal guns come through Chicago? That’s what the president of the United States of America can help me with.” At a Loop press conference Thursday, Preckwinkle said, “we’ll defend ourselves and hope for success in the court system... We’re going to fight back. We will pursue every legal opportunity to defend the programs that we believe in and defend our values.” The lawsuit also named Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart as defendants. CPD officials declined to comment. Dart’s office couldn’t immediately be reached.

[...]

Calls to cooperate

It’s been 40 years since Mayor Harold Washington issued an executive order declaring Chicago a “sanctuary city,” meaning undocumented people can access city services and live without fear of police harassment or city cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Last month, after a furious lobbying campaign by immigration rights advocates and their political champions, the City Council, without debate, voted 39-11 to table an attempt by two Hispanic alderpersons to restore the so-called “carve-outs” to the Welcoming City ordinance. The failed ordinance was led by Southwest Side colleagues Ray Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), two of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most outspoken critics. Those exceptions had been eliminated during former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration. Illinois Republicans called Thursday on Democrats who control all levers of power in Springfield to repeal the TRUST Act.

The Tyrant 47-led DOJ files frivolous politically-motivated lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois and its leaders such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson due to their righteous defense of sanctuary status for immigrants.

[waitingforeddyneddy]

Sorry, this is the last one, I promise. When I say "them" I mean the people, not the actors, which is still misunderstood. I agree that maybe the kathonys don't want to accept that they aren't besties because it would put an end to that "illusion" but I don't think they do anything wrong, really. I also think that people idealize their favs too much (including myself) and that is dangerous especially with white men. As for if something bad happened in the set, we will never know or it will be so many years that no one will be in this fandom anymore. That said, I hope it's not you or any of your friends who sent those homophobic anons a few months ago. Anyway, i cant wait to see kathony in s3.

I agree with you. As for the homophobic anons I remember because then I was still mutual with the blog who got them. Listen people have called me homophobic regarding JB. I didn’t send those anons cause I’m not. My best friends are gay man, the people who know absolutely everything about me. My blog before Kanthony was about gay ships. I know It sounds corny and fake but it’s true. Not liking someone has nothing to do with their sexuality. I never even talked about it because why the hell would I? His fans throw a temper tantrum because they can’t handle someone not liking their fave and the first thing they can think of is call you homophobic. Yesterday I saw someone say they wish JB was liked universally but that doesn’t happen because he is gay. That’s psycho behaviour to think a person has to be liked only because they are gay. I loved both him and Simone then I saw certain things and I realized men are never to be trusted and I’m only in this for Simone and Kanthony. I can’t wait for her to announce she is dropping out after s3. I’m getting out of this fandom and wishing all the best for her career. Sue me.

[batsplat]

same same same… when i saw this i told my friend that dorna’s top priority should be releasing all these high-definition restorations. they’ve got everything, including all kinds of angles

(look at his eyes and that smile, and then casey’s shy smile as he lowers his head… i get it i totally get it)

my sepang 2004 conference gif set also comes from dorna’s video restorations. they had a show in 2011 called with nick harris, and during the qatar round, they invited jb to look back on qatar 2004 (https://www.tumblr.com/kwisatzworld/767764861366239232/sepang-2004-the-greatest-press-conference-of)

and jb was like:

definitely a legend…

shy smile + ducked head combination in response to the full weight of valentino's attention on him my beloved... never fails me...

looks back at valentino not once but twice...

likeeeee we had ONE photo of casey smiling at valentino assen 2008 and without them randomly including that clip, no clue otherwise this was part of a proper exchange. guys!! guys!! release the tapes!! release all your angles!! I want to get a sense of how these men were interacting in pressers!! it's important research material!! shout out to idk phillip island for typically giving me a high quantity of photos to work with, but we have to be operating from the assumption that dorna is hiding SO many exchanges.... the establishment doesn't want you to know about this....

and like. the pressers. still desperately want to see the brno 2008 presser for myself. first race back from the summer break post-laguna, we know casey apologised to valentino and valentino accepted, but literally everything we have to work with here makes you think this is a generational presser we're missing out on

they are both!! so!! fucking!! awkward!! body language-wise they BOTH kinda want to die, which is fascinating in terms of psychology. this is the vibe of two men deciding to Not Feud because they realised they couldn't stand the idea of having to act weird around each other at every race for however many more years. what if u and ur rival were generational grudge holders but u have anxiety and ur rival hates direct confrontation. what then

anyway the point is this is the kind of crucial information dorna could easily provide and simply choose not to. we lucked out with the random availability of 2004 pressers but... come on... a few more noughties years... I LOVE the tales of valentino clip, it's just such a funny choice of footage to use for your voiceover about how much they disliked each other

like?? if you say so?? I have to say I don't usually find valentino particularly subtle in letting us know when he seriously dislikes a rival, including in press conferences. but! well! whatever you say

and omg I'd never seen the jb thing, I love them doing a qatar 2004... his sue sylvester slay with a BROOM... truly a rider/crew chief pairing who matched each other's freak <3

[funnuraba]

My Japanese copy of Summer Lightning arrived, and I was interested to see that it includes a fan-compiled family tree that's usually only included with fan guides or Sunset At Blandings, which was edited by a Wodehouse scholar because Wodehouse died before finishing it. This family tree includes some suppositions that are never confirmed in the text, like assigning Wilfred Allsop as Lady Jane's son and Angela's brother.

(Notes and a couple of errors below:)

Angela and the late Lady Jane appear in Pig Hoo-o-o-o-o-ey, and are never given any last name or relation with Wilfred, who appears many, many years later in Galahad At Blandings. Tony Ring assigns Wilfred to the two of them because, although he's in love with Lord Emsworth's pig girl, his mother is never mentioned as a complicating factor, therefore the only conclusion is that she must be dead. Sunset finally tells us that the Threepwood girls are all named and accounted for at ten, and Lady Jane is the only deceased sister.

Percival, Lord Stockheath, is also assigned to Georgiana, Lady Alcester, because she's the only sister who could possibly have a son by that title (her husband being a Marquess). Lord Emsworth's presumed daughter Lady Lillian, from one of Wodehouse's minor plays, is included, though she is never mentioned in the main series. Ring also takes George Emerson in Something Fresh at his word when he says Lord Bosham has three sons, though we never hear about the third outside of one minor conversation in the first book.

Two minor errors: Lady Diana's late husband is mistakenly given in Japanese as Rollo Phillips, instead of Rollo Phipps. Lady Florence's first husband JB Underwood is correctly labeled deceased, but Joe Keeble, Lady Constance's first husband, is missing the same label, making it look as though they divorced. (The scandal!)

James Schoonmaker's name is given the non-standard reading of Shoonmayker, but I believe that was Wodehouse's intention, because Hugo says that if he accidentally calls her Sue, he'll pretend he was saying "Shoe" as in Schoonmaker.

EDIT: oh okay. As I said some months ago, I'm not quite sure about how this tree arrangement seems to put the siblings in birth order. I was right! The Japanese translation of Summer Lightning incorrectly refers to Constance as the older sister and Galahad as the younger brother. In fact, she's in her mid-40s and he's nearly 60 until Wodehouse started aging and put Gally in his early 50s but anyway..... I'm pretty sure the family tree led directly to this error, because the few things we know about the Threepwood ages are Clarence (around 60) > Gally by a couple years > Connie at least 10 years ~ Julia around Connie's age. Gally also says in the next book that he's significantly older than Julia, who shared a nursery and governesses with Constance. He knew her future husband running around London while she was still living at home.

[natelawtism]

rowan and nate first kiss scenario ⁉️

HEHEHEHEHEHE.

Ok. So. Their first kiss is at SSB. SUE ME. I know gbpatch said Nate could never kiss someone while going to SSB but PLEASE let me cook PLEA💥💥💥

It's late into their senior year. Like, almost but not quite graduation late. They're going on a date to the beach, and it's a day where it's miraculously only the two of them.

It's a nice summer day, not too hot, not too cool. The breeze is wonderful and Rowan is enjoying it quite a lot!! (He LOVES the wind)

They're generally just hanging out. Taking walks on the beachside, swimming together, even getting into a splash fight or two!! It's actually a really adorable date, and Nate is loosening up since he enjoys the beach so much. And.... just being with his boyfriend is really amazing. He gets such a warm and fluttery feeling when he's around Rowan, one he can't quite place. His mind feels peaceful, and absolutely OVERRUN with thoughts of the boy next to him. Meanwhile, Rowan is going on some ramble about deep sea animals and not noticing the soft absolutely heartfelt look Nate is giving him. Nate looks at him as though he hung the stars in the sky.

It's around sunset. The sky is orange and they really should be heading back to SSB before curfew, but Nate can't find it in himself to bring it up. They're sitting on the sand, just staring at the waves and talking about everything and nothing at the same time. Eventually, the two go quiet and just gaze at the sun.

Rowan says that he wants to stay like this forever.

Nate wouldn't mind that at all.

At some point, Rowan turned his head to look at Nate, smiling at him with every inch of his heart. Nate heard his movement and turned to look at him as well. For a bit, it was just the two of them looking at each other bathed in sunlight and having nothing to say.

Then, Rowan cupped Nate's face with one of his hands. Which isn't uncommon! One of Rowan's absolute FAVORITE things to do ever is hold Nate's face and look at him (along with praise him... Nate loves that too much). But this is different. This time, after looking at his boyfriend who's already blushing a bit madly for a few seconds, he leans in for a kiss.

Nate knew it was coming. He had a feeling, and seeing Rowan lean in made his body tense up and his eyes blow WIDE. But he didn't pull away. All he could really do was freeze up- not knowing how to react.

Rowan pulls away, since the kiss was quite quick. He felt the fact that Nate was unresponsive (which he predicted- and was better than the outcome of Nate completely rejecting him) so he needed to get an idea of how Nate felt. All Nate could do is yell "WHAT WAS THAT!?" because SO many emotions are running around in his brain and his heart right now. Yet all he feels is kind of.... mushy and sweet. Nervous and terrified- but... fluffy.

Instead of answering, Rowan asks "Was that perfect enough?" At this point, they'd had the conversation about Nate wanting his first kiss to be perfect (But in a different scenario than Nate and JB, for them it was more of a casual conversation on a date). Rowan thought that this was the perfect environment so... he just hoped Nate felt the same.

Then there's just silence. Silence as Rowan waits for a response and Nate tries to catch his brain up to what's going on. All Nate can muster is "...yeah." Still looking shocked to all hell and needing a moment to majorly calm down.

This date is actually part of what makes Nate realize he loves Rowan. Not just likes him. (Part of my autism is the fact I'm a believer in "why would you date someone you don't love???" But seeing these two realize they're in love is so adorable. This is Nate's realization that he's in love for the first time.) (Even though Eve already knew he was in love for the first time. Eve saw it coming a mile away in the way that Nate just looks at Rowan. Don't get him started on the fact Nate talks about him so much AND is always thinking of him. Something this guy never does)

[getittogetherk]

October 6, 2024

Again, haven't written in a while. It's been just over a month, and also somewhat confusingly, i'm switching between this account and the other so the lapses in between entries look larger than they really are.

things feel better.

september i think was pretty good. i started making more relationships with people and work and have even started new "rounds", hitting up kiana, ahn, sook when she's there, michael c, fatima, and if she's there, brianne. i played pickleball about once a week, and for a couple consecutive fridays played at the la canada court.

for my birthday on the day itself (saturday), i met up with danielle and snicks at the hike behind jpl and we went for about a 2 hour walk, there and back, and snicks got to splash happily in the water, and it warmed my heart. afterward we had tacos and a strong margarita at home state like we'd done before, and my heart felt full. then i went home, cleaned some, and met up with some friends at ERB. matt k picked up me and jeanine, and we met tracy, ash, amy l, and later caroline, ahn, and much later, amir. we had nice chats and once people started going home, ahn, amy l, matt k, jb and i walked over to pizzanista and indulged in some delicious pizza before heading back. i had made sure the have like an aspirin before and hydrate so i didn't wake up with a hangover, fortunately.

portland was good. a lot of heavy food, walking around the neighborhoods which were weirdly empty, and a nice hike in a very green forest. oh also we went to mt rainier for a day and it was gorgeous. white-topped mountains (hard to tell if it was snow), trees, and little beautiful, clear lakes everywhere. the air smelled wonderful.

i was pretty upset and disappointed though, when i didn't get a call/text from nida and lorena. these are some of my favorite people and with whom i've had some of the most intense friendships with, and i felt abandoned and forgotten, and i had to keep reminding myself of the people who did remember, and who did come out, and not dwell on those who didn't. nida ended up calling me later, and left an apologetic voicemail, which eventually led to some passive-aggressive, long-repressed anger and hurt-filled texts, and finally an hour long crying conversation (obviously only me crying) in which we kind of resolved to try and keep in better touch and we have been since, and i felt this wonderful sense of peace and calm, like all of the resentment was gone and suddenly i had some peace and was able to not take it very personally that people had busy lives in which i could get displaced/forgotten for stretches.

i went to church this morning (where i cried, per uj), and will be going to conan's first birthday later this afternoon, at 5, at m grill, an ayce brazilian bbq, in koreatown. i'll be seeing some old faces: grace y, sue h, and vicky. i have some mixed feelings about vicky especially, but we'll see. caroline has been pretty persistent in me making up with her, saying she genuinely cares about me, and that was not a common thing to find in this world, and that she seems to have changed, matured, and gotten wiser, so i should hear her out and try to work things out. we'll see.

i'm resolving to journal more (yet again). i don't know why i'm so resistant to things that i know are good for me: journaling, reading, walking while listening to The Read. it's strange. i keep doing the things that suck my soul and rot my brain and body. must keep this momentum going.

[sic-vita]

Fellow Travelers - Tim + puppy head tilt

[a41-i-finally-caved]

Outer Banks Fic List

Here's a lil glimpse at where my head's at, fic-wise. Unlinked stuff is still unposted but being worked on in some capacity. Feel free to ask questions or send suggestions/requests...I won't ever promise anything, but I won't be a jerk either! Titles, summary, and content are all subject to change :)

A Thousand Words

Little!JJ and JB find a marker outside the principal's office

UNNAMED

Post S1 into S2 AU. Topper and JJ accidentally and very reluctantly bond over losing their Most Important Person. Featuring a spiraling JJ, a John B who doesn't have his friend's phone numbers memorized, and HEAPS of unrequited love/pining. (happy ending tho)

If You Can't Say It

My self-catharsis fic. READ TAGS PLEASE. Covers love, sex, friendship, intimacy, abuse, and all the ways we don't know how to talk about it.

The Roadtrip Fic

Where Wakanda and I collab to turn JJ into the runaway bride of his dreams

No Pogue-on-Pogue Macking

The origins of the phrase...aka that time JJ thought he and John B should 'practice kissing' so they'd have a shot with Kie. Like most of JJ's plans, this backfires spectacularly. (I might expand this into a series?? With other Pogue-on-Pogue ships and such, but keep 'em all loosely connected. We'll see. Honestly wanna see how things shake out with S4 before I jump in there.)

Supernatural AU

Super campy, super dramatic, super fun: think Teen Wolf lmao. But Kie as a Selkie, Pope as the latest in a long line of Alchemists, Sarah's a Fae, JJ's a total Failwolf, and JB has a little bit of Black Cat luck from his dad's side... oh and that whole dragon thing. (ALSO CLEO...somewhere. Somehow. Still need to figure out how to write her :) )

Accidental Baby Acquisition AU

In which Sheriff Sue Peterkin falls into this trope... only it's no accidental baby, it's two foulmouthed Pogue teenaged boys ;P

Fumbling

S3E8: After the party, after Topper, after Sarah, John B and JJ make it back to the Chateau. John B decides to rebound, and JJ? Well, JJ's never been good at sayin' no to John B's stupid.

Figuring

A S4-based Fumbling sequel because I got attached and y'all didn't want it to end like that. This will be messy as heck and we are going to have a very good time :)

5 Times Ricky Tried to Help JJ and 1 Time He Actually Did

What it says on the tin lmao

UNNAMED

S1E9 missing scene. The overnight in the Carrera's car, very Js coded

Seabird Collection:

Way To Know

JJ-centric, canon adjacent, hella long fic that digs pretty heavy into...well, a lot of things, but mostly PTSD.

UNNAMED

"He missed the year before that, John B’s fault, and he had to deal with the scraping for months. Alone, because JJ’d told John B that he never wanted to see him again." Yep it's that. The same fight the Js are healing from in Stupid Drunk Person Stuff.

Three Weddings

A wedding happens for tax break reasons... JJ discovers they pay taxes.

Makin' Noise

JB and JJ get into a lil competition...

JJ On The Mainland

The time when DCS takes JJ away from his dad, referenced in Chapter 32. Also covering the "He didn’t talk for six months, Pope!" aftermath.

The Four Times John B Got Mad At JJ

On the tin lmao

Stupid Drunk Person Stuff

That Time At The Beach from Chapters 26/27 JJ tries tequila and gets touchy, happy, and absolutely wasted

[astrolaurical]

omg thank u for reblogging that post about jackson. i'm also a disappointed fan. :/ tbh being a kpop fan is exhausting because if one section of the fandom tries to hold someone accountable or call them out for being problematic, everyone else comes to that person's defense without doing their due diligence and operating under the assumption that a person/group they are a fan of can do no wrong.

Edit: anon is referring to this reblog

Wayyyy back when that Pepsi stuff happened I was going off on here I was so mad at him it kind of made me fall out of the group for a while. I had to step back and just enjoy the music, not so much the people anymore, because AmeriThaiKong have all had a scandal, JB had that erotica scandal, and Yugyeom STILL continues to support a woman beater as his favorite singer. The only “scandal-free” (publicly) are Jinyoung and Youngjae. And all these are minor scandals, mind you. Most netizens consider them a scandal-free group.

Aghases are considered globally as one of the chillest kpop fandoms ever. I remember that day in 2017 vividly. I was even one of the people in his insta comments trying to peacefully explain why what he did was wrong, but he just felt attacked. Its understandable to see why he feels that way. He had thousands of people all (calmly) saying the same thing and asking for an apology, but he was not viewing or willing to admit that his actions were wrong. The comments he made to us were totally out of line, though.

But he’s def going through something rn. He’s been videotaped drunk or at parties like 10+ times in the last 1-2 years alone. And at his London concert he was literally walking around on stage with a bottle of Hennessy. It’s like deja vu of when Kanye West did it at the 2009 MTV VMAs.. and we all remember how that turned out.

He also concerned me when he was talking to Eric Nam on his podcast a few months ago about his depression and how he’s been drinking to cope. He seems to really be crying out for help and seems to be surrounded by yes men not really listening. Typical entertainment industry stuff :(

Like if I ever met him in person, he seems like an intelligent guy based off of multiple podcasts I have watched him on, so that’s gives me hope that he would be willing to listen and change if properly explained to. I also think he just realllllly wants someone to listen to him right now and seems to be stuck in contractual obligations so he’s drinking his problems away (allegedly. Based on video evidence. Don’t sue me Jackson Wang). I am disappointed with his actions from years ago but mostly I am just very concerned about him right now.

[maybank612]

Blow Up

Y/n POV:

I walked into the chateau after a long day of work. As I was expecting I saw my boyfriend of two years, JJ sprawled out on the couch fast asleep. He had been working a lot recently to cover for his dad, and on top of that we just found out that I am pregnant. We were both really scared at first, but I feel like over the past month we have both become really excited. We have been waiting for the right moment to tell everyone. I mean we don’t really plan on telling his dad, and the only other “family” we have is the pogues. I told JJ that we should hold off on telling them mostly because I was afraid of what my brother John B was going to say or do. 

I smiled softly at the small snores that were coming from him, he just looked so peaceful. I walked into my room, well it was basically me and JJ’s room, and changed out of my work clothes. A small smile grew on my face as I caught a glimpse of the tiny little bump I was growing. I threw on one of JJ’s t-shirts and made my way out onto the porch, where my friends were hanging out. 

Kie and Pope were sitting on the couch that was situated against the window, while my brother sat on the chair in the corner with Sarah in his lap. I plopped down on the couch across from Kie and put my feet up on the small coffee table. 

“Hi Y/n” Kiara said as I sat down. I sent her a smile for the acknowledgment. 

“Hey guys, what ya talking about?” I asked, looking around at my friends.  

“Nothing much,” Pope shrugged. I nodded in response and sat back in my seat.

“So, y/n JJ still passed out on the couch?” My brother questioned, I don’t know why but his tone hit a nerve. 

“Yeah, why?” I asked back with a bit of an attitude. 

“No reason” John B said rolling his eyes

“Seriously bro, if you’ve got something to say then say it” I said back, my voice was starting to get a little louder. I shifted in my seat so that I was sitting straight up staring down at my brother. Sarah had shifted in his lap, I could tell that she was getting a little uncomfortable. 

“It just seems like every time I see him now he’s smoking, drinking, or passed out on the couch.” I could not believe what my brother just said to me. I mean this is his best friend we are talking about, he knows almost as well as I do what shit JJ has to deal with. 

“What?” I was shocked. For a second I thought I had heard him wrong. 

“You heard me,” John B said standing up. Our friends looked very uncomfortable at the conservation we were having, but that was going to stop it. 

“I can not believe you.” I scoffed, standing up to meet him in his stance. 

“What Y/n. You can’t tell me that he isn’t on a slippery slope. I mean he is rarely around anymore. Sometimes I even forget that you too are together. I am if I were you I would be worried about where he disappears too. We both know his history.” At this point John B was standing about a foot away from me. 

“Fuck you” I said, I went to turn around and walk away from him, but he just couldn’t stop talking.

“I’m just trying to protect you. You're my sister, and I don’t want him to drag you down with him. Or even worse he slips up and turns into his dad” That last thing pushed me over the edge, JJ was nothing like his father. 

I turned around and slapped my brother straight across the face, with all the force I had in my body going into the swing. 

“You know nothing about him. So much for your “best friend” right. I mean come on JB. I can not believe you just compared JJ to his dad. JJ is the most loyal person on this entire island. One he would never ever cheat on me, so fuck you for even thinking that. Two you want to know why JJ isn’t around alot. It’s because he has been working two or three jobs to make sure that we are taken care of. He leaves before the sunrises and gets home after it sets. So sue him for wanting to come home and smoke and drink to relax.” I could feel my face heating up from all the yelling. Pope and Kie got up to try and separate us from each other, but I was so livid that I kept going. 

“And lastly, when was the last time you actually asked JJ if he was okay. Because I know for a fact that he could use his best friend right now.” I realized that I shouldn’t have said that last part as soon as it came out of my mouth. 

“What's going on out here?” I heard from behind me. I turned around to see my blonde headed boyfriend rubbing his eyes. 

“Nothing” I respond walking inside, passing him and heading straight for our room. I sat down on the bed and I could feel the tears run down my face. 

A couple of seconds later I heard the door open and suddenly I was wrapped up in my boyfriend's arms. He kissed my temple and began to run his hands through my hair. 

“What’s wrong babe?” He questioned 

“John B just said some stuff that he shouldn't have and you know my hormones are all over the place” I said with a slight giggle as I whipped the tears from my eyes. 

“What did he say?” JJ seemed curious at what had gotten under my skin. 

“He just made some stupid comment about you always sleeping or not being around recently. God if he even knew, I mean you are working yourself to death just to make sure that our family is going to be okay” I started to cry again. JJ really was the best guy in the world and he was going to be the best dad. 

JJ was running his hand up and down my back, he knows that it alway seems to calm me down. 

“Hey, listen to me. I don’t give a shit what your brother has to say okay. And everything I am doing is because I love you and I love the little bug you're growing in there” He says as he points to my stomach. I looked at him and giggled a little bit. Laying my head on his shoulder. 

“God I love you” I said tilting my head up to kiss him. He looked down and met my lips with his.

We sat there for a few more minutes. The silence was nice, but both of us knew that we were going to have to tell our friends the truth. We decided that it was time. We walked out hand in hand back into the living room where our friends were waiting for us. Based on the look on my brother's face I could tell that he was sorry. 

“Look guys, clearly there has been some confusion on why I was a little MIA recently, but I have been picking up a lot of extra shifts to make some more money.” JJ said to the group. 

“JJ you don’t have to explain yourself.” Sarah said, trying to break the tension that her boyfriend had caused. 

“You’re right Sarah, but there is something else that we need to tell you guys” I said, taking a deep breath and grabbing onto JJ's hand. 

“I’m pregnant” I said, I thought that we were going to be met with yelling and disappointment. BUt that was not the case. 

Sarah and Kie both ran up and pulled us into a hug. They seemed so excited. Pope’s jaw dropped, then turned into a huge smile. I knew they wanted to ask a million questions, but I was too focused on John B. He just sat there in silence. I broke away from the hugs and walked over to my brother. 

“Look before you even say anything, we are totally prepared for this. Okay we have it all figured out, and I really need for you not to try and kill him because..” Before I could finish talking he pulled me into a hug and whispered “I’m gonna be an uncle?” 

I pulled my head out from under his shoulders and looked up at him “Yeah you are” 

We both erupted out in giggles, our hug soon turned into a group hug. I had honestly forgotten about the previous events that led to this moment. But none of that mattered. I was happy and that was all I needed. 

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Trouble Seems to Follow (Part One)

Kit Herondale, Ty Blackthorn, Livvy Blackthorn (Kit/Ty)

Wordcount: 1,985 words

TW: light descriptions of battle wounds

(Part One) (Two) (Three) (Four) (Five) (Six)

After a brief interlude due to uni work, I am back on my Kit/Ty fic-writing bs 😂

As always- @sandersgrey provides the best prompts. This one:

My case is: It would not be completely implausible for Livy to go to Kit for help if Ty were overwhelmed by demons in a mission, or if something else happened that put him in immediate danger.

It would also not be out of the realm of possibility for Kit to instinctively either 1. Teleport himself to where Ty is, or 2. Teleport Ty to Cirenworth.

Here's my interpretation - and don't worry, this is only part one. Part two is where we're gonna to get to the kissing the emotional fallout the actual reunion between the two where they talk things out. First though- the action!

London, 2015

Kit lay in the narrow Institute bed, counting tiny cracks in the moulded ceiling above him, in hopes boredom would send him off to sleep.

He shifted and rolled over, reaching for his phone. 23:47 it read.

Sighing, Kit tossed it on the bedside table. Institute training started again at six am but sleep remained elusive. He tapped his fingers against the headboard, and then traced out the small grooves carved into one corner. WH. William Herondale

Tessa’s first husband had certainly been fond of monogramming his initials across the building- the library was littered with books signed with his name, which had annoyed Kit at first. But now it was almost a game to spot the tell-tale spiky W and H in the various Institute tables or wooden wall panels.

In the tower room that was also now Kit’s, he had spotted six separate ones, plus one carving he suspected was from Tessa and Will’s daughter, reading ‘LH + JB’. He didn’t know why but that one had made his throat ache when he had found it. He had sent a photo of it to Tessa, who had replied back with a single ‘<3’.

He knew Bridget had given him the room as a nod to his last name but… given the choice, he would have preferred a different one. He wasn’t a Herondale Herondale. Not of Tessa’s line. Not like Jace. Not like the perfect Herondale warriors or brilliant strategists of the past. The Herondales that the other Shadowhunters on their travel year at the Institute expected him to be like.

So sue him, Kit thought grumpily- so he hadn’t grown up as a proto-Spartan or went through gruelling Academy training and then drunk angelic fire to get the abs, chiselled jawlines and perfect aim most Shadowhunters seemed to have.

Jem had done his best but Kit knew he was at best a mediocre, veering towards competent, fighter. And while he, Jem and Tessa had talked about it and worked hard on his other skills, for many reasons, Kit couldn’t showcase them during training.

Kit had to admit to himself: he hated it here at the London Institute. He should’ve just headed back to Cirenworth after his visit with Jace and Clary in New York. But it wasn’t possible.

Therefore, for the foreseeable future, he would give as many charming smiles and paper-thin excuses as needed to skip training and ignore the sideways glances and whispers that followed when he still failed at basic Shadowhunter tasks.

Which happened more when he didn’t sleep well… Kit contemplated getting up and going for a quick wander down the Institute’s halls, wondering if movement would help stop his ruminations.

He had gone to bed fully dressed. Old habits that had formed during childhood with his father, were now resurfacing as his First Heir problems had multiplied. Given the close calls he had had at Cirenworth and New York, he knew why he was fully dressed, unable to sleep, in London on a lumpy bed. But it still sucked.

Kit also knew the real reason why he didn’t want to wander this late. During the day he kept busy enough… but at night the literal ghosts – Jessamine was way too eager to have a Herondale to talk to again – and the figurative ghosts of his past experiences at the London Institute, were too close for comfort.

Plus- there was Ty- a complication that had arrived with two other Centurions the previous evening. Kit had so far successfully avoided him.

“KIT!”

Kit sat bolt upright, as Livvy’s voice filled his room. A couple seconds later, she popped into sight in front of him. In the moonlight, her dark hair and eerie eyes contrasted with the blinding white of her skin and even paler shade of her funeral dress.

“Livvy?” Kit relaxed his hold on the knife he kept under his pillow but felt goosebumps rise along his arms in alarm. She sounded terrified.

“Kit, Kit- Kit, you have to help- it’s Ty, he’s-” Livvy’s frantic voice pulled at something in Kit’s chest. And he forced himself to take a deep breath, even as he swung into action.

“Where is he? What’s wrong?” he demanded. Shoes and weapons belt already on, and one arm into the spare gear jacket he kept beside his bed, he pulled his go-bag from underneath the loose floorboards. In it held his stolen weapons and all essentials for a quick escape.

Livvy was hovering anxiously beside him. She hadn’t answered his question.

“Livvy- what’s wrong with Ty?” Kit tried to keep his voice calm, even as he unzipped the bag and then thought better of it. He’d bring it all. “I need to know so I can prepare.” He stood up and attempted to find the quiet center of his power. Just like Tessa had taught him. He tried to ignore the thudding of his heart.

“It’s- I don’t know, I think it’s some kind of Fae monster, it doesn’t look like any demon I’ve ever seen, it has him cornered- Kit, HURRY!”

He focused. Everything outside of his immediate vicinity went blurry, and a rushing sound filled his ears, wind swirling around him. He closed his eyes.

When he next opened them, he had teleported to a dim alley and was standing next to a bloodied and winded Ty.

Ty was on the ground, fending off a bulky multi-tentacled monster, hacking at the barbed arm that had wrapped around his leg.

Kit was vaguely aware of the horrified look Ty gave him before he had to dive out of the way, as the monster clocked onto the new arrival on the scene and sent several spiky barbs his way. Oh, they could detach from its body… not fucking good, he thought, even as his training kicked in.

But his hands closed on his empty weapons belt. Out of the corner of his eye, Kit saw his abandoned, carefully packed bag get torn apart, weapons scattering, and money fluttering, and he realised his mistake.

He scrambled to his feet. He’d have to improvise.

“Ty!” he called, and even in the dim lighting and the monster in front of him, he could see Ty’s attention snap to him.

“I can get us out of here but-” He was aware that Livvy had also re-appeared beside Ty.

He saw Ty nod, as he pulled out another blade from his own weapons belt, and cut the last bit of flayed tentacle from his leg. He pulled himself to stand.

The monster- its menacing rhino-shaped head swerving towards him, swept several tentacles back from Ty, and held them up in the air. Almost as if it were scenting for prey.

A rumbling noise filled the air and Kit realised it was the creature’s laughter.

“Ahhhh, the First Heir…” it hissed. “Finally you come to meet your doom.”

Despite the dire situation, Kit grinned. What was it with Seelie creatures and monologuing? Every. Single. Freaking. Time.

“Sorry not sorry- love to stay and chat but we have to bounce-” he said. He started to edge towards Ty, who had also begun to move towards him.

The creature noticed and lashed out with its largest tentacle. But not towards Kit- towards Ty.

Livvy screamed in frustrated anger as the arm swung through her incorporeal body.

Without thinking, Kit flung himself forward and tackled Ty, feeling solidity of muscle and a soft oomph as they crashed towards the ground. A stinging pain passed over his back.

He had a brief moment to panic at the nearness of familiar grey eyes before he instinctively fumbled towards his power and thought: home

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They were in the country. After three years hiding in rural Devon, Kit could tell the difference - something about being not in a city meant the air sounded alive…

Somewhere nearby, a small animal rustled in the bushes, while an owl hooted and the cool, late-summer wind blew over his back.

Underneath him, Ty coughed.

Kit scrambled backwards, almost falling over and despite being injured himself, Ty somehow reached out a hand to steady Kit.

Kit forced himself to take a deep breath, feeling Ty’s strong grip on his shoulder. He knew that Ty was watching him, steadily. But they both didn’t say anything, and slowly Ty withdrew his support, propping himself onto his elbows.

“Ty-Ty! Are you hurt badly? Kit- give him an iratze!” Livvy had followed them and her ghostly light shone bright, showing they were at the edge of a small clearing, outlined by a low stone fence.

Kit carefully sat back, feeling his gaze blur for a moment, almost as if he were still teleporting. Then it cleared, and Kit felt a moment of pure elation. He had never successfully managed to bring anyone with him with his power- but somehow he had managed to extricate himself and Ty from the Seelie monster situation. He’d take that win.

“I’m okay, Livvy,” Ty said, his gaze not leaving Kit.

“You’re not- you’re bleeding,” Livvy said. But her voice had softened as she took in the two of them, both sitting in close proximity and yet holding themselves in a primed position, despite the moment of danger having passed.

“Not badly,” Ty said.

There was a moment of silence again. Kit could feel the weight of the past three years catching up. At least he and Livvy had had a chance to talk briefly, those few times she had come to visit him at Cirenworth.

“Livvy’s right,” Kit said, finally. He ducked his head, pushing away the sick feeling in his stomach. “I um- the bag the monster destroyed held all my stuff, so I’m gonna have to use your stele…”

Ty dug into his gear jacket pocket, handing it to him without a word. His jacket was shredded and in the moonlight, Kit could see the oozing blood where the barbs had caught on his skin. It must’ve been extremely painful, he thought but Ty hadn’t complained.

“Tessa showed me some field medicine stuff so umm-” Kit said awkwardly.

Ty nodded, his face holding an expression of trust that Kit remembered. “Of course- you should do an assessment.” He unzipped the rest of his jacket, pulling it off, and then leaned down to pull up the remains of his gear pants, where the worst of the damage looked to be, Kit thought.

Kit carefully went through a mental checklist while Livvy settled onto a nearby log, her gaze watchful. He noted Ty’s pallor but also the intent set to his mouth, and the glinting intelligence in his eyes as he peered up at Kit, eyes occasionally flicking to trees beyond, ever the Shadowhunter, still assessing for danger. No head wounds.

Kit noted the blood- mostly from shallow wounds spread evenly across the torso and leg, but also Ty’s careful, steady breathing and equally reassuring heartbeat beneath Kit’s cold fingers, as he took Ty’s pulse. No breathing or circulation issues.

It also didn’t appear the tentacle barbs had held poison, so Kit felt confident to proceed with the normal Shadowhunter aftercare. Carefully, methodologically, he applied several iratzes, watching as Ty’s skin closed up and regained colour, though the rapidly drying blood still remained on the surface.

“Thank you,” Ty told him, as Kit handed over the stele, a shy smile peeking through, as he pocketed it. He stood, shrugging back on his jacket and Kit felt a quick flash of disappointment.

“No problem,” Kit tried to say breezily, as he also rose to his feet. But the words didn’t leave his mouth in the way he intended, and he stumbled, suddenly feeling like he was drunk.

Ty’s eyes widened in alarm. Kit heard Livvy shout something before he fell back onto his knees. His vision started to gray, even he could feel Ty’s arms reaching around him, bracing him, whispering something to him.

Kit passed out.

(Part Two)

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Hi!! List A can you do 8 and 18 for John B? He never gets picked haha

Thank you! 🥰

Omg yes!! This will be my first ever John B thing so I’m kinda excited hehe

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“You are an idiot, John B,” Kiara stated plainly as she watched your frame walk closer to the door to leave.

“What did I do now? I was being a supportive best friend. Sue me,” he asked with the roll of his eyes. The girl had obviously said these words to him before a few too many times that now he was used to being called out on his stupidity.

“She is clearly in love with you and you are into her, but you keep mackin’ on other girls and telling y/n to go for other guys. You’re giving her the wrong impression.” The shaggy-haired boy simply sat there as he took in the words of one of his best friends.

“She’s right,” Pope piped up from beside Kie. JJ looked at his best friend with wide eyes before speaking up.

“Well are you gonna sit there or are you gonna go after her?” With that, John B ran out of The Wreck, spotting you sitting on the dock, your feet dangling over the water as you stared into the deep ocean.

“What do you want?” you questioned when you felt his presence near. He let out a sigh before taking a seat next to you.

“You,” he mumbled. “I’m sorry if I made you upset. That’s not what I want at all. The last thing I would ever want to do is make you upset.”

“I always thought we had something, even if it was small, but I can see now that it wasn’t anything. You want me to go for other guys and you’re clearly interested in other girls so-”

“No! I’m not. I just... I don’t...I’ve never...been in a relationship and I’m going to make mistakes...I just need you to tell me. I need you to talk to me.” His words took you by surprise as your widened eyes met the ones filled with soft honey next to you.

“You want a relationship? With me? JB, that doesn’t sound like you,” you teased, eliciting chuckles from you both.

“I do, y/n. I want you. You’re everything to me. You give me a reason to be better, to do better. I love you.” Your heart swelled at his words before you mumbled an ‘I love you too.’ You rested your head on his shoulder while his arm crept around your waist, pulling you into his side. The sun was setting over the water in the most beautiful way and there was no possible way for this moment to get better. Your best friend loved you back and that’s all you needed.

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JB Fic Exchange Recs - AU Oneshots

Well, I’ve gotten through about half of the @jaime-brienne-fic-exchange fics at this point, which is both not nearly enough for my liking and also pretty impressive for me, lol. I wanted to get some recs out ahead of the reveal because the wealth of talent in this fandom should be celebrated and shouted from every rooftop...and here we are down to the wire.  Haha!  Obviously, there are SO many more awesome fics available, so take this as just a lovely sampling.  Thank you dear authors for sharing your talents with us all!

Bug Juice: Jaime and Brienne's Summer at Camp - THIS IS MY GIFT FIC!  READ IT NOW!  Okay, even if this wasn't my gift fic, I would absolutely love this fun romp of a fic.  My prompt was basically summer camp with JB flair and my author took that to such a level of creativity and snark, it was just beyond perfect!  This one is in Myrcella's POV...I didn't even know I needed this, but I really did!  She's watching the season finale of a reality tv show that's set at summer camp.  Everyone is riveted by Jaime and Brienne's will-they-won't-they, enemies-to-lovers subplot, Myrcella included, even though she does have a bit of insider knowledge naturally.  I love the way this is written like reality show segments, with Myrcella's brilliant reactions/commentary/texting of her uncle from her couch.  There are commercial breaks that will crack you up.  A very serious discussion about Capture the Flag is had.  The GoT show digs are fantastic.  Really, this is the fic you need to read if you like smiling for long periods of time and laughing potentially so hard you spew your drink.  Oh, and also if you enjoy a good ole reality show HEA.  Excerpt 1: “When Daenerys took over as Camp Director mid-session, I was worried,” Jaime says to the camera, running his good hand through his hair. “I have a complicated history with her father and she doesn’t trust me. The young Starks don’t exactly either, but Brienne has fought for me. She insisted that I am good at my job—good with the kids. She said that I am a good man.” Jaime’s eye twitches just a touch as he stares straight ahead, his face otherwise a mask of calculated neutrality. Myrcella picks up her phone, about to text her uncle to make fun of how sappy he is when the scene switches to Brienne. Excerpt 2: Brienne takes a long sip, eyeing Jaime skeptically over the rim as she lowers her cup. OMG, when are they going to make out? Just kiss him! Ugh, they better kiss or I’m going to lose my damned mind. “You keep it warm enough in here,” he complains with a sigh, brushing past Brienne, who slowly sets her cup down and turns to him. She wipes her wide palms on her shorts and watches his back as he struggles to shed his hooded sweatshirt. Excerpt 3:

“Nooooo!” Myrcella screams and falls off the couch. She lands on the ground with a thud. She scrambles to untangle herself from her blanket and clamour back up onto the couch to grab her phone. She sends Jaime a shouty text.

Score - Jaime, Brienne, and bar trivia!  Also, face-sitting goodness...what's not to love?!

Excerpt: “And because I was right and you were wrong, I demand you two go on a date.”

“Excuse me,” Brienne squeaked. Was Tyrion trying to humiliate her? How could he suggest something so absurd without a cruel intention?

To Jaime’s credit, he had the decency to look mildly embarrassed. He even blushed. “Stop it, Tyrion,” he said, annoyed.

“I’m serious,” his brother replied. “You two have been flirting all night. Do something about it or this trivia arrangement will not work out in the long run.” Privilege - Jaime coming up with ridiculous lawsuits so he can keep spending time with his lawyer, Brienne (and a couple not-so-ridiculous ones too).  This one is hilarious and clever and also very sweet.  Do yourself a favor and read it!

Excerpt: “Jaime. At this point, I have known you for eighteen months—”

As their drinks appeared, he tapped his mochaccino against her tea. “Cheers!”

“—we have never not been in court! Seven Hells, Jaime, last month you had me sue Stoneheart Press because you didn’t like the representation of Goldenhand the Just in their line of historical fiction novels.”

He took a sip of his coffee. Anyone else would look ridiculous drinking what was essentially a dessert in a three-piece suit. But not Jaime. Jaime just…looked good. “And you won all those cases, Tarth. You’re good. Occasionally graceless while dealing with opposing counsel, but good all the same.

I hope our paths will croissant again - the way to my heart is baked goods...no, really, my hubby's a good and generous baker.  So, any story where Jaime has baking skills is going to appeal to me.  That said, this one is sweet and funny and has some pining and dare I say it was delicious?  Go enjoy it!

Excerpt 1: “She didn’t hire me,” Jaime says. “She’s holding me hostage, actually.”

  She stares at him for a moment, and then realizes he’s joking, and he laughs uproariously at the look on her face. 

“I’m good at my job. Why’d she hire you? ” 

Excerpt 2:

When Jaime comes back to work, he teases her again, though lightly, and she assures herself that whatever she felt in his apartment that evening is something that he can’t possibly reciprocate and nothing is ever going to come of it, so they can just be coworkers and it will be fine. She scrubs the kitchen countertop very aggressively when he comes to help her with a batch of coconut cake and hopes he doesn’t see her blushing. Thankfully, he then spills coconut flakes all over the kitchen floor and she has to get the broom and by the time she comes back her heartbeat has slowed down properly. She tells herself she’s being very, very stupid. The stupidest, really. Absolutely top tier stupidity. 

On Paper - Addam is wingman extraordinaire, guiding is best friend through some unintentional sandwich wrapper flirting.  

Excerpt:

He knew better than to bring a date to Tarth’s. It was a surefire way to ruin a good thing in case of nasty break up.

Bringing his best friend along should have been safer. Less risky.

It would have been if his best friend wasn’t Jaime Lannister, that’s for damn sure.

Meet Me Cute - J & B are bodyguards to Sansa and Margaery and are forced to be around each other following their charges’ meet cute and all that follows.  This is told through multiple POVs and is so fun!

Excerpt:

“Margaery, can you tell Jaime to stop using ‘our’ when referring to me,” Brienne replied, opting not to engage with him directly.

Margaery sighed and turned towards her girlfriend’s bodyguard. “Jaime… why does Brienne hate your guts?”

“Not what I said.”

Jaime shrugged, “Don’t know.”

“Don’t know?” Brienne exclaimed, snapping her head up to glare at him. “You don’t know?”

“I don’t have a clue,” Sansa chimed in. “And Jaime has told me a lot about you.”

“You shush,” Jaime said. Sansa simply laughed.

vellichor - This mesmerizing story of a world-renowned violinist and a used-bookstore owner is told via before & after segments that reveal the development of the characters and of this beautiful relationship.

Excerpt:

So he does not let himself falter as he surveys the audience, sketching out a half-bow before lifting the violin and settling it against his shoulder. His bow is still loose in his right hand, and it trembles when he goes to raise it, the scars protesting a motion he has done a million times.

Those watching will see his hesitation as part of the show, the spectacle—a prolonging of his grand return is what the articles will say tomorrow morning. They will not see the terror that jolts through his body, the fingers of his left hand pressing harder against the strings. They will not see his eyes wandering over to a box on the left side of the hall, the box where a few people he has carefully chosen sit, leaning forward along with the rest.

They will not see how he searches for a tall woman sitting among them, nor will they see the ache that takes hold of his heart when the spotlight blinds him and he is unable to push through the curtain of brilliance to see if she is there.