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czargasm · 6 months
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Next Wednesday I will be posting the first chapter of my new DNF fanfic “Every Mountain Tells a Story.”
The title comes from a quote by Tenzing Norgay, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest (along with Sir Edmund Hilary):
"A mountain tells a million stories, all you have to do is listen."
The fic will follow Dream, George, and other climbers as they attempt to summit Mount Everest. In addition to Everest, key scenes will take place on K2, the second highest mountain in the world, and Lhotse, Everest’s “little sister” and the fourth highest mountain in the world.
The label on the tin is “ex-friends to lovers,” but I like to think it’s so much more than that. It’s a story about mountains, about the drive to climb and the thrill of achieving a goal. It’s about how little those things actually matter when you lose the people you love along the way. It’s about those single moments that change your life forever. It’s about learning to trust again after you’ve been hurt, and learning to trust the person who hurt you.
On Tuesday I will post some images that will provide a visual for chapter one. I will continue to do this for each chapter, so that you will be able to picture the settings and follow along on the journey. You do not need to know a single thing about high-altitude mountaineering to read this.
I've been working on this for a long time and I'm so proud of it. I can't wait to share it with you.
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attonposting · 1 year
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The last time I played KotOR II, it really struck me how much Atton and Bao-Dur have in common. They don't especially get along, which is fair – almost nobody on the K2 crew likes anyone other than the Exile. It is not a friendship cruise. And neither of them want to talk about the past, so it's understandable that they never manage to cross the threshold where they realize the other is a kindred spirit. But think about it.
Both of them were young men that got swept up by the Mandalorian Wars, chewed up, and spat out as broken wrecks. And this is true of most of the cast of K2, and a big chunk of the galaxy as per the game's theme, but Atton and Bao-Dur might have closer stories than anyone else in the crew, because they share hatred as their driving force. The guilt that haunts them isn't what they did in the war, it's why they did it and how they felt during it. Bao-Dur saw the destruction of his people and came to hate the aggressors for the senseless violence - Atton saw the destruction of his comrades and came to hate the so-called protectors that could have changed everything but left them to die, and had the gall to claim moral superiority for it. That hate festered and led them to commit mega war crimes that finally collapsed at one focal atrocity. Obviously Atton's path was a lot darker than Bao-Dur's, and his crimes were far more visceral, cruel, and repeated until he met the Jedi that broke him right back, while Bao-Dur built one immensely, unimaginably terrible thing that only he was capable of, and left a bloody and inescapably personal handprint on the fate of the galaxy.
But either way, they had the same response – an inability to find peace, a lot of self-loathing with no outlet, and a ton of drifting until they found the Exile. And their demons aren't so much regret for their actions as it is horror at the people their hate made them into – which is a really important distinction to make, because blowing up a planet with tens of thousands of friendly forces on it and torturing Jedi sound like things that characters would regret at face value, and in a lesser piece of writing, that would probably be the end of it. Not so, in KotOR II. Bao-Dur still believes the war needed to end, and neither of them hates any less now than they did then (though in Atton's case, it's important to note that his hatred of the Jedi later expanded to encompass hate for the Sith as well. He wouldn't do his actions over again, assuming neutral/LS, but it's less out of regret and more out of “fuck you all, you weren't worth my life.” The only action he actually wishes he could take back is killing that last Jedi. Everything else is just disgust and fear at what he realized he had inside him - and like Bao-Dur, that's not something he can unlearn, no matter what he does now.)
They are also unique in that they are the only two crew members that joined the Exile with no ulterior motives. Kreia is an ulterior motive, T3-M4 wants to bring aid to Revan, Brianna joins as a proxy for Atris, Mical is a scout for Carth Onasi, Visas is there to stop Nihilus, Mira is there because nobody else is going to horn in on her bounty, Mandalore is there for the clans and to find news of Revan, Hanharr was forced into servitude, G0-T0 is there to dole out orders, and HK-47 wants to pin down his clones (as well as engage in some good old-fashioned bloodshed, which he'll surely get next to such a walking storm.) These two boys are just deeply in love with the Exile, be that romantically or just a pure, rare bond of shared understanding, and follow them because it's the clearest way to make up for their past, but also because nobody else could get them so deeply.
Just... geez. These boys would have a lot to talk about over a bottle of Corellian whiskey if they only had a reason to open up (and one of them wasn't violently allergic to emotional honesty.)
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unsleepingtales · 4 months
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Finale part one!!! This feels like it has flown by, I can’t believe we’re coming to the end of fhjy <3
I am home, I am cozy, let’s do this!
We’ve got a deaths of minors warning throughout idk if they’re sparing the ratgrinders guys 😅
Your humble dungeon master Everybody!
Oh god all the election stuff ages so poorly the minute it’s said
Is he actually letting them potentially keep her
Oh my god is k2 coming back
Fig misses Gilear 😭
Gorgug x Unit
WHAT
SORRY ZAC WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY
Oh my GOD
We have started here. I’m gonna start crying.
Yeesh that’s a lot
Yayyy short rest in the tiny hut
I do a little dance :D
Ice feast real and confirmed <3 please tell me what it does
They’re all back up to full! Yay!
Sorry you Wear The Vultures Like Epaulets???
ICE FEAST TIIIIIIME
They can’t not smile at that
Fight me in the sky!!
Behold the ice feast guvna!!
I’ve never looked weirder
Rat worldddd
When’s the campaign in rat world
Zac is in rare form tonight
Officer Kristen is in fact canon. The fact that Kristen is still carrying those handcuffs on her is. Interesting.
Congratulations to everyone who called Squeem coming back for the finale
‘Why are you so yoked?’ ‘I’m a wizard’
Oh did you guys forget that you did that. Because you did.
OOOOOHOHOHO NEW PORTER ARTTTTT
God that set is cool
Magical ambush baby!!
Love Murph immediately doing the math for Emily
Holy shit Fabian Jesus Christ
Jesus CHRIST
(Unhinged cackling)
WHO’S TWISTED NOW????
Oooh I love that they can go under the floorboards
Horrifying. Horrifying!
I love the d20 art department so much but I gotta be honest some of the choices have not been it for me personally lately. The rain animation last episode and all the blinking red lights in this set are really distracting and I keep losing my train of thought.
The fact that they keep specifying that the ice was unseasoned
Oh my god
Kipperface!
Murph’s rage about them grinding is fantastic
So glad that real teenagers get some rep in Mary Ann. Everybody in high school is going through it all the time and very few people wear a full face of makeup to school every day
I’m loving the camera angles on the minis as they rp these confrontations
Holy Shit Siobhan that spell is incredible
He has four concentrations going at once???
Fuck
Goddamn that set is so fucking sick
Oh god
Remember when we thought they might spare them.
He didn’t even get a TURN
This is unrelated to anything but I love being home for this. I’ve traveled more in the past five months while this has been airing than I ever really have before and I’ve enjoyed watching fhjy from everywhere I’ve been but it really is very lovely and comfortable to be able to be home and exist in my own space while watching the show. I’m glad I’m home for the finales <3
Hey WHAT
Goddamn that’s great
Fight me in the lava
Oh that’s such a bad energy
Aaaaaaaa
Fuck bodies count as objects
Fuck Gorgug keeps going down end it’s stressing me out so much
The set is SO cool
Oh godddddd
This is so brutal oh my god
It would be so nice if my afterlife was just being a sound tech. I miss doing sound tech I’d be fine with that being my afterlife.
OOOOOH oh god okay
Preview:
Hey what’s going on with those outfits guys
How is Brennan keeping a straight face when they all look like that
Ally with the ONE elf ear
And the bubble wand????
Well. Next week looks fun.
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hii! i’m a south park comshipper too! :3 may i hear about your sp ships (if you want to share ofc i am not forcing!)
Omg yay. Another comshipper :D. I like Kenny x Kevin (it's my favorite). I don't know why I ship it so much, but it's so <333.
Theres nothing illegal or anything about the next ship btw. Its just Pike. The enemys to lovers trope is something i love so much its not even funny.
Next is probably as a lot of fellow Proshippers or comshippers ship,Stan x Randy. The way their relationship is sorta Rocky in cannon,and Stan is ever so slightly Randy's favorite,how they interact,everything Is just so shippable about them.
The next ship also has no like illegal stuff,it's just K2. Friends to lovers. The way Kyle cared a bit more then everyone else when Kenny died (Always sounding surprised and/or sad) they just make me happy.
Next is probably Pocket x Estella. Silly cousins in which case one refuses to admit they're cousins. Silly. They are just so silly.
Then Cartman x Kyle. No thoughts. Just Kyman. The way they're nicer to eachother in the later seasons drives me mad in a positive way. <3
Next is Tweek x Kenny,also nothing illegal or anything here. Just some sillies.
The next is Craig x Trisha. It's so <333 They are such silly little guys.
Then theres Henrietta x Bradley (her brother, not the other Bradley) THEY ARE SO CUTE. Words can not describe how much I love this.
Then Rebecca x Estella. Nothing illegal or anything. Just would be cute together.
Then Gregory x Christophe. Again nothing illegal or anything. Their personalities just mix so well and <333
Then Damien x Pip. I love non-human x humans (‼️NOT ANIMALS‼️X HUMANS, I LIKE FAIRYS AND HALF DRAGON HALF HUMAN,AND DEMONS AND STUFF X HUMANS)
Those r just my personal favorites but I'll ship almost anything. I love romance.
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polizwrites · 2 years
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WIP Update - 1 Mar 2023
A slower (aka “normal”)  writing week -   I only touched 2 fics (2 WIPs & 0 new works)  but managed a total of  2027 words!  
On Ao3, I posted:
The Words Engraved Upon Our Souls  - Stucky Soulmate AU with supportive(pining)!Tony.  An Indecent Proposal  - Pepper POV  No Powers AU (implied Stony) The Steward of Brookline Manor  - Werewolf & Regency AU, WinterIron outsider POV A Piece of the Action - Chapter 2 - pre-slash Tony + Scott Lang bonding over shooting repulsors. Wraps Around My Heart (Refusing to Unwind)  - WinterIron hanahaki (Bucky POV) - WIP
On Tumblr I posted:
A Secret Garden - Part III -   rolled into the above  WI hanahaki fic
I have  11 active WIPs  with my current  deadlines being  the Stucky and Avengers bingos. 
See below cut for what I’m working on/planning to work on - arranged more or less by bingos/challenges/etc.  As always, feel free to send me prompts or plot bunnies as well as asks regarding any of these projects  or any other WIPs I’ve got out there.   Interaction really helps feed the Muse and keep me motivated!
Bucky Barnes Flash Bingo 2023  [BBB_F23] (Ends 28 Feb)
I completed one card from the  @buckybarnesbingo February Flash Bingo event - posted everything to Ao3 and completed my fill forms - just need to pull a masterlist together.  
* Ultimatum - used this in combination with the FFC23 Day 9: Soulmate AU prompt along with my Stucky Bingo  Stark Tower prompt  for  The Words Engraved Upon Our Souls  -  a Stucky Soulmate AU ficlet with supportive  (and maybe pining, just a little) Tony.  
* Unlucky - Filled this with Come Again Some Other Day   It’s an introspective piece with Bucky reflecting on how much he hates being rained on that came in at 527 words.
* Undone - Filled this with Chapter 2 of   Make My Heart Come All Undone  - No Powers AU featuring surfer!Tony (with a secret) and  amputee!Bucky.  I got a good start on this thanks to the  FFF23 Day 1 prompt: Wave and have since finished the fic, which is coming in at  2191 words - will probably post the final chapter March  3rd.
* Uniform - filled this with Clothes Make the Man - a drabble  where on the eve of Project Insight, Steve takes on a more personal mission.
* Underdog -  combined this with last week’s Flash Fiction Friday prompt  . [#FFF189 Who Are You]  for a double drabble:  The Fist, Defeated.   The plan is to possibly add on more (possibly present day) to also fill my ACB  Isaiah Bradley square.
Tony Stark Bingo - Round 6  [TSB_R6  (Ends 28 Feb)
Skidded in with an almost natural blackout - 24 squares and two adopted squares!!   I’ll be posting my masterlist later this week
* T3 - Pepper Potts/Rescue -   Posted  An Indecent Proposal  on Saturday.  It’s a partial remix of sabrecmc’s  Indecent Proposal  from Pepper’s POV that came in at 542 words. 
* T4 - KINK: Concubine -  this is getting pushed to the next round in order to do the idea justice.   😔
* A1 - AU: Regency -   Posted  The Steward of Brookline Manor   on Sunday. It’s an outsider POV (Phil Coulson) of the first few scenes of To Tame a Werewolf.    It came in at 713 words.
*A5 - Scott Lang -  decided  to add on to A Piece of The Action from the 2021 TSB Flash Bingo - Chapter 2 came in at  717 words and makes the fic more or mess a pre-slash/getting together fic between Tony and Scott.
* K2 - Secret Admirer -  Posted the first chapter of  Wraps Around My Heart (Refusing to Unwind), yesterday, inspired by Seeds of Love  (WinterIron hanahaki fic by the super-talented @hddnone).   Chapter 1 came in at 595 words and Chapter 2 is already written & will be posted probably on the 10th. 
February Ficlet Challenge [FFC23]  (Ends 28 Feb 2023)
I’m participating in the @februaryficletchallenge, where two prompts get posted each day.  You’re supposed to write a 200+ word ficlet within 24 hours and share it to the collection -  I’m ending up using these as prompts for longer works to fill bingo squares, but am posting each ficlet to Tumblr as I complete it.    I kind of petered out on this, but the organizer said they’re keeping the collection open til June, so I may try to write a few more if inspiration strikes. 
I’ve completed ficlets for the following prompts: (12 of 28 days)
Day 1: Wave;  Day 2: Caught in the Rain, Day 3: “What’s up, Doc?”;  Day 6: Pirate AU  Day 7: Carnival/Amusement Park,  Day 8:  “This is the last time I bail you out!”;  Day 9: Soulmate AU;  Day 10: “Wet your whistle”;  Day 12: Secret Admirer,  Day 13: Vampire and/or werewolf AU;  Day 15: Ice; Day 16: Out to Sea
Stucky Bingo Round Four [SB_R4] (Ends 31 May 2023)
Thirteen fills and one WIP with a couple of other vague ideas.
* B1 - Mutual Pining -  no specific idea, but it’s so On Brand for me I’m sure I’ll come up with something!  (maybe  the Centerfold fic idea I’ve been toying with)
* O2 - Stark Tower -  See BBB Flash  Ultimatum above.
* N1 - AU: Fairytale - stretching this prompt a little to combine it with the FFC23 Day 15: Ice prompt for a double drabble.   The Captain and the Soldier is vaguely inspired by The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen).    
* O4 - AU: Supernatural - got inspired by a dream to start a Stucky fantasy AU (magician!Steve/ensorcelled!Bucky) that @bill-longbow  is collaborating on with me. We’re currently sitting at 1640 words  (984-ish of which are mine).   Will probably continue on this sometime in February/March.   Current Last Line:  "My men will accompany you back to Brookline in the morning.”
I also adopted the Writing Format: Remix one of your fics  square  – am thinking of taking one of my Stony or WinterIron  No Powers fics and adapting it to a Stucky pairing – if you have any requests - hit me up!  
WinterIron - No Powers AU  –  Stony No Powers AU
Avengers Bingo Round Four [AvB_R4] (Ends 2 June)
This time around the card is a 3x3,  so am looking at writing different pairings for my two favorite Avengers - Tony and Steve.    I have 2 fills completed and two WIPs, with a couple more ideas in play.
* A1 - Vulnerability - see TSB James “Rhodey Rhodes square above
* B1 - Unrequited Love -  see TSB Secret Admirer square above.
* B3 - Mistaken Identity -  I’m planning a third chapter of my Tony/Rhodey  Western AU   Decision at Sundown   based on the ficlet I wrote to fill the “Wet Your Whistle”  FFC23 prompt.   The expansion will make both this square (and probably the fic itself) more explicit.  😁
* C3 - Dog Tags - seems like a good  Steve/Bucky  (or Steve/Sam?) square.
All Caps Bingo [ACB_R1]  (Ends 30 Sep 2023)
This new bingo focuses on Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson as its main characters - paired up with each other or anyone else!    I’ve got three completed fics, one WIP and two different ideas for the One Fill, One Bingo Challenge - see this Tumblr post for details.  
* B2 - AU: Fugitive -  I combined this with the FF23 Pirate AU prompt to write  Flying the Flag of Freedom.   I plan on expanding it to bring Sam aboard (so to speak) but need to do some more research first.  
* G1 - Isaiah Bradley -  see BBB Underdog above.
* O1 - “This is payback, isn’t it?” -   combined this with the FFC23 - Day 7: Carnival/Amusement Park prompt for Recollection of Anticipation - Steve  revisiting memories based on Bucky’s comment about the Coney Island roller coaster.   It came in at 541 words and will be posted to Ao3 before this event ends.
* O3 - Pararescue Sam Wilson - may try to squish this into an expansion of  A Rising Star -  a previous Flash Fiction Friday fill.  
Sam Wilson Bingo [SWB_R3]  (Ends 15 Oct 2023)
Finally got my square incorporated into my Master Bingo tracking workbook and have one fill.  I have a few squares I want to swap & will probably start tacking this and the All Caps bingo in earnest this month.
G1 - Rescue Mission  -  I combined this with last week’s  @flashfictionfridayofficial​ prompt [#FFF190 Trapped in the Dark] to write a Sam & Bucky mission fic  hurt/comfort ficlet:   Down in the Hole (Some Emotions Are Hard to Hide) It came in at  525  words and will get posted to Ao3 sometime next month.  
* G3 - Joaquin Torres - possible expansion of   A Rising Star .  
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On other creative fronts:  I have a Launchpad McQuack and Deadpool Stuffed With Character figures in progress -  still working on the figures/props for my three Marvel Trumps Hate  auction winners as well (7 of 8 done so far) – thanks so much for your generous support!!  Finally, I am prepping for a superhero con in March  and another con in June  so am pretty well booked up through spring/early summer.
That said, if you’re looking for one of a kind gifts for birthdays or other celebrations later in the year, check  out Stuffed With Character   over on Facebook for a full list of my designs (now over 100!).   They’re  mostly Marvel and monsters, but I have some Star Wars, Star Trek, DC   and Disney figures as well. Plus I love to take custom design  requests  for any fandom!
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calkestis · 2 years
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the way i love anakin so much so he'll always be #1 but i didnt think cal would be over obi wan. cal's story really just touched me cus when i played the game i was stuck in my past. i couldn't move on, so when he started to learn you have to move past it, and failure isnt the end like that whole cordova/bd/cal scene made me cry it just ahhh i think we both really needed to learn that (but now that i write it out obi wan was the same) but being in it with cal makes it so much more different. also i love bd so much. r2 & bd my top droids 🥺
i love stories that just come at the right time, i'm glad it helped you that way 💛 and i agree, that scene was amazing! i love droids and the way they show loyalty tbh - and star wars really knows how to make us care about them (like you said, bd-1, r2, b2emo, k2 also!!)
i related a lot to cal cause i have a big fear of disappointing the people i love - so much that i tend to drown myself in shame and guilt whenever i feel like i did that. so it meant a lot to see him overcome those feelings; embracing the values he took from the jedi order, the values that made him as a person and learning to live by them in a new way and a new context. what he says to jaro tapal in that second vision - "i will honour your teachings" - stuck with me cause when i played the game i was moving on, leaving a place that defined who i am; it was a hard decision to make, but it was best for me and i realised that living by the values i learned there is the best way to show the people i left behind just how much they meant to me.
this took a very personal turn ajshdbw. sorry. but yeah, cal is my #1 jedi, as much as i love obi-wan, ahsoka and ezra (they're next)
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trolls · 7 years
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kyle: shows a repeated interest in girls exclusively
style and kyman shippers: :(
k2 shippers who headcanon kenny as a trans girl:
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amporella · 2 years
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for the ship thing... style and k2 (super basic ik 😔)
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Someone else also asked for stanky so here is k2!! A few explanations under the cut:
(Also never apologize for being basic i love u)
I'm not going to explain everything because some of them are just up to personal preference, but re: some of them:
Introverted v extroverted was difficult because really everyone is an ambivert to some extent, but I think that both Kyle and Kenny are people who 'recharge' by being left to their own thoughts/interacting with a small group of friends (or each other) rather than regaining energy in large groups/by interacting with the outside world. I think they're both generally sociable people, but I think both of them have a LOT going on in their heads and they probably need to devote time to that to feel ready to take on the next day.
I love Mysterion as a sort of physical representation of Kenny's desire to show affection through his actions! In TFBW and The Poor Kid Kenny seems generally hesitant (?) to just comfort Karen as himself, with words, but he's entirely confident in his Mysterion persona when beating up bad guys, fighting off vamp kids, etc. He has the capacity to comfort her with words, obv - he does it in The Poor Kid with Mysterion - but I think he's more inclined to show love through actions, and the same thing applies when showing that love to Kyle. I can really see Kyle showing love in both ways, but the way that he develops love for someone is more clear, if that makes sense? He's more conscious of exactly how he feels. He has an internal monologue as to WHAT he loves instead of Kenny's less coherent thought stream of loving and feeling protective of someone.
I really love pining Kyle SO I have a heavy bias here but I really do think (as I mentioned above) Kyle is a little more conscious of the specificities of his love, and more likely to be aware that it's happening + to be moved to confess. I can see Kenny as the type of guy to love someone for years but not realize it until there's a WHAM moment that suddenly makes him reconsider all past interactions, while Kyle's fully aware (and terrified) of developing feelings.
I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE KYLE BEING GOOD AT COOKING!! I just don't think he has a natural talent for it like his mom does. He works really hard and takes all the advice he can get and eventually gets really good; he's just pretty ok for a while when they're young. Kenny's competent, but not great. They waste so much money on takeout as young adults.
I wish I had a really long explanation for the PDA thing, but I don't really know </3 I could probably be convinced in a lot of different ways re: PDA, and I think it really depends on the AU/situation. I can see Kenny being very loving in public, and Kyle pretends to be annoyed by it but secretly loves it.
I actually think Kyle would be more protective than Kenny! I mean, Kenny's still very protective, but Kyle has a lot of reason to worry about him; I especially like more protective Kyle in Kysterion, because the contrast is just so good ugh. He worries so hard about Kenny and Kenny's not used to being the one worried about!
I think Kenny gets feelings for people a lot but usually doesn't end up pursuing it, and Kyle pines after one person for a long time (and doesn't get into relationships because of it), so both of them are fairly inexperienced by the time they get together. But that's ok... they learn together <3
I would love to hear thoughts if anyone has alternative perspectives or agrees and wants to add things!!
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romaniandollar · 3 years
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Dramas I watched in 2021:
Well, it's the end of another year, and it's time to wrap up all the lovely shows I've seen this year. While last year I only watched K-dramas, this year was a bit more varied. A big thanks to everyone who liked last year's set of reviews - you can find it here. This year I also had a few that I started but then dropped. I included them because they were good dramas as well, but just didn't work for me personally, and someone else might enjoy them more.
So, without further ado, let's jump into it!
1: Final Life (J-Drama, 2017)
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A cop with a troubled past must protect a young man with an extraordinary gift that quickly turns into a curse. Together they solve cases while trying to figure out who's responsible for the assassinations suddenly happening around the city, but what will they do when their time starts running out?
I picked up this drama mainly because I wanted to see Taemin in this role. The main plot point was quite unusual, but the drama almost made it work. I say almost, because the subplots were kind of distracting and slowed down the story. The cop's backstory, while sad, was used as a flashback too much and he doesn't do any growing as a character, which is a shame. I'm also questioning the choice to have Min-joon and Kana only speak in English to each other. Even if the characters went to university in the US together, neither actor speaks English well and it shows. It makes all their scenes rather stiff because of their lines. However, Taemin does well with his role and his action and whump scenes are excellent.
I'm particularly taking points off for the ending.
Score: 6 / 10
2: The Mandalorian (American series, 2019-2021)
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The one the Internet's been fawning over since the first season. A mandalorian bounty hunter is hired to capture an unusual target. When he discovers his target is only a baby (albeit a strangely powerful one), he decides to keep the baby and lands in a series of adventures around the galaxy as he does his best to keep his new child safe.
We've all seen Baby Yoda become a fandom favourite, so I had to see this one, and I have to say it didn't disappoint. The acting, story-line, and chemistry between the characters were all stellar, and a refreshing change of pace after the films. I think even someone who hasn't watched Star Wars would enjoy this series.
Score: 10 / 10
Dropped: The Legend of Fei (C-Drama, 2020)
I dropped this one because, while I absolutely loved the main couple and their chemistry, the story was hard to follow and kind of confusing. That might be on me since I'm not familiar with Chinese dramas, but I didn't have the time to watch a 50-episode series that didn't have my full attention. But, who knows, maybe I'll return to it.
3: Healer (2014)
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How much can the decisions made by the old generation change the lives of the next one? A lot, as we can see in Healer. An infamous night courier, a veteran journalist and a rookie reporter don't seem to have anything in common at first, but they are brought together as they try to piece together their pasts, protect themselves in the present, and try to salvage their futures.
An amazing drama that will leave you guessing as the pieces of these three characters' lives are pushed together one by one. With action, mystery, angst, romance and a lovable couple, it has everything I want in a good drama. It has good re-watch factor too.
Score: 10 / 10
4: The K2 (2016)
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Because apparently I didn't get enough of Ji Chang-Wook in Healer. I started this one immediately after that.
An ex-mercenary soldier known only as 'K2' lives as a fugitive after being framed for a murder in Iraq. But when he witnesses something he shouldn't have seen, he's hired as a bodyguard and thrust into the political world that's growing hotter as parties fight for the presidential seat. The stakes are high, morality is low, and K2 will have to pull all the tricks he knows to try to get himself - and his charge - out alive.
An exciting, fast-paced drama that is excellent for binging. The acting, soundtrack and stunts are stellar and Ji Chang-Wook proves once again that action dramas are his forte. I also liked that the drama avoided the cliche 'cold, brooding soldier' trope - K2 is an empathetic character who feels immensely, and his chemistry with Choi Yoo-jin is amazing. This is one I look forward to watching again.
Score: 10 / 10
Dropped: Something In The Rain (2018)
I dropped this one because, while the couple was an interesting dynamic, the story felt too ordinary and realistic for me. Though that's probably because I'd seen so many action dramas right before it. But Jung Hae-In is an excellent actor and absolutely adorable in this drama, so if you wanna check it out, go right ahead.
5: Vincenzo (2021)
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A Korean consigliere of an Italian mafia family escapes back to his home country after clashing with his Family's new Don. There's a gold vault waiting for him that he can use as his retirement fund, but it's under the floor of an old block where an eccentric bunch of folks all live and work. When he teams up with a young, feisty lawyer in order to get control of the building, they find themselves up against a bigger company that want the block as well, but for much more suspicious reasons. Fortunately, Vincenzo is a mafia, and this isn't his first war...
This is the drama the internet was buzzing about for the first half of the year, and after seeing all the hype I was eager to check it out. And I have to say it didn't disappoint one bit. The story was really interesting and complex and each character was fleshed out incredibly. Ok Taecyeon, especially, made a chillingly psychopathic villain as Jang Han-seok and really raised the bar for idol actors for me. It also balanced the dark thriller genre with comedy really well, making this simultaneously a mafia thriller about corruption in the business world and ruthless justice, as well as a fun, heartwarming story about returning to your roots and finding that it's not always blood that makes a Family - in every sense of the word.
Score: 10 / 10
6: Navillera (2021)
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An old man who has lived a long but bland life realizes that he's gone through the motions of life but never was able to get into the thing that he really loves - ballet. Despite opposition from his family, he's determined to try to learn ballet before it's too late. He's placed under the tutelage of a young, talented but disheartened ballerino, and as time goes by they find that they can help each other more than they realize.
This is the only non-romantic K-drama on this list. It's a really heartwarming story about finding and chasing your dreams no matter how old you are. The acting is also excellent and I'd love to see Song Kang do more ballet. Definitely check this one out, but don't forget the tissues.
Score: 9 / 10
7: Suspicious Partner (2017)
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Yes, another Ji Chang-Wook drama. What can I say, he's my favourite actor.
Ace prosecutor Noh Ji-Wook's life gets turned upside down when Eun Bong-Hee gets charged with murdering her ex shortly after she starts working for him. Bailing her out of jail costs him his job, and eventually they both end up as lawyers at a new firm. But when they find there's more to that case than it seems and the murders haven't stopped, it's up to them to track down the criminal and clear Bong-Hee's name once and for all.
This drama was super fun to watch. I watched it over the summer with my mum so that was part of the fun of course, but the drama itself was definitely memorable. Ji Chang-Wook nailed his role and his chemistry with Nam Ji-Hyun was stellar - there's a reason they were being shipped back in the day! I loved how much banter there was - both between the leads and the other characters. It made it really entertaining, and the actors really sold it, taking this drama from good to great. Its only fault? That it ends!
Score: 10 / 10
8: The Chosen (American series, 2019-2021)
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A dramatization of the life of Jesus as he starts out on his mission and starts gathering his disciples. Each of them have their own problems and baggage and their group causes no small stir among the local religious leaders, but sometimes trouble is a good thing.
Yes, I know, we've all seen so many adaptations of the life of Jesus that it can be easy to wonder what's new about this one. But trust me when I say it's worth the watch. The storyline is adapted in a way that is reverent to the original content but at the same time is engaging for a modern audience, and all the characters - including Jesus! - are fleshed out and developed into interesting and unique characters. The cast is also very diverse and they absolutely nail their roles. There's only two seasons so far, but there's more in the works and I can't wait to see where the creators will take this show.
Score: 10 / 10
Dropped: O Rico É Lazaro (Brazilian drama, 2017)
My family was watching this one so I tagged along. The concept was very good - adapting the stories of Daniel and Jeremiah from the Bible while at the same time weaving them with court drama and the leads who embody the title story in a way I wasn't expecting, and the whole thing was excellently made with a good budget - so what was the problem here?
The length!
I've seen enough dramas to know you really shouldn't need more than 50 episodes to tell a good story, even if it's an epic court drama. Game of Thrones had more, but I think they were kind of pushing it. Anyway, no matter the genre, 180 episodes is way too much for one story. The first 30 episodes were great, but after that the story started slowing down, and - add to that the fact the show is impossible to find with subtitles so we were watching it Spanish dubbed and we're not fluent - that made the show drag too much. Not to mention every time the show tried to be angsty and dramatic it felt more like narm instead. So in the end we collectively dropped it.
9: Vagabond (2019)
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Tragedy strikes a stubborn but resourceful stunt actor when his young nephew dies in a plane crash along with his taekwondo class. But before he can grieve with the rest of the victims, he sees someone that, by all accounts, should have gone down with the plane, and starts to suspect this may have been no accident. But every bit of evidence he finds is quickly erased and before long his own life is threatened. A young NIS agent teams up with him and they start down a dangerous investigation that leads to one question: What exactly is the government trying to hide?
Action dramas are always fun to watch, and this one was definitely memorable. While technically not a romance drama, Lee Seung-gi's and Suzy's chemistry was off the charts and made their characters' relationship solid and believable even without romantic scenes. His stunts and acting were also amazing - he isn't an ace for nothing! - and the story kept you guessing right up to the end. I am taking points off though because the ending was left wide open, and there's no sign of a second season in sight.
Most dramas wrap up nicely and don't need another season, but this time, Netflix, seriously. Make a second season.
Score: 9 / 10
10: Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
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After drowning while trying to rescue a child in a lake, Go Ha-Jin's world is turned upside down when she finds she's not only alive, but resurrected as Hae-Soo, a young noble in the courts of Goryeo. It's up to her to navigate the minefield that's the royal court, ally with the princes that have given her their loyalty and tread lightly when the inevitable battle for the throne begins. It's easy to want everyone she cares about to make it out alive, but is it easier said than done? Can the future be changed at all?
Enough of my kdrama-watching friends told me to watch this one that I decided to check it out. And after seeing it, I have to say it's the star of historical dramas. The story is amazing, the cast is stellar and their chemistry, particularly between IU and Lee Joon-gi, is really, really good. This is proof that IU is not only a queen on the K-pop stage, but in the acting realm as well. This is definitely a drama that should be on everyone's watch list.
Score: 10 / 10
It was a great year for dramas, and while I'm getting busier and less sure how much time I'll have to watch many dramas in the future, I'm looking forward to see new ones - and maybe do some re-watches as well.
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biaswreckingfics · 2 years
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WIP Reveal Tag
Tagged by @dontflailmenow ❤️❤️ (still want you to do one with your ideas)
game: post the names of all the files in your wip folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have wips.
**these are just ideas of what I want to write next as my only true WIPs are Blurred Lines and Liminal**
Male lead has only ever loved one person, but she has to go away bc of a family death. Reader and ML develop feelings for each other, and guess who comes back? 😈😭
CEO Sangyeon - possibly a fake dating situation, but definitely a hot and authoritative boss situation
Mafia or royalty story inspired by K2 - ML has to keep reader safe
Firefighter ML x Paramedic Reader - it gets hot, it gets steamy, it gets dangerous
Shared destiny - ex that reader is no longer friendly with comes back to keep her safe, bc whatever happens to her, happens to him
Ateez 7 deadly sins demon series - each demon would have their own story based on their sin
Originals inspired au from Cami's (human) perspective - vampires, wolves, witches, and multiple groups involved
Soulmate series - each member of a group gets a type of soulmate * ex: shared mark, tattooed words, etc
Txt 4 horsemen of the apocalypse - they've come to end the world and only reader notices what they're up to
Drunk and married in Vegas? Let's actually try to make it work instead of get it annulled??
Street racer/gang au inspired by the streets of Detroit
There's a genetic marker being found in certain people thanks to DNA tests, marking them from a line of long lost people. Somebody is hunting them.
Gods/goddesses au - very much not planned in the slightest. No clue what'll happen lol
Okay!! 👏👏 that's... what I've possibly got going for me 😬🥴 anyone curious about anything? Lol
Tagging: 13 people?? 🥲🥲 @trashlord-007 @writeformesinpie @naturalogre @twisted-tales-of-all @lukai-m @mint-yooxgi @ninibears-erigom @noempathyy @papermatisse @vampwrrr @yeoldontknow @yehet-me-up @j-pping (don't feel obligated to do this AT ALL)
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unlikely-bloom · 3 years
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Alright sooo for the ship bingo,
could you do either stenny or styde
@nikonoi
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stenny!!
i feel like my feelings towards stenny are similar to my feelings on k2.... i don't dislike it but i don't really ship it either!
i like them so much as friends it's hard to imagine them as more. but i feel like what i said about kenny being a bit inlove with all his friends fits here as well! i feel like kenny would be even less likely to try and push it with stan, though. probably because i imagine stan and wendy are always pretty on/off so kenny kind of thinks stan as especially off-limits? but i do kind of like the idea of kenny silently pining after stan, too, ahhhh. i'm very open to the idea of them, i guess!!
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anyways i really like them as friends though. and i like the idea that kenny is a bit touchy-feely with his friends and stan doesn't really mind his personal space being invaded by kenny! like stan will be having a nap on the couch and kenny will walk in like 'hey that looks nice' and just snuggle right on up next to him. stan will wake up and be like. 'oh, hey dude.'
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ok now as for styde.
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i'm sorry but i've literally never thought about styde as even an option gidhufhgiufdhg
i don't really have many thoughts on them but i don't think i could see them as a couple i'm sorry;;
i do think this relationship is underutilized and would love to see the two of them hang out more and see them on-screen more, haha. or more fan content of the two of them, too! i'd love to see their relationship explored, basically.
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ginatries · 3 years
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Week 2: Favorite Actor
Ji Chang Wook
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I’ve only seen a few dramas with Ji Chang Wook, but he’s absolutely nailed each character in those. There are so many scenes from his dramas that I could watch over and over again.
With Healer, pretty much the entire series was good. I really liked the mix of action with romance. The use of a Clark Kent-like persona was a big driver in what kept the show interesting. I love a hidden identity trope. And Ji Chang Wook did a great job with playing an adorkable person, while at the same time, a serious, more withdrawn individual.
HIs latest drama, Lovestruck In The City, had me getting up at 4am just to catch the new episode asap. The way his character was head-over-heels for Kim Ji Won’s character 😍😍 It was so refreshing to see instant attraction between a main couple and their chemistry was amazing.
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I’m super excited for his next drama, The Sound of Magic (안나라수마나라), because it also has Hwang In Yeop in it. I hope it doesn’t disappoint me like Melting Me Softly. The writing was just so bad that I could not continue it - even for Ji Chang Wook and Won Jin Ah.
Dramas that I have seen him in:
Healer
Suspicious Partner
Warrior Baek Dong Soo
Lovestruck In The City
Empress Ki (partial)
The K2 (partial)
Melting Me Softly (partial)
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weasleywinchester · 4 years
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It’s A Low Number
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Cassian Andor x Reader
Welcome to the first fic I’ve ever written for one Cassian Andor. Rogue One is one of my top favorite Star Wars movies and Cassian was immediately crowned as another Space Husband. 
Warnings: Blood, shooting Imperial Officers and Stormtroopers, female masturbation, K-2SO’s legendary sass
Summary:
You never expected to be any kind of medic, let alone one for the resistance. You had once tried to tell a crewmember you weren’t a medic (more of a simple first aid person) when he shoved you onto a mission with Captain Cassian Andor, and then you managed to save the captain’s life. And now you’ve been put on every mission Cassian has ever put together, which made you, Cassian and K2 very happy. K2 loves to make you squirm about your little crush on Cassian, but you had no clue about Cassian’s true feeling towards you. All you both needed were simple calculations.
The ship rattles as it speeds away from the failed mission, various alarms warning that something is about to go wrong or the ship needs fuel. No one has said a word since you boarded, not even K2. Thankfully the same amount of people you left with are also coming back; but the resistance is no closer to winning the war. 
Captain Andor had managed to connect with someone who has information, and who needs protection in return. Unfortunately when you all had gotten there the imperial troops were crawling all over the city; leaving you no choice but to run.
The ship gives one last jolt before touching down in paddock 5. No one moves at first, you all brace for (another) tongue lashing from Captain Andor. But he remains seated, only nodding his head to the crew. Everyone shuffles about, gathering their things, noting what needs to be repaired and heading back to their rooms.
“Everyone get some rest, and be ready.” Captain Andor shouts as everyone hops out of the ship.
You quietly shuffle about, making a list of any supplies you need to replace as well as if any equipment indicators that are flashing red. K2 runs diagnostics from the port next to you, still surprisingly not saying anything. You take a look at where the med kit is stashed, it’s a wreck since you had to patch up your crewmates arm. You sigh and dump everything out onto the seat, you pick out everything covered in blood, tossing it into the trash bin. You sneak a glance at Cassian… Cassian, you wish you could call him that. You did, accidentally, once; he assigned you to clean the ship for an entire month! Although after that, he started using your first name whenever he was talking to you. Threw a few people off guard since he was so strict with everyone else.
You refocus your eyes from the memory and see he’s currently taken his puffy jacket off, his sleeves are rolled up to his elbows and his head is completely inside one of the side panels of the ship. He reaches around to grab a tool from the box on the seat, his hands already covered in grease.
“The probability of him discovering you staring at him is about 80%.” K2 mentions. You side him, only to hear Cassian bump his head and curse. You both turn to him, waiting to see if he’ll stop working, but he continues.
“What’s the probability he’d sleep with me?” You sarcastically whisper. You let yourself focus on the movement of his arms. His forearms are flexed, his hands steadily working on whatever is broken in the panel.
“It’s a low number.” K2 loudly whispers next to my head. You go sass him back when what he said actually registers. He was NOT supposed to hear that! Let alone calculate it!
“K2. I swear. IF you say ANYTHING to anyone I will rip your circuit board out.” You growl, poking a finger into his chest.
“K2 I’ll be back, have to grab a part.” Cassian says as he walks out the door, giving you a small nod.
“By my calculations you have a high chance of being sexually frustrated. Is that why you’ve decided to fixate on Cassian?”
“K...”
“If you look for a partner at a lower rank your chances of not being sexually frustrated go down significantly. Although you don’t like lowering your standards of washing detergent, so why would men be any different.” 
You turn to look at K. He may not have eyebrows but if he did they would be raised, begging you to challenge his analysis. You move your jaw, trying not to punch him in the face; which you did once, it was not a good recovery process for your hand or your ego. You finally let out a sigh and turn back to the med kit.
“K, I’m fine. But every once in a while a girl just wants a really hot guy to screw her really good. It’s not like a lot of us have a big future ahead.” You shove all the med kit contents back into the bag and briskly walk out of the ship. 
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The next few hours continue as normal; you refill the med kit, grab some dinner and finally get to take a hot shower. You let the water run over you, relaxing every muscle and taking the feeling of failure down the drain with it.
You replay the mission in your head, having to comb over every detail. The morning you left, Cassian had come to get you himself. He had said he finally made contact with someone and that he was assembling a crew to leave before first light. When you got to the ship you recognized some familiar faces, most of whom Cassian worked with often.
“Good to see the Captain finally picked a medic he trusts.” One of the crewmembers commented, patting your shoulder as he pulled himself into the ship. 
“(Y/N), ready?” Cassian asked, raising his eyebrows at you in that super adorable way he does. You lost any ability to talk so you simply nodded. The journey to the meet up was fast, Cassian and a few of the soldiers coming up with a plan for how each member of the team would move. 
“(Y/N), You’re with me.” Cassian comments, continuing to study the map of the city. 
“Captain?” You frown, sharing a look with the guy who talked to you earlier. 
“In this part of town,” He points to what looks like a marketplace, “it looks suspicious to be traveling alone. Since you’re the most inexperienced out in the field, you’ll stick with me. Everyone will pair off and take the following routes” He points at a few sections of the map.
“And let me guess, I stay with the ship.” K2 sighs. Cassian nods and continues to work out as much of the plan as possible. You feel the nerves work their way up your spine; you have to get out of the ship and into the line of fire. You sit on your hands, trying not to squirm too much. You’ll be with Cassian, it’ll be fine.
You jump a little as the ship touches down. Cassian lets the others jump out ahead of both of you. 
“Take this, It’s set to stun.” He whispers, placing a small blaster in your hand. He hops out of the ship and you holster the gun.
“Try not to die, I don’t hate you.” K2 whirs from the pilot seat. You roll your eyes a jump from the ship, jogging to catch up to Cassian. He leads you through the city at a leisurely pace, his gaze steadily moving around the area. You pass a few imperial robots, no sorry, soldiers. And then you start to see more the closer you move to the meeting place. 
“Captain...” You whisper, he looks at you following your gaze. Stormtroopers, and a lot of them. He grabs your hand and changes your route to intersect with the others. You happen upon a pair of your crewmates and then Cassian shoves you into an alcove as he runs for them. He tackles both out of the way of oncoming fire. You wrestle your way out of some wooden crates as the shooting gets heavy. You see one of the guys has been shot in the arm and the other has taken off to find the others.
And you run... towards Cassian.
You run until you stand back to back with him, gun out and ready.
“(Y/N) get him out of here!” Cassian demands, blasting two troopers.
“Only if you’re coming with me.” You shout, blasting an officer that comes around the corner. Cassian grunts and turns to help you move your crewmate. You manage to get him into the alley when more troopers start firing at you.
“We have to buy some time.” You look down the alley, seeing the rest of your crew running towards you. You point your blaster up, taking it off stun. Cassian nods and the two of you walk back out, dodging blasts and fighting back. A few manage to get close enough for you to fight hand to hand, easily kicking their asses with your karate skills.
Cassian peels you off the stormtrooper and takes you by the hand, running back to the ship. Thankfully everyone else made it back and K2 takes off as soon as you hit the floor of the ship. You immediately start tending to everyone’s injuries, the one who got shot already has blood everywhere. You manage to get every patched up to survive the journey home.
You sit in your seat, strapping yourself in so that if you fall asleep you don’t tip out onto the bloody floor. You look over at Cassian in the copilot seat, he has the faraway look he always gets when you’re coming back from a mission... 
You realize you’ve been in the shower so long it’s gone lukewarm. You quickly get out and get dressed. And then you remember your conversation with K2. Damn him! He said your chances with Cassian were low... but not zero, those odds aren’t the worst. But you would have no clue how to get from where you stand with Cassian to being in his bed.
His bed. It probably smells like laundry detergent, you can’t imagine him spending any time in it; not with the war going on. Although you have heard rumors about him going back to a few different women’s rooms. And for a brief moment, you wish he would come to yours. Your mind begins running wild with things he would do to you, and you would do to him. You lay down on your bed, letting your hands trail over your body. You peel your clothes off, your fingers eagerly moving to your throbbing clit. You imagine they’re Cassian’s skilled fingers, gently toying with you, making the right patterns and using the perfect amount of pressure to make you
“Cassian...” you whisper to the four walls of your room as the warmth of your orgasm spreads leisurely through your body. You sigh, any tension you had left is quickly being replaced by exhaustion. 
Knocking? Is there actually someone knocking at my door? You open your eyes to look at the ceiling. It comes again, so you quickly pull your clothes back on, take a few steps across your tiny apartment and swing the door open. 
“Y/N.” Cassian says. You feel your  jaw moving up and down but no sound seems to be coming out. “May I come in?” He raises his eyebrows the smallest fraction. 
“Yes of course, Cass- Captain.” He moves the corners of his mouth just enough to make a smile.
“Using my name recently?” He gives you a sly smile. You mash my lips together and cross your arms, if he only knew. He steps toward you, his fingers lightly grazing the thin fabric around your hips. “Were you cursing my name?” he presses his palms to your hips, the heat shooting through you like lightning. “Or moaning it?”  His lips lightly graze your ear, the fan of his breath sending a shiver down your spine. You close my eyes and mash your lips again. Fantasies really do… come...
Oh.
No.
No no no nonono! 
“Mi Amor?” Cassian gently whispers, stepping back to look at you, brushing your hair away from your neck. He looks concerned... not like when you’re on a mission; like the only thing that matters is how you feel.
“What did K2 say?” You whisper back, laying your hands on his chest.
“Something about calculations and you and me.” He lets out a small laugh. You push a little on his chest to give yourself room to breath. After a few seconds you look up at him. 
“Are you doing this because of what he said?” 
“Yes.” And with that you can hear your heart shatter into a thousand pieces. Of course, now you’re easy so why would he not seize the opportunity? “Mi amor, I want to be with you.” He tilts your chin up so he can look at you, “What K2 said gave me the push I needed to go after you.” 
“You’re not here just for...” 
“I’m here for the possibility of us.” 
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myriadimagines · 4 years
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Off Limits
Star Wars (Rogue One) One Shot
Pairing: Reader x Cassian Andor
Other Characters: Bodhi Rook, Baze Malbus, Jyn Erso, Chirrut Imwe,  K-2SO
Warnings: —
Summary: You and your husband, Cassian, maintain a very professional relationship in front of your team. So professional, in fact, poor Bodhi, who has a crush on you, doesn’t even realise the two of you are married.
Original: Sorry Bodhi, She’s Off Limits
Word Count: 2,196
A/N: ALRIGHT LETS GO IT’S THE REWRITE SERIES!!! for those of u who missed my little rant, i’m basically just going back and rewriting all my one shots bc i hate them!!! and hopefully if i rewrite them i’ll hate them a little less!!!! anyway this was one of the first pieces i wrote when i started this blog, and then it kinda blew up and i got a lot of followers/rogue one requests so honestly? this piece started it all. enjoy. 
reblog/feedback/comments are very much appreciated!!!
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“You guys should’ve seen it,” Bodhi gushes, and he gestures excitedly with his hands, waving them through the air as he mimics Imperial ships, complete with his own sound effects to fully retell the story. Baze barely looks up from where he’s sitting, polishing his gun while Jyn leans back in her chair, kicking her feet up onto the table as an amused smile dances across her lips. She hums in agreement every now and then, making faces of exaggerated shock whenever Bodhi looks in her direction, more entertained by Bodhi’s enthusiasm than his actual story. Chirrut sits with them, nodding along with a bright smile on his face, eagerly listening to the young pilot’s excited ramblings, and Bodhi continues, “They were right on my tail, TIE fighters were swarming in—”
The crew looks up as the door slides open with a soft mechanic whoosh, and Bodhi practically chokes on his own words as he sees you step inside. Baze smirks, immediately looking across the table at Jyn, who returns his knowing smile. Even Chirrut can’t help but let out a quiet chuckle, and Bodhi trails off, suddenly becoming incomprehensible as he quietly stammers something. Looking around at your friends, you greet, “Hey guys, what are you talking about?”
Jyn swings her legs off the table, leaning over to give Bodhi a nudge. Barely holding back her laughter, she responds, “We were just listening to Bodhi’s harrowing story about his latest mission, weren’t we, Bodhi?”
You smile, turning to look at Bodhi with an arched brow, and Bodhi can feel his cheeks getting hot. Shaking his head, he nervously chuckles, “I… I wouldn’t say it was harrowing, it was… it was just—”
“Oh, no need to be modest.” Jyn interrupts, and Bodhi internally curses Jyn, knowing exactly what she’s doing. Waving her hand, she insists, “Come on, Bodhi, finish the story.”
Before Bodhi can try to change the subject, you’ve already sat down, leaning your elbows against the table as you wait for Bodhi to talk. His lips wobble into a smile, his heart hammering inside his chest as he can’t look away from you. And when you look at him like that, with your smile that could fuel entire solar systems, how could he possibly remain calm? 
Thankfully, the door opens again, and Bodhi lets out a relieved sigh, grateful for another distraction to stop him from having to continue his story. His relief is short lived though, as he looks up to see Cassian and K2 step inside, and Cassian’s eyes survey the scene. Bodhi gulps, shrinking in his seat as he pointedly avoids eye contact with Cassian, and he can feel the stoic captain’s gaze on him. The past few weeks have been filled with an unexplainable tension between the two, one that Bodhi can’t quite understand. He doesn’t know what he’s doing wrong, and has mentally torn apart every interaction he’s exchanged with Cassian in hopes of finding an answer. 
Bodhi sneaks up a glance at Cassian, who stares at him, lips pressed into a flat line. Bodhi can’t even decipher the expression on Cassian’s face — disappointment? Frustration? Maybe even anger? Whatever it is, Cassian looks away, turning to face you as he asks, “Are you busy?”
“Well, Bodhi was just telling us about his latest mission,” you gesture to Bodhi, who holds his breath as Cassian glances in his direction again. 
“I see.” Cassian curtly responds after a pause. Cassian takes in a deep breath, before nodding towards the door, “Can I speak to you in private, please?” 
You hesitate, studying Cassian’s faces, trying to figure out if it’s for professional or personal matters. You let out a short sigh before finally getting up from your seat, almost laughing at yourself at the fact that despite many years of being married, you still can’t quite read your husband as well as you’d like. You make your way towards the door, but not before looking over your shoulder and telling Bodhi, “Next time I see you, I better hear that story!” 
Bodhi forces out a laugh, knowing that Cassian is watching him, and he watches as Cassian trails behind you as the two of you leave. The door slides shut, and Bodhi finally feels as though he can breathe again, slumping down into his seat as he shakes his head at himself. He yelps as Jyn suddenly reaches over to punch his arm, and he exclaims, “What?”
“I can’t believe, after all this time, you refuse to ask y/n out.” Jyn scoffs, and Bodhi lets out a loud, embarrassed groan. He can’t help but feel more embarrassed as even Baze pointedly sets down his gun to join in on the conversation, him and Chirrut nodding agreement. Jyn points at the pair, noting their support, as she continues, “See? I’m not the only one who thinks so.”
The four of them are too engrossed in conversation to notice K2 jerk back upon hearing your name. Shaking his head, he raises a finger, “I don’t think tha—”
“Please stop talking about this.” Bodhi cuts K2 off, burying his face in his hands, not wanting to look up at his friends, and Jyn snorts. “This is so embarrassing.” 
“Your feelings are nothing to be ashamed of, Bodhi,” Chirrut pipes, and Jyn nods in agreement. “We can’t control who we fall in love with.”
“If I might interject—” K2 tries to speak up again, but Jyn waves her hand in front of the droid’s face, much to his annoyance. Swatting her hand away, K2 snaps, “Don’t shush me!”  
“I’m not going to ask her out,” Bodhi shakes his head, and Jyn groans as she ignores K2. “I can’t! There’s—”
“If I could just get a single word in, I think I might have something valuable to say.” K2 finally yells, raising his voice as everyone turns to look at him. Bodhi’s eyebrows furrow, and Jyn rolls her eyes.
“I doubt a droid could help with romantic advice.” she points out, and K2 stares at her, thinking of close to a hundred comebacks he could possibly respond with. 
“No, I want to hear what K2 has to say.” Bodhi says, and Jyn turns to glare at him. Bodhi pauses, before shaking his head, wincing, “Wait, actually, I don’t. You’re just going to tell me my odds are close to zero.” 
“Well, they are.” K2 deadpans, and everyone collectively groans in disappointment. K2 looks over at everyone, before continuing, “I thought you would all know the reason why, but I suppose I’m overestimating your intelligence. Do none of you actually know that y/n and Cassian are together?”
Bodhi is too much in shock to even deal with his crushing disappointment upon hearing his odds with you. He looks around the table, seeing the same shock in Jyn, Baze and Chirrut’s faces, and Jyn splutters, “What? y/n and Cassian?” 
“Yes, y/n and Cassian.” K2 impatiently confirms. “They’ve been married for almost five years now.”
“Married?” Bodhi squeaks, his head spinning. Everything slowly starts falling into place as Bodhi thinks back to all of your interactions with Cassian. And suddenly, it dawns on him, the answer that he’s been searching for. If Jyn, Chirrut, and even Baze noticed his crush on you, it most definitely would’ve been noticed by Cassian.
And Bodhi can imagine how unamused Cassian must be at the fact that another guy, who’s part of his crew, has a crush on his wife. 
Bodhi jolts up from his seat. “I need to apologise. Oh man, I… I need to find Cassian.” 
Bodhi’s brain is scrambling as he tries to figure out what to do, what to say. Jyn looks up at him in alarm, and everyone watches as Bodhi rushes for the door, swiftly exiting the room. After a pause, Jyn gets up, and K2 asks, “And where do you think you’re going?”
“Well, I don’t know about you guys,” Jyn makes her way to the door. “But I would love to see how this all goes down.”
She raises an eyebrow, and after a pause, Baze, Chirrut and K2 all get up to join her.
You let out a loud scoff, leaning up against the table as you turn to face Cassian. Folding your arms across your chest, you ask, “Is this why you brought me in here? I thought it was something important.” 
Cassian blinks at you, clearly offended. “This is important.”
“That Bodhi has a crush on me? Which is wrong, by the way,” you point an accusatory finger at Cassian, who resists the urge to roll his eyes. Laughing, you insist, “We’re just friends!”
“That’s how you see it.” Cassian points out, and your hand falls to your side. Your eyebrows furrow as you notice your husband getting increasingly worked up, and he continues, “Do you not see the way he acts around you? He—”
“Hey, hey,” you reach out to grab Cassian’s hands, pulling you towards him, and Cassian takes a deep breath, composing himself. He relaxes at your touch, and you guide his hands around your waist before looping your arms around his neck. Gently smiling at him, you reassure him, “There’s no need to be jealous. Whatever Bodhi’s feelings are, so be it. But I love you, and only you, and that’s all that matters.” 
Cassian nods a small smile appearing on his face as he presses his forehead against yours. You can’t help but giggle as your noses touch, and he leans in to kiss you, hands roaming under the hem of your shirt as you pull him closer, running your hands through his hair. And in the moment, everything feels perfect and blissful, finally having some privacy together in the midst of your hectic day.
Until the door hisses open, and you hear someone utter a startled curse.
You and Cassian jump apart, and you quickly adjust your clothes before realising Bodhi is standing in the doorway, face red as he stares between you and Cassian, mouth parted but no words coming out. You and Cassian’s faces grow hot from being caught, and Bodhi cringes at himself as he feels as though he’s making one wrong move after the other.
Finally, Cassian clears his throat, “What do you want, Bodhi?”
“It’s, uh, nothing,” Bodhi stammers, barely able to form sentences. Trying to back out of the room, he continues, “I… I didn’t mean to interrupt, we- we can just talk later—”
“Here he is.” Jyn’s voice announces her presence before she appears, and she practically slams into Bodhi as he tries to run out the door. She stumbles back into Baze and Chirrut, who bump into K2, who doesn’t budge, and everyone quickly regains their balance upon noticing you and Cassian inside the room. 
“Well, seeing as you brought the whole crew with you, you might as well just say what you want to say.” Cassian grumbles, and Bodhi’s expression crumples. He attempts to square his shoulders, turning to face Cassian fully, but not before sneaking a glance over at you.
“I’m so sorry about everything. I had no idea you and y/n were together.” Bodhi finally blurts, the words coming out so fast you and Cassian can barely process what he’s saying. Bodhi holds his breath, studying Cassian’s expression, and the two of you exchange a glance before Cassian lets out a heavy sigh.
“I appreciate the apology, Bodhi. I know you didn’t mean any harm.” Cassian relaxes, his expression softening. Bodhi lets out a sigh of relief, and Cassian holds his hand out to you. You take it, giving it a squeeze, and Cassian shoots Bodhi a stern look before adding, “But, just so we’re clear, y/n is off limits.” 
“Understood. Off limits, absolutely.” Bodhi nods, flustered, and you flash him a small smile. 
Cassian looks past Bodhi to the rest of the crew. Raising an eyebrow, he sarcastically asks, “Did anyone else come to confess anything?”
After a moment of silence, Jyn pipes up, “Well, I just wanted to say that I think you and y/n make a lovely couple. You’re made for each other, honestly.”
“Okay, out.” Cassian shakes his head, ushering everyone back out of the room as you can’t help  but laugh. After managing to clear the room, you tilt your head with a knowing smile as you watch Cassian make sure to lock the door on the keypad. He turns, making his way back over to you as he says, “Hopefully there won’t be any more interruptions.”
“I like the sound of that.” you tease, grabbing the collar of Cassian’s jacket to pull him closer. He pushes you back against the desk, hands resting on your hips as you lean forward, closing the distance between your faces to gently kiss him. “I guess you were right about Bodhi, then.”
“I’m always right.” Cassian responds as he kisses you back, and he grins as you playfully try to shove him away. Feigning innocence, he asks, “What?” 
“Don’t push it.” you warn him, barely holding back a laugh, and Cassian chuckles before leaning forward to kiss you again, his smile radiant against your own.
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derivativealigner · 4 years
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Well, I’m done rewatching season 2 of south park and I’ve taken plenty of notes and screenshots to document all the facts and tidbits I thought were interesting or just funny. Under the cut is a collection of notes where I progressively start caring more and more about fake children
Kenny’s house is full of empty bottles, his family eats frozen waffles for dinner, and his dad is drinking at the dinner table
Kenny’s and Kyle’s dads have some history. They were best friends as teenagers
Kenny’s dad is kind of anti-Semitic, he says Kyle’s dad was successful because he’s Jewish
Cartman kind of expresses agreement with Stuart’s anti-Semitism, which I think is the first time Cartman’s been clearly anti-Semitic
Kenny’s house has rats, but his room has lights that shut off when you clap twice
WOW KYLE wtf he says “Kenny's not really my friend, Ma. I don't give a rat's ass about him.” FUCKING RUDE
Kyle and Kenny have a fun little sleepover where they play “ookie mouth”, a game where they take turn spitting in each other’s mouths. This episode (S02E10 Chickenpox) is great for fans of K2 despite how absolutely disgusting ookie mouth is
The McCormick house was something Stuart and Gerald built as teenagers. A fort in Stuart’s mom’s backyard
Gerald went to community college
Gerald and Stuart have a fun fist fight by a pond
Kyle makes a haiku: Fatass Cartman was / not on the school bus today. / What a big, fat turd.
Kenny makes a haiku: When you rub your dick, / you might find a discharge that / winds up on the floor.
Kyle makes another: Ass full of pork fat / jiggles like a Jello mold. / Mouth is flapping, too.
And another by Kyle: I bet you don't win. / They don't let big fat asses / perform on TV.
Cartman responds: Shut your God-damned mouth / or else I'm... gonna... kick you / square in the balls... asshole
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I spy with my desperate eye the beginnings of Craig’s gang, featuring Kenny with wonky eyes
Bebe thinks Kyle has a hot ass and she’s not shy about saying it
Bebe writes a note to Kyle, and Stan tries to pass it on but Mr. Garrison thinks it’s Stan’s note for Kyle and makes him read it out loud. So he reads: “Dear Kyle. You have got such a great ass. I could sleep for days on those perked cheeks, let me tell you. I'd like to live with you and wear your ass as a hat for all eternity.” (If that happened to me I’d be embarrassed forever)
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POV: You’re Stan and you just said you love Kyle’s juicy ass in front of the whole 3rd grade class
The first time Stan’s mom and dad get a divorce is in S02E12, way sooner than I remembered
Bebe kisses Kyle when they’re playing truth or dare in their clubhouse, probably Kyle’s first kiss. Kyle thinks it’s disgusting (despite having played ookie mouth with Kenny which is arguably more disgusting)
Bebe breaks up with Kyle and goes off with Clyde, who says “Bitchin’ 😎”. Later Clyde is with Bebe, Stan, and Wendy at the club house
Cartman and Kyle have a fist fight once again. Kyle hated Cartman way more than Stan did very early on, kind of all along really, they truly were destined to be arch enemies
Kenny has food stamps
Oh, and Cartman’s made poor jokes about Kenny and twice (I think) Kenny has punched him in retaliation in the past 2 seasons. Kenny’s family is probably a bad and violent example for him
By the way, if you’ve ever wondered what Kenny says in the theme song but never looked it up, in seasons 1-2 he sings “I like girls with big fat titties, I like girls with deep vaginas” but in the remastered versions of seasons 1-2 (which is the version I’m watching) they changed it to the season 3-5 lyrics: “I have got a ten-inch penis, use you mouth if you wanna clean it”.
When an evil twin version of Cartman says nice things, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny stare at him in horror. Stan says, “Dude, this is creepy.”
Also, the boys say dude a lot. At least Stan, Kyle, and Kenny do, Cartman not as much
Kenny’s mom hits him when he’s hogging the blanket from his brother. Kenny makes a sad face and it made me feel bad :(
When evil twin Cartman comes to give the McCormicks some supplies, Kenny’s dad asks if that was his “fat, racist, foul-mouthed friend” so Cartman clearly has a reputation
When Stan gets scared of his evil fish, he wakes Shelly up and she slaps him. Their mom sees it and says nothing
But on the other hand his mom buries a body that Stan’s fish killed because she thinks he killed it so I guess she’s not entirely a bad mom
Kenny was supposed to buy a pumpkin for Halloween but he could only afford a squash and his friends are really mean about it. The more I watch the more I feel bad for Kenny (and Stan)
Cartman kind of has a shitty friendship with Kenny. He says “I hate you Kenny” because of the squash
Kyle is really annoyed by Cartman saying “hella” all the time, nobody else is as annoyed
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Evil Cartman sings a cute little song while wielding a knife: You guys / are my best friends, / through thick and thin, / we've always been together! / We're four of a kind, / having fun all day, / palling around and laughing away. / Just best friends, / best friends are we!
Stan still has his dog, Sparky, in season 2
After Stan’s fish kills Kenny, Kenny’s mom comes over to ask about her son and she’s drunk and upset. Honestly seeing Kenny die all the time makes me kind of sad
Stan says Kenny’s squash isn’t a bad little squash. Very heartwarming. The squash gets first prize at the pumpkin carving contest :)
Cartman’s grandma and extended family live in Nebraska
When the boys go to Cartman’s family to have Christmas dinner, Kenny’s dad tells him to take any leftovers and bring them back home (he does it very gently and Kenny just says “okay” and why do I care that this fake child dies all the time and barely has food at home, like why the fuck do I care so much???)
Cartman’s mom is wearing glasses when she drives. She doesn’t do it in the later seasons but maybe she has contacts
Cartman and his mom sing a road trip song for 4 hours. Kyle says “please stop” but when they ignore him, he kicks Cartman’s seat and makes Cartman hit his head
Stan has a complicated relationship with his family, he says they’re dead to him because they didn’t want him to go on a road trip to Nebraska so Stan went without telling them
Kenny doesn’t eat at the dinner table with Cartman’s family, he just shoves the food in a bag :( I feel so bad for him
Stan, Kyle, and Kenny all hit Cartman after they wake in the night to make sure they’re not dreaming
Under his coat, Cartman wears a pink tank top that says BEEFCAKE. He wore it in S1E02 Weight Gain 2000
Charles Manson invites Kenny to go to a more secluded location and Kenny just says okay and goes, but honestly he should know better since he’s aware that he keeps dying
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Cartman bonks his cousin Elvin on the head and gives him brain damage. Elvin gets better though
THE NEXT EPISODE IS GNOMES!!! TWEEEEEK!!!!
Token gets named when he’s put in a group with Wendy, Bebe, Clyde, and Pip. Craig’s gang is getting closer to becoming a thing!!
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IT’S OUR FUCKING BOY TWEEK TWEAK BITCH YEEEEAAAH
Tweek says he’s awake at 3:30am because he can’t sleep, ever
Jesus, Tweek’s dad kind of sucks immediately. He says he might have to sell Tweek to slavery if his coffee shop goes out of business
Cartman says Kenny’s family is happy being poor and on welfare, “right, Kenny?” and Kenny says “fuck you” which is completely justified
When the underpants gnomes don’t appear, Tweek is worried he’s going insane and pulls on his hair
His parents say Tweek is jittery and anxious just because he has ADD (but the kind of severe jitteriness and anxiety Tweek has isn’t a symptom of primarily inattentive ADHD, even though people with ADHD do experience restlessness and can even have some tics and are more likely to have anxiety as a comorbid disorder than a neurotypical person is, but I mean come on, we all know Tweek’s slurping way too much coffee so even if he has ADHD beneath all that, his parents should stop giving him coffee and they definitely should not start lacing it with meth. Basically what I’m saying is that Tweek’s parents are full of shit)
Actually Tweek’s mom is kind of okay. She tells Tweek’s dad that he’s being shitty for using kids to advance his agenda. But… the agenda is against big corporations and I hate to say it but Tweek’s dad kind of has a point
Ew, the boys are giving a pro big corporations speech. That aged really poorly considering how shitty billionaires are
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Aww, look at Kenny! He got scared of a crocodile that Steve Irwin is about to bother by jamming his thumb up its butthole
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The boys are really excited about Steve Irwin jamming his thumb up a crocodile’s butthole
Oh my God, Kyle calls Cartman a fatass penis
Kenny is a mediator between Stan and Kyle. They ask him which one found this ice man in a cave first, but Kenny just deflects and agrees with Kyle’s name suggestion (Steve) for the ice man
I kind of like Dr. Mephesto. I’m glad he came back for Fractured But Whole
Stan and Kyle are having a terrible fight about who found the ice man. Kyle says they’re not best friends anymore and that Cartman is his new best friend and Cartman says “Sweet!”, then Stan claims Cartman as his new best friend and Cartman says “Killer!”
This prehistoric ice man episode is actually funny, I love it
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Stan and Kyle are having a fight to the death
They reconcile and become best friends again. They both agree that Cartman’s a sucky best friend
Well, that was the last episode of the season. This was fun. South Park is actually a fun show
Kenny deaths:
S02E10 Kenny is in the hospital because of chicken pox. He laughs at Cartman’s joke so hard that his heart flatlines like beeeeeeeeeeeeeep
S02E11 Kenny’s head explodes after Stan and Kyle make him watch planetarium lights at a high intensity
S02E12 Kenny gets trampled in a mosh pit
S02E13 A cow impales Kenny’s head with its horn
S02E14 Ozzy Osbourne bites Kenny’s head off
S02E15 Kenny is killed by Stan’s evil fish, he gets spun in the fish tank until the water’s red
S02E16 The police shoot Kenny who came outside with a white flag during a hostage situation, then the police hit his dead body with a baton and handcuff him
S02E17 Kenny gets crushed by the underpants gnomes’ mine cart. The gnomes are horrified but Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Tweek are kinda like whatever
S02E18 Kenny gets squished underneath a conveyer belt
Onto the next season I go. I’ll watch the movie too since it was released around halfway through season 3
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joaquinwhorres · 4 years
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Best of Friends (Ch. 1) {Bucky x Reader}
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SUMMARY ››››› When your best friend steals marries Bucky's best friend, the two of you are left with only one solution: to become best friends yourselves.
PAIRING ››››› Bucky Barnes x Reader
WORD COUNT ››››› 3,916
WARNINGS ››››› There is no abuse in this story, no drug use, no depression, and as the only warnings worth putting up throughout the series, will be based around major plot points and surprise, I’m just going to rate certain chapters on the movie scale. This is chapter PG. 
A/N ››››› So I love and adore this story so much. I originally wrote it as an OC story and you can find those versions of the chapters on AO3 or FFN​
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The pounding on the door was seriously the last thing you needed right now. 
The first thing you needed was a drink.
Unfortunately there was no way on God's green earth you were going to successfully parallel park that UHAUL, and the idea of going to a liquor store within walking distance of your new place seemed about as safe as letting in the person on the other side of the door. Something told you it wasn't the UPS guy causing the door to rattle against the frame.
You sent up a silent prayer that whoever it was would just go away and leave you to the excellent pity party you had been throwing herself.
The banging grew louder. Which was about right for today.
Since dying probably couldn't make you feel any worse than you did right now, you strode across the apartment and wrenched open the door. In the next second, you were pushed back into the apartment as someone hurled themselves at you. 
"You're here!"
Thank goodness. Bernadette. 
Your shoulders dropped as you wrapped your arms tightly around your best friend, squeezing your eyes shut and willing yourself to relax into the wave of relief. "Hi," you mumbled.
"Took you long enough to open the door," Bernadette complained, but you could hear the smile in her voice as she rocked you from side to side.
"I thought you were a crazy person."
Bernadette let out a wild laugh right in your ear, and you flinched but refused to let go. 
"She is a crazy person," a male voice interrupted your moment, and you opened your eyes to find two hulking figures leaning against the wall behind Bernadette. The brunette smirked at you--or maybe Bernadette--as the blonde seemed preoccupied with scanning the hallway. 
"Fuck you, Bucky," Bernadette lifted her middle finger for him to see without releasing you from the hug. 
Bucky just laughed in response. "I suggested texting you that we were on your way, but she thought you'd enjoy the surprise." His eyes glimmered with amusement as your eyes rolled on their own accord. 
"And you did, right?" Bernadette asked, pulling back enough to look at you eagerly. 
"Maybe we should get out of the hallway," the blonde suggested, putting a stop to the bickering and saving you from having to pick sides.
"Yes!" Bernadette's attention shifted as she released you from the hug. "Let's see it!" 
Your stomach constricted. "It's pretty rough."
"Of course it is. You just got here like thirty minutes ago," she dismissed, pushing past you. You sighed, opening the door and letting the men enter. 
“Hi Y/N. Sorry we didn't text,” the blonde greeted, giving you a quick hug on his way in. 
“It's fine, Steve,” you patted his back before dropping back down onto your feet.
“Your Honor,” Bucky grinned, entering the apartment. 
“Your Bestness.” You smiled back, following him in and closing the door behind you to keep anyone else from seeing the depressing state of your new reality. 
The three quickly fanned out to survey your apartment.
"This is a .....nice place," Bernadette smiled too brightly as she circled a pile of boxes in the kitchen to flip on the tap water. You watched as it sputtered a few times before picking up into a yellow-ish stream. She quickly flipped it off, turning to face you and see if you had seen. Making eye contact, she shrugged. "That clears up." 
Bless her. She had to be the best friend to ever exist. Because if you were her, you totally would have hit her with an 'I told you so' by now.
Bernadette had warned you that an affordable single apartment was suspicious. That sometimes landlords blurred the neighborhood lines. That you may need to fix it up in order for it to even be considered a fixer-upper. Everything she warned you about was true.
You had thought you were going to Williamsburg. Instead you were in Bed-Stuy.
The picture on the listing must have been from like 10 years ago. Or maybe it was a neighbor's place. Or straight photoshopped. Because exposed brick was one thing but crumbling walls were another. 
Add to that the three locks on the door and the fact that you were eight hours away from pretty much everyone you knew and loved, and you were feeling super great about this life decision. 
"Does it?" you asked, making your way over to the living room area where about half of the floor seemed to have been ripped up. 
"Sure," Bernadette nodded, moving out of the kitchen. "And if it doesn't, that's what Brita is for." 
"You locked the truck, right?" Steve asked from where he stood by a window, staring out to the street below. 
"Stop, the neighborhood's not that bad," Bernadette waved at Steve. She made a show of rolling her eyes as she moved past you to open the door to your bedroom."You did lock the truck, right?" she paused to whisper in your ear. You hummed a yes and turned to follow her. 
The bedroom was less depressing than the rest of the apartment in the way Mount Everest was less dangerous than K2. It was still a fucking mountain.
"Interesting paint job," Bernadette remarked, staring at the wall which was half royal blue and half blood red. And not even artsy diagonal halves. No, of course not. Vertical halves. "I think I've seen something like this on Pinterest." 
You groaned. 
Bernadette tilted her head slightly, considering the room. "I think you probably have enough room to fit a twin and a dresser in here if you line them up against the wall." 
"It's terrible," you whined. "The whole place is a complete shithole."
Bernadette gave you a sad smile. "It's better than I thought it would be,"  she brushed past you, walking back  into the living room. 
"There's a random hole in the kitchen ceiling!" You flung an arm out gesturing vaguely towards the kitchen. 
"It could have been way worse. I was expecting it to be like a fourth of the size or for there to be a random dude you had to share it with. And anyway, Bucky's handy."
Your eyes flicked to Bucky, who was surveying the hole in the kitchen ceiling.
"You can't see into the apartment upstairs, so that's good," he commented and Steve snorted. Bernadette slipped off her shoe and chucked it at Bucky. He ducked, and it hit the wall of the kitchen, knocking loose part of the wall. 
Whatever. 
Bernadette winced. "Sorry," she apologized to you, meekly, shuffling across the apartment to retrieve the shoe from Bucky's outstretched hand. Taking the shoe, she whacked him in the arm with it. Bucky laughed again, making eye contact with you and shaking his head. You allowed a single exhale of amusement to escape you. But that was pretty much all the humor you had to spend on the situation.
"Do you have the keys to the truck?" Steve asked, and you nodded, patting your pockets before finding them and offering the small keychain to him.  "Alright, Buck," he nodded with his head towards the door, and Bucky moved around Bernadette, giving her a wide berth as he went to follow Steve. 
She started to follow when Steve stopped her.
"We got it. It's just the heavy stuff, right?" he asked you. 
You nodded. "Yeah, I got most of the boxes up before you came." 
"Are you saying we can't handle the heavy stuff? Did I secretly marry a misogynist?" Bernadette asked, putting her hands on her hips. 
Steve shook his head, smiling. "We need someone to watch the stuff up here since the door's going to be open." 
"Steve--" Bernadette started to protest again. You weren't sure if she was about to argue about her physical prowess or the apartment's safety, but regardless of the argument this eternal optimist wanted to make, you were fairly sure Steve was right.
"That'd be great, you can help me figure out where to put things as we unpack."
Bernie brightened at the prospect. "I'm glad you said that, because I already have some ideas." She turned back to face Bucky and Steve. 
"Bucky, make sure he doesn't overexert himself. I need him fully functional tonight." You hoped that everyone mixed the grimace that crossed your face. Steve blushed slightly, and leaned down to whisper something in Bernie's ear. A grin spread across her face, and you were very thankful Steve was not one of those people who couldn't whisper.
"Ah newlyweds," Bucky made eye contact with you again, and you couldn't read the look on his face. He seemed almost like he was waiting for you to get the punchline of a joke. Maybe if your brain was operating at all correctly, you would have gotten it. Instead, you snorted before turning to Bernadette.
"Kitchen should be easiest and least in the way, right?"
"As long as we get it done in time for Bucky to take a look at the ceiling. And the bit of wall he knocked off." 
You knew Bernadette well enough to see the red herring for what it was. You were not going to get distracted with holding her accountable for further destroying your shitty apartment.
"I'm not going to ask Bucky to fix my ceiling," you said, gathering the utensils out of the box and sticking them in a drawer by the stove. 
"It's not a big deal--" Bernie dismissed, crossing paths with you to take the utensils and stick them in one of the mason jars you'd already unpacked.
You shook your head, "It's weird to ask one of your friends to fix my ceiling--"
"He's your friend too," Bernadette argued, taking the napkins out of your hands and disappearing with them. 
"I've met him twice." 
Bernadette came back and rustled through the open boxes, the sound of glass clinking and metal shifting against each other in her wake."Yes, but the second time you spent four days practically attached to the hip with him." 
"Because he was the best man, and I was the maid of honor. It was our job to be attached at the hip and make sure everything went well."
"Was creating cute little nicknames part of the job as well?" Bernadette asked, pausing to pin you with a look.
"It's just an inside joke, and they're not that cute."
"Oh, they're pretty cute," Bernie smirked, bending back down to go through a box. "Where did you put your dish towels?" 
You stood up from your box, coming over to join her in looking through the box. "I mean he calls you Bernie."
"Everyone calls me Bernie now," Bernadette dismissed. "Besides he has two nicknames for you." 
"K is not a nickname. It's a taunt."
"You mean flirtatious teasing."
"I mean a jab at how I'm a shit texter."
Bernadette looked you dead in the eyes before shooting you what was probably supposed to be a sultry wink. " 'k." 
You threw the dish towels you'd just dislodged at her and she laughed, picking them back up from where they fell in the box, and moving over to the open drawer. "Setting aside the two nicknames and their quality, he volunteered to come help you. I don't think he'd mind taking a look." 
"Maybe," you conceded, knowing Bernadette wouldn't stop until she'd had some measure of success. It's what had to make her such a good law student. You had given in enough times on the promise of maybe that with a glint in her eye she dropped the subject.
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It took Bucky and Steve a little over an hour to unload all of your things from the truck. It was another forty-five minutes of Bernadette reimagining the floor plan and forcing the four of you to continuously shuffle the furniture around before she was satisfied. When all was said and done, the apartment did look marginally better. At least some of the punched in outlets were hidden and the worst of the floor was covered.
"Well," Bernadette said, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "That's it. You're officially a New Yorker." 
"And you can officially stop sending me those sketchy Craigslit ads and Monster listings," you nodded, placing your hands on your hips and surveying the apartment. 
"Neither of you are New Yorkers," Bucky shook his head, navigating the words around a hair-tie as he fixed his bun. Bernadette turned to glare at him, and he laughed, slipping the hair-tie around the bundle of hair.
"You married in. Doesn't count."
"Excuse you, I’m fluent in Subway Announcement and I’ve had a rat steal some of my food. If that doesn’t make me a New Yorker then I don’t know what does,” Bernadette huffed.
"You're a New Yorker," Steve soothed, putting an arm around her, and kissing the top of her head. 
"Well," you sighed, hoping to stop another bantering fight from breaking out between Bucky and Bernadette. "I need pizza. And beer. And to get out of this apartment. Anyone else?"
"Oh," Bernadette's face fell as she glanced quickly up at Steve and then at you. "I wish we could, but Steve and I have reservations. I wasn't even thinking when we made them, and it's such a long wait list…" she trailed off, frowning sympathetically "I'm so sorry, babe."
"I'm free," Bucky offered. "And I actually know a decent place that's not too far from here. Since I'm a real New Yorker." The jab effectively stopped the sly grin that was growing on Bernadette's face.
"I--"
"What line did we take to get here?" Bucky asked, and Bernadette sulked. "It just slipped out."
"It's a tourist mistake," Bucky shook his head, tsking. "The green line." 
"Well," Bernadette hmphed, "Steve and I are going to take the G train back home to get ready for dinner." She moved over to you, placing a kiss on your cheek. "I will see you for lunch sometime soon because we can do that now that we live in the same city!" 
You smiled, and reached up to hug Steve as he bent down to say goodbye. 
"Bucky, please do not take my best friend to any godforsaken hole in the wall back alley pizza joint that's definitely just a front. I don't care how good their pizza is," Bernadette cut off his protest and he smiled, shaking his head. 
"You're missing out on all of the best food."
"Ok," Bernadette dismissed, her disbelief dripping from each syllable. She took Steve by the hand, and you and Bucky walked them to the door. "Love you both." And with that, Bernadette and Steve were gone, leaving you alone in your apartment with Bucky. 
He sighed, running a hand through the roots of his hair, despite the fact that it messed up his perfectly done man bun. 
"You don't have to get pizza with me," you said, flashing a quick smile at him. 
"Trying to get rid of me?" Bucky asked, looking down at you amused. 
You shook your head, turning away from him quickly to try to locate your purse amongst the boxes. "No, I just--didn't want you to just come along to be nice. Or because you felt bad that Bernadette ditched so I'm all alone."
"How could I feel bad when you put it like that?" 
"I didn't mean it like--" you started, stuttering and Bucky stopped you, coming up beside you with your purse hanging from his finger. 
"I know. Just rest assured that I'm happy to put up with you for pizza." 
You snatched the purse from him, slinging it across your body as Bucky laughed at you. "Ready?" 
You nodded and the two of you headed out the door.
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For all of the inconveniences and tragedies that had befallen you today, the walk to the pizza place was not one of them. In fact, second to seeing Bernadette at your door, it was probably the best part of the entire day. The walk was short, and the September evening air was pleasantly warm. With Bucky and his MMA fighter build next to you, navigating through the neighborhood didn't wrack your nerves as much as it could have. Although, it might not have been Bucky's muscles as much as his easy conversation that provided the comfort. He told you about his job, where to find the best bodegas, and one embarrassing story of Steve growing up. By the time you arrived at Tony's Pizza Spot, you had almost forgotten about how awful your day was.
"Hey Tony," Bucky called out, entering the place, and the owner looked up from where he was cutting a pizza. He jerked his head up in a nod. It was a small wood paneled shop with no tables or counters to sit at. Instead, there was one large display case with different meats and breads. You looked up at the simple menu, and Bucky stood closely next to you despite the fact that you had a feeling he didn't need to look at the offerings.
"Pepperoni and sausage ok?" Bucky asked, and you nodded, scanning the drink refrigerators for any sight of beer. "And for your milkshake?"
You raised your eyebrows at him. "I'm getting a milkshake?"
"You are," he nodded. 
"Well," you looked up at the board. "Cherry vanilla." 
"Excellent choice," Bucky smiled, approaching the counter as Tony tied off the pizza box with twine and then approached. 
"What can I getcha?" he asked his eyes flicking between you and Bucky. 
Bucky placed the order quickly, and Tony nodded, quickly tallying it up on the register. You reached into your purse for your wallet, but Bucky waved you off. "I got this."
"Pretty sure it's customary for the person who just subjected you to two hours of moving stuff to pay for the pizza. "
"Nah," Bucky shook his head, already handing the cash over to Tony."Think of it as a housewarming gift." 
"Just moved to the neighborhood?" Tony asked, passing back Bucky his change, and you nodded. "Welcome." 
"She's right down the street," Bucky said, dumping the change into the tip jar and stuffing the bills back into his pocket. "Figured I'd show her the best pizza spot in town."
"Damn right," Tony grinned, moving away to grab out an already prepped cheese pizza.. "How's Clint doin'? Didn't see him last week."
Bucky shook his head. "Broke his wrist last week, so Kate's placed him under house arrest to make sure he doesn't make it worse like last time. I'm guessing one of them will be in soon." 
Tony had the same look of exasperation as Bucky as he ladeled sauce onto the pizza. "It's always something with him. Broken bones. Concussion. That boy's a walking accident."
You sorted through your memories trying to remember if you had met Clint at the wedding or either of the times you had been up to visit Bernadette at school. The name sounded familiar enough, but you couldn't picture the face. If Bernadette was here she could jog your memory. She'd remind you who Clint was give you a few facts about his life and a quick story so you felt like you knew him already. But she wasn't here. She was off being married, and you were in this tiny pizza shop with a boy you hardly knew who was doing his best to keep you company.
"You ok?" Bucky bumped shoulders with you. You hadn't realized their conversation ended and Tony had moved away to make the milkshakes.
"Yeah, I'm fine," you shook your head trying to clear your thoughts. 
Bucky shot you a very disbelieving look. "I can't tell if you're a bad liar or just too tired to try to be good at it."
Your shoulders dropped. Frankly, it was both. "It's nothing...it's stupid," you dismissed.
"Bummed you're stuck here with me instead of Bernie?" Bucky guessed. Very correctly. 
"No," you sighed.  "I just wish she was here too."
"Yeah, I get it," Bucky nodded, facing back forward to watch Tony making the milkshakes. 
You felt bad. After all, Bucky had volunteered to give up his Monday evening to helping you move in. He probably had a whole list of things he'd rather do after work than lug a bookshelf up your stairs, but he'd done it, hadn't complained, and then treated you to pizza. And here you were wishing he was Bernadette. 
"It was kind of rude of your best friend to steal my best friend," you commented with a half smile.
Bucky snorted. "Sorry, your honor, but your best friend stole my best friend."
"What?"
Bucky looked back down at you. "You weren't there. He was gone long before she was. Pretty much the second he met her  it was over for him."
"What, and you were there the second they met?" you sassed back, placing your hands on your hips. 
"Actually, yes," Bucky said, reaching forward to grab a milkshake Tony placed up on the counter. He peered into the top of the cup and passed it over to you. "Steve volunteered both of our services to move in Bernie's stuff."
"I didn't realize you were there," you said, accepting the dessert from Bucky.  "She only ever mentioned Steve."
"Maybe he did steal her away fairly instantly then." Bucky shrugged. "Anyway, you realize there's only one solution to our problem, right?"
You gave him a flat look. "I'm not going to kill them."
"Holy shit, no," Bucky laughed. "That's where you went first?" Your face heated up, and you quickly busied yourself with a sip of the milkshake which was very good. Better than alcohol good. "And?" Bucky asked. 
"It's delicious," you said, returning for another sip before looking back at him. "But what's the solution?"
"We'll be best friends."
"You want to be my best friend?" you asked, with a small smile.
"More like I want you to be my best friend," Bucky said. "Steve's been doing a shit job recently, and you moved all the way from North Carolina to be with Bernie--I like that kind of effort." 
You laughed, and Bucky grinned back, taking his milkshake from off the counter.
"Alright," you agreed, feeling a little bit lighter. "I'm not replacing Bernadette though. You'll just have to be the substitute for when she's not up to par."
"I can work with that," Bucky nodded. "And as my first act as your substitute best friend is to demand to throw you a housewarming party. Don't make plans for next Saturday."
The smile slid off of your face. "No, thank you.  I don't want anyone walking into my trap house apartment."
"Your apartment is not that bad."
"Bucky. It's terrible."
"Your Honor, Steve and I shared a glorified closet for our entire sophomore year of college. We couldn't both stand in our kitchen." Bucky leveled you a glance. "And our friends still came over to visit us."
You mulled it over, stirring your milkshake with the straw. It wasn't a terrible idea. It was bad,, uncomfortable, ill-thought out, and overall not good, but it wasn't terrible. You nodded. "Alright, Your Bestness. Saturday."
"Excellent," Bucky grinned, grabbing the box Tony slid across the counter. "We'll discuss details over pizza." 
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