#I understand to an extent bc I think such a major strike would be very politically significant for the labor movement

[prolibytherium]

I will say I get the vibe that a lot of peoples interest and support for strikers is a bit too much for a vicarious ‘burn it down’ thrill, rather than for the actual goals of a strike.

Like UPS has agreed to come back to the table and it is very possible they will concede to Union demands and avert a strike. And if that happens (so long as the union does not make concessions on its key demands) it’s a good thing. It’s a victory for the laborers. It is the same ultimate conclusion that a strike would intend to produce except without the workers having to go on (not so great) strike pay for a week or two.

[paradise-creator]

Than,, thank you?? So much for the match up?? It warms my heart bby ;-;

Anyhow, here’s my description!!

She/her, Taurus, INTJ, slytherin

Personality: the first thing people notice about me is that I am less of a feeler and more of a thinker. I do have an IQ of 125, but my emotional intelligence is quite low, so I have trouble sympathizing with others. But I learned through experience, so I don’t SEEM emotionless. I can (and will) help my friends through tough times if they need me. I’m pragmatic, so I always go for the facts instead of the feelings during decision making or tough situations. I hold a lot of perfectionist traits that make it really hard for me to be satisfied with my results if they aren’t higher than the norm. I also have a slight issue with saying no, so sometimes I’ll offer my help or enrol myself in long-term projects while knowing I legit do not have time for more stuff on my schedule. Being a bit smarter than average, I sometimes feel like I’m obligated to help others so that they can do good too (however, I do like helping people with their hw to a certain extent). I’m working on those issues though!! I’m also an introvert, and I can get rlly tired if I have to be interacting for more than four hours straight with people, especially if their persona isn’t rlly compatible with mine.

However, when I’m surrounded by friends (or generally people who aren’t my superiors), I’m very energetic, loud, silly and I have a sharp tongue. My sense of humour goes from absolute nonsense to almost mean spirited sarcasm, but it all depends on who I’m talking to. I’m a MAJOR memer, I have a bunch of files filled with them, and I couldn’t bear be with people who didn’t understand my meme references. When I start liking something, I can get easily obsessed. I’m stubborn, therefore very passionate about the things I care about. I also have a slight case of the Endorphin Junkie, meaning that I really, really like the high you get after sports so I do crossfit training like five to six times a week. I’m unapologetically myself, and I will not ever change who I am to fit within the norm. I’m sometimes told that (that I’m odd, I mean), but I usually thank the people who tell me. I have a really, really big love for music and I have a tendency to break into song sometimes when people say a line from a song I know.

Appearance: I’m around 5’6”, with hazel eyes and brown hair that goes around to my shoulders. It gets curly out of nowhere. I can either wake up with straight hair or wake up with a freakin perm, it’s funny. My body isn’t exactly the lean type, I’m somewhere around the buff area of the scale instead, but as long as I seem visibly strong, I’m satisfied. When I’m not going anywhere significant, I usually just wear sport shirts and sweats, but I have a penchant for Dark Academia so I like /looking/ like I’m smart sometimes. And I have glasses bc apparently my eyes are assholes and they work too hard and it hurts my brain all the time

Likes: music (DavidBowieDavidBowieDavidBow-); I have a really wide range of music that goes from early 2000’s pop to 1700’s requiems. I enjoy studying theoretical fields, reading, and I like talking about Absurd Theories About Reality That Make Little To No Sense. I like sports, and I love joking around with friends in the most exaggerated ways. I also love the colour green and I’m more of a cat person

Dislikes: dogs (they’re cute but keep them away pls), ignorant people, irresponsible people, spiders, things I’m not good at from the beginning, having to deal with strangers being upset, crying (me. I don’t like crying; I mean me, I’m fine if my friends cry)

Other fun facts!!

- my goals for the future are all over the place; I want to work for Disney, I want to get a musical composition degree, I want a biomedical engineering bachelors degree, I want an astrophysics doctorate, I want to study languages, I want to be a foreign English teacher... I can’t ever decide.

- I have a long history with getting crushes on guys who turned out to be gay. It happens so often and I HATE IT, it makes me feel terrible.

- I!!love!!70’s!!music!!so!!much!! I was raised on that stuff, my dad wouldn’t let us listen to anything else

- Lol my favourite playlist name is Drugs Playlist But I Don’t Even Do Drugs it’s just a bunch of Pink Floyd and David Bowie songs

- My favourite movies are 80’s or 90’s comedy classics!! Like Wayne’s World, or Airplane!, or Night at the Roxbury. I keep quoting Wayne’s World and no one understands :(

Lol it’s very long I Apologize

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Hello and Welcome my Starlight!

The Haven box includes:

- Match up

- Sun drop

- Dreamscape

- Study date

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I'd match you up with

Kuroo Tetsuro, The captain of Nekoma

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Sun drops

The reasons why I paired you

-Honestly it took me a while to think on who you would match with (You just remind me so much if my best friend that I ship with Yams-)

- I had Sugawara or Kunumi in mind but I decided that Kuroo would be a perfect match! (THAT HEIGHT DIFFERENCE THO)

- Kuroo is a very smart man and he's also very observant.

- So you might lack in the expressing emotions, Kuro's got you (He'll buy those flip plishies to know your mood or smth like that)

- And though Kuroo is the outgoing type, he will definitely respect your boundaries

- I mean Kenma is a major introvert so Kuroo will know what to do

- Not only that! Kuroo has this sense of protectiveness and motherly vibes (Canon Kuroo that is-). So he will definitely take care of you

- He has his iconic hyena laugh, Meme exchange is a must! And you both would often have laughing fits.

- Did I mention that he'll take care of you?

- He absolutely and I mean absolutely adores your passion for music like yes

-He loves your style and the two of you would often have matching couple outfits.

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Dreamscape

(A surprise drabble!)

"Out of everyone, YOU GOT A GIRL FIRST?!?" Yaku yelled as his eye twitched. "Got that right, Yakkun," Kuroo then said with a smirk. "And you are still as single as ever, docosahexaenoic acid. Still chasing after the same girl, huh?" He added as he patted the shorter male's shoulders. "And so what?!?" Yaku yelled back. "And the Demon-senpai strikes again," Kuroo stated as he backed away. "Kuroo-senpai! Can you tell us about her?" Lev asked enthusiastically. "You seem enthusiastic," Kenma said. Then Lev restarted back and it became a one sided argument.

Soon enough, the drama died down and Kuroo started to talk about his one and only. "She's amazing~" He started. "She's a bit odd but I love her nonetheless. She kinda reminds me of Kenma and Bokuto in a way. She loves music and would often send me some songs to listen," And that was the start of a half hour rant of his girlfriend. Right then and there, Lev regretted his decision.

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Study date

Kuroo and his Oxytocin (lover), were having a small study date. They were in Kuroo's house and were enjoying their little date time before they study. The Mario team song was playing as the two were racing. "YES! I'M WINNING!" His lover yelled as she was in front of him. "Not for long~" Kuroo stated as his focused was on the screen. As time passes and the gap widens, Kuroo turned to his plan B. He then looked at his Oxytocin and kissed her out of nowhere. The girl immediately responded to the kiss and stopped pressing the buttons. Soon enough, Kuroo passed the girl with ease and won. His lover looked at him with a betrayed look and then scowled. "You cheat!" Hse said as she pointed a finger to him.

"C'mon my Oxytocin~ I didn't cheat in Mario carts!" Kuroo declared as he gazed at his lover. "Didn't cheat?!? Didn't cheat?!? YOU KISSED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME!" She yelled as she hit his shoulders gently. "And? We didn't lay any ground rules so what's the point?" Kuroo then stated. The girl huffed and played the controller down. "Should we start studying?" She asked as she picked up a book. The book was a chemistry book taht wasn't even for their curriculum. It was just an extra book to fulfill Kuroo's love for chemistry. She placed it down and picked up her book instead. "We still have a bit of time," Kuroo started as he patted on his bed. He then stood up and gazed at the book she took. And English book to be exact, he took the book and placed it down. "Let's cuddle for a while," He added as he pulled you to his bed and cuddled you.

"And I wonder if your team mates know how much of a cuddle monster you are?" She said as she chuckled. Kuroo placed his arms around her body and nuzzled his head on her hair. "Yes, of course. I won't shut up about you," he added as he pulled you closer. "So are we studying or not?" She then said as she kissed his cheek.

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Author's note

Thanks for complying with my request! I hope it wasn't much of a bother. 👉👈

I had fun writing this! I hope you enjoy this one~

[jaeminlore]

Golden Snitch // Kim Doyoung

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the prompt: hello~ can I request a hogwarts!au scenario for Doyoung, where reader is in slytherin and he is in any of the other 3 houses. Doyoung develops a major crush on reader but reader plays hard to get but eventually comes around and starts liking him back

words: 3205

category: fluff + hogwarts!au

author note: ah my first request in awhile. it feels good to get new prompts and stuff. I was also excited to see doyoung as my first request since he is the loml. please enjoy! (I hope this is what you wanted.)

- destinee

(bringing black-haired doyoung back bc wow)

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You finished strapping on your equipment, specifically the leather gauntlets on your arms. It was the first quidditch game of the season, Slytherin against Hufflepuff. You were the Slytherin captain and one of the best beaters in the school, along with Donghyuck, a third year.

“I can’t believe the Puff’s team this year,” Donghyuck muttered, strapping on his shin guards.

“I know,” you muttered back. “It gets better every year.”

“Doyoung knows how to pick them,” Donghyuck replied.

You rolled your eyes. Kim Doyoung just had to be Hufflepuff’s best quidditch captain since Cedric Diggory.

He also happened to have a major crush on you. The boy liked to make excuses to talk to you and ask you out, only to have you shoot him down each time. He was a nice boy, you supposed. It wasn’t like he was unattractive, either. You just didn’t like him, and he didn’t seem to understand that.

“Let’s win this for Slytherin,” you told your team, each hand placed in the middle of a circle.

After your pep talk, each of you grabbed your brooms and headed out of the practice room, onto the playing field. The Hufflepuff team was already out, flying around. Their canary yellow robes flew behind them as the autumn wind began to pick up.

While your team went to take their positions, you walked to the middle of the field where Doyoung stood against his broom, watching his teammates.

When he noticed you, he smiled, “Hello, Y/n.”

“Hey,” you replied curtly.

The referee made the two of you shake hands and promise a friendly, rule-conducting game.

Doyoung grinned, “Y/n, if I catch the snitch, will you go out with me?”

“Of course not,” you said, your hand landing in his for a friendly shake. He asked the same question every game you two had against each other and the answer was always the same.

Doyoung frowned slightly, but quickly replaced it with a smile. Then the referee blew the whistle, and both you and Doyoung mounted your brooms and flew to your positions.

Then the quaffle was thrown up, and in a mix of canary yellow and emerald green, the game was off.

-

Doyoung did catch the snitch, like always. Hufflepuff was already in the lead, so they won the first game of the year.

While they went to celebrate in their common room, you led your team back to the dungeons to wash up and go to sleep.

-

Hunger woke you up at around two in the morning. The energy you had worked off during the game had caught up to you. You pushed the heavy comforter off of your sleepy body and slipped out of bed quietly.

You decided to make your way down to the kitchen and ask the house elves to make you some warm cookies.

The kitchen was close to the Hufflepuff common room, and you were surprised to still hear them partying in the dead of night.

They probably snuck in fire whiskey, and you already felt sympathetic towards all the Hufflepuff hangovers during classes tomorrow.

Ignoring the loud cheers, you tickled the pear on the fruit portrait and waited for the picture to swing open, letting you into the Hogwarts kitchen.

The fireplace was roaring, keeping the autumn chill at bay. The stone walls tended to keep cold air in, especially when heaters seemed to be nonexistent in Hogwarts. The house elves continued their work in between the many prep tables and cooking appliances, though a few ran up to you to inquire what you needed.

“Can I have some cookies?” You asked them nicely.

“You’re in luck,” one with particularly wide eyes told you happily. “We already have a batch in the oven.”

You thanked them and went over to sit beside the fireplace. Only, someone was already seated there.

Doyoung was still, wrapped in a wool blanket with a mug of hot cocoa between his palms. He looked surprised when you sat beside him, his brown eyes widening a few centimeters. “What are you doing here?”

You shrugged, “I got hungry. I suppose you got tired of partying.”

Doyoung took a sip of his hot chocolate. “I tried to get some sleep, but everyone wanted me to stay up. I finally snuck out. If I can’t sleep, I wouldn’t mind resting at least.”

“I guess you’re the one who already asked for cookies, right?”

“Yeah,” he said.

As if on cue, a house elve came and greeted you with your own wool blanket and a mug of hot cocoa, while another elf set a tray of warm chocolate chip cookies between the two of you.

“Thank you!” You and Doyoung said in unison, practically drooling at the delicious dessert.

The both of you grabbed a cookie and ate silently.

This was the side of Doyoung you could tolerate. When he wasn’t making jokes left and right about how perfect the two of you were for each other.

He had done it since your third year. He had been a fourth year, intent on asking you to Hogsmeade. No matter how much he begged and even bribed you, you declined.

You’d much rather go with your friends than worry about a date with a boy. When he walked away, dejectedly, you thought that was the end. You figured he would pick another girl to ask, but he never did.

His crush on you lasted till now, his last year and your sixth. Everyone knew about it, including the teachers. People made bets on the two of you: if you would hex him or accept him first, if he would use a love potion, if the two of you would have a huge fight, and other things to that extent.

You didn’t have a love life. You’ve kissed boys before and had even been on a few dates with some boys you thought you liked, but there was no commitment. Even those relationships were two years ago. For now, you had things like quidditch and upcoming NEWT’s to focus on.

Thinking of the horrible exams, you turned to Doyoung, “How is your studying going?”

“For NEWT’s?” Doyoung asked.

You nodded, biting into a cookie.

Doyoung rolled his eyes dramatically, “I suppose they’re going okay. My friends and I are helping each other so I think it will turn out okay. We have the whole year, though, so I’m not too worried.”

You grabbed your second cookie while Doyoung still nibbled on his first, already full from the hot cocoa. “I barely passed my OWL’s last year. To be honest, I have no idea what grade I need to get. I want to be a professional quidditch player, so I suppose I’ll just have to wait to get scouted.”

“Oh, you have it easy,” Doyoung said sadly.

“Well, what do you want to do?”

Doyoung averted his eyes as a blush appeared on his cheeks. “It’s not very manly.”

“What is it?” You pushed him, even more curious.

“I want to be a healer.” Doyoung looked at your expression, perhaps waiting for you to laugh or something.

You only nodded, seemingly impressed. “You have to know your Herbology and Potions to be a healer. I suck at both subjects.”

“You have to know charms as well, like reversals and stuff.”

“Well, kudos to you.”

Doyoung cracked a smile, “You don’t think it’s weird? My parents want me to be a auror like my older brother.”

“Well,” you paused to wrap the blanket tighter around yourself, “Donghyun is a lot different than you. He was a Gryffindor and liked all that DADA stuff.”

Doyoung had a thankful glint in his eyes, “I tried to tell my parents that, but they don’t care. They think being a healer is useless.”

“That’s stupid,” you retorted, not apologizing for your brash response. “Healers save just as many lives, if not more, than aurors.”

“Thanks, Y/n.” Doyoung looked at you so sincerely all you could do was nod.

-

The next morning, you appeared in the Slytherin common room, refreshed and ready to start the day. However, that mood dropped as Donghyuck pulled you aside, snickering.

“What?” You asked.

“Doyoung told all of us that you guys went on a date last night,” he said, referring to Doyoung’s large group of friends from each house.

Of course he would tell them that it was a date. The boy liked to be over-dramatic. Now it was your job to go put him in his place.

You walked the whole way to the Great Hall with Donghyuck, where students were eating their breakfast before classes.

You confidently followed Donghyuck over to the end of the Ravenclaw table, where about sixteen or more boys were sitting together, making a huge ruckus for seven in the morning.

Knowing all the quidditch practice schedules, you knew Doyoung would just be dismissing his team. So you waited patiently at the end of the table, eating your toast in an eerily calm way.

When Doyoung came in, freshly showered and starving, you stood up and grabbed his sleeve. As you pulled him out of the Great Hall, he whined. “Y/n, I’m really hungry. Where are we going?”

You pulled him into an empty corridor and pushed him against the wall, pointing an accusatory finger at his chest. “You told all of your friends we went on a date last night.”

Doyoung smiled boyishly, “And you just pulled me into an empty corridor in front of the entire school, so how do you erase that mistake?”

Your face heated up, flustered, before you shook your head and returned to the task at hand. “Don’t change the subject. That was not a date last night and you need to tell them that.”

Doyoung shrugged, “I technically didn’t tell them it was a date. I told them we stayed in the kitchen for about an hour, eating and talking. I told them it was really nice and they told me I went on a date with you. I am completely innocent.”

You glared at him. His soft bunny-like eyes stared right back, albeit softer than your striking gaze.

“You better tell them that it wasn’t a date. It was just a coincidence and I was too lazy to leave.”

“Fine.” Doyoung held his hands up in surrender. “I’ll tell them. Now can you let me go so I can eat breakfast?”

You stepped back, allowing him to straighten his uniform and walked past you.

-

There was not one person at that breakfast table that didn’t notice Doyoung’s disappointed form.

He was busy eating his toast and eggs, trying to replace all the carbs he had already worked off. Because of this, he didn’t notice everyone staring at him with concern drawn on their faces.

The first to speak was Ten, a Gryffindor in Doyoung’s year. “What did she say that made you so sad?”

Doyoung sighed, “She just wanted me to clear up that it actually wasn’t a date and it was just a coincidence.”

“Oh,” Sicheng frowned. “I wanted you guys to go out.”

“Me too,” Doyoung smiled. “But she’s right, and there’s no need for me to let rumors spread.”

Jaehyun angrily bit into his bacon. “Honestly, why don’t you just find someone else to like? How many times is she going to reject you before you say enough is enough and move on?”

Doyoung shrugged. “I suppose you’re right. Maybe I will give her space for awhile.”

-

By December, and the first Hogsmeade weekend, you had nearly forgotten about your little complication with Doyoung.

He had given you space for the past few months, and you surprisingly found yourself missing him and his stupid efforts to win you over.

You hadn’t seen him much, save quidditch games and some shared classes. He hadn’t once tried to win you over. No secret flowers in Herbology, no bad pickup lines in Charms, and definitely no efforts to make you smile during History of Magic.

Even now, when he would usually follow you around Hogsmeade and try to convince you to walk into Honeydukes with him, he was nowhere to be seen.

To avoid the snowy weather, you entered The Three Broomsticks, craving a warm butterbeer to heat up your insides.

As you sat alone, you realized Doyoung was in one of the corner booths with a few of his friends.

You spared a glance every now and again, especially when you heard Doyoung’s loud laughter. It was amazing how much you now noticed about him, like the way he covered his mouth when he laughed.

When your butterbeer arrived, you sipped it quietly. Your gaze kept flitting over to Doyoung, even though you consistently told yourself that you didn’t care what he was doing.

Eventually, the unavoidable happened and Doyoung caught your gaze. You had never averted your eyes so quickly.

When your mug was empty, you left to go to the sweet shop and find some lollipops to distract you from your annoying thoughts.

Honeydukes was filled with students, as usual, when you entered. You quietly made your way over to the normal-flavored lollipops and began to pick out your favorite flavors.

“What? No acid pops?” Doyoung’s voice appeared as you tried to pick between lemon and grape.

You looked to your side, where he stood bundled in his canary scarf and beanie, along with a thick jacket. Your own hair was hidden by your house colors.

“I’m not a fan of having a hole burning through my tongue,” you replied flatly.

Doyoung chuckled, “I missed that sarcastic humor.”

You scowled before looking at him with an eyebrow raised, “Where have you been, anyway?”

“Why?” Doyoung pivoted his body towards yours, a playful look on his face. “Did you miss me?”

“No,” you lied. “In fact, it was a great few months without you obnoxiously flirting with me every day.”

“Right…” Doyoung said, cracking a smile. “Should I pretend I didn’t see you checking me out in The Three Broomsticks?”

You crossed your arms over your chest and scoffed in disbelief. “I was not checking you out. I was just surprised to see you after so long, that’s all.”

Doyoung bit his lip to hold in a laugh, “Right. We’ll go with that.”

He began to walk away, and you instinctively reached out and grabbed his arm. “Wait.”

Doyoung turned on his heel, a smirk on his face. “Yes?”

You ducked your head, using your hair to hide your embarrassed expression. “Nothing. Bye.”

“Goodbye, Y/n,” Doyoung said sweetly.

-

The day before the final quidditch game came quicker than you felt it would.

The final match would be Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Your team had lost to Ravenclaw last month, resulting in their getting to the finals.

Everyone was buzzing with excitement, placing bets on who would win the quidditch cup.

You personally hoped Hufflepuff would win. To be honest, Doyoung deserved it. It would also be really nice for him since this was his final year at Hogwarts.

Just before the game, you filed into the stands with Donghyuck. None of the boys would cheer for just one team, since members of their little club were in both houses.

You planned to cheer for Hufflepuff only, however.

With ten minutes till the game, Doyoing climbed the bleachers to see all of his friends and tell them which plays to watch for. Then he told them goodbye and walked over towards you.

“Hello again.” He smiled at you.

“Hello,” you said. “Good luck out there. Ravenclaw has a strong team.”

“You would know since you got your butt kicked by them last month,” Doyoung said smartly.

You snorted. “Shut up.”

Doyoung cocked his head to the side, “So are you here to cheer me on?”

You played with the tail of your braid distractedly. “I suppose.”

Doyoung’s smile filled his whole face. “So would you like to up the stakes?”

“What stakes?” you rose your eyebrows suspiciously.

“If I catch the snitch, you let me kiss you.”

Your jaw dropped slightly. “What happened to just going out with you.”

“I’ve already been out with you,” Doyoung answered. “That night in the kitchens.”

“That wasn’t a date,” you hissed, then you rolled your eyes.

Honestly, you weren’t even opposed the idea of kissing Doyoung. You supposed you had grown soft towards the boy during the latter months of school. The only thing keeping you from asking him out yourself was pride.

“Fine,” you said, causing Doyoung’s eyes to widen. “I’ll kiss you if you catch the snitch.”

Doyoung was still stunned when Ten made him go back to the practice room to walk out with his team.

You were worried he would be so distracted by the bet that he would play a bad game. However, once the quaffle went up he was flying around, searching for the small golden snitch.

Thirty minutes into the game, it was spotted behind the Ravenclaw seeker’s ear. Although Doyoung noticed it first, the favor was in Ravenclaw’s hands.

After a ten minute chase, Ravenclaw’s seeker caught the snitch, ending the game. However, Hufflepuff had gotten more points beforehand, so they won the actual game.

Doyoung flew down to the ground, where Hufflepuff’s keeper was already holding up the quidditch cup in victory. Hufflepuffs flocked the field in excitement, a mess of yellow and black.

In the hustle and bustle of it all, you were unable to find Doyoung and congratulate him. You decided to just try and find him later.

-

Because of the wild Hufflepuffs, you knew exactly where Doyoung would be.

After entering the kitchen, you declined any offer for food and went directly to the fireplace, where Doyoung sat there as content as last time.

“Hey,” you said softly.

Doyoung looked surprised, but said nothing. He merely scooted over so you would have somewhere to sit.

“You guys played a good game,” you continued, looking at him.

Doyoung pursed his lips in frustration. “I suppose. But the snitch was right there and I just let him take it.”

“That’s not true,” you said. “You fought for that snitch till the end. I watched you.”

Doyoung ran a hand through his already messy hair. “To be honest, I don’t even care about the game. I just really wanted to kiss you.”

“Oh.” Your heart sped up at his words. Then, you looked at the boy sitting beside you, “I-If you still want to, you can kiss me now.”

Doyoung’s head snapped towards you, his gaze falling on you lips. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah,” you said, your voice getting quieter as he leaned closer. “I think… I think I like you, Doyoung.”

At this, he turned his head and pressed his lips against yours. They were soft and tasted like hot cocoa, warming your cheeks almost as much as the fireplace in front of you.

The two of you parted slowly, and Doyoung blinked a few times before he was able to look at you properly again. “Please tell me that wasn’t a dream.”

You laughed. “It wasn’t a dream, Doyoung. I really like you.”

“For real?”

“Yes,” you said, smiling at the surprised boy. “For real.”

~the end~

[bitchfromtheseventhhell]

Which ASOIAF characters would be Hogwarts professors of?

this is a fascinating ask and i’ve been chewing on it a lot and am not sure my answer is the best answer but here we are.

i’m going to focus on each class–rather than character–and give an explanation for who i think would be best suited.  i’m going to stick to major characters (not nec. pov characters, but characters who figure importantly) and see how that works for me.  i grabbed the classes from the hp wikia.  i’m also throwing in some short descriptors where i feel like the subject is less examined bc it doesn’t happen in harry’s perspective in the books.

Alchemy (Sixth and seventh years, if demand is sufficient) - “the study of the four basic elements, as well as the study of the transmutation of substances.” - dany - i feel like dany’s story thematically speaking is so much about the transmogrification of elements (and yes i do think that extends to her political actions as well).  the fact of the birth of dragons is alchemical to some extent (esp if you’re talking about petrified dragon eggs).

Arithmancy -  “predicting the future using numbers,” with “bit of numerology” as well. - sam - i kind of want sam to be a bunch of all of these, but i think that this is the most sam of them all, largely because of this:“Who cares how much pickled cod they ate six hundred years ago?” Jon wondered.“I would.” Sam carefully replaced the scroll in the bin from which Jon had plucked it. “You can learn so much from ledgers like that, truly you can. It can tell you how many men were in the Night’s Watch then, how they lived, what they ate…”“They ate food,” said Jon, “and they lived as we live.”a part of me wants to say that this is simply history, and i think that it in the context of asoiaf it definitely is.  you’re looking at the past to take stock of what might be in the future (*coughs loudly at binns for sucking at being a history of magic professor*).  but i think that there is a predictive nature to a lot of sam’s research, whether or not sam is aware of it, and i’m inclined to see this cross from history into speculation on sam’s part.

Astronomy - “Astronomy is a branch of magic that studies stars and the movement of planets. It is a subject where the use of practical magic during lessons isn’t necessary.” - sansa - i wish we had a better sense of what astronomy was like, tbh, but given that “Astronomy is one of the only fields of study at Hogwarts which has a direct equivalent in the Muggle world,” i’m going to kind of wing it here based on my own imagination.  the main reason this strikes me as a sansa subject is that it seems to me one of the few subjects that carries the weight of songs.  since so many constellations have stories that go along with them, that, to me, is crucial to sansa’s way of viewing the world and the influences on the world.  (not sure how this fits, but the fact that it doesn’t involve the practical use of magic is one that ties in to the symbolism of lady’s death and the fact that sansa’s capacity to skinchange seems to not have grown beyond her direwolf).

Care of Magical Creatures - brienne - i’m not even going to pretend that this isn’t shaped by my brienne//keladry of mindelan parallels feels here.  it’s entirely about “protector of the small” and if there’s anyone in asoiaf who is patient and gentle enough to protect all sorts of animals–even the dangerous ones–, as well as to teach how to do that, it’s brienne.

Charms - theon - i keep thinking back to augusta longbottom thinking that charms is a “soft option”, and the fact of “cheering charms” and i just keep getting hit by a truck with my theon feels.  the fact that it’s seen as (and is?) a less powerful form of magic than transfiguration unless it’s in the right hands (see: prof flitwick) and the fact that there’s magic to make you smile and put on a happy face even when you’re the most down and out...idk that strikes me a lot of how theon spent his youth (before even touching his post-torture state).  i don’t actually think he’d be a very good charms prof.  but i think he’d be the charms prof.

Defense Against the Dark Arts - arya - i was tempted to try and put this with someone else but tbh it’s arya just straight up.  honestly it was a crime that jkr didn’t make harry a defense against the dark arts teacher.  even putting aside my own harry//arya parallels feels i feel like arya’s the best suited to it by virtue of the way she’s currently training.  while i think jon and dany both have the “heroism to combat evil” thing going down, arya is learning an artistry to her own “heroism to combat evil.”  yeah–these are dark arts (different poisons and magics and whatnot).  but i also don’t for a second think that arya’s going to end up an assassin, or that she’s not going to be guided by her own ridiculously strong moral compass, and that’s where i see her turning all the resources presented her over the course of the series into a mechanism to defeat evil.  there’s a breadth to her creativity that i think prepares her for this one.

Divination - melisandre - melisandre is someone who is a seer of some sort, and who is trying to teach others the way of her religion, so i feel like this one is fairly straightforward.

Herbology - davos - i was going to make a joke about “onion” knight or how he’s down to earth, but in reality i think that davos is sharp and observant and i feel like both of those are required for taking care of magical plants.  i also think he’s patient and steady and wouldn’t mind waiting months on end for mandrakes to grow so that they could be used in potions.  it’s not as flashy as doing some of the other kinds of magic out there, but it’s necessary, and that’s what davos does well: the necessary hard work to make the magic function.

History of Magic - tyrion - tyrion’s kind of like sam in that i think he could easily cover a whole bunch of these subjects, but the reason i pick history of magic is that many of the ways that tyrion manages to intellectually outflank people is having a good understanding of context, historical or otherwise, and using that to his advantage.  he would be very different from binns (in a good way) as a teacher, but i think this would ultimately be his subject.  

Muggle Studies - jon - i feel like jon would be the muggle studies professor who keeps bringing up muggle technology that would be so much more efficient than magic and people wouldn’t understand where he was coming from because he didn’t communicate his thought process effectively and everyone would give him a lot of side-eye, but he’d be definitely right because muggle technology and innovation has def outstripped magical technology and innovation at this point.

Potions - oberyn - i mean the bro makes his own venoms and poisons i feel like i don’t even need to explain this one.

Study of Ancient Runes - “the study of runic scriptures, or Runology. Ancient Runes is a mostly theoretical subject that studies the ancient runic scripts of magic.” - marwyn - feels like a bit of a cheap shot since this is basically what he does in canon.  runner up is missandei.

Transfiguration - bran - i feel like bran takes it to the next level with his skinchanging capacity and since that strikes me as the most like animagic (is that the word for it?) then i feel like bran would be a master at transfiguration.  (throw in the fact that dumbledore was a transfiguration professor, and he was one of the strongest wizards ever and i feel like that maps to bran as the most wizardly main character of the series)

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Im crying in the school bathroom rn I seriously love wonho so much I'm in pain why is he my ideal guy in every way he's so amazing and handsome and sweet but whO CARES BEVause he don't kno me haha am I right

big mood all the time im always in pain bc he rly................ doesn’t KNOW i would let him shave off my eyebrows if he wanted 2

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I wouldn't even care if wonho was a high maintenance boyf tbh I'd just sit and comb his hair all day and tell him he's pretty

hdjkfh this was so long ago but i think i was mostly kidding abt him being a high maintenance bf... like he would do so much giving? but i guess the only thing he’d need is constant reassurance that his s/o loves him imo jfdhgjk... i also think he’d b someone who either doesn’t settle down ever or does it very late in his life!

annie 🌹literary queen ❤️ literally crowned with a laurel wreath! not be drum attic but this midsummer nights monsta au is so!!!! give me sistar as the four star crossed lovers then drag me to h*ll and give me this doctor faustus au i'm itching for with kihyun as faustus and k.will as mephistopheles bc i love to watch my faves s*ffer but don't let me rip until i get my much ado about nothing au with the entire cast of starship ent and a lil cameo from giriboy!

(in refence to this monsta x as shakespearean archetypes ask!) fjdshgkjs shh i lov u... why is k will as mephistopheles so Accurate esp no.mercy k will lmao. um u should write all of these? in fact if... if anyone has mx literary aus.... hmu...... i’ll n*t

another thing about that incident is that it seems like the fan doesn't think Changkyun and Jooheon undersood them?? (an extension i guess they assumed they don't understand english very well) and that's pretty problematic. it seems to me that when they didn't respond the fan assumed they didn't understand and kept repeating it, as a joke. but they literally did That to the two with the most proficient english in the group... it's rly a mess all around. it's disrespectful through and through

(in relation to that gross “d*ddy” incident from a while ago) ik i feel like some intl fans think korea is a land completely culturally and linguistically alienated/divorced from the rest of the world or something and while cultural relativism is real to some extent... the idea that koreans are completely unaware of ~outside~ things is deeply racist. like mostly white ppl think that diasphoric poc are completely Different from them? when my mum went to the states 15 years ago some ppl literally asked her if there were newspapers in china lol...

i just randomly thought of monsta x as sesame street characters mostly bc i wanna see kihyun and wonho duke it out as bert and ernie (kihyun w/ the waste paper bin on his head and wonho asking 'where's the waste paper bin' and kihyun saying 'ask me that again and look into my eyes') and also minhyuk being elmo tbh...

JKGHKJDF PLEASe!!!! when will something like this b photoshopped... minhyuk as elmo is... spot on... i remember once elmo appeared on a now-discontinued late night talk show program i used to watch when i was in primary school and he was like “elmo likes wasabi, that’s why elmo has no eyebrows” and idk why ive never been able to forget this????? very lmh. also this made me think of a monsta x muppets au n minhyuk is the pic of ass-gape kermit.... next post of mine will b monsta x as kermit reaction pics

Hyungkyun is such an under appreciated ship. Like, they just get each other so well? Why do people overlook it. ㅠ.ㅠ Do you have a moment that made you ship them? How would you describe their dynamic?

it’s bc they’re intp x intj they don’t rly... Understand each other with minimal effort/real communication lmao it’s very efficient. both quiet lil darlings who aren’t emotionally That Open but enjoy their own little space together sometimes?? their dynamic is like... they’re weird in different ways but they’re v chill together. u can tell hyungwon is super fond of changkyun like he has this Expression when ck does anything at all.... i think these two rly love each other’s personalities bc they’re both kind/gentle/peaceful types and their overall ?? vibe is just highly compatible... they’re absolute darlings... v soft together... i can’t think of a favourite moment but i rly rly love their birthday messages for each other last year like changkyun’s message for hyungwon was like “ur rly cool bruh ur rly such a great person” and hyungwon’s message for changkyun was rly... just him obviously doting on him n finding him cute jksfdhg i lov them a lot :(

soyou: i know how to make hair pretty :))) knetz: dirty fckn iljin why can't she be out there being being PRODUCTIVE in society by having babies and learning how to be a good wife for her future husband ://// smh how dare she be successful now when i'm stuck doing what society wants me to do but also anonymously attacking ppl i don't personally know on the internet bc THATS respectable the irony of ugly knetz is so transparent

The whole thing about Knetz and wonho's "scandalous" past reminded me of something. As a PSA to those people who are so insistent and pushy that idols aren't allowed to have sex/date/be anything but straight: Fuck all of you. You do not own these people, and if you really cared about them you'd be happy if they were happy. Like tbh, if anyone that famous and busy could also balance out a relationship at the same time, I'd be so happy for them. It really bugs me how all idols are supposed (1/2)(2/2) have this squeaky clean innocent image where they have to look and act a certain way and have these stupid fucking dating bans because once they don't meet up to that image their success suffers. Idols already give up so much privacy, and the last thing they need is millions of people scrutinizing every little thing they do. I don't even know where I started this rant from, but basically, GIVE IDOLS PRIVACY AND DONT JUDGE THEM FOR THEIR PASTS OR FOR BEING IN RELATIONSHIPS OR WHATEVER

yeth ty for highlighting the gross obsession w purity and productivity (like the first anon said -- a very confucian sort of ideal)... i don’t rly have anything else to add here i think. also i would fight for soyou i fact i would fight lmh who said she was his ideal type in no.mercy era... she’s rly one of my faves and the way she was slandered for the hairdressing thing was one of the most ridiculous things knets ever did lmao honestly yuk

u a kihyun stan now👀👀👀

im a @fhiz​ stan it’s the same thing tbh

ahh so i saw your tags on that jh gifset! as one of the few jh stans (or maybe there are way more than i think there are lol) i rly love his "reversal charm." he has a lot of what i lack as a person: a strong presence and a lot of confidence! i respect him so much as a person alth i rag on him a lot LMAO. sorry if this is a bit long winded but i just rly wanted to put this out there ;;

this is rly cute i lov hearing ppl talk abt their faves lovingly it rly... Heals Me. i think it’s strange how underappreciated jooheon is in this fandom especially bc he’s usually the one who catches ur eye first bc he’s so hyped by starship as being a one-in-a-million talented rapper u know? and he rly shines in mvs and no.mercy but............. y does he have the least fansites jkfhdg ?? you’re v right abt the reversal charm thing but i feel like sometimes it’s very overdone like... on lots of shows he’s asked to do aegyo when rly he should be asked to... idk... rap or dance or something?? i actually think jooheon is the most serious member of monsta x sometimes bc he seems to have a sense that he’s.. the pillar of mx if that makes sense? and that’s why he’s always pushing himself and working tirelessly like he feels very Responsible for this group, more than anyone else. idk if that makes sense!!! i love him and i want him to... unwind a bit bc sometimes he looks so stressed and tired but he still feels the need to pretend to be energetic like my heart rly hurts for him :/ this got so emo im sry i do rly love to hear that u respect him sm i love jooheon stans :(

i can see what u mean about jooheon being 1 of the most masculine. (iirc u also talked abt kihyun being that in a post a while ago) like with his face and his physique he really is striking; his body=like that slim,upside-down Y that you'd learn to draw men w/ in Anatomy 101 , but i think.. ,--not that u asked, but,, i think the jury's still out on if he's comfortable w his masculinity with the way he acts feminine lyk misogynistic comedians Can sound like dead ringers for women,? idk & i take +

(not sure if there was a 2nd part to this? there’s nothing else in my inbox so i’m sry if there was and tumblr ate it) yeth i think i meant that his demeanor is the most ~~masculine~~ whereas i think kihyun is still the most... idk... mature-masculine?? if tht makes sense, and i definitely agree w u on that second point! i didn’t think of that at the time but now that i... do... think abt it... ur right and also the way he comes back from it by putting on the >swag demeanor again in an attempt to polarise it is definitely a bit 👀👀👀 he probably doesn’t want to risk his Manly Rapper Image for real u kno? that said it’s ingrained in kpop that behaving cute --> “girly” entails that sort of “comedic” high-pitched voice + compact body language etc.... like i’m not condoning that ofc but i definitely think it’s broader than this particular case! :/ hm

maybe i'd be doing better in school if i could major in kihyunology ;~; i stan him but i def think we still don't know much about him even after all this time after debut. especially when i look at him compared to wonho who wears his heart on his sleeve (bless him i love wonho sm, gotta protect this bun at all costs!!)...but ya it just makes me wanna learn more about him like who is the real kihyun??

i want to write a kihyun meta when i have time... i feel like i Get him a bit more these days but it’s also very hard to put into words bc u kno when u kinda sorta mb get some1 but it’s a feeling rather than anything conveniently expressable gkjdhfjk.... idk if anyone wants to send in some Kihyun Thoughts + Meta feel free! :>> i don’t think he’s actually... as complex as we sometimes make him out to be lol like his behaviour is actually kind of predictable? more on his later

wait is the february comeback actually true? ugh i'm so conflicted cuz on one hand i'm excited if there's really gonna be a full length album, but i also think they need more rest but then there's the matter of getting their first win and idk i'm super psyched but i'm also worried that the boys are being overworked

i still feel like they had a comeback like yesterday lol like looking at their schedules stresses me out bc they do so much..... im glad wonho got to go to his mum’s cafe recently tho! all we can do is have faith in them rn and when it’s time... stream, buy things if ur able to, spread the news and the hype etc. i am definitely Worried abt some things like the competition they’re up against but.... gotta have faith u kno... and i feel like all active idols are kind of... permanently worked very hard but i think currently only jooheon and shownu are a bit Overloaded. also has the date been confirmed yet... it’s february already...