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bigteefsmallbrain · 3 years

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MORE SOULMATE AU HEADCANONS

Someone called the first set cute and I am unbelievably determined to make their goddamn day/night now, also, just realized you could get around the talking barrier with your soulmate if you direct your speaking at yourself, though I imagine that would be quite hard without a lot of focus or practice, so I’m implementing that in this set, hope you enjoy!!

WARNING: For Midoriya Izuku - Mentions of past fish death; For Umino Iruka - Mentions of his parents passing; and For Erza Scarlet - Death, the Tenrou island incident, signs of depression and loss of a loved one [It turns happy though]

SOULMATE AU HEADCANONS FOR: Izuku Midoriya, Iruka Umino, Erza Scarlet

Izuku Midoriya

Welcome to your own personal hero encyclopedia

Literally your best friend when it comes to quizzes and homework

If you so much as mutter to yourself a question

He is mumbling to himself the answer and all the steps to solve it

Brain = Autopilot

He doesn’t even consider that you might have been rhetorical

Or that you might be taking a quiz

Soulmate asked a question and he’d rather die than not mutter the answer to himself under his breath so his soulmate can hear

He’s your worst enemy sometimes too though

Trying to sleep? Nah, listen to him fanboy over a hero documentary instead

Trying to have a little you time? Funny joke, you’re learning about All Might now

You now know the weirdest facts about heroes

And events that most teachers don’t know about

May I suggest a heroics history teaching job?

Unfortunately, you also have to listen to his crying

I don’t mean it in a bad way

But you have no way to comfort him

Literally all you want to do is give him a hug and comfort him

But all you can do is say comforting words to yourself

Hoping he’ll hear them over his broken, heart wrenching sobs

But don’t worry, he does, he hears everything you say to yourself

He has a notebook dedicated to you and o n l y you

He nearly ripped Bakugo’s head off when the blonde accidentally burnt it’s pages when they were younger

Yeah, fun times [Bakugo double checked that it was the h e r o notebook and not the s o u l m a t e notebook when he burnt it in middle school, never again would he risk hearing his last name be spit venomously from the green haired males mouth]

He writes down anything he deems memorable [AKA nearly everything] that you say

He notes things you have difficulty towards academically and makes sure to break it down and read the now less complex version aloud in hopes he’s helped you

He has, he’s probably the main reason you’re in the top 5 academically

But also he loves hearing your meaningless rambles

You have scared him a few times

“Wait, is he dead? Oh no! Please don’t tell me he’s dead!”

w h a t

“I don’t think I can handle mom crying over another fish.”

Oh, just a fish, thank All Might, he nearly went into cardiac arrest

They brighten his day, and he can’t wait to meet you and tell you just how thankful he is that you’re his soulmate

Just like you can’t wait to hit him upside the head for all the sleepless nights he’s caused with his fanboy behavior

Okay, but when you do meet, you immediately ask for Bakugo

You give zero fucks about possibly being expelled/sent to prison

Hell hath no fury like you who had to listen to their soulmates broken cries over the blondes treatment for years

And Izuku can only hold you back for so long

He definitely wants to see your quirk in action when you meet

And when demonstrating he’s mumbling all the uses and possible ideas

While also complimenting you and how amazing you are

He doesn’t even notice he’s doing it

If you do it back, he WILL blue screen

Midoriya Izuku.exe has stopped working

He literally freezes on the spot

Iruka Umino

Oh do we love our dear teacher

Maybe a little too much

But we don’t talk about that

IRUKA IS THE TYPE TO MUTTER A SWEET SOFT “Good morning my soulmate” TO HIMSELF EVERY DAY AS HE WAKES UP SO YOU CAN HEAR IT AND YOU CAN’T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE

He will also say other things, like “I made pancakes for breakfast, I wish you were here to enjoy them”

And call you sweet pet names like “Dear” “Darling” “Honey” etc. and when he’s feeling especially corny “Snookums” or something really out there when he feels like you need a good laugh like “Cookie Cutter”

No, I'm serious, if he thinks you’re sad, he w i l l say “Hey there, how’s my little cookie cutter?” to himself in a half joking tone in hopes of brightening your day

You can pry this headcanon from my cold, dead hands

He loves it if you mutter responses to yourself for him to hear in return

His heart will melt the moment he hears you say “Good morning” back, or if you mention wanting to cook for him

He also loves it if you give lesson plan advice to him

Like, he’ll be muttering about the best way to teach his class how to throw shuriken and your voice will pop up in his head with friendly advice

Makes him wonder if you’re a teacher too, or if you’re planning to become one

Secretly hopes you’re planning to become a teaching aid, because A) Work and soulmate at the same time? Yes please, and B) Kami knows he needs help with his rowdy class

If you are, he’s sure to be over the moon when he finds out

In his younger days, before teaching, he definitely went on missions and looked for you when he could

Like, yes, the mission is important, but finding the owner to the beautiful voice in his head is ALSO important

He’d usually finish the mission and stay an extra one or two days looking for you

It didn’t really cross his mind till later that you could be in the Leaf Village, since he figured he would have already found you if he did

Till he saw people older than him who grew up in the village only just finding out they were soulmates

He went on less out of village missions after that

Till eventually he decided to become a teacher

When I tell you this man melts when you talk

I mean he MELTS

He loves your voice so much

It helped him through his parents deaths

Helped him when he felt at his lowest points

You’ve done so much for him, and he’s so thankful, he’s fallen so deeply in love with you and you haven’t properly met yet!

He still wants to marry you on the spot though

It’s not a strange sight to see him browsing rings

Or thinking of how he’d propose

You’ll never let him know that he’s unconsciously spoken out loud about it a few times

Not until you meet, then you’ll mention it

And never let him live it down

“You know, I’ve heard you say you wanted to marry me on the spot, is that still on the menu or…?”

Yeah, when you first meet each other, that’s the first thing that pops out of your mouth

And it has his face burning red

He’s stumbling through his words, trying to convey that yes, he would like to marry you, but he needs your ring size first to go buy the ring

Trust me, this man has made enough trips to know what ring, he just needs the size

Then he’ll be down on one knee quicker that Shisui’s Shunshin no Jutsu

The fact that you seem okay with it also seals the deal for him

He’s so ecstatic when you meet each other

He feels like he could take on Madara one v one and win

He’s so unbelievably happy

Like he’s convincing you to take a photo so he can frame it on his desk and always remember happy

He’s so cute and blushy about it too

Rambles about never wanting to forget the best day of his life so far

“So far?” “Well, yeah, I imagine marrying you will take the spot soon”

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS BOY WILL MAKE YOUR HEART SWOON!!!

He’s so giddy about introducing you to his class too

Especially Naruto

[Mostly Naruto]

He’s showing you off and preening at the congratulations his class gives

And later on introducing you to Naruto personally

As much as he loves his class, he adores Naruto, and really hopes you both get along well

And you do

And it was the worst mistake of Iruka's life

[or best as both you and Naruto often correct him]

Honestly you probably convinced him to at least bring up the possibility of Adoption to Naruto

Which has Naruto howling in excitement and agreeableness

The boy looks up to him and they both have such a father/son dynamic, let me have this dammit

[Also, being able to get Naruto to be the ring bearer/flower boy? P r i c e l e s s]

He loves his family, so very much

And is so thankful that you convinced him to adopt Naruto

The man has been debating on if Naruto would want to be his son or not for ages, you can NOT tell me otherwise

You also can’t tell me Naruto wouldn’t jump at the chance to have Iruka as his father

Erza Scarlet

She’s so eager to find you

She’s spent so long perfecting the art of speaking to you despite the barrier

And she’s always so responsive to you

Always talking about the adventures she's had

What she wants to do with you when you find each other

And she’s always so happy when you do the same

She’s always been responsive with you, even though the beginning was a bit rough with communication

So when she suddenly goes radio silent, it scares you, it hurts when you come to the realization that she’s dead

She can hear you, even in her deep sleep on Tenrou Island

And it’s heartbreaking

Your cries

The endless broken sobs

“I’m so sorry I never got to meet you” No, I’m still here!

“Hey soulmate wha- oh, right, you’re..” I’m not dead! I promise I’ll be there soon!

To say the least, it’s a long 7 years

And you never did get over your soulmates tragic death

Though you did find out who she might have been

Hurts more knowing how she passed on though

She always spoke of her guild, Fairy Tail, and you had been saving up enough jewels to go there, in hopes of finding her

You know she must have been on Tenrou when it fell

And by deductive evidence, it must have been the S class wizard

Erza Scarlet, you’re soulmate

Dead, soulmate

You joined not long after the news had spread

Figured it might help with the ache

It didn’t

But you grew to love the guild anyways

They welcomed you as family

Because to them, you already were

Erza spoke so highly of you

Always talking about how amazing her soulmate was, and everything she wanted to do with them when they met

And it was because of that you were able to deduce that she is your soulmate

Was, your soulmate

It wasn’t an odd sight to see you crying when the Tenrou group was brought up

Or after a particular rough beating from the Twilight Ogre guild

They watched you slowly fall apart when you tried speaking to her

Helped put you back together when you remembered she wasn’t on the other side

And eventually you began healing

Never getting over her or forgetting her

You could never forget her

And broke down just thinking about trying to find another

You took to talking to her in hopes she could still hear you in the afterlife

Talk about your day

How the guild is doing

If there was a particularly rough beating from the other guild

It hurt, much worse than when you forgot that she wasn’t there

But you carried on, believing that if she could hear you, she’d want to know

She adores that about you, your will to carry on, even though it hurts

And she’s sure to leave nothing but corpses in Twilight Ogre for all the years of torment

When Blue Pegasus found remains of the Island, no one stopped you from boarding the ship

They knew you needed this, more than the rest of them

You needed to know if she was really gone or not

And when you caught sight of scarlet red hair

You wept

She’s here

She’s alive

She turned the moment she heard your voice weekly call for her

To say your first meeting was filled with tears would be an understatement

You were attached by the hip from that point on

Not that either of you were complaining

Erza was especially ecstatic to have you by her side finally

After all, she had 7 years to make up for

And you can show her where Twilight Ogre is

The Master and Mira didn’t question why she was especially rough with a select few members

I Hope you enjoyed reading this set of Soulmate AU HC’s! If you would like to see any specific characters, don’t be afraid to leave a comment or submit an ask! If it’s a character I’m not familiar with, I’ll do my best to learn about them!!

P.S. I nearly killed Reader-chan off in Erza’s (:

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amazon-me-bitches · 3 years

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If anyone is interested at all... I wrote a story about the “sweet angelic” character. from the TS shorts video

Title: I did not think of a name for this and I have to get ready for work so call it whatever you want. Pairings: LAMP No Warnings needed I don’t believe. This one is pretty chill.

Roman was sound asleep, when the door to the imagination popped open and out stepped a bright eyed, freckled, little wisp of a thing. The boy looked around Romans luxurious bedroom taking in the art and majesty of it all before remembering why he was there.

He walked over to the bed and leaned over the sleeping prince. He gave him a light nudge and smiled giddly as the prince murmured a bit but never fully woke up. He wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue a bit ah! he had it! He climbed onto the bed with him and straddled the princes hips and leaned over him.

“Excuse me! im looking for King Creativity!” he all but shouted in the sleeping mans face. That got Romans attention real quick and he shot up so fast he slammed his head on the bookshelf above him. Damn Logan for insisting he install one that close to his bed. He groaned and flopped back down not opening his eyes. “Patton?” he guessed then peaked an eye open. The boy on him giggled and shook his head. “I don’t think so.” He sat up a bit more eyes widening and taking in the boy in front of him, “ w-who are you!?” He demanded, Roman pulling the covers up his body as best he could. The boy shrugged. “wait I know you, aren't you a character from a shorts episode?” Roman asked groggily relaxing a bit. This was too much to deal with before breakfast. “yeah! I’m a little…lost…Someone told me I needed to talk to the king?” Roman sighed “I’m not the king, you must have talked to someone very old in there but…. I’m Prince Roman and the ruler of the light side of the imagination so…I mean you are in the right place.” he assured them rubbing his eyes.

“oh goody!” he bounced a little but paused when a hand came down on his shoulder and he turned to see a very pissed off purple clad man holding a bowl of cereal behind him. “Hi! Who the hell are you?!” he snapped angerly. “Hi! oh! forgive me I was just helping the Prince wake up.” the boy said cheerfully. “whow! Virge nope, nope see my hands? no touchy touchy!” Roman said holding his hands out to show nothing was happening. “Well let me make a few things clear to you about who is and is not allowed to be straddling that prince in that bed.” Virgil growled bending the spoon in his hand so much it broke and fell to the floor. “Easy Vee, but yeah get off me.” Roman gently picked up the boy and set him over to the side of the bed and sat up. “he is just a creation Virge, remember the shorts video a few days ago, that’s why he is here. You’re lost?” The boy nodded his head “my…frenemie was with me but we got separated…and… I’ve been wandering around but I can’t find him and I can’t find….anything… I don’t know where I’m supposed to go…” he said sadly looking down as his lip started to tremble a bit. “oh hey, It’s okay listen, The shorts have a village where they all live It’s on the north side of the main village and up Disney drive, go past the waterfall and there is a fork in the road the right leads to Lego land and the left goes to the village where all the characters who have been in Thomas’ short videos live.” he calmly explained.

Patton and Logan came in a minute later with coffee and stopped short at the door. “ whats going on?” Logan asked observing the situation and taking in their new guest. “ooo whos this now?” Patton asked approaching the boy. The boy gave him a smile and a wave. “Hi! im new!” “Hi new im dad!” Patton laughed. “whats your real name kiddo?” the boys smile faltered and he looked nervous again. Virgil could feel it in the air slightly and sighed. Gently he waved his hand and letting a calming aroma of lavender to fill the room. The boy took a deep breath and smiled softly again. “I don’t have a name…” he confessed. “Can you give me a name?” he asked Roman hopefully. “well um…I think…perhaps we should just bring you to see Thomas and let him name you.” he suggested patting the boys head. The boys eyes widened . “no! im not going to bother Thomas! he only created me for a short silly video he doesn’t want to see me again!” he blushed. “well actually if you want to get technical Roman created you but Thomas and Roman both worked together to help make you a reality or…a figment of his imagination…It is WAY too early for this…” Logan grumbled. “Still this…doesn’t have to involve him we can just….not do that…I mean what if he decides to just get rid of me all together because I’m making trouble.” he said nervously. “h-have you ever…met Thomas? He is not like that, I was the biggest thorn in his side for the longest time and he still gave me a chance and now we are best friends. He is very forgiving and very sweet, trust me as someone who thought those same thoughts for a lot of years I can tell you with 100% confidence he will not banish you or hurt you or yell at you or anything you are thinking of.” Virgil explained softly as he gently touched the friendship bracelet on his arm Thomas had made for him. He sat on the bed next to him so he wasn't looming over the newcomer. The boy launched himself into Virgil's arms immediately to hug him. “oh! okay we are doing this now, wow, okay, your okay.” he said wide eyed mouthing ‘what the heck’ to the others behind the boy. “there there come on now lets go see Thomas.” he said patting the guys shoulder. “your SURE he isn’t busy?” he asked one more time. “busy doing what? Watching Parks n Rec in his underwear eating pizza? no your fine come on” Virgil took the guys arm gently leading him to the real world.

“Thomas we have a bit of a dilemma” Logan said as he rose up. The others rose up as well and Thomas we indeed right where Logan said he would be. “see does that look intimidating to you?” Logan asked gesturing to Thomas. “hey guys! want to watch Casper with me? it just started.” he grinned and sat up pausing the show. “ohhh nostalgia!” Patton about squealed. “whos he?” Thomas asked pointing over to the boy. The boy shook his head and stepped behind Logan a bit. “aw hey no come on its alright, I just wanted to know your name.” Thomas coaxed gently. “I-I don’t have one….Sir…” Virgil snickered at that and Patton lightly smacked him in the back of the head. giving him a scolding look. “whow easy, Thomas is just fine.” he laughed. “so you don’t have a name right I don’t think I ever gave you one. you’re from that short video about characters that I made the other day, where's your friend or lover or whatever?” he asked looking around. “I don’t know they are lost somewhere in the imagination too I think.” “fear not, for we are going to find them later when I escort him to the village for the short video characters.” Roman explained. “See there ya go, Roman will take care of you, he is a smart and savvy prince and my hero.” Thomas said smiling softly. “Roman you’re blushing.” the bespeckled man whispered. “shut up” he murmured back not breaking eye contact with Thomas. “So does that offer still stand to watch the movie?” Patton asked hopping a bit excitedly. “ sure absolutely come on over and find a spot.” They all clamored over and got comfy as Thomas hit play on the TV. The boy had never watched anything before and was completely enamored. bouncing giddly at some parts and looking slightly frightened at others.

When it was over Virgil and Patton were asleep snuggled up on the couch and Logan was leaning on Roman barely awake. “are you awake love?” Roman murmured. “mmhmm” Logan replied but never opened his eyes. Roman smiled and kissed his cheek softly before gently picking him up and laying him on the couch and covering everyone up. “how you feeling dude?” Roman asked the guy. “that was so much fun!” he replied giddy as ever. “thank you so much for inviting me!” he smiled to both Roman and Thomas. “you are very welcome uh…huh we still never gave you a name…” Thomas pondered. The man picked up the movie case and looked at it… can…can it be Casper?“ He asked smiling softly. ”you- yeah! absolutely! I think that is a wonderful name!“ Thomas smiled. Casper beamed and gave Thomas a hug too. woo this kid was going to give Patton a run for his money as the number one huggy person in the whole Thomasphere. ”Okay Casper lets get you back to the village I bet your…friend? lover?…something is waiting for you and getting worried.“ Roman smiled taking him back into his room and back into the imagination.

”THERE YOU ARE. don’t you ever run off again, I was scared out of my mind!“ the ‘badass hellspawn of a character’ called running over and hugging Casper. ”I’m okay but boy do I have a lot to tell you about. come on. thanks Roman! thank you for everything!“ He took his friend/lovers and gave Roman a wave before walking into the newly formed house in the village.

Roman smiled and made his way back into his room to see everyone had migrated to his bed. good thing it was a king sized. He sighed and snapped into some PJs and wiggled his way into the middle of his boyfriends. He wrapped an arm around Patton and leaned back on Virgil trying not to put his feet directly on Logan. He sighed as he unsuccessfully fought for some cover. They were so lucky they were all cute. Patton murmured something about cookies and Roman smiled and closed his eyes drifting off to sleep. The End.

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surveys-at-your-service · 4 years

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Survey #259

"i went straight to heaven, but i kept on knockin’.”

What's something that makes you feel more creative? Music. What are the last three nail polish colors you wore? Wow, idk the last time I wore nail polish, but probably black or maroon. What's the last thing you binge watched? Avatar: The Last Airbender w/ Sara. Do you watch youtube videos or tv shows more? YouTube is essentially my TV. Quite literally - I don't have a television in my room because I never watch it. What's a DIY project that you don't think actually works? Oh dude, plenty. I have DIY-obsessed friends online as well as a Pinterest, I know this shit, lmao. I can name one though with total certainty because I was with a friend when she tried that disgusting "YOU CAN MAKE cuPCAkES IN A C uP!!!!!" crap. It's the most eggy shit you'll ever try. Do you collect Mason jars to use for crafts? No, but I think those crafts are generally super cute. Have you ever gotten rid of something and then regretted it? If so, what? (or what's one thing?) Oh yeah, one of my biggest being my senior prom pictures, but not for the reason you'd expect (save for two pictures of us that're just REALLY fuckin cute): I want them back because goddamn I was pretty ok and I miss that now that I hate my body every waking moment of every day. :^) What color is the zip-up hoodie you wear the most? Don't have one w/ a zipper, they're ugly. Do you live in an apartment that has inspections? No. Do you hate taking naps during the day? Nooo I love naps and usually take one a day. I tend to feel really tired all over again a few hours or so after I wake up. Who in your immediate family has the best natural hair? MEEEEEEEEEEEE. Would you ever audition for American Idol? Hell no. Do you know anyone who thinks they're more talented than they are? Lol wow, this is mean. I don't think so. Do you buy gum? Rarely, even though I like it. What's your favorite dollar store? I don’t have a favorite, I'd say? But I think we normally go to Dollar General. How many cell phones have you had in your lifetime? Maybe like, six? Have you ever been inside a Victorian mansion? BITCH I WISH!!!!!!!!!!!! I would kill to get married in one, omfGGGGGGGGGGG. What was the most boring field trip you ever want on? I don't remember a bad one. I loved going on field trips. The last time you went, what were your favorite rides at Cedar Point? I’ve never been. Which country would you most like to visit? Eeeeek idk, but probably South Africa. What are your favorite types of videos to watch on YouTube? What I watch on YouTube has become pretty diverse, but I know my favorites are easily Mark's actual big projects w/ egos 'n shit alksjdflk;w gOOD SHIT MY FRIENDS. I still love let's plays, of course! Are you a hoarder? No. Is there a guy (or girl) that you wish things had worked out with? Yes. If you were to start a collection, what would it be? I'd loooove Shadow of the Colossus stuff, particularly the amazing figures they used to have only in Japan. And World of Warcraft stuff; all I have rn is an Illidan poster and a fae dragon plushy hanging from my ceiling that Jason got me. If you were rich, what things would you get done cosmetically? Mother of god, a lot. #1, make me skinny again for the love of fuck. Which would result in loose skin being taken off and probably a breast lift because being overweight ruined my comfort with them laskdjfw. Whiten my teeth and give me laser hair removal surgery on my legs, please. Are your parents too controlling? Not at all. Who is your favorite fictitious redhead? VOL'JIN Blizzard what the FUCK give him BACK What shows have you seen on Broadway? None. Who is the prettiest Asian YouTuber that you can think of? Bitch Mark is Korean and he's gorgeous as fuck goddamn it ain't fair. But this is a weird question. What is the best news you've heard lately? When my mom got a follow-up blood test, things looked good!! She especially needed to level out her sugar, which she did well on. She also didn't lose or gain any weight, so that's wonderful. Have you ever flown first class? Hunny I am v poor. Have you ever had food SO bad in a restaurant that you sent it back? I don't believe so, anyway. Do you talk in your sleep? Very regularly now. Have you ever locked yourself out of your house? OOF, yes. Are you the type of person who can shake insults off easily, or do they tend to stick around in your brain & bother you? They stick with me for a long, long time. At least two I remember from years upon years ago. Who was the last person you cut out of your life intentionally? My old therapist that I trusted and loved when I fucking shouldn't have. Where were you raised? By who? Eastern NC, by my parents. What were your first words? "Dada." What were some of your favorite things when you were young? DINOSAURS, Webkinz, Pokemon, and Spyro, to name a few. What did you grow up listening to? Mostly country and pop music. What games did you play in the past? Spyro was my obsession, and I also loved hunting games (ironic, as irl I would never even consider it???) as well as fishing ones, plus Crash Bandicoot. What was the best birthday party you ever had? I'm not sure. How about the best vacation? I'm unsure; I haven't really been on a lot. Do you have any secrets you never intend to tell? Yup. What memory would you like to disappear from your mind forever? A nightmare I had about my dad. If you were someone else, would you be friends with the person you are now? Yeah. Do you consider yourself a smart person? No. What friend in your life has been the greatest influence to you? I don't know. Where is the scariest place you’ve ever been? What made it so terrifying? I shared a bedroom with an EXTREMELY volatile, violent woman once in the mental hospital. As in she had to go in solitary when she had a violent episode, during which she became very destructive to her surroundings, so as you could guess, I was worried about my own wellbeing. She was eventually moved because I was that uncomfortable. Did you celebrate Easter? Are there any holidays you are more inclined to celebrate than others? If so, which? Well, Easter hasn't come yet, but we'll probably go to my sister's house for the kids. We'll celebrate Christmas and Thanksgiving without fail. We don't pay much attention to others. I'd LOVE to do something for Halloween, we just never have anywhere to go/anything to do. What was the last thing you deleted? Pictures. What colors make up the majority of your wardrobe? Is there any color you like, but don’t wear often? There's black there. Oh, there's s'more black. What's that???? More bLACK????? MAN, I wish I could pull off pink. When was the last time you were in any amount of pain? I had a pretty intense headache yesterday. Who was the last person to hug you? Do you hug this person often? My niece, and yeah, every time I visit. What are you most likely to argue or debate about? The fact I almost never leave my pajamas lmao. What was the last show you watched? Have you seen it before, or is it something you’re watching for the first time? A few days back, I was reeeaaally bored and actually watched TV deliberately, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?????? It was The Witcher; wasn't bad. I'd be willing to watch more. How would you describe your taste in clothing? What would a dream outfit look like to you? uuuuuggggGHHHHHHHH let me be GOTH. Give me a corsette if they weren't notoriously uncomf with plenty of chains 'n stuff. BIG, SPIKY BOOTS. SKINNY LEATHER PANTS. UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHH. Have you ever tried snowboarding? No. What’s your favorite planet besides Earth? Saturn is dope. Would you ever be a coach for any sport? Nope. What color of eyes do you have? Blue. Do you like tacos? NOOOOOOOOO. White or red wine? Wine is gross. Do you prefer foxes or wolves? Foxes. What’s the youngest you would consider dating? No younger than 21. Do you think suits are sexy? mmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Did you go to high school with your current best friend? No. What is your boss’ (or school prinicpal’s) name? N/A Were you a fan of Michael Jackson before he died? I was never really a fan. Respected him immensely as a musician, I just didn't care much about his music. Turkey or ham for Thanksgiving? Ham. Turkey is always too dry and stringy. Do you look good in hats? I wouldn't know, I haven't worn one in forever. Never with short hair. Colons or equal signs for your smiley face's eyes? Colons. Do you like architecture? If so, do you have a favourite style or structure that you’d like to make note? Yes, and I should really have an answer for this, as architecture was a big part in Art History... Ummm Etruscan stands out, and of course Roman/Greek (even after the class I don't remember their differences well...). I love Middle Eastern architecture, too. What is one of your favorite words, in any language, and why? I just love the sound of "serendipity," as well as uhhhh "sakura" in Japanese and "kanji" in Chinese. I'm trying to think of a German one, as there certainly are some, but they're evading me right now. Where is the farthest you’ve travelled on foot? JESUS FUCK probably going to get Sara's brother from school, mother of all that is holy. But it might just feel like it because it was during the peak of my muscle atrophy in my legs. Are there any songs that you perhaps like but avoid because it makes you sad when heard? A good number. Do you like the area that you live in? What do you like or dislike about the area? NO. There's not shit to do and it's not aesthetically pleasing at all. Do you have a memory of when you really thought that you have lucked out on something? If so, what was it? Uhhhhh. A handful, I guess? Oh, uh, the suicide attempt to name one and probably the biggest. I took way too many of those pills to experience almost zero symptoms of an overdose; I did look up what "too many" was, because I wanted that. I'd say I was pretty fuckin lucky. If you have apps on your mobile phone, which one do you use the most? Facebook. Which do you like better: fantasy or science fiction novels? Why? FANTASY!!! I think it allows more creativity and possibilities of something magically "making sense" because yeah, it's fantasy. Science fiction has more "realness" to it, more, obviously, scientific elements versus make-believe. Do you like opossums? Do you think it is ethically right for others to keep opossums as pets? OPOSSUMS!!!!!!!!! ARE!!!!!!!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're my second-favorite animals kdsja;lkdjaw. BUT ANYWAY, no, unless it's for rescue reasons. When was the last time someone asked you a huge favor or advice? Do you get asked often by this person? Oh I have no idea. Probably my mom? And no, definitely not. She hates asking for help. What are your thoughts on nihilism? I definitely get it, but it's not my personal outlook. Do you like the snow? More like love. What are your thoughts and feelings towards work/jobs in general? I don't know? I've never even had a real, steady job, so it's hard to really answer... I've only had bad experiences. It's kinda weird to me how you have to work your ass off (usually) to get a job you enjoy, as well as slave for some stupid green paper until the day you die just to stay alive and healthy. But at the same time, it offers a sense of fulfilment and is as well something productive and beneficial to the masses to do. Civilization would be very, very different and unadvanced if we were without them, so I guess it is a necessary thing. Humans gotta work together to keep where we're at. Do you believe in astrology? I've never actually elaborated why I don't believe in it so there ya go: not in the slightest. All it does is offer extremely broad characteristics that, in some light, almost anyone can relate to so they feel included in something. We naturally want to "belong" within something as social creatures, and astrology is an easy one with it being so vast. It gives equally indirect advice that can be applied to a multitude of situations, so people just mold what they read to fit their world. Don't base your goddamn life choices on the random positioning of shit in space. What is something that you’ve made/created? Do you take pride in your creations? Well, way way way too many OCs that I do indeed love a hell of a lot. If you have a Tumblr account, do you have any followers that you wish would not follow you? Well I'm sure there are bots. What kind of books do you generally enjoy to read? Fantasy stuff, mostly. But I also love novels with deep meaning, particularly about life in general. A good plot is mandatory. Does the quality of a video, on YouTube or a television, matter to you? I mean of course in some situations, like if I'm watching something educational/something to gain visual knowledge from. What is one situation that may cause you to become shy (if there is any)? Don't don't don't don't don't point out that my serious interests/things I massively love are "weird" like it's been years and I can still barely explain why my biggest tattoo is a tribute to some fuckface on the Internet lmao. When one is depressed, what can a friend do about it? Do you find that there is a good method to approach people in helping them combat depression? It is SO important to, first, ask them what they want. Do they want advice, an ear to just listen, just your presence, to be alone? As for combating depression, that greatly depends on the origin (if any) of theirs. There are so many factors in answering this question, but what I mentioned should, imo, always be the start. Do you tend to listen to music that embraces your mood or does music dictate your mood? Is it a little bit of both? Definitely both. When I'm sad though, I'm almost definitely listening to somber music too. Do you find yourself to be generally a forgiving person? I'm too goddamn forgiving. Do you have an embarrassing memory that you now look back at and can laugh? If so and if you’re comfortable, could you share one here? Omg I have a Bible-length collection of those suckers. I'd prefer not to. What is one skill that you have worked hard to develop? Is there still room for improvement on that skill? Damn, anxiety-coping mechanisms and actually trusting them to help me through attacks. I used to be convinced that they were useless because it just wouldn't work and weren't immediately effective, but you've gooooooot to trust the process, friends. What do you consider to be your main passion(s) and how did they come about? Spreading awareness of the seriousness of mental health and the comfort of knowing there's hope. You can never stop pushing. My own experience with mental health struggles is definitely the deeeep roots of that. Who do you think influenced you the most in your life so far? Why? Jason changed my life in many ways. Trauma does that. He taught me a lot about the necessity of having faith in yourself to survive on your own, a shitload about love and how it's not some fairy tale, and that people change, even those you least expect to. What is something that you have overheard people talk about that really bothered you? I could name more than a few things about race stuff, living where I do. What do you normally say or how do you normally act in response to a compliment? I usually do this shy laugh and say "thank you" with too much enthusiasm. How many books do you own? Do you have more physical books than electronic books? I've no clue where a lot of my old ones are. I have no electronic ones; I strongly prefer to read a physical book. What are your thoughts on higher education? Is it really necessary? In your opinion, what changes can be made? Depending on your aspiring career, it can be necessary, but just as easily, it can be unnecessary. I know for a fucking fact it should not be NEARLY as expensive as it is. Maybe even free, but I have no idea what monetary concerns that could cause with whoever runs the place. Have you ever received a heartfelt compliment from a stranger? Probably at some point. How many people would you consider to be extremely close to you? "Extremely"... like three lmao. Maybe one more or so. When was the last time you had to speak to a crowd? How well did that go? When I was taking pictures at a wedding last. It went okay. How would you describe your general outlook towards humanity? We by no means deserve to be the apex predator and Earth would be a shitload better without us. How long do you think you could last without any contact with your significant other, best friend, or a person whom you consider would be the closest to you? I'll use my mom here, in which case idk. I don't particularly want to find out. I talk to her at LEAST by text daily. Every day now that she can't work/is always home with me. Have you ever realised that someone was lying, but it was too late to confront them? Nope. Eventually speaking up is how I lost her, but.

#survey #quiz #questions

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This took SO LONG thanks @natthisback

1: Name Madison

2: Age 21

3: 3 fears spiders, not becoming a doctor, becoming like my parents

4: 3 things i love marvel movies, my blanket (whoops), and scrunchies

5: 4 turn ons compliment me, be chivalrous, (idk if this means sex turn on too or not but) moaning my n- ANYWHO uh and the last one definitely like showing you want me

6: 4 turn offs someone who only talks about themselves, being like wishy washy, being arrogant/cocky, complaining about the same things

7: my best friend that would be shea @cloversofshea

8: sexual orientation lesbian

9: my best first date okay SO this like isn’t a first date but it was my first like nicer dinner date so I’m gonna count it. It was just this past weekend actually and i just i loved it so much it was amazing

10: how tall am i 5’2

11: what do i miss honestly, feeling like i was good at things

12: what time were i born 11:14am

13: favorite color purple, although it’s slowly been turning to like a baby light pink

14: do i have a crush yes yes i do and i likes her a lot

15: favorite quote “Truth is a matter of circumstance. It’s not all things to all people all the time. And neither am I.”

16: favorite place Chicago or New York City

17: favorite food SALMON

18: do i use sarcasm yes, but i feel like i don’t use it as much as i used to

19: what am i listening to right now Christmas pop playlist on Spotify

20: first thing i notice in new person whether they only talk about themselves

21: shoe size 8 or 8.5

22: eye color blue

23: hair color right now, it’s a brown that goes to blond at my ends

24: favorite style of clothing so if this means like fav style to wear daily, definitely athleisure. If it means in general, i love love love preppy looks? But not super preppy.

25: ever done a prank call? Absolutely, many times

27: meaning behind my url i explain this in my about me page (linked in bio!)

28: favorite movie captain America winter soldier

29: favorite song i don’t really have favorite songs but rn it’s prob December night by Michael buble

30: favorite band i don’t really have fav bands

31: how i feel right now it’s really hot in here, so warm. I feel okay

32: someone i love i love lots of people but ill stick with @cloversofshea

33: my current relationship status I’ve answered this so many times literally just look at the ask game tag

34: my relationship with my parents um yikes

35: favorite holiday Halloween

36: tattoos and piercing i have i have 6 tattoos! “Breathe” on my right inner ankle, a heart on left shoulder, heart w equal sign in it behind right ear, basically an ecg on my left inner ankle, Aquarius symbol on right bicep, and caws 5749 on my left side. And my ears are pierced.

37: tattoos and piercing i want definitely the black widow symbol in the same place Scarlett got her og6 tattoo, an amino acid tattoo that spells out “wah” , definitely more little tattoos! And maybe more ear piercings idk

38: the reason i joined tumblr so, I’ve had a tumblr for many many years. I originally joined bc my best friends at the time had them, and i was like sure! Ive deleted that personal blog since, and started my new personal blog a few years ago. I also have a studyblr that i started i think back in high school, and i just started this blog back in the end of July!

39: do i and my last ex hate each other no, I’d say far from it bc i likes her a lot

40: do i ever get “good morning” or “good night” texts yes from her and i fucking love it, it used to be a bigger thing almost every day and i loved it

41: have i ever kissed the last person i texted lmao no and for those who were wondering it is @cloversofshea

42: when did i last hold hands LMAO WITH @michelinaamour WHEN I WAS STUMBLING HOME DRUNK IN HIGH HEELS

43: how long does it take me to get ready in the morning it depends, anywhere from ten minutes to an hour and a half

44: have you shaved your legs in the past three days no! I am super lucky and have really light colored hairs on my legs and so i dont’ have to shave very often. Also i just want to say that i personally love shaving my legs and it is my choice to do so.. girls, you do not need to shave!!

45: where am i right now so i started answering this in the research lab, but i am currently sitting at one of the dining places on campus finishing it

46: if i were drunk and can’t stand, who’s taking care of me LMAO DEFINITELY @michelinaamour because she’s done it ALREADY FOR ME MULTIPLE TIMES

47: do i like my music loud or at a reasonable level it depends, in car trips, definitely blast it. But just driving around or listening in doors, definitely reasonable level

48: do i live with my mom and dad nope i live with @michelinaamour

49: am i excited for anything yes, I’m excited for lots of things. I get excited easily

50: do i have someone of the opposite sex i can tell everything to no. I used to

51: how often do i wear a fake smile this is a really interesting question. I don’t consider smiles i give to random people like ordering food or something to be fake, so i would say fake smiles are when I’m not okay and trying to hide it. Which happens less often now bc I’m just much happier of a person

52: when was the last time i hugged someone I think it was @michelinaamour two days ago but i think i hugged @cloversofshea that day too so

53: what if the last person i kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me I’d be heartbroken tbh

54: is there anyone i trust even though i should not yes, certain adults in my life

55: what is something i disliked about today my hair won’t do what i want it to :(

56: if i could meet anyone on this earth who would it be probably Chris Evans or Scarlett Johansson

57: what do i think about the most tumblr and everything with that, or probably her or school stuff definitely

58: what’s my strangest talent i don’t think i have any lol

59: do i have any strange phobias yes definitely haha, I’m terrified of stepping on worms

60: do i prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it i think a few years ago i would have said behind, but honestly I think I’d love to be in front of the camera now

61: what was the last lie i told i actually don’t know. Maybe this past weekend as to like the fact that i was going out on a date instead of just going out with a friend

62: do i prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online I’d say talking on the phone bc then they cant’ see me lmao

63: do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? Yes and yes

64: do i believe in magic? Yes, or at least, that’s what i tell myself

65: do i believe in luck yes

66: what’s the weather like right now snowy!

67: what was the last book I’ve ever read The Butchering Art, it’s about the history of surgery

68: do i like the smell of gasoline omg yes yes yes yes yes yes

69: do i have any nicknames yes, madz, madi, girl who lives by the kitchen, queen (a new one) and clown (also a new one) thanks @natthisback

70: what was the worst injury I’ve ever had back in freshman year of college, i did something stupid and my foot swelled up like hell and hurt so bad. There were no fractures detected but the swelling stayed for a really long time, as well as the bruising and pain, and it never returned to normal

71: do i spent my money or save it SPEND IT BABY

72: can i touch my nose w my tongue no I’m not that talented

73: is there anything pink in 10 ft from me. Hmm part of my backpack? And my rings are pinkish bc they are rose gold. Oh and my scrunchie is pink, as well as my iPad

74: favorite animal cat

75: what was i doing last night at 12am i was still at work In the emergency room!

76: what do i think satan’s last name is uh honestly Jim lmao (it’s demons Jim! @cloversofshea )

77: what’s a song that always makes me happy when i hear it so good by dove Cameron

78: how can you win my heart suggest we watch a marvel movie, and I’m prob straight up in love. There are other things too but they’re pretty general, like compliment me, show you want me ya know

79: what would i want to be written on my tombstone haha, as a joke, “so realy its very thing. Just to keep everyone guessing.” But idk something funny

80: what is my favorite word i have no idea, maybe like sophisticated or something like that or aesthetic , champagne is a good one too

81: my top 5 blogs on tumblr ooh! Okay so @markiplier @lesbian-deadpool @americasass-romanoff @lesbianmariahilll @shining-rey-of-sunshine but i love so so so so so many more, and i have a lot of top blogs

82: if the whole world were listening to me right now what would i say fuck trump also I’m gay as hell and I’m growing tired of hiding it from people

83: do i have any relatives in jail not that i know of

84: i accidentally eat some radioactive vegatables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super power of my choice! What is that power lmao this question is great. Prob same powers as Wanda

85: what would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on any weird fetis- JUST KIDDING. Do you still think about them?

86: what is my current desktop picture so on my laptop, it’s fall flowers. But since that’s broken af, i use my iPad and that background is one of the apple ones. It’s just a beach idk why but I’ve never changed it

87: had sex WHY IS THIS IN EVERY SINGLE ASK GAME WTF

88: bought condoms nope i am gay as hell bye

89: gotten pregnant nope i am gay as hell bye

90: failed a class nope, definitely come close though

91: kissed a boy yes

92: kissed a girl yes

93: have i ever kissed somebody in th rain honestly, probably at some point, but I’ve never had one of those romantic kisses in the rain. I really really want to though and i think about it a lot

94: had job yeah, I’ve had three true jobs

95: left the house without my wallet probably

96: bullied someone on the internet no bc I’m not a fucking douche

97: had sex in public not yet

98: played on a sports team yeah, played softball and basketball in middle school

99: smoked weed yeah, but i didn’t get high

100: did drugs nope

101: smoked cigarettes nope, i think i asked drunk once if i could smoke, but my friend was like “really?” And i was like uhhhhhh just kidding haha

102: drank alcohol lmao i drink fucking all the time i mean. I literally have drunk writing nights , I’m drinking tonight too

103: am i a vegetarian/vegan i was a vegetarian for a while, and then an aspiring vegan, and then vegetarian, and then pescatarian now!

104: been overweight no

105: been underweight yes

106: been to a wedding yeah, but like not for a long time. I was like 4 and the flower girl. Oh WAIT. Does playing a wedding count? I played cello at a wedding so i was there???

107: been on the computer for 5 hours straight hell yeah, how would i function not doing this with class and relaxing

108: watched tv for 5 hours straight lmao definitely

109: been outside my home country yeah

110: gotten my heart broken yeah

111: been to a professional sports game yeah. I don’t really do sports though , so when i go it’s usually in suites and I’m just there for the food

112: broken a bone nope!

113: cut myself this is...a. Really deep question but bc i want to be able to speak about mental health on here, the answer is yes.

114: been to prom yes! I went to my junior and senior proms!

115: been in airplane too many times

116: fly by helicopter no, I’m not sure if i want to do this or not

117: what concerts have i been to I’ve been to lots. So first off, I’ve been to hundreds of classical concerts (and performed in them). As for pop, Bruno mars twice, maroon five like three times. Selena Gomez. Josh groban. American authors. Definitely others that i don’t remember

118: had a crush on someone of the same sex yes I’m fucking gay

119: learned another language so if this means fluent, no. I took a decent amount of French and am learning Russian right now!

120: wore make up absolutely. When i choose to wear makeup, its because i fuckign love makeup haha. Most days I’m lazy though and like to let my skin breathe and be natural

121: lost my virginity before I was 18 no

122: had oral sex yeah

123: dyed my hair many times

124: voted in a presidential election okay i think so but honestly can’t remember. But I’m pretty sure i did.

125: rode in an ambulance no and i never want to.

126: had a surgery no and i never want to haha. Well i cant say that. Depending on how my life plays out, I might freeze my eggs or something.

127: met someone famous yes, several I think, but probably Henry winkler was the one I remember most.

128: stalked someone on a social network yeah

129: peed outside nope don’t think so and definitely don’t want to

130: been fishing yes I have been ice fishing and regular fishing

131: helped w charity i have!

132: been rejected by a crush I’ve been not liked back but i don’t think I’ve ever made like a move on a crush and been rejected

133: broken a mirror ooh i don’t think i have actually

134: what do i want for birthday nothing bc i dont’ like my bday

#madison speaks #ask game

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whimsical-ness · 7 years

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Breathless | Baekhyun

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◇ Genre: Travel! AU, Tour-guide! Baekhyun, Fluff, Slight Angst

◇ Summary: Where you unfortunately lose your engagement ring while on a solo-tour around Europe, and have to enlist the help of your very cute, very cheeky tour guide named Baekhyun to help you find it.

◇ Word Count: 8k

◇ A/N: I may or may not have a slight addiction to using Bollywood films as inspirations...this one is based on ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’...but I think it turned out pretty well! I really hope you like it!

You really, really hoped that your eyes were playing games. That you would blink a couple of times and your exquisite diamond ring would be back on your ring finger. That you hadn’t, of course you hadn’t, somehow lost it in the middle of Europe.

You groaned out loud, followed by a steady stream of curses. You rummaged through your backpack quickly, your heart dropping lower and lower into your stomach as your fingers only found useless items.

“No, no no. This cannot be happening to me,” you muttered.

You were on the final stop of your tour, in Brussels. It had been a week since you’d begun, starting in Budapest, moving up to Vienna, and Prague and then Amsterdam, before finally stopping in Brussels. Your flight home was the next day.

You shut your eyes as you pictured your fiancé, Jack, excitedly getting down on one knee, his eyes lighting up as you gasped at the beautiful ring. “It’s an heirloom, babe. Been passed down the family for generations. And now it’s yours!” he’d said. Shit, shit, shit. How the hell were you supposed to go back to him and tell him you’d somehow lost his priceless family ring? His parents would go hysterical.

Jack had been confused at your decision to on the trip alone without him anyway. But you’d convinced him to let you go, saying it was a part of your bucket list, travelling in Europe by yourself.

Truthfully, you’d just wanted this last breath of freedom. In a few months, you were going to be married, and then Jack would be a part of every corner of your life. For some reason, you found yourself dreading the prospect. You felt guilty as hell for it, but you couldn’t help it.

When he’d proposed, you had almost said no. It felt too soon. You weren’t sure if you were ready to spend the rest of your life with him yet. You hadn’t expected it at all, and were in no way ready for this sudden big change. Because, the truth was that you weren’t even sure if you loved him.

You’d only started dating because of your family. His parents knew your parents, and the two of you knew each other, were friends even. But you’d never seen him romantically. Until one day when his mother confessed to you that he liked you. Overwhelmed by what your parents would think if you turned him down, you agreed to go on a date with him. One date.

But that one date ended up turning into nearly a year and half of a relationship. You assumed at some point you would maybe break up. But then he popped the question, in front of both your families.

And looking into his puppy dog eyes and at the sparkling ring he was holding up for you, you hadn’t had the heart to turn him down.

Ah, the ring. You forced yourself to think. When had you last seen it? You wracked your memory, replaying the past few days in your head. You’d definitely had it on your finger in Prague, because a sweet old lady had cooed at it. But then at the hotel in Amsterdam, you’d carefully put it in your bag, hadn’t you? You’d gone swimming in the hotel’s pool, and so had removed it to keep it safe.

So much for that. You cursed again.

“What, do you not enjoy art?” came a voice behind you.

You turned, only to be met with a grinning man. Your tour guide, Baekhyun.

He was your guide for the Brussels leg of the tour, and so you’d been seeing him constantly for the past two days. Everyone else on the tour with you immediately loved him, and you could see why. He was young and funny and interesting to talk to, and a far cry from the middle-aged men who’d been your guides in the countries so far.

Baekhyun was also, to say the least, eccentric. He went around with his hair streaked red, styled so that it was almost a mullet, brushing the base of his neck. On anyone else, it would have looked absolutely ridiculous. But somehow, he made it work, and it complimented his attractiveness.

Not that you’d noticed his attractiveness or anything.

You cleared your throat. “Art?”

“We are at the Museum of Fine Arts. You could at least try and look interested, so that I feel a bit better about my job,” he said, leaning back on his heels and grinning again.

You abruptly realized the presence of paintings all around you. Right.

“It’s not that,” you blurted. “I-I’ve lost my ring.” Baekhyun looked at you questioningly. “What ring?”

“My engagement ring. I had it on my finger until recently, and now I don’t know where it is. It was supposed to be inside my bag. But it’s not,” you said helplessly.

“Oh. Oh shit,” said Baekhyun. And then he clamped his lips together, realizing his language.

“I’m sure your fiancé will understand...” he said uncertainly. You shook your head. “It’s an heirloom. He’s going to be so upset,” you said, biting your lip.

“I’ll tell you what. Search your hotel room thoroughly once you get back. If you want I can arrange for a car to take you right now, if you don’t mind missing the rest of the tour,” he offered, rubbing the back of his neck.

You nodded slowly. “But what if I don’t find it?”

“W-ell in that case you better call the company. And send an email with the description of the ring and everything. If anyone comes across it, we’ll have it mailed to you,” said Baekhyun.

You massaged your temples, trying to calm down. This plan of action was not feeling one bit right. You hated having no control over anything. How were you just supposed to leave and wait for the ring to be sent to you, or never be found at all?

“I-It could be anywhere. I think it might be in Amsterdam,” you said, trying your very best to keep your voice steady. “I can’t just leave without it. I want to find it.”

Baekhyun sighed. “Miss—”

“Y/N,” you blurted. “I’m Y/N. Look, I’ll pay for the change of plans. I just need a car and driver to get me back to Amsterdam, so that I can retrace my steps. It’s only a few hours’ drive.”

Baekhyun stared at you. “It’ll be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Who’s to say someone hasn’t picked it up for themselves already? Look miss, I think you should just explain to your fiancé. He’ll have to understand.”

You knew you were sounding ridiculous. You knew there was no way you were going to be able to actually find it somewhere in Europe. But something in you was telling you that you had to try.

Baekhyun softened at the look on your face. “Okay. I’ll call the company. We’ll have someone take you wherever you need to go.”

You swallowed in relief. “Thank you.”

A half hour later, you were sitting on a bench outside the museum, waiting for the car that was to pick you up. This extra extension of your trip was going to cost you your entire next month’s pay. But you had no choice. It was either that or seeing Jack’s disappointed face and facing up to your humiliation.

You looked up as Baekhyun walked over, phone in hand. “A guy’s on his way. Are you sure about this?”

You nodded. “I’ll just have to hope for the best. Thank you, again. You should get back to the others. They’re probably waiting.”

Baekhyun glanced towards the museum. “Yeah. Well, take care.”

You attempted a smile. “I will.”

Once you were back at the hotel, you looked everywhere, from the bathroom to the bed, to the dresser. There was no sign of the ring anywhere.

You proceeded to cancel your flight back home, dreading the fact that you were going to have to explain to Jack why you were coming home a few days late.

And then you packed up your luggage and headed down to the lobby, scanning to see where your driver had disappeared to.

“He was just here,” you said under your breath, craning your neck around to see if you could spot him.

You were taken by surprise when you instead locked eyes with a certain someone with a red-streaked mullet.

You stared at him as he approached you. “What on earth are you doing here?”

Baekhyun grinned. “I’m here to help out a damsel in distress.” “What are you—” you started, but he cut you off.

“Look, your plan is crazy. And you aren’t going to be able to find it alone. You need a guide. And luckily for you, I’m exactly that.”

You gaped at him. “But why do you want to help me?”

He shrugged. “I’ve always had a soft spot for people who need help. It’s a part of my job. Plus, it’ll be a welcome change from my drab everyday work life anyway.”

“I’ll be fine alone,” you said, protesting. “Besides, don’t you have to like, work?”

“Oh, I talked to the company. This’ll be part of it. In fact, I’ll even be paid extra,” he said, his eyes twinkling. “Just admit you need help, miss.”

You were too flabbergasted to say anything. Which is why, just a short while later, you were seated in the car, Baekhyun hopping into the driver’s seat and slamming the door shut.

You could hardly believe what was happening.

Baekhyun grinned and pulled out a pair of obnoxiously yellow tinted sunglasses. He turned on the stereo, blaring something that you vaguely recognized as Korean pop music.

“Bon voyage!”

A few hours later, you arrived in Amsterdam. The sun had started to set, casting an orange glow across the sky.

You felt Baekhyun glance your way. “Do you want to start searching tomorrow? It’s getting late.”

“I guess,” you said. “Are we going back to the hotel I stayed at?”

Baekhyun nodded, bringing the car to a halt in a few minutes, right in front of the hotel.

“We obviously couldn’t book the room you stayed in, but we’ll ask the staff to help us look for the ring tomorrow, if you don’t mind.”

Baekhyun had the room right opposite to yours. You felt a little guilty when you saw his eyes drooping. He’d had to drive a long way. But he still had that cheerful smile on his face, assuring you he would be fine after a night’s sleep.

As soon as you were settled into your new room, you decided it was time to break the news to Jack.

And just as you’d expected, it didn’t go so well. You winced at his raised voice on the other side of the phone. “Don’t be stupid, Y/N. And just come home. My parents will understand about the ring.”

“But I don’t want this to be something I’m taunted about for the rest of our lives,” you said quietly. “This is my fault. And I’m trying to fix it. So please, as crazy as it sounds, let me?”

Jack sighed. “A week. If you don’t find it in a week you’re coming home. I don’t care about the ring. I just want you safe with me. I still can’t understand why you went on this dumb trip by yourself. You need me with you, baby. Look what happened because you were alone—”

You cut him off. “I’m sorry. I’ll be back in a week, I promise.”

You hung up, suddenly feeling ticked off. Why did he always have to be so condescending? It was as if he thought you couldn’t manage anything on your own.

Sure you’d lost the stupid ring. But now, you decided, you were going to make sure to find it to prove a point to him, to show him you weren’t as childish and irresponsible as he thought you were.

Baekhyun looked cheerful the next day, seemingly undaunted by the long day ahead. You felt his enthusiasm rub off on you a little, despite the fact that you were visiting the same places you’d already been to.

But the first place you ended up searching was your old hotel room, courtesy of the kind hotel staff. Baekhyun helped, looking under the bed and in the cupboard. The staff informed you they hadn’t found anything after cleaning it, because if they had they would have definitely let you know.

Then you searched the pool area, praying you would spot the glimmer of diamond, but to avail.

“Hey, don’t worry about it,” piped Baekhyun, seeing your disappointed face. “We have the entire city to explore. Spirits up, yeah?”

You tried a small smile. “Yeah, okay. Let’s go.”

The first stop was the Van Gogh museum, but you found nothing there, except the same paintings you’d seen. Of course, this time, you had the addition of Baekhyun spewing a steady stream of information, as well as joking about the art.

After that, you headed to the Anne Frank house, and you thanked your stars that Baekhyun kept shut and was respectful during the visit. You combed through the place as best you could, but of course the ring wasn’t there.

You went from tourist attraction to tourist attraction, but all your efforts ended in vain. But Baekhyun remained in high-spirits throughout the rest of the day, chatting non-stop and spewing all sorts of information.

Finally, the sun was setting again, and your legs were aching from all the walking around. But you weren’t tired, oddly enough.

Which is why you ended up having dinner with Baekhyun at a restaurant overlooking the canal.

You sighed, gazing at the water. “Do you want to head to Prague tomorrow?” asked Baekhyun.

You looked at him in surprise. “Prague?”

“Wasn’t it where you went before coming here? Might as well check to see whether the ring is there as well,” he suggested.

“Yeah. Okay,” you found yourself saying. Something in you was welcoming the prospect.

“We can just take the flight if you want,” said Baekhyun, and you noticed the sudden enthusiasm in his voice. Huh. “We’ll get there much quicker than if we take the train.”

You hummed in response. “I can’t believe I’m basically going on a tour of Europe again. What has my life come to?” “Hey, do you know how many people would kill to be you right now?” protested Baekhyun. “Plus you’ve got the best tour-guide in Europe with you. What’s there not to love about this situation?”

You laughed. “Oh, alright. I guess I might as well make the most of this extended week of vacation.”

Baekhyun grinned. “That’s more like it.”

You found yourself having a great evening with him, laughing almost non-stop, telling him about your life, him telling you about his.

“I never pictured myself as a tour-guide,” Baekhyun said, while you ate. “I wanted to be a singer. But life has a funny way of trampling dreams, huh?”

“Yeah, it does,” you said softly. “Sometimes I just feel as if life controls me, instead of it being the other way around.” Baekhyun looked at you knowingly. “Why do I get the feeling you’re talking about your marriage?”

“I do like Jack. I’m just not sure he’s the one I want to get married to,” you said quietly, surprised at your own words. Hearing the inner thought that had been plaguing you for the past months being said out loud unnerved you.

“Was he upset about the ring?” asked Baekhyun.

“No. He even told me he didn’t care about it, and to just go back. But I know him. If not now, he’ll end up taunting me about it at some point or another in the future. I’d rather just shove the ring back into his face so he’ll never have something to hold against me,” you said, fiddling with your napkin.

Baekhyun looked at you in surprise. “Whoa. That sounded a little harsh, don’t you think?”

“He-he frustrates me, sometimes. It’s like he thinks I can’t handle anything on my own. Like he needs to be with me all the time, to ‘protect’ me. It can get really claustrophobic.”

Baekhyun was silent for a while.

“I’m sorry. I have no idea why I’m telling you all this,” you said awkwardly. You suddenly felt embarrassed. He probably thought you were a lunatic for this crazy plan as it is. You were likely making it worse by ranting on about your fiancé whom you were supposed to be madly in love with.

But Baekhyun just smiled. “No, it’s alright. It helps to let things out. But if I were you, I’d tell him how I felt. If you’re going to be spending the rest of your life with him...”

You sighed. “Forget about it. What about you?” you piped. “Any significant others?” “Not as of now,” said Baekhyun slowly. “But I assure you, I have ladies lining up for me,” he quickly continued, seeing you grin.

You raised your brow. “Oh? Even with that ridiculous mullet?”

Baekhyun gasped, clutching his chest. “I’m offended! I think it looks quite sexy on me, if I say so myself.” You giggled. “I was kidding. It does,” you said.

“Does what?”

“Look sexy.”

For a second, you didn’t quite realize what you’d said. But as Baekhyun smirked, a bell went off in your head. You felt your cheeks burn and you quickly looked away from him, embarrassed. What was wrong with you?

You cleared your throat. “We should get going.”

Baekhyun’s smirk didn’t leave his face until he said goodnight and stepped into his hotel room.

The next few days were what you could only describe as confusing. And you had a feeling the confusion had started when you’d accidentally called your tour-guide sexy.

It didn’t help that on the flight to Prague, you fell asleep on his shoulder, only to wake up sensing the weight of his head resting on top of yours, his breath on your hair.

It didn’t help that over the days of sight-seeing (searching) in Prague, you noticed how lovely his smile was, and how when he laughed, his eyes crinkled up at the corners.

And it certainly didn’t help that every phone call with Jack was ending with you becoming increasingly frustrated with his attitude and with him. You were growing extremely thankful for this time away from him, which you knew wasn’t the right thing to be feeling.

But you knew something was seriously wrong when Baekhyun touched your hand and you actually felt sparks fly; when he caught your eye, and your heart did a somersault; when he leaned in to whisper a joke, and you felt goosebumps wash over your skin.

Something was happening, but you didn’t want to admit it to yourself.

Then one evening, you decided to head out to a night club in Prague, mostly having been convinced by Baekhyun. He was wearing a suave, intricately patterned mustard jacket, buttoned low so that his chest peeked through. You hated that he looked so good in it.

You were met with pounding bass and flashing lights as you entered the venue. You let Baekhyun drag you onto the dance floor, laughing as he began to groove with exaggerated gestures.

And then a tall, leggy blonde was suddenly next to Baekhyun, smirking at him. She whispered something in his ear, but when he yelled that he couldn’t hear anything, she laughed and grabbed his arm, pointing to the bar. To your annoyance, he nodded, and with a grin towards you, followed her there.

You felt your chest burn with what you couldn’t distinguish as lack of air or something worse. Jealousy.

You bit down on the inside of your cheek as you watched him lean close into her, turning on his charms. And then you forced yourself to turn away, closing your eyes and letting the music take over again.

Why the hell were you getting this affected by him? He was your tour-guide. You had known him for a grand total of 6 days. And, most importantly, you were engaged.

You were rudely pulled from your thoughts by a hand brushing against your thigh. You turned, only to be met with a dark-haired man smirking at you. “Sorry,” he yelled. “Too crowded.”

He proceeded to come even closer, his hand finding your waist. Your eyes widened and you pushed him away. His mouth twisted into a sneer. “Oh come on, baby girl. Won’t you dance with me?”

“Get away from me,” you said, and backed away through the crowd of people, swallowing down the disgust. But he followed you, backing you up against the wall in a corner.

His hand snaked down to your thigh again, and this time, you brought your knee up swiftly, shoving him where you knew it would hurt the most. You didn’t think you had used that much force.

But he yelled out and reeled back. To your horror, he stumbled into a glass table and crashed down onto it, the sound of shattering glass filling the air.

You gasped, covering your mouth with your hands. Suddenly, the music was turned off, as everyone gathered to see the disturbance.

“I-I’m so sorry—” you started, but yelped when as you came face to face a large, burly man. He looked down at the man who was the ground, now cursing furiously and clutching his bleeding hand. “What should we do with her, boss?” he asked gruffly.

You took a step back, terrified. “She did this to me,” said the man, pushing himself off the ground with a hiss. “And now she’s going to pay. Do what you need to do.”

The burly man nodded, and turned back to you with a sickening smile on his face. “You heard the boss. You’re in trouble now, darling.”

He grabbed your arm and you panicked, trying to twist out of his grip. “I didn’t mean to hurt him, please, please let me go!”

When the burly man refused to budge, you screamed, “Baekhyun!”

Your heart was pounding as you began to think he wasn’t there, that he’d left with that girl and now you were going to be dragged off by this scary man.

But then you saw him, pushing through the crowd, panting. He shoved his way in between you and the burly man, and you cowered behind him, too terrified to say anything.

Baekhyun raised both his arms, almost apologetically. “Hey, man. As you can clearly tell, I’m not the most violent looking guy. So if you can just kindly leave her alone without pushing it, nobody needs to get hurt.”

The dark-haired pervert whom you’d injured laughed. “It’s too late now. I was only asking for a dance. And she pushed me into a fucking table and cut my hand open.”

Baekhyun turned to stare at you. You bit your lip. He mouthed something quickly, but you couldn’t quick catch it.

But then he was turning again, covering you, one of his arms snaking around his back to grip your hand. “Okay. We’re sorry. I’m sure she had no idea that you’re the most respected gang-leader in town.”

You inhaled sharply, clutching Baekhyun’s hand harder. What had you gotten into?

“So, please show her some mercy, hm?” he continued.

The dark-haired man (apparently a fucking gang-leader), pretended to think for a few seconds. “No.”

Baekhyun shrugged. “Alright. Then you’re only leaving us with one option, really.” You stiffened. What was he going to say?

He turned to you, his eyes alive. “RUN!”

And then he was pulling you through the mass of people, and out the club, your feet nearly tripping over the pavement.

You gasped for breath. “Baek—”

But he was running, yelling at you to follow him. You felt fear grip you as you turned to see the burly man running after you, his face contorted in anger.

And so you ran. You ran as fast as your legs could take you, not daring to look behind. Baekhyun was fast, but you were slowing him down, and so he waited to grab your hand and then began to pull you along, sprinting along street after street.

You felt the adrenaline rush kick in, and a thrill ran down your spine as you dared to turn and saw that no one was chasing you anymore. It looked like you’d lost him.

But Baekhyun didn’t stop until you neared a small bridge, and he ducked under it, quickly dragging you with him.

Before you could speak, he had you up against the wall, his body covering yours entirely, a shield.

He was breathing heavily, panting, and you were just as breathless, and not only because you'd just run like a madwoman. Baekhyun's proximity to you and the way you could literally feel his chest rise and fall against you with his unsteady breaths was making your brain melt.

And so you decided to open your big fat mouth and speak. "I think he's gon—" Baekhyun hissed and brought his hand up over your mouth. You froze, your breath stopping as you heard heavy footsteps approaching.

You'd spoken too soon.

Baekhyun shut his eyes and swore softly, not removing his hand from your mouth. You kept very still, trying to keep calm by breathing in and out through your nose.

"Oi! Did you find them?"

"Can't for the life of me figure out where they got to. How the fuck were they so fast?"

You recognized the dark-haired man's voice as he began to spew out a string of swears. "You're fucking useless. I'm kicking you out."

And then the approaching footsteps instead grew fainter, and you heard the big, burly man's protests as he ushered his 'boss' away.

But Baekhyun didn't let go of you for another 5 minutes. He just stood there like that, his forehead now pressed against yours. Only when you made a muffled sound from behind his palm did he realize, and he quickly dropped his hand.

"Shit, I'm sorry. But I was just making sure you were as quiet as possible."

You swallowed. "No I'm sorry. I didn't think he would get hurt. But he was trying to feel me up—"

"Asshole," muttered Baekhyun, shaking his head. "Why are you saying sorry? He got what he deserved. Are you alright?"

"I am thanks to you."

He smiled.

Breathless. That’s how you felt. And you had been standing still for the past 10 minutes.

Why was he making you feel like this?

You saw his eyes widen in surprise as you slid down onto the ground, leaning against the wall. “Sit here, with me. I don’t want to go back to the hotel. Not now.”

He nodded, looking a little uncertain, but sat down next to you. And then you began to giggle.

“Are you drunk?” he asked incredulously. “I didn’t even see you have a single drink.”

You shook your head, still giggling. “I’m laughing at the ridiculousness of what just happened. That might have been the craziest thing I have ever done.”

Baekhyun began to grin. “In all my experiences as a tour-guide, I have to tell you, that was probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done too.”

And then you were both laughing, doubling over.

“Sorry about that blonde at the club. She must have been upset to see you running away with me like that. I apologize for ruining your flirting,” you said, nonchalantly, once you’d caught your breath.

Baekhyun raised his eyebrows. “Oh it’s no problem at all. I didn’t care about her. A certain other girl caught my eye, you see. And I couldn’t ignore her. Not when she managed to grab my attention with every little thing she did.”

Your heart hammered in your chest. “Oh. Good for you.”

Baekhyun shook his head. “Not really.”

You almost thought he was going to say something else, because of the way he looked at you, his eyes sparkling with things unsaid and his lips parted.

You suddenly felt overwhelmed with the unreasonable sense that he was about to kiss you.

But he just started to laugh again, making another joke about your ‘wild’ escape.

You weren’t sure how long you sat there talking to him for. But at some point, your eyes were drooping, as so were his, and you fell asleep like that with him, under a random bridge in the middle of Prague.

You woke up to your phone buzzing loudly. You groaned and tried to sit up, feeling extremely stiff. You froze when you realized that someone’s arm was around your waist. The same someone made a muffled whining sound as you carefully removed his arm from your body and sat up, feeling warm all over.

Because conveniently enough, you’d slept like that with Baekhyun, the entire night, under a fucking bridge.

When your phone wouldn’t stop ringing, you sighed and answered it, still so drowsy and sore that you didn’t even see who’s name was on the screen.

“Y/N? Where have you been? I’ve been calling you non-stop. Is everything okay?”

Shit.

“Jack. I-I’m fine, yeah. I was just-asleep? It was a long night,” you said quickly. Jack sighed in relief. “Thank god. You gave me a real scare. Where were you last night? It was so late,” he pressed on.

You decided to just tell him the truth. “I was at a nightclub.”

“A nightclub? All by yourself? What have I told you about going to places like these, Y/N? Anything could have happened to you, and I wasn’t even there—"

“God, Jack, I wasn’t alone. My tour-guide was with me,” you finally snapped. You knew deep down that Jack was making sense, but you were in no way going to admit it.

There was a pause. “You went partying with your middle aged tour-guide?” he asked calmly.

You heard Baekhyun pulling himself off the ground behind you. Your voice must have woken him up.

“What? No! He’s—young,” you said, immediately regretting it. You stood up, glancing back at Baekhyun who was now stretching.

“I think you need to come home,” said Jack. “I am. A few more days,” you reminded him irritatedly. “No, I mean like now. I don’t you gallivanting across Europe with some random guy who could try anything with you at anytime.”

“Try—try anything? He’s not some sort of creep,” you snapped, and you heard Baekhyun inhale sharply behind you.

“You don’t know men, Y/N. He’s probably waiting for his chance to get in your pants. And as your fiancé, you should probably understand that I am extremely uncomfortable with this entire situation,” he said, his voice rising.

Your mouth fell open, at a loss for words. “Are you implying that I might cheat on you?”

“No—yes,” he said firmly. “Yes.”

You felt rage curl in your stomach. “Wow. Real nice, Jack. Thanks for that.”

“Just come home. I’ll book your flight for tonight,” he said, not noticing the hurt in your voice, apparently.

“No,” you said calmly. “I’m going to find your stupid ring, and I’m going to give it back to you.”

“Why would you give it back to me? It’s yours.”

“I don’t want it anymore,” you said, still calm. You began to pace back and forth, running your fingers through your messy hair. Baekhyun was beside you in an instant, looking alarmed.

“I don’t want the ring, Jack. And I don’t want this marriage,” you said quietly.

“Are you being like this suddenly because you’re upset I accused you of cheating?” asked Jack quickly. “If so, I’m sorry—“

“It’s not just that. I-I don’t think I’m ready for this, Jack. And I don’t think I’ll ever be ready,” you said, your heart growing heavy. You hated this. But you had to do it.

“What are you saying?”

“I’m saying that I can’t marry you. I’m sorry. But I-I can’t promise away my entire life with someone who I’m not sure I love,” you said, your voice breaking.

“Yo-you don’t love me?” asked Jack, and your heart broke as you heard the hurt in his voice.

“I do love you. I just can’t love you the way you want me to. I tried, Jack. I tried. And I’m so, so sorry,” you said, closing your eyes.

“No,” came his voice, suddenly desperate. “No, you can’t be breaking up with me suddenly over the fucking phone. You’re just angry, Y/N. Do-don’t come home yet if you don’t want. Take all the time you need. But we’ll talk once you’re back. We’ll sort this out.”

“Jack—“

“No. I don’t want to hear anything. It can’t end like this,” he said, his voice shaking. “I’m hanging up now. Yo-you go think about it.”

Before you could say anything else, he’d hung up. You felt a strange sense of relief, even though your heart was heavy with the knowledge of what you’d just done.

It wasn’t over, you knew that. You would have to go back, and you would have to face him, and face both families. But the confession was off your chest. You didn’t want to lie to him anymore.

You realized then that Baekhyun had witnessed everything. He was watching you warily.

You plastered a smile on your face. “Morning.”

He rubbed the back of his neck. “I would ask if everything was okay, but clearly...”

You shook your head. “It had to be done. I can’t do this anymore. Pretend as if I love him like he loves me and spend the rest of my life with him. It’s not fair to him, or to me.”

Baekhyun said nothing, but he looked very flustered. You opened your mouth to speak, but then he spoke instead.

“I’m sorry,” he blurted. “It was inappropriate for me to take you to that club, and even worse t-to fall asleep with you under that bridge.”

Your cheeks burned in embarrassment. “What do you mean? It was my choice. Wh-why are you apologizing?”

“Because I have this feeling that whatever just happened, happened because of me,” he said.

You wanted to crawl into a hole.

“Don’t be silly. It had nothing to do with you. Nothing happened between us,” you said, coming off rougher than you’d expected.

“Right,” he said, looking away.

You couldn’t fathom why the look on his face managed to break your heart more than cancelling your engagement had.

That afternoon, you somehow persuaded a strangely unwilling Baekhyun to drive you to Vienna. You figured it wouldn’t hurt to search there while you were at it. If you still didn’t find it, you would take a flight home within the next day.

It was a 4 hour journey, and for half of it, neither of you spoke much. There was a sense of lingering tension, words unspoken hanging in the air.

The sky was turning dark, and not just because of the approaching night. Grey clouds had begun to gather, and Baekhyun glanced up a few times.

“Looks like rain,” he said.

Sure enough, within half an hour, it began to pour. And the rain was heavy, unforgiving as it slashed against the front glass of the car.

There was still an hour and a half to go until you reached Vienna.

“I think we need to stop somewhere,” said Baekhyun finally, looking at you. “It could get dangerous if we keep going.”

Fifteen minutes later, you took an exit off the highway, following signs for an inn situated somewhere close by. Baekhyun very nearly drove right past it, what with the rain pouring so heavily that it was almost impossible to see anything clearly.

“Wait here,” he said, parking the car. And before you could protest, he was stepping out into the rain and jogging towards the inn.

You sat there staring at the droplets of rain splattering the window until he was back, gesturing for you to roll the window down.

“They have just one room empty,” he yelled, trying to be heard over the rain. You swallowed, considering what that would mean. You would have to share the room.

“We don’t have a choice,” you yelled back. He nodded, circling to the trunk to get the luggage out. You braced yourself and got out of the car, gasping as the cold rain soaked through your clothes.

You helped Baekhyun drag the luggage into the inn, both of you dripping water all over the floor. You apologized sheepishly to the old lady at the front desk, but she waved you off, instead ushering you to a room.

“Get warm!” she said, and with a smile, she shut the door, leaving the two of you standing there, soaked to the bone.

The room was tiny, with one bed, a small desk and chair, and a lamp. Your cheeks grew hot as you realized you were going to have to sleep on the same bed as Baekhyun.

He cleared his throat. “I’ll go use the bathroom first, if you don’t mind,” he said, shrugging off his wet jacket. “Yeah, sure.”

You heard the sound of the shower being turned on, and you awkwardly began to pace the room, feeling restless.

You had 11 missed calls from your parents and countless messages, demanding for an explanation as to why you’d broken off the engagement. Of course Jack had told them.

You absent-mindedly picked up Baekhyun’s jacket, draping it over the chair so that it would dry. And that’s when something silver and sparkling dropped to the ground.

You stared. Because lying there, on the floor, was your engagement ring. Looking undamaged and pristine. It had unmistakably fallen from Baekhyun’s jacket.

You crouched down to pick it up, your mind spinning. How did he have it? Had he had it all along? Or had he found it and not told you, wanting to keep it for himself?

The thought of Baekhyun stealing your ring made you sick to the stomach. You clutched the ring in your fist.

When Baekhyun came out of the bathroom a short while later, he saw you still standing there, your face sad.

For a few seconds he just looked at you, the confusion on his face evident as he tried to figure out why you were looking at him like that.

And then his eyes dropped to his jacket, and your clenched fist, and his face dropped. “Shit. I can explain.”

You were trying your very hardest to keep calm. But a lump was forming in your throat, and you felt the danger of tears building up inside you.

“You know, the funny thing is, if you’d asked me, maybe I would have even given you the ring,” you said, shaking your head. “I would have given it you, as something to remember me by. But y-you tried to steal it. Why?” Your voice was shaking.

Baekhyun looked stricken. “I wasn’t trying to steal it. God, I would never. Wh-why would I put my job on the line and try to steal it? It’s not what it looks like, I swear,” he said, walking over to you. “Please believe me.”

“Then why do you have it?” you asked simply. To your surprise, he took your hand in his own, urging you to open up your fist.

“I found it two days ago. On the flight to Prague. You had never even lost it. It was when you fell asleep. The stewardess asked for your passport for some reason, and so I opened your backpack. And I saw it. Tucked safely into a small side pocket that had a zipper. You must have missed it when you searched earlier.”

Your lips parted. “Th-then why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because I’m an idiot,” he said frustratedly. “I had it all planned out. That I wouldn’t say anything about it until we were done in Prague. That on your last day, I would give it back to you. I-I was scared that if I gave it to you...you would leave immediately. And I didn’t want you to.”

You placed the ring onto the desk with shaking hands. “Why didn’t you want me to leave?” you asked quietly.

Baekhyun was still holding your hand. He shut his eyes. “I’m sorry. It was a fucked up thing to do. You have every right to report me to the company if you want to.”

“You didn’t answer the question. Why didn’t you want me to leave?” you asked again, your heart hammering in your chest.

“Because I wanted you with me. I wanted to spend as much time as I could with you, before you left. Before I never saw you again. Because I-I’m an idiot you somehow fell in love with you without realizing it,” he said, his chest rising and falling.

You felt dizzy.

“I’m stupid, you know? I always want the things I can’t have,” he said, his voice breaking. “And now I’ve ruined everything.”

You took him by surprise when you pulled your hand from his, instead cupping his face with both your hands. He grew very still as you looked at him, his gaze nervous.

You brushed your thumb against his cheek. “You are. You are so incredibly stupid,” you said, shaking your head. “But you haven’t ruined anything. You said you always want things you can’t have. B-but if you want me—you can have me.” You almost didn’t believe the words had come from your mouth.

“What?”

“I said you can have me,” you said, louder this time.

And then Baekhyun was shaking his head, pulling away from you. “You’ve known me for a week—”

“And it feels like forever,” you interjected. “I feel as if I’ve known you forever. And I want to know you more, Baekhyun.”

“You’re engaged—“

“Not anymore. And before you say anything—I didn’t break the engagement because of you. I was planning to anyway, once I was back. And you know how I feel about Jack, how I felt about the whole stupid wedding,” you said, swallowing.

“Wh-what do you want?” asked Baekhyun finally, clutching your hand to his chest. “I-I’ll do whatever you want.”

“I want you,” you whispered. “I want you like I’ve never wanted anything before. You make me so breathless, Baekhyun. What with all the walking around and running from a gang leader; from sleeping under a bridge to getting soaked in the rain. I loved every second. I want you.”

And then he was breathing heavily, his forehead pressed to yours, and your mind flashed back to when he had been like this with you, under that bridge.

But this time, his lips crashed into yours. You entangled your hands in his damp hair, pulling him closer to you. His lips were sending what felt like waves of fire down your spine, and you needed more of him, more, more, more.

He didn’t hesitate when you reached down to pull his shirt up and off his body, your hands resting on his smooth chest. Within a few moments, a pile of your wet clothes was lying on the ground.

Baekhyun lowered you onto the bed, kissing patterns into every inch of your skin he could find. You felt alive, every part of you ignited with his touch.

As the time came and your bodies entwined, you held him close, his breath misting your ear as he whispered your name, over and over.

And later, he held you as you fell asleep against him, the sounds of both your breaths slowing down, the darkness washing over your consciousness.

The next morning, you woke up tangled in the sheets, a smile spreading on your face as you remembered why. And there was Baekhyun, lying next to you, looking peacefully asleep and ever-so adorable.

He whined as you kissed his cheek, giggling. “Wake up, sleepy head.” He pulled you into his arms, snuggling you to him. “Not yet.”

Your happiness was short-lived, though. Because soon enough, you were getting back into the car, after having eaten a hearty breakfast courtesy of the kind old lady.

Baekhyun plopped into his seat with a sigh, shutting the door. “To the airport.”

You looked away, swallowing down the tears you were afraid were going to fall.

Because of course you had to leave. You had to go back, you had to figure things out with your family, and with Jack. But every bone in your body was fighting to stay.

The drive to Vienna was torture. Baekhyun was attempting to cheer you up, blasting his ever-favourite Korean pop music, singing along loudly and obnoxiously.

But you were fighting back tears. You hated goodbyes more than anything.

And all too soon, you were at the international airport. Baekhyun pulled you close to him, and you held him tight, dreading that you would have to let go.

“I’ll wait for you,” he whispered. “Like I promised I would, last night. But you need to go. You need to go sort out the mess that silly ring created.”

You nodded, now not trying to stop the tears that were running down your face. “I hate this.”

He wiped your tears away with his thumb. “Hush. It’ll only be a few months. Now go, or else you’re going to miss your flight.”

With one last look back at him, you stepped into the airport, taking a shaky breath as he waved.

Your heart felt heavy the entire flight home.

3 months later.

You squinted against the bright sun, taking the steps of the Fine Arts Museum two at a time.

You were giddy with nervous excitement. Because finally, finally you were about to see him again.

It had been a never-ending 3 months. There had been a huge showdown with your family when you’d returned. They’d tried and tried to convince you to get back together with Jack, but you’d stood your ground.

As for Jack, he refused to speak to you at all. You felt guilty as hell, but you didn’t know what else to do. He had slammed the door in your face after you had given him his ring back.

But now 3 months later, you were in Brussels again. You’d been talking to Baekhyun everyday over the phone, skyping whenever he had the time, him sending you loads of pictures from his tour-guide adventures.

But you had missed him. So much.

You sighed as you stared at a painting in front of you, wondering where the hell he was, anyway. He’d told you to meet him here, after not being able to pick you up at the airport.

You tapped your foot against the floor, now getting impatient. “Where the hell is he?” you muttered, rummaging through your bag to try and find your phone so that you could call him.

“What, do you not enjoy art?” came a voice from behind you.

You turned, so quickly that you nearly dropped your phone. Baekhyun was standing there, his hands in his pockets, a grin on his face.

He’d gotten rid of the stupid mullet, his hair now black and falling over his eyes. He looked so good that it made your heart hurt.

And then he was wrapping you up in a hug, and you breathed him in, choking back tears that you didn’t even realize had been coming.

He kissed you gently. “Hi again.”

And there was that feeling again, that feeling of being breathless. Breathless, always breathless, when you were with him.

And you didn’t want it any other way.

A/N: Holy moly this ended up being one monster of a fic. But I am incredibly happy with it, and I really really hope you enjoyed reading it, because I think this might be my favourite fic I’ve ever written so far. As always, pleaseee do leave your thoughts, they mean so so much!!

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Hitorie nexUs Tour 2018 comment translations

source: https://twitter.com/hitorieJP/status/1001070624226263040 A new two-man tour with Hitorie has begun! With, androp, go!go!vanillas, FIVE NEW OLD, a flood of circle, Frederic, Buzz Mothers, Village Man's Store, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, ... there's much curating and much music curing to be had, If you're interested in any of those bands' relationships with Hitorie members, please read their comments to each other below! thank you abababa,

Osaka Umeda CLUB QUATTRO w/ androp One day, the bassist, Mae-kun, messaged me asking “Where do you often go to get pizza?”, and that gave me the courage to invite him to a crossover.

Back in the year 2011, androp’s music probably gave me strength, for me to become Hitorie, I admired them to become the person I am today,

And I’ve become a fan again, in seeing their determination to perform with us.

-ygarshy (Hitorie)

When did I first meet igarashi-kun anyway… I can’t even remember exactly but, I think our auras just clicked or something.

At some point he just became a good friend.

Personally there’s not many other musicians I can send private messages to, so I’m really happy that one of my few friends, igarashi-kun, invited me.

I look forward to what kind of show him and Hitorie will give.

-Maeda Kyousuke (androp)

Tokyo Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka w/ go!go!vanillas The first time I ever talked to Maki-kun was during a new year’s party last year I think.

I have a vivid memory about how happy I was that there’s no difference between the music he performs and his person himself.

I was having such fun that I just drank until I ended up knocked out asleep but…

I had gone out drinking with him again, just the two of us, to ask him to join us for this performance, but,

We ended up talking to each other about music for a straight four hours and a half.

Just as I thought, from his attitude to his core, he was the epitome of man.

I felt it from the first time I listened to him, the lucidity of his voice, how I can almost smell the earth and it’s charm, and then his physical form which strongly reinforces all of that. Even though our means are differed, the goals that we aim for seem to be something similar, I feel.

They’re an amazing band. Already I want to see what they’re capable of.

-wowaka (Hitorie)

When I drank with wowaka-san and the more and more we talked,

I started to see Hitorie’s music from the depths out, and I came to love it.

They’re so rock. Yeah.

From their tasteful performances to their rough humanness, Hitorie are the like the spitting image of Dio from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Let us both put on shows that surpass humanity.

Please join us!

-Maki Tatusya (go!go!vanillas)

Gunma, Takasaki club FLEEZ w/ FIVE NEW OLD I played a gig with HIROSHI-kun (Vo.) at a convention once,

and that was when I first saw the appeal in his beautiful voice,

I hope we can have a battle of the bands that’s like a match of mixed martial arts.

They’re a band that I’ve personally been listening to for 2 years,

So to have a joint concert with FIVE NEW OLD makes me feel emotional.

I can’t wait to bask my body in their pop music.

-Yumao (Hitorie)

Yumao-kun and I had met for a gig session at Shimokitazawa,

and as we played music together, we immediately came to understand a lot about each other.

From there did this crossover take form.

As one musician there’s no other person I’d be happier to be invited by.

Even if the sounds we release are different, our love for music is the same.

I’ll show off the sounds of FIVE NEW OLD as best as I can!

-HIROSHI (FIVE NEW OLD)

Miyagi, Sendai darwin w/ a flood of circle He’s my senior and my friend, Kazutaka-san, I always have many chances to meet him, so when we meet we chat a lot,.

As long as we have a short amount of time to talk we’ll always just be sharing new information on drums and music.

So if we have this close of a relationship

then it’s about time I challenge him to a serious match,

Or such was my thought process, when after we had drank through the night, right before the south ticket gate of JR Shinjuku Station was where I invited him.

I’m sincerely happy to be able to do a joint concert with them again.

-Yumao (Hitorie)

I thankfully accept this challenge.

Yumao and I share the same principles, between the things we like to the things we’re moved by,

He’s a valuable person to me but,

As a performer, his output and his means are extremely different from mine.

Yet maybe that’s just the reason why, he’s someone who can I seriously respect, to the point of delight do we have such a special relationship.

I think that’s reflective of the band, Hitorie, and us, a flood of circle, our relationship as well.

I want to fight this special opponent with all my strength and more.

Their last tour final at EX THEATER was spectacular.

So I look forward to this.

-Watanabe Kazutaka (a flood of circle)

Niigata LOTS w/ Frederic I think it’s been about 3 years since we first met and started talking to each other…

Except about 6 years ago, I coincidentally found “The Ghost on the Pass” on Youtube,

Ever since then, I’ve always been a fan of theirs. A while after that, “oddloop” was released and I had listened to it literally immediately but, the happiness and the frustration I felt then was beyond belief, really.

I vividly remember how the other members and staff of Hitorie were going around the studio hyping over how sick of a song it was.

Then after that was when we came into contact and started talking.

I’ve shared a drink with Kooji-kun in a hotel room we were staying at while touring, I’ve gone to the aquarium early in the new year with Ken-chan.

The personalities of these people are the appeal of Frederic. I like music of which I can see their faces.

Their music and their will are super high-dimensional, like they’re firmly holding it all in their hand.

They’re such a strong band.

I’ve been hearing that their concerts are amazing these days, so us too have to start training.

-wowaka (Hitorie)

‘A two-man show with Hitorie’, I’m so honored.

Back in our indies era, before I moved up to Tokyo,

when I was riding the night bus back down to Osaka alone, the music that fired up my fighting spirit was Hitorie’s.

This is a two-man with Hitorie, the band who brings a new wave, who pushed me forward, who influenced me like hell. This is crazy.

I’m going to enjoy this more than anyone.

-Mihara Kenji (Frederic)

Aichi Nagoya JAMMIN’ w/ Buzz Mothers May I have your attention everyone. Buzz Mothers have joined nexUs.

They were the ones who invited us to take apart in their joint concert projects in the past,

and last December we had discussed how “We should do continue to do this once a year~”.

But I feel bad making them wait until winter so,

This time I thought maybe I should be the one who starts our third fight.

First was Tokyo then was Osaka, and now it’s the town where my and Buzz Mothers relationship all began: Nagoya. So, the third times the charm huh.

It’s about time we settled this eh Ryou-chan.

That said, I’m not sure why I have such belligerence for these guys but

Buzz Mothers are a band that strangely make me feel this way.

-Shinoda (Hitorie)

The first time I went to a love-hotel was when I was a high-schooler.

I was the one who had asked my partner back then to go,

Still in our school uniforms, I held her hand as we went. When I think about it now it was a pretty radical sight,

The lady at the front dest, she admitted us a room like it was nothing, surely she had something wrong with her morals.

The second time we went to a love-hotel, of course again, I was the one who asked.

We were both wearing our casual clothes. I was wearing a Nirvana T-shirt, and she in a lovely one-piece dress.

Only after many dates from then, for the first time, with an embarrassed look on her face did she ask me, “Why don’t we go somewhere where we can be alone?”

I felt like I actually lost my virginity for the first time that day.

When Hitorie invited me to join them for a concert, I just sort of remembered that time.

This is the first time I’ve ever happily accepted a fight.

The third times the charm, you say? Don’t you mean everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time eh, poor Shinoda?

I look forward to this.

-Yamada Ryouichi (Buzz Mothers)

Hokkaido Sapporo DUCE w/ Village Man's Store May I have your attention everyone. Welcome, Village Man's Store.

“When are you going to do a joint concert with Village? Why haven’t you done one with Village? Where are Village?” I’ve heard all of your voices but,

But please! I’m the one who wanted to do this the most y’know!!

Village and I have known each other for a long time, ever since we both had booths at Nagoya and were both swindled out of our high sales quota by the most fishy event organizer,

It’s been 10 years, more, since then,,, You gotta be kidding,,, It’s been so long,,,.

Then I joined Hitorie, and even after I left Nagoya these guys continued to overcome various trials,

They haven’t thrown away their hot sweaty looking bright red suits,

And they’re even, they’ve even grown even more hot and sweaty.

I finally get to face these guys head-on, I honestly feel so happy about this.

We don’t get to do it in Nagoya but.

Shinoda (Hitorie)

Hitorie, when I met Shinoda-san I was in my teenage years.

Whenever I would hang out at a certain music club, for concerts I didn’t really understand the points of, put together by a certain crooked event organizer,, for some reason Shinoda-san would always be there. Even though I was young and still faintly smelled something fishy, I couldn’t help but enjoy those concerts.

Well, because I got to see Dr. Right (the old band Shinoda-san used to be in).

Thinking about it now, as the shitty country brat I was, for me Shinoda-san was the first “guitar hero” I ever met in my life.

The guy who was ridiculously skilled at guitar even since then, Shinoda-san, the Shinoda who would always praise other people like crazy, the Shinoda who somehow 100% of the time would always perform at the same shows we would, the Shinoda who would always be kicking the other performers or be the one getting kicked around on stage, the Shinoda who would at a 60% chance have sound issues mid-show, or break his guitar mid-show, for one of my support members to lend him their guitar only for him to just break that one too, the Shinoda who looks like an unhealthy Dave Grohl, the Shinoda who used to be the butt of nonsensical rumors about how the air conditioner in his room made air that smelled like shit, the Shinoda who performed a street show on Christmas and then somehow was never able to get home… No matter how you look at him he’s a guitar hero.

If Shinoda-san was in a part of the music industry that never let him see the light of day, I probably would have stopped playing music.

I’m always behind Shinoda-san’s back chasing him, buying his CDs,

I’ve completely turned into a Hitorie fan, and now my wish of a joint concert is finally coming true.

It’s even a two-man show, it’s the day of my dreams. I’m glad I’ve continued to play music.

-Mizuno Gui (Village Man's Store)

Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS w/ THE ORAL CIGARETTES To have another crossover with THE ORAL CIGARETTES,

That has always been one of the biggest motivations for me to continue on with Hitorie.

3 years ago,

You summoned us to your “Kuchibiru Taiban TOUR 2015 ~ORAL’s indebted repayment and mixed martial arts selfish greedy volume~”. This time we summon you.

Thanks for your consent. I love you on and off the stage.

-ygarshy (Hitorie)

We respect Hitorie’s music so much, for that reason we want to continue fighting with them forever.

This joint concert is based on those emotions alone!

There’s definitely things we’ve both forgotten, or never noticed about each other,

So we’d be happy if this could be a concert of discovery, to aim for higher and higher places.

We look forward to working with everyone!

THE ORAL CIGARETTES

#ヒトリエ #Hitorie #Interview #the shinoda ones are the best ones #otherwise everyone else is very sweet

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03/18/2017

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up. Seven Wonders by Fleetwood Mac, Self Control by Frank Ocean ft. Yung Lean and Austin Feinstein, UGH! by The 1975, Love Money Party by Miley Cyrus ft. Big Sean, Someone Like You by Adele, In My Eyes by Best Coast.

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? Honestly I can’t deny my love for Anderson Cooper like hi daddy

3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17. “...time. I cover her up, then go to bed and dream.”

4) What do you think about most? Honestly, boys and work.

5) What does your latest text message from someone else say? It says: “wait the hoodie was more than that it was a different one i was looking at but still got it for $18 bc only 36”

6) Do you sleep with or without clothes on? I sleep with underwear on, but that’s it.

7) What’s your strangest talent? Fucking things up and pushing people away, overthinking everything.

8) Girls…. (finish the sentence); Boys…. (finish the sentence) Literally as if @ this question

9) Ever had a poem or song written about you? Um yeah guys actually all of Frank Ocean’s love songs are about me because we’re in love soooooo

10) When is the last time you played the air guitar? As if I know

11) Do you have any strange phobias? I have a pretty bad fear of ovens? Like I’m afraid that I’ll basically either fall in or be pushed in and then burn myself and die.

12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? No but there’s a hilarious story about my dad sticking a pencil eraser up his nose in Catholic school and what happened when it got stuck up there...

13) What’s your religion? I don’t really follow any religion, I like certain aspects of Buddhism but I don’t know enough about it to actually consider myself a Buddhist. Sooo yeah I don’t know.

14) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing? Walking to/from the bus stop for work, because in the winter that’s really the only reason I leave the house, lmao.

15) Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? Behind it, usually... Although I film fake vlogs all the time because I think it’s so fun...

16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? Okay so like the way this question is phrased, I’m only considering bands, not solo artists. So... hmm... Daughter

17) What was the last lie you told? I told my dad I can’t go to a family dinner tomorrow because I have a test, he doesn’t know my driver’s license is suspended because of a speeding ticket and I don’t have it back yet...

18) Do you believe in karma? I mean, I like the idea of it. I don’t know if I necessarily believe that it actually happens.

19) What does your screen name mean? Song lyrics, from Broken by S. Carey.

20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength? My greatest weakness is honestly my depression and the fact that I’m awful at taking care of myself; my greatest strengths are my work ethic and my intelligence.

21) Who is your celebrity crush? I mean if I had to pick just one I’d probably have to say Tom Daley... or Hunter Parrish?

22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping? I actually don’t think I have.

23) How do you vent your anger? By texting a friend or something like that. I normally don’t get “angry” though, more just annoyed or upset.

24) Do you have a collection of anything? I have a collection of antique keys, tapestries, glass pieces and other stoner shit.

25) Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? I mean honestly neither like just text me honey, it’s much easier for me that way

26) Are you happy with the person you’ve become? This is a good question. I look at who I was a little over a year ago, and I’ve definitely changed as a person, and the change has definitely been for the better. So, in that regard, I’m happy with the person I’ve become. At the same time, I do feel that I have such a long way to go. I want to start going back to the gym and make a lot of other changes in my life. But I’m definitely on an upward journey.

27) What’s a sound you hate; sound you love? Okay I’ll just say I love the sound of Kehlani’s voice because I’m listening to her right now... And I hate the sound of babies crying.

28) What’s your biggest “what if”? What if I can never have a successful relationship and I end up alone?

29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens? I mean, honestly, I’m not sure, but I wouldn’t be that surprised if either of them existed. So I’ll just go with yes for both.

30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm. With my right arm, I touched the back of the couch I’m sitting on. With my left arm, I touched the wall right next to me. So exciting.

31) Smell the air. What do you smell? Oregano ;)

32) What’s the worst place you have ever been to? Is college an answer to this question?

33) Choose: East Coast or West Coast? Definitely West Coast, even though I live in Pennsylvania, I’m dying to move to California...

34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender? This is a hard question because there are so many queens I’ve been idolizing lately... Tinashe, Kehlani, Jhené Aiko, Beyoncé, Zara Larsson, Ariana Grande, like damn they’re all hot as hell, you know?

35) To you, what is the meaning of life? As if this question isn’t gonna send me into an existential crisis.

36) Define: Art. Okay literally.

37) Do you believe in luck? I mean, yeah, I definitely think that at some points in your life you are “luckier” than you are at other points in your life. But, I think it’s entirely coincidental how much “luck” you have at any given point in time.

38) What’s the weather like right now? It’s not as cold as it’s been the past few weeks. I think it’s around 40, and it’s kind of windy/rainy, but not snowing (it was last night), so that’s good.

39) What time is it? 7:22 PM

40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? I drive. I’ve never been in an accident, although I did have a near-death experience driving on the parkway a few months back. It was raining and my tires started spinning out of control; I almost crashed off the side of the road and then my car swerved across both lanes of traffic and almost crashed into the middle barrier... Then somehow I regained control of the vehicle. Crazy shit. Not fun.

41) What was the last book you read? I literally don’t know. Maybe Perks of Being a Wallflower?

42) Do you like the smell of gasoline? In a way, yes.

43) Do you have any nicknames? Nothing really other than Kev which is just short for Kevin.

44) What was the last movie you saw? Get Out. It was fucking wild. Especially because I went into it without having seen any trailers or anything like that... But I highly recommend.

45) What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had? Ummm, I’ve never broken a bone or anything like that, so I’m honestly not sure lmfao

46) Have you ever caught a butterfly? I haven’t and now I’m kind of sad that I haven’t. Like thanks for calling my attention to that.

47) Do you have any obsessions right now? Kehlani, I’m definitely obsessed with her right now, like without a doubt. Her and Tinashe but what else is new.

48) What’s your favorite music genre? R&B

49) Ever had a rumor spread about you? Of course.

50) Do you believe in magic? I mean, probably.

51) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? I try not to. I mean, when I cut someone out of my life, it’s (typically) pretty permanent. But I also understand that people change, so I’m not sitting around holding onto hatred for anyone.

52) What is your astrological sign? Capricorn

53) Do you save money or spend it? A combination of both. I make enough money that I can do that ;)

54) What’s the last thing you purchased? I spent like $400 on Amazon, oops. But that included nice chino pants, a ton of random drinks like Snapple and Diet Coke, a tiny golden statue of an elephant, you know, things I totally needed... I also bought a beginner’s dabbing kit which included a little wax container, a dabber, a carb cap, and a titanium nail, so yeah that’s cool.

55) Love or lust? This is a hard question. Like lust is so much better when it’s passionate and there are feelings (love) involved, and love can be so great but love also hurts like fuck. So I mean you know there are definitely pros and cons to both so I don’t know.

56) In a relationship? HAAAAAA AS IF

57) Are you a virgin? Nope.

58) Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Nope, definitely can’t do that.

59) Where were you yesterday? Work, then home, which is literally how I spend 99% of my days, so no surprise there.

60) Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? CYNTHIA IS PINK

61) Are you wearing socks right now? Nah son

62) What’s your favorite animal? The zebra. I just think they’re so beautiful and majestic and stuff.

63) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you? I really don’t have one? I just act like myself and hope for the best?

64) Where is your best friend? She’s at a party with her boyfriend’s family.

66) What is your heritage? Like primarily Czechoslovakian on my dad’s side, I’m not too sure about my mom’s side, but you know I’m basically as white as they come.

67) What were you doing last night at 12 AM? Sleeping. I’m an old man so I go to bed early now.

68) What do you think is Satan’s last name? This is the stupidest question ever and I’m also just noticing that question 69 is missing. And 65 was missing too. Probably others. Bish wut.

70) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend? Yes, I’ll always listen if you need to talk about anything, I’m pretty chill and easy to get along with.

71) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do? I would stop to save the dog, then explain the story to my boss. If the boss wasn’t understanding about that and honestly wanted me to leave a dog there to die, that’s probably not someone I’d want to work for anyways.

72) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid? a) Yes, I tell a select few. b) I travel, try different drugs, try to experience as much as possible in my last month. c) Obviously I would be afraid?

73) You can only have one of these things: trust or love. Love, trust is impossible for me anyways.

74) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? Distraction by Kehlani, current obsession

75) What are the last four digits in your cell phone number? 8108

76) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? There are a lot of things that make up a great relationship, I’m certainly no relationship expert but I think some of the more important of those things are mutual trust, attraction, respect, and compatibility.

77) How can I win your heart? Consistent communication, paying attention to the little things, asking how I am, stuff like that.

78) Can insanity bring on more creativity? Absolutely.

79) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? Dropping out of traditional college and switching to an online university.

80) What size shoes do you where? YOU MEAN WEAR? 10.5 or 11.

81) What would you want to be written on your tombstone? Ya know, my name, birthday, death date, maybe a cute little illustration, nothing too fancy, just the standard tombstone because I’m nothing too special.

82) What is your favorite word? I really don’t have an answer to this question...

83) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: heart. I thought of the song Black Heart by Carly Rae Jepsen.

84) What is a saying you say a lot? AS IF

85) What’s the last song you listened to? Currently listening to Nights by Frank Ocean my king.

86) Basic question: what’s your favorite color/colors? Growing up, green was always my favorite color, like olive green. But honestly now I’m more into the blues? And obviously black.

87) What is your current desktop picture? It’s like a scenic portrait of a mountain and a sunset.

88) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be? Donald Trump. Am I going to get arrested for typing that?

89) What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on? Honestly ask me anything, I’m not afraid to tell the truth, haha.

90) One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything, they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do? I really wonder how stoned the person was who wrote this survey...

91) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power? Ability to read minds! Or invisibility. Yeah I’d actually probably like invisibility the best.

93) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? Can I just erase the entirety of 2015?

94) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? FRANK OCEAN

95) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? Somewhere in California or Hawaii. Or maybe I should leave the country and go somewhere nice in Europe like Amsterdam.

96) Do you have any relatives in jail? No I don’t.

97) Have you ever thrown up in the car? I never have.

98) Ever been on a plane? Yeah, like three or four times.

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Bowie’s Favorite Albums Of 2017 Big List! (#20-5)

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20. Paramore - After Laughter

Nah guys, this is still definitely Paramore. And that’s a very good thing. I *loved* their 2013 self-titled album, and though this album doesn’t hit me at quite that level, it’s in the same ballpark(ish). They got groovier and yeah, a but pop-ier, but their heart is still definitely there. And it’s one of the most thematically cohesive albums of the year. You wanna know who I think one of their low-key influences is this time around though? Their good buddies/label mates Twenty One Pilots. I’m not so sure they would have dared take the route they did with the lyrical themes of this album without Twenty One Pilots paving the way into the mainstream first, even if Haley needed to say it. But now that it’s been said, I hope their next album goes into what comes after; hope, and all that good stuff.

*Hard Times, Forgiveness

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19. Liam Gallagher - As You Were

Straight up, I wasn’t expecting Liam to show up and make an album this good. I dunno how much help he had in making it happen, but here it is, it happened. This album rivals late Oasis and even his brother’s excellent post-Oasis projects. The grit here is real, and Liam backs up his incredibly large ego with some great songs. Easily one of the best rock albums of the year. Now let’s please have an Oasis reunion sometime soon as you were LG x

*Wall Of Glass, I’ve All I Need, Chinatown

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18. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?

Noel Gallagher is one of the very best British songwriters of all-time. I don’t ever flinch or stutter when I say that. He knows how to make a song full of heart be catchy while still pushing the boundaries of what songwriting can be, and all without overcomplication. It’s a fascinating thing to behold. Oasis was built on his back, and they were rightfully massive. And now he’s back with his wee Flyin’ Birds and making another great album. He once again shows he’s not afraid to reach out and find new avenues of songwriting, and somehow he seems to always find the sweet spot. It’s definitely once again a change of sound, and it almost makes me believe he changes it either to challenge himself or because he’s bored. Whatever the case, this is a great album with more great songwriting from an incredible artist.

*Dead In The Water, It’s A Beautiful World

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17. Eminem - Revival

I recently found out that Eminem used 69,000 pieces of paper during the writing of this album, so it’s no wonder to me how he came to be what I easily consider to be the greatest rapper of all-time. His golden days as off-the-wall Slim Shady might be in the past, but his undeniable passion and flow are still strong here. Eminem knows how to deliver, and pretty much everyone who knows rap knows it. He’s the greatest. And as a side note, “Arose” might easily be one of the most powerful Eminem songs ever. It’s like being the dying man fighting for his life and his mourning family at the same time, and it’s amazing to see Eminem be able to still deliver on that. Anyway, Eminem once again brought out greatness in this album. Fantastic.

*Arose, River, In Your Head

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16. PVRIS - All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell

I listened to both of PVRIS’ albums for the first time on the same walk, and let me tell ya, I was instantly converted into being a fan. Their songs and albums are high-quality modern rock albums with a very open feel to them. And the vocals! My goodness. They go from ice water to like having a hot Twilight vampire sink their teeth into your neck like butter. Not much changed tonally between this album and their debut, but like Royal Blood, if it ain’t broke, you don’t always need to fix it. Especially with rock. So many rock bands get so caught up in trying to become relevant electronically that they lose where they came from in the first place. PVRIS is a force to be reckoned with, even if they don’t ever get incredible commercial success (it’s just the world we live in). Great album.

*Heaven, What’s Wrong, NOLA 1

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15. Logic - Everybody

Peace, love, and positivity! We should have all listened to Logic sooner. I decided once he released this album to listen to all of his previous albums before listening to even a single song off his new release, and folks, he’s the real deal. His flow is amazing, his beats are creative, and he’s genuine. This album definitely backs all that up. He’s one creative mother goose, and his art is full of those good vibes we love in music. He also gets more honest and personal than ever here with mental health issues (not just in “1-800…”), so it’s somewhat of an important album even just on that note.

*Hallelujah, 1-800-273-8255

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14. Ed Sheeran - ÷

This album was one of my most-anticipated of the year, and it largely lived up to the high expectations, but not completely. There are some songs I loved, some songs I really liked, and some songs I honestly could’ve done without on here. But here’s the thing… Ed Sheeran’s an amazing songwriter. These songs are all good. Like, even though “Shape Of You” might be one of my least favorite on the album because of that trendy finger harp bounce rythm thing I can’t stand, if you listen in the background you’ll hear very ‘Ed Sheeran-y" guitar-percussion sounds that make the song fascinating to listen to. So sometimes it seems like these songs are too polished for the radio, but it still has a lot of heart and fantastic songwriting. I don’t like it quite as much as I loved 'X’, but I still really liked this album. Mr. Sheeran is constant quality and I’m sure he’ll be a superpower for years to come.

*Happier, How Would You Feel (Paean), What Do I Know?, Perfect

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13. Imagine Dragons - Evolve

Do you hear that? …that’s the sound of Dan Reynolds waking up. If their sophmore album was a necessarily dark album dealing with the regrets and sorrows of stardom, Imagine Dragons came around with their third album to make a bright, flying album that revolves around what comes after the dark times. It definitely feels alive and fresh, using a new coat of digital paint to make the color pop. It’s pretty close to exactly what the doctor ordered for them. And their songwriting keeps getting better (I love the flow of the last verse of “Whatever It Takes”). Imagine Dragons shows they’re not afraid to be around for the long run with this release, and it’s a joy to listen to.

*I Don’t Know Why, Walking The Wire, The Mouth Of The River

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12. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound

I love, love, love, love Jason Isbell. His songwriting to me is one form of the amazing eiptome of the human experience. Does that make sense? (…Eh, who cares.) So real. Bare. Honest. I love it. He’s back with his band this time around after a couple of solo albums that I still adore, and although this one might not be *quite* up to the level of those two for me, this is still a really, really good album. As far as folk/alt-country artists go, this guy’s a monster. Definitely worth a listen.

*Last Of My Kind, Hope The High Road, If We Were Vampires

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11. London Grammer - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing

I remember listening to this one for the first time vividly. I was walking down a dark neighborhood street at probably 12:30 AM when “Big Picture” came on. It was like as the song progressed and the music picked up the stars started to pop out, the mountains’ dark outlines became clear, and by the time the song hit its peak I felt alive and deep in the night. The album held onto that feeling. If that makes sense. It was a great walk that night. London Grammer took seemingly forever to realease this album, to the point where I honestly stopped caring for it to come out after loving their debut album, but it blew me away when it came out. It took everything great about their first album and improved it. Subtle. Calming. Aching. Enveloping. It’s easy to dive into when the time is right. Beautiful, beautiful album.

*Big Picture, Truth Is A Beautiful Thing

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10. Taylor Swift - Reputation

Were you ready for it? Once T-Swift drops a new album, there’s no getting away from hearing it. And the reason for that? She makes *dang* good pop albums, even since the days when she was still “country.” She knows her craft very well (image-wise as well as musically) and has definitely deserved her wild success. I still consider “1989” to be one of the best pop albums ever (or at least in the past two decades or so), so this one had high expectations coming into it. Well, I’d say it was a success. I mean, I could do another essay on this album. No, it’s not at the level of her last album, but she once again made a solid case for her being the current queen of pop. She dives further into production trends here, but does them better than really anyone else. Her lyrics are honest and sharper than ever, but she still has those fun moments of just being Taylor Swift in there too. So beyond all the mania building up to and during the release of this album, it’s a great album by one of today’s biggest superstars.

*Delicate, End Game, Dancing With Our Hands Tied

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9. Aaron Watson - Vaquero

This album *feels* like Texas, and I love it. I hadn’t even heard of Aaron Watson until a few weeks ago, but I was already blown away and honestly kind of emotional by the very first chorus of the very first track (“Texas Lullaby”). It’s like I was *there*. Back down South. Big calm fields, even bigger blue skies. I don’t think there are any big radio hits on this album, but the songs are so. dang. good. Ugh! This guy is genuine and obviously has a soul full of that sweet country music. Every country music fan out there should know this album.

*Texas Lullaby, Take You Home Tonight, Run Wild Horses, Amen Amigo

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8. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

I need to watch out here, because I could easily write an essay on this album. In my opinion, Kendrick is crazy-far ahead of everyone else in the rap world concerning beats and overall production. Kendrick always pushes the limit of what a rap song can be, finding new ways of making something innovative the new hit. I’d even say he’s already the best rap artist ever in terms of making brilliant albums, and not just making them a great collection of songs. He’s always brilliant and innovative, but never at the expense of losing mass popularity and creating disconnect between he and the average listener. Along with the brilliant songs by themseleves that make up this album, the concept and vision of the album itself as a whole is brilliant (if you don’t know, look into playing the track order in reverse). I dunno, he just constantly amazes me. Every time. Kendrick’s working his way up to legend status.

*FEEL., LOVE., GOD.

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7. Ryan Adams - Prisoner

Chances are you probably don’t know who Ryan Adams is. That’s okay. You’re not alone. It’s an epidemic. I first heard him a few years ago when he released his beautiful cover album of Taylor Swift’s 1989, and I pretty close to instantly fell in love with his music. He has a lot of heart, and he can write a heck of a song. Seems like he’s sure fighting a lot of heartache and heartbreak in this album and is learning how to move on from loss, and he tells it beautifully. I’d definitely recommend you give this one a chance.

*Doomsday, Shiver And Shake

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6. John Mayer - The Search For Everything

John Mayer is one of my absolute favorite songwritiers/artists. It just seems like he gets *it*. His songs seep passion and integrity, along with emotion and an abundance of amazing musicianship. He knows amazing skills and all that, but he understands heart, and that’s the core of his music. This album also seems like it has an extra dose of direct honesty in it as compared to his previous works. There are colors of hope, understanding, doubt, love, loneliness, and all else that paint what it means to be human in this album, and they’re bright and genuine here. It’s also cool to see him mix his almost-americana-ish influences of the past few years with the smooth coolness of his Continuum days. Another great one by one of the greatest songwriters/musicians of our generation.

*Emoji Of A Wave, You’re Gonna Live Forever In Me, Never On The Day You Leave

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5. Bleachers - Gone Now

I love this album. Straight up. One of the biggest surprises of the year, and I couldn’t be happier about it. You might not think you know Jack Antanoff (a.k.a. Bleachers), but if you’ve ever listened to any recent Taylor Swift or Lorde tracks, you do. His work as a producer is well-known (like I said, big ol’ T-Swift and Lorde tracks among others), but this is his own project from his own mouth, and it is one of my favorite albums of the year. He gets modern and experimental without sacrificing any heart from the songs, and also makes classic callbacks comparable to bands such as The Beatles (“Goodmorning”), while still managing to give them have a beautiful shiny modern polish. There’s a hidden reason T-Swift and Lorde have done so well lately. This album will tell you all about it.

*Goodmorning, I Miss Those Days, Let’s Get Married

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