#OTP: I loved him. But was I *in* love with him?

[demaparbat-hp]

Thoughts on bi4bi zutara? My personal favorite headcanon for them is that they both dated jet in every au its SOO funny

Oh! I love ZK having Jet as a mutual ex! It's always such a fun concept to see in fics. So terribly funny indeed!

ZK is my endgame OTP. Beyond Mutual Ex Jet, I can also see him having a huge crush on both Zuko and Katara at the same time. As a matter of fact, this is precisely what happens in my Lee & Kya AU—Jet has a massive crush on the couple.

...and he's also a terrible flirt.

[joosthead]

7 or 29 with joost from the otp questionary please 🙏

₊˚⊹⋆ prompt: 7. what’s the first thing that changes when they have feelings for each other?

₊˚⊹⋆ cws: none

₊˚⊹⋆ reader: gn!reader but normal au coded

₊˚⊹⋆ junote: a little cheese for u anonnie thank you for requesting :3 i’ll be answering 29 in a diff post bc someone asked 29+30 and they go together p well so stay tuned 👀 p short drabble tbh but i just wanted to make it look pretty

RPF/REAL PERSON FICTION BELOW CUT, DNI IF ANTI-RPF

the first thing that changes when you start having feelings for each other is… nothing at all, really, in terms of behavior. he already loved making you smile, loved making you laugh—the romantic feelings were just a plus, and an even bigger reason why he wanted and needed you around. you were already the first person he showed his music to, the first person on his speed dial.

the hardest thing to adjust to was honestly the physical aspect of it all; how was joost going to hold back from someone so beautiful? how did he ever back when he didn’t have feelings for you? touch was already a large part of your friendship. always an arm around your shoulder, or a loose hand around your waist when you walked together.

still, just friends, though.

when you’d come to shows, you’d fuss over the finishing touches on his outfits—the first show back once he’d realized he liked you, he wore a dress shirt and a tie, not realizing you’d come up and adjust it for him after he tied it in the mirror. pretty fingers handling him delicately, your eyebrows knitting together at how haphazardly he tied his tie. “so many years of practice, joosty, you still can’t do it better?” you quipped quietly, so focused on helping him.

he’d known how to do it perfectly most his life—then you came along.

for once, he was quiet, just watching you as if the roar of the crowds outside and the voices of rushed roadies and security weren’t right outside your door.

“so handsome, joost. you’ll do amazing,” you said, and it was enough to tune out the noise. you hugged him around the waist, and he knew how far gone he was.

after that, he tried to keep away from you physically out of respect, but you two always orbited around each other regardless—stopping himself from walking with you, cuddling with you, taking your hand and squeezing it just once before letting go… that was impossible, and even with all the new feelings floating around, he wasn’t going to stop himself.

so yeah :3 he gets all bashful smile looks down at ground when you call him out “where my hug at” style cuz he always does that to you when you don’t hug him … the hypocrisy!!! /j

[dangermousie]

LOVE IN THE DESERT

PRO: Fang Yilun is one of the most underrated cdrama actors and he finally gets to lead, it looks like a 1980s romance novel come to life, and FL is gorgeous.

CON:

THE RISE OF NING

PRO: I adore Ren Min, the trailer was fun, evil families are always a fun time, and Zhang Wanyi can definitely act.

CON: I loathed what LYF2 did with ZWY's character and loathed the entirely of AYTO, him included. Please don't make it a threefer.

SNOWY NIGHT TIMELESS LOVE

(side note, on youtube, this video, by the official iQIYI channel no less, is titled as "Li Qin Zeng Shunxi sadomasochism." Draw your own conclusions.)

PRO: gorgeous visuals, spectacular-looking fights, Li Qin x ZSX seem to pine gloriously, snooooooow

CON: 99.9% guaranteed to have a tragic ending

THE STORY OF PEARL GIRL

PRO: Zhao Lusi is one of my favorites and my knees (and other body parts :P) go weak for Liu Yuning, plus the OTP of The Long Ballad rides again!

CON: if I never see another "grrrl power through trade, in ahistorical fashion" narrative, it will be too soon. I just don't find commerce sexy.

[brandstifter-sys]

Vamp Remus x human Virgil because Thomas confirmed Remus sleeps in a coffin in a tweet

Virgil was unhealthily obsessed with vampires (not to a weird annoying extent ofc but he loved them) then he met a weird vampire and was fascinated lol. That vampire was Remus. The vampire was weird asf but Virgil didn’t mind as first. Virgil was excited to have a vampire friend

But the vampire was already head over heels in love lol. He gave off the human hints of his affection but the human never gave in or noticed.

Virgil=21 year old college student

Remus= been alive since 18th century

Roman is in this au but it’s logince lol. He and Virgil are besties.

Remus lives in a castle with Roman. Their parents abandoned them when Roman and Remus were teens and left for a better life. (Roman is bitter about it but Remus doesn’t care)

The twins are close but Remus annoys Roman and Roman wants Remus to be more empathetic and more humane.

Roman is number dukexiety shipper cuz he’s never seen his brother like this before lol.

This is where I'd insert a joke about emo kids being mistaken for vampires if I had one

You know Remus would immediately latch onto this weird human gremlin. Unfortunately for him, courting in the 18th century is very different from modern dating, so of course Virgil doesn't catch on at first

And of course Remus would be just as oblivious if Virgil had the guts to flirt with him. The pure frustration building between the pair would drive Roman absolutely insane. How can his OTP be so dense?? This is why he's single. im gonna go ahead and willingly ignore that part of the ask before the ick hits

[eggslamwich]

CHARACTER OPINION THING THAT IS LATE DO MORGOTT

Morgott my beloved you're how I got my start 🙏

🍂 favorite thing about them

I have a soft spot for antagonists who are royalty/powerful but also huge fucking losers. I think Morgott is one of the most fleshed out characters in Elden Ring, I love that despite being tragic he's also an awful person who continues to perpetuate the system that opresses him and others like him. There's so much to unpack about Morgott in the character analysis department.

And tail. Tail is nice.

🍂 least favorite thing about them

The fight in Leyndell with him, I don't like how he won't stop fucking moving good lord.

🍂 favorite line

"PUT THESE FOOLISH AMBITIONS TO REST!"

🍂 brOTP

Morgott and Oleg. I didn't even know they had lore together until I saw some fanart and read some fanfiction, Hell yeah let Morgott have a friend.

🍂 OTP

Morgott and Hilde :}

🍂 nOTP

Morgott and Mohg :{

🍂 random headcanon

His skin is very tough and thick, akin to tree bark.

He likes tea, particularly herbal teas.

In his free time he enjoys reading poetry and picking leaves out of his tail.

🍂 unpopular opinion

I like Margit's ost more than Morgott's.

Also he would not have been a good Elden Lord. He was closest thing we had to an Elden Lord in the story and the lands between still sucked ass.

🍂 song i associate with them

🍂 favorite picture of them

I have it on my desk uwu

[jakeperalta]

Excerpts from Alex and Henry's emails

+ Bonus:

[corseque]

More info on the deleted Solas sex scene

[thereisselfpreservation]

Hua Cheng, sighing dreamily as he watches Xie Lian dig things out of the trash like a raccoon: There he is. That's the love of my life.

[captain-hen]

Here: I can't decide if your emails make me miss you more or less. Sometimes I feel like a funny-looking rock in the middle of the most beautiful clear ocean when I read the kind of things you write to me. You love so much bigger than yourself, bigger than everything. I can't believe how lucky I am to even witness it—to be the one who gets to have it, and so much of it, is beyond luck and feels like fate. Catholic God made me to be the person you write those things about. I'll say five Hail Marys. Muchas gracias, Santa Maria. I can't match you for prose, but what I can do is write you a list. AN INCOMPLETE LIST: THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HRH PRINCE HENRY OF WALES

[lizardkingeliot]

1x01 // 1x02

[butyouaremymess]

Colin + his (many) love confessions for Penelope

[mulderscully]

When I picture you happy, I see you in your own apartment somewhere outside of the palace and a desk where you can write anthologies about queer history. And I'm there, using up your shampoo and making you come to the grocery store with me and waking up in the same damn time zone with you every morning. When the election is over, we can figure out what to do next. I would love to be in the same place for a bit, but I know you have to do what you have to do. Just know I believe in you.

Love you. Tell Bea I said hi.

A

[b0bbynash]

every bathena kiss - [1/?]

[galedekarios]

Gale: "You give me hope, and I've not had that in some time."

[bertoyana]

charles and erik with each other: oh dear, oh dear. gorgeous 🥺👐 charles and erik with the villain of the week/the x-men: K1LL YOURSELF 🔥🔥🔥

X-Men: First Class (2011) | X-Men Apocalypse (2016)

[sugawara--san]

oh baby...