#THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THEM AHHHHHH

[2dmenenthusiast]

Kudos to Capcom for giving us a Leon and Ada kiss (even tho it's purely manipulation on her part but slay pussy boss queen we love Ada) BUT WHERE IS OUR REBECCA AND BILLY KISS?? OUR JAKE AND SHERRY KISS?? I DEMAND KISSES FOR THEM

[impromptu-sketches]

𝔹𝕃 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 ✦ 𝕎ℝ𝔸ℙ-𝕌ℙ

Happy New Year! And welcome to my 2022 BL Wrap-Up!

Out of all of the BL stories -ongoing and completed- I’ve read this year, I have a winner in ten categories and four ‘best of’ winners!!

Thank you to all of the writers, artists, and creators out there ♡ published or not, you are amazing, we appreciate you, and thank you so much for bringing beauty into this world for others to experience!

Enjoy!

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✧ - FUNNIEST

And the nominees are...

- Semantic Error

- Killer Crush

- It’s Not Like That

- Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

- Punch Drunk Love

And the winner is...

KILLER CRUSH

All these were absolutely hilarious, but Killer Crush was just relentless! The chemistry between them, the ridiculous situations they put themselves in, all of their little thoughts and expressions, and the freaking side couple! ٩̋(๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑) I enjoy every second of reading this!

✧ - MOST INTRUIGING

And the nominees are...

- The Ghost’s Nocturne

- Wet Sand

- Stranger

- Coyote

- Night Fragments

And the winner is...

COYOTE

I recently re-read Coyote before reading the new chapters and it had me captivated again from the very beginning ~~~ I mean, LILI, MARLENE!! Are you kidding me?? ♡♡♡♡♡ They are soulmates ♡o(╥﹏╥)o ♥♡ and the gorgeous art!! The sex scenes..... fUck. I could go on forever ... I don’t care how many romeo & juliet stories there are, this one does it best! Zaria (author & artist) is god tier!!

✧ - BEST KISS

And the nominees are...

- 19 Days

- Sasaki and Miyano

- Semantic Error

- 4 Week Lovers

- Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

And the winner is...

19 DAYS

Not even able to show a kiss directly on the mouth but the winner nonetheless!! That’s how l-o-n-g we’ve been waiting and how amazing it was ♡♡♡ We have truly been blessed the last few weeks with He Tian and little Mo!! (⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡♡ My heart is about to burst I swear!!

✧ - BEST SEX SCENES

And the nominees are...

- Dear Door (*2021 winner)

- It’s Just a Dream... Right?!

- Liveta

- 4 Week Lovers

- Pearl Boy

And the winner is...

IT’S JUST A DREAM... RIGHT?!

Oh my god, I was not expecting this manhwa to be what it was!! But they are just so cute!! 。゜(ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ ゜。  And Jungoh grew on me so much!! Then the dreams kept going... and things got spicier and spicier (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

✧ - FAVORITE FLUFF

And the nominees are...

- Sasaki and Miyano

- Path to You

- My Love Mix-Up!

- Dreaming of You

- Night Fragments

And the winner is...

PATH TO YOU

I re-read this one recently and I’m so glad I did because it was just as cute and wholesome as I remembered!! I just can’t get over them. Simply adorable. ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)˚๐*˟ ♡

✧ - FAVORITE BOTTOM

And the nominees are...

- Victor | Liveta (*2021 winner)

- Jooha | Pearl Boy

- Na-kyum | Painter of the Night

- Seo-an | The Pizza Delivery Man and The Gold Palace

- Yeonwu | Banana Scandal

And the winner is...

SEO-AN | THE PIZZA DELIVERY MAN AND THE GOLD PALACE

Seo-an is so unique ♥ one of the reasons he’s my favorite is because his character feels so real and relatable. A big part of the plot is dealing with his anxiety and panic attacks and despite that vulnerability he is also so kind, patient, and sticks up for himself and others. I really like his character alone and paired with Woo-won ♥ I’m so excited to continue this story in February - I will be reading it as soon as it drops.

✧ - FAVORITE TOP

And the nominees are...

- Yoonseul | The Third Ending

- Dooshik | Pearl Boy

- Dowon | Full Volume

- Taehee | Banana Scandal

- Woo-won | The Pizza Delivery Man and The Gold Palace

And the winner is...

DOWON | FULL VOLUME

Ahhhhhh!! (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ Dowon has my whole heart ♡ He’s so freaking sweet to Beom and yeah this BL is horny af but it’s also super adorable!! Honestly, I was not expecting it to be so romantic but Dowon is just so extra and I love him and I love them together ♡♡♡

✧ - FAVORITE COUPLE

And the nominees are...

- Dooshik & Jooha | Pearl Boy (*2021 winner)

- Taeman & Dahyeok |  Killer Crush

- Coyote/Lili & Joshua/Marleen | Coyote

- Sangwoo & Jaeyoung | Semantic Error

- Woo-won & Seo-an | The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace

And the winner is...

DOOSHIK & JOOHA | PEARL BOY

They’ve won again! Honestly nothing has changed, they are still so awkwardly cute together and adorable!! ♡♡♡  

✧ - FAVORITE SIDE COUPLE

And the nominees are...

- Daeshik & Yosef | Love so Pure 

- Seolho & Hyunshik/the boss |  Killer Crush

- Shizusumi & Hiiragi | Given

- Hirano & Kagiura | Sasaki and Miyano

- Jihwa & No Name | Painter of the Night

And the winner is...

DAESHIK & YOSEF |  LOVE SO PURE

Oh my god, Yosef being a gentle giant teddy bear and Daeshik being his cute plotting eager self... I did not love the idea of them together at first, but damn did my opinion change!! And idk why but  Daeshik talking, going on and on and Yosef just listening patiently is my favorite thing haha (*´ ˘ `*) 

✧ - FAVORITE BOY

And the nominees are...

- Taehee | Banana Scandal (*2021 winner)

- Giovanni | Hold Me Tight

- Jooha | Pearl Boy

- Jae-hee | 4 Week Lovers

- Dowon | Full Volume

And the winner is...

TAEHEE | BANANA SCANDAL

It’s him again!!! I can’t get over how much I love Taehee ♡♡ He had me the second that I read ‘The Power Fruit Girls’ (aka The Powerpuff Girls, which is a real show that I watched growing up)!! Anyway, I love Taehee for so many reasons, one being his introverted nature, the fact that he never tries to be someone he’s not, and always sticks up for his man!! I love how much he loves Dojin!! ♡♡

✧ - FAVORITE NEW BL

And the winner is...

THE PIZZA DELIVERY MAN AND THE GOLD PALACE

Okay, I was not freaking expecting this BL to become one of my ultimate favorites but oh my god!! It’s so good!! Not that much ‘plot’ happens, but I just love these two so much - individually and together. I also love a good cinderella story, and this one is so wholesome and beautiful!! The slow tensions growing between them, getting to know each other first, helping each other... I cannot freaking wait for them to be together (.づ◡﹏◡)づ. Upi (author & artist) has quickly became one of my favorite authors ❤❤❤

✧ - FAVORITE ONGOING BL

And the winner is...

TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY

This BL has me in a chokehold lol whenever there’s a new chapter I have a physical reaction because I’m so excited to read it. And it will continue to have me in a chokehold until the final chapter!! I love and hate this slow burn so muchhhhhh (,,>﹏<,,) ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ oh my god I love it 

✧ - FAVORITE BL THAT ENDED THIS YEAR

And the winner is...

CHERRY BLOSSOMS AFTER WINTER

Awwwwww the first BL I’ve ever read has come to an end (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡ So cute, so wholesome. It will always hold a special little place in my heart.

✧ - BEST BL OF 2022

And the winner is...

SEMANTIC ERROR

OH MY GOD, Semantic Error is everything!! The best enemies to lovers slow burn out there! The teasing! The tension! Sangwoo being Sangwoo (✿>ꇴ<) had me cracking up so many times - I can’t wait to read more ♡

I love Semantic Error so much I cosplayed as Sangwoo this year at a local convention - my first ever cosplay costume!! And I dressed my partner up in the iconic red jump suit hahaha ♡♡♡

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Thank you all for reading!

[userlaylivia]

on my teen wolf rewatch and I'm on 318 and that hug between scott/stiles will always be amazing it's without a doubt my favorite scene between them!! dylan and tyler did an incredible job and it was so powerful and still is 10 years later! also side note I'm only two episodes (let's say one because this one is almost over lol) from the stalia moments in 320!! stydia will always be my otp as I've said numerous times but I love stalia so much they were incredible together and deserved so much better!! shelley has chemistry with everyone on her shows it's ridiculous! but yeah my sciles heart during that hug ahhhhhh

[animechick2015]

Anime I watched in 2022 Part 2:

11. Rising of the Shield Hero Part 2- 3/5

Where do I begin with this? It started off strong but by the 3rd or 4th episode I started to question if this was the same shield hero that I watched before. Don’t even get me started on how many times I watched Ost die only for her to come back to life. Thank goodness for the banger opening and ending. I briefly read the manga a while back so I knew that content was left out. After this season ended I reread and yup A LOT was left out. Hopefully the next season can redeem this show.

12. Spy x Family 10,000/5

Ahhhhh I was so excited for this one. I read the manga so I knew the plot well and was a wee bit nervous when I saw Cloverworks was one of the studios doing the production (they basically cut 90% of Horimiya content) but much to my surprise they kept all of the original content, plus added some to really flesh out the show and it’s characters. This will be one of those shows that people will be talking about for years to come. The animation, the characters, the opening and ending were all spectacularly done. Anya deserves all the happiness in the world. Loid is the best fake dad and fake husband (all for the mission of course) and Yor is the new waifu, I don’t make the rules. God I really love these characters and seeing them animated so wonderfully brings a smile to my face.

13. Ya Boy Kongming 5/5

This was a underrated gem for this year. I need to thank tik tok for showing me clips for this one otherwise I wouldn’t have know it existed. And that opening: A BANGER!! Seriously, if anyone skips the opening, they need to be arrested immediately! All the characters were so likable and you were cheering on the ‘rivals’. If you’re a fan of music, I highly recommend this anime.

14. The Case Study of Vanitas 5,000/5

Ahhhhhh! Ok ok. I’m calm now. But seriously this anime has turned my brain into goop. I had serious Vanitas brain rot when I finished watching this one. From opening to ending this one hooked me. Alllll the characters were interesting, even the minor ones; you just wanted to know more about every one and everything. And I know, I KNOW Vanitas and Jeanne are endgame but whyyy is the chemistry between Vanitas and Noe sooooo good. Like holy guacamole their chemistry was off the charts (and that first ending didn’t help either) I can’t wait to know more about these characters and see what shenanigans they get up too.

15. Misfit of the Demon King Academy 5/5

There’s just something about overpowered characters that gets me so hyped. Now don’t get me wrong, I like to follow the journey of a character from rock bottom and see them rise to the top. But sometimes you just want to see a Main Character just go nuts from the get go and that’s the main character from this series. “Did you really think killing me would stop me?” will never stop being epic. Like damn! This was such a refreshing anime and the ending I didn’t expect. Really can’t wait to see more of this universe.

16. The Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited 4/5

Listen, there was so much hype around this anime that I went into it expecting a lot. Especially the chemistry between the two male leads but alas I was severely disappointed. While the story and other characters were good it just felt like something was missing. And I know everyone loves Kambe but I was more into Haru and I just wanted him to one up Kambe in some way (don’t ask me to go into detail because I can’t even explain it myself). Maybe I need to read the manga to get into this one.

17. Love After World Domination 5/5

This was such a cute, dorky romance. If you were a Power Rangers fan as a kid, I think you’ll appreciate this one. It’s a nice spoof of that universe with the main characters trying to navigate their love life, school, being a hero and being a villain (is she really a villain though). I went into this one with absolutely no expectations but every week I was continuously surprised by this story. Really hope we get a second season to this.

18. Skeleton Knight in Another World 5/5

I know a lot of people kept comparing this one to Overload but can I just say that I enjoyed this one wayyy more than Overload. Arc and Arianne are much more enjoyable characters to me and I just adored their chemistry. And Ponta was just the cutest addition to this series. This anime only has 12 episodes but it was enough to hook me in to that universe. I’m really hoping we get another season.

19. Overlord Season 1 3/5

I really tried to like this one. Honestly I tried my best to like it but I couldn’t get past the first season. The characters felt bland and overdone for me. Maybe it’s because I watched so many isekai anime’s prior that this one didn’t wow me. Maybe if I’m bored I’ll give this another go.

20. Komi Can’t Communicate Part 2 5/5

Ahhh cuteness overload. I really love Komi and seeing her progress slowly but surely is always a wonderful sight to behold. Chadano will forever be best boy. This season had so many laugh out loud and wtf moments that I really hope we get another season.

[elliot-bees]

*One Day at a Time rant*

I’m rewatching One Day at a Time and I want Penelope and Schneider to get together so bad. Like at first they tried to go with the family/frenemy relationship, but by the end of s1 the y have the biggest chemistry build up😭. Like for Elena’s Quince and the whole end of s1 where Victor is there and Schneider acts more like a dad than Victor. Then in s2 just for the first episode the way Elena and Schneider are just so father-daughter coded. And how Alex and Schneider are just always so father-son coded. And when Schneider relapse and Penelope is there for him and he listens to her and she helps him, like how she tried to do with Victor but it just builds more chemistry between them because Schneider actually cares for the family more than Victor does bc he gets better, for them, not for another woman. And when Penelope is in her depressive episode she goes to Schneider. It’s just all so, ahhhhhh! I love Schneider sm and I love the idea of them together 😭😭😭

[dearopheliaimsorry]

Finch and Reese and Shaw 3x20

"Look, I've never entirely trusted your machine but you built it and I trust you."

The feeling that Caviezel put in Reese's voice. The writing choice. The moral argument afterwords between Finch and Reese and Shaw.

Good Lord the reference to Joss.

Finch's "John" so freaking sad and desperate.

Them running. Shaw hurting and Finch trying to help with such intensity. John drives. Checking the rear view.

Shaw limping.

Finch watching and then he's gone.

And now Decima is looking for him.

Y'all the pain this episode put me through. The epic highs of Root and Shaw's undying chemistry (I ship it bc duh) paired with the unique intimacy of Reese and Finch (yes I ship it too) with a side of the usual goofy plot choices. And then that ending. Ahhhhhh.

Okay, enough melodrama. I have to watch the next episode.

[redeclipsee]

Fate Saga Season 2 Rant

Like the title says, I’m just gonna rant about my thoughts about season 2 c:

I really enjoyed it. The conflict, the pacing, I think it was a very well done season. Of course there are things that I didn’t like, but I’m gonna talk about those later. Let’s start with things I loved.

- Bloom. I liked her character a lot. I loved that they kept her being reckless but she’s now aware so she tries to control her impulses and listens to the other best while still not being the best person ever, I think that was very nice and a nice pacing for character growth.

- Bloom and Sky. Their relationship was so CUTE! The actors have chemistry and their relationship based on support was very pleasant to see. They got each other backs and they understand each other’s personalities and characters. Very well done relationship! I love that there wasn’t drama between them, cause a lot of times when a couple gets established to keep it relevant a lot of tv shows make them have petty drama, and I loved that they didn’t do that to them. Skloom for the win!

- Musa’s arc. Because she’s an empath I always imagined they would go with her helping the others with their emotions but having her be the one that needed help was nice. Hating her powers and having nobody understand her is a very unique character arc and I’m here for it. I’m here to see her grow up and learning to love her powers.

- Direct to the previous one, I love the way they took Sam out of the picture. His departure had consequences (in Musa) and it wasn’t petty, and I’m very grateful for that because they didn’t massacre the character of Sam or Musa to get him out.

- Beatrice and Stella’s friendship. The ship I didn’t know I needed, but the one I deserve! Stellatrix had so much potential. And uff, I loved it but also hate their ending AHHHHHH

- Obviously, Beatrice. I loved her little cunning self since season 1, but season 2 really made it for me since she started looking out for herself. She’s so selfish but lonely and that’s my weakness. When Andreas calls her “Little Storm” I just bawled.

- RIVUSA. MY.GOD. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. I love the progression to their relationship. The fact that they took their time to end up their respective relationships to make them even interact was very nice. They warming up to each other with time, the partners in crime potential, the fact that it was Riven who helped Musa the most, who had her in his mind and was not afraid to tell her some hard truths but that eventually helped her to get better. I LOVE THEM. GIVE THEM TO ME!!!

- Flora and Terra. My little earth fairies, I love them. Flora is such a calm yet chaotic character I love her lmao, and Terra... I don’t think she grew up much from season 1 and I think they could have give her a better arc regarding her family, but I loved her relationship with Flora, that it’s stained with care but also jealousy. Her coming out was also really well done in my opinion and I loved it. LET’S GO LESBIANS LET’S GOOO

- The Blood Witches. I liked that the conflict is not like “blood witches are bad and the faeries are good”, I liked threre was more of it.

Now, the things I didn’t enjoy as much/or would change.

- Stella. I expected more of her character this season, but to be fair, I feel the show runners didn’t know what to do with her, and they kept her away with that gem to allow Flora get more involved with the other girls. As I said, I love her little relationship with Beatrix, but I expected more for solo Stella. More conflict, more development, more growth with the others overall. Like, at least I was expecting her to help Bloom more, or be less “dumb” that they made her this season. Idk, I love Stella but I expected more for her.

- Same case with Stella, I expected more for Aisha. Don’t get me wrong, I kinda like Grey and Aisha, but it fell kinda flat to me. Yeah, they had similarities like they both made cards of important people and they like to swim, but what else?! I liked the idea, but there was so little focus on them, because they could have worked very coolly for the blood witches not be introduced at completely evil and villains, but nah.

- The lack of Andreas/Sky/Beatrix interactions. They set up complete drama last season but got absolutely nothing lmao. Maybe I had more expectations but uff. I liked that Andreas really loved Beatrix (when he killed for her I sobbed), and wouldn’t that be a source of conflict for Sky? I kinda expected Andreas to influence Sky more but anyways.

- Where was my Sky/Riven bromance? Like, I expected them to be on bad terms because of last season, but we got neither the angst nor the friendship omg.

- Also, where was the tension between Andreas and Silva? Why was Silva so easily persuaded to work with Rosalind? Why Silva never asked for Farah? AHHHHHH

- I was kinda expecting more of Rosalind as a villain, I was kinda disappointed when she got killed lol.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN FARAH IS REALLY DEAD? I REFUSE!

[stranger-nightmare]

Re watching the jamie thirst tweets and

“Tbh I understand vecnas motivations cause if I went from looking like a hot piece of ass to THAT. I’d be pissed too”

Like truest tweet about vecna cause like while I think the voice makes vecna sort of hit to me i would be pissed if I in one second was as hot as Jamie and then became the thing of nightmares with one weirdly large hand.

I just I love the video so much. Jamie is great

It’s my fav next to him and joe saying which trends are in. And Jamie just

“Love, I dress like a cross between mick jagger and an Edwardian dandy so”

Like JAMIE! Pls I love you so much

-🎸😈

honestly I love Jamie so fucking much and I am absolutely living for all the new content and interviews we’re getting from him, I feel like I’m 13 all over again during the Mortal Instruments era ahhhhhh!!

I also really just love his chemistry with Joseph, like Joe just looks so comfortable and happy when he’s with Jamie and I just love it so much, their lil friendship is just so important to me, I never want them to stop doing interviews together honestly

-hope

[akajustmerry]

hi merry! What did you think about the finale of the resort (if you've seen it)? I hope you get out of that airport soon 💗

hellooooo! I finally got out of the airport and am safely at my sister's, thank you ❤️

spoilers for the resort finale ahead!

omg I lost my MIND the finale was soooooo good. I'm still marinating my thoughts honestly but the moment when noah asked emma why she didn't get into the pool and she said she didn't want to lose time.......AHHHHHH 🥺

I've always loved time travel media that explores how corruptive the desire to time travel actually is and that the irony is time travel is always a loss of time.

This show was so much about literally grieving lost time and hammering that home by having Sam and Violet be found unchanged from when they disappeared... The time is still lost for everyone! They're found but those 17 years are still gone and they never got to have them.

I'm curious about Baltasar and what that final scene between him and Luna meant. I feel like he isn't done with Parsaje and has bigger plans for what they found.

Honestly, I've never made a secret of the fact my favourite shows tend to be about grief and all the different ways grief affects and drive people and this is just a perfect show about grief and how no amount of time travel can heal loss.

I just loved it so much and I will watch william Jackson harper and Cristin Milioti in ANYTHING they're so talented and their chemistry is beautiful. The way they're both so good at saying the unsaid... Obsessed.

Idk if there's gonna be a season 2 but I feel like this is a more fleshed out version of the ideas Andy Siara explored in Palm Springs and I can't wait to see what he does next!

[honeybee-taskforce]

1x03 Rewatch Thoughts and Feelings

same disclaimer as before but now im medicated and sleepy so we/ll see what happens

-corn silos are terrifying and judd is totally in the right this entire situation sorry tk buddy EVEN THO he obviously could’ve approached it way better

-im sure this wont be the last time i say this along the rewatch but this is the first time we see judd in “captain mode” and i can only hope that at some point Owen retires and Judd ends up permanent captain of the 126. Whether it be season or series finale i don’t mind but that’s what i’d love to see for him even if it is predictable. He has such a big heart and is so good at getting people to listen to him (this one time being a non factor)

-his life is in danger if he falls in too but all TK can think about instead of protecting himself is possibly helping save his new friend he’s such a good soul.

-filming the sliding out of the silo with all of the corn HAD to be a blast there is no way it wasn’t

-will we ever find out more about any other members of the 126 like B shift or the ones in the other trucks that arrive with our 126 i wonder cause there are definitely more trucks there than are needed for just 6-7 people

-tk going in for a fight will always hurt to watch but it’s also just so smooth cause they play exactly into his hand

-THE tarlos season one scene i love that this is what they used for the chemistry read because yes its 100% the most important scene between them this entire season

-“you’re free to go” and he keeps talking. They both do. Ahhhhhh.

-tk could just walk away. But this is the first person whose really cared for him and acknowledged his pain in some way. So he eants to make it right. And he DOES. -tk got his apology in so he doesn’t expect anything more so i wonder what his first thought is when carlos actually continues. We know his second once he processes what Carlos has said already lmfao but ugh just thinking about tk walking away without anything else being said and probably thinking that they’re still on bad terms… or i guess neutral at least. But carlos adding his little jab and smirk shows that everything is going to be fine. -i COMPLETELY forgot about this MNT bit with the food eating contest lmfao good to know that the paramedics have always gotten their own funky calls throughout the show I remembered that as something that only happened with TNT.

-carlos already showing his sarcasm and sass in this scene with michelle when he grills her for never asking about his life lmfaooooo i love him sm

-carlos cant get him out of his head because he knows thats his soulmate

-owen and wayne’s scene is so important because it obviously sparks owen telling everyone around him, but it’s also a stepping stone into owen finally coming back to his own reality. -“my people have enough to worry about on their calls. This is my fight.” GEE I WONDER WHERE TK GETS HIS PRICKLY SKIN WHEN HE NEEDS TO DEAL WITH A PROBLEM IN HIS LIFE COMES FROM

-i feel so bad for marjan in this scene and i wish we got some follow up on whether or not she did find a new mosque… iirc unless she mentions it later this season we just never hear about that again right?? Paul tells her to keep her hijab up and walk in proud of herself and from what i remember that’s it?

-both carlos and owen cringing at the yoga girl’s video because they’re meant to be familyyyy hehehehehe

-TELL YOUR SON DAMMIT

-dart scene dart scene dart scene yayayayay

-see carlos is secure in himself BUT how much of it is a front when it comes to tk at this point because i know this anxious man is overthinking every little detail when it comes to their interactions now

-then again he makes the packing a piece comment immediately after i typed all that SOOOOO

-ahhh yes owen’s first instant of violence issues

-judd owning up to his feelings and being honest about why he came at tk ugh this big bear of a mean is such a good person i love him so much

-and tk being honest back and appreciating his words AHHHHHH brothers brothers brothers

-“why didnt you tell me? >:|

from the day she went missing you accused me of murdering her!!”

aw damn he’s got you there michelle… this plot is so goofy especially since we know it never comes back up after this season sdfgrgh

-this lady driving right into a tornado reminds me of my 4th grade teacher for literally no reason other than just her vibes and her outfit idk

the boys are in their flirty stage now and definitely hooking up here snd there still yeah yeah yeah

[crimsonheart01]

Sunday May 22, 2022

This weekend got away from me, so it’s a day late but here’s this weeks round up!! 

If you read any of the stories on this list, please make sure to show love to the authors by liking and reblogging their content!

A reminder to everyone that my blog houses 21+ content. This post isn’t any different. I’m not adding in the specific tags or warnings for each rec here but know that they can house adult content as well.

✨ If you are under 21, please DNI.✨

1.  Drunk Text by @kteague

Pairing: Frankie “Catfish” Morales x Fem!Reader

This was so lovely and so sweet and fluffy that I read it thrice. The adoration that Frankie has and the picture of him waking up the next morning? Ugh all of it was the best. Plus Santi out here baiting Frankie out but in the best way. 

2.  This Roommates Drabble by @forever-rogue

Pairing: Frankie “Catfish” Morales x Fem!Reader

Listen, having someone else put cream/sunscreen on you is a for sure way to secure kisses! I loved the bashful Benny and the light teasing he gave Frankie afterwards. The mutual pining and both hiding their attraction to each other, chef’s kiss! 

3.  Lavenders Blue by @writeforfandoms

Pairing: Javi G x Fem!Reader

HELLO! I DID NOT KNOW I NEEDED TO READ A CINDERLLA AU THIS WEEK. Also, Lucia, you sly dog, you. Setting everything up and then following through on keeping them together. Lucia was the perfect fairy godmother. Javi being exceptionally sweet and adoring. Using learned tactics to find his way to her then explaining to her how he would never actually do anything criminal was so adorable. Ugh, I loved it. 

4.  venus, planet of love by @peterthepark

Pairing: Steven Grant x Fem!Reader

Wow, just wow. This was perfect. The symbolism. This is a work of art on it’s own, nevermind how utterly perfect Steven and the reader are. Sneaking into a museum, the pining, Marc being pushy and Khonshu being his dry self. Ugh I loved this. Truly, I did.

5. Whiskey’s Sugar by @absurdthirst

Pairing: Agent Whiskey/Jack Daniels x Fem!Reader

JESUS THIS ONE GOT ME IN THE FUCKING FEELS. I KNEW HOW IT WOULD END BUT I DIDN’T WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW? This was a rollercoaster of all emotions and even though I cried, I’m still happy I got to read it. Whiskey deserves the world, and so does his sugar. This was heartbreakingly beautiful. 

6. why don’t you by @queenofthefaceless

Pairing: Javier Peña x Fem!Reader

It’s sundress season y’all and this was a good way to christen the season. That little held tilt in the gif was all I kept picturing throughout this whole fic. It really set the tone and Javi being absolutely feral by the end? YES PLEASE!!!! Back alley car sex is now on my bucket list hahahaha

7. Sansana by @foxilayde​

Pairing: Poe Dameron x Fem!Reader

I don’t think I’ve ever needed anything more! This was amazing! The chemistry between Lex and Poe?!??? Please, it’s too good. TOO GOOD! The absolute denial that Lex is in? Even more perfect. I love how Poe is rolling with it without complaint but uses it to his advantage. He knows what the life is about and he isn’t trying to exploit anything. His little deal at the end though? And Lex’s conditions. Amazing!! Staying true to both their characters while also having fun, gawd this was amazing!!!

8. Stranger at My Gate by @leslie-lyman

Pairing: Pero Tovar x Fem!Reader

This was a classic! First and foremost, Aunt Moira, I need more of her. Always. What cheeky witch she was. The beautiful world building within this is amazing. You captured each of their gifts and explained them amazingly. Also those however many hours where they can’t understand each other????? THE PINING THE ATTRACTION THE SPARKS!!! When he catches her before she falls???? Babes, I could read this story 8000 times and never tire from it. Whew, this was amazing! 

9. An Impractical Time by @clydesducktape​​

Pairing: Pero Tovar x Fem!Reader

A HARRY POTTER AU???? Babes, you’re after my heart here with this one. Two of my favourite things put together??? Ahhhhhhhhh also ngl I literally howled with laughter at the reader noting how bad he smelled. I loved the realism in that, because of course he was grimy and sweaty and hadn’t bathed in however long it was. It was a sign of the times and I loved the way you put it in here. Also Pero being overly concerned with his reputation through the ages and your foreshadowing of why there isn’t much more written about him! I loved all of it! I love how she’s honest and upfront with him but friendly and approachable. OH AND THAT SCENE WHERE HE TRIES TO CAST A SPELL FOR HER AND SHE GUIDES HIS HAND THROUGH THE MOVEMENTS!!!!! Wheeeewwwww!!!!

[beyondd-dazedd]

EPISODE👏 REVIEW👏 hsmtmts season 2 episode 10: get ready for some enthusiastic writing and a little too much looking into details

first off seb doing the intro made my heart happy i love him

ok i know everyone has been saying it but there is no way in hell they’re winning the menkies. unless the writers just go with the main character favoritism route, there’s just no way. however for the sake of comedy, watching ashlyn give us everything in the transformation scene and ricky being an absolute disaster is SO funny to me. like shout out to joshua because that scene made me laugh so hard. also a trio i need more of is kourt, red and ej. i just feel like they would be dramatic gossipy bitches and i love that for them.

normally i think ms. jenn’s reactions are over the top but after seeing the shit show that just occurred 2 mins before... i think her reaction is very valid because oh god.

continuing with the theme of friendship dynamics we haven’t seen a lot of but we absolutely need more of, ashlyn and ricky!! that scene was so sweet and wholesome. i’m so so so glad the writers didn’t fall into the trap of making characters take sides after a break up. i just feel like it’s been done a million times before. but seeing ashlyn being so genuine when checking up in ricky made me so happy. the caswells remain being the superior characters (including gina obvs)

ms. jenn and mr. mazzarra are cute don’t get me wrong but they should’ve spent more time developing that relationship instead giving ms. jenn like 3 random love interests and that’s all i’ll say on that.

i love imagining what characters are saying when they’re just ad libbing. like what could ej, gina, ricky and red be talking about before carlos shows up to start the scene?? my guess is they’re all gushing about how amazing ash is and no i don’t take criticisms on that.

alright i’ll say it. the seblos drama is weak at best. they didn’t spend enough time developing it and kind of pushed it to the background so when it was one of the main focuses of the episode it was kind of like ok?? HOWEVER i did love the resolution to it and the deeper look into their individual characters. (i’ll talk more about this later)

carlos calling ms. jenn mother and everyone immediately knowing who he was talking about sent me omfg. but also who the fuck let these high schoolers try to figure out this transformation scene by themselves?? they collectively have 2 brain cells and they just bounce around between the 9 of them depending on the scene. but playful sleepover competition!! also gina nudging ej when he goes a little too ej 1.0 was everything.

i hate lily and i love sassy red. that’s all.

(im going to talk about the boys/girls sleepovers like they’re each one continuous scene respectively because it’s way easier than switching back and forth)

fun new friendship dynamics!! the boys!! sebbie and the girls! iconic. i know that the show is meant to be in a mockumentary style so we only see parts of the characters lives but i would give my left arm to see the boys getting closer and becoming friends. this is also the first scene where i really noticed ricky’s shirt. ricky is queer disney are just cowards. i’m not a big ricky/ ej shipper but the pretty boy had me feeling some type of way. carlos being worried about seb and their relationship and then red being like well this is why. bc he’s got a spy on the inside was peak friendship. but seriously disney?? just say gay. it’s not a bad word. now imma freak out about PORTWELL OMFG I WAS ALREADY FREAKING OUT DURING THIS SCENE SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW WELL I WAS DOING LATER ON. but ej just being like im not ready to put myself out there because of nini i don’t wanna get rejected... again. my heart went out to him. you can really see how much he’s grown as a person. but sure ej y’all are “buddies” also him saying the one thing i’m proud of from my time with nini was letting her go and ricky’s reaction to that hurt me to my core.

alright let’s talk about the girls and seb. first off i love that they’re actually working and the boys are doing fuck all LOL. seb actually talking about how he feels?? good for him. i hate that he thinks that carlos is only with him because there’s limited options but at least he’s talking about it. a moment of silence for ash’s scissor bucket (i won’t make a gay joke. i won’t make a gay joke. i won’t-) anyways... i really thought that maybe ash would know about portwell but it’s fucking EVERYONE. like y’all are that perceptive about other peoples relationships but not your own?? that’s why all y’all have relationship drama. gina not wanting to put herself out there because she’s afraid of getting hurt?? ouch. gina thinking ej is just being nice?? ouch but also gina, sis?? what. also nini reacting that way to the chocolates is so out of pocket. like 1) y’all aren’t dating anymore so what’s got you so pressed? 2) gina made it clear that they weren’t actually from ricky 3) nini you know they had some sort of chemistry before you and ricky got back together so this really shouldn’t be that surprising.

anyways the scene with ricky and carlos broke me. the decision for ricky to not show nini the song was so mature. despite wanting to get her back, he KNOWS that that would only drag her back and that’s not fair to her and he knows it. but his awareness of seblos’s relationship and wanting to help carlos work things out with seb was so wholesome and so sweet and is kind of a big moment of character development for him this season. like he was generally very selfish this season (again i’m a ricky apologist til the day i die but he was so selfish) and seeing him take the focus away from his problems to help carlos out was so sweet. also i need more ricky/carlos friendship moments.

kourt talking about howie learning her love language?? bitch you mean espionage?? i mean me too but that’s so fucking funny

ALRIGHT THIS IS THE PARAGRAPH WHERE I SCREAM ABOUT PORTWELL!!! i am so so so so happy right now about this. the fact that ej asked about risotto but for real was so satisfying and was blatantly like him saying i know we faked being in a relationship but what about it not being fake and omfg that’s so amazing. also gina being skeptical and asking if ash put him up to it and him saying not that i know of?? THE PARALLELS?? also gina this whole season has been talking about signs and finding reasons to stay, finding signs to know if someone is right for her and you can literally see the moment she realizes she said the same thing about the duke sweatshirt to jack. SHE KNOWS THIS IS HER SIGN and that’s so special to me. also ej’s nervous laugh after she says yes?? omfg. let’s look at ej’s character. historically he’s confident, cocky and generally puts on this facade of having his shit together but gina makes him nervous (in a good way). he doesn’t feel like he has to pretend to be confident around her. he’s showing her that he’s just as nervous as she is about this and that is just *chefs kiss* honestly not to be an andi mack stan but ej’s little nervous chuckle and ok after she says yes sounds like he’s letting out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding which seriously parallels tj after the tyrus confession. i’m just saying. ALSO GINA’S LITTLE EXCITED WALK BACK TO THE GROUP AHHHHHH

the seblos song?? i have no notes. it was incredible. frankie killed that shit. it was such a good song. so sweet. so wholesome. also ricky and carlos’s hug was so fucking meaningful to both of them and you can tell. ricky was absolutely beaming because he helped the two of them and it feels like a little bit of season 1 ricky shining through.

WHO THE FUCK LET A BUNCH OF HIGH SCHOOLERS RIG A KID IN THE AIR COMPLETELY UNSUPERVISED?? of course ricky fucking fell. that group shares 2 brain cells. obviously some dumb shit was going to happen

[creatingnikki]

Start Up

This was the first k-drama where I legit thought that the 2nd male lead was actually the first male lead until half-way through the show. While I do really like Nam Do-San’s character, I think  Han Ji-Pyeong made me feel WAY more. Especially in terms of the romantic chemistry. 

In the beginning, I was so satisfied with the show. But then I think somewhere around the 12th or 13th episode I started to get bored and disappointed. I think that’s mainly because halmeoni suddenly became a side side character and even Ji-Pyeong didn’t have as much screen time. I also feel like there were some sub-plots that were highly unnecessary because they weren’t fleshed out well and felt disconnected like the friend’s brother who died and he wanted revenge, the whole Alex California 3 year time-jump thing. Like that really slowed down the show and made me go ???  The finale however redeemed the show for me!

There were solid side characters in this k-drama, something I generally appreciate about k-dramas as a whole. The character development was also solid and sweet. I think the one that most touched me was Seo/Won In-Jae’s character development. 

I found more depth in her character than even Seo Dal Mi’s. I loved how she changed her name and then visited her grandmother because she just couldn’t do that before it. I get it. I really do. I think we all take our time to do the things we should/want to and that’s completely okay.

Which brings me to the point that Seo Dal Mi, especially towards the second half, felt like a very basic character. I think she was perhaps the only one who didn’t have much development. I honestly didn’t even find her and Nam Do San’s romance to be great or swoon-worthy. 

The most touching connection for me in this kdrama was  Han Ji-Pyeong and halmeoni’s. Like OH MY GOD. Whether it was when he was a child or even as an adult, their scenes made me cry.

 It was the most wholesome, sincere relationship in the entire show! Whether it was her taking him in and thinking he would rob her money in the shop or him thinking that she gave away his investment profits to her son - and both of them being wrong. The scene at the bus station where she gives him a new pair of shoes and tells him only to contact him when he is upset/alone/ill. 

The fact that she calls him good boy. Ahhhhhh. EVERY bit of it. Like even in the finale when she goes to his house and breaks down when she recognises he is sad + lonely I couldn’t stop my tears!!!!! It’s like he can be his true self with halmeoni.

And can I just ramble on about Ji-Pyeong? Firstly his dimples. I can’t deal. 

Secondly his acting. Thirdly his dialogue and his character arc. The way he was so smart in investing and work. The way he could give real feedback and the way he could be honest with Nam Do-San at the end. Aso the fact that he asked him to stop feeling inferior - ahhhhh. Someone really needed to tell Do-San to feel confident and enough and the fact that Ji-Pyeong did that meanth EVERYTHING. Everything about Ji-Pyeong had my heart! His conversations with Yeong-Shila and his drunk moments. And everything in between. I am really heartbroken that he ended up alone. To be honest, by the end of it I really wanted him to end up with In-Jae. I think they as a couple would surprise all of us. 

I know this may be a controversial opinion but both In-Jae and Ji-Pyeong were such strong characters and I feel like they would have easily overpowered the actual first leads (individually and together) if some more attention was paid to them. Which is probably why it wasn’t? But I feel like had the writers of the show leaned more into these two characters. They were smart, mature, emotionally more complex and that’s probably one of my major disappointments with Start-Up. 

But anyhooo, I really appreciated that the last scene was Nam Do-San and Seo Dal-Mi walking to their investor meeting and not their wedding scene. Because yaaaas power couple! I also love how her being the CEO didn’t make Do-San feel inferior or have some sexist ego complex. 

Talking about other side characters I really appreciated Seo Dal Mi’s mom’s redemption. It warmed my heart. I loved how Nam DO San’s father at the end put up the Samsan Tech sign board in the living room and said that the next time he thinks his son is doing something he doesn’t approve of he will look at it 3 times and wait it out/support him? Jung Sa-Ha and Lee Chul-San’s romance appealed to me a lot more than the leads’ romance - no kidding. 

Some of my FAVOURITE scenes were between Nam Do-San and Ji-Pyeong. Like in one of the first few episodes when they are at that conference/party where Nam Do-San shows up as a hot-shot entrepreneur for Dal-Mi and then the two guys move aside to show that they are talking and know each other and Do-San is like what do we talk about? ANd Ji-Pyeong is like let’s just recite the national anthem! I DIED. And then at the end when he invests in Cheonymyeong and they shake hands, how initially Ji-Pyeong only shakes with his two fingers. They both individually and together were beautiful. 

Also can I just say how cool I found the founder and CEO of sandbox just struck me as the COOLEST woman? She’s the kind of person I’d want as my mentor and friend if I was starting a business. And Dal Mi-s father’s backstory is just so very s ad with him finally getting an investment but also like dying the very same day. Sandbox really feels in some way his legacy? 

And I also low-key found the relation between Ji-Pyeong and park Dong-Chun endearing. Like ho Dong-Chun aways recommends all these lovely start ups that aren’t really profitable but he just cannot resist it! And how Ji-Pyeong finally personally invests in the start up for kids who leave orphanages at 18 in the end :’) I was waiting for him to finally personally invest in something like this because he’s rich and he can and I loved it. More than the investing, his meeting with the CEO of that start up was funny and how he wasn’t harsh towards him and how also said he wants a few kids that he can mentor! My heart!

Nam Do-San. I love how he had SO many insecurities because I have always associated that with the female leads whether in kdramas or just generally in the world of fiction. And the fact that he didn’t have any toxic or abusive outlets for his issues is what made me adore him. The friendship between him and his two developer friends was also very heartwarming.

I did really like the business and entrepreneurship aspect of the show like how thye tried to include concepts like the J curve and why you should be a majority shareholder in your own business and what investors look for and stuff. Ofc I would have LOVED it to be more heavy on that aspect but I get that for the general viewership that probably wouldn’t have worked. 

One of the most striking things about Start Up was the relationship between the two sisters. I can’t tell you how much I was digging the fact that neither of them, especially Won In-Jae (at the time) tried to backstab or fuck things up for the other. Even though they had been away for a decade and clearly had made opposite choices in picking their parents and hence a lot of their life, they didn’t once sabotage the other. In fact, they were always concerned about the other when it really came down to it. And them reuniting and working together was a highlight for me. 

This is one of the few kdramas that got the finale done so beautifully. But since Ji-Pyeong’s 2020 life wasn’t really shown to us this is how I’m narrating it in my head. He and In-Jae get together and are this smart power-couple who can open up with each other and be soft and adorable. He also has formed meaningful connections with two kids who left the orphanage and their connection is as wholesome as his and halmeoni's. He and In-Jae live  together in his apartment facing Han River and keep cutely arguing over start up ideas and companies to invest in. Now any time he looks at Seo Dal Mi and Do San he feels friendly affection and this sort of protective vibe. He found some super eye specialist and got halmeoni's eye sight fixed. Her corn dog shop became a huge franchise cos plot twist In Jae and Dal Mi's mother is actually v strategic in business growth.

[brightgulf]

Hoe!!!!!

BAD BUDDY is here!!!

Ahhhhhh!!!!

Don't just let me celebrate by myself!!!

Ofc not! I need someone to cry with 😭 BITCH😭 the first episode! the fucking chemistry between them 🥺 KjjJKHNJJKNHGJBJNKNKN I NEED the 2 ASAP! and bro , Ohm side he told p'aof that he doesn't want to do bl series anymore , and p'aof asked him "what if your partner is Nanon?" And he said "I will DO IT". If this is not LOVE idk what love is! 🥺💖💕💖 #SoftMutfucker! #WeAreInThisShitTogether!

[spoopy-fish-writes]

Hi Spoopy! Can't sleep atm because I can't stop thinking about Arthur 😅 is it ok if I gush about him and talk about him a bit? Sorry! (Please feel free to ignore!)

I don't know why but I was wondering if Arthur had an otp or multiple...what would they be? What fictional relationships interest him? What character's (that aren't his own) does he get invested in?

I don't know why but I feel like he would really like hero characters...I'm not sure why but that kind of makes sense to me...

I'm also wondering what he would think of other otome characters...for example I feel like we'd both simp together over Vyn from tears of themis! (Or at least he'd have a secret crush!) I feel like he'd find Vyn interesting because he's a very good therapist and Arthur would wonder what conversations he would have with him...because he's never been to a therapist before and probably wants to at least secretly...

I'm also wondering about what he'd think of my otp's 😅 would he think less of me? Would it have an impact on what he thinks of me?

Why is he so sweet!!! 😭💗💗💗 he always knows what to say!!!

Do you think he'd ever sing? I would really want him to sing something! I feel like his voice would be very soothing and ahhhhhh!!! I feel like he'd be good at it but deny it!!!

I'm imaging what a song written by him would sound like!!!! 🥰 he'd probably use very well thought out and meaningful words!!!

I wonder what he'd think about the song I wrote in 11th grade...🤔 our teacher basically said he wanted to get us out of our comfort zones and told us to write lyrics to melodies we found online...and I ended up wasting an entire week thinking about it and wrote a whole wedding song the day before and got an A! That was an experience...and I'd love to see him do it!!!

Sorry for talking about him so much!!! I just couldn't help myself 😅

I really wish he could just be real so that I can bring him with me everywhere I go and ask him a bunch of things...and just cuddle him!!!! I want to marry him again for the third time! (Hoping for a new wedding event to happen!)

I think I can sleep now! Sorry for taking up your inbox space...and thank you!

Hugs!!!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

Honestly, each time I see you in my inbox my brain goes "yes! More cute simpery!" and I get a little giddy akrgjagdjs you're always welcome to gush about anything here 💜

Honestly, I feel like Arthur would definitely crush on the heroic characters and characters who strive to help other people. Like, definitely people that he wants to believe that he's like but also the kind of people that he knows would look after him because he's a sappy boy that wants to feel safe whenever he's feeling vulnerable and those are the kind of characters that he would definitely feel safe and comfortable around.

He'd be more intrigued by the morally grey characters. Characters like Dazai from bsd and stuff because he can kind of see himself in them and he would probably use them as a way to project too.

On the topic of otps, he'd definitely have a lot of his own so he has no room to judge you. You know this romantic idiot would have so many. Sherliam (moriarty the patriot) would 100% be one of them. He can always see chemistry between people even if he's hopeless himself so he'd honestly just end up gravitating a lot to your otps too!

I feel like Arthur can definitely definitely sing really well but would be really insecure about it. I've personally never met a writer who hasn't at least once attempted to dabble in song lyrics and he would have so many drafts that he's not confident enough in to share especially once he's in a relationship. So SO many songs about how you make him feel and so much imagery. His use of metaphors is always because he can't actually put his feelings into words directly related to you without them.

A wedding song sounds so cute even if I'm not too fond of them myself and well done on getting an A! 😭😭💜

Honestly, as compensation for everything that has happened in the past 2 years, we should all have our boys come to life >:/

We deserve that much at least 🙄

Hugs to you too Nori!!! 💜💜💜💜💜

[akookminsupporter]

Hi! I hope you're having a good day!

I saw the ask about multishipping/shipping Vs supporting, and as a person who has been in some rpfs fandoms, I think I could offer some insight: to me, there's a difference between "shipping" and thinking something might be going on. Sometimes they collide, sometimes they don't. Shipping, to me, usually means "I like these two people's chemistry" and, since I'm an avid consumer and plotter (never writer) of fics, it usually also means that I enjoy exploring that chemistry in a romantic setting. But ultimately, chemistry is potential between people, it doesn't mean that potential has to evolve the way I want. Also, a lot of it when it comes to shipping has to do with our preconceived favourite kind of ships: like, at first I was drawn to Vmin bc I enjoy a lot the friends to lovers dynamic and they offer that potential in an almost archetypal way.

Thinking "oh, these folks are probably actually romantically involved" is different. It has more to do with... Objectivity, I think? Like, I can have zero emotional investment in the relationship between two people and yet see that they're romantically interested. To me at first it was like that with Jikook, honestly: as I said, I started out low-key shipping vmin, and when I was presented with how Jikook acted my brain went "yeah, they're together" but I didn't have the whole attached feelings to it, those came with time.

So, to answer your question... Idk about others, but to me it's just that some ships kind of tickle my "favourite kind of relationship" kind of bone and I find them endearing and inspiring, and some I find myself thinking "okay these guys are probably involved in some ways". It's a bit complicated lol I hope it makes sense

ahhhhhh 😮

it does make sense anon! Thank you!