#THERE WAS AN ENTIRE SUNDAY-SCHOOL-FAVORITE STORY IN THERE ABOUT IT

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[jemgirl86]

“would you be able to share recs for sambucky AUs? more so complete AUs rather than canon adjacent or divergence (and i love a bit of angst or stakes over pure fluff)”

So, anon, these aren’t all explicitly angsty per se, but they do have high(ish) stakes for the most part, and one of them is very angsty.

Okay, so let me start by shamelessly recommending a few of my own lol

Stolen Moments, 98.8K words

“No,” Sam said, chuckling. “I don’t cheat,” he swept his gaze up and down James’ body, “even with guys who look like you. But, I’m bored and a little pissed, so if you wanna sit here and shoot the shit ‘til my man shows back up, I’m game.”

Never one to back to back down from a challenge - especially a challenge who looked like Sam Wilson - Bucky took another swig from his bottle and replied, “Sure, doll. I’ve got nothing but time.”

Steve has Sam. Bucky wants Sam. Sam wasn’t expecting any of this.

The Game of Love ,18.7K words

“You know what tonight is, right?” Steve asked, cutting him off.

Bucky didn’t quite grunt by way of replying, but it was close.

Of course he knew what was happening that night. He didn’t live under a rock. The whole country knew, and there wasn’t a New York native alive who wasn’t at least a little excited about it. Even people who had been calling the Knicks bums for the past twenty or so years were rooting for them. For the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, the Knicks had made it to the NBA Finals. Even more unbelievable, people who weren’t even from New York thought they might actually win it.

And it was all thanks to Sam Wilson.

Or: Ten years is a long time - maybe too long, but maybe not…

Baby Come Back, This is a series that currently has 6 works, 29.9K words total

Sam and Bucky are divorced, trying to co-parent, and really just trying to make it. These are their stories. Dum dum dum.

Or: This is basically a soap opera.

Now for some of my favorites:

The Looking Glass by @six2vii, 75.7K words

Famed professor and skilled empath Dr. Saamuel Wilson is back from paternity leave and ready to start his academic career anew at the School of Marvle for Mages, Mythics, and Magical Beings. He is viewed as a threat by the Consortia of Magic due to his immense power and its terrifying potential. They send the Winter Warlock, Sentinel James Barnes, to spy on him. The powerful mages clash instantly but learn to work together to defeat an even greater foe.

The First Gentleman by @glittercake, 55.7K words

Sam knew what he was signing up for when he married a senator running for Office. He knew what Riley’s job demanded. He knew the hours, the stress, the milling, and the perpetual buzz. Living his life constantly surrounded by everything, by an entire nation.

But he had always dreamed of a quiet life. A place in the country with the man he loves, acres of greenery and trees, and flowers around them. A long winding road they could drive down on a warm Sunday afternoon. A big old farmhouse with a wraparound porch and a French kitchen. Some horses and a stable, and a little creek covered with a blanket of mist in the mornings.

He gets what he wants in the most horrible of ways.

The Boys of Summer by @siancore, 84.2K words

Sam Wilson returns home to the small town he grew up in to complete his med school residency. He hasn’t been back for an extended amount of time since he left for college. While he only consistently kept in touch with childhood friend, Steve Rogers, he was keen to see the people he had grown up with. With the exception of Bucky Barnes. They had a falling out the summer before Sam left for college.

What happened between them? Can they move past it now that they’re adults?

These Things That Would Eat Us by @abarbaricyalp, 18.5K words

What's supposed to be a fun summer as camp counselors soon takes a turn for the horrific when monsters attack

(Horror movie au)

Okay, so each of the authors mentioned above have multiple SamBucky AUs, and these authors don’t miss! I would recommend going through each of their ao3 accounts. I promise you will not regret it 😊

[absolutebl]

hi!!! do you have favorite bl movies (maybe with happy endings too)?👀❤️

Top 10 BL Movies

(as of end of 2024, in no particular order)

My personal favorites will always have HEAs (or at least HFN). I don't love ambiguous endings and I hate sad ones. I'm going to include the Korean stuff that has been recut as movies, because I can.

1 Seven Days

Japan 2015

AKA Seven Days: Monday-Thursday AND Seven Days: Friday-Sunday

This is a cheat as it's 2 movies, but that's still less run time than your bog standard marvel tent pole these days, so it counts.

One of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes. The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses.

2 Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine

AKA Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka? AKA Vending Machine Sabi Koi

Japan 2023

This movie is utterly adorable, impossibly awkward, and kinda old fashioned. About a cute nerdy little office worker (he's out!) who has a big'ol crush on the tall hulking vending machine guy. They fall in love. And that’s it. And it’s charming. There’s some first name eroticism (because Japan) and there's emphasis on communication (so not Japan) which turns this into an organically loving and talkative relationship. There’s a bit of an age gap and our office cutie may or may not have a muscles fetish (the hot bod, not the shellfish) because (if I’ve told you once I’ve told you 1 million times) Japan always goes kinky. And you know what, I loved it.

3 Restart After Come Back Home

AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de

Japan 2020

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience, low heat, low angst, and stunning.

4 His

Japan 2020

His is about being a grown adult and still struggling with coming out. It addresses the consequences choosing a life disingenuous to identity. Nagisa turns up on Shun’s doorstep with his precocious daughter in tow. This is a touch confusing to Shun since they were each others first love and Nagisa broke his heart. Shun has retreated from society, rejecting the world before it can reject him because without Nagisa he never had a reason to fight. Nagisa went the opposite, pretending to be something he was not, ending up with a daughter he adores and a wife who hates him. This movie is beautiful and the setting is unique and interesting but I'm not wild about the ending, it's HFN (happy for now). Honestly, I think I mostly liked this because I have a mad crush on Miyazawa Hio (Shun).

5 After Sundown

AKA Saengrawi

Thailand 2023

It's from Mandee and horror (neither really my thing), yet I liked it. It's oddly sweet and wholesome, for a ghost story. Phloeng and Rawee enter into an arranged marriage for confusing prophetic reasons. Twists of fate demand that they solve the mystery of a past that is haunting Phloeng's family and harming Rawee. Honestly, it makes no actual sense, but it's kinda historical, and very pretty, so I enjoyed it more than I should.

Korean BL that aired as shows but are cut together as movies & great

In some of these cases the movies are better than the originals, in some they are exactly the same.

6 Color Rush

2021

A unique paranormal twist elevates this classic high school drama into a pitch-perfect allegory for the queer coming out experience and one of the best BLs of all time (I will fight you on this).

7 Semantic Error

2022

The ultimate enemies to lovers, also the prettiest. Sexy older boy discovers pouty younger boy has outed him as a slacker, starts out bullying him, accidentally falls madly in love instead. Korea hits it entirely out of the Parks by doing a university BL with everything we expect from BL just done exactly right. Korea's signature quality executed perfectly with added bonus good story, great pacing, stunning visuals, and fantastic chemistry. You cannot ask for more from a BL, let alone a KBL.

8 To My Star

2021

Hwang Da Seul directing this show about a neurotic actor (actual puppy) who takes refuge with a grumpy chef resulting in sparks, cooking lessons, and LOVE! It’s is a touch quirky to get into, but utterly charming once it hits its stride. This is the ultimate grumpy/sunshine pairing plus the most appealing light-filled kitchen of our dreams. I adore this show so much. Limited use of BL tropes makes this feel more of a sweet contemporary gay romance between an actor plagued by scandal and the chef who accidentally adopts him, but the gentleness will appeal to fans of the BL genre.

9 Long Time No See

2017

This originally aired as a series but I have only ever seen it as a movie. So I'm counting it.

Catfishing assassins on either side of a turf war fall in love not knowing they are on opposite sides. Or do they? Suspenseful plot, good fight sequences, mature characters, hot sexitimes, and even hotter beating the shit out of each other and kissing while covered in blood (this came from KOREA?), plus an HEA. One of the greatest hidden gems of the BL genre.

10 Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart

2020

Set in the music industry featuring a talented singer and the pianist who falls in love with him (and his music), this is subtle and achingly adorable. High production, low heat, short run, very tame, and Korea, so all the pretty. Slow burn and lots of pining.

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[moutheyes]

8 shows, many thoughts

so I thought I should at least attempt to talk about the eight (8) shows I'm somehow managing to keep up with right now, even if it's just for the sake of being able to jot something down in MDL when I go to do my ratings. I'll go in the order of how far along the series is:

My Stubborn (9 of 12) — This show was so much fun in the first half, because so much of Sorn and Jun's dynamic was revealed by the progression of their sexual relationship, and there was something deliciously appealing about a show that really leaned into the horniness of the main characters, but now that we're getting into the thorny feelings end of the series, the patchier parts of the storytelling are more evident. I'm not sure how we're supposed to get three more episodes out of Sorn's expected groveling and redemption, but I'm sure it'll be entertaining if nothing else.

Boys in Love (9 of 12) — This is mostly Sunday night background noise for me, since I don't find myself overly invested in any of the characters or relationships (well, the teenage ones at least, the teacher romance has me hooked), but it's made for a nice viewing experience. there's something comforting, after all, about returning to the emotional purity of a high school first love BL, and I appreciate the touches of mundanity that keep the story grounded in its youthful reality, despite its candy-colored setting.

Pit Babe Season 2 (7 of 13) — I love everything this show chooses to be. I love the brazen commitment to this frankenstein concoction of a plot, I love that there are moments of true darkness in the conflicts but also a genuine sweetness and mutual devotion in the relationships that have developed over the course of two seasons, and I love how much depth the characters have and how the acting manages to draw me in no matter how absurd the action or dialogue is. they really put something potent into this show, and it helps that the entire cast is just as invested as we are. the beauty of watching Pit Babe is that I have absolutely no idea where the plot is going to go, but I'm happily settled in for the ride.

Knock Out (6 of 12) — I knew I was going to adore this series, had zero doubts in my mind that it would work for me on multiple levels, and so far it hasn't disappointed. the plucky, quick-tempered, driven Keen is one of my favorite protagonists of the year so far, and there's a real heartbeat to the boxing gym setting, true to Tee Bundit's hallmark style. to me, the show has done a great job balancing the minutiae of these relationships (whether it's romance or friendship), showing the mutual support and care that makes them worth rooting for, and the commentary on power and compromise embedded in the big dramatic conflicts thrown at our ragtag but proud little group so far.

The Next Prince (7 of 14) — Come through, budget! this the most visually pleasing series of the year so far, with so much lush detail in the sets and costuming. and that effort hasn't been wasted, either, because the prince-and-bodyguard romance at the heart of the story is a heady, powerful, pulsing thing that has dragged me under its spell. the endlessly devoted and deliciously reserved Charan is one of my favorite character archetypes, and Zee was born to play him; the moment in Ep 7 where he finally breaks and allows himself to give in to Prince Khanin's seductions was just breathtaking. and then, obviously, the angsty, twisted dynamic between Prince Ramil and literal whipping boy Paytai has provided a parallel side couple well worth obsessing over.

My Sweetheart Jom (5 of 12) — This show is doing several things extremely well, and in a rather understated way. for one, the rural setting is a refreshing change of pace, a lovingly rendered backdrop for the city mouse/country mouse storyline. second, it's a true slow burn, with actual lingering enmity between the two romantic leads that hasn't dissipated despite the first frissons of attraction. and that's because of the the third aspect, which is that it takes the age gap between steadfast village chief Jom and stubborn idealist Yo seriously. their conflict resides in the profound gap between their lived experiences; the show has taken its time showing how both characters respond to things like injustice, and how that difference is a real hurdle they must get over, first and foremost as human beings, before they can proceed to approach each other romantically. and I love that, I love how thoughtful this show is in presenting both characters as full-fledged people first and letting the story unfold around them.

The Ex-Morning (4 of 10) — Having paid my long-overdue SOTUS dues earlier this year, as part of a Krist Perawat appreciation binge, I was primed to eat this up, and so far it's hitting every note of its promised second-chance romance storyline, with just the right amount of pathos, tension, and humor keeping me invested. the meta elements connecting the plot to SOTUS and the larger history of SingtoKrist as a CP make for fun easter eggs, but it's succeeding on a more basic level too, as the natural chemistry between the two leads has provided both a familiar, comforting joy and something newer and equally exciting.

Reset (3 of 10) — When the pilot dropped, I was a little worried the themes might hew a little close to My Stand-In, but so far this show feels different enough that I'm having a blast with the ultra-lakorn vibes, from the music to the acting style to the heightened romantic tension. Thada is a classic down-bad yearner, singularly focused on Armin, which helps smooth the edges of our doomed actor as he oscillates wildly between vengeful paranoia and traumatized self-pity. the chemistry is chemistrying so far, but with the limited episode count, I hope the time-travel and murder mystery plots start to take center stage soon.

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Another Story Time!!!

Damian's POV

Demi and Matt were over for dinner. We were waiting for the roast to be done as y/n quietly works on the vegetables. Demi and Matt sat at the kitchen island with glasses of wine as I lean against it with my wine glass.

"So another story time?" asked Demi. I watched as a smile curved y/n's lips as she glanced over at me.

"How about we tell em about Angie and Ginger's wedding and the week leading up to it well the five-ish days. That was certainly uh an," she suggested.

"Interesting week?" I offered with a chuckle.

"Yeah! Tell us that!!" said Demi making Matt, y/n and myself chuckle.

"Okay. Okay," I smile "Do you wanna hear that one?"

"Have you met her?" chuckled Matt.

Demi smacks Matt on the arm "They promised!" she pouts.

Y/N laughed lightly as she placed the vegetables into the oven to roast for the last hour of the meat cooking. As she grabs her wine glass and came over to me.

"Come on let's go sit in the living room," said y/n "Be more comfortable."

Demi immediately got up and hurried to the living room. Matt following her. Y/N and I exchange glances before her lips tugged into a smile.

"She's just like a child," I shook my head.

Y/N laughs lightly as she put her hand on my chest as I looked down at her. A smile on my lips as I lean down kissing her lips.

"She's our child," murmured y/n against my lips as I wrapped an arm around her waist.

"COME ON MOM AND DAD!" yells Demi.

Y/N and I broke the kiss laughing "We are coming," I said as I tap y/n's ass lightly.

We walked into the living room and sat side by side. Y/N leaned lightly against me. She crossed her legs as she rested the wine glass on her knee as I wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"So this wedding," said Demi.

"Well Angie and Ginger chose to get married fourth of July weekend two thousand and five. July fourth to be exact. Layla was turning four on the first of July. So the entire weekend was a lot of family events which Luis was included. I mean even before we got together and engaged he was considered family," explained y/n.

"Yeah but we had to be in the Bronx starting June thirtieth. For the welcome party. That's when y/n was still living in the burbs of Buffalo going to school for business management and event planning," I explained "I was in Jersey just starting my career but I drove to Buffalo to pick y/n up," Demi opened her mouth "You want us to start there huh?"

"Yes," she said.

I glanced at y/n and she smiles "Okay our tale begins June twenty sixth. My dad's birthday," she explained "I had invited Luis to join us for a family dinner at my dad's favorite restaurant, a hometown favorite Magnolias Diner. Luis had actually made it in the night before and we had gone out to dinner and got a bit blitzed," she laughed lightly and even now her laughter was music to my ears.

"Yup that morning was certainly memorable," I smile.

Sunday, June 26, 2005

I woke up hung over on y/n's couch. She was laying beside me her head on my chest nestled in my arm. I groaned lightly as I placed a hand up to shield my eyes from the sun's glare as it seeps into the window. Y/N groans as she moves bringing her hand to her face wiping away the sleep from her eyes. Her Yorkie, Simba was on the back of the sofa judging us.

Y/N tilted her head up "Pookie?! What are you doing in my bed?" she murmured.

I chuckled "Squish if you haven't noticed this isn't your bedroom," I gesture.

"Fuck," she muttered as she sat up "We got wasted last night," she held her head as she looked at her watch "Shit. It's eleven. We have to be at my aunt's place at noon for my dad's birthday party before we have dinner at Magnolias Diner," she groans as she stretches and then my eyes open wide. She was wearing my t-shirt and nothing else. I only wore boxers. The rest of our clothes were scattered about.

"Y/N umm you're uh not wearing anything but my shirt. Like," I covered my eyes "nothing. No panties!"

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Demi gasped but Matt slapped a hand over her mouth before taking away her glass of wine.

"All questions should and will wait," he said.

She side eyes him before biting his hand.

"What the actual fuck?!" she gasped.

I chuckled "Anyways," I smirk.

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"Oh!" gasped y/n as she pulled the t-shirt down as best she could "Umm," she searches the floor and found the remnants of her thongs. She picked up the tattered material and showed me "Luis what-what-what happened?" I sat up and put my hands on my head before scratching it trying to desperately remember what happened after we got back to y/n's apartment.

She picked up her bra which was intact as she walked she picked up my jeans that had one leg inside out, she found my suit jacket and her red curve hugging dress in the hallway leading from the door. One of her stilettos was on the coffee table. I picked it up and was tapping it against my head. The other hung from a lamp. My sneakers were at the entrance of the living room.

Flashes of last night started coming back. We had had several shots of tequila and ended the night with one maybe two mixed drinks of either coke and jack or rum and coke. I couldn't remember. All I know is on the cab ride back to y/n's place I told her she had pretty lips I think. She told me the same and I said the better to kiss you with. She challenged me to do just that as she fumbled for the keys to the apartment. She finally opened the door and a memory flashes in my minds eye. I KISSED HER! LIKE FULL ON THE MOUTH KISSED HER!

"Y/N," I said quietly.

She peaks her head around the corner as she's still in the hallway "Yeah?" she asked apprehensively.

"Parts of last night are coming back to me," I said standing and that's when both of us saw the same thing at the same time on the coffee table. Her stiletto had been covering it up.

"Is that?" she gestures as I leaned forward and picked up the open package.

I nodded "It is," I said my face feeling flush and cold at the same time. She quickly walks to the waste basket by her sofa. She swallowed hard as she glanced into the basket. I watched as all color drained from her face as last night's events hit me like a mack truck.

Narrator's POV

The previous night....

"You have pretty eyeballs y/n," slurs Luis as they sat in the back of the cab as they knew enough they were to drunk to drive home after the club.

"You have a pretty nose," slurs y/n as she giggles lightly as she boops his nose as if he were a canine.

The cab stops in front of an apartment building "This is your stop. That'll be thirty five dollars," said the cabbie.

Luis pulled out two twenties from his wallet and placed them in the cabbie's hand "Keep the change partner!" he slurred in his best "cowboy" voice making y/n giggle lightly as Luis stumbled out of the car before fumbling to the other side of the cab opening the door for y/n. He held out his hand and y/n put her hand in his and got out. Her curve hugging short dress was up to her mid thigh. She quickly pulled it down as she and Luis stumbled to the apartment building door. Luis opened the first door and cheers at his accomplishment as he leans against the door frame "Después de ti, m'lady," (After you, m'lady) he gestures to the foyer before y/n enters and Luis stumbled in behind her. How they made it up the stairs to y/n's apartment without any noise was a miracle in of itself. Luis leaned against the wall as y/n tries finding her keys to open the door "You have a pretty mouth," Luis stated as he leans closer to y/n.

She looked at him "You do too!" she smiles as she miraculously unlocked the door and opened the wooden door.

"The better to kiss you with!" he said as they were nose to nose as Luis leaned down to her height.

"I challenge you to kiss me then!" said y/n. With the liquid courage he didn't have to be told twice. He quickly pressed his lips to hers as they stumbled backwards into her apartment. Luis kicking the door closed with his foot.

Y/N wrapped her arms around his neck as he unzipped her dress the material falling where they stood. The next thing off was the sports coat Luis was wearing. His hands quickly returning to y/n's bare ass as her lower half is covered by thin lace thongs. Her bra was quickly discarded after Luis made short work of the hooks. His jeans were the next to leave their persons. He kicked them off along with his sneakers leaving one pant leg inside out. She took off his t-shirt throwing it to the floor by the sofa. He rips the thin material of her panties off her body She grabbed his necklace pulling him to the sofa. He discarded his boxers where his t-shirt was. Y/N's eyes roam his body and his eyes did the same to hers. His dick was hard and leaking pre cum it was so big it was hitting his stomach. Her pussy was wet and ready for him.

"God I wanna fuck you into this sofa," he said.

"Do it!" she challenged as she reaches into a drawer on the coffee table and throws a package of condoms at him "Fuck me Luis. Fuck me like you hate me!"

"I couldn't ever hate you," he said as he grabbed a condom from the box. Opening the package and getting the condom out. Rolling it onto his harden length before joining y/n on the sofa. He pushed into her and he groans as he never felt a sensation quite like y/n's pussy grabbing his dick. He began thrusting into her making her a moaning mess beneath him. His hands squeezing her breasts as her head tilted back and her eyes rolled into her head.

Damian's POV

That next morning...

"We fucked," we said as y/n sat on the sofa. Our clothes still in her hands.

Y/N laughed lightly "Just wish I could remember the whole thing. I only have hazy memories of you entering me," she looks up at me before I sat beside her.

"My last memory was my first thrust and how your pussy grabbed hold of my dick," I admit.

She blushed lightly as she looked at the clothes in her lap "Just wish I could remember it," she shook her head "To bad it was when we were drunk," she glanced at her watch "I'm gonna grab a shower and get dressed then you can have the shower," I nodded as she hands me my clothes "These are yours," she murmured quickly "Umm the t-shirt. I uh," she blushes deeply.

"Keep it. It's yours," I smile at her as she got up.

"Thanks Pookie," she answered softly as she stood "I'm going to get that shower."

I watched as she hurried from the living room as I looked at Simba who barks at me before he hurried off to where y/n went.

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"I KNEW IT. I FUCKING KNEW YOU GUYS HAD TO FUCK AT SOME POINT BEFORE YOU GOT TOGETHER!!!" Demi gleefully says as she kicks her feet.

Y/N laughs lightly before taking a sip of wine "Yeah it's too bad we couldn't remember it. We literally remembered the beginningand that is it," she looks to me "That day is still a haze."

I nod in agreement "Me too. I only remember the first thrust after I entered you," I explained but Demi gags like she had a hair ball.

"Por favor get back to the story!"

I rolled my eyes as I smirk at y/n

"Do you wanna take over?" I inquire.

"If you want me to," she smiles.

I chuckled "Go ahead," I nudge her lightly.

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Y/N's POV

After my shower I poke my head around the corner of the living room's wall.

"Shower is free," I said to Luis.

He looked up from his book and gave me a smile that makes me weak in the knees.

"Thanks y/n," he said as he stood. My eyes quickly moved up and down his body and well that's a huge mistake as I felt the wetness between my thighs.

"Uh um. Towels in the closet next to the bathroom," I quickly say "Umm yeah. I will be in my bedroom if-if-if you need anything don't hesitate to give me a shout."

He nods with a grin "Gracias y/n," he smiles as he walked towards me. I covered my mouth as a small moan escaped my lips as I watched his muscles work as he walked.

"Excuse me," my cheeks flushed as my stomach did flip flops . I quickly felt a gush come from my pussy. I was definitely wet and was going to have to take another shower if I didn't fix it.

Narrator's POV

Luis watched y/n's towel clad body hurry down the hallway to her bedroom. He groans as he had wished the towel would have dropped so he could've actually seen her naked body without the beer goggles. He felt his dick twitch and began to harden as she slipped into her bedroom. He moans as he did remember the small tattoo she had where her hip bone and pelvic bone met and that was it his dick harden completely.

"Fuck," he grunted as he walked towards the closet grabbing a towel before heading into the bathroom. He took off his boxers and got into the shower. He quickly turned on the water, grabbing body wash to act as a lubricant and then turned on the shower. The water hitting him. He took his dick into his hand and began to jack off imagining y/n's naked form in front of him. Her hands running down his body. Her bitting her lip before licking them. He put a hand against the wall leaning his head against it as his hand picked up speed. He grunts as he thought of how his hand was y/n's pussy putting his dick into a choke hold "GOD DAMN Y/N," he screamed throwing his head back as he jacked off more.

Meanwhile in her bedroom y/n got her dildo and laid on her bed thinking of Luis as she inserted the dildo into her soaking wet and aching pussy. She turned it on moaning loudly as she did so.

"OH FUCK LUIS!! DO THAT TO ME AGAIN!!" she screamed as the dildo thrusted into her over and over again. She tilted her hips driving the dildo deeper into her. She moans loudly as the dildo found her g-spot. She grasped the bed sheets as she thought of Luis's body on top of hers. His dick stretching her and ruining her for every other man who would enter her pussy.

As both pleasure themselves in different rooms of the apartment they both thought of the each other as they chased that high. And almost as if they were making love to each other they both spasmed and came at the same time. Both panting and sweaty.

They quickly cleaned up and were dressed. Meeting each other in the living room.

Damian's POV

I looked up to see y/n dressed casually in a jean mini skirt, a tank top that hugged her body and knee high black boots. I felt my dick twitch as I stare at her breasts. I closed my eyes thinking of anything but y/n's chest.

"Ready?" she smiles at me. I nodded as I looked up and she had pulled on a shirt that was cut in such a way making it hang off her one shoulder. I nod as I stood. I was wearing a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers "How's your head?"

"Better. Thanks for having asprin and water ready for me," I said.

She smiles and waves her hand "De nada Pookie," she laughs "I knew you would need it as much as I did."

I smiled as she turned bending to grab her purse. My eyes roaming her body before falling on her ass. The jean skirt riding up her ass and showing her bare ass. I bit my lip and swallow hard.

Mrs. Ballard doing jumping jacks in a leotard I thought to myself as I thought of an old teacher from high school. She was about sixty when I was in school.

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Demi snorted with laughter "You fought hard to not get a hard on huh?" she asked.

I laughed "Yea. But at twenty three my dick sprung to life easily," I said.

A smrik paints y/n's lips as she leans to my ear "Not much has changed in nearly twenty years amor," she whispers "Hopefully I can make it spring to life later. My pussy definitely needs a beating."

I coughed as my eyes moved to her and she smiles at me. She raised an eyebrow before she bit her lip knowing full well that action made my dick spring to life.

I pressed a kiss to the side of her head as I dropped my voice to just above a whisper "That pussy of yours is being beaten several times tonight. Be ready," I growl.

"Papi. Mi coño está listo y yo también," (Daddy. My pussy is ready and so am I) she whispers as she placed a hand on my knee as Demi raised an eyebrow at us.

"The story por favor!" she said as the timer went off to signal dinner was done "NOOOOO!!!! I need you to finish the story!!!"

"After dinner," said y/n standing and heading to the kitchen. Demi getting up and following her quickly.

"But-but-but!" said Demi "Por favor! ¡Por favor, termine la historia!" (Please! Please finish the story!)

"After dinner," I said "We are just on the first day. Haven't got to the wedding."

Demi groan cried "Why?!!!" she pouts.

"I would like to not have a conversation about Luis and y/n having sex while we eat," said Matt.

"Fine," sighed Demi "But we are finishing the story tonight no matter how long it will take!"

"We promise," I said "But first dinner."

Tag List: @eringobragh420 @magicalbuttertarts @madhatterbri @keekee-23 @loki69zowens @caramara3 @bloodlinesbabe93 @miss-kuki-nz @surdelcielo

[garbageonion]

tagged by @magenta-somethings on a 10 people i'd like to get to know better tag game :> this was fun to do!

last song: 100 kaunaa by lyyti (i've been absolutely obsessed with her music lately, every single song is so beautiful)

fave color: green (almost typed orange at first by accident. i considered it my favorite color for a long time but lately green has definitely overthrown it)

last book: lazarus by lars kepler (i'm trying to read all 9 keplers before christmas so i can ask for the newest 10th book as a christmas gift)

last movie: west side story (the 2021 version; i watched it with my stepdad and musical-loving sister)

last tv show: arcane (i'm watching season 2 with my other sister)

sweet/savory/spicy: sweet all the way (i'm a candy lover through and through and also have the spiciness tolerance of a sickly medieval peasant who's survived on turnips their entire life)

relationship status: single (for 25 years and pretty much happy with it)

last thing i searched: vaporeon (someone mentioned it in a tiktok and i wanted to check what it looks like because it was relevant to the joke. yes i needed to google what vaporeon looks like, no i'm not a pokémon person, what gave it away?)

current obsession: project diva (currently the only game i'm actually playing on my switch)

looking forward to: tattoo session 2 of 3 this sunday!!

bonus topics

favorite drink: i don't really drink coffee but caramel lattes have really grown on me lately

song playing on a loop in your head: salamander by deco*27

current favorite character: jinx from arcane (almost said ciel phantomhive because i've been thinking about black butler a lot again but right now the arcane brainrot is just taking over. also am i really basic for saying jinx? i don't care)

fun activity you would like to get into: i absolutely loathed crocheting at school but some crazy part of me wants to learn it for some reason

last video game: project diva (been also playing a lot of subnautica and neon white lately)

last comic/graphic novel: a couple days ago at a bookstore i flipped through a graphic novel about a middle-aged woman in a straight relationship coming out as a lesbian. the last one i fully read was at a library, about fatphobia and living and existing as a fat person. both were autobiographical i'm pretty sure? unfortunately can't remember the names of either one (and they were both by finnish authors so idk how much it would help anyway. if a finnish moot happens to recognize either one i'd be happy to hear)

tagging (with no pressure!) @mayrine @kiilttis @indy-ug @rainia @appleflavoredkitkats @plaguethewaters @stainedpurplehoodie @genevawrenn @agaricriminal @starlit-bawka

[larkingame]

hello folks! I hope that January has treated you all well and that the beginning of 2024 has been kind to you so far. welcome to the second public update for larkin's monthly development of 2024! 

Personally, January seemed to fly by for me, and while it did provide a lot of time for work, it also posed some challenges and taught me a few things. The first of which, is the fact that the new Larkin is a //big// undertaking, bigger than I think even I realized when I first set out on this journey. While turning Larkin into an RPG, with dice rolls, stat checks and the like is a decision that I'm still very happy with and proud of my progress on--it's going slower than I'd necessarily like. To illustrate this to you, the prologue of Larkin currently sits at about 55k words, while the original twine prologue was at just about 21k words in it's complete scope. The big difference there being, in those original 21k words I managed to get the plot moving and the Preacher and Wyatt on their way to Nevada, but in the time that I've been working on the RPG version of Larkin, I've only just about gotten finished with the first major encounter. It's slow going, and I'm working really hard to ramp up the production speed--adjusting my schedule to wake up at 5:00 am to work for a few hours before work and school, and then coming home and working on larkin until about 1:30 am (as much I hate this fact, I //do// in fact need //some// sleep.) Even with all of my free time dedicated to work on Larkin or catching those few precious hours of sleep, I'm still not entirely happy with the speed at which I'm working on it--and I'm still experimenting to try and figure out what works best that helps me produce quality work with a quick turn-around. 

That being said, one of my new systems I've implemented to try and alleviate my production stress is that I've started dropping two updates to the game every week. The first update comes on Thursdays and is called what I've dubbed a 'Bulk' Update, it essentially builds on the choices/routes that have already been presented to the player, giving you room to explore your environment/develop your character compared to the Sunday 'Streamline' Update, that furthers along the plot of the story. Later tonight I'll be posting an update roadmap for the month of February on Patreon. 

Other brief updates about the progress of the game. For one, I've been working with two artists—one who is producing some art that'll be used as future patreon physical rewards and another who's putting together portraits of all the game's main characters that I am. Sickeningly excited about, considering that this artist is my current favorite working artist of all time. In total there's going to be sixteen character portraits that you'll be able to unlock throughout the course of the game, with slight variations depending on our relationship with that character. Other than that, me and my assistant Phillip are in the process of really trying to build a bigger social media presence for Larkin, so we'll be launching twitter/threads/bluesky/instagram and editing the tiktok pages for Larkin, that I'll drop in a card later tonight as well. I’ve also introduced another patreon tier of $1 for those of you who are wanting more consistent updates on the game development on Patreon!

STATS: 

PROLOGUE WORDCOUNT: 55, 750 words

ROUTE TRACKER: 1.5/11

PROLOGUE WORDCOUNT GOAL: 150k

[bluedalahorse]

Sunday Snippet (but from earlier in the week)

Before I continue doing my adult chores, I’m also going to post a little bit of fic I worked on earlier this week. No use sighing over how I wish there was more fic in my fandom about my favorite characters if I myself do not take time to create fic about my favorite characters!

This comes from my canon divergence where Sara and August meet up two years prior to canon, although this part is only about Sara. She’s just turned sixteen, so she’s a little more wide-eyed and innocent.

Hope you enjoy!

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The atmosphere at Hillerska is different from Bjärstad schools. Sara is used to maneuvering around skateboards and soccer kits, hockey hoodies and heckling and chemically cheap vapes. Those haven’t disappeared entirely, but the squash rackets, jodhpurs, and fencing foils mixed in among the crowd make all the difference. Even the heels of the students’ shoes have a sharper sound as they hit the pavement. 

Sara has prepared herself for Hillerska’s lush grounds and manorial architecture by browsing the school website and scrolling through the #hillisar tag on Instagram. She arches her neck and gazes up at the windows on the top story, imagining another version of herself on the other side of the glass, snuggled up with a heavy hardcover on a drizzly day. Maybe a book that’s translated from Greek or Latin. It’s a loan from one of Sara’s teachers, a fascinating woman who spent her twenties roaming the world and who now records her thoughts in unpublished poems. She’s fair with the entire class, but her comments on Sara’s essays are always warm and encouraging.

In Sara’s fantasy, she bookmarks her book with a blue—no, burgundy—silk ribbon given to her by a roommate, and notes that it’s stopped raining outdoors. Perfect, she’ll go and visit her horse. Of course it isn’t her horse on paper. Even in Sara’s imagination, she could never afford one of her own. Rather, the horse was donated to the school by a hapless alum who found it too temperamental to work with. Sara understands it and has won its trust, and the other girls breathe sighs of admiration over the progress she’s made.

The color and name of Sara’s horse changes from daydream to daydream. Today she’s a Palomino mare called Ilmatar, with a gleaming golden coat. Sara imagines herself brushing Ilmatar’s coat and patting her muzzle as she confides in her about her classes.

Sara’s visions are interrupted when her phone vibrates in her schoolbag. Cupping her hands around her phone case—no one needs to see the scratches, or how out of date her phone is—she reads the text from Simon. 

Where are you? I thought you were taking the bus home with me and Ayub.

Of course. Ever since last year, when Simon finally got taller than her, he’s worried about her more. If Sara’s honest with herself, it’s a bit annoying. She’s planned ahead for this.

Library, she types in response. Maybe it won’t even be a lie, if she finds a way to see the Hillerska library when she’s here. Back in time for dinner.

She doesn’t mention that she cut the last two classes of the day to get to Hillerska early. Simon doesn’t need to know.

Reading etiquette manuals again? Simon asks. Or is it the horse girl books?

He’s teasing now. Sara minds less when it’s just him, and not him and Mamma together. They’re always smiling closed-mouth smiles in one another’s direction, and Sara’s brain comes up with the worst ideas for what they mean by it. She responds with shut up and an emoji that shows she’s teasing back, before switching her phone to silent and slipping it back into her bag.

When Sara looks up again, she’s being watched. Three boys, all older than her, and an older girl with long, auburn hair.

“Excuse me,” one of the guys says. He’s got mirrored sunglasses resting on his head that don’t seem to fit the cold weather. “Are you someone’s cousin?”

“She isn’t someone’s cousin,” says another. This one’s wearing a watch that looks more like it’s for adult businessmen than a teenager. “She looks lost. Can we help you?”

“Yes.” Sara straightens her spine in an effort to look taller. “I’m looking for the principal’s office.”

“Oho.” The guy with the watch smirks. “Are you in trouble, then?”

“No. I have some questions about admissions.” Admissions, like it says on the website. Sara’s proud of herself for putting it that way. “I’m Sara. Sara Eriksson.”

[strategicallyignoringmytodolist]

Here's my S3 theory. (I'd be thrilled to hear yours as well.)

I am writing this now so that when S3 finally drops in 24 billion months or whatever, I can look back at my notes and feel very smug and smart. Or laugh at myself for how wrong I got it.

My point is, dolphins. Or rather-- that terrible yet well-written cliffhanger:

At the very very end of S2, as Aziraphale was going up the elevator to Heaven, I'm pretty sure he knew he was going to have to work under cover to prevent the end of the world. Certainly after watching the recordings of Gabriel and what happened when HE protested, Aziraphale would realize that the bureaucracies of Heaven and Hell were determined to get to a final battle.

The Second Coming, from what (admittedly minimal amounts) I've read of it, doesn't have quite as many plot points as the arrival of the Antichrist. Jesus is supposed to show up in a burst of dramatic weather, all the humans who have ever lived are going to be immediately tossed into Heaven or Hell, and... That's about it? (I was actually raised Catholic, but I didn't pay much attention in Sunday school, and as an adult I don't really interact with religion. This isn't my best trivia subject, in other words.)

Anyway, at some sooner-rather-than-later point I think Aziraphale is going to decide to let all the angels and demons who want to fight it out with flaming swords have their go, and he is going to focus on preventing everyone else from getting hurt while that happens. Maybe the final sorting of goodies and baddies is going to involve processing all of humanity through some massive portals. And maybe Aziraphale is going to use his new position of power in Heaven's bureaucracy to change where the portal exit point is. There have been sooo many references to Alpha Centauri in the first two seasons, and that's presumably where Beelzebub and Gabriel went at the end of S2. I bet they would be willing to help with portal setup and receiving refugees on their end.

I'm not entirely certain what Crowley's role will be in S3. I can totally picture Aziraphale coming to him and saying, "Let's run off to Alpha Centauri together, only I've got several billion humans I want to bring with me." Maybe Crowley will have to help with portal setup down in the basement offices of hell. Or maybe he will need to convince Jesus to join Team Save Humanity (Crowley was friendly with Jesus once upon a time and did show him all the kingdoms of the world, after all.)

I think there are going to be some funny bits with the Nazi zombies from past seasons and all the other people who are being raised from the dead.

In the original book, Adam said that Heaven and Hell were a lot like his gang, the Them, and their rival gang, the Johnsonites: They were always trying to beat one another, but it wouldn't be any good if one of them actually did win. Having a rival gives you something to do, after all. I don't think there can ever be a final resolution between good and bad. They're kind of like death -- baked into the system. It's going to be a stalemate.

I also suspect that God is playing a many-layered game. All the demons and angels are helping to judge and deliver consequences to humans for their use of free will. But maybe God is watching all the angels and demons to see whether they understand that being on a team doesn't mean that you can't make your own moral decisions and act outside the party line.

Ultimately I think the battle will end and the human refugees will return to Earth. Our favorite supernatural couple will buy a flat with a garden somewhere, and that's where the story will end -- in a garden, just as it began.

[giggly-squiggily]

I’m back hi.

I am braving the JJK 0 movie LMAO I wanna protect Yuuta at all costs

Anyhwyas

MORE SILLIES!!

Nobara can’t stay mad at Yuji for long bc he is SOOO over dramatic like omg. He’ll sense an inkling of attitude from her and he starts like gripping her around her torso and letting his legs drag as she walks. He’s clinging on and he’s just “I’m sorrryyyyyyyyyyyy” and she’s just bonking his head with her fist.

Calls her his “glorious queen” for sure to make her feel better.

And yk- he’ll make her some cookies bc they’re her favorites and she hates to admit that he’s right about something.

HELP I LOVE!!! Yuji being an absolute goofball clinging to her leg like a child all "Nobaaaaaaaraaaaaaaaaa! Forgive meeeeeeeee!" And she's trying so hard not to laugh and encourage him cause he's being so much- she's bonking him on the head but he's thick up there so it does nothing; they get maybe one block down the road before she finally gives in and forgives him arearkjekjrkejkjarj I love him calling her his "glorious queen"- the man will carry around a red carpet just to throw at her feet from time to time to make her feel special.

THE COOKIES! He's heard about the stories from her youth and the bakery she wanted to visit- issue was it's so dang expensive; not to mention a good 3+ hours from where the school is. Instead- he looks up recipes, begs Gojo and Megumi to help, finally gets Yuta to make them help- burns half of them, eats majority of the rest and eventually whips up a batch of somewhat successful but utterly delicious treats Nobara can't deny made her entire month.

YUTA HELP- He's a little cleaning demon; he has a handheld vaccum in his bag for even the smallest of crumbs. If he's the only one home after everyone leaves for missions he'll deep clean the entire dormitory- kitchen and bathrooms included. Megumi like you said gets roped in so every other Sunday is their cleaning day; music playing, the windows open, a sign on the door saying "Temporary banned: Gojo, Yuji, Nobara, etc." for maximum zen- they make it beautiful.

The little tongue clicks akjrkjearkjejkrjk They have their own little inside jokes and such and Yuji can't tell if he's proud or jealous of their newfound brotherhood.

These are absolutely precious! Thank you for sharing Ducky! :D (I do have your angst delight- but I'm gonna save that for later before I reply cause holy crap my HEART!!! 😭 It was perfection!)

[hi-bunnie]

I WAS RIGHT THE WHOLE TIME BUT MY ENTIRE FAMILY MADE ME THINK IM CRAZY.

okay so right i have a really strained relationship with my grandma and it's been this way for like my whole life. i cant say shes the worst grandma in the whole entire world, but she's totally not in top 10.

she'd pull my hair if i didnt bow my head for prayers, she'd tell me i stuck gum onto the concrete of her backyard even though seven-year old me KNEW how a trash can worked, and she'd paint me out to be some weird sex-obsessed freak?? keep in mind this is all before i even hit middle school.

but when i was eight we were leaving church and i lowkey crashed out because my brother has always been her favorite between me and him, and i told him not everything is about him and my grandma was like "dont say that to your brother" AND I LOST IT – so i finally let everything out and i said i felt she doesnt love me, and that she favored alex, and that it'd be better if i didnt exist at all (which is pretty heavy for an eight year old. but my mom cleared it up in a way that would satisfy a kid and that was it FOR NOW.

THEN my grandma calls my mom one random day and says she thinks i hate her????? AND SHE WHIPS OUT AN ENTIRELY FABRICATED STORY. so right what she used was this one time i was nine and fully dressed- FULLY DRESSED THIS MATTERS and i was gonna go downstairs to grab the bibles even though its usually my brother's job. so i reach for the door and she's like "what are you doing??" so i explained to her i was gonna go grab the bibles and she said "youre probably gonna go have 'fun' with _____ (my older college aged cousin). BUT SHE FLIPS THE NARRATIVE. SHE SAID I DIDNT HAVE MY LITTLE TRAINER BRA ON AND I DID. I DID AND I REMEMBER THAT DAY LIKE YESTERDAY. AND MY MOM DIDNT EVEN DEFEND ME?????? and THEEEEENNNN like two weeks after my brothers 18th she was like "___ (my mom's name), I dont think ur kids love me because ___ (me) said something rude to me and ___ (my brother) doesnt hug me fully :CCC" LIKE I SWEAR TO GOD THIS WOMAN PULLS UP SOME FABRICATED STORY EVERY THREE YEARS. you wanna know how i know???? BECAUSE I SAID A JOKE. IT WAS MEANT TO BE A JOKE. AND I APOLOGIZED TO HER IN THE SAME FUCKING MOMENT. and NOWWWWW last sunday i gave her a homemade card for mothers day and i spent the entire night making it look nice and pretty and putting my heart and soul into the card and i mentioned to her that i didnt want to think i love her any less because im moody and she said SHE DOESNT FEEL LOVED BY ME??????? I WAS FUCKING RIGHT. SHE THINKS I HATE HER. SHE GENUINELY THINKS I HATE HER AND TREATS ME DIFFERENTLY FOR THAT.

[lisupandowntown]

Hi Lis! Sunday Sickness except it's uh thursday 😂 what are your OCs favorite and least favorites memories?

@bellysoupset. - Good question! It's going to get long so I'm just going to do favorite for now and will do least favorite in a separate post. This is a hard question because you can have different favorite memories with different people and different times. So I'm going with "a favorite memory" and not "the favorite memory" for each of them. Also, I lied - well, plans changed again. Now I'm not leaving until tomorrow so I wanted to get this answered before I go.

Obviously Rory and Logan have favorite memories about their siblings who passed away (and Noa does too, about Jamie). But I'm going to do memories that don't involve them at the moment.

Rory - favorite memory is the moment he realized he had a crush on Noa. He loves to tell the story - he was hanging out with Gabe and looked outside and saw this hot girl in a black string bikini laying out by their pool and he absolutely did not recognize that it was Noa. And then she sat up and waved at them and his entire worldview shifted and he was Done.

Noa's favorite memory from that time period was two weeks later - the night Gabe got a migraine and she and Rory stayed up all night talking. They didn't even admit they liked each other, but the next day he called and asked her to the homecoming dance - a big deal for a junior to ask a freshman. She said yes, but they kept it a secret from Gabe for another week until he found out at a big family bar-b-que.

Logan's favorite memory from college was a road trip her sorority took to another school to visit the same sorority there. It was the first time Logan felt like she had a group of girlfriends - she'd always wanted to be with Charlie as much as she could, and while she had friends in high school, she'd never felt really close to any of them - more like she was going through the motions of being part of a group or a team or whatever. But that weekend was a turning point (and it's where she and Annie became close . . .)

Gabe's favorite memory was when his high school soccer team won the state championship. They'd worked their asses off all year and come from behind twice to make it to the finals and it was just awesomely awesome.

Jeremiah's favorite memory was getting to college and going to his first LGBTQ+ meeting. It took him an entire year to get up the guts to go and once he did, it was like a lightbulb went on in his head. He spent that year kind of in a daze of crushes and kisses he didn't know what to do with, and then his third year, Adam came to visit . . .

Drew's favorite memories are all from working tech on the various musicals in high school and college. Some were more fun than others but they all had memorable moments. Theater kids - front and backstage - are nice, quirky, fun kids, and it was the only place Drew could be himself.

Adam - when the first political candidate he worked for in high school won his election - for governor of the state where he lived. He'd spent hours talking to voters, going door to door, tallying polls, getting coffee, and he loved it and felt so electrified. He knew that was what he wanted to do for his career one day.

Avery - playing chess with his grandfather. He lived just a couple of blocks away and Avery went over every Sunday and the two of them pulled out the game and played and talked. He'd been a police officer and was so proud of Avery joining the FBI. He passed away the year after he joined and Avery put a chess piece in the casket to be buried with him.

I feel like I could do an entire second or third round of this with more memories for each of them, lol. I notice that both Rory and Noa's memory relates to each other, and Gabe and Adam both involve winning something, and Logan and Drew making friends and Avery with family. Hmm.

[helenrourke]

December Fic Recs

To go with my monthly writing process. The following Sunday, I’m going to highlight a few of my favorite fics I read this month.  Since this is the first month, I’m going to keep it simple and limit it to three multi-chapter fics I loved this month.

We’re going to start with Even If I Can’t Remember You by Toffeemond

I was recommended this fic by @hana-yori-dango-forever and I’m so glad I was able to read this.  This fic is Au – Canon Divergence Hana Yori Dango fic where Tsukasa does not remember Tsukushi after getting amnesia and the two meet years later.  Honestly, I was a bit hesitant about reading this fic, I blame the Umi Arc for giving me the ick about amnesia plots.  There was also the infamous Meteor Garden II that decided to use the amnesia subplot as the basis for the entire drama and fans apparently don’t like it (I have not watched it, I'm only going off what I have read).

Let me state here and now Toffeemond really knows what they are doing here while writing this.  The characters are a delight to read, and the story draws you in.  I read all the available chapters at the time in one sitting.  If you are looking for a good Hana Yori Dango fic.  This delivers.

Next is The world's longest game of hide and seek by @sojirosteacup

This Boys Over Flowers fic pairs Woobin with Jaekyung and I didn’t know I needed this pairing until I started reading this fic. Honestly this fic has me laughing every time I read a chapter.  I’ve been reading it slowly during my work breaks and it always puts me in a good mood before I have to go back to my job.  I’m currently 14 chapters in and the two chapters I just read with them all at bar had me wishing that something like this had actually happened in the drama.  I can’t recommend enough.  It’s a great fic.

Finally, The One of My Dreams by @madetofly

This Ouran High School Host Club fic takes place in a universe where soulmates share dreamscapes.  I've been reading this fic for a while and ever since the first chapter I was drawn in.  I appreciate that the chapters are usually on the short side.  Which is perfect for when I have a few minutes and want to read something quickly, without being interrupted.  The story only has two chapters into completion and I’m excited to read the ending.  However, I have so many questions.  If you love Ouran I hightly suggest you check it out.

That's all the fics I am recommending for this month. It was so hard to limit it to just three. Until next time.

[arwainian]

Reading This Week 2025 #12

hello hello. for no reason at all i was awake at like 6am this morning despite it being a sunday. i wanted to sleep in...... why is this never possible for me...... i feel so drowsy

Finished:

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 16 by Bisco Hatori, translated by Su Mon Han the stuff tamaki is going through is genuinely intensely abusive jesus christ. get him out of there. help.

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 2 by Mokumokuren, translated by Ajani Oloye with the second volume i have officially started insistently recommending this manga to friends. a horror manga exploring how adolescent queer desire feels terrifying and monstrous and predatory, yes please

My Love Mix-Up! Vol. 1 written by Wataru Hinekurem, art by Aruko, translated by Jan Cash on the one hand this is very sweet. on the other hand the amount of romcom miscommunication in this to set up the romance makes it close to unbearable to me. i might try and power through reading the second volume but i might be too weak for it

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 17 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley fuck yeah. dont have more to say this just rules

What Did You Eat Yesterday? Vol. 13 by Fumi Yoshinaga, translated by Jocelyn Allen chill and sweet as always

A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey, narrated by Will Watt oh my god a fae-ish romance where the writer is actually clever and creative enough to do something interesting with faerie magic??? it does this by focusing on a goblin market, rather than any kind of court, so the trickiness of fae magic, the intricate language and the underhanded dealings and trade in ineffable concepts like time and luck and love can really shine. i love the stuff about the language of bells. how the bells rhyme when they speak, or, if the phrase they say fails to complete a rhyme on its own the narration will pick up the duty and finish it. this was tons of fun

Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett i loved reading this! such fun worldbuilding around an astrology obsessed medieval fantasy city. i loved also the depiction of apprenticeship as a system taken very seriously. excited to read the other books in the series where i think it gets more explicitly gay than it already is? i actually sent this to a friend as a recommendation for studying writing a mystery in a fantasy setting while also balancing the need to worldbuild to make anything make sense

Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk Futures edited by Ann LeBlanc so many good stories in here! my favorite would probably be "a canyon of blood for the normalest man alive" by palimrya. the voice its in is so harsh and weird and fun, internet-ish in the best way. also really liked "syndical organization in revolutionary transition" by izzy wasserstein for is exploration of trans reproduction, and "the repossession of kevin's perfect hair" by lillian boyd is a great tone setter for the entire collection

A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell, narrated by Ros Watt wow i have so many feelings. like. this is far from the best romance book in the world, i have read books that balanced character A's central conflict, and character B's central conflict, and the plot that puts them in contact, plus the side character romance happening in the background MUCH BETTER than this one does. a lot of the miscommunication/feelings-projecting that come from Muriel to spark conflict were physically painful for me. sometimes the way trans-ness was explained felt a bit too cookie-cutter politically correct to fit right with me but fuck. i loved Kit so much. a feministly-minded rakish dandy trans man artist in a historical romance. so my shit. targetted precisely and unerringly at me. i could cry. i'm like really glad this book exists, i'm glad Joanna Lowell wrote this in collaboration with her partner as a trans life and history consultant. well, i know now i need to put some more effort in finding more transmasc x woman romances to feed a need in my soul

[hoursofreading]

One Sunday about seven years ago, I was teaching a Sunday School class on Jonah. We were talking about the part of the story where instead of rejoicing that the city he preached to accepted the gospel in the end, Jonas was bitter and mad that they rejected him. In a rare moment of present-tense vulnerability,6 a dear friend said "I struggle with this too. My husband was a wonderful provider for our five kids, but he just wasn't around. He was busy in med school, residency, crazy physician schedule. But now, he gets to be the grandkids' favorite. And I'm still the disciplinarian who puts them to bed and makes them eat carrots instead of candy." Normally this woman, like Sonja Johnson’s mother is a loyal glorifier of the homemaking life. But later that week on a walk just her and I, she brought up my Sunday School lesson again. She admitted she was struggling that there is simply no punishment, no consequence for her husband to have been entirely absent from her kids' childhoods. No reward for her decades of invisible labor. She thought she would at least be rewarded by closer relationships with her kids and grandkids, but it hasn't worked out that way. What did she have to show for her 30+ years of dedication and sacrifice? "It's not fair" she whispered.

The actual diabolical lie told to women is that homemaking leads to happiness.

[praetoravila]

Cute character questions for Olive? <3

the basics:

name: olive josephina grace pasqualina  age: 15 (s1), 16 (s2), 17 (s3), 18 (s4) zodiac sign: scorpio, november 14 1994 one good trait: she’s incredibly loyal and will defend her friends one bad trait: she’s quick to anger and to judge people - even if she really shouldn’t 

habits:

one bad habit: getting into fights first and talking things out later  one good habit: massive journaler. she’s always scribbling something, either poems or just her general thoughts one habit they can’t break: nail biter. she’s tried the gross nail polishes, acrylics…. nothing stops her. it’s an anxiety thing :(  one they’ve broken: smoking cigarettes. she picked it up from some kids in late middle school and stopped after getting a pretty bad case of bronchitis.  what they’re afraid of: bears, and being left alone

family:

their parents names: rafael pasqualina and mara pasqualina their siblings names: wren pasqualina favorite childhood memory: wren teaching her how to play the drums on pots and pans in their abuela’s basement  favorite childhood toy: her josefina american girl doll, and her leapfrog tablet  embarrassing story: she once shit her pants while on a roadtrip through arizona  favorite family member: wren a story about that family member: wren is the first person she walked to when she was learning how to walk. y’know that bluey audio about bluey walking bc she saw something that she wanted? that’s olive with wren

what they prefer:

coffee or tea? showering in the day or night? taking baths or taking showers? tv or movies? writing or reading? platonic or romantic love? iced tea or lemonade? ice cream or smoothies? cupcakes or cake? beach or mountains?

favorites:

song: 4ever by the veronicas (s1-2), downtown girl by hot chelle rae (s3), lost in love by big time rush ft jake miller (s4)  band: big time rush :)  outfit: her fave outfits are this (circa s1) and this (circa s3-4) place: the Cedros Avenue Farmers' Market! she grew up going to it every sunday  memory: getting her drivers license in big time rides! logan spends the entire day studying with her, and when she gets the confirmation that she got it, he kisses her in front of everyone <3  person: other than wren, her favourite is logan. she’s a simp for her bf what can she say  movie: jennifer's body show: make it or break it (she wanted to do gymnastics as a kid so badly lol)