#THIS IS SO GOOD AND CRAZY AAAAAH

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

EXTREMELY, never before seen, rare photo of the four eldest children of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and By Rhine and Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland riding in a small carriage 🤍

From left to right: Victoria, Ernst Louis, Irene, and Elisabeth 🤎

Source: Hessian State Archives

[kneelingshadowsalome]

Can you describe how possessive Konig is?

We already know that the reader is a loner, but is the reader allowed to have friends? If yes, must the friends be strictly females? Cuz I can see him being jealous of male friends, not necessarily because he thinks the reader will cheat, but because he doesn't trust the intentions of other men? We already got a peak of this when Soap was trying to comfort her after the 'killing man in the break room incident'.

Is the reader allowed to hang out with friends that she gets? I get the feeling he might..yk..stalk her if she does 👀. He might try to persuade her to see her friends less.

Are there other situations where he might show possessiveness?

Love ur work if you couldn't alr tell ‼️🥰

Oh. My. God.

How possessive is König...?

AAAAAH extremely!!!

No male friends. Period.

If reader has existing m friends, she would have to describe what her relationship to them is like: in what circumstances did they meet, has the male ever tried anything, how does reader feel about them.

If he judges the connection platonic enough, if it's a years long acquaintance, she might get permission to see them sOmETiMes. But even then, he would make it practically impossible 💀

He would want to be there too but because he doesn't want to show his face or get curious looks with his hood on either, he can't come along. So there would be sooo many questions after she has seen a m friend. Did you do what you said you would to do? Did you go only and only where you said you would go? What did you two talk about? Did he try anything? If he didn't, he must've still looked at you in a certain way? Anything odd, and he would forbid further connection with this friend. No amount of humor or tears would persuade him to see the fact that this is ridiculous, crazy, and wrong.

If reader keeps seeing a m friend, König wouldn't be angry… but. Haha. There would be stalking. He might even make it known that he is watching. Reader would catch a glimpse of him when she's seeing this friend. K would make it so awkward and so uncomfortable to maintain a connection with a male friend that reader would eventually have to come up with a reason for not being able to see them.

This is because he knows (thinks) that men are beasts. And reader is too kind for her own good. He doesn't necessarily blame her for anything… but if she let him in her pants after he scratched at the door long enough, how will she say no to other suitors? Reader is a gullible, innocent angel who has to be protected from other males at all times. She has to be supervised so that she doesn't get into "situations" simply by being too kind and too cute. In his worldview, everyone is always trying to take his angel away from him. And he won't let them. ❤️‍🔥🔪

He isn't really interested in reader's other friends. But he would be jealous of any and every crumb of attention she gives to anyone else but him. 🥹

Also: no girl's night outs at a bar or a pub. No night clubs. If reader goes dancing to a place infested with drunken, horny men, K would bite his nails from frustration and imagined scenarios all evening. He would check on her every hour or so and be a huge pain in the ass the minute she arrives home. Passive aggressive, jealousy-ridden, sulking König wouldn't be sleeping, oh no. Neither would he get her a water glass or tuck her in bed, he would follow her around the base/house with questions when she tries to get a late night snack or brush her teeth. He would basically check her clothes for cum stains, he would be so delusional.

And heaven forbid if she wore a cute, shortish dress to that club. König would soon let his hands roam under that cute little dress, and start to make threats. "If anyone else has been here… I will find them and kill them. Verstanden?"

Reader wouldn't even know if he was talking about this night… or her past lovers again?? She would assure that she just had a few drinks and danced with her girlfriends all evening. When she would try and get some sleep, she would find that König is both angry and horny. And he can't be angry at her, because... what wrong did she commit? So, he would try and guide his frustrations to sex, as usual.

He'd be like "Engel… I've waited the whole night…" The man would soon be poking around the entrance, hot & throbbing, probably thinks she owes him some because he truly has been waiting the whole night on the edge of his seat 🤦‍♀️. Poor girl wouldn't get some sleep before König has made it clear who she belongs to 🙄❤️‍🔥

[riseofamoonycake]

So! Since you have chosen both the hcs and the fic, let’s start with the hcs! And here we have…

HOW ROR CHARACTERS WOULD REACT TO GETTING STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR

Tesla

At first he is surprised for a moment, because he didn’t expect the event; is it possible that it happened to him?

He doesn’t lose his temper at all or panic, but waits for the elevator to start again; meanwhile he talks to himself, evaluating whether it is appropriate to intervene on the system and try to see what happened

In the end he decides to act, but just at that moment the elevator starts again and therefore he loses the opportunity to make his mind count on that of a cold machine

For this reason, when he gets out, he gives it a defiant look: that is not all…

In fact, as soon as he can Tesla dismantles it from top to bottom, taking his revenge

Tesla VS Elevator: 1 ― 0

Hrist

As soon as the lights go out and the elevator stops, the Valkyrie begins to fidget and sweat profusely

Why don’t the buttons work? The alarm doesn’t even sound... what should she do? Is there anyone who can help her?

She does everything to keep calm and, despite the tension, manages to remain mostly lucid; however, since nothing happens and all her efforts are in vain, in the end she starts to sob and despair

When her leonine side intervenes, Hrist first roars, then starts ranting like a demon against it and kicking the whole structure, making it squeak pitifully

Her curses and screams can be heard everywhere, and are frightening to even the bravest

Whoever finally manages to free her have to deal with her fury… and although quick, it isn’t a good moment

Hrist VS Elevator: 0 ― 1

Shiva and Rudra

They get stuck together and it is pure delirium

Shiva starts screaming loudly and calling for help as all four hands bang on doors or fiddle with buttons, completely crashing the system; Rudra tries to calm him down and keep him still, but fails because he is the first to get agitated and doesn’t know what to do

They both don't like closed spaces (aaaaah claustrophobia they say) and this makes it more tragic (or comical, if seen from the outside), because soon due to the tension they start arguing with each other

“Do you want to go a little further?” “You’re the one taking up all the space!” “Stop yelling!” “IT’S YOU WHO SCREAMS”

At one point Shiva literally gets heated. His body starts to burn and Rudra screams as soon as he sees the thing, that’s all they needed in a moment like this―

In the end, the elevator restarts on its own, probably out of a spirit of conservation; but the doors have melted from the heat, so it will still take a while for them to open… only to fall with yet another punch they receive, freeing the exhausted, panting bodies of both gods

Shiva + Rudra VS Elevator: 0 ― 0

Hades

He is calm, very calm and polite

He waits in silence and composure for the elevator to start again, and nothing can disturb him; not a thought, not a worry

In Hellheim he is used to much worse, so what do you want a stuck elevator to do to him?

However, if it takes too long to restart, Hades just frowns and clicks his tongue in slight disapproval. Patience is indeed a virtue he possesses, but it is not infinite

“So, shall we go? What happens?”

At that point the elevator will definitely start again. SURELY

When the doors open and he goes out, it also apologizes for the inconvenience caused

Hades VS Elevator: 100 ― 0

Chen Gong and Lu Bu

Others two who get stuck together

Chen immediately panics and starts screaming for help and crying in despair, at least until Lu Bu stops him by placing a hand on his head

Under the shocked gaze of the young man, Lu Bu grins as he stares at the doors with a hallucinated and crazy expression. AND HE GRINS MORE AND MORE

A single punch: that is enough for them to disintegrate without even making a noise. They pulverize instantly.

The problem is that the elevator stopped who knows where, and therefore they didn’t solve anything

They end up going back along the cables, there is no other way

Chen Gong + Lu Bu VS Elevator: 1 ―  -000000000000

Loki

The one time he is too lazy to summon a portal, he gets stuck in an elevator

Instantly, Loki’s eyes go wide in shock. “Seriously?” he can be heard exclaiming in the dark, followed by an exaggerated sigh

“I KNEW IT”

Puffing, he opens a portal and leaps into it, then floats back in front of the elevator and kicks it

He probably even tampers with the cables and makes it fall out of spite, so it learns to stop without a reason with him inside

He also stops to look at the damage he has done, pleased with the chaos and panic that is unleashed

Loki VS Elevator: Invalid match

The Science Crew

They don’t make it in time to take the elevator with Tesla and choose the other one; and they get stuck like their colleague (well, I’d do maintenance here...)

There are six of them in a elevator, what can happen

Spoiler, all hell happens

Edison tries to restart everything, gesticulating and shouting like a maniac, even slapping the others as he moves

Curie and Nobel try to help him while trying to avoid his hands, calmly reasoning about what can be done and getting lost in speeches that no one, outside these six and Tesla, would understand

Einstein would like to have his say, but no one listens to him so he raises his voice and it is impossible to understand anything anymore

Galileo and Newton say nothing, it would be useless, so they stand in the background listening at all the chaos, hoping that everything will end as soon as possible

They are heard everywhere because they make a hell of a mess

The elevator opens after three minutes on the clock, but they leave it in such a condition that it can be thought of as a battle

The Science Crew VS Elevator: Data not found

[kpopnstarwars]

listen to me rant about predebut unwhitewashed ateez:

firstly, i apologise for this absolute shitpost, and i don't know where any of the photos are from so apologies if they're acc urs or smt.

secondly, i apologise for the fact none of this is in order because this originally started as predebut yungi and then descended into ot8 chaos.

thirdly, i apologise for the huge rambles about whitewashing and fine men.

lastly, i apologise because i have no clue how to change size of pictures in tumblr so some are massive and some are tiny (send help)

just look at this:

OK FIRSTLY LIKE MINGI'S ACNE?? i never thought i'd find acne attractive (like, i don't mind it, but my view on it has always been pretty neutral, it's just a thing that happens sometimes). erm like first of all thank you for debunking that stupid 'glass skin' thing because for the people who actually don't have glass skin it's such an expectation to live up to, and secondly you're fine as fuck. LIKE SHUT UP RN I WANT TO KISS HIM AUBAUVVFASIKYFSAA. and then there's that picture of him in the car which i can't find rn and he's like looking to the side and he highkey looks like keeho from p1h like um mingi u had no right to look that fine predebut like have you seen skz predebut they literally looked like infants?

everyone else under the cut

ok, onto exhibit b, yunho.

LOOK AT HIM. i actually don't know if this is predebut yunho because he looks damn good but the twitter post said so, so idk but like??? he was either 19 or sub 19 here like???? I DO NOT SEE 19 YEAR OLD MEN OUTSIDE ON THE STREET LOOKING AS FINE AS THIS. and if this picture isn't predebut well my arguement is still valid because the other pictures of him which i can't be bothered to add rn still look cute asf.

i love the predebut pictures of seonghwa because he's so unwhitewashed it's beautiful.

im pretty sure this is a picture of him from the third kq fellaz thingy, so that counts as predebut, but OMFG HIS SMILE??? AND HIS SKIN IS SO NICE AND LIKE UNWHITEWASHED?? LET MY BOY'S SKIN BREATHE OMFG-

here's predebut hongjoong:

LIKE????? HE'S SO CUTE I WANNA PUT HIM IN MY POCKET?? i know this post has disintegrated from me saying predebut ateez were fine to me just fawning over them being cute teenagers but like i would a hundred percent have fallen for them if they had been my classmates or anything so um yeah.

so onto yeosang:

like... the sass? the visuals? from day one? I SEE YOU BROTHER. also ignore how the pictures are getting like younger and younger ok finding predebut pictures is hard. oh yeah and did i mention whitewashing in this post like thank god the predebut pics aren't whitewashed.

ok now san:

LIKE EXCUSE ME???? I HAVE MANY WORDS TO SAY?? like umm he was a hundred percent a twig back then but like one look at his unwhitewashed face and i would have d i e d. he'd have been one of those guys i saw across the street and had to do a double take because he's highkey FINE. also it doesn't help that i acc know a guy who kind of looks like a mix of predebut san and predebut seonghwa who i highkey had a crush on last year but um tmi.

so onto wooyoung:

i acc had to look hard for a good picture where i wasn't about to start cracking up over his bowl cut so we're just gonna accept this one. as you can see he already had the 'i am a kpop idol with trendy shoes on' thing going on so his fate was already destined. also more appreciation for no whitewashing like THANK YOU THANK YOU AAAAAH. also another guy i'd probably have a crush on if they were in my class.

last but not least jongho:

i know there were many funnier pictures i could have put on but like um i just really love this photo bc he just looks so... jongho. erm and let me mention one more time that his skin is breathing!! he's not whitewashed!! what a man.

congrats if you made it to the end of this absolute batshit crazy post

[ticklishfiend]

3, 4, 6, 7, 23, and 26! 💖

3. What are some of your favorite tickling related stories, art, videos, or other posts on tumblr?

oooo amazing question. okay these are gonna be some recs for fics i’ve been rereading recently. so any fics by @tklpilled are so good and re-readable, i’d rec lose myself in you , and dandelion. anything by @thebest-medicine is gonna have me in a chokehold but these kill me every time lustige-geschichten , relentless , arms up , and this lovely piece of art by @ticklishfanart is sooooo <33

4. What is your favorite tickle story trope?

aaaaah that’s so tough pls. maybe not my favorite but i’m a sucker for the ler discovering the lee is ticklish and tickling for a second just to tease them, before stopping cause they don’t wanna go overboard. then they realize the lee has gone all quiet and blushy, so the ler playfully interrogates them with teases and tickles til they admit they like it dhsjfjd

6. What fictional character(s) would you love to see have a canonical tickle scene?

oh so many. literally. every fav character i’ve ever had. definitely zuko, nothing crazy cause im canon i rlly think he’d Hate That LMAO but like. lil squeeze maybe. make him snicker 😝 and also bakugou, either in the exact same way as zuko, or getting wrecked by his friends or even some weird tickle villain LMAOO my boys deserve to laugh 🙏

7. What fictional character(s) would you love to tickle and / or be tickled by?

blushes. okay i would love to be tickled by korra hdjsjf she’s just so strong and teasy i would die. if i were to be the ler, probably either robin or steve from stranger things LOL they’d be the cutest lees (would not hate revenge tickles from both either……)

23. What’s your favorite way to tickle someone and / or to be tickled?

ooooo okay so when i’m tickling, i love being like. methodical with it. when i tickled my friend/partner for the first time, i laid them across my lap and slowly but surely found all their tickle spots before wrecking their worst spots at the end lol. when i’m being tickled, i either want Exactly what i do when i ler, or i wanna be pinned bc im a very big squirmer fhskjfd

26. What is your favorite thing about tickling?

oh goshh that’s so hard. so when it’s me getting tickled, i love being made to laugh like that, it genuinely feels so good getting to let go and just feel. i love the power dynamic, i love how it’s a little embarrassing and makes me get flustered cause hardly anything else in the world can make me flustered like that. it’s dynamic in a way that can be both fun and playful with no ulterior intentions other than having fun, while also able to be sensual and intimate in the right contexts. i could talk abt my love of tickling for pages and pages so ill just stop there LOL

[onemagpie]

Aaaaah your art is crazy amazing! I love it all- the MattFoggy, the studies, even the characters don't know. Do you have any tips for drawing Matt and Foggy btw? I'm impressed by how you draw the tv versions so they still resemble the actors without having to be totally realistic.

Hi!! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet message <3

My tip would be doing some quick studies of the characters, analyze their facial features from different angles, with different expressions, observe shapes and little individual quirks every person have. Maybe try exaggerating some of these features or simplify them :D And please, don’t be too... strict about these things, it’s more about getting the vibe of the character, an impression of them, than being super faithful.

Imo both Charlie and Elden have distinctive appearances, Charlie has big forehead, expressive eyebrows and crinkly eyes, just slap red tinted eyeglasses on his face and ta-dah it’s Matt!! Elden’s face is oval, he’s blond so his eyebrows are barely visible, he has a button nose, and I prefer him with his antiestablishment hairdo lol add a frown on his face and that’s a Foggy for me!

These are the things I noticed, but maybe you’d see something more, something else and be able to illustrate them better! Good luck and happy drawing! :)

PS Here are my first sketches of them! :D

[onlyjaeyun]

you dont ever have to apologize for being quiet zadie baby! hope youre doing okay and taking care of yourself🫶

i have been in such a sunoo brainrot lately EHSBEJ its so bad,,,not really bc nothing relating to sunoo could ever be bad

im seeing ive this month!! im so excited and i. got a mini eyeshadow palette bc im trying to get better with makeup :3 think im gonna order a new liptint later too,hopefully i like it my friends and i r gonna touch up my hair next weekend (its purple and i need my roots dyed)

as for smaus…i need the member to be a loser thats hot‼️ and they r very loserish (affectionate) in real life ! i cant stop thinking about ur next jake smau imma feel so bad for him😭

also went crazy for the valentines sales in cats&soup….omg sorry im fluent in yapanese

HELLO BABY!!!!🥺🥺🥺 firstly thank you so so much for your words of reassurance, they really mean a lot to me 🥺🩷

you're SO real for the sunoo brainrot bc man's been looking a little too fine for my liking lately 🤥

AAAH IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU OMG!!! ive seen vids of their concerts and they all look SO fucking good, cant wait for your post-concert update!!! i hope you have the best time my love i know youre gonna look BOMB!🩷

urgh, im lowkey dreading my next jake smau because im gonna put my baby in SO much pain i HATE myself already but he's gonna be a bit of a loser or like im gonna try my best to make him as realistic as possible (so it hurts even more haha!🥰)

AAAAAH YOUR EUNCHAO KITTY AND PUPU ARE THE CUTEST EVERRRR 🥺🥺🥺 honestly youre so real for that bc i wish i would have soent my hearts a little wiser 🤥

ilysm baby!

[kiara-ish]

since member x member is open, can I request a Yoongi X Jimin? Something regarding one of the them confessing to the other having no hope at all but just to get things off of his chest, and the other is already head over heels but didn't know how to confess.

Hurt to comfort maybe?

btw, congratulations girlie. may you shine more. ✨🎊

Aaaaah thank you so much and congratulations on your milestone toooo HUGS AND LOOOOVE

If Only You Knew

Pairing: Yoongi x Jimin

Genre: angst, mostly angst until the last few moments lmao, Jimin being an absolutely clueless cutie, Yoongi being a pining idiot, hurt to comfort arc.

Rating: nc17+

Warnings: angst, unmentioned anxiety prone actions, more angst, overwhelming thoughts and some more angst but one big healing kiss at the end.

Word count: 1.9k+

Summary: Maybe it was because of the years of being so close to each other or maybe it was the urge to have a person to hold and love beyond being friends, Yoongi finally decides that years of pining is enough and risks it all.

A/n: @back2bluesidex SUFFER WITH ME. Also so much happened after I posted the milestone (including but not limited to my phone and PC breaking down at the SAME DAMN time. So albeit a little late, here it is. Tada!

The overcast sky felt like a heavy weight on Yoongi's chest as his car rolled down the street. The tinted windows only made the world seem darker and it sure wasn't helping him. His eyes drooped with fatigue and exhaustion as he took in the last remnants of the golden hour, the foreboding nightfall already at the brims of the sky.

It wasn't his rehearsals that exhausted him beyond words, maybe they did play a part but he doubted mere rehearsals could make him as suffocated as his mind was making him; he wasn't new to the hectic schedules after all. What he was very new to was a dry throat, a twisting and turning gut and the urge to blurt out all that he had on his mind.

His mind – what did he really have in his mind? A lot but if asked to pinpoint, lately it all had been circumferencing to one person. It wasn't as overwhelming before. In fact, this one person had been on his mind for years, lurking in his joys with a fond smile, fondling his dark days with gentle whispers of assurance and a soft hand on his back just before it met the wall – but this one person has always been there alright. Always.

He didn't know when he began craving the warmth of that one person in ungodly hours of the night and on unbearable days not just in assurance but to hold and keep holding and never let go. He only felt it pulsate in him when he did get to hold those gentle hands and he knew he would have to let go in a heartbeat.

His hands were tamable still but his eyes, oh dear goodness, his eyes refused to mask the affection that coursed in his veins no matter how hard he tried and he would be damned if his eyes would just for once comply and let him look away. So he preferred to keep them close. He couldn't look if he couldn't see, right? How he wished that to be true! Even in the darkness of his closed eyelids and in the silence of his exhaustion, he could see the familiar plush lips pushed into a smile and the soft timbre of the familiar voice whispering to his soul.

Yoongi was going crazy. It wasn't for days, or weeks or months that he had tried to stay still but years! Whole years of keeping quiet and staying nonchalant when that one person and their very presence made him lose his mind, every day, every night. All he could do erstwhile was stay still, keep calm and pray to his dreams that his heartbeat wasn't audible to that person who was always in his proximity.

Well it was all in vain, he knew that much for sure. Maybe because he was one himself, an admirer and a friend but he always knew the eyes that looked at him was never the former, at least not in the way he wanted it to be. Yoongi was admired and he was confident but he wanted that one person in the whole wide world to look at him like no other and admire him not just because he is The Suga from BTS, or The Agust D or even The Min Yoongi but just him. The him that he is even when no one is looking. He wanted that and it hurt like crazy to have everything but that. A brother, a friend – that's what they called each other when they patted their backs but how disgraceful was it in his mind because he wanted more, more and so much more to have and hold. He knew it was impossible.

Impossible, inconvenient, unrealistic and downright foolish but he wanted to get it off his chest because he wanted to stare at the sky and the wind and the sun and the trees and the moon and the world... all of it without craving the warmth of a body standing closer to him than the rest. He wanted those feelings thrashed and broken so they would be another coded lyric in his notebook and a hit in his records but not a truth of his life. He wanted to risk it all.

"Sir, how long will you be?"

"Huh?" Yoongi took a moment to recall where he was before answering, "Not long. Not very long."

His driver nodded in response and silence filled the car once again. The sky was darker now and it only made Yoongi more anxious. The streets were familiar. He was almost there. So he did what he always would and closed his eyes, leaned his head back against the headrest and quietly sighed. His jerking knees and the void of his stomach only intensified when the car turned the last block to its destination.

"I won't be long," he whispered to himself.

His knees were a little wobbly when he rang the bell and heard footsteps near it before he could blink. Was it all happening too soon? Should he turn back? He should just talk like he normally would and leave. He couldn't risk it when he was this much a coward. A coward, that's what he was. He almost felt the burn of his frustrations sting the corners of his eyes until they felt prickly. How pathetic was he being? Did he look as pitiful as he-

"Look who it is! My doorstep is honoured by your visit, sir. Please do come in!"

The familiar crinkle of eyes and the accompanying smile with a small giggle of his lame jesting, was a sight for sore eyes. And sore eyes indeed, Yoongi thought, as he smiled, "Jimin-ah."

The insides of Jimin's place was overwhelmingly Jimin's presence intensifies and Yoongi was spiralling in the hopelessness of his familiar scent to the point where his breathing was abnormally irregular.

"I'll order some food. Tell me what you want."

"Later. Let's talk first?"

Jimin tilted his head in curiosity, "Oh? Sure, sure. What's on your mind?"

How he wish he could figure that one out! Yoongi smiled and sat down on the soft couch, patting the seat next to him.

When Jimin sat down beside him, Yoongi recognised the familiar spark of curiosity glimmer in his eyes and it only made him slouch and look away. What was he supposed to say again?

Jimin placed his hand on his shoulder, thumb caressing his strong shoulder blades as he gently murmured, "You must have a lot going on in that head, huh? Tell me. Tell me all of it."

Yoongi could feel his palms getting sweaty and heart drumming in his throat. So he took a deep breath before trying to form a coherent sentence.

"We've known each other for so long. We've come so far, haven't we? So much has changed."

"Has it though?" Jimin's words were so gentle Yoongi almost let out a cry, "Even if it all has, I would say we have remained the same."

Yoongi let out a cruel chuckle at his words because yes, they had all remained the same except for him. He couldn't believe himself. How dare he even think for a second he had a shot when he was flipping the table not for just him and Jimin but the rest of the group too.

"I have something I want to tell you, Jimin," Yoongi took the hand caressing his shoulder and held the softness of it between his coarse palms, "it's... It's important."

He felt his heart clench when Jimin tightened his fingers around his hand. He knew there was no going back. Not anymore. Enough of being a coward.

"Jimin, I..." his voice broke off but he was determined and his body was trembling with nerves so he picked up again, "Jimin, I like no-, I love you. Not just as friend but more, more— so much more. I know I'm so greedy, so selfish for saying this to you but I feel like I am going to burst into flames if I don't. You don't have to tell me anything. You don't have to answer. Heck, kick me out right now if you want but I needed to say this. I needed to say that-"

"That?" Yoongi felt like he would faint with his lightheadedness but he couldn't remember when he closed his eyes and they just refused to open even if he was dying to look at Jimin.

"That I have never loved as much or felt as much as I do for you. My life would be a barren land or a flooded wreckage if it wasn't for you. You keep me grounded and you, you take care of me so well, so good like you- almost like you-"

"Like I love you?"

Tongue tied, flabbergasted, Yoongi was numb. As his eyes remained closed, the numbness of his senses slowly started to fade and instead an electric sensation shook him out of the daze; the sensation that originated from the grip Jimin had on his hand.

"Did you feel that I love you?" Jimin's voice prodded but Yoongi couldn't meet his eyes. Wide open, they now only stared at their intertwined hands and the electric feeling that buzzed from it.

"Because if you did," Jimin continued, "you'd be right."

It was probably a force of nature that made Yoongi finally tilt his head up and meet the eyes that awaited his own. Mouth parted and breathing heavily, Yoongi felt like he had run a mile but meeting Jimin's eyes, he felt the exhaustion, the fatigue and all those feelings slowly dissipate until all that remained was serenity, calm and stability. He knew those eyes and he knew what he was seeing. Those orbs that held so many feelings finally let one overpower them all. Yoongi recognised it for he was mirroring it on his own.

It was one moment filled with silence and so many unspoken words, so many secretive feelings and one tacky confession and then they were closing the distance.

If Yoongi was a religious person, he would have said that he has been to Heaven. It felt like all the shackles that made him a mortal, a chained rat in the race, were off and he was floating when he tilted his head so his lips could feel Jimin's plump, pillowy lips more and more. His hands found the softness of his hair and he didn't wait to entangle them in his locks as he could feel Jimin rise to his knees on the sofa.

He was pouring into him all the love that Yoongi felt deprived of in the years and he licked at his bottom lips to reciprocate all that he had in him too. He brought him closer and closer until Jimin was straddling his lap and letting a moan into his aching lips when he bit down on them.

"If only you knew," Jimin whispered to his mouth, pecking the side of his lips and lining his jaw with kisses all the while Yoongi remained an open mouthed speechless fool who could only moan at the sensation blinding him of all other senses, "if only you knew how much I longed for you, how much I wanted to hold you close and tight and every day and every night. If only you knew."

Then he was closing in on his lips again, mouth agape and tongue rolling into his mouth, bodies shuffling closer to minimize the miniscule distance that seperated them.

The ring of a call broke them apart, only a string of saliva remained as their last mingled breath as they gasped and smiled at each other with a newfound passion. Yoongi threw a hand around Jimin's back pulling him into his chest and Jimin let him, laughing like a fool in love. They both were, for sure, fools in love.

Answering the call, Yoongi heard his driver, "Sir, will you be long?"

Yoongi couldn't help but laugh as Jimin him tighter and tighter, "Yes. I think I'll be long."

[marclef]

yo guys it's nearly 2024 (for me at least)

soooooo aaaaah pretty damn eventful year huh? lotta stuff happened! some of it extremely exciting for me, some of it extremely not good!!

buuuuut these last few months have been, some of the most insane and crazy months i've had in a very, very long time. i moved myself entirely off of instagram and started posting my art here in August of this year, and, can i just say something?

the amount of support you've all been giving to me in such a short span of time has been nothing short of absolutely insane to me, and i cannot thank each and every one of you enough. you're all so freaking nice and kind and awesome and i mean that!!! i never would've imagined getting to meet up and talk with so many amazing artist and fellow users and i just. i already feel myself wanting to tear up just saying this but, i love all of you guys so much. (platonically of course!!!!)

i already screamed about a bunch of you the other day so i won't bother you guys too much, just wanted to let you all know how much you mean to me okay?? i hope all of you are doing so good right now and if you're not, that's okay. next year will be better alright? we've all got each other here so let's take care and support ourselves 👍👍

ok yup i'm actually crying now so i'm gonna leave you off there, have a great new years though everyone!!! see you all soon!!!!

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 80

Wait ... who is this? Are you being SUPERVISED at last, Samuel? Oh ... ah, I see ... yeah, this is gonna be a good one, clearly. XD Lie indeed! Yeah ... oh, THAT'S true? You really should be ashamed, Riegel ...

But seriously, that was one of his best skits to date ...

Sam (to Laura): "How come YOU get two?" Ashley: "Cuz she's the Merch Queen!" Laura (bright and innocent): "I had nothing to do with it."

So, final test, then ... where's this gonna go? And who will be the impostors in this game of ...

AMONG US?!!!

Aaaaaaaaaaah, it's decided BY CARD?!!! This is indeed a recipe for disaster. They're ALREADY all getting so worked up while Matt is clearly LOVING IT ...

One at a time now ... FURTHER panic ... glorious ... LOL

BATTLEMAP!!! Cue more clunky Sam plugs for Wizzkids!

Travis already thinks Marisha questioning Matt's mechanics is a sign she's a doppleganger trying to throw everybody off ...

And ROLL INITIATIVE?!!! Oh ... oh, that is interesting ...

Orym starts and Laura IMMEDIATELY starts probing at him ...

Matt: "This trust exercise is already going GREAT!!!"

At least Fearne seems to be Fearne, apparently ... XD

Liam: "Plant pubes." Matt instantly gives him a SCATHING look ...

Aaaaah! Angry bramble attack! Crap! Fearne, no! Hurt AND restrained!

Taliesin, as always, is already thinking FIVE MOVES AHEAD ... meanwhile Ashton to the rescue. And he Rages!

Some crazy quantum Barbarian craziness ensues! Taliesin loves it, he never gets to use Time. And now he has A PLAN ...

Laudna: "I love you, no matter WHAT form you're in." Imogen: "I feel SO SURE you're a doppleganger now."

Imogen Misty Steps to a specific tree, starts searching under it ... CRAP Investigation roll, Laura ...

FCG goes and heals Fearne ... Laura: "You wouldn't heal anybody yet!" Meanwhile he searches for signs of magic ... you're IN THE FEYWILD, SAMUEL!!!

Illusory vines? Hmmmm ...

Still wolfed out, Chetney clicks his Boots of Haste and immediately damn near runs himself into another angry bramble patch, barely dodges it ... oh, he runs RIGHT INTO a patch of purple flowers that spray him with FUCKING ACID!!! And then again JUST escapes another briar patch ...

Pate cannot tell Laudna if she's the real Laudna ... okay then ...

Sam: "What you looking for, Travis?" Travis: "Sweat?" Ashley: "All you're gonna find is conditioner." Laura: "He's SUCH AN ASSHOLE!!!"

Laudna has FOUND the thingie! Already ... impressive ...

Orym tries to get a true clue out of Fearne, but she can't remember. Orym: "I ... still think it's you!"

Ashley: "Is it my turn?" Matt: "Just about." Liam: "You have NEVER been this enthusiastic to go before."

Scorching Ray? Go Fearne ... torch those brambles! Ah, crap ... and now she's created a burning obstacle ... yeah ... Fearne: "Yeah, um ... I didn't really think that through."

Ashton is clearly gonna do something RECKLESS ... Hyper Rage? Whoa ... I HAVE TO see what THIS does ... Nat20? Nice ... he grabs a branch and BOOKS IT for the pool ...

Earthwalk? Cool ... and that's it ... oh, invisible barrier? Hmmmm ... ah! More purple flowers! Crap! Acid ... and the branches lose hit points TOO?!!! Shit! So close to going SO BAD ...

Imogen hops onto the wall and casts Detect Thoughts ... a LOUD STATICKY BUZZ?!!! Yeah, saw that coming ... uses a Sorcery point to get that slot back ... then she asks Fearne if she's real ...

Ashley has to TEXT IF SHE'S A DOPPLEGANGER to Matt and then he's going to ROLL FOR HER?!!! Bloody hell ...

FCG goes towards them now ... now he's looking for creatures ... hmmm ... oh, I see, he casts Speak With Animals. Asks the critters what's safe to interact with.

Oh, that is CREEPY ... Liam: "How does a squirrel know the word 'dubious'?"

And now he's being shadowed by a load of Lovecraftian squirrels ...

Grim Psychometry! Okay ... will THAT work in this? Chetney tries it ... good roll ... ah, a history lesson ... is there ANY actual point to that?

Matt, what are you doing? Some freaky little Fey thing is coming RIGHT AT Laudna! Going for her branch! Ah ... Ashton to the rescue! Crap, they didn't work ... and it's gone, along with her branch! Balls ...

Laudna sends Pate after it ... Laudna Spiderclimbs up and goes after it too ... get him, Pate! She channels Shocking Grasp through him go fet the thing ... ah, but it will also kill the branch! Oof ... what to do, then?

Pate is now WRESTLING with this thing while they wait for Chetney ... meanwhile Laudna does another Wither and Bloom ...

Orym jumps through the flames to go after it too ... shoots a vine to grab the branch! Also asks Laudna a personal question ... close enough! Hmmm ...

Just a regular owl ... oh NO!!! NO IT REALLY IS NOT A REGULAR OWL!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Oh, so IS FCG actually made of metal right now? Can't tell. THAT was a pointless exercise, clearly.

Ashton goes to try and rescue FCG from the Owl Thing ... another Hyper Rage, jumps and attacks the thing with the hammer ... Reckless! 24 to hit ... 19 points of damage! Okay, Letters is loose again! Meanwhile Ashton runs right past a bramble and just dodges it in time, gives it a swat on the way ...

Imogen casts Fly on herself and goes at the Owl Thing, casts Shocking Grasp on it! ZAP!!! Oh, and she just ANNIHILATES it ...

FCG casts Owl's Wisdom on himself, asks Fearne if he can trust her ... again, it's inconclusive ... hmmmmm ...

Chetney tries to get to the first Thing, claws at it ... go feral on it, Wolfman! Oh ... that's just messy ... then he goes and swipes at a random tree ... and that was ALSO pointless ...

Spiderclimb, Laudna! Yeah ... more Wither and Bloom ... then she sends Pate to see if FCG is squishy ...

Oh gods ... Pate: "Geronimo!" He dive-bombs Letters ... who just DODGES ... yup ...

Orym goes rummaging with his RIDICULOUS perception ... and BARELY avoids disturbing another wasp's nest ... eep ...

Fearne casts Speak With Plants ... Matt goes crazy with his miming and voice work now with the plants ... oh, they're just TRAUMATISED seeing their "friends" burning ...

And now she's been attacked by brambles again ... oh dear ... well THAT didn't work ...

Ashton comes back and attacks the bramble patch after making sure it's really her ... and she's free. Okay then ... now he takes a swing at the arch and just DESTROYS the ruin. Hmmmm ...

Imogen uses a Sorcery point to supercharge her Inflict Wounds ... oh, Nat20! Okay ... bye bye plants ... and she has a branch! Nice.

FCG asks Imogen to drop the twig if she trusts him ... hmmmm ... oh, this is getting complicated now ... calm down, people!

Liam: "Did some ex high-school boyfriend just get a random text saying 'They're onto me'?"

And now FCG is being grappled by brambles ... oh, is he bleeding? Hmmmm ...

Chetney climbs the tree ... wait, some of the tree ISN'T REAL? What the eff? Oh, there's a hidden hole ... oh, A BRANCH!!! Yeah ... now he tries a reckless jump to the next platform ... Nice! Yeah ...

Laudna sends Pate after FCG ... she looks through his eyes ... Nat20 ... Whispers! More plugs from Sam! So IS HE bleeding?

She stays put and stays on guard now ...

Orym just up and dodges mor brambles, lands next to Chetney, asks if he really is his dad. XD

Fearne holds Hold Person while waiting by the pool ...

Leaving FCG trapped, Ashton goes past another patch to reach Fearne, and his Rage ends. Hmmmm ... then does a long range nerve check on Orym ... oh, more texting ... no way to know ... and now Ashton's holding an attack too ...

Imogen comes down to the pool, close to Orym, and holds her action ...

FCG takes more damage staying where he is, casts Divination to see if Orym is one of the dopplegangers ... the Changebringer answers ... oh, and Sam gets a Whispers too! Hmmmm ...

Ashley sneezes and SAM tells her to stop it! LOL

Chetney does a smell check on Orym ... more Whispers! Dear gods ... he takes the branch out of the Bag of Holding ...

Laudna unleashes her Hound of Ill Omen ... oh boy ... sends ot between Orym and Imogen ... oh boy again ... and now SHE'S holding her action too ... Infestation? Hmmm ... potential bee chaos if things go bad, then ...

Count of three then ...

Orym uses the Monocle of True Essence ... oh, that's actually really smart! Go for it, wee man! He casts Detect Magic through it ... Insight Check with Advantage, then ... 22! Okay ... more Whispers! Blimey ... he pulls out the branch again ...

Fearne drops Hold Person ... now she's playing peacemaker ...

Ashton goes to rescue FCG while burning a Rage ... takes a swing at the brambles ... oh yes, that's it ... crash! POW! And Letters is free ...

FCG casts Cure Wounds on himself, then rolls round to the group.

Okay ... moment of truth?

Laudna puts away her bees ... everybody puts their branches in at once ... oh, there we go. And ... oh, so that's it? So what happened, then?

Oh, so they're all back in the Ligament Manor! Okay then ... oh, it was all a dream? Crazy ... and now to BREAK!!!

Well yeah, they did learn a bunch from that ...

Back to Nzna Morri being super creepy ... and FCG and Fearne really did get hurt. Hmmmm ...

Ashton has a revelation. None of it is news, though ... just a wake-up call ... hmmmm ... I mean they are all a hot mess ...

Oh, so they're, like, naturally unassuming because they're underwhelming? Is that the idea? Not sure what to make of that.

Oh, drinks! Yay! Peepers ... not so much ...

Trust. Trust is good.

Again with Fearne taking the Shard ... oh, so they're rethinking this, then? And now it's gotten a bit smutty ... hmmm ...

Wait ... are they gonna do this NOW?!!! No ... short rest? Might be wise ...

Oh yeah, give her the fancy fire ring.

Ah, so this new stick thing increases spell abilities? Cool. That could be very helpful.

Oh, so we are doing this. Hmmmm ... go outside? Up to the garden, then. Okay ... everybody follows her up ...

Yeah, this ain't gonna go wrong or anything, is it? Fuck ...

Right ... preparations, then ... Enhance Ability? Bear's Endurance? Oh, that sounds helpful ...

Ooh, Bompers? Hello, weird beasty ... and Sweetpea! Yay ... and Doctor Nesbitt ...

Fearne pops Mister out too ... okay ...

FCG performs a Sympathetic Binding on her too ... also Orym gives her the Potion of Heroism? Okay then ... AND a Death Ward? Wow ... that's probably gonna do it, then ...

Laudna gets as far away from Chetney as she can, then Imogen just hugs her and shields her so she won't get compelled by Delilah to go for the Shard ...

So fucking nervous right now ...

And now the Shard is out ... here we go ...

Not now, Delilah! Oh shit ... Laudna has to make a Wisdom Save ... oh thank fuck ...

It's starting! Oh shit ... yup, the burning damage starts already ... hmmm ... yeah, this sounds uncomfortable ... ouch ... another 12 points ... argh ...

Yeah, it's ALREADY getting hairy ... lucky the Concentration Saves are good ... oh ... is this actually going more smoothly than it did with Ashton? It's still painful and hairy though ... znd now Ashton's giving up some of HIS health to her ...

Oh yes, it really DOES look like it's working ... but it's STILL hurting even so ...

And now apparently this us turning into a metaphor for birth trauma ... I mean OF COURSE it is ...

Apparently now her heart is turning into an actual genuine STAR ... I mean that is SO COOL even if it is terrifying ...

Wait ... are they being spied on? Crap ...

Holy fuck she is just going full on fucking Phoenix Force right now, ain't she? This is getting pretty awesome ...

Whoa ... weird vision? Hmmm ... is that a potential problem?

Yes! Keep up with the healing magic, FCG! Wait, if he does that again he's gonna go BERSERK?!!! Fuck ... oh, and it's actually happening ...

Oh thank fuck ... Nice save, guys!

FCG: "I'll fucking kill you!" Aaaaaaaaaaah!

Wait ... is Fearne becoming tuned into the Elemental Plane of Fire? Fascinating ...

Fearne is now reaching her Ultimate Form and it is MAGNIFICENT ...

Whoa ... that is VERY CLOSE to her bottom.ing out on health, though ... oh yes, Laudna, nice save! Wither and Bloom on the garden, then ...

Oooh ... Balrog Fearne, intriguing image ...

Last round? Okay then ... last chance to help her, guys ...

Oh shit, those poor bastards trapped in the garden, that is just ... unfortunate ... O.O

Fearne is now getting a visitation from some kind of elemental god thing? Hmmmm ... snd she's being ACCEPTED AS AN EQUAL? Wow ...

She BARELY squeaks through with what health she has ... and looks like THAT is the final burst, then ... EVERYBODY takes damage from that one ...

Oh okay then ... looks like that might be it, then ...

ASHLEY GETS A CARD!!! WHAT DOES IT SAY?!!! TELL US!!!

She's alive, and she's TRANSFORMED ... dhe looks INCREDIBLE ...

And now FCG is LOOSE ... Orym tries to ward him off ... oh, this is getting messy ...

For the love of the gods please just QUIT with this shit, guys ... and now he's attacking Orym ... bloody hell ... with the saw? Crap ...

Oh thank fuck ... he's back ...

So Fearne is HOT but she doesn't hurt to touch ... that is pretty cool. And she's still very flammable ... fascinating.

Wait ... this is, like, a specific FORM she can assume? Oh, that's do cool ... Fearne Calloway, eldritch magic girl!

Awwww ... yeah, Mister just LOVES this ...

That's a good point ... what FOES this mean for Ashton's Shard? They try it out ... oh wow, it actually WORKS, Ashton's new power reactivates ... oh yeah, these two are just two halves if a whole, clearly ...

And now Ashton's having the exact same kind of trip as Fearne did, but for Earth instead of Fire. Znd now he's found HIS Ultimate Form too ...

OH MY GOD suddenly HE is whole too ... AND HE GETS HIS OWN CARD!!! AWESOME!!!

Oh, so he can MERGE with stone now? That is pretty sweet ...

Can Fearne do cool stuff too, now?

They go downstairs to check out what they can do ... and now I can almost SENSE Matt preparing to wind down the episode ...

YES!!! HE IS!!! I knew it ... that is indeed it for tonight ... okay ...

Well, I definitely look forward to seeing what THIS is gonna lead to ... I guess we'll find out next week.

Indeed, IS IT Thursday yet?

[navybrat817]

Aaaaah I loved the sugar daddy Andy series!! I really do think I ruined my chances of anything similar with my need for financial independence lol but oh to have someone spoil you like that hnnngh

Also I saw the fic description for resignation and I thought the boss being talked about was Andy and I got so confused about why reader is resigning when they just signed lmao felt super silly for a bit afterwards (but loved it)

Also I wonder if it’ll be a problem in the future for the reader because she asked herself if everyone would sort of respect her only because she’s with Andy. I wonder if that would lead to some internal conflict

(Also I saw a comment about someone asking for prof crush updates and there aren’t any😭 because I haven’t seen him in a while BUT I will see him today and I’m excited)

🎓

I'm glad you're enjoying my Terms and Conditions AU, nonnie! Listen. I love my hubby, but I have told him at times I wish I could have a platonic sugar daddy so I wouldn't have to worry about our bills. Like, "Thank you for listening to me for the last hour. Oh, I covered your student loan payments for the month." Nothing crazy!

Yep! Her boss wasn't thrilled about her quitting because she's a good, hard worker. And we'll see as the AU continues just how she feels in regards to how she's treated by the people around her. I don't want to spoil too much, but there's a future encounter that's going to make her feel a bit bad about herself and Andy is NOT going to be thrilled when he finds out.

I hope all goes well with seeing your professor and I hope you have a great day. Love and thanks!❤️

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

ARIIII AAAAAH how are you!!! 🥺 i am sending you flowers and cookies 🌸🍬 i hope your week is amazing!!

i'm also dropping by to thank you so much for the tags you left on my megumi fic ‘make this drive last ’til the end of this song’, (even just for reading it omg) BUT!! u left such cute tags i am 🥹

it's always such a compliment when ppl say my writing makes them fall in love w a character even more 🥹 i am so weak for college aus too and figured we could use some for megumi 🥹 and i am so hfdgbasjdf that you think my megumi is charming omg 😭 i didn't really intend him to be shjdbfs it's my first time writing him but i guess that IS his charm 🥹 one that creeps up on u !!! and udek !!! but YOU GET IT!! the attentiveness, the acts of service, the subtlety in his care... i think he's just like that!! without trying 🥹

and him looking for the longest song help HE REALLY WOULDDD and he wouldn't even know why he's doing that?? aaaah i'm so happy you pointed out your favourite lines too!! that eyelashes line was one of the first ones that came to me!! so i think i might have built the fic around it tbh 🥹 and i think it's so awfully sweet and romantic that they're both thinking the same thing without the other knowing (that they could stay longer) 🥹 yOU GET IT!! and cry baby and fallen star are such megumi picks too 😭 for his drives out alone.... yeah.....

thank you thank you thank you so much again ari 🥹 u are so sweet and i feel like i can always just trust u to GET me omg 😭 i'm so glad you liked my megumi 💗 i miss him sm too 😭

I’M DOING V WELL THANK U FOR ASKING….. i hope you’re doing good too sel!!! and that ur week so far has been wonderful!!!! i’m sending u all the flowers n cookies right back <3 we can share !!

AND OFC, thank YOU sm for writing it…. genuinely got me stuck in a megumi brainrot 😭😭 he’s not my Absolute Fave in jjk or anything but he’s def up there and i always forget how much i love him until i read a good fic or rewatch s1 and then i’m like. oh yeah gumi is perfect actually….. 

but honestly!! there’s no need to thank me at all!! i loved reading it sm!!!! i think megumi is so unintentionally charming it’s crazy, even and ESPECIALLY when he’s being awkward… like. the way you said he clears his throat when there’s an awkward silence……. he’s so <33

i can’t BELIEVE this is your first time writing him btw, that’s crazy bc u really Get him. u get him so well. i feel like you’re just naturally super good at digging into characters brains lmaoo like!! all their lil habits n everything!!! just feel so canon to me.

you’re so sweet for taking the time to write this out sel :’3 i hope your day is/has been the loveliest greatest ever <3

[machifuwa]

Nimbus Fumble | Episode 5

Season: Winter

The Next Day

Aira: Himemiya-senpai! This is so tough! Really tough!

Tori: Good mo–Woah!? Shitatori, did you wake up and come straight here!? I'm feeling like a terrible sleeper right now, though!?

Haah. You do know that we're going to film a video, right? Come here, let me fix you.

Aira: Ehh? Himemiya-senpai's doing my hair? It's like a dream even though I'm supposed to be awake. I could eat three bowls of rice just for that…♪

—Crap, this isn't the time for this! Look! Please take a look at this!

Tori: Hm? What's in your phone?

Aira: Yesterday, you took a picture of me dancing the rabbit dance, right? That was immediately uploaded to SNS. And then!

It's been spreading like crazy! I'm getting a lot of favorites from it.

I also received comments from people saying they were looking forward to the baton! I can't believe the responses were so immediate!

Tori: Heh~ Isn't that great? This is the first step towards success!

If they're expecting so much from you, then you have to be really excited about today's shoot. Since I'm going to be in it, we need to get everyone more excited!

Aira: You're right!

Kohaku: Hm~? Good morning to you both. What are ya doin' here so early in the mornin'ー?

Woah!?

Aira & Tori: Aah!

Kohaku: Waah…! I hit the tripod with all my might and knocked it over! I-I'm so sorry! I was distracted. I hope it's not broken…?

Aira: Let's see…? Yeah, it looks fine. It doesn't look broken.

Kohaku: Aah… I'm glad. The equipment looked so expensive that I was afraid I would break it.

I can't stand this. From the looks of it, you guys have been gathering equipment and stuff, huh?

I'll help you with whatever chores you need. You can use me as your lackey. I don't know what you're doin', though.

Aira & Tori: You'll help us!?

Kohaku: Huh? Well, if it's somethin' I'm good at.

But what the. I have a bad feelin' about this…?

After explaining the situation to Kohaku

Kohaku: N-No way! There is no way I'm wearin' that!

Aira: Ehh~? Why? You look lovely. Don't worry, I'm sure Kohakucchi's gonna look cute and good.

Kohaku: No way! It's not about whether it will look good on me or not.

Yes, I did say I would help, but I meant it in the sense of hard work and chores, not as somethin' to dance around with those ears…

Tori: We understand~ Aaah~, I'm glad the camera isn't broken. It's not, but I'm sure it has some tiny scratches or something. I mean, it fell over, after all.

Kohaku: Ugh…! That's unfair…!

Aira: I would be very happy if Kohakucchi would help us.

Besides, it's a rare opportunity to collaborate with Himemiya-senpai and Kohakucchi like this ♪ It'll surely be a topic of discussion.

Hey, do you really not want to…?

Kohaku: …Ugh.

(Don't look at me like that. It would be hard for me to refuse…!)

(But, it was my fault that I almost broke the camera... I had no choice but to be ready for this!)

Fine, I'll do it. I'll just dance this rabbit dance, right?

Tori: Ehh! You're really going to?

Kohaku: …You're one pompous prankster. You were threatening me just now.

Well, it's okay. If we're going to dance, let's do it ASAP. I just want to get this over with.

If...If someone from Crazy:B...especially Rinne-han saw me here, I'm sure I'd kill myself right here, right now.

Tori: Eh!? You're going that far!?

Aira: T-Then, let's hurry up and take a shot!

Pyon ♪

Tori: Pyon-pyon ♪

Kohaku: Ra…rabbit's pyon ♪

(Aaaaah! It's even tougher than I expected…! Just kill me right noooow!)

Aira & Tori: Pyon ♪

Kohaku: Haah, haah… F-Finally, the hellish time's over.

Hm? That sound just now…?

Madara: Yahoo! Kohaku-saaan!

Kohaku: Urgh…

Madara: I guess the teachings of our forefathers are still the greatest wisdom. "The early bird gets the worm!" I'm really glad I got up early, I was able to see such a cute dance from Kohaku-san as a result.

I couldn't help but capture every bit of Kohaku-san's appearance on video. This will be a great souvenir ☆ Let's watch it together every time Kohaku-san grows older!

Kohaku: ……

Madara: Hm? What's the matter, Kohaku-san? Your face is as red as a boiled octopus. But there seems to be something wrong with it…?

Kohaku: Aah…AAAAAAHHH!!!

Madara: Woah!? What's wrong, Kohaku-san!? Please don't try to take my phone away from me!

Kohaku: You're being too loud! I'll smash that phone to pieces, and I'll smash you together with it!

Madara: What in the world!? S-Stop! Let's just calm down, huh, Kohaku-san!?

Kohaku: I'm not going to let this calm me down! I'll make sure you never see the light of day again!

Madara: I really wish you'd go back to being such a cute little rabbit like earlier. I wish he'd go back to the way he was before! Can you bring back the Kohaku-san earlier!?

Kohaku: Shut up!

Aira: Umm… It seems like Kohakucchi went after Mikejima-senpai.

Tori: Well, that doesn't matter, right? We got the video nicely, too ♪ But you'd better think about who you're going to pass the baton to next, Shiratori.

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Aira: Ah, yes. I'll see who I can turn to ♪

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[persnickety-peahen]

i saw a post talking about how wild the human brain is, and in the comments, someone mentioned aphantasia, which made me feel things and i just have to talk about it so here ya go all seven of my followers and people interested in whatever tags i end up using:

if you don't know what aphantasia is, no shame at all. although it's becoming more widely known and researched, it's still a fairly obscure neurological condition. heck, i only know about it because i read an article on it once about six years ago and realized, hey, i have that!

essentially, aphantasia is the lack of a mind's eye, an inability to voluntarily produce mental images. sometimes it's acquired after a brain injury, but it's predominantly just something folks are born with. estimates about the number of people it affects vary pretty significantly—i've seen everything from 1% or less to as much as 5% of the global population! that's wild! statistically, that means you might probably know someone with aphantasia . . . or maybe you have it yourself but, like me, didn't even know it was a thing until someone told you it was and now you've got a little mini existential crisis on your hands where you realize that the brains of at least 95% of the people you know work in a fundamentally different way from your brain and you're missing out on an experience they all have in common and aaaaah

i don't know anyone else irl who has aphantasia, so when i find someone online who does it's like that moment when a dog sees another dog and recognizes that they're a dog and just goes absolutely crazy. i am consumed by the desire to overshare infodump about all the ways aphantasia has affected my life and then compare notes like, do you also have such a bad autobiographical memory that more than half of your childhood memories are actually reconstructions based on stories other people have told you about your own life? do you also sometimes get unreasonably anxious about being a victim of a crime someday and getting a good look at the perpetrator but not being able to describe them to police later because you can't picture what they look like and even a sketch artist wouldn't help and would probably only make things worse as whatever they draw would slowly replace what little memory you do have? are you one of those aphantasiacs who never got into reading because you couldn't picture things? or are you like me and loved reading anyway, but a) got really bored and pulled out of it when authors spent time describing what something or someone looked like because it didn't do anything for you and b) got really confused when your friends would talk about how they didn't like the movie adaptation of something because it "wasn't how they pictured it when reading" and you didn't know what the hell they meant by that? and then you went on to become a creative writer obsessively concerned with imagery and if you have enough of it to satisfy those people who actually like when things are visually described? do you want to get into drawing but give up in frustration every time you try because of the lack of direction you experience from not having an image in your mind's eye to that you're trying to draw in the first place? do you need visual aids to really understand certain scientific and mathematical concepts? were you frustratingly bad at making and interpreting graphs for school projects and presentations? and now you hope you picked a career path where you won't ever have to do that ever again?

are you also terrible at estimating distance and length and height because words like "foot" or "meter" mean nothing to you, much less bigger measurements like miles and kilometers? do you also need google maps to get anywhere despite living in the same city your whole life because lacking a mind's eye also means you lack the ability to make mental maps? were your inability to navigate and difficulty with measurements something people made fun of you for the same way they made fun of me for it? and now that you know you have aphantasia you can snap back at them and be all, actually the reason i can't navigate or understand measurements is because of a neurological condition so you're basically making fun of me for being disabled, how about that? do you also sometimes get sad and think about how you don't really remember anymore what your loved ones who've passed away look like? or even what your loved ones who aren't currently in the same room as you look like? how you rarely notice if someone got a haircut or new piercing or tattoo or otherwise changed their appearance because you can't visually compare it to how they looked the last time you saw them?

when you try to picture a loved one's face, what happens? me, i run through a list of traits in my head, oftentimes more focused on personal attributes than physical ones because that's what i'm actually capable of remembering consistently. i don't just know what someone's hair or eye color is—i have to memorize it, like a fact for school. mom and dad have blue eyes. my husband has hazel-ish green eyes. my best friend is blonde, but her hair is darker now than it was when we were kids, and she got glasses while we were going to college in different cities, i should know that by now and stop being surprised when i see her wearing glasses. her mom, my second mother, has straight brown hair and a long face, but i can't remember what color her eyes are even though i've known her for twenty years. i think they're blue, but i can't picture it. i don't know for sure, and if i think about it too long it kills me. when i have kids, will i remember their eye colors? or will i have to ask my husband if he knows?

i take a lot of pictures. all the time, of everything—of people, of scenery, of my food, or myself, of pets and cools animals i see strolling around the city. boomers criticize me for not living in the moment, and it makes me feel awful, like i have to choose between experiencing something and remembering it. cause yeah, without the pictures, i would forget. i keep movie stubs and playbills and fair tickets and museum handouts and even fucking hospital bracelets, and i cherish them the same way other people cherish religious items.

it's lonely sometimes, having aphantasia.

the people close to me know about it, so they know how to accommodate me in relation to it, and they're supportive and interested in learning more. but they don't live with it themselves, so even though they know what it is, they don't know what it is, ya know? their knowledge is all second hand. as wonderful as my people are, when i'm really feeling my aphantasia and getting into those sad thought spirals, talking with them about it just isn't the same as it would be to talk with someone else who has aphantasia and has dealt with the same issues and feelings about it

i guess in the end i just want what we all do: community. when i find someone else with aphantasia, i don't wanna be like a dog seeing another dog because i'm so starved for contact with other folks like me; i wanna be like someone recognizing another member of a long distance club i regularly participate in, like hey! same hat! and then go about the rest of my day because i'm satisfied with the community i have. ya know?

anyways yes this is a free invite to message me if you have aphantasia or think you might have it and you wanna compare notes and chat about shared experiences, or alternately if you know someone who has aphantasia or are just curious about it and want to learn more about it :D

[nieves-de-sugui]

My Personal Weatherman watch rambles

Here we go again! Without subs as per usual~

Aw he put on the shirt :3

Segasaki please, I beg of you to articulate more TT^TT

Ohohoho, I love Segasaki ordering stuff

I love the simplicity of the problems in this show

Ooooh, a flashback

Oh yes, my hair does get blown away too when I fall I love with a man on my screen

Girl, slow down my brain can't follow TT^TT

Wait, but then how is she gonna end up at their house??

A Face Off he says, oh Segasaki you have no idea who you are to the person on the other side of the door

Oh Yoh, you have brought this upon yourself xD

LMAOOOOO

I love that she's gonna get drunk to solve her fangirling

The sparkles xD

Ohohohoho I see someone's not happy hehehe

I caaaan't!! They're so cuuuuute!!!

She is I and I am her

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH THE HUUUUUUUGGGGGG

Awwww he's adorably jealous

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They keep on giving me all kinds of feelings

Aaaaah that final hugging pose on the sofaaaaaa

Who's this guy?

Awwww more cute moments on the sofaaaa

Aaaaand another amazingly adorable episode. I'm looking forward to rewatching with subs get the little details that I've missed. But all in all these two keep on making me go crazy. And next week looks good ❤ I can't wait!

[arashi-no-saxlphone]

I'm in like month 4 of knowing about guilty gear and I'm not the most well versed in the story, I pretty much know the bare bones stuff, but when I say your gear posts have been significantly impacting how I think about the characters + themes in the best way possible and have made me excited all over again to experience more of guilty gear I mean it thank you for sharing this is so serious to me I love storytelling

aaaaah thank you that's really nice! I think the story of Guilty Gear is really really good and it's one of those things that you can experience and have it resonate with you so deeply that you feel seen and think "it's all gonna be ok" and that's why I love it very much.

Also worry not - I wouldn't consider myself that well-versed either there is A Lot LOL. I actually hesitate to go back and review Xrd and Strive's story because I KNOW I wouldn't be able to behave; there's always gonna be more to see and dive into because all of these characters are so dense and complicated. Hell, I haven't even REALLY gotten deep into the drama CDs or other side material like the mangas and such - I just know bits and bobs cause of wikidiving (cannot stress enough how good the new Gear wiki is for that it's very well organized and well written).

I'm actually not a very passionate or ambitious person normally - the day I discovered the depth of Guilty Gear's narrative was the first time I ever felt that feeling of getting a fire lit under me and REALLY caring about something like this to this level, so I'm really glad to hear about people reading my little snippets of going crazy about it and getting a little crazy themselves too (you wanna be crazy you wanna go freak out you don't wanna break down, ignite rusty heart, and such). As an English major and someone with a deep affection for the more artsier and less quantifiable fields, I think stories like this and other media that has comments to make about humanity, existence, and connection are SUPER important - they're the parts of us and the world that we have to hold on to no matter what or we won't make it; I think Guilty Gear's story does an exceptional job of touching on things like that in multiple ways.

Thank you for sharing your feelings about this with me, and especially for the comment on storytelling at the end there - I like it very much too and it holds a great amount of value for me as a way of trying to navigate and understand the world when our more scientific and "objective" tools fail to.

Obligatory "Storyteller" joke (this is one of the best songs in the whole series so I'm sticking it at the end here, sorry):

I'm linking the new wiki again again again too cause I like it very much and if this had been up when I had first gone wikidiving on this series I would probably be at least 10 times more powerful than I am now in terms of Gear Brainrot: