#That's it that is why I find it silly not because it's cringey or bad let people enjoy things

[illdothehotvoice]

Dimentio's entire. Thing. dshjnfdgnmdfh Makes me go crazy go stupid and it's so annoying because I don't even LIKE Dimentio that much but I'm also tired of seeing his character butchered lmfao dshjkfdg

[jungwnies]

syn ' safe for work a-z prompt for bf!changbin pairing ' gn!reader x bf!changbin

requested

a » affection - how affectionate are they?

is this seriously even a question?

changbin is seriously the most affection person ever???

he's so affectionate, showering you in his love every day and every second.

sweet little pecks whenever he has the chance

literally the biggest cuddle bug at night ???

you are his personal teddy bear fr

b » bonding - how often do they bond with you?

whenever he gets the chance to

if he's not doing schedules or if he's not on tour

he's going to bond with you

whether it's a date or a night in

he's going to find a way to bond with you

even if you guys know each other like the back of your hands

c » communication - do they keep in touch with you when they're away? how often do they set up a date for you two?

he's always in touch with you

because he's an android user 💔 i can't be like facetime

but definitely kakao call or something idk

maybe Skype??? jkjkjk LOL

but he doesn't set up dates often

but he does do small things for you

he makes you food

and he prefers having dates in the comfort of his home

e » essential - what is the thing that is important to them?

you?

literally you?

and his family!!!

and his members of course!!!

but you!!!

g » gross - what is the thing he hates in your relationship?

he hates when you guys argue

i mean it's usually you picking silly fights with him

but he just arguing because he loves you so much

and he refuses to raise his voice at you

cus absolutely not

i » intercourse - how are they in 6? (yk what i mean by 6)

you know he is good

he's very vanilla

missionary... stuff like that...

he just wants to feel close to you, and sex is a very special time for him

especially if its his first time with you

j » jealousy - how jealous do they get?

he's very jealous

he's not someone who takes action about it

but you can tell by his mood shift

k » kiss - how good are they at kissing?

he's good

his kisses are soft

like he doesn't want to hurt you

it's like every time he kisses you

it's like falling in love again

l » love - how do they show their love to you?

words of affirmation and physical touch

he will always tell you how much he loves you

and he will always cuddle up to you and kiss you

he's very physical

m » mad - how often do you argue?

not often because like i said

he hates it

but when you do argue

it doesn't last long

and you guys are quick to resolve it

n » naughty - how do they deal with you annoying them?

honestly if anything, it's the other way around

but when you annoy him he doesn't really think of it being annoyed

because he loves you

and he loves every part of you

even the annoying parts

but usually it's him always annoying you or bothering you, but not in a bad way

always in an endearing way

o » open - how often do they open up to you?

he tells you all of his secrets

literally the second he knows he trusts you

he tells you every little thing about him

his whole life story even

p » pet names - how are they with pet names?

just baby and babe

nothing cringey

might call you jagi

q » quiet - silent treatment?

he refuses to give you the silent treatment

i swear he can't go 5 minutes without talking to you fr

r » ramble - how often do they talk about you to others?

he doesn't stop

always seungmin telling him to shut up

he's just so in love with you

s » soft - how soft are they to you?

is this even a question

he's literally the softest

he's so sweet

my heart 💔

t » think - what reminds them of you?

everything

everything he looks at "this reminds me of you"

doesn't know why

it just does

u » unhappy - what makes them break if you break up with them?

the fact he has no one to kiss

no one to hug

no one to give his undying love to

you were for him

he's convinced that there is no one else for you

v » vacation - how are they with long distance relationships? (that had nothing to do with the word but i am running out of ideas)

he's not good with this

but he's so loyal

and he trusts you

so this won't break you guys

w » wholesome - the sweetest thing they ever did to you?

when he asked you to date him

he was so nervous

he had a whole speech

it was giving... engagement?

but it was the sweetest thing ever, swear

x » xtra headcanon

changbin has a smiled plastered on his face, you didn't really know why but when he got down on one knee you knew what was coming. he looked at you with the most endearing look on his face, like you were the only thing in the world. he grabbed the box from his pocket and opened it, "y/n, will you marry me?"

y » young and beautiful (how long does it last?)

forever

you're literally his ride or die

z » zzz - how do they sleep with you?

he cuddles you

he slight snores

it's kind of annoying

literally won't let you go

but it's okay since it's changbin

2022 © jungwnies

[xuqijie]

< aespa dealing with jealousy 𓏲࣪ ɞ˚

# genre ; fluff

# tags ; jealous!reader, jealous!aeri, jealous!ning, jimin and minjeong being disgustingly sweet, aeri being silly, a little toxic ning kinda

< yoo jimin ๋࣭ # through being cheesy (jealous!reader)

from the moment you started calling her, ‘karina’, she knew she messed up somehow. and when you replied either a few hours late or extremely dry, jimin was fucked.

from the moment you started calling her, ‘karina’, she knew she messed up somehow. and when you replied either a few hours late or extremely dry, jimin was fucked.

she would do anything to stop you from being upset at her and would try to immediately find the cause. was it a bad day? something someone said to you? whatever it was, jimin would try to ask everyone you knew to figure out why you were mad.

and after she finds out you were jealous of jimin and aeri’s close relationship, your girlfriend makes sure that you are aware of how much she adores you.

“i love you y/nnie. doesn’t my y/n know how much i love her?” would constantly refer to you in third person to act cute.

“jimin, please shut up.”

it still makes you embarrassed everytime she calls you ‘my y/nnie’, something about the nickname is so cheesy and so jimin-like.

“aw, is my y/nnie embarrassed?”

extremely annoying in a good way and she really does make you feel like you’re the only one for her. on days that you feel extra insecure in your relationship, jimin does her best to reassure you and make you feel loved.

but after you’re feeling better, she will make fun of you.

“i can’t believe you were jealous of me and aeri, she is definitely not my type.”

“shut up.”

< uchinaga aeri ๋࣭ # acts petty (jealous!aeri)

she gets upset on day when you mention that you hung out with jeno from nct, someone that you met in the sm hallways while going to her practice room.

“what were you doing with him?”

“oh, we went to an arcade, and he got me this teddy bear, isn’t it cute?”

she would definitely glare at the teddy bear on your bed and whenever you two would cuddle, she will throw the bear onto the ground.

“what are you doing?”

“just making space!”

“but jeno gave that to me…”

“i’ll get you a more expensive and cuter one.”

acts like she doesn’t care but will make snarky remarks about any person that comes into a five foot radius of you. hates it when you two go out together and people come up to you, asking for your number while she’s there.

can be really mean when she’s jealous and might ignore you too but always ends up caving in the end because she misses you 🤭

“are you done sulking?”

“i hate you.”

always makes sure that her hands are on you and when she sees someone approaching, aeri will fasten her pace, trying to drag you away. she tries to act nonchalant about it but you secretly like it when she’s jealous.

< kim minjeong ๋࣭ # acts cute (jealous!reader)

it really depends on her mood, whether she feels like teasing you or embarrassing you.

you had drunkenly admitted to her that you were upset when you saw a youtube video about minjeong’s close relationship with karina and your girlfriend decided to never shut up about it. but when you’re actually sad, minjeong will bring out her puppy eyes.

“i’m seriously mad, minjeong.”

“your face is so funny.”

“if you keep on making fun of me, I’m going to sleep in the guest room tonight.”

sure, maybe you were overreacting, but minjeong would never invalidate your feelings on purpose. so, she goes out to buy your favourite food, flowers and everything. once you come out of the guest room, you’re greeted with the sight of a bouquet of flowers and a appetising breakfast, along with a handwritten note by minjeong taped to the takeout box.

‘please don’t be mad anymore! i love you so much y/nnie :< ! you’re the only one for me !’

and even though you’re not jealous anymore, minjeong keeps on acting cute and talking to you in that baby voice of hers.

“y/nnie, minjeongie is sorry!”

the voice is cringey but you can’t help but coo over your cute girlfriend, forgetting what you were even upset about earlier.

< ning yizhou # a brat fr 🫣 (jealous!ning)

if you thought aeri was mean, yi zhou is the biggest brat on earth, and when she’s jealous, you two banter so much that jimin had to put both of you in time out corners.

“he was flirting with you!”

“so people can’t be nice anymore?”

“not when he has his hands all over you!”

so stubborn and would never back down from her claims, even though they might be unreasonable at times. but yi zhou would never admit that to you.

sometimes the fights get out of hand and you two need a cool-down period, but usually, you need to be the one to concede.

except on days when you can’t tolerate her attitude anymore and you simply leave the apartment. yizhou will want to stay at home and be smug when you come back but she misses her girlfriend.

might actually cry when you come back and announce you’re sleeping on the couch, she’s just an emotional baby that can’t help but feel insecure 😞

[sloilan]

I want to rate the silly ships like people have been doing so I will (my memory of them in canon is so bad) 

Percabeth: 9/10

by far one of the best ships in pjo, but there are times where the "tough love" is just too tough for me

Jiper/Jasper: 3/10

I don't remember much about this ship at all but it was a little cute? It did feel very fabricated with it being forced by Hera & I found Piper's heart eyes at Jason 24/7 annoying as hell- 

Frazel: 4/10

it was cute, but that could just be the characters lol I wish we saw them more developing their crushes on each other instead of Percy showing up and being like "oh these guys like each other lol" 

I don't like the age gap at all tho, it might just be like 2-3 years but when you're a teen that's a BEEG difference in brain development and maturity levels etc. 

Caleo: -100/10

no, just no. I can not even begin to explain why it is so bad and toxic. Richardio really saw Percabeth pop off and was like "let me do that again!" and made the most toxic ship i could find fr. Me and my homies hate Calypso frfr. Even if all their interactions were rewritten so that Calypso isn't constantly talking over and shutting down anything and everything Leo does I dislike it still because it just plays into the damsel in distress x savior knight which i do not like at allll 

Solangelo: 1/10

they had slight potential in blood of olympus (and that's me being nice) but otherwise everything after that just felt so stale, fake, cringey, and toxic. 

Will's character lacks,,, well, character. If you want to construct a relationship with characters you need them to be people in the first place- and not just a "__'s boyfriend!" 

It also just feels like those 13 yr olds in school that are so obnoxiously lovey in class and then they break up after a week you know what i mean? I have more to say but these are getting long-

Solangelo (in fanon): 8/10 

Hell yeah. Most of the fan content ive seen from solangelo has been DRASTICALLY better than canon, they actually make Will feel more like a concrete person, they give proper chemistry/shared interests to him & Nico, and overall it just flows better? Idk (big fan of when people make Will freakier than Nico, my favorite flavor of Will) 

Pernico: 2/10

I can see it? But I don't like it. They have so much built up miscommunication and bad memories from each other (Percy literally tried to strangle Nico to death) also the same with Frazel; I don't like the age gaps while theyre teens 

Jasico: 8/10

I get this one, but I really see them as more like besties, so I don't partake in it too much. Otherwise it's great. 

Valdangelo: 10/10

I am biased, but good looorrrd the potential :(( the similarities of them, both being the outcasts and just heguehfh i love them 

Valgrace: 8/10

same as Jasico, i see them as bros way too much but I don't deny it's a banger ship too. 

Shelper: 1/10

I feel the same way with this as i do Solangelo, there's no character for Shel, it's just Piper and "Piper's gf!!" Rick is so bad at writing queer rep, he just picks main characters and slaps a random blank slate character onto their side and thinks he ate, but he's just desperate for queer brownie points. 

Feirrochase: 10/10

I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BUT I LOVE THEM!! 

[eerna]

eerna what's going on in s3 bridgerton your posts and answers making me scared to watch on my life lmao

pls don't hate me, Colin lovers, but I was told by a friend who read the series that he's more fun and chill in the books and also i just....find Polin from even s1 is kinda uhhhhh?awkward?? cuz he's kind of unnecessarily serious and so not chill in the previous seasons?? maybe i don't see his appeal because I'm no Penny but i do not see his appeal in the show

so rn i haven't even watched it and seeing your posts is making me moreeeeeee 😶‍🌫️ it's okay give us the cringey details

Nsbysbbsb NO WORRIES!!! I have a weirdly big amount to say about this show bc I am no longer suffering as much as I did in s1 and 2. Prepare for an essay on my feelings on Polin and thank you for enabling me.

Ok so Colin. Not saying your friend is wrong bc I didn't read the book, but p much everyone I saw talking about it said Colin was very angry and aggressive in it, and for NO REASON since he's supposed to be the "calm brother". I'm glad that the show let him get upset, but never the way he was in the books/Anthony was in s2, where I legit worried about Kate's safety sometimes. Colin was my fav Bridgerton brother bc he was totally different from all the other men on the show, calm and silly and romantic.

Thar being said!!! I never ever thought of him as a GOOD love interest, and s3 only made it worse. First off, yeah, s1 and 2 do NOT show him and Pen as friends nearly enough to warrant the speed of their connection in s3. I blocked s2 from my memory bc I hated it So Damn Much so I can't 100% stand behind my words, but I don't really remember many friendly scenes with the two of them that didn't feel like he was just entertaining his sister's bestie? I remember he once danced with her, and he sent her letters from his travels, and that's it. Then in s3 we are supposed to believe Pen knows him soooo well, she sees through his tricks when no one else does, he can't stand losing her friendship when she stops talking to him. How, when the impression I got from their relationship was "oh she is clearly silly in love and he doesn't care about her enough to notice"!!!

And s3... Oh boy. Colin gets his "glowup" and becomes a rake bc Bridgerton writers would probably spontaneously combust if they wrote a virgin male lead. We see him flirt and smash other women and it is always so so so awkward. I've seen people trying to rationalize it as "Oh he is supposed to be pretending, oh we are supposed to find it cringe" but NO, he is objectified the exact same way Simon and Anthony were, and we as the audience are supposes to think it is sexy. To be fair, Pen finds it concerning but I think that has more to do with the amount of silly, vapid women constantly swarming around him. So now we are even FURTHER away from seeing any reasons why the two of them would be friends. And then we get hit with the "Colin teaches Pen how to find a husband" plot, and oh my god it is so bad, IT IS SO BAD, they have like 2 lessons across 1 episode before they are busted and stop and he literally taught her NOTHING she IGNORED HIS ADVICE AND FIGURED IT OUT BY HERSELF but everyone treats him like a war hero for taking one for the team and teaching the poor unlikeable social reject how to act. We also have the stupid scene where she is criyng begging him to kiss her because she is convinced otherwise she would die without being kissed, and he is trying to elegantly avoid it, and oh my god, I hated this, it is framed as cute and romantic but it is so uncomfortable and bad. AAAAAAAA. Anyway. Then there is this hilariously horrible incident where he saves her from a feral balloon, and if you are wondering wtf am I talking about, its because it is really bad and written like a Scary Movie slasher scene. There are exactly 3 moments that I liked, and ALL of them were bc Colin seemed very lost and desperate. First was when Pen told him they should stay away from each other after the scandal of them hanging out came out (which I liked bc if it were any other girl, some unhinged character would force them to marry, but since it was Pen they were like "Well obviously it's true there was nothing untowards happening it is just cringe haha loserrr"), and he looked like he stopped comprehending English. The second was when he was confessing his feelings, he got on his knees and looked like he was about to cry and I thought that was sweet! Well, he did mention torture which is a very ugly word to use in such a speech, but whatever. The third was after the Infamous Carriage Scene when he says something silly and the two giggle together and I was like PLEASE WHERE WAS THIS ENERGY IN S1 AND 2!!

And may I just say!! The actual Bridgerton Glowup one was PEN and NOT COLIN. In s1 and 2 you could tell she was pretty, but in s3 they made her so damn beautiful that my friends and I would go "Oh wow" several times per episode. And it's not only the clothes, they would put her in rooms where she pops out and sparkles and frame her in shots just perfectly. Idk why they only gave her 1 alternate love interest and then shot her Like That, there should have been at LEAST one more guy following in Debling's trail. Now she's the hot one in the relationship so I can't buy her desperation for Colin's approval or society's perception of Colin as a charity in any way.

With all that said. I think this is the best season of Bridgerton proper. It still isn't something I'd enjoy unironically, but at least it is neither a horrible age gap dynamic feat. SA nor a horrible disgusting juggling of sisters feat. murderer vibes. The only thing I'd say is worse than it used to be is the clothes, which are slowly creeping towards The Reign level of ahistorical and bad.

[onsomeplanet]

I think the reason why Taylor's lyricism gets so much critique is because it's simple and accessible. Sometimes it's completely conversational and not poetic. Sometimes it's cringey and sometimes it's tongue and cheek and sometimes it's very poetic. But like it's simplicity in this form of confessional songwriting IS its strength. Like she's not a bad lyricist because you find her lyrics simple or silly. Art is subjective. It's not for you.

[howlingday]

RWBY Anonymity

Ruby: Alright, girls, it's that time of year again! We gotta go through the complaint box. Please remember that these have all been submitted anonymously and are meant to be constructive. Yang, no burning down the house.

Yang: I don't make any promises.

Ruby: Good enough! Okay, the first one says

"Can we please keep the noise down late at night?"

Ruby: See? That sounds reasonable, right?

Weiss: Agreed.

Pyrrha: That sounds fair.

Nora: I can do that.

Yang: No deal.

Ruby: Why not?

Yang: I do my late-night PUBG streams.

Ruby: Well, can't you keep it down just a little?

Yang: Fine. But only a little.

Ruby: Good enough for me! Okay, next up

"Can everyone stop being mean to Jaune?"

Ruby: God dammit, Pyrrha!

Pyrrha: These are supposed to be anonymous!

Ruby: It's not anonymous if you're the only one who gives so much of a shit about Jaune's feelings!

Weiss: I found him crying after watching that scene in Bambi again. That's the 108th time.

Pyrrha: Shut up, Weiss! He's a sensitive soul, Ruby!

Ruby: Just let him fight his own battles, and we'll try to go easy on him.

Nora: I won't. I find his crying funny.

Pyrrha: NORA, I WILL FUCKING END YOU!

Ruby: ENOUGH! Pyrrha, just... Just stick close to him, okay? Let's move on to the next complaint. Okay, this next one says

"Why can't we use the word..."

Ruby: Oh... Weiss, was this you?

Weiss: It's just a word, Ruby.

Ruby: We are not having this conversation again, Weiss. Blake almost ripped us a new one.

Weiss: I don't understand. We used to say it all the time back in Atlas.

Ruby: This isn't Atlas! Stop it!

Weiss: I just don't see what's wrong with the word, "Silly Sisters".

Ruby: Because it's outdated, and weird, and really cringey! Can we please move on? Alrighty... Next complaint says...

"Why is Nora so cute and so very deserving of love?"

Nora: Whaaaaaat? Oh, girls, stooop! You're gonna make me blush~! Ha ha ha ha!

Ruby: Sweetie... Are you okay?

Nora: Ha ha ah... the, uh... The break-up is still kinda fresh for me...

Ruby: I know, honey. Okay, last complaint and then we're done. Last one best one says

"Can someone please tell Ruby to stop drinking? The other day, she stood over the pool and peed in it, and she threw up on my bathroom."

Ruby: ...

Weiss: Ruby, we need to talk.

Yang: We love you, Ruby, but not when you drink.

Pyrrha: You're one of the best fighters I've ever met, Ruby, and you're going down a very bad path.

Nora: We're here for you, Ruby. We... care about you.

Ruby: (Crumples paper) This was a fucking stupid idea. Let's just get outta here.

[xazz]

Lightfall, I loved it

First off: Story was great. Jot that down.

Second off: Strand is fun as fuck. Yes. Even Titan you whiny babies.

Third: Nimbus is the best egg. Anyone who finds them cringey or weird is just mad Cayde’s still dead. Love their silly quips. Love their excitability. If anything their VA could have been even more over the top.

Four: fucking Cayde memorial. Stop fucking asking. He’s dead. Get over it. Bungie has moved on. I know he was your favorite character. He still can be! He’s just. Dead.

Five: I love that Mara has been beaten down enough to have some actual fucking humility while still being That Bitch. Love that for her. I like Mara because she’s a bitch and a bad person.

Some more long thoughts below the cut. I do talk about the end cut scenes so lots of spoilers!

Why your bitching about the story is wrong

Story was great! Anyone who complains about the story I am SO sorry to tell you but its a shooty game. Just because it’s got lore doesn’t make it not a shallow shooty game where your main interaction with the narrative is ‘point gun/magic at enemy’. Halo’s story was not as great as you remember it. MC was still going around the narratie with ‘point gun at enemy’. Bungie has def gotten better at story telling but they’re still Bungie and still telling, honestly, pretty basic narratives. That is not a complaint. That is not a disparagement.

They are telling a banger of a cyclical epic while this is effectively ‘part two’ of a trilogy. Prequel was Beyond Light. Part one was WQ. Part 3 is Final Shape. This is the set up for the Final Shape. People going into it thinking this is not a second part of a three part story are out of their minds.This is not Return of the Jedi. This is Empire Strikes Back. Everyone get with the program 👏

Every. Single. Cutscene. Was. A. BANGER!

Every time we had a cutscene I was so excited and they were all done so beautifully! Our Guardian TALKED! And like talked a lot for us. Amazing. No notes. Every time our Ghost was Affected by the Veil or the Witness I had some INTENSE feelings.

Also the cutscene after we beat Calus? When Caiatl said ‘shoot it’ and we put our gun up to shoot our Ghost??? My heart was in my fucking throat. NOPE NOPE NOPE! Bungie how dare you! Especially bc Caiatl knows how important our Ghost is. I get why she’d say that in the moment but holy fuck. The noises of absolute distress I was making!!

Calus

I’ve seen some ‘Calus should have been more threatening’/’Calus should have killed the Witness’/’Calus xyz’ and YOU FOOL! Calus isn’t threatening and never has been to the Guardian. Even in Caiatl’s new lore we see Calus is not a threat and never has been. His hubris is greed and lust and desire for power. That was always going to be his undoing. And it was! He reached for glory and found it and just like Caiatl said found it... wanting. He held that goblet the entire time but it was never filled with wine. Calus was unfulfilled. That is the point. Calus is a creature of greed and avarice. He can never be satisfied. And because of that he can never be truly powerful, because he’s afraid. I believe even the Witness remarks on this.

Also people saying Calus should have just killed the Witness??? Fucking?? How?? We can’t even kill the Witness. How the fuck is he supposed to when he can barely keep his shit together.

The final showdown with him was pretty fucking fun. Me and a friend beat our heads against it super low level for a while, went and did seasonal content and then came back more leveled and wasted him. But when we were underleveled it was VERY threatening. Everything hurt. Everything wanted you dead. We did Strand once but that was a Mistake. Nailed him down with some Void subclasses and Ghally.

Osiris

Oh Osiris. I have so many feels about Osiris. He’s so... frantic and obsessed in the beginning. Desperate to be right and to have all his anxiety and fear validated. To show he can be trusted again. All of this was for Osiris feeling like he’d earned everyone’s trust again. That he wasn’t mad. That his visions from Savathun weren’t just more lies and trickery. And bro he’s SO ANGY in the first 2ish missions when we’re first learning to use Strand.

Osiris shows more emotion in like 4 lines of dialogue than we’ve seen from any other NPC in like 10 years holy shit. When he yells at you I fucking felt that. Holy shit.

This expac was for haughty fucks to get their temperance. And Osiris absolutely is a haughty fuck. He was so obsessed with the Veil and then had to be brought back to see what was actually happening out of his tunnel vision by the Cloud Striders (and us. Just bc Bungie doesn’t let us be in cut scenes doesn’t mean the Guardian/Ghost didn’t affect him).

Rohan

If anyone was surprised Rohan died I just wanna know... how??? As soon as I saw him interacting with Nimbus I was like ‘oh, he’s dead before this expac is over’ and yeap! He was. Like it’s the classic ‘old cop 4 days from retirement gets killed in the line of duty’ trope like I said Bungie tells very good basic ass stories and then the young rookie has to take over. I didn’t know how Rohan would die but as soon as he went into the mast both me and my friend said ‘oh he’s for SURE dead’.

And honestly I think his death was fine. It was a heroic sacrifice. Not much else you could want for a character like Rohan.

Nimbus

I started off not liking their voice. Not the actual voice but the mechanical/digitial overlays and tuning Bungie did to it. It was insanely grating on the ears. I’ve gotten used to it but I still don’t love it. I also think that below the collar bone their design is... weird. Idky their girdle is so fucking tight.

End of anything bad I have to say about Nimbus. Their the best. I love them so much I find them so charming and sweet and absolutely adorable. They’re so excited about living and helping people and being a Cloud Strider. They know a lot but still come across as... naive isn’t the word I want to use exactly but its that vibe of it. Innocent isn’t quite right either. They’re just so excited about who they are and what they do and fuck I love that for them.

I thought they way Bungie handled Nimbus not handling their grief was also pretty well done. Go with the flow only gets you so far but sometimes you need to just sit and reflect and be sad jfc.

Strand

I thought Stasis was pretty ham fisted in getting us to learn it in Lightfall. It was very much ‘go here, do the thing’ which I did not feel in Strand. Strand felt a lot more woven (heh) into the story and actually important to the story. I never felt like Stasis was other than we just wanted Eramis not to have it. It also helped us connect with Osiris and fulfilled his story line.

Love that you learn Strand just by using Strand and we don’t have those fucking HORRIBLE fragment/aspect missions like we did with Elsie. Omfg I’d have rather died than get Strand on all 3 of my characters.

I originally played Strand on my Titan and I don’t care what people say: Stand Titan is FUN. Like it’s so fun! I don’t find Void, Stasis, or Solar Titan to be very fun to play personally. I like to just hit things which is why I’m a HoIL Arc Titan scrub. I haven’t unlocked it fully yet tho but I’ve seen some Strand Titans in the battlegrounds and strikes and BRO! They are killing ittttttt

Now I’m playing on Hunter, my main and BOY! There is a lot to keep track of and its so... fuN! I am slowly learning how to properly micromanage my knife toss to catch it. I catch it probably... 75% of the time? But I have to be watching it. The catch is VERY forgiving thank god. And I have to fight between wanting to throw the knife ALL THE TIME (gambler’s dodge) and also using my dodge to suspend enemies which is ALSO so fucking fun! The super is a little... floaty and is a disc which is... so strange. It’s taking some getting used to that your super is a plane and not a rounded AOE. Which makes sense! It’s a rope dart but. I wish you could throw your rope down a bit easier.

Have not played any Warlock but my story buddy did and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED THREADLING FRIENDS SO MUCH!

Witness and Traveler

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Had a lotta headcanons validated in these cut scenes my dude. My YW can like... do a Light burst in my lore. Which is not healthy for her or anyone else btw and afterwards there’s just... spontaneous plant growth. LIKE HELL YEAH!!! Traveler fucking shooting a fucking terraforming beam RIGHT at the Witness? Fucking cool as shit.

The only reason I wasn’t screaming during the final cut scene was because I was on vc and that’s rude. But BRO!! BRO BRO BROO BOR BRO BRO

what the fuck

Admittedly: super fucking confusing. Witness used the Veil to connect to... something? I haven’t read the lore books yet. And then teleported there? Also the fucking Traveler’s got a TRIANGLE ON IT NOW!?!? Is the Traveler dead? It can’t be dead we still use the Light. And now the Witness is gone after cutting a hole in our ball and took six fucking Pyramid ships with it...

that cANNOT BE GOOD

Season of Defiance

Mara’s got some fucking humility. Love that for her. But god she can’t be humble without also rubbing out noses in the fact that she’s ‘amazing’ and perfect and going to protect and save us or whatever. *gag* The fact that she talks to us like a person and not a thing (which she was doing in Season of Lost) is a HUGE step forward. Love it when a bitch gets some character development. But also love she’s still a bitch. Mara stans/girlbossers DNI. She sucks and I like that.

I’m side eyeing Bungie so hard with the Amanda stuff. If they make Amanda/Crow canon I will be very upset. I think Amanda is one of the most boring NPCs in the game. Like Light doesn’t make you interesting. She’s just not. So sorry for Amanda likers out there. But also I think Bungie knows so many people ship their Guardian with Crow I don’t think they’d do that.

BUT! I do want Crow to have friends and I want Crow and Amanda to be friends! I’m glad Bungie just didn’t hand wave the fact that Crow is Uldren away and make Amanda cool with him. I’m glad this will take a bit to reconcile. If they ever properly do.

The battleground thing is fine. Just the same shit we’ve been doing before. I’m super excited for a formula change up Bungie said they were doing in coming seasons!

Commendations

They’re fun! Give them to people fuck. I ran a battleground and someone just left without giving any. Wtf man????

Neonumi NPCs

The Neonumi who give us patrol bounties??? Sam, Sid (?) and... librarian fuck I forget her name. All them?? LOVE THEM! They’re all so actually rather fleshed out and have distinct personalities. I think they’re all great!

The Veil

I for sure thought they were gonna cuck us on seeing the Veil. Like what’s it do? What’s it look like? Well what it does is be a McGuffin. Like I’m still not 100% on what it is exactly?? Like it’s a power source and attuned to the Light? But idky Witness wants it so bad :Y I’ll have to dive in the lore later.

Also I was SO emotional when we first saw the Veil. Standing over it and looking down I got a little teary?

Also also; its an eye? When we were under the Veil its tendrils looked like the back of your eye, the optic nerve. And then in the second phase of the Calus fight it grows longer and absolutely looks like an optic nerve.

Exotic Rohan Quest

I thought it was fun! Hot take: I like that raid XD I think Garden of Salvation is a good raid y’all are just mean/don’t know how to build platforms at the boss. Love going into Garden and seeing the beautiful skyboxes and the Black Garden itself. GoS is a BEAUTIFUL raid too omg. My friend had only been in GoS once to get Div when you could fuck around with 12 man fireteams. So it was neat we got to go back!

Andddddd I think that’s it! For now.

[tentacleteapot]

when I was in college I was very fond of tossing around the phrase “a good zombie movie is like a sonnet”. it sounded clever, made me feel like I’d figured out something profound about storytelling, and it sometimes made people curious enough to ask me to elaborate, which allowed me to get to my actual point, which is as follows: I think it’s silly at best and irresponsible or ignorant at worst to write off all works of a specific genre or medium as inherently bad or worthless.

there are specific genres and mediums that are more or less interesting than others depending on your individual tastes, of course, and there are specific genre ‘rules’ or accepted genre staples that either really work for you or really don’t, but I don’t think it’s reasonable to say all art that belongs to a specific genre or comes from a specific medium is bad or not worth someone’s time.

when I say a good zombie movie is like a sonnet, I’m actually focused more on what I like about sonnets than what I like about zombie movies: I love seeing how creative somebody can be within the confines of a specific genre, and how a good storyteller can utilize standard genre conventions to do something unique and compelling. I think any form of writing that follows a rigid structure and still manages to tell a unique and fascinating story or convey an engaging and compelling message is worth appreciating, even if it’s in a genre I’m not drawn to, and the more I explore new anime, film, western animation, and all other fictional narratives the more I realize that the genre of a thing really doesn’t determine if I’ll like it or not: I just have to be interested in the ideas it presents and how the characters react to and are affected by the narrative itself.

circling back, the reason I used to use zombie movies in this analogy is because I’d just exited my big zombie phase when I started college and had watched dozens of zombie movies, going back to my favorites and revisiting them over and over again, and appreciating how they all followed the exact same formula but the ones that I really enjoyed found ways to make the formula interesting or put a unique spin on it. if I were to have that realization now, I’d probably have to ‘modernize’ it and say that good superhero movies feel like sonnets to me—movies like Birds of Prey or Into the Spider-Verse are pieces of media that do extremely unique and interesting things with the same building blocks as movies like The Avengers or the original Suicide Squad, two movies I have no interest in ever watching again and don’t enjoy talking or thinking about.

I’m thinking about this as I examine my own taste in media and think about how sometimes I feel like I have to defend the movies I like most, because so many of the movies I really love are either from genres outsiders refuse to take seriously or are weird ‘bad’ movies that white cis guys on YouTube have been saying are cringey and childish for the last couple decades now. I think the reason my movie tastes are so weird but that I also throw myself wholeheartedly into adoring the movies that really do something for me is because ultimately I still most enjoy seeing the creativity that some artists almost magically seem to always find within a very rigid structure.

it takes sincerity and earnest intent to make a movie that follows and incorporates genre cliches in ways that feel earned and genuine and creative, rather than mocking or ‘deconstructive’ or ‘subversive’, and i just really respect that. admittedly it makes for really awkward conversations when I try to show somebody a movie I love and it’s something they think is really corny or childish or cliched, which is why I often don’t actively engage with fandoms or talk about the movies I love outside a few very close circles, but I am at least happy I’ve been able to identify where that love comes from. I’ve been really trying to embrace sincerity and earnestness more and more over the last decade or so and it’s lead to my enjoying so many more things I would’ve never given a chance to otherwise, so at the end of the day I’m glad for it, honestly.

[carpisuns]

I watched all of the first 3 seasons and specials and extras in 2 days. Needless to say I loved miraculous ladybug and it's still my current hyperfixation.

This is one of the first times I've ever been into a piece of media while it's still being made and engaging with fandom. I have never read fanfiction or comics before mlb. It's opened my eyes as to how wonderful and amazing it is.

Fundamentally I think mlb is a good show with some misfortunate side affects. The predictable format and convoluted plot because of the secret identities and magic can be off putting because it wasn't a full story planned out from day one. mlb has grown so much over time and the plot holes and animation errors are plenty excusable. I think it's a really great show for kids and teaches a lot of good lessons that I haven't seen done in others.

By no means is it a perfect show but it's still a good one. As with watching season 4 it's becoming a great show. I am so thankful for it filling a void in my life during a really tough time but I'm even more thankful for the community and fan works for continuing such amazing ideas like the love square.

It saddens me to read all the salt and critisisms of the show that are unjust. Because of it's style and status as a kids shows it doesn't always seem like it has much depth or plan, but there is really so much packed into efficient dialogue and facial expressions as well as some of the longest foreshadowing seen today. And it's not even over yet!

I am so excited for the future of this show and the fandom surrounding it

aaa thank you for this positivty, it is so good to hear!! big agree with everything you've said! that was also my experience :) as in, this is the first time i've been involved in fandom to this extent and i love it!

i'm definitely not saying ML is a perfect show, but then again, what is? every piece of media has flaws. that doesn't make it trash lol. and if ML's flaws bother someone to the extent that they actually dislike the show, honestly i don't understand why they'd stick around in the fandom ?

and tbh i feel like a lot of the problems people have with ML are simply symptoms of being a children's cartoon lol. sometimes as teens/adults we tend to forget that we are actually not the target audience. this show is aimed at children. so yeah, there is a level of repetition and predictability. there are things that come off as silly/cringey to adults. there are things that seem too obvious or convenient or whatever. that's to be expected for this kind of media. and if you are expecting too much of it, that's not the writers' fault. these things aren't necessarily a sign of bad writing. (not to say there isn't room for legitimate criticism of the show ofc, but you have to give it some grace because of the audience)

i actually find ML to be really fascinating and fresh and well written for a kids' show. there's a ton of depth there that you don't always find even in more mature shows. and like you said, it just gets better! we started out with a very basic monster-of-the-week format in s1 but look how the characters and relationships and plot have developed over 3.5 seasons! the stakes are being raised, the angst is being dialed up, there are a lot of juicy threads going, things are BUILDING and personally im really excited to see what the rest of s4 has in store for us :D

thanks again for sharing!! <3

[fantastic-bby]

SKZ vs. their embarrassed s/o doing aegyo

Pairing: Reader x Member

Word count: 1.9k

Genre: Fluff

Summary: Their s/o gets embarrassed while doing aegyo

Requested by @m4rshm4llow​

Masterlist 

Chan

Wouldn’t exactly force you into doing it 

But if he knew you were comfortable, then he would be more teasing about it 

Chan strikes me as the kind of person who can read people really easily esp if they’re his s/o 

So he wouldn’t force you if he knows you don’t like it

But he would tease you into doing it if you don’t mind

And usually you wouldn’t mind doing it he asked

The problem is that you’re in the middle of the dance room with the rest of his members 

They’re all watching you intently and waiting for you to do something bcs Jisung thought it would be good to ask you about it

“Do you not want to?”

“No, no, I can do it.”

Chan raises an eyebrow while you mentally prepare yourself 

You raise your hands in front of yourself, ready to do the apple heart bite

When you remember everyone’s watching you

And you completely break 

Your entire face goes red 

Chan immediately goes (´∀｀)♡

You kinda bury yourself in his hoodie to shy away

He just laughs as he wraps his arms around you to let you hide away from his friends 

Minho 

He would be the reason you’re doing it in the first place 

“Haha, (Y/n) does cute aegyo” 

Because as much as Minho loves you, he likes to see you suffer sometimes 

Everyone turns their attention to you at the mention of aegyo

“What?”

You turn to him and he’s giving you that smug smile on his face

“Yeah, you do cute aegyo ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)”

You want to punch him

You don’t do aegyo because you don’t really care much for it 

Even if you do it it’s when you’re only with Minho 

And it’s something like wanting to either annoy him or get him to do something for you

Like buying you food or stealing bites of whatever he's eating

But he has the look on his face that just lets you know you can’t escape 

So you turn back to his friends who are watching you intently 

You raise your finger to your cheek and you’re about to let out a whine when you break and cover your face with your hands 

You’re blushing like crazy 

Minho finally gives in and lets you off the hook

He pulls you into a hug because he kinda feels bad but he also just wanted to see how far you would go

But he still goes all ^-^ because he finds you so cute

Changbin

So we all know how Changbin is the fake maknae 

He does aegyo a lot and when you started dating he realised that you might take his spot away 

You do it because you like seeing how Binnie seems to challenge you to be cuter than you

So he turns to you and he pouts 

“(Y/n), Binnie hungwy” 

The moment you see him your heart kinda goes WHOOOOSH ( ˊᵕˋ )♡.°⑅

But you fight back 

“(Y/n) is hungwy too, can Binnie get (Y/n) food?”

He subtly raises an eyebrow and turns to his friends

“If Binnie is cuter, then (Y/n) has to get it” 

They all turn to you guys and they’re like !!! because they hear the mention of food but half of them are gagging bcs hhsjdhsd why

Oh, it’s on

“Binnie can’t be cuter because (Y/n) is always cuter!” 

You’re starting to cringe internally because it finally hits you that his friends and managers can see you

“Binnie is the tiniest!” 

You’re around to fight back when you make eye contact with Seungmin and that face he makes when he’s judging the people around him

Your face heats up and you immediately drop your head onto Changbin’s shoulder 

“I can’t go on, it’s too embarrassing” 

You bury your face into his shirt as he laughs

“I’m sorry, baby. I’ll buy lunch instead”

Success! 

But you’d never tell him that was your plan

His members can tell you planned it tho

Bcs everyone knows he’d do anything and everything for you

Hyunjin 

Man doesn’t mind doing aegyo but he thinks it’s cute 

You don’t really do it either, but Hyunjin LOVES when you do it

You don’t do it because you find it embarrassing 

Hyunjin likes trying to pull it out of you anytime he gets

Bcs whenever you do it he gets so (｡♥‿♥｡)

So he tries to lure you into doing it one day 

You’re at home just chilling on the couch when you see him eating ice cream 

“What flavour is that?”

He sees the opportunity immediately 

“Cookies and cream”

“Can I have some, please?” 

Hyunjin turns to you and raises an eyebrow

“Do aegyo and I’ll consider it” 

You’re already blushing because what 

He gives you a look and it makes your face scrunch up in annoyance bcs you realise there’s no way out of it

“C-Can (Y/n) have some of J-Jinnies—” 

Your voice is so soft 

And you just cover your face with your hands before you finish because you feel embarrassed

“Are you okay?”

Hyunjin feels bad because he thought he heard you sniffle 

His ice cream’s on the coffee table and he’s pulling you into him

“Baby, nooooooo I’m sorry”

You pull away and punch his arm lightly and Hyunjin laughs because he feels like he deserves it for making you do aegyo

Jisung

God he wouldn’t force you to do it, but whatever opportunity he gets to see you do it will make you do it 

He would also probably most likely find ways to make you do it without him actually asking 

So it’s like 

Idk he would find a way to pull it out of you without making it seem like he’s doing anything 

So if it just so happened that you were spending the night at the dorm and everyone was in the living room 

It would be Jisung that would end up going “Whoever does the worst aegyo has to do the dishes”

And you’re like “umm I’m excluded because I’m not part of the band...right?”

And at first they’re all thinking yea that sounds pretty fair 

Then Minho starts talking 

“You’re here already, might as well join in”

You turn to him before turning back to Jisung

He can see the look in your eyes 

But Jisung smiles 

“You do cute aegyo, right, baby?” 

“I hate you” 

You turn back to his friends seeing that Changbin and Hyunjin have already went ahead with theirs 

You raise your hands to your face but you stop halfway because it’s e m b a r r a s s i n g and all of his friends are watching 

So you turn to Jisung and your face is red as hell

He starts panicking for a minute when you turn to him

His mind’s like ヘ（。□°）ヘ shit I made my baby uncomfortable

“Okay, okay, you don’t have to do it baby. We can exclude you” 

He pulls you into his lap and lets you hide yourself while his friends bully him for being whipped 

“That’s not fair!” 

“Shut up, Hyunjin” 

Felix 

Genuinely feel like Felix would have regular aegyo interactions for not so basic things 

Like he would do it randomly because he wants to or if he wants to get you to do something for him

And you would do it too

“Are you sure?”

You give him a nod

You made a bet saying if you can take his breath away with your super duper adorable aegyo then he has to buy you Animal Crossing for your Switch that you had also won through another bet 

Felix watches you as he waits for your next move 

You look him dead in the eye 

If he’s being honest you look like a determined kitten and he loves it (｡♥‿♥｡)

And you press your fingers into both of your cheeks

“Can Lixie pwease get Animal Cwossing for meeeee? ... PFFFTTT”

You start laughing bcs you feel lowkey kinda cringey 

The moment Felix realises that you broke he’s all giggly and starts to wrap his arms around you

“Aww babe” 

You cover your face with your hands and just go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 

And Felix is just like uwu because he thinks his baby is so cute and precious 

“You lost tho, babe”

“Shut up” 

Seungmin

Would pretend he finds it cringey 

So you use it as like a weapon against him 

Because he’ll do things to make you stop 

“Seungmin, I’ll sing the gwiyomi song if you won’t take me to have lunch at that stall by the 7 11”

“( - _ - ‘ )”

Seungmin loves it 

He really loves it 

And you know that he likes it because he always smiles or laughs whenever you actually do it bcs he can’t resist your adorable charm uwu

He also wouldn’t ask you to do it if he didn’t like it

“We can get jjajangmyeon if you do Back Door but aegyo”

“What…”

How are you supposed to aegyo BACK DOOR 

You just stare at him like wtf while you try to figure it out bcs you want the jjajangmyeon

You raise your fist in the air like trying to do the choreo 

And you realise that you probably look really silly doing it 

“Min this is so weird”

Even though you’re alone with him it just feels so cringey and embarrassing 

But the smug bitch is just smiling at you because he knows he’s won 

Well 

If you can’t do Back Door might as well try something else 

So you pout and give him your best puppy eyes 

“Minnie, don’t be so mean. Can we please get jjajangmyeon?”

BOOM

Seungmin’s heart goes (*≧∀≦*)

Even if he wouldn’t admit it 

He absolutely L O V E S your puppy eyes 

And he wouldn’t admit it but he seriously just can’t reject anything you ask of him whenever he sees your puppy eyes 

Jeongin

I would assume that Jeongin would probably date someone who’s probably smol and soft like he is 

So assumingly his s/o would probably be as shy as him or even more shy

And since you’re like technically his s/o

You’re a smol shy bean 

Very smol

Very shy

Tinie (´∀｀)♡

Jeongin doesn’t strike me as someone who would do aegyo regularly bcs like I said he’s shy 

So you probably wouldn’t do it that much either unless someone Jeongin would ask you to but even then I don’t see him asking you for aegyo regularly 

I feel like it would be more of a joking kinda thing 

Kinda like 

“(Y/n) if you do aegyo then I’ll let you shoot me with this BB gun”

“Bet”

And you’d do it 

But he wouldn’t actively force you into situations where you would have to do it because he would feel bad if you got like too embarrassed or anything of that sorts

It just so happened that when you were about to do aegyo in the dance room

His members walked in

And you had the biggest pout on your face and your hands poking your cheeks 

That you kinda yanked onto Jeongin’s hoodie so that you could hug him to hide yourself 

“Woah, (Y/n) was doing aegyo?”

And of course the rest of Stray Kids wanna tease you or Jeongin about it 

“Do it again!” 

“Yeah, you never do aegyo. I wanna see it c:”

But Innie would go all <(｀^´)>

Because he’s protective of you 

“Don’t make fun of them!!!”

He just

Wraps his arms around you

And protects you while the guys end up teasing Jeongin instead

And he takes it as long as they don’t say anything to you uwu

[ateezmakemeweep]

you’re the one that i want (part 4)

word count: 6k

angst, fluff

(part 3) (series masterlist)

taglist: @chogiout ; @seonghwaslut​ ; @psshwa​ ; @yeocult​ ; @seongghwaa​ ; @cherryeonii​ ; @chaoticbanqtan​ ; @8teenee​ ; @nczenniez​ ; @atinyarmyx1​ ; @mingtopiaa​ ; @chubsluda​ ; @myjiminmychimchim​ ; @mochibabycakes​ ; @jisungity​ ; @skz-on-my-mind​ ; @mingtopiaa​ ; @nlost21​ ; @myonlyaurora​ ; @closer-stars​ ; @kuaenam3g​ ; @byungaji​ ; 

by the fourth day of lessons, you’re convinced of two things: you will never ever be a professional surfer and seonghwa will be completely responsible for your heart short circuiting at some point this summer. because if he grips your bare waist one more time, you will not be able to handle it.

but thats what’s happened each and every time you flop into the water, grounding your feet on the board below you before the smallest wave sends you barreling off. and he’s caught you almost every time, a small smile on his face as he shakes his head at you.

“that was the farthest you’ve gotten,” he says encouragingly, seeing a considerable improvement from the first day you started. it took him almost five hours to teach you how to keep your balance, paddling in on your stomach before standing up on the board. 

“that’s not saying much,” you whine, rubbing the salt water from your eyes. you pull back and look down at your tanned arms, remembering how within ten minutes of your first lesson he nearly made you pass out.

“hi!” you exclaimed happily, walking out of your house with a beach bag and water bottle.

you hadn’t been able to sleep last night, excited but also nervous for today. you didn’t really know what to expect but the thought of seeing him again sent your stomach and heart fluttering. you were also still a little embarrassed about giving him that little turtle, wondering just how creeped out and shocked he truly was.

“hey,” he says, nodding his head toward you, “you ready?” 

you look up at him and smile, tanned face and slicked back hair already making you bothered. but then you notice him squint his eyes, looking over your slightly burnt face and arms before shaking his head.

“did you put on sunscreen?”

your face drops and the guilty look in your eyes causes him to groan. he drops his board and takes the black bag from his back, zipping it open and pulling out a bottle of sunscreen.

“here.”

and you already know better than to refuse, taking it with a wince and quiet “thank you.”

he watches you rub it over your arms and shoulders, feeling your cheeks warm as his eyes stay on you. “did you put some on?” you ask, in an effort to distract yourself from his piercing gaze.

but he only nods his head, picking his board up and dusting off some sand and dirt as his eyes remain on you. you squirt some more on your hand before giving it to him with a grateful smile, rubbing it in and then wiping the excess on your face.

“thank you,” you tell him. “i always forget to put it on which would explain why i’m a little-” 

“missed some,” he hums lowly, his hand slowly reaching out so his thumb can rub in the lotion on your cheek.

he does everything so smoothly and nonchalantly while you inhale sharply, your lips parting and watching him with wide eyes. it was the first indication that his touch was gonna be gentle this week, his hands softer than you expected. his eyes meet yours when he pulls his hand back, raising his eyebrow when he sees your face.

“you good?”

yeah, i’m good, you think, i just have a handsome boy touching my face about to put me in cardiac arrest.

“you’re good,” his deep voice says, hearing the way he’s holding back a chuckle. “you’re getting better.”

you look at the board skeptically and he can’t help but smirk, tapping the black foam encouragingly. “c’mon.”

you huff at his persistence, pouting as you regretfully try again. you practice on and off for the rest of the day, a particularly big wave causing him to tug you up by the arm and hold you steadily so you don’t get thrown underwater.

he holds you tighter as the wave crashes down stronger, his other hand resting on your waist and it’s so large against your body that you’re doing everything in your power to ignore it.

“okay, maybe we’ll try again tomorrow,” he says lowly, removing his hands from you as his words fan against your ear. you wipe the salt water dripping from your face, your eyes boring into his harshly as your body starts to ache from being knocked around all day.

“what’s the use,” you say dejectedly, gathering your hair to squeeze the excess water out, “i’m never gonna be able to do it.”

but then just three days later, seonghwa watches as you stand up on a board and manage to come in on a wave. it was small and fairly unimpressive opposed to what other surfers were doing but you stood balanced and held your position the whole time, seonghwa watching with a small smile as he nods his head approvingly.

“i did it!” you squeal, bouncing over to him in the water with a smile on your face. the sun was beating down behind you, your wet hair cascading down your your sun-kissed skin, luckily no longer burnt thanks to seonghwa’s daily reminders of sunscreen.

“you did,” he says, his voice low but proud and he can’t take his eyes off your happy smile and bouncing figure. “i told you you were gonna get it.”

you smile up at him and clap your hands, turning around to see more doable waves coming in. “can i try again?”

he bites his lip at your eagerness, his deep voice mumbling “go for it,” causing you to smile and run out. he watches as you shakily make your way up on the board, steadying yourself with your hands out before your surprised giggle pierces his ears.

he hadn’t known what to expect this week, still surprised himself that he offered to help you in the first place. he couldn’t even think of why he asked you, just knew that before he could stop himself the words were leaving his mouth and then he was leading you down to the ocean.

he also hadn’t known how much he was gonna like helping you, looking forward to waking up and seeing you every morning; even though it meant hours of helping you and watching you struggle.

he liked your look of determination despite your bits of self-deprecation and negativity, rolling his eyes and insisting you go again. and even though it looked like you wanted to give up, you persevered; he also wasn’t blind to the fact he liked watching you in the ocean, water clinging to your figure and hair as your tanned face smiled up at him.

you didn’t smile a lot, a real happy smile at least, but when you did, it was almost always followed by a blush; because he really couldn’t help but stare at you, thinking it was one of the prettiest things he’d ever seen. but then when he finds himself having these thoughts, he shakes the cringey words out of his head and berates himself.

he doesn’t think he’s really good for anyone but he knows he’s especially not good for someone like you. a girl who’s scared of her own shadow and walks around giving people silly, overpriced figurines and has some obvious trauma attached to her.

he’s only known for a week but usually, that’s all the time he needs to sleep with a girl before deeming her too annoying, too clingy or just “not what he’s looking for right now.”

but there’s something about you, how he can’t resist smirking when he sees you bouncing toward him with an excited smile. “i did it again!” you squealed.

“i saw,” he says with a small smirk, wanting desperately to reach out and move away a piece of your wet hair. but you knock it away from your face before he can, floating in the water as you push the board back to him.

“are you gonna go now?”

“nah,” he says, shaking his head. “i don’t wanna make you feel bad.”

a scoff leaves your mouth as you shake your head, splashing him playfully as you narrow your eyes at him. “mean!”

he smirks as you guys float there for a few minutes, you splashing him occasionally and causing him to do it back. but then a harsh slew of waves proves too daunting and nearly forces you both out of the water.

it even knocks seonghwa down and you guys pop up with a giggle, accepting defeat for the day. you two had already been here for hours, the sun low in the sky and your muscles weak from being slapped around by the water.

you make your way to the bags where you towel is laid out with your clothes and flip flops. you dry yourself off before laying back with a tiny groan, stretching your sore arms above your head; you had severely underestimated just how physically challengingly surfing is.

“dramatic,” you hear a deep voice say above you, popping your head up to narrow your eyes at seonghwa.

“give me a break, i’m a rookie, okay,” you whine, a snort leaving him as he shakes his wet hair with a towel.

the water splashes on your body, looking at him just as he peeks his head up. hair shaggy and wet, his eyebrow quirks up at you when he notices your gaze and it immediately sends your heart into a frenzy. you never know what slight facial change of his is gonna make your hormone-filled, energy-ridden body react.

“you splashed me,” you say, voice small but full of amusement and he can’t help but snort.

“you splashed me, too,” he mumbles, shaking his head purposefully as it flings on you.

“hey!” you squeal, your girlish giggle drowned out by the sound of male voice shouting “traitor!”

seonghwa rolls his eyes upon hearing the familiar boy, reaching out to grab his board and lifting it in time to smack him in the face. jongho’s knocked to the side with an oomph, yunho’s cackle mixed with hongjoong’s concerned yelp bringing a smile to your face.

“dickhead,” yunho says, knocking into seonghwa before looking down at you in surprise. “oh shit, hey y/n.”

“hi,” you say as you crane your neck up, the boy’s happy smile and wavy blue hair still such a shocking contrast to his towering height. yunho looks over at seonghwa and notices his wet hair, eyebrow raised as he looks at his friend suspiciously.

“you already go out?”

you bite the inside of your cheek as you take in seonghwa’s appearance, something about it noticeably more frigid as his eyes move from you to his friend.

“only for a second,” is all he cryptically offers. yunho doesn’t comment on the fact that both of you have wet hair, raising a brow at him before looking down at you. he sees your eyes flash with confusion before they change to their usual twinge of lightness and fear.

“did you guys run into each other?” yunho can’t help but ask nosily, sensing something not quite right in the air. “or were you here together?” you fumble with your clothes and towel nervously, waiting for seonghwa to say something.

because when you grow up in a household like yours, it becomes like second nature to pick up on the subtlest changes in body language or the tone of someone’s voice, just a general feeling in the air. it’s the difference between getting hit or having an uneventful night, getting screamed at while spit flies in your face or having a tense, slightly awkward but peaceful conversation.

and right now, you can tell seonghwa maybe doesn’t want them to know he was with you.

but then jongho barrels over and pokes seonghwa in the stomach, the boy narrowing his eyes at the blonde before smacking him in the head. “fuck off,” he grumbles, yunho reaching around to grab jongho by the shoulder.

“he’s gonna punch you one day.”

“pussy boy would never,” the boy retorts, seonghwa snorting as he remains completely unbothered. you bite your lip to hide your smirk, the banter between the boys something you find all too funny and endearing.

“i know you weren’t the biggest fan of the other one but there’s gonna be another fire tonight, if you wanna come,” yunho says. you smile at the invite and the hopeful look in his eyes, looking over at seonghwa whose eyes are trained on something behind you.

“maybe,” you squeak out. “thank you.”

“no problem,” yunho says, smiling down at you happily before he smacks his red surfboard. “you wanna surf with us? i know you said you don’t know how but we can-”

“nah, water’s crazy today,” seonghwa says, quickly halting yunho from finishing his invite. “wouldn’t be a good day to teach her.” the blue haired boy’s eyes narrow at his friend and you feel your heart sink, the smile on your face falling ever so slightly.

“i’m sure she’d be able to-”

“no, it’s okay,” you’re quick to say, hating the way your voice is so timid and dismissive. “i should be getting back anyway. my aunt’s probably expecting me back for dinner soon.”

“oh, alright. maybe next time,” yunho says, smiling down at you one last time before he takes his board under his arm. “hopefully we see you tonight.” you nod your head at the boy’s, dropping your gaze when seonghwa looks at you and softly saying “bye,” as you start packing your stuff up.

you pack up your stuff and shimmy into your clothes as you watch seonghwa and his friends retreat down to the water, not surprised in the slightest he didn’t want them knowing you two had spent the past week together.

your aunt had fallen asleep after the third episode of your new reality tv show, looking over at her with a soft smile to see her curled up on the couch. she had cooked you dinner and then you sat outside on her back porch, drinking soda out of wine glasses with a plate of cookies next to you.

she always kept the conversations light hearted and easy and that’s something you loved the most about her. she was one of the few people in this world that you didn’t have to force yourself to converse with. pauses and silence in conversation were comfortable with her, it never made you feel uneasy or awkward.

you get up quietly and take the dirty cups and plates to the kitchen, washing  and putting them away before cleaning up the kitchen counter and small table table. you don’t feel tired yet, courtesy of the hour and a half nap you’d taken when you got home from the beach, and now you find your feet itching to go to the beach.

even though you know you’ll probably hate being there and wish you’d stayed home, there’s a weird pulling feeling in your chest to go down and try again. you think it’d be better than laying restlessly in your bed, hearing the faint sounds of people’s laughter and music that vibrate off the beach.

you leave a note for your aunt in case she wakes up and leave the house, slowly making your way down the beach as a gentle breeze pushes your hair back. the familiar scene of teenagers around a fire and chatting on chairs comes into view, a speaker atop a cooler blaring loud pop music.

your teeth are in your lip already, eyes nervously floating around looking for anyone you know. the sight of bright red hair relaxes you just a few seconds later, the boy looking up and nodding his head at you. you smile as you wave, hesitantly making your way over.

“hi, hongjoong,” you say sweetly, giggling slightly when he throws back his beer and his face grimaces.

“that’s fucking nasty, i don’t know why i drink this shit,” he says, taking two more beers out of the cooler before facing you. “me and the boys are playing cornhole, come with me.”

you follow him as he asks if you’ve ever played before, shaking your head before you see bean bags soar through the air. it flies past the board and into the sand, jongho and seonghwa snorting as yunho lets out a frustrated groan.

“fuck you guys! this shit is rigged or something.”

“you say that every time. you just fucking suck,” hongjoong yells to the boy. yunho’s eyes narrow at him, so annoyed and upset at his horrific skills he doesn’t even notice you standing next to him.

“you’re on my team, you dick! you should be-” his eyes move to see you looking at them with a smile, trying desperately not to burst out laughing. “y/n! you came!”

you giggle as you nod your head, not sure if the boy’s looking at you or you yourself are more surprised by that fact. you feel seonghwa’s gaze on you but ignore it like the plague, still not sure how to handle his attitude change.

“have you ever played cornhole?”

you shake your head again, jongho a few feet away gasping like you’ve committed a grave sin; they insist that once the round is done, you’ll have to join them in the next game.

“she can take my spot,” seonghwa says, your head snapping up to look at him as he pats jongho’s shoulder.

“what, why?” hongjoong asks, “we’re almost done.”

“i can’t stand this guy anymore,” seonghwa says, nudging jongho with a smirk. his eyes meet yours, the hurt and confusion swirling in them immediately causing him to drop them. “and i gotta go talk to someone.”

you watch as he nods his head toward a group of boys and yunho and hongjoong turn to see, the redhead groaning as the other rolls his eyes; they must not like them.

“we told you not to-”

but seonghwa stalks off toward the group of boys and you release a breath you didn’t realize you were holding. “asshole,” hongjoong grumbles, taking a swig from his drink before turning to you. “ready to learn?”

you were happy to see that your lesson of cornhole was going considerably better than surfing, an excited gasp leaving you the first time your beanbag slid right into the hole.

“fuck yeahhh!” jongho roars - and really roars. it is so loud and ear-piercing because you’re quickly learning he’s quite the sore winner and loser.

he runs over to smack your hand in a high five and you giggle softly, meeting his as hongjoong and yunho’s face turn defeated. “this is beginners luck,” yunho grumbles, his eyes softening when you narrow yours at him. the two boys demand a rematch and jongho agrees before you can say anything, watching them scramble to set up.

you can’t help but scan the beach until you see seonghwa, a cigarette hanging from his mouth as he talks to the three others boys. they look intimidating like him, hard gazes and just an aura of power and dominance that makes you nervous even from afar. the dirty blonde looks even more scary than usual with them, nothing like the boy who was splashing with you in the ocean all week.

“y/n!” jongho says, seonghwa looking over and seeing your gaze on him. 

you quirk your lips into a small smile before immediately looking away, catching the bean bag the blonde throws your way. you keep your eyes and attention trained on the game, laughing at how truly terrible yunho is and ignoring the occasional bore of someone’s gaze watching you the entire time.

when you were surrounded by the fire again an hour later, next to yunho and hongjoong, you found yourself getting antsy. 

the group of teens is very similar to everyone in town, nice and welcoming but also overwhelming. it’s obvious they’re all close and comfortable with one another, sharing inside jokes and talking about old memories that you can only find yourself politely smiling about.

so, just like last time, you tell yunho you’re gonna check in with your aunt and sneak away from the group. you trace the same path you took to the rocks last weekend, the cold sand between your toes before the rocky surfaces puncture your feet. you make your way up steadily before plopping down, allowing your feet to hang over the edge as you stare out into the ocean.

as the gentle waves slap against one another, you can’t help but think about your week with seonghwa. how you slowly got a little more comfortable with him and saw his hard exterior break down every so slightly; he still seemed guarded and cold but you at least were able to see cracks in his strong demeanor.

but then all of that backtracked the moment his friends came around you guys; even tonight, he had barely talked to you. had barely looked your way and acted as if he didn’t really know you. and you suppose you guys really don’t know each other that way but you thought you were at least...acquaintances.

but then again what did you really expect? for him to proclaim some sort of immediate infatuation with you? proudly tell them he’s taken you under his wing and spending all day, every day with you? 

your parents always say how sensitive you are and now you see what they mean, shaking these thoughts from your head as you let out a sigh.

this is why you shouldn’t try to form friendships with people. why you shouldn’t get your hopes up and put your faith in others and-

“hey.”

his voice causes you to jump again, turning around to see his figure looming a few feet behind. he’s standing tall and confident as always, his head cocked the slightest bit; you turn around so you’re able to speak without shaking.

“hi.”

a few moments pass before he walks toward you, every step he takes causing your heartbeat to increase until he sits down next to you and you remind yourself not to hold your breath; because that’s just what you need, bothering him some more by having him save you from plunging off a cliff due to your lack of oxygen.

“how was cornhole?”

a small, breathy chuckle leaves your mouth, looking over at him with a raised eyebrow to see his eyes on the water. “good,” you tell him, “it appears i’m a lot better at it than surfing.”

you watch as a smirk crosses his face before you quickly turn away, your feet swaying back and forth nervously as you try to figure out what his deal is.

is he annoyed that you hang out around his friends? maybe he had enough of you during the week and didn’t want you around when he was with them as well; after all, you’re always in the fucking way and that’s proving to be more and more obvious as you live your life.

but he had seemed so nice. smiling over at you and touching you softly as he kept you from falling. putting sunscreen on you and gently encouraging you to keep trying. what could have happened, did you-

“did i do something wrong?”

you don’t even realize the pathetic words leave you until your hear your voice pierce your ears, squeaky and shaky, like the way it sounds when you respond for attendance and immediately feel embarrassed. you can’t bear to look at him now, cheeks warming as you fixate on one particularly jagged rock in the ocean.

“what?” he asks and you can feel his gaze boring into your face.

but it’s too late to backtrack, unless you spring up and risk slipping on the rocks as you make your escape. but you think that might be worth it, since now embarrassment and shame and humiliation is coursing through you, especially when you begin to talk.

“i...i don’t know, it seemed like you didn’t want your friends to know we were...” you bite your lip and close your eyes, wanting to hide your face in your hands and scream. “that you were teaching me to surf. and then you left the game.”

he listens to your words but doesn’t say anything, just shifts next to you as the sound of the waves and distant chatter of people surround the beach. you think he might just get up and leave you here, which might be better as your anxious mouth opens up again.

“it’s okay if you don’t want them to know. i-i just, i’m sorry if i made you-”

“you didn’t do anything,” his deep voice says, immediately halting your words. he doesn’t like that you’re apologizing for no reason, feeling his stomach knot with shame that he made you feel this way. but it’s not even like he could say he didn’t know, because he knew very well what he was doing.

you relax slightly at his words, knowing deep down you hadn’t done anything but still accepting the blame. the same way you do when your mom yells at you for her knocking over a glass or when your dad slaps you for talking with the wrong tone.

because if you accept the blame and just apologize, maybe people will like you. maybe they’ll stick around and stay.

“i just didn’t want them knowing my business,” he says, turning your neck to look at him. his eyes are on you and they’re soft in the glow of the moonlight, a deep brown that looks like they feel and have seen so much.

your eyebrows pinch together, because they’re his friends? why would he keep things from them? but then he must catch it because he opens his mouth again.

“you see how they are, they’d be annoying. make a big deal out of me helping you or whatever.”

you bite your lip and drop your gaze, toying with the small bits of rock and debris the same way you did last time. you think his words should be making you feel better but they seem to weigh heavy on your heart and you’re not sure why.

“you didn’t have to help me,” you say quietly, subconsciously flinching at the way you talk back and defend yourself. “i didn’t expect you to-”

“i wanted to,” his deep voice says, commanding and powerful and you know his words ring true from the force behind it. you meet his gaze again and his eyes are even more intense, roaming over your face before they soften.

“if i didn’t want to hang out with you, i wouldn’t,” he says. because that’s the reality of the situation. if he didn’t wanna help you surf or buy you food this past week, he wouldn’t have. he wouldn’t have even looked your way or approached you in the first place.

and embarrassingly enough, that statement mixed with the look in his eyes settles you ever so slightly. brings a small, shy smile to your face that causes you to look down at your swinging feet.

“is that why you followed me up here again?”

you can hear his low chuckle and know a smirk is probably across his handsome face, his head shaking as he peaks at your blushing face. “had to make sure you weren’t gonna dive off.”

“that will never happen,” you assure with a humorless chuckle, “so you don’t have to keep doing that.”

“but i want too,” he repeats again, squinting his eyes at you challengingly.

it sends a warm fluttering feeling through you stomach and bite down on your lip as you smile, feeling like a stupid middle schooler talking to her crush. he smirks seeing you smile before he looks back out in the water, watching the gentle waves crash in the empty ocean.

“you know what else i wanna do?”

you hum quietly at his question, looking over so your gazes meet before he abruptly stands up and extends his arm. your eyebrows pull together in confusion and he resists the urge to roll his eyes, wiggling his fingers slightly in a silent demand to take his hand.

you swallow nervously before doing so, meeting his slightly calloused skin as you get up slowly. and like the warmth and way your hands fit together perfectly has now effect on him, he guides you down to the other side of the rock. he tightens his hold when you get to a particularly rocky point, bringing you in front of his body and placing his hand on your waist.

the warmth of his hand seeps through the thin material of your dress, breath quickening and stomach turning as you try to focus on making your way safely to the sand. and once the your feet hit the soft, cold surface his hand falls and you find yourself able to breathe again.

“what are we doi-”

his hand raises and grabs the back of his shirt, pulling the black material over his head with ease. you can’t help the way your eyes widen, the chain around his neck the only thing hitting his exposed chest. and stupidly enough, you throw your hands over your face with a squeal.

“what are you doing!”

his deep chuckle brings goosebumps to your skin but you still keep yourself hidden, because if you don’t you’ll just stare like a complete fucking creep.

“what is wrong with you? you saw me like this all week.”

you peak through your fingers to see him smiling at you, his perfect row of white teeth shining in the dark. how is that even possible? as if he wasn’t blessed enough with a sharp jawline and perfect facial features, he has the most beautiful, sparkling mouth full of teeth you’ve ever seen. they can’t be real, he can’t be real.

“you just did it so fast! it was unexpected!” you squeak, cautiously removing your hands from your face. “and you wanna swim now? it’s kind of cold.”

“that’s night swimming, city girl,” he says teasingly. “usually skinny dipping but something tells me your heart would fail if i suggested that.”

your eyes widen and cheeks flame as he looks over your figure, hands folded into one another and even with just the moonlight and light-posts behind you guys, he’s able to see he’s correct.

“i...i’ve gone skinny dipping before.”

his eyebrow raises as he looks at you, taking a step forward and causing you to swallow nervously. “really?”

“yeah,” you lie easily, surprised you didn’t stutter but not surprised by how hot you feel. 

his lips quirk to the side as he brings his hand to your shoulder, running his finger slowly over your warm skin as you take in a sharp inhale. he smiles upon hearing it, stepping another foot closer as fiddles with the strap of your dress.

“with who?”

his voice is deep and low in your ear, tracing up over your collarbone like he’s trying to memorize each and every part of your skin. his touch is soft but also teasing, the way his fingers trace over the bone and tickle at your neck before he starts toying with the strap again.

you can only try to control your breathing as you look up at him, his dark eyes unwavering as they look at you. you’re faintly aware of him moving the strap down your shoulder, circling your skin as he cocks his head to the side.

you breathe shakily, trying to get the words out but feeling like you’re stuck. stuck under his gaze and the way his finger is trailing up and down your skin, the strap hanging off your shoulder and warming you in a very unfamiliar way.

“my-my friend.”

you don’t mean to whisper the lie but that’s what happens, the smirk on his face never falling. he knows exactly what he’s doing and you have no idea what you’re doing and it makes you feel all the more vulnerable and exposed. but you also can’t pull yourself away, you like feeling caught in his trap.

he raises his eyebrow at you one more time, taking the strap between his fingers and pulling it back on your shoulder. his skin feels hot against yours and it feels as if sparks are shooting through you until he drops his hand to his side.

“you’re a bad liar.”

your head snaps up and he smiles big at you again, your mouth opening and closing as you try to find anything to say to him. “i wasn’t-” but he only puts a finger to your lips, your words immediately dying in your throat.

“don’t lie to me.”

you swallow nervously at his deep tone and eyes, your lips parting and his tongue flicking out to lick his own as you do so. you’re finally able to nod after a few seconds, watching him looking over you approvingly before taking a few steps back.

“you gonna come?”

your eyes widen again, wider than before because you can feel how big they are, and a loud deep chuckle bubbles out of him, probably the loudest, truest laugh you’ve heard from him since you met.

“swimming. are you gonna come swimming?”

your cheeks burn and you immediately shake your head to dull your embarrassment. “i don’t have a bathing suit.”

he raises a brow before bending down and giving you his black shirt on the floor. 

you look down at it dumbly before up at him, the boy only shrugging before silently making his way to the water. you watch him before looking down again at the shirt in your hands, feeling the soft black material and biting at your lip before pulling your dress over your head.

you can’t be scared forever.

you go home that night with a smile on your face, you and seonghwa looking at one another before you softly wish him a goodnight and rush into your room. you throw your body down on your bed, staring up at the ceiling as memories of the night play over in your head.

frolicking in the ocean with seonghwa, giggling when you splashed him by accident and then yelping when he grabbed you around the waist and threw you down. cupping salt water in your hands and dumping it over his head in retaliation, your soft giggle with his deep chuckle echoing through the beach.

and even when you got out absolutely freezing, teeth chattering and fingers and toes numb, you couldn't wipe the smile off your face as your arms bumped and hands grazed on the walk home. 

you can feel that this is only gonna end up hurting, knowing you shouldn't trust a boy that looks like him and acts the way he does, but you also just can't find it in yourself to care.

because you're already hurting, you've been hurting since you could grasp what feelings and emotions were. so why not go through it because of him now?

(part 5)

[flameo-firelord-hotman]

Idiot — Sokka x Fem!Reader

Genre: not sure...crack/fluff?

Warnings: none

Words: 2.1k

Summary: after spotting you in the marketplace, Sokka is head-over-heals for you and makes several foolish attempts to woo you.

A/N: I had to do it. This is yet another contribution to @fromthewatertribe’s 1k event! But this time I decided to write something a little silly with my boy Sokka. I used prompt #16: “you are like sunlight.” Enjoy :)

Masterlist

“Wow this marketplace is huge despite being such a small town,” Katara commented.

“Yeah, and it has so many cool things. Look at those pink lemons!” Aang exclaimed, pointing to one of the fruit stalls.

“And these Earth Kingdom hairpieces!” Katara added.

“And that bag over there!” Sokka said. Then, he saw you. “And her...” he said dreamily. Quickly, he approached your stall. Okay, be cool, Sokka. Be cool! he chanted in his mind.

You were organizing your products and making sure everything looked neat, when you heard someone cough to get your attention.

“Helloooo there!” Sokka greeted you in a lower sounding voice. He gave you a smug look and leaned his elbow on the countertop.

Ugh, not one of these guys again, you thought. It didn’t happen often, but it was still annoying when some customers would try to hit on you. Still, you had a job to do, so you put on your customer service smile and played nice. “Hi! How can I help you?”

“Well, I was just…inquiring what wares you were selling in this boutique here,” Sokka replied, still faking his voice.

Seriously?

Katara overheard her brother and stepped in to save you—and him—from an awkward conversation. “Pardon my idiot brother. He’s just interested in that bag over there,” she said, pointing to one of the bags on display. Sokka glared at her.

“Oh! Ahaha, sure thing. That bag is 10 silver pieces.”

“I’ll take it!” Sokka said enthusiastically. As he handed you the money, he tried to think of something clever to say to you. Come on, Sokka, think! Say something that’ll make her fall for you! When you handed him the bag, he got an idea.

With the bag in his hands, he admired it saying “this bag sure is fine, don’t you think?”

“It’s nice, yes,” you simply replied.

“So fine…just like yo—"

“Ugh, for crying out loud!” Katara suddenly groaned. She grabbed Sokka’s arm and dragged him away. “Quit hitting on her and let’s get going, will ya?” You chuckled as the siblings mocked and grumbled at each other while walking away.

“Why did you do that?” Sokka cried.

“Do what? Save you from embarrassing yourself?”

He scoffed, “if anything you embarrassed me!”

Katara groaned and pinched the bridge of her noise. She couldn’t believe how utterly stupid her brother was.

“She was totally into me!” Sokka continued, “didn’t you see the way she looked at me? We were connecting...and then you ruined it!”

“Or maybe she was looking at you, because you were being a complete weirdo.”

“You have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Idiot,” Katara muttered.

“I know you are, but what am I?” Sokka jeered.

“Spirits, Sokka!” Katara cried, throwing her hands in the air.

The next day, the trio returned to the marketplace to do some more window shopping. Sokka snuck away from the group to talk to you again. He was determined to impress you and win his heart. As he approached your stall again, he devised a plan. Alright, here’s what you’re going to do, Sokka. You’re going to go up to her, introduce yourself, get her name, and then ask her out. Easy peasy!

Whistling as he walked, Sokka went up to your stall. “Oh heyyyy,” he said with a grin on his face.

“Hey,” you greeted. He leaned on the countertop just like he did yesterday. You noticed he was sporting the bag he had bought from you.

“I don’t know if you remember me, but—”

You giggled. “I do actually. You’re the silly guy who bought that bag from me yesterday,” you remarked, pointing to the bag.

“Yeah! Yeah...uh, the name’s Sokka. I’m from the Southern Water Tribe,” he said, extending his hand. You reluctantly shook it.

“I’m [y/n]. I live here.”

“That makes sense! Uh, you work here; therefore, you live here!” he commented awkwardly. He was trying to make conversation, but was clearly failing at it. You actually found it funny, not his comment, but the fact that he was making such a fool of himself again. None of the guys who hit on you were like this. You decided to play along purely for entertainment.

“Yes, that’s right. I’ve lived here all my life,” you said.

“Wow, that’s amazing!”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah! You know what else is amazing?”

“What?”

“You,” he said with a wink.

Okay, that was kind of smooth…but I’m not giving in just yet, you thought. “Why? Because I sell bags every day?” you playfully asked.

“Yeah!” Sokka immediately responded without thinking. Then, he dreadfully realized what you said. “Well, I mean, um…that is interesting, yes. But uh…” Sokka stuttered, trailing off. His plan wasn’t working out so well. You didn’t respond the way he expected you too. By now he should’ve asked you out, but now he was off track, and didn’t know how to recover.

“So, uh, are you here to buy something? Or…” you asked, interrupting his thoughts.

Shoot! I’m losing her. I need to think of something quick! He racked his brain, trying to come up with something witty or funny to say. “No, no...I’m, uh...um...” he scratched his head. Nothing came to mind. It was time to abort mission. “You know what? I forget. Bye!”

And he bolted. You kind of felt bad for him. That Water Tribe boy was trying his best to flirt with you. It was too bad he sucked at it. But at the same time, it was funny.

Sokka ran through the streets of Shí Zhèn. He needed a new plan, but he couldn’t think of anything. He needed help, but he couldn’t ask his sister for advice, because he knew Katara would tell him to leave you alone. That left only one other person: the 12-year-old, very inexperienced Avatar. I’m so screwed! he groaned. But he had no choice; he needed to find Aang.

At last, he spotted him at one of the marketplace stalls.

“Hey, Aang!” he shouted.

“Hi, Sokka! Check out this tiny sweater I found. I think it’s supposed to be for babies, but it fits Momo perfectly!” Aang smiled. He held up Momo to show off the little green sweater wrapped around Momo’s small body. Momo chirped happily.

“Yeah, yeah, that’s fantastic,” Sokka quickly said, unimpressed. “Listen, you have no game, but you’re also a wise guy. I need your help.”

“Um, thanks, I guess? What’s up?” asked Aang.

Sokka sighed, lovestruck. “This girl at the marketplace...her name’s [y/n]. Everything about her is stunning: her face, her hair, her voice…so stunning that I keep making a fool of myself in front of her.”

“Aw, that’s so cute Sokka! Isn’t love a wonderful thing?”

“Uh-huh, yeah, so how do I impress her without being an idiot?” Sokka wanted to get straight to the point.

Aang thought for a moment. He had virtually no experience in the dating world. In fact, he was struggling with his own crush on Katara. “Well, the advice you once gave me was to not be too nice and act aloof, but—”

“That’s it! Thanks, Aang!” shouted Sokka as he ran off.

Sokka rushed back to your stall. When he got within sight of it, he slowed to a stroll. Then, he proceeded to walk past your stall multiple times while acting aloof. Every time he did, he would look at you from a safe distance to see if he caught your attention.

To him, it seemed you hadn’t noticed him. The truth was that his new tactic was so painfully obvious and cringey that you pretended not to see him.

Still determined, Sokka approached your stall and pretended to look at the bags on display. Well, if he’s going to play pretend, then I will too, you decided. And so, you put on that customer service smile again and acted oblivious to him.

“Welcome back,” you greeted him.

“Hi,” Sokka said curtly. He didn’t even look up at you.

This’ll be good, you thought. “What brings you here again?”

He shrugged his shoulders. “Just looking, I guess,” he stated in a bored tone.

“Okay. Well, I see you’re looking at the wicker bag. That one’s pretty popular.” He merely grunted as a reply. You continued. “It’s made of rattan. Very durable, water resistant, easy to clean, and holds a lot. What do you think?”

“Meh, it seems alright.”

“Just alright? Is there anything specific you’re looking for?”

“Eh, nothing really.”

At this point, you were entertained enough. You were done playing around. “You’re funny, you know.”

“Huh?” Sokka was completely caught off guard.

“Yeah! Flirting with me, and then suddenly acting like you don’t have a care in the world. I think it’s funny.”

“Oh...” was all Sokka could say. I’ve screwed myself again, haven’t I? he worried.

You leaned on the countertop, getting closer to Sokka. “Want to know what else I think?”

“Uh...”

“I think you’re trying too hard. I don’t normally let guys hit on me, because they’re usually creepy about it, but you’re actually nice and funny. Instead of pretending to be someone you’re not, I think you should just be yourself when you ask me out.”

“Wow,” Sokka muttered in astonishment, “even when you call me idiot, it’s amazing.”

You burst out laughing. “See? You’re funny! And, yeah, I didn’t want to say that out loud, but...you read my mind.”

“Alright, I’m going to start over!” Sokka decided. Dramatically, he did a jump and spin, then threw his hands in the air and beamed as if he transformed into his true self.

“Hi there! My name’s Sokka,” he said with newfound confidence. “Has anyone ever told you that you are like sunlight?”

You threw your head back and laughed again. He gave you look of confusion.

“You’re so goofy!” you laughed, wiping tears from your eyes. “That’s really sweet though, keep going!” you begged him.

“Okay,” he chuckled, “well, I think you and me should hang out tonight. What do you think? We could walk through the streets, eat dinner, stargaze,” he said, hands waving in the air as he spoke.

You put your finger to your chin, pretending to deeply consider his offer. “Hmm, I don’t know, goofball,” you mumbled sarcastically, while dramatically rolling your eyes.

Sokka smirked knowingly. “Oh, come on, sunshine. You know you can’t resist silly Sokka!” he said playfully. To top it off, he scrunched up his sleeves and flex his arms. When he gave you a cheeky grin and bounced his eyebrows up and down, you cracked up once more.

“Pft, okay, goofball. You’ve won my heart. Meet me here at sunset!” you cheered.

“YES!” Sokka shouted before jumping in the air and clicking his heals victoriously. If he could do a backflip, he probably would’ve done one right then and there. “Uh, I mean...great! I’ll see you then,” he said, pointing finger guns at you as he backed away into the crowds.

Tired from wandering and shopping, Katara and Aang relaxed in their room at the local inn. Suddenly, the door was forcefully kicked opened.

“Guys, I did it!” Sokka announced as he leaped into the room. Katara and Aang stared at him wide-eyed like a startled deer-dog. Then, they glanced at each other, unsure of what he was talking about.

“Did what?” they both asked.

“I have a date with [y/n],” he sighed dreamily. If heart eyes were real, they would be popping up on his face.

“That’s great, Sokka! I’m so glad everything worked out for you,” Aang smiled.

At first, Katara felt out of the loop, then she realized who he must’ve been talking about. “Oh, don’t tell me you harassed and that poor girl again!” she facepalmed.

“Oh, no, no, we chatted for a bit. She thinks I’m hilarious!” Sokka exclaimed.

“She must’ve lied,” Katara concluded.

“Nuh-uh, she was cracking up at my jokes,” Sokka assured. “By the way, Aang, your advice sucked.”

“Actually, it was your own advice...which you gave to me,” Aang carefully explained.

“Well...ugh, whatever! It doesn’t matter anymore. I have a date tonight that I need to get ready for. Later, losers!”

After the door closed, Katara shook her head and sighed, “why is my brother like this?”

[antivan-beau]

Quite awhile back, I was tagged by @dragonologist-phd​ in a fic writing ask meme! Thanks so much for thinking of me <3 

I tagged some people further down in this post, so consider yourself tagged if you’re seeing this notification now! Also if you’re seeing this on your dash and want to do this, sincerely just go for it, toot your own horn.

How many works do you have on AO3?

Sixteen works, including two fics for the 2021 Black Emporium rare pair exchange that were just made un-anonymous ;D

What’s your total AO3 words count?

Holy shit, somehow recently hit over 100k? 100,909 words.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5. Elder City - Extremely proud of this Zevran & Morrigan character study, not gonna lie.

4. Across a Crow'ded Room - Crowt3 longfic my beloved.

3. Break A Sweat - I’m happy this has so many kudos, since it’s Gen! A fic focused on the Locked Tomb siblings Ianthe and Coronabeth, written for an exchange.

2. Undone by Teeth or Temper - It is porn, so I’m not surprised by its high view count, but it is a femslash rare pair including a pretty widely disliked character, so I have to admit I’m pleased by the high views/kudos ratio.

1. Stupendous Work of a Titty Nature - I got in on the ground floor of the Locked Tomb fandom (pre-ordered GtN because I was a fan of the author’s previous work) and this was one of the earliest fics on AO3 for the series. Also it is silly teenage Gideon/Harrow shenanigans, so I see why people like it.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Always! It amazes me when people take the time to comment on my stories, so I like to say thanks and start a conversation if I can :)

Also I met my literal, irl girlfriend through AO3 comments, so ~you never know~

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Considering I love to read angst, I haven’t written much of it. Arguably Test of Faith, which needs a second chapter one day.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Not that many people out there read Discworld fanfic, but No Rest for the Witches, Granny Weatherwax’s Very Stressful Day, is extremely wholesome.

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve ever written?

Crossovers aren’t my thing.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I live in fear of being cancelled for romanticizing shitty relationships via my Zevran/Rinna/Taliesen stories, but nope, no hate yet. Just for the record: I think their relationship is bad, tragic, and should not be emulated in any form. I am against girlfriend murder!! Also, I think their pain is entertaining and aspects of their story have the potential to be very funny.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I’ve written a modest amount of smut. My only smut fic to ever see the light of day so far is Undone by Teeth or Temper, though.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Thank goodness, no.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope. Hmu if you want to, though!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not officially. But several fics have been brainstormed by me and other people, like many of the jokes in A Little Light Reading were thought up in a conversation with @aubergion​, @rlainarin​, and @m-m-m-myysurana​. And @snarky-warden​ has to hear every single crowt3 thought that enters my head, so she should get some co-credit for those, as well as giving me ideas for the very charming Zevran/Shianni fic I wrote for 2021 Black Emporium.

What’s your all-time favourite ship?

Zevwarden, of course. Zevran/Rinna/Taliesen comes second. Third is “every other conceivable relationship involving two or more dragon age women.”

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I’m a clown who sincerely thinks they will finish all their WIPs one day.

What are your writing strengths?

I think I’m good at consistent character voice, and dialogue overall. It’s very flattering when people say they like my plots and stories, because I work hard at those, but I have a long way to go.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I love a good sword fight but I hate writing sword fights. My greatest weakness, however, is when a character has to stand up from a chair and walk from one place to another. Why is getting characters from place to place so vexing??

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Unpopular opinion but, personally I usually find it cringey. Just say, “She said, in Elvish,” or whatever. I also don’t like using real-world languages as stand-ins for fictional foreign languages. (e.g. French for Orlesian, or Italian for Antivan.) (I do this in my own fic, though, so I am a hypocrite.)

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Uhh technically it may have been Neopets?? But if you count “something I wrote that I mentally classified as fan fiction while I was writing it” I think it would be R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt books. RIP 2 me.

What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

Across a Crow'ded Room <3 What a wild display of hubris and ambition to decide I could write complicated longfic when I had literally never written anything longer than about 1000 words. Still going to finish it, though!

[goneseriesanalysis]

your caine art is so gorgeous!! kind of a silly question but what movie genres do you think the “gone” kids would watch?

Aa thank you so much!!! I'm so glad you like it

This is such a great question and is perfect timing as I've just got back from my film class. Here are my ideas:

Sam: I don't think Sam is really a movie person so, this is a bit of a cop-out, but I don't think there's any particular genre that he likes. He spends most of his time surfing. The only reason I'm willing to admit he has at least seen A film is because he took Anna to the cinema for their date. (Also the film was definitely Surf's Up, 2007. And no I will not take any criticism on this)

Astrid: Astrid is definitely one for documentaries. And this girl will watch documentaries on EVERYTHING (even open-heart surgery). She also has a secret soft spot for kids films as she watches them so much with Little Pete. She likes how easy everything is. There is a right and a wrong and its clear and obvious what it is. If you ask her though she'll never admit to it.

Quinn: Comedy. I love this boy but I just know he spends his evenings watching Adam Sandler films. That being said, he is open to a wide range of comedy including rom-coms and chick-flicks. He likes to dip into different genres, but really comedy is his thing.

Edilio: Edilio would mostly stick to Spanish-speaking films. Probably comforting family-friendly films that he can watch with his family. But I also think he would have an interest in old cartoons (think thundercats or trap door). They're easy to watch, family-friendly and can be useful for learning English. (I know that Trap Door is an English cartoon but shhhh I'm projecting)

Little Pete: Little Pete doesn't really watch the films that Astrid puts on for him. I think he just likes the experience. Being near her without her talking to him or touching him. He can experience the safety he feels around her without the sensory issues that can sometimes come with it. That being said, I think he would prefer the cartoons with muted colour schemes and softer soundtracks. Maybe Tim Burton?? As opposed to the more colourful Disney films she puts on.

Caine: Did somebody say crime films?? The Wolf of Wall Street, The Godfather, Nightcrawler. He likes to imagine himself as the leading man and he genuinely believes that he could do it better than the actual character. He also watched The Great Gatsby once and thought it was a good romance.

Drake: I think it's mentioned that one of Drake's favourite films is Saw ll?? And I definitely think he'd be into horror, but he would have no respect for the genre. He likes cringey, gory horror (which in of itself isn't a bad thing) but with particular love for any horror that involves the unnecessarily graphic assault of a woman. I also think he would really like Michael Bay and Joss Whedon films. Now that I think about it, he probably likes Tarantino as well.

Diana: OK so this one was tricky but I feel like Diana is, very secretly, a dark fantasy fan. She likes Guillermo del Torro and one of her favourite films is The Witches. It's the perfect blend of cynicism and escapism that just really hits the spot for her.

Jack: Jack is a sci-fi and high fantasy fan. Does it have magic?? He'll love it. Space tech?? He'll love it. He is definitely a fan of the big ones like Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings. But, and this may be controversial, I don't see his liking superhero films. He finds them too cliche and simplistic.

Orc: Orc doesn't get to choose what he watches a lot. He usually just has to watch the crime shows that his father puts on. But when he does get the TV, he's a big action fan. Think Terminator style films. He has also seen Die Hard upwards of 10 times.

Howard: Howard likes cult films. And a good Zombie movie never goes amiss. He hasn't gone a single Christmas without watching Gremlins and David Bowie in Labyrinth was his sexual awakening.

Dekka: Dekka likes a wide range of genres with no particular favourite. She leans more towards foreign films, indie films and experimental just because that's where she finds the most lgbt representation. After the FAYZ, she would be introduced to Ava Duvernay's work and would fall in love. If she's looking for an easy watch though, a good slasher never goes amiss

Brianna: Brianna has never, in her LIFE, been able to sit through a full film. However, if her parents order her to sit down for 5 minutes and just be quiet, adventure will always be her choice.

Mary: Mary likes chick-flicks. They're feel good films that don't require much thinking. They make her feel good about herself and give her some much needed entertainment. Also John loves musicals. I have no reason for this, it's just true.

Lana: Dark Comedy all the way. It just fits her personality so well. She enjoys the humour. She enjoys the aesthetic. And she kinda feels like she's rebelling against her parents in a minor way. What she will not tell you is that she is also a sucker for a well-written romance film.

Dahra: Hear me out here. Historical films and period dramas. Not sure why. I just get The Vibe. She loves Pride and Prejudice (as she should) and just finds historical films incredibly interesting and entertaining.

Albert: Albert is another one who likes documentaries. Definitely after the FAYZ he would focus more on business documentaries. But I think before, he would mostly just watch whatever his mother was watching. Which would include a wide range of interesting topics.

[santaclausdeadindian]

So I started the He-mam reboot and they pulled an Amber on Teela.

I was on board until that point, I was even okay with this going to be a Teela show, since they fucked up the She-ra reboot so bad. I was peeved a bit over the animation, while I liked the "look", which was a good one, all the sandals and swords shit from the old show and artworks before that inspired it, but it did felt clumsy when it came to movement, which I couldn't yet decide if was an artistic choice to the 80's animation style.

The inconsistency though... that was very distracting. There were some teleports and weird angles as well, like the beam He-man dodged lol. It was too silly to go well with the otherwise epic stakes.

From the second the key went to the hole, yes, I loved that, wished they spent a few more seconds on the parental meltdowns, but there was so much to go with there...

...and then she picks the least sensible thing to get upset about and I don't understand how am I expected to not roll my eyes at the main character.

Good to know they made you feel like family.

Her hero just died and turned out to be her close friend Adam.

Her friend just died.

His mother, who took her in as an orphan and who is clearly a beloved motherfigure of hers, is heartbroken.

His father, who took you in, is having a meltdown over finding out his son, he apparently had some dissapointment-ish relationship with, just died and was he-man all along and he didn't know either and just threatened Teela's proud mentor and no doubt another fatherfigure of her's with execution on top of banishing him.

And once more, her friend just died, noble sacrifice and all.

And she decides to storm out because she didn't know.

What a brainfart moment.

she could have been started of on her hero's journey from so many angles, why did they pick the one that make her look self-centered?

Not everything is about you, Teela.

Was Evil-lyn plyed by Lena Heady? Mark HAMil was just great as always, he is made to be bombastic sceenchewing villain.

But to be honest i'd rather they beefed up the animation and brought in some regular veteran VA's for peanuts, but that's just me.

Not a fan of Cringer talking, whose idea was to make another Orko, I already hated Orko and Cringer is now way too cringey! What's next, Scrappy-do? Orko didn't suck as hard as he used to, so I guess that's something.

Anyway, off to the next episode, that silent bob dude surely can bring it back, I'l cut him slack.