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[bratzkoo]

into you | kim seokjin pt. 1

Author: bratzkoo | navi Banner made by: @shadowkoo Pairing: actor! seokjin x journalist! reader Word Count: 2k~ Genre: fluff, more fluff, angst, more angst Rating: PG-15 Possible Warnings/Note: enemies to lovers seokjin is *chef's kiss*

Summary: Kim Seokjin finds himself entangled in a complex web of emotions when he meets the journalist covering his new series, challenging everything he is.

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The flashbulbs popped incessantly, their sharp bursts of light illuminating the sleek, modern interior of the London hotel's conference room. At the center of this maelstrom of media attention stood Kim Seokjin, his perfectly coiffed hair and designer suit a stark contrast to the casual attire of the assembled journalists. His megawatt smile, the one that had graced countless movie posters and magazine covers, was firmly in place as he fielded questions about his latest career move.

"Mr. Kim," a reporter called out, "how does it feel to be the first male asian lead in a Bridgerton series?"

Jin's smile never wavered as he responded, his English crisp and barely accented. "It's an honor and a tremendous responsibility. I'm thrilled to be part of this groundbreaking moment in television history."

From her position near the back of the room, Y/N fought the urge to roll her eyes. She'd heard similar platitudes from countless celebrities over the years, and as a senior writer for Spotlight, one of the entertainment industry's most respected magazines, she'd developed a finely-tuned bullshit detector. There was something in Jin's perfectly rehearsed answers that didn't sit right with her.

As the press conference continued, Y/N observed Jin closely. Behind the charm and the practiced responses, she caught glimpses of something else – a tightness around his eyes, a barely perceptible pause before certain answers. He was nervous, she realized. The great Kim Seokjin, A-list actor and Asia's sweetheart, was out of his depth.

When it was her turn to ask a question, Y/N didn't hold back. "Mr. Kim," she began, her tone professional but with an edge that made Jin's eyes snap to hers, "your casting has been met with mixed reactions. Some praise it as a step forward for diversity, while others question whether an actor known primarily for modern roles can authentically portray a Regency-era character. How do you respond to critics who say you were cast more for your star power than your suitability for the role?"

A hush fell over the room. Jin's smile faltered for a split second before he regained his composure. "I understand the concerns," he said, his voice steady but with a new intensity. "Throughout my career, I've always sought to challenge myself with diverse roles. While it's true that this is my first period drama, I've been working tirelessly to immerse myself in the era and the character. I was cast because the producers believe in my ability to bring Lord Christopher Hawthorne to life. I intend to prove them right – and to prove the critics wrong."

Their eyes locked, a silent battle of wills. Y/N saw a flicker of something in Jin's gaze – defiance, perhaps, or determination. For a moment, the carefully constructed movie star facade slipped, revealing a glimpse of the man beneath.

The moment passed as quickly as it had come. Jin turned to answer another question, but Y/N noticed that his responses had lost some of their polish. She had rattled him, and a small part of her – the part that had clawed its way up from intern to senior writer in a cutthroat industry – felt a twinge of satisfaction.

As the press conference wound down, Y/N hung back, observing Jin as he chatted with a few lingering reporters. His charm was back in full force, but now that she had seen behind the curtain, she couldn't unsee the subtle signs of strain.

Back at the Spotlight offices, Y/N's fingers flew over her keyboard as she typed up her article. Her editor, Yannie, peered over her shoulder.

"Well?" she asked. "What's the verdict on our Hollywood heartthrob?"

Y/N leaned back in her chair, considering. "He's... interesting," she said finally. "Charming, obviously. But there's more there. He's not as confident as he wants us to believe."

Yannie raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Do tell."

"He's taking a huge risk with this role," Y/N explained. "It could make or break his career. He knows it, and he's terrified."

"Sounds like there's a story there," Yannie mused.

Y/N nodded, already formulating angles in her mind. "Oh, there is. The question is whether he'll let anyone tell it."

The article Y/N penned was a masterclass in nuanced criticism. She praised Jin's ambition and the groundbreaking nature of his casting while questioning Hollywood's motives. Was this a genuine step towards diversity, or a calculated move to tap into the global Asian market? She highlighted Jin's lack of experience in period dramas and the immense pressure he faced stepping into such an iconic role.

The piece went viral within hours of publication. #JinInBridgerton trended on Twitter, with fans and critics alike dissecting Y/N's every word. Jin himself remained silent on social media, but Y/N had a feeling her article had struck a nerve.

She was proven right a few days later when Jin appeared on The Late Late Show. The host, after some playful banter about Jin's transition from action movies to Regency romance, brought up Y/N's article.

"So, Jin," the host said, his tone light but his eyes gleaming with the scent of potential drama, "there's been a lot of buzz about your casting. One article, in particular, has gotten a lot of attention. Any thoughts?"

Jin's laugh was perfectly calibrated to sound carefree. "Oh, you know how it is," he said, waving a hand dismissively. "There's always someone looking to stir up controversy. I try not to pay too much attention to it."

"But this writer, Y/N from Spotlight, she raised some interesting points about diversity in Hollywood and the challenges you might face in this role," the host pressed.

For a split second, Jin's mask slipped. Y/N, watching the interview from her apartment, leaned forward, catching the flash of irritation in his eyes before his smile reasserted itself.

"Look," Jin said, his tone a touch cooler than before, "I respect everyone's right to their opinion. But at the end of the day, I was cast because I'm right for this role. I'm here to act, not to be a poster boy for diversity or to debate Hollywood politics. I'll let my performance speak for itself."

The host, sensing he'd struck gold, opened his mouth to ask a follow-up question, but Jin smoothly changed the subject, regaling the audience with a humorous anecdote about learning to ride horses for the show. The moment passed, but Y/N knew she'd gotten under his skin.

As the Bridgerton production ramped up, Y/N found herself assigned to cover various aspects of the show's development. She attended costume fittings, watched rehearsals from afar, and interviewed supporting cast members. But Jin remained elusive, always just out of reach.

It was at one of these events – a press day showcasing the show's elaborate sets – that Y/N first encountered Kyrie Evans, Jin's co-star and leading lady. Fresh off her Golden Globe win for a gritty indie drama, Kyrie was Hollywood's newest darling, her casting in Bridgerton seen as a coup for the show.

Kyrie was everything Jin wasn't – effortlessly cool, refreshingly candid, and undeniably talented. As Y/N watched her interact with the press, she couldn't help but draw comparisons to Jin's more guarded approach.

"Ms. Evans," Y/N said when she got her chance to speak with the actress, "your casting alongside Jin has generated a lot of excitement. How has it been working with him so far?"

Kyrie's smile was warm and genuine. "Oh, it's been wonderful," she gushed. "Jin is such a professional, always prepared and ready to give 110%. And let me tell you, the man can smolder like nobody's business. Our chemistry readings nearly set the room on fire!"

Y/N raised an eyebrow at this, her journalistic instincts tingling. "That's quite an endorsement," she said carefully. "Some have questioned whether Jin has the acting chops to carry a show of this caliber. It sounds like you disagree?"

For a moment, Kyrie's sunny demeanor faltered. "I think," she said, choosing her words with care, "that people will be very surprised by Jin's performance. He's not just a pretty face or a famous name. He's a dedicated artist who's pouring his heart and soul into this role."

As Kyrie moved on to the next reporter, Y/N mulled over her words. There was sincerity there, certainly, but also a hint of something else. Protectiveness, perhaps? Or was Kyrie simply playing the game, talking up her co-star as expected?

The interaction with Kyrie, brief as it was, added another layer to the complex picture Y/N was forming of the Bridgerton production. As she left the set that day, her mind was already piecing together the elements of her next article.

But the entertainment world never stands still, and the Jin-Kyrie dynamic was about to be complicated by an unexpected player.

News broke late one evening of a surprise announcement: Jeon Jungkook, a rising solo artist making waves in the music industry, was gearing up to release his first album. The internet exploded with excitement, #JungkookIsComing trending worldwide within minutes.

Y/N, like any entertainment journalist worth their salt, immediately began connecting the dots. Would this major music event affect the buzz around Bridgerton and Jin's high-profile role?

As she dug deeper, combing through social media and reaching out to industry contacts, Y/N stumbled upon something curious. A series of photos from a music awards show afterparty several months back showed Jungkook in deep conversation with none other than Kyrie Evans. In one blurry shot, their heads were bent close together, Kyrie's hand on Jungkook's arm.

It could be nothing, Y/N knew. Celebrities mingled all the time at such events. But her instincts told her there was more to the story.

The next day, as Y/N was piecing together her notes on the Jungkook announcement, her editor Yannie called her into her office.

"I've got a proposition for you," she said without preamble. "We want to do a deep dive on Jin's Bridgerton journey. Behind-the-scenes, exclusive access, the whole nine yards. I want you on it."

Y/N blinked in surprise. "Me? Are you sure? Jin and I... well, we haven't exactly hit it off."

Yannie grinned. "Exactly. You've gotten under his skin. You've challenged him. That's exactly the kind of energy we want for this piece. We don't need another puff piece about how dreamy he looks in Regency costumes. We want the real story – the struggles, the doubts, the triumphs. You're the one who can get it."

As the implications of the assignment sank in, Y/N felt a mix of excitement and trepidation. This was a huge opportunity, the kind that could catapult her career to new heights. But it also meant spending extended time with Jin, a prospect that filled her with an emotion she couldn't quite name.

"What about access?" she asked. "Jin's team hasn't exactly been forthcoming so far."

Yannie's grin widened. "Already taken care of. I've been in talks with the show's producers. They love the idea of an in-depth feature. Jin's been informed. He's... well, let's say he's agreed to cooperate."

Y/N could only imagine how that conversation had gone. She pictured Jin's face, that perfect mask cracking under the strain of forced politeness. Despite herself, she felt a twinge of sympathy for him. This couldn't be easy for him either.

"Alright," she said finally. "I'm in."

As she left Yannie's office, her mind was already racing with possibilities. This was her chance to really dig into Jin's story, to peel back the layers of celebrity and find the human being underneath. It was also, she realized with a mixture of anticipation and dread, a chance for Jin to challenge her own preconceptions.

The next few months promised to be a rollercoaster. Y/N took a deep breath, squaring her shoulders. Whatever happened, she was determined to tell this story – Jin's story – with all the complexity and nuance it deserved.

Little did she know that this assignment would not only change her career but would also set her on a collision course with destiny, one that would intertwine her fate with Jin's in ways neither of them could have imagined.

As she gathered her things to leave the office, Y/N's phone buzzed with a text from an unknown number. Her breath caught as she read the message:

"Ms. Y/N, I look forward to our upcoming collaboration. Let's both do our best to uncover the truth. - Kim Seokjin"

[danahawthorne]

Meet the Author

Dana E. Hawthorne | 25 | Writer and Artist

Dana E. Hawthorne has been a writer for thirteen years. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a bachelors degree in the Fine Arts. Hawthorne has worked as a news producer, social media director, web designer, voice actress, and illustrator. In 2017, she was honored nationally by the Kennedy Center’s VSA Playwright Foundation.

Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Drama, Science Fiction, Erotica.

Current WIP: TBD

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[xakuprime-4]

So as the world's most normal Xaku main, I - in my infinite disappointment that Xaku didn't get their prime during tennocon - decided that I would try and recreate base Xaku in Destiny 2.

Details under the cut

For all the Destiny players that have never touched Warframe; this is the base appearance of Xaku, and since their design is asymmetrical I had a feeling it would be very difficult to get close to it, but I really only had trouble with my Titan (the class I rarely touched from Launch to Witch Queen) since I would have less armor options for them as I would Hunters and Warlocks. Not to mention I've been a solo player for like. 97% of my playtime and never got to touch the old raid gear outside of being randomly invited to a clan and nabbing some Leviathan guns from clan engrams (thanks Hawthorne)

Anyways here are the appearances I managed to come up with from best to worst, with equipped shaders and armor pieces listed for those who cannot view the images.

[WARLOCK]

Helmet \\ Streetcholar Cover + Crucible Vermillion

Arms \\ Moonfang-X7 Gloves + Carbon Blood

Chest \\ First Ascent Robes + Carbon Blood

Legs \\ Tread of the Helen Lords + New Monarchy Regalia

Class Item \\ Solipsism (default) + Carbon Blood

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Obviously Xaku doesn't have a robe, but as far as the positioning of the armor goes, I'd say it's pretty close to the original. The bond hardly matters at all but since I plan on using the Xaku look I decided I should at least make sure I can have some utility. Overall a solid set, and I'm happy with how this one came out.

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[HUNTER]

Helmet \\ Pathfinder's Helmet + SUROS Tone

Arms \\ Tangled Web Grips + Crucible Prestige

Chest \\ BrayTech Combat Vest + Crucible Prestige

Legs \\ Scorched Hunter Strides + SUROS Tone

Class Item \\ Renegade Hood + Spark of Joy

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Obviously it's not the best, but it still works fairly well. Sure the arms could be on the other way, and the red pieces could use that shine (which I tried to do but shaders work in weird ways and I'm not spending 2 more hours trying to find the red ones that have shine to them) but still a solid look. I do really like the legs though. Helps with the broken look and the light blue almost looks like it could be the tendrils.

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[TITAN]

Helmet \\ Dark Age Helm + SUROS Modular Shine

Arms \\ Moonfang-X7 Gauntlets + Carbon Blood

Chest \\ NPA "Weir-Walker" Plate + Warbrick

Legs \\ Cinder Pinion Greaves + Crucible Redjack

Class Item \\ NPA "Weir-Walker" Mark (Default Shader)

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The Titan is just a mess. The helmet works great, the chest is eh but it works toward the original look, the mark is decent and only there because I needed to reduce clutter and the tube worked to act as a single tendril, but the ARMS. The LEGS. I spent so much time trying to find any of the ones that could possibly be asymmetrical in a way that may work for the design, but of course they're both just clunky looking. The set as a whole doesn't even look cohesive. At least for Xaku the mismatched parts work in their favor but this feels just wrong to me. Spent too much time trying to even find shaders that would make the parts look how I needed them too but in the end I'm not satisfied. There are probably some Eververse ornaments that would probably work better, maybe some raid gear, or some of the old armor I missed in past seasons and vaulted raids. But I just do not have enough for the Titan for this to be good, let alone worth it.

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Anyways if anyone wants to try making their own Xaku's I'd love to see the results, especially for the Titan I'd really like to see them get something better than what I did. Or if you're inspired to make other Warframes in Destiny that would be cool to see. You could definitely make an easy Rhino on a Titan but I'm not gonna worry about that.

[aesthetiqchaii]

wake up babe, new Chaii hyperfix dropped

omg hi gamers

So wild story. I started playing Limbus Company and all of a sudden, poof, an AU of Eve exists. Crazy how things just happen huh?

I've been meaning to make more art of her since this concept but college has been kicking my ass

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some info on the latest AU of the Doors ocs Licht-Hex and I have built (feel free to scroll past the yapping if u want to lol)

In this AU, after Samuel and Eve escape the Hawthorne Inn they find themselves in a completely different universe (PM universe yayyy). Samuel is found first, and becomes a sinner. Eve is found after and also becomes a sinner. They aren't permitted to/don't tell much about their past to the other sinners and the fact that they are quite literally from a whole other universe LMAO

here's some more info about LC!Eve :)

wrath and pride are her main affinities

she uses a net and trident in reference to her manipulative tendencies. First she catches you in a web of lies (net) and stabs you in the back when you don't expect it (trident), or she gets you hook, line, and sinker

her room on the bus is her personal room within the hotel, however it is frozen in time as her room post religious breakdown. I really want to draw it sometime. It was incredibly triggering for her to enter for the first time (and I have done writing for this >:] - which I might link later), but she's come to like her room.

Eve's EGO ties in with previously mentioned religious breakdown as that quite literally wrecked her mentally and heavily contributed to her becoming the person she is inside the hotel. Don't have a name for it but it'd have to do with being forsaken by a higher power

I imagine an ID of hers or another EGO would be her entity form ehehehe (another thing I want to draw)

this is more a fun lil design note but Eve does not have eye shine like ever as a reference to the visible "deadness" of her eyes/mental health

she doesn't heavily manipulate the other sinners as heavily as she does Samuel, however this isn't to say she doesn't put on an act to get on their good sides. Eve is the type to throw herself in front of a blow that could have been easily avoided to "save someone" and "sacrifice herself" for them. She's used to a system of dying and being revived due to her time as an entity in the Hawthorne so it doesn't disturb her at all lmao

anywayyyy ye

I'll be posting more once it's summer (probably - no promises, each time I say this I literally post less LMAO) and I'm considering opening commissions for summer so ye

[mayblossomwave]

Welcome to the official Mayblossomwave tumblr page! Mayblossom is an aesthetic derived from North Korean commercial design, Dollar Store Vernacular, Frutiger Aero and early 2010s web design. Mayblossom is an alternate name for Crataegus Monogyna, or the Common Hawthorn.

[davepatell96]

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[buzzleaps]

25 World's Best all-time Favourite Classics Fiction Books - Untitled Part 1 (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1511633696-25-world%27s-best-all-time-favourite-classics?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=buzzleaps 25 World's Best All-Time Favourite Classics Fiction Books is a selection from the best of the world's best fiction books, bringing together writings by the greatest masters of all times. Carefully picked for their timeless quality, readers are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as 'Pride and Prejudice', 'War and Peace', 'Great Expectations', 'Frankenstein', 'Crime and Punishment', 'Dracula', and 'To the Lighthouse', to name but a few. This outstanding and wide-ranging anthology of stories is a collector's item, designed for readers to refresh their acquaintance with some of the world's finest writing and for newer readers to be introduced to it. Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Virginia Woolf, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Hardy

[25scotwoods]

mandy haggith, gaelic tree https://web-cdn.org/s/1291/file/a-b-tree-project-report.pdf

[firefox-archive]

yeah so tokyo mew mew collection because my local bookstores NEVER have any of the books that arent the first two (2) in an omnibus edition 💔

(reblogs removed because i cant clutter up this account in specific. if you want all the reblogs removed, just go to the post i reblogged from :3)

my monster high collection 🔥🔥🔥

i yap for quite a bit after this dear god be careful 😭

is this just an excuse to yap about my favorite books and overanalyze the damage done to them? yes, yes it is.

No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai (Light damage)

The Setting Sun - Osamu Dazai (Light damage)

Schoolgirl - Osamu Dazai

The Great Gatsby - F. (Francis) Scott Fitzgerald (Cover scratched off on certain edges and corners splitting/bending)

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Cover design was made with something that scratches off easy)

The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Black Beauty - Anna Sewell (Merry Christmas (2019) written inside)

Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery (Merry Christmas (2019) written inside)

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (Heavy damage, as this was my favorite book when I was little lol)

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (Same issue as Crime and Punishment, just not as bad)

All of Jane Austen's works! (VERY old, no damage done to it as my grandparents took good care of it, but its a little yellow)

Almost all of Shakespeare's works (Also very old. You have to give them back to my grandparents though. Even I'm not allowed to keep them, since they are part of a collection)

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (EXTREMELY damaged. Was left in my locker and backpack for years. Bent cover and pages, scratched bits)

The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne (It's a school copy. You'll have to steal it from them though I haven't worked up the courage to ask for a copy yet)

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens (I have no idea where it is. All I know is I have it)

ALL OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S WORKS!!! (MY PRIDE AND JOY! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Edgar Allan Poe!! It's such an honor to have every work by him! In a super cool awesome dummy thick book that rivals dictonaries with a super cool awesome illustration of a raven!!) I will cry so hard if you take this and I will not stop until you give it back

Charlotte's Web - E. B. White (If it's even in my possession anymore, it has sustained great damage. Most likely bent and dog-eared pages (do NOT dog-ear books i will EAT YOU.) and a scratched and bent cover)

The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (Old and belongs to my grandparents)

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (I only have tons of movies and maybe an audiobook somewhere)

Wonder - R. J. Palacio (Oh Wonder, how I miss listening to my teacher read your quotes in that 365 day book. Nostalgia threads me together with this book. You can't have it, it doesn't come with the other books)

saw this cool tag game so I'm gonna do it :)

Reblog with your own list, and say what you'd steal from me and why, and tag some people!

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Dreams Part II.C October-December 2021

102121:

* Web - Oishi Ad photo

* GG - Man Han feast ad photo

* GG - Zwilling ad photo

* Web - WBB Ad photo

* Web - G shock ad video

* Web - Colgate Ad video

* Web - Abby’s choice ad video

* Web - SDC episode 11 preview

* Web - Redmi ad photo

* GG - Tasogare ad photo

* YBO shares behind the scenes video from SDC episode 10

* Web - Eleme Ad video

* GG - Yida hawthorn snack

* Web - Ping An ad video

102221:

* Web - GSHOCK weibo opening screen

* XIAO ZHAN ANNOUNCED AS GUCCI BRAND SPOKESPERSON

* VIDEO

* Photos

* Photos

* Web - SKG Ad photos

* Web - Colgate Ad photo

* Web - Safeguard ad photo

* Web - Haidilao Ad teaser

* Web - SKG ad video

* Web - Rotai Ad teaser

* Web - Redmi ad photo

* GG - GUCCI posts about him on all their social media accounts

* GG - JD Electric Ad video

* Web - Abby’s choice ad photo

102321:

* YIBO ANNOUNCED AD HAIDILAO ENDORSER

* Photos one | two

* Video

* Weibo opening screen

* Web - Bank of Communications ad photo

* GG - YIDA Hawthorn snack teaser ad

* Web - SDC 4 poster

* Web - YBO shares video clips from SDC episode 11

* Web - SDC episode 11 photos shared by Youku

* YBO share photos from SDC episode 11

* Web - SDC episode 11 freestyle with Acky

* Web - BOC ad video

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad video

102421:

* Web - Safeguard ad photo

* Web - KellyOne Ad video

* GG - Zwilling Ad teaser

* Web - Haidilao ad video

* GG - USMILE ad photo

* GG - XZ studio updates Hangzhou vlog

* GG - XZ studio updates photos from westlake

* Web - Let’s chat episode 10 photo

* Web - SDC episode 11 vlog

102521:

* YIBO ANNOUNCED AS ROTAI ENDORSER

* Photo

* Ad video

* Ad VCR

* Web - 1st anniversary of being the ambassador for China Skateboarding

* GG - Zwilling Ad video

* GG - Tasogare ad video

* GG - JD electric ad video

* Web - Redmi Ad photo

* Web - SKG ad video

* Web - Redmi ad video

* Web - Shu uemura photos from live event

* Web - SDC episode 11 behind the scenes highlights

* Web attends Abby’s choice live event : Compilation post of all media

* YBO shares photos from the event

* Trending in entertainment HS 1 XZ in Shenzhen 2 WYB live

102621:

* Web - Rotai ad behind the scenes

* GG - JD electric photoshoot behind the scenes

* GG - Molsion new designs teaser video

* GG - Zwilling Ad behind the scenes

* GG - Roseonly ad video

* GG - JD electric weibo opening screen

* Web - Rotai Ad VCR

* YBO shares behind the scenes photos from SDC episode 11

* Web - Redmi Ad video

* Web - Stride Ad video

102721:

* Web - [NEW SINGLE] “Winter Dream Flying” for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics 100 day countdown theme song

* AUDIO

* VIDEO

* PHOTOS

* Web - Haidilao Ad behind the scenes

* GG - Molsion Ad teaser

* GG - Zwilling Ad VCR

* Web - Redmi Ad photo

* XZ studio shares photos from ADLAD

* Web - Safeguard ad photo

* GG - Breo offline Ads @ Shenzhen Metro station

* GG - Breo Ad video

102821:

* Web - Redmi weibo opening screen

* Web - Abby’s choice behind the scenes video

* GG - Joyoung Ad teaser

* GG - Molsion Ad teaser

* Web - Safeguard Ad behind the scenes video

* YBO shares behind the scenes video from SDC episode 11

* Web - Abby’s choice photos from live event

* Web - VCR for Beijing Olympics

* Web - Redmi Ad VCR

* YIBO ATTENDS REDMI CONFERENCE

* Full Ad premiere

* Photo with Redmi’s GM

* New Ad poster

* Release of Yibo design limited edition phone

* Video of his full appearance at the event

* Web talking about the limited edition phone

* Poster for YIBO DESIGN phone

* YBO shares photos from the event

* Web - EVISU audio clip of the 30th anniv event

102921:

* Web - Redmi shares photos from live event

* XIAO ZHAN ANNOUNCED AS JOYOUNG ENDORSER

* Photo

* Ad video

* Wallpapers

* Weibo opening screen

* GG - Molsion Ad photo

* GG - Zwilling ad behind the scenes

* GG - JD Electric Ad behind the scenes

* Web - Haidilao ad behind the scenes

* Web - Stride Ad photo

* Web - Chocday Ad photo

* GG - Joyoung Ad video

* Web - Rotai Ad photo

* GG - Molsion Ad video and photo

* GG - Breo teaser for 11/1 new product launch

* YBO shares photos from SDC rehearsal

103021:

* Web - Safeguard ad photo

* GG - Li nining Ad photos

* GG - Joyoung Ad behind the scenes video part 1

* Web - Haidilao ad behind the scenes

* SDC SEASON 4 FINALS

* YBO shares teaser

* Photo with Team Boom

* YBO shares photos of Hat! Bo old school style

* Let’s Chat final ep photos

* VIDEO : Captain Entrance and Freestyle

* VIDEO : Team Boom Performance - Old School

* VIDEO : Announcement of the Winner

* SDC 4 Finals Media Compilation. both CP and Solo Fansites.

103121:

* Web - photo with Team Boom

* Web - SKG Ad video

* Web - Colgate Ad behind the scenes

* YBO shares more photos from SDC FINALE

* YBO posts team boon artwork

* GG - Joyoung ad behind the scenes part 2

* GG - Mendale Ad photo

* Web - AUX VCR for 11.11

November 2021

110121:

* GG - Breo Dream 6 Ad photo

* Web - Safeguard Ad video

* GG - JD Electric Ad photo

* Web - Peacebird Ad photo

* GG - Joyoung Ad video Part 3

* GG - YIDA Ad video ( snow )

* Web - SKG ad behind the scenes

* GG - Roborock Ad photo

* Web - China Unicom Ad video

* GG - Breo VCR for Dream 6 launch event

110221:

* GG - JD electric Ad photo

* Web - Lenovo ad video

* GG - Joyoung Ad behind the scenes

* Web - Peacebird Ad photo

* GG - GUCCI X Vogue Ad video “Gucci Love Parade”

* Photo

* GG - Li ning ad photo

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

* GG - Yida Ad behind the scenes

110321:

* GG - new yuguyao poster

* GG - JD Electric ad poster

* GG - Zwilling Ad behind the scenes

* GG - Breo Dream 6 ad video

* Web - Ariel ad video

* YIBO ATTENDS EVISU 30th anniversary

* Compilation of all media during the event

* YBO shares photos

110421:

* Web - EVISU Douyin video

* Web - EVISU photo

* Web - SDC 4 photos via youku

* Web - VCR for CCTV 6 Heritage night

* Web - VCR for Beddybear

* GG - VCR for Breo Dream 6

* Web - Richora Ad video

* XZS shares photos from GUCCI photoshoot behind the scenes

110521:

* YBO shares “stock photos” of Web from SDC 4

* SDC 4 recap photos via SDC weibo

* GG - Mendale Ad photo

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad photo

110621:

* XIAO ZHAN ANNOUNCED AS BOSIDENG’S NEW ENDORSER

* PHOTOS

* VIDEO

* OFFLINE ADS

* Web - Ping An ad video

* GG - JD electric 3d Ad

* GG - Li Ning 1990 Ad photos

* GG - Li Ning Ad video

* YBO shares a video of SDC 4 Episode 6 behind the scenes

* Web - performance of Burn It All Down Remix for LOL Worlds 2021 halftime

110721:

* GG - Dettol Ad behind the scenes

* YBO posts comprehensive recap of SDC

* GG - Budweiser Me7 Ad photo

110821:

* Web - Oishi Ad photo

* GG - Breo Dream 6 ad photo

* Web - KFC Ad photo and video

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

* GG - Molsion Ad video

* GG - Zwilling 3d offline Ad

* Web - Redmi Ad VCR

* Announcement that ADLAD Zhengzhou is cancelled

* Web - EVISU 30th Anniv feature video

* GG - Li Ning Ad video

110921:

* XZS posts the Shenzhen Vlog

* GG - Molsion Ad and Photo

* Web - China Unicom Ad video

* GG mentioned in a podcast by JS

111021:

* Web - Lenovo Ad photo

* GG - Zwilling Ad behind the scenes

* GG - Deluxe Ice cream ad photo

* GG - Mendale Ad photo

* Web - BOC Ad video

* GG - KXZ Ad video

* GG - Joyoung Ad photo

111121:

* GG - KXZ Ad behind the scenes

* GUCCI changes GG’s title to Global Brand Ambassador on their social media posts

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

111421:

* Web - Haidilao Ad video

* GG - XZS posts photos from Shenzhen ( Kite flying )

111521:

* Web - behind the scenes photos ( wind from luoyang )

* Web - Lowen Ad photo

* Web - SuperX Ad photo

* Web - Oishi Ad photo

* Web - CEO of Evisu shares photo with Yibo

* GG - KXZ Ad photos

* GG Wins actor of the year @ Nubia Awards

111621:

* Web - Lyfen Ad video

111721:

* Web - China Unicom Ad photo

* Web - IQIYI posts on twitter about Luoyang

* GG - posts a Douyin video!!!

* Web - Audi VCR Ad

111821:

* Web - Chocday Ad photo

* Web - China Unicom Ad video

* GG - Molsion Douyin Ad

111921:

* GG - GUCCI Ad video

* YIBO ATTENDS Pechoin 90th Anniversary fanmeet

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad video

* Web - Douyin video

* YBO shares photos of Web from Pechoin fanmeet

112021:

* XZS Posts Shenzhen Vlog ( Kite Flying )

112121:

* Web - Pechoin Ad video

* GG - Molsion Ad photo

112221:

* Web - Oishi Ad photo

* Web - Anonymous film posts teaser poster

112321:

* GG - His “hashtag/topic” in Douyin has been viewed 90 billion times. The first celebrity to reach that number in the platform

* Web - Luoyang concept preview

* Sina TV posts about Luoyang’s press conference and it’s release date of 12/1

112421:

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang new trailer

* Web - Luoyang new character poster

* YBO posts douyin featuring Web as Baili

* Web - PeaceBird Ad video

* Law firm hired by XZS released statement regarding antis and suing them

* Anonymous character poster and the movie featured in CCTV 6 Channel

* YBO updates to Baili Hongyi

112521:

* Web - teaser for Fengqi Luoyang press conference photo and video

* Web - KellyOne VCR ad

* GG - Bosideng Ad video

* GG - GUCCI Ad photo one | two

* Web - KFC x Anta Ad photo

112621:

* GG - Li Ning Ad video

* YBO shares photos from FQL press conference

* FQL Press conference - FULL english subbed

* Photos from the presscon one | two

* Xiao Zhan’s “Ace Troops” have received distribution license today. Total of 48 episodes.

* GG - GUCCI Ad photo one | two

* YBO posts “solving the puzzle”

* Web - Ping An Ad video

112721:

* Tianjin Horizon Network Technology Co., Ltd., a related company of Wang Yibo, successfully registered "Yebo", "YIBO", "王一博", etc. The international classification of trademarks involves food, clothing, shoes and hats.

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao ad photo

* Web - Ping An Ad video

* YBO posts FQL presscon photoshoot bts and funny tidbits

112821:

* Web - FQL Weibo Douyin update featuring Shendu Trio

* YBO posts photo for 3 day countdown

* Web - Douyin Update ( Yeekies! )

112921:

* Web - Stride Ad Video 1

* Web - Stride Ad Video 2

* Web - FQL New drama poster

* Web - Douyin post with Shendu Trio

* YBO posts new poster for Baili - 2 days to go

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

* YUEHUA WEIBO POST: Explanation on the progress of the series of cases concerning Mr. Wang Yibo's reputation

* GG - Tasogare ad photo

113021:

* XIAO ZHAN ANNOUNCED AS LIUSHEN’S NEW ENDORSER

* Photo and VCR

* Web - Luoyang Sneak Peek into Baili Hongyi

* Web - Luoyang screening schedule

* Web - New poster for Baili

* Web - Video with Shendu Trio

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad photo

* Web - ELEME Ad photo

December 2021

120121:

* YBO posts photoshoot video of BAILI HONGYI

* Web - China Unicom Ad video

* Web - Baili poster

* Luoyang behind the scenes tidbits

* PREMIERE OF FENGQI LUOYANG

* YBO douyin update featuring Baili

* Web - Chunzhen Ad video

120221:

* Web - Gshock Year of the Tiger product release video

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad video

* GG - Elle January 2022 issue teaser and announcement of sale at 12nn

* GG - Bosideng Ad photo

* GG - Elle January 2022 issue teaser video

"Authentic" is what Xiao Zhan and his collaborators would say when they were interviewed. words mentioned repeatedly. Xiao Zhan learns from various crews and acting teachers. Techniques to maximize the use of emotions. "It hasn't changed for me, It’s how to bring your sincere feelings to the audience. you feel that the emotional concentration has reached 100%, but the audience only feels after receiving 50%, how do we express the remaining 50%?

* Fengqi Luoyang popularity in IQIYI Station reaches more than 8k.

* GG - Elle January 2022 Issue cover reveal

Two covers, one night edition and one day edition, record the two states of Xiao Zhan. Last summer, Wei Ji Nian Cao Yu’s 110th birthday, Xiao Zhan and Cao Yu’s daughter, playwright Wan Fang had a dramatic dialogue. between two generations. Xiao Zhan asked: Is "authenticity "The most important element in our creative process?" Wanfang’s answer Mentioned a sentence in "Winter Journey": There is no road leading to Sincerity, sincerity is the way in itself. At this moment, Xiao Zhan is walking in the "authentic". On the road, night and day, go to the future.

* GG - Elle January 2022 Issue photoshoot video Brave New World

* YBO douyin post ft Baili

* GG mentioned by Han Xu as her rolemodel

120321:

* Web - KFC ad photo

* Web - MV for his song WE STAY TOGETHER for the My People, My Devotion documentary.

* GG - posting about DC on TV series awards

* GG - Elle January 2022 Issue photos

* One | Two

* YBO posts artwork of Baili

* Web - Baili new photo

* WEB - PING AN FANMEET Compilation

120421:

* YBO posts stills of Baili

* GG - Liushen Ad VCR

* IQIYI weibo shares stills of Baili

* Web posts skateboard video on Douyin

* Luoyang behind the scenes episode 10

120521:

* GG - Mendale Ad photo

* Web - Fengqi luoyang presscon photo

* Web - Baili Hongyi artwork

* Web - Luoyang presscon new behind the scenes interview bts video and photos

* Web - Luoyang Douyin

* Web - charity VCR for protecting animals in the winter

* YBO posts behind the scenes of Baili Hongyi chase scene in episode 10

* Douluo Continent awarded as one of the Top Ten Influential Weibo 2021 TV Series.

120621:

Xiao Zhan - announced as Ralph Lauren Fragrance spokesperson :

* Photo

* Video Ad

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang production video

* Xiao Zhan spotted @ Universal Studios Beijing

* Xiao Zhan ELLE January 2022 Issue full interview and feature

* Fengqi Luoyang broke the historical record of 10 million in total barrage comments of Iqiyi drama series in 5 days!

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang BTS ; solving the puzzle

120721:

* Web - Luoyang feature ; Baili Hongyi as a character

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; Episode 10 chase scene

* Web - Chanel Ad photo

* Web - Baili Hongyi profile via YBO

* GG - Mendale Ad photo

120821:

* Web - announced as Luoyang’s Cultural and Tourism Ambassador

* Web - Ping An fanmeet behind the scenes video

* Photos

* Web - Luoyang Tourism VCR

* GG - Bubly Ad photo

* Web - Baili photos

* Web - Chanel Ad photo

* Web - Baili Hongyi preview via YBO

120921:

* GG - Tod’s Ad photos

* GG - Molsion Ad video

* Web - WBB ad video

* Web - Haidilao Ad photo

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; practicing a scene with HX

* Web - Abby’s choice ad photo

* Web - Baili photos

* YIBO DOUYIN UPDATE

121021:

* Web - Haidilao Ad photo and video

* GG - Li Ning ad video

* GG - Zenith Ad VCR

* GG - Budweiser ME7 Ad VCR

* Web praised by skateboarding referee Tian Jun

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; Eating with HX

* Web - Luoyang behind the scenes via YBO

* GG - Molsion Ad photo

* Web - new Baili artwork via YBO

* GG - Mendale ad photo

121121:

* Web - Abby’s choice Ad photo

* Web - Luoyang bts ( baili’s wound )

* Web - Baili memes via YBO

* Web - Luoyang photos

* Web - Chocday VCR Ad

* Web - new Baili artwork via YBO

121221:

* GG - Li Ning ad photos

* GG - mentioned in an NY Times article regarding his endorsement of Zenith watches

* Web - Baili Hongyi is number 1 in Weibo character index list

* Web - Baili photos via YBO

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

* GG - Elle photoshoot repo

121321:

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad video

121421:

* GG - one of the too Fashion Stars in Asia

* Web - Baili Hongyi / WYB solo special video

* Web - Excerpts from WYB special edition video via YBO

* GG - KXZ Ad video

* Web - Douyin video ( magic )

* Web - Beddybear Ad photo

* Web - Xie Yun featured in Asian Pops Magazine

121521:

* Web - Baili Hongyi photos via YBO

* Web - Luoyang preview video via YBO

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad photo

* Web - Baili photos

* Web - Luoyang BTS video via YBO

* Web - SKG Ad GIF

* Web - SKG Ad video

* Web - BANANAIN Ad VCR

* GG - Li Ning Ad photos

* Web - Baili new character poster

121621:

* Web - Beijing Winter Olympics 50 day countdown VCR

* Article: "Fengqi Luoyang" was scheduled to be played by Wang Yibo before the broadcast of "Chen Qingling"

* Web - Stride Ad video

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad

* Web - Fengqi luoyang photos

* GG - Oasis update

* Web - Baili Hongyi photos ( back and shoulders 😍 )

* XZS posts a new vlog of GG playing games

* Xiao Zhan - Tod’s ad photo

121721:

* Web - Lyfen Ad photo

* GG - WeTV ad photos

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang behind the scenes “Baili Drawing”

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang BTS ; Shendu Trio discussing Baili’s Elixir discovery

* Web - League of Legends S11 performance Director’s cut

* Web - Baili Hongyi photos

* GG - Mendale Ad video Director’s cut

* Web - Fengqi Luoyang photos

* GG - 2 new photos released from ELLE photoshoot

121821:

* Web - Anta Ad video

* Web - YBO posts new artwork for Baili Hongyi

* Web - Baili Hongyi new photos

* Web - XMLY episode 77

121921:

* GG - Breo Ad VCR

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; explosion scene

* Web - ANONYMOUS movie film wrap up post

* Web - Luoyang bts ; strangulation scene

122021:

* Web - Helen Keller endorsement teaser

* GG - Ralph Lauren Fragrances photos more photos

* Web - Oishi Ad photo

* GG - WeTV Ad VCR

* GG - Man Han Feast Ad photo

* GG - WeTV carnival ad photo one two

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; tacit understanding between GBZ and Baili

* GG - Dettol 3d ad in Chongqing

122121:

* Web - Douyin Update

* Web - KFC Ad video

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; petting the Kitty

* GG - weibo post for winter solstice

* Web - Huang Xuan mentions Yibo in his interview

* Web - Yibo official feature on Baili Hongyi and his pockets

* ADLAD BEIJING DAY ONE for invite only and not open to public. To last till 12/26.

122221:

* GG ANNOUNCED AS LIU LIUMEI ENDORSER

* Photo

* Video

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad video

* Web - Eleme Ad photo

* Web - Baili Hongyi new character poster

* Web - AUDI Ad video

* Web - Baili Hongyi character portraits via YBO

* Web - NYE message via his weibo account

* GG - ADLAD behind the scenes

* GG - Molsion Ad photos

* GG - Liu Liumei mobile wallpapers

* Web - Baili Hongyi Q version

* GG - Repo of people who attended the ADLAD 12/21 special show

122321:

* Web - Lowen Ad photo

* GG - Li Ning Ad photo

* Web - Stride Ad video

* GG - Bubly Ad video

* GG - weibo post ( polaroid photos ) from Universal Studios Beijing

* XZS weibo post ( polaroid photos ) from Universal Studios Beijing

* Web - Pechoin Ad photo

* Web - Anta Ad photo

* Web - Luoyang BTS ; script reading

* Web - Luoyang photos

* Web - Shu Uemura Ad photo

* Web - Helen Keller Glasses weibo opening screen

122421:

* YIBO ANNOUNCED AS HELEN KELLER GLASSES BRAND SPOKESPERSON

* Photos

* Video

* GG - Ralph Lauren offline Ad photos

* GG - Li Ning Ad video

* GG - Molsion Ad ( Christmas ) video

* Web - Xiang Piao Piao Ad photo

* GG - Wang Keran ( ADLAD Chief Producer ) mentions Xiao Zhan in his new book.

* Web - Rotai Ad photo

* Web - Luoyang photos

122521:

* GG - Liu Liumei ad photo

* Web - Helen Keller Glasses VCR + behind the scenes teaser.

* WANG YIBO releases teaser photo for his new single “One”

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MY BOOK OF FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S X WINGS OF FIRE CROSSOVERS!!

Okay whenever I listen to a songs I like my mind will automatically chime whatever WoF character fits it best. Either a canon character, my original character, or someone from my WoF AU. So Imma record ALL of my grand ideas on here 😌

1. You can’t hide-Strongwings and Fierceteeth watching out for Sunny the night she steals the Obsidion Mirror.

2. Dead but not buried-Orca’s statue chasing Tsunami and also because it’s an inanimate object created to kill dragonets I REALLY wanna use Orca for a crossover

3. It’s in my blood-Winter mad at his dead dad

4. I got no time-Fathom and Indigo hiding from Albatross while he goes insane :)

5. Fetch-Deathbringer bragging about fetching his dead targets as an assassin

6. No more-My OC Polar be breaking the system in the arena

7. Die in a fire-Sora literally tries to explode Icicle with fire of course she wants Icicle to die in a fire

8. Into the pit-Battlewinner be chilling in a pit of lava and Starflight thinks the Nightwings are sus

9. The ultimate fright-Wasp mind controlling the Hivewings and creeping out the Silkwings

10. Get away-Blue getting away from said Hivewings

11. The puppet song-Clay being the supportive bean he is

12. Withered-Flame complaining about his face

13. We’re not coming back-Wren and Sky running off on their own and not going back to their families

14. Dance to forget-Foeslayer the MOTHERLY FIGURE being tortured in “UNDERGROUND” ice cave and being frozen by stabbing her COLD CHEST

15. Labyrinth-Smolder dealing with his sisters and trying to live a happy life then it all goes down and he can finally spite them

16. Lullaby dies-Albatross singing Fathom a lullaby like a nice grandpa but the lullaby dies and he tries to kill him

17. Don’t forget-Leafwings be angry at Hivewings for killing them off and killing their home and now they angry and want revenge

18. Run run-Either Palm or my OC Dusk, both of them like to run away from people

19. Break cycle-The DoD and Jade Winglet shall break the cycles of wars between tribes

20. Afton family-I think the royal Seawing family is screwed up, but the royal ICEWING family is even more screwed

21. Disconnected-Webs was bEtRAyEd by the talons of peace

22. Cycle-Io and Swordtail bout to break their cycle they fell victim to. Great song too ����

23. Nightmare by design-Hailstorm and Pyrite having identity issues

24. Dream your dream-Whiteout will dream her dream because her life is messed up and it SHOULDN’Tbe she be a precious bean 😭

25. Save me-Coral rushing down to save her children and mourning over Orca

26. To be beautiful-Scarlet manipulating Icicle and saying how beautiful she was before her face was melted off lol

27. Break my mind-Dude Gill got some mental

28. Look at me now-Look at Darkstalker he be trapped inside Peacemaker now :O

29. Join us for a bite-Fatespaker trying to be friendly to Starflight but everyone else is NOT HELPING-!!

30. Stay calm-Turtle trying not to have a heart attack the length of his life

31. Don’t come crying-Anemone acting like she’s all that

32. Left behind- Chameleon was left behind by the Rainwings. I mean come on. The song screamed Chameleon to me.

33. I can’t fix you-Icicle being all that to Winter’s face and she be disappointed in him

34. Phantoms in the night-In my AU Chameleon’s forms are individual “spirits” like in this song

35. Count the Ways-If all the WoF deaths had some sort of puppet master behind it all, it would be Crescent from my AU trying to kill off Chameleon because he’s still alive

36. It’s been so long-Kestrel mourning over her post children. Mostly her son who she supposedly killed.

37. Springtrap finale-Hawthorn has been punished for his actions stuck in a cramped space away from others for a long time. He knows a lot of things and is kinda insane. Plus he’s green.

38. Crawling-For some reason Ennard reminds me of Arctic. Cause Arctic had to rip out his own guts just like the Funtimes-if there was an in the flesh song I’d put it as Arctic-😭

AAANNDD that’s it!! Thanks those who stuck with me till the end. Heck this still wasn’t as many ideas as I’ve had, I just shuffled ONE playlist I have and went from whatever song comes up first. Ha. Expect MORE crossovers!!! Until then feel free to use these for any ideas!

[ayellowbirds]

Today being my birthday, i had the time and energy to finally do some drawing after ages of neither time nor drive. So, i spent that on sketching out some headshots of the recurring characters of 33 Usher Street, my 1920s (and beyond?) vampire hunters story. Meet the employees, management, friends, and nuisances of the Usher Street House of Antiquities and Curios, an estate management company specializing in settling the affairs of the unusually deceased. This is both a source of income and a cover for their real calling: the elimination of dangerous vampires and other hostile undead. 

Solomon “Sol” Szombathy (gay intersex man), a Jewish dhampir of Romanian-American extraction (late of Pittsburgh, Vandalia) has arrived at the USHAC with his guardian in tow, after both of them got involved in a vampire attack. Sol’s ability to see the invisible and the surges of supernatural strength he gets when battling the undead are especially useful, as is the hawthorn-wood cane he uses to deal with the chronic pain he feels the rest of the time. 

James “Jim” Cullock III (asexual cisgender man) is a Scottish immigrant who helped co-found the USHAC as the assistant of a longtime vampire hunter; his love of gardening has given him many potent botanical weapons against vampires, including especially hardy and richly-scented roses that repel most bloodsuckers. He’s taken to maintaining a backstage role for the most part, as his lifelong issues with visual hallucinations have gotten worse with age.

The Reverend Doctor Matteus J. Hammer (transgender man of no particular sexuality) is an aging monster hunter of no small repute, his experience having brought him briefly as a boarder to the Szombathy house. His recommendation brought Sol to Usher Street, but can the perspective of this eccentric wandering hero be relied upon?

Randolph Carter (in-denial bisexual cis man) was once an author of minor repute with a fondness for the strange and occult, but encounters with the genuinely supernatural have mellowed his previously bigoted worldview. While he still struggles to be a halfway decent person in a reality that is at odds with his beliefs, his expertise with languages, obscure subject matters, and research makes him at least a useful jackass when it comes to spending time among his books.

Pluton is a very good judge of character, for a one-eyed cat. And oddly skilled at making his way out of dangerous situations, to the point that one might almost think he has more than the usual nine lives. It’s no wonder that the USHAC often bring the cat along.

Constance “Connie” Wright (pansexual cis woman) is a former orphan with the miraculous talent to ‘chew’ raw materials into new shapes, a skill she most often uses to create nails for sealing up coffins and the like. Naturally, the rail-thin Connie’s favorite weapon is a heavily weighted steel sledgehammer, when she can’t just do some slugging with a sturdy baseball bat.

Dorotheea “Dotty” Szombathy (transgender lesbian) is a golem that once served as Sol’s guardian, and is now happily living as his adopted sister. Her ability to reshape her naturally earthen clay body pairs well with her immunity to most forms of vampiric attack, as an artificial being. Prone to switching between having difficulty speaking at all and being effusively loquacious, she finds it easiest to focus when she has something to occupy her hands and mind.

Marie Bosley (bisexual cis woman) was and is the greatest vampire hunter in the United States, even if these days she prefers to stay at home and listen to music. Her unmatched knowledge of apotropaic magic allows her to create boundaries and barriers that no vampiric influence can pass, and lets her open the way for her proteges.

Esther "Essie” Levi (asexual cis woman) is the self-proclaimed ‘fastest knot-tier east of the Rockies’, and an unmatched expert in knotting string, yarn, thread, and cord to achieve magical effects. Paired with a gift for strategic thinking and an eye for symptoms of vampirism, she can easily weave a web that no bloodsucker is going to get through.

Aleister “Al” Jones (gay cis man) is a multilingual expert in stealth, infiltration, and charm whose gentlemanly demeanor is in no way at odds with his fondness for boxing. Unfortunately for opponents that would see him as unarmed except for a disarming smile, he’s also the bearer of a pair of gloves lined with the relics of a Catholic saint invoked against vampires.

Wilhemina “Will” Fawkes (lesbian cis woman) is the USHAC’s resident machinery buff, with cutting-edge expertise in automobiles, radios, firearms, and more. Her fondness for artifice means that the only thing that can distract her from something shiny and new is an animated short at the nearest theater, and her love of testing the limits of machinery means that her allies often find she’s made unexpected ‘upgrades’ to important equipment.

Adriaen ten Boom (bisexual cis man) is the most senior of the employees of the USHAC, a skilled actor whose pyrokinetic gift makes his good looks more than just smoldering. In spite of these charms, he’s actually fairly naïve when it comes to romance, and is prone to charming his way into entanglements he didn’t mean to get into.

Smith the Mechanical Heel (just a real dick) is a World’s Fair experiment gone wrong, and now runs the criminal underworld in Jackson, Massachusetts—which puts him at odds with the USHAC, since that’s where their home base is. He sees most of the employees as potentially useful additions to his crew, but he’s especially interested in learning more about Dotty’s magically-constructed nature, in the hopes of making himself more lifelike. He’s not above getting involved in things that involve the undead....

The Ghosts of Madeline and Roderick Usher (cis lesbian and cis gay man) are the former owners of the land on which the USHAC was built, and haven’t moved on since the new tenants turned up. Freed of mortal concerns, they’re fond of teasing the living staff members, and serve as a second line of defense after Marie’s wards and magical traps. Roderick is absolutely certain that he’s going to get his ectoplasm all up on Randolph one of these days, and nobody feels up to questioning his taste in men; Madeline is the company gossip fiend and the best source of information on comings and goings at 33 Usher Street.

Dr. Joaquín de la Garza (closeted nonbinary queer) is a local physician who has a close working relationship with the USHAC, and is very fond of the mysteries and excitement they bring to his life. Exactly what brought a medical expert of Zapotec and Spanish heritage all the way up east is uncertain, but the good doctor seems to know a lot more about the supernatural than one might expect from just his familiarity with the secrets of the Usher Street staff.

Phoebe Khrysos (???) is a remarkably pristine ancient automaton, whose actual provenance is uncertain. Resembling a child made of silver, glass, and gold, she has a mischievous mystery about her that makes her more like a mechanical fairy than a precious relic. What motivates her and how she sees the living and the undead remain to be seen....

Zuleika Dobson (pansexual cis woman) is a a con artist, thief, and scammer who has broken many hearts and far more bank accounts; her lack of concern about what she leaves in her wake may have finally caught up with her when she targets some valuable goods in a city with a vampire problem. Can someone so untrustworthy be relied upon when there’s undeath to deal with, or will her self interest put her in the way of both bloodsuckers and the USHAC alike?

33 Usher Street leans heavily on the public domain, and will do so much more than just in the few characters here that originated elsewhere. Some of these designs are likely to change as the story develops, but i’m just so happy to finally get them on paper!

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Web!Jon Roleplays Canon!Jon: With Mixed Results?

I wrote this a while ago and now that Sucker’s Bet is finally finished I can post it! Yay! This takes place an indeterminate amount of time after the end of Sucker’s Bet. The exact opposite thing happened with this story that usually happens: I had a very depressing idea and then I was REALLY METICULOUS to make sure it was fluffy. What’s fluffier than healthy discussions about boundaries, needs, and consent?

CW for some unnegotiated roleplay stuff? The same topics that were hit in Sucker’s Bet are hit here. Suggestion of future sexual activity/language but no follow-up. 

“Do it! Do it! Do it!” Sasha chanted, thumping her glass on the table and cheering uproariously. “Do it! Do it!”

Tim laughed drunkenly, slapping the table too. “Double dog dare you! Do it! Do it!”

Good lord, this was like secondary. Jon rolled his eyes, hiding himself behind his cider. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Martin.

Sasha: thought it would be funny, scientific curiosity. She wanted to see some magic, and Jon was a magician. Little more than a pub bet.

Tim: similarly, morbid curiosity.  Had more complicated feelings about the whole thing, but that was partly why he was doing it: make everything normal, settle in, stop awkwardly hiding parts of us from each other. Thought that this would help them make friends, also a pub bet.

Martin…

They probably wouldn’t have asked if they weren’t drunk as hell.

Or maybe they would have. Jon was silently hoping that Tim and Sasha would become more comfortable with him. He had a lot of tricks and methods to make them more comfortable with him, but he had decided very firmly to relax. If Tim and Sasha didn’t like him...well, he had already done possibly the douchiest thing possible to them, and they hung out with him anyway, so their expectations were probably on the floor.

Granted, that was mostly in Martin contexts. He rarely hung out with them alone. They were probably only putting up with him because he was Jon’s boyfriend. Jon knew how it was, and frequently exploited it: you think you’re part of his group until you realize he’s terrible and break up with him, and then suddenly you have no friends, so you never get around to breaking up with him and you’re never happy and you never find someone you’re happy with. 

Martin assured him frequently that they liked him. He suggested that Jon ask them, which he may have gotten from a CBT workbook that he surreptitiously read, but Jon was well aware how that put people in an awkward position. If they didn’t like you, what would they do - tell you?

Well. Tim would. Yeah, Tim would. This was why Tim was trustworthy and a good person. Jon loved people who were incapable of lying, it was like watching zoo animals through binoculars. 

They wouldn’t have asked if they weren’t drunk as hell. But they were drunk as hell, and there was nothing better than pub tricks. 

“What I don’t understand,” Tim said, in that kind of dancing lilting way that only the half-drunk were capable of, “is how you convinced everyone that you knew how to do that job when you, like, don’t read anything more complicated than fashion magazines.”

“I knew he couldn’t do the job,” Sasha said furiously, draining her gin and tonic. “I knew it, but did anybody listen?”

“We all knew, honey.”

Jon shrugged, adjusting his long linen shirt that hugged his torso flatteringly. Honestly, if Jon had been born a woman he would have been too powerful. “That one involved a little bit of spider powers,” he admitted. “But not much. I didn’t do much other than record statements. Telling Sasha that we ‘appreciate her initiative’, but, like, grudgingly, meant that she actually did most of the work.”

Sasha’s jaw dropped in indignation. “I did most of the - shit, I did! I did all of the archiving stuff, didn’t I?”

“I just looked really hurried and spent a lot of time in my office,” Jon said apologetically. “If you always sound stressed then people just assume that you’re doing things. I was really chatting up people on Tinder most of the time.”

“I was not paid enough,” Sasha grumbled, leaning back in her seat. 

“You keep making yourself out to be lazy,” Martin said mildly. He wasn’t drinking, designated as the sober one of the group tonight. “But you were using that downtime to do other work for your other job.”

Jon himself had a drink or two and he was pleasantly light headed - not drunk, but tipsy enough to feel confident and to shut up all of the annoying anxious voices in his head. It was refreshing, and felt very good. That being said, when Jon was fourteen and Gerry sixteen Agnes sat them with a twenty slide powerpoint presentation on how drinking culture in the UK facilitated alcoholism without recognition of it, so these are things you should never do while drinking and this is how to prevent binge drinking and unhealthy drinking habits. Jon didn’t always listen - alcohol was God’s solution for anxiety - but he tried. Agnes also tried that with Annabelle, but she just hissed at her and downed an entire energy drink at once while staring her in the eyes. They figured Annabelle wasn’t at risk. 

“I still don’t believe you,” Tim said imperiously, slamming his pint on the table and making his beer slosh. “If you did the whole schtick now, it would come off so fake.”

“Definitely. I never fall for the same thing twice,” Sasha bragged. “It would obviously still be Jon - what, Hawthorne? Jon Hawthorne. Or was it Hastings…”

“Hawthorne today,” Jon said politely. But he just shrugged, leaning back in his own seat and sipping delicately at his hard cider. “I can guarantee that, if I pulled out that persona again, nobody at this table would be able to see through it.” At Martin’s surly look, Jon appended, “Maybe Martin would.” Everybody shot him slightly incredulous looks, and he sighed. “I promise I’m good at my job! I’m only...transparent when I’m socializing outside of a persona. You all caught me at a weird time in my life.” He shuddered. “Vacations. Never again.”

“The problem with all of that was vacations,” Martin said flatly. 

“Do it! Do it! Do it!” Sasha chanted, thumping her glass on the table and cheering uproariously. “Do it! Do it!”

Tim laughed drunkenly, slapping the table too. “Double dog dare you! Do it! Do it!”

Good lord, this was like secondary. Jon rolled his eyes, hiding himself behind his cider. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Martin. 

Sasha: thought it would be funny, scientific curiosity. She wanted to see some magic, and Jon was a magician. Little more than a pub bet. 

Tim: similarly, morbid curiosity.  Had more complicated feelings about the whole thing, but that was partly why he was doing it: make everything normal, settle in, stop awkwardly hiding parts of us from each other. Thought that this would help them make friends, also a pub bet. 

Martin…

In Martin, Jon saw the same thing that he had always seen. Even stronger, today, than ever. For a month, back then, it had been little more than intrusive thoughts and some light, bored mental meandering. For two, three, months, it had grown deeper and deeper, so thoroughly that it was a surprise. Jon had done a very good job with him. Granted, he had just meant to flirt to keep him complacent, not to end up...doing all of that, and going through all of this, and ending up here. That had never quite been in the plan. 

Martin thought that this roleplay would he really fucking hot. Which, ultimately, swayed Jon: he liked it when Martin thought he was hot. It wasn’t hard, but somehow it meant much more to him than it did from anybody else. It was very strange: that something so easily attained was treasured so highly. Deeply nonsensical. 

“I’m not doing it,” Jon said firmly, and both Tim and Sasha groaned. “It’s not a party trick, guys. Martin, can you scooch? I need the loo.”

Jon, of course, took a slightly meandering approach to the loo. He ditched his pea coat and scarf at the table hidden underneath the tablecloth just out of sight. He fetched a pair of abandoned glasses left on a pub (their owner was annoying a woman), grabbed an abandoned blazer off the back of a chair (its owner was almost passed out drunk, Jon could give it back before the end of the night). He slipped into the bathroom and added his new accessories, taking care to tuck his shirt in. He slipped a hairband from his wrist and quickly did his hair up in a messy bun - he really did need a lot of gel and some combs to get it in his bun normally, but he’d do the best with what he had. Jon glanced in the mirror, looking himself over and fixing his bun as best as he could. He took a deep breath, then two. 

There was always that moment: when Jon slid into it. It felt like skidding on ice, thrust someplace else. Or like an exhale, centering himself as his molecules rearranged. It was a thrilling feeling, often accompanied by a heady thrill or adrenaline. 

No matter how many times he did this, it was still fun. Jon loved it. He really, really loved winning. And Jon always won. 

When Jon walked back to the table, his posture was uncomfortably stiff yet visibly hunched over. Look proud and professional, but deeply feel uncomfortable with the noise and sound and clamor of the pub. Anxious and socially awkward, but trying to hide it - that was familiar. 

Jon halted at the table, where Tim was already telling Martin about a snowboarding accident. They stopped short when they saw him, one hand worrying at his blazer as he scowled at them. “Martin, will you move over? I can’t get to my seat.”

“Uh,” Martin said intelligently. 

“Any day now,” Jon said frostily. 

Martin quickly got up and let Jon slide in. Jon, who had been sitting pressed up against Martin’s side, took care to slide much further away so he was more hovering at the edges of the group -  not enough that it was awkward, but definitely a bit to the right of Sasha directly ahead of him. He avoided eye contact with everybody, picking up his drink and sniffing it suspiciously. The accent was the easiest part of it, the only wrinkle carefully making it almost perceivably fake. 

“Holy shit,” Tim said loudly, voice rising in incredulity, “you actually did it?”

“Did what?” Jon asked. He carefully took a sip of the drink, before grimacing in distaste. “Absolutely vile…” 

“You did the thing,” Sasha said, so excited she was almost bouncing up and down. “You’re doing the thing, holy shit! That was such a Jon face!”

“Er. If you say so.” Jon busied himself with the drink again, obviously pantomiming sipping as he fiddled with the arm of the blazer. Under his breath, yet very audibly, he muttered, “What a waste of time…”

“Man, this is like, what, LARPing?” Tim batted at Sasha’s arm, looking excited. “I’ll play along. Remember we used to do this together?” 

They had. Jon had to pretend that he was unbearably awkward about the whole thing, yet secretly excited to be invited. In reality, pubs were such a cornerstone of Jon’s existence he found them dull as bricks, but it had been fun to channel someone terrified of too many people in a room. 

Sasha’s chin was propped on her hand, giggling. “What’s your organization system for the files, huh, Jon? What’s your organization system? How are you sorting the documents?”

“Tim told me that you don’t talk about work at pubs,” Jon said defensively. “He said you talk about - what was it -” He looked at Tim planatively, obviously lost. “Hobbies? You talk about hobbies?”

“How do you organize the files, Jonathan?”

“Yes, Boss, hobbies,” Tim said faux-sympathetically. He put a hand on his heart, pulling a face. “You gotta have hobbies, right? Shopping, haircare, stealing money, getting fake married?”

“That’s all for his job,” Martin muttered. 

“I have hobbies,” Jon said defensively. He adopted an expression of panicked thought, groping for something. “I like...television.” 

“What television, Jonathan,” Sasha said flatly. 

Jon pretended to sweat. “Television shows?”

“Unrealistic!” Tim slapped the table. “Everyone at least knows a telly show, no matter how much of a nerd they are. Fakey Jon Sims.”

“I do!” Jon protested. “I - well, not recently, but - documentaries count. I watch documentaries. I was watching this fascinating one about the Jonestown Massacre, and the intriguing series of events the lead into the mass death -”

Then he was off, shifting into his confidence when infodumping. Confidence because he was so wrapped up in the joy of sharing information he forgot that it kind of included dominating the conversation, and he watched with satisfaction as everybody’s eyes started glazing over. Everybody except Martin, who was scrolling through his phone looking disinterested. 

Looking. His cheeks were a little flushed. Jon patted himself on the back. 

“I’m sorry,” Jon said, cutting himself off, “am I boring you, Martin?”

But Martin didn’t even look up. “I’m not participating in this.”

“Aw, come on,” Tim wheedled. “Look, he’s even doing the Mah-tin thing. You always started fanning yourself whenever he did that.”

Sasha was, very drunkenly, taking notes. “It’s uncanny. Like a dead person brought back to life and annoying you.”

“Are we really making this entire outing about Martin?” Jon asked, pretending irritation. Play into it. Bloke wouldn’t admit it, but there was a reason he had liked Jon back then. It wasn’t for his sparkling personality, beyond the little flashes of something more tender underneath. Have your cake and eat it too. “You said that this would be fun, Tim.”

Tim just laughed. “Aw, Martin’s not fun?”

“I never said that,” Jon said stiffly. He glanced at Martin out of the corner of his eye, clearly working himself up to say something. When he spoke, the words were almost forced out. “What..are you playing?”

“Sincerely buzz off,” Martin said flatly.

Jon couldn’t help it - his cheeks genuinely burned. He looked away, careful to keep an expression on his face as if he was examining the molding because Martin had said something socially awkward, but hot shame flared in his chest. 

He made it seem as if he downed his drink. “Excuse me, I’m...getting us more drinks.”

Jon made a show of slightly stumbling as he made his way to the bar. Martin had given him the permission to extort drinks out of people through flirting and judicious eye-batting - guy was very strictly monogamous but also practical - and in barely a few minutes he had enough collected for their table. He carefully walked them all back, settling them on the table, and waited for both Tim and Sasha to grab their drinks and start enthusiastically downing them. 

He wanted to drop it, ask Martin if he made him uncomfortable, reassure him. But that would ruin the momentum of this, the steam train picking up speed, and it was impossible for Jon to miss the dual things that Martin was feeling.

Super turned on. Also very uncomfortable. Jon decided that he was uncomfortable because he found it attractive, and he was dealing with some guilt over that. 

It would be fun to reassure him, but Jon had the sense that he wouldn’t like him to do it in public. 

Soon afterwards, with a little more friendly yet understated performance from Jon and uproarious laughter from Tim and Sasha, Sasha’s head had begun dropping onto the table more frequently than not and Tim decided that it was time to take her home. More accurately, Jon knew, to Tim’s place, as it was closer. He’d drop her on the couch, he’d slide into his own bed, and he’d think about a different situation. She’d wake up in the morning, eyes squinting against the harsh sun, and hope for a moment - but no, the couch again. Neither were willing to bridge the gap. 

Jon and Martin stumbled out too. Jon had been intending on spending the night at Martin’s place - Jon loved cuddling, it was his favorite thing - and Jon made a show of acting slightly drunker than he was as Martin thoughtfully kept a hand on his back. He stumbled out the door, gripping Martin’s coat and giggling. He had strategically returned the blazer back to the guy, and Martin had his other clothing draped over his arm. 

“And, in my opinion,” Jon stated decisively as he swayed, “as part of our anti-colonialist efforts we should give Ireland back to the Irish -”

“You can drop it,” Martin said, gently guiding him towards the tube station. They still had an hour before the last trains ran. “Seriously.”

Jon giggled, before slightly bending down to whisper in Jon’s ear. He kept the accent, the inflections, everything. “But you really find it hot.”

Martin sputtered as Jon laughed uproariously - not his laugh, the Archivist’s laugh - and they teetered towards home. 

On the tube Jon kept a hand on Martin’s thigh, and Martin kept glancing and glancing towards him, and Jon would shoot him a prissy look as his hand wandered up his thigh, and Martin would get redder and redder. 

When Martin unlocked his flat door it took several times, with his hand shaking slightly, and Jon hid a smirk behind a hand. On some level, he was always roleplaying when he did these kinds of things, but with Martin it was usually so authentic that this was positively novel. Jon’s mind was already furiously churning as he set up the scene - yes, that would be exactly right, this would be fun -

Jon stumbled inside after Martin, who was already taking off his coat and hanging it on the peg. He put Jon’s coat up too, glancing at Jon out of the corner of his eye. 

The Archivist wouldn’t really notice something like that, so he didn’t either. “Lord, Martin, your flat’s as messy as your desk.”

Martin still looked a little pained, even as his cheeks were quite red. “Yeah, ha ha. My desk wasn’t that bad, you were just being picky.”

“Yes, I suppose I must apologize for that.” Jon drew himself up to his full height, stepping close to Martin - closer than the Archivist ever had. “Martin, I’m afraid - well, I have a confession.”

“Oh, boy,” Martin said. 

“Don’t get snippy with me,” Jon said prissily. But he leaned in, keeping his expression just on the faintest edge of innocently scared. “I never wanted to admit this. It was just so inappropriate, what with me being your boss and all. I always - well, I always knew how you felt about me. It was...charming.”

Obviously involuntarily, Martin squeaked a bit. Adorable. 

Jon reached out and put a hand on the back of his neck, leaning in. “Truth be told, I was looking at you too. I was just embarrassed. I didn’t like admitting it. But I couldn’t help thinking about it.” That was, obviously, how Martin’s fantasies had always worked. Not realistic, but realism wasn’t the point of your absent daydreams during a boring workday. “But I’m tired of hiding it. I really want you, Martin. I always have. I want you to bend me over my desk and -”

“Shut it off, Jon!”

Jon shut it off. They had agreed on the phrase ages ago, the very solid cue to drop all of Jon’s shit. Jon regularly kept up the shit just because he found it entertaining, and oftentimes comforting, but Martin sometimes found it unbelievably obtrusive when he was trying to have a serious conversation. It was difficult - Jon got panicked during serious conversations, so he usually defensively threw his shit back up again, and it was a self-perpetuating cycle that had frustrated and upset the both of them until they had sat down and talked about it. If Jon couldn’t keep up the conversation without lying, then they both walked away and came back to it later. It was work. But it was good work, the kind that allowed for the good stuff to flourish. Uncomfortable, messy, and real - but maybe that was what Jon liked about it. 

“Sorry,” Jon said. He straightened, letting every expression drop away until he was back at his favored neutral. He knew that Martin found it unsettlingly blank, but he rarely complained. “Did I go too far with the desk thing?”

Martin just stood there, carefully controlling his breathing. Jon waited, letting Martin pick through his thoughts and try to shape them. It was probably more difficult than usual, considering how well Jon had been striking the right notes, so he gave him some time.

Finally, Martin said, “I get having fun with Sasha and Tim. I get us doing roleplay, privately, together. I get you doing a role for your job. But the Archivist gig has a lot of baggage with it, for all of us. Do you understand why I feel weird about you pulling that into bedroom stuff?”

“We watch TV in your bedroom,” Jon pointed out. At Martin’s flat, unamused look, Jon had to fight the urge to shuffle his feet. “I sincerely don’t understand your reaction. I’ve seen your search history -”

“Jon!”

“Research for before we got together, don’t think anything of it,” Jon said quickly. “But doesn’t that make it better? It’s not often somebody gets everything they want from somebody unattainable. Or, you know, not real, but…”

“Jon, for a mind reader you can be terrible at picking up cues sometimes,” Martin said, exasperated. “I know your reasons for doing stuff like this -”

“I’m fantastic at picking up cues,” Jon corrected, oddly huffy. “Because I always know what people want. Their desires, even if they don’t like admitting it to themselves. Do you have any idea how many people on this Earth are bisexual but won’t admit it?”

But, somehow, that just made Martin’s eyes widen a little, as if a realization had cracked. “It cannot be comfortable knowing how many people are attracted to you when you’re sex-repulsed.”

“It’s fine,” Jon lied. “I like it.”

“Jon.”

“Whatever. I got used to it.” Jon shrugged. “I like it when you like me. You’re my boyfriend. I want to make you happy because I like seeing you happy. That’s my ulterior motive.”

Martin sighed again, but thankfully he didn’t look as stressed anymore. Win. He broke away from Jon, instead dropping heavily onto the couch, and Jon hesitantly sat down next to him. His costume abruptly felt stifling, and when he saw Martin’s eyes linger on the bun he undid it and untucked his shirt. God, his hair was a wreck. 

“The Archivist has baggage for me,” Martin said quietly. “I know how I feel, and I try not to be embarrassed over stuff that most people go through and feel. Had enough of that internalized homophobia for a lifetime. I...can’t avoid you knowing how I feel, or what I’m thinking. I know you can try not to look, but you can’t completely control it either. I understand all of this. But you knowing what I want isn’t the same as me asking for it. Do you understand that difference?”

Jon shrugged uncomfortably. 

“Jon. Do you get that I felt uncomfortable because what you did was unnegotiated and you didn’t ask my permission?”

The feeling of embarrassment and guilt spiked higher, and Jon looked away and stared fixedly at some admittedly quite pretty art on the wall. “You’re making it sound bad.”

“I should have shut that down earlier. That’s my bad. You should have stopped to ask. Your bad. We’re both at fault, so we shouldn’t be mad at each other. Are we all good on that?”

Jon stayed silent for a little bit, staring at the wall, trying his best to assemble his own thoughts in his brain. He wasn’t smart. He had problems assembling the words for the complex and large and overwhelming feelings he felt so often. How was Martin so good at breaking this down and putting it into words, when Jon could barely even express how he felt?

Well, Martin probably had more practice…

“You’re so frustrating,” Jon whispered. “You don’t like asking for what you want. You do make me guess. You’re embarrassed to say any of it - the things you want me to do, or the things you like. You do want me to read your mind, because everybody wants a mind reader in their relationship. Especially when it comes to sexual things. But what I can’t read is the...choices you make. Just what you want. And you always make a choice that’s contrary to what you want, and I can never guess. So I do what you want, which is always the exact opposite of what you want me to actually do, and…”

After a second of silence, Martin said, “I need to work on that. I have to be more vocal too. But, Jon, nowhere in that did you mention what you want.”

Jon turned back to look at him, and saw that Martin’s expression was creased. With a mix of - sadness, frustration, conviction, dedication. Imagine being that dedicated, about anything. “Nothing about me minded this time,” Jon said, flabbergasted. “I liked it. I like playing, I like making you feel good, I like winning.” Martin opened his mouth, and Jon quickly said, “Don’t pretend that socialization isn’t a game that everyone is always trying to win, you liar.”

Martin shut his mouth. He could not deny it. Finally, he said, “I hate how you have to say this time.”

He couldn’t help it - he cringed, very hard. Terrible memory. Terrible, terrible, terrible - “I don’t want you to touch me the rest of tonight,” he said, in one rushed breath. Georgie told him to say it. Georgie, Melanie, and Martin. He was supposed to say this. 

“Of course, no problem,” Martin said, quickly yet calmly. “Was there anything in that I shouldn’t bring up again?”

“That never happened,” Jon said, his heart jackrabbiting in his chest. “Stop bringing it up, it’s over, I’m fine - I’m going to bed!”

Hilariously, it was Martin’s flat, but Jon needed to dramatically retreat, so he ended up claiming Martin’s bed for his own. He was very aware that Martin would grab the couch for tonight, because Jon had asked him to. So he was left shoving himself into the pyjamas that he left at Martin’s, wrapping his hair, and sliding under the covers. 

But he wasn’t really tired. Jon’s mind kept churning and churning, trying desperately to tease out his own feelings, before realizing that he really didn’t want to know.

It was a really good conversation. Jon was glad that they had it - that Martin hadn’t gone along with it if he wasn’t comfortable, that he had actually pointed out where Jon crossed a line. Nothing about it was bad. Everything was a work in progress - Jon and Martin most of all. 

So much of them clashed. So much of them cared about each other more than the clashing. They ran up against these things incessantly, and Jon felt as if they worked it out every time. 

He would definitely make Martin breakfast tomorrow. Lots of bacon, although Jon never ate the stuff. He would have to clarify that the way this ended - it wasn’t Martin’s fault, not really. He would probably also have to clarify that his random terror wasn’t something that was any of Martin’s business. He was the one person Jon didn’t want to talk it over with, actually. 

Martin respected Jon a lot. More than Jon thought was rational, considering...himself. He never vocalized what exactly he wanted, because he respected that it was never in consideration. Jon had even seen him want it less and less - it barely even came up anymore. Except, of course, when Jon teased on purpose…

When Jon teased on purpose and didn’t tell Martin that he didn’t want something so then he made himself -

It was a good conversation, except Jon ruined it because something stupid that didn’t mean anything at all sent him into abject shame and terror.

This was so hard. Jon hated thinking this much. He decided to fall asleep instead. Much simpler.

In dreams, where everything was an illusion and nothing meant anything at all, nobody minded that none of it was real. 

*

Tim: omfg im so fucking hungoverrrr I hate being 34

Tim: good time last night tho

Tim: also like it WAS funny but you know we like you best as you, rite? U normally dont so Ill validate: liking you best as you, always

*

Sasha: THE DOCUMENTS, JON!!! 

Sasha: Tim says you might have gotten the wrong impression from last night so I’ll also validate: all of you is good. Even the bad parts are good. Does that make sense?

Sasha: Tim said that that sounded ‘backhanded’ but you know what I mean

Sasha: Man why is it so hard to just say what I mean!!! 

Sasha: Life’s stupid. Tell Martin I said hi.