#also if you've used it and you know it doesn't attack your computer that would be even better

[jaeyunluvr]

you're so cute?!?!

moments when you utterly adore them :(

heeseung talks a LOT about his games. his world is filled with computer games (and you ofc). when he's not spending time with you he's always playing games. but at times there are these specific matches that stay in his head for so long because he either played really well and won the game or he lost the game. he would go on talking about how jake could've defended his character instead of attacking the enemy and then he could've had the chance to counter attack them and kill all of the opponent teammates, or how he was just SO close to killing the enemy but he ran out of time. he talks about all that with so much excitement and hormonal rush as if he was in the game himself and lost at war. he also has this habit where his eyebrows go up and his eyes widen every time he's talking excitedly, and you find everything about such situations so endearing.

jay cooks a lot. he makes breakfast and then lunch and then dinner and snacks in the between if you're hungry. he does it with so much care and concentration, he does not really notice his lips forming a pout and staying that way until he's done with his culinary art. once you woke up a little late, and upon not finding jay next to you, you walked to the kitchen hoping he would be there. as you've expected, jay was making some sandwiches for breakfast. you walked up to him and wished him a good morning but he just hummed in response. he was just about to cut the sandwich into pieces for you and was so concentrated with his lips forming a little pout. his very pouty lips caught your attention all the time and it was the same now. he was too cute to ignore, way too immersed in his own world. so you couldn't hold yourself back and bent over to steal a kiss all of a sudden. it kinda did startle him but his cute smile after the peck melted you into a puddle. 

the way jake says his korean name. you loved, loved how he said 'jaeyun'. you probably needed help at this point because who even gushes dopamine when they hear somebody saying their own name? you absolutely had no idea why you liked it so much but it made you want to kiss his whole face, it just felt adorable to you. now now, jake doesn't really use his korean name a lot so whenever you'd want to hear it, you'd go 'jake what's your name?' he'd be like 'what's my what?' 'your name?' 'uhhh.. jake?' 'no the other one.' 'jaeyun?' as soon as he said his name out loud, you'd grow a wide smile on your face as you held his face between your palms as you pressed a kiss onto his lips with utter love. well yeah you were just whipped and he's still confused so as to what the hell him saying his name made you feel.

sunghoon 's sudden bursts of energy were your absolutely favourite moments with him. every time you'd go on a date, if he finds something interesting his energy will exceed his limits and he seems like an excited puppy, much like jake in this case. like that one time you guys went to an amusement park, everything was already quite exciting but when sunghoon saw the claw machine his excitement spiked. 'oh my god y/n!!!!!!' and you're like ???? 'THERE'S A CLAW MACHINE RIGHT THERE!!!' bro is acting like he's never seen something like that ever in his lifetime. he's practically bouncing on his feet until you guys put in the money and he gets hold of the controller. and at this point you just know he won't give up until he actually wins atleast one plushie so that he can give it to you. nevertheless, you always find his sudden surges of excitement very very cute and you also get to see that dazzling smile of his so you love it.

sunoo had this habit of hiding his face in his hands whenever he got embarrassed or shy with a wideeee smile behind those palms. it wasn't very often that you'd get to witness this but there were times when you purposefully did something in order to make him feel shy. you'd stare at him while he talks or just stare at him general because ofcourse he was made beautifully but also so that you could get a good reaction out of him. once you arranged a little surprise party at your house for a mutual friend's birthday. and after the party, you and sunoo cleaned up the whole house with the help of two other friends and you plopped yourselves on the couch after the whole cleaning process. you noticed how sunoo was tired and closed his eyes and he rested his head on the couch, and you couldn't help but stare at him. when sunoo opened his eyes and noticed your gaze, he got all flustered and smiled. 'why are you looking at me like that? creep.' 'nothing you're just so pretty.' as soon as you said that his hands reached up to his face covering his cheeks and eyes as he giggled at your words. and there goes your heart at the sight. you swore to god you wanted to squish his cheeks so bad.

jungwon 's habit of looking up whenever he's talking about something as he recalls words so that he can put them into sentences was your absolute favourite thing about him. you noticed it first when you guys were on your third? or maybe the fourth date. it was an indoor one, you guys had planned to just watch a movie with popcorn because you were feeling kinda lazy that day to go outdoors. you guys wanted to watch something interesting so you put on some sci-fi movie. it started off boring but you guys got so invested midway and you had to pause the movie so you could discuss your theories before actually knowing what's gonna happen. jungwon started explaining his thoughts on the plot as you just kept noticing how he looked up to recall the names and places mentioned in the movie. you couldn't help but watch him with a bright smile, not even listening to what he was actually saying. he noticed this and asked, 'what? why are you smiling? you're not even listening to what i'm saying right now.' you started giggling and shook your head but he insisted on knowing the reason behind your smile. 'why do you look up while you're talking about something, like in the cartoons?' the fact is, even he didn't realize that he had the habit of it until you pointed it out. he goes 'wait do i really do that?' and when you nod he gets a little shy and embarrassed and hides his face in your neck and you chuckle at him saying 'it's really really cute though.'

you loved it when niki laughed out loud. he laughed out loud with his whole body, his hands hitting random objects. it made you smile mostly because he looked funny half of the time but you adored the way he always enjoyed little things. you were quite a very clumsy person, especially when it comes to holding things. once you guys were on an ice cream date. you both ordered ice creams and paid the money. as you were about to receive the remaining amount in cash, you couldn't hold the coins properly as you preferred to move to the side so that the people behind you could order, but you ended up dropping the coins and it made such a loud noise and you ended up gaining the attention of people around you. you mentally scolded yourself and silently picked the coins up and left to sit at your table. niki saw all of this unfold in front of his eyes and was already laughing to his heart's content at the expression on your face when the coins dropped out of your hand. you were embarrassed for sure but watching him laugh like that erased all of the embarrassment.

[discar]

HZD Terraforming Base-001 Text Communications Network

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BoyNextDoor: Does anyone know where Zo went? She said she was stepping out for a minute, but that was hours ago.

Zo: We're back!

BoyNextDoor: Oh. Never mind.

MARSHAL Kotallo: Who is back?

BoyNextDoor: Wait, where are you?

MARSHAL Kotallo: I am out hunting.

β: who was zo with she said we

FlameHairSavior: Zo and I went out to upload that patch to the land-gods.

MARSHAL Kotallo: Oh? Then you were successful? Everything went perfectly?

FlameHairSavior: Eh, mostly.

Zo: Everything DID go perfectly. It was honestly beautiful.

FlameHairSavior: I was talking about the parts where we were attacked.

Zo: Ah, yes. I assumed you were used to that by now.

FlameHairSavior: Unfortunately, yes.

β: how is getting attacked by malfunctioning machines beautiful

β: are you crazy because that wopld explain a lot

β: would

FlameHairSavior: What? No.

MARSHAL Kotallo: There is nothing wrong with enjoying a good hunt.

FlameHairSavior: Aren't you in the middle of a fight right now?

MARSHAL Kotallo: Of course not. I am waiting for the machines to move into the optimal position.

Zo: The point is, when we finished the reboot, the land-gods started singing to each other. I have to assume this is some kind of normal communication method they use in extreme situations.

DIVINER: Wait, is that where all your music comes from??

Zo: Perhaps. I have never heard of it happening in my lifetime, though.

ADMIN [GAIA]: I can confirm that I did not add anything of the sort to their code. Allowing the machines to communicate with each other using natural sounds and responses removes the need for them to be directly connected to the main controller, vastly reducing the computational overhead. This way, the number of active machines is effectively unlimited. Shackling them to a central controller would sharply limit how many could be active at once, for only a negligible increase in efficiency per unit.

BoyNextDoor: I barely followed that.

HIMBO: WAIT, I THINK I GOT IT. IT'S LIKE HOW A LEADER CAN'T MICROMANAGE EVERYTHING HIS SUBORDINATES ARE DOING. HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME. BETTER TO JUST MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEIR JOBS AND LEAVE THEM TO IT.

ADMIN [GAIA]: An apt metaphor. While unintentional, this system also prevented there from being a single point of failure in the machines. If the machines were slaved to central controllers, HEPHAESTUS could have taken control of all of them at once, or at least all the machines of a single Cauldron. It was forced to take over the Cauldrons one by one and enhance the aggression protocols of any new machines produced. Older units would be replaced slowly, as they were hunted or fell to accidents.

Zo: That's why our land-gods had so many problems, isn't it? Normally they returned to the cave, but they sensed HEPHAESTUS had done something, so they delayed until they had no choice.

ADMIN [GAIA]: Correct. Repair-Bay Tau has very strict production orders, likely to preserve the delicate social balance in Plainsong. I presume that HEPHAESTUS could not override those in any reasonable timeframe, and thus could not simply produce more combat machines. It was only when the land-god Fa returned that HEPHAESTUS had an opportunity to create the Grimhorn combat machine upgrade.

FlameHairSavior: So much for that bit about only trying to kill humans for destroying machines.

ADMIN [GAIA]: HEPHAESTUS has long gone past deciding whether or not to punish individual humans. Attempting to judge in such a way would be unfeasible in the extreme. The combat machines are a simpler solution to the perceived problem.

HIMBO: OH YEAH, I'VE MET GUYS LIKE THAT BEFORE.

β: you what

DIVINER: You've... met guys... like the angry machine god trying to exterminate the human race??

HIMBO: SURE!

HIMBO: "I DON'T KNOW BOSS, ALL YOUR TACTICS SOUND HARD, I'M JUST GOING TO BASH THROUGH THE DOOR."

HIMBO: OR "I CAN'T TELL WHO'S GUILTY SO I'M JUST ATTACKING EVERYONE WITH A WEAPON."

HIMBO: OR "SOMEONE STOLE MY BEER SO I'M STARTING A BRAWL."

FlameHairSavior: People who consider thinking a failing and prefer to just attack.

β: isnt that you

FlameHairSavior: What? No.

β: but youre getting into fights all the time

FlameHairSavior: I'm going to give you a pass on that because you've never actually seen me negotiate.

DIVINER: She managed to get us both away from Bohai without anyone else dying!!

HIMBO: YEAH, IN MY EXPERIENCE IT GOES LIKE THIS: "HELLO, I'M A REASONABLE PERSON NAMED ALOY. WHO ARE YOU?" "MY NAME IS CRAZY PERSON WHO EATS BABIES BECAUSE SOMEONE ATE MY BABY AND NOW I'M GOING TO EAT ALL THE BABIES." AND THEN THERE'S FIGHTING.

β: people eat babies now

FlameHairSavior: Erend!

HIMBO: IT WAS JUST A JOKE!

FlameHairSavior: No, Beta, not even the crazy people eat babies. I have never met a single person who even joked about eating babies.

BoyNextDoor: Until now, apparently.

HIMBO: IT WAS FUNNIER IN MY HEAD.

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[life-in-the-garden]

A Spell for Bisclavret

Introduction

I don’t talk about my academic life here much, so for those who aren’t in the know: I’m an undergrad in the US working towards an English degree (going part-time because I also have to work to earn my daily bread like the wage slave that I am). Last semester was… incredibly stressful, but I ended up really enjoying a class about romances written in medieval Europe. We started with eight of the Lais (long poems) of Marie de France, a woman writer of the time period, and one of those Lais was titled “Bisclavret.” If you aren’t aware, Bisclavret is an Old French word for “werewolf” AND is the name of the main character… since songwriters in the Middle Ages weren’t exactly subtle much of the time.

The spell I created—and am now sharing with you—was inspired by the character Bisclavret and his story, and draws upon the power of this knightly werewolf of yore.

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If you want to read a translation of Marie de France’s “Bisclavret,” you can do so here. This isn’t a translation that I’m fond of (I think the rhyming is unnecessary), but it’s free to access and gets the gist across just fine. On the off chance that you want to read the translation that I actually recommend, which includes the Old French source text alongside the English, then check out The Lais of Marie de France: Text and Translation by Claire M. Waters.

If you don’t want to read a good many lines of poetry, here’s the summary: In his story, the knight Bisclavret is tricked by his scheming, adulterous wife into revealing his wolf form to her, whereupon she becomes frightened and hides his clothes. Therefore, Bisclavret cannot change back into his human form, and so lived in the wilderness as a wolf until found by King Arthur and brought to Camelot. There, in the court, he behaves so courteously that everyone remarks at how noble and regal the wolf is… until Bisclavret sees his former wife and her new husband, whom he attacks. Arthur, who believes that the wolf would not attack without reason, interrogates the human couple and learns the truth about Bisclavret. The werewolf’s clothes are returned, and he transforms back into a man as Arthur orders the exile of Bisclavret’s ex-wife and her husband from the realm.

This spell, titled "Garwolf," is a piece of baneful magic intended to punish a thief.

Garwolf

You will need:

1 or more pieces of paper for writing upon

a writing implement

a method of destroying the paper, ideally via fire (and all associated fire safety accouterments) or else via a shredder, scissors, or what have you

Method:

Think of a time where something was stolen from you. The stolen thing doesn't need to be a physical item; maybe an abusive parent stole a happy childhood from you, for example. This spell assumes that the stolen thing has been permanently lost in spite of your best efforts to retrieve it, and that you cannot find peace through mundane methods. If the only option left is magical retribution for the hurt you've undergone, then this spell is for you.

Take the paper and write a letter about the person who stole from you. (if you can't write easily or struggle to read your own handwriting, you are absolutely allowed to type the letter on a computer/phone and then print it out). Pour out all the hate in your heart onto the page. Describe how you were hurt, and how it made you feel, and how you want the target of this baneful working to feel and what they should suffer as recourse for the pain they've caused you. You are an entire human being who deserves respect, dignity, and safety; don't minimize your own feelings here. Let it out and hold nothing back. (This step focuses your intention).

When the letter is finished, fold it up as small as you can and carry it on your person for three days and three nights (approximately 72 hours). Shortly after each time you wake up during this period, read the letter aloud to yourself and ruminate on your feelings towards the target. Do the same thing before going to sleep. Remember that you are worthy and that nobody has the right to make you feel lesser. (This step charges the spell).

When the three days and nights are finished, read the letter aloud a final time and then destroy it with all the rage and hatred you can muster. Tear it to pieces! Burn it! Shred it! Render your words unrecognizable as you release your energy into the universe to carry out your will of bringing misfortune, hardship, and/or suffering upon the spell's target. (This step casts the spell).

(If destroying the letter via fire, remember to follow all applicable fire safety procedures and don't burn down your surroundings in the process).

To cool down from casting this piece of emotionally intensive baneful magic, practice some self-care. Make yourself a cozy beverage and/or take a luxurious bath or shower, for example, and remember that you have an innate worthiness that can never be stolen from you.

If you found this spell intriguing, please consider tossing some spare change towards my ko-fi so that I can continue sharing my magical work!

[jplupine]

Day 21: Isshin Kurosaki ~ Praise

Pairing: Isshin Kurosaki x Wynter Hughes [Nonbinary OC] Word Count: ~3.3k Date Published: October 21, 2023 WARNINGS: 18+ MDNI, Dom!Switch!Isshin, Size Difference, Age Gap, Praise Kink, Teasing, Vaginal Fingering, Vaginal Sex, Hair Pulling, Quickie, Condom Use Note: Terms such as pussy/cock/dick/etc. get used. Isshin also uses terms 'good boy' and 'sweetheart' to refer to Wynter. If that makes you uncomfortable, you might want to skip this fic.

Summary: Isshin makes an offer that Wynter doesn't want to refuse.

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  Going through records in the filing cabinets, I was putting away files into their correct sections. Ichigo and Isshin fighting had knocked over the cabinets, and I had offered to help clean it up so that Isshin could still see to his patients. Ichigo was also helping at reception while grumbling the entire time.

  "He attacked me. We shouldn't be having to do this."

  "You know your dad. It might've been a better idea to give him a heads-up that you were bringing me along." I replied while gesturing at Ichigo with a folder before putting it away.

  "Why would it matter?"

  "Probably 'cause the last time I was here was when we had to drag ourselves in all beat up. Your dad worries about people, you know?"

  "Yeah. Funny way of showing it." Ichigo rolled his eyes before looking at the computer and scrolling. "He probably just used you as an excuse to hit me again." I scoffed while flicking through folder tabs.

  "Maybe."

  "Goodbye, Mr. Sato. And remember to get plenty of rest, you hear?" Isshin came out from one of the rooms with an old man before waving him off. The old man thanked Isshin for his help, then shuffled out of the clinic. "Wow, you've gotten a lot done already! Think I could bully you into working here permanently?" Isshin laughed as he saw about half of the files were now sorted and put away.

  "Leave 'em alone, old man. Wynter already has a job and it pays better than you ever would." Ichigo popped off.

  "What? I'd compensate Wynter for their work properly, thank you very much. I'll even offer discounted medical care." Isshin pointed, and I chuckled.

  "How tempting." I put away another file as Isshin came up behind me.

  "Oh, this looks better than before too! Good job." He ruffled my hair, and my ears got warmer.

  "I'm an adult, you know." I stated while fixing my hair.

  "Yeah, but you're the size of a kid." Ichigo laughed at his own joke before I kicked the back of his chair and made his gut hit the edge of the desk. "Oof!"

  "I'm not trying to treat you like a kid. You're just so adorable!" Isshin was ruffling my hair some more as my ears burned. "Oi, Ichigo. Find more friends like Wynter. I'm tired of having to pick up after the other ones."

  "My friends pick up after themselves, what do you mean?"

  "Not the reapers that keep coming and going like they live here. And you, keep up the good work." Isshin teasingly pinched my cheek before calling back his next patient.

  "I swear, you're his favorite." Ichigo grumbled.

  "Good thing I don't mind being favoritized." I smirked while fixing my hair once again. Turning back to working on the filing, Ichigo and I chatted to pass the time as patients came and went. Isshin would also check on us each time he switched patients to make sure everything was going smoothly.

  When the last patient of the day was taken back, Ichigo left to go get food. I stayed to answer the phone in case anyone called the clinic. Isshin eventually came out with the last patient and politely sent them off before coming behind the front counter.

  "Ichigo left?"

  "He went to get food since it's late." I stood up from the swivel chair and took the file Isshin had to put it away.

  "And you stayed?"

  "I didn't want to leave the phone unattended while you were busy in case someone called. A few did to reschedule, but I didn't know how to do any of that stuff, so I wrote down their information and said you'd get back to them about scheduling." I pointed at the notepad by the computer, and Isshin glanced at it.

  "Ah, you're really a hard worker. Thank you, Wynter. You really did such a good job." He ruffled my hair, and I crossed my arms while averting my gaze. I was conflicted since I was enjoying the praise....but not in the way I should. Not to mention the head patting and cheek pinching felt a bit childish for someone my age. "Aw, did I make you mad? I'm sorry, I'm just teasing you a bit." Isshin then started fixing my hair himself after messing it up.

  "I know." I sighed and looked at him again to see him smiling.

  "I am serious about the other stuff, though. You did so good." He tilted up my chin, and something about his tone sparked excitement in my veins.

  "Thank you." I muttered, and his eyebrows slightly rose.

  "Don't tell me you overworked yourself. You look like you have a fever." Isshin pressed the underside of his wrist to my forehead, and I cleared my throat.

  "No, I'm good."

  "C'mon. I'll check just to be sure." Isshin then ushered me to the examination room before digging around for the thermometer in a drawer.

  "Seriously, I'm fine."

  "Don't be difficult. Hop up." He patted the table before putting a sanitary sleeve over the oral thermometer. Sighing through my nose, I dragged myself up onto the table.

  "Don't you usually use the forehead one?"

  "It needs new batteries. Open up and lift your tongue." Isshin waved the thermometer at me, and I did as told. He placed it under my tongue before having me close my mouth. "Now, be a good boy and don't bite on that." I heavily swallowed while internally panicking. "Wait, you're nonbinary, right? Should I not call you a good boy?"

  "'S fine." My voice came out quieter than I had intended, making me panic even more. I wasn't entirely sure, but I was getting the feeling he wasn't actually treating me like a child anymore.

  Was he actually flirting? He was Ichigo's dad, that had to be impossible. He was just teasing me again.

  But even if he was Ichigo's dad....he was fucking hot. Isshin was tall, broad, and ruggedly handsome. And if he praised me anymore with that tone of voice, I just might melt into a puddle.

  "That'll just take a second to register." Isshin gently grabbed my wrist, and his large fingers pressed against my pulse. He scoffed while looking at my wrist before turning his gaze up to me. "Are you nervous, or did you have caffeine?"

  I couldn't answer. Not with him looking me right in the eye and standing so close.

  The thermometer beeped, and Isshin grabbed it as I opened my mouth. He only glanced at the tiny screen as if he wasn't actually concerned about the numbers displayed there. Isshin let my wrist go to lean on the examination table as he stood even closer than before.

  "Looks like I was right." He softly sighed while having a serious expression.

  "I-" Before I could insist that I wasn't sick and that he didn't need to go through this, he cut me off.

  "Like to be praised." Isshin tapped the thermometer against my bottom lip while looking at my mouth. "And quite a bit, might I add." He smirked, and my heart was pounding. I was speechless and wide-eyed as I sat there. "Sorry about giving you a hard time today. I wanted to be sure before making a move, you know?" He chuckled.

  "....What?" I muttered, and he looked me in the eye again.

  "I like you, Wynter. You've got a good head on your shoulders." Isshin set the thermometer down and leaned in ever closer to where his face was only inches from mine. "I want to fuck you."

  His bold, blunt statement made the gears in my brain halt. My cheeks got even warmer as I could hear my own heartbeat while my eyes drifted down to his lips so close to mine.

  "Could you say something?" Isshin awkwardly chuckled since I'd gone silent for several long seconds.

  "Yes."

  "What?"

  "Yes." I jumped down from the examination table, making him step back with every step forward I took. His butt hit the counter as he looked down at me from the height difference. "But don't think I'm delicate. If you want someone you have to handle like porcelain, I'm out." My tone was steady as I ran my hands up his stomach.

  "You're more forward than I thought you'd be."

  "You came onto me first. I'm just reciprocating."

  "I didn't say I disliked it." Isshin smirked and grabbed my jaw to tilt my head up. He kissed me as I started unbuttoning his shirt. His lips were soft and warm with such a heated kiss.

  Isshin pulled up the sides of my shirt, and we parted long enough for the garment to come off. He was kissing me again and dropped my shirt onto the counter. I pushed his shirt and white coat off his shoulders, and they fell to the counter. Tugging on his belt, I got the buckle undone before grabbing the button on his pants.

  "You're pretty eager, huh?" Isshin smirked since I already had his zipper undone now.

  "Have you seen yourself? You've also been teasing me all fucking day."

  "It's paying off, though." He chuckled as his hands went down my sides. I pushed his pants down his thighs to see his half-hard cock pressing against his underwear as it was getting harder. Before I could take his underwear off, Isshin picked me up and dropped me onto the examination table.

  He had picked me up as if I weighed nothing, and it only turned me on more. Isshin was kissing down my neck and chest as his hands traveled down my stomach to the front of my jeans. I felt him tug the button open before grabbing the zipper. His hot tongue slid out of his mouth to lick one of my nipples.

  Sparks danced across my skin as he kissed the scars on my chest. Isshin pulled my jeans down, then stood tall while looking down at me and licking his lips. His gaze wandered over me as if he were admiring me, and my eyes were glued to his broad chest and strong arms.

  "You have such soft skin." Isshin ran his hands up my stomach until his palms reached my chest and brushed his thumbs over my nipples. I kicked my shoes off to get my pants off the rest of the way. He squeezed my chest before his hands went down again to grab the hem of my underwear. "Really nice thighs, too."

  "How the Hell are you so buff? I thought you were just a doctor and goofed off the rest of the time."

  "I still train." Isshin chuckled as my underwear was pushed down my thighs. "Damn, you're already so wet."

  "I was turned on before I even came in here, Isshin."

  "Are you really that weak to praise?" He smiled while spreading my legs to stand between my knees. "Is there anything I should avoid doing or saying?"

  "Just nothing extreme."

  "So you really did like being called a good boy?" Isshin tilted his head while grinning as his hands squeezed my thighs.

  "Yeah." I swallowed. "Especially when you use that tone."

  "Understood. Now, you're gonna have to be a little patient so I can prep you. Do you think you can do that for me?" Isshin questioned, and I nodded. "Speak up."

  "Yes."

  "Good boy." He nearly purred as his hands went further up my thighs. My breath shook, and two of his fingers slid between my lips. Isshin gained a lopsided grin as he gathered up slick on his fingers and rubbed my clit.

  I took in a sharp breath as shocks went through my nerves from his touch. His fingers went lower to circle my entrance and tease. My hands gripped the annoyingly crinkly paper on the table. Isshin pushed his fingers in, and my head fell back with a sigh.

  "I didn't think you would've gotten this worked up."

  "You underestimate the power of a sexy man telling me I'm doing a good job." I popped off, and Isshin chuckled.

  "I'll try to remember then." He started pumping his fingers while pressing right against a spot that made my back arch as I moaned. The crinkly paper ripped as he circled his thumb over my clit as well.

  "Fuck~!" My legs nearly clamped shut, but Isshin's waist kept them spread. How he'd found that spot so fast, I wasn't sure, but my mind was spiraling with each stroke and curl of his fingers.

  "You sure are cute when you're squirming like that." Isshin was grinning, and I bucked while moaning. "It's not too much, is it?" I shook my head as the paper tore more. "Then tell me."

  "I-It's not too much." I panted, and he seemed satisfied with that answer.

  "Good." His low purr and deft fingers had me trembling. I could feel my arousal dripping down my ass as he hummed. "I think you're ready for more. What do you think?"

  "Yes, I am." I swallowed, and Isshin pulled his fingers free. I'd been tempted to say no just to keep feeling the mind-blowing pleasure, but I wanted more.

  Isshin pushed his underwear down with one hand while sucking on his wet fingers, and his cock sprung free as he groaned. He then reached back into one of the pockets of his white coat to pull out a small square package.

  "Aren't you delicious?" Isshin cooed once pulling his fingers from his mouth. He tore open the package to pull out a condom and slid it on with ease. Taking a step closer, Isshin used my arousal to slick up his cock by grinding against me.

  He was hot and thick, and I could see why he had wanted to prep me first. If how he used his fingers was anything to go by, I knew I was in for a good time.

  Isshin gently grabbed my hip while sliding the head of his dick down toward my core. I felt him prod against my entrance before he pushed inside. He slowly eased in deeper, and the stretch was divine.

  "Look at you, taking it all." Isshin smirked while watching his cock push in the last inch. "Such a good boy." I bit my bottom lip as I clenched. How he praised me while balls deep was on another level. His voice was low and husky in the best way. "I knew you could do it."

  He pulled out a few inches before thrusting back in. I moaned, and he grabbed my other hip as well to hold me in place. Isshin saw that I was only enjoying this and gradually started going harder and faster.

  His balls smacked against my ass as he groaned and his grip on my hips tightened. Isshin leaned forward to rest his elbow on the table, and his fingers slid into my hair. He was kissing at my neck and collarbone as he panted and grunted.

  "As much as I'd love to take my time with you....we'll need to make this quick." Isshin's voice was breathy.

  Fuck, I'd totally forgotten about Ichigo and how he'd be back any moment now.

  Placing my hands on his firm back, I locked my legs around his waist. He tilted his hips while thrusting and now provided friction to my clit every time his pelvis hit mine. Moaning as my nails dug into his shoulder blades, Isshin nipped the side of my neck.

  "You're doing so good, Wynter." He purred my name, and I was melting as my back arched. "That's it. Feels good, don't it?"

  "Y-Yes~!" I moaned as he nipped again.

  "You feel good, too. Ngh~! So damn good."

  "Fuck!" I hissed while pulling him even closer. Isshin panted and groaned near my ear before pulling my hair as I moaned. His lips were on my throat while his cock pistoned in and out of my pussy at a dizzying pace.

  He was becoming more urgent as the seconds ticked by. Isshin pulled away and placed a hand on my lower stomach, adding pressure that made each thrust feel more intense. His other hand slid between us to rub my clit, and I was gripping the edge of the examination table near my head with white knuckles.

  Isshin's chest rose and fell with each heavy breath as a thin layer of sweat coated his skin. He snapped his hips into me, and I clenched as my head lolled back with a moan.

  "That's it. I've got ya, sweetheart. Now cum for me." I bucked as his voice struck me to the core. "I want to feel it. Can you do that for me, Wynter?" Isshin cooed, and I shivered while crying out in pleasure.

  "Yes! Don't stop!"

  "Good boy. Almost there." He panted and added pressure to my clit. My toes splayed with my thighs locked around Isshin as I finally came undone. His head fell back with a moan while feeling me cumming around his cock. "Fuck, yes~!"

  He firmly grabbed my hips with a near-bruising grip as he kept thrusting. Isshin looked right at me before burying his dick to the hilt inside of me. His mouth hung open with another moan as I could feel him twitching and cumming. With a few extra shallow thrusts, Isshin gave a contented sigh.

  It was quiet for a moment as we tried pulling ourselves together after such an orgasm. Running my hands over my face, I swallowed and panted before feeling him pull out.

  "If you're okay with it, I'd like to do this right and take you out to dinner sometime." Isshin said, and I moved my hands to look at him.

  "Seriously?"

  "I did say I like you." He chuckled while pulling the condom off and tying the end. "We could also take our time then."

  "I can't say no to that." I pushed myself to sit up as my face came closer to Isshin's. "I am rather curious about what else you can do now. My legs feel weak even just from that." He smirked while pulling up his boxers and pants.

  "I'm older than any human could be with many years in the medical field." Isshin leaned one hand on the table as his fingers trailed up my torso. "So I'm very familiar with anatomy." He purred as his fingers went up my throat to my chin. "And I don't mind demonstrating for you."

  Oh, I was definitely having sex with Isshin again.

  Once we got dressed and were exiting the examination room, we saw Ichigo unpacking some fast food bags. He heard us and set down some fries.

  "I got burgers. Everything go okay?" He asked, and I blanked on how to answer.

  "Perfect." Isshin was able to respond calmly as Ichigo glanced at us. He looked as if he was about to say something with a burger in his hand, but he paused with his eyes on me. His brows furrowed as he frowned.

  "What?"

  "....Are those hickeys?" His eyes narrowed, and my cheeks warmed. "Damn it, old man!" Ichigo then shouted while throwing the wrapped burger at Isshin.

  "What?! I couldn't help it! They have such a pretty neck-" He was getting defensive and had caught the burger.

  "Not about the hickeys! I told you to leave Wynter alone, you pervert! I am so sorry, Wynter. If you want to report him-"

  "Oh, no. I probably would've jumped him if he hadn't made the first move." I placed my hands on my hips, and Ichigo froze.

  "Oh? Am I that alluring?" Isshin batted his eyelashes at me.

  "Okay, both of you shut up now!" Ichigo hollered.

  "Hey, it's okay. We're all adults here. I just fucked your dad, is all." Ichigo then threw a burger at me as I was laughing, and I managed to catch it.

  "I hate you both! Fucking awful. You better have sanitized that room!"

[thydungeongal]

What's an example of a game that's tightly bound to a particular game system, that you'd like to see conversions to a different game system? Examples (that're probably Terrible Ideas): GURPS Exalted, or Secret of Zir'an in WOIN, or Victoriana in Genysis (or however it's spelled). How do you think would gaming have developed differently if a different early game came before D&D? Like, what if Traveller came first? Baseless speculation time! What game has the best rules for improvised weapons? Why don't more games have rules for improvised weapons? What do people have against PCs being Jackie Chan? Controversial takes! Damage on a miss a la D&D 4E -- yea or nay? What if it's psychic damage? How about class-based damage, yea or nay? Favorite indie _traditional_ (not narrative/storygamey) RPG? Thanks, you're awesome!

Lmao holy shit these are some amazing questions!

First one: Apocalypse World of Darkness, specifically using the PbtA engine AND the power imbalance built into Apocalypse World to play in the setting of Vampire: The Masquerade. I want a game that is all about Camarilla politics with one player possibly even playing the Prince (the Hardholder equivalent) and the others playing various individual vampires at different levels of the local scene instead of a united coterie.

If Traveler had come first the surprise cinematic hit of the year 2023 would've been Traveler: Into the Stars, a fun blockbuster romp that would've drawn comparisons to Guardians of the Galaxy in spite of being at least somewhat hard sci-fi and would've been tonally at odds with the actual Traveler RPG. Meanwhile, Paizo's Starblazer RPG's (itself a spinoff of OGL Traveler) fantasy spinoff Trailblazer had become surprisingly popular in spite of not being based on a popular fantasy film franchise. I'm not very good at alternate history so I'm going to leave it at that. But, uh, life paths would definitely be more popular which is extremely cool and amazing.

I'm sadly not aware of a single RPG with good rules for improvised weapons EXCEPT arguably Gamma World 7e and in that one arguably all weapons are improvised weapons because like you could literally say that your character's heavy two-handed melee weapon is a parking meter and it would work exactly like a heavy two-handed melee weapon. Personally it owes to the fact that most RPG designers have what I call "makes sense" brain where they let what makes sense override their thinking instead of letting what would look cool in a film dictate their thinking (see also "I attached a computer mouse to my wrists to simulate weapon chords and decided that gunslinger's shouldn't be fun to play" brain).

Damage on a miss a la D&D 4e is extremely cool and good and having it as a standard feature in your game system is the easiest way to make it so that combat doesn't turn into a slog. Also I don't know why damage on a miss is seen as such a specifically 4e piece of design because it wasn't that prominent in 4e to my knowledge but I guess the Fighter having one attack that did damage on a miss was enough to make people mad? Anyway there should be more of it, plus there should definitely be more "shouting arms back on" and other shit that actually didn't happen in 4e but that grognards imagined was happening in 4e, just to make grognards mad. And yes also with psychic damage.

Anyway class-based damage I think is also cool but I think equipment also needs to be a factor. Like, a Fighter wielding a longsword should deal more damage than a Cleric wielding a longsword, but there should ALSO be a mechanic to distinguish a Fighter wielding a longsword from a Fighter wielding a greatsword.

And for the last one, uh, I think my favorite indie trad RPG at the moment is this fantasy RPG by this small publisher called Iron Crown Enterprises called Rolemaster Unified, maybe you've heard of it? No but seriously besides RMU I do gotta shout out Hard Wired Island again, because while Rolemaster is my special interest RPG Hard Wired Island is an amazing piece of design and just a joy to read and one of the few cyberpunk RPGs I've read that seems to get cyberpunk instead of being just computer crimes with a neon coat of paint (the term neonliberalism is a very apt description for most cyberpunk RPGs, and Hard Wired Island doesn't fall into that trap).

[actionsurges]

Hey there! Do you have any tips on how to make combat encounters, especially Boss battles, more engaging? I struggle to find a balance between "make this encounter challenging to a group who have just had a long rest" and it taking 8 rounds ... One thing I've been trying is to give every fight an objective other than "kill the boss". I liked your critique of CR combat so I thought I'd ask you for advice. Thanks in advance!

okay so this might be all over the place, especially because i've got the makings of a migraine but am determined to write this anyway but here are some mechanical and story tips i guess:

make the encounter have meaning, this can be a huge boss fight or it can be a fight with stakes like rescuing innocents or chasing an enemy or being chased, etc. the results of the encounter should matter. i am someone who personally does not really believe in random encounters as they don't add much to the overall story in my opinion

that being said, if your party is having a big day, you can throw multiple fights at them without a long rest. from my perspective as a player, it isn't always fun to have to do constant resource management between rests but every now and again it can be a good time and feels good to classes that have short rest recharges. 

here's a grab bag of primary encounter types + secondary objectives / challenges. mix and match:

combat types: big boss, chase, swarm, multiple factions, equal numbers secondary challenges: a puzzle, someone to talk with/interact with, movement/terrain navigation, someone to save, a time crunch, etc.

if you've got a lot of moving pieces and complicated statblocks, write notes for yourself about what you want your bad guys to do. don't hold out on using their cool big abilities. 

i preroll initiative and have a spreadsheet initiative tracker so that i can sort by highest to lowest initiative and let the computer do the math for me with hp

you know that thing where statblocks do 13 (2d6 + 5), sometimes, it saves time if you use the static damage. if you want a little bit of variety, add or subtract a d4. 

scaling health! i always give monsters three thresholds: one that is a lowball, what i would use if everything is going wrong and i'm trying to give my players a more fair fight, a medium, usually the 'canon' number, and a highball aka what i'm going for if i'm getting thrashed. controversial take: sometimes you should just have an enemy die when it Makes Sense narratively. hit points are useful but if your rogue is fighting their backstory villain and lands a huge sneak attack and the bad guy is hanging on by 15 hp, give them that narrative moment.

know your player characters' mechanical strengths and weaknesses. it feels good to resist a damage type sometimes, it feels good to know that your save or suck spells are landing. at the same time, pushing your players out of their comfort zone and having them fight things that are strong against their typical strategy is not a bad thing. also just figure out what the average damage output for all of your pcs is lmao, it helps you figure out how many hit points you need to give things, know whether they've got higher or lower acs and how you need to scale attack modifiers and save dcs. 

work smarter not harder, if you're wanting to homebrew something see if you can reflavor an existing statblock already.

legendary actions and legendary resistances, just give them to things. you don't need to give them tons of them but especially if you don't have the action economy advantage (boss battles hello) you want these so your boss doesn't get completely dunked on instantly

watch the rat crown fight from d20's unsleeping city season 1 everything i've said is on display here

unironically use these archetypes for your bosses:

no i'm not joking. im so not joking. these are different distinct and interesting archetypes that create separate tones for a fight and will make your combats feel distinct from each other (also grab bag does this) if you're familiar with soulsborne games this will probably make more sense and if not, i'll give a quick explanation:

guy in a room totally freakin out > straightforward in terms of strategy, morals, and ethics. get this guy dead. could be martial or could be caster, but they're Freakin Out. the complexity comes from how you deal with the threat not the additional factors usually

stomp jomperson > so many hit points, usually big, hits Real Good

the gang is back together and they hate you > i think this one is sort of self explanatory

bumpos palace of tricks > fights with a puzzle, gimmick, chases, wizards who are being tricksy and nasty, these fights should infuriate your players in a Positive Way aka. make things annoying enough that they Really Want To Win but not too frustrating. also there's no right answer of how to fix things, figure out what your players want to try and hey if it works, it's the Solution.

you interrupted my dinner/mourning and now you gotta die > these are some big narrative fights where you want the villain to have lore or to be sympathetic or not a guy in a room totally freaking out that you just wanna get gone

and these are my unrefined tips on how to make combat more engaging. my tips for making combat go faster are different but like. don't let your combat go to 8 rounds. just let the guys die lmao.

#1 tip, if combat stops feeling fun, regardless of whether it's life or death stakes or a goofy gimmick fight, that's when you start the process of resolving the encounter, whether the party wins or not.

its also of my personal opinion that there are usually more interesting stakes than character permadeath, especially if you don't know if your player would be okay with that, and that as a DM it ultimately your job to lose encounters so, i air on that when i'm unsure.

[mouthpiece-simp]

Gatekeeper x Reader Headcanons

⚔️There was no way Holly liked you back... right? Right??? She's all high and mighty and hardly even wanted to talk to you, so SURELY she didn't like you back...?

⚔️Well one day she calls you pathetic for being too shy to share your feelings with her and confesses that she has a crush on you. Wait, she knew?? How? She tells you it was painfully obvious. Oh.

⚔️So you two started dating after that.

⚔️She's not used to saying nice things and you've learned when she's insulting you but like /aff versus when she's actually kinda mad and it's /neg. She's working on not just spewing out insults and she knows it hurts you when she's being genuine about her words!

⚔️Holly will also feel like she has to protect you from, well, almost everything. She will cite that if you two had a 1v1 fight she would absolutely destroy you as her reasoning for wanting to constantly protect you {yes Holly, attacking someone 3 times when they only get 1 tends to put you at a greater advantage in a 1v1 setting}.

⚔️If she starts to get too overprotective just remind her that you can in fact do things by yourself and you managed to survive [age] years before dating her.

⚔️At least she's good at getting what you/she want{s} from others. Staring at them with her red eyes and not saying anything tends to make people cooperate more readily.

⚔️She would be SO embarrassed about the huge loss of reputation if her coworkers found out she was dating a toon, so if you visit her while she's working she tries her best to treat you like any other toon. It's actually pretty funny because if you get really flirty with her she doesn't really know how to react.

⚔️In general PDA makes her very flustered and not know how to respond.

⚔️Need something done? She's already working on it and it will be done to even higher standards than she already has because her partner deserves better than perfection. Be it helping you fix your computer or getting you a new shelf, she will make sure it's the best you've ever seen and will ever see.

⚔️Holly can get a bit nervous about physical affection even behind closed doors because she's just not used to it, but over time she will warm up to the idea more and more. She'll even start to initiate it eventually.

⚔️Expect to hear a lot of attempts at compliments like, "Thou art but a pathetic- I meaneth... low skilled amateur. However, thou has madeth an attempt."

⚔️It's hard for Holly not to judge every tiny thing about you when it's her general personality and her job, but she'll get better about just appreciating you for who you are and acknowledging that's why she loves you in the first place.

⚔️Overall, your relationship might start off pretty rocky with a lot of judgement and being insulted a lot but Holly will learn how to give compliments and not be judgemental about everything. But she'll still always be protective of you, that's never going away.

[mlobsters]

supernatural s5e12 swap meat (teleplay: Julie Siege story: Julie Siege, Rebecca Dessertine, Harvey Fedor)

are they gonna make a body swap not fun?

CRYSTAL Gary, I don’t want to embarrass you, but you are just – you are just a stunning-looking man.

SAM I know, right? 

ignoble start. crystal needs to raise her fucking standards.

squirreling away more the little details about their childhood. maid babysitting (do you think john paid her?) summer before 6th grade (which would make sam ~11 years old) for two weeks.. practically a gold star parenting moment for john, getting an adult to be involved in watching them.

DEAN You ever think that you'd want something like that? Wife, rugrats, the whole nine?

SAM No, not really my thing anymore.

(not crying, nope) and what about you, dean. we still pretending you don't? if i start thinking too much where things end up i will end up in an existential pit of despair, so. moving on!

the old computer person inside me still compulsively screenshots computer screens in stuff i'm watching, new desktop background! and also laughing because i hadn't noticed before in this episode where dean is also using a laptop (black one instead of the silver mac) it's the same desktop icons. including the Untitled 1 and 2 documents. LOL

s5e12 / s5e5

on the whole though, they've done a good job with their computer stuff. teen wolf was comically bad.

not in any universe, especially when sam has been possessed before, do i believe that dean winchester is not going to notice sam behaving so differently. you don't get every demon, monster and psychiatrist within a 50 mile radius calling out your codependent relationship with your brother and not notice some bumbling teenager is behind the wheel of his body.

okay, writers. calling the kid a frustrated virgin because he likes star wars and has porn. eyeroll

padalecki's neck region has been sweaty a lot lately it seems like. is he doing pushups between takes? is that how he's gotten so big

attack of the weird makeup/lighting/color correction on jensen again yikes

this is like watching ooc fic come to life.

NORA/DEMON You mean to tell me you've got Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester's meat suit? An empty vessel just waiting to be filled. And you're handing them both over to me?

okay so at least that was a kind of clever way of working this into the bigger story, i didn't see potential vessel snatching coming.

DEAN That was a nice thing to say.

SAM I totally lied. That kid's life sucked ass. All that apple-pie, family crap? It's stressful. Trust me – we didn't miss a damn thing.

DEAN Or we don't know what we're missing.

some really weird writing choices. sam isn't all sad earnest puppies and rainbows, but he's also not often sharp and assholeish either. i don't know if that's trying to write him as being funny or what. spn's brand of humor doesn't land for me very often, though it has been a little better this season overall.

[scumbagjaeger]

SNK MEN AS GAMERS

starring: Eren, Jean, Armin, Connie, Porco

rating: sfw! 18+

note: I love my greasy gamer men oh lord. This is my first set of hcs so let me know your thoughts or if you have others you'd like to see! I didn't include some of the other guys (Levi, Erwin, Reiner, etc) because let's be real they wouldn't understand video games lmfao

EREN:

So loud (duh)

League? Dota? Five Nights at Freddy's? Minecraft? Stardew Valley?! Yelling. Either at his opponents or at his teammates (mostly Jean) or something

Doesn't realize when he's being too loud until hours later when he takes a break to pee and notices you've been doing homework

He'll wince and kiss your head. "Shit, sorry, babe. I'll be quiet for the rest of the night I swear."

He isn't quiet for the rest of the night omg

Usually very focused when it comes to MOBAs, unless Jean is involved

Literally everyone is allowed to make mistakes except for Jean

One time, Jean walked in front of Eren's character while he was using his ultimate attack ONE TIME and Eren still won't let him live it down

Twitch streams casually, mostly DOTA/League, but also has a Minecraft world with the other boys

"Hey, babe, how about you come and support me from under my desk?" he likes to tease you when your homework is finished (or when you've given up for the night)

He's just joking (unless you're down). He mostly just says it to get a rise from the others

Jean's fake-gagging can be heard through Eren's headphones and Connie's begging Eren to please never speak again

"Shut up, guys. You just wish you had a girlfriend like (y/n)"

If you plan on spending the night at his apartment, he's definitely going to be on his computer with the boys

If he notices you're upset by the time he's done he will definitely make it up to you by being extra affectionate while you get ready for bed

Whenever he loses a couple matches he'll be extra intense during sex, and he might be more needy/desperate for your touch afterwards too what a baby

JEAN:

...the worst at MOBAs

Only plays with them because they need a consistent fifth member

He tries really hard! A for effort!

Kind of a dad when it comes to games with his friends because he's used to solo games? Talking during matches is new to him

Talks to himself A LOT while playing because he's not used to people hearing him

"Jean, please shut up I'm trying really hard to save both of us right now :)" -Armin like twice a night

Jean knows he has an attractive voice so he kind of performs whenever you two play together

Tons of "what a good girl" and "great job, princess. You're doing so well for me" while you collect iron ore with him in Minecraft LMAO he does this in hopes of getting laid

Embarrassed to talk to you on call with the boys (because Eren would never let him live it down ha ha) but every now and then if you bring him a water, he'll grab your hand and kiss your wrist, muttering "thanks, Princess" and suffering through whatever Eren and Connie chirp at him.

Would cherish playing games with you! Loves the sims and Minecraft

Knows he can get in the zone™ and will play for hours, but makes an effort to respect you and your time together!

Will always be down to play games with you (it's his way of bonding with you/spending quality time together), but he will also quit mid-match to watch a movie or do something with you

One time he quit during a game of DOTA because your stomach hurt and Eren called him SCREAMING

Will call the other boys virgins for making fun of him whenever he signs off early to go to bed with you, very proud of your relationship and talks about it with the boys a lot (or more like at them, just so happy to talk about the day you spent at the museum, or the new coffee place you tried, etc)

If he's getting smoked by an opponent he'll take it personally, getting way too offended by the twelve year old he's arguing with, do he'll roast the kid and brag about having a super hot girlfriend, and then get demolished in-game by said kid

ARMIN:

The best at every video game. The traditional gamer boyfriend

Has the tinted glasses that help reduce eye strain, stays up all night playing video games oh lord

Will show you games like Sid Meier's Civilizations 6 and gets so excited!!

"(y/n) look! Each leader has different attributes with their culture and historical background!" he's so cute

But if you get confused in a game good luck

He's a great teacher at everything...except video games

"What do you mean you don't understand why the barbarians keep killing you? You're attacking them with scouts and they have spears, sweetie"

It just comes so easily to him and he can't comprehend how you don't get the basic mechanics of these games

Is always the MVP during their match games because he just "does his job"

Extremely attractive to listen to and watch while he's in a match with the boys, he's be so casually doing a hundred things and can still communicate with Jean and tell him how to coordinate his attack's with Connie's AoE (area of effect)

Probably the most forgetful when it comes to you and your plans together? Only when video games are involved this man is DEDICATED otherwise!

His excuse is that it's really hard for the five boys to find time to play! Do you really want him to be the only guy not online? Can't the movie wait one more hour? So he can play another round?

If he sees he's upset you or that you've started the movie without you he'll just slip under the blankets next to you on the couch and apologize, promising that he's all yours for the rest of the night

Insists you play Minecraft together and will collect flowers for you (and then will surprise you irl with flowers ahh)

Will get hard if you refer to him by his gamertag hahahahahaha

CONNIE:

Okay so he's a streamer let's get one thing straight

Fairly decent following, plays a variety of games for his streams (but not League/DOTA because their team sucks hahah)

I don't have many hcs about him as a team member for their DOTA/League matches, but he's always cracking jokes and keeping things light. Usually support, not the best but definitely not the worst yk?

Probably the shittiest type of loser though!! When he starts to lose he just gives up and fucks around

Losing their DOTA match? Why don't we go fuck around and bother Jean for a bit

Plays scary games and will make you watch, then makes you check the closet before you go to bed

Every time he sees a female/love interest in a game he goes "eh they're mid, NOTHING compared to (y/n)"

One time he didn't think you heard him so he said it again, louder, but then he realized you weren't even in the house you were out with your parents oops

Doesn't get emotional when it comes to games? "They're not real characters bro"

When he has plans to game with the boys you can tell because he can be super impatient lol

But he doesn't mean to be!! He just knows that they'll be waiting for him, that's all

He loves you so much and loves spending time with you, but he promised he'd be online by 7:00 and it's 7:03, but it's fine

Doesn't even do it in a shitty way! He won't try and make you leave whatever shop you're at he's just excited to play when he gets back, is all

He will play what're game you want to play, but hesitates when you ask to be on his streams?

That's the online time he gets insecure about how he's behaving while on-stream otherwise he doesn't give a fuck

He wants to impress you so bad omg

Also worried about your safety and well-being

He knows you can handle the bad comments and you can brush them off (and if you can't, he's there for you with ice cream and your favorite movie), but he feels so helpless, like he can't protect his girl

But ultimately if you want to be on camera he brings an extra chair over (and lets you get the comfy one)

You'll bring dinner over while he's gaming and he'll kiss you quick, saying "Thanks, mama", and will say things like "guys, isn't (y/n) the best?"

PORCO:

First of all he's probably the odd man out of this group lmaoo

But they needed a fifth member of their team and he's my favorite so

Angry like Eren, but not as loud? Usually just more grumpy than anything? And similar to Armin he just tries to go in and do his damn job, so he's a decent member of their playgroup

Connie and Eren's fans like Porco and his voice but he's scared about making his own channel because he thinks he'd embarrass himself

Is very flattered by all the female attention he gets from his friends' streams, but doesn't get why that bothers him?

It's not the attention that bothers you, but it's the fact that he doesn't mention the fact that he's in a relationship? He tells you "it hasn't been brought up organically yet"

After sleeping on the couch he does mention it next time Connie streams and says he is very happy with you

Eren calls him a simp and Jean asks if you're standing behind him with a knife or something

He's a pro at multitasking between the games and you. A pro at muting his mic and chatting with you casually in between playing and talking with his team like their lives are at stake

If this is in a college AU/setting, he's online the least because he "has a life"? He is ashamed as his identity as a gamer but once he knows you really love him he embraces that part of him more <3

Honestly I can't see him as a big solo player game, unless it's like FIFA or some other sports game. Or GTA lmaoo

Will play Minecraft with you but builds the shittiest houses ever?? And dies so much you end up carrying him

I bet he loves to gossip lmaoo

After a night of gaming he'll help you paint your nails and complain about how Eren costed them a match by trying to get revenge on one player instead of going for the win

He's also a great listener and will let you complain to him about any workplace drama or anything you want to talk about, really. He remembers all of your coworkers names

He's really good at painting your nails and likes doing it because it reminds you "how skilled he is with his fingers" and maybe he likes seeing your freshly manicured nails wrapped around him too

Is extremely passionate in bed but is 10x more cocky if they won a match thanks to him, or if he played a big part in their success!

Thanks for reading! Feel free to drop an ask for more!

[anoldstoryteller]

43 BBY The Beginning of I Legend part two

She stopped abruptly and turned to face me, her head tilted to the side, "Confusion, why would you not want the honor of Mand'alor?" I tried to explain it the best I could, about the fact that the clans were fragmented and that I was too young. Not to mention it all was happening too fast. She simply walked away and leaned against a console, "I'm sorry Alor. But your reasons do not compute. If the clans are fragmented, then rejoin them. Your age matters not, only your character, your actions and accomplishments. And destiny doesn't move slowly, nor fast, but at its own pace. The only thing organics can do is to either swim with the current or fight against it and be washed away." I didn't have a good counter to what she said, "You know Scabbard, for being an AI meant to run a ship, you're quite philosophical." She tapped her chin, "Mmm I wonder why? Perhaps my creator wanted me to be able to help with morale dilemmas that might arise." I was left to ponder that until Mivota contacted me. I excused myself and made my way back to my quarter's. Mivota was still sitting where I left her, but she stood up when I entered and bowed, "I have seen what I could. Are you ready to hear it?" I sat down and instructed her to tell me everything. She kneeled down in front of me before starting, "Firstly, you should know that this vision came unexpectedly fast. Second, what I see cannot be changed…usually." I looked at her confused, "What do you mean?" She took a moment to respond, "The Force offers many pathways that people can use to see the future if one is strong enough, except for my people. Our Third Sight allows us to see only one pathway and therefore only one outcome. We believe it is the only outcome. But this is not necessarily true. For example, I didn't see our betrayal even though I used the Third Sight prior to the attack. Are you following so far?" I nodded. Xan'rra kinda explained this to me when I was younger when I asked her about the Will of the Force. Mivota continued, "So please keep this in mind. What I saw was that you will be a powerful Mand'alor, but not the only Mand'alor. For another may still be out there. This part of my vision isn't really clear." She took a moment before continuing, "You will be one who dances with death but never to succumb to it. You will also meet a senator of Shili who will be of great use to you. You will train soldiers whose very existence will alter the very fabric of your Republic. You will also have a great number of followers. Beyond this time I cannot see clearly. I'm sorry" she bowed her head and touched her forehead against the floor. I sat and thought about what she said. Dancing with death wasn't too surprising to hear, but training soldiers who will change history? I just couldn't comprehend how that could happen. But a senator, now that will prove interesting. I reached out and patted her head, "So, I guess I'm destined to be Mand'alor then, just as Xan'rra said." She didn't raise her head, "Yes. That's what I saw." I stopped patting her head, "Good job Mivota. You've given me very good advice. How can I reward you?" She looked up so I could only see her eyes, but I could see her blushing too, "If I can, I would like to suck your dick." I smiled, "Really? You can have anything and that's what you want?" She nodded but held her place. I grabbed her by the hair and gently guided her to my flaccid cock. She grinned before licking it aggressively, getting it erect quickly, before swallowing it with vigor. This time was like night and day compared to the first time she sucked me off. It didn't take long before she got her reward. She licked her lips and cleaned off my shaft before putting it away, "Thank you Kal, or should I start calling you Mand'alor?" I thought a moment before responding, "Seeing as you're not Mandalorian, you can just call me Kal. You're not required to call me Mand'alor." She simply nodded. With Mivota's insight my decision was made. I shall lay claim to the title of Mand'alor.

[moonctzeny]

nct 127 as computer engineering majors (suggestive/smutty)

this was a personal attack and I'm having nct 127 brainrot so y'all have to suffer with me

taeil:

hot TA with a fat ass that almost made you fail the class bc who the fuck pays attention to what's written on the board when he stands in front of it?

wears expensive shirts with long sleeves that he pushes over his elbows while explaining the most crucial formulas- your lab partner has to shove you so that you don’t drool all over your worksheet

you offer to help around the lab he's supervising after you somehow pass the course just to spend more time with him

you swear he flirts with you in the most gentle ways but you never bring it up bc you don't want to make him uncomfortable when he's working

but you're both adults and he doesn't teach your class anymore so you're free to ask him out but he's scary to approach you know?

until one day you're alone putting the machinery back in place when he draws a brand new circuit for tomorrow's morning class on the whiteboard and you ask him to explain the flow of electricity through those diodes

and he does and damn he's so hot when he goes all science on you so you tell him just that

how his voice and intelligence really tuns you on and you can teach him a thing or two yourself if he’ll let you

and anyways thank god you arrived at the lab the next morning before any of the students to wipe down the handprints you left on that whiteboard

johnny

study buddy who is very creative at finding new ways to make you procrastinate with him

at first he begs you to borrow your black nail polish and even convinces you to draw little designs on each nail for him

you do a pretty bad job because truth is you have a big crush on johnny and being so close to him makes your hands shake

after you're done he takes your hands in his, and lays them flat over his mousepad

"I'm gonna paint them on yours too! I want to match you!"

you agree bc it's hard to breathe at this point and you've also downed a couple of beers while waiting for the polish to dry

"I always wanted us to try a couple look. even if it's just nails"

"couple?"

"yeah. is it a bad thing?"

you shake your head negatively and he smiles so brightly you get a little dizzy, relishing in the way you squirm under his stare

johnny somehow coaxes you into climbing into his lap, his teeth breaking the skin of your neck as he removes one article of clothing after the other

"we're gonna mess up our nails johnny"

"good. make a mess out of me."

yuta

computer engineering senior and part time pc building youtuber nakamoto yuta falls in your life like a black angel to your salvation

aka he slid in your dms after you posted on your story that you’ll never finish the mandatory Assembly project on time and was having a public meltdown

“how about you buy the project from me and then you’ll only have to worry about staying cute 😜”

you roll your eyes at the message but damn you’re really desperate at this point so you agree to stop by his place to make the transaction

but before you do you decide to check out the link to his youtube channel to kinda gauge what type of guy he is

and damn you think you might have harbored a little online crush from watching his pc building series because yuta is smart and funny and way way way cuter than what his instagram pics let on

you’re quite nervous when you enter his apartment physically after seeing it as a background to his videos so many times

he has an all rainbow neon setup on the most fancy desk you’ve ever seen and that’s when he mentions it’s very durable and you think why would that matter and then you’re like oh

you excitedly ask him about all the parts and that’s how it becomes obvious that you’ve become an avid watcher of his channel during the past week

“I can’t believe I met my cutest subscriber ;)”

anyways yuta is even hotter in real life than in his videos and he smells like green soap and you think that out of all the colors neon pink looks the best when reflected on his naked skin

taeyong

he drags his fingers through his dyed locks in frustration, the color he chose for this month being a dark purple

he doesn’t care if his professors say it’s not gonna be easy working around people with all the piercings and shaved eyebrow patches on his face; taeyong prefers working with machines only anyways

a truly gifted programmer as he is, it’s weird to see him so frustrated over the neon green letters on his pc screen.

“I just can’t figure out why I’m getting this error. I tried using try-catch blocks, a break clause to debug it but still nothing works”

you’d be fine with letting him figure it out in peace if there wasn’t one problem: taeyong has this habit of moaning a little when he’s concentrated

and you think taeyong is hot on a normal day but even more so when he’s oblivious to the way he’s pushing you into a deeper level of hell with every breathy sound that leaves his lips

“you’re too hot to be worrying over java”, you think and when he stares back at you with wide eyes you realize you’ve voiced your thoughts out loud

but he still gladly takes your offer to help him relax with your mouth

doyoung (cw: praise, bimbofication)

doyoung is a senior who pays for his gas by tutoring younger students

you met for the first time when you drunkenly had a very public makeout session during a frat party last winter but that is a story for another time

programming classes were fine for you but numeric analysis was where you drew the line

you remembered him telling you all about how he’s pretty good at math that night when you were too preoccupied thinking how to shove your tongue in his mouth so here he is now, in your small apartment, kissing his teeth

“no, no, we just talked about this. It’s simple linear propolation”, he groans while correcting your shabby numbers in red ink, stretching his arms to release the pent up frustration in his body

“how about you motivate me with something? that way I can learn more effectively?”, you suggest in your most innocent tone but Doyoung doesn’t buy it one bit, ordering you to sit on his lap while he dips his hand past the hem of your shorts

“you solve a problem and I keep playing with you. you make a mistake and I push one more finger in that canny mouth of yours”

and see, you’re conflicted because you’re not sure what you like hearing more from doyoung: him calling you his ‘smart pretty girl’ or his ‘dumb princess who only likes to be braindead around him’

jaehyun

you and jaehyun have always had a rivalry when it comes to who’s the best programmer between you two

he makes fun of your terrible identation and you make fun of his bad error handling practices

so you organize little hackathons at his place, because it’s exciting and you always end up enjoying your time there in more ways than one

you bet on who can hack the university’s official website faster, loser does whatever winner wants, and you’re about almost done when jaehyun smuggly asks you to refresh the page

it all looks normal and for a second you think he cheated to win time, but when you squint your eyes under your school’s logo you finally see it

“thank god you’re hot because you suck at coding <3”

with hot blood rushing to your ears you chase him all the way to his kitchen, throwing threats here and there of what you’re gonna do to him once you get your hands on him

you finally manage to entrap him between your body and the fridge, taking his glasses off his face while he holds his breath

with their thick frame and his MCU t-shirts he looks like your average IT geek strolling through the campus- yet you know that what’s hidden under it all is a whole different thing

and you like that only you get to see it

a little magnet from some trip to a european country pokes the skin of his neck but jaehyun’s undivided attention is on you, thinking that you might slap him any second now

he chokes on plain air when you map his stubbled jaw with your fingers instead, all the way through until you rest them over his lips

you push them through the rim of his mouth until he tastes your salty skin and in this moment of pure want he knows exactly what he wants the loser to do

jungwoo

you didn’t know jungwoo before your professor partnered you up together for your IoT elective course, but programming this small computer surely brought you together

and by that I’m talking about staring at each other way longer than necessary, leaving gentle touches while your hands accidentally brush when they want to gnaw at something more: basically an obvious attraction that you turn a blind eye to

you chose a quite simple project: using a raspberry pi to make a sensor that warns the user if their heartrate raises too high

but it just wouldn’t work. You tried running around your place, doing jumping jacks, even had jungwoo scare you but to no avail

tired and slaving away until the am, you offered jungwoo to crash on your couch, not wanting him to wander around so late

he gratefully accepts the towels you offered him for a quick shower, forgetting about the sensor, but when you see him exiting your bathroom it starts to beep with life

jungwoo emerges from the steamy room with wet blonde bangs kissing the apples of his cheeks. The hoodie jacket he came over with was now unzipped, revealing the defined lines and hard abs that he’s criminally hidden all this time. Remaining droplets of water run down the hollows where his muscles connect, his hipbones peaking from the sweatpants that hang dangerously low from his waist

you get up from your seat when he makes eye contact with you, not sure why but the sight surely deserves a standing ovation.

“I don’t know why the alarm went off all of a sudden”

jungwoo only smirks, slowly approaching you until you’re just a deep breath away from your chest touching his naked one

“I think it works just fine. What if I do this?”, he wonders as he lets the knuckles of his hand trail from your wrist up your arm until it stills right over your junction, applying soft pressure

and when he finally sucks your bottom lip in between his own you’re worried the sensor might break from beeping so hard

mark

mark is a college athlete, trying to balance an engineering major and vigorous hockey practices on his shoulders

he promised his microelectronics professor he will help out with equipment maintenance for extra credit

you’ve volunteered to help with maintenance as well, feeling a weird sense of comfort between the oscillators and broken chips you have to fix

and mark is always late to your sessions but you don’t mind bc he’s cute as a button

and you heard from jeno that he thinks you’re cute too which is GOOD

mark barges in late with wet hair straight from his after-practice shower and he fills the small room with the scent of watermelon shampoo

he apologizes and you heat up the soldering iron for him and that’s when you realize: mark has no idea how to work the machinery

he touches the hot metallic tip with the pad of his index and screeches in pain, you immediately run over to inspect the dumbly inficted wound

you tie it up with a bandage you had buried somewhere in your bag and he looks so cute with his big, watery eyes and wet hair that you just have to kiss it better

mark’s breath hitches in his throat when he feels his fingers so close to your plump lips, and he thinks that he wants to be burned by one more thing before he leaves this room

you teach him patiently how to fix all the broken parts while staying safe, yet he can’t possibly be patient when you lead his hands with yours and he can feel the swell of your breasts against his back

mark doesn’t only smell like watermelon, but tastes like it too

haechan

haechan is your partner in crime; no one can remember the last time they saw you without the other on campus

you spend so much time on the computer center of your building that when the supervisor asks you two to clean up the server room for a few extra bucks you say yes

you unplug a couple of coaxial cables to properly dust off the server and you start playing around with them: using them as whips and chasing each other

in your excitement you take a long red cable and loop it around haechan’s neck, tugging the edges until it chokes him slightly

what you didn’t expect was a deep, pretty moan to bouce against the walls, asking you in between ragged breaths to do it again

so you do, and he moans gutturally again, lust filling up his half lidded eyes in a way that almost makes you think he’d let you do whatever you want to him

but haechan’s not so easy to succumb to you, shoving your body against the metal box as he sucks on your jawline, the connectors around you bringing you even closer together

you tug on his makeshift collar once more, forcing him to look at you, and you warn him that you might accidentally mess something up on the server if you continue

“if it means I get to fuck you dumb against it then I couldn’t care less”

you smirk at his response and with a hand on top of his head you push him on his knees before you. he’s gonna have to earn it.

[willowfolksong]

Everything has changed

- Kozume Kenma x Reader

- SFW

🎮 It starts with you sliding into his DMs to thank him for helping you. You're new to the game, still haven't found good weapons or armor, and he was casually there to give you a few pointers. Not many experienced players do that, much less for people online they don't know. So of course you're thankful.

🎮 He doesn't answers you.

🎮 Okay, that's good. No problem. You memorize his username and make your goal to find him again. When you do— two more times in wich you don't say anything but stay back and watch him fight higher level monsters instead— you realize that KenKen always goes alone. He doesn't seems to be part of any team. Weird. Most people play on groups.

🎮 You smile at your computer screen, your cat purring contentedly on your lap. Maybe he doesn't have that many friends that play online games. Like you.

🎮 When you find him once more, you ask him if you can tag along. He takes twenty minutes to answer you.

KenKen: no

CattyCatThief: why :(

KenKen: i dont know you

CattyCatThief: well ask me anything! we can be friends!

KenKen: no thank you

🎮 You can't blame him. You wouldn't trust a random stranger online either. And maybe HE is the weirdo, and being friends with him would drag you into the so called "Internet's dark side" you've always heard people talking about. But he's the first person that helped you and the first player you encountered in game and his tunic is so cool and—

🎮 Your wish of getting to know him better comes back full force a week later, when you've managed to become one of the Dark Rose Guild members: a place for rogues and dual wielding warriors with a fancy for working in the shadows. You're sure whoever is behind DashingDarkBlade13 snorted before answering your question.

DashingDarkBlade13: everyone knows who KenKen is. he's like a living legend around.

CattyCatThief: really???

DashingDarkBlade13: yeah, yeah. he's a lone wolf. not in any guilds, and probably one of the highest level players around.

CattyCatThief: that's so cool

DashingDarkBlade13: he's not known for attacking newbies, but be careful anyway.

🎮 You hunt him down and manage to find him camping outside the capital walls. This time, you don't say a word, just silently following him around and trying your best to help him take the enemies you find on the road. He almost always ignores them, but they're good for leveling up, so you take the time you clear a path for him anyway. You wonder if he sees you as a kid trying to catch bugs.

🎮 After a whole week of logging on and basically just following him around as soon as you spot him, he finally snaps at you.

KenKen: what are you doing?

CattyCatThief: i want to be your friend! :)

KenKen: why?

CattyCatThief: you helped me when i had just started playing. and i also think you're really cool!

KenKen: ...

CattyCatThief: :D

KenKen: you wont leave me alone, right?

CattyCatThief: nope

KenKen: fine then

🎮 He's quiet, doesn't really talks much, but he starts giving you pointers on stuff you need to know, unintentionally sharing the lore of the game in a way that soon makes you realize that you're in the company of an expert.

🎮 You make simple missions while he goes on complicated quests, and then exchange stories after. And that's mostly you excitedly telling him about the monsters you encountered, or whatever loot you managed to find.

🎮 Slowly, but surely, he seems to start to enjoy your company. At least a bit. You decide on a place where always meet each other, he lends you the weapons he won't use, and his texts get longer and longer until you somehow manage to convince him to explain the lore of each place you visit in detail.

🎮 Then one day he's telling you about dragons, and you open your mic to screech because that's just so cool and you love this game and his explanations so much!

🎮 He pauses, and you watch the chat with worried eyes. Maybe letting him hear your voice wasn't such a good idea after all.

🎮 And then you hear, clear as day, a low warm chuckle that has you tingling all over.

CattyCatThief: omg was that you?

KenKen: yes

CattyCatThief: you have the cutest laugh ever :')

KenKen: i had to take my earphones off because of your screech

CattyCatThief: :(

KenKen: and thanks

🎮 From then on, his voice is a constant source of happiness for you. Your mic is permanently open now, and tho he remains mostly silent, his random comments and sudden laugh when you say something funny always manage to warm your heart in the best way.

🎮 You get better. You're not as good as him, but soon you're a force to reckon too. You take dangerous missions with him, and now always go accompany him on long assignments. He relies on you, and the fact that he waits for you before starting a new quest has you in disbelieving everytime.

DashingDarkBlade13: i mean, i don't know how you did it, but KenKen definitely changed since you came around.

CattyCatThief: you think??? :o

DashingDarkBlade13: he's not a lone wolf anymore.

CattyCatThief: we're two lone wolfs now

🎮 You move to Tokyo that year, because of your father's work. Going to a new school with new people is not something that has you specially thrilled, and so you spent more time moping in bed and being miserably in general after the moving than normal. Four days without going online, when you do you have around ten messages from KenKen. The last one brings butterflies to you stomach.

KenKen: please come back

🎮 You quickly type a reply, eyes full of tears because you're still emotional after leaving everything you know behind.

CattyCatThief: i'm here! i'm so sorry! I just moved to tokyo because of my dad's work and i'm still processing th fact that i wont be seeing my friends anymore and that i'll have to start my second year in a completely new high school.

🎮 You stare at your screen, biting your nail and wondering if you just shared too much personal information. You're about to apologize when he writes back.

KenKen: which high school

CattyCatThief: nekoma high

🎮 Your first day is a rollercoaster of nervousness and excitement and sadness because everything is new but also so strange and foreign. The teacher introduces you to the class, and you bow and ask to be treated kindly by everyone. When you straighten your back, your eyes land on the boy by the desk near the window, his wide eyes staring straight at you.

🎮 You don't really know how, but in that moment, you know it's him. The only available seat is one by the front, and so you slide into you chair and lean towards the girl on your right as soon as the teacher turns her back.

"Who's the guy with the blond hair, sitting near the window?" you ask her.

She snorts, of course she does. "That's Kozume Kenma. Everyone knows who he is. He's Nekoma's volleyball team brain."

Eyes wide, you take a peak over your shoulder. You think he's still staring at you, but is hard to tell with his hair falling in front of his face "Oh"

"Yeah, yeah" the girl adds, and finally there's a sense of familiarity for you "He's a lone wolf tho, has few friends. He doesn't really talks with anyone"

🎮 When class is over, you turn around to approach him, surprised to find him in the middle of standing up himself. You both gaze into each other's eyes, and you have to resist the urge of running to him and hug him with all you have. He smiles at you, timidly, the curve of his smile almost resembling a smirk.

"Hey!" you say, laugh bubbling up before you can stop it "Do you mind if I tag along? We could be friends"

His chuckle sounds much better in person, and that's the moment you realize that both you and your level 56 thief might have a huge crush on Kozume Kenma.

"Yeah. Thank you"

🧣 RED Love Story Collection

Part VI - Next is I bet you think about me

[luvlyrv]

Our Songs | pt. 6 | Wendy x F!Reader SM!AU

Word Count: 2.7k

A/N: I hope the word count marginally makes up for the fact this series has been on a three month hiatus lol, don't worry though it'll finish soon!

Date: 6/10/21

Series Masterlist

Ever since you and Wendy exchanged numbers you find your hand unconsciously reaching out to your phone throughout the day. You hope to find a notification from her when you turn it on. Thankfully she always seemed to respond back, but even when she didn't you'd put your phone down to repeat the loop. You tried your best to make sure it didn't interfere with your work, but still, your day was marked by Wendy. Although she wasn't there physically your conversations always carried through day and night.

You've known her to be a warm person, always friendly and comforting. You hope you're not reading into things too much, but sometimes you read her messages and your heart skips a beat. The way she would talk about you would make you flustered. It would force you to put your phone down for a second, unable to comprehend the positivity. Then the thought that maybe she was flirting would creep into your head.

The idea that you're just imagining things always comes back to fight it though.

Shaking your head you decide not to contemplate the idea further. After all she was going to come over soon and you needed to focus on finishing your songs. Thinking about any possible romantic feelings was the last thing you wanted to do. Especially with her in front of you.

Luckily the thoughts dissipate as you zone into the work in front of you, scrutinizing every detail you possibly could. You let yourself sink into the feeling of the songs, letting it help guide your decisions in mixing. As quickly as you get focused though, you're broken out of your zone when you hear knocking on the door. Before answering you run to the mirror and take a quick look while trying to make sure you look presentable. When you rush up to the door to open it you act like nothing happened.

"H-hello! Welcome again to my humble abode!" You say it with a smile, trying to suppress the sudden fluttering feeling in your stomach.

"Hey!" She says while looking up and down at you. "Looks like we're accidentally matching today, huh?" Wendy walks past the door and you close it behind her. You take a moment to look at her outfit and then at yours. The both of you had a very blue color palette.

"Well, way to steal the spotlight. You look way cuter than me." You don't sound as confident as you'd like, your voice bordering on the softer and quieter side. You realize you haven't felt this nervous in a while.

"As if that could ever be possible!" Wendy turns her head back at you as she walks towards your room. She rolls her eyes and sticks her tongue at you, only to quickly smile at your remark. "Now stop being silly and let's work."

You follow her into your bedroom and sit down in front of your computer. She sits on a familiar stool and the two of you immediately start working. You share what you have so far, all you do is record some more vocals, including harmonies and adlibs. You polish things with Wendy by your side to help make some stylistic choices. It took a few hours that only felt like mere minutes.

The sun is still out, unlike the first time the two of you had worked together. This leads you to ask Wendy something before she would leave.

"While we're here we should just record the collab video, yeah?" Wendy's eyes light up in recollection of your previous conversation.

"That sounds good, how about we do the Q&A type video today? I can just message Yeri for some questions."

"Sure, I'll ask Seulgi to make up some interesting things for us to answer too."

The two of you didn't have to wait long as both of your friends replied fast, excited to help out and excited to have some questions answered. You situate yourself next to Wendy in a comfortable position and get the camera ready. After getting the camera in position you take the time to fix the lighting in your room, making sure to have a soft and natural feeling with the lights.

Finally, the red light begins to blink on your camera and you wave. Wendy follows along and flashes the camera a friendly look. You give a quick introduction for the video.

"Hey everybody! I'm here with Wendy today to do a little Q&A type video for you guys! We've both gotten some questions from our friends and it's just to share a little about us, how we feel about our collaboration, behind the scenes type of stuff, you know?" Wendy tilts her head and looks at you as you talk, nodding to your words.

"I really can't wait to answer these questions with you." She says with a smile. She looks back at the camera as she pulls her phone out and looks at her messages with Yeri. "Neither of us have prepared any script or anything. We've barely even looked at the questions they've sent us!" You nudge Wendy with your elbow and laugh at a thought.

"What if they sent us something inappropriate?"

"Oh god, Yeri totally would." You both giggle before Wendy prompts you to start reading questions first.

"Alright we'll stop wasting our audience's precious time now. My dear Seulgi's first question is… "what were your first impressions?" Wendy doesn't hesitate to answer the question as soon as it was asked.

"Oh! Whenever Y/N entered the café we were meeting in I was kind of surprised! She doesn't post a lot of pics of herself so to see someone as talented as her in real life was an honor. She's really cute, right?" She reaches out to pinch the cheek of your so-called cute face. You strain a smile of embarrassment at her antics.

"Yeah yeah, I don't record myself a lot." When she stops her assault on your face you follow-up with your opinion. "For Wendy… I was also really surprised… I think I'm really lucky. You guys should know that a camera really doesn't do her justice! When I first met her she certainly gave off a very approachable demeanor too."

"Why do you think that?"

"I don't know? I was really nervous meeting you, yet when I saw you and when we got to talk the atmosphere turned into something really comfortable fast. Let's just move on to the next question." You take a look at your phone again to see Seulgi's question. "What's your favorite thing about the other? Well, Wendy has always been so sweet, it's been wonderful working with her. I appreciate the care and dedication to her work that she has shown me. Her musicality really helped pull everything together, and when I was stuck she was always there to give me a fresh perspective."

"Aww, that's so sweet of you." Wendy says with a blush on her face, her hand covering her face as she laughs a bit. "It's strange to be talking to you like this, I feel like. I think you're a really straightforward person but we haven't really talked about our opinions to this extent! Especially to a camera. Ah… well I think I could really say everything the same for Y/N." Wendy nods a bit in thought before continuing on. "To add to it though, I think Y/N has just always been so considerate to me. Like, beyond being a great musician she has been a good person to me. I think if you've seen some of our interactions on Twitter you'll know that she ended up cooking a wonderful meal for me on our first meeting. I think that if she wasn't as nice as she is, we wouldn't have had this much fun together… wait, this has been fun for you too, right?"

"Oh my god, yes it has. How could you doubt that?" You punch her arm with a fake upset face. You turn back to the camera. "Guys, we've hung out and have talked soooo much outside of our collab. I literally don't understand how she can have a single doubt in her mind about us having fun."

"It doesn't hurt to clarify! Anyways, next question now! And stop punching so hard!"

"Oh hush, it wasn't that hard. Oh hmm, to go along with that Seulgi wonders what our least favorite thing about each other is."

"That's an easy one!" Wendy says all too excitedly. You make a shocked expression, worry flooding your system as Wendy points at you with a smile. "I hate how you're absolutely brimming with talent! Your work is impeccable! Musical genius!"

You groan as your body crumples. "You nearly gave me a heart attack…" Your voice is muffled between your knees.

"It's true though!" Wendy says in a sing-song voice, her face smug in satisfaction to see your scared reaction. "Otherwise there's nothing I can really say."

You gather the strength to get back up and face the camera, then Wendy. Your face is still filled with disappointment but you take your time to stare at Wendy. As you stare at her she seems to come undone as she nervously looks away.

"What are you doing?" A red color subtly creeps up her neck.

"I'm just thinking. I'm thinking that… You also have nothing wrong with you." Wendy can't help but to roll her eyes at your comment. "Except for being awfully cheesy. It makes me wanna go bury myself in a ditch so I won't have to hear your stupid cheesiness again."

"Whatever, whatever. It's my turn to read the questions. Now… this is a good one, "what has the work process been like?"

"Well that's obvious, I do all the work and Wendy leeches off of me like a parasite."

"Hey! Just because it's true doesn't mean you have to say it to the world!" Her response throws you into a fit of laughter, turning you into a mess.

"Oh my, no no! It's really not like that. I would say we have an equal workload, or a workload that makes sense between our respective positions." Wendy shakes her head in disagreement.

"I don't feel so. I feel like Y/N always does so much work, and she does it so quickly too. It makes me feel kind of bad when I sit beside her and see her work her magic. When she's focused and working so hard it's quite amazing."

"Ah geez." You shyly scratch the back of your neck. "Wendy's always like this, complimenting me. Like I said earlier though, she really helps bring me new perspective when I'm stuck and her musicality is like nothing else. She always takes the time to sit next to me and monitor things too. It's not like she's a third party to the process. Not only that," You take the time to send Wendy a smile in an attempt to reassure her that you're not burdened with work. You want her to know that you appreciate her part of the creative process, "but nothing really feels like hard work when I'm with you."

Wendy has a hard time processing your words, so instead of addressing it she decides to just further elaborate her answer to the question.

"Well, I'll just lay down the process for everyone. Obviously, Y/N produces and I sing. Although after enough convincing from me you'll hear her singing on the tracks as well, so say thank you! It all started when Y/N took the time to reach out to me, which I was really excited about by the way, and then we both agreed to meet up at a local place. We just talked about concepts and our availability. We both ended up writing songs and worked together on what we wanted to keep or change. Everything productive happens here," Wendy opens her arms to gesture to the area around her, "at Y/N's place. Even though I have audio equipment at my place too we just record things here."

"Yeah, everything she said is true. I have a little set-up here in my room. I don't think I've ever really shown you guys it? I mean, I've shown my guitar collection before but not all my other equipment yet. I'll film that another time though. Next question?"

"Oh this is kind of interesting to think about, "what do you think the reception of your mini-album will be?" The both of you take a moment to think about it. Recalling many of the things you've read on social media you decided to speak first.

"Well, I think it'll be extremely beneficial to the both of us in multiple ways. I mean first off, I guess by our genre of music we have a lot of overlap between fans. There's been an overwhelming amount of support from fans who are excited to see the both of us collaborate and interact. I have no doubt that it'll do well since it's so highly anticipated by our fans. It'll be even better if you guys manage to stream and share it!" Throughout your explanation you begin to give Wendy shy glances. "I think that even if we drop our music and it doesn't meet much success, I would've gained a lot. I think working together with Wendy has helped me grow as a musician and anything that I learn here I will utilize in the future."

At your last comment Wendy seemed to get excited and she quickly added on.

"Exactly! If anything the most important part about all of this is the fact that I have gained skills as a musician and gained a friend. That greatly outweighs any potential of success." Wendy has a bright smile on her face, happy to be able to call you a friend.

"That doesn't mean we don't want you guys to go ahead and share our music by the way." You joke light-heartedly. "It would mean a lot if you did."

"Now final question for this video! We've been talking too much." Wendy looks at her phone, unlike before she takes a couple seconds before reading the question aloud. "Uh, I think this should be fun to answer. "What do you want to do in the future together?" I think that obvious answer is to make more music!"

You chuckle at her answer before responding as well. "Going to each other's places to have a jam session doesn't sound bad, but hanging out in general is good. We'll definitely continue being friends, and if the reception for our collab is really good we might do another one? That is, of course, if Wendy is okay with that."

"I would be more than happy to do that. I was also thinking of forcing you to binge watch more shows and movies with me."

"Only if you stop hogging the popcorn. Anyways, I think this should be the end of our video. I highly encourage all of you to check-out Wendy's channel in a couple days. The day right before release we're going to be dropping one more video together! Bye-bye!" You wave a goodbye to the camera with a smile. Wendy joins you in your outro.

"See you guys soon!"

You go to turn your camera off as Wendy goes to gather her things. After turning off your lights you go to sit back down on your seat, importing the recently filmed footage to your computer. Wendy takes this moment to sit down next to you again.

"Again, thank you for your hard work!" She says it with a smile as she brings her hand on your arm. "I'm always amazed with the quality of your work and how quickly you can do it."

"No problem, I'll send the songs to you later for your feedback. We'll be able to post everything soon." You smile back at her and give her hand a comforting squeeze. A part of you wishes you could keep your hand there forever.

"Alright, well see you at my place soon!"

When you finally hear the click of your door closing you let out a sigh. You don't want to think about it. You don't want to face it.

You don't want to face the possibility that you've fallen.

[waywardfangirl]

I was incredibly fortunate to get to write for the wonderful @fight-surrender in the Carry On Secret Snowflake exchange, and she gave some of the best prompts I've seen. I ended up choosing to write a meet-cute (a meet-ugly, really) that takes place on the beach and centers around Simon's new fixation on the supposed dangers lurking below the waves.

I have to give a giant thank you to @foolofabookwyrm and @caitybuglove23 for being excellent betas, cheerleaders, and for helping me get the fic formatted and posted when my computer stopped working - you guys are the best! 💜💜💜

You can read the fic below, or on AO3!

Simon

 

I've always wanted to go to the beach. Growing up in care, I never had the opportunity to, but now that Penny and I are done with university and enjoying weekends without the threat of homework hanging over our heads, I finally can. Of course, we don't live close to the beach, so our day trip took some planning, but it gave me time to look up all the best places to eat, and it gave Penny time to watch every possible documentary about the ocean. I watched a lot of them with her, and while I know I probably won't see all of the tropical fish that swam across our TV screen, I'm still really excited to see the ocean. 

 

Unfortunately, I also happened to be in the room while Penny watched some show called “Predators from the Deep”, or something along those lines, so my excitement is also tinged with trepidation (or outright fear) of some of the things lurking under the waves.

“Sharks aren’t anything to worry about, Simon! They don’t want to attack you, and the likelihood of even seeing a shark here is extremely low.”

 

“It’s not the sharks I’m worried about, Pen! It’s all of the other stuff, all those little parasites, and the poisonous things, and the spiny ones.” The documentary was filled with shadowy shots of spiked balls and spotted tentacles just waiting to attack some unsuspecting wader.

 

“Don’t eat any of it then,” she replies, hardly even paying attention to me as she smooths out her blanket and sets up the umbrella.

 

“What?”

 

“You said you were worried about the poisonous things, so just don’t eat anything you find in the ocean.”

 

“They can hurt me even if I don’t eat them! What about that one octopus?”

 

“That was venomous, not poisonous, there’s a difference.” She squirts sunscreen into her palms and then slaps them lightly onto my cheeks, not allowing me time to squirm away.

 

“Whatever, venomous then, there are still things to be scared of in there!”

 

Penny ducks under the arm I have flung out to point at the ocean with, and grabs two waters from our cooler.

 

“You’ll be fine Simon, I promise.” She shoves a bottle into my hands. “Rub in your sun cream, and let’s walk by the edge of the water, alright? You’ll like it, we can find shells!” She starts off, picking her way through the sand and looking back only once to make sure that I’m following her.

 

It turns out that the water feels quite nice, even soothing. The sounds of the waves and the feel of cool water splashing my ankles combine to make me feel safe. They make me forget about the horrors lurking off-shore.

Penny has a handful of shells and has started handing me others to put in the pocket of my swim shorts. I’ve found a few shells of my own too, but I stopped paying such close attention to the ground about ten minutes ago, when I noticed a man about our own age playing in the waves with his younger siblings.

 

He has dark hair, originally falling around his face but now wet with seawater and slicked back to emphasize his widow’s peak. He’s still too far away for me to tell what color his eyes are, but as Penny and I walk closer I’m able to make out more of his facial expressions. He seems to be putting on sneers for show and occasionally gives bright smiles for the younger kids swarming him. He’s wearing one of those long-sleeved swim shirts, but it’s clinging tight to his body. He looks like he could be a footballer with all of the muscles I can see, even at this distance.

 

I’ve been trying not to stare too openly at him, but I can’t really help it - there’s just something about him that keeps drawing me in.It’s almost as if I’m under some sort of spell or thrall. Right now though, I’m extremely glad I’ve been so captivated by him, because I seem to be the only person on the beach who realizes the danger we’re all in.

 

Curling around the man’s left ankle are the tentacles of an octopus, surely about to stick its fangs into him and inject him with its venom (or whatever it is octopuses do to kill people).

 

"Octopus!" I yell. I’m at a loss for any other words, but I’m desperately trying to warn Penny as I sprint off to rescue him.

 

"Ooh, where?" She doesn't sound nearly concerned enough for the looming threat of death hanging over us all, but I'll talk to her about taking proper safety precautions later. Right now, I have to go save the life of the prettiest person I've ever seen.

 

"Octopus! Octopus!" I can't seem to make any other phrases come out of my mouth, but eventually the man looks up to see me barreling towards him, flailing my arms and yelling at the top of my lungs. He raises an eyebrow at me, staying far too calm considering the mortal peril he's in, and glances behind him to see who else I could possibly be talking to.

 

Unfortunately, that means he's not paying attention enough to sidestep me when the combination of my momentum and adrenalin send me toppling into him. We both splash down into the small waves lapping at the sand and I scramble to extricate myself from his long limbs as quickly as possible, crawling down to examine his ankles and prepared to risk my own life if I have to pull the octopus off of him.

 

"What are you doing? " His voice is lovely and posh, the vowels round and smooth and expensive.

 

"Saving your life, mate, you're welcome by the way," I grunt as I make another unsuccessful grab for the tentacles.

 

"From what? All you've done so far is endanger me, pushing me down and holding me in the water." He pauses. "If this is your attempt at murder by drowning, I think I pity you. First, you caused a scene by yelling the whole way down the beach before you assaulted me, and now you're not even bothering to hold my head under this truly pathetic amount of water. You're an absolute disaster."

 

"I told you—" (why are these tentacles so hard to grab,) "I'm not trying to kill you, I'm trying to save you."

 

"Save me from what, exactly?"

 

Ha! I've got you now, evil cephalopod!

 

"This!"

 

I hold the octopus up in triumph, feeling the water drip onto my sodden hair.

 

"From… a clump of seaweed?"

 

"What? No. No, it's an octopus."

 

Slowly, I lower the mass in my hand down to eye level, and immediately I feel my cheeks flame in embarrassment.

 

"Oh. Right. Sorry, then."

 

I try to push back from him and stand up, but my hand won't release the seaweed (it really did look like an octopus!). When I try to move a wave hits me, washing the sand out from under my foot and making me flounder for a few moments, only compounding my embarrassment. When I finally look up at the man I accidentally assaulted, he seems entirely unbothered by anything. He's lounging back on his elbows, somehow managing to look down his nose at me even though I'm sitting up fully now, and it's simply unfair how defined his abs are, even under his shirt.

 

"Do you make a habit of doing things like this?"

 

His eyes are too intense for me to look at any longer, they're a grey color that seems to be shifting to reflect the ocean behind me, and I have to busy myself with peeling the green fronds of seaweed away from my fingers.

 

"Like what?"

 

"Attacking strangers or playing the hero, take your pick."

 

"Sorry. I thought it was an octopus and I didn't want you to die," I mumble. This prick should be grateful, where does he get off being so smug anyway?

 

"Why on earth would I have died from an octopus touching me?"

 

"Because they're one of the most deadly creatures on earth!"

 

"What? No they're not. Not the ones around here, anyway. The blue ringed octopus is incredibly deadly, but it lives in the Pacific Ocean."

 

"But, couldn't they-"

 

He levels me with a look that could probably set me on fire.

 

"Mordelia!" One of the children comes running over from where they fled when I tackled their brother. She looks to be about twelve or thirteen, and while she isn't quite as dark and villainous looking as her brother she still has his same air of superiority. "Does this gentleman need to be worried about being attacked, maimed, or killed by any octopuses while swimming today?"

 

This kid - Mordelia, I guess - levels me with the most condescending look I have ever seen, and just scoffs . Actually scoffs at me, like I'm an imbecile. (Although, I still have seaweed stuck to me, so she may be onto something there.)

 

"No. Most accounts of cephalopod attacks can't be proven, and the few that have been entirely substantiated occurred in vastly different habitats or under circumstances that this beach couldn't support."

 

With that, she turns and runs back to the rest of her family, leaving me with only a parting eye roll.

 

"She's going through a marine biology phase."

 

It's the first thing the dark haired man has said to me in a casual manner, and I startle a bit. 

 

"Did you also have a marine biology phase?"

 

I think my question catches him off-guard, and I smirk.

 

"Perhaps," he answers after a beat. "But Mordelia's has been going on for three years now, so we think it may actually stick. Mine dried up after only a few months."

 

He smiles at me for the first time since I knocked him over, and it's almost painful how handsome he is, sprawled out elegantly on the beach like he's in an ad for expensive watches or cologne or something, and I can't believe I tackled him because of some stupid seaweed.

 

"I had a dinosaur phase," I confess, smiling back at him.

 

"Why doesn't that surprise me?" I reach down to help him up, and I'm shocked at how cold his fingers are, and how much I want to warm them up in my own. It's too bad I made such a horrible first impression, I would otherwise be sorely tempted to ask him out on a date. "What's your name, by the way? You've already attacked me, had we been in cars we would have exchanged names and proofs of insurance by now."

 

I’m such a mess. I didn't even think to ask what his name was.

 

"Simon. I'm Simon."

 

I go to shake his hand, and then realize that we're still holding hands, and I feel my cheeks grow redder still.

 

"Hello Simon, I'm Baz. It's nice to meet you, although the next time we meet I sincerely hope you can refrain from throwing yourself quite so bodily at me before we've even said hello."

 

"Yeah, umm, I'm sorry, really, I-" My brain catches up with my mouth. "Wait, did you say next time? "

 

His mouth curls up into a grin, and he gives my hand a squeeze as I try to figure out how I messed up so badly and things still worked out so well.

 

"Of course. For our first date, perhaps we can go to the aquarium and you can see what an octopus really looks like."

[monochrome-in-madness]

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My Top 10 Favourite Horrors

Within this top 10 list, some will include the prequels, sequels and any other follow ups as 1 ranking number. Some may be considered thriller, sci-fi, suspence etc, however, I do regard these as horrors myself.

I have take many aspects into account, such as videography, actor quality, SFX makeup quality, soundtrack, directors, CGI etc.

Note : this is my personal opinion. You do not have to agree with it, though if you haven't seen these, I highly reccomend them.

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1. The Conjuring

(1 & 2)

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The Conjuring 1 :

The Perron family moves into a farmhouse where they experience paranormal phenomena. They consult demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to help them get rid of the evil entity haunting them.

The Conjuring Trailer :

The Conjuring 2 :

Peggy, a single mother of four children, seeks the help of occult investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren when she and her children witness strange, paranormal events in their house

The Conjuring 2 Trailer :

My Opinion :

The Conjuring was the start of an incredible series of horrors that beat any other horror to the ground. It is absolutely fantastic and I basically worship these films. James Wan is my favourite director and he never ceases to amaze me.

Paranormal horror is my favourite and as someone who actually believes in the paranormal and who has had paranormal experiences, I can confirm that The Conjuring is much more realistic than any other paranormal films, which just makes it extra spooky.

The actors, camera angles, music, sfx makeup and storyline is just - chefs kiss -. I've been waiting for the 3rd one for so long, but they keep extending the release date. (R. I. P)

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2. Annabelle

(all of them)

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Annabelle :

John and Mia Form are attacked by a Satan worshipping couple, who uses their doll as a conduit to make their life miserable. This unleashes a string of paranormal events in the Forms' residence.

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Annabelle Creation :

Samuel and Elle embed their daughter's spirit into a doll, only to realise it is a demon. Years later, they open their home to a nun and six orphan girls, one of whom finds the doll.

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Annabelle Comes Home :

Judy and her babysitter are left alone in her house after her parents leave to investigate a case. However, an unexpected guest sets Annabelle free, unleashing demonic activity in the house.

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My Opinion :

Another great film series that was birthed form The Conjuring. Definitely less realistic, with many more jumpscares and spooky characters, which is appreciated in the horror world. Many people find dolls far more creepy than ghosts, myself included, so that's another perfect aspect that adds to the suspense.

I prefer Annabelle 3 over the others, mainly because I found that one to be more scary overall, even though Daniela is an idiot and she makes me so frustrated 😂

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3. Saw

(all of them)

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For the totally unindoctrinated, the Saw movie franchise revolves around the Jigsaw Killer (a.k.a. John Kramer), who tortures victims he believes are complacent or guilty, in order to make them appreciate their time on Earth.

All Saw Trailers :

Obviously I'm not going to list every Saw movie, because there are 7 (Jigsaw aka number 8, does NOT count. It is a disgrace).

My Opinion :

A classic for horror and gore lovers of all kinds. Of course I need to list this as number 3. I simply adore these movies. I even have the DVD set, so I am definitely a long term fan haha.

The obstacles and creativity regarding Saw as a whole needed a lot of thought put into it, plus it has a happy little side note of "make sure you don't cause harm to others in life and don't take anything for granted" which some may have not even noticed while being overwhelmed by the amount of fake blood.

Yes, a lot of characters are annoying, but that just makes us enjoy seeing them tortured even more (shh it's not real). Some of the blood doesn't look very realistic, the sfx can lack attention, BUT... It's still great and I can overlook these few flaws to appreciate the movies to the max.

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4. Blair Witch

(2016)

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A young man and his friends venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mystery surrounding his missing sister. Many believe her disappearance 17 years earlier is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch.

At first the group is hopeful, especially when two locals act as guides through the dark and winding woods. As the night wears on, a visit from a menacing presence soon makes them realize that the legend is all too real, and more sinister than they could have ever imagined.

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My Opinion :

I love the camerawork. Not because it's perfect, because it's the opposite. It's a documentary style and this makes it feel more realistic, as if you are within the film yourself. I enjoy how they skip to the action at just the right time after a mild buildup.

The visuals are great as well and there were definitely some parts where I was disgusted and claustrophobic, which is good to experience while enjoying these types of films.

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5. Under The Skin

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Disguising itself as a human female, an extraterrestrial drives around Scotland attempting to lure unsuspecting men into her van. Once there, she seduces and sends them into another dimension where they are nothing more than meat.

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My Opinion :

I would classify this as horror, but many won't. Either way, this is an amazingly artistic film with beautiful imagery and silent awe. It definitely makes you feel the suspense in a calming manner and it has some really dark moments. Without reading the description, one might be confused as to what is going on, but how art is supposed to be interpretated is by the imagination of individuals.

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During a solar eclipse, young Verónica and her friends want to summon the spirit of Verónica's father using an Ouija board. However, during the session she loses consciousness and soon it becomes clear that evil demons have arrived.

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My Opinion :

A Spanish masterpiece, to put it simply. It's hard to find proper horrors like this in English. I really enjoyed this one and I watched it subbed not dubbed, because I feel like voiceovers tend to ruin the art of the original film. The buildup is perfect and unlike many horrors, it barely shows you the face of the "monster". That leaves it to the imagination, which in general makes it far more scary.

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Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean surface when water crashes through the walls of a drilling station. Led by their captain, the survivors realize that their only hope is to walk across the sea floor to reach the main part of the facility. But they soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they come under attack from mysterious and deadly creatures that no one has ever seen.

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My Opinion :

This movie was released quite recently and I didn't know what to expect. I was definitely blown away by how good it was. Being trapped underwater gives most people a sense of anxiety. Add being trapped underwater and being hunted by creepy sea monsters and you've got yourself a good horror. Kristen Stewarts general anxious personality definitely suits this film well.

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8. Split

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Kevin, who is suffering from dissociative identity disorder and has 23 alter egos, kidnaps three teenagers. They must figure out his friendly personas before he unleashes his 24th personality.

Split Trailer :

https://youtu.be/84TouqfIsiI

My Opinion :

An incredible film with phenomenal acting on the part of James McAvoy. You can get lost within his character and almost feel as if you are the character itself. Suspense is built up slowly and the climax of the film is released rapidly. People I know who do not enjoy horror, love this film themselves, which is saying something. It's definitely one of the best modern films that draws you in from the start. 

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9. A Quiet Place

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A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.

A Quiet Place Trailer :

https://youtu.be/WR7cc5t7tv8

My Opinion :

As you can tell by now, I love anything alien related. This film has some of the most amazing looking aliens I've seen, I was honestly in awe by how great they looked. Another silent film, but in a different sense to the previous one. Instead of being the hunter, this family is being hunted and this adds more to the fear factor.

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When a teen finds a laptop with a cache of hidden files, he and his friend discover that the previous owner has access to the dark web and is watching over them.

Unfriended - Dark Web Trailer :

https://youtu.be/XenTM_C9fxM

My Opinion :

A modern take on horror. Involving the actual dangers of the dark web and the use of technology and turning it into a horror was a magnificent idea. It definitely had me at the edge of my seat.

Due to another film type that is not often explored (thus being that most of the movie is equal to what it would be like to look at your computer and video chat), it makes it different and therefore more compelling than the usual videography styles.

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Thank you for reading, if you've made it this far! Feel free to share your top 10 in the comment section, I am definitely interested in your opinions and finding new movies to watch myself. Any questions are also welcome.

Until next time, take care and stay spooky!

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[autisticburnham]

Emissary: Parts 1 & 2

Text crawl??? This is the wrong Star Franchise

Yes hair no beard Sisko is always strange. Better than no beard Riker, but still strange

I wish this Bolian had come back as a friend for Benjamin later on

Did Jennifer die in this ship's version of Ten Forward? Why are there so many windows?

Who is this BABY playing Jake?

To be clear, that last point is about the flashback. Actual Cirroc Lofton is also baby though

Ah, Benjamin and Jake looking at ds9 and how I know it's gonna parallel with Nerys and Jake looking out from it 😭😭😭

Here it is, the slowest theme song in the universe. RIP to y'all who think Faith of the Heart is bad, how do y'all stand this?

That said, my love for ds9 makes this theme song feel like coming home, no matter how slow it is

Love that Miles is wearing the ds9 uniform and Benjamin isn't. Miles is the one coming from the Enterprise

I know Quark has Rom's nose in this episode bc they hadn't finished making his yet, but still, everytime I rewatch the episode I'm like "Does Quark have Rom's nose??"

32°C? I didn't realize they set up the temperature difference between Cardassians and humans in the pilot

KIRA'S HAIR

Nana Visitor, every Star Trek fan owes you their life for cutting up that wig

Is Odo's face meltier than usual?

Nog! Baby!

Odo may be a fucking cop, but at least he says no guns

I forgot the Ferengi hissing in the early seasons

Oh, I'm not used to seeing the Enterprise conference room not in HD

Benjamin, I know you're traumatized, but it's not Jean Luc's fault

"I've come to know the Bajorans" sir, you have one Bajoran officer and you nearly didn't allow her to wear her earring

I do like how Benjamin is doing his absolute best in the job and making long term plans even though he's planning on leaving

Odo, don't act like you wouldn't despair if Quark left

This hair does make Nerys look significantly more like Laren, which I guess is what they were going for

Opaka! Ma'am, I miss you

Remember how in the original script, you felt someone's pagh through their foot instead of their ear?? I hate Star Trek

Love when Benjamin just Yells. Emissary and Our Man Bashir show Supreme Acting

I wish we had gotten to see more of Jennifer. She seems so lovely

Morn! Didn't realize he showed up in the pilot

There are so many Bajorans not wearing earrings in this episode

Julian, the stuttering is cute, but please calm down

"He knows I'm a Trill, he finds it fascinating," that's bc he's an alienfucker

Love that ds9 immediately says "This whole 'Final Frontier' stuff is bullshit. People live here"

Didn't Curzon get fucked to death on Risa? How is he on the same operating table as Jadzia?

Dukat, no one cares what makes you happy

Benjamin: We'll try to keep the dog off your lawn. Dukat: What the hell is a dog?

Forget latinum, Kira's smile is the most precious resource in the universe

The inside of the wormhole looks like the time travel closet in Halloweentown 2

I know it's just supposed to show how much turmoil Benjamin is in, but the fact that the Prophets see Jadzia's internal view as this pretty garden is really interesting considering the inferiority complex Curzon washing her out of the program gave her and how much she is presumably struggling to find a balance between Jadzia and Dax given how much her personality changes over the first couple of seasons

Me trying to watch Benjamin in the white void the Prophets put him in:

How the fuck did Avery tolerate filming this?

Listen, I know I don't understand science, but I really don't understand how they make the station lighter. Please don't try to explain it to me

Damn, Odo, you've got such interesting potential as a character. I wish you weren't a fucking cop

Love the Prophets and how extremely different they are from any other species we meet

Miles, don't be rude to the computer; she's trying to help

"In a linear existence, we can't go back to the past to get something we left behind, so it's lost" well, now I'm emo about the finale title

Benjamin is being remarkably patient trying to explain the concept of time

He looks so uncomfortable trying to explain kissing to them

Listen, I don't have like One Big Event that causes my trauma, but even still, the phrasing of you existing in your trauma really Hits

Dukat enters the wormhole and the Prophets immediately go "oh, no, fuck this"

The Prophets are me trying to understand sports

Man, fuck the concept of a Picard speech, Sisko speeches are where it's at

Does Kira have a different nose than usual? I feel like it doesn't normally have that line down the mide

"I can't believe the Cardassians would ever attack a Federation outpost." Julian, hon, I love you, but how are you so clueless about very recent, very significant galactic events?

Avery Brooks is so fucking talented

I fucking love Kira

I know we joke about Julian being in ops when he should be in sickbay, but honestly, why did he not leave as soon as they started taking hits?

Benjamin and Jake hugging gives me life

In The 7th Rule podcast, Cirroc says that Avery wanted him for the role bc he was the only kid who called him "dad" and I'm so 😭

Love the contrast between the two meetings with Picard and how much better Benjamin is doing already just from acknowledging his trauma

Love Kira threatening Quark

Very good episode, but I think it's probably difficult for new viewers to follow, and has a bit too much action for my taste 7/10