#also some of these answers were just 'eh i guess??' bc i don't really read either

[scripted-downfall]

*RISES FROM THE DEAD* OMG HI ITS RAMBLING ANON I'M BACK!

OK so I have to ask... Why is Jensen and Jared MaxiPadalecki's PR teams so adamant about trying to convince everyone that they still are like brothers when they're clearly not? And trust me, it SHOWS. They can honestly just say "Yeah we don't hang anymore." And I'm sure there will be some fans (like us) who will not be surprised. Friends drift apart, it happens. It's not the end of the world. Tho we all know why J2 isn't not a thing anymore and it's bc of Jared's abysmal behavior. Matter of fact, notice how anybody who gets close to Jared drifts off and away from him after a period of time except for a handful of people...

Hello!  Welcome back :)  I’ve been off Tumblr — or at least spotty — for a bit now myself, so good timing on your return!

Yeah, I don’t really know.  I mean, I confess that I don’t spend much time on the real-life bits of Supernatural (or any show) and that most of what I hear stems from those around me — especially my closest fandom friend… whose name I’m not dropping as a line of defense against stan harassment (those who spend much time on my profile can probably guess who I mean though) — but J2 really doesn’t come across as genuine friendship, much less brotherhood.  I’ve never had much taste for bts stuff, and I’ve lost most of the little I did have.  

I have, however, seen some of their con photos, conversations, etc, and those don’t seem very natural; similarly, much of what I hear about their interactions in general is very… performative?  I guess?  I’d expect much more closeness if they were actually friends.  The most recent example is from that string of show renewals and cancellations: if I were close friends with someone who just got big news like that — whether positive or negative — I’d respond to that with either congratulations or commiserations well-nigh immediately.  (I’d certainly not wait almost a week — that is, from 11 May to 16 May — before posting a save-the-show hashtag.  Maybe that’s just me.)  And nor is this the only example of the performative closeness, natural distance to which I refer, so the argument that “eh, they’re busy, it doesn’t mean anything” doesn’t hold much water long-term, even if it’s accurate in this particular case.

Pragmatically, I’d wager that the brother dynamic is an attempt to play to the show’s perceived fanbase, and that’s why the bts brotherhood is being played up.  It doesn’t make much sense to me — from what I’ve seen, it feels like most of the fandom is fractured between them anyway; I recognize that this is only my experience and not true in its entirety, but I only ever run into people who love Jared and those who hate him, and there’s rarely a middle ground — but that’s the impression I’ve gotten from the PR.

I honestly think it’s backfiring though.  I mean, it just comes across as fake and duplicitous, and I feel like they should both just cut their losses and, as you described it, drift apart.  It happens, and I tend to feel that trying to avoid that just makes things worse for all involved.  (And yeah, I certainly cannot defend JarPad’s actions and I don’t even know him/have any stake in it, to the point that I can just ignore him for the most part; I can’t imagine having to deal with him in close-quarters like a “brotherhood”, friendship, or even just as colleagues.)

Anyway… I feel like I’m rambling at this point, so I’ll wrap it up… It was good to hear from you again, and thanks for the ask!  I hope this answer was decent enough, and all the best until next time!

However, before I completely wrap up, a message to any stan who might be reading this… I recognize that much of the above is freely admitted to be speculation.  All of those statements are marked as such.  Don’t come at me about stuff I outright admitted myself.  I also recognize that I’m posting this and not being the kindest person ever to JarPad.  This is because I dislike him.  You are not going to change my mind with threats or slurs.  You are definitely not going to change my mind by cowering behind the anonymous ask feature.  I will report anon asks of this nature if I have to.  Cheers :)

[taruruchi]

I just finished the archon quest.. and.. UHUUUUUUUU WHYYYYYY 😭😭😭

Warning: Long post ahead. Sorry ^^"

Tbh, I wasn't that fond of Furina when I first met her in game. I guess she was an okay character for me? Though her personality was.. interesting to say XD Though I didn't like Fontaine's culture of making a trial look like a show because.. well, being in trial at a court is a serious thing.

Anyways, further along the story, a part of me did think Furina was possibly pretending, but I couldn't of a reason why. I also thought that maybe Neuvi was the real Hydro Archon? But then we find out the truth and... Gosh. 500 years of having to pretend. I feel that. I feel for Furina. Furina the human. And for Focalors the divine to sacrifice herself, and ohmygosh. Her message for Furina before she vanished. To live her life. UHUUUUU I CRY. THE PAIN. THE SORROW. UHUUUUU 😭😭

And after finishing the Finale, I don't know where she is. Like, is she okay? What will she do now? Will she return to Fontaine? I haven't started her companion mission yet. Will probably find out soon but it still makes me think. SHE NEEDS A HUG!! TT

Also, I thought the big fight would be.. well, bigger. I feel like the fight was too short for me XD And I need to know what happened to Childe while he was in there!! I want to see it with my own eyes!!! And why did he leave so soon after the battle TT (I missed Childe huhu)

Hmmmmm.. let's see, what else.. I feel like my mind is overloaded with information. I'm thinking about a lot...

Does it mean that Fontaine doesn't have an Archon anymore? Why does Sigewinne look more human than her fellow melusines? And that thing with the Gnosis being "remains of the Third Descender"?

...I'll be reading some lore. But maybe not now. Again, the story leaves me with more questions than answers XD

God bless the archon quest was a RIDE. And don't worry about it being long, I will talk about fontaine ANY day

I get how you feel. Especially the law part because I've always had an interest in it and know a bit about it sjdnkfks Their legal system is definitely weird, from the way they treat their trials to the laws themselves. Which leads me to realize this really is the tarucore nation because it's the land of justice and I personally think they should let me be a judge or something /j

(More under the cut bc it's getting long!)

THAT PART IS THE PART THAT MADE ME CRY. She did it for so long and for others' sake, even in the moment where he wanted to badly to share to the traveler SHE STILL PICKED THE PEOPLE OF FONTAINE OVER HERSELF 😭😭😭 I love all the fontaine characters dearly, hoyoverse did well with this region

Now that you mention it, maybe it was a bit shorter than one would expect? Raiden's DEFINITELY felt longer and so did Scaramouche's. But the Furina's whole story distracted me from that fact, so I don't have much of a problem with it. I still don't really get why Skirk had to appear though? But maybe we're getting closer to more stuff about Celestia and stuff 👁️👁️ I'm curious what was going on with Childe though. What did the guy do in there.

Focalors is dead + Furina is fully human now without a curse and she's not presenting herself as the archon, so I guess they don't have one? But Neuvillette has the archon's power so?? I guess this means he'll also be the one handing out visions? Eh idk I don't wanna think about it or else my brain will explode jsmdkfks

I'M CURIOUS WHY SIGEWINNE LOOKS MORE HUMAN TOO. She says she's a melusine and she does act similar, but she doesn't look it? Maybe hoyoverse just wanted to make a playable melusine but needed her to look more appealing to players 😔

I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THE DESCENDER STUFF!!! I'll admit, I didn't pay attention to the sumeru quests after the dream loop thing, so idk the other context sondkfkdf but it means there were other "travelers", right? 🤔🤔 But my brother told me that the other sibling doesn't count as a descender so...??

YEAH I'M JUST. I DON'T FEEL VERY SATISFIED. Maybe because I don't want to leave fontaine too but it felt so short 😭 And it actually IS shorter than Sumeru's. I'm hoping there's still a biiit more, I'm not ready for fontaine's stories to end :(

[chuluoyi]

Hi Chu!!! I'm replying rn before I get busy again grrr

That's good to hear!! Will you be going on small trips or overseas?

AHAHHAHA LOVING HOW YOU'RE JUST CALLING HIM A PRICK 😭😭 And your bf definitely didn't know what he was getting you into... But you can blame him for making you start simping for Gojo! So he can't roll his eyes at Gojo anymore!

YEAH IT WAS TRAUMATIC 😭 And I guess you can get water shoes...? IDK I use those for kayaking and stuff but they cover your feet AHAHHA But how did your feet crash against rocks- Like were you walking in the water orr- And ouch How did it even get into your nails 😭😭😭

3.9?!??!?! lowkey jealous 😭 And unfortunately, I suck at presentations AHAHA Like I'm those type that must memorise their scripts or I'll start stuttering and pausing A LOT. Like I memorise my script but when I say it out I reword it at some parts... If I don't memorise and just Yolo it.... Eh I'll probably start crying AHAHA This is 1 reason why I ask myself if I joined the right course... But yes I will try! Idt I can get into a local Uni tho AHAHA cause most people only get in with a GPA of 3.7> and it's so scary...

Yeah agreed... For my friends, 4/5 of my friends including me love Taylor swift songs and Mandopop while my last friend likes k-pop... and like she always felt so left out... But both of us love anime so that's how I bond with her! She ended up ditching us for her boyfriend tho... She literally doesn't contact us anymore unless she has no one to go out with... So my mum put me on a ban and I can never go out with her again....... Reason cause she's a fake friend? Idk what do you think?

YAY yes do watch! You can read the webtoon too! It's a daily pass! AHAHAHA yes totally normal [I watched The marvels because of his one minute cameo] Oh really? how bad is the CGI 😭😭😭😭

AHHAHA THEY TRIED?!??! I'm just being laughed at cause I haven't been asked out/ asked someone out AHAHHAAHHAAH putting you up for sale 😭😭😭 Can't relate YET but I can somehow imagine it.... Omg serious?! Same omgomg! AHAHAH Don't worry babe I'm a southeast-Asian chinese and I don't know like half of those...

AHHAH It's a crystal from my crystal obsession phase when I was 16... YEAH By right it's for healing... But Idc I pray and manifest with it anyway!

Thankyou thankyouuuu! Aahah I'm not a fan of suffering from heatstroke in those stands either, but good things is my country didn't allow standing pens for her concert! So I guess no heatstroke?

YESS LUKE'S IS SO CUTE AND ANGSTY BUT GRRR I LIVE FOR ANGST DHHDHD How many are you from guaranteed SSR 😭😭 加油加油 I know you can do it! RIGHT This story got me HOOKED and you're so right ROSA 🤤🤤 She makes me question how I'm still straight...

I skipped past the main story for the S-chips ngl... I told myself I'll re-read it... But did I? I wonder...

ALSO I saw an ask about Love and deep space! Did you pre-reg? It looks so interesting!

Also I'm thinking of going off-anon soon cause I want to send pics but being anon doesn't allow me too grrr

-🪩

disco anonn!!🥹 sorry for the late reply i just went back from my vacation and i really want to answer you while sitting in front of my laptop :'))

i went to malaysia! it's just a little trip planned bc we haven't been on a trip lately and also visited penang to get checked up ehehe

the way he's now regretting it is so funny ahahahah🥹 like trying so many ways to make me face the truth (gojo's death) but i wouldn't have it and he's like 🤧🤧🤧

water shoes... the ones like frog's feet?🥹 omg it's too funny like imagine walking on the sand with that big of shoes😭 more like the rocks are hidden beyond the sand and i just stomped over it??😭 it's no better that my rubber sandals has these... holes? (gods i still don't understand why they made holes in it) which basically guarantees that sand would go through them😭😭😭😭 it looks like bathroom sandals ngl

ooh actually same!! during my uni days, i'd stutter a lot and blanked out in the middle of presentations🤧 HAHAHAH yolo it omg that's so relatable and yes, now... maybe i'm just in a mostly yolo mindset too but i just went with the flow, and spout everything in my head (the cons is that sometimes it's jumbled up a bit) but i learn that it's better that way rather than clamping up?🥹 keep fighting disco anon!! i'm rooting for you!! <3 i know it seems hard at first but what doesn't kill you will make us stronger! (or cry..... at most, but that's okay!!!)🥹

mandopop!!! omg i used to love taiwanese songs back then!!🥹 oh wait i got sidetracked... hmm, it's a bit hard to pinpoint but... well, i wouldn't immediately say that she's a fake friend... but more like, friend who only comes to you for convenience? i have a fair share of friends like this and there are two kinds of them: one, who is plainly fake it shows and two, who is still kind to you despite having drifted apart. personally, i wouldn't mind the second one though, because we can't exactly force being friends with someone...

SAME I WATCHED THE MARVELS FOR HIM but he only showed up for 2 minutes skaldjsa CGI's not that bad!!🥹 but in my eyes, the creature seems strange so...

THEY DID TRY ASKDASKDA i felt like a fruit put on sale honestly omg my aunt tried to set me up with her son's friend once (she said he had a stable job and is a nice, big catch etc) and what happened? nothing. the guy was so silent i was like talking to a brick wall and i couldn't say anything because ??? hello i'm way younger than you i don't have the audacity😭 ahahaha but seriously putting up daughters for sale is like a trend within chinese community or something?😭 everywhere i go, we always have similar stories regarding this adskdjalsd

i usually pray... using hands🥹 that's just because i'm lazy though ahahaha in the new years it's usually with incense and such

omg that's so convenient!!🥹 it would do wonders if only there's a regulation like that in my country too *sigh* did you have fun??

.............i give up again. i will make do with marius. BUT I WILL CATCH HIS FIREFIGHTER CARD THOOO OMG I WAS LIKE ADSAIDJASD WHEN I SAW IT I. MUST. GET. THAT. FIREFIGHTER. CARD !!!!!!!

AHAHAH i used to skip them too for schips🥹 but apparently they're so engaging! especially eps 6-8, i lit can't get away from my screen ahahaha

i did! but... honestly after playing it for two days now... it's not quite my style?? :')) it looks way too realistic... but not... uh, what i'm comfortable with? i prefer to keep playing otome with drawing styles rather than 3d one because i can't never get used to it asjdkajda do you pre register and download it? how are your thoughts so far?

it's okay to go off anon!! ahahah🥹 but wait i think i might know who you are....🤭

[kae-karo]

for the Fanfic Writer Emoji Ask thing, uh..... can i ask for all of them? i really want to know your answers to like, all of them

hey hey anon my beloved do u know that u are now my favorite anon ???? thank u for this lmaoooo (for context - x) i'll put this under a cut cause it's a long one!

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

u know i really am trying to get over my 'posting unusual kink fic is not cringe' vibes but it's a slow process so i will say that the two ovipos/egg-related fics i have out there rn are probably up there. not in a like 'this is embarrassing to enjoy' kind of way just truly in a 'i am not used to writing this kind of thing and i am still getting comfy with it' much in the same way i felt when i first started writing/posting smut lmao

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

honestly any kaeluc interaction in canon just makes me 🥺🥺 like whatever they are in canon (i don't particularly care lmao) it's just nice to see them interact and then turn around and see the bits of non-interaction relating to each other (ie hidden strife letters) and just getting the clear sense for how much they really care about each other

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

oh man i've done this maybe a handful of times? some recent faves include tdrk saying "I would like to reciprocate your flirting" and later "I believe this is called a kabedon". i did also post some chaeya who i think lend themselves well to a bit of comedy where they both get to just. laugh a little over the absurdity of kaeya fucking a slime, and reading that over again just made me laugh bc they're both a little silly abt the whole thing

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

uhhhhh i mean most of the time i write for myself bUT i will say there were a couple little one-liners in my chaeya fic that were not meant to be playfully mean any of my regular readers just the ones who might stumble upon an ostensibly chaeya fic and happen to think they're safe from kaelucs :) lmao

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

i do not!! every now and then if i'm really having a hard time divorcing myself from a fic enough to edit it, i might tap on someone to see if they have time to just check that the concept like. makes sense. but no, i don't have a beta and a solid 95% of my fics are entirely unbeta'd, we die like (insert fandom death person here lmao)

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

fire. there's always fire imagery somewhere, partly a product of obsessing over characters with fire in their premise (dabi, diluc, tdrk, bkg) and partly just cause it lends itself well to eliciting emotions i think?

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

ohhhh boy that's a hard question lmao i guess it depends on your definition of a wild ride right? the one with the broadest spectrum of emotions is probably the days are so short, and you are so lovely (x) just cause like. u will cry i cry every time i read it lmao

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

i think i do a pretty good job of immersion!! that's my favorite part of stories so i really work hard to make my stories feel immersive and i think i do it well!

💋 First kiss fics. Love em or hate em?

sort of depends on what 'first kiss' is defined as? first kiss overall like the first time a chara has kissed someone? eh, take it or leave it, probably depends on the rest of the fic. first kiss between two characters? i eat that shit up i love fics where characters are just getting together for the first time

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

i do not understand how ppl can listen to music of any kind while writing lmao i am just so so unable to listen to Anything even without lyrics or even the like 'helps you focus' music i just cannot. therefore, no songs on loop except whatever happens to get stuck in my head lmao

🛠What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

gdocs through and through lmao. it supports my need to be able to write from any device (not that i particularly enjoy writing from my phone BUT i want to be able to do it if needed or if i want to access smth i'm working on). i've heard of other good ones but not found anything yet that fills that same niche requirement for me lmao

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

mmmm i find it hard to say i've scrapped anything tbh? i do have a fair handful of fics i started but haven't finished, and a few of those i've gotten pretty deep into as well (here's a thread where i talked about some of them!! - x) but nothing i've started and outright been like 'actually i don't want to do this anymore'

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

yup!! my irl wife (we met writing fic) and most of my family (on one side) is well aware, although i'm not sure they all understand like. how fanfic works lmao. i do have a few irl friends that are aware as well, but other than that, no coworkers or anything like that!!

🍦 What's the sweetest fic you've created so far?

oh boy. i mean almost every fic i write has some kind of angst so i'm not sure any qualify as like pure unadulterated fluff BUT i think i wrote a pretty sweet one recently for cynonari (x) which i really just think is such a soft and sweet ship so that probably counts lmao

🍷 Do you drink and write?

i don't actually drink lmao so nope!

🍆 Do you write the spicy stuffs? If so, what's your most popular nsfw fic?

aslkdfjkldsf i do indeed. my most popular fic overall, like, ever, is chosen (x) which happens to be spicy :) lmao

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

i feel like this makes me sound like a bad employee (not the worst thing to be ig) but i actually fill a lot of my free time during work hours writing lmao. that's when i often feel more motivated. i'm less likely to write on the weekends unless an idea really inspires me, and same thing goes for nighttime generally!

💖 What made you start writing?

tbh i think it's the same story a lot of ppl have? i saw that other people did it, and i couldn't find a very specific idea i had in mind for something i wanted to read, so i was like 'well, fuck it, maybe i can write it' and...the rest is history lmao

in a less generic sense, though, i think i had built this barrier for myself that like. only Professional Authors could write stories, so seeing that people who were decidedly Not professional authors were writing and sharing and they were good at it without being professionals was like...kind of eye-opening for me? and it helped me push past the idea that, as a person who was Not a ""professional author"", i was Not Allowed to write stories

💌 How do you feel about comments and feedback?

i absolutely love comments and feedback if they're positive! not in a 'i can't handle criticism' kind of way, just in a 'i am sharing this online at no cost because i enjoyed creating it and i hope other ppl will enjoy reading it, and i did not ask for criticism' kind of way. and genuinely i've been super fortunate when it comes to comments like yall are all so lovely!!! and i greatly appreciate the folks who may have clicked onto a fic and started reading and went 'yknow what, not for me' and just peacefully exited without feeling any need to bash on me for stuff they didn't like. the only time i am not appreciative of comments/feedback is when it's critical (constructive or otherwise) because i very specifically did not anywhere ask for any kind of criticism on my stories lmao

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

uhhhh tbh i'll straight up never say never? like, never thought i'd write major character death but whoops i did actually do that (x) and it stands as one of my fave fics i've ever written lmao. i think there's stuff i feel less comfy writing (certain kinks) and stuff i tend to steer clear of cause it's just not what i enjoy (unrequited pining, jealousy) but that's not to say i'd never write it if the right opportunity came up, y'know?

💲 Would you ever open commissions?

uhh probably not? again, i'll never say never!! but i'm pretty strict about keeping hobbies separate from money-generating work, and writing is no exception, especially given the gray area of writing commissions and posting on ao3! i do take prompts pretty much whenever, and i'm happy to work with ppl who have a specific idea and would otherwise commission me, but actually commissioning/opening commissions is not something i have any plans to do!

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

usually not really lmao. sometimes i'll do research within the realm of the fandom ie digging around genshin lore and quests and locations and stuff, or looking for phrasing in some quest or another, but outside that i genuinely rarely do research lmaooooo. i write on vibes and whatever logic i can slap together in between one sentence and the next lmao

🏆 What's your most popular fic?

chosen (x)! i think it's the combo of zhongchi and smut, but honestly i'm just honored it's become so popular

🎃 Do you write fics for certain holidays? Which is your favorite holiday inspired fic?

i do on occasion!! ngl it's probably my halloween kaeluc (x) from the year before last, that was just like. a good crack-turned-serious fic and a lot of fun to write lmao

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

alksjdfklsdjf i don't think i really made much of an effort to hide the foreshadowing but there were quite a few people guessing that kaeya and 'gaia auberon' in Kaeya and the Huge Bread (x) were one in the same lmaooo which, of course, was absolutely correct

🎨 How do you feel about fan art of your stories?

i cannot express enough that anyone who has done or will do fanart for any of my fics has my entire heart and soul and i love u deeply. there is nothing quite as heartwarming as knowing that something i wrote inspired someone else to create something

📈 How many fics do you have?

as of right now, 220 across 3 fandoms!

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

outlining actively drains me of inspiration and motivation so i am fully a pantser and really the only time i'll plan really anything is if i'm approaching the back half of a fic and it's a long boi and i'm trying to decipher what has to happen to arrive at a satisfying conclusion. but short fics/oneshots and at least the first half of long fics are fully pants'd!!!

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

oh boy uhhhhh well i'll say that there's one centered around a particular waffle shop i encountered while traveling that happened to inspire some pretty silly and fun fic ideas lmao

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

write!!! just write, just do it. anything that your attention fixes on, run with it. it's not gonna be perfect and that's fine!!! just put words down and put more down and keep on going til you have something, then u can workshop or not!! write, and enjoy yourself

💞 Who's your comfort character?

hmmmm probably either childe or kaeya? i think i really just enjoy settling in and writing about them in whatever situations. i have a lot of fun with their internal monologues so i find it easy to sort of just. vibe and not have to think too hard about writing them, which makes them quite comfortable for me (i know this isn't the exact definition of a comfort character but it's close enough lmao)

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

aslkdfjkljsdf see above commentary - i do also love diluc and zhongli, they're not hard to get into the mindset to write and they do have fun speech patterns lmao. i also enjoy a bit of unhinged bakugou on occasion lmao

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

“Luc,” Kaeya says, and coughs out a laugh at his own breathlessness. As carefully as he can manage, he shifts his pants back up over his hips, only winces briefly at the rough fabric against his oversensitive cock. Winces slightly more at the pressure directly on his ass as he sits up.

“I missed you,” he says, and wonders if it sounds…less like it means something, after that. But if it does, Diluc must not take it that way. He lifts a hand to his lips, dips his head just a bit. 

“I…I’m sorry. I did not apologize for the way I behaved, and you deserve an apology.”

Kaeya’s heart clenches in his chest, old wounds torn again, though he can’t deny that it brings him a sort of peace to hear it. To know that he didn’t- that his ignorance was not his own fault. Though perhaps it is a blessing, in the end - had Diluc not shattered him in the way that he did, there is a chance that he’d never have taken his country’s reins so confidently, with such intent.

As though he might’ve learned how to turn back time by digging into each and every facet of his father’s operations, integrating with them so seamlessly that he would know of a bird taking flight at dawn on the other side of the country no later than noon.

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

egg fics sdlkfjsdlkf. hands down. sorry to the part of me that cringes that i haven't managed to kill yet lmao

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

mmmm i mean i think a fic is successful generally if i enjoyed writing it BUT i do (as everyone does) enjoy knowing that other ppl enjoyed the story too? so kudos are nice, but really i love when i get comments, even just like. one comment where someone called out a couple specific things they liked, that's what makes me really happy

✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

hmmm great question? i feel like i tend to write stories about self discovery and self doubt, and about overcoming internal barriers or boundaries for the sake of something a character might consider 'selfish' but ultimately brings them closer to their truest selves and the lives they strive for

📚 Would you ever want to turn writing into a career?

uhhh not in any traditional sense? as mentioned earlier, i like to keep hobbies and money separate, but i wouldn't necessarily be opposed to adjusting and selling something after it's already been written. but deadlines/writing for a living is a big no for me lmao

⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

it absolutely depends !!! i've had days where i unironically bash out 10k in a day, other days where writing a single sentence is like pulling teeth. on average i can probably hit 2-3k a day depending on the day and my free time though? which, ofc, depending on the fic, could amount to a whole chapter, half a chapter, the whole fic, or a small fraction of a oneshot lmao

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

tbh i like to think i'm pretty alright with most genres? like, the right idea and inspiration can usually get me past any serious roadblocks, and practice makes better (i won't say perfect lmao)

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

yes. see aforementioned major character death fic lmao (x)

💥 How do you feel about criticism?

didn't ask for it, don't care for it, if i want it i'll ask people i know personally and trust to 1. know my writing style and 2. deliver criticism in a constructive way for me personally to receive

🤭 Do you have a favorite tag to use when posting your works?

hmm probably 'getting together' since that is up there as one of my fave stories to write lmao

🥰 How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

YES YE SYES YESYEYS always i love interaction, i love questions about stories ESPECIALLY if they're big sprawling aus of any sort. interaction my beloved.

[cinematicnomad]

✨THIS OR THAT✨

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[kim-ruzek]

I've tried to keep my mouth shut and show empathy were I can in this CP fandom, especially since I have been an avid watcher since season 1 but I can't hold it in any longer. I will miss Jesse a whole bunch and this is a very sticky situation. But reading tweets from people telling Burzek stans to let fans grieve a character that is leaving, to stop being judgemental and to not trash what someone else loves.

But excuse me, this goes both ways. The amount of nasty tweets from Upstead stans is unbelievable! Just some of the things I've read about Burzek from Upstead stans - "rinse and repeat ship", "Burzek winning by default", "sloppy second ship" and "Upstead is the superior ship".

The advice also applies to them, you can be angry all you want but don't trash or demean what others in CP fandom love.

Asking Burzek stans to show empathy and grace while we are given none in return is what makes this fandom not a nice place to be a part of. I support Jesse and I wish him the absolute best but this experience has left me mentally drained and exhausted trying to stay positive about the characters, ship and show that I love. I can't imagine the words that are going to be said as the season progresses.

Ugh I mean a huge amount of upstead stans are just (yknow probably won't put words to this, that's for my dms only ascghjkgh gotta have plausible deniability after all lol) but twitter + upstead stans... they're the ones that brings out the petty in me (if you know you know).

I think it's just so ridiculous that it's hard to grasp what other fans not of upstead are frustrated by. Like I give them a lot more benefit of the doubt than I would ordinarily because like grief makes your emotions weird but also I don't have much good faith left in me because of their frustrating attitude for the last year and a half (when I joined the fandom fyi not saying they've only been like that since then). Like if they're attitude was different earlier on I'd have a lot more good faith but eh.

It is utterly ridiculous as well because by far and large they are what makes this fandom not nice (although there are so Wild burzek stans out there, on twitter) and like just I know that if it was marina or paddy leaving they wouldn't even give an ounce of empathy or grace that has been shown to them. And everyone's given them a LOT of empathy... We just want also to be able to be excited about this show still.

The nasty tweets are really so Out There, especially all the ones you quoted, like what gets me is the innate competition built into them. Like the concept of a ship winning isn't actually meant to be an actual competition, and when it is it's only when there's a common character in common (but even then I'm like don't make it one), and calling one ship superior (in this context) is just,,, that's not what fandom is about. Everyone has their merits and demerits of ships and it's just not able to be compared in that way. Like I personally don't see the point of upstead (I do technically but imo a lot of it has been tell not shown) but that doesn't make it inferior, especially because I know how much it means to others.

Also I just find the whole attitude towards burzek fans insane and ridiculous and I'd say I'm shocked that it hasn't changed during this whole news thing but I'd be lying. And Im not looking forward to what is going to be said during the season, and it's going to make me petty, I know it is, and I hate that bc I love Jesse and I don't want to be counting the time down to when he'll leave (although the attitude probably won't stop after that).

Thank you for this ask!! 💖 Sorry for the rant a little, I cut myself off before I went too in depth, but I guess I'm feeling a little grumpy today (I was going to answer with more decorum especially as I've been interacting with some lovely folks of late but I'm a bit of a grump-- despite, lol, me watching taskmaster clips to get myself in a better mood before answering ascghjkgh)

[subterra-rose]

for the character ask game; Raine >:3 (from toh) and all the numbers!! 👀

RAINE MY BELOVED (Took out the questions that didnt pertain to them or were similar LOL)

1- Favourites thing(s) about this character?

Diagnosed with band kid disorder

2- What song(s) remind you of this character?

I got nothing queen, I will look through my playlists one day https://youtu.be/sn1kW_hYe0k

3- Do you like this character?

Raine my beloved pt 2 (yes)

4- Would you write about this character? I do in fact have a Raeda fic but I probably wont publish it bc I dont like it anymore LOL

5- What do you not like about this character? I think Raine is a pretty good character overall, most of my quips are because the series got shortened so I wouldnt really say its stuff I dislike rather than I wouldve liked it expanded upon?

6- Favourite thing this character has said?

"I don't know what youre running from, but a great witch once told me something about... punching fears in the face?" Classic

7- What do you like most about this character?

I like that Raine is protective of Eda BUT is still flawed in how they go about it, it really shows that yeah they do love each other but their communication is lacing and its just? idk very interesting to me

8- Do you think this character is underrated or overrated?

Uhhhh idk? I follow a lot of Raine fans but I feel like underrated bc when I go into other spaces I see people complain about them being forced diversity or smth lol

9- What’s your favourite headcanon(s) for this character? Raine is NOT a morning person but can save face if they have to. They also play some kind of woodwind instrument but you know, kind of hard to cast if you have to maintain proper breathing posture while in combat LOL

10- Who do you like to ship with this character? (If you do of course) Is it another character from the cast or is it an OC? Raeda is really it tbh?

11- Who do you not like to ship with this character?

Eh im whatever, as long as it not weird

12- Have you read any fics about this character? (if it’s not an OC)? Can you recommend anything good? I have but I didnt save any of them RIP

14- What outfit would you really like to see this character wear? Or what’s your favourite outfit of theirs? I love that one outfit Dana drew them in with the BATTs

16- What do you think would improve this character? Like, character-arc wise? I wish Raine was introduced earlier? I guess we had hints in S1 to them but still lol

17- Have you ever had a crush on this character…? Thats between me, God, and my moots who follow my twitter

18- What’s something you associate this character with? E.g. a certain colour, object or scenery?

I love flower symbolism so I associate heliotrope and snapdragons with Raine, as well as intricate gold designs and mahogany wood lol

19- What would the show/book/movie be like if this character wasn’t present? (if it’s not an OC) I mean like.... half the plot with the Day of Unity would be different if Raine was present, plus some of Eda's backstory would retconned jkghjfdsg

21- Wild card! Talk about anything to do with this character! Anything at all! Raine pls answer my calls I have feelings for u

[missnight0wl]

Year 7 Chapter 45

The only thing I like about this chapter is the "You can't be nice" option and the conversation after that. I love JC for that. But the way Jacob switched up so fast is suspicious (so is his whole character...) Like alright, him being civil to get answers makes some sense. But him staying with Peregrine to talk after MC left? Last time he wouldn't even wait for MC bc he hated their father sooo much. Come on, JC. You can do better than that.

Year 7 Chapter 44

I don't understand Olivia's character. At all. But she said she wanted to be friends with her students, right? Then what's with Dumbledore saying "Professor Green, have you brought more students in need of discipline?"? She's been there for like a week.

These probably aren't big things, but still. Anyway, have a good day!

I read your message before reading the new dialogues, and I was expecting the “You can't be nice” part to be about Merula. But Jacob is alright too. I wouldn’t necessarily say I “love” it, but I agree it’s nice to have this option. And the story we learn in this conversation is quite interesting.

I don’t know if that’s just me, but I feel like since Shiratori’s trial, we hear more and more about the past relationship between the siblings not being so ideal – and I wonder what’s the reason. I mean, I know I’m biased here because I identify “past Jacob” with my own Jacob, but… I just don’t see that “past Jacob” locking their sibling in the cupboard, for example. Or in the recent chapter, Jacob said that he was jealous when MC was born. They both were blaming each other for being horrible as kids. Nothing of it is alarming or anything, but still – it doesn’t feel right to me.

Admittedly, MC’s picture of Jacob when he was missing was surely idealised a bit, so it might explain why they never talked about such stories. And people like Madam Rosmerta (who once called Jacob “quiet” and “sweet”) didn’t know what he was like at home, so there’s also that, I guess.

Back to your message, though. I agree that it’s quite suspicious how easily Peregrine wins Jacob over. But as I keep saying, I’m fully expecting to be betrayed by Jacob, one way or the other, so… I can’t say I’m surprised. I don’t understand what exactly Jam City is doing anymore, but… Do not trust the Fugly Slut.

Finally, I have to agree with you about Olivia as well. I’m kind of confused by her character, and frankly, I don’t really like her. It’s not that I dislike her, but I dunno. Maybe it’s because her whole plotline is a total mess. The idea with the memories seemed promising at first, but once again, I don’t think Jam City actually knows what they’re doing. The only way I see it could work is if those memories can clear Rakepick’s name. Because otherwise, why would Rakepick keep them? Although it’s ridiculous either way that the vials are still at Rakepick’s old office, somehow. Oh, and Rakepick didn’t mention in Azkaban that the box she wanted is at Hogwarts. But who cares, right? It’s too hard to check what you wrote a couple of chapters earlier.

And it’s a very good point about the situation with Dumbledore! Seriously, how many students “needing discipline” did she manage to bring already? No, you’re right that it’s weird. And by the way, I find it rather odd that Dumbledore addresses her: “Professor Green”. I mean, this one is probably way less important than your remark, but still. Isn’t he actually known for calling everyone by their first name once he talks to them? And he’d use “Professor Lastname” only when talking about them to the students? Eh.

Anyway, I hope you’re having a great weekend! :)

[adampage]

Face the Facts | Sami Zayn

Pairing: Sami Zayn x Reader

I’m going to type the anon’s request at the bottom of the story because it gives away too much and I just want you guys to read it.

Word Count: 3,690 I GOT CARRIED AWAY BUT FOR GOOD REASON OK

Author’s Note: I’m taking requests!!!!  THIS REQUEST IS WAS SO CUTE AND SO HEAVENLY AND JUST. JUST READ IT. PLEASE. Please leave comments I love y’all <3 (And for the love of god i need to make a legit tag list so please send me an ask if you’d like to be in it, even if i already tag you bc i just tag whoever comes to mind at this point)

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It had started out very innocently. One evening, she sat at a table in the catering room, nibbling on her dinner. There was no one around, which was just the way she liked it. She held the book upright, just shy of her plate, as her other hand fed her forkfuls of spaghetti. It was a particularly harrowing situation, given that [Y/N] disliked getting food stains in her books, but it was a hazard of her addiction. Fact books were her life.

So as she cursed herself for splattering just a teensy bit of tomato sauce on page sixty five, All About Mosquitos, dabbing failingly at the spot, who should catch her in her own personal bubble of embarrassment but Sami Zayn? "Hey, [Y/N], mind if I sit?" She nodded in response, motioning to the chair in front of her with her fork, wincing when another stain hit the page. She gave the spot one last swipe before replacing the bookmark and swatting the book shut, settling it down on the chair to her right. His animated ginger brows expressed a flicker of mild amusement before his body settled in his seat. He was having the chicken salad. Of course he is, she thought. That would've been the better choice, given her own circumstances. Also, it was healthier. "What were you reading just now?" He asked amicably, the crunch of his salad hitting her ears as he took a bite. "Oh, um, that? Just a book." "I can see that," he said, smiling, "but about what?" "Uh..." [Y/N] mumbled. It wasn't something she liked to talk about. The few times she ever mentioned her fascination for the useless, guys and gals everywhere were immediately turned off. She could hear their voices change, the intonation in their mhm's differing slightly, monosyllables becoming more frequent replies. Their eyes would glaze over, no longer entertained by the conversation. And she never recognized it, until one day an old boyfriend broke up with her, his excuse being, "you just never shut up about that dumb, useless shit." So she never spoke of it aloud to anyone ever again. "It's nothing. Just dumb stuff." She could feel her body drawing back into itself, and she wondered just how much more of her spaghetti she would have to eat in front of him before she could make the excuse that she was full and leave. Sami gave her a wide smile. "Well, whatever it is, I bet it's interesting. When you're done with it, you mind if I borrow it? Most of the others don't really bring books along with them on the road, and I've been craving some new reading material." He took another bite of his salad. "You know, there was a study recently that said people who read are two and a half times less likely to get Alzheimer's?" It was like [Y/N] snapped back into reality after aeons of living inside her own mind. "W-what did you say?" "Yeah," Sami continued, "they said that even though reading doesn't outright prevent you from getting the disease, they proved that reading and Alzheimer's had a kind of correlation. Pretty useless, in the end," he chuckled. "But interesting to know all the same. I'm not going to take my chances." Suddenly, [Y/N]'s mouth went dry. The anticipation was killing her. "Do you know any other useless information? Anything else, ya know," she gestured with her hands, "interesting?" Chewing on his leaves, Sami thought long and hard. After about a minute, he remembered something. "Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates when he was in his twenties and held for ransom. When he heard the price, he told the pirates that it was an insult to his value and demanded they raise it. Once the ransom was paid and he was free, he tracked them down and executed them." [Y/N] giggled in response, hand reaching to cover her mouth. "Oh my God. That's amazing." "I wouldn't say amazing so much as arrogant, though," he argued gently. "No, I know," she replied, "but it's amazing that you know that." And that was it. The start of a budding friendship. He looked at her for what seemed like a year, biting his lip in contemplation. "Do you want to hang out later? Grab a smoothie or something, after the show?" [Y/N] flashed him a brilliantly beautiful smile. "I'd love to."

Weeks passed, and [Y/N] and Sami became the best of friends. She still kept her book and her useless facts to herself, but she knew that if it ever came up again, she wouldn't be afraid to tell him about it. Something about the way they'd spoken that day in catering gave off this vibe, this instinct to trust him. For the most part, they talked about movies, shows, work, politics. She was glad to find out that they had similar lines of thinking with pretty much anything, and they remained pretty much inseparable. It must've been the politeness, the kindness with which he spoke to her, that sealed that deal. She had a gentle, quiet nature that seemed to mirror his own. They were two sides of the same coin, as it were. One night, after a particularly grueling match with Natalya, in which Natalya actually spat in her face to the reception of boo's from the crowd, [Y/N] was feeling exceptionally down. She knew it was coming. She had told Natalya to give it her all. And it was only a storyline. It really shouldn't have affected her as much as it had. As much as it did. Sami had been right behind the curtain throughout the whole ordeal. He handed [Y/N] a towel to wipe off her face. "Really put the spit in spit-take, huh?" She wiped herself off with the towel, and threw it back to him. "No one laughed." "Good. That means they love you as much as I do." Sami slung the towel around his neck, and an arm around her slumped shoulders. "Guess you can sleep easy tonight knowing the entire WWE universe is probably writing hate tweets to Nattie as we speak." She looked up at him as they walked towards the locker rooms, placed a hand on his scruff and scratched it adoringly, before giving him a light slap on the cheek. "That's not nice, Sami. I wish they'd send me love tweets instead of sending her hate tweets." "Now that is a very noble and sweet thing to say. But, the heel makes the face, so..." "Did you just quote Glow at me?" "Who? What? Me? That wasn't Glow, that was..." He snapped his fingers, the bullshit answer coming to him. "...Vince McMahon." "Sami Zayn, you dumb, lovable idiot." "I'll take that as a compliment."

She couldn't sleep. That nightmare couldn't have taken more than a couple minutes for her brain to concoct and perform, and yet it had kept her awake for hours. It was Nattie's face, and yet it wasn't her face at all. It was warped, like the mirrors in a funhouse. Actually, now that she thought about it, the nightmare might have been about Nattie chasing her through a never ending hallway of funhouse mirrors, but it was hard to tell at this point. It had freaked her out. She had woken up in a cold sweat, and now she couldn't fall back asleep. She checked the time. 1:27 am. Fuck me, she thought, biting her thumbnail. Everything in the hotel was probably locked up or closed by now. The gym, the pool, the bar where she might've been able to drink herself to sleep. She didn't want to do it, but...at this point, she had no choice. Grabbing her phone off the nightstand, swallowing down every thought she had to deny herself this small ease of her soul, she opened up her chat with Sami. It took her a solid, oh, fifteen minutes to decide on her factual opener. Did you know mosquitos are most attracted to the color blue? It was about another minute or two before she saw the tell-tale chat bubble appear on the screen, signaling that Sami was typing a response. I didn't, actually. Remind me never to wear blue when we visit the south in the summer.

She let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't going to ask, then. Why she was still up. Her respect for him grew with every passing moment. I will. Also, don't wear black in the summer. Or anything dark, for that matter. Dark colors absorb all colors of light rays, as well as heat. You sure know a lot about colors, don't you? She bit her lip, holding back a smile. Eh, well, you know. I dabble. Dabbling is good, haha. I enjoy dabbling, now and then. I am quite the dabbler. Really? Oh, yeah. I've dabbled in marine biology. For example, did you know that a whale's penis is, ahem, scientifically called a dork? The only dork here is you. No way that's its scientific name. Also, leave it to the man to start talking about penis in a little light hearted, dabbling conversation. Ouch, that hurts. You got me, I'm not sure if it's scientific. Did you know that a male giraffe's penis is approximately four feet in length? That's about the size of an emperor penguin, or about the average height of a seven year old child. Oh my god. Now who's talking about penises? (Penisi?) I hope Finn and his stuffed animal giraffes stay far away from me for the next few weeks. I won't be able to stop thinking about what you've just told me. I feel so emasculated. [Y/N] burst out laughing. She was glad she didn't have a roommate this week, or else they totally would've cussed her out by now. All that tossing and turning, and now she was giggling uncontrollably at her phone screen. Emasculated? Come on. I'm serious. I will never, in my life, have a penis that large. That's upsetting. It truly is. The common shrew's penis is only a fifth of an inch long, on average, but relative to its body size, they're well endowed. So don't feel too bad. I am absolutely in awe at how much more you know about penises than me. My hope is that you don't know any of this from experience. Christ, Sami, NO. Omg, ew. I have definitely NOT dabbled in bestiality, thank you very much. Hahahaha, okay. Just making sure. ...So is that all you got? 😉 [Y/N] stared at the bright screen. She'd already woken him up, and it was nearing two thirty in the morning already. They'd probably be awake in the next three hours, since the gym opened up at 5:30. At this point, sleep wasn't much of an issue. She looked up at the ceiling, then back at the clock. 2:25. ....Boy, I'm just getting started.

So you're telling me that a superstitious pope is to blame for the Black Death? Yes, that's exactly what I'm telling you. So if this pope had just, left these cats alone, and not told people that they were the devil's brood, that the Black Death probably wouldn't have happened, because cats kill rats. The rats, of course, being the cause of the plague. Absolutely. And that he is the reason people, to this day, are so put off by cats. Which is stupid. Cats are amazing. I'm totally in agreement. Gucci is a fine example. Gucci is probably the best example, imho. She's the paragon of all feline kind, if you ask her. Oh, speaking of cats. Did you know that cats were highly revered in Egypt I had heard about that, yeah. Yeah, pharaohs would be buried with their pets, mainly cats and dogs, along with their families and concubines. The cats were supposed to help guide their spirits to the afterlife. Is that why people say that cats can see ghosts? Sometimes Gucci yowls at the wall. OMG, are you serious? 😂 Yes. I'm totally serious. You might need to have her checked out, tbqh. Absolutely not. My Gucci is perfect. Okay, then.... So I've got a useless fact for you. In the nineteenth century, there was a construction foreman named Phineas Gage who, after some miscommunication or malfunction with explosives, got a metal rod shot through his brain, and lived. He fucking LIVED? Yeah, he lived. For another twelve years. That's just...that's insane. Twelve years? Christ. Yeah, crazy isn't it? Extraordinary. Now, I'm going back to animals because animals are fun. By all means. Did you know that bloodhounds are the only animals whose evidence is admissible in court? Really? Must be why Sherlock Holmes had one. Yeah. Apparently their noses have forty times the amount of receptors that human noses do, so it's easy for them to connect blood at the scene of a murder with the suspect who may have committed the act. Commit murder, stay away from dogs. Duly noted. Sami. Sami, no. I'm kidding, lol. Do I look like the type of guy who could kill someone? [Y/N] dropped her phone on her lap, incredulous. She sat there, head leaning against the headboard for a good long while. Could she imagine him killing someone? The answer was only too obvious. Sami, you wrestle for a living. The only reason you haven't killed someone yet is because you and the other person know what they're doing, and it's professional. Imagine yourself fighting someone who has no training whatsoever; you get mad one night and fists start flying. To me, you don’t look like you could hurt anyone. But you could hurt someone if you wanted to.

Why would I be fighting them, though? I feel like if I killed someone, it would have to be a very good reason. Not that I'm saying murder is justifiable. But. You know. The conversation had taken quite a turn. It was morbid at best, revealing at worst. She typed a response. Let's say they hurt me. Badly. On purpose. Would you kill someone for that? His response was static. It was like she'd accidentally pressed "scan" on the radio and nothing came up but noise. She was glad of it, though. It meant he was taking his time to think about it. If he said yes too quickly, it meant he really, honestly, couldn't give a fuck about human life, which she knew was untrue. If he said no too quickly, it meant he really could give a fuck about her. It was a selfish, loaded question. But she had typed it out anyway. I'd probably beat them to near death, if I could get away with it. Make sure they never hurt you again, or at least that they got the picture. An exhale of breath. Phew. Best answer, in her mind. Why is that so....sweet? Lol. I do consider myself sweet, so I'm glad to hear you say that. She dropped her phone on her chest with a smile. It was getting brighter, all of a sudden. Only then did she realize that soft light was glowing through the window shades. She checked the clock on the nightstand. 5:59. Sami, it's six o'clock in the morning. The gym's been open for a half hour! I know, [Y/N]. She stared at his answer. Why didn't he say anything? Why didn't you say so? I was having too much fun texting you. There they were. The butterflies that came to assault her tummy once every thousand exchanges. Sure, they toed the line of flirtation more times than she could count in a day. But sometimes, she could tell there was something different about the way he said certain things. That's all fine and great but we gotta go! Let's go, Sami, get ready. Gym time! 🤗 All right, [Y/N]. Give me ten minutes, I'll be knocking at your door.  

Teal sports bra, black yoga shorts, teal Adidas on her feet. Hair in a high ponytail. She looked at herself in the mirror. Maybe some eyeliner? Nah, just mascara. She rubbed her hands together, shifted weight between her left leg and her right. "Ooh," she shivered. The AC was way too low. Might have been half the reason she couldn't sleep. She grabbed a towel out of her gym bag, and a water bottle out of the mini fridge. A knock. Her mouth widened into a smile as she turned to open the door. She opened it to find a just showered Sami Zayn, ginger curls at the top of his head dripping lightly with moisture. He looked up to meet her eyes, and her heart nearly stopped at the sight. Those lovely dark eyes could melt the most cold hearted bitch. He stood there for a moment, didn't say a word. She wondered what he was thinking. Then, "Good morning, [Y/N]." "Good morning, Sami. How'd you sleep?" She shut the door behind her, and they made their way towards the elevator. "Not well. Some girl kept me awake last night. Kept spewing a bunch of weird facts at me." "Really?" She grinned. "Why didn't you tell her to stop?" A button pressed. The ding of an elevator, doors swinging open. He placed an arm to hold the doors, motioning as if to say, "ladies first." She pressed the button for the second floor, above the lobby, where the gym was. "Well, I don't know. She was really opening my mind about a lot of things. I learned a lot. She's really intelligent." "Nah. I wouldn't say spewing useless information is a result of intelligence. Anyone can remember a couple bullshit facts." He poked her in the tummy. "Well, I think it's endearing." He shifted on his feet, leaning against the back wall of the elevator. "Did you know that most people who die in elevators are elevator technicians? Statistically, it's the safest form of travel." Sami chuckled silently to himself. "Unless you have an elevator technician degree I don't know about, I guess we're fine, then, huh?" The elevator jolted suddenly, scaring them both. She grabbed his hand instinctually, dropping it once the elevator continued its descent to the second floor. He looked at her, and they both laughed awkwardly. "Why were you awake all night?" Sami asked her, finally. "Um." It was getting cold, and she could feel herself beginning to shiver. "You can tell me. You know you can." It was hard to dismiss those puppy dog eyes of his. They bore into her soul, begging her to spill her secrets. "I had a, a nightmare." It sounded like a question. She placed her water bottle on the floor of the elevator, the condensation of the beverage freezing her fingers. "I couldn't go back to sleep, but. I didn't want to say anything." "You could've told me." "I know, it's just," she crossed her arms against her, trying to draw heat from her own body that wasn't there. "I didn't want to worry you." "Hey, [Y/N]." His voice was a mere whisper, hardly audible if they hadn't been standing in an elevator, two feet apart. Sami closed the distance between them. "Yeah?" She whispered back. He cupped her chin, lightly pressing at her jaw. Their eyes met, and the butterflies and her stomach began their fluttering song. His eyes ran over her, studying every line of her face. When they paused a bit too long at her lips, the doors swung open, the sharp "ding" of the elevator indicating they had finally made it to the second floor. [Y/N] looked away from him, towards the open doors, but as she made to move, Sami shifted his body, stopping her for just a moment before he pushed a button. The doors dinged closed, and she looked back at him, confused. "There's something I need to tell you, and I don't think I should tell you in the middle of the gym, where our friends can see us. In fact, we've been lucky so far that no one's stopped this elevator." He scanned her again, the look on his face full of love and adoration. "What is it, Sami? What's wrong?" "What's wrong?" He chuckled. "There's nothing wrong. Everything's absolutely perfect." He paused. Then he continued. "Fact. I'm in love with my best friend and I think she's in love with me, too." What? "You heard me. Fact. I'm in love with my best friend. And I think," he paused again, looking straight through to the dark recesses of her soul, "she's in love with me, too." This was un-freaking-believable. Her mind was spinning. It was like the whole world had been turned upside down. But why? Why was this so difficult to understand? Just moments ago her heart was fluttering. Moments ago, she was wishing this was true and now it was and it was the one fact in the world she couldn't believe. "Believe it, baby. That's one fact that'll never change. I'm in love with you." And then his mouth was on hers like it was meant to be there all along. His body leaned in, begging to be touched. Her fingers ran under his shirt, grazing the ginger hairs of his tummy and his chest, feeling the goosebumps rising from his skin. His tongue flicked over her lips, and she opened them, every one of her vulnerabilities drifting away as he kissed her more passionately with every fleeting second, his tongue searching for hers in longing, and she met him briefly, before pushing him back just an inch to catch her breath. Her eyes looked away, shifting everywhere but to his own. Their breaths slowed and deepened, each passing moment bathing her in serenity. At last, her eyes locked onto his. "Fact. I'm in love with you, too. Now and always." He granted her a smile that would not go away, a smile that felt like starlight and sunshine, all at once. And the butterflies never stopped fluttering.

"If you don't have too many requests, would you be able to do a Sami Zayn one where the reader stays up all night texting texting Sami facts he'll never need to know or use in life. When he asks her why she stayed up all night, she says it's because she had a nightmare but she was too afraid to tell him about it. If you want to do this, thanks!" - anon

[blackrupee]

Wow your life sounds complicated right now I'm sorry for that. So you aren't gonna have any managers what the fuck? And OH MY GOD I hate when people come in to eat so close to close!!!! ( I work @ zaxbys) if someone is acting passive aggressive I would act even more passive aggressive- make that bitch regret it- regarding the 2 guys: 2 guys is better than no guys:))) wish the first one didn't pressure you though. How did the 2nd one hurt you? - and I care so don't worry about boring me

hi hello would you like to read a novel on my life thanks i talk too much (tldrs at end)

nah like.. we had been managing with a general manager and 3 assistant managers even though we really need 4 so as not to overwork anyone. we recently hired a new one from a corporate arbys (we’re franchised) and two just quit. like i mentioned, theyre not coming back even though the original plan was that their new jobs would be only temporary (6 weeks). sooooo now we have a general manager who only works weekday day shifts, one assistant manager who is relatively new (she had been working at this place for a while but was promoted to manager 6ish months ago) and another who is brand new but still has some experience. they said theyre looking to promote from within initially, but they might have to hire outside people if no suitable potential manager is picked. id love to get manager pay and its not like managers do anything hard so id be WILLING to be a manager..like the whole reason why i got trained on backline was because we have such a big turnover rate with backline people since it fucking SUCKS and i was wanting to be helpful and flexible. so like. thats what i offerred. but one assistant manager was like “lmao all youd do is swear at the customers” and im like bitch when have i ever?? i talk shit about them all the time but ive only sworn IN FRONT OF a customer twice and neither time was it directed at them. but i mean im sitting on a small handful of customer complaints so its not like the gm would even consider me probably. idk dude. i can be nice if you pay me to be nice. but i get paid to do food and do it fast……….so

but yeah literallyyyyyyyyy i have no idea how people can be so??? inconsiderate???? and they dont??? care??? im learning that my contant frustration with people in my personal interactions is due to a disconnect between what i value in  expectations and what actually happens. like. when i go somewhere i already KNOW what i want, so i say it quickly and competently. i preface a lot of my interactions with people im requesting food or services from with “i’m sorry but…”. i phrase things as “could i get” as opposed to “get me” or “i want” which sound HELLA rude tbh. id always have my money ready at the window or the register, im always trying to pay attention and not miss anything or just….be rude in any way bc i know fast food fucking sucks. i know some of the people i interact with probably hate their job as much as i do and i want to be the smallest burden i can be. and it seems like nearly no one else has these same values???? and i dont understand how people can just??? be? so? inconsiderate?

also yes bitch im the queen of passive aggression. literally the night before i was working a short shift and my friend was closing frontline and this bitch was closing drivethrough. i just got the okay to clock out and i was like “bye! have a beautiful night! just know that i love you so much and ive everything ive ever said has always been fake until this point! never meant anything ive ever said until now especially if your name starts with k or ends with ristin (drivethrough girl/the one whos being so difficult is named kristin) but just know that i love you!” and basically being really dramatic and extra as satire.

i guess for context the whole reason she decided to be mad at me was the other night when she was drunk and was like “do you even likeeeeeee meeee i feel like you hateeeee meeee wahh wahh wahhhh” even though im like…..yes bitch i enjoy your company? i joke/use hyperbole/satire/irony/whatever a lot but like occasionally id be like “ey yo you know its all jokes right u know i love u right” just to ensure that she knows but she fucking. ignores it all. i feel like she so desperately WANTS me to hate her and tbh i got fucking sick and tired of hearing her complain all the time about this shit! i fucking hate repeating myself! so sure. if you want me to hate you so fucking much there. i hate you. i fucking hate you so fucking much. like is that what you want to hear? is that validating? are you fucking happy?

its so fucking frustrating

but i will not be held accountable for her decision to be upset. because thats what it is. she wants to be upset, and she wants me to be responsible for it when its literally not my responsibility. i am absolutely not going to stand for this shit like i kind of want to say its emotional abuse lmaooo but im just so fucking sick of it. 

everyone knows that i take chicken tenders and turnovers that would be thrown out at the end of the night and she was closing frontline yesterday and made a point to throw out the turnovers right next to me without asking if i wanted any/leaving any for me. i mean i completely expected her to be that petty of a bitch so it was kind of funny tbhonestly. also im p sure she unfollowed me here lmaoo

with regards to the guys and this paragraph could get a bit tmi/nsfw: yeah the first one kind of sucked but i feel like a little bit of the New Person Nerves have worn down so id do better if we were to hookup again. because like i totally would love to have fucked him but…..anxiety. he was hot tho. like 10/10 body and ass holy shit. plus he complimented me on my ass eating so (assuming that was genuine and not a vapid ego boost haha paranoia am i right) hopefully he comes back for seconds. 

second guy ive had a longish history with. started talking to him at the beginning of last fall semester and we hooked up kinda regularly for about a month. things fell apart, we both understood that we wouldn’t be good dating wise but still enjoyed meaningless cuddles. whatever. it got to a point where he would only hit me up like once every month and a half or so and towards like january-ish he hits me up again. so im like nice cool lets chill. im getting ready for this but my phone is in the other room. while im doing this he drove by my place to pick me up (since he was on his way back from nashville), didnt get a response to an “im here” text (bc i was busy and tbh not expecting him to do that), and left. he lives within like walking distance tho so im like “?? sorry i was busy are you still out or should i walk over?“ and he texts me like “sorry hold up a thing just happened” and im like…….okay. so im just.. waiting around for him. periodically texting like “hey are we good for tonight and whats going on?” because like there was some drama with his friend? hes like.. apologizing and shit but this goes on for an hour. BUT. the ENTIRE time he’s dealing with this friend problem or whatever he’s literally on grindr. and at the end of this hour im like in full blown paranoia panic mode and i literally text him something mentioning this and he BLOCKS ME ON GRINDR so im like ??????!!!!??? and i text him (all while saying “not to be crazy or paranoid bc im probably coming off that way but like could i get an answer or something??”) AND HE LITERALLY SAYS HE DELETED HIS GRINDR. but thats a LIE because i have a secondary account to see like……if guys are still on grindr/if a thing with a guy might turn into something more like if i see he’s not on grindr as much?? thats prob incredibly stalkerish and probably really creepy but hey. thats me. so i KNOW he lied to me but i cant really say “hey ur a liar” without disclosing this weird creepy stalker part of me (funnily enough this isnt the first time a guy has lied to me and i caught it with my secondary account! so it proves to have some function use in the end. not totally crazy). so. yeah. that was the incident. after this i dont trust him at all, and i still dont, but i had it in my mind to like somehow get him to fall in love with me just so i could break his heart for doing this? never really worked out. so now im at the point where im like….eh he’s a piece of shit and i hate him but ill cuddle with him bc it feels good

back to nsfw/tmi: the sex was okay. he’s weird about people being near his like….dick and stuff because he was raped and i totally get it bc i was too but he was comfortable enough for me to finger him and my finger still hurts from where he clenched when he came lmaoooooo. was totally hot tho. and i got to east his ass so im like eyyyyyyyy. its been so long since ive eaten ass so having it two consecutive nights in a row has been cathartic.

tldr; we have 2 assisant managers and a gm rn. looking for more

tldr; bitch. same.

tldr; bitch. same.

tldr; he’s a liar