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ikissjude · 3 years

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how enhypen would spend your birthday with you

genre fluff. warnings none. word count 887.

— a/n: hello lovelies! i hope you all are well 🥺 i meant to write the earlier and post it last week but i’ve been super busy! i made this since august 19th was my birthday (i turned 18!!) and i had some ideas about what enha would do, and then the next day i had to get moved into my college dorm. but, i’m here now and college has started so posts will be especially slow! anyways, i hope you all enjoy this!

♡ — lee heeseung

arcade date!

hee loves playing games

and he also loves winning

his whole plan is to win you a stuffed animal

a pro at basketball and shooting games

loves showing off his skills to you

but when it’s time to go against each other?

honey you’re in for a treat 😫

you win and he’s STUNNED

you also beat him at air hockey and he just has no words

in the end you let him beat you at some games so he could actually win you a stuffed

♡ — park jongseong

shopping and dinner date!

our boy jongseong is very much all about his s/o

and when it comes to special events, like your bday

he just wants to spoil you no matter what

so that’s what he does! he takes you to a shopping center and he lets you get whatever you may like

takes you to expensive stores and lets you model for him

also might’ve picked out some outfits for you himself

picks out your whole fit for your dinner date afterwards

takes you to a top restaurant with the finest food and wine for dinner ‼️

♡ — sim jaeyun

café date!

yun would spend a long time researching the perfect and prettiest café to take you to

one that has all of your favorite desserts and ones you’ve always wanted to try

picks the most aesthetically pleasing corner in the café for you to take your insta pics

your personal photographer too!! he knows your angles well 😁

he insists on feeding you bites of your dessert </3

just bc he finds it so cute when your cheeks go pink

loves doing the cliches where he’s wiping foam off of your lips

♡ — park sunghoon

ice skating date!

he chose to go to the rink on purpose

now if you know how to ice skate, you’re in the clear!

but if you don’t know how to skate…

you’re holding onto him for dear life

and you know he only did this so you could be close to him 🙄

takes your hands and tries to get you to spin around

but you fall into his arms

when you’re off to the side clinging to the wall he shows off his moves since you love them so much

but he also wants you to skate as much as possible !! even if you fall he’s there 🥺

your whole bday date was just endless hand holding and falling into hoon’s arms

♡ — kim sunoo

art museum date!

his whole plan is to take you and just admire you while you look at the art

he took you to the art museum since you had been planning on seeing an exhibit that just opened

and he loved when your face lit up as he told you that he got tickets for it

hand holding! for almost the entire time

you get to one specific piece that you just absolutely adore

as you were admiring it you can hear sunoo snapping a picture from behind you

immediately makes it his wallpaper!!

and at another piece he comes up behind you and wraps his arms around your waist, resting his chin on top of your head

just so you two could look at the piece together

for the rest of the day you two talk about your favorite pieces and your interpretations of them

♡ — yang jungwon

picnic date!

lmao i chose this bc of his en-log

the night before your picnic he’s packing tons of foods

mini sandwiches, strawberries, oranges, lemonade, cookies, etc.

and he has a cute lil picnic basket and blanket at the ready

takes you to han river for your date!

wonie also brought a polaroid camera to take pictures of you

you guys spend your day talking and admiring the view

and maybe also admiring each other :)

after eating you guys are laid out watching the clouds float by

and you fall asleep and jungwon’s just watching you sleep so peacefully like 🥺

♡ — nishimura riki

amusement park date!

riki loves things that are thrilling

and tbh if you were dating him i think you would also enjoy those things too

so what better way to spend your bday than take you to an amusement park!

you guys go with absolutely no plan whatsoever, just vibes

taking turns dragging each other to different rides

you also drag him on the viking three times in a row but he doesn’t mind

just as long as you guys get to go on a roller coaster three more times as well

although he’s not one to match with his s/o, he lets you get matching headbands to wear around the park 🥺

after the day winds down he takes you on a ferris wheel and you guys kiss at the top 🙈

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nashibirne · 3 years

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London Calling - 1

Yes, I'm still in my August phase and I'm not even sorry...I just can't stop thinking about the sexy mf and so this idea crossed my mind and turned into a storyline. I have to admit I'm even more nervous about posting this than usual because it's a little different from what I've written before and I really hope it's not going to bore the shit out of you. If you like this although the tension between August and my ofc builds slowly, please let me know. I appreciate every single comment, reblog and/or like! Thanks 💜

Pairing: Augut Walker x OFC (Lu Johnson)

Words: ~3.0 k

Summary and A/N: This story plays with the thought of "what if…" What if August Walker had taken another road? What if he had turned into John Lark for completely different reasons? What if he had found love before becoming a bitter, disillusioned man?So the events of "London Calling" take place about ten years prior to MI:Fallout and August Walker hasn't joined the CIA yet, he's an FBI Agent and his new mission in London that lies ahead of him is going to be a challenging one. Maybe it's even going to change his life.

Warnings: 18+! This story deals with the topic of a toxic/abusive relationship, gaslighting and problematic behavior of one of the protagonists in general. Please don't read if these topics trigger you or make you feel uncomfortable. Luckily I've never been in any kind of toxic or abusive relationship, so I lack personal experience but I hope still do this sensitive topic justice.

English is not my mother tongue but the lovely @sillyrabbit81 was so kind to be my very helpful and patient Beta! Thank you so, so much, bunny 🐇💜 You have no idea how much I appreciate your support, your encouragement, your help and the fact that you took the time to proofread this. (Edited by me, so there might still be mistakes and they're all mine)

📖 You can find my other fics on my Masterlist 📖

Credits: I don't own August Walker or anything related to MI:Fallout. Pics for the moodboard from pinterest, face claims: Lu - Hannah van der Westhuysen, Adam - Freddie Thorpe. FaceApp helped me with making August look a little younger

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So...now...off we go...story under the cut!

"London? Are you kidding me, Kyle?"

August Walker stopped pacing the room with an incredulous frown. He raised his eyebrows, his blue eyes fixed on the other man's face.

"Absolutely not," his superior and close friend of many years said slowly, drawling both words more than necessary to stress that he wasn't joking. "They want you in London."

"What about my promotion? You gave me your word. You wanted me to finish Operation Old Bridge and that's what I did. You wanted Tony Salerno's head on a silver platter, that's what you got."

August's voice was surprisingly calm, his expression blank but his gaze was blazing with anger and frustration. His hands were balled into fists and he only opened them to lean on Kyle's wooden desk, which was very tidy, except for the piles of case files that slowly grew larger than him.

"Damn, Kyle, I risked my life when I went undercover and joined this Mafia mob."

"I know, August, but unfortunately my hands are tied. Interpol wants our best undercover Agent and that's you. Just this last job and afterwards you can happily join the CIA." SSA Kyle Langdon leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands behind his neck with a sigh and an apologetic shrug.

"That's exactly what you said last time. Do you expect me to believe you?"

"As I said, it's not my doing. Manchester contacted Bill because the NCB needs help, blue notice, August. You know that we cannot say no and that means...London calling, man," Kyle pointed out with a smile. "You should be grateful, it's a great opportunity. So just do your job there, return and get your promotion."

"Why don't you just send someone else and I get my promotion right now? We have many great undercover agents. Craig for example. He's crazy about British pussies. He'll love London." August straightened his tall body before crossing his arms in front of his broad chest that was forced into a white button down shirt and a black suit jacket.

"No, Craig cannot go because they want you in this operation. They asked explicitly for Agent August Walker. That's a huge appreciation of your work and a big compliment. You're only 27, August, not many FBI agents are this well known and respected at such a young age." Kyle sat up straight, mirroring August's body language.

"I don't give a shit about their respect and appreciation. I know my worth and I know I'm your best agent. I've worked very hard to get where I stand now... just one step away from becoming a CIA agent," August said angrily, his brows furrowed, his eyes dark. "Fuck, Kyle...why use an American agent in a purely British matter in the first place? They could easily…"

"Listen, August," Kyle cut in and he got up and walked around his desk to face his friend, "the thing is, I am not asking you to do this, okay? It's not a request, it's an order. There's no room to negotiate."

He gave him a friendly smile to temper his words before placing a hand on August's shoulder. "No hard feelings. It's…"

"It's the job. Yeah. I know." August took a step back and nodded his head slowly, curling his lip. He had heard his boss say these words so many times and he hated that line although he was perfectly aware that it was the truth. That was the way it worked. They got orders, they did the job, no matter what. He took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes for a moment, feeling a bad headache brewing behind his forehead.

"I have already talked to Sloane about this. Erica seconds the motion by Interpol because she wants you to prove yourself in another operation abroad. If you are successful you will be part of her team. It's simple, Walker. Just don't fuck this up."

"I've never fucked anything up,” August snarled, clenching his teeth, his jaw grinding.

"See, that's exactly why they want you,” Kyle answered with a triumphant smile.

****

"Lu!" Adam Mayfield knocked impatiently on the bathroom door. "Get ready. We're going to be late." He glanced at his Rolex with an annoyed sigh before he straightened his tuxedo jacket and adjusted his bow tie for the umpteenth time. "God damn, this meeting is important." He banged his fist against the door again and rolled his eyes when he heard her muffled voice behind the bathroom walls. "Just a minute, Adam."

Although he was really a little angry that it took her so long to get ready, they weren't actually late, in fact there was more than enough time to meet up with his clients at The London Opera. He had just said that to make her hurry up. Lu had the tendency to dawdle around, she got easily distracted and it was his responsibility to help her with that bad habit and usually it worked well.

Compared to the woman she was when they had met at a party more than five years ago, she had improved her behavior a lot, thanks to his efforts and his strict education. She had been common as muck when they started dating, an ordinary working class girl, smart but not a bit sophisticated, pretty but with no sense of fashion or taste, ambitious but without any connections. He had changed that, he had moulded her into the beautiful, stylish, refined and cultured woman she was now. She was his work, his success, his pride...she was his.

When the door of the bathroom that was adjacent to the master bedroom finally swung open, the welcoming sight of his fiancee interrupted his thoughts and picked up his spirits immediately.

"Wow, this was worth the wait." He eyed her up and down with a smirk and leaned in for a kiss but she stopped him with her hands pressed against his narrow chest.

"No, you're gonna ruin my make-up, darling." Lu smiled at him and spinned around to present him her dress. The black, belted Burberry gown was elegant and classy. High-necked on the front but with a low back that showed off lots of her perfect, lightly tanned skin. Chaste and sexy at the same time, just the way Adam liked it.

"That dress is stunning, baby. You look wonderful." He grabbed her by her waist and pulled her close to leave a sensual kiss on her slim neck while his hands wandered to her ass where they rested for a moment before they squeezed her firm cheeks. "I really hope you're not wearing any panties."

Lu freed herself from his embrace with a frown and stepped in front of the large wall mirror opposite of their king-size bed to check her reflection one last time, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind her ear.

"Of course I'm wearing panties. We're going to the opera with your VIP clients." She walked to her dressing table and took the diamond-encrusted, leaf-shaped brooch Adam had given her for their five years anniversary on New Year's Eve. "Would you help me with this?"

Adam took the piece of jewelry from her slim hand and pinned it carefully on her dress, right above her heart. He kissed her tenderly but his expression was stern when he spoke. "Strip it off."

Lu's eyes grew wide. "What?"

"You heard me. Get rid of your thong. I know you're wearing one of these slutty, tiny g-strings to make sure your look is flawless and your underwear doesn't show under your dress." His face hardened slightly, yet his voice remained soft and smooth.

"But…"

"Don't test me, Lu,” he said slowly, still smiling but screwing up his beautiful grey eyes. "I want you naked underneath that dress in case I want to have a little fun with you tonight. I mean, we both know Rigoletto is gonna be boring as fuck, we may need a little distraction." He gave her a lewd smirk and with a tiny frown and a raise of his brows he motioned her to be obedient. "You don't want anything to get in my way, do you? Not even a little piece of lace, right?"

"Of course not, Adam," she answered softly with a smile she had to force onto her lips. Lu reached under her dress with shaking hands and pulled down her panties till they hit the floor so she could step out of them carefully, making sure they wouldn't get tangled up in her stiletto heels.

"Good girl," Adam said with a wolfish grin and with a sly smile he added, "you know what, baby? I think I'm going to have a little fun with you just now. My clients can wait."

Lu didn't even try to argue with him, knowing exactly that she was in a no-win situation. She closed her eyes and turned around, lifting up her dress, when she heard him unzip his fly.

****

While Adam Mayfield was fucking his fiancee in front of a mirror in one of the most exclusive penthouses in London, August Walker was having a bad coffee, sitting at a table in the plain and pretty ugly meeting room of their FBI department at the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington DC, listening to the explanations of Kyle and the lead of 'Operation Brutus', Christine Carpenter. He didn't like her much but he respected her competence and her leadership qualities and most of all he trusted her with giving him the perfect fake identity for the job in London.

"So, what do you have for me, Chris?" August looked at her with a smile, but his eyes gave away that he'd rather be somewhere else.

"Well, let me just explain the background first, okay?"

She pressed a button on her laptop and the handsome face of a young man appeared on the screen behind her.

"This", she nodded at the picture, "is Adam Arthur Clive Mayfield, 27 years old, only son of Alfred Mayfair and his late wife Erica, heir of the immense family fortune and the private bank Mayfield & Holmes, that was established by his ancestors more than 200 years ago. He is one of the most eligible bachelors in the United Kingdom, and one of the richest, too. His father officially still runs the family business but he isn't in the best state of health, so in fact Mayfield junior is the one who's at the helm. Unlike his father he's not a man of integrity, he's been on the radar of the British authorities for years. From dealing drugs and other minor crimes in his college years to insider trading, investor fraud, misappropriation and money laundering nowadays. He is a big fish, has connections all over the world, drug rings, gun runners, human traffickers, you name it."

"And the Brits are not able to catch him without my help?" August couldn't help but smirk cockily.

"Don't be so full of yourself, Walker. The problem is, he is a damn genius. IQ score beyond 150, very clever, very cautious, a strategic mastermind, always ahead of the authorities. They tried to infiltrate his business a few times but they failed miserably, so now they want to concentrate on his private life."

"And this is gonna be my part?"

"Exactly," Kyle said, getting up to join Christine in front of the screen. "He has a few bodyguards he always hires from an American agency. They are known for their discretion and loyalty and the bodyguards they place with their clients are the best of the best. Unfortunately one of his bodyguards died in an accident a week ago and now he needs a new one. Luckily, we have the owner of the agency by the balls for several major crimes. He cooperates or he will end up behind bars for the rest of his life."

"To cut a long story short, he will place you with Mayfield and you can become part of his daily life. Your job consists of monitoring and collecting information and data. I will give you an exact briefing later," Christine finished Kyle's explanations.

"So I will just be his lapdog?"

"Not his," Kyle grinned, "hers."

The picture on the screen changed, now showing a young, blonde woman. The second he saw her, he judged her.

He could tell what she was like, just by her looks, by the way she jutted her chin in the picture, by her perfectly manicured fingers, by her flawless make up and the expensive clothes. He knew women like her, a walking stereotype, the blond, beautiful Trophy Wife Barbie that's always by Millionaire Ken's side. Pretty on the outside, boring on the inside. Lame bimbos that only lived for showing off their designer clothes and it-bags, tripping around in high heels that cost more than he earned in a month, finding self-fulfilment in stupid things like designing overpriced furniture, running a yoga studio or doing charity stuff. Useless, needless but still blueprints for millions of girls who would literally give the shirt off their backs to catch themselves a rockstar, a famous actor, a hyped football player or just a rich heir.

"This is Mayfield's fiancee," Kyle said, pointing at the photo, "you're gonna be her personal bodyguard."

"How am I supposed to monitor him, when I have to be on her heels all the time?"

"You're gonna live with them, there will be lots of opportunities. Just make her trust you, we need her to open up, get her to talk. They've been together for years, she should know what he's involved in," Chris explained and she made it sound easy when in fact it wasn't only hard to gain a stranger's trust, in this case it was even dangerous.

"Alright. Tell me about her."

"Her name is Lucretia Johnson, 24 years old," Kyle started reading the memo.

"Lucretia?" August let out an amused snort.

"Yeah," Kyle grinned, "her mother seems to have a preference for strange names, her younger sister's called Petronilla."

"What the fuck?" August laughed out loud. "Is she some kind of Latin professor or something?"

"Well, first of all she's dead," Christine took over with a serious look on her face, she was notorious for her lack of humour, "and secondly, no, she was not a professor. She was an alcoholic and a complete mess. An irresponsible, uncaring mother who spent too much time fucking around and too little time taking care of her daughters. Petronilla was taken away from her when she was 15 and was handed over to youth welfare. Lucretia was 18 at the time and lived on the campus of the Chelsea College of Art and Design."

"So she's an artist, huh?" August knew the ridicule in his voice wasn't very professional but he just couldn't help it.

"Maybe, at least she has a master degree in curating and owns a little gallery in Covent Garden. Well, actually Mayfield owns it, she just runs it."

"So, to sum it up, she's made it from the daughter of a drunkard to the fiancee of one of the richest heirs in the kingdom. She's fucked her way to the top. I guess that's all I need to know about her."

"Don't be so sure, August. She seems to be smart," Kyle threw in, "I think there's more to her than the pretty face. It's just a gut feeling but I guess you'll find out soon enough."

August took a deep breath, rolling his eyes at Kyle. "Sure. She's the saint that sleeps with the devil."

"That's not what I said, mate. But whatever she is, you'll have to deal with it."

"What's my cover, Christine?" August wanted to know.

"Well, your alias was born in 1981, just like you, but on the fifth of May. Born and raised in Portland, Maine. Only child, mother deceased, not on speaking terms with his father, a mechanic who still lives in Portland. You can find the details of your early life and your family tree in the memo," she waved the file above her head before she continued. "Careerwise...ex military, ex cop, had some problems following the rules and respecting the law. Single, no ex-wifes, no kids. We kept it plain and simple. They will not dig deep anyway. According to the agency boss, Mayfield expects his bodyguards to be disciplined, always on duty, quiet and discreet. There's three of you. Benjamin Garner is Mayfield's watchdog and his personal assistant, Edward Landow was Johnson's guard you're gonna replace, Andrew Brown is the back-up. You and Garner live with them, Brown lives nearby with his girlfriend. There's other staff of course, a housekeeper, a cook, cleaners. No chauffeur, no butler, no assistant, that's all part of your job."

"Great," August let out an annoyed snort, "so basically I'm gonna be her servant."

"Basically," Chris fixed her gaze on August, "you're not gonna leave her side unless you're told to. Just be professional, stay in the background, prick up your ears, listen closely and be careful. No obvious nosing around. Their penthouse is a high tech fortress, including video monitoring, so just…"

"I know how to work undercover," August cut in impatiently, "just gimme that fucking file and let me do my job."

Christine gave him a pissed look but she handed him the document with a shrug and without further comment. August grabbed it from her hands, staring at the data of his new life, his new name and the composite sketch of his new look. He would have to stop shaving.

*****

tbc

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gaylorlyrics · 4 years

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Folklore Songs - what are they about??

This is a developing thread, but I’ve been listening all day so I’m taking a stab at it.

1."The 1"

Common consensus is that this is about Dianna Agron and what they could have been. Telling lyrics are the general idea that the relationship wasn’t truly given a chance (”it would've been sweet, If it could've been me”) and “Roaring Twenties”, referring to the below circus themed party pics with Diana dressed like a flapper

tbh im not totally sold on this - most because it seems more recent with lyrics like, “In my defense, I have none for never leaving well enough alone” sounds like a reference to ME! and “Roaring twenties” sounds like a reference to something that happened this year (2020). Also “throwing pennies in the pool” could be a reference to throwing Penni (Karlie’s agent) in the pool. Finally, Route 1 is the road along California’s coast, where Tay & Karlie drove on their legendary road trip...this makes my lil Kaylor heart worry.

2. Cardigan

This is the first installment in the Teenage Trio, which also includes August and Betty, and is told from the perspective of Betty. It’s about feeling so loved by someone but then being betrayed by them (”Chase two girls [Betty + August’s narrator] lose one”). The line ”And you'd be standin' in my front porch light” foreshadows to James professing love in “Betty”. Potentially Taylor is Betty - but I’m still thinking about that theory.

3."The Last Great American Dynasty"

We <3 a Rhode Island throwback. Here Taylor tells the story of her house in Rhode Island that Rebekah “Betty” (??!?!??!! more on that later) Harkness used to live in. Rebekah married an heir to Standard Oil which made her one of the wealthiest women in the USA at the time. She was also known for making a scene (”She had a marvelous time ruining everything”). Additionally, she founded the Harkness Ballet (”And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet”). After Rebekah’s death Taylor purchased the house and it is now best known as the place of many epic 4th of July parties.

4. Exile

Such a sad song! This is a duet between Taylor and Bon Iver, telling the story of a failed relationship that they have tried to mend many many times. Interestingly, this is also about a love triangle (like the teenage trio) - "I can see you starin' honey/Like he's just your understudy." This line specifically feels like it could be about bearding, and seeing someone else with the person you love, but feeling like - or knowing - it’s fake. “You were my town Now I'm in exile seein' you out” references and end to the relationship Taylor discussed in False God “Staring out the window like I'm not your favorite town I'm New York City”. To me this indicates that it is about Karlie and them breaking up or going through a rough patch - continually trying to fix things - and eventually being unsure that it could ever be repaired.

5."My Tears Ricochet"

This is pretty clearly about Scott & Scooter - “And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed” and “You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same” seem to be a reference to them trying to exploit her work and how her leaving Big Machine really ruined the business - plus there’s some LWYMMD imagery. “You wear the same jewels that I gave you as you bury me” also seems to be a clear reference for trying to use Taylor’s own work against her, taking the profits, and pushing her out of the deal. As if we needed more evidence “You hear my stolen lullabies” clearly references her stolen masters.

6."Mirrorball"

Big 80s prom vibes from this song. Mirrorball is about being famous and all of her work - her most personal thoughts and dreams - just becoming different ways for other people to see themselves once she releases her music into the world. Part of being an artist is knowing that your work will reflect more of who the viewer is than who you are yourself. Here she uses the metaphor of a disco ball to explore that idea, and worries that she is losing her own identity through it “I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me”. She also alludes to her fears that she will age out of relevancy “I know they said the end is near”, something she discussed in her documentary Miss Americana. Obviously this is internalized misogyny because we love Taylor and will listen to her music always and do not subscribe to the belief that women need to be young to be relevant because if they were a man then they'd be the man, and tay’s the man <3

7. “Seven”

Personally, this is one of my favorite songs on the album. It’s so sweet and pure and lovely. This is about young love, with imagery of summer, toys, and child’s dreams to runaway together. Many people have speculated that it is about the same girl that the two unreleased Taylor songs “Sweet Tea and Gods Graces” and “Me & Britney” are about.

[Side note: initially I wondered if Me & Britney was about Britany Maack, Taylor’s long time friend who recently got married, but the names are spelled differently. Also the line in Seven “I can’t recall your face” indicates that this is about someone who Taylor is not currently in touch with.]

Both M&B and STAAG seem to be about the Seven relationship because there are general parallels with outdoor scenery, childlike wonder, and ( in the case of STAGG) sweet tea. Also all three songs indicate a gay relationship: STAGG - “And you can love like a sinner and lose like a winner”, M&B - “That boy she went ran off with, well, I thought he was crazy. Maybe I was just jealous that he'd come between me and Britney”, and Seven - “You won't have to cry or hide in the closet And just like a folk song our love will be passed on”.

8. “August”

This is the second installment in the Teenage Trio, told from the perspective of the “other woman” who James meets while on summer vacation. The other woman (she doesn’t seem to have a name...unless it is August...which it could be? idk) is in love, but realizes that James isn’t in love with her - “Will you call when you're back at school? I remember thinkin' I had you”. The line “Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car" references the same incident which is retold in Betty, but this time with James telling Betty it was just a summer fling that didn’t mean anything.

9. This Is Me Trying

Here we have a break up song, about Taylor trying to win her lover back and feeling completely lost without them, unable to concentrate or be around people, and turning to self sabotage. It’s about the general loneliness that one feels when they’ve lost someone they truly love, and the miscommunication that can happen in a relationship when you’re not understanding each other or receiving love in the same way (hence the song’s title). I think this could be about Karlie, it seems clear that their relationship has not been smooth and that they have had many on-and-off times. It could also be serving a purpose of building the Joe break up narrative, but only time will tell for that.

10. “Illicit Affairs”

Taylor loves her secret love - this song reads like a sad version of “I Know Places”. It seems clear that this is about Karlie Kloss. “Tell your friends you're out for a run” is one of my favorite lines because Karlie started Klossy run club, where you commit to running a certain distance in a month - and she posts about it on instagram CONSTANTLY. But overall, the song details a relationship of a woman being with someone she doesn’t love (kushnerd) and sneaking around to meet up with the person she does love (tay!). The line “Tell yourself you can always stop” is so sad to me, the idea that Karlie got into this and keeps telling herself that it will only be a little longer and she can leave when she wants, but staying in her fake marriage anyway.

11. Invisible String

This is pretty much the only pure love song on the album - about feeling connected to someone throughout your whole life, knowing that that somebody is out there, and then finally finding them. Taylor talks about being in Centennial Park in Nashville as a teen, and then eventually showing her lover around. The song is really self referential, with lots of easter eggs for her past work, including Bad Blood and Delicate. She also references Joe Jonas with the line “Cold was the steel of my axe to grind For the boys who broke my heart Now I send their babies presents”.

Some people have pointed out that there is a similar idea presented in Jane Eyre - when the protagonist says to her love interest “I have a strange feeling with regard to you. As if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly knotted to a similar string in you."

12."Mad Woman"

Another Scooter one - “It's obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together”. “The master of spin” is word play referencing the masters records scandal. “Watching you climb over people like me” points out that agents and labels are making money off the performers they find and pushing them around. There’s also a reference to Scooter’s wife Yael and how he cheats all the time, but she doesn’t do anything likely because of her own internalized misogyny - “has a couple side flings. Good wives always know. She should be mad, should be scathing like me”.

13. “Epiphany”

The first verse of this touching ballad is about Taylor’s grandfather in WW2, storming the beaches at Normandy - “Crawling up the beaches now "Sir, I think he's bleeding out"”. The second verse is about a nurse helping patients with Covid-19 - “Holds your hand through plastic now "Doc, I think she's crashing out"”. The bridge here talks about wishing there was some great epiphany, some magical solution for the suffering in the world. The chorus refers to experiencing trauma with others and staying loyal even in the hardest times, even if it means literally dying. Although this seems like a departure from the themes of rest of the album, the whole album examines loyalty and considering what you would do for the people you love - so I really don’t think it’s a departure at all.

14. “Betty”

Obviously this is the gayest song on the album and an early fan favorite. It is the final song in the teenage trio, told from the point of view of James, going to win Betty back after betraying her and sleeping with someone else (August!?) over the summer. The line "Will you kiss me on the porch in front of all your stupid friends?”, a line that is very clearly about wanting to kiss a woman, is especially striking (& gay!) when sung by Taylor. The clearest version of this plot is someone begging for forgiveness after betraying the person they love.

There is also a bit of a nod to a line in “Picture to Burn”, a break up song off Taylor’s first album. In PTB Taylor says “So go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy that's fine, I’ll tell mine you’re gay”. This lyric has since been changed in versions available online, but on the original album that's what it was. This is interesting because she’s calling attention to knowing that someone is gay and hasn’t told their friends...which you would definitely know if you had dated them.

The names “James” and “Inez” are both mentioned in the song, which are the names of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold’s daughters. James was already featured on a Taylor Swift album, as the lil baby voice at the beginning of “Gorgeous”. Worth noting that “James” is traditional a male name, but that this character is named after a female.

ALSO I have this theory I’m working on that Taylor is Betty and this whole album is in the same world with the same people, but WILL POST MORE ON THIS LATER.

15."Peace"

Ok - this is Archer 2.0 for me, about how she is worried about how no one will ever love her or stay with her because its too much work - “the rain is always gonna come if you're standin' with me” and “No, I could never give you peace” are pretty telling lines about her concerns that people will think it is not worth it to be friends with or in a relationship with her due to all of the baggage that comes with it.

The opening lines - “Our coming-of-age has come and gone Suddenly this summer, it's clear” feed into my emerging theory that all of these songs exist in the same universe and are about the same three characters...but I’m still figuring that one out. The line “And you know that I'd swing with you for the fences Sit with you in the trenches” reference Seven and Epiphany, respectively - further supporting that all of these songs are in the same world.

16. “Hoax”

Out of all of the songs that make my little Kaylor heart ache - this is the most heartbreaking. Specifically the line “My eclipsed sun” refers to Karlie, who Taylor has called “sunshine” on multiple occasions, and her light being covered up by her contract with Kushnerd and Scooter. The line “Don't want no other shade of blue But you” makes it clear that this song is in reference to the muse for the album “Lover” - aka Karlie.

However, this is a song about betrayal and completely trusting someone, only to find that they stabbed you in the back, as is clear by the line ”Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in”.

Additionally, the line“You knew it still hurts underneath my scars” seems to again feed into the idea that all of the songs on the album involve the same characters. This one is a bit more clear, it seems that - if this theory is correct - Betty is the narrator of this song, as she referenced her scars before “Drew stars around my scars” in Cardigan.

OK- I'm going to go deep into song by song later, but I just wanted to get something out there!!! Also def interested in hearing what everyone else thinks!

EDIT: I just found some lyrics from The Lakes in an article from Billboard. I wanted to add them in even though we don’t have the full song because I felt like we really ended on a sad note with hoax and then when I saw these I was like there is hope!!

SO the lyric Billboard included in their review was “A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground / With no one around to tweet it” which is a continuation from the line from “Hoax” - “ This has frozen my ground”. What I’m taking from this is that in the final song Taylor finds hope <3

#folklore #kaylor #Taylor swift #Karlie kloss #betty

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share the love con panels

thought i’d write down some interesting answers from the cast (there were many more, but i have a bad memory and i took only a few notes)

first of all, before the panels even started the staff told us not to ask questions about season four, we know they are filming it, but they can’t talk about it. so yeah, our hopes and dreams of an announcement or besse making a surprise appearance (🤡) didn’t come true. they never talked about it, when you mentioned it to them they raised their hands or zipped their mouths or were like “idk what u’re talking about 👀😇😬” so obviously they contractually have to keep their mouths shut. but it’s happening y’all!

the only one who slipped, at the very last panel, was rocco and i was the culprit lol. i asked them if they’d imagined the fandom would support them and fight so hard during the cancellation months and bea said no, seeing our hashtags trending almost every day and receiving so much love was touching and incredible. she made rocco talk (mentioned how “he became saint rocco”) and rocco also said he couldn’t imagine the amount of support, and that “the power is all in your hands, and it was worth it-“ and then realized he spoke too much dhshdhfvk the others side-eyed him and he was like “ops” but we all laughed and moved on.

pietro had a lgbtq+ themed panel with an italian youtuber called shanti. they talked a lot about representation, how it changed for the better in the last 20 years or so, how for example right now there’s attention being given to trans* storylines too, and pietro made some really good points about how a show like skam italia should give hope and a positive representation to a young audience, without unnecessary violence or struggles inserted just for tragedy’s sake. how it may seem that martino lives an “easy” and relatively painless experience coming out and being gay, at least in his season, but young queer people should hope and know that that’s possible for them too. he said that he and filippo are different, and it’s good and precious that they are. we don’t know if filippo is an activist, like pietro is, but sometimes sharing one’s personal experience is enough to help. even if filo is not shown as an activist, he is so aware of his identity, he shares his own experience and point of view with marti and it gives marti courage. and that’s enough. finally, i asked what his favorite lgbtq+ tv shows are and he said queer as folk (he realized he was gay thanks to qaf), he absolutely loved euphoria, and thinks sense8 is a masterpiece (but he didn’t finish it smh). he said elite is just cute (😤) and he also told another fan he finished and loved fleabag!!

i also asked pietro what he, besse, rocco and fede were doing in the carrefour parking lot that night in august and he said that supermarket is open 24h and close to his house and he had to go buy groceries so he caught two birds with one stone, called them up and they drank and ate tramezzini (cold sandwiches, besse got a burrito he said) in the parking lot... and yes, they were organizing the revolution.

fede said what he likes the most about martino is his devotion to the people he loves. what he doesn’t like is how sometimes he shuts out the rest of the world, but it’s a problem he has learned to solve.

rocco said he’s thankful that skam italia has given him more awareness on some topics he used to treat superficially. he also talked about how much he relied on ludo and his research to portray bpd respectfully, and he’s glad that people found themselves represented in nico and that he could help them. it’s the greatest compliment. his eyes shine when he talks about nico, he loves his character so much.

a fan asked what was their favorite line to say. rocco’s is “non è figo il mio tipo?”, greta’s is “gli dei sono immortali”, nicholas’s is “sei frocio?”, pietro’s is “l’acqua solo se mi prende fuoco camera” from season 3, fede said “does it have to be my line? cause i like no zì sbagliato” but for his own it’s “minuto per minuto”. i can’t remember bea’s 😭

greta said the girls tend to stick to the script a lot more than the boys, she said ludovico tersigni literally never says a line how it’s written. nicholas confirmed that the boys (contrabbandieri) tend to improvise more and use the script sort of as a base, and that they piss besse off because he says it looks like they go on set just to goof around and gossip and not to do their jobs lol

i asked nicholas if they ate luchino’s pizza crusts. he said he had like 7 kilos of them because they had to retake that scene many many times, cause they wouldn’t stop laughing, as we can see in the bloopers (he also said it was the most fun scene to shoot) and bessegato would just keep adding mustard, ketchup and mayo on them. he felt sick the day after and “tasted mustard for a week”. fyi, nicholas and luchino are literally the same person. there’s no line between the character and the person, i love him so much. he also said he was having the time of his life in bracciano, with the light summer breeze, while the others were dying in their clothes and blankets.

marti’s spirit animal is the fox, fede’s is a golden retriever (debatable but okay). i think rocco said a cat, greta said besse once told her silvia is a goldfish, bea feels like a tiger but thinks sana is an eagle and i didn’t get the rest cause it was all very confusing lol

federico’s panel on sunday was actually very interesting, he is actually quite eloquent and deep when he wants to. he talked about how he really took the “minuto per minuto” philosophy to heart. how he doesn’t set long-term goals for himself, because he wants the freedom to change. how he chose to study medicine because after high school he knew he wanted to keep studying, and a bit like acting, there’s a fundamental human aspect to it that he’s always been interested in.

a fan reminded him it was marti and nico’s anniversary and he said “how are they celebrating? patatine e marmellata or sushi? in nicco’s new house? have our heroes moved there?” and we were all like Bitch u tell us... ofc he didn’t. but he said he imagines marti and nico celebrating their anniversary at a sushi restaurant in porto fluviale, in ostiense (rome). also, fede says their anniversary is bracciano (dec 1st) and rocco says it’s nel mio letto (nov 1st), i’m afraid we have to go with fede on this one.

i think the best question out of every panel was about marti’s interest in gio: was it real, or was it just a fixation? he said it was real interest, that stayed over the summer too. he and ludo had to find a way to show the shift in martino, and it was hard because they switched seasons and so there was no time for it to be gradually shown. however, where they imagined that shift to happen, is in ep1 when gio sleeps in marti’s bed. marti feels uneasy because of his feelings for him, but at the same time, he is uneasy because of the guilt. when he talks with eva on the phone and sees how giovanni reacts to that, how he’s still so clearly into her, he decides he has to move on from him, and gives up any hope or idea to have a relationship with him.

at rocco and fede’s sunday panel, rocco said he admires federico’s dedication to his work and his professionalism. fede and him bantered and bickered a lot, it was adorable, especially when rocco said some nonsense metaphor and fede was like “basta!” and fede kept asking for more compliments. but the question was about what marti and nico liked the most about each other, and federico said “it’s the kind of love where you like someone so much and you don’t even know why” as in, because you like everything about them, so that was beautiful.

a fan asked if there was any embarrassment between them, they said of course initially there was a lil bit of awkwardness, but they warmed up to each other immediately. one of the very first scenes they shot was an intimate one, rocco said the first kiss they shot was nel mio letto and they’d never rehearsed kissing before. amazing.

fede’s favorite color is blue (nicholas’ too).

rocco and nicholas sat in the crowd at the end of fede’s panel and rocco was like “tell us the story of bambi” and fede called him “er lucertola” and said it all started because of a tossico (junkie/drunk), i love them. nicholas made fun of him for his role in “i cesaroni” but fede said he’s only jealous cause they auditioned for the same role but fede got it, and nicholas has him saved as “andy dei cesaroni” in his phone.

some anecdotes from other moments (m&g, dinners) i found on twitter: federico said when they shot la grotta, there was this whole solemn atmosphere, and then he broke it cause when they finished shooting he realized he had rocco’s snot on his face and he was like “MA CHE CAZZO È, CHE SCHIFO (what the fuck, gross)” and said rocco was always crying on him (i guess referring to the martino e niccolò clip) and rocco was like yes there was a significant exchange of bodily fluids. okay rocchì.

apparently fede likes his beard so much he said he doesn’t recognize himself without it.

some fans adopted two giraffes in the bioparco di roma in their name as a gift!

rocco cried on the phone with bessegato when skam italia was cancelled. we been knew but it hurts to get the confirmation.

maxence and lukas are two rays of sunshine. not an anecdote, but i felt like saying it.

last but not least, rocco, nicholas and fede went absolutely batshit over @crazybee‘s “alt er besse” shirt. their reactions were priceless. rocco and nicholas took pics of them, nicholas was the one who sent them to besse and he reposted it on ig. forever blessed.

#skam italia #share the love con #text

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introduction into topp dogg

debuted October 22, 2013 under Stardom Ent. with 13 members the members are sorted among 4 “Kingdoms” Wizard Kingdom: Dance Line “display different genres and colors” Dragon Kingdom: “we’re exotic and have strong personalities” -PGoon “they're both scary like dragons” -Kidoh Lion Kingdom: have a “strong, dependable, carefree image” -Yano Knight Kingdom: have “an upright image” -ATom their company merged with Hunus Ent in July 2015 currently in 2017 they have 4 former members fandom name ToppKlass important videos that every topp klass should watch: Dogg on Topp Topp Dogg Project Topp Dogg All Kill Topp Dogg Pepero Game

okay now lets get into our 9 current members (we’ll go in age order since the leader is the oldest)

Park Sehyuk (PGoon) 10.18.1991

Dragon Kingdom Leader, Vocalist former YG trainee former back up dancer for Evol miss my queens speaks Japanese DJs while topp dogg is on hiatus ABS “Einstein sunbaenim” hates pepero (pocky) and ramen Jenissi: my dream was to become an Italian Chef PGoon: that would've been a mistake almost threw up eating Jenissi and Hojoon’s pasta kept stealing chips from BJoo, Yano and ATom’s team while they cooked his sister is Say from Bulldok

Jeon Hojoon (Hojoon) 10.31.1992

Wizard Kingdom Lead Singer, Lead Dancer former Brave Ent trainee former back up dancer for Evol thought ring ding dong was Nintendo has won several dance competitions he is a fashionista sometimes the members call him Harry Potter because of his round glasses Xero once called him “our four eyed hyung” fought BJoo and ATom with a crutch kissed Sangdo during the pepero game never forget this

Yu Sangdo (Sangdo) 03.02.1993

Dragon Kingdom Main Vocal voted by the members as the most handsome with a bareface cleanest out of the group sponsors a lil girl from Myanmar his Instagram is amazing AESTHETIC had dreads for their debut it was as awful as you think got bribed by Gohn to be quiet with chocolate kissed Hojoon during the pepero game tried to hide the kiss with an umbrella but .5cm of pocky speaks for itself attacked Nakta because he wanted to sleep with doldol honey vocals when topp dogg’s teasers came out for debut people really thought he was gonna be a rapper lmaooooooo but to be far he had dreads and was tan af and looked hard af so I guess I understand no longer lives in the topp dogg dorm

Shin Yooncheol (Nakta) 04.24.1993

Knight Kingdom Vocalist former Jellyfish trainee almost debuted with VIXX his stage name means “camel” in Korean he chose it because he says he looks like a camel tbh he can do a great impression of a camel lmao Hansol wants to fight but in reality they are bffs really loves frogs is a great producer tol (184cm~6’) no longer lives in the topp dogg dorm doldol’s guardian angel/father protects doldol from the other members specifically sangdo and gohn “In Nakta’s heart, there is only Doldol”

Kim Hansol (Hansol) 06.15.1993

this is my bias forgive me if its long lmao Wizard Kingdom Main Dancer, Vocalist, Face of the Group former JYP trainee former back up dancer for Evol loves voguing check out scissorhands p1&2 smol (172cm~5’8” at most) luvs/h8s BJoo&Nakta hates when people ship him with people esp. other members so pls don’t do it but he still likes to show a lot of skinship to his friends and members came out as asexual in August 2017 did a makeup tutorial on periscope outed BJoo for having to poop during a periscope lmao has a butterfly tramp stamp don’t ask idk may have gotten another tattoo but never confirmed or said what it was he just posted a pic hinting at he might have gotten another one really likes butterflies prob explains the tramp stamp calls his fans his butterflies has supported the LGBT+ community even before he came out and has always seemed sensitive to what might possibly offend any of his fans cried once bc he had to ask girls on the street to take a pic and they kept rejecting him

Kim Byungjoo (BJoo) 01.08.1994

Wizard Kingdom Lead Dancer, Vocalist former back up dancer for Evol voted as the member that is most popular with younger girls has a tattoo above his right elbow that says “Bounce” always screaming WAOOOOW (p1&2) thought the capital of Greece was Rome ABS Xero, Hojoon and ATom put clear tape at the foot of the door to the room BJoo was changing and singing in and then yelled that they we’re going to the convenience store so BJoo came running out and fuckin fell on his knee and almost died lmao kept telling Hojoon and ATom to shoot him with their crutch and hairdryer and then almost fought ATom when he turned o the hairdryer to “shoot” him and it was on the hot setting near his crotch lmao his last wish before being “shot” was to see his mother and “pls don’t shoot me” to which he followed with “SHOOT ME NOW” this all happened within like five minutes literally a mess

Shin Jiho (Xero) 02.03.1994

Wizard Kingdom Main Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist, Visual his stage name is Xero because he said 0 is before 1 batman’s biggest fanboy also thought the capital of Greece was Rome the other members tend to say he’s the dumbest/slowest member lmao in topp dogg project the host said his stage name was xero bc he had nothing in his head literally a model annoyed members with a rubber chicken wore cow pajamas, called himself sexy and then started singing Lee Hyori’s “10 Minutes” because in Korean “cow” sounds like “just”

Kim Sanggyun (ATom) 05.23.1995

Knight Kingdom Rapper, Vocalist, Dancer former BigHit Trainee former back up dancer for Evol not in Wizard Kingdom but should be tbh EXTRA full of himself (in a good way) chose himself amongst the members as closest to his ideal type, the member he admires the most, quickest to have their first kiss, the member who looks the best naked, most popular with older women and younger girls lmaoo in p101s2 he voted himself as most handsome are we really surprised? went on hiatus from topp dogg to participate in p101s2- his performances: SHINee’s Replay, Who You? Rap Eval, Showtime made it into the top35 he was eliminated at rank 26 only 6 ranks away from making it into the finale became close friends with the MMO trainees on the show, especially WANNA-ONE’s Jisung and Daniel he will be debuting with the second project group coming from p101s2, JBJ, in Sept. 2017 hates pocky fought BJoo and Hojoon with a hairdryer got a Brazilian wax and liked it kinky bastard

Seo Sangwon (Yano) 09.27.1995

Lion Kingdom Main Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae he’s the last one in the Lion Kingdom his stage name is supposed to sound like “you know?” before topp dogg his stage name was “Swaggy Snoopy” i’m so grateful he didn’t stick with that is close to Hyuk from VIXX is the best at speaking English amongst the group no longer lives in the topp dogg dorm participated in SMTM4 got a Brazilian and almost died easily hurt by criticism ABS “fuck money, fuckin haters, fuck my label value” got attacked kissed by Gohn during pepero game literally wore a shirt that said “comme des fuckdown” during it lmaoo

okay those are all the current members so I'll just give a brief overview of the 4 past members

Jenissi (2013-2016)

Lion Kingdom Rapper read the “Warrior” series literally a book series about feral cat clans fighting I read them when I was like 7/8 BRNRNR PRSTR can’t hold chopsticks currently a solo artist

Kidoh (2013-2015)

the one being fed by BTS’ Jin Knight Kingdom Rapper former BigHit trainee was supposed to debut with BTS is close friends with BTS’ Jin currently a solo artist

Gohn (2013-2015)

Lion Kingdom Main Vocal After leaving topp dogg he went to serve his mandatory military service Recently got back on Instagram His service should be ending soon but I do believe he’s still in it but idk tbh he’s just posting pics in uniform so take this with a grain of salt lmao When his service is over he wishes to become a solo artist

Seogoong (2013-2015)

Lion Kingdom Main Vocal Originally left topp dogg to be in their sub group under dogg but when Stardom merged with Hunus under dogg disbanded Currently a solo artist with a new stage name (I’M)

thats it for my introduction into topp dogg’s members pls love and support them in the years to come :)))

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Reunions | #29 | March 2020

Fitting, this 29th story from my Peace Corps Mongolia life marks my reunion with our M29s, the senior cohort who taught me so much about how to be a Peace Corps Volunteer.

From blurred goodbyes with mentors and friends, to an uncertain transatlantic journey, my continued evacuation felt nostalgic, new and every emotion between. In this story, I bring you from my city of service across Mongolia’s north central Khangai region, to pick up fellow Peace Corps Volunteer evacuees on our caravan to the capital.

With every familiar face I saw, leaving Mongolia felt more and more real.

Last Sunrise

Sunday, March 1, I awoke early for my last sunrise in my apartment.

Next, I went around the rooms, stowing the rest of my needs in my luggage and sweeping dust around the linoleum floors. I felt Mongolians were always tidier than my best. I left aside a few household things I didn’t mind whether they stayed or went.

As I packed myself snack bundles in the kitchen for my journey ahead, I thought to my summer host mom. She made lunches for my day trips to Дархан /Darkhan/ on Peace Corps business. Those were great.

Lastly, I heated on the stove my supervisor's remaining бууз /boe-z/ steamed dumplings she gifted at Tsagaan Sar.

Just then my supervisor contacted me, she was on her way with бууз.

Mongolian hospitality’s the best.

Sunday Rush

The moment my supervisor arrived, through the next 45 minutes, was a lightning of activity.

My supervisor wanted to make sure anything remotely useful to me, we’d stow away for my return. People from the uni were coming to clean the apartment, so she wanted nothing taken.

I tried to explain I wasn’t sure I’d be coming back, for none of us knew Peace Corps’s situation. But I too wanted to come back. And I appreciated her planning for it.

A supervisor wouldn’t plan for my return unless she wanted me to come back.

So stowed away items and helped me complete every last detail needed to secure the apartment. She and one of the school workers showed me how to run thread through putty we pressed onto my closet doors. This way, if someone tampered with my doors that couldn’t lock, they’d know. We stamped the date on one side then pressed my key’s grooves into the other.

As we wrapped up duties, I handed my supervisor my card for our department and an “Omnibus” student poetry book my training clustermate asked me to give my community. I also gave her some “Laubach Way” to Reading/English textbooks I referenced from teaching English in Reno, Nev., fall 2018. I hoped our department would use these.

My priest friend from the night before returned, so my supervisor helped me load his vehicle. She insisted I haul this huge bag of snacks with me for my journey. I’d been offering them for others, but I finally acquiesced. I had my backpack, my small IKEA bag, my suitcase checked bag, the food sack and my stranded sitemate’s hiking backpack and camera bag.

At last, goodbye. Throughout the week I’d ask my supervisor when I should leave my apartment key with her, since there was no use taking it with me to America. She’d told me to hold on to it, so it’s easier when I get back. I wasn’t sure I’d get back.

During this last visit, well, she asked if I wanted her to have my key.

The moment felt like an acceptance of this uncertainty. We locked the door. I gave her my key.

I parted ways with thanks. My priest drove me to my senior M29 cohort sitemate’s apartment. Meanwhile, my supervisor shared in our department’s group chat my card. My colleagues wished me safe travels. I felt disappointed leaving them from just after our Lunar New Year.

Bittersweet with Final Friends

After that rush, I’d a breather.

My priest dropped me off by the curb, where a group of my friends gathered. They were from our coffee shop speaking group, including the English teacher who invited me over a couple nights before Tsagaan Sar. I felt touched they came to see me off. They left me with more food, snacks and gifts.

With selfies and warm wishes, I wished my friends good-bye and came up to my sitemate’s apartment.

Assembled within were our Peace Corps Volunteers’ long-time engineering friend, his friend, and our eager high schooler who visited me the night before. What a nice bunch. My sitemate related how the kid after receiving my Peace Corps key chain and name tag excitedly told him. Indeed, the kid still wore “Daniel Lang” when I arrived. What a cool lil’ dude. The guy resolved to be my first and last Mongolian visitor. He won.

The first time I visited my Peace Corps sitemate’s apartment might have been the only time before now. That August 2019, I’d just arrived in town, and he offered up the left-behind M28 cohorts’ things. (That’s where I got the cork board I described in my packing story.) Now my sitemate’s apartment looked bare, save its furniture.

On to business, my sitemate and I compared when we expected Peace Corps’s driver to reach town. We got different stories, so we called the driver with our Mongolian friends’ help. The driver just picked up our friendly spiritual sitemate from the village in our province over. We reasoned we’d plenty hours before leaving.

We got squad pics. Beyond handing off keys to the colleagues of our stranded sitemates two or three days before, my friend here and our friends already grabbed a few belongings for our other stranded sitemate. With nothing left to do, we went out to find lunch.

I loved the light snow flurries, quaintly reminding me of the auspicious Lunar New Year. But we found most places closed around the city to ward off COVID-19. (Mongolia doesn’t drive-through like America.) At least, we found open the bakery I visited the Saturday before with my translator friend. So our group got to-go and headed back.

I enjoyed the meal. I had the pastry my speaking group friends gave me, plus the new бууз from my supervisor—my last from Tsagaan Sar 2020. They’d pizza. On a thrilling note, Peace Corps Mongolia emailed our flight itineraries. Turns out my sitemate and I’d fly Thursday before dawn. I felt shocked and awed that after Russia we’d come through Germany and the Netherlands! An overnight in New York City seemed weird. By Friday I’d touch down in Vegas...

We got our friendly sitemate’s calls, our driver was in-town. Time to go.

Picking Up Pals in Peace Corps

I descended the apartment stairs, opened the front door and felt heartened. I'll never forget the Sunday sight of my fellow spiritual Volunteer. Before me was my Episcopalian Peace Corps friend’s delighted face. We’d assembled.

My friends and I loaded up the white Peace Corps SUV. We strapped my suitcase among the bags up top, while I protected my stranded sitemate’s things in the vehicle. We exchanged small talk while we wrapped up.

Moments later, our three local friends stood waving by the curb as we pulled away. What a blur. I didn’t catch a photo, but I felt their sight ingrained.

We had a U.S. Embassy driver instead of a Peace Corps one, which explained why I didn’t recognize him. He had a wonderful sense of humor. With my friend, we shared snacks and compared evacuation stories. He told this wild one of how they almost drove off a cliff! I remembered Peace Corps’ Safety & Security emailed us about snow storms but I hadn’t thought of ‘em.

We drove across the snowy world’s whiteness to the neighboring province for our next sitemate. As we entered a beautiful forested town, we could see why she hadn’t left her site much. Her village could have passed for a winter resort if tourism ever touched this.

When we pulled into the yard of basically our sitemate’s host family, her dog barked, and the family welcomed us to tea and Tsagaan Sar food. ‘Evacuating’ felt surreal. I loved this little countryside stop.

Our journey continued.

Farewell in Sorrow

We had a mission.

We headed on to one of our stranded sitemate’s places. Unfortunately, no one had been able to visit her area to pack her things. And like my senior M29 sitemate, she was of that cohort—the one not coming back.

As we rode into site, I recalled an autumn day trip when my and my sitemates’ party of four came to visit. We cooked together. I wandered out a few hours back then.

Now the site's covered in snow, and our different party of four came to her apartment with her colleague, instead of her. We forwarded to each other our stranded sitemate’s email of what to pack. Then we got to work, splitting up on rooms to take to scavenging her year and a half’s worth of memories. She helped over video call.

She was among my Peace Corps mentors. I felt sad coming in and having to rummage her things for her. But if we didn’t, who could?

We finished. We readied to leave. Then, watching our sitemate over video say goodbye to the colleague she couldn't come back to see in-person, I felt heartbroken.

But we had to keep going.

Police State?

With the Health Volunteers in our car, Sunday, March 1 became the first day I actively heard people calling the creeping Coronavirus crisis a pandemic.

But as we pulled into police and military checkpoints, the likes of which my priest described, I felt like were entered a police state. Americans and I commented among each other, people in the States would so resist measures like these to quarantine our nation.

At checkpoints, we needed to show our passports and accept the forehead temperature checks. (If one in our party coughed after the health person walked away, we laughed about our luck.)

After getting all set at our province border, our vehicle awaited the coming of our neighboring province’s Peace Corps evacuation party. We travel together the rest.

Avengers Assemble

Fun fact: I naturally tend to frame my life in terms of adventures I’ve read, watched or played through.

Seeing my old friends again, for instance, under these grave conditions reminded me of every time watching Steve Rogers first step onto a scene in “Avengers: Infinity War.”

A white microbus arrived. Our fellow Volunteers arrived.

Stepping out of our vehicle felt like being the Avengers, assembling in Wakanda for our Infinity War. All of us were evacuees. We all left behind our Mongolian homes. And we’d seen better days. But we were together.

And yet, I felt somber with the sense we’d already ‘lost.’ With a snap, COVID-19 was wiping out half my Peace Corps Mongolia universe. Our senior M29 cohort would undergo their Close of Service. Their service would finish in the capital. But my cohort’s wouldn’t—or it may.

So we were in our Endgame. If we return to Mongolia, it'll be the greatest comeback. But half our Volunteers would still be gone, maybe more. We'd be starting a bit fresh, becoming the new senior cohort. But that'd be our duty—to continue where we and others left off, to keep going.

We shared moments of grins and hugs and small talk. I saw my Catholic friend again, what a guy. Then we re-boarded our vehicles. We left from Mongolia's second-largest city to its third.

Hometown Snow Storm, That Winter Night

Riding back east across Mongolia, I recalled my previous trips in the country.

Further east, near dusk, we passed a turn off, where another driver head of us turned left. Our U.S. Embassy driver called that driver crazy. I’d been down that way before, during my day trip with Japanese JICA Volunteers to the historic monastery. But there was scarcely a daytime road—I couldn’t imagine getting there with this snow storm and night.

Further down, we drove through Хөтөл /Khutul/, the soum where many of my Peace Corps cohort friends lived this summer. With darkness and snow all around, I could barely recognize the city of 12,000, beyond its street sign.

Then we pulled through Номгон /Nomgon/, my Mongolian hometown.

My senior sitemate and I both trained here, albeit during different years. With blowing snow and darkness surrounding, we couldn't even see the iconic mountain on our right. But to our left, he spotted the green of our school, and we saw the lights of the street-side convenience store beside the red tractor monument.

We meant to visit home for Tsagaan Sar, before travel banned. I realized, I was the only one from my cluster who got to see our Mongolian hometown during winter. I taped a video of our passing and shared with my host family and training cluster.

We continued on.

Between Mongolia’s Largest Cities

At times, so much powder snow blasted across the road, I couldn't even see its edge. But we could see the red lights from the microbus of Peace Corps Volunteers ahead.

Finally, we arrived in Дархан /Darkhan/, on the dark road that felt nothing like our summer rides in light. We stopped a while somewhere near the city proper’s border, somewhere I recalled from my host family driving me on a summer day trip.

Besides briefing exiting a train during my winter trip to the capital for a Peace Corps conference, I'd never seen Дархан during winter.

We stayed in a hotel overnight to wait out the snow storm before continuing for the capital the next morning.

I reorganized my food sack, enjoyed some nibbles. My Catholic friend roommate caught me up more on the peace of our situation. I felt awed, my senior sitemate played a Nintendo Switch. I hoped I could play someone’s back in the States.

Change of Pace

Monday, March 2, we hurried our bags downstairs and had a quick lamb stew breakfast.

Curiously, a Volunteer asked to switch from the microbus to our SUV. Cool, I swapped with her. Coincidentally she was the very first I met in my cohort during Staging in Philadelphia last May, before reaching Mongolia. We both gave speeches at our Swear-In Ceremony in August 2019.

In the microbus were many Volunteers from our senior M29 cohort. I felt (maybe too) elated to see them again. They pointed out they’re processing their abrupt Close of Service—They needed space.

Within a few hours, we’d hit the capital. Life gained speed, and, of course, I’ve more to share there. For now, though, I gazed out the window at our snow-blanketed world, with my fellow Volunteers in mind. Our lives, theirs especially, were changing fast.

You can read more from me here at DanielLang.me~

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hey, u like nct right? well im just now listening to cherry bomb fully and i really like it, do u think u could like, rec other songs or give some info on them? they seem like a really interesting and talented group (and of course i ask this as bts drops their comeback and as im in the process of getting into exo lmao) ty!!

yeesss i love them!! and i love giving info (plus i’m really bored rn) so i’ll write a member profile for each (debuted) one of them + some song recs:

LONG ASS POST COMING

NCT (Neo Culture Technology)

A boy band under SM Ent. It has different groups aimed at diverse audiences around the globe and no set number of members, allowing for movement of members and new recruits into the groups. Even I don’t know what the hell this mean.

So far, 3 units have been introduced:

NCT U - title tracks: The 7th Sense, Without You

NCT 127 - title tracks: Firetruck, Limitless (nctzens anthem), Cherry Bomb

NCT DREAM - title tracks: Chewing Gum, My First and Last, We Young

MEMBER PROFILES

Taeil - Moon TaeIl

Born: June 14, 1994

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT U / NCT 127

voice from heavens

Quiet and calm on camera, freaking disturbing off camera

Doesn’t talk much but when he does he says the weirdest shit

Choked on an ice cube once

Needs more recognizion

Johnny -

Born: February 9, 1995

Hometown: Chicago, USA

Units: NCT 127

SM kept him in their basement for 9 years

foreign swaggers 1/3

Was supposed to debut with EXO

has a cute lisp i LVOE IT

tall af

Knows daddy and how dirty nctzens really are

“Johnny’s Fashion Evaluation”

Taeyong - Lee Taeyong

Born: July 1, 1995

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT U / NCT 127

leader mum

face carved by god himself

booming system uh uh ty trACK TY TRACK

cold apparence but is actually a shy and sweet cutie pie

charismatic on stage, aegyo king off stage

cares about the members more than he does about himself

HE COOKS!! ans serves looks

Yuta

Born: October 26, 1995

Hometown: Osaka, Japan

Units: NCT 127

Is in love with winwin - sometimes thought to be a one sided love

healing smile

straight outta manga

loves attention

FLIRTY TO DEATH

needs more lines

Doyoung

Born: February 1, 1996

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT U / NCT 127

My bias

A bunny

pure sass

Drags all the members (and gets dragged) but in reality loves and cares so much about them all

Specially nct dream, careful what you say about nct dream when he’s around

Vroom vroom talk show

vocally gifted

born to MC

Ten

Born: February 27, 1996

Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand

Units: NCT U

Dancing king, slayed us all on Hit The Stage

Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul

good at drawing!!

There’s a video of him as a kid playing piano, singing and dancing in a suggestively way, it’s gold

many cursed predebut pics

once said he wants to learn korean to understand what he sings

DREAM IN A DREAM

Jaehyun

Born: February 14, 1997

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT U / NCT 127

Lived in America for 4 years but says 5 to impress chicks

foreign swaggers 2/3

rUDE

dimples dimpLES DIMPLES

Tries to look like he know what he’s doing but in reality he doesn’t

He’s in the 97 lines group chat with Jungkook

Johnny cal him Jeffrey because apparently he looks like a Jeffrey

- socially awkward fluff ball

WinWin

Born: October 28, 1997

Hometown: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

Units: NCT 127

an actual child

traditional chinese dancing king

lowkey savage

but looks too innocent for nct to notice

he too loves Yuta

protect him at all costs

“woop woop”

Mark

Born: August 2, 1999

Hometown: Vancouver, Canada

Units: NCT U / NCT 127 / NCT DREAM

Only member in the 3 units

foreign swaggers 3/3

SM has slaved him but he doesn’t complain

nct dream leader

the kindest and sweetest and mOST TALENTED person you’ll ever know

Always gets roasted

but everyone loves him

Renjun

Born: March 23, 2000

Hometown: Jilin, People’s Republic of China

Units: NCT DREAM

sweet and lovable

fluent in korean af

always translates stuff to Chenle

Loves Moomin way to freakin much

winwin’s son

soft soft soft sof soft soft

Jeno

Born: April 23, 2000

Hometown: Incheon, South Korea

Units: NCT DREAM

A prince

I’m an unloyal Doyoung stan because of him

silent

Unlike Jaehyun, he tries to looks like he doesn’t know what he’s doing bUT BOY HE KNOWS

has a lot of charms: dances, acting skills on point, sings, plays guitar, EYE SMILE, best eyebrows in kpop…

Haechan

Born: June 6, 2000

Hometown: Jeju, South Korea

Units: NCT 127 / NCT DREAM

Visual hole? BITCH WHERRRRRRRR

Michael Jackson trash

crystalline voice

A little shit to the members

But is actually sensitive anD A RAY OF SUNSHINE

Must protect

Jaemin

Born: August 13, 2000

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT DREAM

Debuted with Chewing Gum

Because of an injury had to quit

angelical smile

everyone wants him to comeback but also rest

Chenle

Born: November 22, 2001

Hometown: Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Units: NCT DREAM

Wild dolphin

So loud that you need to lower the volume every time he speaks. His screeches can make your eardrum explode

Too many predebut pictures of him that even if you try to avoid them, you’ll eventually run into them

Savage kid always up to some shit

meme lord

Jisung

Born: February 5, 2002

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Units: NCT DREAM

sweet maknae

do not trust him he’s actually the devil. but cute

mischievous lil shit

smol bean that grew tall way too freaking fast

his dancing skills are no joke

looks clueless 24/7

TO DEBUT: Hansol, Kun, Jungwoo, Yukhei

SONG RECS

My personal nct favourites are:

NCT U - their only 2 songs lol The 7th Sense and Without You (a bop)

NCT 127 - Baby Don’t Like It, Sun&Moon, Whiplash and Back 2 U. Sorry to be that person but Limitless was that era.

NCT DREAM - My First and Last and My Page

(+ Ten’s Dream in a Dream. it was actually the first song i listened by nct as a whole)

sorry this took so long and to be so shitty but i fell asleep last night while writing this lol hope thsi helped a bit :)

#ask nx

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Stardom and Romance

A/N: After hours of browsing the works of others, I’ve decided to try my own at writing a quackson imagine. No summary. because my aim is to see if I can create a story instead of directly telling it. Tom x f!reader, but it’ll take a while for it to actually become obvious. Please give it a chance and send me feedback! Thanks!

“Look man, it’s a school night, and I’d prefer to get back home earlier today. Can’t we just have a little verbal spat and be on our ways?”

Your mask covered your face, so the man in front of you couldn’t see your scowl. “I’ve spent almost two years looking for you, so I really don’t give a damn if it’s a school night, Spider-man.”

The red and blue masked man let out a sigh. “Well, we better figure out some way to make this quick.”

With a snarl, you leapt forward, “Trust me, I don’t plan on making your death quick.”

“Cut!”

You stumbled to a halt, blinking as the microphone near your face was whisked away and the street suddenly erupted in a flurry of voices. Jon sat in his director's chair a few feet to your right, his face arranged in a thoughtful scowl as he watched the playback from one of the cameras.

“Think this might be the perfect shot. Good job, guys!” he yelled while flashing you a thumbs up.

A chuckle erupted next to you, followed by a “Cool! Nice work, (Y/N)!”

With a rueful grin you raised your hand to recuperate the high-five. “Same to you, Tom.”

Tom Holland’s face was covered by his Spider-man mask, but you knew he was also wearing a grin. You both took off your masks, and chuckled at the sight. His hair was a tousled mess, and you were pretty sure you looked the same.

“Alright, I believe that’s a wrap for today! Let’s start cleaning up, and we can call it a day!” Jon yelled. With a nod of acknowledgement, you shuffled into a trailer to change.

Fifteen minutes later, your suit now hung neatly along your other costumes, you jogged over to where Tom and Zendaya was waiting. You were now wearing a pair of athletic shorts with a hoodie, while they sported t-shirts and sweats. Zendaya pulled you into a side hug which you gladly recuperated, giggling into her shirt.

“Gotta’ say, (Y/N), you looked pretty hot on camera,” the actress remarked.

You jammed your hands into the hoodie pockets. “I needa’ look my best if I want to be your competing love interest, Z. Shame my efforts have to be wasted on lil’ Peter Parker, though.”

“Excuse me!” Tom complained, “I think most girls would love to be in a relationship with Spiderman!”

With a chuckle, you moved to tackle the guy in a hug. “To be honest though, I feel a lot hotter when I’m in villain mode instead of lovesick high schooler mode.”

Tom recuperated the hug with a ruffling of your hair. “Make sure you don’t let the reporters hear that. Gotta’ keep the secret of the movie, huh?”

“Dude, if anybody’s gonna’ spill my secret, it would be you, bigmouth,” you teased.

“Speaking of reporters….” Zendaya pointed to the right, where your manager was quickly hustling over, “Something tells me she’s gonna’ ask if you could do a last minute interview.”

“It’s almost midnight, man! Can’t I get a break?” You complained. Your limbs were already heavy with exhaustion and you wanted nothing more than to crawl into your hotel room to sleep.

“Hey, guys,” your manager approached you, an apologetic look on her face, “(Y/N), Tom, Hollywood TV want an interview with you both. I told them yes, but only if you two are feeling up for it. Tom, your manager said the same thing, too.”

You exchanged looks with your costar and achieved a mutual decision. “We’ll do it, Jane. Just give us a few minutes.”

“They’re at the East Gate whenever you’re ready. I’ll be there, too.” Jane offered another sympathetic smile before hurrying away to her next task.

“Jane’s a good manager,” Zendaya noted while you disentangled yourself from Tom’s arms to stretch.

“She looks out for me,” you agreed, “What else would you expect from a family friend?”

“We better get going. Don’t want to keep them waiting too long,” Tom murmured while gazing around the set

Zendaya let out a yawn. “Have fun, you two. I’m gonna’ see if there’s anything to help with and then head back with Haz and the others. Meet you guys at the hotel.”

As the actress walked away, you couldn’t help but slump with exhaustion. Tom slung an arm around your shoulders and you gladly leaned towards him for support.

“Let’s get this over with, and we can celebrate back at the hotel with some tea,” he said lightly.

You couldn’t help but chuckle. “Only if it comes with sugar.”

“Now of course everybody’s familiar with the friendly neighborhood Spider-man Peter Parker, AKA Tom Holland, but (Y/N), your character is certainly new. Care to give a little insight?

You smiled. “Of course! So my character, Katie, is this new girl that transfers to Midtown during senior year, which is already just a bit sketchy. She’s more of the quiet, shy type and it’s obvious that she doesn’t really want to talk to anybody, but she ends up partnering Peter in chemistry class and develops a huge crush on him. Safe to say that she’s not exactly fond of MJ.”

“I would think not,” the interviewer, a petite young woman, agreed with a chuckle, “Any word on how big of a role she plays in the plot?”

You inwardly smiled at the warning look Jane was giving you from behind the camera. “Guess you’ll just have to watch the movie to find out!”

“Of course, of course,” the interviewer laughed, though you noticed just the smallest trace of frustration on her face, “And to Tom now. What’s it like to be playing this guy who’s caught in a sort of love triangle?”

“To be honest, I’m a little jealous of all the attention Peter’s getting!” Tom joked, and you playfully swatted his shoulder, “But this is definitely something new for Peter, since he’s always seen himself as kind of the loser at high school. It already took him more than a year to figure out his relationship with Michelle, and now he has his new girl to deal with, and pretty honestly, with his whole Spider-man gig and his lack of actual experience, he’s just really oblivious to the tension in the situation.”

“Last question,” the interviewer announced, “Even if Tom and Zendaya are the leading couple of the movie, the few set pics we’ve seen show that in particular, you two have an awfully close relationship. Anything to confirm or deny?”

Tom chuckled, though your experience as his close friend detected the annoyance under his smile. “She’s the sister I never had.”

“And the brother I never asked for,” you finished, “But appreciate all the same. Seriously though, just really good friends. Nothing more, nothing less.”

The interviewer nodded, obviously unconvinced, and turned back to the camera. “So there you have it guys! Spiderman: Graduation coming to theaters near you on August 17th! Make sure to check it out!”

You flashed another cheeky smile at the camera, while at your side, Tom did a classic Spider-man pose. After holding the position for a few seconds, the cameraman gave a small thumbs up, and you both immediately relaxed. The interviewer hurried forward to shake your hand.

“Thank you again for agreeing to this interview, especially when you’re still in the middle of filming!” she gushed, before moving to grab Tom’s hand and enthusiastically shake it as well.

Tom laughed. “No problem! Anything’s cool as long as (Y/N)’s here to make sure I behave.”

“More like make sure you don’t spoil anything or let out a few curse words,” you teased. Tom rubbed the back of his head, a sheepish grin on his face, while the interview giggled. “I should let you guys get some rest,” she said, “Thanks again!”

Fifteen minutes later, you and Tom finally walked away, free from the lapel mics and cameras and managers. “So...ten bucks the interviewer has a crush on you?” you asked, your eyebrows raised.

“Ehh...Doubt it,” Tom replied, his eyebrows scrunched in thought, “She’s too busy being obsessed with what our ‘relationship status’ is.”

“That’s like the hundredth time somebody’s asked us that.”

“And it gets more and more annoying every time.”

You gave him a sympathetic smile. “You’re an A-list movie star. Girls all over the world are dying to know if you’re single or not.”

Tom made a face. “It’s sweet that people care and all, but it’s my business if I want to date somebody, isn’t it?”

“You’ve been in this business way longer than I have and you’re still clueless?” You nudged his side. “We’re actors. Our lives are out for the world to see.”

With a sigh, Tom slung an arm over your shoulder. “At least I have good company through it all.”

You grinned ruefully. So much had changed in the past five years, and you couldn’t have been more grateful for the friends you had at your side. “Ditto.”

A/N: Please say that you were able to discern some plot points from the vagueness of this. Thx for making it here!

#tom holland #tom holland imagine #tom holland x reader #tom holland x you #spiderman: homecoming #tom holland fic

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Where The Wild Roses Grow - An August Walker Story

Pairing: August Walker x OFC (Fern) Summary: Don't screw the crew? This doesn't work for August Walker Warnings: Smut, Sex, 18+, NSFW, unprotected sex, oral sex mentioned, kinda soft August This is kinda AU, because August survived the events of MI:Fallout Unbeta'ed! English is not my mother tongue, so consider yourself warned Disclaimer: I don't own August Walker (but he owns me...) Credits: Pics for the header from Pinterest

A big thank you to the wonderful @legendarywizarddetective Honey, thanks for your support, your advice and your opinion. You have no idea, how much I appreciate your help <3 xxx

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Chapter 1

Fern

I'm bent over my desk, still recovering from my orgasm, while August is railing me hard from behind to reach his own climax. It doesn't take him long. He comes with a suppressed growl that turns into a satisfied moan slowly. As usual he pulls out right after, gives me a playful slap on my naked butt and stuffs his dick back into his pants with a smug smile.

He never undresses to fuck me and he never asks me to get naked. He just hitches up my skirt or dress, pulls my panties out of the way and enters my pussy with his fingers, his tongue or his dick. My clothes have turned into some kind of code with time. If I wear trousers I know he won't touch me, so if I choose to wear a pair of jeans it's my way to say no. If I wear a skirt or a dress he knows he can have me if he wants to. It doesn't happen every day or on a regular basis, sometimes we fuck five days in a row and sometimes we don't for two weeks and that's part of its charm.

Whenever it happens, it is always quick and dirty and pretty good. Sure, there's no tenderness, no cuddling, hardly any kissing but it still is great sex. Satisfying and uncomplicated, no strings attached. I never thought I could enjoy physical love without being emotionally involved, but with August it works somehow. I don't even know how it happened, can hardly tell how this started.

I used to work at the CIA as a team assistant, he was THE notorious agent, August "The Hammer" Walker, effective, discreet, intimidating, mysterious, larger-than-life. Yeah, I know, this alone sounds sexy as hell and you haven't even seen him. Tall, broad shouldered, dark hair, blue eyes, face like an angel but his signature mustache and the three-days-stubble giving it a dangerous touch. We got along quite well but it was all strictly professional back then. He always kept a distance, not only from me but from everyone and I knew he was well out of my league anyway, even if we hadn't worked together.

After the disaster with Ethan Hunt I was shocked, devastated even, because I'd never expected him to be a traitor and I was sure I'd seen the last of him after the events in Kashmir. To my big surprise he contacted me a few weeks after. He had somehow survived the fight with Hunt and the explosion and bailed himself out of this mess. I still don't know how he made it, what or who he sold to the government but it must have been a huge deal because they cleared his record and he was free to do whatever he wanted under one condition, he had to leave the country. He chose to make a fresh start in London and to set up a cyber security business with a partner. This partner is Peter Brooks, who is an ex-hacker August knows from some CIA investigations, and they are the perfect team -August sells security, Peter programs it, August is responsible for the hardware, Pete for the software. And a good team needs a team assistant and that was the point where I got involved.

I don't know why he asked me of all people, maybe because he knew I was unattached and because we had already proven that we worked together well. I asked him several times for his reasons but he always shrugged it off. I was hesitant about taking his offer, of course I was, I didn't trust him anymore, he had been public enemy number one and to be honest I was scared. I was afraid of him, of what he could be up to, of the potential for violence he was radiating and his criminal energy in general, but he offered me lots of money, a wonderful apartment in Shoreditch and he promised me that he would never expose me to any kind of danger, that he'd changed and that I would never have to do something illegal for him. I believed him, mostly because I wanted to. I was desperate to add a little adventure to my boring existence and earning much more than an average assistant plus living in one of the greatest cities in the world seemed to be an attractive prospect. Up to now I haven't regretted my decision.

August has kept his word. There are no signs that the company is involved in any illegal deals and as far as I know he is not scheming or hiding something. Actually I'm quite sure of that because we all know that the federal authorities keep a close eye on him and his little business. Moreover we've got to know each other quite well and I imagine that I would know if he was hiding something from me. Maybe I would, maybe it's just wishful thinking but I tend to say that I can judge him quite well by now. That's not surprising actually, considering how much time we spend together, 12 to 16 hours a day, five to six days a week.

How did the sex thing begin you ask? I don't really know. Maybe it was the glances he started to give me, the attention I wasn't used to. I just started to feel good around him, sexy and wanted. Of course it's flattering that a handsome man like him shows interest in someone like me, even if it's just physical.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. He travels a lot, is away for days or weeks sometimes and I know he doesn't end up lonely in his hotel room every night. But we have kind of a don't-ask-don't-tell-policy and I'm fine with it.

The first time we fucked was a good year ago and 9 months after I came to London to work for Walker & Brooks SecTec. I wore one of my summer dresses, dark blue with white dots, plain but cute, and August complimented me on my outfit several times that day. He had never done this before. When I was just about to leave he suddenly stood in the doorway of my office and looked at me with a feral grin that gave me goosebumps. "What?" I asked him with a frown.

"Nothing. It's just...you better not wear that dress again at work." His grin turned into a smirk.

"Why? You said you like it." I looked down at my body, feeling self-conscious all of the sudden.

"Right. I like it a little too much, Fern."

I gave him a sheepish smile. "What's that supposed to mean?" He came closer, standing right in front of me now.

"It means you look so delicious in that dress, you're giving me a hard time trying to control myself around you."

I was speechless in that moment and pretty sure that he was making fun of me. In my whole life there hadn't been a single man that had problems with his self control around me. I'm just not the kind of woman that drives a guy out of his mind.

"That's not funny."

"It's not supposed to be funny. I'm serious."

He looked me deep in the eyes, his face was just inches away from mine. Suddenly he grabbed me by my waist and spinned me around, pulling me close to him. "Your ass is so juicy in that dress, your waist so small, your breasts so beautiful, I just can't stop thinking about touching you." He whispered all this into my ear and then I felt his lips on my neck. They brushed the sensitive flesh just lightly. He did nothing more for a moment, and I knew he hesitated to give me a chance to turn him down, to say no to him. I didn't. I said yes that day. I let him kiss my neck. I let him squeeze my ass. I let him caress my tits. I turned around and kissed him and I moaned into his mouth under his touch. I felt how hard he was, how much he wanted me and it was the greatest turn-on. All the dirty things he told me, the magic his skilled hands worked on my body, the sexual energy and the dominance he was radiating from every pore - I was putty in his hands, willing to give him everything...everything I had craved since I'd moved here. I was touch starved, there hadn't been a single date or something because my whole life was like eat-work-sleep-repeat. He fucked me on my desk that day. Standing between my legs -my dress hitched up, my panties lying in the corner of the room- he thrust his big dick into my needy pussy with force and without mercy, giving me one of the most intense orgasms of my life.

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August

Fern. I know she hates her name, but if you ask me, it's beautiful. Old fashioned in a good way, special, innocent and very pretty. Just like the woman who bears it. You wonder if that's the reason why I asked her to work for me? Because she's so pretty with her long honeyblond hair and the big brown eyes? You think I hired her because I wanted to fuck her right from the start? I'm sorry to disappoint you but you're wrong. I didn't see her that way in the beginning.

When we worked together for the CIA she was in a relationship anyway. We never talked about it, it was all strictly professional back then, but she had this picture of a guy on her desk, a good looking man with a boyish smile and the aura of an intellectual snob. Eventually the picture vanished and wasn't replaced by a new one so I assumed she was unattached, which was one reason I considered her to be suitable. But the main reason was that she is simply very good at her job. Of all the assistants we had she was the best organized and structured one, she is smart and her quickness is extraordinary. She's friendly and sociable but most of all she is loyal and has integrity. In the old days you'd called her virtuous and that was exactly what I was looking for.

I knew to start a new life, a life as an upright citizen, I'd need help. Help from someone like her, not from someone like my partner Peter who struggles with keeping things legal too. To put it in a nutshell, I needed a moral compass and she was the right woman for the job and she still is. Keeping us on track, guiding us without even knowing it just by her natural sense of justice. Of course it was hard to convince her to trust me and to make her give up her life in the states and to begin anew in London and when she finally agreed it was a big relief.

Yeah, yeah, yackety-yack, you say? But why did you start to fuck her?

Well, the not so flattering answer is, I did it because I wanted to know if I could. Peter said no. Never ever would a smart woman like Fern fuck her boss, he said when we talked about it one boozy evening. The two of us were celebrating a huge deal and I said something like I'd love to give Fern a special reward for her good work and he laughed out loud when he realized what I meant.

Well, I love a good challenge and there was something in her eyes, a gleam, a spark, that told me she was looking for an adventure, for anything to make her life a little more exciting and I was willing to give her what she was craving. And so it began.

It was supposed to be a one-off, just to prove to myself that I was able to seduce her but after the first time I wanted more. The way she let me fuck her and the way her body responded to mine was just too good to not do it again. She knows it's just sex, I didn't even have to explain it to her, it is obvious. As I said she's a quick thinker and she knows what it means that I don't even strip off my pants, that I just get out my dick to rail her.

Sometimes I eat her pussy before I fuck her, sometimes I make her ride my fingers, but I never undress myself or her. And she doesn't seem to care, she likes it and she never asks for more. She just wants a good orgasm and that's what she gets. She cums easily, she's clearly not one of the women who need a lot of time to have an orgasm, who need a long foreplay and cuddles afterwards and that's great because I'm not the right man for this kind of intimacy. I'm just a man who wants a good, satisfying fuck. I don't need love, I just need sex.

And today she's just given me that. After making her come with my mouth I fucked her hard on her desk and it was great. But now it's back to business, we have a job to do and Peter will be back from his lunch break in a few minutes. Of course he knows what's going on but we never fuck when he's around. I would because it's none of his business what happens behind closed doors but Fern is scared that he could walk in on us. "I could never look him in the eyes again, August. I swear I'd die from embarrassment." That's what she said when I wanted to have my ways with her in my office with Peter working next door one day. Virtuous, as I said. Luckily she's not such a prude when we're alone.

"Here's the Henderson file, I signed the contract. Send it back to them please." She nods and takes the papers from my hand. She's sitting behind her desk, the one I just fucked her on, and I love the thought that my cum is dripping into her panties right now. She never reeks of sex though, I guess she always has fresh panties in her handbag and she washes her pussy in the bathroom when we're done. Well organized and always prepared, that's Fern.

"I need to leave a little earlier today if that's okay. I have an appointment." She looks at me with a smile that I don't return. I hardly ever smile and she knows it. She doesn't take offence and keeps on giving me her sweet smiles that often brighten up my busy days and I appreciate it.

"Sure. What kind of appointment?"

She raises an eyebrow. "Curious much, huh?"

"It's job related...ex agent...you know how it is." I grin and turn to leave because I don't expect an answer.

"Piano lessons." Her voice makes me stop and turn around.

"So you finally decided to do it."

"Yeah. I thought a lot about what you told me. That you're never too old to learn stuff and to start with something new. So I decided to give it a try."

"That's good, Fern. I'm sure you're gonna nail it."

"Thanks, August. To be honest I'm pretty nervous. I still think I might be too old to learn it properly."

"You're only 32 and you don't have to become the next Rachmaninoff."

She laughs and it sounds as clear as a bell. "I'll keep that in mind." "Good girl."

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#august walker #august walker smut #august walker x ofc #august walker fanfiction #henry cavill #henry cavill smut #henry cavill fanfiction #mission impossible fallout #august walker au #august walker fic

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sugainmycoffee · 7 years

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{2016} A Year of Yoonmin pt. 2

{2016} A Year of Yoonmin pt. 1

July

the airing of bon voyage!

jimin’s lost bag yoongi teasing jimin again

“rapmonster and suga will plan it”

jimins lost trust jimin teasing yoongi again

when all jimin cares about is beating yoongi

160711 airport pics black and white yoonmin

ot7 for epilogue but still touchinging

jimin casually holding yoongi tight and yoongi casually enjoying it :’)

aesthetic yoonmin fantaken from epilogue

when tae accidently revealed jimin’s soft spot for a certain min yoongi on vlive

“it would be fun with suga” yoonmin bickering in dialect rip me

yoonmin cuddling yet again for summer package in dubai teasers

episode 3 of bon voyage where yoonmin were hella obvious: from this, to this, to all of thissssssss, this, this, and thiss

they make each other laugh and it’s the most beautiful thing :’)))

two cuties posing for star1

a smol hug for encouragement on stage during baepsae (epilogue)

ot7 for youth japanese album but still stuck to one another

August

bon voyage episode 5~

yoonmin reminiscing the good times they shared in sweden

the release of summer package in dubai blessing us with another yoonmin photoshoot!

but also the video

and the gifs

and the amazing solo shots

plus their diary

what jimin wants

supportinG A TO THE G TO THE U TO THE STD

another bon voyage date why is every bts variety show actually just a yoonmin show?

an old interview that resurfaced because what the fuck?? jimin thinks about his hometown and nuzzles his head on yoongi’s chest???

thAT DAMNED GARTER and couple jeans

some things never change

matching outfits for Arirang arirang~Arariyo~~

Daegu Boys are meant to fall in love with Busan boys

probably holding hands on yET ANOTHER bon voyage date i love this show

tru luv aka when park jimin lost a game and chose to suffer his frozen punishment with yoongi all that hand holding

relaxing in the hot tub together

min yoongi looks out for his boyfriend

agreeing that they dont know shit (well atleast you have each other)

yoongi can’t take his eyes off the gem that is park jimin

when chuseok isac rolled around and we got rly emotional over our fave cupid duo

the touchinG

the side hugs

the media picturessss (x, x, x, x)

the BACK HUG returns

fooling around together :’)

September

“since Jimin is cute, Suga can forgive him for his immature image“

yoonmin + tae for puma

yoonmin for smart making us wanna cry yet again

the airing of isac and more yoonmin content

video of the back hug :’)

mini mini cupid duo

concentration

yoongi wanting jimin’s attention

obvious jiminie

more touching

precious jiminie and yoongi

hmph x x x

behind the scenes with park pd nim

constant bickering

WINGS SHORT FILMS LIE AND FIRST LOVE AND THE BLATANT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO

puma joining in on the yoonmin comeback fun

an undeniable similarity

yoongi embarrassing jiminie...

september 30 2016 - also known as yoonmin day - when yoonmin concept pictures came out and so did their puma bogsock commercial

a parallel

the best concept

October

when we realized from young forever / wings they swapped hair colours but what does it mean and things got a bit difficult

some fantakens from the busan one asia festival

the blood sweat and tears mv teaser which was literally just aesthetics and kinky yoonmin

fantakens from DMC Festival and an onstage hug???

a lil something sweet during the wings preview show before they slayed us with that mv and album drop :’)

and then the bst mv dropped and we all died

but especially us ym stans bc of this this this & this

snow app filters blessed us and yoongi finally asked jimin out

bst mv reaction where yoongi only sees jimin (yet again) and jimin is soooo flustered

we all wished we could be jin for the album shoot behind the scenes

jiminie’s birthday! (ofc yoongi is the first to post a beautiful selfie of jimin making kissy faces whY DOES HE HAVE THAT PICTURE WILL WE EVER KNOW)

yoongi’s suggestive birthday present for jiminie...

smol touches and deep understanding for sbs cultwo show

the disrespect during bst promotions

dispatch glo up

yoongi still teasing us by telling us to wait a bit more for that song he wrote jimin .-. (still waiting min yoongi still waiting)

sitting unnecessarily close

#EXPOSE HIM 2k17

jimin confesses he spent chuseok break at the min’s cooing over yoongi cooing over min holly :’)))

despite all these km

why its relevant

allll the headcannons

161014 soft touches and giggles

161017 fansign moments (expectation vs reality)

161028 fansign where jimin mocked yoongi and also wanted to whisper sweet nothings in his ear

beautiful fantaken

yoongi abt jimin, making him laugh at fansigns, and wanting to name a dog “dooly” (aka jimins previous nickname)

“it just looks like i hit him hard”

ym fooling around behind the scenes for bst (and holding hands?)

another win for the ot7 (but also the otp)

yoongi just wants to take jimin on a honeymoon when will they let him

skt returns with another cf for the love of minimini

the end of a beautiful era

November

one last selfie to wrap up promotions

goodbye stage softness

tony montana collab!!! (aka yoonmin subunit lowkey debuts after all this pining)

yoongi is a supportive bf

but also a jealous one

push push fall in love

jimin teasing yoongi on twitter for the 1392028th time

shookga

ym autumn aesthetics

minimini mc duo

tryna kill us w their aegyo

yoongi flustered af remembering jimins iconic contribution to mama 2014

December

yoongi’s proposal! mama 2016!

soft touches n hugs

shared smiles n explicit flirting

jimin cant contain himself at all after winning the daesang

lovely fantakens of a beautiful night

lost in their own world

when will the teasing end

when we finally got the HD for that isac back hug :’))

the cutest pair

jimin reminding us he knows more about yoongi than we ever will in seasons greetings

“i knew you were good”

move aside orange mint, a new era of tomato peach is born

wow i love captain of the ym ship, kim namjoon

so soFT

not so single singles

pup jimin knows exactly what he wants

end callout culture 2k17

when yoongi wanted jimin to carry his standee and jimin was being a lil shit

yoongi’s injury :< which led to all this disrespect

“you dont have to hurt yourself”

“namjoon hyung does it better”

yoongi’s tweets....

and a lil something sweet too #neverleavingoutminyoongi

another award = another win for the otp

anddddddddd that’s a wrap. lets hope 2017 is an even more eventful year for our boys ❤️️

#yoonmin #sugamin #jimin #suga #yoongi #bangtan #bts #compilation #mine #IM SORRY IF SOME OF THESE ARE WRONG #LIKE THIS TOOK SOOOOO LONG I DONT WANNA GO AND REDO IT #but if i made some obvious mistakes pls send me an ask!#or if any of the links dont work!

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furariginza · 7 years

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fun tag.

tagged by oh-maya and i love to talk about myself so here we goooo

i tag everyone who locks eyes with this post. @ me so i can read yours.

Are You Named For Someone: listen my dude... nicola is actually a boys name in italy, but since i was the first child, my parents gave me the name so i couldn’t be like the next like heir to my family?? my name literally just means victory so i guess they’re a bit conceited.

When’s The Last Time You Cried: i cried like 15 hours ago because my stupid ass boyfriend is in the army and i haven’t seen his face or any new pictures since august and unexpectedly he smuggled his phone from his captain. then when i received the video call from him i was so happy and i just cried like a lil bitch!

Do You Like Your Handwriting: ......no, it’s really my complex. no matter how slow i try to write or even when i buy pretty gel pens it doesn’t help.

What’s Your Favorite Lunch Meat: eating cold meats literally ruins my whole mood, but if i had to choose, i’ve been craving my old school bologna and mustard sandwich but mom refuses to buy it anymore :((((

Do You Have Any Kids: my cat is my son. seventeen are my sons. but nah, all kidding aside i dont have any kids yet i babysit for my job and i really love those boys so i’m hoping i can have kids sometime. my kids are gonna be spoiled as hell since i’m like a kid myself, they’re gonna go to disney every fucking year.

If You Were Another Person, Would You Be Friends With Yourself: probably yes because my sense of style is bomb.

Do You Use Sarcasm?: yea.

Do You Still Have Your Tonsils?: so i have them but they get swollen all the time. considering removing them.

Would You Ever Bungee Jump?: i don’t have time for that, nor would i make time for that.

What Is Your Favorite Kind Of Cereal?: cinnamon life squares?? not sure if that’s the exact name

Do You Untie Your Shoes When You Take Them Off?: i sit down and untie each of them because i’m a fcn nerd.

Do You Think You’re A Strong Person?: not at all, i’m just a smoll bebe.

What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?: ben and jerrys has this one that’s mainly cocolate but they throw in chunks of cookie dough of chocolate chip, peanut butter, and brownie cookie and its so fucking good!! i ate the whole can of it one time and got mad sick but i lvoed it.

What’s The First Thing You Notice About People?: clothes... im a hype beast.

Red or Pink: Pink

What is the least favorite physical thing you like about yourself? my friggn eyebrows. im italian so the hair is so thick and like hard to maintain.

What color pants and shoes are you wearing right now? my sweatpants are black and velvet. i have some fluffy primark slipper boots on too.

What was the last thing you ate? french creme horn.

What are listening to right now? Ariana Grande - Hands on Me. SHES 1 HOUR AWAY FROM ME RIGHTNOW AND I CANT BREATHE.

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? black, but like a jet black with little specs of glitters in there.

Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? it was my dumbass boyfriend. listen, i call him a dumbass but it’s because when we get put together we turn into literal patrick and spongebob and we’re embarassing to watch. we just bring out the stupid in each other.

Favorite sport to watch? prince of tennis.

Hair color? a mix of brown and orange....she;s going platinum soon tho...

Eye color? blue grey.

Do you wear contacts? i can’t force any color contact into my eye because im a wimp.

Favorite food to eat? these days its garlic chicken wings.

Scary movies or comedies? i love scary movies but lately there hasn’t been much out that actually make my heart jump. i think i’ve watched too many or perhaps there’s just trash coming out. recommend me if you know anything good.

Last movie you watched? the last movie i watched was something on lifetime with my grandmother and it’s like “my doctor is stalking me” or something similar and it was really dramatic and funny but i loved it.

Summer or winter? i hate feeling too hot and i hate feeling too cold.

Hugs or kisses? both. please give me physical attention.

What book are you currently reading? because i’m so busy with school i don’t really have time to read for fun.... i really like my renaissance art text book though. it makes me wanna go to the art museum and take lots of dramatic pics.

Who do you miss right now? i miss Boyfriend, they had some bops but when are they gonna return from japan promotions

What is on your mouse pad? i haven’t used a mousepad in years

What is the last TV program you watched? unsolved mysteries. my favorite show of all time on amazon prime.... support it.

What is the best sound? my cat has a little tiny voice all the time and when he’s really happy he lets out like a mix of a sigh and a meow and its so cute and makes my heart all warm

Rolling Stones or The Beatles? i don’t give a fuck my dude !!

What is the furthest you have ever traveled? korea.

Do you have a special talent? learning languages.

Where were you born? portland in maine. mooseland.

#about;

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sandiegodjstaci · 6 years

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MaiAda & Nick's Published Martin Johnson House Wedding

Of all the San Diego wedding DJs in the county, Maiada and Nick chose me to DJ and MC their Martin Johnson House wedding on Saturday, August 11, 2018. This wedding was published on Green Wedding Shoes on October 11, 2018 as “Talk About Tropical: Colorful Tiki Bar-Themed Wedding in San Diego.”

From Green Wedding Shoes

THE LOVE STORY

Since she was a little girl, MaiAda had assumed that, one day, she would get married in Rome and that, after the ceremony, a carriage pulled by white horses would meet her & her new hubby in front of her favorite fountain and carry them away over the cobblestone streets. Nick realized this was a tad impractical, but, on a family trip to Italy for Christmas in 2016, Nick proposed at the fountain in front of the Pantheon on a moonlit January night.

Together they enjoy brunch, going to Target, bike rides with their dog Fluffy-gans who has his own little bike basket, playing Mario Kart, tattoos, the zoo, watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, complaining about patriarchy, road trips, going to their fave local watering hole–Kindred, downing tiki drinks, going to concerts, remembering their trip to Japan, singing along to Dashboard Confessional, playing nerdy board games, and Nick cooking while MaiAda eats.

From Green Wedding Shoes

THE MARTIN JOHNSON HOUSE WEDDING RECEPTION

➔ Toasts ➔ champagne ➔ “Ladies & gentlemen, may I have your attention please for the toasts. Please welcome our first speaker:

➔ the Maid of Honor, Lily C, & the bride’s Best Man, Davide C

➔ Brother of the Groom & Best Man, Alex T

➔ Father of the Bride, Claudio C

➔ Mother of the Groom, Leslie W

➔ Mother-Son Dance ➔ No One’s Gonna Love You by Band of Horses ➔ fade early: yes ➔ “Nick says, ‘My mom worked her ass off everyday to support me by herself. She sacrificed everything, and I’m super appreciative.’ Let’s welcome Nick & his mother, Leslie, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”

➔ Father-Daughter Dance ➔ Alla Fiera Dell’Est by Angelo Branduardi ➔ start at 0:50ish ➔ fade early: yes ➔ “Now let’s welcome MaiAda & her father, Claudio, to the dance floor. The song that they chose for this dance is one they used to listen to when MaiAda was a little girl. She says the song represents the Italian culture that her dad helped her connect to.”

➔ First Dance ➔ I Really Like You – Carly Rae Jepsen

➔ Group Photo on Dance Floor

➔ Open Dancing (estimated – 7:15 pm +/-)

8:00 pm ➔ Bride & groom leave for sunset pics

8:15 pm ➔ Photographer leaves

9:45 PM ➔ last call

9:50 PM ➔ Last Dance

From The Knot

THE MARTIN JOHNSON HOUSE WEDDING PLAYLIST

For the cocktail hour/dinner playlist at this Martin Johnson House wedding, the bride and groom requested songs from…

Cocktail Music ➔ Awake – Tycho, Deli – Delorean, Bros – Wolf Alice, VCR – the xx, Bombay – El Guincho, I’m a Cuckoo – Belle and Sebastian, Shut Up Kiss Me – Ashley Olsen, Soco Amaretto Lime – Brand New, Ma il cielo e sempre piu blu – Rino Gaetano, Wolf Like Me – TV on the Radio, Hallways – Islands, Island in the Sun – Weezer, The Mother We Share – CHVRCHES, The Middle – Jimmy Eat World, REALiTi (Demo) – Grimes, Here Comes The Summer – The Fiery Furnaces, Lust For Life – Girls, Best To You – Blood Orange, Closer – Tegan & Sara, Per Dimenticare – Zero Assoluto, You! Me! Dancing! – Los Campesinos!, La Loose – Waxahatchee, Los Angeles – St. Vincent, Che fantastica storia e la vita – Antonello Venditti

From Green Wedding Shoes

Dinner Music ➔ First Day of my life – Bright eyes, Feeling Good – Nina Simone, push pull – Purity Ring, La Descrizione Di Un Attimo – Tiromancino, Bloodbuzz Ohio – The National, Pedestrian at best – Courtney Barnett, Challengers – The New Pornographers, Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect – The Decemberists, Mi Fido Di Te – Jovanotti, I Put A Spell on You – Nina Simone, You Send Me – Sam Cooke, Nobody – Mitski, Heart It Races – Dr Dog, Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz, Notte Prima Degli Esami – Antonello Venditti, Bend and Not Break – Dashboard Confessional, In the Aeroplane over the sea – Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gardener – The Tallest Man on Earth, I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie, Per Dimenticare – Zero Assoluto

♥ T H E D A N C E M U S I C ♥

Play A Lot ➔ Hip Hop/R&B, Alternative/Rock/Metal, Indie Dance Music

Play Some ➔ 90s Pop/Rock/Rap, Trap, Danceable Rap, R&B, early 2000s pop punk, emo & alternative

Play 1 or 2 ➔ Slow Dances (i.e. Miley Cyrus – Adore You, Alicia Keys – No One)

♥ M U S T – P L A Y S ♥

Beyonce – Crazy in Love, Grimes – Flesh Without Blood, Carly Rae Jepsen – Run Away With Me, Cardi B – I Like it Like That, Charli XCX – Boys, LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk is Playing at My House, Los Campesinos! – Avocado Baby, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas – Deceptacon, No Doubt – Just A Girl

♥ P L A Y I F Y O U C A N ♥

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – Y Control, Yeasayer – Rome, ONE, Bruno Mars/Cardi B – Finesse (REMIX), Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – Despacito (no Justin Beiber), Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie, The Killers – Mr. Brightside, Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball, Outkast – Hey Ya, Drake – Started From The Bottom, The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face, Sia – Cheap Thrills, Janelle Monae – Tightrope, Q.U.E.E.N., or Do My Thing, Beyonce – Flawless, 7/11, Love on Top, Blink-182 – All the Small Things, Weezer – Buddy Holly, Purity Ring – fineshrine, Missy Elliott – Work It, MGMT – Electric Feel, Passion Pit – Sleepyhead or Little Secrets, Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill, LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls, Dance Yrself Clean, !!! – One Girl/One Boy, Lizzo – Good As Hell, Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire, Ariana Grande – Love Me Harder, Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious, Usher – U Got it Bad, Kanye West – All of the Lights, Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy With It, M.I.A. – Paper Planes, Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie, A$AP Rocky – F**ckin’ Problems, Snoop Dogg – Drop it Like it’s Hot / Gin & Juice, Ginuwine – Pony, Ying Yang Twins – Get Low, Nicki Minaj – Super Bass, La Roux – In For the Kill, Kenrick Lamar – King Kunta / DNA, Arcade Fire – Lies, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), Pheonix – 1901, Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark, Modest Mouse – Float On, R Kelly – Ignition (Remix), DJ Snake, Lil Jon – Turn Down for What, Lady GaGa – Just Dance, Bad Romance, STRFKR – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Santana – Smooth, Chainsmokers – Closer, Amy Winehouse – Valerie, Chromeo – Fancy Footwork, Bonafied Lovin, Justice – D.A.N.C.E., Hot Chip – I Feel Better or Over and Over, Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire or Lights & Music, Gorillaz – DARE, Miike Snow – Genghis Khan, M83 – Midnight City, The Rapture – How Deep is Your Love?, Future Islands, Phantogram – Don’t Move, You Don’t Get Me High Anymore, Spice Girls, Blondie – Heart of Glass, The Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men (Mother of the Groom request), Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’, Hall & Oates – Rich Girl, Maneater, Sia – Chandelier

From Green Wedding Shoes

♥ D O N O T P L A Y G E N R E S ♥

60s/70s Old School, Motown, Funk, Disco, Oldies50s + 60s Rock/Pop, Electronic Dance Music, 70s/Classic Rock, Big Band/Rat Pack, Country, Tween music, Old stuff

♥ D O N O T P L A Y S O N G S ♥

Blurred Lines, Pharell – Happy, WAGON WHEEL, Miike Snow – Animal

♥ D O N O T P L A Y A R T I S T S ♥

CHRIS BROWN, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, Justin Beiber

Again, I was honored to be the one and only San Diego wedding DJ MaiAda and Nick trusted with their big day. Thank you! See more at #MaiTiesTheTut.

From Green Wedding Shoes

SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDOR LIST

Here is the amazing team of San Diego wedding vendors I had the pleasure of working with on this published wedding:

Ceremony Venue ➔ Martin Johnson House

Day-Of Coordinator ➔ Robyn Fallon from Robyn Nicole

Caterer ➔ Giuseppe’s

DJ/MC ➔ DJ Staci, the Track Star

Photographer (featured image credit) ➔ My Sun and Stars Co

Officiant ➔ Joe Thompson

Cake Bakery ➔ Sweet Cheeks

Florist ➔ Native Poppy

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