number-1-crush · 2 years ago
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oh my fucking god. OH my fucking god
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krispyweiss · 2 months ago
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Friday Flashback: Pete Best Appears on “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1964
Listen. Do you want to know a secret?
Though the story we know today is that Pete Best was fired from the Beatles in 1962 just as the band was recording “Love Me Do” and getting ready to change the world, that’s not the song Best was singing in ’64 when he appeared on the American gameshow “I’ve Got a Secret.”
After the panel guesses what job Best had recently “left,” the drummer said he quit because: “I thought I’d like to start a group of my own.
“And I thought at that time, also, that they were not going to go as big as what they are now.”
In ’64, it turns out, Best was still a well-kept secret, as the Americans seemed to have no idea who he was.
Here are the exchanges that led to the panelists working out Best was, in fact, “Ringo’s predecessor in the Beatles.”
“One thing you did, Peter, was avoid getting a haircut. Does this have anything to do with your secret?”
“A little.”
“Could you be a new kind of bug that we’ve imported from England?”
“I might be.”
“Do you sing, by the way?”
“No.”
“Do you have anything to do with your predecessors, with the Beatles, at all?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you have anything to do with the Beatles’ hairdo?”
“No, no.”
“Did you have anything personally to do with the Beatles?”
“Yeah.”
“Did there used to be five Beatles, Peter?”
“Yeah.”
“And you were one of them?”
Cover blown.
Friday Flashback is an occasional series in which Sound Bites looks back at memorable musical moments on television.
Read Sound Bites’ review of the Pete Best Band’s July 28 show in Columbus, Ohio, here.
9/6/24
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spectral-idiot · 3 months ago
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Noelle's lore! IM SO HAPPY RN
Hi! Its me! Again! Encouraged this time! YIPPIE!
You surprised me! I thougth the whole thing flopped but then some people gave tons of love
Im excited and looking foward to write about her and an idea I have when I finish my current work so you lnow her !
( Previous work is taking a ton but rewarding 2 tons, and when it comes out I'll be so happpy and you'll be as well. August 14.)
But for now, take her story, im not the most original but I dont care im glad whit the result. (Please help me whit her team this is a cry 4 help)
I hope you like it!
So, lets start!
She grew up half of her life in luminalia, between their competitive spirit and beautifull ligths, fashion, performances and beautifull culture. She is a huge performances fan, her favoutite performer is serena
She didn't have that much friends there, but her parent's friends, the lumiose tower caretakers and Luminalia gym leaders, had a son almost at the same time, her only deep friend, Clemont
Whit the news of all the zygarde aproaching catasthrophe, she and her family ran away, letting him behind. And moves to paldea in the age of twelve, starting her life in Uva academy
She's so smart academically (She passes test almost whitout studing, is a weird thing about ADHD) but is shy at first cause adaptation to a new place is hatd. Nemona sees that and starts to get close to her, talk her and befriend her
The Scarvio story happens normally, she becomes Nemona's rival and best friend and Arven's little found sister. Nemona thaugth her to battle, her second dream, and that training turns her into the Paldea champion, and happens to also befriend team star on the way!
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But, in the middle of her road to vecome a champion, 2nd or 3rd gym, and whit half of the team star defeated, she got called to go to a road trip to….. Guess….kitakami!
And there Noelle meets their folktales and the Kitakami culture. But she didn't expect to also know the Kitakami siblings, lets just say Carmine doesnt liker first, and if it wasnt for kiki and the Ogerpon mask quest, neither at last
(So much sunshine she thinks Noelle is fake, she is just so happy for knowing a new place and has too much energy. But she wins her heart whit an "OMG you and your morpeko are so beautiful you would win a performamce contest whit no effort" )
And the twist is, since she has experiences whit a boy like Kieran (Clemont was similar in persnoality) is so much easier to her to bond whit him, like, too deeply. Two weeks or field trip were enough for her to becole this lonely boy's ligthhouse
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(I couldnt draw their mask but she would wear Monkidori, also notice how she uses laces instead of decorated haur ties when serious time. I wanted to go opposite whit Juliana in jinbei who changes her hairdo to wear it up, Noelle changes from up to down)
Also.. they like each other a little
But then things go downhill, she and Carmine meet Ogerpon whitout Kieran and happen to know the true story before him. The betrayal happens, she didn't realize she was doing it, she thougt it was for the best since Clemomt got depressed for like a year when he was revealed he had to be the next gym leader
Well, the higher you fly, the harder you hir the floor. She had to lefr whitout oportinity of making things up,
Kieran fell even harder than in indigo disk, half of the canon time is what he needed to become chanpion, Elaine also became champion in paldea and finished defeating team star and also the collosal pokemon whit arven.
When she heard of the oportunity of going a semester to Blue berry academy a year later, she didn't hesitate, when she saw what she caused it hurted her to no end, she fell into Drayton schemes whitout second thougt because she wanted fix her damage so hard
She couldnt believe what she've done
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(You even can see the worried and serious gaze, and how she crosses her fingers and stops wearing that much accesories on her hair. She didnt want to be that strong if that meant hurting others.)
She didnt want to hurt him, amd now he is actually strong and almost unstopable, she wasnt strong she was lucky, and she begs that luck stays by her side now
She didn't actually want to defeat Kieran, Drayton convinced her that hiting the floor will make his wall fall, and will make him stop pushing people away.
A week later, they and carmine were suddenly called to an expedition to area zero, and their lifes beinf in danger were the catharsis they needed to ler everything out, they both confess their sttuggles and do the proper apologize. Time and healing are needed but they are going by good path!
That's all cuties, bye!
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purplesurveys · 2 months ago
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1921
Do you actually read privacy policies when signing up for new things? No, not really. The main thing I do privacy-wise is when I disable tracking whenever I download/sign up in a new app.
Did you have a lot of birthday parties when you were younger? if so, did you invite everyone in the class? I didn't. I wasn't popular and never had that many friends to warrant a birthday party. This is besides the fact that my birthday fell during the old summer season (March-June) so not only did I never get to throw a birthday party apart from my 7th; I also never got to experience being greeted by classmates hahaha.
Do you like when things are color coordinated? It's pleasant to the eyes but it's not like it's a mandatory for me.
Have you ever participated in one of those “guess how many jelly beans, mints, etc. are in this jar!” contest? if so, have you ever won? No. I've never come across those!
Do you think you would be good at memorizing lines if you were an actor or actress? If we're speaking strictly about memorization skills, yes. I have no interest in being an actress though. The task has always seemed so daunting to me.
Can you juggle? No, though I've tried to more times than I can count. It's just not meant for me, heheh.
Have you ever mistaken a ringing phone on tv or in a movie for your own? It has for sure happened. Sometimes I've heard a ringing phone thinking it's our landline, only to discover it was the neighbor's.
How often do you use bobby pins? Almost never. The last time I used them was probably during my college grad shoot to hold my hairdo together.
Have you ever used a pedometer? Not a separate one, no. I occasionally check my steps from my phone though.
Do you live on an avenue, road, drive or something else? Street.
Are your eyes a different color inside than they are outside? Nope.
What were you doing 45 min ago? I was finishing up some work so I can clear up my load tomorrow. Feeling proud of that :)
What will you be doing in 20 min? Either doing another one of this or preparing to go to Angela. It's her birthday today and she'll be at dinner with her family first, so I'm just waiting for her go-signal to tell me she's free so I can come over.
What did you do yesterday? Yesterday was a full-on rest day because I knew I had lots of work/personal errands to do today. That said, I watched The Emperor's New Groove, Toy Story 1, and Toy Story 2 while watching BTS and Seventeen stuff in between. 100% a lazy day.
Are you in a good mood right now? I wanna say 70% in a good mood? I did all the errands I told myself I absolutely had to do today and I'm stoked about that – and I'm also still seeing Angela and Hans tonight so I'm bound to have a great evening. The only thing that sucks is that the weekend is over again and I feel barely well-rested.
Who was the last person in your bedroom? My sister.
Are you listening to music, if so, what song? No, I have a Ryan Trahan video in the background.
What do you usually order from McDonald’s? Most frequently, a plain cheeseburger and barbecue fries. Other days when I find even that boring, I'll switch it up - usually either a Big Mac or fried chicken and rice.
What is your natural hair color? Black.
What was the last movie you watched? What’d you think of it? Toy Story 2. I love the entire franchise, but it's still nothing compared to the first movie.
What was the last thing you had to drink? Cookie butter coffee.
What are your school colors? Maroon and green.
Are you worried that you won’t be accepted into the college you want? It was definitely a worry I had, but I ended up passing.
What is the last class you failed? Continued from earlier this evening. A 40/100 in my Economics class in college. The only failing mark that sent me straight to laughing because of how ridiculous it was.
Has it snowed where you live yet? Or does it never snow? It does not snow here.
Have you ever taken a picture with Santa when you were little? I was only photographed with a Santa when I was 2.
What is the population of the city you live in? Close to a million.
When is the last time you were in a classroom? A few months ago. Andi took me through the law department.
Do you have any homework to be done? What is there to do? Work-wise, no; I did them a few hours ago already.
Did anything exciting happen today? Yes, I saw Angela and got to give her my birthday present. I gave her two Pandora charms and tbh the most exciting thing about it was her confirmation that I didn't get her any dupes (she collects charms in the first place). So YAY we don't need to replace either of them haha.
What color is the sky outside? Pitch black.
Do you own any clothing of your favorite color? Just a few. Purple isn't really my color.
How many tattoos do you want/have? Zero/none.
Do you use cup coasters? When it's available, yeah. When it's not, I don't mind not using one.
Are you on a laptop or desktop? Laptop.
Have you ever rolled down a steep, grassy hill for fun? No.
Do you like to draw very detailed drawings, or just stick figures? Stick. Or nothing at all. I can't daw.
Do you own a shirt that says “Vote for Pedro”? Nope.
Do you like Nerds candy? It's always tasted terrible to me. All the rich/popular kids snuck boxes of them in school all the time to flex and Nerds was one of the ways I learned they were all full of shit because it actually tastes horrible.
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papermoonloveslucy · 2 years ago
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RIP GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA
1927-2023
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Luigia “Gina” Lollobrigida was born in Subiaco, Italy, and became one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. As an actress, she was put under contract by Howard Hughes, but decided not to stay in America. Her breakthrough film came in 1953′s Beat The Devil. Gina was tagged "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", after her signature movie Beautiful But Dangerous (1955). 
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Gina embodied the prototype of Italian beauty. Her earthy looks and short "tossed salad" hairdo were especially influential and, in fact, there's a type of curly lettuce named "Lollo" in honor of her hairdo.
At the 1968 Golden Globe Awards, Lucy was nominated for Yours, Mine and Ours and Gina for Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell. Barbra Streisand took home the award for Funny Girl.
Although she never acted opposite Lucille Ball, her name was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show”. 
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In “The Black Wig” (1954), Ricky sarcastically calls his new raven-haired wife Lucille Magnani, a nod to Italian film actress Anna Magnani. Although Gina Lollobrigida is not included in the dialogue, she was undoubtedly an influence. The episode was filmed just five weeks after Lollobrigida was on the cover of Look about her hairstyle. 
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In “Staten Island Ferry” (1956), Lucy and Ethel are studying languages in preparation for their European trip. Lucy is studying French, while Ethel is learning Italian. 
ETHEL: “By the time we get to Italy, you won’t be able to tell me from Gina Lollobrigida.”  
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In “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (1956), Fred hogs more than his share of the sleeper seat on their overnight train trip to Rome. 
ETHEL: “Fred!  Fred!  Wake up, sleeping beauty.” LUCY: “You couldn’t wake him up with a stick of dynamite.” ETHEL: "I’ve got an idea. (yells) Look!  There goes Gina Lollobrigida!”   FRED: (immediately jumping up from his seat): “Where?  Where?  Where?”
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Starting with “Lucy Hunts Uranium” (1957), Lucille Ball sported a new hairstyle called the 'layered artichoke look,' that stylist Irma Kusely said was influenced by Gina Lollobrigida, among others. When Lucy reaches for a hatbox (in which she's hidden her Geiger counter) Ethel mistakenly guesses: “Oh, you've bought a new hat to go with your new hairdo?”    
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When “Lucy Dates Dean Martin” (1966) his stunt man Eddie Feldman (also played by Martin) says that while Lucy is attractive, she is no Gina Lollobrigida.
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In 1968′s “Guess Who Owes Lucy $23.50″ Lucy pretends to be a made-up Italian film star named Gina Linguini, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Gina Lollobrigida.
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She appeared with Lucille Ball in the 1982 Bob Hope Special “Women Loved: Beautiful But Funny.” By this time, Lollobrigida had all but retired from acting, becoming a respected photojournalist. 
She died in Rome at the age of 95. 
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sanssouci-sims · 2 years ago
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Meet the Goths!! 🖤
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Yes, that’s Bella, and... a dead Mortimer.
So yeaaaaaaah, Mort’s dead, along with like, a handful of my other townies (mentioned in a previous post of mine). But Bella doesn’t mind, because with the power of Teleport Any Sim communicating with the dead (because come on, her last name is Goth), I imagine she can just call forth his spirit and interact with him like the good old days. However, as he seems to no longer recognize her as his wife (although she does still consider him a “romantic interest”), it’s up to Bella to build their relationship back up so she can help him remember everything. Hopefully, he’ll be added to their household in the future!!
As for their kids, here’s what’s been up with them:
Here comes Cassandra now! She’s just come back from work as a manual laborer... despite having the “lazy” trait, no joke. She used to be an adult, but I’ve aged her down to a young adult, and... wait, who are those other people??
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Yeah, just like Katrina Caliente and the Landgraabs from my cursed Caliente-Landgraab family (see link above), Bella and Mortimer got busy.
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The girl in the green sweater is Cassandra’s younger sister, Larissa! She’s seen here with their other sister, Isabel. They’re both young adults like Cass, but they were just kids when they moved with their older sister to this new place (mostly because their parents were having way too many kids back at Ophelia Villa, their original home).  The infants are actually Larissa’s adopted daughters (yes, yet another sim who can’t stop having/adopting kids...)! The one with the green outfit being held by Isabel is named Josephine, and the one with the cute buns looking sad is Rebecca. I imagine Isabel likes playing auntie and enjoys helping her sister take care of her babies, considering she intentionally, mind you has her hands full. Also, both babies seem to really struggle with being put down. They literally cry the second they’re on the ground and complain like Karens over how DARE their adoptive mothers not carry them anymore. 😤
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Isabel has an adopted daughter of her own named Kristyn.
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Oh, and did I mention she’s ass at cooking!?
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And I’ve already talked about her in my previous post about the Caliente-Landgraab family, but newborn Fernanda - the youngest member of this household - is Cassandra’s daughter with Gideon Landgraab (a non-canonical townie). 
Now then, onto Cass’s little brother, Alexander-
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Actually, the less said about him, the better... *cringes* He hasn’t went and fathered any kids yet though, so I guess that’s the only good thing he’s got going for him.
Let’s head back to Ophelia Villa for a second, because Bella has some kids of her own living with her (probably to fill the voids that Cassandra and Alexander - and by extension Mortimer - left behind)!
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From left to right, we have Jena, Dominik (with the curly black hair and bangs being blocked with the flower), Aron (black sweater), Jody (in the front with the brown hair facing away from us), and Kasey (grey shirt)! Kasey’s age meter bar thingy is actually full and glowing, so it seems like he will become a teenager soon!! Dominik, Aron, and Kasey were actually fathered by Mortimer (with Bella before he kicked the bucket) while Jena and Jody were adopted by Bella after he died.
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Finally, we have these two, who Bella also had with Mortimer before he died (also I haven’t put them anywhere in my world though because honestly I’m lazy and I literally don’t even care about them lmao). On the left with the bad hairdo is Jaiden while the guy on the right is Tim. Honestly, I think in hindsight it’s a good thing they’re “currently not in world” because they’re hot messes; Jaiden’s an evil kleptomaniac while Tim is lazy and hates children (now that I think about it, Jaiden was probably the first to move out while Tim quickly followed him because his siblings are children 😂). 
So overall, my Goth family isn’t as cursed as my Caliente-Landgraab dynasty, but they’re still kinda wildin. Let’s just hope Bella can bring ghost Mortimer back into her life.
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lucienballard · 2 years ago
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Famous fans say farewell to the B-52’s:
After 46 years, the Athens originals are taking off for good later this year. David Byrne, Boy George and more pay tribute to one of the most unusual pop bands ever
Kathleen Hanna, Bikini Kill
What other band has three great lead singers? Nobody can do what Fred Schneider does. And Cindy [Wilson] and Kate [Pierson] – I remember listening to Give Me Back My Man, and the quality of their voices was so strong and so powerful. And also to be able to be so funny – their music is so joyous and interesting, and such a celebration of independent thinking.
Ricky [Wilson] passing of Aids was such a loss to the musical community that was never fully acknowledged. Ricky and Keith [Strickland] were the primary songwriters at the beginning, and just so obsessed with music. It’s really important to acknowledge [the influence of] gay men in music – the B-52’s are one of the biggest influences on every independent band that I’ve ever met. It’s not just all straight men who make music, it’s not all Bob Dylan – there are tons of different people who have made incredibly iconic, important music, who aren’t straight white guys, and I think it’s important to acknowledge that even though that’s not where their genius lies.
In Le Tigre, we opened two shows for the Pixies reunion in New York and the whole audience yelled “B-52’s” at us the whole time while we were performing, I guess because they assume all electronic music is the B-52’s. It was so funny, because they were booing us, but we were like: Oh my God, they think we sound like the B-52’s! We left the stage happy – that was really rude, but I mean, seriously, if you’re going to be booed, being called the B-52’s is like being booed with flowers.
Gerald Casale, Devo
The B-52’s and Talking Heads always felt like Devo’s kindred spirits. We were all unique and not very punk. The punks didn’t like us because we weren’t orthodox, and orthodoxy permeates rock’n’roll. We’d first become aware of the B-52’s through independent record stores when we were hawking our debut single. It was exciting because I knew where they were coming from, how they were grabbing from 1960s kitsch with the beehive hairdos and the theatricality of it all. It was like they’d come from their own planet. Who on earth sings about a Rock Lobster?
It was outsider stuff with a distinctive sound that was consciously slightly retro, coming from surf music and rockabilly, but not with rockabilly beats. They’d come up through the Athens, Georgia, scene and dance clubs and were in the realm of LGBTQ [music] before such a thing was identified. They were transgressive and polarising, but in a different way to Devo. I met Kate at the Mudd Club in New York in early 79 and immediately fell for her. She had the beehive, of course, because they were always in character, which I thought was fantastic.
David Byrne
We in Talking Heads became friends with the B-52’s early on. I remember they told us: “You have to see this other band from Athens playing at Danceteria – they’re called REM.” The Athens, Georgia bands were all very supportive of one another, it seemed to me.
I produced an album with the B-52’s which ended up as an EP [Mesopotamia]. I suspect they came to me because they wanted to experiment a little bit more. Maybe that’s why the LP got cut down to an EP – or maybe the other songs weren’t up to snuff? My favourite song from that record was Deep Sleep, which sounded like Young Marble Giants gone psychedelic. Ricky Wilson, who was such a large part of their sound, had Aids at that time, and was not around for many of the sessions. It was a pretty tough time for the band but they persevered and eventually revived. They were a tight family.
Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters
I was aged 12 when Love Shack came out [in 1989]. It was everywhere and was a game-changer for me. It was the first time I’d heard a gay man in music. Fred didn’t come out until 1992, but he didn’t need to. It was just the sound of an unabashed, unapologetically gay man at a time when it wasn’t part of the conversation. He was so interesting because he was more of an MC than a conventional singer. There wasn’t anything really sexual about the B-52’s but if you look at the lyrics to Dirty Back Road they’re obviously about butt fucking. There’s a silly sexuality to them. I just knew when I heard Fred for the first time that I had something in common with whatever I was hearing. I got the Cosmic Thing album and from that moment I was a huge fan. I’d find pictures and make collages, write letters to them and fantasise: “Maybe we could go out to lunch sometime?” I thought they were so cool, especially because it was otherwise such a lame time in pop music.
They were integral to me wanting to make music and showing me the possibilities of what a band could be and look like, free of convention. The B-52’s gave me the freedom to write stuff that was kind of stupid and dumb and funny just for the sake of being fun. What’s a Rock Lobster? You come up with something like that by free-styling and being open – basically using music as meditation. When I moved to New York aged 21 I went to their 25th anniversary show at Irving Plaza, which was unforgettable. Yoko Ono came out to sing Rock Lobster and I met Fred for the first time. Scissor Sisters went on to do a bunch of shows with them and I hope we continued the lineage. Without the B-52’s, Scissor Sisters wouldn’t have existed and I wouldn’t exist as a writer and performer.
Boy George
My friend Jeremy Healy had Rock Lobster, which we both loved. It was so random and surreal and I loved the idea that a song can be about anything. Rock Lobster is the Beach Boys on crack. I think Jeremy might have seen them live at the Lyceum but I couldn’t go. Then I bumped into Kate in Camden outside the Electric Ballroom when she was attending some other gig. I had a green face and said hello. I think she grimaced.
Later we [Culture Club] played with them a few times and they had the most unique, hypnotic sound. It’s trashy Americana, John Waters, Divine, the Shangri-La’s, high camp and bubblegum punk. The beat is everything. Fred always reminded me of Dr Zachary Smith from Lost in Space. I never thought about whether the B-52’s had a gay angle. They were just against rules in general – taking classic American kitsch and giving it a punk, space-age irreverence, like a beautiful car crash with pop surrealism. They were very camp but very funky: always on it, melodic but effortlessly free. It’s the sort of pop music that I want to hear.
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eahfangal5 · 2 days ago
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Imperfect Apple Part 2 🍎
Female Narrator: In the Village of Book End, there was one salon that made girls go from an ugly duckling to the fairest one of all.
Male Narrator: Yes, The Tower Hair Salon was a place where any creature great or small could get any hairdo they so desired! It was even run by Rapunzel’s daughter, Poppy O’Hair, who was both a royal and rebel.
Female Narrator: And her twin sister Holly O’ Hair who was a royal through and through!
Male Narrator: Both different in their destinies but, both in love with doing hair!
Female Narrator: Well, it is part of their legacy in Rapunzel’s story.
As Poppy finished making Apple’s hair the fairest, Holly was showing Raven some of their shipments they had received this morning.
“Ok, Apple!” Poppy said cheerfully “All done!”
“Well, that was fast!” Apple said as she looked in the mirror “Still it’s perfect! Thank you so much!”
“Honestly Apple, it was a pleasure! Your hair is so easy! Way better than some of the other clients I’ve had to deal with! In a way like a hair-cation!”
Suddenly, Poppy’s mirror phone rang in her pocket!
“Oh! I better take this!” she said walking to the break room leaving Apple to look at her perfect hair.
As Apple gazed at the mirror, suddenly, Raven came into the room with quite a surprise.
“Hey Apple!” Raven said, “Check out my new hairdo!”
To Apple’s surprise Raven came out with a huge purple Beehive on her head!
“Oh my!” Apple gasped “Your hair is so…”
“Don’t worry, Apple!” Raven laughed. She then proceeded to take of the fake head of hair she had on to reveal her normal long purple and black hair that she had.
“It was just a wig!”
Apple laughed but was also relieved at the same time. Then Raven tried on another wig for Apple but, this time the wig was a huge rainbow afro! This made Apple laugh very hard especially since Raven was making such goofy faces with her wig!
“I see Raven showing you our little give away!” Holly said.
“Give away?” Apple asked.
“Yep, since someone, decided to over order the wigs,” Holly explained “ Today is free wig day at the Tower Hair Salon!”
“Oh Apple! You should totally try some on!” Raven said.
“Oh, I don’t…” But before Apple could interject, Raven dragged Apple to the boxes and gave her a few wigs to try on. Now Apple tried on many wigs! Some were long, some where small and some even had different colors! This last wig, however, was a brunette wig and it was the most surprising one of all! In fact, she didn’t look like herself at all! She almost looked like an ordinary girl!
“Wow! Apple!” Raven said surprised “ You look so different!”
“Yeah, I guess I do!” Apple stated, then took off the wig to see the difference between her normal hair and the wigs.
“Sorry about that, Apple!” Poppy said as she came into the room. “I really had to take that call!’
“No worries!” Apple said.
“What was the call for? If you don’t mind me asking.” Raven asked.
“Humphrey and Jillian finally got tickets to see the new Sci-Fi movie for the Multihex!”
“Oh, you mean the Battle Star Stellar movie is out this weekend!” Apple stated surprised
“Yeah, that’s the one! Are you a fan?” Poppy asked.
Apple then kept her composure and said, “Oh no I’ve just heard it around town is all!”
“Well, if you ever get a chance to watch it! Especially this weekend because the writer of the series, Nova Aquilla, is in town to sign autographs for the weekend premiere!” Poppy explained.
“Well, that does sound hexciting!” Raven stated.
“I know! I loved reading her series and I have so many questions for her!” Poppy said. But, before Poppy could explain more about the books and the movie, the door ringed for another customer for her to attend to.
“Well, I guess we know what Poppy is doing this weekend!” Raven stated.
“Yeah!” Apple says shyly.
“You know if you like to see the movie,” Raven explained “You could always go!”
“Oh no!” Apple stated “ Sci-fi is not really a royal thing and besides I got far too much work to do remember!”
“Whatever you say, Apple.” Raven says. Raven soon looks around and sees Holly sweeping the floors.
“Hey Holly,” Raven asked, “Do you know where the bathrooms are?”
“Down the hall to the right!” Holly explained.
“Thanks!” Raven said and left.
Apple then goes to the cashier with the wig in her hand then is ringed up by Poppy.
“Did you want that wig with your purchase today, Apple?” Poppy asked.
Apple thought for a moment and asked, “What conditioners and shampoos do you recommend for my hair to be perfect?”
After a few minutes, Raven finally came out of the shop and saw Apple with her shopping bag.
“Hey, ready to go?!” Apple said cheerfully.
“Yep!” Raven said.
Soon the girls walked back to their dorm where Apple met her steps on her tracker then downloaded the 3 miles to her mother’s email.
“So, what’s in the bag, Apple?” Raven asked her.
“Oh, just some shampoos, conditioners, and sprays to make my hair even more perfect! Poppy recommended them!” Apple explained as she showed Raven her bag.
“Wow! That’s a lot of products!” Raven said surprised to see the loads of products Apple got.
“Well, a royal must always be prepared!” Apple said cheerfully.
“Now if you’ll hexcuse me, I’m just going to put my stuff away and get ready for bed.”
“Way ahead of you on the bed thing!” Raven said with a yawn.
Female Narrator: Apple soon disappeared into their bathroom where she placed her hair care products under her sink.
Male Narrator: But little did Raven know that Apple White had two secrets she was hiding.
Female Narrator: Number 1 was the free wig she is secretly placing under her sink, which is no big deal! I am sure it is for a bad hair day or something.
Male Narrator: Maybe or perhaps it has to do with number 2.
Apple soon sees that Raven is fast asleep and luckily for Apple, Raven is a heavy sleeper. Which means that not even a reading light could disturb her. She also slides the secret chest from under her bed quietly and unlocks it with her key to reveal a trunk load of Battle Star Stellar Books. Apple then picks up the one on top and begins to read to herself with her glasses on. All the while making sure that Raven is not awake to see her now.
Male Narrator: So, Apple White does have some vices!
Female Narrator: So she read sci fi novels, she still is obedient!
As Apple read, suddenly she reads in her mind “As Captain Bella patrolled the markets of Utopia 10, she made sure she was disguised very well, so her enemies would not spot her!”
That’s when Apple had the most delicious idea in her royal mind!
Female Narrator: which could be anything!
Male Narrator: Or perhaps everything!
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britesparc · 1 month ago
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Weekend Top Ten #655
Top Ten MCU Actors Who Could Join the New DCU
It feels like it’s been a big moment for superhero TV recently. Two new shows have just started based on both DC and Marvel characters – The Penguin and Agatha All Along, respectively – and there’s increased jibber-jabber about upcoming programmes too. Creature Commandos – the first proper, official, for-realsies production from James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU – starts in December. And there’s been some interesting casting tittle-tattle about what’s probably the biggest show they’ve got on the docket, Green Lantern series Lanterns, which is going to feature both Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
We already know what one Green Lantern looks like, at least, thanks to paparazzi shots of Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner on the set of next year’s Superman. But Gardner is always, really, the other Lantern; too much of a dickhead, and possessed of too terrible a hairdo, to really be considered the main event. Hal and John, on the other hand, could both be considered the “proper” Lantern, and so it’s going to be really interesting to see them share the screen in what appears to be a sort of buddy-space-cop crime drama.
Anyway the really interesting thing about all of this is the names apparently in the mix to play Hal. I think we already knew (or assumed) that Hal was going to be the older character, more of a mentor-type figure to a younger John, and this has been borne out in some of the actors they’ve either been looking at, talking to, or who’ve already turned the role down. These include Ewan McGregor, Chris Pine, Timothy Olyphant (who, of these names, would be my choice), and Josh Brolin. Now, three of these have already played comic book characters before; both McGregor and Pine are in prior DC films. But Brolin was, of course, an absolutely huge part of Avengers, playing interstellar bad guy Thanos across a number of films (if Brolin had taken the role, he’d have been not one but four characters in Marvel and DC: Thanos, Cable, Hal Jordan, and Jonah Hex – so maybe he thought it was a bit much).
If Thanos can cross the floor, so to speak, to take a major role in a DC show, then – of course – nothing’s off the table. Heimdall himself, Idris Elba, is also DC’s Bloodsport; and there have been a number of smaller-scale roles cast with actors who’ve had a foot in both ponds. I think Thanos being Green Lantern might have been the biggest deal, however; we may have to contend with everyone’s favourite emerald space cop being a major Star Wars character instead.
This has inspired my list this weekend, which is all about actors who’ve had (moderately) significant roles in the MCU, who could now jump ship and appear in a DCU production. I’ve done a few casting suggestion lists over the years, so I’ve tried not to repeat myself – as such I’ve avoided even speculating on truly major JLA-type roles, so there’s no “Chris Pratt for Batman!”-type stuff. Some of these I think would be truly excellent suggestions; others would just be amusing.
Have at it, Jim and Pete! Take your pick!
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Pom Klementieff as Zatanna: Klementieff brings a certain other-worldliness to her roles; she always feels at a remove, can project a kind of oddness that’s either adorable and endearing (Mantis) or strange and threatening (Paris). I think this, plus her great comic timing and natural ability, would be perfect for backwards-talking magic-user Zatanna. And – hey – I kinda feel like magicians should be French, I don’t know why.
Edward Norton as Clayface: Norton is, I guess, only technically part of the MCU, but he still counts! He’s got a reputation as a super-serious actor; this would make him perfect to play Basil Karlo, a vain and fading actor who ends up becoming a shape-shifting goo man. He could play him like his character from Birdman, but, y’know, in clay. And he’s got form with CGI characters! Sort of! Anyway, it’d be funny.
Frank Grillo as Slade Wilson: Grillo was great as the super-gruff Crossbones in Winter Soldier and Civil War; he was tough but charismatic, and held his own against Captain America. He’s been public about wanting to carry on the role, despite being killed off, so perhaps jumping into DC waters would be cool. He looks the part for Slade, and can do the action stuff, and as the character is meant to be a bit older and more experienced, I think he’d bring a good sense of hard-earned wisdom to the role.
Dave Bautista as Dr. Will Magnus: I definitely think Bautista will pop up in the DCU. I’d like to see him in a role that was less physical; he’s a terrific actor, capable of bringing out humour, tragedy, and pathos. So it’d be good to see him as a scientist; there are plenty to choose from. Magnus is great because I guess he’s essentially a good guy, but also a bit morally dubious, and has a history of both mental health issues and slightly dodgy relationships with some of the robots he builds. So there’s lots there for Bautista to get his teeth into.
Sylvester Stallone as Wildcat: I don’t know what the plans are for the Justice Society, and obviously casting a guy in his seventies isn’t really going to allow you to make a decade’s worth of intense action movies. But Wildcat was a boxer before becoming a crimefighter; he’s tough, he’s a fighter, and (depending on continuity) trained Batman. The Society are usually presented as older anyway, the previous generation of heroes. Do I need to explain why Stallone is perfect for this role?
Benicio del Toro as Sinestro: Sinestro is, basically, a corrupt cop who really breaks bad – I wouldn’t be surprised if he cropped up Lanterns, as he’s really the big Green Lantern bad guy. Rather than making him a moustache-twirling British guy, I think having del Toro bring both a bit of the grit and strength he has in films such as Traffic, as well as the charm and humour he naturally possesses, would really make the character stand out.
Sam Rockwell as Ralph Dibney: I don’t know what their plans are for these characters, and maybe Rockwell’s too old if The Elongated Man is supposed to be a contemporary of a (presumably mid-thirties) Flash. But come on: a light-hearted, wisecracking detective who can also stretch his body? Don’t tell me his wouldn’t be a fantastic role for Rockwell. I’d want him front and centre of every Justic League film, though. Maybe they could also bring across Rachel Weisz as his wife Sue?
Jenny Agutter as Granny Goodness: Agutter has been really underused in the MCU; after Winter Soldier, I was hoping she’d keep popping up as a sort of British version of Nick Fury. So casting her entirely against type as an evil, cruel, vicious general and leader of the Female Furies, working for ultimate big-bad Darkseid, would be really cool. The only downside is Goodness is usually presented as a plus-sized woman, and it’d be a shame to lose some of that representation (Amanda Waller, for instance, has had a significant weight loss in recent years).
Jeff Goldblum as The Riddler: I’ve tried to limit both the number of former Guardians cast members and also the number of specifically Batman-related characters (sorry, Karen Gillan as Poison Ivy). But we’re back in Gotham for this utterly perfect casting. Goldblum is great at three things: appearing smart, projecting hidden darkness, and a wild eccentric charisma. Making the Riddler an older guy looking for a legacy – a would-be genius out to prove he’s smarter than everyone else one last time – would make him really different from both Jim Carrey’s utterly manic turn, and also Paul Dano’s weird serial killer (who, I’m sorry, is great, but is not the Riddler).
Samuel L. Jackson as Darkseid: is this on-the-nose? First base? I was basically thinking about the voice; who has the best voice for this? Well, to be honest, the answer is the sadly departed James Earl Jones, but Jackson also has a fantastic baritone. Also, if he were to appear in a more human guise, I like he image of a taciturn Jackson randomly appearing in someone’s front room to threaten or tempt them. Jackson is excellent at projecting menace, but also great at delivering elaborate soliloquies. And he’s very funny.
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thenonconformistcurmudgeon · 8 months ago
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Miss Peggy Lee
It does not take much for me to start a new obsession. The latest is Miss Peggy Lee, the old jazz/pop singer from long ago. You know the “Fever” singer. “You give me fever”. “Chicks were born to give you fever, Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade”. 
My preoccupation begins after my wife sends me a video clip of Miss Peggy singing “It’s a good day” from 1946.  She knew I would like it but probably didn’t know to what extent. A very upbeat swinging tune. “and it’s a good day for payin’ your bills, cause it’s a good day for curin’ your ills, so take a deep breath and throw away the pills, ‘Cause it’s a good day from morning ‘till night”.  Youthful with a 40’s curly hairdo and a great outfit and sung with attitude. I was enthralled.
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Now I remember Miss Peggy when she was much older, singing on variety shows like Sullivan and my memory was that she was always introduced as Miss Peggy Lee with the Miss having to be there.  I remember when I was a kid finding it odd that she was introduced this way when others were not. Other than that, I had no interest when she performed, feeling she was just an old timer, out of step with the current culture.  I probably just tuned her out, went to the bathroom, or got something to eat unless the vertical or horizontal hold needed fixing.
It's amazing how time can change one’s perspective. I now love her voice and songs and have been playing them over and over. Smoky jazz tunes.  Of course, I had to research her life and music.  She was a singer songwriter which was rare back in the day and wrote 270 songs including the songs in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp and voiced 4 characters in the movie. She basically produced her own stage shows, choreographed every movement, eye brow raise, curling lip, crooked smile, and was in charge of the lighting and even designed some of her performance outfits. She performed for 65 years, at the end while in a wheelchair. Well, it turns out my memory was correct.  She insisted on being introduced as Miss Peggy Lee because she felt it was a sign of respect. I am glad that my memory was accurate but even more satisfied knowing that I noticed peculiarities as a kid.
She grew up in nowheresville North Dakota.  Born in 1920, she was a farm girl. She was abused by a stepmother. She didn’t live where there were movie theatres and likely relied on the radio to dream big for herself.  Benny Goodman discovered her singing on the radio when she was 14. 
The Muppet Miss Piggy was originally called Miss Piggy Lee and the designer was also from North Dakota and modeled her after Peggy.  Miss Piggy is a temperamental diva superstar personality and I guess although our hero came from humble beginnings was a temperamental artist. From a 2002 article in the Observer by Rex Reed: “Miss Peggy Lee, the singing icon who kept her public perking, was often a completely different person in private. Friends and musicians describe her as quirky, obsessive, demanding, stubborn, illogical, eccentric, driven by anger, tortured by a lack of love and strange to the point of madness. Of her four marriages that ended bitterly, she said the one to handsome movie star Dewey Martin was punctuated by so much abusive violence that she took to wearing a football helmet to the dinner table. Robert Richards, the noted artist and illustrator, once entered a disastrous business partnership with “Miss Peg” that required him to live in her home in Beverly Hills for a six-month period that is best described as an exotic season in purgatory. “She rarely left her bedroom, which was as cold as a meat locker. You would attend a business meeting at the foot of her bed. Your teeth would be chattering and she would be covered with feathers under a mountain of blankets. She was up all night, writing notes to herself with an assortment of pens and colored markers. Then she would wake at noon, or mid-afternoon, surrounded by piles of crushed papers on the bed–thoughts, musings, pieces of terrible song lyrics, poems, memos to ‘Send to Frank!’”.
Is that all there is? Is that all there is? If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
In Wimbledon ND, population 180, the high school home of Miss Peggy Lee was turned into a  World Renown combination museum of Peggy and a Depot Transportation Museum as the downstairs part of the house was the depot that her father worked at and they lived above. The museum is free but there are no regular hours and you have to call ahead for a tour appointment. I guess they don’t get much foot traffic in Wimbledon, ND. However, on her birthday, May 26th each year, the museum is open for 3 hours and you are invited for cake, coffee and conversation. In town, there is only a singular café which is located in the grocery store, open only 11:30-1:00, Monday through Friday, serving mostly fried food.  Can’t beat the prices, $7.99 for the fish basket with fries, cheeseburger deluxe for $8.50. I’d be sure to time my visit to also hit up the café. This definitely goes on the bucket list with the Pigeon Museum in Oklahoma City and Museum of Barbed Wire in Kansas.
Hey, big spender! Hey, big spender! Hey, big spender Spend a little time with me Spend a little time with me Spend a little time with me.
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oliveroctavius · 2 years ago
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It's the Harry Osborn fashion post nobody asked for!
I'm no expert in menswear (all info + photo examples come from VintageDancer) so take this as speculation and feel free to correct any terminology. Still, I wanted to ramble about his interesting progression of clothes choices through the classic comics.
Ditko era (1965)
An outdated look even for the time: the bowtie, brown/grey color scheme, and wide high-waisted pants with a skinny belt are all kind of 1940s/50s things. Not to mention the hair.
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It seems Ditko's only vision for Harry was Norman Junior. You know those eerie photos of politicians' families where the kids are dressed identically to their parents? Yeah.
Of course, once characterization catches up, there's a lot to be said about Harry's relationship with imagined "good old days" and his father's self-image.
Characterization catches up (1966)
John Romita is here and we get a flashback to baby Harry, who in contrast to his dad looks like an easter egg.
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On a practical level, bright colors (1) draw attention to Harry as a new main character and (2) convey time passing. But it also fits with the reveal that he's a mostly sweet kid trying too hard to conform to an aggressively traditionalist role model.
I like that the bow tie sticks around. It has old-fashioned, dweeby connotations (as probably originally intended) but it also has appropriate oddball performer connotations.
Roomates era (1966-69)
Big checkered patterns, vests, and expanded colors; a showy take on the Ivy League 50s/60s style, unless I miss my guess. A bit more modern, but still in the realm of uptight dweeb. I love how Romita made him friendly without making him less weird.
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It's a rather slow makeover from monochrome to bright and patterned. On a Watsonian level, it's fun to imagine that living away from his dad lets him gradually rediscover a colorful fashion sense.
The less formal at-home version of this look is a sweater or sweatervest with a collared shirt, a la baby Osborn.
The New Osborn Image (1969. nice)
Eventually both Harry and the editors get self conscious about keeping up with the times, and...
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This is so charmingly "repressed young adult finally has their awkward rebellious self-discovery phase halfway through college" to me. Artists love to call back to this look because lol, retro facial hair, but I think its status as a bona fide short-lived Embarrassing Phase makes it sacred.
The New(er) Osborn Image (1970-72)
Exploratory phase over, his new look is something between Mod and Peacock Revolution: long coats, double-breasted tailored jackets, colorful turtlenecks, neckerchiefs instead of ties.
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In my totally unbiased opinion this is the pinnacle of Harry costuming. He's found a public-facing sense of style that's fun. It's formal, but not just in a Norman-impressing way—he got here via personal experimentation and peer inspiration. It's the most joyful sartorial self-expression he ever seems to get.
Sure hope he's not about to experience personal-identity-shattering amounts of stress and tragedy!
spice up your mental breakdown by raiding your father's closet (1973)
At least, I think that's Ross Andru's angle. Harry moves back into his dad's townhouse and his clothes are uncharacteristically oversized and formless.
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Drop the metaphor, fill your father's shoes for real. The fur-lined coat + leather gloves in particular strike me as unnaturally Normanesque. Earlier periods illustrated his Garbage Mental Health Hygiene with untucked shirts and unfastened collars, though his hairdo is still perfectly in place because everyone knows it just grows in like that.
I think the shirt he's committed in is the first short-sleeved shirt we ever see him wear. Probably too early in history for him to be given a pair of those grippy socks.
back to basics/dadclothes (1975-on)
Harry comes back in ASM 151 with two outfits: a grey suit and tie and a plaid short sleeved shirt with jeans. This split between utilitarian business clothes/simple comfort clothes sticks around into Buscema and JMD's 90s run.
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This was probably meant to signal that he's more "grown up" and stable, but after everything else it just feels like a very lonely return to form and a widening fracture between public presentation and personal identity—this time self-enforced.
JMD uses the goblin costume to talk about Harry's struggles with self-image and emotional compartmentalization, but I think it works because that theme was already there in a less dramatic way. Particularly once the colors went back in the closet.
The thing about toxic performative masculinity is that it hates to admit that it's just a performance. Showy fashion can be attractive to people who've been told they flunk out of gender for physical or mental reasons because it's entirely performance (hence the art of drag) (and hence transmascs who joke they dress like silver age Harry). Also, I think it's just a fun personality trait for him to enjoy bright and meticulous dress, dangit.
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wthjillie · 2 years ago
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brainrot imagine #1 of captain junpei hyuga
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a/n: WELP, here goes nothing 😂 i said i was gonna write imagines for the list of headcanons that i wrote for this jackass so here's the first one lol i have the original post of the headcanons here so feel free to check it out!! i'll be numbering them as it follows so enjoyyyyy <3
summary: hyuga would have prolly kept his blond hair if you told him you liked it
First day of high school always had a rush of excitement everyone! Well, maybe not everyone but at the very least, you were excited. You didn't really understand the people who weren't excited, you always had a knack for trying new things or not knowing all the answers, I guess it was just a unique quirk you have. What really got your going was seeing your friends again, your good ol' middle school besties who evidently decided to attend the same high school as you.
You walk out your front door just after yelling, "I'm heading out!! See you later!" to your Mom, and just like clockwork your middle school friend, Shun Izuki, walks by. This was a regular occurrence, you guys had lived close by to each other for nearly your whole lives so commuting to school together wasn't at all a weird thing.
"Good morning y/n, how was your break?" Izuki asks.
"It wasn't too bad! I got to catch up on some some of my manga and anime, I also got to watch this really cool movie in theatres with Riko! It was a lot of fun, what about you, Izuki?"
Izuki proceeds to tell you about his break as you guys head towards the train station. You guys laugh and talk, just catching up and talking about the most random things. You guys make it to school, waving and saying hello to some other friends from middle school. You guys find the master list and check which home room class you're in. Funny enough, you and Izuki are in the same class.
"Oh cool, check it out! Hyuga is gonna be in our class too!" Izuki blurts out as he's skimming the rest of your class list.
"Oh nice, too bad Riko got assigned to a different class. I was excited to start high school with her."
As you guys continue skimming the other class lists, you both hear a subtle, "Damnit," and a familiar groan behind your shoulders. You both turn around, hoping to see your hot-headed tsundere friend but only find a tall guy with bleached blond hair of the same stature walking away.
"Huh, I thought for sure I heard Hyuga just now." You say to Izuki. Before you know it, Izuki is catching up to the guy you just saw walking away from you both.
"Hey, Hyuga. Hyuga!"
"Shut up. I hear you." The bleach blond turns around and low and behold, it's Junpei Hyuga. He continues and says, "Izuki..."
"Hey. We're in the same class again." Izuki can barely say it before he bursts into hysterical laughter. "I can't take it!" You smile in your place and start walking towards your idiotic friends.
"What's so funny?!" Hyuga blurts out just as Izuki starts to compose himself.
Izuki goes, "It doesn't look right. You bleached your hair at the start of high school. That's not something a basketball player does."
Hyuga turns around to look away from Izuki's face. With a hint of disappointment in his tone, he says, "Of course it isn't."
"Good morning Hyuga-san!! I like the new hairdo, are you auditioning for a movie or something?" Hyuga abruptly turns around to find you standing with Izuki, who starts to giggle again after you address his hair. You and Izuki can't help but make more jokes about Hyuga's hair, growing in volume and laughter as you keep going. Hyuga groans in his spot, shoving his hands further into his pockets. You wipe away a couple tears from laughing so hard and look up at Hyuga, but you can't help but notice that he's… blushing?
That's a little weird, didn't think I'd ever see the day where Hyuga blushes, you think to yourself.
"Hey, c'mon now Hyuga-san! We're just messing around with you!" You playfully whack his arm to lighten the mood, then link arms with the tsundere which only made him blush even harder. He looks up towards the ceiling to make it less obvious but you already know and Izuki already knows.
"C'mon Izuki! Let's get to class so everyone else can see this God awful hair! I can't wait until Riko sees it too!" Hyuga groans again and tries pushing you away, but evidently fails. You were always like this with Hyuga, even with Izuki and Riko. You guys had always been friends and you couldn't imagine a day where you wouldn't. Inappropriate inside jokes, playful teasing and childish behaviour weren't new to you guys, if anything it was the norm.
You get to the door of your classroom and let go of Hyuga's arm just as you're about to walk in with Izuki. But Hyuga stops in his footsteps. Izuki runs in alone, seeing another friend from middle school who he wanted to ask a question. You turn around to see Hyuga once again blushing, but this time with a huge frown on his face.
You study his face for a bit before saying, "C'mon Hyuga-san. We were only teasing you, we didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything. It's not even that bad, y'know? If you just toned it a bit to make it a less harsh colour and cut your hair so it doesn't cover your face, it'd actually look kinda nice!"
You stepped forward on your tip toes and use your hands to hold up some of the longer pieces of Hyuga's hair, trying to get a better vision of what it would look like with a good haircut. Hyuga watches you play around with his hair, so deep in focus you can hardly notice that he's watching you so intently. You catch his gaze for a moment and he looks away and his shoulders tense up. You smile and place both of your hands on his shoulders to try and get him to relax.
"Y'know what! If you took off a couple inches and maybe faded the sides and the back, it would look really good! Oh my god, I can see it now! You'd be THE BEST looking guy in our class! Wait no, maybe our entire grade!" You laugh out loud and Hyuga flinches before looking right at you, wide-eyed and completely shocked at everything you just said.
"Hmm, honestly the more I look at you, the more I start to like the look. Who knew you'd make it as a blond." Hyuga smiles a bit, before scratching the back of his head and looking away.
"You really think so?" He awkwardly asks.
"Oh, I KNOW so! I'm a little disappointed though. You would think that the barber's son would be more knowledgeable about haircuts and hairstyles, but alas, it is I who would outsmarted the nerd with glasses." You replied.
Before Hyuga can even reply with his own snarking comment, you grab him by the arm again and walk into class together. Hyuga could never seem to keep up with you. Sure, he had grown to deal with Izuki's awful puns and Riko's playful banter and obvious violence, but there was always something about you that always caught him off-guard. Maybe it was the way you always knew what he was thinking? Or maybe it was because you always knew how to make him feel better. Regardless, it was nice to have someone like you that provided him a safe space for his thoughts and all his feelings.
You both walk into class saying hello to old classmates and some more friends. After a while, Hyuga trails behind a little and watches you socialize. He always admired you but would rather die than say it out loud. He always felt like saying something but he could never quite come up with the words.
So instead, he stands back and watches you in your element until the teacher walks in and you all scurry towards your desks.
Just as you're all sitting down, Hyuga turns to you and you flash him a big goofy smile, he smiles back softly.
Huh, maybe it isn't too bad. I guess I'm willing to keep the blond around for a bit before dyeing it back... If y/n thinks it's nice then maybe I'll just have to keep it like this, it's the last thing Hyuga thinks just before class officially starts.
closing a/n: and woop de doo! that's the end of my first imagine! i hope it met your expectations lmfaoooo i had a lot of fun writing this so i hope you enjoy it! Idk how to cut a post so it doesn't show the entire thing :/ maybe it's bcas i'm on my phone hahah so i'll figure it out one day for ya guys
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sonderkore · 2 years ago
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✉ extraordinary attorney woo | ep 13 thoughts jeju-do, joined by friends, and junho's sister is going to have to sleep with one eye open
; or the one where i tried to make sense of what happened.
↳ jeju-do you know what i thought going into this ep? oh, jeju, it's gonna be so much fun!
and it was, actually! it had its funny moments here and there to balance out all the angst. from our newest golden trio singing in the plane and the car to their visit to the temple.
(minwoo's bp joke honestly made me laugh, and i do hate that it was him who said it lol jk)
imo the case's biggest contribution to this ep was that it brought all of them to jeju-do.
it's the things that happened while the squad was in jeju-do, in the middle of this business trip, were the main focus for me.
1. uncovering myeongseok's divorce. the show gave him the spotlight he deserves.
he told us his past, how much he worked even then that ultimately led to his condition now and his eventual divorce. i don't think he'll d word. we see him walking okay in the ep 14 preview when they visit the temple. (at least, i think it was him) ((also im in denial, he cant be terminally ill. he cant!!))
the squad might be trying to find the haengbok noodles owner for him, i think? but we'll see if that's relevant to the case or not.
2. suyeon and minwoo. is it it surprising that this happened? i don't want to say yes in full confidence but it's not a definite no.
we saw the way the camera focused on him when suyeon got a new hairdo. his reactions to when suyeon said she'd aggressively win someone over were also indications of his interest. those were hints that this was bound to happen. they established this in the first ep, i feel like. your typical enemies to lovers trope.
but does it warrant that confession FROM SUYEON we're getting tomorrow? i honestly don't think so and i hope it's a fake out. minwoo likes suyeon. sure, ok. i can understand, can't say i like it.
but you're telling me that suyeon likes him now? even after knowing what he did to youngwoo? after one walk in jeju? REALLY? if that's the case, i think she falls easily :( she fell for junho and her one night stand i think, and if that's the case, then this thing minwoo actually might make sense. doesn't mean i have to like it tho.
(joo jonghyuk's cute BUT MINWOO? TACTICIAN KWON MINWOO? no. he's a -12)
3. meeting junho's sister. we'll get into that one later.
4. minwoo's backstory. i sympathize with his situation. it's difficult to be the breadwinner of your family. you need to endure everything to provide and it gets incredibly lonely. he's suffering, and i can't fault him for that.
does that excuse his behavior, though? nope.
i can't get behind on a redemtion arc for him. he could've not went to taesumi, or they could've shown us him regretting ever going to her as he uncovers more about taesumi and youngwoo's relationship (or lack thereof) and then he apologizes to youngwoo because that's the least he could do after what he did.
but nah.
i just feel like it's a little too late for them to appeal minwoo to us, to say that he's not that bad of a guy.
he still is, that ableist prick. nothing will ever excuse his behavior towards youngwoo. ever.
but, anyway.
i loved that we got some of the cutest whale couple scenes in this ep! junho smiling when youngwoo arrived, even though he was still upset at her for what happened. youngwoo making junho guess the names of the dolphins in the pics, the plane talk and the whole seatbelt thing - i could be here for a while.
but my personal faves are: (non-verbatim)
"i have 154 (bows) left"
"no, it's still 155. you started late."
"why are you keeping track?"
"just keep going."
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"i should've rented a van with an open roof, too."
"there are no vans with open roofs."
"right." *in like a "yes dear" type of tone*
if not date, then why wooho act like a couple married for 10 years??? 😭
↳ joined by friends the geurami, minsik, and myeongseok trio was so refreshing and funny to see!! their colorful fits and their singing in the car were top highlights.
i'm so glad they joined, because we not only got to see the whole cast together, but they were there as a saving grace for all the minwoo scenes we got. (hahaha jk... hng)
minsik not being (totally) awkward and sad around suyeon after their failed date is nice. he's still trying, though, but i hope he gets over her.
i love geurami so much and her scenes in this ep just sealed the deal for me. the clock scene is the best one!! she'll do anything for youngwoo, that's her ride or d word!! she'll slay any ticking clock that disturbs youngwoo for eternity.
but she needs to open her eyes and see that minwoo is not the boy for her.
↳ junho's sister is going to have to sleep with one eye open she really does.
i was really hoping that voice we heard in the preview wasn't someone related to junho. i was imagining them both overhearing it, and youngwoo opening up to junho about her worries and him reassuring her that their relationship isn't like that.
but, well.
firstly, junho wanting to introduce youngwoo to his sister is a big deal. that's what you do when you're serious about the relationship. not that we've seen anything from junho that states otherwise. but time and time again, he proves to youngwoo (and us, the viewers) that he's in this for the long run. he's committed!! he knows it will last!! HIS FEELINGS ARE NOT TEMPORARY!!
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and it sucks big time that junho's sister clearly doesn't see that, too blinded by her assumptions.
before meeting them, youngwoo asked geurami for tips to impress them. after hearing that junho's sister will be serving them meat and raw fish, no gimbap, youngwoo was hesitant but since she remembered what geurami said, she said it was okay. junho even insisted that she didn't have to force herself to eat them, but she still did.
i made this point in a post earlier, but she did it all for junho. she sat there and ate something she wasn't used to eating because if it meant that junho's sister and her husband will approve of her, then so be it.
but they didn't.
and it led to youngwoo questioning their relationship. "am i someone who can make junho happy?" it's especially painful to hear that after seeing how wide junho's smile is just at the sight of youngwoo alone.
his sister had the audacity to tell him "you're not going to marry her, so don't bother telling our parents."
MAM
MAM
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in junho's head, they've been married since this scene.
probably.
but he we saw how worried he was before moving forward in this relationship. he's 100% sure of youngwoo. he's down so bad for her and he's in this for the long run.
i've said that, but clearly junho's sister needs it drilled into her head.
my frustrations simmered down a bit now, but i'm still so incredibly disappointed at how things turned out. not at the writers, no. but the scene in general and the fact that we're going to witness a whale couple breakup tomorrow.
they need to be able to communicate this properly. saw someone said that wooho were better at communicating before they were dating, and i can definitely see that. this is a drama, and tbh when i said in ep 12 that their little bickering was necessary, i meant that. and i mean it for this one, too. that doesn't mean i enjoy seeing the angst tho. these are two people i want to protect.
i'd hate for the writers to throw the healthy communication down the drain in ep 14. they should talk it out!! and i mean in that beach, not when they go back home. we have 3 eps left, are they seriously going to make us wait??
also want to point out the glaring plotlines that are missing so far:
junho meeting youngwoo's dad
taesumi and minwoo. how's the deal going?
boston.
we haven't heard anything about boston since ep 11, if i remember correctly, and we have 3, episodes left. i hope they're not ending it with her going to boston, but it's becoming a possibility?
i don't want to think about it and this post is getting way too long and i need to work so.
see you later for ep 14!
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fly-flower-fanfics · 4 years ago
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I liked the previous one i requested so much I wanted to come to you for my new request. May i request a Spencer Reid x Male/ftm reader (your choice) where the MC has previously long hair and one day he walks to work with a buzz cut? The rest is up to you. And thank you just for reading the ask
Absolutely! I love this honestly. I’ll try and do it justice for you. 🥺👉🏼👈🏼 I’m also sorry it took so long. Things have been hectic lately... I know it’s not a super long fic, but I hope that it’s still worth the wait!
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Buzz Off
Spencer Reid x Trans Male Reader
Warnings: Slight transphobia mentioned
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I closed my eyes, inhaling deeply. Today was the day I was actually doing it. I was actually getting a hair cut. Not that it was a big deal to anyone else, but it was to me, making today a big day.
I had been out as trans for almost fifteen years now, coming out when I was sixteen years old. The team didn’t really know I was trans as I had gotten top surgery and started testosterone by then.
The only ones who knew I was trans was Spencer and Hotch. Spencer knew because I wanted to be honest about my past with him. Hotch knew because I’d had to explain some slight complications in my old information.
However, regardless of all that, I never got rid of my long, almost waist length hair.
I was always holding onto a little piece of my past. My parents had been very transphobic toward me, never allowing me to cut my hair or buy masculine clothing. I had to do everything all by myself once I had moved out. Yet I kept my long hair in an attempt to please my parents even after I changed.
It didn’t work, and they dropped all contact with me. Today, I had finally gotten up the courage to cut my hair as I had always wanted to: a buzz cut. Nothing too dramatic, but dramatic enough to match my personality. And it was long overdue for a change.
I opened my eyes, smiling a bit to myself as I got out of the car and locked it. I hadn’t yet gotten a call from Hotch saying I needed to come in, so I hoped I’d have enough time to get this hair cut.
Once I sat in the chair and the coat-like covering was draped over me, I couldn’t stop smiling. I explained to the hair dresser, Debi, exactly what I wanted, and she was obviously excited for me. That made me feel all the more excited for it myself. I had been going to her for years and for years she had been trying to get me to loosen up and cut my hair.
We had been high school friends, so she knew all about my transition and why I never had cut my hair. But now, she was super excited, hyping me up the whole time.
I kept my eyes closed most of the time, not wanting to spoil the surprise. I was hoping, praying, that it would look good on me. It was hard to focus on the doubts when Debi kept saying how handsome I looked and how Spencer was absolutely going to melt when he saw me.
Spencer and I had been dating for about a year now. He knew of my being trans and how my parents treated me. He never met them, and granted, he didn’t want to. However, he fully supported me not cutting my hair, even though he wasn’t a huge fan of why I wasn’t.
“You’re all set, hun!” Debi exclaimed, putting her razor down. She stood in front of me as I opened up my eyes. “Are you ready?!”
I nodded eagerly, and she stepped aside, allowing me to look in the large mirror in front of me. My jaw dropped as I saw my reflection.
It was perfect.
Tears welled up in my eyes as I reached up to touch the shaved spots. The short hair looked absolutely perfect on me, and I’d be lying if my self esteem didn’t skyrocket because of it.
“Thank you so much, Debi. I love it. I should’ve listened to you sooner.”
She gave me a pointed look, but couldn’t stop herself from smiling as well. “Did I not tell you so?”
At that moment, my phone went off. I checked it, seeing as it was for work. “You did, Debi. But duty calls. Let me pay you so I can get outta here.”
Within three minutes, I was back on the road. I was smiling the whole time I drove. Part of me felt a little guilty for being so giddy since there had been a murder, but I eased my conscience by reminding myself I was giddy over my own personal experiences and the team seeing me, not the murder itself. I only wanted to see the team’s reactions.
I walked into the bullpen, my eyes darting around wildly as I tried to avoid eye contact with everyone. Suddenly, I felt very, very shy, and I was overly aware of the cool air on the back of my neck. Has it always been this cold in here?
“Oh. My. Goodness.” Garcia was the first to notice me. She rushed up to me, a bright smile on her face. “Oh! Look at you!”
Her excited exclamations tugged over JJ and Emily’s attention. Both of them smiled at me.
“Hey, lookin’ good, Y/N,” JJ said. “Suits you.”
“I like it. Different than what I’m used to seeing you with, but it looks really good on you,” Emily said, nodding in approval.
“Thanks, guys,” I replied with a light blush dusting my cheeks.
Derek was the next to come in and notice me. “Hey, hey, hey! Look at you! Gettin’ all snazzy with a new hairdo. New you; I’m digging it.”
I laughed and nudged him with my shoulder as he reached out to fluff what was left of my hair. “Thanks, Derek.”
Hotch came in, took a glance at me, and gave me a small smile and nod. “Ready for work?” It wasn’t much of a reaction, but after working with Hotch for this long, I knew that was his approval. He was proud of me.
All of us got up to go to the conference room when a soft gasp took my attentions way from Hotch and the others.
Spencer was standing behind me, his lips parted in a slight shock. It then turned into a large smile as he walked up to me and took my hands in his.
“You did it,” he mumbled softly, bringing a hand up to my cheek.
“Yeah,” I breathed out softly. “It was time. Long overdue, if I’m being honest.”
He ran his hand up the side of my face, rubbing it over my head. His smile widened, if that was even possible. “God, you look so good.”
My cheeks darkened with a blush. “Yeah. I think I’ll miss the man bun, though. Maybe at a later date, I’ll get it back. But for now? For me? Yeah... I do look good.”
Spencer pulled me into a tight hug, placing a kiss on the top of my head. “I’m so proud of you, Y/N. So proud,” he whispered.
Tears pricked my eyes. It was so satisfying and freeing to let that last but of past me go. To let it disappear forever. To finally be me. I clutched his shirt tightly, reveling in his soft praises.
“Thank you, Spence.”
A throat cleared, and the two of us separated, seeing Hotch standing outside the door of the conference room. He gestured to the file in his hand with his eyes.
“I am very glad you guys had this moment together. It’s a good move for you, too, Y/N. But evil does not wait for a haircut. Please, both of you, join us.”
My entire face heated, and I nodded quickly. “O-of course. Sorry, sir.”
Hotch gave me a small smile before disappearing back into the room.
I took Spencer’s hand. “I guess we better get in there; he is right.”
Spencer gave my hand a small squeeze and pressed another kiss onto my forehead. “He is. Maybe we can celebrate later tonight after the case.”
I laughed a little bit as we walked to the room. “Don’t have so much hope for the ease of this case. You should know better, Spence! You of all people.”
He let out a light laugh. “Perhaps. I’m just really happy for you.”
I took a seat beside him around the table as Penelope began to show the pictures and explained what we knew about the case.
I was happy for me, too.
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silly-jellyghoty · 2 years ago
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Cool cool cool.
Apparently, I have became something of a fashion icon in my work???
So last year i started dying my hair purple (instead of copper ginger) and about half a year later one girl came to me, asking about how hard it is to maintain the colour etc, then one day she came with her own purple hair. Which fair, nobody wants to be The First Weirdo in a collective, so I get it.
But then about 2 months later other 3 women came with something similar - blue, pink, and full on unicorn puke rainbow hairdo specifically. Which is awesome.
But. Then during summer i got a bunch of piercings plus I boight myself aome new funky tunel jewelry and guess what did other, this time male coleague, had questions about. Also guess who came with a new eyebrow piercing 2 weeks ago.
And again, cool cool cool, maybe that's just a coincidence. But ever since my stuff healed, i had started wearing makeup again, but this time full on black goth lipstick and big eyeliner wings and shit and GUESS 3 TIMES WHAT'S THE NEWEST FUCKING TREND IN THIS PLACE THAT NO ONE EVER BOTHERED TO LOOK PRETTY FOR BEFORE?
That's right - bold eye makeup and dark lipsticks (although so far i'm the only one wearing black and the majority of women stick to reds, browns, and lilac pink)
The weirdest part is that i don't even talk to these people that much and i'm generally the weirdo loser staring blankly at her phone to not let show how invested i am in those E rated fics i read in the break room so i have no fucking idea how this happened.
What will happen next time? Somebody coming in with black nail polish FUCK YOU on their middle fingers because they saw me flipping this at broken machines?
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hyuckssunchip · 4 years ago
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~the expression of one’s eyes
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Pairings: Mark x Reader, ft. Johnny
Words: 3.3K
Warnings: Language (there is almost always language in my writings), angst, unrequited love
Synopsis:
It wasn’t as if Mark couldn’t see it, in fact he was almost sure that Johnny could see it too. The way that you looked at him. At Johnny.
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“Horror or Rom-com tonight?” You turned to face Johnny, dressed in his familiar pajamas, plaid didn’t do him justice.
“I dunno, it’s your night to choose.” Your eyes followed his figure, and you admired the messy hairdo you had gotten so used to.
“Horror? Are you up for some nightmares tonight?” He laughed, and your heart skipped a beat at the sound.
You giggled at his response, but he recognized the nervous look on your face.
“Don’t worry I’ll keep you safe, just like old times.” He plopped on the cushion next to you, his body flushed against yours. This was nothing new, his warmth was a familiar feeling, but you could never get used to the butterflies that the contact sent through you.
“Remember that time you thought that Pennywise was hiding under your bed?” He snorted at the memory of you huddled on the couch in the middle of the night, begging for him to stay up with you.
“That was stupid, and I told you I didn’t like clowns.” You grumbled, wrapping the blanket around you tighter, trying to ignore the teasing looks.
“Sure, so I’m guessing you don’t like ghosts either?” He nudged you, raising his eyebrows.
“No, I’m fine with ghosts.” You mocked back, but the hint of fear was evident in your voice.
“Great! I know a great movie then!” He moved towards the remote, checking out your reaction from the side of his eye.
“Yeah…” You mumbled, sinking further into the couch.
You were interrupted by the soft slam of the front door. 
“Johnny?” You turned at the sound of a new voice.
“Oh, hey Mark. We’re about to watch a movie, wanna join? It’s horror.” He sang the last part, taunting you.
“Oh.” The awkward tension didn’t leave, and you turned to face Johnny, indicating you wanted to be introduced.
“Oh. Y/N this is Mark, Mark Y/N.” Johnny went back to the TV searching for the movie and leaving you and Mark to awkwardly acknowledge each other.
“Hi.” You let out a soft whisper, waving a shy hand at the newcomer.
“Hi.” But all he could do was stare back, a tiny smile adorning his face. You returned his smile, and turned to Johnny, digging your elbow into his side.
“Ow! What?” He flinched, rubbing his ribs and giving you a teasing glare. You nodded your head in Mark’s direction.
“Mark, you gonna join?” He raised his eyebrows in question.
“Oh, yeah, I guess.” He stuttered out, glancing between the two of you as he fell into the seat adjacent from you.
The starting credits of the movie began, lighting up your faces. Throughout the movie you had dug yourself into Johnny’s side, his arm making its way around your shoulders, laughing at the way you used him as a shield. 
“You could’ve said no to ghosts.” He whispered in your ear, with a teasing grin on his face. 
“Shut up.” You smacked his chest.
From the other couch Mark watched your interaction, the way that you looked at him, the way that you held onto him.
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“Oh, hi.” You were startled, looking up from the comfortable position on the couch.
“Hi.” You winced at the awkwardness, suddenly wishing you hadn’t showed up to Johnny’s place early.
Mark slowly sat down on the other couch, as if he was worried that you didn’t want him there. Which wasn’t exactly true, but also not far from the truth.
“Are you waiting for Johnny?” He asked, choosing to look at anything but you.
“Yeah, it’s movie night again, but he said he was running late.” You rolled your bottom lip between your teeth, staring at the plant on the coffee table.
“Oh.”
The silence was heavy. Normally you weren’t this awkward, but apparently your social ineptness and his just made things worse.
You giggled at the thought and as a way to relieve the tension.
“What?” He furrowed his eyebrows, worried that he had done something.
“Nothing.” But you couldn’t help but giggle again. The laughter was contagious and soon you found each other’s company comfortable.
You wiped the small tear that was threatening to escape, “Oh my god, my cheeks hurt.” You shook your head, the last half an hour you and Mark had been laughing non-stop, bantering as if you had known each other as long as you and Johnny had.
He had the biggest grin on his face, a goofy look that you thought was sweet.
“What’s going on here?” Johnny entered, chucking his back by the entrance. He commanded attention, pulling you and Mark away.
“We were just talking about you actually.” You smirked, winking at Mark.
“Hey, that’s not nice. What’d you talk about?” At the sound of the both of your laughter Johnny had wielded one of the biggest smiles you had ever seen. He felt content at the sight of the two people he loved most being happy. 
“Oh, just some things… like that time where we went swimming and you-” His hand slapped over your mouth as he sent you a glare.
Mark doubled over in laughter, as you ripped his hand away from your face. “I already told him, it’s not new news.” You laughed at the look of horror on his face.
“You said you’d take that to the grave!” He threw an accusing finger at you.
“Oops. I lied.” You giggled at his face.
“Whatever. Horror night again I guess.” He smirked at the way your face fell.
“No, it’s my turn to pick.” You whined at him, to which he promptly shook his finger at you.
“Uh-uh, you lost that privilege the moment you opened your mouth.” He reached for the remote, quickly trying to find the movie.
You pouted, crossing your arm over your chest. “Whatever.” The smile grew on your face as you made eye contact with a very red-faced Mark, who looked as if he was going to combust from holding in his laughter. “It was worth it.”
Mark snorted, unable to keep it in. “I can’t believe you-” But the rest of his sentence couldn’t be heard, his own laughter ruining the story. 
“Whooo.” He calmed himself, dabbing the undersides of his eyes dry.
“Okay. You done now?” Johnny teased sarcastically. He rolled his eyes, but couldn’t help the grin that stretched over his face.
“Yeah.” But the tips of Mark’s lips never went down.
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“Where are you going?” Johnny shouted at your back as you tried to leave the apartment.
“Mark’s taking me bowling. We’re going to practice so we can whoop your ass next Friday.” You shouted back, shoving your feet into your worn shoes, victims of your lack of patience.
He smiled at the sound of the door slamming, pleased that you two were getting along great. He wanted so badly for your friendship to work out, and possibly move to something more. Mark wasn’t exactly shy in the way that he looked at you, or talked about you. And Johnny could think of no one better he would approve of.
But the problem wasn’t with Mark, it was you. You were oblivious to his feelings, and even more so to your own. No matter how much time you spent with Mark, you told yourself that your heart belonged to someone else. No matter how wrong that was, you had convinced yourself that what you felt was love, and it wasn’t possible to feel that way for anyone else.
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“You know I think you should get out there, I mean I know a really great guy that would be perfect for you.” You frowned at his words, not liking the sound of it.
You hated the way he was pushing you into a random relationship, especially when you just wanted nothing more than for him to reciprocate your feelings. But he was doing the opposite. 
“I don’t want to get with a random guy.” You tried to push the idea away and move away from the topic.
“But you can’t just keep hanging out with me,” He frowned at your scowl, “I just want to do you a favor, I think you’ll really like him.”
“I don’t want to, Johnny. I’ll get into a relationship when I want to.” You pushed back, grabbing your phone as a distraction.
“When is that gonna be? You can’t just wait forever.” He tried to get your attention.
“Who says I’m waiting? I don’t need to be in a relationship to be happy.” You snapped at him, his words now hitting a little too close to home.
“I’m not saying you’re not happy, just that you should find someone that can love you the way you deserve.”
You tensed at his words, not quite yet understanding where that was coming from.
“I know, and I’ll find that when it comes along.”
“I can’t do that for you.” He let out, biting his bottom lip.
Your heart stopped and suddenly you felt your chest tighten. 
“So you knew.” You felt hot tears of embarrassment threaten to fall. 
“Y/N…” There was a pleading tone as he realized your hurt, but that didn’t stop him from his next words, “It was hard not to.”
You swore you heard your heart break. “How long?” You croaked out.
“A long time Y/N.” He faltered out, watching your expression fall.
The feeling of betrayal hit you hard, and unable to reach his eyes anymore you turned on your heel, just narrowly missing his outreaching grasp.
“Y/N…” He paused, noticing the way you hesitated. It was hard not to, after all your feelings were still so strong and so real.
But he never finished, and you took that as a sign that the conversation, or whatever this situation was, was over. 
It was only natural for you to find comfort in the person that seemed to know you best after Johnny. Mark.
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“I was talking to Haechan yester- hey, what’s wrong?” Mark immediately found your eyes, a pool of empathy that you longed for.
You sniffled and your bottom lip trembled as you tried to speak. “He...Johnny.” That was all you got out before your voice was swallowed by a sob.
He reached out for you tentatively, wrapping an arm over your shoulder. You automatically melt into his embrace.
“What’s wrong?” He asked, softer than before, but just as genuine.
“Johnny found out I like him…” You faltered, not wanting to come to terms with his rejection.
You were terrified at the sight of his face, he wasn’t at all shocked at your confession.
“Was I that obvious?” You asked, moving to wipe the streaks off your face.
He sighed, trying not to meet your desperate eyes. “I mean…”
Your shoulders dropped, face heating in embarrassment. “Does everyone know? Am I just that transparent?” 
“So what if you wear your heart on your sleeve? What’s wrong with that?” He leaned down to make eye contact, trying to console you.
“He doesn’t…”
You didn’t finish, but he didn’t need you to. Once again, his arms wrapped around you and he swayed you in embrace for a moment of silence.
Although he hesitated to ask, he desperately wants to know the answer to the question on his mind. His timing wasn’t great, but he’s human too. 
“Do you… still like him?” He asked the top of your head, not daring to move as he felt you stiffen.
“Yeah…”
Neither of you spoke.
“I don’t want to though.” 
“Sometimes you can’t help it.” He mumbled, some of his own truth behind his words. “The heart wants what it wants right?”
“Yeah.”
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“Y/N.”
You froze, it was too early for you. You knew the moment you laid eyes on him you would break again.
“Are you mad?” He asked gently to your back, although you couldn’t see him, the Johnny you knew was genuine. 
You sighed, it was soon, but you wanted to be able to hold yourself together for this conversation.
“No.” It came out as a squeak and you flinched at the sound of your vulnerable voice.
“I don’t want… I don’t want our friendship to be like this. I don’t want things to change.” Your heart sank at his words, although he had good intentions you knew the meaning behind them. That anything more than a friendship was never going to happen.
“I can’t do this right now.” You whispered out, sliding past the door. You felt your throat tighten involuntarily and a sob escaped you as you ran down the hallway, bumping into Mark on the way.
“Y/N?”
You continued past him, not wanting to take the chance that Johnny had followed you.
But the steps caught up with you, and you found a pair of arms enveloped you from behind and your shoulders sank in defeat.
“Y/N?” You relaxed at the familiar voice. You turned around in his arms, choosing to wrap your arms around his waist. You fit snug against his chest, the warmth and his heartbeat calming you.
“Shhh…. It’s okay.” He patted the back of your head, raking his hands slightly through your hair.
You simply hummed, not able to formulate a sentence yet. Together you rocked silence, slowly but surely calming you.
“I’m just not ready.” You answered eventually, muffled into his chest.
“It’s okay.” He murmured back.
“I want to be ready to face him, but it still hurts.”
“Y/N, just take your time, you don’t have to be ready yet.” He comforted you, ignoring the own pain that he felt.
“Thank you.” You whispered into his chest, sniffling as you pulled away. You laughed nervously wiping your nose, “I’m sorry about your shirt.”
He giggled back, trying to make you feel better, “My shirt isn’t worth your apology. I’ll be your human tissue any time.”
You smiled shyly at his words, and you felt a small flutter in your stomach.
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Another week had passed before your dreaded conversation with Johnny arrived. You finally felt ready to face the truth, but it didn’t mean you weren’t scared for the change that came with it. You weren’t stupid, awknowledging this meant that things weren’t going to be the same between you two. As scary as that was, nothing was going to get fixed if you avoided it.
“I- I don’t know where to start.” You had never seen Johnny so shy or confused. You were used to him being the powerhouse, the moodmaker. And it hurt you to see him look so defeated.
“Then let me. I have some things to get off my chest, and I honestly don’t know if I can do it if I don’t say it now.” You sighed, taking a deep breath to calm yourself.
He nodded, letting you take your time.
“It just hurt, you know. Like not only was it one-sided, but I just kinda felt betrayed that you played along with it. If you knew the way I looked at you and you didn’t feel the same, you didn’t have to play into it so much.” You paused, still looking at the ground. “You could’ve told me.”
“I didn’t want things to change. I love our friendship, and I never wanted something to come between us. I thought for sure things would get weird if I said something. I mean, look at us now.” He let out a nervous laugh, something that you couldn’t reciprocate.
“But don’t you think it would’ve been better to let me know, so I didn’t feel like you played with me and my feelings?” You felt bitter when reminiscing the moments he made your heart flutter.
“I never once meant to play with your feelings, I swear. I know it looks really bad, and it didn’t help stop your feelings when I acted like that. But I truly didn’t do it to mess with you, or purposely hurt you.” He reached for your hands, grasping you softly. “I didn’t want things to be like this, I just figured that you would find someone else and forget about me. I mean that’s what I hoped.” 
You faltered at his words, heartbroken that he wished that your feelings would just fade. 
“I know it was stupid, and it was harsh, but I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to hurt you and I thought this was the best way.”
You pulled your hands from his, fiddling with your fingers. But slowly you nodded, starting to understand him. Of course Johnny wouldn’t do that to you on purpose, you could trust him.
You watched as his expression visibly fell, and you wanted so badly to comfort him. “I know that you meant well, I just wish it didn’t come out like this, I wish you would’ve just told me. But I get that you didn’t want to hurt our friendship and I know this is probably better. I don’t think that there would’ve ever been the right time to tell me. It just hurts, you know. It would’ve hurt at any time though.”
You sighed at your admission, realizing that this was inevitable. With your feelings and your relationship with Johnny, this was inevitable, it was only a matter of when and how.
“I don’t want to say sorry for being hurt, or say sorry for having feelings for you, my feelings were valid. But I do want to say I’m sorry for reacting the way I did. I should have come to terms with it a long time ago but... I didn’t want to.”
He smiled sadly back at you. “Can things go back anytime soon? I don’t want things to be weird between us. I would hate our friendship to end.”
“Me too. I do think that it’ll take some time for things to go back to normal, if it will. But I want everything to work out the way it did before, and I’ll try.” You gave him a small smile, a means of offering your attempt in saving your relationship.
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“Don’t be stupid. I told you it’ll never work, you’re just wasting your time.” You snorted at the loud thud that followed your words.
“I’m telling you, balancing upside down won’t get rid of your hiccups, what kind of logic is that?” Mark moaned in pain from his position on the floor, now sprawled out.
“Then what do I do?” He rubbed his head, face still red from the blood rushing to his face.
“Uh I don’t know, learn to live with it?” You snickered at the look he gave you.
“Uh… why is Mark on the floor?” Johnny walked in, staring between the two of you with a weird look on his face.
“He’s trying to get rid of hiccups.” You replied, leaning over the back of the couch to get a good glimpse at Mark.
“That doesn’t work.” Johnny said confidently, “I’ve tried.” He plopped on your right, staring down at the hiccuping boy, who glared back.
He wrapped an arm around your neck, pulling you into a soft headlock. 
Things were still different than before, but you were starting to go back to normal. His touch no longer sent flutters through your stomach and you smiled at the interaction. 
“What you need to do is hold your breath.” He motioned to the way he was holding you, “I can help you out with that.” 
Mark glared at the older boy, “No thanks, I rather enjoy breathing.”
He rolled over and slowly sat himself up, leaning back on his hands. He cleared his throat, sparing a glance up at the two of you. “And hands off my girlfriend.” 
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