#and my cousin was having an attitude (like always tbh) and not helping her or being patient with her

[galariangengar]

💭

[vacantgodling]

Pure/Citra, Reed/Twilightsorrow, and Charissa/Altair please!!

(I mean I also want to know everything about what Saith is up to but that felt like too many for one ask 👀)

~ @void-botanist

thank you for the ask!!! ;3;

PURE / CITRA (status: kinda a crackship but they definitely become friends i just haven't decided if i want them to kiss yet or not)

pure is clear's younger brother and the youngest of the brightendale's and he has a super tumultuous relationship with both clear and vanity. pure really buys into the eros-superiority "we need to focus our efforts on argos" energy and is honestly like dion but brattier?? also has no sense of self preservation yet he's not half as talented a hunter as his sister vanity, let alone even a fraction powerful as clear. he has a huge inferiority complex and craves validation and acceptance. citra is on the opposite end of things. he's the cousin of moira and san and while he's not a bad hunter, he definitely isn't the strongest. however, he comes at life with a better attitude (nature/nurture is huge lmao) and seeks to learn and wants to become better and harbors no ill will towards people better than him. the two of them meet and initially clash because pure can be really condescending and brazen while citra is more mild-mannered like clear which immediately pisses pure off (he hates clear with a passion. cuz he's san but worse LMAO). however, citra never takes anything personally and is the first person who really sees that pure is lashing out because he's hurt. they have a very small angry x tall chill vibe about them. citra always makes pure apologize when he goes too far and citra's influence helps pure patch up some of his shittier relationships like with vanity and clear lol. so, i think they could work. PLUS i think it would be hilarious if san and clear ended up cousins via marriage PFF.

REED / TWILIGHTSORROW (status: doomed friendship)

these are some of my history of terrae ocs so spoilers aren't a thing since this happened long before canon. honestly, the best explanation would be if you read this long post about the progression from twilight -> twilightsorrow -> EFFE. if reed would've lived longer, he would've been able to really teach twilightsorrow humanity and tbh their relationship is kind of a very historical mirror of the bad end for evondra/arian (that kind of happens but doesn't happen to them, its complicated). reed is such a good, funloving soul and i think it would honestly be cute to have an au where they got to meet when TS was still just twilight and before the day of fissures bc he'd absolutely serenade her outside of her balcony window and make her embarrassed lol. anyway tcol is actually quite more melancholic than i like to let on LMAO--

CHARISSA / ALTAIR (status: canon!)

god the two of them have been through hell and back together and they're literally boss ass "you can't die for me because i will drag you back to life and kill you myself" vibes. their full backstory is very spoiler territory however, so unless y'all want the spoilers (which i'm always happy to give lmao) i can't say TOO much about what they've kind of been through together, however charissa's family is obsessed with altair and they are demanding to know when they will get together and provide them children and altair thinks this is the funniest shit in the world and proposes to her solely to piss her off when she takes him to introduce him to her family. they're very much a couple who never explicitly says they're together but then they buy a house, matching rings, move in together and are basically married in every sense of the word. charissa is more likely to deny it than altair lmao. they also turn everything into a competition and charissa is most likely to instigate but altair never backs down pff.

[senshis-tenshi]

BACK AGAIN ON MY BS!!!!!!!!!!! what is PF's relationship like with each of the wives?! :O what dose she think of them?!

THANK YOU MY QUEEN MWAH ILY!!!

So basically I feel like they all kinda raised her together so… wah

There is an unbreakable bond between her and The Dag, simply because PF was born to her. But they really are more like sisters than mother and daughter. The Dag isn’t someone PF finds comfort in or goes to for help, and at the same time, The Dag was very young when she had her and doesn’t have a lot of motherly feelings towards her. They are entirely different people, and while they love each other, they simply don’t understand each other very well. The Dag is snarky and speaks in riddles, PF is obedient and direct. Polar opposites. They avoid each other most of the time honestly, because looking at each other‘s faces just causes them so much pain. And still, PF goes out of her way to protect The Dag when she can. She goes from „weirdo“ to „NOT MY MOM!!!“ in a matter of seconds if she has to.

Angharad is who PF actually goes to for affection and comfort - just like the other wives, she looks up to her as a leader of some sort. She believes that she can learn a lot from her, and appreciates her wiseness and her warmth. She views her more like a mother figure, even if she tries not to put even another burden on her. She understands why she’s her father‘s favorite, but at the same time, she tries to protect her from being „overused“ by him if she can. They have more of a mother and daughter relationship, honestly.

Capable probably spends the most time trying to figure her out. Trying to understand what’s going on inside her head. She’s the one who figured out that the child had sensory issues, that she has routines she likes to follow, etc. She took on the role of a second parent basically. The one guiding her and letting her see a light in the darkness. When Angharad’/ warmth couldn‘t help, Capable‘s view of the world could. They‘re very affectionate with each other, but more like that one neighbor ™️ who always watched over you when your mom wasn’t home, you know?

PF and Toast were never particularly close, when the girl was younger. Child PF was always pretty scared of anything she connected to men or deemed „manly“, and Toast‘s tomboyish appearance and attitude made her want to keep her distance. Toast, not really caring for children anyway, didn’t get too close to the kid and left her to the wives she felt more comfortable with. PF only started approaching her more once she got her first period and Toast happened to be the one guiding her through it. They grew to like each other‘s bluntness and boyish demeanor eventually. They‘re like close friends, or cousins.

Cheedo is just a bit younger than PF, and her sensitivity always made her want to keep her safe. PF would often redirect her father‘s attention to someone or something else to protect Cheedo. They are the closest in age, and PF views her like a little sister almost. Any harm coming to her genuinely upsets her, and Cheedo comes to her and Angharad the most for comfort and protection. She’s also the only one besides Angharad that PF is physically affectionate with - and tbh, even more so. She’s gotten dangerously close to kissing her on the lips before. The lines between sisterly and romantic love blur a little at times, especially when she looks up at her with those big innocent eyes.

She refers to them all by their names, and they refer to her as by her birthname, since they know she hates being called Passion Fingers. Since both her names are technically insults to her existence though and The Dag never got to choose, she sometimes refers to her as „Wilde Lilie“ or a „flourishing little weed“ affectionately. When asked, she admits to like the idea of calling her Lillie or Liane.

[choiyeonjuns]

hi. first of all, i hope you're feeling better now 💗😃

secondly, it is always okay to cut off family members when they become so painful to interact with.

and finally - the ages of your cousins concerns me. i feel like you should get to their parents (the 10 yo one's esp) abt how their kids are learning things that will get them in trouble later in life. or if that isn't an option, you can try to explain recism to them yourself. tell them abt cases where people have faced serious consequences for such attitude. you can exaggerate a little too, if it helps!

my mom used to mock the lgbtqia+ and it was really hard for me to deal with as an ally. so i sat down one day to explain to her how hard their lives are bec of people like my mom - and she finally understood she was being an asshole.

i hope you're able to educate these cousins of yours a little. and more than that, i hope you're surrounded by love and happiness!!! 💗💗💗 yeonjun, soobin, beomgyu, taehyun and huening kai love you back 🫶 and i love you as well 🥺🫶

hi hello! I kinda feeling better right now! I hugged my dogs so that took away my sadness. I don’t feel comfortable talking to any of my family members about anything tbh. whenever I try talking to them I just get judged or made fun of.

they aren’t my cousins, they are my nephews, I have told them the stuff they say is racist but instead they laugh and say “how is it racist, it’s the truth” the older ones don’t really care about what I say and have no respect at all. no matter what I tell the two older ones they literally don’t care at all. also the two older ones constantly say the n word (around the 10 year old) which I have have told them multiple times not to say that but they say it’s okay for them to say and that they get the pass. they make me upset but don’t listen at all and don’t care what anyone says. as for the 10 year old I seriously did tell him what he said wasn’t okay and he just laughed and said that what he said wasn’t racist. I have talked about this whole issue with my sister and explained her son’s behavior and she does talk to him about it and she scolds him but the next day he does the same thing over again.

thank you for that last part. I truly do appreciate it. the only things keeping me happy is txt and my two dogs

[beardedmrbean]

Yeah I got the obvious ones

Tbh I got…nephews (cousins sons that shit how) and when I was building up my anime collection I went

“Oh shit, I need some kid friendly stuff!”

So I got digimon, the pokemon movies, and studio ghibli movies. Still building it up

Also from ac red, idk wth is their pr department doing. During black history month, I suggested to a friend that Ubisoft could have down a post at the end of month like

“Thanks for the Amazing Black History month…but there are more black stories to tell”

Cut to a quick gif of Yasuke putting on his ONI mask (very likely to be in game) and flicking his hidden blade and then say “Full Trailer Reveal In May”

Twitter a shitshow about Yasuke being a lead mainly because of Afrocentrism

But I would tell the executives, to just fucking rip off the bandaid and let people get used to fact Yasuke is the second playable character

I would have done a reveal trailer like this Viking game https://youtu.be/L0Fr3cS3MtY?si=xrkk3hycjg3ksxUs

Basically it start out with the two protagonists childhoods. Naoi being trained by her father while kid Yasuke is on slave ship.

Than cut to Yasuke washing up on Japanese shore (they change his past for the narrative) where you see his samurai training and Naoi more depth ninja

While show they will fight each other

Then show the tragedy of the hojo incident and Naoi father who will be killed by the Templars

And cut to Yasuke nearly being killed by the Templars only for Hattori Hanzo (who part of the brotherhood) to save him and offer him a chance to join the order

Then the final part of the trailer is Naoi in her marking outfit on a mission being cornered, but cute to Yasuke now in his assassin outfit helping her

Then Yasuke and Naoi standing side by side to symbolize their understanding that they must work together to unify Japan

Sorry for the fanfic, but the issues with non white characters especially black ones is the EXECUTION

If red acknowledged that Yasuke is a outside and DO point out the no gain rule that the Tokugawa established it might be good

Still don't think I've ever even seen a whole episode of Pokemon, Ghibli movies I know and love tho so that's stuff I can approve of at least. Pokemon is fine too, they've been bringing smiles for a insanely long time.

Also from ac red, idk wth is their pr department doing. During black history month, I suggested to a friend that Ubisoft could have down a post at the end of month like

ect.

That actually could have been cool, don't need much footage to make it work either even just a few drawings could do it.

Twitter a shitshow about Yasuke being a lead mainly because of Afrocentrism But I would tell the executives, to just fucking rip off the bandaid and let people get used to fact Yasuke is the second playable character

Personally I'd tell them these are people that will never be happy so listening to them is pointless, not like they're gonna buy the game anyhow either.

They can make their own if they're not happy.

Which is a attitude I wish more creators would adopt, don't like it don't buy it but we're not going to custom tailor our products to cater to your narcissism.

Sorry for the fanfic, but the issues with non white characters especially black ones is the EXECUTION

FanFic is always good, no need to apologize.

I hope the game meets to your expectations when it comes out finally.

[lsleofthelost]

okay i can’t let go of the way lok demonizes leftist ideas, here’s what i would’ve done (without changing much of the plot):

Amon: said it before, but make him a serial killer type with a gang of nonbender chi-blockers. works in the night, finds benders and takes their power away. still has the posters that he anonymously scatters around Republic City but we don’t see thousands of people rushing to support him, instead most people are scared, there are rumours of his mask, of what hides behind it etc. therefore doesn’t set a precedent that the majority of nonbenders are unhappy with the bender population to the point of wanting to eradicate them. also this way s1 is a little more of a mystery thriller, setting it apart from ATLA and showing that this is aimed at an a bit of an older audience. Korra learns that not everything can be solved the ‘hit first, ask questions later’ way. Mako takes more control with the investigation, which will lead nicely into his future job as a policeman (:/). Bolin’s story stays pretty much the same, except he’s kidnapped not to a public rally but to some warehouse (that they find through investigative work and old gang connections). Asami’s storyline also remains the same, her father sponsors Amon and his gang.

Unalaq: idk how this man jumped from ‘i want to restore our indigenous practices that were stolen from us by capitalism and globalisation’ to ‘i will become the chaos avatar’ tbh. but here’s what i think would make a good narrative: have Eska and Desna play a bigger part than comic relief. they can still keep their apathetic attitude and we can even keep the Bolin romance, just make them the true solution in the end. so in the start, Korra introduces them as ‘ugh my weird bookish cousins’ and they follow the traditional fast that was mentioned, Bolin tries to ask Eska out but is roped into a lecture about cultural significance of a certain ceremony etc. the middle portion is largely the same. Desna and Eska help their father, feeeling uneasy about it and end up helping team Avatar towards the end. and additional scene is set up of Korra and her cousins where she says something like ‘the reason i first followed Unalaq was that there was truth to the fact that we have become separated from our culture, and i remember that you were always aware of all our traditions etc etc’ and while Southern tribe still becomes independent, they set up a restoration system in collaboration or something like that.

(also Eska mentions something about that dumb mover when she breaks up with Bolin. bc i personally asked her)

Zaheer: ah yes, anarachists’ favourite activity: genocide :| nah fr idk how to even make them not a villainization of leftism without making them not leftists, this one’s hard.

a) do just that. make them not leftists, but autocrats who think they should be the ones leading the world. they leave the Earth Kingdom after the assassination saying something like ‘let the people enjoy themselves for a while, we’ll deal with the Avatar and come back’. (in this case Kuvira is their devout believer?)

b) having them stay anarchists is a little more complicated. this one requires a complete rewrite but Zaheer stays in the temple and tries to radicalise the new airbenders. and he could totally pull it off, he’s got the charisma, he has skills that make him admirable etc. we see him corrupt the true air nomad principles with his false understanding of it, saying that it’s more important to enact revenge and that violence is the only possible answer. this leads to division in the already small airbender population, part of them joining the Red Lotus. but they start questioning when they see their brothers and sisters threatened, even though Zaheer assures that ‘it’s an empty threat, no harm will come to them, we simply need to get the Avatar’. good potential to foil the violent extremist yet ultimately empty anarchism of the Red Lotus with the community based, practical and embracing philosophy of the Air Nomads.

Kuvira: well, i mean authoritarian regimes are already perceived as bad. so. i actually do think she’s the better written villain of the series. she feels this misplaced sense of responsibility for the nation and she thinks she can only achieve it with a steel fist. it’s the anti-leftist sentiment of the previous seasons that kind of skews our perception her, because she talks big game for equality but we see proof that it’s not true, repeatedly, so i do think that if we change earlier seasons she’ll work better. though it’ll not a fan of how it villainizes taking back land, and it’s not like Republic City is something of millennia ago, no, that’s just 50 or so years, so i’d make that territory more of a vanity project (as authoritarian leaders tend to do)/tactical decision (a council is gathering there to think of ways to stop her empire, let’s hit two birds with one stone: eliminate opposition and get the biggest city in the world).

[watchmegetobsessed]

I relate to the anon who talked about body shaming. I've been a chubby kid all my life. I've been laughed at by my friends and other people. I'm 19 now. I'm still chubby. I too come from a southeast Asian background. So you can imagine the judgemental attitudes of the relatives and neighbours. My parents never said anything bad to me but there's this uncle of mine. He's actually my dad's cousin. I fucking hate him. He's like really rich and makes a he lotta money. He's like obsessed with working out and stuff. Whenever he visits, he says something about my body and everyone just laughs it off. My parents never said anything to him ever. I lose my self confidence after his arrival every single time. There was this time when we kinda took a road trip and my one of my dad's cousins lived there. So we stopped to see them and her father in law was living with them and he like criticized me in front of my family and his family and I just wanted to die tbh. And can you imagine the pain of being in a car and everyone just talks about your body and you just want to crawl into your skin? My parents did not say anything. But my grandparents sided with him and trust me you don't want to go there. I have anxiety issues and I had to go under medication thrice in my lifetime. I once asked my parents why they never said anything to defend me and they were like don't take it to heart, they don't mean it and stuff... They can easily say that , they've never been in my shoes. All those comments , all these years.. il I hated myself for being me... But I've always been the #1 in studies... Do you know why? Cause there's nothing else that is respectable about me!!! I found happiness when people congratulated me for that... I never had any self confidence. I never felt any love towards myself. But , I need to say this, a year and a half ago, I accidentally found out about fanfics and I've been a fan ever since..it is one of the best things ever to happen to me... I never thought somebody could love me . But I feel safe when I read fanfics. At least I won't be judged or be hated for who I am... I found a safe space here. I'm really sorry for making this too long but thank you soooo much for helping me get up from that bottomless pit of self loathing. I'm not saying I love myself but I'm getting better, I think. I thank all the fanfic writers for helping people like me and for giving us a coping mechanism. I thank you from the bottom of my heart 💖.

im sorry about the way you were treated! no one deserves that. i hate it when people say "don't take it to your heart, they don't mean it" like i dont care if they mean it or not, you don't throw things like that at others, simple as that...

i hope you'll find peace with yourself soon!!💜

[innittowinit]

Abandoned amusement parks are the best place for young children (Chapter 19)

Fic summary: 

Techno, Tommy, Wilbur and Phil have been hanging out at the abandoned amusement park in the woods since they moved in. Techno likes knowing he's definitely alone with his brothers Tommy likes climbing on the old rides Wilbur likes having a place to play his music Phil likes spending time with his younger brothers

That is, until a group of brothers calling themselves the 'dream team' move in down the road. Will the sleepy boys give in and share the park or will they succeed in scaring the new kids off?

Chapter summary:

Eret's been acting...strange Techno senses somethings definitely off

Chapter word count: 1726

AO3

Friendships were a complex thing. Techno had known that as long as he could remember. People come and people go, it was nothing, especially not to him or Wilbur. Inherently, they knew all they had was each other, maybe their other brothers would also always be with them but what they had together was a special bond. Neither Phil nor Tommy would ever be able to understand them the way they understood each other and that was fine, they had lived every day side by side, they shared almost all their core memories and so their rationality was incredibly similar because of it, meaning they could very easily understand each other. 

Never had they asked for a friend that would feel the same way as the friendship they had with each other, and yet they always seemed to be asking for too much. That’s the part that confused Techno. 

Never had they needed to be understood. Never had they needed something complex. All they needed was someone to accept them so why did it feel like everyone always ended up leaving? Were they the problem? It always felt like they were trying so hard so why did it feel like they were pushing people away? 

You see, recently Eret had been acting….off. 

He had been stumbling over words, fidgeting, leaving quickly with the excuse of ‘being late for something’, and taking hours to reply to any kind of message. Each of these things would be fine on their own but with them all together, they felt a little strange. 

It didn’t seem like Wilbur had noticed the recent shift in behaviour yet so Techno didn’t dare bring it up, it wasn’t uncommon that he was overly cautious and he didn’t want to risk upsetting his brother over something that might not even be a big deal, especially when he had just started to get over the incident with the ticket booth. 

“So....He’s been busy a lot lately” Wilbur sighed, draping himself across the couch and clutching his phone in one hand. Niki had insisted they add some stickers onto it since letting them live off a ‘boring flip phone’ (as she had called it) was apparently not okay.

“Do you think he’s okay? Maybe something’s going on at home..”

Oh. Techno was positive everything was okay at home. Of course there was a possibility that he was just being protective of Wilbur because he didn’t want anyone hurting his brother but seriously! In his opinion, if you had enough money to eat fucking burger king as a school lunch you were doing fine financially, and really, that’s all that mattered right? Money had always been the reason why their parents were never around.

It was probably just his jealousy talking but he had always had a bit of an underlying anger for people with a big disposable income, how was it fair that their parents had to work so much at minimum wage jobs that they could hardly see them just to keep them warm and fed and yet other families could have their parents around by the time they were home from school /and/ have extra money for treats.

“Wil, don’t worry about him.” Techno sighed, trying to choose his words carefully. He knew Wilbur was always more sensitive to rejection than him.

“He’s more..social than we are, he probably just has other friends that he doesn’t want to ignore or something”

“Maybe.. I wish he’d tell us though, I don’t like being left on read” 

With a sigh and a gentle prod for him to sit up a bit more, Techno wrapped an arm around Wilbur, feeling how he melted into the contact straight away. Of course it hurt Techno too to be ignored by the one person they thought actually could be a good friend but he needed to put on a brave face for Wilbur. Of course it felt like a stab in the gut to have trusted someone so much to be able to start talking to them and then they just disappear but Wilbur needed him right now, it was obvious to anyone that he was the one with the bigger connection issues. 

“Wil, trusting people is a part of being friends. We can talk to him tomorrow alright? And we can explain that it would make you feel better if he said his plans before disappearing”

-----

It was Tuesday night and other than a few memes she had screenshotted off of instagram and sent them, they hadn’t really heard much at all from Eret. She hadn’t hung around them long enough at school for either of them to really bring it up with her and honestly, Techno was getting incredibly worried about what was going on. He’d never had a real friend like this before, of course Skeppy always made him laugh but he was family so he didn’t count, if he messed up with family he knew as long as they weren’t adults they’d still love him afterwards, friends worked differently though. He had his Hypixel friends too but they didn’t count either since they were online and he could type to them on days when he was struggling more. By now he’d known them so long they were basically family, they’d all taken hours out of their own time to research Techno’s problems to try and be as accommodating as possible- all in all he really couldn't compare them with Eret.

It was tricky and he knew communication was one of the more important parts, which was ironically what he struggled with the most. Maybe on one of his worse-off days, where he normally would have had Wilbur doing most of the talking for him, Eret had assumed he was angry with her or giving her the silent treatment, maybe she had taken offence to the fact that Wilbur and Techno were very obviously closer than she was with each one of them. The thought that somehow they might have made her feel left out made him feel a little sick, had they not explained well enough what had led to this point? Maybe it was selfish for them to relish in the fact that she rarely bugged them for explanations.

All in all, Techno was sure they had done something for the sudden shift in attitude and, not wanting to make Wilbur feel worse than he already did, he wasn’t sure who could help him. 

Maybe he could wait up until his parents got home? People on TV were always getting advice from them but then again.. His family wasn’t really like those on tv, if he was being honest he was half sure he’d be yelled at for being awake before he could have a chance to ask for help. 

He could also ask Phil, but then again Phil was already beyond stressed trying to make sure they were all okay, he really didn’t want to bother him. Niki was closer to Wilbur than she was with him and he was sure his hypixel friends were all still at school because of the time zone difference. 

The only other person he could really think of talking to about this was Skeppy, and so, hopping out of bed, trying his hardest not to make too much noise and wake up Wilbur, he made his way to the PC. 

11:36PM 

From what he knew, Skeppy usually stayed up late and slept so late he often missed his bus anyway so he probably was still up.

Clicking onto discord, he breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the green dot next to his cousin's icon, immediately messaging him. 

11:36 OrphanDestroyer: Hey nerd

11:36 OrphanDestroyer: U awake?

It took a few minutes for him to answer, Techno was just about ready to give up and accept he had just chosen the one night he may have gone to bed on time to try and message him.

11:42 japanesesymbolforbeginner: 1 sec ina call wiv bbh 

Writing ‘bbh’ off as one of Skeppy’s friends he had forgotten to tell them about, Techno waited patiently for Skeppy to say he was free. 

11:46 japanesesymbolforbeginner: ok im done, what you need

11:46 OrphanDestroyer: SO

11:46 OrphanDestroyer: Do you remember Eret?

11:48 OrphanDestroyer: Okay well basically for like the past few days he’s been ignoring me and Wilbs and I’m really really worried we offended him or something like maybe we hurt him or he’s mad or maybe he decided he's too good to be friends with us which tbh I don't blame him for because we kinda are losers and maybe people won't be friends with him because he's friends with us or something? Idk idk I just really wish he’d tell us something because like Wil is freaking out and idk what to tell him, he really struggles with this kinda stuff and I wanna help but idk how. 

11:48 japanesesymbolforbeginner: Ok...fuck

11:48 japanesesymbolforbeginner: Has he replied to any messages or anything? Maybe he’s busy?

11:48 OrphanDestroyer: Not really 

11:49 japanesesymbolforbeginner: Okay okay so here’s what I think you should do

11:49 japanesesymbolforbeginner: If he’s ignoring you you're gonna need to confront him next time you see him and don’t just agree when he makes an excuse to leave, like say you NEED to talk

11:50 japanesesymbolforbeginner: If u think he’s offended bc sometimes you don't speak a lot maybe just message him some resources or whatever on the type of mutism you deal with, even if he doesn’t reply he’ll probably still open it.

11:50 japanesesymbolforbeginner: like he might just be in the position where he’s nervous he’ll offend you if he asks something about it? Like maybe he doesn't understand fully and he just needs one of you to open the discussion 

11:50 OrphanDestroyer: okay you're probably right

11:50 OrphanDestroyer: There’s a link I have to one I normally email teachers whenever we have a new one so i'll probably send him that

11:50 OrphanDestroyer: Tomorrow though, my dads gonna be home soon and he’ll kill me if im still awake 

11:51 japanesesymbolforbeginner: aight, night Techno, good luck and btw you're all always welcome to come over if things get tense over there with ur parents

[alicemitch09writes]

i get now why people often say that self-inserts are usually perfect with no flaws because the only imperfections u.m.a y/n has is that she's supposed to be not as pretty as mika. Even then, it's said that she's still pretty in her own way.

and the fact that her personality has little to no flaws makes her closer to a mary sue tbh.

Mary Sues are supposed to be this perfect little characters writers sometimes consciously or unconsciously infuse themselves on. That’s not the case with me, because nobody’s perfect and we’re always bound by imperfections one way or another.

ULMA!Reader is someone riddled and bounded by her responsibility as the middle child, seeking always to set things right the way her father almost ruined it for them. With that kind of attitude, it translates hard to her friends more so when she became the manager to the Inarizaki VBC. She’s so bound to her duties that she tends to put herself last. It’s honorable in a way, but it’s also damaging - for you should always look out for yourself in the same regard as the people you’re caring for. There’s an art to being a kind person, reader is just that and chooses others before herself. And that sucks. Plus, she has a smart, pretty, and famous big sister like Mika, and an athletic and happy-go-lucky little brother like Kaoru, and she’s childhood friends with THE Miya twins - so where does that leave her? She feels insecure and undeserving to be related to her siblings let alone FRIENDS with the twins.

If you haven’t read the sequel - ‘outsider looking in’, here’s a bit of a spoiler: she’s only THAT smart because it was a way for her parents to stop fighting. It stuck with her until she grew older. It’s the same way with my cousin, who’s an absolute workaholic. Her other flaws are really minor: she doesn’t like SNS much, isn’t up with the trends and lingos, is a terrible dancer, is arachnaphobic, to name a few.

As for her beauty aspects, think of it this way: why do you think your mom thinks you’re special vs the way Anna Wintour wouldn’t bat an eye at you? It’s a matter of perspective, really. In general, you may be pretty to some, but to many either you’re average or just not all that. And, as mentioned in my previous ask, Japan - or any culture for that matter, has their own standards on beauty. They’re half-Japanese, so they have a sort of beauty, but only Mika exudes it greatly and confidently.

I’ve read my fair share of fics with Mary Sues - intentionally written or not, and honestly, I came to my own conclusion that they can be misleading to the people who read them. It’s why I chose to write my characters with as much flaws as possible. A bonus is if I manage to relate this fic to others in real life.

14 chapters of ‘(un)loving miya atsumu’ were filled with reader being insecure of herself, her past trauma coming back to haunt her, her role as the manager after the incident, and even the uncertainty of her future. Still, she tries to face them all head-on with the help of her family and friends.

Side-note: I’m a middle child, so I wrote the story basing on my experiences having 3 amazing, talented, and beautiful siblings, and then there’s you - the wasted one 🙂

[kigozula]

GladiatorWeek2

Day 1: Favorite Characters

1. AZULA - Crown Princess Azula

"...all I ever wanted

was to grow up to be like you."

Azula is and was always my favorite character in ATLA as well as in fanfics. Should be crystal clear already=). She is even higher than the first place.

Something I really enjoy reading in Gladiator is, that she brings up people's failures and throws it in an elegantly way straight into their faces, such as with Iroh and Zhao.=D And of course when she brings up embarrassing stuff Sokka said or did in his most defensless moments. How she thinks of herself shamless when she is with him sometimes and how much she loves him. So much that she even considered leaving her Nation in case her dad finds out.

I felt very bad for her throughout the whole part 1. When her heart was broken, when she got strong but then her Gladiator destroyed that with one kiss, when she longed to be with the man she loves but her circumstances would never allow it and what made me cry was her Flashback. How she ran away from her mother, how her cousin loved her but could never fullfill his promise and how her father didn't hug her when she cried*_*. This girl makes me emotional. And I adore her strength despite everything. That she still has an ear to listen, like her first discussion with Sokka.

She may have never endured what Slaves endured, but her emotional struggles given her with her status as Crown Princess is hard. Her nation on one side, her lover on the other. Her father on one side, but the innocence suffering people on the other. Some days I just wish she would ally with her uncle, the White Lotus and the Water Tribes... but then I think that be would not a solution right now.

Her relationship with her guards and friends is well portrayed.

2. Rui Shi & Royal Guards

It was true that he was meant to give his life for her if need be, but surely he had always imagined himself dying for her in a battlefield, or saving her life from assassins… dying because of Azula's clandestine relationship surely was the most shameful and least honorable possibility of all. 

"We did adjust to being the Princess's guards quickly enough, after all" "

Rui Shi is AMAZING!! He is a very very good character, very handsome and I just love him. Although Gladiator is about Azula & Sokka, I cannot imagine the story without this precious guy. His personality, his true love for Song, his dedication to his Job and most of all: his loyality and his relationship with his Princess Azula. I just can't forget his "I could have lost my Princess" quote=D.

At the beginning I liked their little discussions when Azula didn't want to be protected and he complained all the time that she doesn't let him do his job. Over 100 chapters later he brings two unknown people to her at ease saying "...you'd surely be able to kill them first" in case they try to harm her. Yeah poor guy gave up and got tired.=D The way he protects her (wants to) from everything that could hurt her and he is not only dedicated because it his job, he shows also emotional attachment towards her. And this is something I love about him.

The panic he had in the Attack of the White Lotus arc was gold, really.

His talk when they were becoming Imperial Guards and he didn't obey and attacked Azula was one of my favorites.

As for the other Guards. Similar to Rui Shi, they are not always strict and just do their Job all the time, but also joke around and seem to really like Azula, as the Story progresses. They are very good characters. Of course this is also because of Azula herself. And she seems to like them too and their relationship is just so wonderful.

As for my favorite Guards, well other than Rui Shi I definetely choose Fei Li. His energy is so well written. He also looks handsome. Taro and Tai Wei are the most famous ones out of the rest I'd say. So I like really all of them.

3. Sokka

"You're my top priority,

and you always will be."

Sokka, well Sokka is kinda different. I can say surely that Azula and Rui Shi are my favorites all along the Story, but not for Sokka. My favorite Sokka is in the Introduction Arc and then in Part 2. Though, also at the end of Part 1.

This boy has some moments where I just like to throw a chair straight into his face... really, I am not denying it. Sometimes I really "hate" him. And when I take time and think, many of those moments are in Part 1. Especially when he didn't kiss Azula and slept next to her when she needed it*_*. But then in other moments he has these cute charming sides and broken moments what makes me love him.

Because with Part 2, he kinda becomes a different guy. I mean of course he had a horrible life and considering that he still made quick process, but still. With the start of Part 2, he becomes a better man maybe??

What I liked about him in the beginning was his whole attitude and conversations with Azula. In Part 2 I like it how he is sure what he wants and needs. And this has most likely something to do with them finally giving in. He loves Azula so beautifully, that I find the most amazing. She is his priority and always in his thoughts. Of course it is also great how he wants to help people altogether. But his special feelings and need of protecting for his most important people like Azula and his family is most amazing so far. I like him waaayyyyyy more in Part 2 I think.

4. Zuko

"I came back after ten years at sea and there

was no hugging involved whatsoever."

Zuko is good in your story. I mean many people know how I felt about him in canon...(tbh, I do not even want to think about it right now-_-). But so far he is pretty good. He has a hard life too. Ten years at sea, no parents, bad relationship with his sister and lost hopes...

When he met Mai... I think it was one of the saddest and emotional moments. But he still gets over it, although it must be very hard to see the person you love like that upon returning. The moment he thinks everything is okay, he lands in the South Pole, finds out his is going to be father, meets his life goal and has to spent a long time away from his "wife" as a prisoner. But I hope he will be happy. I have no idea what is coming for him in the future to be honest. Let's see it.

What I love the most is when HE started making steps towards fixing his relationship with his sister.💙 This is something I always wanted and I hope it will get better.

Zuko especially is very good in Gladiator and Bryke should see how character development really works!!

5. Seyary, you are really amazing with writing the side characters from ATLA and your wonderful OC's. Reaaalllyyyyy.

No particular order

I think maybe I should put Song also next to Rui Shi on the 2nd place?? This girl is so cute but also very ... I cannot find the right word, but I love her feelings about Sokkla. She also seems like a shipper to me?? Fighting on her own ways for their relationship. Song is very important.

I like Mai and Ty Lee, but Mai more. Her unexpected comments are bomb.

Okay, Haru and Ruon Jian are good too although we didn't see much of Ruon Jian=D. I wonder if he is still in touch with Chan??

Jet

I like Jet in canon and was happy that we saw more of him here. His interaction with Azula was very amusing and interesting, since he is one of those character I always wanted an Azula interaction with.

General Tiang

I am very curious about what way this guy will go. He seems to be more like an "Azula-Fan" but I might be wrong. His Story is such a good idea, I liked it. His wife and his nice personality make him very likable. And when that unexpected talk came with Iroh... it surprised me because I never thought he was Lu Ten's friend. A touching idea. We didn't see much of him but I like him. Everyone who cares about and respects Azula is sympathetic to me.

Zhao and Ozai ... ahhh these two. I think it is clear that I reaaallyyy like interactions with them together with Azula. They are just very cool... though in the Slave Riot Arc they kinda turn out not so cool. I would say I think Ozai is 50/50. He also has some nice moments, but then he acts pretty shitty. But then he tries to be better than his own father and listens to Azula and tries to support her. As for Zhao, he is in my Top 5 favorite characters list definetely. But Ozai too somehow... The fifth maybe?? (Tbh, the order from 3rd - 5th is very difficult). I totally like how Seyary portrays him. He helps Azula, is polite to Sokka as well as to Toph, has a daughter he seems to care for, a very interesting portrayal of his character. I like it when he is next to Azula and actually helps and respects her as well as her Partnership with her Gladiator. But then he hides that Spirit Oasis Information from his best friend and his daughter... I guess I still like him except that Slave Riot chapter... let's also see here what he is up to in the future... Again, I would love it if he allies with Azula in the future and also wants to make the world a better place, but I am not sure about him. I am sure about Ozai, but not with him.

Lu Ten

"I'll miss you too,

my wonderful dragon lady."

Okay, I love Lu Ten. My favorite part to read are those flasbacks with Azula and him that produced tears in my eyes. All those flasbacks. I just thought he deserves to be on my list. He loved Azula and he was very important for her too. Lu Ten's parts are beautiful and sad. And I love that combination.

[rookieforlife]

I don't want to defend Wambach too much, b/c her ego and influence hurt a lot of players, and CP is always the first who comes to mind. But as someone who is also in recovery--and I don't know where her issues w/ substance abuse started and how they effected her time on the NT--I want to believe the person we see now is who she authentically is. I hope sobriety has given her the chance to reflect and to own her mistakes and make the necessary apologies.

Sending good vibes and much love your way! ♥ I try to be empathetic with people who are recovering from addiction. It’s not easy, I know because I’ve seen it first hand, my aunt was a drug addict and alcoholic for many years, my cousin, my grandma, my dad, our family suffered a lot. She is a great person but sometimes she was unrecognizable, selfish, mean, lied all the time. All those attitudes came from her own addiction. It took a lot of patience and love from all the parts involved and obviously, the will to leave everything. Seriously, it’s so hard, my aunt is kind of like a hero to me, I’m so proud, I admire her a lot. Now she started another chapter of her life, she’s healthy, she’s clean and helps other people struggling with the same problems. There’s always a reason behind the addiction: abandonment, depression, etc. I think we have to keep that in mind before judging. Wambach is not my favorite person tbh but I love seeing those little clips that Glennon posts all the time. Everyone deserves to be happy, I wish you the best in your recovery, know that it’s possible. 

[satanfm]

hello! this is my smol messy child with a heart of gold lux !  i’m very excited to rp with all of you beauts, so pls give me all of your affection & plots 🥺 lux is twenty-three, a singer and professional nuisance to record companies, managers, collaborators, exes, and basically anyone who’s ever met her. positive traits are often overshadowed and forgotten due to the intensity of her negative traits.

chicago’s very own lux santana has been spotted on madison avenue driving a range rover , welcome ! your resemblance to sofia jamora is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your twenty third birthday bash . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re aggressive , but being confident might help you . i think being a leo explains that . 3 things that would paint a better picture of you would be being soft and stone cold at the same, broken guitar strings, & singing songs under her breath. (lux doesn’t want children, so when she got pregnant she had an abortion and lied about it to the father by faking a miscarriage) & ( cis female & she/her) + ( hailey , 19 , she/her, cst)

— “ basics ! ’ 〉

full name. lux santana. 

nicknames. friends can her lux, and enemies call her satan. 

age. twenty-three. 

date of birth. july 26. 

occupation. singer/songwriter. 

sexual orientation. pansexual. 

birthplace. chicago. 

zodiac. leo. 

spoken languages. fluent in english, spanish & some french.

— “ backstory ! ’ 〉

satan ... i mean lux santana was actually born delilah humpries and raised in chicago. her father is one of those important political bigwigs and...all she knows about her mother is that she’s never known her mother.

her dad was the typical rich successful man who showered his child in all of the presents and money that she could ever ask for in order to make up for the fact that he was always too busy working to ever spend any actual time with her and instead left lux to be raised by a revolving door of nannies

from a young age it was obvious that lux had a talent for music & ofc her dad was willing to pay for her lessons so long as it kept her occupied so she started with singing and piano but moved on to learn a few other instruments including the guitar and even began dipping her toes into songwriting. by the age of 14 she had written and recorded a whole demo album in her bedroom and once it was done, she started sneaking out at night so that she could go hang around the local big name recording studios in the hopes that she would catch a producer leaving for the day and hopefully convince them to listen to her demo

she never did

sis really tried though. now ofc her dad could’ve paid a record company to just hand her a contract and she knew that, but dammit. lux wanted music to be her lifelong career and she wanted to earn it herself. she knew that she was genuinely talented even though her demo album was probs lowkey garbage lmao and she knew that she could be successful, and she didn’t want anyone to be able to say that she didn’t truly work for her career

she was so determined that she spent y e a r s relentlessly hounding record companies but no one would give her the time of day, so she developed a different strategy after seeing some flyers around the city and at the age of 16 she joined a local bar band who happened to seeking a lead singer...and got kicked out like two weeks later for being absolutely fucking insufferable

join local band in need of a lead singer. attempt to overhaul said band and push all of the other members into the background. face resistance from said other members. get angry, lash out, get kicked out of the band, repeat. it was a vicious cycle that went on for a couple years.

it was while she was in the midst of this vicious cycle that she met her (now ex) boyfriend and they were...whew. A WHOLE MESS. he was the frontman of a different band that was gaining more and more popularity by the day. he was older and he seemed so cool, and so ofc lux fell for him hard. they got together and appeared to be madly in love, but all was not perfect at all.

they were veeeery on and off, the type of couple to get in a screaming match and “break up” over nothing only to get back together like ten minutes later. this guy also wound up getting lux hooked on drugs, getting her arrested, getting her name plastered all over the tabloids for everything except her music, which was something that she still hadn’t quite found her footing in yet

until finally at the age of 19 she landed a record deal and, at the age of 21 after a lot of delays that had to do with her perfectionist nature and tumultuous relationship her first album was released and turned out to be a major success with all of the singles charting, lots of streams and airplay and a sold out debut tour that would unfortunately get cut short

so basically what happened was her bf showed up after one of her concerts and ofc they got high together, but then lux started to overdose. she passed out, but her bf thought she was dead and ofc he freaked out so, uh...he ran. literally bolted out of her tour bus and lux has not seen him since

fortunately she was found by someone else in time and rushed to the hospital. of course the rest of her tour was cancelled so that she could recover and she subsequently did the obligatory few months in rehab only to get out and immediately go back to using. that was over a year ago now and since then she’s been working on her second album aaaand it’s almost finished! people are starting to wonder what’s taking her so long and the answer is honestly just the fact that she’s nearly impossible to work with tbh

— “ fun facts / headcanons ! ’ 〉

lux is lux, not delilah. she uses the stage name in order to a) be pretentious and b) distance herself from her family name as a way to shut down the argument that it’s the only reason why she’s famous/successful. as for where the name came from? but yeah. lux, not delilah, or she’ll get all huffy.

pan af, has dated & hooked up with people both before and after her disaster bf and sometimes while they were “broken up” for all of ten minutes. tbh she kinda...gets with people solely to use them as songwriting material and then just dumps them when she’s gotten some material out of them? yikes! so she can be a bit of a heartbreaker.

since music is really the only thing in her life that she takes seriously, it’s what most of her energy tends to go into and it’s why she can be so impossible to work with. she’s always full steam ahead and she always thinks that she’s right, which doesn’t really pair well with the fact that she’s also very stubborn. recording studio employees have literally quit on her in the middle of a song more than once before bc they just couldn’t deal with her anymore. she’s that bad.

she’s quite intelligent and empathetic and genuinely talented but unfortunately her stubbornness and perfectionism and short temper often overshadow her best qualities and become all that people are able to see when they look at her. lux, surprisingly, doesn’t seem to realize that dialing back the attitude might help her in her quest to be just be taken seriously for fuck’s sake

she is the embodiment of ' 5′1 but attitude 6′2′.

can be v reckless, willing to try anything once.

she's v free spirited but can be flighty, never wanting to settle, always on to the next thing, whatever it may be.

big on living in the moment, future who?

— “ wanted plots ! ’ 〉

some potential wc i’m terrible at thinking of these so please don’t feel limited by this list!

best friends

step siblings

cousins

perhaps someone from her mom’s side of the fam

attempted good influence

exes ( she probs has a bunch who hate her )

former / current hookups ( again, she probably has a bunch )

ex friends / bridges she’s burned ( probs has more of these than anything else lmao )

straight up enemies

other singers or musicians who have tried to work with her

people she’s written songs about!

[swatato]

The preview is nice. Please don't disappoint me book. I'm absolutely starved for sssn content so anymore backstory and hints of blacksun will be👌

-BEFORE THE DAWN SPOILERS-

YESSS i really like the preview so far!!! I love the lil snippet of sun backstory we got (ORPHAN SUN THEORY CANON BOISSSS) and im v v interested by the tree he saw in his flashback, and by the flowers he has to envision in order to focus to use his semblance. I also really like the tension between SSSN right now!! Im glad sun ditching his team is actually being addressed and that sun is facing some concequences (cough unlike another team) so im eager to see how they work past it! Im also very excited to learn more about vacuo and how things work around there (and about why sun “instantly pales” at the mention of his cousin?? 👀👀)

ALSO HOGIHWISJS IT WAS JUST CRUMBS BUT THERE WAS A LINE THAT FED MY BLACKSUN CRAVING

Im gonna tattoo “not entirely” on my face so that the “it wasnt about that brainiac” arguement may finally perish.

Also scarlet and sage are actually speaking and im elated. I also love how sssn aren’t a hivemind. Sage and scarlet are mad and show it in diff ways, but neptune is, while still clearly upset, more willing to be diplomatic about the whole situation. Also velvet and sun being bros is all i ever wanted

The only criticism i have so far is coco. Ive always found her a little ovverated and Im ,,,, not a big fan of her attitude atm. She definately has points about suns lack of leadership and therefore the lack of team cooperation but her saying how sun “sticks himself to stronger teams to make up for himself” was ??? Wtf?? He only went to help team rwby one time and that was because he wanted to bring down torchwick too, And the way she repeatedly dunked on SSSN just made her come off rly arrogant, plus her conceited lolol im so awesome and fashionable vibes just aint that charming tbh :/ theres a difference between being That Bad B*itch and merely, The B*tch if u get me. Even her own team wanted her to chill, but this was just a smol thing. To be fair, she does acknowledge that she and her team also did not get along at first, and characters need flaws. I hope she bonds with sssn in the book and comes to respect them more by the end of it, and become a little less hypocritical.

[you-did-well-moon]

questions tag :))

i was tagged by the lovely @bearboyunho thank uuuu

relationships: I was in one for a maximum of three hours dkejek. Ill explain in the breakup question. This is definitely not a relationship im proud of. It caused me too many problems considering how short it was...

break-ups: I have so many trust issues and insecurities, i think i still have a long way to grow before i can enter a relationship, besides i havent met anyone yet. I didn't lead this person on, i treated him as a friend. And i usually spent more time with him since we were both in track. He caught feelings for me which i honestly knew about but i didnt say anything bc i didnt have feelings for him. One day during lunch with all my friends at the time he asked for a relationship. He later confessed to me he did this on purpose because he knew i would feel bad saying no to him, and that paired with the pressure of my friends, i said yes. He held my hand, and it just didn't feel right. Everything didnt feel right. So three hours later i got him alone and told him i wasnt ready for a relationship but that we could still be friends. He took it relatively well, but he avoided me. His cousin confronted me and told me he cried all weekend, but she said she understood and that she was glad i said no in the end which i was confused about but didnt question just wanting to leave it behind. Then it all started the next year. Out of nowhere he texted me, which was ???? Bc i never gave him my number, but i talked to him believing he was doing this on friendly intentions. lol i was a dumbass. Later my friend revealed to me he had lied to her and said i was paired up with him during a project. I also found out he asked her for pictures of me. His cousin which im friends with also told me she was sure he was not befriending me on good intentions, and that she was creeped out by him. My friends had continuously told me he would speak about me as if we were together to other people, and that he stared at me for weird periods of time. At this point im fucking scared and confront him and say i dont want to be friends with him and that i dont think us talking or being friends is healthy for either one of us. He continued texting me, making me feel bad when i didnt respond asking me if i hated him i had to eventually block him. He gave me a present on both valentines and Christmas which i rejected but he forced me to accept them. After class i always packed up my stuff slowly bc i had a good relationship with my teacher and talked to her. He stood in front of me and just stared at me while i packed. We actually had a kpop club, and one day he showed up. I was part of student council, and at the middle of the year he started attending. He sent me kpop memes to try to get my attention. I felt so unsafe i told my English teacher. Eventually he gave up when i started being firmer in my silence and overall attitude towards him. so yeah.... a relationship that didnt even last a day caused all this. I genuinely wish i had been more careful. The red flags were there from the beginning and i tried ignoring them bc i wanted to be nice. Dont do that, if someone maked you uncomfortable please dont feel bad and cut them off for as long as you need to. Anyways- nExT quEstiOn.

kids: i dont have any but i want twins so badly it's stupid. I honestly dont mind having kids that aren't twins. I just want two tbh. A girl and boy.

brothers and sisters: i have one sister who's five years younger than me. Im very close with my two cousins tho so theyre like sister to me too. They're older than me by more than five years.

pets: i have three dogs. Two shih tzus Otis and Bella, Bella is mother to Otis. He's the only puppy we kept from when Bella had puppies. I have Rocky a very clumsy english bulldog. I also have a beta fish called Suho.

surgeries: Ive had two. One when i was four to get my tonsils removed because i got sick a lot, and last year i got my gallbladder removed because i had gall stones. That one was so painful i couldnt laugh or do anything without everything hurting.

tattoos: None but i would like one. Not big ones, just small meaningful ones.

countries i’ve been to: Mexico....i miss it

been in an airplane: my family is not in the class where we can take an airplane to travel or even travel to other states. Ive only been on it twice for a contest i won.

been in an ambulance: Twice as much as i can remember. Once for my sister who had a really bad seizure when i took her to a doctors appointment and the other when they had to transport me to another hospital when they first found out i had gall stones.

i sing karaoke: no but you can usually find me singing along to a song on the radio or randomly around my house.

ice skating: I would love to try. The closest ive gotten is rollerblading. I can't do any fancy tricks but i can balance, but oh no i havent gone in such a long time. My poor rollerblades are collecting dust in my garage.

been on a cruise: ..... this is a joke right? Let me have enough money to buy groceries first.

driven a motorcycle: ah i would really like a motorcycle, but no never.

ridden a horse: Lolol all the time. When i was young my uncle helped out at some stables that were literally at the end of my street snd and he always took me a long with him. A lot of my family especially in Mexico and in the valley have ranchos which means they have horses and you can usually find me hanging out with the lovely animals.

stayed in a hospital: I once went because my head was killing me and i found out it was migraines. I had gall stones for seven months and stayed in the hospital about two times a month so yeah i was there a lot. And for the surgery of course.

favorite fruit or berry: Watermelon and Guayaba. Also green grapes.

favorite color: peach and aqua.

last text: "ye ok" it was from me to my cousin since i was gonna go to her house but she was with my grandma who tested positive for covid so we both decided it would be safer for me to keep my distance.

coffee or tea: coffee. i need it to survive. As long as it has sugar im ok. But tea is great for when my stomach hurts. I just prefer coffee. I could drink it any hour.

favorite pie: Pecan, especially with ice cream its so good. Key lime isnt bad either.

favorite pizza: i dont really care? I like all of them but when i was little and we'd go to the mall my dad would always get this big pizza that was big enough to have things stuffed inside it and it tasted so good. Its a good memory.

cat or dog: dog but i really want a cat.

favorite time of year: Chritmas and Thanksgiving always. I love it. Especially Christmas when my family gathers together and we play games and everyone brings a traditional Mexican dish. We stay until like 4 am and its always great.

met a star: That one woman who had an affair with george bush. I met her. That doesnt really count. Yeah no one, i met basketball players but i dont remember from which team or who they were. I met ted cruz. Cool story tho my english teacher knew one of shinee's choreographers.

flown a helicopter:..... umm. nO..

been on tv: Nah. Probably in the backround of some news things.

broken my leg: no ive never broken a bone surprisingly.

seen a ghost: i had sleep paralysis it was close enough.

been sick in a taxi: never even been in a taxi. Ive been on a uber tho.

Tags: @doyoungbunnyagenda @butterflybam @brighttragedy @saturnsluna @waterfallsandrosebuds @jooheonyonehunnit @leecherryyong

[zeclots]

⟨ ryan destiny.  cis female.  she/her. ⟩  ↪  have  you  met  ariel richards yet  ?  this  twenty-five year  old  capricorn  has  been  living  in  the  santa monica  area  for  four years.  she  makes  a  living  as  a  publicist,  which  works  for  their  responsible,  assertive,  impatient,  and  unforgiving  nature.  caught by st. beauty is  one  of  ariel’s  favorite  songs,  and  they're  written  by  lena,  22,  est,  n/a.  ⟨  🌅 ⟩ 

brought to you by absolutely NO self-control... 

basics: full name: ariel georgia richards birthday: december 29 (capricorn) hometown: saratoga springs, ny sexuality: bisexual, biromantic positive traits: driven, passionate, responsible, assertive negative traits: condescending, unforgiving, impatient, defensive hogwarts house: ravenclaw moral alignment: lawful neutral 

background: - born in upstate new york to parents who own a chain of successful hardware stores - they got MONEY - her parents are Great tbh and she’s close to both of them (which is a SHOCK- me?? having a chara without daddy and/or mommy issues??? a rarity) - she has 3 older sisters- each more successful than the next (a doctor, a lawyer, and a successful artist respectively) - so, uh, ariel has always been under A LOT of pressure to be successful.mp3 - and she was, OK?! ok !! - in high school she was student body president, captain of the diving team, captain of the debate team, and yearbook co-editor- she was That Girl - she got into howard’s business school (double majored in finance and marketing and copped a minor in psych) and graduated in the top of her class - she moved to l.a. and started working for a pretty solid pr firm- she’s only been at it for four years, but she is a GREAT publicist and is a pro at damage control and helping stars maintain their Image 

personality: - ariel is based on amy santiago of b99 and charlie from set it up (netflix’s BEST hetero romcom, don’t @ me) - she is VERY meticulous and organized and AMBITIOUS- she’s not gonna let anybody get in her way - TYPE A - she WILL be heard, she had to talk over 3 older, rambunctious sisters, she knows how to be Loud and will not let her voice be drowned out - doesn’t have time for stupidity and doesn’t know what chill is - drinks like eleven cups of coffee a day- we love a caffeine addict !! (i relate)  - a perfectionist? yes, of course - sometimes a condescending asshole??? also yes - does not have time for anything but work, it comes First - Not Good at making friends bc she focuses so much on work and other things are far less important to her - doesn’t tolerate bullshit - good at reading people - not easily angered, but easily frustrated (if that makes ANY sense) 

possible connections: - hookups/fwbs- she doesn’t have much time for relationships, but she does enjoy the occasional hookup, someone come take her mind off of work !! - exes- uhhh i LOVE ex plots and it’s very possible that ariel got into a relationship early into her time in l.a., but then was like ???? i don’t have the TIME, so SEE YA - best friend- someone get her to Calm Down and pull her away from her work, she needs people she KNOWS she can rely on and vice versa  - bad influence- someone make her go Crazy !! - enemies- she can easily dislike someone and she is very prone to… making people dislike her w her holier than thou attitude and constant focus on work - unlikely duos- idk i love this kinda connection - cousins- family connections??? my SHIT - clients- people that she… is the publicist of - coworkers- people who work w her at the pr firm  - friends- people who CAN stand her... plz 

n e way, come hit me in the dms here or on discord or give this a like n i’ll come love u down, thanks BYEEEEE 

[artificialqueens]

break up with ur girlfriend (3/3) - dartmouth420

a/n: part 3: in which Raven makes an ethically questionable decision, Raja really doesn’t like mornings, absolutely nothing will crush Manila’s positive attitude, and Jujubee throws a curve ball

basically ye olde morning after weirdness

thanks for reading :)

Raven awoke tired and a little hungover in bed with Manila and Raja. She raised her head and sighed, then noticed the tall glass of water on the bedside table. She loosely remembered Raja padding out of the room just as Raven was drifting off (thoroughly fucked out and happy) and placing something on the bedside table. That was kind of her, especially considering the circumstances in which they’d met. Raven raised the glass and took a big drink, appreciative.

Raven sat on the edge of the bed quietly, not wanting to wake them. Maybe she’d go and make coffee or something. Or maybe she should just leave. Raven glanced over her shoulder. A perfect ray of sunlight was hitting the bed where Manila and Raja were still curled up, asleep, and whole thing was aesthetically glorious.

Raven wondered if what was about to do was ethical. But then she shrugged, and raised her phone. Also, she really liked them, and might be interested in seeing them again, so she held no malicious intent.

The photo she took was from a strong angle, consisting of the corner of her face, one eye visible, eyebrow raised, blonde hair smooth close to her head. Behind her was the bed, and Raja and Manila curled up, still asleep. Raja was deep in the covers, only one closed eye, her forehead and a streak her long grey hair visible. Manila was next to Raja, lying on her back fast asleep with her mouth open, the cover pulled up to her chin.

She hit send.

BITCH replied Juju, quickly, with about eighteen emojis, you fucked them both???

you bet replied Raven, smug.

Wait a sec, Juju replied. Then the second text came in.

ohhhhhh YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT

what?? Raven looked down at her phone, concerned.

BITCH THE GIRL ON THE LEFT IS MY SECOND COUSIN

The blood drained from Raven’s face, and she looked back at Manila, who was… well, a young woman who’s last name she hadn’t asked for and who’s social media who hadn’t checked out. But in a big, multicultural city like this who would’ve expected her to be related to Raven’s best friend?

fuckkkk

Juju sent her a text containing twenty laugh-crying emojis and one devil, followed by a vomit-face.

uhhhh, don’t be grossed out but she’s hot, replied Raven, who was finding the situation as distressing as it was funny. This new factoid raised the stakes, seeing this couple was no longer an entirely anonymous entity.

She mildly regretted sending the photo. Maybe it was an invasion of privacy.

BITCH DON’T TELL ME THAT ABOUT MY COUSIN

idk if anyone knows she’s gay tbh that whole side of the family is pretty religious

i didn’t know lol

oh shit I’m sorry… was just trying to brag to u about my conquest haha

why are u like this it’s fucked up lol

idk lol

thanks for telling me

but like

i might wanna see her again?

maybe both of them ;) ??? typed out Raven, hitting send with some mild guilt. She’d definitely need to sit down and think about this later. After she had some caffeine.

o really?

yeah…

aw <3

Raven smiled at the phone. She really loved Juju, they’d been best friends since college, and truly shared everything.

can’t wait to be ur in-law, teased Juju,

imma bring u really cheap wedding gifts

ur getting an off-brand slow cooker

BITCH!

anyway g2g <3 <3

hmu later <3

Raven got up and walked to the bathroom. She quickly rinsed her face and mouth. She put the unexpected information from Juju about Manila aside for now, and decided not address it. This really wasn’t the time or the place. Then she padded over to the kitchen. It was a bit cluttered, clearly well-used and loved.

There was an espresso machine on the counter, and Raven grinned. She knew how to work one of those, having done the time in her early twenties as a barista. While the water heated, Raven looked at the pictures on the fridge. There were kitschy magnets from a few places around the world, ‘Paris, je t'aime!’, and several photos, including two goofy school pictures of Raja and Manila respectively. Manila glared at the camera, about thirteen and deep in an emo phase, judging by her racoon-like eyeliner, back-combed hair and striped long-sleeved shirt. Raja’s picture was more innocent, a goofy-looking androgynous nine-year old with a big smile, round face and black hair sticking up awkwardly.

Raven snorted a laugh. She appreciated this couple’s sense of humour, displaying silly pictures on their fridge.

She sighed. She shared her apartment somewhat resentfully with two room mates. It wasn’t an ideal situation but it was cheap and because of that she’d been able to put aside some savings. If only Tyra would do the dishes every once in a while. Not to mention she was pretty sure Nicole had a crush on her, and she had to figure out how to let the other girl down easy. In fact, Nicole was probably taking her dog for a walk right now. Raven winced and sighed. Whatever, these were problems for Future Raven. Hopefully she’d find a better job soon, and move on.

The espresso machine was gurgling, so Raven moved over and dealt with it.

A few minutes later she snuck back into the bedroom with three cups of espresso. She was a little nervous, this wasn’t something she’d normally do. She was more of a leave immediately after sex or quickly in the morning kind of lover. But this felt like the right thing.

She put the coffee on the bedside table and sat on the bed, heart suddenly beating quickly.

The movement of Raven sitting back down on the bed disrupted Manila, who blinked her eyes open and yawned, stretching. The movement then woke Raja, who groaned and buried her face deeper into the pillow, disappearing under the duvet. Manila blinked and smiled sleepily at Raven.

“Good morning… oh! You made coffee!” said Manila, and she threw the covers off and made for the bedside table where Raven had put the little cups, “Oh my god, is that espresso?”

“Did somebody say espresso?” muttered Raja from deep in the blankets.

“Yeah, I made some,” said Raven, gently.

“That’s nice, you’re so sweet!” enthused Manila, kissing Raven on the cheek. Manila was shockingly perky, having been awake for less than one minute, “And I thought you were all mean and sexy last night…”

“She’s great. Keep your voice down,” muttered Raja.

Raven stifled a laugh, and sipped her own coffee. Manila crawled off the bed and threw on a robe, before sitting next to Raven and drinking her coffee in silence. Eventually, a long brown arm stuck out of the pile of covers that contained Raja, and Manila carefully put the cup of espresso into her hand. The arm retreated into the pile of covers almost cartoonishly. The only evidence of Raja’s existence was a small slurp and a happy sigh.

“I had a really nice time with you two, last night,” whispered Raven, putting a hand on Manila’s thigh.

“Aw thanks! I did too, and Raja as well,” replied Manila, quietly.

“Lovely, so… I can leave whenever, if you’ve got something you’re doing today-”

“Oh, don’t worry about it,” replied Manila, smiling so that the edges of her eyes crinkled happily, “Neither of us have plans, you can hang out for breakfast, whatever suits you.”

“Right, well,” replied Raven, her heart glowing a little upon hearing she was welcome to stay, “I really need to shower.”

“Mmm, I think I’ll join you,” said Manila, putting down her cup down. They both glanced back at the pile of blankets and pillows that contained Raja somewhere deep within it.

“Yeah, she won’t be really awake for a while.”

-

Of course, Raven ended up on her knees in the shower eating Manila out against the wall. A truly good start to the day, Raven mused to herself as Manila squirmed and gasped, throwing her head back with pleasure. What could be better?

When they were finally done, they found Raja in the kitchen, starting to cook. The older woman had put her hair up on top of her head in a messy bun, wore dark-rimmed glasses and an elaborately patterned silk robe.

“Your glasses are too cute,” said Raven, as she towelled her hair dry. She was wearing a borrowed bathrobe, one of an apparently infinite supply, “Anything I can help with?”

“No, just sit there and look pretty,” replied Raja, with an affectionate smile.

“That’ll be easy.”

Breakfast was insanely good. It was better than any breakfast Raven had had in a long time, and she’d certainly worked up an appetite. Raja could really cook. They hung around the table for a while, chatting away about plans for the weekend and this and that. Eventually Raven changed, slipping her dress from last night back on, feeling a bit weird next to the other two, who were wearing relaxed weekend clothes. It was time to retreat to her own apartment and chill out.

“I think I’ll call an uber,” said Raven to Raja. Manila was checking her phone, and Raja was putting dishes in the sink.

“I can give you a ride,” said Raja, shrugging.

“You sure?”

“Yeah, it’s no problem.”

“Okay, thanks,” said Raven. She supposed it’d be worth it to save the eight dollars on the ride.

“Manila, you want to come?” asked Raja, half-turning towards the other woman.

“Ah, no, sorry I have to make a call in a few minutes,” said Manila, giving Raven an apologetic smile.

Manila then engaged in a drawn out goodbye with Raven, leaving her with lingering kisses and an exchange of numbers. Raja watched from the door, lacing up her shoes, and raised a single eyebrow. Then Raven got her little purse and left with Raja. Her high-heeled club shoes clicked along the floor of the hallway.

In the carpark under the building, they approached an ugly 90’s style green car.

“Wow, this thing is ancient,” joked Raven, sitting down on the worn passenger seat. But unlike Juju’s car that seemed to be always covered in empty takeout containers and random garbage, Raja’s was meticulously clean. Raven didn’t have a car, but everything she did was comfortably within either cycling or public transit distance, and for anything that wasn’t Juju would drive her.

“Yeah, so everyone tells me,” chuckled Raja, shifting into gear, “But it’s reliable, hasn’t died yet. I made it through Hurricane Katrina in this thing.”

“You can drive stick?” asked Raven, curious, “Also… what?”

“Yep,” replied Raja, winking, “And I’ll tell you that story sometime if you’re lucky.”

“Hmm.” Raven was impressed and she eyed Raja’s tattooed hand on the gearshift as she confidently manoeuvred the car out of the parkade into the street. The bright sun burst through the windshield, and reflected off of Raja’s white Tshirt.

“So,” said Raven as they drove, after she’d given Raja her address. She felt a bit exposed, without any makeup on and her hair still slightly damp from the shower.

“So,” replied Raja, smirking a little at Raven’s uncharacteristic hesitance, “Manila gave you her number, right?”

Raven nodded, and then she had no idea why she said it, but suddenly it was out of her mouth, “It turns out I distantly know her.”

“Oh yeah? From where?”

“She’s my friend Juju’s second cousin.”

Raja stiffened at the mention, shifting the clutch and accelerating through the green light, “You know her family?”

“No. She just happens to be related to her. Juju’s my best friend,” replied Raven, inwardly cursing. Why had she even mentioned it?

“How did you find out?”

“Checked out her instagram this morning, realized the connection,” Raven lied quickly, guilt flaring in her stomach.

“Right. Well. Manila’s family is pretty religious,” said Raja matter-of-factly, but Raven could see lingering resentment in her expression, “Let’s just say they don’t approve of us and leave it at that. Maybe don’t mention this to your friend.”

“Of course not.”

“Good.”

Raven wondered if she could have handled that better. But then again, family was complicated.

They pulled up at Raven’s soon after that. Raven was having a hard time getting a read on Raja, so she decided to say exactly how she felt and Raja could interpret it however she so desired. They’d been quiet for the last few minutes of the drive. It was a beautiful day, thought Raven, looking out the window at the bright blue sky.

“Well, I had a great time with you two last night and I hope you stay in touch, I’d love to see you again,” said Raven, with a warm smile as she opened the door to get out.

“I had a good time as well,” said Raja, with a half-smile, “I, ah, just felt a bit weird with you bringing up Manila’s family. I’m basically suspicious of anyone who knows them since they’ve been so shitty to us over the years. But yeah, I like you too. Until next time.”

And then Raja leaned in and kissed Raven intently. Raven raised her eyebrows, surprised. And then Raja pulled back and gave her an absolutely filthy grin, and when Raven left the car she waved. Raven waved back and saw in Raja the same goofy energy as she’d seen in the childhood photo on her fridge. It was a bit of a shock after her cool exterior, but charming.

Hmmm. It seemed the night before had worked out in the best way possible. Raven opened the front door to her building and nodded pleasantly to her elderly neighbour, who looked her up and down disapprovingly.

Raven walked up the two flights of stairs towards her apartment, feeling thoroughly satisfied. She had work on Monday and a bunch of laundry and groceries and chores to do before then. Also, Juju would be back Sunday afternoon and she was looking to reuniting with her best friend after their brief time apart.

There was much to discuss.

-

The following morning she received a text.

You doing anything next weekend? :P

Raven raised an eyebrow and replied, new phone who dis

It’s Manila!!! Omg you’re the worst lol

that’s what they all say

hmmmmm i think i’m available friday ;)

Yay!! We’ll be in touch, Manila sent a quick photo of herself and Raja, a selfie in Raja’s car. Manila was sticking her tongue out at the camera and Raja was looking at something out of frame, light reflecting off her glasses. There were bags full of groceries behind them in the back seat.

Raven smiled down at her phone like a love-struck fool.