#and so cheesy and terrible

[asterdust]

have gone back to reading lhl fics again after rewatching eps 1-3.... is it a good decision to actually rewatch it in full??? not gonna lie, this piece of media makes me wanna kms. and also inspired me to go back to my OCs.

mysterious lotus casebook, despite its flaws, is one of the best stories ive encountered in my life. maybe because it centered around a protagonist that is close to heart, that i relate too much. maybe because despite giving up on everything, the narrative lets him realised that he is loved and has been loved.

in other people's words, it doesn't matter whether li xiangyi or li lianhua was dead or alive. he's a ghost, he's a human, he's whatever he is for other people...

but for me, whether he haunts the narrative from the very beginning or we've only witnessed how history began once he's gone... it doesn't matter.

li xiangyi, li lianhua, wherever you are right now... you will always be in my heart.

[pollyna]

Six months of deployment, even when he isn't the one flying but giving directions and instructions, leave Maverick more tired than any other tour before. He can almost feel it in his bones why Sunny is stepping down the moment he's going to turn sixty.

All he wants to do is sleep for the next seven years and lay on his bed until he can't anymore. But he promised to his class and to the Daggers to go out for a drink, and seriously, how could he say no when Halo looked at him with shiny, pleading eyes?

"Just one drink and then I'm gone." He says it out loud and he doesn't know if he's trying to convince himself or Javy, even if the other pilot is looking at him like he knows it's all a ruse and Mav is going to stay until the end of the night. But no, no, it's not going to happen; he needs t- oh. Oh.

"Penny, I'm looking good, right?" he asks to the woman behind the counter.

"Yeah?" she answers, but she doesn't seem sure of why he should ask her that question until her eyes follow what, who, is in Mav's line and "oh Maverick" she says laughing softly. "You look handsome, he won't be able to resist you."

Someone snouts behind his back, and Bradley, behind Neil, almost screams, "Seriously, dad?! Oh my god. Penny, I'll need a beer, I can't stand to watch this all over again."

What a dramatic child he helped raise, but Pete is on a mission and fuck being tired. He's going to take the man in front of him home at the end of the night, or he's not going to go home at all.

The man is looking at him from across the room when he starts moving his first steps, and he bites his lip so he doesn't start smiling like an idiot or worse, let his cheeks go red. They meet in the middle of the room, and jesus Maverick is really going to hit the jackpot this time around.

"Hi stranger"

"Hello to you" he answers, and God, why does he feel like twenty-four all over again, stumbling on his feet to get the attention of a particular person?

"I heard you're a pilot. Your friends back there couldn't stop talking about how good you are behind the cockpit." They're going to write, here rests Pete Mitchell, died because a too handsome man killed him simply by talking.

"I'm the best." He smirks and what a dumb way to answer, but it should be consider a miracle he isn't answering monosyllabic.

"Are you sure of that, sweetheart?" He whispers against his ear and Mav's hands close around his shirt.

He's going to answer, he swears, but when he looks in the man's eyes, they're so close, so fucking close, he just has to tilt his head to kiss him. And so he does, until he can feel his lungs running out of oxygen, but even then he doesn't move far, just enough to look at him in the eyes.

"Welcome back home, love" Ice whispers before kissing him again.

(It takes Rooster pleading for mercy, Penny asking and Slider removing Mav from Ice to make them stop and promise to not kiss anymore until after they'll be alone. The promises last two hours before they're both tipsy and handsy all over again.

On the back of the cab, Mav's hand are around Ice's face all over again. "I missed you so much" he whispers.

"I missed you too, babe" Ice answers, hugging him against his chest "I'm glad you're back."

Mav hums in response and yeah, maybe he is still a little tired but he's going home with the man; he said he was going home too, so sleep can wait for another couple, or maybe four, hours.)

Val Klimer application post.

[lunar-years]

Sorry, another anon jumping in here- while I'd love to think that Roy would take Jamie's feelings in an R/K wedding into account, I think canonically hes still a bit inept at reading Jamie sometimes (ie: the bar date/ stay away from Keeley scene) so I can see him asking Jamie to be best man without considering the further implications. Which of course leads to the Richmond boys deciding to be an emotional support bubble for him through the whole thing and its only later in the evening when Roy steps outside for some air and sees Jamie with eyes shining, gritting his jaw determinedly trying not to cry while Sam tries to wordlessly comfort him, that Roy realises hes fucked up a bit there. Isaac coming up to him like "we know you didn't mean it like that, but bit cruel that bruv"

yeah 😭

I think it all very much depends on the timeline this is theoretically happening in, too. The thread I read about the alternative s3 roy-keeley wedding was kind of funny because they were using s3 dynamics with everyone else but those two. So when they said "Jamie would obviously be best man!" I found myself thinking...like...idk man, I don't even think Roy would even want or ask Jamie to be his best man in that scenario, because they would not actually be best friends the same way they are in the actual s3.

This might be very cynical...but in a s3 where the Roy & Keeley we see on the verge of breakup in the s2 finale are suddenly getting MARRIED... i do not think Roy and Jamie would become nearly as close in that timeframe as what we see play out in canon. Because so much of their dynamic in s3 is built upon Roy being in a very bad place post-breakup, then volunteering to train Jamie (imo, at least in part as a distraction/way to bury himself in work to stop thinking about how miserable he is in the personal aspects of his life) and then ending up genuinely loving spending time with Jamie and spending ALL of his time with Jamie, slowly pulling him further out from his slump because Jamie's given him something and (someone) to care about again.

Whereas, if Roy is busy and stressed out over wedding planning all the time, whilst also consumed by the same unaddressed insecurities that plagued his relationships with both Keeley and Jamie in the s2 finale (which he only would've pushed further down after a successful proposal) I 1) think it's quite possible he wouldn't have even volunteered to do extra training with Jamie in the first place and 2) even if he did, wouldn't have had the same time to spend with or focus on him, resulting in them...not becoming close! certainly not best man close. Also, Keeley has ALWAYS been a point of strife between them. it's why Roy's head butting Jamie in the s2 finale, it's one layer of why the bar date goes so poorly, etc.

Roy "when I look at her I only think about Jamie fucking Tartt" Kent who has not gone through the breakup nor any of the growth said breakup facilitated is a man deeply insecure in his own relationship (and in this case, engagement) who sees Jamie on some level as still a threat to his peace. I do not think he'd want Jamie to be involved in the wedding at all, tbh, even if their relationship was getting slowly better and they were at the place of tentative friendship we see in the s2 finale.

Now, of course all that changes if we're talking about a scenario where roy-keeley have gotten back together post-series and are then getting married somewhere down the line. That's the version of events where I think 1) Jamie would do anything Roy asked him to, up to and including being his best man, even if it hurt him in the process and 2) Roy would be perceptive enough and care enough about Jamie not to ask. You're totally right that Roy struggles to read Jamie sometimes, but I also think there were sooo many factors at play in the bar date and so many of them would be eliminated in a scenario where Roy and Keeley are getting married post-series. Like, so much of Roy's obliviousness there stemmed (imo) from jealousy and insecurity and his own desire to win Keeley back regardless of Jamie's feelings, so part of it was him being inept on purpose as a form of avoidance, lol.

Whereas, if he's proposed to Keeley and said yes and they're both in a significantly more secure place in their relationship, Jamie isn't really any "threat", so I would like to think Roy would at least pick up on his discomfort surrounding the wedding before hitting him with "will you be my best man" (or like, Keeley would say something when Roy brought up the idea, because it really is deeply ludicrous).

[kr-yoongi]

Also some sketches from 2005s Invasion. Evan Peters as Jesse Varon.

[hale-of-stiles-heart]

oh my GOD. this movie named their Native character Flower, had her hook up with her white dude coworker, and had her say it's too difficult to date 'one of her people' because "too much drug and alcohol abuse" like what the FUCK and this movie came out LAST YEAR

SAPORAH BONNETTE I'M SO SORRY YOU GOT STUCK WITH THIS SHITTY ROLE, YOU DESERVE BETTER

[morewyckedthanyou]

Just a few photos of the Trespasser DLC just for myself because I want to remember the playthrough where my Inquisitor romanced Dorian - and because I had way too much fun conversing with my companions only to have my heart ripped out immediately after.

Cassandra sure is so good talking about feelings. She's like me that way. I loooove reading the dirtiest smut and cheesiest romance but actually talking about romance in real life - hell naw! Anyways, Cadash was so ready to take Cassandra's advice and propose! And then Dorian had to drop that fucking bomb on him. The worst part is I of course knew it would happen and he'd leave for his beloved and awful homeland but it still hurt. Fuck. Well at least there is that sending crystal he gave the Inquisitor. They made up - and made out - afterwards of course.

Aaaaand bonus Varric and his words to Dorian because... Thanks pal. You're really good at rubbing salt to the wounds.

[borealnyx]

Would love to be the person who makes jokes and insightful commentary. But its been an hour since the episode ended and i only managed to grin like a maniac the whole time while ocasionally stimming and breathing kinda funny

[theartthatleavesthemark]

delighted at all the people coming out of the woodwork to say what i have known for years which is that hugh jackman can absolutely get it

[dandyshucks]

i like thinking about him chilling on the couch or bed, just scrolling on his phone or maybe idly watching a tv show or something, and i walk in and immediately snuggle up beside him and he instinctively wraps his arm around me to hold me close to him without even needing to think about it,,,,, maybe presses a little kiss to the top of my head,,, maybe there's the low rumble of a chuckle in his chest as he delights in how cuddly i am w him,,,, aheemheem ue ue ue (quiet weeping) ;-;

[berryicet]

day 8

[vintage-bentley]

I wrote down my thoughts about each episode as I watched, so I get to share with you my immediate reaction to the abomination that is ineffable bureauhets.

- There is no way we got an “everyday” moment with Gabriel and Beez before we got an “everyday” moment with the husbands. I’m going to start killing

- Was it too gay and they had to add straight people? I was looking forward to finally having one singular show with no straight people. Neil just couldn’t do it could he?

- If there was one thing I didn’t see coming, it was “everyday” being the ineffable bureaucracy song. Thanks, I hate it. Fucking straights….

- I hate heterosexuality. It seeps into everything. I can’t believe that before I get to see ineffable husbands, I have to sit through this shit. I’m so glad I know it’s not bait because if I didn’t I’d be sobbing right now. Neil I was going to remove the “straightman�� epithet but you get to keep it you insufferable little het moid

- Actually laughing out loud that we got a romantic straight hand hold from GABRIEL AND BEELZEBUB before the MAIN COUPLE gets to do the same. WHAT THE FUCK. I was promised fan service but not THIS fan service. I hate it so much. Why couldn’t it have been more lesbians.

- I honestly would’ve been fine with it if Ligur came back and it was him and Michael. That was an interesting dynamic because they were shown collaborating and Michael showed up to Crowley’s trial. It would’ve been a good mirror to the husbands. But this???? Neil come on I know you’re lying when you say you don’t read fanfic lmao

- I’m hating every second of this. I’m allergic to heterosexuality, there should actually be a trigger warning on this

- They’re singing. Shut up. Die.

[dramatisperscnae]

[y'all have no idea how hard I am fighting the urge to scream about my favorite issue of the 1960s/70s Teen Titans comics...

none at all]

[bwonugyul]

my hubby <3

[sysig]

I remember this game (Patreon)

[whysamwhy123]

It took me forever - slowest writer in the world right here - but I've finally sort-finished a first draft of my silly trash Ricky/Christian fic that no one asked for. I say 'sort-of' because while I've written the set-up and the ending, there's a giant hole in the middle that needs to be filled. Pun intended, because ideally, there should be smut that goes right there. But I've never been able to make myself actually write smut before, and every attempt has resulted in me deleting it before posting because I'm just not happy with it at all. Usually, I end up doing a fade-to-black instead and I guess I could do that here but...it really needs them to actually fuck this time. Especially if I somehow end up continuing this AU like I kinda want to but probably won't. I don't know. Maybe I'll give it a shot and see what happens? I ain't holding my breath though - I'm painfully aware of my limitations as a writer and I don't trust myself to write smut that isn't unfathomably embarrassing to read. Y'all should free to laugh at me if/when I fail spectacularly at this.

[antigerrymanderingspiderman]

i think im gonna watch prom pact for the third time… uh yeah no i stand by this