#anyway. enjoy me being a noob

[pepprs]

i am now a cookie run kingdom girl. 🙈😭

[lucidreamer-uwu]

~ = Can we Kiss? = ~

Asking them if you could kiss for the first time ~

Lucifer

He'd be confused why you were asking him instead of just doing it. So he starts to wonder if he gave the impression of being unapproachable.

Slides his hand towards the nape of your neck, tilts your head upwards to align your gazes, and pulls you in gently to plant an intimate kiss right at your lips that leaves you breathless even though it only took about five seconds until he pulls away and lets you hide your flustered face in his chest.

He then proceeds to assure you that you could give him a kiss whenever you wanted.

Mammon

Takes him a second or two to process what you just said and actually freezes for a bit.

Stutters and says he'd allow it. It isn't everyday that he lets anyone give him kisses though so you should be grateful!

He'd be too overwhelmed and bashful if you kissed him just like that though. So he uses his hand to cover your eyes and kisses you the way he always wanted to.

Even though your eyes are shut, you could feel how much he loved you through the kiss.

Leviathan

You're asking if you two can kiss? Of course you can kiss! But how can you ask that so boldly??!

And wait, directly kissing too?! He could die a happy demon! But he wasn't at that level yet. He was just a noob and that would take boss level status to do!

So he covers your mouth with a nervous motion and leans in to kiss the back of his hand, just on the opposite side where your lips were.

May or may not smack his forehead on yours. 

Satan

Smirks slightly despite the faded blush that tainted his cheeks.

Without another word, he'd place his hand on your jaw at the side of your face and lean in so close that a single movement would close the gap between you two.

He'd whisper a small "always, love" before he takes in your lips.

You’d probably choke on your first time because of how perfect he seemed to be. 

Asmodeus

He's only been waiting forever to hear those words from you! And since the moment finally came, he wants it to be memorable.

He whisks you away to his room to get you alone. Then he'd cup your face with both hands, delicately handling your features, admiring every inch of you til you felt embarrassed.

It is only then that he lands his intoxicating peck on your lips.

He claims that he could only give you a peck since if he did more then he wouldn't be able to control himself for what came next naturally for him.

Beelzebub

Super happy that you wanted to kiss.

Makes sure he wouldn't accidentally bite you with the intention of ingesting you.

He leans down to your face and places his hand on top of your head, slides it down to the back of it, and pulls you in carefully to kiss you.

Asks you if he did it correctly afterwards.

Belphegor

Says no then goes back to napping.

The next time you sleep together he interrupts your slumber with kisses all over your face until he reaches your lips where he focuses on for about what seemed to be hours.

After that, whenever you'd bring it up, he'd always deny all knowledge of doing such a thing and claim that he was sleeping.

Every time you sleep or nap with him ever since then, you’d wake up with swollen lips and a warm face. 

SHOUTOUT TO: @unicornhorse160 @scriptwritershifter @idream89 @cielamajiki for being my biggest fans as of writing this post!

Hello! Hope you enjoyed this post! I just wanted to thank everyone for all the love and support you've been giving me despite not being able to respond to most of the asks in my inbox wahaha.

JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER OR ELSE >:(( or else nothing but it’d make me very much happy if you did uwu. It’s just a small, chill server for my fellow Obey Me! enthusiasts. So if you’re interested in getting to know me and keeping in touch, slide into my DMs and I’ll send you the invite link! 

Anyways, stay cool everyone! Hope you all have an AMAZING day/night. And I swear I’ll answer everyone’s asks soon! 

♡

[scaryspears]

Bi Han x Bimbo Reader

"I need to die looking good."

This is for chickensandwich69

Warning: Bi Han is sexist (and a bit of a d*ck), and mild sexual flirting but nothing explicit.

She has priorities.

She wasn't fighting for Earthrealm, nor did she have any interest in fighting for Shao Kahn. She was in it for herself, blindsided and forced to compete, but making the most of what she could enjoy out of it.

And that was something Bi Han could respect, even though her motivations weren't. Spending time with friends, shopping, getting her hair and makeup done, and scoring herself a romantic companion.

The She/Her in question is you. You were a ballerina, a gymnast, a cheerleader, pageant Queen. It was clear competition is in your blood, so the tournament was a walk in the park for you. The fighting part, anyway. Seeing you freak out over blood was another matter.

"Do you want me to massage your hair?" you asked him, a cheeky smile on your face. He nodded, and you did as you offered.

Seeing Bi Han's face was a luxury, and you would do anything to see it as long as you could, even though you didn't mind him with his mask. You liked being the one that gets pampered, but you would make an exception for Bi Han.

He questions how it came to this, all the time.

Maybe it's your Chaosrealm blood. Nothing made sense around you but it came naturally. It happened out of nowhere. First, you're watching him train with Cyrax. Second, you're following him and yapping your mouth off. Third, he ends up doing something very intimate with you and he's wearing less clothes. And it involves his mouth and lower region.

Your relationship wasn't much of a secret, considering you were seen hugging his arm if you were both in the same room or area, but not enough lived to know it as fact. With the tournament and all. Or just in general. Bi Han saw competition in their gazes, which meant jealousy. Which meant lots of ice and blood during fights. Thankfully you were too dumb to figure it out, because blood upset you a lot, and you had only started making an exception for the tournament.

"What else would you like me to do?" you were sitting on his lap now, something in your eyes. Pretty obvious what you were feeling.

Oh yeah, that's why. There was no way he would resist this.

Bi Han may be a Lin Kuei assassin, and one that takes his profession very seriously, but he could enjoy a good lady himself. You had just broken up with your boyfriend so it felt like a fitting decision to take your attention while it was still available to him. So long as you were his no one else could have it.

Companions were not common within the clan, and you were an excellent fighter. Sure, there were the cultural differences and the clash of personalities, but if the Lin Kuei were to ever find out it would be unbelievable, so it was a right decision.

You desired him and he desired you, it worked both ways. Both of you were being selfish, he was certain, but you initiated so he had no reason to care about your feelings.

[Noob Saibot]

He grew more possessive of you, and that possession followed him when he died. Before he would freeze any man that flirted with you, these days he killed them. You were distraught when Bi Han died, but you weren't sure what to make of his new self. It was still Bi Han, but he was Goth now and you've never been with a Goth before. You were determined to try something new, however, so you kept going on with the relationship.

You didn't understand his new found problems with his brother or where his bizarre mindset came from, but your main concern was matching with your boyfriend, so you had a bunch of black designer dresses lined up in your wardrobe.

"I guess Goth isn't a phase." you said to yourself. Then again, your parents thought you were a phase.

Bi Han gently brushed your hair out of your face and kissed your cheek, even though his skin wasn't as soft as it originally was, which meant his lips were almost shrivelled into his skull. It would only be fair if you were dead as well, that way he wouldn't feel left out from lack of lips.

"Where is your fear?"

"I think I left it in my purse."

"We will find it."

You had only started getting used to his new odd way of showing his affection, but it still made your insides all fluttery. You kissed him sweetly. Your lip gloss stained on his 'lips', and Bi Han didn't show any irritation, but there was the pride she recognised. It wasn't often he gave an expression since his change.

[harunayuuka2060]

Floyd: So unfair. Why Azul get to enjoy his flight class while I'm stuck here with lobster?

Professor Vargas: Do you have a problem with me, Leech?!

Octavinelle student: Look! He's flying towards us!

Azul: *holding a cup of tea in his hand* How's everyone? *takes a sip*

Floyd: Hey, Azul. You done with Sensei's class?

Azul: Why, yes. As you can see, I'm perfectly fine by myself now. In fact, MC-sensei said so themselves that I needn't their supervision any longer unless it's for other things.

The sophomores: Lucky...

Floyd: Yeah, yeah. Right. Could you get down here so I could squeeze you?

Azul: Do you think I'm stupid to do that, Floyd? Anyway, Professor Vargas. Sensei would like to talk to you about this new event. A friendly competition between freshmen and sophomores.

Professor Vargas: Thank you for informing me, Mr. Ashengrotto.

Riddle: A friendly competition?

Cater: That sounds exciting. But why do they only make it between the freshies and the sophomores?

Trey: Obviously, it's because Professor MC is teaching these two year levels.

Cater: Ah...

Riddle: Hmph. They're putting the first years in a disadvantage.

Ace: Excuuuuuse me?

Deuce: I beg to differ, housewarden sir.

Riddle: Why? *smirks* Are you trying to brag about this special class?

Ace: Duh. Right, guys?

*All the Heartslabyul freshmen agreeing*

Riddle: *frowns*

Ace: We know that even though that this "might" be a friendly competition, Sensei would like to show the senior levels what we're capable of.

Riddle: Let's see that, Ace.

Cater: Um... Riddle?

Ace, Deuce, and the others: *all smile at him*

Cater: I think it's a bad idea challenging them.

Pomefiore sophomores: Good luck, Epel.

Epel: ...

Epel: *smiles* You too.

Vil: Do we get to watch this event?

Rook: Yes. It's going to be held in an open field.

Vil: Ah. Good.

Vil: Epel?

Epel: *looks at him* Yes, Vil?

Vil: You and the other first years of Pomefiore, entertain us.

Epel: We will, Vil.

Jamil: Sensei.

MC: Yes, Mr. Viper?

Jamil: What will the event be like?

MC: *chuckles* I don't know. We're all going to find out.

Jamil: ...

Jamil: Sensei, if sophomores lose against freshmen, will we have the chance to take your special class?

MC: Hm... Why are you so sure the sophomores will lose?

Jamil: ...

Jamil: *had used his signature spell on Scarabia first-year students, and none of them confessed their game plan to him*

Jamil: I just figured.

MC: Let's not make some predictions for now. Hehe~.

Sebek: I will present my victory to you, My Liege!

Silver: Weren't you always getting punished for acting on your own?

Sebek: THAT WAS IN THE PAST!

Diasomnia freshmen: ...

Malleus: When will this event be?

Lilia: Two weeks from now. And here, they've sent us the invitation to watch.

Malleus: Oh. *smiles*

Ruggie: Hey, I tried asking Jack and he's been all secretive.

Leona: Huh. Looks like the special class was effective on him.

Ruggie: So... Are we going to have a sophomore strategy meeting?

Leona: *yawns* Yeah. After we hear the rules.

Idia: Why are you noobs are being fierce?

Ortho: *giggles* They're just excited, Idia.

Idia: Excited on what? To beat me?

[imkillerbae]

Plush Drama (Yoru Valorant)

(A/N: First time writing on Tumblr. Help a noob out please idk what i'm doing. Anyway, this is a long one-shot with Yoru barely saying anything because he's a shy fuck. It's mostly actions. Hope ya'll enjoy, and feel free to request anything!) Pairing: Yoru/GN!Reader

Summary: You receive a unexpected gift from an unexpected person. Word count: 1.4k ----------

You held the small plush toy with both of your hands, outstretched as if shy of the small stuffed animal. The soft and squishy black cat followed you with its large green eyes as you inspect it from different angles. And while you loved stuffed animals, where it came from gave you a bit of a strange impression.

--Hours Before—

A few of the agents came back from a mission in an undisclosed location (either that or you just weren’t listening very well). It was not unusual for them to bring knickknacks home, especially for Sage. She liked looking out for the other agents.

But you weren’t expecting anything from him at all.

When you first met Yoru when you joined the operation, you thought he was a pain in the ass. He was always straightforward with his thoughts about people, including you. With foresight, you know he means well, but of course, his constant insults in the beginning of your friendship made you make sure you proved him wrong in every occasion. Even if it meant going the extra mile of learning how to use the operator from the mysterious Chamber. With that, you proved yourself to be his equals in skill, and therefore gained his respect and trust. You could even say you were good friends.

Although recently he’s been acting strangely. It was the small things that you noticed about him. During meetings, you’d always catch him glancing at your direction from the reflection of the window as you feigned disinterest in the mission briefings. You bump into him frequently when you leave your room in the hallways, despite his room being on an entirely different floor. During conversations, he’d try to say something, then bail on it immediately. And when you ask about it, he suddenly needs to leave, or he changes the topic. Then sometimes, he’d go completely distant, and won’t even look at your general direction. It was getting on your nerves if you were being honest. He was always secretive, but could he at least pretend to be not hiding something from you?

So, this gesture of his—giving you the stuffed animal—made you question everything.

You and the rest of the agents watched as the plane dropped off Brimstone, Sage, Phoenix, and lastly, Yoru. As the whirring of the engine faded, Yoru held the poor cat by the throat and shoved it to your chest as he walked past, Vandal hanging from his shoulder. “Take it,” he says curtly without looking back at your confused face. You don’t hear Sage and Phoenix giggle at each other.

You chase after him, pulling his arm back. His raises a brow at you, wiping back his gelled hair. “What?” He asks.

“What do you mean ‘what’? What’s this for?” You held the cat up to his face. He was much taller than you. “You act weird before you left, you’re gone for a week, and all you say to me is ‘take it’ and shove this… this thing at me? Where did you even get this?” Your voice rises out of annoyance.

He glares back at you, pushing the plushy down. “I found it on our way back. Didn’t look too trashed so I thought I’d take it.”

“Where exactly?”

“On the floor of some place.”

“Near where?”

“I don’t know, some place! Does it matter?”

Your face scrunches up in disbelief. The nerve of this guy! “Of course it does!” You cross your arms while gripping the toy animal. The poor thing was getting beaten up.

“So let me get this straight, you see a stuffed animal on the floor, in perfect condition, and instead of bringing it to a guard or whatever for lost and found, you take it for yourself, then decide you don’t like it enough to keep, so you give it to me?” You sway your hips to one side, your feet tapping on the metal flooring impatiently. Now it was Yoru’s turn in crossing his arms, mimicking you.

“God forbid there’s some kid out there crying over their stuffed cat.” You sigh.

“Look, do you want the animal or not?” He asks after your rambling, gritting his teeth while he spoke. Your words get caught up in your throat. Of course, you wanted it. But you were just too confused, and a little disappointed about where it came from. “If you don’t want it, I can always give it to Skye. Maybe her summons need new friends. I’d like to contribute to her zoo anyways.” He sighs, his eyes wandering while he held out his hand to you. Obviously he wanted you to keep it, but his stubbornness is keeping him from admitting it.

The mention of Skye made your stomach churn. You didn’t know why. But before you could reply, Phoenix spoke from behind Yoru. “Oh for God’s sakes man. Just tell her where it came from.” He says, and Yoru snaps his head towards his direction, telling him ‘shut up’ in Japanese. You talked enough with Yoru to know what he was saying.

“Tell me what?” You asked again. Yoru slowly turns his head back to you again, his cheeks dusted with a pale red. “He got that cat from a crane machine we passed by on our way back. He insisted on staying until he got that cat. And boy was he relentless!” Phoenix answered for him, while Yoru clenched his fists. “Shut your mouth unless you want me to—” but Phoenix continues, leaning an elbow on Yoru’s tense shoulders playfully.

“He spent so much time and money, we almost thought of leaving him there. And as you can see, Yoru Jr. got out of that box alive.” Phoenix shrugs and walks away, Jett trailing behind him as they held hands. Yoru’s jaw slacked, before he started cursing under his breath, gulping.

You stare at him, his posture defeated, a hand on his hip as he tried to find the words he wanted to say. You pouted slightly, then held the cat in your arms. “Is that true?” You asked him, and you couldn’t even tell that the rest were watching you from a distance.

He sighs and shrugs. “Again, does it matter?” He looks at you in the eyes, his expression softer now. You bit your lip before smiling and hugged the cat tighter. “Again, it does.” You reply quietly, smiling against the cat’s soft fur. “Thank you Yoru. This is actually very sweet of you.”

He rolls his eyes, but his scowl disappears. While he looked so nonchalant on the outside, on the inside, he was panicking. He didn’t know how you’d take it if you knew where it came from. He was horrible at communicating his intentions. He saw that cat and decided that he had to get it for you, no matter what the cost. Because it looked like something you’d like. “So, you’ll keep it?” He asks meekly, his right hand fidgeting with the zipper of his jacket. God, was he bad at this.

“Hmm. No.” You say curtly, which took him by surprise. His eyes widen, and he felt his heart drop. You laugh at his sudden change of expression. He was not easy to startle so you took note of every small detail of his face.

“Well, not today at least. I think it’s best if Yoru Jr. spent time with his dad one last night before he’s completely in my care.” You continued, walking past him, now being able to smile widely while your back was turned to him. He blushes, heartbeat increasing. “Wait—dad?” He asks, following behind you and matching your pace. Looking back, you giggle at him. “Plus, I know you’re tired from the mission, and he would be a great pillow.”

With you warmly receiving his gift, he couldn’t speak. His brain couldn’t find the words to say. As someone who was so curt and straightforward, and admittedly rude at times, you always had him too starstruck to say anything. So instead of saying anything, he pets the cat while you held it. After a while, he finds his voice. “Does that make you his mom?”

Now it was your turn to blush. You look at him and he’s already staring at your eyes. Both of your hearts were in sync. You laugh lightly holding his gaze, then shyly shrug. “I guess so.” Butterflies fly around in your stomach as he returns a soft smile. God, were you glad he was back.

[seareefer]

Hiiiiii

You should write for idia 👁👁 pleaseeee

-Salem

The fact you gave me a scene request on Discord and not here- Anyway, I guess I could write it for you as a peace offering Salem/lh. Sorry this took longer, I got assigned a paper in my English class half way through the week!

Idia growled, rubbing his forehead in frustration. He’d been having a fine time just playing this new combat based multiplayer shooter Ortho had recommended, that was until this one player joined his session. 

Usually he was all for high level players and hard matches, it gave him life some days to work so hard to just go crazy against players that were as skilled as him instead of some noobs. But today he was so drained for being forced to go outside his room he just wanted to bash some games and win easy this time.

But of course this player wouldn’t give up, if they weren’t defending the team flag Idia was practically have a shoot out with them in the middle of the map. Not to mention his own team wasn’t too good this session, they were currently losing over and over again.

With a sigh Idia stood up, ready to go visit the clubroom. Hopefully that would calm him down from getting owned so hard in this new game.

Walking into the now empty room he jumped out of his skin seeing the Ramshackle prefect there on their laptop. “Oh!... Hi Idia, how are you!” Trying to keep himself from shaking he slowly nodded his head before squeaking out “f....f-fine...”

Of course the one day he leaves his tablet in his room MC would be just chilling in one of his spaces. He was broken out of his panic though at the sound of the game he was playing just before coming. “Are....Are you p-playing COW?”

Taking a few minutes to answer, MC soon looked up from their game and smiled at him, “Yep! Ortho told me it was fun so I wanted to try it out!” With a soft hum Idia slowly moved behind MC to see their screen. Watching shortly he was thoroughly impressed. “Wow...You’re good...” Giggling softly and hoping he didn’t see their blush MC tried to keep playing while responding.

“Thanks! After this round I want me to share my profile so we can be friends and play together?” Standing up straight and covering his face Idia panicked again, “S-SUR-I mean... uh y-yeah if you want to.....” 

He couldn’t believe it, they wanted to play with him? They wanted to spend time with him? The sound of MC turning around in their chair prompted him to take out his phone to take a picture of their gamertag. As he raised the phone and focused he nearly chocked.

“Y-YOU’RE RAMPREF365!!?!” Idia almost dropped his phone after seeing the name on the screen. “Y-Yeah? Have we already played in a session before?” Opening and closing his mouth a few times Idia slowly composed himself. “MC....when we play together from now on....you’re on my team...” Blushing softly MC smiled and nodded, “Sure! I’d love to be on your team!”

“Yeah cuz I’m not getting owned like earlier by you ever again...”

“W-Wait what?”

Taglist: @idiasdiscordkittensposts @c3lestialstars @vanrougemoons @xoxowritingclub @a-mossball-with-a-pen @kaiyoschaos

Again I’m sorry this took so long to post school is slowly killing my free time lol. I hope you enjoyed your Idia content Salem, and hope you all enjoy it as well! Have a nice day and week everyone! <3

[teecupangel]

Happy belated holidays!

I’m enjoying scrolling through your tumblr and reading your AO3 fics (catching up on Eagle rn and istg Aquila is the best character out of the whole cast…ironically.)

Though all these Desmond posts I’m reading have me itching to resurrect my sister OC from a couple years ago.

I had kinda figured that with such a prestigious bloodline, Bill the bastard (I am in line to punch him) would want an heir and a spare. Whether or not that’s a twin is up for debate.

Mine was supposed to be the older twin, the one that stayed at the Farm and helped Desmond escape, to let him be free. Now I’m thinking…what then?

An identical twin sister, same bloodline… they take turns in the Animus.

Originally I was thinking about her taking Ezio’s Apple and being sent back to AC:Syndicate time for a Jacob pairing, but then I finished reading Beloved Moon and now I want an Altair pairing.

While I’m aware that the Animus requires Genetic memories during Desmond’s time, does it require the person to be the same gender genetically too? It’s a moot point by Origins (and I think as early as AC4 actually), but still.

Anyways, love your writing and your blog!

Happy belated holidays and advanced Happy New Year too, nonny!

Why ironically? Aquila is best birb and best boi! XD

Ooohh, that sounds interesting. I mean, if they’re twins, it doesn’t have to be a case of heir and spare since they wouldn’t have known they would have twins immediately. An older sibling for Desmond would hammer the heir and spare metaphor though.

You could also add in the angst of the two of them being made to compete against each other for the ‘heir’ spot even though neither of them want the spot.

Okay, so let’s talk about the Animus and its genetic memories requirement.

Before Black Flag, the subject must have the genetic memories BUT they don’t need to be of the same gender.

The primary example for this one is actually Aveline’s descendant:

Subject 1 was male and Vidic talks about him in the Subject Zero recordings in Black Flag, one of which is this:

No, it's fine. The Subject is unconscious. He's traipsing through 18th century New Orleans right now. In the memories of a woman. (Noob Files, Subject Zero – audio file 3)

So yeah, as long as they have the genetic memories, it was possible to relive the memories of their ancestor, regardless of the gender.

It became a moot point at Black Flag because the genetic memories are placed in the Animus by some other mean (in Origins and beyond, it seems to be a vial).

Good luck with your fic and I hope you have fun writing it :)

[blackwolfstabs]

30 Day Writing Challenge: Day 30 the final day

ESCAPING REALITY

"Let's get out of here."

DISCLAIMER: i have never made-out with anyone, kissed anyone, or been intimate with anyone ever before. i know i'm a total noob, so i sincerely apologize if this isn't spicy enough for some people, is boring, or is so virgin-coded lmfao. i also didn't go crazy, because Sam and Danny have a make-out session in "The Wolves of Woodsboro" so i didn't want to be too repetitive. anyways, enjoy ♡ or don't.

“I should get back…” Sam sighed, lying on her side with her head in Danny’s lap as she stared at the flashing pictures on the television. She blinked slowly as his hand moved over her face to brush her hair back.

“Why?” he quizzed, “You said Tara was gonna be out at her film class party until 11:00.”

She didn’t move, just gave a small shrug. “I know, but…” 

If she didn’t leave now, she wasn’t going to. With the end of the semester coming up, Tara had been out late many nights to meet up with her peers and study for finals. This left Sam lonely after work, so she’d been going over to Danny’s apartment to spend time with him. It’s not that Tara would have the time to spend time with her, even if she was home, but just not being alone in the apartment was comforting. However, Danny was always there and Sam had grown quite attached to him recently. Maybe it was her hormones spiraling from the approaching, yet notorious ‘time of the month’, but she knew what she felt and that was the desire to be near him. 

And he knew it too. “What? Are you finally trying to get away from me?” he teased and nudged her by jerking his knee a little when she didn’t respond. “Hmm?”

“No,” she chuckled and tilted her head over her shoulder to meet his blue gaze. “It’s just…” She moved onto her back, feeling him glide his fingers through her roots and along her scalp as she explained, “If I don’t leave now, then I’m never gonna leave.” Her eyes dropped.

Danny shrugged. “Who says you have to?”

Okay, he had her, but at the same time, he was playing off of his own attachment to her. Sam knew that; however, it didn’t stop the small smile that pulled her lips. “Come on, Danny, you know what I mean.”

He still played innocent, “Do I? I’m not so sure I do.” His smile, which was wider than hers, gave him away.

She then sat up and turned around to face him. She tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, “Are you really going to make me say it?”

“Oh, absolutely.”

She scoffed and shook her head, dropping her gaze to the sofa cushions as if she had to formulate the right words to say. There was silence between them for a few moments, before he called her name.

“Sam.”

Her dark eyes immediately rose to meet the calm ocean shimmering in his light ones. He tilted his head in a gesture, inviting her onto his lap, “Come here…” 

Like a dog guilty of chewing up a shoe, Carpenter ducked her head a little as she obeyed, crawling over to him and settling herself on his lap. She leaned against him, letting him guide her legs in close so he could put one arm around them, while the other supported her back. Then, he pressed a loving kiss to her temple, and oh, did that make her not want to leave even more.

Danny let his forehead rest against the side of hers for a moment. Even after all this time, she was still on edge about the amount of time she spent with him in their relationship. Maybe she was afraid that Tara would think she was being replaced, or maybe she was afraid of becoming too dependent. But she shouldn’t have to worry about those things. He knew old habits die hard, which was why he often played his cards convincing her to let go and let loose. There was no more Ghostface, no more running, no more uncertainty, and no more inability to trust. 

Yet, that wasn’t the issue. It was her own self that she didn’t trust for whatever reason.

“Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘unable to stay, unwilling to leave’?” he asked her. 

She scoffed. “You mean like the track from Titanic?”

He smirked. “It suits you pretty well.”

“Is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?”

“You choose.”

Sam rolled her eyes and looked over to have their eyes meet. “What are you trying to say?”

Her partner traced circles on the side of her thigh with his fingertips. “You claim you can’t stay here, but you dread the thought of leaving,” he explained, noting the small shade of rouge present in her cheeks, “Do you need help making a decision?” He reached his fingers father up her leg to nearly slip beneath her shorts.

She instinctively glanced down at the touch, then returned her attention as she pulled his hand away with her own. “You sound like you have something in mind…” 

And at those words, his softened smile grew back into one of certainty. “Maybe…” He watched her eyebrows raise a little as she gave a small nod that encouraged him to share. “Let’s get out of here.” She blinked at him, her captivating eyes caught in his as she looked between both irises. He shook his head. “Let’s just get out of here,” he repeated with a little more enthusiasm. He pulled her in closer, “Just for a little bit. Can we?”

But she shook her head and shyly looked away, “No.” Though, she couldn’t break her smile.

“Yeah,” he countered, holding her against him so she couldn’t escape.

“No, Danny—”

“Mm-hmm. Why not?”

By now, she was undoubtedly blushing. “Because Tara—”

“Hey,” he cut her off and gently took her chin to make her look at him. “She knows where you are.”

This was true. Tara always knew where Sam was, and Sam always knew where Tara was. If Sam wasn’t home by the time she got home, her little sister already knew that she was safe where she was. But the older Carpenter always played hard-to-get, leaving her to still avoid eye contact with her boyfriend as she remained silent.

He kissed her cheek, moving his hand from her chin to hold the side of her face. “Hmm?”

She just answered with a sigh. He kissed her again, which made her give him a warning glance that was not serious in the slightest.

This just made Danny chuckle, and he trapped her in his arms to shower her face and neck with kisses, leaning her back a little to tease her. He kept on, until she broke down into defeated giggles.

“Alright, fi-hine! You win,” she managed, cringing a little as he nuzzled her jawline. 

He gave another chuckle and pulled away from her to find her eyes blinking to stare up at him. They were now glowing in desire, and he knew she now wanted him just as much as he wanted her. “Still wanna leave?” he tested.

Samantha didn’t give him a verbal reply, just raised one arm around his neck to pull him into a proper kiss. She felt him melt into it immediately, and suddenly, the sound of the television and humming of the air conditioning was blocked out so all they knew were each other.

Not breaking contact, Brackett lowered his girlfriend down all the way to have her lay on the couch. She kept her engaging hand on the back of his neck, while he felt the other gently curl into his shoulder. He kept her wish to keep him close as he untangled himself enough to crouch on top of her. One hand gripped the edge of the cushion to straddle her in place, and he used the other to cup beneath her thigh.

They parted at the same time, Sam sighing from the duration, while Danny dipped his head to brush his nose along her cheek and into her hair.

Escaping reality was always better than existing in it.

She turned her face a little to give his jawline a couple of soft kisses, before sliding her hand away from his neck to guide him to her lips again. Her head tilted into it, a spark of a warm flame flickering in her chest. She stretched her arm down and clawed the hem of his shirt.

In response, he squeezed her thigh, his hand high enough on it to nearly catch her hind end. He could feel the lean muscle she sported slide beneath her skin, while her nails clutched his shirt, catching his bare skin. She moaned into him, which made his lust for her grow. 

She sounded very different from her normal pitch whenever she moaned. It was higher and sometimes breathy, like she was desperate for the attention, especially when he had her beneath him. He was the only one who seemed to be able to dominate her. 

Samantha Carpenter was untamable, unbreakable, and the most mysterious person anyone could ever have the pleasure of knowing. But a rugged loner like Danny Brackett managed to bring out colors in her that she didn’t show to anyone. Anyone but him…

They broke apart again to have Sam pull her partner’s shirt over his head and off of his arms. He leaned down to trail slow kisses along her collarbone, while she gently sighed into his ear, placing her own generous pecks on his shoulder. His hand slipped beneath her shirt to start easing it up towards her chest. He squeezed her side, and a low rumble took hold of her occasional noises.

There came the times when she’d growl. Danny noticed that she normally did this when she was trying to fight her own arousal—the sexual urge to initiate intercourse when it wasn’t planned. But he knew the signs. The way she turned her head, the growling, the way her skin would heat up and she would start to pant before they even got into anything, seriously. He adored it all.

He hummed as she dipped her nose into the crook of his neck, her scent the only thing he could process. He drew his hand away from her side to trail his knuckles down her exposed stomach, feeling the definition of her abs when they tensed at his delicacy.

“Mmm—” She moaned through gritted teeth as he got down to the borderline of her pelvis, “Danny…” She couldn’t hold back the instinctive buck of her hips.

Her boyfriend shushed her though, retreating his unknowingly teasing hand to encourage her top up even further. “Shhh… it’s okay, baby,” he whispered. He felt her shudder in ecstasy, to which he lifted himself to meet her gaze.

Sam swallowed. “D-did you want to?”

He calmly replied, “Only if you want to.” For a moment, he thought she might force herself to snap out of it, but then she nodded and finished pulling her shirt over her head. He smiled and combed her hair back to its initial, neat placement. Then, he lowered himself close to her face again, which made her shrink back in submission. “There we go…”

She let out the smallest giggle that was more breathless than genuine, letting him press his forehead against hers. They held each other’s eyes for a long moment, Danny’s hand holding her at the flank of her chest, while her arm held him around his waist. Then, she closed her eyes as he shut his and gently rubbed his head against hers.

Sam smiled, and when he grew still again, she stole a quick kiss off his lips. “Do you wanna lead?” she asked him.

Danny curled his thumbnail beneath the band of her bra and tugged on it. Slowly but surely, he was training her out of her old habits. As many days as he had known her, there were still things he hadn’t memorized or discovered, but if anyone asked him, that’s what made loving her fun.

He was still learning, still burning, still wanting, still all-in, and still falling.

He nodded. “Okay.”

OMFG I'M DONE!! this was my first 30 day challenge and as much fun as i had doing it, i'm so happy it's over! But I'm even more happy that i completed it (even if i started it in early september and didn't finish until the LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER sshhhhhhhh)

bless you all for all the support y'all gave me on this rollercoaster ride and for sticking with me to the end. and while this may be the end of the challenge, I'm immediately going to jump on my queue so there's more one-shots coming within the next couple of days ;)

p.s. special thanks to "Still Fallin" by Hunter Hayes, "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" by Toby Keith, and "Something Sexy About The Rain" by Kenny Chesney.

All my love, kudos, and best to you all! stay safe out there and thank you! ♡ - parker

[insipid-drivel]

I came across your horse FAQ post, which was really great.

I thought you would enjoy that’s there’s a company out of Scotland called Highlands Unbridled, that does week long hours treks.

They have right on their website, that if you arrive and you can’t ride properly, they will cancel your trip completely. My vet is going on one, and they had to send a resume of their horse experience, and videos of their riding abilities, before even being allowed to book their trip.

I can only imagine the people that try to book with zero knowledge that get turned down quite quickly.

Hnnngh, that sounds like an awesome service for cash-strapped riders! I don't think there's anything wrong with pay-to-ride trail rides, but when you've had enough experience riding to hold your own, they can get stale. Even the horses often seem pent up and bored.

It's been over a decade since a rode seriously, mostly due to health problems caused by a busted gallbladder that made riding extremely painful for me, but I've since had my gallbladder removed so it's no longer a risk to me anymore, I've been getting healthier, and I'm starting to feel the itch to get back in the saddle again o_o

Anyway here's a story about how I almost died because my trail riding horse got overexcited and I only encouraged him:

So, I live up in the Pacific Northwest in the US. If you've never seen it or been there yourself, the landscape is very similar to the landscapes in the British Isles, including Scotland (I lived in the UK for a little while, over in Stratford in Warwickshire, England). I was living in Oregon at the time, and hadn't ridden in a bit, so my mom decided to buy us slots on a trail riding tour. The area the trail took us through was gorgeous - green fields, steep gullies, tall hills, and forests. It was after I'd had to retire from regular riding, and I was depressed because we'd just moved away from the ranch I was working at as a stable hand, so I was going through full horse-withdrawal. It was after the 2008 economic crash, too, so I knew we'd probably never have the money to afford me going back to riding seriously again, and I was too disabled from my gallbladder to work in the stables.

We arrive, and everything is as boilerplate and dry as any other all-skill-ranges-allowed trail rides. The horses were doughy and sleepy and bored. They were already tacked up and lined up waiting for everyone to pick a horse and fumble up into the saddles. I was grumbling under my breath about it, because I really dislike hopping on a horse that was tacked up by someone other than me. If a shitty tacking job is gonna get me killed? Then it's gonna be my shitty tacking job.

The ride starts off painfully boring. We're moving at the slowest walk ever - I've literally warmed up horses on the lead rope at faster paces - and this was before smartphones and good signal, so I couldn't just check out and let the horse carry me through the trails while I took selfies and farted around on social media. The scenery was pretty, but oh my god, I was practically drowning in my own horse's boredom.

We finally arrive in the heavily wooded part of the trail ride, and come upon a steep dip in the trail with a near-vertical wall of scrub and trees to my left, and a ravine so deep on my right so deep that you literally couldn't see the bottom.

My mom gave me a look at this point, because now she's dying of boredom, too. She's like, "I can feel this horse's soul dying under me," and I'm like, "Just the horse's?"

So my mom suggests we give our horses the command to stop walking and hang back. We were the last two in the line of riders, and the path we were taking was too narrow for horses to walk side-by-side, so nobody noticed us not keeping up. We kept our horses waiting at the top of the dip in the ravine, and it wasn't until the last person in the riding group was around a bend and out of sight that we started signalling to our horses, "Hey, we're not noobs, want to cut loose?"

The horses both seemed to answer, "Hell. Yeah."

My mom takes off on a gallop, whooping with glee as her horse bursts forward, down the slope in the path, and back up to the top. It was less than 1/4 mile, so she was well within eyeshot when she turned herself around to see me follow her. Like I said; the trail was too narrow for us to run it together, so she went first.

This is why I hate riding on some other person's tack job. I gave my horse the signal to cut loose and gallop, and as soon as my horse reaches top speed going down a hill with a ravine to one side that promised certain death, that the combination of the summer sunshine sweats + a loose fucking belly cinch that my saddle started sliding down my horse's right side toward the Death Ravine.

I am officially In Trouble, and the world around me literally slowed down like I was suddenly underwater. I stopped hearing normally. Everything went in slow-motion as the "Oh god, if I don't fall correctly, I'm fucking dead," played in my head, combined with my memory shrieking my mom's old SCUBA training at me that she raised me to believe: "Panic and you die."

All of a sudden, my right thigh tenses up on its own, and with more force than I could account for, my leg - seemingly of its own volition - jettisoned me off the slipping right stirrup to the left instead, and I was able to tuck and roll into the scrub and land on the high side of the trail and not tumble to my doom down the ravine. I was bewildered, because I was completely unharmed, and on god, I swear I didn't know anything about how to actually tuck and roll. I'd been told how, but I'd never, ever had to do it before.

It wouldn't be until years later that I'd find out I have Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personalities) and one of my alter personalities took over and saved my life that day.

Because despite what movies like that bullshit Netflix trash "Splitter" would have you believe, DID can actually be pretty fucking amazing and save lives.

[popsicle-parfait]

Unfortunately I ended up losing interest in this draft and with the drama that keeps happening at Nijisanji I also lost the same likability in the streamers I once did. So if anyone wants to pick this up or just read it I'm going to leave it here.

It's a reader x Ike Eveland.

You have been playing video games for a couple of years now, and while you're not the best at them you do have a lot of fun while doing so. You've gone from gaming noob to posting professional tutorials for others like you on your blog. If you can't play a game you'll just watch streamers and analyze it so you can at least be aware of certain mechanics if you do end up buying said unobtainable game. The streamer you've spent the most money on was probably Ike Eveland, you weren't too interested in vtubers but something about his eloquence and how he engaged with his audience caught your eye. 

You've been watching him for a few months now so you can properly say you're a part of the quildren, as the fans put it. Apparently a new game came out and it was on everybody's wish list, but luckily you pre ordered it a long time ago, all that was left to do was boot it up and start playing. It was a classic mmo game and like the person you were, you decided to pick the female avatar since they have more cosmetic choices. You were a mage class so you'd have an easier time grinding and upgrading your skills compared to other classes, plus who doesn't like to buff yourself every now and again? 

You were in the middle of farming for a new armor set when someone sent you a group invite, who could this be? Their username was "TheNovelist" and they already seemed to be 5x higher than you in levels, so what could they possibly want with you? You decided to bite the bullet and clicked join, there were three people already active; one of them being the party owner in question. 

You took a quick look at their character profiles and the other two party members were a gunslinger called "Lionsgate" and a healer named "PotassiumFighter12", only one of those made your sweat drop. TheNovelist looked to be a swordsman, carrying a heavy greatsword and what looks to be a really OP armor set that got released. You all typed your hellos in chat before the forsaken conversation of 'Why' began to circle. 

Bellflower: Wow! You guys are stacked, are you about to do a raid? 

Lionsgate: Hell yeah! We're gonna defeat the newest mini boss! ∩( ✧Д✧)∩

PotassiumFight… : Unfortunately, we don't have enough potions to cover our stats so we asked our friend here to find someone who'll help

TheNovelist: It's ok if you're not a high level, we'll share the exp anyway! (^_^♪)

Bellflower: Oh alright! If you need anything from me just yell, my attention span is kinda bad lol

Lionsgate: Don't you worry your head Milady! We'll go in guns blazing! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

TheNovelist: Starting now

Honestly you've never been carried so hard in your entire life, but you can't deny the princess treatment isn't nice every now and again. The milady comment was odd considering you were sure you placed your gender as male in your profile but you'll take what you can get. After a few waves of monsters and drops to last you a few days, you were actually really enjoying yourself. The guys were funny and they all had such different personalities from what you could tell, plus they all seemed to know each other irl since the inside jokes were a bit odd. What the heck is a Shubert anyway? 

You were a bit confused but overall these guys really warmed your heart up! Afterwards you all parted ways and not even an hour later, you got a friend request from TheNovelist! The next day you decided to take a break for a bit since your hands were cramping and opened up YouTube to watch Ike's daily stream. It looks like he was playing that game you downloaded yesterday too, which you guess is pretty expected considering it was new and all.

[septemberrie]

Hello there Skye! You’ve written fanfic based on Sarah J Maas’s work before and I’m just wondering have you read a lot of her work?

If you have, is there a book or series you’d recommend me as a complete noob to her stuff? 📚 My Aunt has really enjoyed House of Earth something something compared to the Court of something something, but would love your opinion too 😁

Hi Dexter!!

I did have an ACOTAR (Court of Thorns and Roses) phase but that's the only series of hers that I've read. I honestly might recommend you take your aunt's recommendation because while I thought ACOTAR was fine I didn't see the need to go beyond three books (I think there are 5 now? unsure) and the fandom that I found on tumblr was rather negative and toxic which made it stop being fun pretty quickly. My other complaints were that the family trees of the characters got very convoluted to the point of contrived; and while many of the characters had compelling backstories, I can only recall 2-3 that had interesting arcs, at least arcs that were resolved in a reasonable amount of time (hundreds of pages lol). Basically I'd sum up the series as "dark fae soap opera with some interesting characters if you have the patience to wait for them to show up in the fairly standard fantasy plot."

Another slight spoiler critique I'm putting beneath the cut. But anyway! They're popular for a reason and not "bad" but I kinda wish I'd started with the other series, but as it is I don't see the need to keep reading her when there are many more authors I want to sample first.

The first book is essentially negated by everything that comes after it, which can make the first book feel like a waste of time if you're not compelled by the writing. Don't get me wrong it does lay a lot of groundwork for the rest of the series, but what you think is the main arc is pulled out from under you very early on in Book 2.

[ecargmura]

Delicious Party ♥️ Precure Episode 1 Review - Food Is Smiles

Since I finished two animes, I think there’s room for me to squeeze in a new anime review of an older show before the influx of Fall 2023 anime reviews come by. Right now, I’m enjoying Delicious Party Precure; I like watching it when I’m eating. It’s a different experience from watching Hirogaru Sky! Precure weekly. People say that this particular Precure season is hated, so I’ll sit down and see for myself if it’s as bad as people say it is. Also, I am a Precure noob, so please go easy on me with my review of this show!

The first episode is just like Hirogaru Sky—fast and straightforward. The fantasy land Cookingdom is in trouble as the Recipe Bon has been stolen by the Bundoru Gang. It’s up to Rosemary to track it down with the help of three Energy fairies. He goes to a place called Oishina Town where he meets Yui Nagomi after Kome-Kome brings her to him. Cookingdom harbors food fairies called Recipeppis that take the shape of food. When the Omurice Recipeppi gets captured by the Bundoru Gang’s minion, Gentlu, it’s up to Rosemary to stop them, but Yui steps in to help him by using Kome-Kome’s power to become a Precure.

It seems that asking Earthlings for help and them becoming Precures is the formula for Precure. I think what Precure does best from the two shows I’ve seen is that the first episodes are always fast and to the point, which is a good thing; no unnecessary dragging and details. The story introduces the conflict, the MC, what she’s like, helps out the source of the Precure powers, and then becomes a Precure and then rinse and repeat until the finale. Since this is a popular show, I can see why this formula works and why the franchise keeps on going til this day.

I like how different this Precure show is compared to its successor Hirogaru Sky. While Hirogaru Sky mainly focuses on isekai elements, Delicious Party Precure’s main focus is about food. Oishina Town is a melting pot of foods. I can see why I get so hungry from watching this show. I love eating food too! The main formula seems to be a Recipeppi getting kidnapped by the Bundoru Gang and then possessing a kitchen utensil to make an Ubauzo. 

Yui Nagomi is a cute girl! Her biggest defining trait is that she loves eating. She’s obsessed with rice balls and is teased to be a glutton by her childhood friend Takumi Shinada. It seems that her love for rice balls, or eating in general, is stemmed from a memory of her seeing a “rice ball fairy” after her grandmother gave her a rice ball to calm her down after she cried. Overall, I do like how she has a good upbringing. She has a family who loves her, friends who care about her, and a kind heart.

Rosemary, or Mary, seems to be the deuteragonist of this story as he’s the one who brought the Energy Fairies to Oishina Town. I like how much personality he brings to the episode. He’s flamboyant, fruity, and kind; I love the different funny faces he makes throughout the episode. I can see him being an older brother figure for Yui. It seems that his stone necklace is able to give him many different powers like making energy whips and making a Delicious Field. I didn’t like the fact that his stone breaks so quickly. Like, I know it’s for plot purposes, but it feels contrived. How will Mary contribute to the Precures in the future?

Takumi is an interesting case as he seems to be Yui’s possible love interest. He does have a crush on her, but seems to be a tsundere. The masked boy in the opening with the nice hat is definitely him. So, will he be a Precure or is he the Tuxedo Mask of this show?

The villains are the Bundoru Gang. I think the group name is a pun on the word “bundle”. Anyways, for now, they seem one note. Gentle does have an interesting design. I do wonder why they stole the Recipe Bon. Why are they capturing Recipeppis? I just hope that the villains of this show will be more fleshed out as Hirogaru’s villains aren’t that developed.

The transformation scene was amazing! While Hirogaru Sky had some amazing transformations, Cure Precious’s transformation looks aesthetically better animation wise; I think that any transformation looks better than Cure Prism’s at this point. I love the top to bottom focus the transformation has compared to Hirogaru where they focus on head, feet, body and then accessories. Though, the only thing that confuses me is that her name is Cure Precious and not Cure Delicious. Why Precious? Is it because of how food is precious? The music that accompanies the transformation scene is super addictive! I love the usage of guitar towards the middle of the sequence!

The voice acting is superb. Yui’s voice acting is done by a rookie, and I really like her voice. Mary is voiced by Tomoaki Maeno; I usually associate Maeno with cool, stern characters so for him to voice comic relief and effeminate Rosemary is definitely a treat to hear. Yuma Uchida voices Takumi. I know for a fact that he will play a bigger role in the future because they wouldn’t hire a popular VA like him if he was just a minor character in a big name franchise like this. Ai Kayano voices Gentlu and I just get reminded of Dominique from The Case Study of Vanitas. However, since she is voiced by Kayano, I do believe that this villain will be important later on.

Right now, I like what I am seeing. I just hope that it doesn’t fall off later on because longer shows do have a tendency to do that at times. Also, I apologize if I keep comparing Delicious Party with Hirogaru Sky. Like I said, I’m not too familiar with Precure, so the comparisons are inevitable since I’m more familiar with the latter.

[kulaiyin]

(content: honkai star rail 1.0 main story and various herta space station exploration up to 1st destination) 

SO... STAR RAIL...

hsr really caught my eye because of all the familiar characters in different AUs... i feel like as another installment to honkai franchise i have to see what the characters do! 

honestly, it’s great that there’s a mix of old and new faces so newcomers don’t feel like they need to have a lot of context to enjoy the characters. 

very excited to witness a new world and story made by these devs!! (/≧▽≦)/

(reactions under the cut! warning, VERY image heavy...)

KAFKA! she’s so different from her hi3 design... but i’m sure she’s taken the internet by storm already. we love a cool gal 👏

i love that each chara takes out their phone for the pause screen!

BRONY-- no, hold on... BRONI-- no, that ain’t it either... SILVERWOLF!!!

i find it so interesting that bronie’s nickname is a "bunny that hunts wolves” and now she is silverwolf in star rail... well, bronya does have the “wolf of urals” nickname so maybe it’s combined... ANYWAY COOL TO SEE HER SO EARLY!!!!!

but... i just keep getting the impression that kafka is evil so my gut reaction is “why are you on the bad guy’s side?! Σ(っ °Д °;)っ

already love the environment and aesthetics of this place...

i ended up naming my mc pluto! i picked female mc because she’s cool... 

ended up being a great choice because--! SHE SOUNDS SO GOOD IN CHINESE VOICEOVER AAAAAAA A DEEP VOICE... sounds almost like rosaria! 🥺💕 

the game’s flavor text humor is cranked up to 100...

i was caught 1000000% off guard by arlan’s voice HRKLJLRKJGLJH i was already a little bit interested in his design before but... BUT... (deep voiced female va... very good...)

(FOUND OUT THAT ARLAN’S VA DID KIANA HOLY HELL KIANNAAAA anyway i need arlan)

i took the screenshot at an unflattering angle but HIMEKO LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL HERE AAHRHAHGHRGH

THE ENVIRONMENTS ARE SO COOL!!! i tried to talk to every npc... it’s kind of sad how they’ll be traumatized after the event... since the mc woke up kind of far from the main destruction, i didn’t feel the impact of the attack until now...

my first 4* using the warp pass... a light cone 🤧

i went to search the wiki for this light cone and i couldn’t find it ∑( 口 || this is uncharted territory...

ABOUT TO BECOME A MARCH 7TH MAIN

BEAT MY FIRST FORMIDABLE FOE WITH A LOT OF EFFORT

WELT MY MAN!!! HE SOUNDS SO OLD AND DEEP IN THIS GAME

fu hua references in the achievements?! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ) (taixu is the correct spelling of taixuan)

PEPPY HAS AN IN-GAME MODEL?!?!?!

I’LL PROTECT PEPPY WITH MY LIFE

the noises it makes... oughr... ouughheghrg (dies 

“please just order me around as you please” but unironically

this whole conversation was funny... i just assume every npc with an afro is part of the afro society now...

it is SO FUNNY that they made mc like this, i love reading mc’s thoughts and impulses... they are such a rascal

himeko sword and traveler’s wing glider... 🤧 apparently there is a tears of themis reference in here too, in the card stack!

beginners warp also got me qingque!!! i love her auto attack animation... she has fun mechanics and is pretty strong (to my noob self), but very action-hungry! 😳

i got destroyed right after

SO FUNNYYYYYYYY

i took this screenshot because i thought the angle was cool... 

i’d really love if eventually, later in the game’s lifespan, we could get our own room on the express to decorate...

i’ll break off the post here and continue in another one since i can’t add any more images without tumblr being mad at me haha... oops (￣┰￣*)ゞ  

see you next post! 

[vulpiximisa]

gunjou no fanfare review

I really wanted to like it. It’s horse boys. I like horses. It looked like there was thought and care put into it with big names like sawano and oreimo guy and joi (jay oh won and not Joy-ee).  

I was not expecting the BL vibes from the first episode. I wonder if that turned off a lot of the viewers. I mean I definitely wasn’t expecting it from this sort of thing. I don’t know the producers/writers enough to know if the LGBT thing is legit or not. But I don’t trust like that.

Ngl I was expecting more from Yu. He’s kinda boring. Yeah the backstory is interesting to see him go through the change from being an idol to something totally unrelated and having to face the backlash of it. Unfortunately he’s not very interesting personality wise. He’s kind of just A Guy. Not really even an endearing one. Iunno, he hadn’t really done anything that stood out to me. I was waiting the entire series to see what captivated him about horse racing that he dropped his idol career for. I was thinking something about the spiritual horse visions or whatever that he would sometimes see, but it didn’t really add up for me. I just didn’t get it. 

I guess that final race with Shun showed what he always saw when he was horse racing? Was that it? I guess it went over my head. And I guess CEO was his adoptive mother that she groomed him into idol-ing so it was just him growing up and being his own person that he chose to do horse racing.

Anyway next chara, Star girl horse boy jockey Manami Shun. I didn’t like him at first because he came off as the natural prodigy kind (which he was and I dont care for those kind of charas). I liked him more when he went through the kisuke arc. Only because I enjoyed seeing someone who’s usually all smiles finally cry and break down. I’m… not totally surprised that he chose not to stay a jockey. He really didn’t feel like the competitive type and more of the whimsical Horse Boy type. 

Other characters uh… Eri Is There. The fact that they had a staple girl but didn’t do much with her other than to say She Is The Girl. Rip.

I liked Aki’s reveal because after Amane came in, I was like we can’t have Two antagonists being mean to Yu at the same time can we? but it was for different reasons and it was great. Theres not much else with his chara tho other than being the red haired hothead osakan, because of course he is. 

Hayato’s character arc was the best. I wish we got a little more on him and his friend but most of their backstory was through their word of mouth. I don’t really care about his friend though. Real BL hints dropped in that last ep. (HAYATO PONYTAIL IM GONE!!!!!!!)

 Kota was my favorite and I honestly think it might have been more interesting if he was the main chara just because he was an underdog type of chara. Lol maybe I just want my MCs to be a nervous wreck and a noob and I want to see them climb up. (i was rooting for Amane/kota, but I’m sorry nobody could handle my big brain) I can’t say that I didn’t like his growth because I’m proud of him, but he’s just a side chara at the end of the day. rip

Amane was fun but he didn’t really do much. He was supposed to be the Punkass rival but huh? Hanae’s English isn’t the worst but I kinda wish they got someone with better English to voice him. Kind of breaks the immersion sometimes. (Him and sakurai sensei having the English off was funny ngl)

Like can I even call this a sports anime? I don’t really even feel it? Like maybe if there was like, a chara from a rival school and they’d like “let’s meet on the track” kind of thing. I think if we got them racing each other like in the last few episodes earlier I might have thought it was more sporty but I understand if they want it to be realistic and can’t jump right to riding horses without all the build up.

The horse racing world just feels very Adult. Which is maybe why the series is about Adolescence and seeing the jockeys grow up. There were definitely a lot of time skips and they felt a little older when they were doing their internships. The little fake out in the beginning of the last ep gave me real Yuru Camp vibes lol. I love timeskips so I kind of wish we actually got to see it that way. 

How do I feel about the BL “bait”. Like, I don’t know the creators intentions, like, Can I Say that they meant to write Yu and Shun as intertwined souls? Yeah, definitely. It could be LGBT friendly without making the homophobes too mad I guess. Like the way Run With the Wind did it, I guess. But I think Yu and Shun had a little more soft scenes that I’m fine with it. I guess.

Kinda mad that Yu got Shun’s horse whispering powers though. I mean, I get it, in that way that its like “Shun as a jockey is dead but Shun wants Yu to take him with him as he rides horses” or something. 

Also, not really sure what the ghost horse on the right trail symbolizes? The path to jockeyness? Because Yu takes it when he can but Hayato doesn’t see it, and Shun chooses not to go that path. Yeah something like that I guess.

Uhhhh all in all, that… certainly was a show. I guess I was expecting something a little more wholesome because horses were involved? Even though that makes no sense because horses are delicate and stupid creatures apparently. The whole horse racing as a sport feels gross to me though, because I always get those “middle age old men smoking and betting all their money” vibes from it. 

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7, 24, and 38 for the ask game!

7 : what is your deepest joy about writing?

i guess like just the fact that i can build entire worlds. worlds with new languages, physics, entities, everything. i can completely go off of the rails with worlds and THEN make up a cool-ass main-character lifestyle for a person in that world! i can make people with personalities. i entertain the multiverse theory and i just love thinking about my worlds being real. it's cool!! also like with my own worlds and stuff i don't tell anyone the specifics of these places outside of tumblr/discord and sometimes my worlds are mine. i can see a fucking rollercoaster and imagine it in tiny workers! i can see a bag of wilbur chocolate and smile to myself knowing that almost 100 people have read what i had to say about this bag of chocolate. it's cool as hell!!! also the same thing will apply to songs, i can listen to a song after having made a new wip and go "holy shit, this reminds me of ___!"

ALSO another joy is adding personal easter eggs. (usually; if i can remember) every 1970'th word of my fic, i'll add a word referring to ff1970 because i am soo attached to fics i hate. also my phone password is 8866273 (oops) because spell that out with letters and it's tumoasd (another fic i hate but am attached to dearly)! i am soo attached to lil easter eggs that i and only a few other people can get.

OHHH and another one! this is kinda just for fanfic (as if i write anything else) but i love connecting things to the thing i'm writing for. my absolute FAVORITE one is SO SO SO cool like i will never let myself forget how cool it is is soot house. i won't go into detail about the fic cause yeah but lvjy's song one day fits SO WELL with it. "one day i know that you will be there, one day i'll focus on the future" is one that fits with sh!wilbur, but that's not the cool one at ALL

soot house is a hill house/bly manor au and a certain lil event happens on november 16th 1852 (year was COMPLETELY random) AND AND that happens to be on a TUESDAY. in one day, there's the line "'cause all i want to do is turn back time, at least a couple tuesdays, to before i found one life turn two" WHICH WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM I DID NOT SET THAT UP IN THE SLIGHTEST, IT JUST KINDA FELL INTO PLACE! and it's so cool bc in the fic wil is immortal and the line (while i know that's def not their intended purpose of that line) "before i found one life turn two" KINDAA FITS THAT bc that was the day he went immortal" and to think wil sung that song and he's the main character of soot house and idk it's soo cool how that fell into place bc 1852 was COMPLETELY random. ANYWAYS sorry to ramble like that QASJDGFSD

24 : how much prep work do you put into your stories? what does that look like for you? do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

hhh well that depends on the story! i mean look at tiny workers with DAYS of worldbuilding, then soot house which i've never touched an outline for but still have 10k for. it's all really random. but usually planning will all be mental. if it's a larger fic i'll make a pinterest board for it and OCCASIONALLY a playlist. but usually it's just a mental outline, bc if i ever try to write anything down i put it down and try again soo many times with a different approach,,, it's a very messy process sometimes. i do like worldbuilding, it's really fun! but i think unless someone is making me do something specific with specific questions they want me to answer i just can't do anything asdjfh

38 : what is something about your writing process YOU think is really weird? if you are comfortable, please share. if you’re not comfortable, what do you think cats say about us?

hm. i really don't know, i'd have to think about it! i'd say i'm still a pretty noob writer so i don't have a cool unique writing process. butttt if i had to say, maybe the fact that it's so open? that's not necessarily weird in any way but sometimes i just feel like opening a doc on my phone and writing lil words on the way home or when no one is looking. other days i will get all cozied up and make my environment all aesthetic and shit lol (but when i do that i usually cave and just watch netflix or youtube lol)

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Spoken Cantonese: 「咦？啱戴！」 — “Eh? Fits just nicely!”

Spoken Cantonese: 「好型喔！」 — “Very dashing!”

《勇往直前》 (2001) 第十四集

Liked the above horse riding 🏇🏇🏇scenes and found the horse being made to wear the helmet scene especially cute so, had to screenshot! ʘ‿ʘ Horsey 🐴 looks like it could be saying, “I feel stupid…”, heh!

Rewatching recently. One of the few times I've found a TVB so-called “blockbuster series” (i.e. a big production, with more money pumped in) pretty watchable.

I usually don't like TVB's “blockbusters” much because I find such big production series are often bloated or padded with unnecessary melodrama and TVB style cringe-inducing/boring (to me, at least) romance subplots.

Perhaps it's because I have a soft spot for horses too, or perhaps it's because this series had the backing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (and their affiliates) that TVB felt compelled to put in more focus on the actual horse racing stuff…so this one didn't feel too bloated with the usual TVB nonsense…cringe stuff is still there (that's unavoidable I guess!) but at least it was — or felt — scaled back.

Whatever the case, I did, and still do enjoy watching this series (ignoring the typical TVB annoying romance and melodrama bits of course) and found most of the characters well written, even the supporting ones. And they remain memorable to me to this day.

Especially memorable was the main antagonist of this story, 陸穎彤 (Luk Wing-tung), with a stellar performance from 趙學而 (Bondy Chiu), because this character's “villainy” traits (extremely self-centred, toxic and manipulative) are so grounded in reality, not some over-the-top, can-only-probably-happen-in-fiction-only kind of horrible person. In short, this character is the sort of person one hopes to never have as family, friend, colleague or superior. But unfortunately, people similar to this character do exist in real life…ಠ︵ಠ I've met a few people like her in my time before too.

Anyway! Even without a rewatch, I can still remember certain scenarios and characters quite well, so I guess that attests to this series' memorability, for me personally at least!

P.S.: Useless trivia but just have to say it, the woman (余詠詩 — Carol Yu) riding in the foreground in the first shot and also the one leading the “dashing” helmeted horse 🐴, is/was an actual jockey, who played a rather major supporting character in this series.

Interesting two-part interview with Ms. Yu, years after her jockeying days (where she has since risen up the ranks to at least 副練馬師 [Deputy Horse Trainer] at the time of this video — in fact, when she did the TVB series, she had already retired from active jockeying) found here and here. Only in Cantonese, unfortunately without subtitles.

And look at those cute horse plushies ↑ there! I'm a sucker for plushies! (θ‿θ)

Special mention to her because for an absolute noob to acting, I thought she acted better than some of the younger generation actors we get at TVB now! Heh!