#but it kinda hurts to see that she didn't even think about my perspective on this

[ladyloveandjustice]

To give my Real Opinion on the whole Clark vs Lois issue (since people are giving me theirs), I'm surprised it is an issue, since it's very clearly supposed to be an conflict where both people made decisions that made sense from their point of view but still hurt each other. It makes sense that Clark would be insecure about telling Lois this when she's acting distrustful of Superman, and it makes sense he'd freak out and not handle a situation where she was putting a lot of pressure on him well. It also makes sense that Lois would be angry (and probably humiliated) and upset that Clark not only lied to her face when she was begging him to tell her the truth, but left her where she couldn't help him when she was worried sick about him.

Honestly, I think a lot of you aren't being honest about how you'd feel if you had a friend who disappeared every time something dangerous happened, you spent a lot of time frantically searching and worrying about that friend each time, only to find out oh hey, your friend was well aware of how worried you were and was actually right there but they were pretending to be someone else instead of letting you in on what was happening. You'd feel played with.

And Clark also KEPT lying when she was basically saying "hey stop lying to me. I know." He did it instinctively. She was begging him to tell her, and he didn't. That's going to hurt, and that's going to be galling. She definitely felt she had no other choice than to do something drastic, because she can't enter a relationship with someone she knows is lying to her and here he is, refusing to come clean. She's a reporter, the need to know drives her.

"Lois isn't entitled to Clark's private information, they haven't known each other that long", sure, but Clark vanishes in dangerous situations and causes real distress, Clark has been discussing Superman with Lois and unconsciously trying to manipulate her feelings on him while not telling her the whole truth, and you'd feel weird if someone did that, you'd feel kinda violated! And even if someone told you they weren't doing that to laugh at you, wouldn't you be hurt and humiliated?!

When exactly IS Lois entitled to Clark's info? When they start dating? How many months is it okay for him to date her without him telling her he's actually the guy she spends every waking minute trying to interview? Would he have told her as their relationship got serious? Not knowing that is probably scary and if I was Lois I'd think twice about if I wanted this either!

And what's especially scary is that yeah, he did leave her behind to so he could possibly go get killed when she was begging him not to. That's terrifying. She was probably terrified the entire time she waited. He was able to take her choice away from her, and Lois does not like feeling helpless. Clark was scared of her getting hurt, so he enforced his will and so shewas scared for HIM. and then he refused to talk about those worries!

It's also pretty galling when she's already helped him out in several fights- she's proven she can be useful and helpful! I'd be mad too! I'm sure there was a little vindictiveness in her actions- you see how you like it when someone takes your choice away too.

At the same time, Clark is clearly not comfortable showing people his whole self. He still doesn't know who he is, and he goes into panic mode about it. He's very scared of people being hurt because of him. What he did made sense from his point of view. And I'm sure he's not happy to be forced to reveal his secret.

It doesn't matter 'who's more right'. It's not a game they get to win! They both violated each other's boundaries. Their feelings both make sense from their perspective, and interesting conflicts are complicated. And I like it when characters don't just react to everything flawlessly. There's a lot of drama in secret identities, and sometimes stories have conflict.

I do agree this should have happened later in the season or as a season 2 thing, but that's sadly just life in this streaming hell era. They didn't know if they'd get a season 2 to tell the story they wanted. We have to take the conflict as it is. And let's face it, if Lois had taken longer to figure out, y'all would be making fun of her for being dumb. Lois is for some reason always the butt of that joke even though nobody else can see Clark is Superman either- and when she does figure it out (as she usually does!) and has anything other than positive feelings about it she still gets blamed. Just enjoy having a character who can have complex feelings.

If you hate relationship conflict, there's stuff for you out there! Read Superman Family Adventures by Art Baltazar, it's very cute low stakes low conflict stuff and has an actual Himbo Clark.

[realisticjupiter]

Hi omg I’ve stumbled across your account and love it! Could you do a chishiya fic with reader that’s friends with arisu and Usagi. When chishiya betrays them reader also feels betrayed (he was just trying to protect them tho) so they don’t trust him then they somehow end up in Jack of hearts game and he has to convince reader to trust him. Maybe he does a lil confession. Sorry my English isn’t great.

ꔫ ⸝⸝ summary: chishiya tries to get you to trust him, even after what he did at the beach.

ꔫ ⸝⸝ pairing: chishiya x gn!reader

ꔫ ⸝⸝ genre: fluff

ꔫ ⸝⸝ warnings: none

ꔫ ⸝⸝ word count: 660

A/N: Your English is great, thank you so much for the request! I kinda hate this but hopefully you guys have a better perspective then I do!

Chishiya didn't care about anyone but himself, and you had to find out the hard way.

The way he stared at you across the room as Niragi kicked and yelled at Arisu, shaming him for being so stupid. It was infuriating. You could feel his smirk digging into your skin, his lips whispering words of betrayal.

You were lucky, Chishiya told you to stick with Kuina. You wouldn't get hurt, he knew that, but you didn't.

It was hard to listen to anything around you when you realized this entire game was about trust, the collar on your neck clicking when you entered the Jack of Hearts.

The Cheshire man in front of you tried to convince you that you could trust each other, claiming we've never done each other wrong.

You scoffed as Chishiya continued to speak. "What?" He asked, raising a brow as he ate the cookies in hand.

"We can trust each other? Seriously?" You stared at him, brows curled together as you spoke. "After what you pulled at the beach, I'm doubting that statement is even true." That's when he realized exactly what this was about, and he couldn't say he blamed you.

"You didn't get caught." He stated matter-a-factly, eyeing his snack in hand to see how many were left inside.

"I could've!" You snapped back, your words were harsh and it was clearly visible to Chishiya how angry you were.

"This isn't the best game to doubt each other's trustworthiness." Chishiya sighed, looking up to catch your eye. He tilted his head to the side as he did so.

"I don't care. It was pathetic, Chishiya. Arisu could've died." You rolled your eyes, standing from the table to walk away.

Chishiya stood up and followed closely behind you, watching the people pass with narrow eyes.

As you walked past one of the cells to walk anywhere but near him, a hand grabbed onto your arm and pulled you inside; gaining a shocked gasp from your lips.

"What the hell?" You groaned, standing in front of Chishiya with a far more annoyed expression than earlier.

"You didn't get caught because I didn't let you." He crossed his arms, waiting for you to interrupt him; but you didn't.

"Why do you think I told you to be on watch with Kuina? Because I knew she wouldn't be treated like a traitor." He spoke again, breathing sharp throughout his nose.

"Why?" You asked, your voice calming down as you spoke.

Chishiya sighed at the question, his eyes now avoiding yours as his brain moved faster than he could handle.

"Because--" He paused, unable to find the words; if there even was any.

You stood patient, waiting for him to finish his abandoned sentence.

"Because, I actually like you." He admitted, sliding his arms down into pockets. His eyes now on yours, studying your face with a fear of rejection.

"I thought you didn't like getting attached? What happened to that?" You asked with genuine curiosity, wondering what he saw in you that he couldn't see in anyone else.

He almost laughed at your words, shaking his head with a small smirk as he looked down at his feet. "You're smart. I'm sure you'll see why." He grinned, looking up at you.

You scoffed, but couldn't help the growing smile on your face. "Okay, genius. Just because you like me doesn't mean we're even." You laughed. "But--I don't really have a choice. And sure, I will trust you. Just for this game, until I figure out feelings of my own." You nodded, crossing your arms against your chest.

Chishiya nodded, taking in every word you had to offer. "Okay." He replied, sticking his hand out as if asking for a handshake.

Your smile widened at his open hand, completely ignoring it to pull him into the soft embrace of a kiss. A kiss he found himself melting into--a kiss he wished would never end.

reposts and comments are appreciated<3

[genericpuff]

Rachel "Retcon" Smythe Strikes Again!

Okay, so I've been seeing pictures of Volume 4 of Lore Olympus floating around, and people are ALREADY FINDING RETCONS.

Most notably so far, some added panels in the Hades and Apollo confrontation that happens outside Artemis' house (when Persephone steals Apollo's lyre) in Episode 81.

This is the original scene, for anyone who needs a refresher:

Aaaand here are the panels that were added.

(all pictures of Volume 4 are courtesy @iwannagutyou on IG!!! thank you for giving me permission to use these! <3)

First of all, the art. It's so noticeably bad. You can tell Rachel has completely lost her ability to draw these characters in the S1 style, I'm fairly certain she took the panel of Hades from the old version and just copy pasted it to try and get around it (look at the posing) but it's incredibly obvious looking at that third panel that LO is not and can never be what it was back in 2017-2019. Those first two panels seem like they were copy pasted from the previous ones, which is just sad if those are the lengths she has to go to to come even close to replicating the older style.

Now, this just might be due to camera translation, it could very well look better IRL, but the colors just look so incredibly desaturated and the lines blurred out, to the point that people are doing double takes over whether or not panels have been directly changed - they haven't been, they've just been so sucked dry of their colors that they look off enough to cast suspicion.

If anything it's a harsh reminder that LO has kinda always had art problems, especially with its lazy humor and stupid meme faces.

Of course, to be fair, color loss can happen in print, but seeing how slapped together these books tend to be, I wouldn't be surprised if they just didn't put in the effort to convert the page art to CMYK or at least tinker with the saturation in editing some more to ensure it would come out more vibrant in print.

Now. Excuse me while I go on a bit of a crackpot rant here. Newbie puff pals beware, because this is gonna get dicey and you're about to learn where my tinfoil-hat rep comes from but I just have to talk about it.

Back to the added Apollo panels, where Persephone asks Hades not to hurt him and he looks nervous before she says "I just want him to leave".

Maybe it's just me, but it's a little weird that THESE are the panels they decided they needed to add. It's weird that she's asking Hades not to hurt Apollo when she's about to break into his car and steal his lyre just a few moments later. It's weird that the implication seems to be that she's referring to Hades' act of violence towards Tori... but Persephone doesn't know that's happened yet. So this feels like an unnecessary retcon that's doing more harm than good.

But I feel like the timing of this is kinda messed up as well, as this book released just days after the release of the last FP episode in which Apollo has his 'side' of the assault story told through his perspective, which is often considered a HUGE no-no in writing assault stories because it often comes with the implication that it's asking for empathy from the audience. We already know Apollo is delusional, we already know he thinks him and Persephone are meant to be despite her constant rejection of him, we didn't need a flashback from his own warped perspective explaining that very thing, the only purpose to do such a thing this late in the game would be to try and get the audience to 'connect' with him (it's giving S3 Bryce from 13 Reasons Why vibes). Now we have this scene of Persephone asking Hades not to hurt him (despite the structure of the episode being literally fine before, this change wasn't needed) getting snuck into the physical book release just a couple days after the newest FP tried to present Apollo in an empathetic light (and let me tell you, that's a whole essay and a half that I'll be getting into eventually).

Shit, if I wanted to get REAL Pepe Sylvia with it, I might say that hypothetically, the whole point of the random Leuce abuse episode - despite Persephone having no way of knowing what she attempted as Hades hadn't told her and she wasn't there to see it and we weren't shown her overhearing them in any way - and the following episode that was mostly padding of Hades and Persephone having sex - no consequences or follow-up whatsoever to the Leuce scene - was just to pad out the episode release schedule and buy time until the book came out so that Rachel could release that Apollo POV episode right before the book came out and revealed those new added scenes of Persephone asking Hades not to hurt Apollo, in what could be a sly artificial attempt at minimizing the SA plot so Rachel can finally just brush aside the one major plot point she regretted writing the most. After all, it wouldn't be the first time Rachel's controlled the pace of her comic to release certain moments at certain times that line up with IRL events.

But, y'know. I'm gonna quit on that thought while I'm ahead because it's probably making my credibility meter drop into the red. My ADHD has been real bad lately and it's really starting to show LMAO All ima say is that IDK who Rachel thinks she's fooling here, this kind of shit is stupid easy to fact check when the digital version of the comic is available online to read.

To end on a much funnier and lighter note, remember how Rachel tried to retcon the Demeter/Hera/Hestia relationship by changing the line "I miss my sisters" to "I miss my friends"? Well, there was one panel that had been missed in the webtoons version that still refers to them as sisters. You can still find this unedited line in Episode 78.

And uh. They forgot to fix it again for the book.

It's permanent now. That's permanent marker. It would have cost them nothing to find this in the webtoon version and fix it before it got sent to the book editors. Now it's gonna cost them thousands because the book editors didn't bother (or know) to check.

There's also this... weird shit going on with the speech bubbles. Like, they're REALLY FUCKING OVERDOING IT with the speech bubble outlines. I don't know who made this choice but it was a bad one. Gross. Don't do that. It looks so cheap.

But let's be real, at this point I feel like the book editors are just outright sabotaging Rachel because who the fuck calls themselves a professional when they do this shit-

Oh, and there's no bonus episode, just sketches. Which is fine. But it makes me chuckle to think that Rachel just didn't have time in her already razor-thin buffer to draw up a new episode to pass off as "cut content".

[cressthebest]

Crimson Rivers thoughts pt. 22

chapter 38:

1. “"Right, so, your stylist?" Marlene asks, settling in as they continue to sway. "The one who looks like a fucking goddess? Yeah, so get this, she says we're friends…"”

james and marlene gossip sesh <3333333

2. 😧 MCGONNAGAL??????????

3. wait i think mcgonnagal is good. i’m pretty sure she’s from the phoenix. i’m not sure. i’m hopeful. i’m so hopeful

4. aww huey is kinda sweet. i like that’s he’s reg’s breath of fresh air when it comes to talking to the hallows

5. reg, i understand your anger, but please don’t make one of the only good sponsors feel bad

6. jealous james >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

7. “"I like your tea," James offers. "Maybe I'm biased, but it tastes better than anyone else's. What do you do to it?"

Regulus hums and lightly says, "I spit in it."

Without missing a beat, James replies, "Ah, that explains it."”

😭😭😭😭😭

8. “"Would you—" Regulus chokes on another relentless giggle, gasping a little. "Wait, would you actually drink my tea if I spit in it, James?"

"Love, I would let you spit directly into my mouth," James announces with absolutely no shame in his tone whatsoever.”

😭😭😭😭 james i love you

9. awww i love that barty is the most consistent part of reg’s life. i love barty

10. 😬 riddle is unconvinced in their love story. i- yikes

11. okay, right, mcgonnagal is good. thank god

12. dorcas wants to keep marlene out of the war, but only one of them has had a pov so far, so i’m not hopeful

13. oh shit marlene sounds hot

14. also, to add in, i’m so fucking glad there’s like no homophobia (that we know of) in this world

15. i do NOT want dorlene to be a tragedy in this universe

16. 😟 she gave back the ring. AHHHH

17. oh no. shit shit shit shit shit what did riddle do

18. “Riddle didn't even grant the liberty of leaving bodies behind for them to bury.” 😟😧

(but also, orion and walburga were dicks, so like, i’m not sad, just scared)

chapter 39:

1. aww regulus finally invites james in for tea

2. “On the day he accidentally kills a bee while tending to his flowers, he goes through the five stages of grief in less than an hour, which has nothing to do with the bee and everything to do with Vanity.” STOP! THE VANITY MENTION HURTS TOO MUCH

3. “When Regulus wants more time with him, he adds bagels, which James has now unconsciously been Pavloved into thinking of as his favorite food for that very reason.” STOP THATS SO GAY

4. sirius being dramatic about james and reg liking each other is TOP TIER in this fic, in the most realistic, aggravated, obnoxious, and completely loving way

5. BWAHAHAHHAHA JAMES GETTING A PIGGY BACK RIDE FROM SIRIUS IS GOLD

6. oh shit, (i’m not the best comprehensive reader, but i should have figured this out sooner), but from sirius’ perspective, he has to do the back and forth with remus his whole life. he doesn’t have the knowledge that i do, that a war is coming and they’ll finally get a chance to live together. he thinks he only gets to see remus once a year for two weeks at a time. this- this shit is heartbreaking yall

7. “”I watched him stand to his feet and tip himself into a river of blood in an act so tender that I'll never again be able to look at him with anything less than pure love. Every other member of the Black family, including you, fought and clawed their way home to their family, oftentimes to a family that never truly made them feel loved at all. Regulus? He fought and clawed through that arena, the entire time, for James. He's far more gentle than anyone gives him credit for."”

y’all, i’m crying over this. this is so lovely. effie is right, and i’m crying over how right she is

8. 😒 i know what’s coming. riddles a bitch. a right bitch. he’s gonna announce that previous victors are competing and i’m PISSED

9. so far, all three potters offered reggie food. they’re so hospitable, i love them

10. “He hasn't forgotten what it is to long for James. He still knows what it is to want him so badly that he'd be willing to kneel at the altar of James Potter and beg; he'd drop down on his hands and knees and crawl if that's what it took, if that would prove his devotion. He is the manifestation of longing built up with nowhere to go, and he craves, he yearns, he covets.”

both of them are so down bad

11. omg reg is so horny. his inner monologue is literally only like “”””“rip my clothes off please, read my mind and rip my clothes off”””””

12.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I KNEW IT WAS COMING! BUT IM SO MAD!!! FUCK RIDDLE

13. effie is a queen. she is a godsend. and i’m so upset right now

14. not effie making them promise not to volunteer, and immediately james and sirius arguing over who’s gonna volunteer for her

15. i’m seething. i’m pissed beyond belief. i’m so angry it’s indescribable. my babies are going back into that arena. honestly, fuck riddle

[ben-talks-art]

I like this Lois!

A few days ago I made a post about my reaction towards the recent development between Lois and Clark in My Adventures with Superman regarding how they handled her finding out his secret.

My initial reaction was very negative towards Lois because it felt to me like she was getting mad at him for something that wasn't her business, like if you were to find out your best friend was gay all along and never told you about it. I felt it was irrational of her to be so angry that someone didn't share something about themselves that they weren't comfortable with, but I still wanted to see where they would go with this and was hopeful to find out if they could offer a new perspective to make me see where she's coming from.

And... Yeah, they totally did! Not only did they convinced me, but I think they might have solidified this as my favorite version of Lois in any media.

The big thing they did is that they specified that Lois wasn't mad that she "wasn't in on the secret". From what I gather, it seems like she was mad that she might have been manipulated by someone she trusted.

There is a scene with them in a forest where she asks with a pained expression if his feelings for her were actually real, and that made me go "Ohhh! Now I get it!"

If I'm right, the idea is that someone in the past, probably her dad, lied and manipulated either her or her mother, and now she's sensitive to the concept of that happening again, and finding out that Clark was Superman made her question if everything she knew about him wasn't just an act to get her guard down and get her to trust him.

Which is funny to me because my one complaint about this development when I talked about it was that this didn't felt like someone being upset about being catfished, it felt like someone being upset about being kept out of the loop...

But no, she really was upset about being possibly catfished! Goes to show what I know...

And the reason I like this is because, I never really got why being obsessed with the truth was such a big part of Lois's character besides the fact that she was a reporter.

I mean yeah, she likes her job, and she wants to be number one, but is it worth it if it means outing your own friend or putting yourself in danger?

But this explanation gives her more depth and a sorta nice parallel with Clark. The same way he is someone who hates seeing innocent people physically hurt and does all he can to stop it, Lois is someone who hates seeing people emotionally hurt, and that's why she's so obsessed with honesty and clarity of information and why she hates lies and secrets.

She's not acting like she's entitled to the truth, she's acting like she's entitled to not being played with by the people she loves/trusts... Which is more than fair.

This might actually be my favorite version of Lois, and I'm not even that big of a fan of the character and her several version through the media in movies, comics, or even shorts.

I don't know, she always felt kinda crazy and reckless to me, and not in a fun way.

But this version I totally dig it!

[bengiyo]

Moonlight Chicken Ep 8 (Finale) Stray Thoughts

This brings us to the end of finale week, and I couldn't ask for a better show to close us out.

Yesterday, Alan opted to stay with his family instead of compelling Wen to take care of him. Also, Jim and Wen went on a cute date..Jam came to the house to tell Li Ming that she wants to remarry and also wants to be a mother to him now. Li Ming did not want any of this at all because they have never been close, she didn't raise him, and be doesn't want her making decisions for him.

Meanwhile, Jim accidentally outed Li Ming to his mom as Jim struggled with his own fears and insecurities about Li Ming. He and Jam had a not-great conversation about it, and so Jim went to talk to Wen about it. Wen gave Jim some perspective, and Jim gave Wen probably the best sniff kiss we've seen in a very long time.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Hong passed away, and we spent the back half of the episode on her funeral. Khaotung destroyed us with his performances, and the funeral opened up all of the characters to think about where they are. Li Ming and Jim reconciled. Jim cleared things with Alan, who met Gaipa at the funeral. Heart and his family came to the funeral. Jim finally decided to let go of the restaurant and set down his burdens.

We just started and I'm already crying! Jim feels so much lighter now that the restaurant and Li Ming aren't weighing him down. He's also finally acting like a gay uncle. He's helping guide Jam away from Li Ming and assuring her he'll help his nephew.

Chapter 8: The Self-made House and Home

It's such a relief to see Li Ming comfortable around Jim again.

Big fan of the "Person's for Men" hoodie.

I love Wen. I want to be this bold in love.

Fourth has incredible chemistry with Lookwa. I get why they paired them twice. Jam has had a messy romantic history her son has witnessed. I get why she values his approval.

There are so many people like Gaipa, who went on to get degrees that they don't necessarily get to use. I don't think they should be ashamed of the lives they've built.

I like that Wen and Gaipa never turned nasty with each other over Jim.

This party was so sweet. Saleng is being that cousin again. Li Ming taught Heart how to cut chicken. Wen made fuck-me eyes at Jim. Jim basked in the warmth of his little family.

I like how double-speak is a constant character trait of Alan's.

Heart's mom is really trying. I'm glad they told her about the school Heart wants to attend.

Heart and Li Ming are so adorable that it almost hurts. Fourth is all about kissing the homies.

I see Earth and Fourth aren't just gonna give me a break. "When did you know yourself?" is really the question. I don't mind Li Ming not answering, but the way he answers tells me he always knew about his uncle and chose to live with him because he didn't want to figure himself out with anyone else. I'm so glad Jim reiterated that there's nothing wrong with him, even as Li Ming gives the kid answer that getting money is more important.

That hug from behind? I think that was inspired by all of the GMMTV actors hugging Aof that way. Gosh, Fourth is really a special talent.

Big fan of this last minute complication in Wen's promotion.

The "Welcome Back Foam Fest" shirt is foreshadowing Tinn's fantasy in My School President.

First and Khaotung are so powerful. They sailed an entire ship in two scenes.

Kinda like the idea of Jim with a food truck.

Oh, I'm crying because of Mark Pakin again. Leng got the necklace back, and is working well enough that Praew can focus on carrying for their son, Jason.

Jim took Wen to meet his sister's new family and called him boyfriend. Wen is giddy in his seat over it.

I said this earlier, but Lookwa and Fourth work so well together. I like how she immediately tried to use sign to thank Heart. You can see her making the decision to get the money for Li Ming to go with Heart to America.

They really did the thing with Heart and Li Ming. I see why GMMTV greenlit them for Our Skyy 2 even before My School President released.

I really love how Aof's compassion and empathy infuses his characters. Yes, Jam was not a good mother to Li Ming, but she's trying to do right by him now. Life is the future, and she's doing what she can now to help Li Ming the way he wants to be helped.

They saw the shift in demeanor when Li Ming stopped being so angry and knew that Fourth and Gemini could carry a show.

I really love Alan joining their little family at the end here. Of course Saleng is going to tease Gaipa. I also like that Wen is learning sign language as well. What a beautiful final shot.

What a pleasant epilogue. Loved the metaphor about there being nothing wrong with the DVD, and rather it just being the player. You are still capable of love. You just need to try a different player.

Final Verdict: 10, Must Watch. This was Aof's best work so far with his best cast. This show managed all of its threads flawlessly without a single missed beat. Everyone is dialed in the entire time to tell a story about the families we build and the love we bring to our communities. In so many ways this feels like Aof in conversation with Boss from I Told Sunset About You. I have such high hopes for the future of queer storytelling out of Thailand after the last week.

[fuutaprotectionsquad]

Yknow I feel like I should have a main post where I share my Milgram opinions/verdicts (thought of this bc i was writing my sister's opinion on the milgram characters). So I'll go character by character.

Will anyone read this? I don't know but its here

Haruka: I relate to him a bit (shitty mother, intrusive homicidal thoughts, neurodivergence). I def feel bad for him but hes still really guilty in my mind. I just think the whole killing for attention thing is a really dangerous mindset you can't just get out of, especially if you're being told you're not in the wrong. And it definitely seems like he doesn't actually feel bad for the girl he killed, just feels bad because people are mad at him for it. Idk. But I enjoy his dynamic with Muu a lot, even tho its toxic i just think its really interesting. But I wish him the best and he deserves a hug. His songs are mid tho (/hj i like them)

Yuno: I love her personality and I think shes so fun, but I honestly don't think about her a lot compared to the others. But I love her and specifically enjoy her dynamics with (obv mostly in fan content) Kazui, Mahiru and Fuuta. Her and Fuuta are such a good platonic ship (romantic is fun too). Innocent vote, obv. I like her songs, but Tear Drop moreso than Umbilical.

Fuuta: Oh my god I wonder what I think of him. In all seriousness he's a major hyperfixation of mine at like every given moment. I adore him and i think he deserves better and to be innocent. Like he feels so guilty for what he did and he didn't know any better, everyone around him was encouraging his behavior and praising him for it. But then it got too far and all his friends abandoned him and blamed him like. Poor fuuta :( and he's like 100% right when he says him and es are exactly the same. On another note, major fan of 0309 (romantically, but either way works), and also love his dynamic with Haruka, Yuno, Mahiru, Amane and Es. His songs are both in my top three (backdraft being #1)

Muu: Tied for my fav character(? Fuuta might beat her idk) I love her personality and vibe and everything just ❤️❤️ queen shit. And her queen bee design is gorgeous. Typically my favs are men but shes one of the first women ive hyperfixated on this much. Again, love her dynamic with Haruka, not from a like. healthy relationships could make the characters better standpoint, but from a story perspective its interesting. But yeah guilty. As for her songs, INMF is my #2 and i like After Pain

Shidou: Honestly I used to be kinda indifferent about him and just found him to be boring but then I rewatched his voice dramas and read some fics and I like him more now. I feel really bad for him bc he went through a really shitty situation which he felt he had the power to change and was stuck in a shitty moral dilemma bc of it. And in the end he did shitty things to save those he loved and it didn't even matter. He feels so guilty and doesn't deserve it. Innocent <3. Also romantic 0507 ftw (0506 is cool too). Him and Amane are silly too. As for his songs i like them, but they're not my fav

Mahiru: i like her, but im not too like. invested in her ig. But i feel bad for her :( she just wants to feel love and like. clearly she did something wrong but she didn't know she was. She never intended to hurt anyone. So innocent. Unless we find out she like. did something really fucking bad then maybe guilty. But in I Love You it implies it was a mutual toxicity so it probably wasn't something super terrible? But anyway. I love her with like all the characters cuz shes just so fun to see interact w others, but specifically with Yuno, Fuuta, Shidou, Amane and Mikoto.

Kazui: Hes so fun i love him. Like all he wants is to be honest and be himself but he feels pressured to lie and then finally he tells the truth and his wife fucking kills herself like- jeez- poor guy. Like following the gay theory, i get why she mightve done it (imagine being told the romance you built your entire life around for like 20 years was all a lie, and that your husband never actually loved you and just pretended to and every time you kissed or something he was just pretending like. that sucks poor hinako) but its so awful that he had to go thru that. But anyway innocent, kazui come out we accept you. And stan 0507. Song wise cat is easily #4 but. half is ok ig

Amane: Yknow i love amane but I also hate her and i think part of that might be the fandom? idk. I feel sorry for her bc she grew up in such a shitty situation but also i think shes beyond the point where we can uninstill those ideologies. Like shes 12, not 5. And amane says it herself that she has as much of a free will as everyone else and that her decision to kill/stay in this environment should be valued. Not that i think she should remain in this abusive situation, but she's not just some innocent kid whose being manipulated, she knows what she's doing. Hence, guilty. I don't think either vote will change her or anything so im voting with my honest opinion. As for dynamics, i love seeing her interact with all the other prisoners, but especially Shidou and Fuuta.

Mikoto: I love mikoto a lot but im so on the fence about his verdict. Ive been voting him innocent but theres still a part of me thats like. debating it. Bc he shouldn't have to be punished for John's actions, and it sucks that that's the situation hes in, but its that or more murders are left to occur. The main reason i say innocent is under the idea that John could go dormant or just stop fronting as much if we reduce mikoto's stress (like he says will happen i think). But hes so complex and fun i love mikoto. Specifically i love romantic 0309 but also his dynamic w the smoking group and mahiru. Also i love his songs.

Kotoko: I love her but also fuck her for hurting fuuta (and mahiru too but mainly fuuta). She annoys me bc she was so quick to almost murder several people based on a preliminary verdict that was made using little information. Like she knew this wasn't a concrete verdict, but attacked them anyway. I get her ideology of "kill people who evade justice to protect the weak" but only when they've actually done bad things (ie. the guy kidnapping the little girl). But when she doesn't know what they did and knows the person accusing them doesn't either???? Like bruh. But i like her character shes fun. I like seeing how she interacts with es and everyone she attacked. And songs, harrow is okay and i really like deep cover.

Whew im done.

[houseofperfecttaste]

Hi hun, I’m sorry for bothering you but I got this idea where the reader is a really outgoing person and she’s Topper’s cousin and she’s in a love/hate relationship with Rafe (their together but their relationship has a lot of ups and downs and Rafe is really posesive of her). When Rafe and the rest try to jump Pope she comes to his rescue and she’s pissed at Rafe. Pope always kinda had a crush on her and at the movie (after Jj and Pope sink Topper’s boat) she tries to stop Rafe from starting a fight. Rafe insists that Pope has a crush on her and she denies it and begs him to stop this stupid fight so he tells her something like kiss me then or something like that and if she just gives him a quick kiss he tells her the tension grows and he pulls her closer and tells her “not like that princes/angel” and they fully make out. You can add everything you want maybe the perspective of Pope talking to Jj after it happenes because they can’t understand how such a sweet girl can’t be with someone like him if it’s not too much. 🥺 thank you and sorry for grammatical errors, English is not my first language

Bad Guy

You and Rafe were currently at the golf course with his friends but he left you with the golf cart as they all went to get drinks. While you were sitting there Pope Heyward came walking by giving you a shy smile as you gave one back. You said hi since you've seen him around and you guys ended up striking up a conversation. After a few minutes, you could visibly see him tense his eyes gazing over your head. You turned your head to see Rafe and his goons walking back, Rafe looking pissed of course.

"You better go I don't want you to get hurt." You rushed him off but Rafe stopped him quickly. "Oh where do you think you're going buddy?" Rafe teased holding his golf club against Popes neck. "Rafe stop it." You pleaded as you tried to pull the golf club out of his hands but his grip was firm. "Why the fuck were you talking to my girlfriend?" "It was just a friendly conversation." Pope chocked out trying to pull the club away too. "Friendly conversation? Nah that's not it because you were looking at her like you wanted her."

Rafes accusation made you roll your eyes shaking your head. "Rafe you're being ridiculous, he doesn't want me." Rafe scoffed removing the club from Popes neck but pushing him to the ground. "Don't. Ever. Talk. To. Her. Again." Between each of his words he either kicked or punched the poor boy while you were begging for him to stop and trying to hold him back. Rafe eventually stopped backing away and looking at you and Pope took the opportunity to grab his groceries and run luckily no one chased after him. "What the fuck Rafe?" You yelled shoving his chest as he grabbed your wrists.

"Be quiet, don't cause a scene." He growled down at you. "You almost just killed him!" You whispered angrily and he rolled his eyes like it was nothing. "You're mine. Only mine." He grabbed your waist pulling you closer but you shoved your way out of his grasp. "Yes Rafe I am yours you don't need to almost kill him to prove it." You walked up to the country club grabbing a ride home knowing he was going to spend the rest of the day at the course. You were getting ready for bed when suddenly you saw Rafes reflection behind you in the mirror.

"I'm so sorry about earlier baby. I love you." Rafe wrapped you in his arms thinking you would accept his apology immediately but you've never been so pissed at him. "Sorry isn't going to cut it, Rafe, you can't do that to people just because they're talking to me." He gripped your waist pulling you against him and kissing your ear. "He's a fucking Pogue he shouldn't even be looking at you. He's really lucky I didn't actually kill him." You gulped knowing he would always be aggressive and there was no stopping it. He kissed down your neck knowing you would fold and give into him.

"My pretty girl, my beautiful girl." He growled into your neck biting it and sucking it. "Fuck Rafe I'm all yours." You whined running your hand through his hair and watching him in the mirror. "I'm all yours baby." He slipped his hand under your shirt feeling your body before taking you into the bedroom showing you there's no one better than him and that you're his forever.

The next morning you and Rafe slept in waking up at 11 seeing that Top texted both of you wanting to go out on the boat today. "Go have fun baby." You kiss him getting out of bed and stretching. "You're not coming with?" He frowned laying on his left side and gazing up at you stretching in just your underwear. "I'm not feeling up for it. But you go have fun." You kneeled on the bed kissing him softly before going to the bathroom.

When you got out Rafe was wearing coral swim trunks with a white tee. "There's a movie playing tonight be ready by 6." Rafe said hooking his sunglasses on his t-shirt as you pulled one of his shirts over your head. "Okay baby." You walked with him downstairs turning the tv on as you made yourself eggs. "I'm heading to Tops I love you, see you later." He kissed your temple and you turned your head his lips quickly capturing yours in a kiss. "Bye baby I love you more have fun."

You were in the middle of folding laundry in the living room when you heard shouting and the door swinging open. "I'm gonna be dead because of those fucking Pogues man. It's always the Pogues." Topper slammed the door shut stomping into the kitchen angrily grabbing a beer from the fridge. "Don't worry they'll get what's coming to them." Rafe hid his devilish smirk as he saw you in the living room listening to them. "What happened?" You walked over to the boy's Rafe instantly pulling you into his side.

"Pogues sank Toppers boat." Your mouth dropped open not expecting that answer. You knew they did something but you assumed it was something small. "Your moms gonna fucking murder you." You chuckled as Topper glared at you. "Sherlock fucking Holmes over there." Topper rolled his eyes taking a large swig of his beer. "I just wanna be there when it happens." You laughed and you felt Rafe's chest vibrate behind you as he chuckled. Topper chilled with you guys and headed to the movie with you both meeting Kelce there as well.

You were waiting in line to get a drink noticing Rafe and Topper shooting daggers at Pope and JJ and you started to worry they were going to start something like usual. You got your drink heading back over to the boys their conversation ended when seeing you approaching. You all went to your seats with you between Topper and Rafe. Rafe wrapped his arm around you and you laid your head on his shoulder. About an hour into the movie, the boys got up saying they had to go to the bathroom and you just nodded too interested in the movie to care.

After ten minutes you got curious about what was taking them so long. You got up and headed towards the bathroom getting distracted when seeing figures behind the movie screen. When you got closer you saw Rafe, Topper, and Kelce beating up JJ and Pope. "Get off of them!" You screamed but they all ignored you continuing the brutal beating. "Fuckers sank my boat." Topper snarled beating JJ while Rafe started choking out Pope. "Rafe let go of him! Let go!" You were punching his back and arm but it was no use. "Rafe this is a stupid fucking fight let them go." You begged trying to pull Topper off of JJ but Kelce held you back making you watch everything your cousin and boyfriend were doing.

"How cute, your crush is trying to save you." Rafe mocked making Pope try to squirm out of his grasp more. "He doesn't fucking have a crush on me Rafe let him go!" This made Rafe chuckle as he pulled his arm away from Pope's neck and walking over to you signaling for Kelce to let you go. "He does Y/N I know it, so kiss me." He caressed your cheek and you leaned on your tippy toes giving him a quick peck feeling uncomfortable that four other people were watching you. "Not like that princess." He pulled you against his body his hands sliding to your ass gripping it as he shoved his tongue in your mouth starting a make-out session.

Pope watched in disgust as you guys made out he didn't understand how you were with a guy like Rafe. He was cruel, violent, psychotic, possessive, crazy and so much more. Pope knew he could treat you better, he may not be able to spoil you with goods like Rafe does but he would treat you like an angel. Rafe pulled away from your lips giving Pope a teasing smile before grabbing your hand and leading you back to your seats. You turned your head to look at JJ and Pope mouthing an 'I'm sorry' even though that wouldn't fix anything.

POPES POV

"I just don't understand it, man, why is she with him?" I questioned as JJ and I walked to the Twinkie my gaze on Y/N as she was sitting next to Rafe playing with her bracelets and not talking to him. "Must have a Kook love spell on her." JJ shrugged making me roll my eyes. "Do you think he hits her?" My heart clenched at the thought of Rafe laying his hands on her. "No, I do think he really loves her. Just in his own twisted fucked up way." JJ and I hopped into the Twinkie and I caught Y/Ns eye before I got in. She gave me a little sad smile, her face showing she felt bad for what happened. I shrugged at her telling her it happens and I'm fine.

[lullaebies]

I’m sure you’re slammed with request, but if you find the time, I was wondering if you had any headcanons about what an argument for the helaegon family would like? And how you think that they would solve their arguments? Sorry if you’ve already gotten this ask!!!💓💓

I have not gotten this ask yet no worries <333 took me a while but got to it!

Helaegon Family in an Argument Headcanons

⇥ first of all, arguments in this family usually occur among three different pairs: Aegon II and Helaena (as the parents and decision makers), Aegon II and Jaehaerys (father and son chewing each other's ankles), and Jaehaerys and Jaehaera (if they have different perspectives about an issue and do not agree they can claaaash)

⇥ With Helaegon arguments, they don't fight in front of the kids, Helaena would death glare him if he even tries to open it by them, but they all know because helaegon fight as siblings do - its very clear when they are upset and even clearer when they start getting petty. The level of side eye is crazy. It could be over serious stuff or really small stuff but no can tell so you can feel the tension. The thing is with them is that they need the right amount of push (usually from Jaehaera who is septa Maegelle reincarnated, Daeron who is kinda like baby no. 1 and family therapist for all of the Greens but is brother, or Maelor who shuts down fights with only pouts), and also need a heart to heart where they can spill everything. Usually Aegon folds first to apologize, when Helaena is angry it's very present and very clear and his guilt creeps up on him, but Helaena would also apologize for any point she hurt him at the end. If she was the one who hurt him first somehow, she probably didn't realize what she said/did was hurtful and it would settle quicker because she would just settle it when she realizes her mistake. In these hcs they are kinda older so they just have understandings and are past having any explosive fights. btw Jaehaerys roots for his mom. Every time.

⇥ With Jaehaerys and Aegon they are the next in the generational family trauma line, so Jaehaerys ends up feeling a lot of what Aegon felt towards Viserys - he feels the neglect sometimes and although Aegon got a bit better as they grew and with Maelor for example its not really the same Jaehaerys still has some anger at him, especially when mom/Jaehaera/Maelor get hurt in the process. These two can end up fist fighting but usually it's petty shit like Jaehaerys bringing Aegon his glass of wine but accidentally dropping it like "oops I lost my grip" with his six fingered hand like 💀 Helaena and Jaehaera can conciliate in these matters, they usually do, but every now and then Aegon has a spark of "I fucked up but I still love you" and comes himself. He would ask Jaehaerys to go on rides with him on their dragons and talk somewhere a bit far away from KL or something like that, and the peace will be restored again. For a while at least!

⇥ And the fights of Jaehaera and Jaehaerys... it does not happen often. the twins usually get along very well, they have established roles in their siblinghood (is this a word? lmao) and they work very well together... but when they disagree, or when Jaehaerys teases Jaehaera too much, or when Jaehaera puts too much stress on Jaehaerys - practically fire in the house. They're younger and they can get into physical squabbles too when upset and namecalling and everything - the twins are usually considered very mature (read: repressed) for teenagers, but when they fight they become their most childish selves and all of their hurts get out. Helaena and Aegon would have to sit with them seperately and try to calm them down, Maelor is like ????? 'why do I gotta choose a side' and generally it's like a very weird split in the house and NOBODY likes it. It can last a while, but is usually broken when one twin sees the other too distraught, about their fight or about something unrelated. I think for Jaehaerys especially it would be hard to stay angry at Jaehaera because I hc him as a wee bit of a protective brother. Generally at the end they would have issues without the presence of the other and solve it - these two are very reliant on each other due to the family dysfunction, and at the end they find their empathy for each other once more.

⇥ Maelor doesn't get into fights. He ends them. When he's young, my guy will pull up a fairytale book saying "you shouldn't be mean to each other" with a cute face and no one can refute him. When he's older it can be the same but with an actual book of laws or philosophy Aemond/Daeron gave him and with actual clauses. He kinda mad they never fight in front of him though. "But mom it was just getting interestingggggg!! I'm not a baby anymore I have an opinionnnnnn I can weigh in on thisssss😭😭" Sorry Maely but you will always be baby.

[foliosgirl]

There it is. My first fan ficition. English isn't my mother language, so I keep it simple and maybe there'll be mistakes. I had this in my mind several times and I'm writing from my perspective.

18+ content: explicit language, sex (vaginal, oral), dirty talk, choking, consuming alcohol and cigarettes, cum on tits, cum in mouth, threesome...

(last update: 08:15 CET, there'll be definetly Part 2 coming soon but with another title)

Nothing for beginners

After 3 years of couldn't travel to Glasgow (it was planned with a friend of mine) I decided to go there alone. I only went to London for a few days some years ago but never saw anything else in UK. Just a few days work off would hopefully be enough to flew away from all the stress at work. I only had a small suitcase but it was so full that I almost couldn't close it. Some pants, sexy underwear (cause you'll never know), longsleeves, t-shirts and a short dress.

I'm kinda the girl next door. Nothing exciting. My hair is dark brown, I have green eyes, I'm neither skinny nor thick but I feel okay about how I look. Most men don't even realize me I think. If I'm attracted to someone I won't let him know 'cause I'm shy and fucking introverted most of the time. I gave up to be more outgoing and confident. So that flight about 1,5 hours from home went fine. I reached Glasgow and took out my phone to check-in at my airbnb for the next 3 nights. Although I'm living in a big city I didn't want to spend time for buying a ticket for the bus. I ordered an Uber to get me to my airbnb which was in the city center.

My host was so cool and friendly. She told me where I could go out this evening, where to buy groceries, the must-sees of the city and stuff. I let me sink into the fluffy big bed. It was so comfortable but it was no surprise that I was tired as I didn't sleep well for weeks now. Sometimes only 4 hours at night, sometimes at noon 'cause I was tired again quickly. It must've been this fucking stress at work. I didn't unpack my suitcase. I never did that. Just took out my pyjama and fell asleep within minutes. When I woke up I felt way better. It was about 7 p.m., time to get sth. to eat for dinner.

I changed clothes into black sweat pants and a black t-shirt. Fuck, I forgot to put on my bra. I messed up the suitcase for finding it. There it is: my push-up bra. If there's one thing I was not fine with it was my tits. I'd love to have bigger boobs but fuck it. I just faked it. Most men aren't even worth more than fucking with once or twice - that's it. Sorry, not sorry. I was hurt so many times. I sweared to myself I would not fall in love again the next years. I had to rehab. Whatever. So I went to the supermarket first to get some water and decided to go with the flow - wherever the city would take me. After walking around for one hour I realized the last time I ate sth. was already 24 hours ago and I was starving, so whatever the next stop will be, I'll go there for dinner. There was a small restaurant at the edge of the city center, a little bit hidden. I went inside and sat down as far away from the door as I could and ordered a pizza and a gin tonic. It was in the middle in the week so it was a good place to go there for me. Not too many people, not too loud but that changed when the door opened again. I heard two male voices laughing very loud, then the door closed. I couldn't believe who I saw. I cleaned my throat and stopped chewing. Fuuucckkk.

A blonde man about my age and fucking Nick Folio. Okay, the blonde man was Craig Reynolds but why was the hottest drummer of the world here where I was? Craig looked around to choose a table to sit. His eyes were noticing me but he didn't seem to care. Nick neither did, he just went behind him a little bit to don't miss which table Craig would choose for them to sit. Of course they took a one nearby my table. I saw Nick from the side and Craig's face right in front of me. If he would notice me more I would get more and more nervous. God his tattooed neck looked so fine. I don't know why I was so into that. It just made a 7/10 to a 10/10 in my opinion. Neck tattoos are so hot on men. Nick should cover his whole neck too I was thinking. Craig seemed to notice me more at some point I was looking at them. It was getting so hot, I was really getting nervous. I have to go - now.

But the waiter didn't come. Why should he? I had still half of my drink and didn't finish my pizza. I tried to stop looking at them. I took my phone "Guess who's here?!" I typed a message to a friend. She wasn't online. I know her answer would've come later. I was still so nervous, my cheeks must have been turned to color red. I was looking away again thinking about Nick had the most perfect nose I've ever seen. I don't know how often I thought about having sex with him. Mostly vanilla sex and what it would be like being his girlfriend. Don't fall in love. Be a bitch.

Wow, I still couldn't believe who was sitting near me. I kept an eye on my phone again. "Who?“ I decided to write back later. I got up and asked the waiter for the rest rooms. They we're behind Craig and Nick. Of course. I rolled my eyes. He sat a bit in the way. "Sorry, can I...I have to go..." I was stuttering. Although I had no strong accent (I was told) I knew I'd made any grammatical errors. "Sure" He moved with the chair, so I could completely open the door. My eyes stucked into his for a second than I stared to his tattooed neck again. God he's so sexy.

I disappeared behind the door, noticing my pussy was totally wet when I stripped down my thong. How I wish they would fuck me both. But come on. You're boring for them. I'll never get their attention. Especially Nick seemed not to care about anything. Maybe he had a girlfriend. I was SURE he had one. And why should I be their type? I was just an average girl what couldn't talk clearly anymore when I saw men with neck tattoos. I had a small travel size of fragrance in the pocket of my sweat pants and sprayed it all over my neck, behind my ears and over my shirt. My make up was all natural. I just freshed up my red lipstick. I made a crop top of my t-shirt. It was a little bit oversized but I wanted to get attention of them so bad when going back to my table. Why was I such a bitch inside? My pussy got even more wet by thinking how they would fuck me and I would seduce them both with my mouth and my hands. It will never happen.

Going back to my table again I realized they checked me out. I couldn't see everything but I felt they we're both looking at my body. I felt so good now I got a little attention from them. Confidence pushing to 100%. I finished my pizza and tried to ignore them as good as I could but they were talking about me. Even Nick side-eyed several times. I finished my gin tonic and asked for the bill. "Oh, the boys paid already for you".

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What was the waiter saying? "You mean these two?" and I looked over to Nick and Craig. "Yes".

WTF. Knowing I was definetly owe them sth. I went to their table. I got more and more nervous the nearer I got there. I decided to go to Nick first because he seemed to be harder to crack. "So, you guys paid for me? Why?" "Because I'm rich and I don't know where to spend all my money." Nick joked. "Ah, okay". I turned away and wanted to leave. Nick grabbed my wrist. "Don't go. Sit down." he said with such a soft spoken voice like I could die If he would go on like this. His hand was warm and innocent because his right hand had no tattoos. Only the left one was covered with colorful tattoos and that's sth. I loved about him. He looked so good but sexy at the same time. He gives boyfriend energy but I was sure he could fuck me like I needed it and that would be anything but innocent. "I don't want this to be weird, so just want you to know that I know you both." They seemed surprised. "Really?" "Yeah, I'm a fan of you" and looked Nick deep in the eyes. He was so cool. Way too cool for me. He really seemed not to care about me in a sexual way although I felt they both checked out my body a few minutes ago. "And I saw The Downbeat episodes from you both." "Did you enjoy it?" asked Craig. I got blushed immediately. I hadn't had sex for a long time. I was afraid of getting the wetness from my pussy through my pants, so I checked it. I tried to be cooler than them. "Yes." "Why are you here? Why are you alone?" asked Craig. It felt so weird because they wanted a conversation but I couldn't talk much. They messed up my mind. All I could think about was a dirty threesome. I stuck at their neck tattoos again. This was my kink. Well trained men with neck tattoos. "I'm just here for three days, for travelling." I answered. God, don't be like this. They will think you're arrogant by only answering their questions. Craig noticed I'm nervous, Nick was busy with his phone. "What do you want to drink?" "Oh, please don't pay for me again. I haven't said 'Thank you' for paying yet. Drinks on me this time." I saw the coke in their glasses. "I guess whiskey and coke?" Nick and Craig nodded. I hated this. Everyone drank it before getting 18 in my country. Or vodka with energy Drink mixed. I would puke. "I'd like to get another gin tonic." They were surprised again "A lady who drinks gin tonic" came from Craig. I smiled and got blushed again. If you only knew that I'm not a lady..."Where are you from?" "Why are you so curious? Is this another episode with a Bad Omens fan now?". We all laughed about that. "Are you one of the drooling Noah fans?" I took a huge sip of my gin tonic. "No. I'm a drummer fan because he is the heart of the band." Nick got blushed a little bit for the first time but stayed cool. I could only unlock a little smile. Now the alcohol was doing all good for me. I talked and I wanted it. I felt tipsy at a bare minimum. "I also play drums." Nick locked his phone and his ears seemed to get bigger now. "Really? Oh, that is cool. Since when?" "Only a few months but I sat behind my father's kit several times when I was a teenager." "I'm really surprised by that. That's awesome." I had to laugh. "What?" I couldn't even stop laughing. Nick touched me at my wrist again. I froze. Don't do this, baby.

I thought several times about having vanilla sex with him turning into dirty talk. He is dominant but not an asshole. He grabs my wrists and fucks me harder in my cunt when I ask for it. Sometimes Craig fucks me too. He's more dominant than Nick using me as his personal slut. If I'm too loud he covers my mouth sometimes with his dick, sometimes I have to beg for it. With both I'm fine. I just love dirty sex. I was so needy this time. "I was thinking about men aren't good at multi tasking." "We are" they said very confidently. "Don't get offended. You can show me later at the drum kit. I have still so many things to learn." They both smiled and looked at each other. Don't even think about. I knew this was gonna be frustrating. It was fascinating but still frustrating not to be able to play what I want and not to figure it out by myself. I would fuck up showing my skills but the alcohol let me feel that it didn't matter. I wouldn't even care if they laugh at me at this point.

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They finished their drinks but I still had some sips in my glass. I knew now this wasn't it. We'll leave to hangout or even more. I don't wanted to wait too long. I drank it directly like I was thirsty after doing sports although I never did sports. "Come on. We go now" I decided. I wasn't the shy girl next door anymore. I was feeling more tipsy than before but still fine. My sexual fantasies were even stronger now. Craig called an Uber which was ready to pick us up in 2 minutes. "I love your neck tattoos." My eyes were playing ping pong between his eyes and his neck. "Thank you". "Do you have any tattoos" asked Nick and interrupted my flirt. "Just a small one at my wrist. You touched me there twice today." I bit my lips and thought about these moments. I was so ready for them both. He touched my wrist again and took a look. I put my face nearer to his "Don't do this, baby". The Uber came. Normally I hated guys touching my wrist like that. They often did this at partys when you want to go or when you had a fight with a guy. But it was a sign for dominance and I liked men which are dominant in bed. I needed this so bad and this night there were two for me. Maybe.

I was sure Craig would fuck me tonight but I couldn't read Nick. Maybe he was just flirting a little bit and then telling me he has a girlfriend and he's loyal. Craig was the bad boy. Anyway I would get fucked tonight and I was smiling all the time by knowing this. The ride didn't take long. Craig put his hand on my knees. I sat between him an Nick on the backseat. I leaned my head towards Nick's muscular shoulders. It felt so good. "Don't be tired" he said and shrugged his shoulder let me know I should put my head away from him. "I'm full of energy, just a little bit tipsy." Craig and Nick smiled at each other. "I know what you're thinking!" I almost screamed. WTF was I doing? It was such a mistake to take the 2nd drink. I seemed to have no limits anymore and I was afraid of feeling bad the next day now. "Sorry" I said and layed my head on Craig's muscular chest. Damn he's so well-trained "There we are". He ignored me being confused, bitchy and loud at the same time. He held the hand out for me and left the car "My lady" "Don't call me like that." I bawled him out. "Ok bitch. come out NOW" he baded. I just smiled and looked him in the eyes. We went to his studio. "You wanna know sth. I hate about you?" My eyes went to Nick. "Damn, you're really special. Normally fans don't tell anything they hate on us but say it. I think I can handle it." "You don't listen to Craig. He said you should do drum-livestreams. You said 'Yeah, I think I should do it' I imitated him. "You still didn't do it." Holy fuck I was so bitchy now. I would never say or be like this normally but like I said I seemed to have no more limits. Nick rolled his eyes. Craig went over and whispered in Nick's ear "She's getting too bitchy. Let's fuck this out of her. She demands it." I couldn't hear it clearly at the first moment. My brain worked too slow. Nick just said "Yes".

I first didn't realize that this wasn't his answer about my complaining. Craig turned on the lights. We were now in his podcast studio. The table, the seats, the pink neon lights. It looked so familiar. I went straight to his drum kit. "Can I?" I would disgrace myself now. I played just any simple groove. They looked at each other and laughed. "Get up" said Nick. "It's the wrong time for you now. You're too tipsy." Nick sat down and clapped his right hand on his lap. His innocent hand haha. "I'll show you". I sank onto his lap. "If it get's too heavy you tell me, okay?" I asked. Nick just ignored my question.

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"Give me your hands". I put my hands in his and he put the drum sticks in my hands. He counted and guided me how to play correctly and hold the tempo. "I can do it by myself. This is for babies" I laughed. Craig searched eye contact and looked mad at me. "What?" I asked him. Nick claped twice against my hips to let me know I should get up now. Craig sat down and pulled me onto his lap. "You're a little bit too confident with no reason. Rule number 1 is: no alcohol when you want to play drums." "Did you understand me?" he whispered in my ear. His lips were touching almost my ear. His breath was hot. "Oh please can you show me push & pull-technique?" Nick shaked his head. "This is nothing for beginners" said Craig and took a deep breath from my neck. "You smell good. What's the fragrance called?" "I won't tell you" I teased him. Nick came to the left side of Craig and me still standing this time. I recognized there was sth. getting hard behind my ass. "You do it like this, you see?" Nick showed me the push & pull-technique on the snare. "That's too fast" I stopped his hand. "But you only use it to play fast" I got blushed by feeling so dumb about it. He pinched my cheek. "Aaaw, you're sweet." Craig interrupted us looking deep in the eyes. "You train it like this without a stick first." He took my hand. "Open, close, open, close..." If you can do it like this you train with drumsticks." I could do it a little bit and was proud of it to show them "It's not bad for the first time" Nick noticed. Nick was the good boy, Craig was the bad boy, just so negative. If he was my drum teacher I'd quit playing drums immediately after the first lesson.

Craig layed his arms around my hips to hold me tight. "I'll show you another push & pull-technique If you want" he whispered in my ear. Nick heard it. His eyes went big and he said he'd go upstairs now. "Hey. Why?" "I don't want to disturb you both." "Nooo, come here baby" I said and stood up to kiss him. I looked at Craig who seemed to be a little bit pissed off. "What? Aren't you like brothers? You should share me then. I want you to fuck me both." Craig's eyes went bigger. "I knew you were like that. We love bad girls, don't we, Nick?"

"Yes, we both love bad girls like you are" he said and kissed me. Craig took my right hand, Nick my left one to guide me into the big bed. "How many girls did you fuck here?" "None" said Nick. "And what about you, you bad, bad boy?" I said and licked my lips. "Maybe 20." "I'll start with Nick because he's more gentle then you. I like to start with vanilla sex first." Craig laughed at me for that. Nick just smiled a little bit. "Sorry, Craig" I whispered in his ear. "You'll pay for letting me wait. You bad bitch!" Like I always thought about having sex with Nick was like having sex with your new boyfriend for the first time. You're in love and you start slowly. He took my head in his hands and kissed me gently. I used my tongue to say him I want more and licked over his upper lip. His tongue came out too. "Craig is right. You smell very good". He took a deep breath and let himself sink into the fluffy bed shields. Craig sat next to him and watched us. I think Nick and I kept french kissing for about 5 minutes. My stomach got cold. I took a look and Craig was raising my shirt. "I fucking love you, you bad bitch. You're made to get fucked by us.""Shut up. You're destroying our romance". Nick opened his eyes to get a look too. "I love that you don't really have tattoos and small tits. It makes you look more innocent than you are." I smiled. I never heard beautiful things like this from any men. "I love your innocent hand" I said. "What's that?" he asked. "Your right one. No tattoos. Your left side is the dirty bad boy in you" I answered. We just kissed again. I pulled his shirt off and pushed him down so I was over him. I felt his dick was already hard and put my hands there to feel it. "Little Nick is getting horny to fuck his bad girl tonight". Craig yelled "Bitch". I couldn't stand it anymore. "You have to wait a little bit because you've been a bad boy," I played with him, licking over his tatooed neck. "I knew you were so dirty but now it's still time for some romantic vanilla sex. After that you can both do what you want with me. Everything!" I let them know and looked them deep in the eyes. Craig took my bra off with one hand. Nick was so gently, He rubbed my wet cunt through my pants. I took them off and they could both see my sexy thong. "Why this sexy underwear?" Nick asked. I didn't answer. I guided his left hand down and he knew what to do. He let his index finger sink into my already dripping shaved pussy. "Oh, you're tight." "Yes, I am tight" I said and looked over to Craig. I took a look at Craig's hands. "You're both hands are dirty. You can choose which one you take to feel my dirty wet pussy". He took two fingers and tried to put them slowly inside. "Ouch." "Yeah, you're too tight for two fingers at the same time. You're a good girl it seems, who doesn't fuck with everyone." He used his thumb and let it sink into my cunt slowly.

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"Fuck, this feels so good." I moaned. I took his hand away to let him know he still had to wait. He threw some condoms at me and Nick. We both laughed. Craig couldn't wait anymore. I saw it in his eyes. He took his pants off and showed me his big dick. "Look what you did to me. You know how it hurts?". "You know how it hurts to have a broken heart?" I laughed at him. "Go, fuck him now. If you're go on to let me wait unnecessaryly longer you can't walk anymore after I'm finished with you. Or we both are finished with you. You'll regret it, you hoe!" I liked Craig's dominance but now my concentration was fully on Nick. I took off his pants to release his hard dick finally. "Fuck me gently, baby". He did what I was asking for. He kissed me all the time and held my wrists with both hands over my head. "Is that what you like, babe?". "You won't get any answer on stupid questions". "You could never be my girlfriend. You're so rude!"

"I don't want to. I just want to be your bitch for tonight." I lied. I didn't think that often about Nick fucking me really hard. I had often fantasies that I was his girlfriend. But then there was also Craig, the more tattooed bad boy who liked hard sex and let me know he would decide what I had to like and what not to. And I needed this so bad. And remember like I said before. I didn't want to fall in love for a few years. Just fuck around with some guys and enjoying it.

"Now it's time for you both to take me" I said. Craig stood in front of the bed. "On your knees you slut". I was a slut, he was so right. Before he could say anything else I opened my mouth. "You're such a good slutty girl for me. If you're doing good I'll put my cum over you" "Where?" "Don't ask. You'll see." He decided everything. He put both hands on my head to cover his big hard dick with my mouth. "I know you like that" I tried to look at Nick who was left alone. I stopped sucking Craig's dick. "Did I tell you to stop?". Craig pulled my hair. "But don't forget about Nick. He has also the right to fuck me. Nick smiled by hearing that. Nick was under me now wanted me to ride him while I was mouthfucked hard by Craig. It was so good. I was moaning all the time. "Yeah this is what you slut earn. One dick deep in your cheap mouth and one in your wet cunt. God I love bad bitches to turn to good girls and do what I want." I was confused now. I was a bad bitch and a good girl at the same time? "Let's change positions." ment Nick after he saw I had problems with breathing through sucking Craig's dick. His boyfriend energy came through. He was taking care of me. Craig realized now he has been a little bit to rough but didn't say anything. Craig was now laying in bed and baded me to sit on his dick the other way around. "I wanna see your ass". It was now Nick's turn to get seduced by my mouth. He touched my head gently and didn't talk. He enjoyed how soft I did it. "Which cock do you like more?" Craig asked. I didn't answer. He pulled my hair again but more softly. "Say it". "I need them both". I moaned. Nick and Craig smiled at each other letting me know they enjoyed fucking me soft and hard. I had no choice. "She's a real good hoe" Nick said. First time sth. dirty came out of his mouth. I never expected that.

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"On your knees again". This command came from Craig. Of course. "Again?" I asked. "Ssshhh, don't talk too much. I wanted to show you another push & pull-technique, remember?"

I did what he wanted me to do and got on my knees again. He pulled me near him from behind that I could feel his hard dick again on my ass. He put it gently in my dripping cunt. "God, you feel so good because you've got a fucking tight pussy." "So I deserve you both?" I asked. It must've been an naive question. Although I didn't see Craig's eyes I knew he rolled them. His breath was very aggressive now. Nick was now infront of me to protect me a little bit because he knew Craig would destroy me. "You earn everything you got and will get from us, baby". He pushed me back onto Craig's cock, then Craig pulled my hair. "You're better at this push & pull-technique, haha" I smiled abashed into Nick's face. He whispered in my ear "He's very rough. Are you still ok, babe?" I wasn't but I didn't show any bad. "Let me lick it now." "Beg for it" Craig said. Nick didn't want to be so hard to me and let me decide completely at what tempo I sucked his cock. I also used my hand to stimulate him. He closed his eyes almost all the time and looked me deep in the eyes for a few seconds and then closed them again. He even kissed my forehead sometimes. I took my right hand to pet his muscular neck on the left side. His left side was the tattooed one. "You're so sexy and sweet, do you know that?" I asked him. He just smiled "You've been a bad bitch turning into a good girl tonight. I'm proud of you". "I'm proud of you too" Craig said. "It's not simple to handle us both, especially me." I nodded and looked over my shoulder. Now Craig was way more gentle than I thought he could ever be. He kissed me with his tongue, licked over my lips. I moaned again. He went down on my neck, licking it all over. I looked Nick in the eyes now. "I want you to come over me. Nick in my mouth, Craig, your cum all over my tits, okay?" He and Nick pushed me into the fluffy bed shields again. "Lean back and relax. You'll get what you deserve now, babe". First time Craig called me babe. Wasn't it? He came over my tits while Nick was still fucking my mouth harder. They switched positions in being dominant. He moaned and told me to eat his cum. I did it. I went straight to the bathroom to wash my face after they destroyed me.

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My make up was so messed up. Red lipstick everywhere around my mouth. My mascara made me panda eyes. C: "You look so good being used by us you little slut" Craig stood inside the bathroom. Nick followed him. "What now? That's it?" I asked.

N: "Just a short break" as he looked at me and then over to Craig. We all didn't say anything. We knew what this would mean. Nick gave me a t-shirt of him. "You're really sweet. And you'll look hot with my shirt on." Craig confirmed. I dried my face with a towel and as I finished they were already gone. We lay in bed. My legs were on Craig's legs, my head was resting on Nick's chest. "This was even better than I expected" I said. N: "What did you expect?" "I had these dirty thoughts in my head very often. I don't know. You're both these different type of men I'm attracted to. I knew I wanted you both from the moment I saw you." -C "I noticed you were eye-fucking us both at the restaurant." "Correct. I'm not interested in any serious relationship." Craig unpacked a cigarette and put it in my mouth "I quit smoking last year" I smiled. "That's good. You're a good bad girl" Craig told me and took the cigarette out of my mouth to take it for himself. Nick rolled a joint and went outside for smoking. He was so respectful. He called me to come outside. I went to him. "What's up?" "Are you really okay? I noticed it was too much at some point because he was too rough." "This wasn't my first time having hard sex like this. Nothing can surprise me, believe me." I lied again. In reality I could cry because he took care of me. He seemed sensitive because he noticed those things. I went back to Craig again. I threw kisses over his neck. He was still smoking the cigarette but also enjoying that I was so addicted with his neck tattoos. Nick came back to bed and demanded also kissing his neck. "You know what I really love? I lay down here, you fuck me both and put your hand on my neck like choking me softly." Craig and Nick couldn't believe what I just told them. "This is so sexy. You are sexy. You drive us crazy." I was satisfied. They rotated by fucking me hard and soft. If Nick was fucking me soft he just kept his dirty hand on my neck, after that Craig fucked me hard and choked me softly, then Nick fucked my hard again to chock me more. They even kissed me gently on my forehead and my mouth from time to time. They enjoyed licking my small and pink nipples. "I want you to fuck me with your fingers now." They didn't hesitate. Not even for a second. I got one finger from Nick and one from Craig now at the same time in my cunt. I was getting so wet again. I was moaning all the time. "Enjoy my tight wet pussy" I said and bit my lips. "I can't see you like this. I want you to come. Go on with being the good whore like you was before the break" Craig said. "Whore?" Craig putted his finger from my cunt in my mouth. C: "God, you're such a good whore. Doesn't your cunt taste like this? Lick it all off my finger."

Yes, I was a whore. I liked to provoke because they got so easily offended, especially Craig. "So I'm getting money for this?" I asked him. C: "That's enough. Enough with those stupid questions. He put his big dick directly in my mouth. I told you that's what you earn. A dick in your mouth and one in your tight wer cunt." "Fuck her!" he said to Nick. "Calm down a bit" Nick took care of me again. "Awww, am I too mad for you, you hoe?" I was still mouth fucked by him deep into my throat. I could hardly hold back my tears. That's why I wasn't ready for a serious relationship. This tension was nice but I needed also some love. Most men couldn't handle me fucking hard and be gentle. I was traumatized by men telling me lies, fucking me and then ghosting me. Not knowing the difference of a whore in bed could also be a good girlfriend. Craig said "Sorry. You just mess up my mind. I love the way you are." My heart was beating so fast. N: "I love it too". Nick changed the tempo from fast to slow to fuck me. I scratched his back with my short nails. He moaned and enjoyed it but at some point he put my wrists together and held me. "Look at our perfect girl" Nick told Craig. He looked me deep in the eyes then went on fucking my mouth. C: "She' so good. You got the nicest holes I've ever put my dick inside. Touch yourself. I want you to come with us together. I'll jerk everything in your mouth and Nick will fill up your perfect pussy at the same time, ok?" I nodded. I enjoyed to be filled up and get used by the two hottest men I could ever imagine. Our orgasm was nearly at the same time. I was screaming, my legs were trembling. "You're treating me so well" I said. N: "Because you deserve it babe". "You both deserve it too". I was satisfied and definetly destroyed. "I have to go now." C: "Oh, come on" Craig said. "What? I want to go to bed soon, brush my teeth and stuff." Nick threw his t-shirt at me. It was a black one with a Harley Davidson print. I caught it and it smelled so good. I closed my eyes for like 2-3 seconds and noticed his fragrance on his t-shirt. N: "Stay here. Wear this and we'll take care of you all night, won't we?" Craig confirmed.

"This shirt looks so sexy on you. I could watch it all day. And of course I have a new toothbrush for you." "Of course you have 'cause hoes come and go here, hm?"

"I don't understand why you are complaining. You wanted to get fucked. We fucked you good and hard like you needed it. What else do you want? Women..." he rolled his eyes and loooked to Nick who shrugged his shoulders. I was just bitchy. I didn't like to be one of so many girls. C: "You've been the best slutty girl I ever fucked. I never felt a cunt and a good mouth like yours on my dick." That was pushing my ego but still I didn't like that he'll go on fucking other girls here and Nick shouldn't do either. "Was this your first threesome?" I asked "Fucking a girl together with Nick? Yes, but I had several." Nick didn't answer. I liked how shy he was sometimes and don't matter what: Craig was the experienced one in everything because he was about 10 years older than him. I went to the bath room to brush my teeth. Nick's shirt was slightly over my ass but they could see my black thong.I came back to bed. Craig was smoking again. I opened the door to the balcony. "I can't sleep when there's too much smoke inside." "You want to sleep now?" Nick asked "It's 11 p.m." "Damn, so you fucked me more than 2 hours? You are animals, really." It was good we were all not living near each other and this was a one night stand. I could never leave them and concentrate on my Life again and I would be jealous and pissed off if they'd ever fuck another girl together. That was unhealthy and I knew it. I haven't had the right to complain 'cause we had no relationship and I didn't even want to but I was lying to myself. I gotta search some guys to repeat it at home. I layed down between Nick and Craig. It was satisfying. Craig raised my shirt again. "Damn, you're sexy". "Was this the reason you chose me?" "What do you mean?" Nick asked. "I mean, normally I would care to wear other clothes than today. More sexy." "You're slightly oversized t-shirt is more sexy than a short skirt or sth." "Is it?" I was waiting for Craig's answer. "You're sexy laying between us in this shirt raised up with your black thong. I know I've been to rough but that's what you did to me." "You've got to control yourself. I'm not a porn actor." C: "I know, I'm really sorry." Nick pulled down my shirt again. It was so sweet how he was taking care of me. He noticed every detail. "I'm sorry for being that bitchy and loud today. It was just a game to make you more horny. I love to provoke in bed." "That's fine you bad girl" Craig smiled. Nick pet me with his right hand by turning his body to me. He was so gentle and it felt so good. "Rest your hand on my neck babe" I told him. Craig put his hand near my thighs. I was trembling. He started to pet me slowly by moving nearer to my cunt. "Is this hole every gonna get dry?" "Not if you go on and do this to me" I sighed. Craig stopped. He rested his hand on my thigh. They both kissed me good night on my mouth. First Nick than Craig. I used my tongue to kiss them too. "Good night" It felt so good after this dirty talk and dirty sex to lay between the most beautiful and the most sexy guy and to cuddle. As their were sleeping I grabbed my phone to answer my friend "Fucking Craig Reynolds and Nick Folio fucked me hard tonight and now I lay between them, cuddling and they're sleeping. You have no idea."

"No way"

"Yes and it was even better than I thought it could ever be. My pussy is wet all the time. But it's good we are in different countries. I would go to them to repeat it any time and totally fall in love with Nick. He's so sweet."

I switched my phone off.

I woke up the next day and went to the bathroom. I still looked destroyed but also satisfied. I showered and wasn't surprised about Craig having shower gel for women. I took the one for men though. They still slept. I have to go. "Good morning" Nick said and saw me just with a towel around my breast and half of my ass because it was too short. I winced. His shirt he gave me layed on the bathroom floor. "Hey". I was totally sober. I wanted to keep it cool and leave soon. No more conversations. "I don't know your Name and where you're from." "You don't have to. I don't live here and also not in the US. It's better to keep this like what it was. A fucking one night stand and a nice threesome." I smiled. He seemed a little bit disappointed. "It's strange not even to know your name. I mean I fucked you hard, I fucked you gently. I took care of you. I never fucked a girl without knowing her name." "But that's how this game goes baby" "What game?" asked Craig and yawned. "What happened last night. You don't need to know my name and where I'm from." "You're so rude. Such bad behaviour." Craig shaked his head and laughed. I took Nick's shirt, they both didn't notice took a deep breath to inhale his smell. I hided it, so I would take it with me when I leave. I put my clothes on. "I really have to leave now. Thank you both. You're the men of my dreams and I can't get over what happened last night." I kissed them both with my tongue and looked them deep in the eyes. I looked at Craig's neck tattoos and felt my pussy was getting wet again. Fuck.

This would never end. "You can stay here for breakfast if you want to." Nick said. "Don't make it that hard for me." He held my left wrist. "Come on." -"No. I'll never forget you but it's time to go now. Really. Don't say anything anymore." I grabbed his t-shirt and went outside. I closed the door and they both looked outside the window to wave. I blew them air kisses and went to my Airbnb. I turned on my phone "I even have Nick's t-shirt now. I'm now on my way back to my airbnb. Fuck, I'll never forget them. This was too perfect." I wrote to my friend.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~to be continued~~~~~~~~~~~

[wortsandall]

i have to admit that when it comes to the au im writing-one of my sticking points is how to write layla and what role she would be playing. i feel out of place when it comes to her and marc's relationship because i truly believe that they should spend some time getting to know each other again before jumping back into a relationship.

when adding in stevens perspective, that just makes even more sense to me. i don't particularly enjoy writing romance. i think that when layla appears in my fics, she'll be a close friend who is rebuilding trust and relationship with marc while getting to know jake and steven.

i'm also a little biased here, not because i don't enjoy polyamory, but because i always thought it was very quick for steven to kiss layla and for her to be as accepting of it as she was. (i was kinda with marc when it came to punching steven for that lmao) i also think that because of all the lying and secrecy that marc engaged in while dating layla, it's almost unfair to her for them to just jump back into the swing of things. marc was right when he said that she didn't know him and that's objectively his own fault.

so long ramble just to say that layla in my au will be purely platonic as that's my preference when it comes to her being shipped with both marc and steven (again no hate against either ship, i'm just not super into it) i'd like to focus on layla rediscovering marc without the romantic aspect so that i can build a strong foundation for them to potentially get back together, properly, in a more healthy relationship this time. and even if steven does like layla (that's been well established) and it will show up in my fic, the endgame will not be them as a trio.

i want to elaborate that the reason being that came from reading moon knight comics the idea of marc being afraid that people like jake and steven more than him.

Moon Knight (2021) #14 "Solider, Rich Man, Scoundrel"

i'm really interested in using layla as a vehicle to discuss this fear that marc has in the fic. since he sees steven as "better" than him, i can imagine that he'd be afraid that layla would pick steven over him. so in this period where they are actually getting to know each other and opening up, i want to focus on steven acknowledging this fear of marc's and actually stepping back and reevaluating. especially since in the show, steven doesn't have any idea what marc and layla were like when they were actually together and i can't imagine show!steven continuing to pursue that if he thought it would hurt marc.

obviously marc's thought process here isn't a healthy one but i can't wait to go theough the process of dismantling this. and i want steven to be a part of that discussion. if later on, i want to revisit the idea of steven, marc, and layla in a throuple doing it this way leaves me a lot of wiggle room for how they get there.

but i'm a romance repulsed aromantic person who only enjoys it in fanfiction and media so it's very difficult for me to write romance. even in my oc writing (which is literally about a couple) it's not very romantic. so most likely i won't go down that route but i want to leave it open for interpretation.

all this just to say that i will be explicitly writing layla with strictly platonic relationships with the boys but i'm open to potentially making it romantic down the line.

the lies we tell ourselves au masterpost

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

ok @thatgirl4815 reminded me of its existence so now i need to revisit ray being called a burden in episode 1 for the millionth time but this time from a post episode 7 lens

(also yes i can read the room and am aware now is not the time in this tags history for a ray sympathy post but wtv) (also i already made a post about this??? i don't really remember august was years ago at this point and i have new thoughts apparently)

to start off, i think the only times ray's been called a burden is by boston and sand. in episode 1, boston is the only one to actually say it but i also think this moment could say a lot about the friend groups reaction to ray in general and how it hasn't really evolved.

boston: in general a lot of the time if boston is addressing ray its to hurt his feelings [see my other post about it here for more in-depth up to episode 5] (episode 1 see below, episode 2+7 boston provokes ray about mew, episode 3 bostonray conversation at the pool party about how much boston pities ray's shitty love life, episode 5 saying rays whole ass is owned by mew and telling sand about ray's crush after seeing them be happy, episode 6 ray confronts boston about whether he really slept with top while top and mew were dating and leaves believing he's a bad person and crying) and i wonder if we'll ever find out why.

but anyway boston calls ray a burden specifically because (in my opinion) he KNOWS it will hurt rays feelings at a time ray is already upset about top flirting with mew.

ray upset = boston's bitchmode activated

and while we don't know how much boston knows about ray's suicide attempt, and its fair that me might not even have known it happened let alone why, the conversation afterwards implies that the friends all know feeling loved or believing he's lovable is something ray at least struggled with if not still does (in their minds they may not know how he feels in the present about it, we as the audience know these feelings remain for him)

so that just feels like a cruel jab at ray, but like what else is the bostonray dynamic if not this.

cheum: cheum not only doesn't say anything when ray gets called a burden but she gets confused as to why he gets upset at it (i believe she specifically says "he gets so emotional when drunk"). my thoughts on whether or not she knows about ray's attempt is the same as i thought about boston, she probably knows something (she's the one that says "screw those who don't love you, i love you", but then also lists qualties that would make him desirable in a relationship and not really as a person, so she either doesn't get what ray's self-worth issues really reflect or wasn't told).

i don't want to say she's oblivious to ray but it kinda feels? that way. i think it would be interesting to look further into her relationship with april for this, the way she values having a happy relationship over an honest one, chooses lying over telling a truth that could potentially hurt.

i don't think she's purposefully ignoring ray to keep her peace, but i think it would be interesting from a character perspective to know if she's so desperate to keep the friend group together she tries to underplay threats to it or to her friends (very different context but in episode 7 she says the group should "throw away personal issues" which lowkey makes the most sense in terms of finishing a project but still feels relevant to this) or if she doesn't look for underlying issues within the friend group while they're all pretending to be ok, and instead waits for something to blow up. like how in episode 7 she realizes ray was upset more then just being drunk and pissed off only after she knew about top and the tape, which reveals she didn't think there was a deeper reason why ray was up on that stage screaming crying and self-sabotoging in the moment it was happening. or earlier on in episode 1 when ray is saying he loves his friends as their dragging him home and boston says "i know what he's gonna say next" and cheum says "he will keep saying he loves us" but boston says "he'll say guys don't leave me", which is a small moment but i wonder if it was intentional for boston to acknowledge a sad truth about ray (especailly since he only does it when hes drunk) and cheum just repeating the much more positive thing.

i also am thinking about her telling ray "why wouldn't you think to call us" after finding out days later he was in a car accident, when her and mew talked about ray before but they decided he wasn't responding because he was just drunk and then didn't check up on him.

[side not im obsessed with her saying "im mad you told april about me, but i get that you were trying to tell mew about top and ton" like does she 1. not know mew already knew about the tape when ray got on that stage and 2. think that ray was airing EVERYONE'S issues just for the topboston reveal?? like is it just me or were there obviously A LOT of reasons ray started yelling everyone's dirty laundry out to the bar while crying and trying to fight people, also 3. ray never apologizes to cheum for it, which maybe they don't feel like he has to, but like cheum says im angry at you and ray responds to something else she says and then the conversation shifts, like it feels like both of them are not addressing tension within the group purposefully]

I wonder if she is naive about ray and his issues, if she's the kind of person that needs someone else to reach out before noticing someone's issues, or if she doesn't want people close to her to be in pain, or leave her and so she chooses not to acknowledge problems (hoping for a cheum arc pls pls pls)

(i am not a mew hater i don't know why i kinda come across as one here im not criticizing him im just interpereting his actions through the lens of someone predisposed to be hurt by them)

Mew: when it comes to hearing ray get called a burden by boston, he doesn't do anything, which maybe he just doesn't remember what ray said to him the night from the flashback (which fair i was in a similar situation and i've completely blocked that night out of my memory), but if he does and let's other people repeat to ray the same phrases that convinced him his life isn't worth living then… yeah… (actually i am now leaning towards mew maybe not having that night ingrained in him, like if someones final goodbye to you includes them saying their unlovable and a burden and you don't react to them being called that later on in the future then maybe he's just forgotten)

i'd also say that maybe mew doesn't fully get ray's issues, like at the beginning of episode 6 he tells top that because of his moms, he never felt lacking in love because he always knew he had sources for it, so maybe he didn't fully process all of what ray was saying that night, or the role he holds in ray's life.

it could also explain his attitude towards ray in the entire rest of the series. like him commenting on ray bringing out the flask again (the fact the flask went away and is now coming back haunts me so much more than i think it was intended to)

and showing concern but also saying he can't be ray's emergency staff all the time (translated into attachment issues as: you're being a burden again, i can't handle you)

or the conversation in episode 6 where he assumes ray is in the bathroom because he's drunk or getting high (translated into attachment issues as: you're letting me down like you always do or you're not good enough for anyone me) he asks ray why he doesn't love himself (translated into attachment issues as: your letting people down or theres something wrong with you or just general confused noises at a concept you can't comprehend) he tells ray he'll die before he's thirty (im not gonna really comment on this one besides, 1. if it was up to ray and not the characters that save him then yeah thats the point, and 2. he's not only seemingly inherited his mothers addiction issues but he seems to believe he's destined to follow in all of her footsteps…) [side note, but ray then saying "don't worry about me" with a smile on his face while seeming to be somewhere else entirely… kinda reminding me of him saying he won't be anyones burden anymore in the bathtub tbh. actaully in general i can't get over how tired he looks in this scene and how determined he is to paint on a smile for mew]

[[second side note, rays face after mew tells him 'lets be friends forever" yeah….. no one talk to me about it]]

this scene in general seems to have an underlying emotion that i can't really define (if anyone knows pls tell me) but watching the scene on its own now that time has passed really does make it feel like a goodbye and i wonder if the scene feels sad because mew picks up on that too, or maybe he's just confused at ray's behaviour and ray is feeling conflicted about his own emotions, either way fucking ouch.

i guess my point with mew is that i don't think he has bad intentions but i don't think the things he thinks are helping ray actaully are, which, yeah why would mew at his big age of like 22 at the most know how to save ray. i think it shows he cares but that throughout this show so far there isn't enough communication between ray and his friends to truly get what they're dealing with here, that ray buries a lot of his feelings and that he seems to be operating on a different scale of pain. and in terms for my thoughts on how this evolves throughout the series, mew makes an effort with ray but we as the audience (especially compared to sand's scenes) see the ways he falls short, i think mew being with ray will give him the potential to learn more about ray or realize how much he doesn't know/understand. i hope it opens up communication between them, but i can't lie and say im not lowkey looking forward to them dealing emotional damage to eachother on a scale we didn't know possible.

like all my analysis posts i lost the point like 3 sentences in and just started rambling but curious on anyone elses thoughts on this now we are on episode 7

(also im not trying to be over critical of the group of 22 year olds, i was just projecting as the person in their 20s in a friendgroup who feels like a burden, i don't think any of these things make any of the characters bad ppl or anything it just creates interesting dynamics, peace and love <3)

[positivelybeastly]

How do you feel about the X-Men just slaughtering human members of orchis?

"It pleases me more than you can imagine to see the others finally coming to their senses. Only so much can be accomplished with the spoken and written word - at some point, you eventually have to get your hands dirty. We have to strike first. If the humans are given the chance, there will be no first strike, only the last strike. It's what I'd do in their place."

Yeah, I don't love it, tbh.

Like, I get why it exists, I get why we got all those panels of Shadowkat jamming guns into people's heads with her phasing powers and all, but, like . . . okay, let me pull this stuff up.

So, like, I get it.

Something awful has happened to mutantkind, and everyone has their way of responding to that trauma. I get that. In-universe, it makes absolute sense that Kate would react like this. It's not like she hasn't killed before. And let's be real here, all the same logic arguments about killing vs. not killing in comic books apply here - if you let them go, they'll only hurt someone later; it sends a message that if you hurt mutants, you get hurt in return; Xavier's dream has been proven to be a load of old shit, Magneto had the right idea all along.

That's sure an argument that you can make.

In-universe, I get it.

But out of universe?

This is cheap. This has no bite, this has no weight to it, it's empty calories in my opinion. Why? Because it betrays a fundamental lack of imagination about ways to tell the X-Men story, and the fundamental limits of Western comic books, if you think about what it actually means.

Comic book heroes generally aren't meant to kill because they're paragons of moral behaviour. They exemplify a moral standard that we should all ascribe to. That's the Golden Age logic, right?

Except that the Joker. Right? So, this is a conversation to be had, and I think trying to apply a baseline logic to it is kinda pointless, because the morals and ethics of killing in a Batman story are so much more important and meaningful to the themes of that story than, say, in an X-Men story. Sometimes you need to kill the giant fucking robot, sometimes Trask just needs to fucking die, sometimes you gotta snap Cassandra Nova's neck.

That's - kind of a whole other argument, and not the one I'm interested in talking about right now. This isn't really about whether it's right or wrong for heroes to kill, I only bring this up as context to what I'm about to say, which IS.

This is cheap parlour tricks to get a FUCK YEAH moment out of the reader by Gerry Duggan because gratuitous violence is an easy way to get a pop out of a comic book audience.

There's some real great exchanges from Star Trek that I'm just going to shamelessly crib here, because I think they really exemplify my point, so here goes:

PICARD: Six years ago, they assimilated me into their collective. I had their cybernetic devices implanted throughout my body. I was linked to the hive mind, every trace of individuality erased. I was one of them. So you can imagine, my dear, I have a somewhat unique perspective on the Borg and I know how to fight them. Now if you will excuse me I have work to do. LILY: I am such an idiot. It's so simple. The Borg hurt you, and now you're going to hurt them back. PICARD: In my century we don't succumb to revenge. We have a more evolved sensibility. LILY: Bullshit! I saw the look on your face when you shot those Borg on the holodeck. You were almost enjoying it! PICARD: How dare you! LILY: Oh, come on, Captain. You're not the first man to get a thrill from murdering someone. I see it all the time! PICARD: Get out! LILY: Or what? You'll kill me, like you killed Ensign Lynch?! PICARD: There was no way to save him. LILY: You didn't even try. Where was your evolved sensibility then?!

I love that scene.

"It's so simple. The Borg hurt you, and now you're going to hurt them back."

It's that simple, huh?

O'BRIEN: Captain. PICARD: Chief. I wanted to talk to you. O'BRIEN: Anything I can do, sir, you know that. PICARD: Ben Maxwell. He must be quite a man. O'BRIEN: He's a rare one, all right. I count myself lucky, sir. I've served with the two finest Captains in Starfleet. PICARD: From your knowledge of the man, what has gone wrong? O'BRIEN: There's a reason for what he's doing. Those Cardassians were up to something, I'm sure of it. PICARD: When his family was killed, how did he take it? O'BRIEN: I'd say he took it well. Oh, I know he was broken up inside, who wouldn't be? But you'd never know it to see him. He never missed a minute's duty, always had a smile, a joke. PICARD: I see. O'BRIEN: He would never retaliate out of vengeance, no matter what that Cardassian says. They're up to something, sir. They're the ones you should be investigating, not Captain Maxwell. PICARD: You don't care for the Cardassians? O'BRIEN: I like them fine. It's just, well, I know them. You learn to watch your back when you're around those people. PICARD: Ben Maxwell has just sent more than six hundred of them to their deaths. O'BRIEN: I don't know what to say, sir, but he must have had his reasons. PICARD: I think when one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable, like old leather. And, finally, it becomes so familiar that one can't ever remember feeling any other way.

The Hellfire Gala Massacre was a cheap emotional trick to make X-fans mad, and an easy way to get easy pops whenever another X-Man kills a rando Orchis thug, because FUCK YEAH, FOR KRAKOA, and it's like . . . okay?

Is this not a betrayal of - and I'm going to stop you right there, because I'm not about to say what you think I'm going to say.

No, I'm not about to talk about the betrayal of ideals, or the betrayal of moral standards, or the betrayal of what Krakoa stood for.

Is this not a betrayal of the entire point of what made Orchis even remotely different as an X-Men enemy?

They were a scientific, sociologically active, legal avenue exploiting think tank that attacked on all fronts, and now, they're reduced to a wisecracking robot from the future and an army of disposable goons who might as well be wearing Hydra green or AIM yellow beekeeper suits.

Why?

Because that's easier to write. It's so much easier to write Shadowkat murdering a group of Orchis goons than it is to engage with Orchis on a higher level and deconstruct what prejudice looks like on a systematic, sociological level. This turns the so-called social conflict aspect of X-Men comics into just boring normal conflict.

Shadowkat killed a lot of Orchis, so now racism is over with! And, like, I get it, it's not a ton of fun to sit around and watch X-Men debate a load of racists, it's a superhero comic, you wanna see a guy hit another guy at some point, but it just feels like such a dumbing down of the more interesting, multi-faceted organisation that Orchis were presented to be.

There are so many instances of really thoughtful, socially minded commentary in Krakoan era, from Hellions to New Ayala's New Mutants to Unlimited, but this stuff, in the comic literally just called X-Men, which would make you think it's the most definitive statement of what the line of books is meant to be, it's just the most watered down, basic bitch, boring version of the conflict.

And it's not like I'm asking for Hickman or Morrison, I know that's not the wheelhouse we're operating in here, but it just feels kinda . . . lame, that the best imagery and way of showing oppression in 2024 is Sentinels flying through the sky with searchlights on their chests and comic book villains posturing over our heroes. I was hoping for something more intelligent and interesting.

But it is what it is.

[theflyindutchwoman]

Is it me or was Angela and Nyla kinda acting like jerks. I mean I thought at least Nyla of all people would've at least treated with some respect after the exam. But its like they stopped believing in her at all. I did not like that at all.

So here's the thing : I saw your ask before I got to watch the entire episode (which is not your fault!). As a result, I was preparing myself for something far worse I guess because I didn't think it was that bad (though it hurts).

I don't believe Nyla and Angela were trying to be jerks or stopped believing in Lucy. Something that I think was beautifully illustrated when they trusted her plan to ambush the shooter in the alley despite the risks. They voiced their objections at first because it was dangerous but they never implied that she was being reckless. Or that she was overcompensating or trying to prove herself. They believed she could do it. They even praised her resourcefulness. Now, that first scene at the crime scene was a bit more ambiguous. They were short and impatient with Lucy but I think it had more to do with the circumstances than with her. She showed up out of the blue, right after Celina and Nolan made their mistake. By that point, both Nyla and Angela were annoyed and in a bad mood. So when Lucy started to question their instruction, they didn't have the patience for that. But they didn't treat her the same way they treated Celina either. Nyla's lingering look at the end was also a bit cryptic. It looked to me that she was sympathising with Lucy, but the overall tone made it more shifty so I'm not really sure.

And I think all of that is deliberate. I believe we are supposed to feel that way. This is Lucy's storyline so we are basically seeing things from her perspective. The writing and the camerawork in this episode really made sure to show her isolated multiple times. Like how she was riding solo. Or how she was being on the sideline. Or watching that press conference alone at the station. Or her broken radio. And so on. All of this is a set up for something bigger, for her struggles to take center stage. And all of this also serves to make the audience empathise with Lucy. Sympathise with her. Which could be harder to do if we saw the whole team openly support her. And it would also lessen the impact of that story. Because right now, this hurts so much.

That said, I do hope we will have a scene with Nyla and Angela helping and supporting Lucy. One where they talk about Primm and the detective exam. About her future. We were told that they were backing her but we haven't really seen any of that. Not for the detective exam, that is. Right now, I'm still waiting to see how this will unfold first. But I know that you're definitely not the only one who felt this way. And honestly, that might have been my reaction as well.

[thebroccolination]

Thank you thank you thank you OMG thank you so much for making your post about Krist! I know it takes a lot of effort!

I remember seeing the post about him being Homophobic, and I took it at face value because I couldn't be bothered to look into it, and because I never really saw him in any other productions.

I'm so extremely happy to have been given this opportunity to rectify my opinion on Krist, and as a queer person myself I entirely agree with your point about him being "vetted" by other queer people. It holds immense meaning to me.

I can't call myself a fan of Krist, mostly because I've barely seen anything with him. But as a queer person, it hurts me to know that someone who provides safety and warmth to the queer community was/is being bashed by a community I am part of.

So, thank you for spending time and effort to compile and share your thoughts, and the corresponding evidence and discourse related to Krist. And thank you for being upfront with your bias, and for acknowledging the various opinions present in the discourse.

PS: I skip plenty of heterosexual intimacy scenes because I feel kinda disconnected from them and they're not really doing anything for me. So even if Krist was being dead serious with that point, I feel that's fully valid. If you're watching something for entertainment and enjoyment, isn't it fine to skip intimacy scenes if they're not your cup of tea???

Ahh, thank you so much for this, Anon. It truly, genuinely means a lot to me. :')

I really wasn't the best person to make that post. I don't speak Thai, I've only been here for three years, and I've followed BounPrem more closely from the beginning, so there were a lot of Krist-related clips and links that I needed help finding. But I made it because I hoped it would serve as a jumping-off point for new fans and for people who'd be willing to see things from a different perspective.

There's just such a massive dissonance between the image interfandom has painted of Krist and the loud but sweet guy I've followed for the past three years. There were a lot of clips and anecdotes and stories I chose not to include in my thread/post purely because they were subjective and I didn't want to distract from the factual stuff I could find (social media posts, interviews, etc.). When you're filmed as much as he has been for the past seven years, you can't really hide who you are in a general sort of sense. And Krist really does just seem…very kind in general.

The reason I even started paying attention to him in the first place was because of a video posted by a Thai fan. He didn't have time to greet fans outside the GMMTV building because he'd gotten stuck in traffic and he had to rush to something, so he did a very quick hello/wai to the fans waiting for him and promised to come back soon. When he did, he noticed one of the fans was missing and asked the rest where she went. The remaining fans said she had to leave because she had to catch a plane (iirc) to her home elsewhere in Thailand, and Krist looked instantly guilty and remorseful that she'd waited for him. I think he even said, "Why didn't she say so?" sort of rhetorically, and I really do think he would have taken the time to talk with her if he'd known she had to leave soon. I just admire him for remembering them all well enough to notice that one was missing. That sort of kindness stands out to me.

[small rambling section]

(I apologize for using your ask for such a long post, Anon!)

Seeing the vitriol Krist gets from international fans really disappoints me. Even when he posted in support for Pride Month last week, he had dozens of international fans jumping down his throat attacking him for it because they assumed it was disingenuous even though he has been publicly supportive of the queer community outside Pride Month for years.

To no one's surprise, that level of hate just isn't present in Thai fandom. And if Krist were the monster he's been portrayed as, wouldn't Thai fans be just as, if not more, vocal about it? I mean, I'm sure Krist has his share of Thai fans who don't like him for whatever reason, but the only people I see throwing that IG story around and saying Krist should kill himself are international fans.

So.

That's a fun reputation we have.

Personally, I don't live my life in pursuit of punishment for strangers. If I don't like a celebrity, I don't give them my attention. I don't interact with them. Like, I don't know what their deal is, what they're going through. I may judge them privately, but putting that toxicity into public forums just invites toxic responses, and that's not what fandom is for me.

I truly believe that Krist was never homophobic in any way. I think he was just Very Tired of all the harassment and stalking he and Singto had to go through at a very young age before GMMTV was posting any kind of "hey everyone calm down maybe" notices.

I also know now that there's a lot more context and nuance behind Krist's early career mistakes that I still don't know, because I only got here in 2020 and I don't speak Thai. Since BMF starting airing, though, there have been older fans sharing my thread on Twitter and my post here on Tumblr, and sharing more details. Some are things I suspected, like that because SOTUS kicked off the BL wave, Krist and Singto faced a metric ton of homophobia themselves. It wasn't just fans, either, it was the country as a whole.

I don't know so much about Thai BL even after three years in this fandom, so it's bizarre and disturbing to me how enthusiastically non-Thai fans like to jump in and crucify Thai actors with an air of superiority. Even the official subtitles on the series we watch aren't reliable, and yet people think that auto-generated translations or translations done by fans from one second language into another as a hobby to help other fans get the gist of what an actor is saying is some irrefutable evidence that validates a campaign to tell actors thousands of kilometers away to kill themselves?

Like, I dunno, buddy, isn't uplifting the actors you do admire more worth your energy? And not in a "my actor is better than yours" way, but in a genuine "this thing this person did made me happy" way. "I can do both!" Yeah, I guess. But why? Harassing people helps no one. It's performative activism at best, and at worst, you're just bolstering the culture of cyberbullying that has led and will continue to lead people to take their own lives. Krist has suffered from depression. He has been to four different therapists. He is a real person with family and pets and a history of kindness that means he's quickly adopted by most of the people he works with. If you're going to take up an axe against someone, make it a politician or a lobbyist or someone who doesn't regularly use his platform to speak out for queer rights.

[end rambling]

I may spend more time on Twitter while Be My Favorite is airing just because I've seen a decent amount of Recreational Krist Hate and not enough positivity to balance it out here on Tumblr. Since his fanbase is more active on Twitter, there's been a lot of positivity to enjoy. <3

But that's why I was so happy to get this message from you, Anon. (I hope it's clear that none of my rambling up there was directed at you.)

Thank you for being kind enough to reach out. It really made the time and energy it took to make that post feel worth it. :)

[bengiyo]

Our Dating Sim Eps 7 & 8 (Finale) Stray Thoughts

Last week, our boys finally began dating and unpacking what happened between them. It was glorious. I've always wanted to see a second chance couple start to fall back into their former comfortable dynamics and shift how they felt with new perspective. Also, Shin Ki Tae is so forthright about his feelings that I love him the most. Now, we stare down an external complication that may pull them apart again.

Episode 7

I'm really glad we checked in with the other high school friends. It's normal for boys to try and turn Wan's painful disappearance into some sort of game to cover how hurt Ki Tae was. I like that one of them hasn't forgotten how upset Ki Tae was.

Also loving the internal monologue that Ki Tae is afraid to confront the disappearance because he's afraid of Wan disappearing again.

Episode 7: At the Crossroads of Choice

I appreciate this guy following up with Wan for this opportunity now that circumstances have changed. While he's not wrong about the apparent temporary nature of Wan's role in this company, it's still kinda lame to be like, "You're good enough for us now."

Wan holding on to a green pillow as they cuddle, while privately wrestling with the offer, is not lost on me.

Ki Tae is so valid for being direct about wanting Wan to stay.

I get Wan worrying about what might happen, and I really just love Ki Tae so much. Like how often do we spend hours of shows with boys not just saying they're afraid of their partner leaving them again?

Unlike GAP, this show is using Dutch angles well to highlight how uncomfortable both of them are right now.

Seeing Shin Ki Tae go through losing Wan again hurts.

This is just so good. I feel like Ki Tae has been through counseling with how clearly he understands his feelings.

Oh, I really like using the fail state pressure if you don't make a choice.

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Conclusion of the Game

My girl Sunny knows shit is going on, and she is going to meddle!

The bit about searching for meaning in creating art with the PD is amusing.

On the real, I'm glad Wan is making the choice for Ki Tae and didn't tell him about it before making it.

Oh, the log of the moments he missed Kit Tae got me.

Yes! We are back on the roof where things broke! I'm going to explode!!

The gays are really demolishing the rooftop kiss these days.

Ki Tae's hands are rather vascular.

One year later and they still aren't sharing the bed!

Okay! I saw that butt pat!

I think I liked a time skip to show a couple settling into a dynamic.

Oh I liked the final stage imagining what they could have had.

Final Verdict: 10, This Show Has Everything. This is exactly what I want out of a short run show. It has characters with clear notices and goals. It has a conflict that is easy to follow, and delves directly into its core conceits with heart and a sense of humor. Shin Ki Tae may be one of my favorite characters of the year, and that's with everything we watched in winter! They even kiss with gusto! Absolutely stellar experience, and my new standard for optimistic second chance romance.