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mythgirlimagines · 3 years

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I hope this talentswap is to your liking! Introducing the royal, loyal, slick and quick Myth, the Ultimate Gymnast!

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BACKSTORY AND TALENT

Being born in the Eurasian territory of Zaurius, Myth was born into a very high-class family that had slight connections to the Royal Family. Myth was usually tasked with entertaining the guests at banquets and other assorted events, and from there, Myth’s parents found out that she has unprecedented talent in gymnastics, with a particular speciality in rhythmic gymnastics, and is able to dazzle just about anybody with her beauty and grace. Upon the discovery of Myth’s skills, Myth’s parents signed her up for rhythmic gymnastic courses, and time after time again, Myth proved considerable skill with ribbons and batons, to the point that she has a near-unbeatable win streak in competitions, and was even chosen to represent Zaurius in the Olympics. With her stellar appearance and equally stellar skills, it’s not hard to see why. When the currently crowned Zaurian princess was scouted to attend Hope’s Peak as both an exchange student and the Ultimate Princess, Myth was soon invited alongside her childhood friend, as the Ultimate Gymnast, much to their mutual elation. Despite the burdening workload of both of their careers, they took well-deserved time off of their busy schedules to return to Hope’s Peak and chaperone this year’s Ultimates and Jr. Ultimates.

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RELATIONSHIPS

Wyre Anon, Former Ultimate Princess

One would expect the crowned princess of Zaurius to be calm, mature and dignified (so more like Myth), but Wyre is the complete antithesis of these expectations, being loud, uncouth and isn’t afraid of getting themself dirty. Despite these negative qualities being completely unbecoming of a crowned princess, they have excellent political and war acumen, which helped fight off political threats. Ever since Wyre was little and met Myth at a royal banquet, Myth and Wyre have been practically attached to the hip. Myth has always been like Wyre’s keeper, always making sure the reckless princess stays in one piece and out of trouble.

Outfit: Longer hair in a ponytail, a gold headband with a ruby in the center, the suit worn in their Picrew draft design, plus gold gauntlets and boots.

Anon Scar, Reserve Course Student

Despite acting like an evil overlord, this all belies a very intelligent girl that managed to get into Hope’s Peak on academic merit alone. Scar is a member of Hope’s Peak’s reserve course, and is currently studying to become a medical professional. Myth wonders if Scar’s behavior is a result of this “chuunibyou” phenomenon that she heard about during her travels to Japan, and is constantly baffled by Scar’s eccentric behavior and constant mentions of the occult. Scar remains stunned at Myth’s grace and elegance with her signature ribbon, and Myth regularly lets Scar practice treating wounds on both her and Wyre.

Outfit: An ahoge sprouting out of her sidebun, a white turtleneck sweater, a brown jacket slung over her shoulders like a cape, a brown skirt, black leggings, brown slip-on shoes.

Fusion Anon, Ultimate Animator

Having been an animation fanatic ever since he was little, Fusion is famous for being the mastermind behind various animated edutainment series, which are famed for their educational content, fluid animation, and the lovable characters with adorable designs. Myth’s family usually watches high-class stage performances, so looking at Fusion’s work was really the first time that she ever saw an animated work, but she could tell that Fusion puts all of his big heart into his animation. Fusion regularly watches and records Myth’s exercise routines, in order to use as reference for the movement of his animated characters.

Outfit: A blue and silver hoodie with the Disney logo on the back over a black t-shirt with a Mickey Mouse head on the front, black artist gloves, glasses, pants and shoes from the original design.

Fusion Anon II, Ultimate Lucky Student

As the winner of Hope’s Peak’s yearly lottery system, Fusion II regularly tries to act cool and aloof around her peers and claim that she got her various wounds from fighting her enemies. In actuality, Fusion II has terrible luck and is notoriously clumsy, and gets injured from her regular pratfalls, with the lucky events coming right after to soften the blow. Fusion II’s sarcastic “bad-girl” facade can easily break to reveal the easily-embarrassed nerd that she truly is. Ashamed of her clumsiness and wanting to be cooler, Fusion II regularly arranges secret “gracefulness lessons” with Myth, and the two are making surprisingly remarkable progress.

Outfit: Messier hair with a long ahoge on top, black sunglasses that she has several copies of (in case her current pair breaks), a black leather jacket with a white clover design on the back over her lucky green t-shirt, ripped jeans with scraped knees, black boots to make herself look taller, bandages all over her person.

Just Anon, Ultimate Team Manager

Despite his own hatred for exercise or doing anything really, Janon is the manager for a whole barrage of sports teams, ranging from track to softball to even swimming. Despite his uncouth speech, cynical attitude, and claims towards the contrary, he has a soft spot for the young and blossoming athletes that he manages, and can’t help but tear up, whenever one of the athletes goes on to achieve bigger and better things. When Myth first heard that she was chaperoning the genius behind several prolific sports teams, she definitely wasn’t expecting such a lazy and cynical shizdoodle, but it’s very clear that Janon knows what he is doing.

Outfit: Hair tied back into a small ponytail, a black baseball cap on his head with a pink bunny clip on the right side, a pink and red tracksuit, his lucky silver whistle around his neck, red socks, white and black sneakers.

Sparkle Anon, Former Ultimate Yakuza

Despite being loud, eccentric, and having a flair for the dramatics, Sparkle comes from one of the most expansive and dangerous yakuza families in all of the country. When Myth and Wyre traveled to Japan, they were warned by their families to watch out for yakuza families, but it wasn’t until they chose to chaperone the yearly Kibo-Con tour that they actually managed to encounter an actual yakuza. Myth is used to seemingly eccentric people that secretly attempted to assassinate her, Wyre, or either of their families. Because of that, Myth tries her best to use her skills to avoid the hammy and dramatic yakuza heiress whenever possible.

Outfit: Hair shaved on one side, a black vest over a long-sleeved white dress shirt that has the left sleeve ripped off to reveal her sparkly tattoos, a brown trench coat that rests on her shoulders like a cape, black pants and matching shoes with red socks.

Egg Anon, Former Ultimate Traditional Dancer, and Wet Sock Anon, Former Ultimate Swordfighter

Coming from one of the most traditional and influential families in all of Japan, Egg and Wet Sock are both masters in their respective traditional craft, Egg at traditional dancing, and Wet Sock at swordfighting, respectively. Despite living in an old-fashioned temple without any form of access to the internet, Egg and Wet Sock regularly spout out cursed comments and meme references that wouldn’t be out of place in a high-schooler’s chat log. Very little else is known about this elusive duo, for they don’t seem to speak much when participating in their respective hobbies. Out of the twins, Myth gets along better with Egg, thanks to their similar domains.

Outfits: Kimonos (black and purple for Wet Sock, and yellow and green for Egg), white socks and brown geta sandals, glasses from original design.

Curious Anon, Jr. Ultimate Chef

Despite starting out as the cook to a random backwoods diner, Curious’s cooking skills were so good that the backwoods diner grew and grew, until it became a high-class and 5-star restaurant. All the while, the polite and courteous Curious still is behind the counter and making only the greatest of meals, even after all of these years. Curious regularly cooks for everyanon at the Kibo-Con, much to everybody’s (Fusion, especially) delight. Whenever the chef cooks, Myth can’t help but be reminded of her family’s personal chefs, who make only the classiest in delicacies. For that reason, the young culinary prodigy endears Myth on a personal level.

Outfit: Hair pulled back in a small ponytail, a white chef’s outfit with a green cravat and matching pants, brown shoes.

Anon Nerd, Former Ultimate Gamer

The sheer epitome of “Angry Video Game Nerd”, Nerd’s rage is truly unavoidable, if he either breaks his win streak or if he encounters a game-breaking glitch. Many controllers, televisions and computers have been broken in his fits of rage. Despite all of this, he is an expert at any sort of e-sports. When put next to each other, Myth and Nerd are like chalk and cheese, especially when you compare their temperaments and domains of their talents. Because of this, Myth and Nerd share a mutual dislike of each other. Myth thinks that Nerd should control his rage and act like more of a gentleman, and Nerd is envious of Myth’s coolheadedness.

Outfit: Messier hair and eyebags, red and grey headphones, a black hoodie with a Space Invader design on the front, black sweatpants, brown sandals.

Eldritch Anon, Ultimate Photographer

Wishing to expose the world for the terrible and dystopian wasteland that it is and waking the blind masses up to the inevitable apocalypse and collapse of the world as we know it, Eldritch uses his small height and his camo-patterned clothes to sneak into buildings and take pictures of the businesses there committing unethical practices. Because Myth is “bourgeois scum“, according to the photographer and whistleblower, Eldritch seems intent on exposing Myth for the “corrupt magnate” that she allegedly is, and always tries to snap pictures of Myth in “compromising positions much to the confusion of the high-class gymnast.

Outfit: A camo-colored hooded jumpsuit and matching gloves, boots, face paint and Polaroid camera.

Dream Anon, Ultimate Musician

As the leader, guitarist and lead vocalist of the band “Power Spike”, Dream’s cheerful and determined personality, along with her sheer skill at playing music, has earned her a massive following in the world of rock music. Myth usually listens to classical music, when she is practicing her ribbon-dancing routines. Listening to Power Spike’s music was an entirely new experience for her, and it gave her new ideas for new ribbon-dancing routines, and for that, Myth thanks Dream, much to the young rocker’s delight. Dream really wants Myth to be a backup dancer and choreographer for Power Spike’s concerts, to which Myth might possibly accept in the future.

Outfit: Wild hair with streaks dyed pink and blue, a purple leather jacket over an orange shirt with Power Spike’s logo on the front, purple fingerless gloves with nails altering between pink and blue, a purple denim skirt, grey and black striped stockings, purple boots.

Iris Anon, Jr. Ultimate Nurse

Having been superbly clumsy ever since she was little, Iris took it upon herself to patch up and treat her bumps, bruises and boo-boos, before eventually moving on to patching up her friends and eventually deciding that she should work to become a professional doctor. By her middle school years, Iris became a full-fledged nurse and was regarded as a prodigy by her college-aged classmates. Iris regularly likes to give health tips to Myth, before she starts some of her more strenuous performances and routines. Myth regularly performs ribbon tricks at the hospitals that Iris volunteers at, and the smiles of the children were simply unforgettable.

Outfit: Two barrettes shaped like red crosses, an oversized white labcoat over a blue t-shirt, a black pencil skirt, black stockings, red Mary Janes, glasses from original design.

Purple Anon, Ultimate Mechanic

Despite Purple’s fancy and eccentric mode of dress and equally-fancy vocabulary, Purple is an unparalleled expert, when it comes to repairing mechanical devices. Purple would much rather stay in her workshop all day, than interact with her clients, for she is painfully timid and socially-inept. Myth has heard of Purple’s works and heard that her repairs can go for quite the fortune and rich business magnates speak well of her repairs, and always wanted to meet her. But it seems that Myth’s seemingly cold-hearted attitude and sheer gracefulness just scared the timid mechanical genius away, much to the confusion of the gymnast.

Outfit: A black and purple top hat with brown goggles on top, a black vest over a purple dress shirt and a matching cape, a black skirt, black stockings brown gloves and boots.

This AU will center around this aloof gymnast just constantly wowing people and being damn proud of it!

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PERSONALITY

Thanks to coming from a very influential family, Gymnast!Myth is calm and disciplined, in both her gymnastics and the way she behaves around others. Gymnast!Myth is calm and hospitable, which clearly came from her childhood days spent entertaining guests, always treating people with respect and dignity, regardless of their class and reactions towards her performances. That being said, Gymnast!Myth just loves to flex and boast about her skills to anyone willing to hear them, and you could hardly have a conversation with her without her showing off one of her many gymnastic skills. Gymnast!Myth often functions like a keeper or even a motherly figure to a majority of the other Anons, which came from years of disciplining Princess!Wyre.

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APPEARANCE

Gymnast!Myth ties her naturally-brown hair in a tight bun on the back of her head with a bunch of purple bobby-pins that resemble flowers and wears a black and bi-flag-colored leotard with transparent sleeves patterned by lace flowers. To not reveal too much, she covers up the lower part of her leotard with a sparkly black skirt. On her legs, Myth wears black thigh-high “boots”, that are actually just thigh-high socks that get firmer on the bottom. She is hardly seen without her prized ribbon, which is colored like the bisexual pride flag.

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I hope you like this talentswap! Let me hear your opinions on it!

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1doll-4u · 4 years

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𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐗: 𝐓𝐖𝐎 — 𝐁𝐍𝐇𝐀

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: everyone x fem! reader (basically)

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: 1,403

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄: angst, fluff

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: you download an otome game called, ‘paradox’ and become addicted to the game. the longer you play, the more you realize that the game isn’t as normal as it seems.

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: cussing, violence, gore, sexual situations/smut (not in this chapter), possible triggers, horrible writing, underage sex, rape/non-con, character deaths, sexual content, age differences, etc.

𝐀/𝐍: lowercase intended + sorry for the long wait, i was suffering from writers block, some chapters will be short because i’ll be adding choices/decisions mid story. at least that means i’ll update faster ~

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓: i’ll be making a tag list for anyone who wants to be updated/notified of when i post! please comment or send an ask if you would like to be tagged!

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 | 𝐓𝐖𝐎 | 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 | 𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈 | 𝐁𝐍𝐇𝐀 — 𝐌. 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓

𝐊𝐄𝐘:

[ ✉ ] - in game (chat requests)

[ 💌 ] - in game (narration)

[ 📨 ] - status notification

[ 🕊 ] - in game texts

[ ⌛️ ] - hourglass (more) — [ ⏳ ] - hourglass (less)

[ 🔮 ] - magic (given)

[ 🥀 ] - curse (given)

[ 🌺 ] - gift (given)

[ 💕 ] - like — [ 💞 ] - love

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐎: 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐔

“i don’t know if we should trust him..” izuku whispers to you before giving bunny boy a quick glance.

what will you say?

‣ “he doesn’t seem harmful..”

‣ “yeah, you’re right..but he seems to know what’s going on.”

“yeah, you’re right..but he seems to know what’s going on,” you mumble back.

⁻ ˏˋ꒰ 📨 ꒱ ˊˎ⁻

izuku: 💕

you got a heart from izuku ~ !

you can collect more hearts from characters if you choose a favored choice! so do be careful when choosing because you can lose hearts too!

⁻ ˏˋ꒰ 📨 ꒱ ˊˎ⁻

as you continue to follow bunny boy, you take notice at just how many turns and corridors you guys walked through. it looks like you guys are in a mansion.

bunny boy wasn’t making it easy to follow him. he keeps walking in such a brisk way without stopping to check if you guys are even following.

after a few more minutes of walking all of you end up in front of two unusually large doors. bunny boy takes a minute to straighten himself before reaching a slightly shaking hand for the door knob. he slowly opens the door, obviously afraid of what lies beyond it.

bunny boy’s ears droop even lower when a smooth voice filled with irritation breaks the silence.

“ah, you finally came. what took you so long tamaki? you know how much i hate tardiness.”

bunny boy, now known as tamaki opens the door fully and takes a step aside so you and izuku can enter.

the room- or well dinning room, looks just as whimsical as everything else. a long dining table with numerous empty seats sat in the middle of the room. two plates on either end of the table lay untouched.

a blonde haired boy with blue eyes occupies one end of the table. he, like the whole mansion has a fairytale like touch to it. the clothes that cling to his form looks very fitting, like it was specifically tailored for him. it doesn’t look like those cheap looking costumes you can get online.

“i-i apologize, prince monoma, please forgive me. it won’t h-happen again,” tamaki stutters out, visibly shaking under the boy’s hard eyes.

the blonde clicks his tongue and looks away, his whole demeanor changing when his eyes lay on you.

“ah, so the angel has arrived, come, take a seat,” monoma motions to the other end of the table with his hand, a sly smile playing on his lips. it surprises you at just how quickly he can change his mood.

what does he mean by angel? storing that thought to the side, you take quick awkward steps towards your seat. izuku is just a few inches behind you.

“wait- who is that?” monoma gestures towards izuku, his face showing clear disgust.

you pause in your walk, exchanging a look with izuku. what’s his problem?

“this is my friend. is there a problem with him being here?” you stood somewhat protectively in front of izuku. some tone slipping into your voice.

one of monoma’s eyebrows tick up and he lets out a scoff, “yes, it is. your peasant friend isn’t allowed in my mansion.” he turns his attention back to izuku, “now, tamaki, escort this filth out.”

“my friend isn’t a peasant! if he leaves then i’ll leave too.” you don’t normally raise your voice at someone but in situations like these you can’t help it. this arrogant blonde just insulted your friend!

tamaki’s eyes jump from monoma to you, unsure of what to do. he looks even more nervous than before. (if that was even possible).

monoma gives you a hard look for a few seconds. he looks back at izuku then back at you. you keep eye contact, adamant about izuku staying. the blonde let’s out a sigh, irritation slowly making his head hurt.

“fine, but he is not going to be served. sadly, i only prepared a meal for two,” artificial sympathy drips from his voice as he flashes a wry smile your way.

you ignore him and take your seat, izuku opting to sit in the one on your left. monoma sighs quietly, quite displeased with your rather rude display. no one ignores him. he’s a prince after all!

the blonde rests a napkin on his lap and begins to eat, awkwardly staring at you as he does so.

you look down at your plate of food. it smells delicious..but there is something off about it. it just smells so..good? too good almost.

at first glance it looks pretty normal until you realize the whole meal is covered in some sort of rainbow glitter thing. there are transparent looking noodles, regular looking chicken, mushrooms, and some sort of sauce drizzled all over them. you aren’t sure if your eyes are playing with you but you think the mushrooms are glowing a dim yellow.

the drink to your right isn’t any less strange. it looks like water but the bottom has some sort of blue substance..that’s glowing.

“well, aren’t you going to eat? it’s rude to decline a meal i so generously made for you,” monoma continues to eat, already half way done with his.

“what..is this?”

“it’s food, what else do you think it is?” the prince gives you a face that just screams, ‘duh.’ he’s starting to get on my nerves.

monoma observes you, slightly offended by you not accepting his welcome meal. he didn’t really know what he expected when he was notified by tamaki that the gods from above sent him a letter.

on that day (yesterday actually), he feared that the gods wanted to bestow some sort of curse on him for..not being the most pleasant person.

in actuality the letter told him that the gods would like to gift the land people with an angel sense they have noticed the ground people have been having..many unsolved problems for centuries.

monoma isn’t so sure of how he feels about you. he imagined an actual angel, with pure white wings and all, a white beautiful gown, and the most kindest smile. all he’s got from you is disrespect and deep frowns. no where in the letter did it say that the angel would have a tag along with them too.

“is it supposed to be glowing? it doesn’t look very..normal.” you dart your eyes back down at the food, scrutinizing it. maybe he put poison in it?

“what do you mean, ‘not normal’ ? this is one of the finest healing meals i chose.” monoma gives you a puzzled look.

“what do you mean by healing?” maybe this guy is..crazy. it could explain a few things.

“do you not have healing meals up in the sky? perhaps you never do need one when among the clouds. you are after all an angel..so i won’t fault you for your lack of knowledge.” monoma waves his fork in the air as he begins to explain what healing meals are, “healing meals are just what they are, meals that heal. there are different kinds, some stronger than others. the one you have right now is considered a, ‘normal’ healing meal. the meat is from seren birds! if you eat them, they will calm you down. the mushrooms mostly help with keeping you youthful and refreshed. so now that i have so helpfully given you some insight on the foreign food, you may eat.”

everything he just said is total nonsense. you don’t understand anything. maybe he is crazy? did he put a sedative in your food? when you glance back at the blonde you realize he is waiting for you to eat. his eyes are solely focused on you.

looking down at your plate you will yourself to choose a random fork and pick up some of the noodles.

it..tastes good and it makes you feel..something. you feel..energized? you dig in more, tasting everything and even trying the unknown concoction. all of these new tastes you are experiencing is like..going to disney world with friends or tasting a delicious treat from a studio ghibli movie.

“is it..good?” izuku asks, a little perplexed by how eager you seem after the first bite. he wanted to stop you but you already ate it.

the food does smell really good, nothing he’d ever smelled or seen could compare.

what will you do?

‣ give him the fork

‣ feed him

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓: @honneymusterd @todoshotoki @yhellowchildren @kodzu-ken @officialtrashbusiness @anxiousgoddest

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teriwrites · 3 years

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I’ve-Been-Neglecting-My-Tags Tag Game

So basically, I’ve been dead to the world for awhile, and instead of individually going back and making posts for tag games I’ve neglected, I decided to just compile them into one bigger post!

Meet the WIP Tag

So @cecilsstorycorner tagged me like two months ago and I’m pretty sure I straight up did not process it. But I found it now, and it looks really fun! Thanks for the tag! I’m going to pull out Castle on the Hill for this because it’s been awhile so this can be like a mini reintroduction.

Title: Castle on the Hill

Logline (1-3 sentence premise): In the early 1960s, a group of young German students face the struggles of university life - finding ambition, relationships, discovering identity, surviving finals, and coming to terms with their nation’s dark past as they look to its future.

Favorite theme explored: There’s kind of a lot going on under the surface, but I think one of the biggest is recognizing internalized biases and understanding the importance of how personal context shades perspective.

A character I’m proud of and why: It’d be easy to say Klaus because he’s one of those characters that just basically writes himself, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Josef. He was the first character I created for the story, and he arguably undergoes the most intense change from start to finish.

That characters tag: yeah, so... if you just search ‘josef’ on my blog he’ll show up. Technically I think I made tags for the Lads, but it didn’t really stick.

Link to a piece/excerpt/post that I’m proud of: So this is a little old but it sums up the group dynamic pretty well. This one has more focus on Josef and Klaus.

Any additional info I want people to know/am proud of: I haven’t posted about it in awhile since I’ve been a little more active in other projects, but I’m still working on it! I need a bit of an overhaul on some of the broad strokes (re: basically I’m working on having a little more structure to the plot) but it’s still kicking.

Manuscript Search Tag

Thank you @regan-wickworre for tagging me in this, sorry that it took like a month to respond to! I’m going to use Beneath Alder Creek because that’s the last large project I’ve worked on.

My words: eyes, friend, chance, fear, desire

Eyes

He was standing several paces back, half-hidden by a wide tree trunk, but there was no disguising the wide-set eyes staring at her incredulously.

Friend

“Would you like a ride home, Miss Pewitt?” Leslie asked amicably, as though the two had been longtime friends and not mere acquaintances with an unfortunate history.

Chance

Still looking away, Winnie raised the pin between her forefinger and her thumb. “You’ve been skittish ever since you saw this at Pryderi’s estate. I might not be the most worldly woman, but I’m smart enough to recognize that stabbing my own guide might delay my chance to find my brother.”

Fear

“He left. He’s afraid of the Evenfall Vault and he left,” she said evenly, hoping it would mask the fear gripping at her chest.

Desire

“Do tell.” There was a dullness to her tone, like she had heard of Enid’s offerings before and was merely amusing her, but Queen Ceridwen examined Winnie and Taliesin with interest. Winnie didn’t dare look over at him, in case she couldn’t resist the wild desire to laugh.

Words I’m leaving: accept, voice, near, resent, silence

Tag Game: This or That (Fantasy Edition)

Thank you @medeaes for the tag!

spell or curse ∙ abandoned mansion or haunted cemetery ∙ vampire slayer or ghost hunter ∙ phoenix or griffin ∙ wrist bite or neck bite ∙ fairy godmother or evil stepmother ∙ herbs or potion ∙ ghost or wraith ∙ dragon scales or werewolf claws ∙ druid or mage ∙ elf or hobbit ∙ divination or necromancy ∙ wand magic or hand magic ∙ centaur or unicorn ∙ dark fairytale or disney-style fairytale ∙ sword or bow & arrow ∙ siren or water nymph ∙ garlic or silver ∙ talking animal or walking tree ∙ demon trap or crossroads pact ∙ enchanted fairy forest or mermaid lagoon

Heads Up, Seven Up

Thank you for tagging me, @em-dashes and @akindofmagictoo!

(I can’t do the last seven because I just finished something and it’d spoil the whole thing, but here are a random seven)

“You have new merchandise, Ms. Kim,” Mike pointed out as he dug through his pockets. “I didn’t even know there were spells for maintaining battery life.”

“Yeah, well, some companies intentionally provide weak batteries to make you replace your phone after a couple years. This cheats seems the lesser of the two evils.” I rested my elbows on the top of the register as I watched Mike stack the contents of his pockets onto the countertop. Books, empty potion bottles, a pair of gloves. After withdrawing a black notebook with an engraved monogram and a full-sized human skull, he finally pulled out his wallet.

I had to ask him what spell he used to get that kind of pocket space.

I’m just gonna start tagging people, and you can respond with whichever tag game you want!

@booksnotbookies @rhikasa @tate-lin @parafoxicalk @absolute-nonsense-scribblings @de-profundis-ad-astra and @riaisntwriting and literally anybody else who wants to!

#no pressure to participate of course!#tag games #writing #my writing

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stricken-with-clairvoyancy · 4 years

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Prinxiety fic recs

Hey everyone, I know isolation is difficult, and a good majority of the fandom use fics as an escape mechanism, so hopefully some people can get a kick out of some of these. As my blog title suggests, I mostly just consume prinxiety content, so this list is for any prinxiety stans out there. Feel free to add on with your own fics or recs, regardless of ship! All fics are completed unless stated otherwise, to avoid giving anyone WIPlash. :)

First up, literally anything by the Queen of Prinxiety (and stunning writing in general) @coconut-cluster. Hers was one of the first blogs who’s writing I got really invested in, and her writing is like the equivalent of snuggling into a warm blanket in the sunshine. It’s good stuff y’all. Writing masterlist If you’re overwhelmed by how many incredible stories she’s written though, I gotchu fam, here are some of my favourites to get you started: Sciamachy, My dreams made music in the night, Snowball fight

Powerless by @impatentpending . One of the best stories I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading, better than most published literature I daresay. Seriously it’s just,,, so good!!! If you haven’t read it yet I highly recommend you do. You’ve got morally grey villains, you’ve got wit, you’ve got a hoverbike named Brendon Urie. It’s an all round good time, except when, you know, it’s angsty.

The To Love And Be Loved series by @virgilsjourney It’s so soft!!! So light and sweet and comforting!!! You’ve got hurt/comfort (heavy on the comfort) with a large helping of mutual pining, and it’s the perfect fic if you need a pick-me-up after a long day.

Butterflies by @creativenostalgiastuff . I live for techie Virgil and this fic does not disappoint. Incredibly cute, Roman gets the validation he deserves, 10/10.

My true love gave to me by @lovelylogans Honestly my favourite oneshot of all time, I giggle the whole way through when reading this. The sheer magnitude of their mutual pining,,, incredible. Genuinely this fic is so wonderful and funny and lighthearted and sweet and hhhhhhhhhh. Looking at her masterlist I’ve also come to realise that she’s written a lot of my favourites, so I’ll just link that here! :)

Wet blanket , Life of the party and Social grace by @tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors. A tad angsty, but so worth the read, and they more than make up for any potential hurt with the gratuitous fluff. Hella soft, superb writing. On another note, if you haven’t already, you should absolutely read their jaw-droppingly amazing series Love and other fairytales. Romantic lamp and a heck tonne of cool worldbuilding, gripping plot and fae galore, prepare to become thoroughly invested.

A dragon’s tail by @theeternalspace . This one had me on the edge of my seat you guys, it’s so gripping you’ll wanna stay up all night reading it. You’ve got prince!Virgil, you’ve got knight!Roman, you’ve got Dragon!Logan. Need I say more?

The most adorable Parents!Prinxiety headcanons you ever did read, by the incredible @thelowlysatsuma , with a tooth-rottingly sweet fic to go with it by @watchoutforthefanfics . You WILL get cavities and you WILL sob at the soft domesticity of it all.

@shakesqueer-writes is lowkey a Prinxiety GOD so I’m just gonna link you to their whole entire masterlist of masterpieces.

The phenomenal It’s only logical by @tinysidestrashcaptain . This one is incomplete, but it’s honestly so perfectly written that it’s going on here anyway. I can only dream of achieving Virgil’s level of sass in this fic, an absolute icon. It’s a flower shop au AND a coffee shop au babyyy.

I can only assume from the remarkable quality of the writing that Keep him safe by @whatwashernameagain gets recommended a lot, as it RIGHTLY DESERVES. This fic is also incomplete, but so worth waiting for, each new chapter is a sucker punch of emotions and the character development is second to none. I’d definitely heed the trigger warnings on this one though, it does handle (very well and realistically) some darker themes. There’s also a raccoon named Cat and I love her.

A get-together and getting together by @hickory-dickory-doc-k Fake! dating! Fake! Dating! Fake! Dating! Fak- Ok but for real though guys this one is so gosh darn cute I dropped everything on Christmas day to rush upstairs and read it when the last chapter came out and I was grinning so much lemme tell you. I’ve read a lot of fake dating aus in my time and this one honestly takes the cake.

(I’d never) want once from the cherry tree written by @ace-corvid with gorgeous art to go with it by @blank-ace . YouTuber au!!! Virgil gets to be the chaotic conspiracy guy we know he secretly longs to be, and Roman gets the adoring fanbase he deserves. The humour is also on point. I mean, Deceit’s name in Virgil’s contacts is Snake fursona man, and honestly if that doesn’t sell it, I don’t know what will.

Of trying and towers by @parsnipit . An oldie but a classic, this story is phenomenal. It’s got action! It’s got magical curses! It’s got so many dragons! It’s got highkey terrified but also kinda badass Virgil! It’s so good you guys, the plot and the family bonding and hhhhhhh dragons are so cool.

Destined by @rosesisupposes . Oooooh this one has such a fun premise. Virgil’s a sage (kind of like a seer) and is just kinda vibing with the humans until sh*t goes down, ft sass, flirting, pun-based bakeries, and a coffee machine named Gilda. It’s great. I love it.

Long live by @meginoi . It’s!!! Essentially a really cool princess diaries au!!! How rad is that? Virgil is pretty much permanently stressed, but Pat and Lo are supportive bros and he ;) has ;) Roman ;) there ;) to ;) help.

Falling (falling) by @basically-i-write-shit . Don’t let their url fool you this fic is honestly so gripping, I stayed up way into morning bingeing it. Be warned though, it does handle some pretty dark topics, so heed the trigger warnings. ft. single dad Virgil and babysitter Roman!

Inks and tallies by @skittlesun . Tattoo 👏 artist 👏 Roman 👏 Frick 👏 Yeah 👏 Also by the same author, the amazing fic The betting pool is an absolute delight. Flirting galore. Go read it pls.

Late night, long night by @crowleyspraisekink . Virgil’s in a tank top and Roman is Gay Panic tm. Adorable, superb, 10/10.

A curse is a dream your heart makes by @romansleftshoulderpad This oneshot is a long boi but my god you will enjoy every single second of it. Roman gets cursed by the Dragon witch to act out classic Disney movies with Virgil, and it’s honestly so entrancing. Phenomenal writing.

Queen of fluff @not-so-innocent-bi-sander has so much adorable fics that I’m gonna link their whole masterlist because you deserve to treat yourself to their writing, and I’m also gonna add some quick links to my faves here because I love them: The reunion, Romance in the air…port, Guitar lessons. The first fic of theirs I read is the series The view from here, and it was so heartwarmingly sweet that it helped distract me from some pretty bad cramps, so I highly recommend you go check that out if you need a cute pick me up. It’s incomplete, but it’s mostly fluff and ongoing, so you won’t be left on any cliffhangers.

Thespian by @random-snippets is a heart-wrenchingly sweet hurt/comfort fic that I wholeheartedly recommend. Roman puts on a play in the imagination but neglects to tell Virgil that his character straight up dies at the end, and Virgil is understandably distraught. It’s ok though, Virgil gets love and hugs! Also just check out their masterlist because their writing is absolutely sensational, especially their pining!Virgil LAMP fics.

Through different eyes by @stars-and-rose . Roman’s a warlock who’s been ‘kidnapping’ Patton in an endearing attempt to get the handsome knight’s ;) attention. Super cute and a fun read, honestly it’s adorable.

@today-only-happens-once is another phenomenal writer who’s masterlist I’m also gonna link because they’re all! So! Good!!! Here’s some of my faves: Exposure therapy ft Ace!Roman, Acoustic, Always

A hero’s rescue by @stillebesat . Villain!Roman and Hero!Virgil ft a healthy dose of hurt/comfort and a a really cool premise. I go back and re-read this one a lot!

Welcome to the neighbourhood by @lefaystrent is incomplete, but it’s so goddamn hysterical that it’s going on here anyway. Their comedic genius is astounding. Some more of my favourites of theirs include: Roamin’ nights, Flutter and fall, Rewrite

Blink and you’ll miss it and waterspout by @greenninjagal-blog are both lovely reads which I highly recommend. Seriously guys their writing is amazing, go check them out.

Sweet dreams and Petals red as blood by @candied-peach are both gorgeously written and I absolutely adore them, 10/10.

#fic recs #go hog wild y'all #was this a painfully transparent way for me to compile all my faves in one place for ease of re-reading?#yeah and what of it #i can have a little self indulgence #as a treat :)#seriously though guys all of these authors are crazy talented go show them your love #and this post is a free-for-all so add anything you want #i've likely forgotten some people and if you're one of those people i'm so sorry i'll probably update this as more of them come back to me #ily all stay well #sanders sides #ts sides #romantic prinxiety #shout out to my tags which i can't :) get :) to :) work #Prinxiety

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Tell Me I’m Cute You Must

Pairing: ot7 x reader

Genre: Fluff, a smidgeon of angst, a dash of smut

Warnings: some cursing, mentions of kinks, threats of a breakup, manipulation, sexual references

Summary: It’s another Disney+ night at the dorms and everyone is ready to cuddle up and watch some quality content. In watching the new series, The Mandalorian, the boys realize you may find something on the screen more appealing than them. How will this insane jealousy be resolved?

Word Count: 7.5K

Author’s Note: Based on an actual argument/heated conversation - there was no clear answer. The debate continues. <——————————->

“The new episode is up!” Jungkook squealed with delight. “Let’s go! I want to watch it already!”

You, Jimin, and Taehyung were arranging the armfuls of snacks you were carrying on the side tables. Hoseok and Yoongi were depositing the collection of pillows, plushies, and blankets on every space available on the couches and armchairs. If the sounds in the kitchen were any indication, Jin and Namjoon were almost done with the rest of the movie night feast.

It was time for another night of stream & chill, and the boys were bubbling with anticipation. Not only were they going to enjoy a feast of snacks and entertainment, but they were also going to be able to cuddle with you for the first time in forever. Their busy schedule didn’t leave much time for nights like these.

You’d waited, as promised, to watch the latest episode of The Mandalorian, since they hadn’t had time to watch it themselves. You’d started the show a few weeks ago, and after convincing them to watch the first episode while they were gone, they’d video called you to make you promise to wait to watch the rest of the show.

“We need to watch this together, jagi,” Namjoon stated matter-of-factly. “Please, promise us you’ll wait to watch it with us?”

You’d giggled at his stern expression and furrowed brow but ultimately agreed to honor their request. Once they returned from their Japan appearance, you’d all hunkered down to binge the available episodes and an obsession was born.

You all loved the show, but for very different reasons.

“Let’s go already!” Taehyung cried impatiently. “I’ve been waiting for this episode for forever! I need to know what happens next!”

“It’s been five days,” Yoongi reminded him. “Five days, Taehyung-ah. Quit being so dramatic.”

“He can’t help it,” Jimin interjected with a smirk. “It’s literally his default setting.”

Jimin howled as Taehyung smacked his shoulder. Hoseok plopped onto a couch and cuddled up with his Mang plushie.

“Y/N, I get first cuddles,” Hoseok declared, holding out his arm to you. “Come sit with me, baby!”

You rolled your eyes and tucked your body into his open arm just as Jin and Namjoon walked in with a platter of skewers and bowls of condiments.

“Hey,” Jin protested. “Why do you get first cuddles, Hobi-ah?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Hoseok cackled while nuzzling his nose against your exposed neck. “It’s because I’m the cutest.”

A litany of objections erupted throughout the living room.

“How could you possibly be the cutest?” Jimin whined. “That title obviously goes to me. I’m literally called a mochi by almost everyone on the Internet.”

“That doesn’t mean anything, Jiminie,” Jungkook pointed out. “You can’t always believe what you read online.”

“Ok,” Jimin retorted sassily. “The fact that you called me ‘Jiminie’ just proves that I’m adorable.”

“Why are we even arguing about this?” Taehyung piped up, shaking the blue hair out of his eyes. “It shouldn’t matter who we think is the cutest.”

“Oh yeah?” Yoongi chuckled. “Are you saying that because you think it’s you?”

“There’s no way it’s anyone but me,” Jin wailed. “I outrank all of you in the cuteness category. That’s just plain science, right, Namjoon-ah?”

Namjoon looked at Jin and chuckled. When he was met with flushed ears and angry eyes, his dimples receded quickly. He looked around at the others and realized this was a serious discussion.

“Oh,” he sighed. “We’re actually doing this, huh?”

“What I’m trying to say,” Taehyung continued. “Is that it doesn’t matter what we think. The only opinion that matters is Y/N’s.”

All of them trained their eyes on you, forcing a nervous gulp down your throat. Hoseok loosened his grip on you to sit back and wait for an answer. You looked at each one in turn and knew that the night would either turn into a complete disaster or a delightful evening based on your response.

You rose from the couch and smoothed out your shirt as you pondered their argument.

How could you even choose one of them as “the cutest?” That seemed like a ridiculous title to have, but you knew them better than that. Some of these guys were insanely competitive, others just liked the attention. If you didn’t make a decision soon, they were likely to fall into one of two categories: annoyed or depressed. You couldn’t do that to any of them.

“It isn’t even a competition, guys,” you began, turning to look at each one in the eyes as you spoke. “I can’t pick any of you to be “the cutest” because I love each and every one of you for very different reasons.”

“Shit, we’re all special,” Jungkook pouted. “Which means none of us are.”

You walked over and planted a kiss on his pouty lips. He gripped your hips in response. It took a few kisses, but his pout eventually dissolved into a bright bunny smile.

With Jungkook appeased, you made your way around the room, kissing a smile onto each face and allowing the awkward tension to dissipate into oblivion. Only one person refused to give in to your charms so easily.

“You know that’s cheating, right?” Yoongi explained grumpily while you planted a barrage of kisses on his face. “By not choosing, you’re just copping out.”

You continued kissing along his jaw, working your way to his sensitive earlobe. It usually took longer to draw a smile out of Yoongi, so he required a little more attention than the others. He hissed as you tugged his earlobe with your teeth and he pulled you into his lap in response.

“It’s not really cheating, Yoongi,” you corrected. “I meant what I said. The things I find cute about you are different from what I think is cute about Namjoon or Hoseok or Jin or anyone else. You each shine in your own way. That’s what I love about you guys.”

You kissed the smile playing across Yoongi’s lips and the others settled into their spots around the living room. Jungkook queued up the latest episode of The Mandalorian and everyone piled food onto their disposable plates.

“Alright,” Jungkook huffed. “Is everyone finally ready to watch this?”

“Yes,” Jin griped. “Just play the episode already.”

The opening sequence played on the screen and everyone settled in for the latest episode.

You moved from lap to lap, cuddling each boy in turn, lavishing each with enough love and affection to leave them giddy and full of smiles.

The episode ended with a groan, as usual. There was always some random scene or hint at something exciting happening in the next episode. They could not contain their frustration at the unanswered questions left behind once the credits started rolling.

“Mando is such an awesome character,” Namjoon exclaimed. “He’s so fucking cool with that armor and those weapons!”

“I know, right?” Taehyung cheered. “I want a jetpack like his so I can fly around.”

“Meh,” Jungkook shrugged. “I already do that at concerts. It gets old after a while.”

“Oh my fucking God,” Jimin groaned. “We get it, Kookie. You fly over ARMY and steal their hearts. Yah, get over yourself.”

“Weren’t you just saying that you wanted to do something like that?” Hoseok reminded Jimin. “Something that would require a harness and rope?”

“You sure he was talking about the concert?” Yoongi chuckled. “You can never tell when it comes to Jimin.”

Jimin’s eyes widened and he tossed a pillow at Yoongi’s head. Hoseok pretended to hold Jimin back while Yoongi straightened out the couch cushions, unbothered by Jimin’s outburst.

“Relax, Jiminie,” Yoongi retorted, ruffling the younger boy’s pink hair playfully. “We all know you aren’t into anything that kinky.”

“Yeah, he is,” offered Taehyung. “You should hear him and Y/N when they think no one can hear them.”

Everyone turned to face you and the blush creeping across your cheeks could not be contained.

“So, what do you guys think of that last episode?” you squeaked, desperate for a change in the subject. “Isn’t baby Yoda the cutest thing in the whole galaxy?”

“Oh,” Jin huffed. “The green puppet is labeled as the “cutest,” but she can’t even spare one word of praise for any of us?”

“Yeah,” Jungkook scoffed. “What’s up with that, noona?”

“She likes the puppet more than she likes us,” Yoongi pouted. “Replaced by beady eyes and floppy ears.”

“Jagiya,” Namjoon teased. “Have you really replaced us with baby Yoda? I’m hurt. You wound me with your words.”

They all collapsed into a collective group of troubled and tortured lovers, each pulling on your heartstrings, trying to exhibit the supposed pain they felt.

“My jagi doesn’t love me anymore,” Taehyung wailed against Namjoon’s arm. “She just loves baby Yoda.”

“I guess it’s all over then, huh, jagiya?” Yoongi deadpanned. “Should I start moving your stuff out of my room?”

“How about a little warning next time, Y/N?” Jin growled. “Give a man some time to prepare for such devastating heartbreak.”

Jungkook crawled across the floor, grasping as your bare feet, wiping away his fake tears.

“I can’t believe you would do this to us,” he sobbed against your calf. “After all we’ve been through?”

Hoseok was comforting an inconsolable Jimin by the kitchen counter.

“I don’t think we’ll ever recover, baby,” Hoseok pouted. “Jimin may never dance again.”

“What?” you cried. “Why?”

“Too sad” Jimin sniffled. “My love means nothing to you.”

You could not believe how ridiculous they were being...over a little green puppet, no less. There was only one thing to do.

“Alright, fine,” you relented. “I give up. You win.”

The big fakers grinned and turned toward you, waiting for an apology or some kind of conciliatory response.

You took a deep breath and released an exasperated sigh. Before you spoke, you looked at each one. You walked over to Namjoon and took his hands into your own.

“Oh, come on,” Jin objected. “Seriously? Him?!”

Namjoon’s dimples made an immediate appearance as he looked down at your face. You revealed no emotion, just resolve. The only way this would work was if you really sold it.

“Namjoon-ssi,” you began. “As the leader of this group, it is my duty to tell you that I am officially leaving all of you. Thank you for all you’ve done for me. I love you all so much, but I can’t possibly choose one out of the seven. I’m hurt that you’d even ask me to do something like that.”

“Jagiya,” Namjoon interrupted in a panic. “We were kidding. You know that, don’t you?”

“I can’t even talk about it as a joke, Joonie,” you sniffled. “You’re all the greatest loves of my life. I’m sorry I couldn’t be the girl you wanted me to be. Goodbye, my loves. I will miss you all.”

As their jaws dropped, you walked away toward the bedrooms.

“I’ll start gathering my things,” you shot back at them, sadness pooling in your eyes.

You turned away and the smirk on your face was hidden from their view. They immediately started to freak out and tripped over each other trying to reach you.

“JAGIYA,” shouted all seven in unison. “No! Don’t go!”

You whirled around and gave them your best puppy dog eyes and quivering lip combo. The powerful image stopped them in their tracks, reducing them to a crumbling mess. They fell on their knees and begged for your forgiveness, pleaded for you to stay, proclaimed their undying love for you, promised to never make you choose again.

The onslaught seemed never-ending, and your composure was at the breaking point.

When real tears were spilling out of Jungkook’s eyes, you buckled slightly. He always cried at everything, so you could resist that. What broke you was Yoongi.

The utter despair in his face and the single tear that pooled at the corner of his eye turned you to jelly. You tracked its movement down his cheek and his trembling lips had you jumping over all of them to pull Yoongi into your arms.

He reciprocated without a second thought, burying his face into your hair and released a choked sob.

“Please don’t go, my love,” he whispered. “I can’t live without you.”

You pulled back and matched his own teary eyes. You stroked his minty green hair and smiled.

“I’m not going anywhere, jagi,” you promised. “I just couldn’t bear the thought of you guys making me choose one of you over something so silly.”

You turned in Yoongi’s grasp to face the rest of them. They were all in various stages of recovery now that they knew you weren’t actually leaving.

“I love you all so much,” you repeated. “Please don’t ever make me choose. That would destroy me. I either have all of you or none of you.”

“All,” they agreed wholeheartedly.

Jimin leaned in to pull you into a soft kiss, enveloping your bottom lip with his own plushy ones. You felt other pairs of lips placing kisses on your cheeks and opened your eyes to see Jin and Namjoon on either side of you. They all made room for everyone else to join in the group hug and you sighed in relief.

My dorks. God, I love them.

“I think I know how to solve this once and for all,” Namjoon suddenly proclaimed. “Y/N is the cutest of them all.”

“Even cuter than baby Yoda?” you queried.

“Of course, jagiya,” Jungkook assured you.

He looked up at the rest of the group and grinned, shaking his head. He carefully mouthed the words:

“No way.”

As tempted as they were to rat him out, they all smiled. It just wasn’t worth the fight. They would just wait and use it against him later.

“Anyone up for some dessert?” Jin asked. “I could make something.”

“Ooh,” you exclaimed. “I want to make cookies!”

“Yes, chocolate chip,” Hoseok agreed.

“No,” Jimin argued. “We made those last time! I want your oatmeal cranberry cookies, jagi.”

“If anyone cares,” Yoongi murmured into your neck. “I would like brownies.”

“Can I please request white chocolate macadamia nut cookies?” Namjoon pleaded. “You make the best ones.”

“Or we could all just eat Oreos,” Taehyung suggested. “I just bought a whole pack of Dark Chocolate Oreos.”

You rolled your eyes and groaned loudly.

“The Mandalorian is so lucky,” you exclaimed. “He only has one obnoxious baby to deal with. I have seven of them and they’re all so needy!”

“But that’s why you love us,” Jin giggled. “Right, jagiya?”

You disentangled yourself from the various arms and hands holding onto you and made your way into the kitchen. They all followed suit, curious about what you were doing.

“So what are we doing, babygirl,” Jungkook asked cheerily. “I’m ready to work.”

“All of it,” you responded. “We will make the oatmeal cranberry cookies with white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. We can also make slutty brownies.”

“I don’t know what that is,” Taehyung giggled. “But I like the sound of it.”

“We will layer chocolate chip cookie dough in the muffin pans,” you explained. “An Oreo goes in the middle and we top it with brownie batter and bake it. The best of three worlds.”

“So like a naughty cookie three-way?” Jimin declared. “I love it.”

“No one is getting me in a three-way,” Jungkook stated defensively. “Hard pass.”

“Sure, he says that now,” Taehyung whispered to Jimin, who giggled in return.

“Alright, everyone,” Jin announced. “Let’s make room for this baking adventure. I have spoken!”

You all laughed at Jin’s reference to your favorite show and began clearing the countertops and gathering ingredients and equipment. You took a moment to gaze at your lovable babies. Sure, they were a massive pain in the ass sometimes and you didn’t get to spend as much time as you wanted together, but they were yours.

Nothing in the galaxy was more important than that.

As you started measuring out ingredients into bowls, Yoongi snuck up behind you and pulled you into a back hug. You hummed in delight as he started massaging your back and shoulders. His hands suddenly stopped, and you looked up at him in confusion.

“What’s up, buttercup?” you asked him. “Something on your mind?”

Yoongi’s wrinkled forehead caught you off guard. He was obviously thinking about something important. But what?

His gaze shifted to meet your own and he tilted his head in question.

“Do you remember what you told me earlier?” he asked. “You know, about the different reasons you love us?”

“Yeah?” you responded. “What about it?”

“Do you honestly not know where I’m going with this?” Yoongi smirked, rolling his eyes playfully. “I don’t know about the rest of them, but I’d like to know what those reasons are. We’ve never really talked about it, and it would be something nice to have something to think about when we’re not here with you.”

You gave your thoughtful honey a kiss on his pale cheek, earning a soft smile in return.

“So you want to know why I love you so much?” you prompted. “Is that all?”

He shrugged his noncommittal shoulders and pursed his lips.

“I mean, if you want to,” he murmured. “You don’t have to.”

You wrapped your arms around him and pulled him into a deep, lingering kiss. He almost whined when you pulled away.

“Not now, babe,” you teased. “Later. Cookies now.”

You grabbed the bowl of half-mixed brownie batter and continued mixing it. Yoongi placed a bag of chopped walnuts near the bowl and snuck in a bag of toffee bits. You smiled and looked at his eager face.

“You know,” you began. “You’re like these brownies. On the surface, you are just like everyone else, full of hopes, dreams, fears. But what makes you different are the little things that no one else expects. You are unbelievably sweet and thoughtful and intellectual and patient. All of that comes through in the music that you create, and you don’t even realize it. It’s those little bits of genius that come through that make me fall in love with you over and over again.”

The breadth of his gummy smile was immeasurable, and he pulled you into an even tighter hug. The others looked up from their work stations, confused. What had they missed?

“Hey,” Hoseok admonished. “What happened? Why is Yoongi-ah getting kitchen cuddles?”

“It’s not a big deal,” Yoongi explained, kissing your cheek. “Y/N just explained why she loves me so much.”

The others exchanged curious glances. You recognized the looks on their faces.

Uh oh. I know what’s coming next.

“I want to know that too,” Taehyung complained loudly.

The others joined in echoing Taehyung’s complaint. You took a deep breath and shook your head, amused at their display of neediness and insecurity.

“Keep working and I will tell each of you,” you agreed. “One by one, no interruptions. Agreed?”

“She has spoken!” Jin declared. “Now, get back to work, my kitchen slaves!”

“We are not your slaves, hyung,” Jungkook retorted. “If we belong to anyone, it’s Y/N.”

“Fair enough,” Jin laughed squeakily. “But, this is my kitchen and I will kick you out if you aren’t working. Now, move it!”

They all continued their various tasks and you wriggled out of Yoongi’s grasp after telling him to mix the walnuts and toffee into the brownie batter.

You made your way around the room, checking everyone’s progress. You stopped when you saw Namjoon struggling to chop macadamia nuts. The struggle was real with this one.

“Joonie, sweetheart,” you giggled. “What are you doing?”

He threw his head back and let out an exasperated yelp. He had a pile of awkwardly chopped nuts on one side of the cutting board and a bowl of whole nuts on the other. At this rate, they’d never get the cookies done.

“How do you always get them cut so uniformly?” he whined. “I’m trying to cut them like you do, but I keep messing it up.”

“Would you like some help, love?” you offered. “There is an easier way and it will be so much faster.”

“Please,” he begged. “I’ll do anything if you just help me.”

You pulled him in for a kiss, knowing he was an anxiety-riddled mess. Cooking made him a little crazy.

You grabbed his hand and walked him over to the pantry. You started looking for the electric chopper, and while you were distracted, Namjoon’s hands started to wander.

“Babe,” you warned. “You’re supposed to be helping me.”

He leaned down and nipped at your neckline, pulling a gasp from your lips. He smiled at your reaction.

“Sorry,” he chuckled while nuzzling your hair. “You know I can’t keep my hands off of you for too long. I’m addicted to your scent, my love. I could just drown in it all day and never want to come up for air. I’ll just live in a Y/N scented world and be happy forever.”

You sighed happily at his words. The man had a way of melting you into a puddle every time he went on a romantic rant. It’s no wonder he made millions with his amazing mind and its myriad creations.

Turning to face him, you buried your face against his chest. You’d missed these little moments with just you and him and a simple exchange of words.

So simple. So pure.

You opened your eyes and spotted the chopper on a bottom shelf and leaned down to get it. As soon as it was in your hands, Namjoon removed it.

“We don’t have to use this, Y/N,” he blurted nervously. “I’m sure there’s something else we could use instead.”

You knew that voice. It was the “I broke something and I don’t want anyone to find out” voice. You gently pulled the chopper from his grasp and looked inside. The blades inside were detached from their original places. They rattled around helplessly.

The guilt written on Namjoon’s face was almost too much to bear. He was so busted.

“It’s fine,” you assured him. “There is more than one way to chop nuts.”

He gave you his best apologetic smile and you handed him a plastic storage bag and a rolling pin.

As you showed him how to crush nuts in the bag, you reached up to entwine your fingers in his silver hair.

“Joonie,” you mused. “You’re a nut.”

“Huh?” he questioned. “What do you mean?”

“You’re a nut,” you repeated. “A macadamia nut, to be exact. You are not a typical nut, you’re something rare and exotic. You think about things in ways no one else does, but you’re never arrogant about it. You cleverly blend in despite the fact that you far outshine other people. I love that about you. You’re always humble and gracious and willing to help those in need. You’re the perfect complement to any situation and you just make everything better, no matter what. You do all of these wonderful things for people and you never ask for anything in return. These macadamia nuts hide in the cookie batter, so you don’t always see them, but once you bite into one, they just make the cookie epically better. Like I said, you’re a nut, and that’s why I love you so much.”

His dimples reached maximum depth as he took in your compliment. The blush on his cheeks drew your attention and you pulled him down to give each cheek a great big kiss. His smile was radiant and the sparkle in his eyes unparalleled by any star in the sky.

“Thank you, Y/N,” he grinned. “I will always be your nut.”

He pulled your chin up and captured your lips with his own. He lingered for a moment and went back to crushing macadamia nuts with a ridiculous grin on his face. You gave him one last hug and wandered off to investigate the others’ progress.

For some reason, Jimin and Taehyung were sullenly sorting white and semisweet chips into two bowls. Someone had carelessly mixed them into one bag, and they were carefully separating the delicious morsels.

Speaking of delicious morsels…

“Who is responsible for this mess?” you wondered aloud.

“Jungkook,” they both groaned, their faces contorting in annoyance.

“We asked him to bring us the chocolate chips,” Jimin explained. “And he just dumped them all into one bag.”

“When we asked him why all he did was shrug and take off with my Oreos,” Tae pouted. “I bought those myself, jagi.”

You brought up your hands to scratch their heads, which had them both leaning into you like needy kitty cats. Taehyung latched onto your waist and pulled you closer so he could place his head on your shoulder. Jimin leaned over so he could rest his head on your breast, making adorable purring noises as he nuzzled.

“I’m sorry our maknae such a brat,” you cooed at your angry 95s. “I will punish him later. I promise. Can you just separate a cup and a half each of the white and semisweet chips? Leave the rest mixed and I’ll make cookies with them later.”

That certainly brightened their moods. They set to work with the measuring cups and realized they didn’t have far to go. Their renewed enthusiasm was so endearing. You sighed and leaned forward on your elbows to admire the pink and blue beauties in front of you.

“Jagiya,” Jimin smiled. “Why are you looking at us like that? It’s embarrassing.”

“Don’t listen to him, babe,” Taehyung shot back. “I love it. Keep staring as long as you like.”

“I’m not trying to embarrass you, mochi,” you assured him. “I’m just thinking about how different you two are, and yet, I love you both so much.”

Taehyung finished filling his quota of chocolate and sat back in his chair, ready to hear you sing his praises.

“Go ahead, my love,” he said calmly. “I’m listening.”

“You’re both like those chocolate chips,” you began. “Tae-Tae, you’re the semisweet, and Minnie, you’re the white chocolate.”

“I want to be semisweet,” Jimin murmured cutely. “Why can’t Tae be the white ones?”

“Because I said so,” you pointed out, reaching for his hand, which he gave you without hesitation. “White chocolate isn’t technically chocolate. It has a category all its own. It’s creamy, sweet, and perfectly complements any flavor you pair it with. You’re like white chocolate, Jimin. I love you because of your sweetness, your smooth charm, and because you are a perfect match for me in any situation. We can either be complete dorks together or we can slay people with our sexiness.”

“No one is sexier than you,” he smirked, pulling your hand to his lips and running his fingers through his hair.

“You see,” you pointed out. “Look at that smile, those bedroom eyes, the way you run your fingers through your hair. A few moments ago, you were a pouty squishy mochi, and now you’re making it very difficult for me to concentrate.”

Jimin grinned and ducked his head to hide his flushed cheeks. You walked over to lift his face and you pressed a dozen kisses all over it.

“You are my white chocolate,” you stated while cupping his cheeks. “I love you and I will always want you. That should never be a question you have to ask yourself, my love.”

His smile settled and his half-moon eyes made you melt. He pulled you into a tight hug and then kissed your forehead.

“Thank you, jagiya.” he whispered into your hair. “That means a lot to me.”

You pulled away and whirled around to see an impatient Taehyung with his arms crossed, tapping his foot against the side of the prep table. His frown was so deep that you actually wondered whether he was really upset or not.

“Tae-Tae?” you asked cautiously. “You’re not mad at me, are you, honeybear?”

His cool composure cracked at the use of his favorite pet name and he giggled uncontrollably. He pulled you into his arms and laughed into your hair. When his giggle fit receded, he wiped away a few tears and beamed at you.

“You’re not the only actor around here, babe,” he bragged. “I am a man of many talents.”

“No kidding,” you sighed. “You almost had me there.”

“I know,” he chuckled, leaning in to kiss your nose. “‘Almost’ still counts.”

“Which brings me to my point about you,” you continued. “Want to venture a guess about my reasons for loving you, my semi-sweet chocolate chip?”

Taehyung made a big show of leaning back and pretending to think. You bit your lip to keep yourself from saying he looked like a Korean Winnie the Pooh.

Think, think, think…

“I think I know,” he offered. “But tell me anyway so I can make sure that you know.”

“Ok,” you relented, rolling your eyes playfully. “Semi-sweet chips are a perfect balance of sweet and bitter flavors. Your own chaotic nature is also a mixture of sweet and sour. You can be an absolute sweetheart one minute and then turn around and pull mean pranks on people the next.”

“Like a Sour Patch Kid!” he cheered.

“Yes, exactly,” you continued. “Despite how crazy you make me sometimes, you always pull me back in with that adorable smile, that dreamy tone in your voice, and your playful antics. I would never ask you to change that because that deadly combination makes me fall for you every time.”

He beamed the aforementioned boxy smile at you and lifted his eyebrows suggestively.

“You think I’m deadly?” he teased, pulling one hand into a gun shape. “Do I have a license to kill, babe?”

“Absolutely,” you smirked. “You’re killing my patience, Tae. Just kiss me already, you dork.”

He chuckled and lifted his hands to your cheeks. He leaned up to kiss your forehead, then proceeded to kiss every available surface on your face. You giggled and tried to pull away, but you were hopelessly trapped in his loving embrace.

When he finally released you, the cookie dough was ready for the add-ins, so Tae scurried off to help mix the dough. Jimin pressed another kiss to your cheek as he passed you on the way to the other stand mixer.

You looked around the kitchen and checked on everyone. You noticed Hoseok was missing, so you wandered over to the pantry to look for him.

You found him on a stepladder, stretching to reach an unopened bag of dried cranberries on the top shelf. His balance was impeccable, but he still needed a few centimeters to reach the desired bag.

You placed a hand on his calf to steady him and he nearly jumped onto one of the shelves in fright.

“JAGIYA,” he screamed. “What are you doing? You scared the shit out of me!”

“I’m sorry, Hobi,” you soothed, trying to get his heart rate back to normal. “Do you need some help, my love?”

He stepped down and put his arm around you, still looking up at the bag just beyond his reach.

“I don’t think I can reach that stupid bag,” he griped. “And I don’t think I can lift you high enough to reach either. I need those cranberries for the cookies.”

While he shot dirty looks at the bag in question, you looked behind the pantry door for the broom. You lifted it to the bag in question and nudged the bag off the shelf. Hoseok yelped as it fell, but caught it without any problems. He gripped the bag tightly and shifted his annoyed eyes to you.

“Seriously,” he murmured. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

You shrugged your shoulders and put the broom back behind the door. A loud sigh of exasperation preceded the back hug you were pulled into. Hoseok rested his head on your shoulder and pouted.

“You’re so smart, baby,” he sighed. “What would I do without you?”

“Shrivel up and die like these cranberries,” you joked. “But you’d still be delicious.”

He tickled you for your comment and it quickly turned into a gentle make-out session against the pantry door, the bag of cranberries carelessly discarded on the counter.

“How did I get so lucky?” Hoseok whispered against your lips.

“I ask myself that same question every day, Hobi,” you confessed. “I am the luckiest person in the world to have you all in my life. You’re one of the reasons I’m so thankful for this gift I’ve been given.”

“Really?” he smiled. “Why is that, sweetheart?”

“Well,” you began, grabbing the cranberries off the counter. “You’re like these cranberries: a bright flavor that dances on the tongue and invites you back for more. You can be a bit much at times, but I never get tired of it. I would miss you if you weren’t in my life, just like I’d miss the cranberries if they weren’t in the cookies. I need your sharp energy, your tart personality, the rich hues you bring into my life. I felt so dull and plain before I met you. You’re the splash of sunshine that pulls me out of the shadows, no matter how deep they get. I wouldn’t be happy if I didn’t have you in my world, Hobi.”

His effulgence engulfed the looming sadness in your eyes. He placed a chaste kiss on your lips and took the bag from your hands.

“I better get these to the cookie dough,” he cheered. “We can’t have my gorgeous babydoll missing out on something she loves so much.”

With a wink and another kiss, he bounced off toward the kitchen. You shook your head and smiled.

Always there for me, isn’t he?

You were about to round the corner when Jungkook hopped into the kitchen, nearly knocking you over.

“Oh shit,” he cried. “I’m sorry, babygirl, are you ok?”

He helped you get back to a standing position, and looked you over for any damages. You laughed and patted his face, assuring him you were just fine.

“What’s up, Kookie?” you asked. “What are you doing here?”

He flushed in embarrassment and rubbed the back of his neck.

“I kinda ate most of the Oreos Taehyung had,” he admitted. “Now, we don’t have enough for the slutty brownies.”

You sighed and shook your head.

Of course, he did.

“They sent me to get more Oreos,” he explained. “Do we have anymore?”

“Well, we have regular Oreos,” you replied. “I may or may not have another package of Dark Chocolate Oreos somewhere, but I’m not sure you deserve them, my little troublemaker.”

His face pulled up into a mischievous bunny smile and he ran his hands up and down your side, trying to butter you up.

“Where are they, noona?” he asked sweetly. “Where are you hiding them?”

You weren’t falling for his charms. He’d already caused two problems today, and he needed to be punished.

“I’m not telling you anything, Jeon Jungkook,” you declared. “You need to suffer for your bad behavior.”

His grin faltered slightly and he pouted his lips at you and leaned in to kiss you. You pulled away and shook your head. The look on his face was priceless.

“No kisses?” he asked incredulously. “That’s my punishment? Seriously? That’s not fair!”

“What’s not fair,” you corrected him. “Is that Jimin and Tae had to separate individual chocolate chips because of you and now we’re short on Oreos because you were snacking too much.”

He nodded in agreement and huffed out a deep sigh.

“Ok, ok,” he conceded. “I admit that I was kind of a dick to Jimin and Tae, but they always pick on me, so I should be allowed to retaliate. I am sorry that it affected our baking time though. But you can’t hold the Oreos against me, noona. I was hungry and they tasted so good. Before I realized it, I’d eaten half the bag.”

His frown was genuine, but you weren’t totally ready to let him off the hook just yet. Sometimes, he just needed a little reminder of his flaws, especially since he was good at almost everything.

“Kookie,” you sighed. “Do you have any idea why I love you so much?”

He smirked and raised an eyebrow. He was trying to choose his words carefully but decided to bite his tongue before he got into any more trouble.

“No,” he replied. “Honestly, I still have trouble accepting that you love all of us equally. It doesn’t always feel that way.”

“You’re just saying that because you know you’re in trouble right now,” you chastised. “When we all got into this relationship, we sat down and had a long talk about how and why this would work. Everyone gets equal time, no one is excluded, everyone communicates. Do you remember that?”

“Yeah,” he admitted. “But that was a long time ago, noona. How can I be sure you still feel that way about all of us?”

You ruffled his hair and put your arms around his neck. He bit his lip and you leaned in to kiss the adorable freckle just below his bottom lip. He tried to reciprocate, but you pulled away, determined to finish your conversation before he distracted you with affection.

“That day, you swore that you would be the best at this relationship,” you reminded him. “As though this were a competition of some sort. But it isn’t, Kook. A lot of time has passed, and we are all different people now. The only thing that’s remained the same is how I feel about all of you.”

“And how do you feel about me specifically?” he prompted. “You aren’t getting tired of me yet?”

“Are you kidding?” you gawked. “How could I? You are Mr. Fun around here. You indulge in all the insane things I want to do that no one else does. We’ve gone bungee jumping, skydiving, zip-lining, paragliding, snowboarding, scuba diving, and we even went to that ropes course that was 50 feet in the air. We slept in a luxury treehouse for our last weekend together. You and I get into all kinds of insane activities, and I absolutely love it.”

“It was so much fun,” he squealed. “I’m glad I got to share those experiences with you.”

“Me too,” you admitted. “But that isn’t the only reason I love you.”

You turned and reached into the pantry, behind the boxes of instant oatmeal that only you ate. Underneath a box of brown sugar cinnamon oatmeal was an unopened package of dark chocolate Oreos. You handed them to Jungkook and his face lit up with glee.

“You are like these cookies, Kookie,” you stated. “They seem perfectly uniform and structured, but they have their flaws just like anything else does. We always joke that you’re good at everything, but you and I both know that isn’t true. Knowing the intimate details of your life and sharing in those shortcomings makes me feel very loved and trusted. I love knowing that even though the world gets to see so much of you, I am the one who sees the real you, beyond the cameras and the lights. The Jungkook who packs two left shoes, the one who forgets to put on deodorant, the one who trips over his untied shoelaces, the one who knocks his head into a tree branch because he’s not paying attention, the one who falls on his butt when he’s trying to show off in front of his hyungs. That’s the Jungkook I love and I will continue to love his goofy ass for as long as I’m alive.”

He pulled you into a tight hug and you heard him sniffle against your temple.

Such a crybaby.

“Oh, Kookie,” you cooed. “Why is my baby crying?”

“Because you got me all emotional and in my feels,” he croaked out. “Now I have to go back into the kitchen and everyone is going to make fun of me.”

“Yup,” you confirmed. “Consider that your punishment, my love. Enjoy!”

With that, you spun him around and pushed him back into the kitchen, making sure to smack his ass on the way.

One spanking will suffice...for now.

The first batch of cookies was in the oven and Jin had the trays of slutty brownies ready to go. He was just a few Oreos short, which Jungkook was quick to remedy, turning away to wipe away his tears.

“She made you cry, didn’t she?” Yoongi probed, smirking at the weepy maknae.

Everyone turned to look at Jungkook, and once they saw his tear-stained cheeks and red eyes, their smiles grew exponentially. They all knew he’d been causing trouble, so they knew you’d punish him sooner or later.

Luckily for him, no one got the opportunity to indulge in teasing him because Jin dropped the last bit of brownie batter onto the pan and handed the tray to Hoseok to put it into the oven. There were already cookies cooling on racks and Namjoon and Yoongi were guarding them from the younger boys.

“Hey!” Jin spat in your direction. “I’ve had to listen to all kinds of conversations about chocolate and brownies and raisins or whatever. Everyone is happy because you’ve told them all these wonderful things and I’m the only one left and you haven’t said one word to me. What’s up with that, Y/N-ssi?”

“Oh snap,” Namjoon murmured. “He broke out the ssi. He must be really pissed off.”

“Y/N-ssi, huh?” you replied, cocking an eyebrow while walking toward him. “Is that how we’re addressing each other now, Jinnie? What happened to “princess” or “sweetie” or “my goddess?”

“You only get those names when you’re a good girl,” he gritted out. “Not when you’re being mean to me.”

You wedged yourself between him and the counter. He looked down at you and you could see the bright pink tips of his ears poking out amid his fluffy cocoa hair. There was a smear of flour on his cheek and you fought the urge to mention it.

He put his hands on his hips and gave you his best angry Jin look. You reached up to place your hands on his broad shoulders and leaned into his chest. It took him only a moment, but his arms found their way around your back, pulling you into a gentle embrace.

“I’m very sorry, Jin, sweetheart,” you apologized. “I didn’t mean to make you feel excluded or forgotten.”

“Well, you did,” he pouted. “Do you not love me anymore, princess?”

You hugged him tighter and sighed deeply. These boys were always so insecure. Sure, your relationship was complicated, but they could never convince themselves that you actually loved and wanted all of them. Thankfully, you always found ways to remind them that was never an issue.

“Jin, honey, I love you more than you could possibly know,” you said, looking up at him to make sure he was listening. “You are the glue that holds our unconventional group together.”

“No,” he disagreed. “You are.”

You giggled and shook your head at him.

Silly man.

“Jin, my love, look around,” you pointed out. “You keep the rest of us in line when things start to go south. You remind everyone to share time like adults and not to fight over stupid things. Sometimes, I feel like you’re the only adult in this relationship. Then, you do ridiculous things like dance in front of the TV or tell us those terrible jokes of yours. That’s when I remember that you’re just as much of a child as we are inside.”

“My goddess is so smart and hot,” Jin beamed. “Do you know why educated people are so hot?”

Uh oh…

“Don’t-“ Yoongi begged.

“Why?” You asked, knowing you were in for some major cheese.

“Because they have a lot of degrees!” he squealed, releasing a long laugh reminiscent of a windshield wiper.

A barrage of groans erupted throughout the kitchen.

“Please tell me you don’t love him after that,” Namjoon pleaded. “That was awful.”

“Sorry, Joon,” you replied. “I love this adorable cornball. You know you all love him just as much. Just like that flour he’s got on his cheek, he’s a part of everything we love, including all the snacks we’re making. He’s essential to this relationship and we wouldn’t have it without him. He convinced me to give this a try and he convinced all of you that it would work. Don’t be so hard on him, even if his jokes are terrible.”

You reached up to wipe his cheek clean and he leaned in to kiss you.

Ding!

“The cookies are done!” Jimin cheered. “Snack time!”

Everyone started arranging the baked goods on trays to take back into the living room. You walked over to the loveseat hand in hand with Jin and you both settled down for another cuddle session.

“So what are we watching now?” Jungkook asked, just before shoving an entire slutty brownie in his mouth.

“We’re not going to watch you eat, that’s for sure,” Taehyung commented. “Gross.”

“I think we should watch a Disney movie,” Hoseok suggested. “We need to actually use this subscription to make it worth it.”

“Let’s watch Endgame again,” Jungkook offered. “We didn’t get to finish it last time.”

Everyone agreed and the movie started up.

“So,” Taehyung piped up. “Who do you think the best Marvel hero is? My money is on Star-Lord.”

A collective uproar broke out and you groaned.

Not again.

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sweet-royalty · 4 years

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I Don’t Want to Make You Feel Uncomfortable

Summary: Roman wanted to dedicate a song to Virgil on a karaoke night but is afraid his Social Anxiety will make him not enjoy this so much

Genre: Songfic

Word Count: 1,467

Pairing: Romantic Prinxiety

Content: Karaoke; Tooth-Rotting Fluff; No Angst; Just Pure Fluff; Genderqueer Roman (They/Them); Brazilian Roman and Remus; Morally Neutral Remus; POC Sides; Song: Still Into You (Paramore); Portuguese written with no translation

Trigger Warning: Implied/Referenced Drug Use and Addiction; Cocaine; Juul;

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The lights on the club were blindly bright and Virgil was not comfortable with this at all. He tried to sit as far from the crowd as possible so he wouldn’t deal with all those self-absorbed people staring at the weird black goth there, more than they were already.

- Urgh, of all places why the fuck did you brought me here, Roman? - he mumbled with himself wondering where his partner could be.

They went to get some drinks and Virgil asked to stay waiting but he was starting to get anxious. What if they never come back!? What if they got lost!? What if some weirdo spiked their drink and they fainted on their way and Roman was kidnapped!? What if-

- Helloooo – Roman’s voice gladly interrupted his thoughts with an angel voice and a kiss on the cheek. Virgil immediately sighed in relief and snatched the drink from their hands taking a long sip from the straw

Roman giggled.

- I’m sorry, this place isn’t as good as I thought it would be. I saw some good reviews on it but this place is full of snob people.

- It sure is… - Virgil grunted.

- We can go home if you want-

- No way! You spent your money on it – Virgil laid his head on the latine’s shoulder and took another sip - I’m not letting it be on waste. Let’s stay for a while.

Roman smiled as they also laid their head on him. Feeling those soft hair locks on their cheeks and his shampoo smell was so relaxing that they almost forgot about where they were… Well, both of them.

Virgil’s hand slowly reached Roman’s as he closed his eyes just feeling their warmth on him. If it wasn’t for the crowded space, this would be a perfect relaxing time. Why didn’t they just stayed home watching some random Disney movies until falling asleep like they always do? It would be so good… Just the two of them.

- Well… There’s another reason why I brought you here, actually – Roman said scratching their neck nervously.

- Oh, yeah? – Virgil arched his eyebrow with a small smile – What is it, Ro?

- Well... I know how nervous you are with crowds but there’s something I’ve always wanted to do for you and I didn’t know how because I know how anxious you get around other people… - they took a deep breath that filled the goth with curiosity – It’s karaoke night and I wanted to dedicate a song to you BUT don’t worry, I’m not announcing it or anything! – Roman started to avoid Virgil’s eye contact at this point, too scared that their boyfriend would be mad at him or even disappointed. Their green eyes staring their own lap – I know you’d feel desperate if everyone started to look at you or if I announced your name in front of them but… I’ve always wanted to sing something for you just to say how much I love you so-

- Hey, your majesty… - Virgil smiled at them, turning their head to look at him while rubbing his thumb on their cheek – You are the loveliest dumbass I’ve ever met, you know that? You didn’t have to plan all of this for me, I’m not even worth all this effort-

- Yes, you are! – Roman frowned at him - Out of all people you’re the most worthy of any effort I can make and I’ll not accept you saying otherwise!

He scoffed, sealing his lips on Roman’s gently. That hopeless Disney royalty would never fail to try and make something big and elaborate to that embodied nightmare, and he’d never complain about it.

- You’ll never learn, huh?

- You should know that brazilians never give up, my love – they winked mischievously, making him smile

- Pff, yeah I can totally see that. Well, go there then, make this night worth it

- Glad you said it, because I’m the next one to sing and I need to get ready! – They kissed Virgil’s forehead before rushing off – I’ll be right back!

Virgil waited anxiously until he heard his partner’s name being called.

That beautiful human coming up the stage with the spotlight illuminating their light brown hair, Roman’s eyes landing on him followed by that heart-melting smile. He wished he could be mad at Roman for dragging him to this stupid place just to sing a song for him… But he couldn’t… He could never.

"It's not a walk in the park to love each other But when our fingers interlock Can't deny, can't deny you're worth it ‘Cause after all this time I'm still into you"

He smiled. Virgil would never guess this type of song for Roman but his voice somehow fitted wonderfully with this song. And the goth boy found the lyrics perfect for them.

"I should be over all the butterflies But I'm into you (I'm into you) And, baby, even on our worst nights I'm into you (I'm into you) Let 'em wonder how we got this far ‘Cause I don't really need to wonder at all Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you"

Well, he could reciprocate with this part a lot. The butterflies he was feeling at that exact moment were the best proof to it. If they were a Disney character they should be the one with the best and most powerful song and he was sure that Roman would ace on it like literally everything they do. He would never admit it but Virgil could stand there and listen to Roman sing all night long, no matter what.

That voice, that dedication, that love they give to their own work like a blacksmith forging a sword to a god… He was in love with it. He was in love with every single aspect of that proud, stubborn and perfect human.

They were both SO into each other.

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Roman came back to Virgil cuping his face into their hands and kissing him, while feeling the embrace of his arms around their waist. They touched each other's foreheads, Roman was gliding their thumb on the black shiny skin looking deeply in his eyes.

- So… What did you think?

- You tried to find an emo music, right?

Roman laughed, now putting their arms around Virgil’s neck.

- Yeah, I did

- Well, you failed miserably because Paramore is not emo anymore but it was a lovely song and I could see the meaning you gave to it so... – he kissed them again – I loved it, baby

- Haha, well at least I tried

They were about to kiss each other again when Roman’s cellphone started to ring making them sulk in frustration

They answered it and sat beside Virgil

– Hello? – Roman sulked after hearing the answer – Que foi, rato de esgoto!?

“Oh, they’re speaking portuguese” Virgil thought “It’s probably, Remus”

- E quem disse que eu sei onde tá essa porra!? REMUS, EU TÔ COM VIRGIL PARA DE LIGAR PRA FALAR MERDA!

- Uhhh... Is everything ok? – Virgil didn’t know portuguese but all this time with the twins were enough for him to learn that hearing “porra” and “merda” meant that someone is cursing, and that someone was Roman

- Yeah, yeah he’s just- REMUS, NÃO CHEGA PERTO DO MEU QUARTO! SE TU ESFREGAR ESSA TUA CARA CRACUDA NO MEU QUARTO EU TE MATO, PESTE DO CÃO!

After a few seconds of silence Roman put their phone back on their pocket mumbling furiously about how Remus is a “puto nojento” which means double angry, not in portuguese, but in Roman language.

- He hung up in my face, that stupid asshole!

- What’s wrong, Ro?

- Urgh, Remus is doing drugs again in our apartment and asked me if I knew where his... – Roman stopped looking around as if searching for something - Uhhhhhh… His… - they started to snap their fingers, nervously - Caralho, qual o nome desta merda em inglês? … Uhhhhh you know that thing people use to smoke but is not really a cigarette!? Like an… e…letric thing? Eletronic? I don’t know…

- … A juul?

- YEAH, THIS THING! He asked me if I knew where it was and when I said I didn’t know, because I don’t mess with this stuff, he said he was going look for it in my bedroom! BUT IT'S NOT IN MY BEDROOM, DAMNIT!

- Oh… I see…

They sulked really hard throwing their back behind to lay in the wall.

- I don’t know what to do with him at this point

- Well, maybe we should go home then. We have our own things to take care of – He said, fixing on his jacket and getting up.

- Yeah… Sorry about it, little nightshade

- Eh, it’s fine, your majesty – he kissed them quickly, holding their hand – Next time we’ll go to my place and binge something on Netflix, deal?

Roman smiled and rubbed their noses together before getting up.

- Deal.

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gavillain · 5 years

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So with the year about to close, I’m once again doing my annual Top Ten Villains of This Year list. My personal rule for doing this: these characters are judged solely on the merits of their 2018 appearances, and I’m not going to include any villain who has appeared on last year’s list (which you can read here), even if they would still make the cut. Also bear in mind that this is only from media that I actually saw/read/played this year, so forgive me if your favorite isn’t here because I might not have seen them. New December movies in particular slipped through my fingers.

List under the cut

10. Lotor (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Ever since Lotor first debuted, he's never been villainous enough for me. He's been positioned in villainous roles, but he never really did anything all that bad or evil. Season six, however, sees the true depth of his evil finally get revealed. His obsession with his Altean heritage and loathing of his Galra side is interesting from a psychological perspective, and his actions as the seemingly benevolent but truly vicious leader of the Altean refugees really highlight how truly sinister this guy was. He has quite a lot of blood on his hands all done to fuel his thirst for power. The final battle with him in the quintessence field was pretty cool too. I love seeing normally refined and restrained villains just totally lose it and go balls to the wall psycho and that's exactly what we got. We really finally got to see Lotor for who he was beneath all of the false masks he showed to Team Voltron and the audience, and, for that, I definitely consider him one of the year's best.

9. Barbara Kean (Gotham)

Gotham every year always has a great villain to highlight, and while I assume most Gotham fans are coming out of this year talking about the Valeska brother, I think Barbara Kean really showed her stuff this year. Barbara's had an interesting journey on the show, going from a bland love interest to a psycho ex-girlfriend to a Fish Mooney esque crime boss to this season becoming the heir of Ra's al Ghul himself. This year we saw Barbara Kean inherit Ra's al Ghul's mantel as the Demon's Head and assuming control over the League of Assassins. She proceeded to immediately put the sexist men in their place and established a lethal team of female assassins to serve her. It's fun to see Barbara taking on a new mantel and even being instrumental in taking down the original Ra's al Ghul when his schemes go too far. Her ultimately taking charge as the leader of the Gotham Sirens and declaring her turf a violently men-free-zone is a fun touch that I look forward to seeing get followed up in season five.

8. Magica DeSpell (DuckTales)

When I first heard that the DuckTales reboot was building up Magica DeSpell as some serious business Big Bad, I was definitely among those scratching my head. Magica had always just been a reoccurring funny villain with wacky hijinks rather than anyone who acted as a true Knight of Cerebus. However, 2017 DuckTales pulled it off and did so WONDERFULLY. Magica is not only a big serious villain and threat; she also maintains her same charismatic and funny personality. You see her manipulating Lena to giving up her body and unleashing ultimate darkness whilst still cracking jokes and going after Scrooge's number one dime. It's hard to balance genuine serious villainy with comedy, and it's a balancing act that the Disney villains of the 90s had down pat. And that's exactly what Magica feels like: a harkening back to that golden breed of Disney villains, and I hope to see her continue on in season two.

7. The Sanderson Sisters (Hocus Pocus: The All New Sequel)

This was the twenty-fifth anniversary of Hocus Pocus, and, to celebrate, Disney released a sequel novel that included both a novelization of the original film and an all new story set years later. The Sanderson Sisters are iconic and hilarious villains who have long been among my all time faves, so seeing them return in book form was a rare treat. This time, the Sandersons are scheming to bring all of the witches back from Hell to take over the world, and it's pretty scary reading Winnie's evil literally sending innocent people to Hell to exchange for evil witches. Mary also gets a solo musical number about her relationship with Winnie that's a lot of fun and sheds a new light on her character. It's operating at about the same level as A Twisted Tale in terms of quality so it's not hitting anything out of the ballpark, but seeing the Sandersons get treated to new content coinciding with their twenty-fifth anniversary is really fun and is worth their inclusion for sure.

6. Killmonger and Klaue (Black Panther)

The biggest movie of the year also gave us two of the very BEST villains of the year in the form of Killmonger and Klaue. Klaue, as portrayed by Andy Serkis, is naturally fun as a sinister and charismatic thief and arms dealer, filling sort of the "funny villain" quotient for the film. He's enjoyable and a treat to watch every time he's on screen. He's an evil white man who is raping African of its natural resources out of his sense of greed and entitlement. Killmonger compliments that nicely by being one of the deepest and most thought provoking character in the entire MCU. Killmonger is fun because not only is he sadistic and someone who enjoys bloodshed, he's also driven by righteous anger over the way that Wakanda has turned its back on black people globally. He has a desire to turn all of that around and remake the world. He may be cold and ruthless, but you can also see where he's coming from and that makes him all the more effective.

5. Salem (RWBY)

Salem, since her debut, has been a generic evily evil who eviled for some evil evil and never really had any texture at all besides being a vague evil. All of that changed this season of RWBY. We now know Salem and Ozpin's backstory. I was enthralled and mystified the entire time during their backstory. The animation, the story telling, everything was top notch. Salem is a woman who was cursed by immortality that hardened her into someone bitter and angry. She lost the man she loved once through death and then after his reincarnation, she lost him through his own fear of what she had become. She really feels like the type of character who is a tragic figure of myth at this point, and I loved how her motivation seems to stem from a bitterness at the gods and a desire to end the world that they created. Very fun for an arch-villain.

4. Red Goblin (The Amazing Spider-Man)

Dan Slott's decade long run as head writer of the Amazing Spider-Man came to an end earlier this year with a grand finale to end all grand finales: Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, rediscovers Spider-Man's secret identity and bonds with the Carnage symbiote to form the Red Goblin. Now, on some level, I find that whole concept to be very fanwanky, but, on the other, it's REALLY fucking cool. Yeah, Spider-Man writers have a tendency to continuously try to tell the next great Norman Osborn story, and, while this doesn't really rank in my top five, it's a worthy effort. I appreciate how it shows off how vicious and relentless Norman is. Him just fire bombing random people on the street to get under Peter's skin in particular is one of those great twisted moments. I also liked seeing Norman corrupt his grandson Normie Osborn with the symbiote and getting a grandpa's little monster serving him. It's got that fun "he's an assassin and a hostage rolled into one effect. And, of course, the Red Goblin left a permanent mark on Spider-Man history by being the villain who murdered Flash Thompson, long time friend and ally of Peter.

3. Obake (Big Hero 6)

The Big Hero 6 TV show has been a slam dunk for Disney television. Bringing in the same creative minds behind Kim Possible, the show has a great "loving parody of he superhero genre" feel to it whilst still being an epic hero show in its own right, and six heroes are only as good as their villain. Voiced by Andrew Scott of Jim Moriarty fame, Obake is an evil genius mastermind who's always in control of a situation and always crafting diabolical and brilliant schemes. Obake is in many respects a dark image of what Hiro could become: a man who refuses to limit his brilliance by morals or familial ties. His brain has outright been damaged to where his conscience doesn't check him and this brain damage IS slowly killing him, but he accepts it as a reasonable price for his perspective free of morality. But in the end, his schemes were all that he had, and when he's defeated, he has no reason to live and effectively commits suicide after letting Baymax go. There's a really great tragedy to the way he ends up. And, on top of that, he's just a really interesting and charismatic villain with fun quirks, fun minions, and engaging schemes. Easily one of the very best villains to come out of Disney television. 2. Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man PS4)

One of the really smart features of Insomniac's Spider-Man game is that Octavius is actually not Doctor Octopus at all for the first half of the game. Octavius is Peter's friend and boss, and the two of them are working together on cybernetic appendages for prosthetic limbs that respond to the brain waves just like regular limbs. Octavius has a degenerative brain diseases that is causing him to slowly lose control of his motor functions. As such, when he thinks he has the solution, he's overly hasty to use it even though the cerebral interface has a dangerous impact on his personality and moods. It causes him to act upon his worth impulses, particularly his resentment and anger towards Norman Osborn. This turns him into the Doctor Octopus who we all know, much to Peter's sadness. Peter ends up struggling a lot in this game over whether Octavius is worth saving, and it tears him apart when they reach their climax. No spoilers, but it's POWERFUL writing and acting. I particularly like how this version of the characters takes a little from every single iteration of the character without ever feeling unfresh. He has that personal connection and tragic element of the Raimi Ock, he has the intelligent master criminal side of the comics version, he has a design that echoes the sort of "I may be an overweight nerd but I can still kick your ass" appeal of the Spectacular Spider-Man version, and yet they still find his own unique sweet spot of characterizations that perfectly blends with the Insomniac Spider-Man world. I particularly enjoy his use of the Sinister Six and how he gets them all under his control by using his intelligence to give them each what they want so that they're all in debt, but they all genuinely seem to enjoy and admire him. That's an excellent retelling of the Sinister Six that's far more interesting than just "We all hate Spider-Man so let's team up to fight him."

1. Venom (Venom)

This was honestly the biggest and weirdest surprise of the year for me. See, the whole idea of a Venom solo movie is a uniformly bad idea from basically the word "Go." Oh yes, let's do a movie about a villain whose entire character revolves around being a dark version of Spider-Man in a movie that completely omits Spider-Man so that the villain can be the protagonist. That won't backfire at all. Well, of course, it totally backfired into a complete mess, but it happened to create a mess that was entertaining and enjoyable and had an absolutely wonderful and fun take on the Venom character. This film leans hard into the romantic side of Eddie and the Venom symbiote's bond and sort of formats itself as a gay alien romcom. Eddie is a journalist who wants to be a hero through his reporting, but he pursues it at the expense of every meaningful relationship he has. Venom is the runt of his alien litter who on Earth suddenly finds himself as the big fish in a small pond, and he likes it that way. In Venom, Brock finds a relationship that allows him to indulge his savior complex that won't be destroyed by it, and in Brock, Venom finds someone who allows him to indulge his power trip and sense of narcissism. They complete one another. Yes, it's stupid. Yes, it's cheesy. No, it's NOT the Venom we know at all. But, yes, it's a fun and effective route to take the character in the absence of Spider-Man. The thing is that the reason why it's so fun is pretty much all Tom Hardy. Tom Hardy has a weird awful accent, but he also gives this weirdly camp performance that's just captivating and fun. It actually reminds me a bit of Jack Sparrow in a way in that it's so out there, you can't help but he enamored. The Venom symbiote has fun banter and chemistry with Hardy, and the humor is on point. You've got Venom eating gangsters as people around him under-react, and he just shrugs it off with a one-liner. It's that type of thing, and, honestly, I love it. Like when the movie is Tom Hardy and Venom being goofy murder bros together, it's fun and engaging. Eddie himself is definitely more hero than villain, but Venom absolutely counts as far as I’m concerned, even if he is restrained by Eddie’s moral code by the end of it. It's exactly the type of ridiculous villain protagonist fantasy that it needed to be, and even though Venom isn't the main antagonist of his story, he's still easily my favorite villain of 2018... I have no idea what that says about me XD

Also I have all three of Spider-Man's big archenemies on this list in the reverse order that I usually like them XD That's fun lol

#Top Ten Villains of 2018 #Venom #Otto Octavius #Obake #Red Goblin #Salem #Erik Killmonger #Ulysses Klaue #Sanderson Sisters #Magica DeSpell #Barbara Kean #Lotor

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alright, i said i’d rewrite it to be more thorough, so here we go. the infamous why amanda and her hector are not dmtnt compliant and never will be post. this isn’t a reflection on the rpc, but it is on disney, because that movie was trash, and i’m not changing my stance on it. at all. full stop.

x. it cheapens the point of jack sparrow and the pearl. first and foremost, in the established canon pre-dmtnt, jack sparrow was given the wicked wench - a ship he utterly fell in love with - to captain, and made to transport slaves. when he set those slaves free on an island cutler beckett could not find (without knowing where it is), he was branded as a pirate and the wench was set on fire and sunk. jack made a deal with davy jones - 13 years as captain to have her raised from the depths - and he would join davy jones’s crew. to totally rewrite that as, oh, jack got it because some random dude died in a fight with salazar is literally cheapening the established sacrifie he’d made in pre-existing canon.

x. it ignores pre-established canon on the compass and its origins. jack bartered with tia dalma for that compass years ago, it has never, ever been mentioned it does anything beyond finding what the owner wants most in the world, and it’s not even like this is an obscure bit of something from a book. it was literally in dmc. tia dalma physically asks jack about the compass he bartered from her. again, a case of ignoring the canon that came before it without even a cursory wiki check.

x. it fucks with the timeline. pre-dmtnt, cotbp took place in the mid-1740s. now the timeline’s been shifted so much because of this trash heap of a movie, isn’t it supposed to be in the 1750s? but somehow the kid will and elizabeth had is all grown up? but timeline wise it’d have hector having a child while he was cursed? which makes no sense because he was cursed, could not reach orgasm, and most importantly, could not achieve an erection because he had no heart beat. it does nothing at all to check itself against the other canon pieces to make sure it works.

x. it cheapens elizabeth’s sacrifices and independence. so wait. you mean to tell me because lizzie got a little dick from her blacksmith/pirate she’s suddenly going to forget everything she’s lost (her father, her home, james, her former life), forget that she was made pirate king, and become the good little housewife that goes back to corsets and dresses when she has a ship (the empress), and a territory as a pirate lord (singapore). the same elizabeth that learned to use a sword after being kidnapped by cursed pirates. the same elizabeth that got one up on hector barbossa (only the one, though). the same one who made sure jack was sacrificed to the kraken. the same one who stood up to sao feng. the same one who used his belief she was calypso. sure, sharon.

x. everyone lost about fifty iq points to make the female lead seem smart, when the truth is the writers couldn’t write a smart female anyway. carina’s badly written. outside of her not needing to be hector barbossa’s daughter (nah, i don’t count that either, so don’t ask), she’s badly written in a way that makes it obvious they had no idea what they were doing, so they made everyone else stupider to compensate. jack sparrow is not fucking stupid. jack sparrow is wickedly smart. that’s kinda been the point of all the other movies. she could have been an interesting character, but it also pushes forth inaccurate tropes that aren’t historically sound. women were teaching university at this point. so...there’s that plot point as bullshit. the first female professor of anatomy (which was the first female professor period) was in the 1730s in what would become Germany (Germany was not a unified nation at this point, it was several nation states ruled by several princes and also a good portion of it was part of the austria-hungary empire). don’t fuck with me disney, i got historical sources.

x. it makes everyone an exaggeration of surface qualities when it comes to pre-established characters. gibbs is literally the only one that’s not wildly ooc. that’s it. jack is not stupid. he has a drinking problem - literally all of them do, welcome to the 18th century - but he knows his limits and he’s not really stupid enough to pass them. hector barbossa, the man who sailed an entire ship and crew over a waterfall at the end of the world and laughed on the way down would n e v e r be content to have a fleet of ships that cannot be attacked. his vanity is not in his clothing or his looks. that much gold on a ship is fucking stupid, it would make it capsizable. these are not stupid men. and yet according to dmtnt they sure are.

x. will’s job is not a curse. it’s a duty. as long as he’s doing the duty, he should not be all barnacally. the reason davy jones was squiddy is because he didn’t do the fucking job. shit, even the lego games got this shit right, how did the movie fuck up so badly? the “curse” is the squiddy-ness in the attempt to encourage jones back to his job. will in this movie was bullshit all the way around, his characterization was so fucking bad. and we’ve got the ending scene of awe where he was decidedly not fishy after ten years, so. shrug emoji. also, if all the “””curses””” of the sea were broken, will would have dropped dead, y’all. his heart. it’s in a chest. that’s not the one he’s attached to. think about it.

x. the guillotine was not even a thing until 1789, where it was used in the french revolution. do you know what the french revolution was not? georgian era. this is early industrial revolution era. no, these are not mix and match. and potc is clearly end of the golden age of piracy. you know when that was? early dates are 1730s. it finally really started to sputter completely around 1750. fuck you, disney, this is what i’ve dedicated my life to studying.

x. and lastly, it just ignores fourteen years of pre-established canon. i’m not tossing out 20 books and four other films for a movie that can’t even agree with itself (the magic in this movie makes no goddamn sense, when at least it did in the other four), much less everything that made it even possible. if you do, great. but understand i’m gonna want to do an au where it doesn’t exist, so it’s going to require plotting.

this isn’t everything, and it got saltier than i intended, but again: not slamming anyone, but this is my stance on it. the 20+ books and first four films are all i’ll consider canon, considering the newest film ignores all of it. if they had called it a reboot, i’d have no issue with it (beyond terrible writing) but as it stands...i just can’t. hector barbossa is important to me as a character, and it speaks volumes that after geoffrey rush has said he’ll keep coming back to hector as long as he stays believable and interesting, and has now said he’s done. because he had a huge part in shaping hector from the beginning, which is fantastically lacking in dmtnt. even in the bts pics they all look miserable, when the ones before are actually kind of fun to go through, because it’s obvious they were having a blast. so, now you know, there are most of my issues, even though it’s been said before, but i think this time i’ve covered it in greater detail. again, this does not mean i won’t rp with characters from it, but we’re going to have to have a sit down and plot session to make things work.

#cw salt #// lots of salt #; { raised in flames and aged in rust ; mun #; { leave your prison chains on the wall : ooc #// i've ranted before but #// hopefully this makes sense

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POTC:5 - A Hot Mess, with some glimmers of heart

I actually wrote this a few days ago on the plane and consistently forgot to post so here we go Maggie’s analysis of the hot mess that is POTC5 (and thoughts on how it could have been improved).

So PotC:5 was a hot mess and totally deserves a hard 57% rating, with a good portion of that rating based latent affection for the franchise.

THAT BEING SAID, they broke Will’s curse so given that I have been waiting 10 YEARS (10 YEARS IN AZKABAN/ ON THAT ISLAND WITH ELIZABETH) for that to happen, and it happened, I’m gonna say my time may have been 90% wasted but I’m not unhappy that I saw it.

The thing is, I think there were scraps of good movie in there somewhere. Not in the same was as say, Wonder Woman (where I think there was a superb movie in there had they only been allowed to simply rearrange some of their scenes and tweak a plot twist or two) but still. Frankly, I don’t think the scenes that would have made POTC:5 great were even shot, but there’s some structural hints towards their potential.

So here’s what I would have done to tweak POTC:5 to make it a better story along the lines of a novel. To my admittedly untutored eye, there was a lot of things that look like they could have been improved, and maybe there was even a stage of the script where the writers would have liked them to be improved, but things such as studio requirements, actor availability, and actor preference prohibited it. I have no idea what the exact making of this movie entailed but let’s just say, for example, I don’t think Keira Knightley wanted to make this movie, even though it would have been vastly improved by her presence.

Tweaks and Improvements:

1) Replace or at least partner Elizabeth with Barbossa. Frankly, we left her as Pirate King and it would have been amazing to see her *ahem* Swanning around on that opulent ship along with him, enforcing her title. I would have adored a subplot in which Henry has either essentially run away from home or, say, a respectable life that Elizabeth set up for him, or that he has simply gone missing and she’s been looking for him. Frankly, the very idea that Henry could be working on breaking the Will’s curse and have a lead and Elizabeth isn’t on that boat with him is crazy to me. The only understandable explanation is metatextual, ie Keira wasn’t available for the film. Pirate King Elizabeth should have been on that quest with them, and it could have provided some really excellent moments of action, pathos and even comedy. It may have also spared us some of the unrelenting fixation on fathers too, or at least balanced it with one present, capable mother instead of the endless string of fridged Disney Moms like Carina’s.

Some scenes it would have allowed - fuckin’ Pirate King Elizabeth overtaking Henry & Co. and giving the “I’m not here to stop you…. I’m here to join you.” speech. Moments of bonding between Henry and Elizabeth. Elizabeth expressing her loss of Will, and Henry sharing it. Humorous tension of having your mom onboard when you’re starting to crush on a girl and also prove yourself. Elizabeth’s total lack of interest in Jack and their inevitable banter… I mean frankly, the only reason not to have her is how much she would have stolen the show. MOVING ON.

2) Carina should have been Salazar’s daughter, not Barbossa’s. Frankly, the Barbossa thing just made… no sense at all. He’s never mentioned or shown interest in a family before, it just doesn’t really fit with his story, and I’m pretty sure that even if he wasn’t a ghost at that point of her conception (assuming Carina is younger than Henry but that’s not necessarily a given), it means he had her after POTC:3 which is… weird. Unless I’m missing something from POTC:4.

Reasons Carina should have been Salazar’s daughter instead:

Shared features: We got quite a few interesting close-ups of Salazar’s black waving hair, which looks a great deal like Carina’s. In contrast, technically under all the liver damage, Barbossa does have blue eyes but there any resemblance to Carina ends. Salazar actually looks at least a little like he could be her father, enough to serve as an actual clue to her heritage instead of the out of nowhere revelation about Barbossa. There’s the issue of the accent but they could either hand wave that by saying she studied in England or hire a hispanic actress, or have the actress assume a hint of a Spanish accent. Either way, it’s not a huge hurdle.

Salazar was clearly a good guy and successful before his transformation into a ghost thing, it explains how Carina got such a high-end education as to be an astronomer and a horologist, something that was never explained by the film, because by all accounts if the ruby was all Barbossa left her and she didn’t spend it, Carina would have grown up penniless. Salazar, as a Spanish officer of his own ship, would have been in a much better position for his family and estate to see that his daughter had a fantastic education.

It would have allowed Carina’s story to mirror Henry’s, that both of them are trying to free their father from a sea curse. Frankly, her not believing in magic and still going after the map thing is a bit of cognitive stretch. Having both of them trying to break a curse on their father would have been a nice parallel. You could even have it that Carina is skeptical about her father’s curse, but still sees the trident as a means of “freeing” him or at least convincing him to come home if he’s just gone mad. It could also provide a dramatic scene where maybe her whole life she hasn’t allowed herself to believe that her father was really “cursed” rather than dead or a deadbeat, and she tries to convince Henry that his father is no more cursed than hers and is only absent. Then, at the first sight of magic she could have a true moment of emotion, realizing it was indeed a curse that kept her once-heroic father away from her and her family.

Frankly, Salazar’s story is all over the place. Especially his morality. I get that this is “Pirates” of the Caribbean so the pirates are the good guys, but he was something of an actual good guy at least along the lines of Norrington before he went down and became all ghosty. Also, the moment where they become human again was actually rather emotional. I didn’t really understand why he was still a bad guy after they got turned back? Why the vengeance? How about instead let him get an actual redemption arc, his daughter talking him down from his mercilessness towards pirates because they’re the ones who helped free him. That also eliminates the need for Barbossa’s rather random and out of character “sacrifice” at the end, if he doesn’t need to die taking down Salazar.

(I gotta say, for like a split second I thought the witch would turn out to be Carina’s mother and her and Barbossa gave her up to give her a better life so failing a Salazar parenthood I could totally accept that too.)

3) Just… less Jack Sparrow, please. His wacky hijinks are at their best when they’re played against someone who is actually trying to pursue the plot. That’s why he was such a good foil and antagonistic ally for Will and Elizabeth, he’s best when he’s a wild card. But also, the schtick is getting a bit old. Hence why it would have been nice to have Elizabeth in the film to play off him a bit.

That being said, the glimpse we got of Young Jack the Sparrow was waaaay hotter than I expected, like I never had a real thing for Sparrow like many others did but godDAMN young cocky pirate kid who is just finding his sea legs, wasn’t totally crazy yet, and looked like he walked off the set of Black Sails was one of the small highlights of the film. It just goes to show what giving Jack Sparrow even a dash of integrity can do to strengthen the character.

Another thing absent from the film which was desperately needed - some connection between Henry and Jack Sparrow. It seemed assumed but never shown. Really, we got a ton of Jack Sparrow being disdainful of Will and Elizabeth, but I’d like to think that he would feel at least a little protective of their child. There was moments in the film that seemed to hint at that, but it would have been nice to get a verbal admission at some point (unless I missed it) along the lines of how he actually does care about them beneath his wacky and selfish exterior, and by extension doesn’t want their son to die.

Overall the film felt like 3 or 4 film ideas sort of crammed into one story. I definitely saw snippets of discarded plots, the whole possession of Henry came out of nowhere (though I forgive it because possession is my jam), Salazar’s pathos went in and out in favor of him in the end just remaining a monster despite the fact he just got his life back, Carina’s backstory and relation to Barbossa makes no sense at all, Elizabeth not participating makes no sense at all, and characters would randomly move vast distances or have extremely helpful coincidences just when they needed them to a level that went beyond “fun adventure story” and into “writer clearly ended up in a corner, again” territory.

I think the best parts of the film came down to Henry’s authenticity and his quest to save his father. The scene at the beginning where he meets Will by nearly dying was perhaps my favorite of the whole film, if not for the ending, and with just those two I would have been quite content. The film really needed to be more about that and less about Sparrow hijinks, which are always a great spice but they are a terrible center piece. POTC has consistently been the story of Elizabeth and Will, and it loses a lot of its fire when it shifts to be about Sparrow rather than their story serving as a stage where he could serve as jester and commentator. If this was to be the story of the next generation of Henry and Carina, it should have been allowed to remain fixated on them, and allowed there to be pathos in Carina’s story as much as Henry’s, which is why I think a parallel lost father and a connection to Salazar would have added a great deal.

I’m not sure if there’ll be a sixth film. It’s probably better if there isn’t. But I would be willing to drag myself back to the theater if we can finally see Will and Elizabeth again because frankly, apropos to nothing, their reunion was the single hottest most powerful moment of the whole movie and I’ll take a lot of confused garbage for that.

#potc #pirates of the caribbean #dead men tell no tales #potc5 #willabeth #my meta

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💐 - Answer all of these! (Thank you for sending in!)

🌺 - How much do you draw on personal experiences when roleplaying?

For all three of the current Muses, I’d say about 55% at best. The first rule in creative writing I learned from my professor was to avoid making carbon copies of yourself in characters. Family and life events are significantly different from the Mun, aside from appearances and ages. There are friends and random people I’ve encountered that did things that I remembered and drew upon for the Muses.

🍀 - How much do you think you have achieved with your blog?

As this is a fairly new account, it’s in the early stages. (Previously when Briggs had her own blog, she tended to walk on eggshells with other Muses, especially those who had field agents. Two years later, she developed into a hardened, but good-intentioned young woman who kept pushing ahead in her position, driven by the technological advancements and her late father’s support.)

🌼 - Do you think you could ever stop roleplaying now?

It is likely. Personal life has given me a lot to juggle as of lately and there are times where the drive has been lost for various Muses. I’ll admit that as an RP-er in the mid-late 20s section, it’s hard to foresee where I’ll be years later with these accounts.

🌻 - What do you do between replies?

Search aesthetic content for each Muse. This allows me to develop more of their backstory and small habits to make them who they are. (Ex. Wardrobe picks, quotes, music choices, pictures of food, pictures of cities/landscapes, etc.) Sometimes what I come across surprises me since it might be something I never thought of originally for that character. (Ex. I was playing random songs on Spotify and found a track by Nick Waterhouse I liked. Eventually the instrumentals began to sound like something Jimin would listen to on his phone. Originally I played with the idea of him being more into the classics but after that Nick Waterhouse song, he has more of an interest in jazz, R&B, swing, blues, and alternative.)

If I’m not on here, I’m probably on my main blog writing random things, reblogging Disney/Maze Runner/EXO/BTS/BLACKPINK content on there, etc.

🌸 - Have you ever been in a group? Would you do it again?

Previously I RP-ed on a Power Rangers forum for a Gokaiger thread in a group. The thread ran for almost two years until it fizzled out. There were some highlights to it – I liked how it was running for a long time but if anyone was sick or had stuff come up in their personal life, the threadrunner tended to be a little impatient and would threaten to replace you unless you spoke up about your absence. If it was the right group of people and we had an understanding about personal life first, maybe I’d consider doing another one.

🌹 - Have you met true friends through roleplaying?

I have not met anyone face-to-face from tumblr, let alone RP yet. However I have connected with some great folks that are down to chat random Hallyu stuff with me or things about life in general. The folks in question know who you are.

🍄 - What’s one bad habit you know you have in writing?

I like being descriptive and sometimes a thread calls for simplicity. I have to edit myself and know when to cut back on the detail. Sometimes I have to watch certain dialogue phrases since I went through a phase in regular creative writing where all of my characters spoke formally. (This was influenced by two teachers who forbid me from writing slang, informally, and cursing if the character was prone to doing so.)

🍁 - How do you want to explore your muse further? Is there a wishlist?

Jimin is set as bicurious in his default verse, meaning he’s interested in women but after a little favor from Hiro, his curiosity about being with a man is awaken. He’s conflicted because he doesn’t know what to do about it. I’m starting to explore his early questioning and coming out phases with @thebrokcnones. If anything, I’d like to explore that or his romantic relationships, seeing as he only dated one girl in his backstory who was not a good fit for him personality and attitude-wise. (Maybe his kinks since he’s fairly tame but has a few.)

Hiro has been branded (mistakenly) as loose at university but I’d like to pull him toward a serious relationship. Again, I’m in the early stages with the Mun above, but I’d invite more of that. (Romantic and platonic) I’d also consider the possibility of Hiro in a separate verse working part time as a barista in a local cafe and connecting with the patrons. (He has a strong love of coffee, decorative foam art, and making people smile with a cup of caffeine.)

Briggs defaulted to Kingsman in her early stages but I loved creating AU verses for her, some that went ignored on her original blog. (MARVEL crossover where she’s traded out to S.H.I.E.L.D., Shadowhunters where she is a warlock, Genderbent, etc.) I would prefer to explore more of the AU situations with her after two years of keeping her locked in Kingsman as the “girl version of Merlin” getting little love and respect from agents and trying to prove her worth to the superiors.

#insurrectus #[ OOC: The Mun Speaks ]#warsinmyhead

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Weekly Recap May 27-June 3

IT’S SUNDAY!!!!

Another week has gone by and our Gundam Wing community has created some amazing content for you to bask in!

Thank you for all your submissions! We have also tried to go through AO3 to find more published content but it’s easy for things to fall between the cracks so please continue submitting your links - we don’t want anyone’s work to be forgotten! You can submit anything gundam wing related. We want to see any and everything you’ve created.

Beneath the cut you’ll find links and information about the wonderful content created by our super creative peers. If anything piques your curiosity please give it a go. Don’t forget to comment, like, and reblog! Support and encouragement mean the worlds to creators. It helps keep them motivated and inspired.

Thank you all for being awesome and I hope you’re looking forward to next week’s update!

Fanfiction:

Also, just as a quick side note, if there aren’t warnings listed below be sure to read the warnings listed on AO3 before reading!

@amberlyinviolet, Knife in Hand (Chapter 17)

Chapter warnings: Explicit Sex. Chapter Summary: This is exactly what you think it is: 3k words of smut. Pairing: 2x3.

@anaranesindanarie and @rhysgalentalcernunnos, The Maxwell Twins: Shi and Duo

This is an ongoing RP between myself and Rhys. Our characters are twins. I'm Duo and Rhys is Shi. Please enjoy what we have cleaned up and finished of this so far.

BurnedVamp

Ass-king For It

Heero's irritated by Duo's moody behavior because Quatre is sexy and people want him.Boo hoo cry him a river.Sonfic: Cake By The Ocean by DNCE. Pairing: 2x4.

Memories

Things that happened between, with, and because of Trowa Barton and Quatre Barton-Winner. Drabbles. Pairing: 3x4.

War Crimes

Quatre isn't what Trowa believes he needs. That doesn't mean he isn't going to make him be so. Or delude himself into believing things that aren't real. Such as the blonde's sadistic tendencies that don't exist.Inspired by Hozier's 'Take Me to Church.' Pairing: 3x4.

Cedechan, Within the Nexus

Unexpectedly, he finds himself partnered with Wufei Chang and one of Doctor J's former wards, and when tragedy strikes again, he must rely on their help to find the assassin.And fighting his inner demons and long-time enemy, Heero, don't help matters...

@chronicwhimsy, Salvage (Final chapter)

Chapter Summary: 2x5 Fluff! The final chapter was posted on Monday. Pairing: 2x5.

@claraxbarton

Need

6x2 Summary: A late night of work and a few mistakes.

Offstage

Summary: It’s Duo’s first professional job, at a summer stock theatre company in upstate New York. As an intern, he knows he has a lot to learn. But he didn’t count on having to figure out how to deal with THIS mess.6x2, 1x3, 4xR, others.

Young Gods (Prologue)

Summary: A Phoenician relic finds its way into Dr. Relena Peacecraft’s hands. An unexpected group must decide the fate of the world. Full of sex, adventure and sass.Pairings: 2x5, 3xR, Meilin x Hilde, 4x6.

DarkBluePhoenix, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Legacy – Gundam Invasion

A Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Mobile Fighter G Gundam CrossoverIt’s a Gundam! *RANDOM EXPLOSION!* The cast of Gundam Wing meet our young heroes and befriend them in this tale of how those who understand, those who fight, those who doubt, and those who pass by, can claim victory against the forces of evil reborn. Mission Accepted. All systems go! Gundams… Evangelions… Launching!

duointherain, Camelot: Who's the Daddy Now?

Moody and Julia are out working as bounty hunters and have a great witness, whom they've saved from the San Francisco earthquake. A very proper Irish Catholic man and his lovely young wife are gonna fit right in on Camelot... Pairing: 1x2.

@helmistress

Nicknames

Summary: Quatre is forever insulting Zechs, and Zechs wants to know why. Pairing: 4x6 fluff. Featuring Quatre Winner, Zechs Marquise, Sneaky!Quat. For Summer of Zechs and Rhysgalentalcernunnos.

Entertainment Center (Second and last chapter!)

Pairing: 2X3 insinuations/wanting, Triton Bloom, Duo Maxwell, Une, lots of cursing >_>

@kangofu-cb

Mission: Redacted (Chapter 5)

Summary: Wufei, tooling around the Earth sphere, looking for something to do. Enter Sally, stage left, to make him an offer he cannot refuse. The beginnings of his very own black ops group.

Vieux Carré

Smutty Sunday contribution, sequel to ‘Gin and Tonic.’ Duo and Trowa have another “date.” 2x3, NSFW, no real warnings.

@la-femme-noelle, Bedayat Jadeda (Part 2)

Sequel to Heartbreak Café. Bedayat Jadeda, translated from Arabic to 'New Beginnings'. Quatre tries to settle into his new relationship with Duo and Wufei, learning the dynamics of polyamory while still trying to overcome the demons of his past. Duo and Wufei are determined to heal his pain and make him realize that he is worthy of everlasting love. Pairing: 5x2x4.

luvsanime02, Standby

Heero goes in front of the Board of Professional Review, and now she has an important decision to make.This is the fifth story in Navigation, a fem!Heero series.

@morbidbirdy and @the-notorious-bhg,

Where I Belong

In the year AC 205 the status of the Earth-Sphere remains relatively peaceful thanks to the efforts of the ESUN and it’s peacekeeping organization Preventer. The five young men who had once fought together for this peace now work quietly behind the scenes to maintain it. Despite their new roles in this world, Heero and Trowa struggle to establish a comfortable place in it. In the process of finding themselves they eventually realize that their place is with each other. Pairing: 1x3.

End of Line

The Grid, the legendary Tron System, has always intrigued Duo Maxwell. After years of dreaming and months of tireless work, he finally receives the final part he needs to unlock the door to the digital frontier. A blast of a digitizing laser later he finds himself in the world of his dreams. However, soon that dream becomes a nightmare as he comes to realize that his existence in this new world is both a danger to him and to the programs who reside there. With the help of Security Program Trowa and a mysteriously damaged and glitchy program named Heero, he embarks on a journey through The Grid to seek help from a mysterious entity known as the Gatekeeper. Will he be able to get out of the Tron System, or will the organizations who are hunting him manage to derez him first? Pairing: 1x3, 3x4.

@peachandbetty, Orders

Chapter Summary: Bit by bit, he got back to what he knew. He wasn’t a solider, and he had no firearm at his side for his hand to hover over when something didn’t feel quite right. He didn’t have an enemy to face, nobody at his heels pushing him to succeed and survive. But what he did have were orders. Pairing: 1xR Explicit.

@themanwell-deactivated20170531

A Safe Good Place

The moment when Trowa realized that the best thing in his life had finally crossed paths with the worst thing in his life, he was surprisingly relieved because, really, what it all came down to was the simple hope for a safe, good place.It would take a risk, the biggest risk he'd ever imagined but, he'd do it. He'd make it happen. At this point, there was no turning back. Pairing: 2x3.

May Demons Rest: Shinigami Sleeps 2017

A re-write of my 2004 fanfic "Shinigami Sleeps.” To find and free Duo from his demons, Trowa leaves his uneventful life at the circus for the mean streets of an obscure colony in L2. Pairing: 2x3.

@the-notorious-bhg, Kiss the Planet Goodbye

Working for NASA requires Heero and Trowa to be apart for months at a time. Astronaut and Flight Engineer Trowa Barton is about to embark on his third expedition to the International Space Station where his lover, Army Captain and Mission CAPCOM Heero Yuy will stay on the planet to communicate with the ISS team from Mission Control. Their last night will be spent joining their bodies together in the desert beneath the stars. Pairing: 1x3.

Val_Creative, Reason

A God does not strive to understand something plainly obvious to His own eyes. Pairing: 1x2.

@weiclown, Revenge Through Sex

Chapter Summary: Heero shouldn’t have let Duo use his laptop. The others go out, and come home to find Heero grieving over his broken laptop. What better form of revenge than keeping Duo awake all night with loud sex with Wufei? Pairings: 1x5, 3x4 implied.

wrennette, Dragons of Earth

Instead of dying in the attack on L5, Long Meilan proceeds with the altered Operation Meteor as the pilot of Shenlong Gundam. Pairing: 5xm.

Fanart:

@shinigami-of-excellence, Cute little Duobat and Wufei picture.

A gift for @renmaxwell.

@maevemauvaise

Relena as a fanct goldfish mermaid for @chronicwhimsy

Disney!Relena

Dorothy in a revamped black dress!

Mariemaia Khushrenada

Calendar Events:

Summer of Zechs (STARTS TODAY!) runs June 4-June 17. It’s a two week festival celebrating Zechs Merquise. All content is welcome and there are suggested prompts/themes for each day!

Thank you to all the amazing creators and supporters that keep our fandom alive!

#thisweekingundamwing #weekly recap

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