#failed romance

[rantsintechnicolor]

Do you ever wonder…

… if we incorrectly learn from our mistakes? The thought scares me, so much that I feel the effort it takes to breathe, which should feel like the most natural, easy thing. 

Our past informs the decisions we make for our future. Where one romance failed with one method, another one could have flourished. But person A made you change your approach, and the new method won’t work for person B. But only a fool would have tried the same method for person A and B, because aren’t we told that only a fool would keep trying the same method and expect a different result? With this logic, people are the variables and those variables are not accounted for when we “learn” from our mistakes. 

This seems a recipe for many a failed romance.

[readeity]

I miss you all the time, of course I do, but now I'm laying in a hospital room alone and it's 2am and I just want you snoring in the visitor's chair. I want you to hold my hand and press a kiss to my nose.

I want you reclined back and squished as you try and fold your big frame into that tiny, stupid chair. I want you next to me, snoring as I freak out. I want you to hold me and tell me everything will be fine. Even though if it might be a lie, it would be sweet to hear you tell it.

I want you to see I'm in the hospital and come to my side, kiss me sweetly and apologize for not communicating with me. I want us to fix things between IVs and annoying nurses and MRIs. I want to whisper 'I love you' into the crook of your neck as you sleep, because I can't say it out loud just yet but it's true. Even after all of this.

I'm in a hospital and you've left me on read and I can feel the hope that maybe you still care about me dying in my chest.

[alettertothestars]

Dear Yassir,

Fuck fuck fuck. It hurts like hell, and i am only a few hours since i let you go. I couldnt stop thinking about your face and her face. I was genuine when i say that all i want in this world is your happiness, i wanna be selfish, i want to beg you to just choose me, but i know i couldnt keep you that way. I cant keep you knowing you are probably meant for somebody else. Now, all i could think about was if your i love you’s were real, and you were not just imagining telling it to her. I couldnt stop thinking that all this time, it was her on your mind, and in your heart. Nothing hurts me more than when i hear you saying “you remind me of her” because hell i dont wanna be her. I want you to see me, as me. I love you very much but i hate how you lead me onto this. What i feel for you is the realest i ever have. I am willing to just give up everything just so I could be with you. When you said “imagine this, me living there with you” i know i was impulsive but if you really wanted that, i wouldve said yes. But ofc in time. I knew it. I knew you were gonna be my first heartbreak. I couldnt even cry as much as i want because my grandma is going to see me. I wish you are with me as much as i am with you. You always say you love me more than I love you, but I know now it wasnt real. Maybee what you have for me is just attachment. You only want me when you’re low. But through high and low, i wanted to be with you soo bad. I thought you’re the one. You are everything I wish for. I am willing to marry you and have a life together. I wish it was me that can make you weak. I wish I was your true love. Turns out it’s still your first love, after all these years. Anyway, I know I get through this. Maybe in a few days, I’ll get used to it. I love you very very much. I hope it’s worth it though. I hope that this time, it will work between you guys. All i can do now is to support you. I apologize for going away, i know i said i am your friend but i just cant be there when you pursue her again, i think thats too much pain. I am feeling enough now. I love you very much. 

[shit-sorry-fuck-mybad]

Merlin and Arthur are one of the only boss/employee romances I’ll take and it’s honestly because Arthur thinks he’s the boss when in reality Merlin runs the show and I think that’s funny

[shay-writes-stuff]

The promised date

Nothing but a smile graces her face today,

For the promised date awaits.

She searches through her closet for the most magical outfit,

For the promised date awaits.

She dolls her face up with makeup and brushes her hair for hours,

For the promised date awaits.

She sits and waits,

For the promised date awaits.

She sits and waits, sits and waits... Sit and wait,

For the promised date awaits?

She sits and waits, sits and waits...

For the promised date was counterfeited.

[kiwicorgii]

“pull this pin, let this world explode”

[castaway-clan]

[mayonness]

Otome Isekai x Text Post Meme

(Originally posted this on r/otomeisekai, but I'm posting it here too on someone's request)

[carryoncastiel]

He's doing his best (Part 2)

[corvase]

enemies to lovers ‘later in their life’ prompts

later in their life; post-book things like getting married, living together. feel free to use :)

“can you pass me the s—“ “no.” “………. at what point do you become mature?”

“i’m tireddd.” *in a whiny voice* “i’m tired.” *mocking them*

“hug?” “clingy, much?……” but hugs them anyway

random races. waking up and brushing? i’ll do it five hours before you even begin dreaming. walking to the kitchen to make breakfast? i can flip fifteen pancakes before you can blink.

“you said you loved me first, remember?” “…. did i?”

everything is still a competition. i don’t care if both our families are watching i can and will scarf this all down and beat you

“cant believe we fell in love. i swore i would never become this trope.” “who doesn’t love a good cliche?”

“kiss?” and an immediate joking “no” but they’re already leaning in with a small smile

both being very stubborn and like carbon copies of the other so small domestic things trip them up

^ like they’re both lying down on the couch like “who’s turn is it to do the dishes?” “… i think it’s yours.” “but i did them yesterday.” “no you most definitely did not—“

“i missed you.” and with a small smile, “really?” and an annoyed “no i’m lyin— WHAT DO YOU THINK???”

“must you argue with me about everything?” genuinely annoyed because they just want to choose what to eat for breakfast and the other one just wants to argue

BUT ALSO “must you argue with me about everything?” and it’s with the fondest smile ever as they run a hand through the other’s hair

“where are the onions?” “…. you called me at 2:00pm on a work day to ask me where the onions are??? WHEN YOU BOUGHT THEM LAST?????????” “… if you didn’t know where they were you could’ve just said that but whatever.”

“do you fancy getting married?” “do i f— DO I FANCY????? WE’RE NINETEEN.” “yeah but i love you.”

“did you do the laundry?” “did YOU do the laundry?” “oh splendid i’m married to a seven year old.”

a petty argument and the make-up being all reluctant

^ like “and by the way, i hate your new haircut.” and the other responding with a smile and a “yeah?” because they know with a glance that it’s not true at all

“i love you.” “… yeah. you too, i guess.” “….? say you love me.” “…” “i’m going to call your mom.” “… that is so low.”

it’s also important to have moments where they acknowledge that the enemies part is in the past and as much as they joke they both love each other very much

^“can we be serious for a second?” and an immediate sobering up

“i love you like, a crazy amount, you know.” “i love you even more.” “okay…. just let me have this one maybe.”

them learning each other’s hobbies & things they enjoy doing, going out of their way to learn and enjoy it too

“let’s go stargaze.” “i’d honestly rather do anything else.” but they go and just stare at the other one the whole time (and the other is aware)

[clementine-kesh]

tom paris inner monologue dot mp4

[web1entropy]

[redacted] & ren headcanons (1/?)

characters: [redacted], ren, angel | reader word count: ~900 (not proofread) content warning: other than typical yandere themes, light angst, & wiretapping, the post is fairly tame a/n: i'm using the term 'headcanons' very, very liberally here. this post serves as a way for me to get a better feel for ren\ [redacted] (more so the latter than the former).

–whereas ren types in a way that exudes warmth\ friendliness by injecting as many emoticons (as socially acceptable) and tries to match your texting energy by responding in kind (sending memes back, responding with a sticker, or reacting to your messages), the opposite is said for [redacted].

–[redacted]'s texting style leans more towards being terse and straight to the point, thereby coming off as a bit... dry. moreover, they prefer to abbreviate most words to save milliseconds from *being away from you typing. you could write the most long-winded paragraph with multiple subtopics nested within and they'll respond with a simple "lol yea" or "oh?" before maybe offering a further commentary on whatever you wrote.

–they try to offset this effect by responding with a (purple) heart (if it's contextually appropriate).

–to further elaborate: it's not that they're uninterested in talking with you (as if such a concept is even possible; their leg rapidly bounce from exaltation as their eyes are glued to the screen because holy shit-- you're talking to them over anyone else, which means that your attention is on them and no one else!), it's more so that they don't have anything to share and they prefer that the focus of the conversation shouldn't shift away from whatever you wish to talk about.

–80% of the time, the conversation will conclude in [redacted] asking if they could call you instead. in general, they'll always opt for voice-to-voice communication since a little indelible past incident that had occurred on an online forum (?!) made them detest texting.

–chatting with you through video or voice calls assuages past memories of staring vacantly into nothing, one hand partially covering their face while the other picks up lint from their clothes, a frigid sensation spreads from deep crevices of their heart to the end of their limbs as they listen to the audio from their monitor of you speaking with some person (i.e. your friend). in your voice, they hear a vivid lilt that is a sharp contrast to the tone you've used with them when they attempted to approach you in real life.

–after doing it on photographs they own of you for years, it's no wonder one of their favourite act of physical contact is gently tracing your countenance: from the bottom of your chin, up to your lips, moving high to the arch of your apple cheeks— upon which their thumb lingers there for a few seconds, lightly stroking the spot below your eye —, then drawing upward from your temple to the outline of your eyebrows. finally, they consummate this gesture by placing a peck on the tip of your nose.

–[redacted]'s sense of humour is a derivative of a specific form of trolling -- being as provocative as possible while hiding behind the scrim of sincerity. it took time and practice to learn how to perfect and effectively manipulate a persona that can elicit a strong response from others. along the same vain, (affectionately) bantering with them is a bit of an issue since it's hard to get a rise out of them. it's further complicated by the fact that they know you more than you know yourself. nevertheless, it becomes easy to tease back once you find out that their weak spot is anything related to you :3c.

–it requires a decent degree of social and emotional intelligence to play a persona (whether it's acting out whoever is your current subject of affection or impersonating someone for nefarious purposes :3) and make it convincing to observers.

–Unfortunately, they don't have a meme folder on standby-- so they were taken completely off-guard when you hit them with a meme in lieu of a response. cue a distressed ren frantically searching up 'funny meme' on google images (of all places) while muttering 'not funny. gross. not funny. absolutely not. not funny. what the hell does that even mean?!'

–you're the only person [redacted] have saved to their contact list (and the only number they've memorised by heart). on nights that drag long and sleep deprivation begins to set in, hunched in front of the intense artificial light of their monitor, their gaze lingers on the 'dial' button on their screen as they can feel the dull ache in their heart stir over how easy it is to reach you; yet, they know good things never came easy to them.

–ren's freak out at the movie's jump-scare was a genuine reaction, not because he's afraid (as one might surmise), but because of how high-strung he is from that day's rollercoaster of events-- and now he's in your apartment watching a movie together like it's the most normal thing in the world?! he was deep in his reverie of domestic bliss and before it got cut short by the ear-piercing scream from the tv.

–they might or might not have attempted to make a short video game confessing their feelings to you. they'll resume their project after the events of the story and make it as an anniversary surprise.

–[redacted] being a fan of gothic music... i needn't elaborate more...(also I firmly believe from the bottom of my heart that pictures of you by the cure is one of their favourite songs.)

[pirateshavefeelingstoo]

Help I’m thinking about us dancing in the kitchen again

[carpeossa]

[asteriass]

Yandere Male Love Interests

Recommendations for series that include male love interests whose love, admiration, & devotion is so strong that it is expressed as an excessive obsession & possessiveness. Sometimes using extreme violence or brutality as an outlet for their emotions [Though the latter part is not the case for ALL love interests in the list]

[Spoilers warning for certain series later on in the list]

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ Firefly Wedding

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ Love and Heart

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ The Villain's Savior

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Let's Hide My Little Brother

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳It's Mine

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Abide in the Wind

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Secret Alliance

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Cheese in the Trap

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳340 Days

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳I Failed to Oust the Villain!

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Itoshi no Ko, Charlotte

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳It Was a Mistake, Grand Duke!

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ My Dear Living Dead

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Nariyuki de Konyaku wo Moshi Konda Yowaki Binbo Reijo desu ga, Naze ka Jiki Koshaku-sama ni Dekiai Sarete Torawarete Imasu

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳Perfect Mine

[our-flag-means-ducks]

Ed looking at Olu (charismatic, intelligent, natural leader who was ready to strap a guy to an anchor and let him work it out with the ocean 5 seconds after becoming captain) and Jim (short, angry, no social skills whatsoever but brilliant at stabbing people) and just sighing like "you guys are just like me and Iz when were young..."

and Jim and Olu being HORRIFIED