#foreshadowing hehe :)c

[avastyetwats]

Stede finds it endearing that Izzy apologized ahead of time for the mess inside of his flat and he can't help but give him a smile. "Oh, I don't think I'd have any right to judge, anyway. You saw mine." What with some boxes set around his apartment, evidence that he only just recently moved in and given how tough the transition had been, he didn't have much motivation to unpack. Especially since his goal was to be even closer to the beach, but even then, it wouldn't be for a while... "I'm sure yours is fine. No burnt smell, no broken door. I'm quite sure you already have me beat." He laughs, trying to help Izzy feel better and less nervous about how his place looked.

He waits patiently for Izzy to unlock the door and once inside, Stede takes a couple of minutes to look around. He can't help but smile at everything he sees, especially the books and records and posters with a classic and romantic art style that was just so... him. There was so much he still didn't know about him and yet, it felt like he knew a lot because this place just felt so... Izzy. And gods, did Stede feel so warm just being inside of his home. He felt far more comfortable and happy here than he did in his own apartment. Was that strange? Possibly, but it just felt so comforting in here. So homey and and calm. All that he felt standing in his living room, he felt just by being near Izzy.

His eyes are glued to the filled bookshelf and the table with the records and record player next to it. Oh, how he'd love to get a closer look. To see what books his songbird enjoyed reading - since Stede was a large reader himself with his own vast collection - and to learn more about his taste in music which Stede already knew was amazing. But before he can take a step closer, Izzy talks about the letters Stede has been sending and he can't help but laugh when he mentions having thought it was a woman at first. "I thought the heart might have been a little too much at the start.." He admits with a little blush, probably having gotten carried away sometimes, but it didn't seem that way to Izzy since he enjoyed them. And then he sees the tin full of what Stede recognizes as his little notes and letters. Oh, he's blushing and smiling even more now. "I've never written little notes and poems for anyone before.." He admits, smiling shyly. "But I'd also never met someone with as mesmerizing a voice as you." Israel was the first person Stede has never written love notes to. Notes of praise and compliments turning into notes of affection...

"I'm glad you didn't. Turn me away... I was honestly afraid these notes were too much or would make you uncomfortable... but then you started to sing more and leave notes of your own and I was relieved. I was... happy. Really happy." He remembers questioning whether Izzy would find him, or his notes, creepy, but thankfully he didn't. And he had this huge smile on his face as he got lost in thought thinking of Izzy's own notes he started to leave, thinking of how happy they made him. How inspiring they were. How inspiring he was. God, he didn't even know about the story Stede started writing of him, because of him. Perhaps at a later time...

They both snap out of their daze and Stede chuckles. "How about I get the tea started? And then you can show me your collection of records and books." So long as Izzy was okay with that, of course. But in the meantime, he walked into the kitchen to get the tea started. Thankfully the kettle was already sitting out, so while Izzy did what he needed to do, Stede got the tea started.

Dessert? Oh he arched a rather fuzzy brow on that one. His writer was a tad bold with that one and he couldn’t even knock him for it. Instead it made him chuckle. And when he asked if he was sure, he rolled his eyes and laughed. Before he could even say anything, Stede had already said he’d love to join.

That little sweet peck had him a bit star-struck. It was such an affectionate little move, it wasn’t sexual at all and Izzy liked that. Fuck, the more he was in his presence the more he fell for him. Once he’d grabbed his tea and they moved out of the rather broken door and up to his flat, he paused momentarily before they entered, looking back over his shoulder. “ It’s.. a tad messy. I’ll apologize for that now. “ But wasn’t that the case with artists? Their minds so full of ideas that it overloaded into the real world? Although now that he was standing before his door he was a little nervous, he managed to open it.

“ Oh believe me I remember.. “ Said as he moved aside for him to enter. Since he had the top flat, it was a loft with the ceiling encroaching in a bit but it was rather spacious. Yes, it was a little messy, but that was simply Izzy. There were clothes here and there, a sofa and coffee table with a tele. But then he had bookshelves across one wall that were packed full. He had so many that there were little stacks here and there. And of course there was his record player with the immense collection of records. Those babies were his pride and joy. He had a few posters on the wall too. This loft was his, very lived in, and how he liked it. But his kitchen? Even from the door it could be seen that it was immaculate and spotless.

“ I honestly thought it was from a bird at first, the little heart around the i? “ He moved around the flat, hurriedly trying to pick up the bit of mess so he didn’t look an utter wreck. And on the coffee table sat a biscuit tin that’s lid was open. Inside were all the letters that the writer had sent him. It seemed someone had been telling the truth earlier.. possibly reading them before he sang more Edith on the balcony. “ Thought I’d have to tell her to piss off as I’m clearly well. Gay. “ He snickered softly. Fuck now that he had the clothes in his hands what should he do? Throw them into more organized piles? Oh dear, Izzy. He wasn’t expecting company!

“ Even if it had been, after the letters kept coming.. once I realized and you pretty much let on you were a man, I don’t think I could have turned whoever wrote them away. They were all so.. meaningful. “ His eyes seemed to search for the right word, but then he found it with a bright smile.

He got caught in a bit of dazed thought.”, but snapped himself from it. “ Uhhhm, have a seat if you want? Or head into the kitchen, we can get the tea started after I figure out what the fuck to do with this.. “ Did he blush a little? Was he embarrassed he was a mess? Yes, yes he was.

[gweelczz]

“Disappearing acts”

Bo Chow x OC (Rosetta)

Genre: angst, hurt and comfort, happy ending

Warnings: hints and foreshadowing of violence

Summary: hehe, you gotta read it!

The music at Smoke and Stack’s juke joint rattled the wood-plank floors, hot and wild like always. Folks stomped and laughed, skirts twirlin’, bodies pressed tight as the night carried on heavy and full.

Rosetta sat at their little table near the back, fingers twistin’ the hem of her dress, watchin’ Bo across the room. He was leanin’ against the doorframe, smilin’ that easy, slow smile of his — the one that always made her heart stumble — a drink hangin’ loose in his hand.

He fit here like he was born for it — even with his different skin, his slanted dark eyes. He belonged. They both did, in their own crooked way.

But even so, Rosetta’s chest felt heavy tonight.

She hadn’t told nobody, not even Annie, but lately a terrible question had been gnawin’ at her insides: Did she really love Bo the way she was supposed to? Was she just holdin’ onto him outta comfort? Fear?

She hated herself for even thinkin’ it.

Bo caught her eye across the room and winked at her, just a little flicker of a thing that would’ve made her laugh any other night. She started to smile — but before she could, Stack sidled up to Bo, murmur’d somethin’ low, and with a nod, Bo disappeared out the door into the thick Mississippi night.

She waited.

Five minutes passed. Then ten. Then thirty.

Her heart started beatin’ wrong in her chest.

She pushed up from the table, eyes flickin’ to the door. Folks were still dancin’, laughin’, knockin’ back whiskey like the world wasn’t spinnin’ wrong — but Rosetta felt it. She felt it deep.

Somethin’ wasn’t right.

“Annie,” she gasped, findin’ her friend near the bar. She grabbed her arm, fingers diggin’ in tight. “I c-can’t find Bo. He— he walked out that door and he ain’t come back.”

Annie took one look at her and wrapped her arms around Rosetta tight, pullin’ her against her chest like a mama with her child. “Hush now, sugar. We gon’ find him. Bo’s tougher than he looks.”

But Rosetta was already unravelin’.

She clung to Annie all night long, tears streamin’ down her cheeks, stainin’ Annie’s dress. She paced the floor, peeked out the door a hundred times, askin’ every man and woman she could grab if they’d seen him. Each no broke her down a little more.

And the whole time, that horrible question gnawed at her soul.

She hadn’t been sure she loved him enough?

Lord, she was a fool.

She loved Bo Chow more than her own breath, more than her own skin. She loved him so deep it scared her, loved him like he was stitched into her bones by hands wiser than her own.

The hours dragged on like years.

The music slowed as the crowd thinned, leavin’ only the diehards, the lonely, and the broken-hearted. Rosetta sat slumped against Annie on a bench near the door, her pretty dress wrinkled, her hair a wild halo of sorrow around her tearstained face.

Then — just when the first gray fingers of dawn reached across the horizon — the door creaked open.

And there he was.

Bo.

Standin’ in the doorway like some battered angel, clothes torn, face streaked in blood. But he was breathin’. He was whole.

For a moment, Rosetta couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe.

Then her body remembered what her heart had known all along.

She flew across the room, crashin’ into him so hard he staggered back a step. She threw her arms around his neck, sobbin’ into his shoulder, not givin’ a damn about the blood or the dirt or the way folks turned to stare.

He caught her up tight against him, his hands tremblin’ a little as he buried his face in her hair.

Smoke strolled in right after, wipin’ blood from his knuckles with a handkerchief.

“Calm down, y’all,” Smoke drawled, grinnin’ like he had all the time in the world. “Ain’t nothin’ wrong. Chow here just helped me handle some business out back. Got a little messy is all.”

Rosetta didn’t even hear him. She was too busy kissin’ Bo’s face — his jaw, his cheeks, the corner of his mouth — anywhere she could reach, whisperin’ “I love you” over and over like she was tryin’ to make up for every second she had doubted.

Bo just held her tighter, whisperin’ back against her temple, his voice hoarse: “I know, Rosie. I know.”

And right there, wrapped up in him under the soft golden light of the juke joint, Rosetta knew she would never question her heart again.

Bo Chow was hers.

And Lord help the fool that tried to take him from her.

Later, when the sun was high and the world was soft and slow, Rosetta sat Bo down at their little kitchen table back home. The house smelled of sage and woodsmoke, the way she always kept it — safe, blessed.

She wiped the blood from his face with a warm cloth, hands gentle but firm, her gold eyes locked on his, heart hammerin’ so loud she thought he might hear it.

Bo sat still under her touch, lettin’ her fuss over him like he always did, his roughened hand coverin’ her knee, thumb strokin’ slow circles like he was tryin’ to soothe her.

When she finished, she pressed the rag into the basin and gripped the table’s edge to steady herself.

“Bo…” she started, voice crackin’. She dropped her gaze to her lap. “I need to tell you somethin’.”

He waited, patient as the river.

“I doubted myself,” she whispered. “I… I kept wonderin’ if I loved you the way you deserve to be loved. If maybe I was just holdin’ onto you ‘cause I was scared of bein’ alone.” She blinked fast, tears burnin’ the back of her eyes. “But when you disappeared tonight… when I thought you was gone… it about tore my soul clean in two.”

She lifted her face, and her tears were fallin’ now, leavin’ shining tracks on her deep ebony skin.

“I do love you, Bo Chow. I love you so much it hurts. I ain’t never gon’ doubt it again, not a day in my life.”

Bo’s face didn’t change, not right away.

He just reached out slow, like he was approachin’ a scared animal, and cupped her face in his calloused hands.

“You ain’t wrong for bein’ scared, Rosie,” he said, voice low and thick with feelin’. “You hear me? Love this big — it’s bound to scare folks. Bound to shake ’em up. But it’s real. And it’s ours. And I ain’t goin’ nowhere, even if you doubt, even if you get scared again. I’m yours. You’re mine.”

She let out a broken sob and crawled right into his lap, buryin’ her face in his chest.

Bo rocked her there, whisperin’ soft promises against her hair, lettin’ her cry it out, lettin’ her know she was safe — they were safe.

And when the tears were spent, when the world felt stitched back together, Rosetta pulled back just enough to kiss him — slow, deep, sure.

“I’m gon’ spend every day lovin’ you better,” she vowed against his mouth.

“You already do, baby,” he murmured. “You already do.”

And there, in their little house under the Mississippi sun, with the ghosts of doubt finally laid to rest, Rosetta and Bo held each other like they had all the time in the world — because, in that moment, they surely did.

[aluria-sevhex]

THE KING FUCKING ONE-SHOT ME

notes:

-why am i being so anxious lol. if i die i can loop again it's fine

-i love this game's music

-wtf is the stuff all over the place and the gate

-i love how when Sif forgets terms for stuff like the kiln the others will remind him

-a mirror...

-"everyone say fromage!" F R O N C H

-Siffrin has a lot of pocket space

-aw, Odile's eyes light up when she's learning things

-woah this Sadness is just giant hands

-I FOUND MIRA'S ROOM

-ooo Mirabelle likes horror

-the barrels. are EVERYWHERE

-discussion of crafting your body has led to the wonderful sentence "High heels hurt my feetsies..." thanks Isabeau

-woah Sif's cloak is magic

-Isabeau's so considerate of the fact that Sif doesn't like being touched :]

-ok where the fuck is Siffrin from and how did they get the cloak

-FUCK. LOOP KNOWLEDGE BLUNDER

--aw that's kinda cute how Odile will ask questions about stuff she already knows to get the emotional component

-huh. this gate has weird writing that they can't read. and the gate looks like... stars... hmmmmmmmm

-CREST TIME

-i picked the wrong way :( WELP TIME TO EXPLORE THIS ROOM

-ah yes the "handsome young men falling into beautiful heartbreaking madness" horror anthology

-THE SCHADENFREUDE!!!!!!!!!

-openphrase123

lol

-aight i'm looping now

-um. Loop. what would happen if you saw the others

-what's up with that book Bonnie was reading...

-WAIT FUCK I MEANT TO CHECK THE LOCKED HOUSES I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOOP AGAIN

-the world would be inside of the universe...

-yeah i can't be assed to search the entire House for the book rn that's like 2 floors i've cleared. i'm looping forward.

-the little nodding Siffrin when he zones out is cute

-woah. observatory...

-hmmmm Mira can't remember who studied in the observatory. maybe this is tied to Loop? or the starry gate? or the disappearing island?

-trying to read the books gives you a headache

-istg this is some Gaster shit

-COLOR? WAIT THE WORLD IS MONOCHROME. HOW IS THERE A BOOK ON COLOR THEORY

-Siffrin where the fuck are you from

-welp. looping time

-lol the crying key is in the super duper cool notebook

WAIT THAT'S A MEAN THING TO DO. THE GAME IS BEING MEAN LMAO

-loop-de-doop-de-doop

-might as well go do some things in Dormont if i'm looping anyway

-ok time to loop forward to floor 2

-uh-oh. Sif is having a crisis over not being good at their job. :(

-looping forwards. round and round and round we go...

-"if you hadn't picked up the key wouldn't we be stuck?"

Live Siffrin reaction: (Yes.)

-lol bathroom break. fictional characters NEVER go to the bathroom

-Sif whaddya need to do alone?

-lol

-Sif is SO glad to have the loops

-:0 intact Change God statue

-KEYKNIFE

-what the- they got teleported! this is sus...

-feel like the bit where Sif laments the loss of the keyknife and thinks they could've found another use for it might be foreshadowing...

-FUCK FUCK FUCK MIRA IS KO

-fml Odile is the only one left standing

-first game over damn

-jesus fucking christ this is a bleak game over screen

-is he gonna finish himself off

-fuck that's bleak

-ok he finished the Sadness off

-WAIT DO I HAVE TO GO THRU FLOOR 3 *AGAIN*??? THIS IS BULLSHIT

-grinding for exp

-had to go to dinner. back

-it's nice when Bonnie gets to deal the final blow :]

-time to try again!

-I DID IT :D

-uh-oh. Mira is freaking out at the sight of another frozen person :(

-oh her roommate :(

-Mirabelle you're not useless :(

-HOLD UP. THE *HEAD HOUSEMAIDEN* GAVE MIRABELLE THE ABILITY TO NOT GET FROZEN?

-hehe Odile is hungry. SNACK TIME... maybe *i* should eat more.

-love how crab is used like a swear word

-Siffrin's like "i"m fine!" and i'm like "ARE you?"

-hey King why do you have stars on your gauntlets

-THE KING JUST REFERENCED SIF SPECIFICALLY?

-...what does he need to remember...

-Siffrin is sus

-DID HE JUST FUCKING 1-HIT US?

-this is one hell of a game over

[allyriadayne]

What were your highlights of the trailers?

in no particular order

1) AEGON!!!! I was very surprised by how much he featured in the trailers. i had the inkling aemond would feature more heavily because he's the usual fan favorite but i loved that they really took the time to show more of less what aegon will be and do next season. loved his scenes with alicent and larys (!!!!) and i loved seeing him have almost complete autonomy and make decisions! i want him to get worse and this showed me a lot of promise. i'm still a bit ambivalent about the new wig because i liked the other one, but nbd.

2) Larys. a lot of torturing and spies this season which means a lot of larys too! i've been heheing too close to the sun by imagining how the aegon/larys dynamic was going to be but i had no hope of even seeing a little bit in the trailers. silly me because he was there!!! surprised by them having a mini arc beginning from the end of b&c to before & after rook's rest. also a new still of larys was so great for me personally because he was styled v differently from the usual.

3) Baela. Baela riding moondancer and fighting (?) at rook's rest as a foreshadowing for her fight with aegon later. SICKKK. her wigs and rhaena's (and rhaenyra's!) were also better so it's was a big highlight for me. more screentime for my girl!

4) Jace. I imagined he would be in the trailer for the stark nostalgia and he was, but i liked the parts where he was mommy's little diplomat in the dinner with the other dragonseeds. i was half afraid he was not going to be included but i'm glad he is. seated next to addam nonetheless!!!!! another win for my jaceaddam agenda. we also saw hugh and ulf and baela directly in front of jace soooo cute.

5) daemyra failmarriage. no daemon on luke's funeral scene nor in the dragonseed dinner. he's obviously in harrenhal and i think we see him in maegor's tunnels (?). they are soo cooked i love them. rhaenyra also looked v stern and passionate which is good because i was also ambivalent on showing her completely destroyed by luke's death like in the book. daemon looked so hot ngl i love daemon in armor so much.

6) the bracken twink taking on four blackwoods at the same time. my family!!!

special mentions to the blurry background images of tyland lannister, alicent looking like the saddest woman in the word and freddie fox looking like freddie fox in a horse.

[henriiiii-1001old]

drew smth for princess quest after a while!!!!!! i rly like how these turned out, especially bc i found out how to 8-bitify my art :)ccccc

i actually got inspired by this rly cool piece by someone on instagram, and it just looks rly cool!!!!!

i hopefully wanna have a full concise story arc for princess quest and just vr in general bc i wanna flesh out the not-so-thought-out parts of my au

other versions down below

enjoy!!!

[insomniactalks]

I had already planned on making this post after watching 3.04, and even received a message about it (LOL, cuz us PWs share 1 collective brain cell😂), so here's a quick (long) Portwell analysis! Plenty of gifs ahead, so read under the cut.

A moment that caught me really off guard was the following:

I'm not surprised EJ suggested a song that would allow Gina to shine after Corbin said they have to film something. But Gina's reaction to EJ even saying the word "love" was so genuine and full of excitement and giddiness. In the 3rd gif, she's so elated at the possibility of EJ saying he loves her (someday) that she clenches her hands to contain herself. Then she tries not to get too ahead of herself and claims she "didn't hate" hearing him say it. It feels very similar to her 2.09 talking head when she admits things have "changed a little" between her and EJ. Obviously, things definitely change for them by the S2 finale. So this was just an interesting parallel to me... it also seems like more foreshadowing of Portwell falling in love/love confession someday. They are also playing background music in the moment above that I don’t believe we’ve ever heard before. I could be wrong, so if anyone knows for sure, let me know! But it sounds like new music to me. It sounds like a guitar instrumental, with a romantic and hopeful feel. It starts the moment Gina smiles in the 1st gif, then ends the moment she stops smiling in the 4th. The music kinda encapsulates how Gina feels at that exact moment. 

Another moment that stood out to me was EJ and Gina at the beginning of “Love is an Open Door,” prior to the dream sequence when they're in-costume. EJ is clearly uncomfortable being thrown into the role of an actor again b/c he’s been so focused w/ being the director. He says he’s “a little rusty as an actor” before Gina nudges him w/ her shoulder and gives him encouraging words (”pretend it’s you and me frolicking across a field”). I think EJ does exactly what she says b/c the song eventually leads to a dream sequence, w/ EJ and Gina frolicking around the camp lmfaooo. I interpreted the part of the music video with EJ and Gina in-costume as Hans and Anna as EJ’s imagination, if he were to play that role in the musical. 

The part I wanna talk about is the very beginning of “LIAOD,” before the dream sequence, where you can clearly tell EJ is incredibly nervous and sings rigidly at first (not gifed but just look it up hehe). He can’t even look up as he sings “I love crazy” and seems extra expressive when he sings “I was thinking the same thing” (also not gifed. Sorry.) BUT the moment he starts to act/sing more genuinely is during the following lines:              

Living in his father’s shadow for all his life, this line really relates to EJ’s experience b/c he’s been trying to live up to Cash’s expectations of him (perfect son, athlete, actor, etc) while also trying to “find his place” in the world. Gina nods along as EJ sings this bit b/c she understands (as both someone who has also been searching for her own place/home, but also as someone who knows about EJ’s life, considering their 2.08 couch scene. He said his “entire life had been mapped out for him” (2.08) and Gina shook her head at the time b/c she couldn’t relate. But in the gif above, she nods her head in agreement b/c she gets him now, even if her experience differs.) 

The first time Portwell make eye contact (meaningfully!) during the song is this moment: 

Gina looks over at EJ while she sings “with you” and he does the same. He sings “I found my place” while looking at her b/c Gina helped him on this journey of self-discovery. Her words to him in the 2.08 couch convo gave him the strength to stand up to his dad about the whole Duke situation. Gina sings “I see your face” with another nudge in the shoulder (totes paralleling the shoulder nudge in 2.10!) b/c she really does see EJ for who he truly is. She even said it in 2.08 ("I see someone who tries really hard to do the right thing. He fails a lot. But he keeps on trying.") When they sing these lines, they’re not portraying Anna and Hans. They are just Gina and EJ, 100% themselves. 

Right before the dream sequence part of the song, we get this moment:       

Gina turns to EJ and offers him her hands. With more confidence than before, EJ happily takes them and Gina gives a reassuring squeeze. She’s silently telling him “we got this!” thru her body language b/c from this point on, they have one another’s full, undivided attention. They’re not just performing for Corbin and his documentary crew, EJ and Gina are singing to each other from this point on.  (I also just love the fact that Gina’s wearing a cute red dress and a heart locket. AND THEY’RE SINGING A LOVE SONG.) 

One last thing that I love about “LIAOD” are these scenes:    

EJ pushes Gina on the swing. Gina pushes EJ on the swing. EJ spin dips Gina. Gina spin dips EJ. Sure, he can be the macho leading man/hero, and she could be the damsel in distress, but that's not who they really are all the time. They are very much so reversing typical gender constructs in the most subtle of ways! And I absolutely love it! I just love how often Portwell are shown to be a team, and they've always got each other's backs. If she falls, he'll catch her. If he falls, she'll catch him. It's an equal partnership through and through. (It also takes a lot of trust to fall into someone's arms like that, and they both clearly trust the other to catch them!) AND just thought of this, but having Gina be the one to spin dip EJ further highlights her role as Anna as the heroine of the story. There's certainly no toxic masculinity on EJ's part because he's more than happy to have his girlfriend catch/spin dip him on national television, especially if it means highlighting what a star she is. AGHHHHH I LOVE THEM.

[lycanlovingvampyre]

MAG 196 Relisten

Activity on my first listen: Slow Tuesday at work.

ANNABELLE: "Perhaps… that’s because you didn’t seem to like what I had to say." MARTIN: "No, it’s because you weren’t really saying anything, were you? It was all just ominous foreshadowing again." Lol, poor Martin, always surrounded by ominous people XD

MARTIN: "Hey, this is your magic bubble. You’re the one making it so that we’re, like, actually walking, walking all the way to Oxford. So sorry I’ve got to sit down occasionally, like a human." Isn't Oxford a bit far from London to simply walk there? You know what, let's find out! Okay, Google maps, starting at the Chelsea College of Art and Design and our destination is 105 Hill Top Road in Oxford... 90 km, 19 hours. That's actually not that bad, they'll reach that in two days. I hope Martin has his camper backpack with him.

ANNABELLE: "And the book breaks?" MARTIN: "It’s not like you’re entertaining company." ANNABELLE: "And it’s nothing to do with the fact that any lost souls in our area also get a break from their torment? Hmmm?" First, I imagine Martin has a camping chair and a little parasol with him and every now and then he unpacks them, gets comfortable and starts reading. Second, OMG aren’t the victims of the domains they come across super confused?? One moment they facing their worst nightmares and suddenly there's sunshine and all their bones ache and they are tired, oh actually, they all probably fell asleep immediately... Otherwise, I'd be asking where are they. Why didn’t they spot the obvious tourists and walk with them in a little parade, all following the camera. (Don't mind me rambling here, I'm just having fun with silly little scenarios.)

MARTIN: "… So what if it does? Is that a problem?" ANNABELLE: "Actually, I find it very reassuring." Cause she wants him to want to save everybody.

ANNABELLE: "No. I did it in his sleep. He’d always been accommodating, so… I wanted to honour his wishes." Was there a superior motive? In the end, if she stole the camera and left him alive and well at Upton House, he'd just be integrated in the fear ecosystem, become either a watcher or watched. And either way, he wouldn't be able to leave his domain to try to stop anything. Hm... can watchers call out to Jon? So if Salesa ended up to be a watcher and could call out to Jon, he could have warned them about Annabelle at best. And only on short notice cause he wouldn't be able to reach Jon when they were in the tunnels, it would have had to be while they were inside the Panopticon. So somehow I think it wouldn’t have mattered if Salesa lived or died, not for our story.

MARTIN: "That’s a shame." ANNABELLE: "Is it?" MARTIN: "I mean… he seemed nice. To us at least." ANNABELLE: "And what of his victims? The people whose lives he destroyed?" Hehe, thinking about Martin wanting Fairchild dead because he threatened him to throw him off a rollercoaster and was a bit of a menace to talk to XD But tbf, Fairchild actively tormented people and wanted to torment them. Salesa was more of an accomplice. Selling all those cursed items (to the rich and arrogant,.. aaaand I’m thinking about MAG 155 again here) instead of sealing them away somehow or even destroying them.

MARTIN: [Sighs] "Is it much further?" Haha, this is the third time now that we hear him asking how much further it is XD

MARTIN: "Hey, is that – ? You told me not to bring a tape recorder." ANNABELLE: "No. I said we wouldn’t need one. We have plenty of tapes." Yeaaaah, already said it in MAG 161, the change of the logo for season 5 gave away the whole "the tapes are web" thing. I mean, it looks really cool and if you listen on a podcatcher it's all the same to you, it's the web tape logo right from the start, so I think it's better and not such a dead giveaway. I listened on YT the first time so I also saw the change in the logo and based my conclusion on the change.

ANNABELLE: "Do take a seat." [MARTIN PUTS DOWN BAG, TAKES A SEAT] Is it finally a comfortable seat?

ANNABELLE: "I’ve written you a statement. I would like for you to read it." Actually I was thinking, why does Martin read it. Why not Annabelle? Is there a canon-reason for that or was it something behind the scenes?

Okay, what about the "Stop no"s, just cross it out and start again, Annabelle, it's not that hard! xD

"immolated by the Chosen of the Ravening Burn." Oh, Ravening Burn, I like that title! Totally forgot about that.

"It was not wide enough to allow true passage, not yet, save for the odd accident." MAG 114.

ANNABELLE: "Oh, it’s so much more than a crack now. It’s an aching hole, a gaping wound in the very fabric of our world." I can't believe this line made it into the podcast... xD

ANNABELLE: [Wistful] "It’s a real shame, you know. I was so looking forward to filling you with spiders." I love that the initial plot of Web!Martin still made it somehow into the podcast. The self-awareness!

Also, Annabelle telling Martin of her plan is the moment Martin realizes this little stunt of him was extremely dangerous. Before that he was always annoyed and snappy, not really grasping the severity of the situation. For him, I mean. Not just for the sake of saving Jon.

ANNABELLE: "Because you always managed to get what you wanted through smiles and shrugs and stammerings that weren’t nearly as awkward as they seemed." [SMALL SOUND OF MARTIN’S CONCESSION TO THE POINT] MARTIN: "Point taken." I’m, sure y'all know what traditional narcissism is, but have you ever heard of nontraditional narcissism? Narcissism is probably more fueled by insecurity than an inflated ego and self-centeredness. While a traditional narcissist will push others down to get validation and keep their insecurity in check, nontraditional narcissists will put others on a pedestal. They’ll put themselves down in front of others, quietly manipulating them into giving them validation ("Oh wow, the XY you made looks so amazing, I will never be as good as you" - "Nooo, your stuff is amazing too!"). Not out-rightly saying Martin is a nontraditinal narcissist, but there definitely are tendencies in these kind of manipulation... I have them as well, after this line of Annabelle I did recognize this in myself and then with the knowledge of nontraditional narcissism I try to stop it when I catch myself doing it.

MARTIN: "Okay, let’s try a different question. What was your plan?" ANNABELLE: "I was going to snatch you away. Lure you both into this web, and then take you. Drive him to despair, so that when you returned to him, bulging, and talking in a thousand tiny voices, it would drive him to a final push." Since JonMartin wasn't planned to be canon at first and Web!Martin in return actually was, this would still have been a cool revelation and a wonderful surprised Pikachu betrayal, but not quite such a knife to the heart (heh, foreshadowing...) if they were together. God, JonMartin being a thing and Web!Martin happening would have been so unbelievably cruel... proper broken heart syndrome material... I like the way it eventually came together. Web!Martin still is valid and great, but from what I know about it I think I do prefer what ended up to be canon.

MARTIN: "And now?" ANNABELLE: [Sighs] "Your bond is too complicated. I couldn’t drive that kind of rift between you now. I’ve considered every angle, examined every cause and effect, and have finally come to the conclusion that I… [sighs] I need to tell you the truth, to explain things." Ha, JonMartin is stronger than the Web! (Well, stronger than that one plan at least.) Also, lol, sounds like Annabelle wrote a meta about their ship...

[WIND CONTINUES AS THUNDEROUS RUMBLES AND BUZZING INSECTS INTRUDE AUDITORILY] Sounds of a thousand gigantic spiders!!! I never understood, why this buzz sound is used for spiders, isn't that from a cricket or cicada or something? (The one here in TMA is not that stereotypical we hear in movies, but still.) (Also, of course spiders are not insects, they're arachnids.)

ARCHIVIST ON TAPE "So just listen –" [CLICK] [CLICK] "Listen, Martin, you should know –" [CLICK] [CLICK] "Now, listen to me, Martin, li-listen –" [CLICK] MAG 160, MAG 129 and MAG 159. Elias, the mass-ritual, which was crucial to the Web’s plan and Jon’s only purpose in all of this. And then talking to Martin twice. MAG 129 being the anchor episode. And MAG 159 of course when Jon went after Martin to get him out of the Lonely.

MARTIN: "What? All this time, through all of this, it, it was just you spying on us?" ANNABELLE: "Oh Martin. You have no idea who’s listening, do you?" Forth wall break?

@a-mag-a-day

[oblivions-dawn]

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Hihihi

HELLO HELLO HELLO I see you're just as EXCITED AS I AM now I wonder if you saw what I promised to talk about and sent these stars because YOU'RE JUST DYING TO FUCKING KNOW

Anyway. Yeah. Previous chapter. The Guest. The title is indeed a reference to The Guest by Bram Stoker, in case you were wondering c;

The first few lines of dialogue that Vigdis and Serana share? Subtle references to Star Wars ['It's a trap!'] and Princess Bride ['Do you think it's a trap?' 'I always think everything could be a trap! Which is why I'm still alive.']! I thought I was pretty clever, hehe.

To be honest I really struggled with this chapter, at first. I fiddled with the beginning part SEVERAL TIMES, and originally it was supposed to be Bloodchill Manor AND Redwater Den in a single chapter. I'm really glad I decided to split it up because both are my mini masterpieces.

While I was fucking with it, I remember getting stuck and unsure of how to proceed. Then, one day, the idea that led to this scene was born:

Her wrist was snatched within a cold, firm grasp. She looked back and found Serana’s persimmon gaze, wide and pleading. Vigdis’ breaths were hard yet steady as she matched the vampire’s silent question with her own bewildered expression. Serana merely tightened her grip in response. There was no other way. “I won’t hurt you.” Vigdis twisted her arm, the inside of her wrist face-up. Serana shifted her grip; her thumb slipped beneath her sleeve and shoved the cuff back to reveal the freckled yet heavily scarred skin that lurked beneath. The vampire’s nail traced the faint blue veins that streaked across the rosy flesh, stiff under her touch. The hunter forced a harsh exhale through her nose as the nail pierced her skin. Blood pooled, then trickled down her arm. Serana held the chalice beneath the wound, and both watched as the ichor dripped into the spiked cup.

Okay restraining myself to not share the whole damn fucking thing KJSFLJGLKSFJG BUT FUCK. THIS CAME OUT SO GOOD. SO GOOD!! AND I WAS SO WORRIED IT WAS SHIT!!!!

How can something so TENSE be so SENSUAL what the FUCK SENU. AND IT'S FROM VIG'S POINT OF VIEW SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SERANA REALY FEELS AND FUUUUUUUCK.

My friend and biggest fan Winter also loved this part:

Blood-curdling screams drowned out Vigdis’ thoughts as the vampires sunk their fangs into their meals. The Khajiit’s clawed hand grasped the hunter’s fiery hair; Vigdis swivelled around and stabbed the short blade deep into his neck. Before he could even sputter, she ripped the dagger across his throat so that blood splattered all over her face and hair. He fell to the ground with a lifeless thud.

Admittedly, fight scenes are always super difficult for me. I never know how to even start with them. But when my friends [and readers] point them out and praise me, I figure that they must be pretty good haha.

This chapter did have some semi-foreshadowing parts, especially at the end--and that's because I have planned for that 21st chapter for MONTHS. Maybe even YEARS. So knowing it was right after The Guest meant that I kept it in mind for this chapter, although my readers were, largely, unaware of the evil that was to come c:< So despite it being super difficult for me, I'm really really happy with how it turned out <3

Now that I've written an entire book on one fucking chapter I MUST EAT AAAAAAAAAAA

[spaceboxingpsycho]

Top 5 ippo fights?

hehe, the last time i received this ask was 3 years ago :') and i answered it, but now i am a different person, old, crusty and deranged. It's also very lovely timing to ask that, because for the last YEAR me and my best friend in the whole world Nihinski are re-reading Ippo manga 3 chapters per day, and talking mad smack and memes all about it (hence my shitpost tag #ippo reread club) and I can reexperience it all with new perspective, and find underrated gems I never truly appreciated. and of course, vice versa

originally my fav 5 fights are Chaos, Lallapalooza, world champion Volg, Sendo vs Shigeta and Ippo vs Date. none of them are overrated really, I guess Chaos is, but it is also

p̸̪̗̪͍͓͗̐̑͐e̴̞̪̐̚ä̵͙̗́k̵̢̤̫̱̝̤͑̒̆̀̈́̔̄ ̴̛͙̺̲̹̒͊̋a̷̢̫̾̑̈́͋̾͆̕ẽ̸̟͎̾̈̓̑̍̓͘s̸̡͔͇̱̤͉͕̔͐ͅt̷̡͇͉̟͕̼͔̘̿̅̍͝h̴͈͐ẽ̴̡͉̩͇͇̰̳̃t̵̼͖̳̣̮̔͑̏ḯ̶̭͖̎̓ͅc̶͇̠̜̎̅̐̊͜͜͝ ̴̜͗͊̌́̑̓̕͝e̶̙͉̗̞͑̍̔͛͐̈́d̸̟̋̀̈́̔̉̍̅̀g̶̠͊̉̀̄̉ë̶̤̳͓̻l̵̹̬͓͇͍͑͆̀̿̕͠ơ̷͎̙̜̌̓̅̊̈́̆r̵͍̼̰̲̮̈́̒͆͌͘̕͝d̴̢͍̟͙̮̗̭͊̉ ̵̢̰̻̲͈̗͓͖̓̿́̄̈͠p̶̢̳͔͇̳̠͛͛̈̓͂̈̆̓e̷͔̽͋͗ŗ̴̛̰̞͐̿̑̅̎͠f̶̺͚̅̋̚o̶͇̎͠r̸͙̝͊͠m̶̡̢̥̮̪̝̳̤͂́͊̄̚ȁ̷͎͇̮̫̗n̶͎̹̟̼͂̈́̾͝c̴͓̘̼͉͈̓͋̽͂ę̸̼̰̩̯̂̌ͅͅ.

Volg's fight is SO SO GOOD, it literally is character journey cathartic completion fight, this is the dramatic Ippo fight of surviving against all odds done RIGHT

never 4get

so now i will do top 5 severely underrated AMAZING fights i never fully appreciated before

1. Aoki vs Imae aka absolute himbo showdown of two absolutely best boys, gave comedy, gave heart, gave life lessons, gave EVERYTHING literally the best fucking fight in the whole entire series

2. Ippo vs sigma male Alf motherfucking Ganjalez - i was dreading to reread this because i though it's gonna last 2 months but it was a) way way way shorter than expected b) the mood was fantastic, it was a proper wild ride to a foreshadowed great disasterina c) alf literally broke down my door came into my house and snatched my wig clean off and now i simp for his sigma ass

3. Itagaki vs Imai take 1 and take 2 - quick and dynamic, two actually unexpected and unusual outcomes, fantastic goofy drama and rival storyline between these two. RIDICULOUSLY UNDERRATED BY BOTH READERS AND THE AUTHOR. oh my god ..... the mistreatment these two receive, i cannot deal with it

4. Ippo vs Take Keiichi - ok listen the way when i was rereading i was like 'who the fuck is take keiichi' and then it shockingly turned out one of the most interesting and sad quick fights in ippo, where the roles of 'who is the real underdog' are completely flipped and all you see is a crafty old man desperately trying to find all tricks in his sleeve, to do something against most talented boy made of pure muscle with monster penis who hits like five trucks

5. Takamura vs Bryan Hawk - probably not underrated by most but I never really favored this one, when genuinely.. it is Takamura's best fight imo, the bloody mad showdown between two WWE heels *nicki minaj aggressively blasts in the background*

[verobatto]

Destiel Chronicles

Vol. CXIX

It was a love story from the very beginning.

Arriving at the Destiel Break-up

(14x16/14x17/14x18)

Hi there! I'm here again next to season 14 ending. This times let's talk about the incoming Destiel break up due to Mary Winchester's death.

Remember this is a summary from my metas from season 14.

Links to metas from these episode: X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X and X.

Mirroring Death

From episode 16 I would say, I truly believed the whole dark wood represented the Empty and the adventure Dean had in it was a preamble to how he was going to rescue Castiel. But it wasn't.

We had two Destiel mirrors, and both of them finished dramatically. It was always Castiel's mirror the one in trouble, even the second couple that go into the woods, the one with blue coat (Cas) dies in the darkness.

So, these two couples were foreshadowing Castiel's ending in 15x18.

Another important take is the mention of a stake (just like it was mentioned in episode 14x06) foreshadowing Dean's death in 15x20.

And my suspicions were revealed, I was very confused about why the writers were showing Dean as if he was the only one in there or as if he wasn't there at all.

And now we know it was because Dean dies at the end of the show. 😢 (I hate you Dabb and C*W).

Look at these two summaries I made about Dean healing and Castiel healing.

I guess it was too much logical for the writers to do this, I mean, I was asking them too much hehe, but even when it didn't happen as we thought, Chuck came to be the villain. So, it worked somehow to release Castiel from the Sacred Oath. (Maybe hehe).

Oh yes, Castiel's rescue from the Empty happened, but it was Jack the one saving his dad.

The Death of the Mother

The whole episode 14x17 was about Mary, as a foreshadow of her death at the end of the episode.

The episode also starts with a broken game with TFW colors which represents TFW break up too.

This was the episode that foreshadwed Sam and Chuck's connection through minds and body. Dean runs to take care of his wounded brother after being punched in the head by Nick, and places a light blue napkin on Sam's head. (Light-blue and white represents Chuck: Heaven). This was a symbolic representation of their incoming nexus through that bullet wound at the end of the season.

Jumping to Mary's death, at the beginning of the episode we saw her talking with Jack, as if it was a goodbye speech.

And then this...

Gif credit @agusvedder

A creepy doll calling for mama, it gives goosebumps.

Another foreshadow that was related to Dean's death at the end of the show was this one:

Gif credit @agusvedder

The way Dean will die...

Now, let's jump to the Destiel break up, and watch this gif from episode 14x17 foreshadowing those hard words in the next episode...

Gif credit @agusvedder

Cut of scenes... We have Castiel's face and immediately after that we have a punch, coming from Dean to the Cas/camera/Nick. That's the cut, and that's the meaning... Cas/punched in the face by Dean, isn't??

"If something happened to mom, you are dead to me."

Episode 14x18 was the pure pain... Another Destiel breakup was born...

When Castiel is asking about Mary and Jack, we can appreciate the guilt in Dean's gaze.

This is important for what was about to happen when Sam and Dean recognized they knew something was wrong with Jack, but they avoid it. They were "blind", recalling that scene in 14x14 Ouroboros, when Michael made Cas, Sam and Dean blind.

In the cabin scene, when Castiel arrives, Dean was giving him his back without watching at him.

(This is purely body language, it was extremely dramatic).

Gif set credit @magnificent-winged-beast

I felt the whole scene off, practically, because if we don't take it as a GUILT PROJECTION from Dean to Castiel then it can't be thinking as a logical scene.

Just because Sam and Dean weren't at all oblivious about Jack's condition. And because Castiel was not hiding them nothing about the kid, he sincerely warned them before.

The whole healing path both characters had followed throughout season 14 collapsed horribly in this episode.

But, as I wrote back then PEOPLE TENDS TO HURT MORE TO THOSE WHO LOVE MORE. That's the only way I could understand why 'You are dead to me' was written, but even so, I'm not agreed with the way writers managed the drama here.

To Conclude:

Episode 14x16 and 14x17 were full of foreshadows showing us Dean's horribly and dumb death at the end of show and the dramatic black glued end of Castiel in 15x18.

14x18 was the Destiel break up they were foreshadowing the whole season, with a very dramatic outburst coming from Dean. Horribly writing (from my personal POV).

Hope you like this meta, see you in the next one!

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If you wanna read the previous metas from season 14 here you have the links:

Vol. CIX, CX, CXI, CXII, CXIII, CXIV, CXV, CXVI, CXVII, CXVIII.

Buenos Aires June 27th 2021 11:35 AM

[m0onbean]

tutoring & loving

genre: enemies to lovers!AU, tutor!reader, popular boy!eunwoo, high school!AU, JEALOUSYYYYYYYY, flooooooof!!! angst but it’s okay because angst is wonderful, basically most of my favorite AU’s combined in one

warnings: jealous eunwoo and this AU is much more in depth than the others ones

words: 2.8k 

note: this is an old draft that has been sitting in my notes so i thought i would post!! enjoy and I HOPE  EUNWOO IS CASTED FOR TRUE BEAUTY!!!

as one of the top students in class, all of your teachers absolutely ADORE YOU

school is pretty smooth for you: you study well, pass tests, socialize with friends....... except for one little threat that makes your life so much more difficult... 

Cha Eunwoo.

not only is he one of the most popular boys in your grade, but unfortunately he’s also your seat partner for English and he’s the most annoying person you have ever met

you haven’t given him a reason to disrespect you!! ... okay maybe sometimes when you see him and his group of friends being loud in the hallways you shoot an icy glare....... ok and MAYBE you roll your eyes everytime he says smth dumb in the middle of class

but other than that??? completely innocent you are. but this man doesn’t seem to agree, as he seems to have made his life goal to ANNOY THE SHIT OUT OF YOU. 

foe ex. you would be peacefully paying attention in class when suddenly you feel something kick your foot 

and when you look up, you see eunwoo “paying attention” to the board and feigning innocence

but you immediately know that he’s just trying to aggravate you because when has this man ever actually paid attention in class??

so you go back to listening when you feel ANOTHER kick and you’re like BITCHoh hell no so you kick him back bc we’re not all perfect human beings let’s be honest

and now y’all are kicking each other back and forth, and everyone can hear the desks shuffling underneath them

he also makes snarky marks constantly when you literally just breathed???

like you would sit down at your seat and he’d be like “Congrats, you’ve somehow managed to choose the ugliest outfit in the world to wear today”

and you respond, “It’s about time i have a turn, you’re wearing the ugliest outfit everyday” and then you just glare at each other until the teacher tells you two to snap out of it

on some days eunwoo will just flat out point out one of your flaws like if your hair is messy or if there’s a stain on your shirt

so one day your English teacher asks to see you after class and you’re like Oh he’s just gonna offer me extra credit ... but instead of doing that he asks right off the bat, “i have another student that needs tutoring, are you willing to take one more?”

for the past month, you’ve already been tutoring a few students your teacher recommends to you. it’s easy money, especially since you’re saving up for college 

only this time, you can tell he’s desperate because he’s like “Please (y/n) he’s failing in English and misbehaving in class you’re my only hope!!”

and now you’re like Hawld on..... Why Is He Being So Desperate About This.... like you’re cool with tutoring..... what makes this-

the realization strikes across your face. 

who in this school would you would hate teaching??? who is failing in English??? WHO IS THE BANE OF YOUR EXISTENCE. look to: c. e. w.

 “ofdjoaaja i’ll give you gummy bears or something” he pleads. and honestly, if you were not so broke, you would’ve spat on his feet and walked out the door. but you need the cash, and you sure do like gummy bears.......

you gracefully relinquish, and your teacher gives you a proud smile. he then goes on to tell you that his mom requested extra help smh why couldn’t she have just hired a tutor i hate rich people.. anyways so yeah pls Help me

so the next day @ school you approach your seat and you see eunwoo sitting on his desk, talking to his friends until he notices you.. and he’s about to open his mouth to probs criticize your untied shoelaces but you interrupt him and are like:

“eunwoo i’m privately tutoring you starting today. Meet at the library after school.”

and he’s just sitting there, jaw dropping to the floor and you’re like :) He’s finally quiet for once... 

but little did you know that during class he’d be pestering you with complaints like:“why you??? is there anyone else that can do it???” “i don’t need tutoring.. i’m getting consistent D’s... not a singular F and it ain’t much but it’s honest work” 

at a certain point, you get so sick of his complaints and go like “your mom asked for you to be tutored!!! OK i didn’t just ask to tutor you, you dumbfuck.”

and once you mention his mom he just kinda shuts up... and stares at his desk for the rest of the period

ou notice this and recall the teacher telling you that eunwoo’s mom is a tiger mom... you keep this in mind because now you know that making his mom proud might be his motivation

after school, you wait at the library for him inside.. but a couple minutes pass and you’re like ? did he forget ? .  

and eventually an hour passes and you’re like nope he’s definitely ditching

and honestly,,, you feel a little betrayed and a little hurt ... but just when you’re about to leave you see him panting and making his way to your table nd you’re like ???????and eunwoo’s like “im so sorry i forgot...”

and you’re like oh? so you didn’t ditch? 

and he’s like No!! i just ... forgot. 

and you’re like well you little shit don’t forget next time i’ve been sitting here for an hour..but then he reaches something from his pocket and hands it to you and it’s a triangle sushi (it’s super crumbled too...) 

and he’s like “i got this to make it up” and you’re like flustered and just weirdly but pleasantly surprised he feels this bad about almost flaking

but you catch yourself slipping and go back to your annoyed tone: “uh-What the fuck are you on?? I-Wh-I’m not hungry. T-thanks tho.”

the first tutoring session is... awful to say the least. 

he couldn’t pay attention well and continuously complained and even tried to go off topic

like you’d be asking him what foreshadowing meant and then he’d be like “so.. where’s your family from (y/n)?” 33r*#$&(@$

after an hour of no progress you get frustrated and shut the textbook, about to call it a day

but just when you stand up eunwoo grabs your wrist 

and he’s like “where do you think you’re going?” you scoff and reply with “why do you care? it’s not like you want to be tutored right? well i don’t want to tutor anymore”

when you try to budge, you feel his hand still firmly gripping onto your wrist and you’re like “let go of me” until you realize he’s staring at you dead in the eyes

and in a quiet voice he sadly says “please don’t give up on me... i’m trying my best.” 

it looks like he’s about to tear up and that’s when you realize that you need to be patient for him... and need to help him because he’s trying to make his mom proud. 

when you sit down again, he gets a bit startled that you gave in so easily but regardless, a relieved smile spreads across his face. 

instead of going back to teaching, you conclude that you two should “break the ice” first so tutoring wouldn’t be you two just glaring at eachother

“breaking the ice” turns into a two hour conversation about random things or anything that comes into mind. 

eunwoo is really good at conversing and he’s good at filling in the awkward pauses and bringing up new topics!!

next thing you know the librarian is trying to shoo you guys outside since the library already closed fodjsoakal

when you get back home, there’s a stupid smile on your face and you’re like SHIT why am i smiling? why can’t i stop smiling???? get yourself together youRe just helping him you still think he’s annoying!!! ..but he has a breathtaking laugh... NO he’s still that annoying guy i hate

the rest of the tutoring sessions aren’t as bad at you thought.. eunwoo is actually pretty smart he just has the attention span of a toddler honestly.

you could be trying to read him an excerpt from The Great Gatsby and when it’s his turn to read.. it’s absolutely silent and when you look up like ??? 

you see him staring at you and you’re like “eunwoo.. it’s ur turn” and he’d be snapped out of his trance and be like OH! and ask you where you left off

and inside you’d be like.. was he.. staring at me?? (he actually was. you just looked so pretty reading out loud with such emotion)

after a couple of more classes with him, he starts immensely improving in class. he doesn’t really bother you anymore, but he stills throws some playful remarks at times. 

tutoring sessions seem to be effective, and you learn that he actually has a really.. really great personality

one day, you’re approaching your seat in English and are about to roast eunwoo as your daily routine when you almost bump into somebody

but thank god you have great reflexes so you managed to stop yourself... and when you look up you see a handsome face and you’re like. Oh.and he’s like smiling sheepishly and is like “sorry! i’m clumsy hehe” and you’re like Oh.. he’s cute

you smile back and insist it’s fine.. and now you’re both still standing there smiling at eachother because he’s like eye candy

he manages to introduce himself as Moonbin and you’re like I’m (y/n)!! and then his face transforms into recognition and he’s like “oh! you’re eunwoo’s tutor aren’t you?” 

and you’re like “Oh?? yeah how’d you know?”and he’s like “Ah.. i’m good friends with him. i heard your tutoring sessions are really helpful though. you’re super smart”

and on the outside you’re like :3 m-Me????!??! <3

what you actually say: ah, thank you. 

then he’s like “do you mind if you tutor me too?? i’m kind of struggling in English as well” and you’re like “oh sure!” it’s raining money girl

the bell starts ringing and he waves goodbye 

 you go to your seat with a wide smile, and when you sit down, you don’t notice that eunwoo is glaring at you 

so when you look at him with a smile on your face, he gets even more glary. 

you quickly wipe the smile off and are like “oh it’s you.”

but instead of insulting you back he’s like “why were you talking to Moobin?” and youre ???? “why CAN’T i talk to Moonbin? he was asking me to tutor him.”

when he hears that, he clenches his fists under the desk and is like.. “did you accept his offer?”

and you’re confusedly like “yes.. why would i reject him?”

not one to handle complicated feelings well, eunwoo just stands up, his chair loudly screeching against the floor. 

he wants to tell you that he doesn’t want Moonbin to watch you read lines from poetry so dramatically, smile whenever he makes a joke, text him reminders to study before he goes to sleep. 

but when you’re looking at him with such bewilderment in your beautiful eyes, your facial features frozen as you wait for his next move, he feels disgusting for having these feelings towards you. you’d probably be happier with Moonbin, who doesn’t have these nasty problems you’d be burdened with.

but before you can even properly react, he’s leaving the classroom and you look around, grateful that nobody was watching. 

and you don’t know how it happens.. but your feet control themselves and now you’re running after him, not caring about class starting already

and as you’re sprinting, so many scattered thoughts run through your mind. eunwoo.. jealous? does he like you? and even though you thought you were interested in eunwoo... there’s something about eunwoo you can’t let go about.and there’s no way you’re going to lose him.

so when you finally catch up to him you grab him by the arm and turn him around so he’s facing you... you hug him tightly.

and the crawling feeling that’s been stirring in eunwoo’s stomach suddenly dissipates

and bc you know that nothing will be the same after this, why don’t you just end it off strong? so you confess

you quietly tell him that you’re new to this... relationships have always been a new territory for you. liking somebody is new for you. “please don’t run off and let go of me either... i’m trying my best, too”

and he wants to push you off of him, tell you what’s best for you, and go back to being the annoying shit he once was. but your hug feels so nice and.. well.. maybe eunwoo can be selfish once in a while.  

falling in love with eunwoo is a gradual but addictive progress. when people describe falling in love, they would describe it as fireworks... exciting but risky. you would pretty much say the same but.. it’s so much more than just that.

it’s feeling tingly and funny when he randomly holds your hand or shows affection. it’s feeling enormously upset when you’re not around him or when you see him talking to somebody attractive. it’s feeling empty when he cuddles you because you want this to last forever, but you’re scared because you know it won’t.

you tell him this as you two are nestled on his couch, blankets jumbled across and TV playing some cooking show neither of you care about

he laughs and kisses your forehead which makes you feel that stupid tingly feeling again. 

“are you confessing that you’re in love with me (y/n)?” before you can try to smack him, he says “i love you too.”and with that.. you quietly respond “i love you...” 

and it feels so refreshing voicing that out loud.

eunwoo as a boyfriend would be the most blood rushing and adrenaline pumping feeling there is. he’s filled with so much energy that it’s never not fun around him

he would sneak you into carnivals, and take you on the ferris wheel where you two would probably makeout in the passenger car scksksoao

he’d also try to win you prizes at the arcade but.. he’s just so bad at playing it and either A) you end up playing and winning him a prize or B) he bribes the arcade owner to give him the prize

lots of PDA. lotssss of them. 

sitting next to eunwoo in English is a struggle now.. he’s always distracting you from the teacher. 

like you’d be taking notes but then you’d feel his head on your shoulder and now he’s straight up cuddling you in class

eunwoo always encourages you to have more fun 

“you’re always locked up in your room, studying.”

thus, he likes to knock on your door and enter the house with your parents’ delightful approval (because your parents love him. so much.) and go in your room and shower you with kisses while telling you that it’s time to stop studying because you’ve been reading the same chapter over and over again

your texts to each other would be littered with emojis that don’t even relate to the message. like you’d text “i stopped studying. are you proud of me 💃👒🐟🥐”and he’d reply with “of course my sunshine 🍣🎧🔑”

you still tutor him but your tutor sessions are a lot more longer now since they take place at either of your houses instead of the library LMAO. 

+ after tutoring him, you two would just cuddle and raid your fridges

when you meet moonbin again, eunwoo gets a little jealous again since he thinks that moonbin has a chance of snatching you 

but after kissing him and assuring him that you’ll never be “snatched”, he feels so relieved

eunwoo relishes all of the affection you give him. and he always gives you twice as much :’)

one day the same English teacher asks to see you after class and you’re like “is there something you need?”and he’s like “.... ok so tell me how y’all went from kicking eachother to cuddling together in class 🤔🤔”

and you’re like “.. BYE I THINK I HEARD SOMEBODY CALLING ME”

the doors were closed... nobody heard anything... 

when you ask eunwoo why he hated you so much in the beginning, he tells you that he was just jealous of you. jealous of how flawless you did in academics and how you’re such a bright student + your glares were “extremely unnecessary” 

he also tells you that his older brother is already a doctor and has been so successful in everything so his mom always pressures him and compares them

and you’re like weaving your fingers together while telling him “don’t compare yourself. he is him and you are you.” 

and you pause.. and say “and i love you this way. i’m proud of you”

and eunwoo just immediately breaks down right there because nobody ever tells him that.. nobody is ever proud of him

falling in love with one of your enemies was definitely one of the best things that’s ever happened to you :)

[requiem626k]

Hello my dear Req, I'm here again to ask for some classical music you could recommend me🤭 Usually I would ask for piano music, but I've been in the mood for one with a harp in it lately! And I know you're busy with school and all that so please take your time hehe. And take care🥰

Hello there, my dearest Kat ❤️! I’d be so delighted to recommend you more pieces, it makes my little heart so happy that you’re interested in them 🥺💕

I hope you’ll like my selection! I tried to include variety in terms of vibes, nationalities and eras this time (Austrian-Classical, Russian-Romantic and French-19th century), instead of sticking to a single man 🤭 I’ll try to keep it short and simple (no that’s a lie, I won’t be able to 😶)

And thank you so much for your consideration, things have been pretty busy for me indeed so I’m sorry for the extremely late post 😖 And I know that uni is soon starting for you, so likewise, please take your time to listen to the pieces <3

That being said, let’s start~

Mozart - Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte

Of course, it wouldn’t be Req’s post if it didn’t start off with Mozart. This is a short lied like Das Veilchen (the one that I previously shared), the title is long haha and it means “As Luise Was Burning the Letters of Her Unfaithful Lover”. As you can guess from its name, this is really, REALLY dramatic. It’s in c minor, a tonality that Mozart doesn’t use so often (but when he does, oh boy, see his Great Mass in c minor 🤤) but which is perfect for its fierce mood. Also it’s fairly special for me because we used to sing this in our music theory classes haha, I would play the piano accompaniment while practicing with the classmates before every oral exam.

I truly adore this lied. The lyrics are once again taken from a poem, a poem of Gabriele von Baumberg, she apparently wrote it at a very young age (18 or so).

My heart melts at 00.34 omg, that soft “melancholie” and the silence that comes after 🥺… It’s truly one of those silences that make you agree with Mozart’s quote:

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.

Then, it takes a cheerful turn (he just can’t refrain from putting happy sprinkles 🤭) until the strong chord at 00.49.

I think the section that starts at 01.00 is so worthy of being noted, I love love LOVE the suspense and tension that the piano accompaniment creates and that finishes with a strong build-up.

And the chord at 01.32… I leave my heart there. It just has me so soft. It’s so bittersweet, Mozart for some reason repeats the phrase “May smoulder long yet in my heart.” twice at the end and it’s just- 🥺

As always, he knows so well what word must be cited with what emotion, and chooses carefully his chords and functions. I just love it, and wanted to share since you had liked the previous lied 🤭

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2

*inhale* This one’s gonna be long, I can feel it.

I have literally SO MANY things to say about this one.

Rachmaninoff is a famous Russian composer that you might have heard of. He’s part of the Romantic Era which is, to simplify, about pouring your emotions and the turmoils in your life into your art and depicting feelings instead of trying to stick to certain rules and ‘holy’ virtues, of which we had already talked about a bit hehe.

And this piece… Oh my. You’ll see how different this concerto is compared to the Mozart ones we listened to previously. His second piano concerto corresponds to a depressive episode of his, due to his works not having a big success and being criticised so harshly. This beautiful piece is his comeback work, and you can just feel the inner conflicts, the emotional tornado he had at that period. With Mozart’s concertos, your soul is purified, they softly caress your insides and comfort you. But here, Rachmaninoff takes your emotions, and he proceeds to crush it. He plays with it, throws it, abuses it, you sob and sob and sob. At least I do 😭.

First movement

One can perfectly sense the dark pessimism in the first, silent, dangerous chord. As the 8 chords come one after another, every single one stronger than the previous, you’re on your toes and the tension increases until finally hearing the main theme through violins at 00.43. Listen to that theme very well. It’s so beautiful, so so moving, the piano section creates a fierce, dangerous background and I always get goosebumps when the violins come in.

Then, at 02.30, the second main theme is heard through the piano, pay attention to that! You will encounter it under various forms through the movement 🤭 It’s much softer compared to the first, ominous theme, it creates a beautiful contrast.

I want to note down the beautiful oboe-piano duet in 04.14 🥺. I adore oboes, it has a really beautiful and soft vibe, and here its melody is just so bittersweet when combined with the piano’s accompaniment. Then at 04.35, the piano starts playing a really soft phrase, the soft touch at that high note at 04.46, oh my God my heart. I have a feeling that you’ll adore that part 🥺 I want to note down literally every second omg

At 05.22, it turns once again really quiet and ominous, foreshadowing a big outburst through a build-up. The flutes play a big role in that aura through their short but dangerous phrases.

I especially adore the part at 06.17 in this pre-outburst section, it’s reminds me of a wave of emotions that keep hitting you and stepping back, only to strike even harder afterwards. The flutes in the background reinforce this vibe. The tension gets higher and higher at 06.36 (omg I’ll faint I love this part, I’m trembling while listening to it and trying to write this at the same time, I can’t keep up with my thoughts aaa) through the constant mutual escalation of both the piano and the orchestra. THE BEAUTY OF THE BUILD-UP PLEASE I WILL LOSE MY MIND.

And all this preparation was for the beautifully passionate part at 07.02. Rachmaninoff notes down “Alla Marcia”, meaning it should be played like a march, and its rhythmic features most certainly have that vibe. It’s just so majestic, so pompous, so raw, I love love LOVE it. It’s almost like you’re swooning in euphoria after having an emotional build-up and breakdown, it’s just- it’s something else that I can’t even describe. I just don’t have the right words for it.

I know that the piano’s melody is so alluring and enchanting there, but maybe in a second listen, I’ll want you to pay attention to the violin part during the march section 👀 Can you hear the very first theme that was introduced at the very beginning of the movement? Rachmaninoff was a total genius to put it in the background and make it fit so well. I always hesitate between paying attention to violins or piano, I end up rewinding it every single time 😖 It’s soo good.

After the euphoric section, the second theme comes again. A thing that’s worth noting down is the flute’s beautiful addition at 07.53, it’s in the background but it just makes my heart melt. I also always get goosebumps at the few ominous, sinister seconds that starts at 09.17 😳

Then it goes pretty quietly until the ending hehe, like a calmness after storm 😌 This piece is a total emotional rollercoaster, I swear. At 11.01, I love the playfulness of the piano section, it’s just so mischievous like a little naughty kitten. Then it picks up the pace, and ends with three strong beats.

Ugh. 🦋🦋🦋

Second movement

(meme credit goes to @/pianoomemes on Instagram)

This meme says it all. I don’t even need to add anything else. As you know by now, the second movements are meant to create a sharp contrast with the first one’s mood, and 🥺😭.

The main melody… It has my heart. The movement starts with a soft piano-flute introduction, and the ethereal main theme is heard at 12.56 through an oboe.

I don’t really any other commentary to do on this heavenly movement. Just let yourself in its embrace without any technical/guiding worries <3

(Though I feel obliged to add that the part that truly has me in this movement is 22.17 🥺. It’s just so moving and sweet ahh, it just takes you away, it almost has a sentiment of longing I feel, I always have a drop of tear forming in my eyes at that part.)

Third movement

The third movement is a usual, playful, jokester movement hehe. It’s a general pattern for final movements as you might have noticed, even though this one’s not written under a Rondo form. It’s rare that I say this, but I feel like this final movement is as charming as the second one for me 🤭 (No movement surpasses the first movement though, personally of course~)

The theme that starts at 25.51 through violins is so so charismatic, it almost always flusters me 😳✨.

Then he naughtily plays around with themes, modulations and instruments haha, I’ll leave the commentary at that and leave you once again alone with the movement itself 😌

(The majestic comeback of the charismatic theme at 34.09 though 😳! I’m *this* close to thirsting over a theme omg it’s MESMERISING I want to cry.)

Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

And finally, to fulfil your wish 💕, here’s a piece from Fauré where you can hear one of the most beautiful usages of harp in a work, in my opinion.

Even though it’s a religious work, its lyrics are in French. Fauré is a French composer from late 19th century, and even though he’s not that well-known among the media he’s a really unique composer that we can’t even classify in a certain movement. He’s from the same era as the French Impressionists such as Debussy or Ravel, but his style is much more different than theirs. He even has his own unique chord chain etc. that we use the term “fauréen” in harmony classes. But anyways, onto the piece 🤭

I really have no proper words to describe how heavenly, ethereal, poetic, incredible, awe-inspiring and soft this piece is. Like oh my God. I feel my heart melting into a puddle and tear up every time I listen to it. I just can’t bring myself to believe that he was only 19 when he composed this for a competition, if my memory doesn’t deceive me.

The beginning with the orchestra and harp is making a truly beautiful beginning, and the first moment that I want to talk about is 01.09, it always gives me goosebumps when the sopranos come in on the background that the basses and tenors had created.

At 02.00, there’s a soft oboe that comes in for a few seconds and only plays four notes, do you hear it? Those four notes can have my heart 🥺. It’s so beautiful omg. It’s crazy how the littlest touch could make such big of a difference. He could’ve easily not put it there, but he did and that’s what makes a good composer.

The “que tout l’enfer” at 02.24 is so fierce, so mad, “enfer” means “hell” and Fauré really accentuated its meaning, I love it.

And when the piece comes to the ending, at 04.14, a soft flute plays the beginning of the main theme for the first time I believe, which is a really enchanting change for the ear.

And the ending is just so, so soft like the whole piece, I truly can’t. The main melody is just so beautiful, and he truly did an impeccable job with mixing all the voices, the orchestra and the beautiful harp together. I just turn into a soft, soft bubble made out of cotton every time I listen to this.

~

Ahh this was a long ride, I truly hope you enjoyed the pieces, my beloved! I wasn’t sure which style or composers you would like the most, I guess we’ll try and see 😳❤️

Just for the sake of archiving them, I’ll also add the links of the beautiful pieces we discussed on Discord.

Fauré - Barcarolle no. 1 (Fauré brainrot is strong with me nowadays haha)

Mendelssohn - Etude no. 1 op. 104b (I feel like you’d love his A Midsummer Night’s Dream overture ngl, because Shakespeare 😳 I didn’t add it here though since it doesn’t contain piano or harp)

[jiminieloved]

Ultimate Jikook Timeline PT 13

School Luv Affair Era, Part 7

UJT in Depth

1. May 28, 2014:

a) ASC Aftershow (JM, JK, RM)

LINK

They’re so touchy and cute this whole episode. I’m not giving you timestamps, just watch this!! It’s totally worth your time.

b) Twitter post 

Caption: Today is Exciting Day Let’s started ~~~?yo?hehe

2. May 29, 2014: 

a) Japanese Interview 

Everyone calls JM uninteresting, and JK agrees. (Poor JM can’t catch a break)

b) Niconico Livestream, premium section

In the ear whispering section, starting around 5:30, you get to see their ‘flirty’ demeanors. JM is soo awkward and JK is actually really smooth! Directly after, JM starts chasing JK around?? Then at 9:35, JM tries to hug JK and tells him he’s cool.

c) Bangtan Bomb

JK being moody, but at 3:58 they get him to participate in their meme. What follows is very.... interesting

d) Bangtan Bomb

Jikook sitting together, minor moment. 

e) Haruhana Photoshoot

During photoshoot video, there is a jikook moment right at the beginning.

3. June 1, 2014:

Bangtan Bomb

A very hyper Jimin following a shy Jungkookie around with the camera and calling him handsome.

4. June 2, 2014: YoonJikook Video Log

They mention that they made their sandwiches together. 

5. June 3, 2014: BTS Festa 2014 Interview

JM’s description of JK: “He’s kind, innocent, and is bad at expressing his feelings. That’s why he’s cute. Jeonggukkie’s mine.”

Jimin responses:

 habit: being attached to jeongukkie!!

3 things jimin likes: jeongukkie, performing, receiving attention

Recommends ‘Paper Hearts’ by Tori Kelly

Best represented by 1:23 of Just One Day MV (1:23....)

Member ranking: RM, JM, JK....

JK’s description of JM: timid, shameless, and hates losing

Jeongkuk’s responses

Member ranking: 1. Rm, Jin, Suga, Hope, JM, V, Jk (did he just do age order w/ RM in first place?)

Ranks looks 0.01/100 

6. June 4, 2014:

Oricon MV Making

2:31 JK initiated skinship and Jikook screaming together

7. June 5, 2014:

a) BTS Twitter post

b) TV K-ON Interview 

In this interview, JK once again gets asked to rank the members looks (poor JK, honestly, he even asks to forfeit). This time, he ranks JM 6th instead of last.

JK also says while drawing a number “I like 13″. (Foreshadowing)

c) KCon Promotion Video

JK seems a lot more upbeat in this video- he looks and smiles at JM a lot.

8. June 7, 2014: BTS Festa pictures

9. June 8, 2014: BTS Festa

10. June 9, 2014:

BTS at Gimpo Airport arrival from Japan

11. June 10, 2014:

a) BTS Festa (1 year of BTS)

12. June 11, 2014:

a) MBC True Colors Radio Show

Part 1

6:52 Jungkook’s ideal type “tall, white skin”, 8:01 Jimin’s ideal type “cute girls, weird charms, someone who acts silly”

Pt 2

Pt 3

2:40 JM says when he is feeling down, he wants to go on a trip alone with jK, because he thinks JK is cute, Jungkook avoids eye contact/looks shy

Pt 4

2:25 JM complaining that he coddles JK but JK likes Jin better, 4:02 members say Jimin changed the most since debut because he lost a lot of weight

b) BTS log

3:48 Tae says he has been practicing choreography with Jimin and JK and says he has a lot to learn from them regarding dancing

13. June 12, 2014: 

BTS Festa video

“Last night, JK was sleeping in JM’s bed” 

JM ranks JK last in appearance ranks in retaliation

Jk asks JM to show his abs

36:00 jk is staring at JM, JM catches him

39:25, JK laughs really hard when JH squeezes JM’s cheeks

56:34 JK laughs really hard at JM again :’)

1:05:00 JM puts a balloon string in his mouth and makes eye contact with JM??

In general just a lot of random eye contact.... Hmm

Information compiled by Shan and @lagalaxiedemochi

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[junqkook]

Can you explain the ending of THE SEANCE. I’m confused. So did no one else see Jin But Joonie Or was Joonie Going crazy all along? And what was Jungkooks issue? Why didn’t he just go to the police instead of acting crazy? Did Jin Let him escape purposely? Why didn’t Joonie just stop y/n from leaving the house? Who is possessing these people in the first place? How did everyone else die? It’s like everything’s left open as cliffhangers. So mysterious. Would you ever continue to another part?

anonymous said: ‼️his mother was telling him in his dreams/nightmares to “let go” but that wasn’t for him to let go of her—it was actually meant to be a foreshadowing for him to let go of the oc and break the circle, therefore releasing the demon from its prison‼️ ... what type of mother will do this to her own kid? That’s so sad like come on now what was the reason? That’s your son that’s about to have a child of his own and she ruined it. Probably got in his dreams after finding y/n was pregnant on purpose

yes ofc i can explain!! so basically, it wasn’t his mom at all in the dreams—it was the demon taking the form of his mother to lure him to the house as a trap. everyone did see jin the entire time, but nobody realized it wasn’t actually jin but the demon taking his form. the demon pretended to be jin to find jungkook, since the ritual needed everyone die in order to be completed, and jungkook had his tongue cut out with everyone believing him to be the murderer, so he wasn’t going to go to the police bc he wouldn’t even be able to explain. as for stopping the oc from leaving the house, he didn’t know she wasn’t supposed to cross the seal until the demon told him, and by that time it was too late. he didn’t even really believe the demon was a demon until after, so he wasn’t going to stop the paramedics from moving a pregnant woman to the ambulance no matter what “jin” told him.

i hope that answers your questions!! c: thank you for reading the fic hehe

[rebeltheanomaly]

Roughdraft/Notes on Grieftale Act 1 Part 3

Papyrus turns around and spots you. "AH! HUMAN! DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE SPIKES, THEY'LL GO DOWN WHEN YOU SOLVE MY PUZZLE!" he grumbles to himself "THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET PEOPLE TO SOLVE THEM" then he perks up "REALLY? YOU HAVE A PUZZLE? HAVE I FINALLY MET SOMEONE AS PASSIONATE AS ME?" *Grins* The manufacturer doesn't need it, the buyer doesn't want it, and the user doesn't know he's using it. What is it? "OH! I KNOW THIS ONE! SANS TOLD IT TO ME WHEN HE WAS FEELING MORE LAZY THAN USUAL! IT'S A TOMB! *his grin falters a tiny bit, just to the point that it looks like a condescending smirk* Here's another one, would you rather know the date or cause of your death?* "HMM I DON'T KNOW THIS ONE..." He bends over and rubs his chin and he tries to think. 

*Asks another disturbing question* Would you rather murder 3 innocent children or 3 of your closest friends? "I- I WOULD NEVER MURDER ANYONE! THE ANSWER IS NO ONE!" Papyrus cries. "THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY! *smile falters, but is internally laughing like a maniac at what is in his eyes, a "Pathetically Naive Idiotic Child who doesn't see the world for what it is", he makes his face one of concern to mask his true intentions* Oh, i'm sorry... I just... Tend to dwell on those things.... Being through what i've been through will do that to you.. Papyrus looks concerned... then perks up. "HERE! SOLVE MY PUZZLE! IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER! THEN WHEN THE SPIKES ARE DOWN I CAN GIVE YOU A BIG HUG!!" Ok...*looks around at the puzzle, strategizing, then completing it with ease* "YAY! YOU'RE SO GOOD AT PUZZLES!!" He exclaims, pulling you into a hug. "YOU MUST CARE ABOUT PUZZLES LIKE ME! YOU'LL LIKE NEXT NEXT ONE EVEN MORE!!" He runs off, even floating off the ground, and you see sans a little up ahead, waiting for you apprehensively *Sans senses the demon still in control, and can feel it's aura, it's nothing like Chara or any other fiend he's had to deal with....* Sans feels for the knife in his pocket, gripping it tightly. he stares wearily at you but doesn't make a move, since his brother is still alright. "Hey kid... about what you were trying to do earlier..." he can't seem to bring himself to make eye contact. "nevermind. good job on the puzzle. go on, my brother is waiting for you. just... don't try anything you might regret, okay?" *Grins* The other kid will regret.... *he then walks off* sans's eyes go dark and he tenses, holding himself back. "Calm down sans." he thinks to himself. "They haven't done anything yet. You made a PROMISE." *He runs along, tripping on an icecap "hey, watch the hat!" icecap snaps. "i mean, what hat? i don't have a hat." *grins and runs off with his hat, leading him on a chase* "H-hey! i need that to look cool!" i cries, chasing you up the hill *grins evilly* Have it your way then... *throws it and... basically cuts his head off, like that one guy from Mortal Kombat...... FATALITY!! he turns to dust, his body first, then his head with a shocked expression that says "the ironyyyy" you're now at the top of the hill, and you can see that to safely cross the ice you need to solve another puzzle *goes on, sees the nice cream guy's stall* He looks over at you enthusiastically. "Hey there! Care for some nice cream? It's the frozen treat that warms your heart. I started my own business! See-- every nice cream has a nice message inside the wrapping!" he pulls one out and offers it to you *the gelato suddenly melts and pools at his feet, way more then what's possible, to the point that he's standing in a puddle of it. Suddenly, a giant hand comes out of the puddle and crushes NCR (Fallout joke) guy in it's fists. Lucian looks upon the gorified rabbit creature and sniggers* Guess it's not just revenge that's best served cold... (Insert CSI "Yeaaaahhh!" here) nice cream guy gurgles, his blood turning to dust. he looks down at you with tears in his eyes as his head disappears. You see a fork in the path, the right leading down a hill where you can see sans standing at the bottom, not noticing you. L:*grins, then grimaces, he felt an unpleasant sensation as his skin touched a certain kind of metal, which is picked up by one of Alphys's cameras.... (FORESHADOWING HIS WEAKNESS) He growls and takes whichever path leads to a dead end, scowling to Sans's amusement, though he doesn't know the true extent of his evil yet, he at least knows it's taking control of the kid's body, and that's never a good sign* you find another door to the ruins, with mushrooms in the front. on your way out you find a deer-looking creature, adorned to his dismay with christmas decorations *Ignores it at first, he then takes a vial of blood out of his pocket and rubs it on the burn, soothing it* the deer notices and grimaces (or is that just its face) "that's disgusting." it says. Sans looks over to you, curious. "SANS WHY ARE YOU NEVER WHERE I NEED YOU TO BE" you hear from up the hill. Sans looks up and disappears, leaving you with the deer. (Grins and splashes the rest of the bottle in the deer's face) The deer groans in disgust, rubbing their face in the snow *He finds the decorations become incredibly heavy* the deer is unable to lift their head from the snow, they start to suffocate and struggle, kicking wildly until they run out of breath and energy T^T (The child's leg suddenly turns into a talon as it crushes the Deer's head in with it, grinning) It's so annoying i can only show parts of my true form while i'm stuck in this hideous body... *His leg changes back* But atleast i'm making good progress.. you peer into the cracks in the walls and spot eyes, upon further inspection an entire family of deer are stuck in the ruins, they watch with bloodshot eyes, seeing through you, as if they've stared outside for so long they've lost touch with reality *Looks at them, kinda liking their appearance* Hehe.. *pulls out his Bladed gloves he got from the box, grinning madly* *He lunges at them, ripping one clean in half* (Meanwhile, Alphys discovers an archive on the last creature that had a Crimson soul) Computer: A soul of true evil, those who possess this soul come to spread suffering, madness, chaos and misery. They gain incredible power, and if they manage to kill everything that opposes them they can even destroy the world and remake in their own twisted image. The last one with a Crimson soul comes from prehistoric accounts, when monsters were in their dark ages, for humans hadn't yet came into existence. The Crimson Devil caused several disasters and countless fatalities that happened before earth’s continents were separated. *She sees truly terrifying images, which seem to be artist's interpretations of the event... she has too warn them* Lab:*Alphys's Lab A.I. responds to the words from the computer* So, is it ok to start panicking? "oh my g-goodness, o-oh my!" she gasps, watching the (dog army?) get ripped limb from limb. "this... this is what the files were talking about! i h-have to warn everyone!" she fumbles with her phone, dialing undyne or asgore or anybody that could help. Lab A.I.: Wait.. *rewinds it a little bit, seeing Lucian burn himself on that metal* Do you see that? "Th-this could change everything! I c-can save everyone! oh my gosh, I have to investigate!!" Lab:*scans it* Platinum... Maybe you should look at the archives for the Platinum soul… She scurries to the opposite wall (not visible in the game), which is lined with shelves covered in books. She begins scanning for a book relating to human souls or platinum. The Crimson, unyielding Malice, The Charcoal, Unending despair, and the Platinum, Undying hope... The Crimson will rise and bring utter cataclysm to the world, having learned from it's past mistakes, it will target the one who is destined for the weapon that last took its power. After taking the the body, it will suppress the soul until it is weakened enough to take the body of them, then will challenge the most powerful being that it hasn't yet destroyed, _S__E_ __E___R All will seem hopeless, until the Platinum, along with the Crimson's victims, will all empower the being, now godlike. Even for all the power it has gained, it will fall back to lick its wounds, but not before inflicting the Platinum with an utterly despairing melady The Platinum will turn Charcoal, and even though most of the damage has been reversed, the destined one's family will still be dead by their hand. They will only be saved when the following has been achieved: "The Angel will fall upon belief he is a demon His newfound comrades will cause him to rediscover meaning in his life A black weight will lift on his shining heart And so the new age will begin" i’ll call undyne and we can both support the charcoal soul so it can become platinum again! Lab: Are you really willing to take that chance? Alphys, this isn't some Anime you watch, this is real life, i mean that Prophecy could be only partially true, i mean, this was back when Monsters still believed in Gods for Science sake. (Atheist humor) “monsters will believe again after asgore becomes one, just like i believe in this human!! undyne is going to help too, i just know it!” she dials and explains the situation to undyne, who immediately interrupts her with “WHAT? THERE’S A HUMAN?? WHERE?” Lab:*lets out a long groan* Welp, we're screwed... alphys: oh hush, look we can see the platinum soul in action!! L:*is ambush comedied by Snowdrake* "M.. m.. macaroni and freeze! You gotta chill out, man, or i'll fight you in cold blood!" You slash him across the face. "You're not funny." "THIS won't be funny either!" He cries, sending crescent blades at you, which you dodge effectively, except you slip on the ice a little and take a small cut in the neck. You growl. "Is your flesh rotten as you?" he heckles, continuing to attack you. You dodge more easily this time and get close, smirking. "..heh." You say, staring him right in the eyes. "What are YOU laughin' at?!?" Snowdrake barks, pretending not to be upset. You wanna hear the biggest joke of all? (Incoming Joker reference) "i bet it won't be better than mine." he utters with false bravado *Proceeds to insert nihilism into his head* Everything! All you creatures have ever valued or worked for.. I't all ends... So why care about anything? When everything burns... *grins sadistically as his words worm their way into his mind* One day, you and everything you care about will be gone, and no one will remember it... Life is but a successful virus clinging to a speck of mud suspended in endless nothing... They struggle to make a retort, and slink away utterly crushed… *Grins and manifests his newfound despair as endless jokes playing in his head, constantly reminding him of how pointless everything is, he eventually can't take it anymore...* snowdrake bursts into tears, wiping them away uselessly with his wings. he approaches the river... and just keeps walking until he falls in "as if by accident". in his head he thinks "i guess i walked into that one... ugh that was terrible." he lets himself sink to the bottom, letting out all the air in his chest. (grins and walks on, finding the snowman) Lab: YOU SEE alphys: he was just being rude, he didn't kill him! he just walked off!) "hello traveler! i wish i could see the world like you... please, take a piece of my snow, so that i can?" Lab: I picked up something from that, he was using despair fields to manipulate his emotions... And don't tell me that grin doesn't just scream "Sadistic Psychopath" to you. L: *grins and melts him with Crimson energy, kicks him into the lake, and walks away, he doesn't see the thing rising out of the lake behind him Alphys: What happened to that snowman??? Lab: the negativity magic he radiates... it could have merged with his snow. when he hit the water it froze around him. Lucian:*turns around and grins* This should be interesting.. the ice golem trudges out of the water, its yells incoherent, though if you concentrated you think it might be saying "betrayed" It sends a shower of ice shards down at you *His body lights up in flames of Hatred, then jumping into the golem* your searing heat melts straight through it, leaving a gaping hole in the middle. In the middle hole is a very small, broken soul, which turns to dust. The golem shudders, and turns into water, dousing the area. (grins at his work, he walks on, once again seeing the damned flower) I suppose you want to die too weed? Flowey looks almost intimidated. he's not doing a good job of hiding his nervousness. "unlikely, you overpowered idiot. I'm the prince of this world's future, and you'll get what's coming to you." (he ends up trying to fight back, which happens several times btw) (L guffaws) Goat boy, you had your chance long ago… Flowey starts to grow taller and taller, yet still staying proportional. His face turns dark and twisted. "Now's fine, you idiot" (L's host gains claws, wings, a scorpion-esque tail, and horns) Hehe, you pathetic creatures are all the same... Either too dumb to live, or too weak to fight… Flowey's vines strike the ground like spears, which you dodge successfully, but you get slashed across the arm (not too serious) by one of the last ones. "If it's dumb but it works then it's not dumb, trashbag." flowey says, grinning. (grins) The more damage you do to me, the stronger I become... (tail slashes him) “What? That doesn’t even make sense, you’re just saying that to look cool.” flowey retorts, curving his body away from the tail and sending a shower of pellets Then let me show you... (he realizes attacks that are supposed to do damage only give him more Hp, Atk, and Def.) "What the hell?! HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT?!?" He attacks you with all he has (he pins him to the ground, and stares into his eyes) You clearly don't realize what you're up against! "I..." shit! he thinks. I have to get away! he shrinks at an unexpected rate, weakening your hold of him. He wriggles back into the ground. "don't think this is over, barf brains." he heads for alphys' lab. (he grins and wanders on, wondering if there's any more monsters on the way to snowdin) You approach the bridge, Papyrus and sans waiting on the other side. "HUMAN! THIS IS YOUR FINAL AND MOST DANGEROUS CHALLENGE! BEHOLD! THE GAUNTLET OF DEADLY TERROR!" Deadly objects pop out of a wooden structure above and below the bridge. "WHEN I SAY THE WORD, IT WILL FULLY ACTIVATE! ONLY THE TINIEST CHANCE OF VICTORY WILL REMAIN! ARE YOU READY? BECAUSE! I! AM! ABOUT! TO DO IT!" L: Go ahead.... "well? What's the holdup?" sans asks his bro. "HOLDUP? WHAT HOLDUP? I'M... I'M ABOUT TO ACTIVATE IT NOW!" "that uh... doesn't look very activated." "WELL... THIS CHALLENGE SEEMS... MAYBE TOO EASY FOR THE HUMAN TO DEFEAT. YEAH! WE CAN'T USE THIS ONE! I AM A SKELETON WITH STANDARDS! THIS METHOD IS TOO DIRECT! NO CLASS! AWAY IT GOES" The deadly devices retract into their positions, and papyrus sighs with relief. he runs off, and sans smiles at you awkwardly. "Well... I don't know what my brother is going to do now. Thanks for playing along, i really appreciate it. Just make sure you understand blue attacks, and you'll be fine." (Grins at him, and references his conflict with gaster) I wonder how your father would react..... Knowing you don't even try to save him.... Sans stiffens, his eyes wide and shocked. He rests his hand against his skull, thinking hard with a manic expression. "k-kid... how do you know about gaster?" (he chuckles) You'll know soon enough... (he walks into snowdin, no one seems to have evacuated yet) Sans watches you walk away, unsettled and shaken. He chuckles nervously, grabbing bunches of his sweater in his fists to keep them from shaking. "Heheh... that's right... they probably learned about him in a reset..." He lets go of his sweater, but his hands are still shaking, so he stuffs them into his pockets. His finger brushes against the cold surface of the knife he confiscated. He thinks to himself "I don't remember a reset where they faced gaster... Jeez, I don't have the energy to deal with this right now." He teleports to the entrance of the ruins, sitting down, looking exhausted from the stress. He knocks on the door without thinking. "Knock kno-" his eyes settle on the slight color difference between the snow and toriel's dust in front of him, and his soul squeezes painfully in his chest. He pulls his hood over his head and brings his knees to his chest, burying his head in them to keep warm. he thinks: "The kid's creepy, there's no denying it, but they've been okay so far. They looked genuinely scared and confused when tori-- It couldn't have been them. It had to be a mistake. In any case, they're good to Pap. I'm sure Papyrus will have fun with them... I have time. I'm just... so tired." His eyes close and he drifts to sleep. (explaining why he doesn't save papyrus) (he looks at all the people, he steps inside grillby's, which has no one but a certain fiery bartender at the moment...) His eyes narrow and he stops cleaning his glass. "I'm sorry, we've just closed." (he grins) Then I'll just take my order and leave... (gazes at him) Grillby stares back without any hint of emotion, clearly waiting for you to order. You can sense he's on edge, but nothing he does gives it away. *He grins and slashes at him* Your life. Grillby sort of expected this based on your behavior, so he dodges quickly and throws his glass at you. You dodge as well, but cause a large enough racket that the bear outside walks in. "hey what's goin' on in here? As mayor i need to know!"

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notes/annotations under the cut! (please do not perceive) (⊙x⊙;)

(rubs hands together gleefully) i’ve been dying to read this the entire day at work but i practised some self-control because i’m a big girl now :-( m super excited for this because liv NEVER misses + i’m in my levi feels because i just watched the episode where hange stitched him up and :-( he’s just a liddol guy you feel

okay i have my favourite candle lit next to me and my water bottle’s filled let’s goooo

The paint on the crumbling walls is cracking and peeling from the yellowing surface in large, unsightly clumps,

idk why this made me think of the yellow wallpaper (which i’m planning to reread someday hehe) 

is this foreshadowing? (probably not)

A pitiful creature sits curled in the corner upon itself, withered away to practically nothing—made up of sharp lines of sinew and bone under paper thin, pallid skin that has taken on a sallow tone.

no.... no no NO NO FUCK I JUST REALISED THIS IS THE SCENE WHERE KUCHEL D*ES RIGHT IN FRONT OF LEVI....... help help h elp my heart already hurts

“withered away to practically nothing” that’s the most accurate description of child levi i’ve ever seen, both literally and metaphorically :-( ouchies

“Was she your mother?”

was.... T T

The periwinkle soul is dealt with, and all too soon you find yourself again in Limbo.

ok quick pause from the storyline but “dealt with” is like. such a simple yet effective way to phrase things... if i wrote this i’d be tripping over myself trying to explain the soul reaping process and whatnot (while being 100% aware that i don’t have to, i just like to panic and overexplain) so...! note to self to be more succinct in the future and this is a good example to come back to ✍️ ✍️ ✍️

The fact that she can still smile so carelessly, carry herself so weightlessly,

tell me why i read this and just thought of nifa immediately. #percolateneverends 

another quick pause here to appreciate the abundance of imagery in the piece so far!!! the setting up of the scene in kuchel’s room - perfect, got the creeps like 2 lines in and wanted to crawl under my blanket to read the rest of this because i literally got chills... and i feel like i can see the bridge very vividly too (shudders)

His eyes meet yours briefly before they go unfocused and glassy, and then he passes out completely.

can levi see reader still? :-O or is it just a coincidence and he was just glancing in reader’s general direction? hmmm

also not being able to interfere pains me... 

But you also know that when he lets you leave he’ll do a thorough search of the immediate area for any signs of danger, and then perch on a rooftop until he sees you get to where you’re going—the very same thing he’s done for dozens of other women in his lifetime. That you’d seen him do with your own two eyes though he hadn’t been able to see you with his.

GASPS... HEL P LEVI is... levi killed a man when he was a kid but he protects people who’ve done no wrong, and only harms out of necessity ; ; levi... he’s my lil meow meow 

“I don’t pay for sex.”

That’s because you don’t get any, you want to add but don’t.

i’M WHEEZING 

You wonder if the euphoria that washes over you is something you’ve experienced before, in a lifetime that no longer lives in your memory.

no wait help i’m

a) excited because they kissed (and the build-up to it was soooo good like 1372894 rubber bands being stretched and released all at once. it was flirty, subtle, but so very in character especially for levi!!!)

b) intrigued and loving this au!!! :-O it’s just... so interesting to be reading from the pov of a non-human person

c) sad sad sad :-( does reader lose memories of her human life after becoming a reaper? has she always been waiting for levi? after all, she’s been following him almost his whole life... even the previous line “Have we met? You look… familiar.” seems to indicate that mayhaps they’ve met before...! like waaay before reader was a reaper and idK !!! IDK IDK ok i gotta continue reading before i get carried away lol

You suspect, now more than ever, that he must feel it t—a knot no power could unbind, that could be forced to separate but would never truly be apart—that tethers the two of you together.

eh!??!??!? THEY R SOULMATES!!!!

When Levi wakes, he thinks you’re gone, though you’re still there.

NO

You’ve seen the stars, you’ve followed the lines of his path more times than you can count as you lay in Limbo—you know it better than you know anything, could trace it even with your eyes closed.

help h elp im scared for levi and i can only cope with it by trying to b funny so girl (gender neutral) this is like the equivalent of stalking ur crush and searching up their name on google and finding the presentation they made about capybaras in third grade and memorising it

also i read the tags/warnings this morning and found nothing i’m uncomfortable with, but i already forgot what the warnings on this were AND I DIDN’T REALISE THERE ARE TITANS IN THIS...... H ELP

also i fucking love acwnr i’m gonna rewatch it after i read this (if i can recover from this, that is. hmmm)

You’d been offered a choice, so very long ago. Become a reaper, or face the tribunal of adjudicators to have the worth of your soul ruled upon.

this reminds me of a film i watched not too long ago -- Till We Meet Again (2021)

it was alright lmao but i feel like if this fic was adapted into a film it’d do much better than whatever i watched back then

And, eventually, they’re left to reap the soul to which they’re bound.

oh OW if it’s not already bad enough to be bound to someone who’s not even from ur realm... it hurts even MORE to be the one to reap their soul i’m ; ; on the verge of tears rn

Eld’s soul is a sunny yellow, Gunther’s a deep burgundy, Oluo’s a cool crisp lavender, and Petra’s a sparkling copper.

listen... LISTEN.... i love squad levi and it well and truly broke my lil heart when they died in the giant forest and. all these colours suit them so well. i’m sobbing

Kenny’s soul is silver, but it looks more blue in the sunlight—almost periwinkle if the rays catch it in just the right way. Like his eyes. Like Levi’s.

KEEENNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 😭😭😭😭 fuck im crying

Levi’s is every colour. An amalgamation of each soul who’s touched his life. Periwinkle, deep blue, amethyst, silver, emerald. You see every hue in him.

NAUR STOP RIGHT THERE sorry this is becoming increasingly incoherent i’m just. full of feels. levi’s the best boy ever i hope he knows that the people who died for him / under his leadership / in front of his eyes etc etc i hope he knows they all loved him in some way and that they don’t regret it

You make it to your platform and slip onto the last train just in time, stumbling through the closing door, triumph rising in your chest.

ok gonna geek out here for a bit but TRAINS!!! why do meetings always happen here...? in all my favourite films too

there’s probably something deeper and more symbolic here but i can’t think of anything now my head is spinning and my nose is stuffy :-( sobbles bobbles

“Have we met? You look… familiar.”

You tilt your head, watching the glimmer in his silver eyes as the lights outside the train windows flicker past.

“No,” you say, warmth in your words and your cheeks. “I don’t think we have.”

hic sniff this is the most perfect ending ever...! i don’t know what i was so worried about in the middle - they’re soulmates, so duh they’ll find each other again in every lifetime :’-) i love soulmate aus. there’s something so pure and precious about having this person be yours for all of eternity, and this was written so well - i love the idea of reader and levi being soulmates even when they’re from different realms. it proves how strong their bond is ; ;

defo a fic that’ll stay with me for a long time!!! the language is so gripping and evocative. i felt like i could vividly see the story unfolding in front of me, as if i was watching a movie. <3 also i learnt a couple of new words from here heh

i’m so glad i didn’t rush to read this and that i took my time with it after work! :’-)

the mortal price of crossing twice levi ackerman/grim reaper!reader (attack on titan) CROSSPOSTED TO AO3 word count: 8k tags: 18+ MINORS DO NOT INTERACT, grim reaper reader, soulmates, levi literally flirting with death, canon-typical violence, blood mention, knifeplay, smut, implied loss of virginity, angst with a happy(?) ending a/n: i wrote this one night and woke up and forgot i wrote it and then spent 10 months translating it into something vaguely readable--hope it was worth it!

The room is silent and still, the air stagnant and reeking of mildew and decay when you arrive.

The place is an absolute hovel.

To call it anything else would be an injustice to the squalor.

It’s damp, dim, and windowless—after all, there’s little use for windows in a place that sees no sun. The paint on the crumbling walls is cracking and peeling from the yellowing surface in large, unsightly clumps, with piles of plaster and paint collecting on the warped, jagged floorboards underfoot. 

The only light comes from the sad stub of a misshapen candle, lit on a rickety table on one side of the room. It’s burned so low that the flame seems sure to flicker out at any moment.

Much like the occupant of this place.

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