#genius junior chef

[colourme-feral]

Details related to the ghosts, death and the Hungry Ghosts Festival/Ghost Month in 百味小廚神: 中元大餐 (2023)

阿公，我真想一輩子跟祢待在一起。 只要你沒有把阿公忘記，阿公會永遠永遠在你心裡。要好好長大呢。

[oolonghigh]

百味小廚神: 中元大餐 / Genius Chef Junior (2023)

[sweetiereads]

dreamlike letters / june 2023

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ⁘ june bts fic recs ⁘

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⤷ 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭

𝐋 𝐄 𝐆 𝐄 𝐍 𝐃

[ f ] 𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖿𝖿 ; [ a ] 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗍 ; [ s ] 𝗌𝗆𝗎𝗍 ; [ 𝖼 ] 𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗄

𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @ugh-yoongi ❥ oneshot, { a + s }

this song is about a love that you can’t reconcile—wanting to make a home out of a person that has proved to you time and again that they are not a home; they are just a person. it’s about retracing scars, negative patterns, all with the silent belief that moments of communion and understanding might justify months of misfiring and regret. we’re all just trying to get back to that ‘first high’ feeling—an honest endeavor, however futile.

❥ review

𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @ahundredtimesover ❥ series, { f + a + s }

Driven by your perfectionist attitude and need to have everything in order, you planned that by age 30, you’d have made junior partner, bought your own apartment, and have children. You achieved them, of course, and while the last bit required you to take matters into your own hands - no thanks to your ex-boyfriend who dumped you but to your best friend who directed you to a fertility clinic - you’re now a 31-year old who pretty much has her life under control. You’re ready to raise your child on your own, that is, until the 20-something pastry chef flirts his way into your heart, messing up the perfect little life you worked so hard to have for yourself.

❥ review

𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝟎𝟏) ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @seoklore ❥ series, { a }

the one where you leave your old life behind in hopes of forgetting your painful past. but after a decade, an ex-boyfriend appears on your doorstep with the aim of enlisting your help, and you can’t seem to turn away as easily as you have a few years back.

❥ review

𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @venusiangguk ❥ oneshot, { f + a + s }

jungkook loves to be loved, but he doesn’t love in return.

❥ review

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐣𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 ; 𝐤𝐧𝐣 @suga-kookiemonster ❥ drabble, { f + a }

prompt: “Yes, yes, the dimples are very poke-able, I get it.”

❥ review

𝐩𝐮$$𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 (𝟎𝟑) ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @angelguk ❥ oneshot, { f + a + s } can be read as a oneshot but part 03 of the series

jeongguk doesn’t usually agree to arrangements like this. but there’s something about you that keeps him on his toes and desperately wanting more. or the one where jeongguk falls for a girl with crazy coochie. 

❥ review

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 ; 𝐣𝐣𝐤 @chryblossomjjk ❥ oneshot, { f + a + s }

every weekend, you give jungkook a little taste of something he’s missing monday through friday.

❥ review

𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 (𝟎𝟏) ; 𝐤𝐧𝐣 @effortandmore ❥ series , { f + a + s }

you know kim namjoon from your work, but running into him outside of seoul tips your relationship into new territory and your world upside down. eventually, you wonder how there can be a million ways to say "i love you," and namjoon, a literal genius, can't manage a single one when it comes to you. or: 5 times namjoon can't make himself say "i love you" but thinks you understand him anyway (you do not), and then the one time he gets it right

❥ review

[creatorping]

as prompted by @flowery-laser-blasts, super long post ahead!

SHUGO CHARA X KP

Note: Shugo Chara is a shoujo, magical-girl anime from the 2000’s. Charas have their own names and a simple color palette. They are a small persona of their owners’ dreams and reflect different selves. They provide the owner special abilities when merged. (Ex. Shown in poster. The pink-hair girl, Amu, has 4 charas: Ran: Athletic, confident Miki: Artistic, cool Sue: domestic skills, caring Dia: Idol, to shine)

These are some personalities/abilities for kp characters I can think of.

[Shego] Tina (Teacher): takes charge, likes to correct mistakes, drills info into people, gets very proud if student reaches to her expectations.

Ability: listener(s) will believe whatever sentence Shego says as the absolute truth for 1 minute. (Once per day)

[Drakken] Ernie (Mad Scientist): reckless, ambitious, loves a good dad joke, holds grudges

Ability: complete understanding of any machinery that will help improve it immensely or create a new invention

[Kim] VivI (Cheerleader): very competitive, confident, a burst of energy.

Abilities: super strength, speed, (explains most of her physical skills during missions)

Angie (Girly Girl): loves fashion, beauty, and fun things. Often carefree & mischievous. Hates stress.

Ability: pulls out gadgets disguised as beauty products (laser lipstick, stink lipgloss, tracking foundation, etc) from her purse

[Ron] Jynx (Celebrity): reflects Ron’s wish for popularity, has unique charm, can socialize like a fish in water, improv master

Blaze (Monkey Ninja): Ron’s monkey power side, mysterious, only awakens when in rage

Ace (Athlete): prideful, tends to overthink

Ability: proficiency in any sport

Rye (Chef): calm and collected, multitasker, finds joy in sharing his creations

Abilities: culinary arts, craftsmanship

[Yori] Tsuki (Ninja): quiet, stealthy, goes with the flow. Loyal and protects her loved ones

Ability: dual-wielding fan, short-term invisibility

[Bonnie] Reyna (Queen): Strategic, quick-thinker. Vain and often driven by emotions

Ability: Huge charisma, anyone who believes in her crown will fall towards her demands.

[Junior] Celeste (INTERNATIONAL POP SENSATION): upbeat, optimistic, knows how to hype up a crowd. Feeds off of praise and love

Ability: Make anyone admire him to the point of a crazed fan. (Dispels when they hear someone else sing); Disco dance balls that hypnotize people to gather up and dance! until….?

[Joss] Jade (Cowgirl): bubbly sweet, helpful, and hyper. Can easily forget small details.

Ability: robot horse stampede; insane control of lasso

[Monique] Jacqueline (Fashion Designer): Sassy, stands up for herself and others. Loves a good dynamic.

Ability: dress up doll (whatever outfit she draws in her book will appear on the actual target)

[Wade] Digit (Intel): always prepared with technology. knows everything about everyone, Gossip KING. thinks that all problems can be solved with science

Abilities: short-distance teleportation. can create a holographic image of himself as decoy

[Jim and Tim] Hex & Bolt (Engineers): curious pranksters, thirty for knowledge. Have inside jokes, genius little comedians. Pretty filial inside.

Abilities: makes crazy innovative technology, twin telepathy, thick thinned (less easily injured during experiments)

which ones are your favorite? (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ

[paulinawoodpecker]

Paulina Woodpecker presents…

Fantasy hearts and the treasure planet!!

About: Sora with her friends, Kai, Ryu, kwazzi and peso accidentally hit into a dimension without her using her fantasy heart key. The fantasy heart group ended up in a world of pirates and crew members on a mission to get gold. But then queen Lucifer and prince Hamada went to their world to destroy them! With the help of their new friends, they can beat the queen and the prince and the heartless monsters together.

Rated: PG

Includes: action, adventure and fantasy

Warning: slight blood, swearing and lore

Cast:

Sora: Aimee Carrero (the youngest of Ryu and Kai and the leader of the fantasy hearts team, she holds the fantasy key to open dimensions, as they enter the new world, she didn’t even use her key)

Kwazzi: rob rackstraw (a pirate troublemaker who always gets himself and the team caught easily. She gave silver a snack but he food poisoned him accidentally)

Peso: Wayne Grayson ( a penguin doctor who takes care of injured people especially his team. He is also a caretaker especially to silver and his upset stomach)

Ryu: Joe mele (the oldest in the group; he the opposite of kwazzi. He acts like a leader and somehow gets jealous of Sora)

Kai: Ariel winter (she the second youngest in the group; she loved Ryu and Sora as her siblings. She can be a little off with kwazzi after what he has done to silver)

Jim Hawkins: Joesph Gordon Levitt (the leader of the mothership; he also supports for silver to make him feel better. He’s the leader of the ship)

John silver: Brian Murray (a cook and a cyborg who accidentally got his stomach upset thanks to kwazzi)

Delbert Doppler: David Hyde pierce (a doctor who’s friends with peso and also cares and worries about silver)

Captain Amelia: Emma Thompson ( she’s the captain of the team. She also wants to support him for making him feel better)

B.E.N: Martin short (a robot who’s friends with Jim Hawkins and Sora on their mission)

Morph: Dane. A. Davis ( a bubble and slivers sidekick)

Sarah Hawkins: Laurie metcalf (Jim Hawkins single mother who is always on Jim’s and Sora’s side)

Captain barnacles: Simon green wall (the leader of the oconauts)

Shellington: Keith wickham ( a genius and a scientist who knows what’s going on on the case)

Dashi: Jenny yokobri (a photographer who takes pictures of unknown mysteries)

Tweak: Jo Wyatt (a engineer who can make and fix machines, even fix Sora’s key)

Professor inkling: Keith wicklan (a professor who can handle old times and also a genius)

Turnips: Michael C Murphy (cute little turnips who always are funny and cute junior chefs, thanks to kwazzi)

Queen Lucifer: Briana mazzola (the queen of the heartless monsters; she wants the whole power to herself from her son and wants Sora’s key)

Prince Hamada: Michael buble (queen Lucifer’s son who is sidekicks with her and wanted to be famous mostly his mom wanted to be famous)

[tmntxthings]

一【turtle nicknames】

bc i need a list (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ pls lmk if you think of anymore & i’ll add it to the list !!

一→ raphael hamato ←一

raph

big raphie / raphie

raph-a-la / raph-a-doodle / raph-a-roni

r-dawg

boss man

big softie / big guy / big dog / big bro / big brother / brother who is the biggest

rara

smashy guy

turtle / turtley-boo / pesky turtle

heinous green / green #2 / greeney-boo

red / red reign / red-angel-of-preventing-harm

一→ leonardo hamato ←一

leo / lee

leon / neon leon / prime time

leonard

nardo

pepino

face man

disaster twin

turtle / turtley-boo

champion / ‘the greatest ninja’ / master leonardo / master / sensei

blue / the blue one / green

一→ donatello hamato ←一

donnie

dee / d / dee dee

don / don ton / don tron / don don / dynamite don

donald / donathan

dona / donna / donnifer

othello von ryan

bootyyyshaker9000

turtle / turtley-boo

genius / evil genius / mad scientist / mr. science / brainy guy

‘ the funny one ‘

vomitello

disaster twin

purple / purple rain / prince

一→ michelangelo hamato ←一

mikey / mike / magic mike / mikester / mike-and-ikes

miguel / michael

michelle

angelo / angie / angel

dr. delicate touch / dr. feelings

turtle / turtley-boo

little man / big man

chef

eats-peanut-butter-with-his-hands guy

master michelangelo / mystic warrior

orange / orange pawn

一→ april o’neil ←一

april

apes

o’neil / commander o’neil

yellow submarine / sherlock_corn / the slugger

human friend

一→ casey jones jr ←一

casey / case

jones / junior

future boy

the c-man

cj

一→ yoshi hamato ←一

splinter / splints / splinty

sensei / master

lou jitsu / rat jitsu / lou rat jitsu / poo jitsu

dad / daddy / daddy-o / father / pop / pops / papa

randall

rat man / the rat / rat

tgi parmesan

snuggle muffin / beefcake / fuzzy cuddlelupagus / huggypoo

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big thank you to this ↓ tiktok <3

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRbuBpuU/

[idk-tbh-idk]

Yo,

*toddlers your choir*

I’m telling you, @regularbadthing is a genius and enlightened this idea, even wrote a fic about the cutest thing ever, go read it rn!

Silliest choir in Uranium🙈

Choose your fighter:

Ocean

Constance gave that candy to ocean cuz her parents won’t let her get anything that’s not organic and stuff. Also, Ricky’s parents babysitting ocean 🥺

Noel

The flower Mischa is giving Noel was stolen(or probably given by) from Constance lol

Mischa

My head canon for baby Mischa is that he is considerably smaller than the rest of the choir, being Penny the tallest out of the bunch. According to reggy, Mischa and Talia were bffs before Mischa left Ukraine

Ricky

I know that Ricky’s knees started to fail until he was six years old, but anyways…

Penny, Tammy and Ezra

Penny is wearing that one coat, which was @cam-stopped-eating-candles’s og idea

Last, but not least Constance

Forgot to make a Virgil one, but Penny is holding him as a toy, even has a poorly drawn base lol

To inspire myself doing these, I watched Master Chef Junior, big mistake, I ended up crying for three hours straight...

This was a lot of work, cute, but a lot of work. So have them hanging out like a baby episode of some cartoon, without coloring:

I love them sosososoooo much🥹

[lucifer-is-a-bag-of-dicks]

So. Danny's a certified junior astronaut (confirmed in his fandom.wiki profile trivia section). This indicates he might've attended HASSE (Houston Association for Space & Science Education) programs, a non-profit organization that cooperates w/ NASA’s Space Centers, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, & Space companies. Which means he took their STEM edu programs. Just...damn kid😳

I know someone who did a program like that (could have been the same program but I dunno this was like ten years ago I can't remember) and she is practically a certified genius

so yeah I absolutely love this, anything that adds to the idea that Danny is actually genuinely intelligent is *mwah* chef's kiss

[colourme-feral]

Paddy fields in 百味小廚神: 中元大餐 (2023)

Bonus: A field of flowers

[raelynnnix]

COOLSVILLE: a scooby doo cw-esque fancast that only one person wanted...

FRED JONES played by joel oulette: senior, quarterback and trap enthusiast. drives around a beat up old van that he’s adamant on fixing up himself. more than just your sterotypical high school football star, fred likes to let you know he’s got a softer side. hopelessly in love with daphne blake. NORMA ‘SHAGGY’ ROGERS played by olivia holt: junior (held back a year), stoner and aspiring chef. if you need a fix shaggy is the one you go to. just ask for an order of scooby snax. she’s the biggest coward at coolsville high and has been given at least twenty detentions for attempting to sneak her dog scooby into the school. VICTOR DINKLEY played by elliot fletcher: junior, genius and most likely to become a billionaire. always the smartest kid in class and he isn’t afraid to let you know it. victor is an activist and will not hesitate to air your dirty laundry if you mess with him or his friends. hopelessly in love with daphne blake. DAPHNE BLAKE played by lovie simone: senior, head cheerleader and tri-city karate champion three years in a row. daphne black is everyone’s dream girl and she knows it but she’s more than just a pretty face. she’s been an honor roll student since middle school and isn’t afraid to use her karate skills to exact her own brand of justice. stuck between her feelings for fred and victor.

[peakyblindersxx]

whiskey buisness - john shelby x reader (part 2 of ?)

read part one here!

a/n: hey loves! i'm finishing up school rn, but i had to get this out and i'm about to start working on a tommy request immediately after i upload this. anyways, i'm so excited to post this series, it's incredible and i can't thank my bestie @stxdyblr-2k enough. she is a fucking genius :)

prompt: you can't get john out of your head. lo and behold, here he is.

warnings: fluff, mentions of smut, angsty af, soft john (ugh my heart)

Despite your best efforts, you'd been unable to stop yourself yearning for John Shelby. Your pokey flat now often lay empty; you were far too busy to mope at home due to your career as a personal assistant to a local solicitor who was allied with the Shelby's, attending rallies and lectures with Ada and the drunken nights you'd spend at various mansions, galleries and club openings with the "razor chasers" you'd become friendly with due to their refusal to leave Ada alone. Yet still, in those odd seconds of calm you seized over a cigarette, the first seconds after a bump of Tokyo, when you carefully applied your makeup, styled your hair or bathed, you'd think of him. The way the pads of his fingertips felt on your skin, how he’d muttered in your ear how pretty you looked.

But this was different to when you were dreaming about John at 15; he was no longer the allusive older brother of Ada who had a string of beautiful girls on rotation. He wasn’t a fantasy anymore. He was true flesh and blood, and for a moment he had wanted you.

It would be delicious if the whole situation hadn't left a bitter taste in your mouth. Of course you came back to Brum to only immediately fuck it up. The first night, and already you were so close to ruining everything? Looking back, now that you were so close with Ada once more, now that you knew who John had grown to be, that night was cringe inducing. Luckily, no one had seemed to catch on. Luckily, you thrived in the Small Heath rumour mill once again. All the gossip about you was mainly about your substance use, the lads you were seen curling up with outside nightclubs, your intelligence, your helpful nature, sometimes your questionable politics but that was all. John's was far darker, stories of blood, death and gasoline. Recently, the tales of his conquests had quietened, but only due to the lurid delight taken by the factory workers in talking about the recent blinding of some poor fucker who'd crossed the wrong person. Obviously, a lot of the detail had to be exaggerated for shock value and to boost the Shelby status, solidifying them as notorious throughout Birmingham city and its rural surroundings. There were murmurs everywhere about the violent John Shelby: ruthless, cocky, vengeful. It seemed impossible that the same man who cracked shit jokes just to see you smile, kissed you with so much desperation, and prioritised getting you off first could cause such harm without an ounce of guilt or shame to slow his swagger.

Whispers of war were far more constant, but then again, people would say anything for a reaction. You didn't bring it up with Ada. You refused to (openly) partake in mindless gossip on principle, yet you were hungry for information about him.

***********

You'd long forgotten whose wedding you were at. Some loyal blinder, a close friend of the Shelby's, the occasion calling for a large white marquee to be built onto one of Tommy's gardens, fully staffed with the best chef and service team money could buy (from a London restaurant at short notice; when Finn told you the extortionate figure Tommy had paid, your jaw had dropped). The cake, dress and decorations were stunning; you weren't sure exactly what the groom had done for the Shelby's but you could only assume the worst for what they'd splashed out on him.

However, thinking like that only spoilt your night: you'd realised at your fifth club takeover, now you repeated it like a mantra constantly. You'd quickly learnt every excess the Shelby's granted to those outside their circle were due to some perceived sacrifice for being associated with them. Well, that's what you chose to believe after John had sent a junior blinder to your office with a bouquet, the Monday morning after he turned you down. So, it was best to smile and take the shit, get paid, and get out as soon as possible. You were to keep your head down until then.

Yet, keeping your head down was difficult tonight. Ada had treated you to a shopping trip to London for the occasion this morning, Arthur forcing the junior blinders to tag along next to you on the train and trailing less than two metres behind you for hours. You missed the days when it was just you and Ada. It was far more simple without the stares whenever the two of you stepped out. Ada had gotten used to it, she'd devised her own methods of being completely alone; complex plans involving leaving a window open, knotting sheets into a rope and twisting her ankles. Not that she minded, she reckoned the suffocation of being a Shelby was much worse than a few bruised ankles.

You were wearing a clingy emerald green dress from some fancy French boutique you couldn't even pronounce, the diamond necklace sitting along your collarbone and the jewels dangling through your ears were on loan from Ada. You felt eyes unpicking you the moment you entered the after-party. Your arm was linked through Ada's as per usual, she looked equally stylish in a peacock blue number that set off her eyes, her delicate features perfected with makeup.

You'd quickly found your gaggle and began drinking and dancing the night away. Whispers about snow arose from your table, people disappearing to the toilets to rail a line on the bathroom counter, then to the dance floor or to the lap of the poor fucker who'd hold back their hair while they vomited in just a few hours. At least the Blinders were polite about it. Isaiah would kill them if they weren’t. You'd let your arm be tugged on various bathroom trips, treated among your group like secret missions although you weren't entirely subtle about it.

What you weren't aware of was across the marquee, you were being watched by the three men in your life who you'd never want to see you in this state: the Shelby's.

"Looks like Finn's taken your spot, John." Arthur yelled in John's ear over the loud music, gesturing to the youngest Shelby sat at the table next to you who was staring up at you in complete adoration as you chatted across him to Michael, seemingly arguing with him. By the looks of it, you were winning.

John pulled a face at Arthur. “Fuck off, old man. That'll never happen. Finn’s too young for her." He immediately regretted the words that had fallen out of his mouth, revealing far too much for his comfort.

"It's not impossible."

"He's just not right for her, yeah?"

"And you are?"

John didn't bother to bless him with a verbal response, instead flipping him off and downing the rest of his whiskey. "It's not like that."

"What's it like then? Because from where I'm sitting, it's pretty fucking clear, John." Arthur slurred, glass of whiskey sloshing onto his sleeve.

"You're too gone to even know you're chatting shit." John sneered, standing up, "I'm off for a smoke and some fresh air. Try not to fuck anything in my absence, both of you."

His brothers cursed him out as he left. John took a second to figure out his route, purposefully having to cross your path, gesturing for you to follow him subtly. He was surprised you came trailing after him, telling Michael that you weren’t done yelling at him and you’d be back. When you were both only metres from the marquee, he knew you were fucked. You were instantly bored, begging him for a cigarette, which he lit for you, shaking his head at your state.

"You're a fucking mess, love." He said, mouth sloping attractively to one side.

"Takes one to know one, John-boy. Where are we off to, then?"

"Somewhere fucking quiet, can barely hear myself think. Plus, you need to sober the fuck up, lass." He said, softly, as he walked across the dew soaked grass. You followed, heels in hand, holding your dress up as not to ruin it. He sighed, taking the shoes from your hands and wrapping his blazer around your shoulders, linking your arm through his for stability. He kept the distance respectful, but there wasn’t any denying the thick tension in the summer air between the two of you. Ahead, there was a small stone bench sat at the foot of one of Thomas' manicured gardens, and John offered his hand to help you sit. You made small talk and caught up on each other's lives, and you noted John only seemed to glow when you asked about his kids. He talked at length, the drink seemingly unhinging his jaw. There he was again, the John you knew and had admired for so many years. You could sit here forever, watching his blue eyes sparkle in the sunlight. Yet, it just wasn’t meant to be. You wished you could stop time just for a bit, give you enough moments to memorize the freckles on his skin.

"You know the night I first came home?" The alcohol and snow had loosened your lips. You were teetering on the edge of your boundaries, but you couldn't care enough to hold back.

"The night where absolutely nothing happened?" He joked, raising an eyebrow at you, cautious that you'd randomly brought it up in your state. "Sweetheart, this can wait."

He was warning you. For a second you managed to bite your tongue, but curiosity tipped you over the edge.

"But something nearly happened, right?"

"Y/N. Don't." He warned, his tone icy, suddenly distancing from you, hiding between an emotional boundary which he didn't wish to explore.

"John, it's just us. Can't we even talk about it?"

"There's nothing to talk about, though. You were off your face then, and now. That's fine. We know where we stand. It can't happen."

"I wanted to. I do want to."

"You don't. Trust me. You need a nice lad who'll marry you and look after you. Just need to keep your nose clean long enough yeah?" He teased, trying to lighten the mood, blue eyes begging you to move on.

Your head turned to face him, your face contorting in a mixture of confusion and irritation. "You don't get to tell me what I want or need. The last thing I want is to marry any lad, nice or not."

"I didn't mean it like that, right? Look, I just meant you deserve better than Shelby scum. You're going places you know? Don't settle for Small Heath." John responded with a pained sigh. He didn’t want to get into it with you; not here, not like this. He'd thought about it, naturally. You were constantly on his mind, yet only problems ever seemed to appear, never solutions. It was best for him to avoid you. Why the fuck did he drag you out here? Horrible idea.

"Your family isn't scum. Where the fuck did you get that from?" Your face was screwed up in genuine rage. "I-"

"Y/N, fuckin’ leave it."

His face had hardened completely now. He'd snapped at you. His voice hadn't raised, it was just the power he spat his order out with. You held up your hands in mock surrender, pointedly taking a cigarette from his front pocket and light it silently, not saying a word.

"Why are you so bothered, anyways?" He asked, breaking the silence like you knew he would. John always had to ask questions.

"Fuck off with that, John. I'm not in the mood."

"What do you mean?" He looked completely lost.

"We nearly had sex. Just sex, nothing else right?"

John remained silent.

"Would it be the worst thing in the world?" You asked, your voice wavering. It was hard enough to get the words out, let alone imagine the response.

"You're far too wasted to chat about this, love."

"John, I’m not-"

"I'm serious. You're fucking mashed like my brothers aren't you? Like all those other fuckers in there." He sounded genuinely angry. In the glow of the sunset he looked so much younger, so hurt and lonely. Why hadn't you noticed before?

He turned to you, eyes widened and shocked at his own outburst. "You're not the only one gone yeah? Ignore me, I'm fucked, sorry."

You reached out your hand and linked your fingers through his in silence, the warm evening wind ruffling your hair and dress, blocked from your skin by John's suit jacket which was wrapped around your shoulders. Not that anyone would notice or care. As long as Ada wasn't with you, you could disappear for hours without any alarm. There you sat in the tranquil last few moments of the day, your hand linked with John's, both beyond tipsy. You weren’t thinking properly but it felt right. You felt safe. You didn't want to have to return to the chaos of the party, to have to catch up on who your friends were currently trying to screw. None of that seemed to matter anymore.

Was it too much to ask for something to be simple? Maybe you didn't have to fuck him. Maybe just these small moments were enough. You laughed at the thought when it crossed your mind; neither you nor John were known for consistency or stability in relationships, you being admittedly rather inexperienced, only having been with a few men, and he had his fair share of escapades. But he was just so different. You wouldn't admit that he'd gotten your attention in any way than purely sexually (which surprised you to admit) and for fun, but you genuinely enjoyed his presence.

He was right though. It wasn't a good idea at all to hook up. There was far too much baggage for both of you to make it worth it.

Just once?

You glanced over at John. He rolled his eyes at you, but the edges of his lips were slightly upturned, his dimples faintly peeking through his defined cheeks.

Just once couldn't hurt.

***

The sky was streaked with shades of gold, amber and blood. John could feel the friction from your knee barely knocking against his, the pressure putting him on edge. In fairness, he had drunk heavily, and that's what happens when you let your guard down around beautiful women. He couldn't believe you had told him you wanted to have sex with him still. He'd chalked the whole situation down to a drunken mistake that would have progressed into a far more significant drunken mistake. Ada would never forgive him if he went for another of her mates. Especially Y/N. No matter if he said that Y/N could be different, that you wasn't just another conquest. But who'd believe him?

Far better to keep his mouth shut.

Far better to play safe.

As you were called back to the party by the gaggle of girls John vaguely recognised from hanging off the arms of other blinders, he realised (despite his state) that you were right. Having sex with you wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. In fact, it might be one of the best.

Just once?

He watched your figure disappear back into the marquee, waiting for you to turn back and look for him. You do. He would have done the same if it was him.

Maybe just once wouldn't hurt.

***

to be continued!

[pocketfulofrecs]

ChilianXianzi was one of the first authors I (Dee) read in this fandom and These Mortal Treasures was one of the first fics I read. ChilianXianzi has a great writing style and you’re fully immersed into the story she’s weaving. We are really looking forward to anything she writes in the future.

She has written 39k+ words on 7 works, both mdzs and cql canon. You can find her @chilianxianzi on Tumblr.

Her fics:

To Not Vainly Break Branches - [mature | 3k | wip | emperor LWJ/empress WWX]

For Safekeeping Purposes - [mature | 2.9k | crime boss/sugar daddy LWJ]

The Shadows of My Old Places, Falling Across the Moats - [teen | 8.4k | QHJ goes to Burial Mounds]

To Start A Bridge From A Single Log - [teen | 4.7k | epistolary]

These Mortal Treasures (our post) - [teen | 9.3k | dragonji]

They say - [teen | 3.1k | LWJ is troubled by rumors]

Proximity to Knowledge (our post) - [teen | 7.2k | WWX protection squad]

Dee’s favourite: These Mortal Treasures, definitely. It is one of the first fics I read when I entered this fandom. It is also one that planted the idea of writing a dragon fic. I really love it. The story, the pacing, LWJ’s response to WWX, everything.

Ju’s favourite: Proximity to Knowledge! I love genius WWX, and I love WWX and his ducklings, and this fic gives me both so well! Jingyi pov is so much fun, and all the juniors doing whatever they can to be close to WWX and learn from him just makes me so happy. It’s a really good fic to read when you’re feeling down.

The Interview:

Q. When did you start writing fics? Did you have fandoms before this one?

A. I think around 2006-ish? I used to write character and quest mods for Baldur's Gate 2 before I went through the Knights of the Old Republic fandom and the whole ouvre of Bioware's games, although Dragon Age was the fandom I was most involved in and wrote the most for. There was of course a Harry Potter phase amidst all that, as one does, but also a good deal of Sailor Moon.

Q. What made you start writing for MDZS?

A. Definitely the worldbuilding and the issues and themes raised in canon. In a way, MDZS is the complete package of family issues, class issues, communal responsibilities, my childhood love for Wuxia/Xianxia, and the increasingly dangerous and volatile court of public opinion - which is also reflected very prominently in the MDZS fandom proper.

And let's not forget the Wangxian, because they're just a couple that works not just because they look good together (They do) and have a deep love for each other (Hell yeah they also do), but they also work perfectly together because they are constantly, stubbornly striving for the same values in a world where such values often come second after ideas of honor and performative righteousness.

Q. What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

A. It's an ongoing one and it's called "To Start a Bridge From A Single Log" where I wanted to explore the possible uses of Cultivation outside of the super insular scope of the cultivation world and how that would impact both communities, because all of these hogging of spiritual resources, I cannot stand it. But it also has ridiculous amounts of Wangxian mutual pining so there's that, it's just all my favorite things piled up together.

Q. What’s your favourite type of fics to read?

A. Oh, it really depends on my mood at the moment like that's why rec blogs like this is just so *mwah chef's kiss* because there's just a ready selection of different stuff for different occasions! In the MDZS fandom, I do gravitate towards fics about Wei Wuxian finding a home and his place in the world outside of his Jiang upbringing, or fics where Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian just work together realizing their mutual vow, being a good role model for the juniors.

Q. What’s your favourite comment? Or type of comment?

A. Any comment is a favorite, honestly! Writing stories are just like talking to people right, so being answered is always nice :D I suppose whatever the comment is, it's just always really interesting and heartening to see that parts of what you're talking about resonates with other people, enough to get an answer in words :)

Q. What motivates you to write?

A. I think I'm inherently a very angry person. Like literally the way I set my career path had been to find what things made me the most angry and do my best to fix it, and I feel like that's also my approach to writing. I would tackle something I think is a problem or a question that makes me angry and try to find my way through it via the characters and worldbuilding - And even if in the end the problems don't get solved or the questions are not answered, there would still be dialogue incited and there would still be the process of seeing said problem from many perspectives as writing (and reading!) encourages you to do.

Q. Who’s your favorite author?

A. The authors that really stayed with me are the Shoujo mangakas of the late 80s and the 90s, because they gave me examples on so many different ways to express myself outside of the one-note "girls should be like this" sentiments that were still somewhat prevalent when I grew up. My favorite has to be Kyoko Hikawa, though. Other writers would probably be Margaret Atwood and Nnedi Okorafor because of the way they talk about many issues through stories so they're not directly talking about it but still kinda blatantly talking about it.

Q. What is your favorite trope to read and/or write?

A. Curtain fics! There's just something inherently telling about how a character approaches the everyday and its logistics, because in a way these everyday things around them are also the things that molded and shaped them to be who they are.

Q. Do you have any advice for new authors?

A. I guess start small? I used to teach piano and after all the godawful finger exercises and endless scales it's always SO nice and validating for the kids (and adults!) to be able to complete an actual song, even if it's just a tiny piece of twelve bars. And I feel like it's a bit like that with writing too, the joy of just like, finishing something with your own hands and then having people hear/read it is such a great motivator to do more. Like we could totally start with super simple goals and as we go on, the goals or the objectives could become bigger or more diverse.

Q. What do you think is the most important element in writing? Plot, characterization, relationship?

A. I really think it depends on what kind of experience you're looking for your readers to have? For me, some plots or concepts are so engaging that you'd be fine even if the characters are switched to another fandom, and some fics have such good characterization that it happening in limbo would be fine with me, that kind of thing. I guess it's also fun to experiment with each pressure point and see which feelings and reactions from readers (and yourself!) you gain from each you love the most and how to combine each element in a portion that works out for you.

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Check out their stories on ao3 and remember…

Comments and kudos feed the author’s soul.

[candlebark]

My niece has finished Bad Buddy. Here are some of her reactions from the last two episodes.

Niece, during meal prep scene: “I want to be a genius kid chef like Junior.”

Niece, seeing Korn and Wai at the bar: “Not those two! I'm gonna barf!”

Niece, when Pat and Pran are in front of their houses: “Are they breaking up?” Me: (Holy crap, she read between the lines better than I did)

Niece, regarding the families: “All their problems would be solved if they all divorced, then the moms married each other and the dads married each other.”

Niece, seeing the ep12  preview: “Ew, their hair!”

Niece, during the high school reunion: “This is too sad.”

Niece, when Pran is behind the door:

[cinetudeblog]

3 of the Biggest Box Office Rejects and Why

While cinema is a valuable artform, the ultimate measure of success is bringing in money at the box office. Considering the large budgets the production team has to work with, the studios expect a return. However, not all movies succeed. Here are 3 of the biggest rejects at the box office and why.

1. Alexander (2004)

Directed by the usually great Oliver Stone and starring Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie, Alexander left many people with high hopes at its premier in 2004, given its parallels with another historical drama that launched around the same time — Troy starring Brad Pitt. However, the film ended up with massive losses approximating to $71 million ($97 million today when adjusted for inflation).

In hindsight, there were a few glaring problems that probably led to the film’s failure.

Unrealistic Relationships Between Characters Angelina Jolie, aged 29 at the time of shooting, played the mother of Colin Farrell who was 1 year her junior in real life. Even the staunchest supporters of teenage pregnancy would admit this age gap is anatomically impossible. Many viewers agreed at the time and couldn’t get past that fact

Historical Inaccuracy The movie had a vision, but that vision didn’t necessarily follow historical accounts. Just some of the inaccuracies included:

Age of Persian kings

Portrayal of Persian army

Where Alexander got injured

Too Many Releases Oliver Stone made 4, count ’em, 4 versions of the movie, starting with the theatrical cut, then the Director’s cut, then the Final cut, then (as if that weren’t final enough yet) the Ultimate cut. By now, anyone with an internet connection would be aware of the herculean effort it took for Zack Snyder to re-release the Justice League. It costs money to create new versions of a movie, and, really, Oliver Stone should have focused on making the first one good.

2. Lolita (1997)

Lolita attempts to recreate Nabovok’s masterpiece novel of the same name. However, the movie’s $62 million budget only generated $1 in worldwide gross, turning it into a tangle of thorns. Unlike Alexander, this one’s a little more complicated. With such great source material, it’s very hard to live up to expectations. Just watch any of the Maze Runner movies to see what I mean. The pitfalls for Lolita included some of the following;

Can’t Live Up to Author’s Words

“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.”

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Seminal works from the linguistic genius that is Nabovok…and the book only gets better from here. Clearly, this movie didn’t have a prayer. What’s more, a large part of the book relies on fantasy and imagination, which doesn’t translate well with the low-fidelity CGI of 1997.

Inappropriate Content People were rightfully turned off by the scandalous content of the book — a man who falls madly in love with a girl barely out of grammar school. There’s no escaping the larger social norms particularly in a much more conservative period in time, no matter how artsy your medium is.

Limited Theatrical Release Thanks to the controversy surrounding the film, Lolita couldn’t find a distributor. If you only get into a couple of theatres, you can’t really expect to a make a lot of money and are dead on arrival before you even begin.

3. Catwoman (2004)

Bad Script In all fairness, the bad script may not have anything to do with the writers. One writer, John Rogers, was actually fired from the film for pointing out how terrible the script was. Unfortunately, there ended up being too many chefs in the kitchen but not enough critique of their work

Movie Dumped By the Studio This was a movie that the studio wanted to get made, and they were going to push it through no matter what. It seemed they were hell-bent on making a female-led superhero flick no matter what the reception was like. Perhaps some of this could be blamed on the timing of its release, as audiences in that day and age were still quite slow to get behind female-led action flicks — a problem which thankfully seems to be dissipating today, with blockbusters like Captain Marvel commanding over $1billion at the box office.

Halle Berry’s Acting Halle Berry is amazing, spell-binding, captivating, but she is still only mortal and cannot transcend issues in the script or in directing. We must just assume that in the middle of her acting out every seductive walk, every brawl with goons, or interrogation, the director yelled out “that’s great, but can you do that again only this time more cat-like?”

Well, there you have it. Three movies you can watch this weekend if you’ve finished Squid game or just waiting until the new Matrix film releases.

To know more information please contact here:-https://cinetude.com/3-of-the-biggest-box-office-rejects-and-why/

[paneerlajwanti]

I'm so happy to hear that you made progress eeep 🥺❤🧿

Do tell about your crush?

Tomorrow's the 1st day of college for my juniors and I lowkey want to wish them all the best or like say something welcoming and reassuring to, ya know, but like I also don't want to come off as a creep don't know what to do whatever imma just go and chill

~⭐

my parents after like two months of breakdowns and struggles finally agreed on my academic time out for healing... i wasnt able to cope or do well in college and sustain or just pull through till the end of the year and its been really draining and they finally (after numerous hearing from the doctor and EVEN my hod,) have come to terms ;-;

oh and uh about my crush 👉👈 she.... she is EVERYTHING. everytime she shows up and i think of her, the audio 'ladies and gentlemen, ✨HER✨' plays in my head. i love her so much....... she's so sweet, she is loving, she is a fucking genius and very intelligent so i mean multiple chefs kisses to that and oh god she is beautiful. she is so beautiful..... its because her heart is beautiful but she looks so beautiful, i looking respectfully. she's the kindest soul on this planet and like poetry in motion. she deserves the best in the entire damn world and oh my god using the word crush after like SO many years makes me feel like a tiny teen in school head over heels in love....

omg hi to ur juniors!! omg its their first day!! wish them luck and hey listen do it!! tell them!! theyll feel really safe and reassured, u wont look like a creep, u mean well <3

[fanficlibraryposts]

MDZS/The Untamed Fic Recs

Flag Flying High by Araceil

 The final lines were.... the only clear instructions given to him. It seemed as though Mo Xuan-Yu was seized with sudden ferocious clarity and drive – a single demand for the Yiling Patriarch: Whatever he was to do in revenge to the Mo Clan, he was to protect Hari above all. The child was not to be harmed.

When his life was not enough to trade for the protection of his friends in the Final Battle, Harry gave up his magic and found himself cursed. Travelling to the Cultivation World was his only chance to survive, to break this curse that drew the resentful dead into his orbit. While there though, he finds himself caught up in the life of the tormented Mo Xuan-Yu and unable to ignore the echoes of himself in the man's pitiful circumstances. But when Harry's curse draws the dead to Mo Village, the Junior cultivators of the Gusu Lan Sect are close behind, and his life takes a dramatic swing in a different direction, towed along in the wake of Mo Xuan-Yu now that he has been freed of his oppressive family, Harry finds himself in the Cloud Recesses, and involved in a whole new mystery that the 'adults' are determined to keep him away from.

*my token Harry Potter crossover fic*

Something Yet to Learn by Glitterbombshell

“Wei Wuxian,” the man grits out, and he pauses with one hand reaching for the door handle.  The disciple who had come in to speak to Lan Qiren brushes past him and exits the pavilion without a backwards glance.  Wei Wuxian turns back to Master Lan, one eyebrow tilting up in question.  “An urgent matter has come up,” Lan Qiren says, every word sounding like it’s being forcibly dragged from him.  “His Excellency requests my presence.  Their current instructor is ill, I was meant to take over classes for today,” he continues, gesturing towards the tiny juniors.  He swallows heavily, and the next sentence sounds bitter.  Choked.  “I cannot leave them unattended.”  Wei Wuxian just blinks at him.  

Or

Wei Wuxian is asked (under duress) to babysit a class of tiny Lan cultivators for just a few minutes.  A few minutes turns into an hour, turns into two hours, turns into an impromptu literal field trip and now there's an entire class that is weeks ahead of their curriculum, their most junior disciples have apparently imprinted on Wei Wuxian like baby birds, and Lan Qiren has no one to blame but himself.

*Baby junior Lans*

if you can’t beat them, recruit them by moeblobmegane

 Rather than mourning a future that had not happened yet, he would rather work with all his might to prevent it from happening. [...] His aim was to fortify his home and his family so that they would never again be left vulnerable to greedy cultivators aiming for his genius. For that, he needed help.    He may be a genius, but he was not the cunning manipulative man they thought him to be.    No, that was not him.    He knew who was, though.

(Or: Wei Wuxian uses a powerful array to go back in time and builds a secret squad to prevent the misfortunes of the future.)

Themes and Variations in F# Major by defractum (nyargles)

The thing with musical prodigies is that they're soloists, and soloists play alone. He doesn't want to play alone anymore.

"A summer guest lecture series? Oh, very nice. I wish I could sit in on that."

"Do you also play the piano?"

"Not even a little bit," says Wei Ying cheerfully. "But I'm sure you'd have a lot of thoughts on musicality that would be relevant regardless."

"Oh," says Lan Zhan. He seems to be searching for something else to say. "I believe it is oversubscribed," he says finally.

"As it should be," says Wei Ying, and does not tell him that he has all of Lan Zhan's albums downloaded onto his phone, listened to over and over when he's on a train, a plane, waiting for a taxi, has followed his career since he overheard half a Mendelssohn when they were fifteen.

补救; to remedy, to do something to correct or improve something that is wrong by ravenditefairylights

Wei Wuxian has missed the sword. He has missed the steady weight of Suibian in his vicinity, has missed being sure of himself without needing to defend his ability in front of a world that stands opposite of him as jury, judge and executioner. Wei Wuxian has risen and fallen and then gotten up every time, fallen deeper still until there was no way for him to get back up. Wei Wuxian has died and he has come back thirteen years too late and the world has moved on without him.

Back to the start—it’s a good place for the beginning.

or the one where Wei Wuxian heals, realizes there are people who love him and people he loves and goes back home

*Some nice post canon fluff and badass WWX*

Ghosts Shouldn’t by ShanaStoryteller

Wei Wuxian's spirit lingers. 

*Chef’s kiss*

Cradle by Dragonesque

After barely surviving the assassination attempt at QiongQi Path, Wei WuXian and the Wen Sect remnants are left to figure out how to protect themselves and their new lives. Meanwhile, the Jiang siblings and an unharmed Jin ZiXuan try to figure out who's bright idea was that stupid ambush. In Gusu, Lan Wangji panics at the idea of Wei WuXian's near death and tries to figure out whether to insist to stay by the Yiling Patriarch's side or hang back in the Cloud Recesses.

And Wei WuXian struggles with the idea of whether becoming a teacher, teaching demonic cultivation and setting up his own sect might not be a bad idea after all...

Just say yes by edenwolfie

Lan Qiren had never had a student he couldn’t improve, and Wei Wuxian would not be the exception, especially not now that his nephew was in love with the troublemaker. He would not allow history to repeat itself.

And Time Is But a Paper Moon by sami, Winterstar1412    

"Zewu-Jun. You once told me about a house surrounded by gentians, where you visited once a month, and how Lan Zhan still waited there, even when the door no longer opened."

Xichen feels light-headed. He feels shocked, and angry. He has never told anyone such a thing, but Lan Zhan is giving Xichen a look of utter betrayal.

"You told him?" Lan Zhan whispers. "When?"

Wei Wuxian takes Lan Zhan's hand. "About twenty years from now."

Wei Wuxian starts again from the beginning.

*part one of a brilliant and lengthy series*

SanRen by Kyogre

Leaving YunmengJiang in an effort to curb the tensions in the Jiang family, Wei WuXian becomes a rogue cultivator.

Even without the support of a sect, he is a rare genius whose name will become known across the cultivation world and whose techniques will influence the course of a war.

However, what influences his own fate is a chance meeting that becomes the first step toward love.

*A more proactive Jiang family and an oblivious Wei Wuxian ft. pining Lan Wangji*

New moodboard here !

Disclaimer: The fanfiction above were not written by me for I am not nearly as creative. However, I am an avid reader and movie buff so these are some of my favorite fanfiction within the fandom. I politely ask that you read the tags attached the fanfiction beforehand so that you know what you are getting yourself into, there may be crossovers. If you don’t like it then don’t read it. In addition, I ask that there be no bashing, the fics are based on my preferences and what I like. Lastly, if there are any specific genre or fandom of fics you want me to get into let me know through my ask box.