#gosh i miss rina so much

[luvyunjinxo]

embarrassed? karina x fem!reader

CW: public play, pda, humiliation, not proofread, lmk if I missed a lot (I know I did)

You hated public affection so much. You were embarrassed by it. You never did like touching, holding, playing with jimin in public. Especially hugging. You hated the fact that you were a gay/bi, and always wanted to hide it. That is why you hated touching so much because you never wanted anybody to know your "secret".

So, on a saturday afternoon you both agreed to have a mall date with each other like you guys always did, cute like usual, except you wanting to even pretend like you guys weren't even friends, like usual. Jimin was so fed up with it and you could tell.

"Y/nnie love, lets hold hands for once?" As she grabbed your hand hesitantly as you guys were walking. You pulled your hand back harshly

"What are you even doing? You know how I feel about us doing this." A scoff left her mouth as she continued to hold your cold hand anyways.

"Jimin, I said no." As you let go again.

"Y/n have you lost your place? I say yes." This game kept going on until you finally gave in and started to hold your hand. Your mood was now grumpy, you were so pissed off at her.

It was a quiet walk to the subway station, but you guys ended up talking anyways. rina apologized to you, but deep down she really wasn't. She never regret one bit of even holding you tight for once. anyways, you went to the back of the train where no one could barely see you guys, or at least your actions.

There were no seats left so obviously you both had to stand in the corner like two innocent girls .. or not ..

You both were minding your own business, you were on your phone watching tiktok as rina stared off into space, she was planning something.

"I need you to be quiet for me a little, okay?"

"rina what are you-"

she slipped her hand under your skirt feeling your clothed cunt and starting playing with it slowly with her index and middle finger from behind you. not knowing how to speak you turned around and gave her the look that went "are you crazy?!".

She literally was.

"take it princess. you've been out of your place all day." she stopped her actions and puts her hand into your underwear, actually touching your crotch this time. you were dripping. her slender fingers thrusting into you made this even more hotter. you came to realization you were literally getting finger-fucked on a train.

"w-what if we get caught?"

"that's really not my problem is it?" her movements sped up and I swear you let out a whimper that was barely audible. you were gonna cum, you were on a subway too oh my gosh.

she could tell you were getting tighter so she slipped her fingers out of you so fast. You groaned so loud it spread and echoed throughout the whole subway. The amount of stares you got were so embarrassing, the whole crowd was looking your way. With that, she decided to embarrass you once again:( .

She entered her fingers into your dripping cunt one last time and started to begin a fast pace hitting that spongey spot just how you liked it. fuck, your legs were shaking. she continued to fuck you harshly while literally everyone looking at you at that point, trying to hard to not make a noise, but right then and there you came.

your eyes were rolling back hard, and countless curses came out of your mouth, you were so embarrassed but such a horny little girl:((. Jimin pulled out of you like it was nothing and started to go on her phone, pretending like completely nothing had just happened.

you stood there so embarrassed, so red and flushed. luckily for you, the train has stopped to your destination. You went out of the train with liquids running down your thighs, soaked underwear, and people still giving you weird ass stares.

"rina! that was so embarrassing why the fuck did you make me do that shit on the subway!"

"still didn't get put in your place huh??" she questioned. oh my, you knew you fucked it up.

got dragged home, karina slamming the door loudly, and you getting pushed on the bed is what happened. Another 1000 punishments were coming your way and you knew it.

You still didn't let her win, so yet you were still being a brat.

"I don't give a fuck if you were done with me! you still didn't have to fuck me on the subway." you screamed at her while being fucked. you were so caught up in your pride and ego.

well, that was it. you were practically dead in two seconds. the next time you guys went out to the mall, she put a vibrator into you. her having the controller at all times. whenever you had to speak, sit, or when you were acting like a brat AGAIN, she would always turn it up leaving you all embarrassed. You never ever learned your place and continued being the brat you are<3

[zenless-zideblog-zero]

RWBY/ZZZ Crossover

Blake: ... *Sniff Sniff Sniff* Does anyone else smell something burning?

Corin: I - Uh- Y-Yes! I think I do! It smells like ... *Turning to the kitchen* ... Miss Rina's Cooking ...

Blake: *Also Turning to the kitchen* And she was with Weiss ...

Corin: ... M-Miss Belladonna? I'm Scared.

Blake: Me too ... Me too ...

~~~~~

Ruby: Oh my Gosh! These are so well maintained! The shine, the Rifling, the cylinders - And Revolvers in .45 Long are so uncommon!

Billy: Yep! My Sweet Girls might be chambered in that, but their bullets are my own custom design - Explosive!

Ruby: *GASP* What are their names? You've named them Right?

Billy: ... No! How have I NOT?!?! That's Genius-

~~~~~

Penny: You are capable of eating food?

Qingyi: Indeed. I have an internal Bioreactor that allows me to persist for longer periods without necessitating my "Plugging in" even if I must eventually return to my charger.

Penny: I should ask my father about installing something like that ...

Qingyi: I would Highly Recommend it. It is less disconcerting when Humans witness those like us eating with them, rather than simply sitting and conversating.

~~~~~

Winter: ...

Grace: *In the middle of dismantling a Paladin* Oh! I see how that works - That's so Clever! Whoever designed you must be so proud kiddo!

Winter: *Clicks tongue, turning away* That is not in my Pay grade.

~~~~~

Nora: *Raising Magnhild* AAAAAAHH-

Koleda: *raising her Hammer and Wrench* AAAAAAHHH-

Jaune: NORA! FEINT AND HIT HER HEAVY IN THE LEGS!

Ben: KEEP YOUR EYE OPEN PRESIDENT! DON'T FALL FOR HER TRICKS!

~~~~~

Lycaon: Hello.

Zwei:

Lycaon: You're being rather stand-offish compared to most canines I meet.

Zwei:

Lycaon: I suppose it's a nice change of pace. Perhaps you can sense my ... need for calm and Quiet, and if you can, thank you.

Zwei: *Quiet bark*

Lycaon: And you are Rather smart, aren't you? Thank you very much.

[after-nine-at-the-oasis]

I FINISHED EPISODE ONE!!

AND AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

FIRST OF ALL SEBLOS MY BABEYS 😭😭😭😭😭❤️💔💔💔 I'M NOT DOING OKAY, OKAY??

Also 😭😭 Miss you Seb, Big Red, EJ, and Nini :'(( <3333

Excited to see at least some of you again soon though xd

Lowkey Mike is slaying this season :D so far anyway lol

He's just funny 🥰 xD

Anyway slay new hair Miss Jenn :))

And AAHHHH Rina are so cute oh my GOSH don't even talk to me :D LIKE THOSE FLASHBACKS???! AND IN EPISODE ONE TOO!!?!

I love them so much your honor 🥰🥰 also they are so silly <33 my little babeys

Yeeeah I forgot for a few seconds that Gina's mom is kinda intense lol, from what we've been told. And now we're seeing it xd. I get the need to focus for your Junior year since it's an important year and all but :( I hope you don't take too much of that pressure onto yourself Gina D: remember to have fun :) <3

LOL y'all I love Emmy so far xD she's amazing

Ashlyn and Maddox 👀 hm. Interesting 👀

I'm just gonna say what I said in the tags of my other post: everyone in that room (Kourtney's) was gay

I was joking about Kourtney's obsession with Dani but like xD y'all come on. Also Carlos WHAT was that sir LOL

Oh and by the way Carlos saying he respects the feud from a reality show plotline perspective is KILLING ME!! XDD! Like, killing me in a sending me way, but also killing me in a stabbing me through the heart way :')

Also since when couldn't Seb have social media 😭 xD but also also. Carlos lol. Go visit him xD. You know where he lives LOL

And! I'm totally not stressed about Kourtney with Dani asking about Ricky :'))) Not at all :')) XDD lol. This is gonna be stressful and wild <33 xD

Anyway, I find the director vs director thing kinda funny because like. They probably took over some rooms when they started filming at East High as well xDD. But anyway lol GO MISS JENN!! Rooting for her in that <33

And AYYYY THE OGS ARE BACK!!! AAAAHHHHH I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH :DDD!! Actor-characters and characters lol. Also them all clapping at Ryan having twins on the way xD. ALSO RYAN HAVING TWINS ON THE WAY?!?!! CONGRATS DUDE LOL!! AND AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH OF COURSE THE ICONIC CANON GAY RYAN REVEAL!!!! :'DDDD!! AND RANDOM PENTATONIX CAMEO LOL!

Anyway I love them thank you :') xD

And AAAHHHHH MY BABEYS ARE BEING BACKGROUND ACTORS :DDD!! WELL FEATURED EXTRAS :DDD!! I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM 🥰🥰🥰❤️🥳!! They living the Miss Jenn life :). XD!

I love the security guy xDD those bits were amazing lol

Oh and Ricky asking his dad if he's threatened by Mack is HILARIOUS LOL. And speaking of Mack, GET AWAY FROM GINA!! Also poor girl loving him and him being rude :((. Still though hopefully she gets a few good experiences with him, besides him like flirting with him or something lol :).

Okay I know that there's a 99% chance they'll be fine but I am genuinely worried about Seblos xd. I'm still dealing with the disappointment that Joe's not in every episode and you expect me to make it through this?? And I know we get Over Again but like also. We get Over Again xdd. It's not the most NON CONCERNING song y'all xD. Still though, while I love the angst, I really hope this doesn't last long 😬. Well like, too long - because it would kill me, and because I deserve Seblos together content lol.

Also there were so many amazing moments throughout that I didn't mention but TRUST ME I loved all of them, and I'm looking forward to where the storylines go :D!!

And lastly, THE SONGS WERE SO GOOD!! I know we didn't get too many but they were so great y'all :D. Amazing 🥰🥰. Also Ricky and Gina are amazing at making songs <33. My lovelies :p 🥰❤️❤️. That song was so cute 😭❤️❤️🥰 :D. I love them so much :)). And Dani slayed her song too!! Anyway, yeah, they were all great :)).

But yeah, I love them all so much 🥰🥰🥳❤️❤️😭 (good crying) <3333!!

Y'all this is already starting out good :)) I am SO EXCITED for this entire season :DD!!

NOW ON TO EPISODE TWO!!!

[youarentamaybeyoureayes]

Oh my gosh, yessssss! What you said about R*nis kept saying if Olivia was not to leave the show, they would be endgame. I made a post about Rina and compare to s2 to realize that Rina has been there all along with too many signs on reddit so Rinas would gush and discuss about how they have noticed the signs now with s4 explaining everything. So anyways, just yesterday, I got notification from Rini basically saying, "You all are dumb as hell. If Olivia hasn't left the show, they would be together. They would be endgame. You all are so dumb." Like she thinks that insulting us all would what? Make it true? It was so amusing to see how pressed she was enough to come in my post and insult all of us because we were discussing about Rina history. I had to call her out that you need to research it first before coming in here and calling us names because you think you are so smart to say such things when it's so obvious you had completely no idea what you are talking about. I really HAD no energy to fight with her because I knew it was such waste of time and she wouldn't listen to a reason so what's the point. So your post is exactly accurate. I kept seeing crap like that and it's really annoying.

exactly like, even on youtube recently, you can't even look at a few comments on some of the new rina videos without a bitter r*ni or p*rtwell who hasn't watched the show since season 2 or started boycotting during season 3 once they saw their ships had no chance at surviving coming to complain about how much they miss r*ni and how despite so many things proving otherwise, they would've been the real "endgame" of the show. i genuinely think a lot of it not only has to do with the fact that a lot of r*nis were also j*livias, which honestly has to be one of the biggest reasons the ship saw any semblance of hype to begin with, because the material alone is simply and never has been there. but since they're j*livias, they're perpetually stuck in season 1, unable to move on from it and unable to accept that any other ship could've been endgame just because they got theirs almost three years ago at this point.

it doesn't help that a lot of locals are r*nis, and most of them have abandoned the show or claim that the later seasons are inferior because of nostalgia and refusal to accept the ships that ended up happening because it didn't align with what their idea of the show was. so unfortunately, they remain to be loud and bitter. i honestly thought they'd shut up after season 3, but rina being endgame really ended up driving them to the brink of insanity.

overall, it's still fun to relish in the fact that we did get the endgame no matter how many people are bitter about it. just annoying to see the same tired discourse pop up over and over again. especially because, had they actually been right (and we all know they aren't) what is it going to change? they even gave them p*rtwell when ricky and gina weren't together and that still ended up crashing and burning just as much as r*ni did.

at the end of the day, r*nis are just bitter that the show didn't end with ricky single and pining for nini. most of them didn't even actually ship p*rtwell either because they hated (and some still do) gina and barely began tolerating ej until he got out of the way of r*ni. they would have rather had the show end with ricky being single if it wasn't going to be nini to come running back to him despite feeling suffocated by him. r*ni was practically their last existing lifeline to j*livia, and since they didn't get it, all they can do is complain.

[gyufilms]

writer tag game

thanks for tagging me @spiderman-homecomeme!

author name: agentbarton12 on here and ptrprks on ao3

fandom(s) you write for: ooh im a multi so spideychelle (spiderman), vandrew (love victor), lumax (stranger things), rina (hsmtmts), and i want to get into atla!

where do you post?: tumlr and ao3!

most popular one shot: um my college! spideychelle purple highlighters and my rina and i know i've kissed you before

most popular multi-chapter: i think its my bucky x reader die hard or not at all (im really proud of that title lmao)

favourite story to write: my rina and i know i've kissed you before its literally my baby and the first fic i ever posted on ao3. i dont write for them anymore (rip) bc of all the drama with the show but ricky and gina were my comfort ship 💔

story you were most nervous to post: oof i think my bucky x reader one. it was my first time writing a reader insert i think so yeah i was pretty scared

how do you choose titles?: song lyrics or puns usually! right now im riding the song lyric as fic title high

how many stories do you have complete: 20 which wow. pat on the back for me

in progress: only one atm and its a victor x andrew fic! its a rewrite of the last episode bc i didnt like the ending and so i had to fix it lol

coming soon: the vandrew one!

upcoming story youʼre most excited to write:

a modern day spideychelle princess and the frog au that ive been sitting on for the longest time

a college!lumax bookstore au where lucas is looking for a book for his summer reading and max helps him out. going to be very fluffy

and finally a sukka/zukka fic where its basically just them discovering their feelings and loving each other along the way

do you take prompts?: not right now! i want to churn out all my fics first

5 favourite authors: what like fanfic writers? bc theres a lot lmao

tag 6 people: @starbxcks @buckys-estrella @buckysmischief @parallelmarvel @lissethsrojas gahh i cant think of another person but whoever else wants to!

[sunset-bobby]

HSMTMTS 2x11

i won’t lie to you...i wasn’t actually that hyped for this other than seeing Jordan Fisher

mr.mazzara already got me laughing why does this sound so sincere yet so petty

nini hanging out shit to ensemble lowkey adorable 

just want to give Ash and Ricky painkillers because the two of them being petty together it’s hilarious

we don’t get to see North High?? Why even talk about them like tf

I don’t care about Rini

Yesss Howie and Kourt adorable...and Kourt’s mom

They’re date is opening night okay kool don’t rlly care but yay portwell ig

they keep rescheduling their date is it actually going to happen that is the question all of us want to know

one is using Date and the other is not....hmmm

Carlos my beloved you’ll be amazing

they’re giving Nini all her lines upfront because she plays the fucking fork and won’t be important for at least half the episode

I stan Miss Jenn 

 Big Red hun you’ll do amazing also yes Redlyn call back 

Awww EJ i’m sorry about this being your last show... I am choosing to believe that his dad being supportive is a lie because fuck cash caswell

Mr.Mazzara is his dad now i don’t care

 look Mike bowen everyone’s favorite dilf I’m sorry but the way Mr. Mazzara says Jennifer is hotter than the way you do no offense

Lily what the fuck go away

Ricky 😭😭😭 he did not just look around he has no interest in her and it’s hilarious

he rejected her so she decided that she was going to give him divorce and parents dating advice to show they have shit in common lol

Thank you Natalie

Yes Narrator Mr.M

Omg my queen Stephanie gets lines and a solo

Who put this else make up for him in this quick...like no wonder it looks bad you have to do it himself in that fog 😭😭

Supportive Howie yes

Yesss Be Our Guest

The Judge is so confused

Frankie is killing this song

Okay EJ is adorable

Howie staring at Kourt i love

where was this choreography during the dance off

that one man in the audience who stood

EJ please don’t make feather duster puns

Gina: my moms not coming Jamie: walking up from behind the shadows

NO, Ricky we don’t not redeem ppl who don’t worth it

Howie is so nervous and it’s so awkward and funny he’s starstruck

Awww Ash my love you don’t need to compete with Lily

clearly hotness runs in the Porter family and I am including their mom

Big Red watching Ashlyn

Portwell eyes

who called Mr.Mazzara

ooooo he knows who EJ is

It’s really can’t with him he did not just say I’m starstruck can you relate it to Gina... A simp the the most basic definition 

oh my life is complete this is the funniest shit I have ever heard oh my gosh he shut EJ down so hard....oh I don’t know why I’m so sad I don’t even like them but my poor baby oh that had to hurt...that had to hurt like to his core

Jamie I love you so much but please look at the pay on this boy‘s face and just stop talking all the rinas are going to have a time of your life with this i cannot wait to check twitter

Howie stole it Lily made Howie steal the harness i know that’s why he’s acting handy

miss Jenn an Miss Jenn it is not the time you cannot say that to children but that shit was funny the way they all shut up i-

yea that’s the face of a bitch who had a plan...

I’m sorry for blaming you Howie my love Lily you fucking bitch 😭😭

Sneak Peek

Yes Kourtney demand answers

do you know looks amazing second chances is not going to be about portwell after that brother comment that went in to EJ‘s self-confidence

oh my God I swear to god if they confess they’re still in love with each other I’m fighting ricky and Nini 

I did not go into this with expecting or wanting anything but I came out of this with the funniest shit I have ever seen in my life

[thanxxskz]

Hello! Could you do a reaction for Stray Kids when you are their crush and best friend they have to share bed with you and when you cuddle with them you confess that you like them? Thank you and have a great day/night!

stray kids reaction to you confessing to them while cuddling

of course! here you have it, hope you like it!

---

chan

- he didn't mind sharing a bed with you since you had done it plenty of times

- talking for hours about everything is a given

- he had a crush on you so he couldn't help but look at you intensely

- you had a crush too but you were so oblivious and thought he didn't like you back

- he cuddled you, signaling that he wanted to sleep already

- you were feeling brave so you confessed

- "chan, i like you. more than a friend."

- boy opened his eyes faster than usain bolt runs

- "what" you pouted "oh my god y/n i like you too"

- happiest night ever, lots of hugs and kisses

minho

- you were cuddling in his bed

- you had to share a bed because you were at the dorms, and you normally slept with minho

- "i miss your cats" you said, because it'd been a while since you saw them

- "when i go to my house i will take you with me, so you can pay them a visit"

- he was literally so in love with you because you liked most of the things he liked

- plus you loved his cats and they loved you and that was important to him

- you had a crush too on him

- you thought he didn't but you were too obvious about it so you didn't know how he didn't have a clue

- "minho, can i tell you something?" he hummed and looked at you "i think i... well, no, i like you. it's been a while since i figured my feelings and it's okay if you don't feel the same i just wanted you to know"

- he stayed silent for a couple of minutes processing the information you just gave him

- kissed you in response "i love you too fool"

changbin

- he had to share a bed with you and it's not that he minded but that he's the most shy motherfucker

- because he had a crush on you

- it was mutual tho

- "binnie, let's cuddle, hm?"

- you heard his heartbeat and was super nervous but so were you

- he was with his eyes closed while cuddling and you decided to speak

- "changbin i like you"

- dude almost dies

- "please tell me you're not joking" "i'm not"

- he timidly laughs and holds you tighter

- "i like you too"

hyunjin

- he was nervous of sharing a bed with you because he was thinking of confessing to you

- nervous because he didn't know how you'd react

- funny thing you were gonna confess tonight

- you pat the bed so he could come next to you and cuddle

- you had been cuddling more than usual lately and your heart couldn't take it anymore

- he, while cuddling, put his head on your chest

- "your heart is beating so fast, are you okay?"

- "i like you" you blurted out

- he smiled and kissed you softly "i like you too"

- you cuddled for a while and he said "i was planning to confess to but it seems that you beat me to it"

jisung

- he brought cheesecake to the room to eat together

- it was something you did every time you had to share a room/bed

- you ate the cake and after a couple of minutes, laid in bed

- cuddling, he held your hand, wishing he could do that every day

- but you weren't a couple

- you liked that feeling, how those details made you fell for him

- "jisung, i like you, for a while now"

- he held your hand tighter "you don't know how relieved i'm to hear that... i like you to love"

felix

- you were in bed waiting for him to finish his game

- he finished not too late and went to cuddle with you

- it's not that he ignored you, because he didn't, he was playing before you came so you decided to watch

- you could watch him play for hours because it didn't matter how immersed he was in his game, he always had something to say so you wouldn't feel ignored

- "i'm sorry it took me so long"

- "it's okay lix, you know i don't mind"

- gosh how much he loved you

- "though i wanted to tell you something please don't panic"

- he was nervous already

- "uh... i don't know how to say it but... i like you a lot, i have had a crush on you for the longest time now"

- you know that vlive where chan calls him to praise his singing? he'd have the same reaction, all giggly and shy

- "ahhhhh i like you to baby"

seungmin

- he can be pretty cold if he wants to

- but when it comes to you he's the warmest person in the room

- you both had feelings for each other, everyone knew but you both

- he literally cuddled with no one but you, he loved your hugs

- you loved how hard he cuddled you, as if he didn't want you to leave his side

- while cuddling, you started to speak

- "minnie... i have feelings for you... i feel as if my heart is gonna explode every time i'm with you..."

- "y/n..." he started, and you already were expecting rejection "you never hear my heart when i'm with you? i feel i'm gonna combust when you're with me"

- with that, you kissed and kept cuddling, waiting to give the rest of the members the news

jeongin

- he a baby

- you fell in love at first sight

- he was finishing some homework and you were in bed, waiting for him to finish

- he was hardworking, to say the least, he always had time for you even in the busiest days

- he loved many things about you, but he loved how you treated him the most

- he finished and, with tiredness in his body, went to cuddle

- "y/n, let's cuddle please"

- "okay baby, you worked hard"

- without thinking twice, you gave him a peck

- "i like you, jeongin"

- mouth agape, he looked at you

- closing his mouth and smiling, he kissed you back

- "thank god you confessed because i don't think i could've done it, i like you so so much"

---

hope you like it! i hope it's up to your expectations, i got all soft writing it hahaha~

i still have a couple of requests, they will all be posted tomorrow, i promise!

have a good day/night (good night for me!!)

~rina

[whistledownpens]

so my thoughts on the hsmtmts 2x06 not necessarily in order

1. seb is so cute i will kill anyone that hurts him

2. finally more 2 min for ej we really won this last two weeks ej support team, my baby was so good in the gray sweater

3. FINALLY some girlfriendship again, i missed the nini-kourtney duo we used to get last week

4. nini away from ricky this episode WAS SO GOOD, i love my girl so much

5. RICKY GO TO THERAPY FOR GODSAKES STOP LEASHING YOUR MOMMY ISSUES ON NINI AND NOW ON MS JENN

6. miss jenn and mike are cute and miss jenn and mr mazzara are also cute i don't care which one she ends up with

7. i just want to hug gina, thank u ashlyn THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL I CRIED THE WHOLE TIME

8. my beautiful portwell crumbles we is the duo bff that we NEED

9. gina pls find someone that don't see you as second option ricky is not that guy

10. i can't say how much i hate rina gosh my girl deserves so much better i cringe the whole flashback scene

11. not liking rini right now, nini go solo

12. don't know if you guys noticed but i don't like ricky

13. this rini × rina storyline is really shit and we could not get the gini friendship BECAUSE OF LOVE TRIANGLE PLOT IN 2021 FOR A BLAND WHITE BOY

14. howie and kourt are so CUTE, YOU GO GIRL

[karamfilmare]

moniiii <3 i think i've said this before but i love moni x kuroo for the enemies to lovers trope!! not bc he'd hate your guts!!! but bc i think you're both very competitive like i can see you both as top students always trying to outdo each other until one day you're partnered up for a project or something and boom, cue the heart eyes!

Oh my gosh, I love this so much >.< It's so true, because he would be such a tease, and I can't really handle it, and gosh I'd be so frustrated with how cute he is, but noooo I don't have a crush on him.

But I love the partnered up trope, yes, gosh I love it.

Also, Hi Rina, I miss you my dear <3

Who would I be in an enemies to lovers dynamic with?

[bts-reveries]

daddy duties | 7

~ Jeon Residence ~

“Babe can you go wake up Sian, it’s time for breakfast,” Rina says as she places Sian’s breakfast on the table.

“Yes ma’am,” Jungkook replies, running to Sian’s room. He opens the door slowly, turning on the lights, making the little boy stir. 

“Good morning buddy, it’s time to get up,” Jungkook says, walking over to his bed and placing a kiss to his son’s forehead.

“M-morning,” Sian says, rubbing his eyes with his little hands. “Is cousins coming today?” He says in a little voice.

Jungkook laughs, “yes, they’ll be here. That’s why you have to get up and eat breakfast so then we can get ready and they can come over.” Sian nods, getting up slowly. Jungkook smiles, reaching out to mess up Sian’s hair. 

“Let’s go to mommy, she has your breakfast,” Jungkook says.

-

“I’m going to get Sian washed up and changed real quick. Namjoon, Byul, and Moonji should be here soon,” Rina says, holding Sian’s hand and walking with him to the bathroom. 

“Okay, I’ll tidy up,” Jungkook says, turning around to the mess Sian had made in the short time he had after breakfast. 

Ding dong!

“Oh she meant soon soon,” Jungkook says, dropping the toy cars on the floor and walking towards the door.

“Uncle Kookie!” Moonji yells as soon as Jungkook opens the door.

“Hey princess,” Jungkook says, bending down to give her a little hug. 

“How are you? Felt like forever since we saw each other,” Namjoon says, pulling Jungkook up to give him a hug. 

“I’ve been good. It’s been a month at least right?” 

“I think so, but way over a month since we all were together,” Namjoon laughs. 

“Oh I miss everyone so much, I can’t wait until they all get here,” Byul says excitedly.

“Me too! Me too!” Moonji says, jumping up and down.

“It seems like she got so big,” Jungkook said, looking down at Moonji.

“She did, I think she’s getting my height,” Namjoon says.

“Where’s Sian and Rina?” Byul asks, looking around.  

“Rina’s getting Sian washed up and changed, they shouldn’t take long,” Jungkook responds. 

“Sian oppa!” Moonji yells running down the hallway, making Jungkook and her dad laugh.

“It looks like she missed him a lot,” Byul laughs. 

~ Kim Residence ~

“Mommy let’s go!” Soojin yells, running towards the door. 

 “Not so fast little lady,” Jin says, grabbing his daughter before she reaches the door knob. “Before we go see your cousins you have to eat breakfast with your brothers first,” he says, carrying her back to the kitchen table.

“Sweetie you haven’t even brushed your hair, or your teeth yet,” Mae says, tying Soojin’s hair back as she starts eating. 

“Mommy is all our cousins going to be there?” Minseok asks, chewing his food. 

“Yes, they’ll all be there,” Mae smiles.

“Yay!” They all said, even little Haneul.

“Will baby Mingyu be there too?” Soojin asks, looking up at Mae.

“Of course, we’ll all be there,” Mae says, walking off to the kids' room to get their things ready.

“So don’t take too long in eating so we can get ready, okay?” Jin says, ruffling Haneul’s hair.

~ Jung Residence ~

“Hurry up baby girl,” Hoseok says, knocking on Huimang’s room. 

“She’s changing, she’ll be out soon,” Sarang says, standing next to her fiance. 

“They grow up too fast, last week I was just helping her get dressed, and now she wants to do it on her own?” Hoseok says in a sad voice.

“It’s just this one time, maybe you can help her get ready for bed tonight,” Sarang says. 

“I better--”

“Done,” Huimang says, opening the door, interrupting her dad. Sarang and Hoseok looks, her up and down, giggling a bit.

“Sweetheart, your shirt is backwards,” Hoseok says. 

“You also should really change into pants Hope, it’s too cold for shorts outside,” Sarang says.

“Come on princess, let’s help you get ready properly,” Hoseok says happily, glancing at Sarang with a little smirk.

-

“Hana!” Huimang yells.

“Hana?” Hoseok says before gasping, “YOONGI HYUNG!” Sarang turns her head to where they ran off and it was her turn.

“Sohyun!” Sarang yells before running off as well.

“Oh my gosh,” Sohyun says, as Sarang runs into her arms. “Didn’t know we’d run into you,” she says, giggling.

“Ahhh hyung I missed you,” Hoseok says, rubbing his cheek against Yoongi’s, making him groan. 

“Missed you too,” Yoongi says, pushing him away. 

“Let’s walk together,” Hana says, grabbing hold of Huimang’s hand. 

“Okay,” Huimang responds, walking off with Hana.

“Ugh, look at our daughters hyung,” Hoseok says, putting his hand over his heart. “We should hold hands too,” he says, looking at Yoongi. Yoongi laughs.

“My hand is occupied,” he says, raising him and Sohyun’s hand. 

“No problem hyung! That’s why you have two hands,” Hoseok says, taking Yoongi’s right hand and walking off.

“Are you sure you don’t want to give him my engagement ring instead Honey?” Sarang says. Sohyun laughs letting go of Yoongi’s hand and goes to Sarang.

“I gotchu sis,” she says, making each other laugh.

~ Park Residence ~

“Where’s all his things?” You ask, looking around the living room. You got everything ready to take to Jungkook and Rina’s place and you had them all out on the couch but suddenly they went missing. 

“In the car,” Jimin says, carrying Mingyu in his arms. “Are we ready to go?” 

“I think so? Or should I pack more things?” You say, walking back to his nursery. Mingyu began to whine as he saw you walk away.

“No I think we’re good,” Jimin yells out, “let’s go while Gyu is in a good mood.” You walk back towards your two boys and nod, the stress was clear on your face.

“Hey,” Jimin says, getting you to look towards him. 

“What?” You say, slightly out of breath from walking all around the house.

“Calm down,” he says with a light laugh. “We’ll be okay, if anything happens, everyone will be there to help us.”

You nod, “okay. It’s just, it’s the first time we’ll all be together again, and I don’t want to ruin anything if we have to leave early because Gyu is not used to being around so much people I--”

“Shh Shh,” Jimin says, putting a hand on your cheek. “We’ll be okay. If you worry now, we really won’t have any fun when we get there. Just relax.” Jimin leans in to place a kiss to your lips. “He’ll be a good boy, right?” He says, looking at Mingyu. Mingyu giggles, reaching his arms out to be carried by you.

“I’m taking that as a yes,” you say, placing a big kiss on his cheeks, making him giggle even more.

~ Jeon Residence ~

Ding dong!

“Mommy is that uncle Tae Tae yet?” Sian yells, running towards the door. He reaches up and opens the door by himself, a little gasp comes out of his mouth.

“Who is it Sian?” Jungkook asks, walking towards the door, his mouth full of food. He gasps when he sees who’s at the door.

“Tada!” Taehyung says, holding Mingyu in his arms. 

“Oh my-- come here,” Jungkook says, reaching out to carry Mingyu. 

“No,” Taehyung says walking past him. He makes his way to the living room and everyone that was there gasped or squealed when he walked in.

“Why do you have him?” Jin says, reaching out for Mingyu. Taehyung pushes his hands away.

“I parked my car and Jimin parked behind me--”

“Oh yeah, where are they?” Sohyun asks, looking towards the door.

“They’re bringing Mingyu’s stuff in, I think they brought a lot of things. They also brought some food and asked me if I can help so I took the best snack they had and brought it in,” He says, gesturing to Mingyu. 

“We should go help,” Namjoon says, getting up from the couch. 

“I’ll come with,” Hoseok says, following Namjoon.

“Let me hold--” Jungkook tried to say, standing next to Taehyung.

“No.” Taehyung says, walking away with Mingyu in his arms and sitting next to Sarang. 

“Aww he’s so cute!” She says. Jungkook rolls his eyes and sits next to Rina, pouting like a baby. She laughs at him and pulls his head in to rest on her shoulder, patting his cheek.

-

“Okay, I know it’s already so obvious but--” Sarang says before Huimang walked into the living room, pulling on her shirt. “What is it baby?” She leans into her mom and whispers in her ear. “Okay, go get it from Daddy,” Sarang tells her. Huimang nods and runs off.

“What was that about?” Mae laughs.

“She wants to use her iPad so her and the girls can watch a movie.”

“Aw, I love how our girls are such besties, they’ll be just like us when they’re older,” Sohyun says, leaning into Byul on the couch.

“Hey, about that, when is it okay for me to call Moonji like… my daughter? I feel like it’s too soon? But she kind of calls me her mom already but I don’t know whether to refer to her as “mine” although she’s not really mine and--”

“Sweetie, you’ll just know. I know, I was in the same situation as you--” Sohyun starts.

“But, you two have different situations with the biological mom part,” Rina reminds her. “Hana’s mom left her in a different way that Moonji’s mom did. I say part of it’s knowing when, and the other part you’d have to wait until you know you’re in a serious serious relationship with Namjoon and also talk to him about it too.” Byul nods.

“You’re right, I’ll wait, and I’ll talk to him about it.” The girls nod at Byul’s response. 

“What were you trying to tell us Sarang?” You ask, remembering what Sarang was saying before Huimang came in.

“Oh yeah! I totally forgot, thanks Yn,” Sarang says, putting her drink down on the coffee table. “As I was saying, I--”

“Mommy!” Sian yells, running to Rina. 

“I am so sorry,” Rina says to Sarang. She laughs and gestures for her to go ahead.

“Daddy and Uncle Tae Tae are fighting,” Sian says before running off again. 

“What?” Sarang says, watching Sian run past Jimin, who walks in holding Mingyu in his arms.

“Taehyung and Jungkook are fighting?” You say, taking Mingyu from Jimin as he passes him onto you. 

“Arguing. Yoongi was carrying Mingyu and Taehyung wanted to hold him again but Jungkook was whining that he was holding him the whole time when we got here and Taehyung came back saying that he ruined the date he had with Mingyu by coming to the cafe.” Jimin explains, leaning over to kiss Mingyu on the top of the head before walking off to go back with the boys.

“Rina you really have to give him another one,” Mae jokes. Rina lets out a sarcastic laugh.

“I will if he gives me a ring first,” she says, looking down at her left hand. 

“Speaking of rings,” Sarang says. She turns around looking if any other kid would come by to interrupt her. 

“I think you’re good,” Sohyun laughs. 

“Okay, so,” Sarang says, reaching down for her bag, taking out little pouches. “They’re not exactly rings but..” She passes them out to each of the girls, you getting your own. “Open them up!”

You all open it at the same time, Mingyu reaching out to put it in his mouth. 

You all gasp at the same time.

“Sarang this is so cute!” Sohyun says, holding it close to her chest.

“Oh I love it!” Mae says.

“Oh-- Even me Sarang? We haven’t known each other for long, I don’t want to ruin--”

“Byul, you’re one of us now. I want you to be one of my bridesmaids! You have to be~” Sarang says.

“Where did you get this idea? This is so cute,” Rina says, looking over the necklace Sarang got them. It all had their names written on the backing card. Rina held hers which said “Rina, I can’t say I do, without you! Will you be my bridesmaid? -Sarang.” 

“Pinterest, I spent all day looking for the perfect one,” Sarang says with a small laugh, then nervously asking, “... so is that a yes? From all of you?” The girls all nod and scream yes excitedly, making Sarang cry.

“Why are you crying!” Mae laughs, pulling her into a hug.

“I don’t know I’m just.. So happy I met all of you and.. Oh my gosh I can’t stop now,” she says, laughing as she wipes her eyes. Mingyu looks at her with a horrified expression before crying as well.

“Oh-- Gyu what’s wrong?” You say. He cries harder while looking at Sarang.

“I think he’s sad that you’re crying,” Rina laughs. You look at your son, then at Sarang and decide to pass him to her.

“Hi baby,” she says, holding Mingyu. “I’m not sad, they’re happy tears! See?” She smiles. “I’m happy!” Mingyu stops crying and smiles at her.

“See! Oh my gosh, he’s the cutest!” Rina says. Mingyu reaches out and squishes Sarang's nose, making her laugh.

“Babe--” Namjoon says, walking back into the living room. “Uhh.. what’s going on?” He asks. You all were currently standing around a red Sarang who had red eyes and wet tears on her cheeks. Also with Mingyu’s little fist around her nose.

“Sarang asked us to be her bridesmaids!” Byul says happily, running up to Namjoon, showing him the necklace she got. 

“Aww that’s cute. Do you want me to put it on you?” He says. Byul nods, turning around and lifting her hair up and out of the way. 

“Aw look at them, how cute,” Rina says. “Put it on for me Sohyun?” 

“I can do it, I can be cute too,” Jungkook says, walking towards Rina. 

“We didn’t get a groomsmen proposal from Hoseok,” Yoongi says, walking towards Sohyun. 

“I checked pinterest, they didn’t have any good ones that you guys would like,” Hoseok says.

Jin walks over to Mae. “Let me put yours on for you.” 

“I already have it on,” Mae says, showing him the necklace around her neck. Jin gives her a face.

“Well take it off so I can be cute and put it on you like what everyone else is doing,” he says, unclasping the necklace, making Mae roll her eyes.

“Jin hyung’s such a loser,” Jimin says jokingly, “want me to put yours on babe?” You look at Jimin and hand him the necklace. 

“It kinda has some slobber because Gyu kept trying to put it in his mouth.”

“Oh, ew,” he says, leaving to get a wet wipe. 

“Can I have Mingyu, noona? I have no girlfriend to put a necklace around,” Taehyung pouts, reaching over to pick up Mingyu.

“So what brings you boys back here? I thought you were playing at the dining table?” Rina asks. 

“You know what happens during Uno,” Yoongi says, wrapping his arms around Sohyun. 

“Plus, we got bored,” Jungkook pouts.

“Mommy,” Minseok says, walking into the living room, holding Haneul’s hand. 

“Yes baby?” Mae says, leaning down to pick up Haneul when they walked towards her. 

“We want to stay with you guys,” he says, climbing on the couch to sit on Jin’s lap.

“Okay, what about your sister and your cousins? Are they still watching the movie?” 

“They’re coming,” Minseok says. And as if on cue, all the kids started coming out of Sian’s play room.

Moonji ran to Byul, Soojin ran to Uncle Taetae, Hana ran to Yoongi and Sohyun, Huimang ran to her parents, and Sian ran to his dad.

“Aigoo~ When did we have so many kids?” Taehyung says, pulling Soojin on his lap as he sits down on the floor.

“I don’t know, but I’m sure we’ll have a whole soccer team in the future, because I’m sure we want siblings for our kids and you're left to have your first one,” Hoseok says.

“Oh my gosh,” Jin says. “They’re going to out number us.”

-

“I can’t believe how good Gyu has been,” You say as you and Jimin both walked to the kitchen to get some drinks.

“I told you we’d be okay! We have all our friends to help us, what better people to help than those who have so much experience with kids right?”

“I know, I know, I just didn’t think Gyu would get so comfortable so fast, he loves them,” You say, looking over to see Yoongi behind a curtain while holding Gyu, playing peekaboo with Hoseok. You could hear his little laughter all the way from where you were standing.

“Well that’s good. Because he’s going to be seeing their faces all the time now.” Jimin says, leaning over to kiss your forehead. “I don’t think we should be stressing out much anymore. Let’s go have some fun with our friends.” You nod, walking off with Jimin back to the living room. 

“Can I hold Mingyu next?” Jin says, looking over at the second and third oldest. “Haneul wants to play with him.” Haneul was sitting on Jin’s lap and he looks up at his dad and smiles when he heard his name. Jin smiles at him back, the one smile where he looks like a quokka.

“Do you want to go to Uncle Jinnie?” Yoongi says to Mingyu in his baby talking voice.

“Yes~” Jin says in a small voice as well.

“Here you go hyung,” Yoongi says, placing Mingyu on Jin’s other leg while Haneul sat on the other. 

“Aigoo~ You’re a hyung now Haneul!” Jin says. Haneul looks up at Jin and laughs before looking back at Mingyu.

“What do you think he’s gonna do?” Rina says, everyone was staring intently at the two youngest. 

“Give him a kiss Haneul!” Hana says. Moonji looks at her and then looks at the two before she made a kissing sound.

“Mwuah!”

Haneul first pointed at Mingyu’s nose, making him cross eyed. Which made Haneul laugh again.

“Give him a kiss,” Jin says, making a kissy face. Haneul looks at his dad and does the same thing, leaning over to kiss Mingyu on the nose.

“Mwuah!” He says, everyone said “Yay!” afterwards making Haneul laugh and clap.

“Good boy,” Jin says, kissing the top of his head. Namjoon leans over and caresses Mingyu’s head. He turns around and smiles as he sees Namjoon’s face. Namjoon couldn’t help but give him an open mouth smile back. 

“Aigoo~ He looks so cute. Looks exactly like his dad,” He says, making you scoff.

“He looks like Jimin but of course got his cuteness from his mom,” he corrects.

“That’s better,” you say. 

Moonji runs over to Mingyu and Haneul and he looks over her dad. 

“Daddy I want a baby brother too,” she says, making Byul’s eyes widen.

“We’ll get you one next time, okay?” Namjoon responds, making Byul shake her head, before slowly blinking, head turning towards Namjoon. 

“I already have a little brother,” Soojin whispers, making Mae laugh.

“Maybe I can write little brother on my wishlist next year,” Hana says, coloring her coloring book nonchalantly. “Daddy always gets me what I want on my list.” Jungkook burst out laughing. 

“She’s not wrong.” 

“I want one too daddy,” Sian says, running towards Jungkook, fluttering his eyes to appear cuter.

“Ask mommy, not me,” Jungkook points.

“Mommy?”

“Ask daddy to propose to me first,” Rina responds. Sian pouts, slumping his shoulders and walking back to his hyung. 

“He didn’t even have to ask,” Taehyung laughs.

“Maybe mommy and daddy will get me one after the wedding?” Huimang asks all of a sudden.

“Oh- you want one too?” Hoseok asks, not expecting Huimang to want a younger sibling.

“Yeah, but a sister would be good too. But if not that’s okay, I have Moonji, Soojin, and Hana. They’re like my sisters,” she says, continuing to color with Hana.

“Wait that was so cute,” Taehyung says, jutting out his bottom lip. 

“Me brother too,” Haneul says, pointing to Mingyu. Jin laughs at his son’s comment. 

“Hahahahaa, Jimin take Gyu back,” he says with a blank face. 

☔︎☔︎☔︎☔︎☔︎☔︎☔︎

daddy duties

☔︎part seven: little brother☔︎

pairings: newdad!jimin x wife!reader

a/n: i finally started writing it today and managed to finish! it was actually pretty fun and i enjoyed making it so i hope you all do too~

also, this is more of a whole group thing and not just jimin and yuna, i kinda like seeing all of them ??

taglist:

@crazyferalvigilantedragonwriter @taekookcaneatme @osnapjenn @rjsmochii @cosmicdaylight @monosomes @the-things-in-the-dark @kimchii7 @softboyfriendtae @smauslut @igotarmyofarohas @heartfeltscribblings @ruinsofangels @sope-and-shine @ephyra1230 @uglyratlmao @samros95 @hellotherehoneybee @moon6rop @kpopliisu @butterflylion @moonlightrose19 @teawithbucky @strwberry-jam @listless-losers @dreamcatcherjiah @httplovemaze @raplineh0e @salty-for-suga @chiminilove @bts-kay @my-chaos-in-stars @kookiemonstersugatea @vantaexx @blueberrykenn @sunnyoongles @knjkitten @itsjynop @seoulicitae @sayanne @prdshobi @thegirlwhocares @btsxdoll @callmepaopao @sterynlis @cribabieee @incredibleella @nctssidehoe @dammit-jjk @goldenchemistry

TAGLIST IS CLOSED!

to be notified when i post, please turn on my notifications! thank youu~

[book-a-holic]

Live watch: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

OK, yeah, I don’t usually do this, or actually ever (I don’t even post stuff)... but I have absolutely NO ONE in my life who watches this, or I feel comfortable ranting a LOT (because believe me, I have a lot I’m feeling), so here I am.

lets be real, love live is king in queerbaiting, and it really fucking irritates me, it’s such good setup, so much love, so many girls being pals, aaahhhh it’s so fucking sad, I thought I gave up after Sunshine’s love confession by the sunset from a girl who reads yuri, like COME ON WHAT... but well I was watching some rnd stuff, and I watched 22/7, and gosh I missed love live and there was this new one and I’m now on episode 3 and remembering why I loved it so much and hated it so much...

so first episode: I can’t believe I’m here again

I was so mad at myself for doing this again to me and uuuuuuhhggggg I can already see the bait and we are only 2min in D:

Look at those 2 sdjkvlabsdfkjhbasdfkjblaskldbjf the are so cute and so cute and oh no shit I’m in this again... ok, keep calm you know what to do... fuck canon, they are clearly already a couple, they are together and dating for so long they are completely casual with each other and have a happy relationship, that’s it, no I’m not delusional you can clearly see it there (let’s see if I can keep myself deluded of the whole season)

so... YAYYY FIRST MUSC TIMEEEE that was so cool look at all those horible CG fires oh wow I forgot how good and cool and everything the dances where, like really good 3D character animation and composition and camera work, yep Love Live really is the best, there is no comparation..... and all those extra of how Yu see’s Yuki’s concert, wow super awesome!! I I particularly liked this shot

seeing it again as I now know Yu is not an Idol but a fan/supporter it really makes me love it more, you can clearly see how she love’s it but also the divide like “nope don’t wanna be there, wanna watch it” yay really simple analysis great work also, the hand drawn fires are motherfuckin awesome

so it goes on and wow they are so married already, look at Ayumu waking up her gf and OHHH are they gonna do next building neighbors again??? oooohhhh next door neighbors JEZUZ FUCK NTR FLASHBACKS SHIT Y DID I WATCH THAT SHITSOW awn they are so cute and OMG I’M blind Yu’s hair is green and that weird/cute bang on Ayumu wow they outdone themselves on the girls’ design and ohh new main girls and oh the prez is that the idol girl I'm sure and oohh more members and that girl is a model, fancy~~ and YAHHH BABYYYY two songggssss and oh it’s super different to have song from 1 character (and now that I’ve seen some info on the character awesome that makes so much sense) OMG THEY HAVE MATCHING SQUARE THINGS THEY ARE SO IN LOVE

Episode 2: shit it is so good I’m so happy

ohh a fight between Yuki and Kasumin funn! Miss Model-san get’s the award smart girl, and also nice that she isn’t in the club but wants them to succeed because of her waifu (yes Emma is her waifu ep 3 proved that)... well I don’t really remember much from this episode, just that Ayumu was kinda jealous that Yu was calling Kasumin that was cute, and It was also nice seeing someone realize what they did and try to change, and Ayumu trying her hardest was so damn cute, and also really nice seeing the other characters know each other and interact. Welp I guess I don’t have much to say about this episode because Kasumin is def not my kinda character, she was ok, her music was ok....

Episode 3: OH NO I’m already in too deep

YAY I was right about prez, well obv it was really in your face... also not that much to say.... I loved the continued interaction from everyone, it really gives another feel to this series, it’s not them trying to get members, they already have people interested, they are already friends, lets get this show GOING FAST. I’m loving having Yu as a main character, it’s really refreshing not having an idol but someone seeing someone who wants to support them and loves that stuff, really interested to see how she keeps on helping the others grow.

Some random stuff from this episode:

LL-waifu2.gif

look at those girlfriends they are she cares so much :3

Look at that Yu being so perceptive and considerate and loving her idol

look at that total dork Yuki having a completely different personality, and her music is so cool *-*

I love how on the cast image in the end she has an idol costume, not her uniform

also I’m really enjoying Ai and Rina, their interactions and that cat are so cute, really looking forward to ep 4

Sooo what was this all about.... I’m enjoying myself, I’m really scared to be sad about the bait because it’s already happening... but also I’m happy and it’s cute IDK, I just wrote a bunch and I swear I’m not drunk and I’m not sure it makes sense and I write so many ands, I swear I know how to write.... and those are my thoughts at the moment I’m gonna.

Am I gonna write about anything about the next episode? or the rest of the season? who knows, not me.. and that’s all I think, have a good life if you were crazy enough to read all of my ramblings :D

[lunawings]

Yesterday I went to the theater live viewing of Love Live Fes Day 1 (1/18/2020).

I went as an Aqours fan so that will heavily influence my thoughts on it, just to get that out of the way. 

For a rough outline of the program, Aqours opened the show with Mitaiken Horizon in their new butterfly outfits (which looked AMAZING). Then the Nijigaku girls came out. They performed together, and then four of them did solos (Ayumi, Rina, Kanata, Karin) before they performed together one last time. (I’m assuming the other five will do solos on Day 2.) Then Aqours came out and performed as units, followed by Saint Snow, and then Aqours all together in their Mirai Ticket outfits on the ship(!) from Sailing to the Sunshine. And finally, μ's came out and did a big medley of their biggest songs before ending with Snow Halation. 

This was my first time seeing μ's live (or rather “live”) and I was actually really nervous about it. Because I knew everyone else would probably know all the callouts and cheering moves and I was just frantically trying to remember their colors. People were warming up while they were playing songs before the show started and I was like sweating bullets hahah. But I hoped I knew the songs well enough to fake it, and I more or less did. But I missed the color change from white -> orange in Snow Halation EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WAS COMING AHHHH. It just took me a couple seconds but for everyone else in the theater it was instant. 

Hahah and this was for a group I’m at least “supposed” to know. Nijigaku was like ????????? But thankfully before they came out all their colors were shown on the screen, which gave me about 30 seconds to choose a favorite. I went with Rina who I have been kinda leaning towards anyway, and I’m feeling good about it. (Although I was tempted to pick Ayumu just so I would have all pink hahah. Since Aqours = Ruby and μ's = Nico for me). Rina’s voice actress doesn’t have to perform with a screen over her face thankfully, but she has a real working one when she does her intro which kinda blew my mind. She also took the Rina-chan Board out for a little bit during her performance which was cute. 

Ah man I felt so much more comfortable when Aqours came out though because I know everything effortlessly and I didn’t have to constantly check around me for cues. MY GIRLS. I feel like Aqours performed for the longest out of the three main groups (much to the chagrin of people waiting for μ's....). They were also the only group to have costume changes (Mitaiken Horizon -> unit outfits -> Mirai Ticket). This made sense to me because they have the best chops right now (IDK how to say that in non-marching band terminology) since they have been actively performing for years while Nijigaku is brand new and μ's has been on break. Their set was even longer if you count Saint Snow? 

But ohhh gosh Saint Snow were so wonderful too. Every event I see them at you can tell they’re just SO HAPPY to be included. Because they know they aren’t headliners and the probably.... never... will be... I feel like they may sometimes feel like they just exist to give Aqours time to change costumes BUT!!! BELIEVE AGAIN WAS SO GOOD AHHHH!!  Everyone got SO into it. There are so many callouts. People practically yell Leah’s whole part. It may have been the most excited the crowd was before μ's came out....

Speaking of which....

I could really tell most people in my theater were there for μ's and just waiting for them the whole time. Which is understandable as it’s been forever but DAMN when they finally came out everyone went F’IN CRAZY! I was like wiping spit off my cheek from people yelling. This was just my theater, but only like 10-20% of people stood during Nijigaku, about 40-50% during Aqours, and like 80-90% during μ's.

A silly little part of me had been thinking the Aqours surpassed or at least caught up to μ's popularity, but I guess not eh. 

After μ's finished their set they called out all the other groups on stage and the leader of each group spoke for each of them. Gosh the Nijigaku girls looked young when they were all together! When it was An-chan’s turn to speak for Aqours she was just like... “THAT WAS THE GREATEST!!!” Followed by a long pause. Followed by “I love Love Live” and just bursting into tears. (AN-CHAN!!!!!!)

And now, what do you do when you have every member of every Love Live Group all on stage at once? Well of course, you.... End the show.

I was really shocked there was no encore. I mean wouldn’t you expect them to all sing something together? And if not that then a medley? And if not that then a μ's encore and the other girls are cheerleaders or something? But no, nothing. 

I’m really, really curious if they will do an encore today for Day 2 or not. They also had no real talk sessions except for each group introducing themselves, more or less. But I suppose they also had less time to fill with all these groups to cover for each other. (When these groups perform solo they have like animated segments and such to cover for when they are changing costumes but it wasn’t needed here because Nijigaku covered the first one for Aqours, Saint Snow covered the second, and nobody else needed to change costumes.) So it was pretty much straight performances. Not even any announcements. (Yet?) Huh. 

[thefirelordandtheambassador]

close your eyes and i’ll close mine

Zutara Week 2020 Submission (“reunion”)

Rating: T for Teens 

Length: 3,186 words @zutaraweek Cross-posted on AO3 under one work titled “all that i hoped would change within me stayed (god only knows which of them i'll become)”  “Get off my shit, rabbit-squirrel-brains!” Toph hollers, and Katara whips around, away from the rapidly approaching horizon, away from the lure of the sea. She watches, non-plussed, as Toph dive-bombs a young soldier, who has tried to move some luggage to a more convenient spot on the boat. Ember Island, well, it doesn’t loom, but it approaches like a nervous servant--Katara will never get used to the servants that seem to appear like mist or ghosts, at the Earth Kingdom Palace, at General Iroh’s apartments in Ba Sing Se, at Toph’s parents’ house when she visited last year with her-- “for moral support and elbow-holding.”

“I’m sorry, miss! I just have to move things!” Katara bites at her lips, trying desperately to hide a snicker. Toph is wrestling him to the deck, clearly attempting to keep him away from her bag.

“I see you, mocking that poor boy,” jibes a soft, smoky voice to her side. She looks up--it’s Zuko.

“Not going play referee?” asks Sokka, following up behind him.

“Mmm, not today,” Katara muses, tossing her hair into the breeze. It is nice to be back on the ocean. She’s spent the last six months in a border town of the Si Wong Desert, negotiating with the sand-benders. Before that, she was in Ba Sing Se on official ambassadorial duties for the Southern Water Tribe for about a year, and then before that, she’d been providing aid for some of the rural interior Earth Kingdom towns for something like eighteen months. Most eighteen-year-olds she knows are either in school, or married with a kid on the way, but she’s single and doing the heavy diplomatic and charitable work of a woman twice her age.

“Oh, look, she’s going easy on him,” Zuko notes drily, as Toph shoves the poor kid into a door. “He’ll get off with just a concussion, instead of a broken arm like the last guy.”

The past few years have been good to Zuko--it’s been almost three years since she’s had a chance to visit. He’ll be twenty tomorrow, and he’s grown. Really grown. He’s easily over six feet tall, and his hair is so long now that what isn’t caught up in his topknot rolls over his shoulder. He has one of those formal shoulder pieces on that Katara desperately hopes will go out of style soon, but it doesn’t do much to the chest that has already grown broader and more muscular. And he was no lanky twig like Sokka during the war, either, she muses.

“Well, someone’s gotta get those boys in shape--she’s taken to teaching a little too well, in her old age,” Katara snarks back, smiling. Zuko smiles back, golden eyes softening. His face has thinned out too, cheekbones standing out elegantly, even under the scar. He looks real good.

“Well, at least you got out of being such a turbulent sixteen-year-old; can’t say I wasn’t beating people up at her age. So, uh, how are you and Aang, ah, doing these days?” There’s the awkward turtle-duck, out and about for a toddle around the pond.

Sokka barks a laugh, walks away, throws an arm around Toph.

She smiles ruefully, “You know, we’re taking a break. I think we both need it; we’re apart so often, you know? He’s flying here from the Western Air Temple and will meet us at the summer house. It’ll be good to see him again. It’s good to see all of you again, really. Ambassadorial life is pretty lonely.”

“Meanwhile, I feel like I can never get a moment alone these days. Always papers to sign, emissaries to greet, Fire Sages up my ass about everything. I’m glad you all could come to celebrate. I thought a little reunion would be nice. I’m just missing Uncle,” he says with a sigh. They turn, and lean against the railing.

“He misses you too--I stayed at his apartments in Ba Sing Se over the New Year. It was good to see a familiar face,” she says. The breeze whips around them, and Katara’s nose is overwhelmed with the smell of amber musk, something roast-y, and rich sandalwood. “Are...are you wearing cologne?!”

Zuko pinks.

“The Earth Kingdom ambassador got it for me for a birthday gift! She said it was indispensable for any young nobleman! Is it too much?” She softens. It is good to be back with friends--with him.

“No, no,” she says, and sticks her nose onto his sleeve, “I like it. It smells nice on you.” Underneath the cologne, she gets that warm man-smell. She misses that smell, from time to time, if she’s being honest with herself.

“Oh good. He said to go easy on it. Um, Katara?”

“Oh, sorry!” She’s lingered too long. But looking up into his eyes, they are still molten and soft. It’s her turn to pink, and she looks back to the sea. They are close to the docks. “I guess I’m just a little tired. I am so ready for this mini-vacation.”

“You deserve it. Uncle says you do the work of a woman twice your age.”

The beach house is just as she remembers it, but somehow, fuller, livelier. Zuko’s stocked it with paintings of the whole team, plants with bright summer blooms heavy with scent, curios from his travels. There’s only two servants, blessedly, a cook and a maid who greet them at the door.

“It looks nice in here! So bright and happy!” cheers Suki. “It was kinda sad when we stayed here last time.”

“Thanks. Uncle’s sent me enough tea and teapots to fill a whole bookshelf,” Zuko shrugs, “but I wanted it to be fun again, so Kiyi and Mom can come and enjoy themselves, you know? Get rid of the sad nostalgia, make room for new memories. Maybe we could have regular reunions here.”

“Heck yeah!” chimes Toph, hefting her bag. “I am so ready for some vacation time!” Things are dropped in rooms, and Katara is convinced to join the group at the beach, even though the things that sound the best right now are to sink into the fluffy white covers of the bed she’s been given and have a deep, sun-soaked nap, dreaming away the afternoon for the first time in years.

She pads out, yawning, in her swimsuit, and looks around, trying to remember where the towels were stored last time. She turns too quickly, and runs into something soft, clean, cottony-- a stack of towels?

“Oh gosh, I’m so sorry, Rina...” Katara stammers, but it’s not the maid. It’s Zuko, who is shirtless and ready for the beach. Her heart thumps a few times and her blood seems to rush a little faster in her veins, because his trunks sling low on his sharp hipbones, and thank Tui and La that she managed to that chest scar to fade to something more dashing. A trail of hair follows his bellybutton down into those trunks...and she’s just gonna stop that thought-canoe and turn it right back upriver.

“Oh, Rina’s packing us some rice balls for snacks, do you have any requests? I know you like pickled ocean kumquats...” He trails off too, sticking a hand behind his head sheepishly. His mane of hair is knotted messily on the back of his head.

“Any flavor is fine!” she squeaks. “Let’s go! I can’t wait for dip! It’s so lovely out today!”

“It is,” he agrees, and scoops up the towels, flinging them over his shoulder. His hand brushes hers lightly as they take the path down to the black sand beach.

Aang arrives just in time for dinner. Rina brings out a sumptuous feast of all their favorites: hippo-cow braised in soy sauce and ginger, rooster-pig spare ribs deep fried and dusted with lime zest and chilis ground to a fine powder, crispy garlic arctic whale-shrimp, a sweet and sour sprouted bean curd, and a miraculous leg of caribou that is roasted and covered in a pearly sauce that is delicately scented and made Sokka cry when it was set down in front of him.

“I tried to make sure we all got something we liked,” Zuko admits, seated comfortably at the head of the table. He’s placed Katara on his right, Toph on his left, and Katara doesn’t mind this. The maid has served what seems like a hundred side dishes, which keeps her plenty occupied, instead of having to make awkward eye contact with Aang. Katara picks up spicy fermented cucumber-melon, braised potatoes and peppers, sautéed pea shoots, and takes a little bit of all the main dishes. “And, my father left one gift: that quite amazing selection of wines and spirits.”

Katara and Suki have been enjoying the plum wine, and Sokka and Toph have turned drinking shots of soju into some kind of game, and are easily drinking Aang under the table already. She hasn’t enjoyed herself, been so relaxed and at ease, in a long time.

“Here, Katara, have you ever had these? They’re a specialty of Ember Island,” Zuko says softly. She turns to him, his chopsticks clutching some noodles like glass threads, mixed with tomato-carrots and green onions. She shakes her head no, and he offers her a bite, guiding the chopsticks to her mouth. They slip in, yummy, and she slurps the last few over her lips.  

“Sorry, country manners,” she says, covering her face and blushing.

“No, no, it’s...it’s cute,” he says. “I don’t mind!” He thinks that’s cute? She decides to take it, and tries to shift the subject, to side-step Zuko turning into the awkward turtle-duck.

“What’s your favorite side dish? We’ve never gotten to eat such a nice meal together so close to each other!” In fact, the last time Katara was at a dinner with Zuko, it was a very formal affair, she was seated halfway down the table from him, between two lords and across from Aang, and it was a plated meal, with a different servant bringing her soup, her salad, her braised pork that was truthfully far too spicy, and she nearly cried when yet another servant brought her some pineapple-lime shaved ice to finish with.

“Hmm,” he murmurs, and his mouth bunches and pouts to one side, “This one.” He proffers long ribbons of carrot in sticky red sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds. She slurps those off his chopsticks too.

“Ahh! So spicy! But good, really good!” She gulps some more plum wine, feeling warm all over. “Pick another you like.” She wants to know all his favorites tonight. Before dinner, he’d ditched his formal clothes, and has relaxed in a red silk shirt that leaves much of his chest open for her eyes to roam. Nice abs, she notes, for someone who claims to do paperwork all day long.

The wine is getting to her.

“Rina, don’t worry about us, please, head to bed. We’ll probably drink some more, talk, and definitely sleep in in the morning. Plenty of time for you and Lien to do dishes in the morning,” Zuko says to the maid, who is clearly yawning. She bows, murmurs a thank you, and heads off up the stairs. Katara loves how nice Zuko and Iroh are to their employees; the Earth King has several ministers who treat the servants like dirt. She’s brought it up to Kuei, but he only frowns and polishes his glasses.

“Alright! Now we can break out the good stuff!” Toph shouts, and punches the air. She is gone and back again in a flash.

“Good stuff? There’s so much good stuff here already!” Aang’s words come out a little soupy--he’s lost the soju drinking game. He takes a hearty spoonful of fruit tart. “This is so good, Zuko. I love fruit tarts!”

“I didn’t want to sailors to get ahold of this stuff; I confiscated it from one of my students. Ha!” Toph says, dropping back down on her cushion. She holds a long pipe in hand and pouch.

“So that’s why you were beating that poor guy up on the boat?” asks Sokka. Suki has migrated to mostly-in-Sokka’s-lap, but who is Katara to judge, because she is leaning full-body on Zuko--it’s certainly not the wine, she thinks, it’s the biceps for sure.

“Well, hell yeah, this stuff is wild!” crows Toph, dumping some clumps of dried green leaves on the table. She crumbles and stuffs, crumbles and stuff, and passes the pipe to Zuko. “Gimme a light, Master Sparky-pants? First puff is yours, host with the most!”

“What is it?” he asks, flicking two fingers and summoning a small flame. He lights the little leaves in the pipe bowl.

“Green dragon-weed!” Toph crows. “It’ll blow your mind!” Zuko tentatively puffs, coughs, and passes the pipe.

“That’s foul, Toph. Why?” Katara also passes, but Aang tries and Sokka tries, and Toph is clearly an expert, because she blows out perfect smoke rings.

Soon, they are a group of giggling kids again, lying on the floor, cackling at Sokka’s bad jokes as Suki regales stories of their stories, as she and Sokka work as prisoner escorts mostly these days. Aang and Toph keep passing that pipe back and forth, but Katara’s cup of plum wine never seems to empty, mostly because Zuko keeps giving her sips out of his--first a fiery ginger whiskey, next a herby, clear soju with lots of something citrusy squeezed in it, then a sweet melon liquor. He will nudge to offer, and every time, they make electric eye contact, and all the blood in her vein rushes down to the center of her hips.

“These are all really good,” she mumbles, feeling so relaxed and happy, warm against Zuko’s arm, full of food and drink, surrounded by friends.

“Good, I’m glad you’re having a good time,” he says lightly, nuzzling his nose to her ear.  More of that, please, she thinks, his breath hot on her cheek, and she steals a look at the others. Sokka and Suki are halfway out the door to their room, Toph is half-asleep, and Aang lays on the floor, blowing smoke into creatures for Momo to chase after, mostly out of sight.

She turns, and steels herself. “Can I...?”

His eyebrow knits. “Whatever you like?” What a good host.

She cranes her neck a little, and sneaks a peck on his lips, firm and spicy. There’s a little jolt, like electricity, and he presses back, firm, maybe even a little desperate. He shifts angles, captures her more surely. She melts a little, but pulls back. Toph and Aang are still sprawled on the floor, blissfully unaware.

“Aang, I am just beat, aren’t you? Toph? I think we should all drink a glass of water and go to bed,” she says gently.

“Huh? Mmm, yeah, I am pooped!” Aang slurs, and tries to get up, loses his balance, slips. “Monkeyfeathers!”

Toph snores on. Zuko, who still has his bearings, swiftly helps Aang to his feet, and scoops Toph up in a cradle hold. Katara settles the completely toasted Avatar into bed, takes off his shoes and shirt, and forces a glass of water in him. She leaves another on the table, but he’s asleep before she slides the door shut.

“She is out cold!” Zuko says, sliding the door shut. The house is quiet, so quiet that Katara can hear her heart racing. He pads back over. The tie of his shirt has come undone over the course of the evening, and she decides to take yet another chance. She closes the gap between them in the hall, pressing her hand to his chest and reaching up for another kiss.

It’s almost like he knows, and his hands tangle in her hair before their lips meet again. She clutches at the sides of his shirt, thrilled to touch and feel and smell him. One of his hands drops from her hair, and his thumb traces deliciously down her neck, to cup her waist and pull her closer. She sighs as she relaxes into the touch of his lips, the tip of his tongue pushing experimentally. He breaks for a moment.

“C’mon, let’s...get more comfortable,” he rasps, and pulls her down the hall, sliding open the red paper door at the end of the hall. He flicks his hand, lighting many lamps softly, and the room glows a rich red. He pulls her to the bed, and she flops down. The bed cradles her, and she suddenly loses all desire to move.

“I want you to know that I want this, but I’m so tired, Zuko. Rain check?” she murmurs.

“I understand. Can I...can I help you get ready for bed?” he asks, almost shy. Her heart skips. She cranes her neck up, and presses her lips to his heatedly.

“Sure.”

He slips off the bed and shucks his silk shirt to a stool. Next, the gold sash and black trousers. She chuckles lightly, because the style of underwear Fire Nation men wear is so weird-looking, so tight-fitting and trim, but his is black and she’s not surprised by that.

He kneels, and pushes up the skirts of her summer dress. It’s light blue silk with a white surcoat so gossamer it might be made of cobwebs, a gift from the Earth King for her last birthday, and in this heat, she’s glad it’s sleeveless. His hot hands press into her thighs, and he leans in, takes a breath, trails kisses down her inner thighs, over her knees.

He tenderly unwraps the ties from her slippers--they lace up her legs with ribbons--and presses a kiss on her calf. Fingers trail down the back of her calves, over her heels as he tugs the slippers off, stashing them on the floor.

Shoes off, he unties the waistband of the surcoat, lays it on the stool. He takes issue with the buttons on the side of the dress, but gets them undone, and he tugs it over her head until it floats back to join the surcoat. He flips her over, gripping her hips, and pulls the tie of the petticoat, tugs that down too. Hot kisses feather up her spine, and she can’t help but let a noise that is half moan, half sigh.

“Feels so good, Zuko, but I am so ready for some sleep,” she drawls, eyes drooping.

Gently, he presses a heated kiss to her neck, and wow, Katara didn’t know she could sparkle internally. His hands trail to her waist and back up.

“Can I offer you a place to rest here?” he asks, a joke in his voice.

“Seems like just the right place to be,” she yawns. He pulls back the sheets, cool and crisp, and she settles in. He snuggles close to her, and she drifts off, hoping that every reunion can be like this.

[wirecat]

HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY @astrodile YOU GIANT CUTIE!!!! Since it is your big I-took-my-first-breath-today-day I wanted to give you a little sumfin!!! (I sure hope I got the date right?? Your birthday is on the 6th of March right????) Thank you for all the good talks we’ve had, thank you for all the amazing art you’ve made for me and others, and thank you for being so nice and cool and an absolute joy to be around!!! :D I had a blast drawing these two (you know how much I love them) and I hope your day is gonna be a blast too! :3 Both Rina and Villain!Nellie belongs to @slackedvisage / @astrodile

[this-is-rina]

Just “Networking”|| Noah Centineo Imagine

Hi everyone!  It’s been a very long time since I wrote on Tumblr and my first time writing on this blog. The last time I wrote on a personal blog was for One Direction when I was in high school (Ack!).  I did not like posting my writing to my personal and made many blogs for my writing (I wonder how many of you will recognize my style :O)  I vowed I would never write on a personal blog again...then I saw a few interviews with Noah Centineo. He has such an interesting personality for an actor and I was inspired to write a story about him. 

It’s gonna be a long one, so I’ll put it under a read more for all my fellow silent scrollers.  However, I’ll leave the synopsis up top so you know if you’re interested!

~Rina xoxo

Plot:  You are an aspiring screenwriter who currently manages a computer repair store in Hollywood with your stepbrother, Xavier, an aspiring composer.  By chance, you meet Noah Centineo in a coffee shop.  Not recognizing him at first, you think nothing about your acquaintance, until Xavier realizes that Noah could be both of your tickets to fame. Suddenly, your writing has a real chance, and that appeals to you, just a much as getting an adorable and kind boyfriend in Noah. However, you highly doubts Noah would agree.  But, what if he doesn’t know? 

You were running late...which was kind of the usual lately.  Ever since you moved out of your brother’s apartment, you had yet to come to work on time.  Xavier, who was technically your stepbrother, but you only made the distinction when you did not want to be associated with him, used it as proof that you couldn’t take care of yourself. However, you both knew that you were one of the most responsible people either of you knew, as long as you followed the schedule you programmed in your phone.

You dashed through the double doors of the computer repair shop, panting.  Xavier shook his head with a “Tsk, tsk, tsk,” as he watched you stash your stuff in the back and run behind the counter.

“You know you’re late, right?” Xavier emphasized. “So, you know what that means...”

“Oh come on!” You complained, smoothing your hair to make it more into your usual style.  “You totally came in early because you know I’m still getting used to the commute.”

“And?” Xavier questioned, “A deal is a deal, kiddo. The last person in buys everyone coffee.”

“Ugh, you only came up with that rule to spite me for moving out.” You complained.  “We should not even be wasting money on coffee when we could just make it at home.”

“Don’t forget my whip,” Xavier said as he tended to a fried PC.  That was your signal that the conversation was over.

“That’s not healthy...” You muttered as you went into the back room to fish out your wallet.  “What would your mother say?”

“That you should be on time to work!” He retorted and you rolled your eyes as you walked to the coffee shop across the street.

You and Xavier were pretty close, when you weren’t fighting over lateness.  Your dad married his mom when you were both around 13 years of age.  Both of you lost a parent young, and were only children until meeting each other. Your Brady Bunch family came together well, and you two grew closely together.  

Xavier was the first to decide he wanted to do showbiz.  He would practice piano and guitar daily, writing new tunes for his performance at the local bookstore talent show ever week.  You were more quiet about your aspirations as a writer, but he broke you out of your shell after college.  While you both studied computer science, you both also also concentrated in your passions, English Language and Music respectively.  You both moved to LA and through a series of lucky breaks and connections were able to manage a computer repair shop.  You hoped that by being in Hollywood you could hone your craft and make your dreams come true.

For now, you settled for fixing broken computers and fetching your brother’s coffee. At least you could buy a chai for yourself to relax too.

When you got to the coffee shop, it was clear that you missed the early morning rush.  You walked straight to the menu next to a guy who was several heads taller than you.  He had long, unruly brown hair, a scruffy beard and wore the baggiest t-shirt with the tightest jeans.  He glanced at you, feeling your presence and he gave you a gorgeous smile.  You gave him a coy smile back, trying not to fall for his chocolate-y brown orbs.  You cleared your throat and looked at the menu.

There was someone ahead of him who was taking awhile to order, and you could see him stealing glances at you from the corner of your eye.  You were definitely flattered.  This guy was pretty cute.  With his tan skin and athletic frame, he looked like that lovable sweetheart who would skate to your house just because he was in the neighborhood.  Whenever you would look in his direction, he always pretended to look away.  However, he would do it in an obvious manner.  He would look you directly in your eyes and then look at the ceiling, and then back to your eyes and then down at the floor. Back and forth his eyes and neck would move in this circular motion until he got a laugh out of you.

“Finally!” He cheered as you laughed, causing you to laugh more.  “I really wanted to make you laugh.  Have a great day, beautiful.” He flashed you a bright smile and then stepped up to make his order.

You couldn’t help, but blush.  It was always nice to be acknowledged by a cute guy.  You wished he stayed longer to make a move.  He finished his order and didn’t look back as he picked up his coffee from the counter.  You were bummed he did not have to wait for his drink, as you hoped you could chat some more, but settled for your bit of luck that he even noticed you.

“Hi,” You said with a smile to the cashier.  “Can I get a small chai and a medium iced mocha latte with extra whip and caramel drizzle?”

The cashier smiled.  “Is this for Xavier?” It was embarrassing how much your brother frequented this place.

You laughed, “Yup. I was late again!”  You snapped your fingers and wagged your fist, pretending to be upset.  You handed the cashier your card and he shook his head.

“That guy ahead of you paid for your order.  He had me write down his name and telephone number for you to reach out.” The cashier pulled out a slip of paper and your jaw dropped.

Noah

213-xxx-xxxx

“Wow, okay.” You weren’t sure what to say. This only happened in movies.  You made a mental note to add this to your list of romantic gestures for your next romcom screenplay.  You slipped the note into your wallet and closed it to put it back in your bag. You took the drinks and sauntered happily back to the repair shop.

Xavier was running a scan on another computer when you walked in.  You handed him his drink as you sipped yours happily.  He narrowed his eyes at you,

“Why are you humming?” He rolled his eyes. “You didn’t spit in this, right?’

“Gosh!” You huffed.  “Can’t a girl be happy and not be judged?”

“Any other girl, of course. You, no way!” Xavier laughed, “You’re always in a crappy mood when you lose bets.  Why is today any different?”

“A really cute guy bought our drinks!” You cooed.  “And he left his phone number.”

“Oh my god!” Xavier imitated your high pitch voice. Then his voice dropped back to a disinterested tone as he added, “Well that’s great, I hope he can pay for both of our rent too.”

“Why can’t you just be happy for me?” You sighed.  “I’m going to text him.”

Xavier shrugged as he focused on removing the hard drive of the computer. “Do what you want...”

You pondered what to text him and then smiled to yourself as you wrote your message.

Y/N: Hey, this is Y/N from the coffee shop.  Thanks for the free drinks! I hope to repay the favor some time soon.

It wasn’t much longer before you received a reply.

Noah: Hey, Y/N! Gorgeous name, by the way ;) Absolutely! How about tomorrow afternoon, let’s get a coffee after work?

Y/N: Works for me! 

You continued to text lightly throughout the day.  It was clear that you both had busy schedules, but you would try to continue the conversation as much as you could during breaks.  You were pleased to see how friendly and genuine he seemed.  You were impressed by his passion for acting, and relayed your love of writing.  He was supportive and encouraged you to try to get published.  You were too shy to admit that was the goal, and instead insisted that he was being too kind.

“Have you been texting that guy all day?” Xavier asked as he closed up shop.

“Yeah,” You said absentmindedly as you read the article Noah just sent you. 

“Well, make sure he’s not a serial killer.” He warned.  “Have you googled the guy?”

“I will when I go home, just chill, okay?” You shrugged it off, but you were moderately concerned.  This guy was kind, charming and a great listener. He was either perfect for you or an ax murderer...hopefully not both.

The next day, you met Noah for coffee dressed in your favorite outfit.  You waved at him as he walked in and he gave you the widest grin.  You had been texting all night and up until this morning, so when he pulled you into an embrace, it felt natural.

“Get whatever you like!” You offered.

“I’ll probably just get my usual coffee and maybe some sweets to share?” Noah smiled, “Since I only paid for drinks, I’ll contribute to the sweets as well.”

“No!” You insisted.  “My brother’s drink was also covered, so I think it is only fair.”

You argued about it for awhile until it was decided that he would buy one sweet and you would buy another and the two drinks. You tried to ignore the fact that the one sweet he bought was the same price as the two drinks combined.

“So, this is going to be really dumb...” You warned, “But I never did get your last name...”

“Oh,” Noah chuckled.  “It’s Centineo. Yours?”

“Y/L/N...” You responded as you sent the text to your brother.  Just in case he was going to kill you, you wanted Xavier to trace it back.  You were pretty sure you spelled his name wrong, but you hoped it would be enough.  You put your phone in your bag and then gave him a smile.

“Now that we have been formally introduced, let’s eat!” You said, picking up a fork and digging into the mini-cheesecake first.

You two exchanged ideas on your favorite books, popular films, and making it in Hollywood.  You were surprised at how much Noah knew about showbiz.  He said he was on a few tv shows and in a couple movies, but you did not expect him to be so wise.  It made you a bit self conscious.  You had just been working on scripts in your downtime.  Maybe you should get training by going to workshops...

“Oh man, you seem sad.” Noah pouted.  “What did I say?”

“Ah, no.” You shook your head.  “It’s not you! I just feel a little overwhelmed, maybe? You just seem so together. I’m just starting out.”

“I mean, I’m only 22.” Noah laughed.  “I’m still learning too.”

You grunted as you sipped your chai.  He was a bit younger than you. It was less than a year, but still, you felt envious.

“However...” Noah bit his lip.  “...you’re quite a distraction for me.  I realize that if I don’t get my daily dose of Y/N, I may lose track of my goals permanently.”

You coughed to hide your snort of laughter.  “Is this your way of saying you want to hang out more?”

“Absolutely.” Noah grinned at you and you returned it.  “I’m going to this pool party on Saturday.  Would you like to come? You can bring your brother and a few friends...”

“Sure,” You nodded.  “There’s a few dudes and dudettes that work part-time at the shop.  If it’s after hours, I can bring them too.”

“Yeah, it starts at like 8pm and goes to like 5 in the morning.  It’s supposed to be a dance party slash pool party slash cocktail extravaganza.” Noah laughed.  “Plus, I heard a few really cool people might be there like the cast of my last film.  It would be great to introduce you.”

“Are you sure you want a girl like me on your arm?” You teased.  

“I wouldn’t want anyone else...” Noah leaned over, lifted your hand and kissed it.

You could feel yourself swooning and knew in an instant that he were falling for him.

When you returned to the store, you were greeted by a very excited Xavier. He was almost ready to jump up and down when you entered the store.  You made a weird face as you waited for him to explain.

“That Noah guy recently got mega famous.  He was cast in two Netflix films and is basically the white hottie of Instagram.”

“Oh wow,” You nodded to yourself. “No wonder he’s so knowledgeable.”

“Y/N, don’t you know what this means?” Xavier looked like he wanted to scream.  “If you get with this guy, we’ll be in the in-crowd! This will be our big break.”

“Woah, woah, woah.” You said quickly.  “That sounds like I’m using him.  Xav, he’s a great guy. I really like him.”

“Do you not want to be published? Recognized? Rewarded? Think about the looks on our parents faces when they see that sending us to Hollywood was not for naught.” Xavier used hand gestures to show the grandiosity of his ideas.

You made a deep sigh.  “Of course, I do! I just...I really like him.”

“Even better,” Xavier said with a smile as he put his arm around you.  “Then you’re just networking...that’s all.”

“Networking...not using...is that what you’re saying?” You repeated it to yourself. “I guess...”

“That’s my girl!” Xavier snapped his fingers happily.  “Now, when do we meet him...”

You hesitated to tell him about the party on Saturday.  However, the more you thought about it, the less worried you felt.  You did have feelings for Noah, it did not hurt to take advantage of his connections.

Noah met you, Xavier and one of your other co-workers, Andrea, outside. He was in baggy swim trunks that were low enough to show his chiseled hips and impressive core.  You tried not to drool, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed by your monokini under your see-through cover up.  Noah greeted you warmly, putting an arm around you.

“Hello kiss?” He asked sweetly, making you smile.

You extended your cheek in response and he gave you a light peck.  Then he turned to your group as you introduced them.  You walked into the party, and started to see the familiar faces of the cast of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. After Xavier told you Noah was famous, you decided to look him up, and the guest list of the party was like all of the related actors on Noah’s Google Search.

He introduced you to Lana and her boyfriend first and you were in awe of her beauty.  She was so down-to-earth, but she also had this respectable air about her.  You pointed out your brother and Andrea for her to meet as Noah pulled you to meet the rest of his friends and co-workers.

At one point, Noah pulls you to the bar and offers to get you a drink.  You pick something light, deciding not to get sloppy drunk in front of the guy you liked. He got a beer and you both turned to watch the party.  You were a bit away from the speakers which allowed you to talk a bit more. 

Suddenly, Noah pulls out his phone and reads a text message that makes his brows furrow.  He excuses himself and runs over to Lana.  She clearly looked upset and was gesturing towards you and also towards Xavier and Andrea.

Oh no... You thought as you pulled out your phone and texted Xavier.

Y/N: Tell me you didn’t do something stupid!!!!!

Xavier:  Nope! I was just talking to Lana about my music....

Y/N: She looks pissed.  You didn’t ask her for anything, right?

Xavier: Oh man...I had a few shots and I think I might have mentioned how glad I was that you’re dating up by dating Noah...

Y/N: WHAT?!

Before you could chastise Xavier further, Noah and Lana walked up to you.  

Lana spoke first.

“Can I just say I’m really disappointed?  You seem like such a nice girl, but clearly if you and your brother and his friend are here to use Noah, you are not as nice as you seem...” Lana’s lips were tight with anger.

“Stepbrother...” You said sheepishly.  “Look, I’m not proud of what Xavier said, but he means well.”

“Does he?” Lana asked. “Does he know what it’s like to grind and hope and work and pray for an opportunity only to have people try to attain the same success on your coat tails? It’s one thing to come to a function like this for that, but to toy with Noah’s heart...that is unforgivable.”

“Lana, you have every right to be upset. I’m sorry.” You looked at Noah who was looking at you sadly this whole time. “Noah, can we talk, please?”

He nodded and you apologized to Lana again before he pulled you inside of the house that was hosting the party.  He pulled you into a small bedroom after a few failed attempts at finding your own space. Clearly, the house was meant for hooking up not break-up-before-you-even-started-chats. At this point, you were crying and once you were inside the room, you struggled to compose yourself

“Noah...” You exhaled a shaky breath.  “I swear, when I contacted you I had no idea who you were.  When we talked all this week, through text and on the phone and on our dates, I was not trying to use you.  Even after I knew you were famous, I was convinced that if I really liked you, then it wouldn’t be a problem if Xavier and I tried to network.  Although it was Xavier who planted the idea in my head I need to own up to it and--”

Noah lurched forward and hugged you tightly.  You were so shocked and overwhelmed that you began to weep. He rubbed your back as you let it out before he stepped back.

“I know.” Noah nodded.  “Lana means well.  She knows how much I like you and really doesn’t want me to get hurt.  At the same time, she knows that I’m not an idiot.  If I tell her that I trust you, then she will trust you too.”

“You believe me?” You asked with a sniffle.

“Of course, Y/N.  Look, I can tell that you’re into me.  I’m into you too and I want us to continue to date.” Noah smiled, “And for the record, I am happy to support your and your brother’s dreams.  Just be honest with me! I’ll read your scripts, and if I think they are good, which I am sure they are, I’ll connect you with some people who maybe interested. Hell, I might even audition for a role or two if you’ll have me...”

“I’d love that!” You said excitedly.  “But even if you don’t do that...I want to work hard in my own right to earn being by your side.”

“You are already too good to stand by my side.” Noah grinned.  “Let’s grow together, okay?”

“Okay...” You leaned in and looked at him with sultry eyes.  “So, uh, since we’re in this private room...”

“Yeah?” Noah asked, wrapping his arms around your waist and pulling you close.

“Well, I guess that was technically our first fight so we need to make up, right?” You suggested.

“I like where this is going.” Noah smirked.

“Then kiss me.” You said as your lips were almost at his lips.  

And he did.  He lifted you in his arms and kissed you like his life depended on it. You would reprimand Xavier and make it up to Lana later...right now, all you could think about was Noah and his soft kisses.

Fin

[scithemodestmermaid]

Thoughts on Detective Pikachu (SPOILERS VERSION)

So in this post, I will be discussing (in this order) background Pokemon, the Greninjas, that scene from the trailers where the ground is going crazy, Bulbasaur march, Bill Nighy, Mewtwo, a huge plot twist, a spoiler character, and another huge plot twist.

So if you don’t want to go into the movie knowing anything about any of this, which i highly recommend, then DO NOT READ PAST THIS PAGE BREAK.  IF YOU ARE ON A WEB BROWSER THAT DOES NOT DO PAGE BREAKS, SCROLL AS FAST AS YOU CAN UNTIL YOU GET TO WHATEVER THE NET POST ON YOUR DASH IS.

I’d keep all this to myself until the movie’s been out longer, but I have to talk about it now or else I will explode.

Also keep in mind, I haven’t played the actual Detective Pikachu game, so if this stuff was in that game already and I’m talking about it like its so original and its annoying you, then I apologize beforehand.

Background Pokemon: basically, what you see in the trailers and promo spots is what there is.  I mean, there’s photos of others (like Totodile, who’s lookin reeeeally weird) and artistic representations (Geodude and Natu show up on an Ancient Egyptian-styled mural) and such.  But other than that, it’s just the same few critters over and over and over.  It gets ridiculous near the end of the movie, when there’s just, like, twenty Sneasels in one shot.  But you know what, the quality of the individual models more than makes up for the quantity, I suppose.

The Greninjas: these guys in the first trailer were what sold the movie concept for me, and I am so proud of my creepy drugged-up assassin frogs.  They were genuinely disturbing and threatening, and made for great minor antagonists.  Except...they’re barely in it.  Maybe for, like, five minutes.  They’re introduced (via jump scare), they’re released, they kidnap the news girl, they chase the main characters into the forest, they get beat up by Psyduck.  Not counting all their background scene appearances (yes, there’s good frogs in the movie as well, its just the bad frogs were the advertised ones), they’re barely there.  I feel cheated slightly.  Still, my fave starter made quite an impression and were friggin astounding.  Also, one of the best models in the movie.

Crazy Ground: so my prediction was that it would be one giant Torterra doing all that, ever since that one trailer that revealed Torterras model was revealed.  I was wrong.  It is seven giant Torterras in one of the most awe-inspiring visual sequences I have ever experienced in a movie theater.  I’m not exactly a fan of Sinnoh, but oh my gosh you guys are on to something them turtles are astounding.  And it took me a very long time to figure out how Pikachu got knocked out, basically he gets bumped in the chest by a rock and almost dies.  Makes no sense, until you remember Pikachus are weak to Ground.  Anyway, that leads to the Bulbasaurs.

Bulbasaur March: those angels.  Those beautiful puppies.  Those precious little creatures.  Were working for Mewtwo the whole time, which completely took me off guard cuz I was expecting the healer to be a Venusaur.

Bill Nighy and the Huge Plot Twist, Part 1: fitting that his Eevee evolved into a Flareon, which is now pretty much associated with being a False Prophet.  The kindly fellow turned out to be the bad guy, seeing Pokemon as the final evolution of human beings and wanting to heal not only his own frail body but everyone else’s.  Which then starts the third act, which is basically “Bill Nighy’s Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Self-Insert Fanfiction.”  Starring Bill Nighy as Mewtwo.  And you realize this when he transfers his brain to Mewtwo, who then grins.  Like, full-on slasher smile.  And then he talks.  Like, not psychically, he moves his friggin mouth and its the first time i have ever seen Mewtwo lip-synced and its honesty kind of uncanny and disturbing, but also very well animated and Bill Nighy’s power-trip voice acting is so good.  Bill Nighy just did so good as the main antagonist.

Huge Plot Twist, Part 2: but you know what, this might be one of my favorite plot twists ever put to family cinema.  In this current attitude of needing to subvert expectations, most directors miss the part where you need to replace that expectation with something better (not looking at anyone in particular, Rian Johnson, anyway).  The movie sets up the twist as Bill Nighy is the kindly old mentor who needs to stop his arrogant son from ruining everything.  Any normal family movie would just run with that.  But here, they subvert that twist by making the twist be that the kindly old mentor is actually a crazed power-mad furry megalomaniac.  THAT IS HOW YOU SUBVERT EXPECTATIONS.  YOU LOOK AT THE CONTEXT OF YOUR FILM AND YOUR AUDIENCE, AND YOU WRITE SOMETHING THAT THEY EXPECT, AND REPLACE IT WITH A MORE SATISFYING TWIST.

Mewtwo: he’s voiced by two people I had not heard of previously (Kotaro Watanabe, who apparently voiced him in XY according to IMDB?, and Rina Hoshiro).  Their voices are layered on each other, but mostly masculine, but also predominately aetherial, and its like ASMR just listening to him talk.  And the trailers and vectors do not do him justice, he is so friggin handsome in this film.  He is intimidating and mysterious, but patient and kind as well.  And he smiles.  Not Billtwo’s creepy slasher smile, no that’s not what I’m talking about here.  He smiles, so small but so sweetly.  And basically, my confused childhood crush on him is back but its not confusing any longer, I can’t deny it, I-frigin-fuc-I just-no-yes I-FRAG I fell in love with Mewtwo.  Thanks, Rob Letterman.  Also, my mom’s wise words sum him up here as well: “I always knew he was a good boy.”  Anyway, that rumor I heard about them considering making a Mewtwo movie better be true, I need that in my life.  Although he IS the same Mewtwo from the very first Pokemon movie, so I guess the remake that’s coming out is technically his movie?  But still, I want one with his design HERE.

The Spoiler Character: is Miss Norman, the dominatrix Ditto (also maybe Missingno, that’s a theory I read and I like it).  Now, Ditto technically was already spoiled in the TCG, but still.  It’s a creepy little brat, it can turn into any human or Pokemon whether said human or Pokemon is in its line of sight, and its a freak of nature even amongst Dittos.  And the Ditto eyes on humans?  Oh gosh get that away from meeeee.  The biggest downside is that she’s going to kick off a whole slew of fanart that I don’t know if I want to see, and considering I’m stating that after stating my crush on Mewtwo then that’s something.

The Other Big Plot Twist: You all called it.  Detective Pikachu is Tim’s dad.  And Ryan Reynolds just shows up at the end of the movie, he and Tim have rekindled their father/son relationship, but he doesn’t remember what all happened and the Pikachu can no longer speak.  So I have no idea how a Detective Pikachu 2 would even work at this point, but the ending was so sweet that I will just let this go.

AAAAAAND THATS IT FROM ME.  whew.  glad i didn’t explode.