#how to help fjs

[sailormoonsub]

NOW you speak???? And it's to tell me to, and I quote, "stay in my fucking lane"????????

[skzthelomlhehe]

Kinky kinda love: you walk in on them fapping to your pictures 💕

2. Changbin and Hyunjin

Synopsis: You were asleep in your room after a long business trip. Both you and your boyfriend missed each other due to your schedules. It's not anything new for you and your boyfriend to send each other pictures of yourselves. It ranged from goofy selfies and silly cadids to sexy lingeries, slutty outfits or random spicy pics. It seems your boyfriend's kinky brain found it a good idea to jerk off of your picture on the living room couch while you were deep in sleep, oblivious to their surroundings.

Warning: smut MDNI, degradation/praise kink, bondage, choking, spanking, dacryphilia, fj, begging, reader is referred to as princess/angel/mistress

A/N: I know I said I'd go on my break immediately but I just... I couldn't 😭 I just had a random burst of inspiration?????? So yeah! There y'all freaky bitches go! A Hyunbin headcanon! I had way too much fun writing this one for some reason- ENJOY THIS STUPID BRAINROT MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Masterlist Tag reqs: @bluesungology @diabolicalkitkat @capricorn-girl0112 @daysofskz-ateez @neginktn @seoul1207

Minchan headcanon

Smut under cut

• Seo Changbin 서창빈

He knew you were sleeping when he got home. So he was as quiet as he possibly could. He would go up to your shared room and melt into a puddle when he sees you sleeping. His bulge although... Yeah nah that thing is FAR from melting.

He'd go to the living room, sit on the couch and bring out his phone to scroll through your pictures. At some point, he couldn't help but slide his hand inside his pants to jerk off.

It was perverted, sure, but he just couldn't resist you.

Feel like he'd be into bondage just like how you love it when he chokes you. He'd whimper as he scrolls through your pictures, "fuck baby... Wish I could tie you up and fuck you so good..." He'd sigh.

You would slowly creep up behind him before wrapping your arms around his neck, "Miss me, baby?"

He'd flinch, fumble when he sees you. His cheeks bright red. "Fuck uhhh- im so sorry I uhh" but you would just shut him up with a kiss. Truly, he's too cute~

After some more embarrassed excuses and reassuring kisses, when he finally fucks you... He'd go crazy. All consensual of course 💕

He'd fuck you right there. Take his belt off to tie up your wrists, tug on it and go, "that feel okay, angel?" And you'd nod. He'd kiss you everywhere. Bite into your supple flesh to leave pretty little marks all over your body. He loves to see you covered in traces of him. He loved to mark you as his.

He'd choke you as he pounds into you. Maybe even flip you over and spank you red. Make you count that shit, even. He'll cum all over you. Creampie if you permit.

"fuck I... I missed you so fucking much, princess... Shit you feel so good..! I missed fucking you like this so bad... So tight for me, princess... So pretty and tight for me, aren't you?" He'd growl as he holds onto your hips tightly. Probably leave some bruises there too.

It all acted like a drug, honestly. You love it when he's being rough with you. You love it when you let him use you.

And when all is done, he's gonna cuddle you just a second longer, kiss you just a little more and clean you up only to not let you go again. He's gonna whisper sweet nothings in your ear, tell you how much he missed you and how much he desperately wanted to hold you in his arms again.

"I missed you so much, baby... It feels so good to hold you in my arms again..." He'd mumble, snuggling into you. "I missed you too, binnie~" you'd giggled as you hugged just a little tighter.

• Hwang Hyunjin 황현진

Wrecked. Absolutely wrecked. He doesn't know what happened. How it happened. But suddenly you were there, in front of him, a big smirk on your face, his phone dangling between your finger tips as his hardened, throbbing cock still stuck out of his pants.

"Mind explaining this, baby?" You'd ask slyly and he'd blush even more. You didn't expect him to be into rough play. Him being on the recieving end, much less. So when you heard him moan, "oh mistress... I wish you would use me... And... Fuck me up so bad..." You were quite taken aback.

"I didn't know you were into this kinda stuff, sweetheart~" you grinned smugly. Oh how you loved it when he was all red and shy. And soon, he was on the floor, down on his knees as you sat on the couch, legs crossed.

"I-im... Im sorry..." He mumbled, looking down ashamed. Your feet trailed down to his cock, rubbing it slowly, "this little guy here doesn't seem very sorry, though?" You giggled.

"sh...shit... Im... Im sorry, baby..." He whimpered. You stopped rubbing on him before leaning down, your lips ghosting over his, "it's not baby for you, Hyunjin."

He shuddered, "y-yes, mistress..." You were having too much fun with this (just like how I'm having too much fun writing this at 2 am. LITERALLY.)

It never occurred to you how satisfying it could be to press and rub on a dick with your feet. The way Hyunjin squirmed and cried under you just made you shudder in arousal. His tears were like aphrodisiac. You loved it when he cried. You loved to tease and edge him until he couldn't take it anymore.

You kissed him dumb. The way he ate up your throbbing cunt got you quivering. His long fingers were so perfect. Your hands trailed up to his head to push him deeper between your legs. "Fuck you're such a slut, you know that? Does it feel good? Does mistress' pussy taste good, baby?"

It was clear he was pussy drunk, just eating you up like a man starved. He'd pull out and look at you deadass and say, "sit on my face, please mistress..." The utter whorish look on his face as he begged was enough to make you feel weak in the knees.

He lapped up every drop of your orgasm as you rode his face, coming down from your high. The way he fucked you... God it felt heavenly. His whimpers, his begs, it was all music to your ears.

You loved it when he was being so submissive. You loved it when he called you mistress. At some point, dominance and submission would go through the window and all there would be left are two rabbits in heat fucking each other senseless.

He'd cum all over you. He'd beg, "I wanna cum on your face, mistress... Please... Please let me cum on your face, please?" And there was no way you could say no.

Once you both are done, he'd take pictures of you if you permit and save them in the depths of his phone where he keeps all those gorgeous, sexy pictures of you. The ones only he can see. Might even paint you.

"I love you so much, mistress... I missed you so much...~" "I missed you too, baby~"

Hyunbin edit cuz we love 💕

[archduchessofnowhere]

We talk about portrayals of Sisi, but I think that Franz Joseph was, if anything, even more misrepresented by the recent period dramas. How would you rank the portrayals of him you have seen/read (in historical novels)? Is there any piece of historical fiction that actually captures his character accurately?

Hello! YES I always focus on Elisabeth but he is also completely butchered in all these new series. I think I've said it before, but basically it's very hard to reconcile who FJ actually was (both as an emperor and as a person) with him being a love interest we as an audience can root for. Specially in these new adaptations in which Elisabeth is outspoken, mature and actively politically involved in the events of the empire (and not just the Compromise). Why would our Girl Boss protagonist want to be with a man who was bureaucracy made flesh, very conservative, and just kinda boring in general? It doesn't work. Thus, his personality also gets rewritten.

I don't really have a decided ranking, but off the top of my head I'd say these are my least to most favorite portrayals:

Sisi & Ich (2023): Do you hate Sisi adaptations that turn FJ into a horrible, abusive husband in order to make his wife look good? Well, this portrayal does just that. He is only very briefly in the movie but I hated every minute of it, personally I was mostly fine with the movie despite all its inaccuracies but there was one scene from this part that was a deal breaker for me. This movie should've been just two hours of Irma and Elisabeth traveling and nothing else.

Die Kaiserin (2022-): The solution of the screenwriters to the problem of "how do we make FJ likeable?" Basically turning him into his brother Maximilian lol. You see, he has liberal ideas but his evil mother doesn't let him pursue them! Oh, and he had nothing to do with those executions, that was also his mother! In fact everything bad he ever did was all his mother's fault, because he is not even governing, his mother is. By season 2 it almost seems that FJ has absolutely no idea what's going on in his own empire and needs to be explained basic thing like Italian nationalism. This series sanitizes FJ in levels that just aren't seen in any other adaptation, not even the Sissi Trilogy. You are watching the show and can't help but think "who is this guy???". The only thing he has in common with the real FJ is that he loves his wife, but the way their relationship is portrayed is so unlike the real couple that not even that makes him similar to his historical counterpart.

Sisi (2021-2024). This FJ is in the opposite end of the same spectrum as Die Kaiserin's FJ. Season 1 had the original take of not making FJ likeable, but instead they turned him in a borderline cartoonishly evil, violent and smug man. He smiles as he orders executions, he beats his aids for not reason, he openly cheats on his wife and publicly insults her in a fit of jealousy. Honestly I was baffled by this take, because even after all these bizarre changes they still went for a "Sisi and Franz's great love story!" approach for the series. Which was. A choice. They obviously wanted to make him like that so that he could go through a redemption arc thanks to his relationship with Sisi, but it was just not a well written arc, and when his personality does change in later seasons it doesn't feel like earned character grow but simply that the writers decided to tone down their original approach.

Yet I will admit I'm lowkey fond of this portrayal, I liked most of his storyline in season 2 (he spends most of the season bonding with a feral child and also definitely has a thing going on with Andrássy you can't convince me otherwise), and in season 3 I found myself agreeing with him. So yeah, utterly butchered FJ but in an entertaining way at least.

Sissi Trilogy: I'm honestly overall indifferent to this FJ; he is basically the blueprint for every posterior depiction that portrays him as a Prince Charming love interest. Yet, for all the overomantization of Elisabeth's early life, the movies don't shy away from telling us how FJ was directly responsible of the counter revolution executions. We even see how he is still hated in Hungary and Italy (at least until Sissi comes into the scene). A certain show from a certain straming service could learn that it's not necessary to completely sanitize his image and pin all his faults onto his mother to make Franz Josef into a palatable love interest.

Sisi (2009). I feel about this FJ almost the same as I feel about the Sissi Trilogy's FJ, but in this portrayal we do see more of him than just "Sisi's love interest". Also it's not always all the color of roses, he and Elisabeth disagree and fight more than once. His relationship with his brother Max is also really interesting, pity they only interact in like three scenes. Overall a solid take, if a bit romanticized and not particularly remarkable.

Kronprinz Rudolf (2006). Not a bad take but for what I remember they portrayed Taaffe as having this great influence over FJ and putting him against Rudolf. And like no the evil minister was not responsible for FJ distrusting his son He Was Like That.

Elisabeth das Musical: the only depiction on this list that I truly like, and it really proves that the only way to have a good FJ is to not make him into a love interest. He is only a supporting character and yet the musical nails the most important bits of his personality and his relationship with Elisabeth outstandingly well (loved his wife but never understood her, cheated yet still longed for her, let her go but always hoped she would comeback next to him). There's even room to also show his relationship with Rudolfl! The only thing that I don't really like is that they do portray his mother as having a lot of influence over him, but that's mostly because the musical has an outdated take on Sophie (which works pretty well in a storytelling level nonetheless!). Boote in der Nacht is the saddest song in the entire musical, and the musical is not even about FJ and Elisabeth as a couple. Just a great, nuanced and engaging take!

I know I'm missing a lot FJs but these are the ones that came to my mind right now; I don't think I've ever seen Franz Josef in a piece of media that isn't about Elisabeth or Rudolf. Thank you for your question!

[putschki1969]

Hello, I’m really glad to read your article and see that you’re speaking up for Kalafina. It wasn't until they disbanded that I realized I actually prefer Kalafina over YUKI.

I was really sad when YUKI kicked KEIKO out of FJS. If it was due to a scheduling conflict with Kalafina, then I can understand. However, when YUKI unfollowed HIKARU and KEIKO on Twitter, it clearly seemed like a personal decision, and I could feel she was angry.

There’s currently a trend online where YUKI is always seen as being right. No matter what she does, it’s considered correct, and anyone who dares to disagree is attacked by her fans. It's almost as if YUKI is treated like a goddess. Her fans tend to blame everything on SC and Kalafina, as if YUKI is the victim in all of this. I don’t think that’s right. Clearly, it’s the three members of Kalafina who have been the most hurt.

Although I don’t know what exactly happened between them, looking back, when WAKANA stayed with SC, she was criticized by fans for many years. HIKARU followed YUKI out of SC and has been largely neglected all these years. I can’t help but wonder, was WAKANA really in the wrong? Maybe SC wasn’t as bad as fans made it seem. WAKANA seems to have been living well these years.

The revival of Kalafina was not only the wish of the three members but also the wish of the fans. KEIKO and HIKARU have asked YUKI multiple times to bring Kalafina back, but it never happened. It’s been seven years, and they’ve waited long enough. Now, there’s a company that can make this wish come true, which also fulfills the fans’ wish, and everyone should be happy about it. Yet, YUKI is upset. Fans are even blaming SC, which I don’t understand. Does YUKI see them as her instruments, and if they don’t obey, she just discards them?

But they aren’t instruments—they are people, and they have the right to make their own choices. YUKI’s fans seem to think YUKI is all-powerful, and that it wouldn’t matter if she replaced all the vocalists; she would still make a lot of money. But I believe the three of them are irreplaceable, and FJS is no longer the same as it once was.

The worst outcome would be if Kalafina can’t reunite, but no matter what, I hope they live good lives. I will always support them, and I believe they will do just fine, even if they leave YUKI.

💯

Honestly couldn't have said it better, I 100% agree with everything in your message.

For me, the members of Kalafina have always come first and I've never made a secret out of that. While I do respect Yuki Kajiura for her craft and contributions to the group, I certainly don't see her as some sort of sacred being completely exempt from any form of criticism.

We are seeing a very typical case of celebrity worship here. Someone as talented and accomplished as Yuki Kajiura is naturally idolised by her fans. There's nothing wrong with looking up to a person and admiring them but once you put them on a pedestal and are convinced that they can do no wrong, it becomes an issue. And before anyone is trying to accuse me that I am doing the same with Kalafina, I am actually not. Do I love them? Of course! Do I feel protective of them? Sure! Do I try my best to see the good in everything they do? Yup! But I will never pretend that they have no bad qualities or that they are incapable of making mistakes.

I honestly don't understand how anyone who has been around for all the drama during the past seven years, can still believe that Yuki Kajiura and her team are completely innocent and are not at fault for anything that has happened. People need to become aware that a feud like this doesn't continue for such a long time if only one involved party is petty and difficult. It is so plain to see that Yuki has always been part of the problem and the current situation with Keiko makes it even more obvious. The higher-ups at Space Craft aren't victims here and neither are Yuki or her Mori guy. They can continue their childish fighting until the day they die for all I care but I wish they'd stop using the Kalafina members as cannon fodder to get one over on the other.

Everyone is always so quick to come to Yuki's defense as if she weren't the most powerful person among everyone involved. She doesn't need anyone's help, she's more successful than ever, she gets to do whatever she wants, she is well-respected in the industry and continues to be hired for prolific jobs, as far as she is concerned, her separation from Space Craft was probably the best thing that could have happened to her. At no point was her reputation ever at risk of being tarnished, it was always Space Craft (and the girls) who got the short end of the stick. So why is she still being framed as the victim (by herself and her fanbase)? I don't know.

In my opinion, those who see the Kalafina members as nothing more than replaceable instruments automatically disqualify themselves as Kalafina fans. You can call yourself a Yuki Kajiura fan all you want but don't even pretend to know anything about Kalafina. My only hope is that those people stay far away from my little fandom corner because I will not stand for this sort of attitude.

We don't know if Kalafina will reunite after this, I'd certainly hope so. Right now, I hope they can focus on their solo activities and do something that makes them happy. As long as we support them, things will be fine.

[silverware-drawer]

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you'll all see. you'll learn to regret the day you mocked me.

*versión español*

todos lo verán. aprenderás a arrepentirte del día en que te burlaste de mí.

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[brittanagirlcrush]

The X Factor

A/N: Since Dreams Come True has decided to be a pain in the ass … this little bit of something popped into my head. Should be relatively short.

FJ & OBTs is my favorite made up record label – I created it for The First Time Ever I Saw Her Face and I really like it so it's going to pop up in my stories even though they're not connected. FJ & OBTs stands for Faded Jeans & Old Band T-shirts. ;)

Also, PC Spotlight Stars is my favorite made up dance studio. PC (obviously) stands for Pierce-Chang.

The friend (Brittany) of a friend (Mike) of a friend (Tina) of a friend (Mercedes) – that was a little hard to work through so I thought I'd help y'all out ;)

This was odd – I started out with Quinn as Santana's friend but … Quinn just didn't work in this fic. Which is odd because I am a UHT for life kinda gal ;) Quinn shows up somewhere in most of my stories. Maybe she'll surprise me later?

Simple FYI: This story is really dialogue heavy, description light.

Xoxoxoxoxoxo

The X Factor

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Santana's in a jam – she has to go to a work thing where her double-ex will be. Will a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend be able to help her out?

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Brittany S. Pierce was in her office at PC Spotlight Stars going over some scheduling when there was a knock at the door.

“Hey, Britt, I need a favor,” Mike Chang approached his business partner hesitantly, “well, actually, it's a favor for Tina. Or her friend Mercedes or, I mean, I guess it's really a favor for Mercedes' friend Santana?” He frowned.

“Mike, you're kinda rambling.” Brittany grinned at him. “What's up?”

Mike sighed. “You know how much I hate gossip and getting in the middle of things, right?”

“Yeah …”

“Okay, so, Tina has this friend – Mercedes – and the two of them are the worst gossips. It's never really, you know, mean? But it's never ending.” He rolled his eyes.

“Okay …” Brittany wasn't sure where this was going to end up but she had to admit she was a little intrigued.

Mike sighed again. “I don't wanna get into the gossip of it all, right? I'm just going to give you the bare bones of what I was told because, honestly? What Tina told me, she got from Mercedes … so this is, like, third hand information.”

Brittany nodded her understanding.

“Santana and Mercedes both work for FJ & OBTs and there's this thing they both have to go to a week from Saturday. Santana's double-ex is going to be there and she doesn't want to go but she has to. So Mercedes asked Tina if she knew anyone and Tina thought of you and asked me. She said she didn't mention you to Mercedes; just said she'd ask around the studio and see if I knew anyone or, you know, if anyone around here knew anyone. Anyway, her name's Santana and here's her number. That's me doing all I care to do to interfere.” He shrugged. “It's up to you if you wanna contact her. No expectation, no pressure.”

He paused for a moment. “But … it might not be a bad thing … it's been three months, maybe this is what you need to see if you're ready to maybe dip your toe in the dating pool again?”

Brittany nodded thoughtfully. Mike had a point. She hadn't dated … or even hooked up … since the Scott and Sheila thing happened. She sighed and looked at the number Mike had given her.

“Like I said, no pressure, no expectation. Totally your call and nobody needs to know I even gave you the number.” With that, he turned and left her office.

She sat there staring at the number. Santana. Pretty name. Brittany wasn't particularly shallow when it came to looks; a decent sense of humor and a good personality usually meant more. Of course, it wouldn't hurt if she was as pretty as her name.

What the hell, she shrugged.

She programmed the number into her phone and shot off a text.

To: Santana

4-12-15 10:28am

Hey, my name's Brittany and … long story short … a carrier pigeon dropped your name and number on my desk and said you might need some help a week from Saturday. Um, I know this is weird, but I thought maybe we could get something to drink – coffee, tea, beer, water, whatever – and maybe talk? See if maybe I could help you out? I don't know much about the situation. Mandatory party, double-ex (not sure what that means) is going to be there and you don't want to show up alone? Anyway. Shoot me a text and let me know. If I don't hear from you, nbd.

She sent it off and set her phone aside, feeling pretty indifferent about the outcome.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Santana Lopez was sitting at her desk at FJ & OBTs massaging her temples. Fuck. Deena would be back in a week and she was still single. It'd been eight months and she hadn't even hooked up with someone she could call. Pathetic. She was such a fucking loser. Guess mom, dad, and abuela were right. She was twenty-five, had a degree in music and sound engineering with a minor in voice, she'd been at FJ & OBTs for three years, and she still couldn't get anyone to listen to her sing or check out the songs she'd written.

She was happy for Mercedes; she was working on her second album after her first had gone platinum. She just didn't understand it; she knew she was just as talented as Mercedes – even Mercedes didn't get it. She sighed and pulled up the project proposal she had to proofread just as her phone buzzed signaling a new text message.

From: Unknown Number

4-12-15 10:28am

Hey, my name's Brittany and … long story short … a carrier pigeon dropped your name and number on my desk and said you might need some help a week from Saturday. Um, I know this is weird, but I thought maybe we could get something to drink – coffee, tea, beer, water, whatever – and maybe talk? See if maybe I could help you out? I don't know much about the situation. Mandatory party, double-ex (not sure what that means) is going to be there and you don't want to show up alone? Anyway. Shoot me a text and let me know. If I don't hear from you, nbd.

Carrier pigeon? Great; she was so pathetic that she had strangers texting her. Fuck my life. She was about to respond with a thanks, no thanks but paused. What have I got to lose? I meet her for a drink and … maybe it's nothing, maybe it's something, maybe it's just someone who can save me from myself next weekend.

She programmed the number into her phone and typed a message back.

To: Brittany

4-12-15 10:52am

Um. Yeah. Okay. Where? When?

She hovered over the send button. Real articulate Lopez; girl's gonna think you're an idiot. She hit send.

Her phone buzzed a moment later.

From: Brittany

4-12-15 10:54am

I work until 4:30. Anytime after that. Dino's? I know you work at FJ & OBTs so I figure that'll make it easy since it's across the street. I work at PC Spotlight Stars. I gotta go teach a class right now but I'll check my messages after. Kinda looking forward to it. :)

Santana couldn't help but smile at the end of the message. She teaches at PC Spotlight Stars which means she's probably in shape. Santana sighed. She was shallow and she knew it. If she wasn't attracted to the person, it didn't matter how awesome they were; it just didn't work. Although, Deena wasn't beautiful, she thought with a frown. Barely passed for pretty. Of course, that's why it took so long for her to wear me down and get me to go out in the first place. Fuck. First Caitlyn, then Deena. Third time's a charm? Maybe?

She shook her head and shot off a quick message after taking a selfie and attaching it.

To: Brittany

4-12-15 11:08am

I get out at 5. Dino's is perfect. Um, I've attached a selfie so you know who to look for. I'm kinda looking forward to it, too. (:

She put her phone away and went back to editing the proposal that Mr. Kirkland had asked to her to proofread. And, she was kinda looking forward to it. Huh.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Brittany was finishing up the scheduling when her phone beeped.

From: Santana

4-12-15 10:52am

Um. Yeah. Okay. Where? When?

She giggled at the message. She found it kind of adorable and dorky … adorkable? She giggled again as she shot off her own reply after checking the time.

To: Santana

4-12-15 10:54am

I work until 4:30. Anytime after that. Dino's? I know you work at FJ & OBTs so I figure that'll make it easy since it's across the street. I work at PC Spotlight Stars. I gotta go teach a class right now but I'll check my messages after. Kinda looking forward to it. :)

She smiled to herself; she actually was … kinda … looking forward to it. She hadn't expected a reply at all but if she had expected it she'd have thought it would be a little … not that cute? She shook her head. Getting ahead of yourself, Pierce. She could be a total bitch.

She sighed and went to the studio to start her class.

Xoxoxoxoxoxo

When she got back, there was a message from Santana.

From: Santana

4-12-15 11:08am

I get out at 5. Dino's is perfect. Um, I've attached a selfie so you know who to look for. I'm kinda looking forward to it, too. (:

Brittany grinned as she opened the attached photo. Holy hell! This girl was gorgeous! Damn. Those eyes! How the hell is she single? Wow. Okay, Pierce, get it together.

She took a deep breath and snapped a selfie; it wasn't her best, she was sweaty from dance and her hair was stuck to her forehead but, what the hell, she was who she was.

To: Santana

4-12-15 1:22pm

Wow. You're really pretty. Um. This is me. Hopefully you'll still wanna meet up? :D

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Santana had just saved the proposal and was getting ready to grab lunch when her phone buzzed.

From: Brittany

4-12-15 1:22pm

Wow. You're really pretty. Um. This is me. Hopefully you'll still wanna meet up? :D

She opened the attached photo trepidatiously and couldn't stop the grin that stole across her face. Wow. She's beautiful. She'd obviously just come from a dance class; her hair was sweaty and her face was flushed but … wow. Normally she'd keep that thought to herself but …

To: Brittany

4-12-15 1:31pm

You're beautiful. Can't wait to see that smile in person. (:

“What's got you so smiley?” Mercedes stopped by her desk. “You ready for lunch?”

Santana nodded and smiled. “I have a date, I think. A meet up? Someone from PC Spotlight Stars randomly texted me and asked if I'd like to meet her after work.” She shook her head.

Mercedes grinned. “You're welcome.”

“What?” Santana's brow scrunched in confusion.

“My friend Tina works at Spotlight. I told her about your … uh, problem. She said she'd talk to her boyfriend Mike and ask around the studio. Guess there was someone, huh?” She laughed.

“Oh, my god, 'Cedes,” Santana put her head in her hands. “That's what she meant by 'carrier pigeon' … a friend of a friend … of a friend? Of a friend? How many 'friends' were involved in this?” She groaned.

“Hey, judging by the smile you were sporting when I walked up, it worked out for you, right?” Her grin turned sly.

Santana shook her head but had to admit her friend was right. “We'll see.” She wasn't going to admit it to Mercedes. “I'm meeting her at Dino's after work.”

“Ooooh, so I can spy!” Mercedes rubbed her hands together.

“No. Take your gossip-loving, diva ass home. I will tell you about it tomorrow. IF it works out.” Santana stood up and crossed her arms over her chest. “Seriously, 'Cedes, this whole situation is embarrassing enough. I really don't need you chaperoning and making it even more awkward than it's probably going to be.”

Mercedes grin faded into a soft smile. “I get it. But I definitely want all the deets tomorrow. Now, come on, I'm hungry.”

Santana smiled and linked her arm through her friend's as they made their way out of the building in search of lunch.

[crazyunsexycool]

https://youtube.com/shorts/OAZPlh1G4bw?si=fJ-aqcBnY1UI4SXg

Henry on Valentine's day!

She was his classmate from kindergarten. At first Henry is all shy and secretive that he has a crush on a girl from his class. He secretly collects and makes stuff for her for Valentine's day.

Henry becomes invisible when he is all nervous. When Bucky caught him doing something, Henry immediately goes shy and invisible.

Then he tells his daddy about her. Bucky advises him what to do and Sugar is so happy and proud of her little baby making progress.

Henry let Lottie add her final touch of glitter to the card! Because of course Lottie is the best artist duh🤷‍♀️

Listen…. Listen!!! Omg how fucking cute is that!!!

Henry’s first crush

I think this moment would be so much more impactful to Henry because he’s already 8 years old and he’s done things that no child should ever do and most adult wouldn’t either. So he’d be in 3rd grade (technically) when he has his first crush. And all of this is so new to him so it can be a little bit overwhelming.

Our sweet boy doesn’t know how to go about it. Would he get in trouble for liking a girl? Henry’s not sure so he keeps quiet. Until Bucky notices that something’s going on and sits Henry down.

Initially he thinks that maybe someone is bullying Henry at school but when he finally gets the truth out Bucky can’t help but be proud.

I mean, Barnes men were ladies men, you know. 😉

It did take Bucky a while to get Henry to open up because the minute he walked if something was wrong Henry went completely invisible. But Henry told him everything and even showed him the Valentine’s Day card he was working on.

“Why a card?”

“You give mama stuff all the time and she loves it. I thought maybe Lily would like a gift too.” Henry says shyly.

“Lily huh? I think she’ll love it. Maybe we can go buy her some flowers too. What do you say?”

Henry smiles timidly but nods. Bucky ruffles his hair and tells him to keep working on his card. Then he immediately goes to tell sugar who in turn starts crying happy tears. Her baby has a crush? Who would have known it would be so soon.

~~~~~~~~~

Before Valentine’s Day the Barnes family heads to the store where Henry guides Lottie to the toy aisle and lets her pick the stuffie she thinks his friend Lily would like the most.

“This one bubba.” She picks up a multicolored unicorn.

“Really?”

“Yeah, I see it. She lobes it.” Lottie nods.

“Thanks baby.”

“You welcome.” They hold hands all the way out of the store. Then they go to the flower shop and pick up a small but cute bouquet and a ballon that says happy Valentine’s Day.

****

Sugar had coordinated with Lily’s mom so that the kids could exchange gifts because apparently Lily couldn’t stop talking about Henry either. The day of thought Henry stood in his suit, going from visible to translucent and completely invisible.

“Take a deep breath baby. You’ll be fine.” Sugar says.

Now imagine Lily’s dad opening the door only knowing that one of Lily’s classmates is coming by not not expecting two avengers to be standing at his door.

Anyways the kids exchange gifts. The moms are recording and trying not to cry. The dada are standing there awkwardly. Henry and Lily have a great time. Henry tells Lily all about how his baby sister helped him with everything.

It’s very sweet and Henry starts to open up more and more as the school year goes by.

This is definitely one of the things that help him open up the most though!

[gabe-dasha]

LONG POST. This is the rant that my friend (who isn't into Euromusicals as much as I am) woke up to today, because I don't care and had to inform her of all this:

Disclaimer: I speak only ein bisschen Deutsch, so if the translations aren't good, sorry in advance

Woke up today suddenly specifically aware of how the song where Rudolf is arguing with FJ about politics and usig Elisabeth as his defensive argument is basically the same song as the song where Elisabeth was being yelled at by her mother-in-law and trying to use FJ as her defence ("Rudolf, Ich bin außer mir" and "Eine Kaiserin muss glänzen")

"Mein Kind, man schläft hier nicht so lang"

"Warum?"

"Ich dulde keinen Müßiggang!"

"Ich war so müde..."

"Um fünf Uhr früh beginnt der Tag, pünktlich beim Glockenschlag jeden Morgen"

"Du mischt dich in die Politik"

"Mit allem Recht"

"Doch ohne Kenntnis und Geschick"

"Aber nicht so schlecht"

"Du setzt dich für die Ungarn ein"

"So wie Mama"

"Sprich nicht von deiner Mutter"

So yeah, you could call this the scolding motif.

But then again it only shows how much Elisabeth and Rudolf were actually similar, going against the court and following their own beliefs. There is even a bit of dialogue between FJ and Rudolf that's like

FJ: You are favouring the Hungarians

Rudolf: Just like mom!

FJ: Don't speak about your mother!

Rudolf: Why not? She thinks just like me. That's exactly why she left you!

(Elisabeth basically skidaddled for a trip around Europe so she didn't have to put up with FJ)

FJ: That is not true!

Rudolf: She didn't want to watch you continually miss chances for a better future

And so on

And like FJ basically wins the argument with "I'm older and I'm your father so respect me bitch". And then Rudolf goes to speak with Elisabeth to ask her to ask FJ to forgive him, cuz he believes FJ will only listen to her. And the whole entire thing in this song is Rudolf singing about how similar they are and how he wishes he could be her mirror, so that she could see herself in him but the main problem is she won't even look at him.

And then when she finally acknowledges his presence (with words "why is someone disturbing me? What's going on? What do you want?") Rudolf tells her that she needs to talk with FJ and get him to treat Rudolf like a man and not a kid. And Elisabeth basically responds with "I've long since freed myself from the emperor. I never beg. I won't do it even for you."

And then Rudolf goes "So... you're leaving me alone" WHICH IS WORD FOR WORD THE SAME EXACT THING THAT ELISABETH SAID TO FJ WHEN HE SAID THAT HIS MOTHER WAS RIGHT AND ELISABETH SHOULDN'T RESIST

And then Rudolf went and killed himself.

And it's bugging me how tragically beautifully it was shown that they were so similar, but Rudolf was living in times when the world was supposed to end because it was right before ww1 and the entire society as they knew it was about to collapse. So Elisabeth only wanted to free herself from the court and her mother-in-law and her empress chores and such, but Rudolf was lowkey carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders and no one wanted to help him. And Elisabeth was expecting him to man up and fight for himself (because ofc if she could do it, then why can't he?). But Rudolf was in a situation she was too selfish to understand, because she had completely different values.

And... that's not the direction I originally wanted this rant to go in, but doesn't that remind you of now? And of the older generations being like "yall young ppl just have ADHD and autism nowadays and other weird stuff that we didn't have. You are all 'depressed' and you don't want to work or have kids. Back in our day-" and like they don't see that we live in a world where politics is shitty, economy is shitty and the task of stopping the climate change was left to us, even tho we weren't the ones who caused it. Their main goal was to make a living in a world that didn't care about them. Our goal is to care about the world that doesn't even want us to make a living!

Anyways it's kinda weird that Elisabeth was written in the 90s, when nobody knew about the shit that would be happening 30 years later and I still found the way to find this relation...

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

[lyalagushkina]

Hey hiii (eyes) its angues from @anguesinherbalatentes lol ^_^ I love your ocs !!!!!!!!!!! Especially tracy . How do you think your characters would interact with mine (Barry and Phil those Muppets) ? Thank uuuuu ima big fan of ur work♥️

YOOOOO THANK YOU, IT'S MUTUAL!!!!!!! YOU HAVE A COoL STYLE and I'm glad you like Tracy <3

Well, Phil

Tracy also hangs around Ted and Damon a lot because they are usually the ones who start every party and has a brotherly-friendly relationship with them. PHIL AND TRACY HAVE A COMMON VIBE, I THINK THEY WOULD GET ALONG, even too much. They like almost the same things so I think they could be caught together chatting or picking on someone😇🙏 She would come up with a nickname for Phil something like "Fijay, FJ" and hang on his neck when they meet or scare him from behind as she usually does. She would be incredibly pleased if he invited her to hang out somewhere, it would be a reason to take makeup and paint over the circles under her eyes

I think they would get along with Sid too, he is big, stupid and cocky🙏🙏 yes, Sid doesn't understand music, but he wouldn't mind checking it out and getting involved in this business, besides, they could discuss wars and all sorts of other "manly" crap

They could cross paths with Martha in bars where music concerts are held? Maybe even chat, I think Martha would respect him, but she wouldn't show much desire to communicate either. Since he is dirty, smelly and hooligan, Holly wouldn't remain indifferent either

Obviously, Martha will interact more with Robert, you know, from the category

"that's it, I get it, I won't touch anyone anymore" but before he can move away, another nerd screams for help a few meters away. She takes money from nerds, he demands a percentage from her for silence as soon as he sees her, and so on every day in a circle. Perhaps he would even attack her for no reason, they just don't like each other

The rest do not commit such offenses in order to somehow interact, well, except for Holly, but she would simply be rude to him, because there is someone to stand up for her.

[lashysdomain]

@mageofspacemultiverse and @memurfevur 's Oc Name ARG Data

for those who AREN'T me who've spent the last 4 days and almost every waking and sleeping hour thinking about this, here's what we have so far + puzzles i've not yet been able to solve

characters: [name] - (blog they're at)

arceel - (memurfevur)

how we found out about ynygme (from here on referred to as E). ex moirail, used to be known as Balerion. this is the name that E knows him by.

Ynygme - (mageofspacemultiverse)

We have found E's name. it's recommended not to say it, just in case. they're currently in hiding while we find a tether and figure out how to decode the spell we need to bring them home.

the subjugate video

one of E's captors. we've been told to hide from them, so DNI. please. i know, villian, but dni. summoned by us guessing S

the warden video (loud)

another of e's captors, 110% fucked up on this one. i didn't notice, both of these are my fault.

current puzzle objective is solving the spell to get back to E and helping find any parts of their body to create their tether

extra characters and unsolved puzzles/extra info under the cut

watch'r - (memurfevur)

bound to arceel, knows what's going on to some degree, will take gossip as a bribe for clues, unsure what he'll give. that's my bestie

For now we're good on clues, but we might need more soon?

matild kirada - (memurfevur)

gilf. who said that mentioned in the poem posts image, likely whos help we need to find e's body

unsolved puzzles

i'm currently still trying to solve these, but i'm at my wits end in a way

possible code could be from the polls, setting the positions of letters in another key the letters and their resulting poll result numbers are: e2 r4 p5 i6 c6 h3 (the letters spell cipher. kilant you bitch.)

p is interesting, and has the options of 20 5 20 8 5 18 which when put into an alphanumeric substitution cipher gives us "tether" could be nothing but that seems purposeful? every other poll has just 123...

the pastebin clues, found from the description of the subjugate video.

these are settings for the enigma machine. what we put into it probably hasn't been sent out yet, it's also a clue about E's first name more than likely.

as dr el fj ky mt ob qx uz wh I 10 1 III 17 2 VII 6 4

A grandpre grid from the watch'r drabble and following judgements roman numerals gives us a likely second set of plugboard settings for the enigma machine.

the rest of the settings were found on a past post leading to a soundcloud link

ap cm dv gq iy ne rj sw uf zk V 4 6 IV 6 2 VIII 16 6

from the tags of the last ask + settings for another machine from the post where E told us about their past with balerion. it's unclear if the setting for the third rotor is 22 1 or 2 21

RC EY BF SG JM ID LQ KZ TU HO V 18 3 VI 1 5 III 2 2 1

from a poll with some sort of poem? poem might not actually be important, but the poll post is here

vuypo xu klt syet ya g rukobq crmgp fpkose kkmexf wkzoec knm bwbx qgzkem

Jcif xgs aphwvx rxdgdk jc boyf Irmm g inbfjh b qrqqevn onmzf Mcuvh omeccn diegypgp

from E's latest ask and pulled from the captions of the Warden video. if this is the spell, we're missing the last third piece still

i believe it might be a beaufort vigenere cipher, but we don't have it's key. could also need to be spit through specific enigma machine settings. there are far too many for me to brute force, so we'll just have to wait.

the words that bring them together are likely just the spell, not anything super complex (well more so than finding it all)

current state of the reset conspiracy board

[florianjaces]

[ froy gutierrez, cis-man, he-they ] — whoa! FLORIAN JACE RODRIGUEZ just stole my cab! not cool, but maybe they needed it more. they have lived in the city since 1996, working as a DANCE/ICE SKATING INSTRUCTOR. that can’t be easy, especially at only 30 YEARS OLD. some people say they can be a little bit HARSH and UNSURE , but I know them to be RESOURCEFUL and PRAGMATIC whatever. I guess I’ll catch the next cab. hope they like the ride back to EMERALD MIST!

Full Name: Florian Jace Rodriguez (he doesn't use his last name for reasons)

Nickname(s): Flor (Flower in Spanish), Jaybird, Jay, FJ,

Age: 30

Current Location: Emerald mist, Kismet Harbor

Gender: Cis Man

Pronouns: He/they

Marital status: Single,

Children: n/a

Orientation: click here

Occupation: ice skating/dance instructor.

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish.

Face Claim: Froy Gutierrez

tw: medical

From your earliest memory you can recall those very words. “He’s meant for greatness,” and even as a child that stuck with you. Expectation and promises of grandeur, a life full of accomplishments. The thoughts of trophies and medals, recognition, it all seemed like the sweetest of dreams. Dreams that were simply thrust onto you far when you were far too young to act defiant. You tried to be picture perfect didn’t you? Or at least that was the goal. Perfect grades, good manners, well behaved, and always supposed to be looking your best no matter how menial the circumstance. The embodiment of excellence, not a single room for error, no flaw in place.

You had to be a star no matter what, and so ever since you hit the ice, you never once stopped. It was amazing seeing you glide on your skates as if this was what you were always meant to be doing. I could tell you loved every second of it, your smile had never been that big. But no matter all the elation you felt, nothing could’ve prepared you for what came next.

It started off as little complaints, and I distinctly remember the way you would hide your pain, just pretend it was a simple discomfort and move on. Gradually it worsened, and it wasn’t until your parents noticed something was off during one of your many extra curriculars, ballet was it? A quick doctor’s visit and you were told you had scoliosis. The dreams of Olympic achievements were slowly fading before your very eyes and your fear was so crystal clear in those little blue eyes of yours.

Your adoptive parents loved you and they were the reason you worked so hard, a silly little boy with a grand dream and wishes to make them eternally proud. Then one day you were told you’d be undergoing surgery, a miracle to correct your issue and you’d be able to continue your dream. A grave mistake, but what did you know, you were nothing but a child.

A grizzly scar now kissed your back, something you always tried to hide, but at least you were back on track. For a time it was perfect, you were competing, and winning, and the pain was still there but the surgery was supposed to help, right? So why did you fall in the middle of a performance? Why did you scream out in pain, the same pain you’d been hiding because you hoped and prayed that this would all be temporary.

But it wasn’t, it was all worse, and as you sought out your parents help, they recommended you take some time, wear your back brace and just commit. So you did, and it helped, but only a little that pain was persistent, petulant even, never leaving your side just gnawing away at you, day by day by day. Nothing was helping you, and it wasn’t until you rang the doctor that had seen you all those years ago that you found out the truth. That fateful surgery was never supposed to happen, the doctor had fully advised against it, he had recommended a brace and therapy to rectify the issue over time, but your parents hubris would be your downfall. Them people in the medical field who should know better, and when you confronted them, all you could see was the guilt written all over their faces and words of how they meant well, and the fear in your eyes was what ultimately led them to go through with it.

Now you’re left with that pain, never able to achieve those bitter sweet Olympic dreams, now you’re stuck being a teacher, and while you still love being on the ice, you will always have two constant reminders of the biggest betrayal in your life. Your chronic pain, and that big scar on your back, the same one that makes it so you can’t get close to any man, the one that makes it so you’re afraid to take your shirt off, even get intimate with someone fully nude.

You’ve never had a boyfriend, your career had to come first, and if you could talk to your younger self you’d laugh in his face, tell him it was all a waste of time. So you’re angry, angrier than even, but even as angry as you are you can’t hate them, you love your parents but you hate what they did, what they put you through, but you could never hate them.

So silly little boy, gliding on the ice as if he’s being whisked away to neverland, will you ever learn to let that one boy in or are you keeping him at arms length, like all the others.

[archduchessofnowhere]

With Sissi media running out soon, I wonder what would be your perfect series about her? How would you choose to portray her, her role, and relationships?

Your answer will most likely be far more informative and entertaining than Die Kaiserin. I also recently visited Vienna so I'm very hyped of all things Habsburg :D

Hello! Some years ago I answered something a bit similar about what my ideal Sisi series would be over here, although now I would change some things + also I have new ideas. But I didn't talk much about characterization there, so let's do that!

Personally I think the biggest problem with the newer Sisi series is that they refuse to give Elisabeth any sort of character arc. They write her from the get go as defiant, outspoken, witty; Elisabeth doesn't change, doesn't learn anything, doesn't struggle with anything, she's seemingly perfect and can do no wrong. And I can't help but side eye how these productions also practically erase all her struggle's with her mental health.

All this is deeply frustrating, specially because Elisabeth has a surprisingly easy to adapt real life "character arc": she was a deeply shy teen girl unprepared for the position she married into, struggled to adapt to the point her health collapsed, got away from the evironment that was making her ill, became confident and outspoken, and came back as a changed woman who took control of her life and stood up for herself. Why do all screenwriters refuse to give their fictional Sisi's this character arc? Why don't they realize how much satisfactory would be seeing Elisabeth go from a timid girl to an assertive woman?

So this is how I would characterize my fictional Sisi:

She has to be shy, this is non-negotiable for me. She will look overwhelmed by how fast her life is changing, she will make mistakes and feel mortified over them. The real Elisabeth was afraid of the dark, a detail I would like to keep for my fictional take, as fearing darkness is often associated with children, and I want the audience to understand that this girl is really young. Is she in love with FJ? She's as in love as a teenager girl can be with a man she only knows an idealized version of.

Elisabeth will "learn" to be an empress episode by episode: in the first episode (her wedding) she will make many mistakes, the next time we see her at an official event she will improve but still be a bit clumsy, and so on until in the Hungarian trip she is a model empress. Except that she isn't made of stone, and so after her daughter's death/during the 1859 War she will have moments in which she visibly will break in public.

Her two most important relationship arcs that season (I'm still using that outline I made as a guide for this answer) will be her husband's and her mother-in-law's. Although there will be romance, I don't want to write my series as a romance. So no sanitization of FJ to make him palatable: you'll get the conservative bureaucrat who can't understand the wife he's obsessed with. Season 1 will have Sisi going from seeing him as a perfect prince charming to a real man who's very imperfect. She'll go from thinking "wow I can't believe he likes me!!! *blushes*" to "wow I can't believe he likes me *genuine confusion*". That's not to say she'll stop loving him, but their relationship will become a bit complicated by the season finale, and on season 2 it will get very complicated as he will start cheating on her.

Her relationship with Sophie is the one I'm more interested in, however. For some reason screenwriters choose to portray them as at odds with each other since the beginning (with the notorious exception of RTL Sisi, they get along fine in that one), ignoring we could have a HEARTWRENCHING FALL OUT instead. Here's how I would do it: Sophie adores Sisi at first, she's the apple of her eyes, and Sisi hopes that her aunt can be like a mother to her. Yes, Sophie sometimes makes remarks about her appearance and behaviour that can be a little bit rude, but they're so sporadic and well-meaning, that Elisabeth brushes them off. But then at court, she realizes all courtiers still treat Sophie as the first lady, and Sophie doesn't try to change that. Suddenly Sophie's imposing personality make the shy Sisi feel powerless, and she starts to grow resentful: why can't she choose the furniture of her own room? why can't she choose her own ladies-in-waiting? why can't she choose her own children's nursery and staff? This is too much for her: the first conflict with her mother-in-law arises.

But she doesn't hate Sophie, and Sophie still is very affectionate towards Elisabeth. Yes, things become tense while they fight, but as time passes she lets it go. When Baby Sophie dies, the grieving grandmother is the person who goes to confort Elisabeth and tells her "it wasn't your fault".

The second biggest conflict between them will be the Italian war: Sophie will be visibly disappointed at Sisi for showing weakness during such a difficult time. Why is she crying in public all the time? Doesn't she realize that FJ will suffer is he learns of her state? Doesn't she realize that she's upsetting her children? Doesn't she realize that she must give strenght to the people? Doesn't she realize that she's hurting the monarchy?

Again, it's not like Sophie will now hate Elisabeth for how she's acting, but she will disapprove of it. That's not how an empress should act; Sisi, the girl that seemed so promising in 1853, has failed her.

Now I think I could sneak a minor subplot of Sophie showing more preference towards another of her daughters-in-law (namely Charlotte as I don't think there's much space to write Karl Ludwig's first wife on season 1, and his second wife should only appear on season 2), but I haven't figured out where, I have to rework that outline jgjglk.

Lastly, on how I would characterize Sophie: she'll be inteligent, an imposing figure, but also kind, and loving to her children and grandchildren. She'll be conservative but not in the "she's responsible for very single oppressive law of the empire" way that Die Kaiserin portrays, but more in a "person who saw a revolution go againts the system she was born and raised in and now can't trust those ideal anymore" sort of way. She'll comment on politics, but she will not be an active political player. And Max will be her favorite son damn it!

These are just some ideas, I also didn't cover the rest of the characters as this is too long already lol. Thank you for your question!

[putschki1969]

Hi Sarah! Not sure if you had any experience with this, but since FJ Asia Tours were announced, how do I buy tickets? JP has the mega-confusing fanclub/lotto system, so I'm not sure if the same applies to their overseas lives. I'm not even sure if a service like Ticketmaster is available for the venues FJ will be performing at. Any help would be amazing, thank you!!!

Hello there!

For those who are wondering, anon is referring to these news here =>

Overseas Performances Added to the YKL Vol.#20 Tour Line-up

No details have been announced yet, but this year’s tour will once again get an Asia leg. The performances are scheduled for November 2024. YK and her team will be returning to Shanghai (China), and will be performing for the first time in Guangzhou (China), Bangkok (Thailand), and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). More details will be announced soon. (Source)

It's a good question but I'm afraid I'm not particularly knowledgeable on the topic. Here's what I know〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→

Local event organisers will most likely be in charge of these concerts and they will be updating their audiences on all the ticket information in the next few weeks/months. Also, the Japanese entertainment service PGE has been heavily involved in last year's Asia tour so they might coordinate a lot of this year's finer details as well (especially when it comes to the venues in China => Shanghai and Guangzhou). It would probably pay off to keep an eye on their official homepage.

In most cases, overseas concerts will have a normal ticket sale with different ticket prices depending on seat category. The sale will be handled by a local ticket company, by a Japanese one (like PGE as mentioned above) or by both. It is unlikely that you will be confronted with most of the usual hurdles that are unique to the Japanese ticketing system so that's a big plus. However, that does not mean that it will be easy for non-locals to get their hands on a ticket. I would assume that the language barrier alone would be too much to deal with for most of us (especially if tickets are sold on regional apps that are almost impossible to navigate for anyone who is not familiar with them). With any luck, you won't have to sell your left kidney and jump through a bunch of impossible verification hoops to register on the local ticket website/app. If they also offer overseas payment options, you've pretty much succeeded. But honestly, we'll just have to wait and see...

From my own experience, I can recommend finding a local who is willing to help you out. I certainly wouldn't have been able to attend the YK live in Taiwan back in 2019 if it hadn't been for some super kind fellow fans. I owe them my eternal gratitude for pretty much holding my hand throughout the entire experience.

Right now I am kinda eyeing the concert in Bangkok because I have a friend there who is very convincing in her efforts to make me want to visit her. But again, I would 100% be relying on her assistance and that's something you always have to take into account when making decisions like that.

[lazinni]

All the Kalafina drama is making me so angry. People spent YEARS spamming Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru with how much we miss Kalafina. (I do, too! But lt rubs me the wrong way that people can't respect their will). Now they offer a concert so we can enjoy their music once more, and all they got is a massive amount of hate.

They probably posted the announcements expecting a happy reaction, but they got so many attacks and mean comments... I feel so so bad for them.

I actually understand Kajiura. It's heartbreaking that she (most likely) found out via twitter/news instead of being told by someone. She has all the right to be furious. And I 100% respect her decission and support it.

However, she shouldn't have made a post like that. Her feelings are valid, but when you have such a big following, you should be more careful with your public statements. She should have talked about it privately first. She should have listened to the girls' reasons. Because I feel no one had ill intentions, and all of this was just a massive misunderstanding.

Even if she tried to sound less harsh on her next tweets, at that point there was so much damage done already.

I'm sure Kajiura's intentions were not bad either, she just shared how she genuinely felt. But the way it was worded blew things out of proportion.

"they're trying to remove Kajiura from the project" "they're replacing Kajiura" "they think they are better than her" mmm no???? All that was announced was a anniversary live. No one mentioned resuming "full time" activities. Nor releasing new music. It was wrong no one contacted Kajiura earlier, but as far as we know, no one is "stealing" her project.

For me, it's more like a tribute live. A tribute for her 10 years of work, and a tribute for us.

I agree Kajiura is the one who created and shaped Kalafina's identity. I dont think there's another group with such an unique and varied discography.

For me the best Kalafina era music-wise was 2008-10. I agree back them the girls were more like Kajiura's "instruments", and Kalafina was Kajiura.

But I feel with time girls grew so much. They became Kalafina. Their stage presence and charisma were a big part of the success of the group.

In fact, most anime tie-ins since 2010 (besides Meguca), the one they became popular for, are pretty bland and generic songs. What made them special was the way they performed it and how they shone in stage.

Imo Kalafina became "mainstream" not (just) because of the quality of Kajiura works, but because of the girls. (don't get me wrong, she does have a lot of great works.... But the anisongs are not one of them).

In fact, I dont enjoy as much FJ lives. Despite Joelle/Yuriko/Kaori being much better/stable vocalists than Wakana and Hikaru, the vibe is completely different and (for me) not as enjoyable. Kajiura is still my fave composer and all the girls are great..... But Hikaru/Keiko/Wakana work too well.

Also, I don't think it's fair to talk as if girls "owe" everything to Kajiura. They gave her their best years, the best moments of her voices. Hikaru and Wakana lost their chance to became solo artists when they were on their best.

They're all adults, that's the decisions they made and no one is to blame about them. But my point is, both parts put a lot of work into the project. It's not like Kajiura was some charity who wanted to help them, they worked their asses and they *deserved* to be part of the group.

Please don't get me wrong. I don't want to shit on Kajiura, I think she's a genius and the one who made everything possible. But the girls don't deserve to be treated as if they were less than her.

This is not about picking a side, but about respecting everyone.

[desires-of-chain]

I cannot help but share this thought that suddenly wormed inside my unhinged brain.

We all know that Wild is an excellent cook and that got me thinking. Could this man mix fun time with food? Like feeding reader fruits, drinking and having some mind blowing smex with them? I mean I do see him doing that but on special occasions.

Drinking some Noble Pursuit that he got from Gerudo Town while eating some cheesecake with berries in a special candlelight dinner just the both of them, tasting the sweetness on reader while he kisses them, telling them how much they love them and then they both just couldn't hold it any longer and fuck like rabbits.

Ho boy the potential for both fluff and smut is ✨chef's kiss✨

-💜

wait, bestie, please, dat shit kind of cute 🥹😭 just being spoiled with some food and soft sex too like fj;ladfja;dsfj

[mbti-notes]

Hey, hope you are doing well ! I had a question concerning one issue i’m dealing with.

I’m a 19yo ENFJ. In the ENFJ ego development article, i recognize myself when it’s say « you imagining being criticized ». I’ve noticed that when i’m sharing an opinion, when i’m expressing my feelings, or when i let someone know that i didn’t like something they did to me, i imagine them saying like the worst things to me and i get angry, defensive, as if they really did. Lately it has gotten a little better because when it starts, i’m able to tell myself that it is all in my mind, that i can’t tell that they will react like this, that it won’t help to assume the worse, that those people would never do me like that. But it’s still is really stressful and overwhelming. Any tips to manage it and understand it better ?

You seem to be referring to underlying self-esteem and self-worth issues that are common for FJs, so I suggest you read past posts. As explained in the Type Dev guide, the key to personality development lies in the auxiliary function. It provides introverted balance to extraverts (as well as extraverted balance to introverts).

To be an "immature" ENFJ basically means Fe+Se often run away into extremes because there is no introverted counterbalancing force. Such ENFJs only know to define people's identity or measure their worth through external appearances. As long as you can maintain the appearance of being a good person through obtaining momentary praise from others, then you're really a good person? As long as you can maintain the appearance of harmony by submitting to others and denying the disharmony you feel within, then your relationships are really strong? Proper auxiliary Ni development should help counter this superficial way of thinking.

Do you live your life as though you're always performing? Is the way you behave in front of others the entirety of who you are? Is there nothing inside you that exists independently from how others perceive you? If you're constantly allowing others to define and measure you, you will suffer from insecurity, since your feelings about yourself will shift with every little change in the social winds.

Developing introverted functions involves forming a stronger sense of self with a solid personal boundary, and possessing inner substance that others don't always see and can't touch. As such, your opinion about yourself should matter just as much, if not more than outside opinions. An important aspect of ego development is learning how to be an independent individual, to stand on your own two feet and stand up for yourself as necessary. Of course, you can learn to advocate for yourself in a way that produces as little harm to others as possible, e.g., by improving your communication skills or conflict resolution skills.

The purpose of Ni+Ti development is to connect with the whole truth. It sounds like the root of your problem is that you don't operate on truth but merely on insecurity. The consequence of caring more about surface appearances than underlying truth is that you won't know the truth of who you are, and your naivete makes you gullible and susceptible to any and every attempt by others to influence you (for good or bad). But when you value the truth above all else and know how to connect to the whole truth of who you are, the words of others will only matter to you to the extent that they are truthful.