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#i couldn't watch it with anyone cuz i'd want to fill in all the cool stories they skip over
fictionadventurer Β· 10 months
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History Channel guys: So glad to have you onboard for our docudrama. Here's the script telling you everything you need to know to play Ulysses S. Grant.
Actor: This just says, "Stare off into the distance and take a long drag on a cigar."
History Channel guys: Yeah, we're pretty sure he ended 75% of his conversations that way, so this show is going to reflect that.
Actor: Okay, then. Throat cancer, here I come!
#history is awesome#presidential talk#there is more to the role but it's funny how many scenes end like that#they even mention that he was a pipe smoker before shiloh#it doesn't stop them from showing him with cigars through his whole life#i also find myself analyzing this the way i would a book adaptation#i couldn't watch it with anyone cuz i'd want to fill in all the cool stories they skip over#like his trip across panama or the washington potato fiasco#there's not nearly enough julia#and through the whole vicksburg sequence i'm just like 'where's fred???'#the man brought his twelve-year-old son to one of the most brutal theaters of the civil war!#i think this is worth portraying!#i was impressed that they dramatized the mexican war incident where grant brought ammunition through the active war zone#by clinging to the side of his galloping horse#but i was bummed they didn't show him setting the west point equestrian high jump record#that story is so cinematic in my head#it would be ideal for tv#show a couple other students doing their high jumps#suddenly the instructor raises the bar an entire foot and calls out 'cadet grant'#pause for murmurs of astonishment through the crowd#and then steely eyed and perfectly composed this kid takes the horse toward the jump and clears it#wild cheers and a small moment of satisfaction after earlier moments of instructors lamenting his poor schoolwork#it would be so cool!#as long as i'm talking about west point i should mention my shock that the show got his name wrong#they portray the 'u.s. grant was a clerical error' story#but grant objects 'my name is ulysses h grant'#even though his name was hiram ulysses grant#his initial were 'hug'!#it was a whole thing!#kids teased him for it which would have fit in perfectly with the rest of their 'people didn't appreciate him' thread
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kim-seung-mo Β· 2 years
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oh you headcanon list is really cool!! could you maybe write #13 please?? thank u :) (your writing is very good btw <3)
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or...when you choose the other member over him
β™© gn!reader, angst, unrequited love, love triangles but not really, regretting, the feels, all the members love each other too much to hurt them (tid will tessa jem if you know what i mean)
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β™©β™©β™© A/N: i kinda ended up combining #13 and #21 together cuz they matched pretty well. also...if this actually happened i'd probably just hide in a corner and pretend like i don't exist...or, yknow, do poly ANYWAYSβ€”β€”
wip list here
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Chan
Liking you was originally something that made him feel happy.
Watching you in silence, from afar, your every move, his heart pounding.
It was supposed to be a happy thing.
Until......
Until he realized that Minho was looking at you exactly the same way he was.
The only thing was that, maybe he was more successful at hiding it.
You never picked up on his feelings.
Either that, or...maybe you never saw anyone other than Minho.
He hated himself for acting like this.
Everything was uncertain, all he had to do was ask.
But he couldn't do it, he didn't want to make things awkward between the three of you.
He didn't want to do anything to hurt his members, especially when it came to their feelings.
But while he was running away from his feelings, he couldn't help but feel despondent when he saw you and Minho getting close.
He was so jealous.
But he didn't want to hurt you, didn't want to hurt Minho.
He could only hurt himself.
He was the only one who carried all the sorrow, smiling and wishing you both well.
"How did it come to this?"
The question remained unanswered, even till the moment he watched you and Minho walk down the aisle together, on your wedding day.
Minho
How did he and Seo Changbin fall in love with the same person?
He's always hated love triangles those dumb romance movies.
So why was it happening to him?
God must hate him.
It just had to be Seo Changbin.
Changbin was straightforward, kind, and cheerful, he could always make you smile.
Minho was bad-natured, always seemed mean to you, and could never bring himself to tell you what he really wanted to say, you always seemed frustrated when you were with him.
He knew this was all his fault, that you were closer to Changbin and not him.
But even so, he didn't accept it. He was not gonna give up.
He always thought he'd find an opportunity, the right time to confess his feelings, to tell you how he actually felt.
You would understand him, wouldn't you?
You would have known how much he loved you, how much he cherished you, wouldn't you?
That night when he confessed to you, when he saw the look of dismay on your face, that's when he finally knew.
He definitely didn't stand a chance.
"I thought you hated me...... I'm sorry Minho, I'm in love with Cha-"
"You thought I was serious? I was just joking with you, you're right, of course I hate you, I hate you so much......"
He pulled up a pathetic smile, you must have noticed.
But if him lying to himself gets him to stop loving you, he would keep lying.
Changbin
"Hyung...I think I like Y/N. No, I think I'm in love with Y/N."
Hyunjin's genuine eyes glowed, filled with love for you that wasn't less than his in any way.
He knew Hyunjin had special feelings for you, he's always known that.
But he didn't want to admit it, he didn't want to be his rival.
Because, how could he compete with Hyunjin?
Hyunjin has everything he doesn't, from his face to his body to his popularity, and now it seems he was going to have you too.
"Is that so...... If you like...love them, go ahead and confess."
If you love them, then go ahead and confess.
As if he was saying it to himself.
How come he didn't confess to you sooner? Why didn't he tell you the moment he realized his feelings?
If he did, if you were already his, maybe Hyunjin wouldn't have fallen in love with you in the first place.
No, you're too good, he might have fallen for you anyway.
"Binnie, Jinnie confessed to me today..."
You looked full of anticipation and nervousness.
"Yeah? Congratulations...hyunjin's a good guy, he'll treat you well."
He struggled to pull out a smile, mumbling the words out.
What he didn't know was that your question was a test of his feelings for you.
What he didn't know was that the anticipation on your face was you waiting for his response, not for Hyunjin's confession.
He had lost you again.
This time, it was forever.
Hyunjin
He wasn't gonna lose you, not you, especially not to Han Jisung.
He loved you more than he did, he's known you longer, he knew you better than he did.
How could he lose to Han Jisung?
But he did.
It wasn't him standing next to you, it was Han Jisung.
He wasn't the one who made you smile like you did every day, it was Han Jisung.
The shoulder you leaned on when you were sad wasn't his, it was Han Jisung's.
It wasn't him who kissed you that day, it was Han Jisung.
He doesn't even know when you two got this close.
He doesn't understand.
He is the one who knows what your favorite food is, what your favorite color is, what your favorite song is, what your favorite type of flower is, what your favorite book is...
So why isn't he the one standing next to you?
The answer to this question couldn't be simpler.
But he just doesn't understand it.
He just can't accept it.
The fact that the person you love is Han Jisung and not him, Hwang Hyunjin.
Jisung
Of course you'd choose Felix, how could he ever for one moment think of any other ending?
Felix is so sweet, so kind, cheerful, and sunny, who would reject him?
And he, Han Jisung, is just an introverted, fearful, timid person who only knew how to run away from his feelings.
Of course you would choose Felix, it's a no-brainer.
Felix was the one who confessed his love to you, not him.
It was Felix who made the effort to get close to you, to show you affection, to give you hugs and laugh with you, not him.
It was Felix who made you fall in love, not him.
He's just a coward, a coward who doesn't even dare to tell you his feelings.
But even though he tells himself that, he still unconsciously wonders if...
If only he could be more direct, if only he could be stronger, if only he could tell you that he liked, no loved you ......
How great would it be if the person you chose was him?
He would cherish you, he would love you, he would give you everything he had, he would work hard to make you happy, to make you pleased, and smile every single day.
But...
There are no what-ifs in this world.
There is only the cold, cold reality, and his broken heart.
Felix
So it wasn't even him you liked.
So it was just him imagining things all this time.
Just him, and his unrequited love.
When did he first notice this?
It was probably when he noticed that you started dressing up when you came to the dorms.
He knew when you started coming to the dorms for a reason other than to see him.
You seemed to have another person living in your eyes, your heart.
Kim Seungmin.
Your eyes were always following him, always lingering on him.
His face, his body, his voice, his smile, even his breath seemed to be etched into your mind.
He started realizing, when the only thing you guys talked about was Seungmin.
Seungmin's outfit today, what Seungmin said to you today, Seungmin looking like a cute puppy......Seungmin Seungmin Seungmin.
He was so jealous of him, to be loved by you like that.
He also envied you, to be loved by the one you love.
All he could do was to give his blessing in silence and deceive himself that it was enough to just simply stay by your side, as a friend and nothing more.
But why did he feel so much pain?
Seungmin
If he could, he wished that Yang Jeongin would never have to go through such pain in his life.
It's too painful to have to watch the person you love and your dearest brother fall in love deeper and deeper every day.
He didn't want to hurt either of you, he didn't want you two to be separated because of him.
But every time he saw you two being happy together, he was so jealous.
If only it wasn't Yang Jeongin that you loved.
If it had been anyone else, he would have had the courage to steal you away and compete with them for your heart.
But it was Yang Jeongin, his favorite brother, whom you loved.
So instead of competing, he kept on telling lies to himself, telling himself that "it was enough to see you two happy".
If it was for the happiness of the two of you, he would take all the pain.
But every time he saw the two of you snuggling together, he felt his heart being torn asunder.
His heart ached so much, it hurt so much he could barely breathe.
He really wants to see you guys happy, he really does.
So he chose to run away and cover up this heartbreak with a smile.
"It's enough just to see you two happy."
Jeongin
Jeongin was full of gratitude to Chan, the person who chose him to be a part of Stray Kids and believed in him to debut with him.
Chan can even be said to have made Yang Jeongin who he is today.
If it wasn't for Chan, he might not ever make it.
Chan hyung is gentle, talented, he can sing, dance, rap, compose music, write lyrics, and has a down-to-earth heart that always warms others.
So it's not surprising at all that you would fall in love with him.
But why did it have to be you? Why did it have to be Chan?
Why did he have to be in love with you?
Why did Chan have to fall in love with you?
It was like fate was playing a joke on him.
He knew that love should be equal, that he should have equal rights with Chan to pursue his love.
He should have the courage and determination to stand up to him and not just silently suffer.
He should have been brave enough to stand up to him and compete with him, even if it was just to tell him, tell you how he felt.
But instead, he hid in the dark, because he was still afraid.
He didn't have the confidence.
He didn't have an ounce of confidence in front of Chan.
He has nowhere to put this heart, his feelings, but to hide it from himself and not let anyone notice.
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