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bluedalahorse · 4 months

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Hi ! 😊

What do you thing a romcom between Sara and August would look like ? What trope do you think fit them the most ?

Hi Margot!

So. Startling confessions ahead…

I’m not sure if I’m an expert in romcoms and romcom tropes? Like, genuinely not sure. I’m more of a romantic drama (RomDram?) person than a romantic comedy person, in terms of what I purposely seek out, but I do read/watch a lot of things that are romcom adjacent and I have some romcoms I like quite a bit. Plus I read a lot more romance novels now than I ever did ten years ago.

That said, I’m going to try to answer your question. And I will mention some love stories I like along the way!

I actually have two scenarios for you. The first is more a sargust scenario that I could see happening after the future of canon. The second is a canon divergent sargust scenario that could happen in an alternate universe. And then I might mention a bonus scenario or two, just for funsies.

Scenario A: Canon Compliant-ish Future Sargust

My vote for sargust-in-the-future is a second chance romance road trip romcom. Now that Sara can drive, why not use that as part of the story?

My thought here is that Sara and August have to drive across Europe together for whatever reason. Maybe one of the Icelandic volcanoes has a big eruption, and the ash in the air is disrupting flights all over European airspace, and August and Sara both happen to be… somewhere. Let’s say the south of France. They’re not there together, but they both happen to be there when the volcano erupts. And maybe trains are a difficult option because of rail strikes or they’re overbooked. Sara and August have to drive from France to Germany to Denmark to Sweden so they can get to Simon and Wilhelm’s wedding on time.

The nice thing about a road trip romance is that the characters on the trip have a lot of time together to talk through things and get to know one another. (Or in Sara and August’s case, get to know the adults that they’ve both become, and how they’ve matured and how they’ve stayed the same.) Trips also bring unexpected challenges, so that could give them a chance to work together on tasks and bond over their successes. Especially if August has just left the monarchy and there’s public buzz about that, they might have to ditch paparazzi. And maybe at some point their car breaks down and they have to ride horses for the last part of the journey? There will absolutely be horses.

Given that road trips involve stops for the night, you could theoretically also bring in Only One Bed as a trope. I’m not as much of a fan of that trope myself (I love it when characters choose Only One Bed instead of having it thrust upon them) but someone who’s interested in it could write it.

In terms of mood and structure, I’d actually love to see this story be similar to Jab We Met, one of my favorite Bollywood films. One of the things I like about Jab We Met is that it starts its characters as archetypes but deepens them gradually over the course of the film, and it also balances out how much they’re able to help one another grow. Geet and Aditya are very different from Sara and August, so some of the dynamic would be different, but I still like the idea of them traveling together. (Although, part of Aditiya’s plot is about him reconciling with his mother, which is also something I want for August, so there’s that.)

Scenario B: Canon Divergent Alternate Universe (and it’s softer, and a little silly!)

What’s the trope where you’re helping someone win over a potential partner? That’s like a variation on the Cyrano story, right? I’ve never really read the original Cyrano, but I did read She Gets The Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick, and that was cute, so.

Anyway. For some reason Scenario B takes place in an alternate universe where Sara goes to Hillerska but Simon chose not to join her and is at Marieberg. Sara wants to make friends and fit in and live in the dorms, so she’s looking for opportunities to do that. (This ends up being a much softer universe than actual YR, but romcoms are supposed to be softer, right?)

Yeah, anyway. Status quo at the beginning of the movie/miniseries: Sara wants to fit in and live in the dorms. August wants to date Felice. Felice wants to not have to deal with her temperamental horse Rousseau, and instead secretly practice her cooking and baking skills without anyone at school (or her parents) finding out.

Felice finds out that Sara is a non-res, and talks Sara into inviting her over to use her household kitchen. In return, Felice will let Sara into her friend group. But over time they become real friends. (Maybe Wille becomes Felice’s sous-chef eventually, and that’s how Wille and Simon become the beta pairing in this story.)

Meanwhile… Sara learns that August can talk the board into letting her into the dorms, somehow. And everyone knows he wants to date Felice. And Felice is like “ugh, my horse is so temperamental, I’d totally adore someone if they’d just deal with my horse for me.” So Sara goes to August and is like I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO TAME ROUSSEAU SO YOU CAN WIN OVER FELICE AND IN RETURN YOU MUST GET ME A DORM ROOM. And August is like, OKAY GIRL-SOCIALIST YOU HAVE A DEAL, because like I said, this is a far softer universe than canon and no one films anyone at any windows!

So anyway, Sara and August start sneaking into the stable so Sara can teach August how to tame Rousseau. And August is the jerk rich boy of course, but soon softens up because he’s learning to take care of a horse, and he and Sara are opening up about their family situations and such, and oh no! They are catching feelings! But neither of them thinks the other one likes them back! Even if at one point Sara misses the last bus home from Hillerska and August is like don’t worry I’ll escort you and they ride horses back to Sara’s house. (And Linda is very much like. What. Is happening.) And Sara’s like SIGH WELL I BETTER HELP AUGUST WIN OVER FELICE WITH THESE HORSE SKILLS HE’S ACQUIRING. THE VALENTINE’S BALL IS APPROACHING AND HE’LL WANT TO GO WITH HER.

There are, of course, Misunderstandings, because this is a romcom and that is how they work, but by the end all is resolved and Sara and August go to the dance together in their 18th century costumes. Wille and Simon are also together and Felice ends up with either Rosh or Ayub. I haven’t decided.

Bonus Scenario C: I’m not even sure how this one works

I have no energy left for scenarios but I bet sargust could pull off a reasonably excellent Academic Rivals To Lovers story. And someone should write that while also drawing inspiration from Rachel Lynn Solomon’s Today Tonight Tomorrow because it is absolutely one of my favorite books to ever exist.

Honestly, even if all people get from this post is that they should watch Jab We Met and read Today Tonight Tomorrow, I’ll be a happy dalahorse.

#sargust #in a very soft au sort of way #asks #i will take other asks about other things as well #so send me more questions if you like

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matan4il · 1 year

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Hi, I’ve seen some gifs of that Thai show, but are those two actors together in real life too?

Hi lovely Nonnie!

Oh wow, I did not expect an ask about Kinnporsche The Series / Mileapo, but I probably should have since I went off a bit in the tags of that gifset reblog, didn't I? XD Please never take me too seriously whenever I claim two specific individuals have invented love, I'm just joking around. Unless I'm talking about David and Jonathan, because they totally did. ;p

But if I'm to try and answer seriously, I would say that officially, the last time either Mile or Apo have addressed the issue of their romantic status, they both said they're single (Mile in Aug 2022, Apo in July 2021 if I'm not mistaken). Of course, that's also the response I would expect from them if they were together. Because just like there are opposite sex couples who meet on the sets of movies and TV shows, and fall in love or just have an affair, there are same sex couples who go through the same thing. The difference is that society (and the entertainment business even more so) is still so homophobic, that these same sex couples often can't come out. I mean, if opposite sex couples sometimes feel they need to keep it to themselves, and we only find out about their romances decades later, like in the case of Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve (if we find out about them at all), then imagine how much harder it is for same sex couples who fall in love as co-stars... (or even when there's a same sex celebrity couple, period)

Other than Mile, Apo and the people they trust, no one really knows if Mileapo actually are a couple and have to be closeted, or if they're just truly the best of friends who bonded so much as co-stars on the set of KPTS that their behavior is hard to distinguish from the way lovers act towards each other. We also have to take into account that they're from Thailand, and the cultural norms for how men are allowed to interact can be very different. Especially when we remember that they starred in a BL (gay themed show) together, and the norm for that is heavy fan service. I AM convinced that even then, their bond runs deeper than fan service, especially since the original production of KPTS was canceled, and the production company that was set up instead explicitly said it would not require fan service. Plus, this company was co-founded by Mile to save KPTS and give Apo his second chance to shine as an actor, after he had been previously bullied by homophobes into leaving the acting world. So yeah, I have every reason to believe their connection is real.

And the fact that this is a part of their unhinged story (that they met briefly as models 7 years before they auditioned for KPTS, that they obviously thought the other one is an attractive man and remembered each other all of these years, that Mile watched Apo's shows, that they re-connected at the auditions and seem to have been inseparable since, for over 2.5 years now, that they fought together for KPTS to be made and then gave us on screen an astounding love story, that they chose to go on working together on their next projects, including the upcoming queer film Man Suang, and continue to hang out even outside of their busy schedule together) brings us to what is most meaningful to me about them. Whether their bond is romantic or platonic, it's clearly so deep that I wouldn't hesitate to call them soulmates. They love and care for each other, support one another, and I think they healed each other in ways that make me feel soft and happy to know that such love exists in the world. So I'm going to continue rooting for them, and possibly joke about it like I know that they're a couple, because in a very profound sense of the word, even if it's not romantic, they are.

This was probably way too long, my apologies. Okay, have a Mileapo being in sync gif just to make it a bit better...

Have a good day! As always, my ask tag. xoxox

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clonememesfrikyeah · 2 years

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Alpha-17 headcanons because I love him

Acts like he fears nothing which is mostly true but he has a very specific and intense fear of creepy bugs like worms, roaches, ticks, ants and slugs. Spiders don’t bother him unless they look like an orb weaver spider and their really big with a shiny hard exoskeleton.

Is actually very good at apologizing and does so when he feels the need which is surprisingly often. But he won’t admit to it ever.

When he washes dishes, or anything really, he does it under running water because it seems unhygienic and impractical to wash anything in its own dirty water.

Squints when he reads out of habit even tho he can see perfectly fine.

Deeply fears becoming like Jango but sometimes he thinks it’s too late for that.

Lots of chronic pain, muscle spasms, headaches, and random spells of numbness and paralysis because of his spinal injury.

His favorite genre of music is all women rock bands.

Got some ptsd from general combat and from being captured and tortured by Ventress. You can’t take him places with flashing lights and loud booms because it triggers him. Deathly quiet places can set him off too, it makes his ears ring and he gets paranoid.

He was gifted a weighted blanket by the other alphas when he was recovering from his injury.

HATES busy places, there’s just no reason for so many people to be in the same place at the same time. He might have a touch of social anxiety.

Enjoys trying new foods whenever he has the chance. Dude loves street food so much.

Puts hot sauce on eggs

When they were little him and the other alphas flinched at any sudden motion because of Jango and the other trainers before it was beat into the not to flinch at all. The first lesson he ever taught his cadets was to never flinch no matter what.

He’s the local piercer in the alpha barracks and does everyone’s and his own piercings.

He’s no tattoo artist, even though he loves the sleeves he had done years back, but when he was younger he was experimenting with it and tried giving himself a stick and poke and now he’s got this weird shitty little quarter inch black line of ink on his wrist.

Stec likes to watch cheesy romance films on the internet that he pirates and 17 says he hates them but he always ends up watching them over Stec’s shoulder just standing there with his arms crossed absolutely vexed.

When he puts salt on food he puts so much on. He just grabs the shaker and hold it upside down for a solid 8-10 seconds depending on how well the salt comes out.

On that note, he also likes pickled eggs and salt n’ vinegar chips. That and onion and garlic cheese.

He’s always got one of those little tins of Carmex/petroleum jelly with him for the cracks he gets in his fingers.

Constant bitch face. He’s got a resting bitch face, an angry bitch face, a disappointed bitch face, a grumpy bitch face and a happy bitch face.

Has beef with Ordo and Ordo only and specifically. Don’t ask him why. Ok fine you twisted my arm it’s because Ordo punched Maze that one time and has had a one sided sibling rivalry going with him that Ordo himself is unaware of. Also Ordo gave Boba a swearly once and it was very uncool.

#alpha 17 #clone wars 2003 #headcanon #the clone wars #tcw #star wars #my post #the prequels #clone trooper #arc trooper #clones #stec

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accio-victuuri · 2 years

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Recent Reads Part Six 📚

novels finished from july-september 2022. this list is shorter than other ones I shared but might be the best yet, cause a couple of these are on my all-time favorites now. these ones surprised me cause I didn’t expect anything at all but I was sucked into the story. the downside also of finding a really good novel is I don’t have energy to pick up a new one and I just re-read what I enjoyed. lol.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

• The Earth is Online

I talked about this a bit right after I finished it cause it was so good! I don’t usually go for this kind of story so I skipped reading it for a long time despite a lot of people recommending it. I’m glad I picked it up cause it’s now my favorite! This is the type of story that I wish will be a donghua or live action because it has an interesting plot and would look so much better off the pages. The “tests” are so unique and you know the author took the effort to create the worlds and how each character will win them. The romance is not central to the story, but their interaction and trust towards each other is what’s front and center.

The MC, Tangmo is so capable and I just love being with him in his journey. I think that’s what made me stick to it and not notice the chapters going by. If you like survival games then this is a good pick ✔️ I really wish that it will become popular because it deserves all the praise!

• Does Love at First Sight exist in E-sports

My love for e-sports novel is not gonna fade away anytime soon, so as soon as I saw something I haven’t picked up— well I just had to. This one is pretty straightforward. An e-sports “god” ( Sen ) who fell in love with someone from a different team. Very little conflict and all around fluff. If you want something easy and fun to read then this should be it for you. There is smut. Mostly uncensored. 😌

There is also a Manhua @ Bilibili but very few chapters. It’s a good place to start if you want a visual to go along with your reading.

• Completely clueless about Sock puppet accounts

A novel that combines both e-sports and entertainment circle? Sign me up! Two of my go-to settings. This is a story about “Angry” who is a famous e-sports player who retired and is trying to form a new team and compete again. He is paired with Fu Mingyan who is considered a “film emperor”. I’m all for secret identities and a really quiet ( more like indifferent ) person who is hyper fixated with a person. how completely different they are with that person only.

• I just crave your Pheromones

If you like A/B/O, entertainment industry and sweet moments then this is for you. That’s all. Sometimes I just want a break from long novels.

• Married the Scum Gong’s Villain brother

This may not be for everyone because there is obviously a power imbalance going on since there is an age gap. No matter how “smart” the MC he is, it’s still there. What I like about this is the transmigration trope, where the MC in his previous life was a genius but had a very weak body so he can’t enjoy his life. So when transmigrated in a new world where he still retains his intelligence and now with a functional body — he tries to make the most of it and have a second chance in life.

He gets transmigrated in the world of a “book”, that’s why there is a “scum gong” and a “villain. I love how Jing Xun just said no to the scum gong who was emotionally abusing him. How he completely changed the protagonist’s life by letting go of all the things/people that wasn’t good for him. Yesss! A+ to letting go of toxic people in your life 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The reason how the MC and the Villain brother gets married is questionable but I can’t help but love this pairing.

• The Moon is Coming to Me

I already made a separate post for this. I love it. I’ve re-read more than 5x already and I still enjoy it. Definitely in my top 3 danmei novels. 🎖

• Mist

Hyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought.

A masterpiece. I don’t know even know how to describe this story. It has everything you thought would not work together in one setting but it does. It has scifi setting, zombies, gore, time travel, comedy, found family, survival games, romance — omg. romance. true love. the later chapters are definitely the best for me and how everything was wrapped up. every single thing happened because of a certain action in the past/ present. mind blown. I kept thinking about the film ‘predestination’ when I finished this story cause it reminded me of it ( the concept of time travel and how it affects events ).

JI YUSHI ( MC ), I love him. He’s my meow meow. He’s gone through so much in his life and does so daily, for him to find a ‘family’ and the love of his life felt like a reward for me as a reader. The ML, Song Qinglan is something else. What a good character.

• Hunter behind the scenes ( Black bellied )

Not exactly the healthiest relationship in here but I can’t help but read it. Qi Yu is a minor character in one novel I rec’d here before, The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend, so I decided to give it a go. The story does have a plot — company espionage — which is something new to me and it kept me going. The MC and ML are both problematic at times and they have completely different lives. Even if it’s not the usual fluffy love story, I still feel soft that they find hope in each other. The facade they show to the world is that they are perfect but together, they can be who they really are 🌼

Thousand Autumns should be here but I dropped it. I know. the horror. But I will be picking it up again after I finish the one i’m currently reading. I’m almost halfway through CHERRY BLOSSOMS UPON A WINTRY SWORD 🌸 It’s so good and I have a feeling it’s going to be a favorite. I also have First Class Lawyer on my list, I started it before but it wasn’t complete so I dropped it but now the english translation is done so it’s time. ✌🏼

my previous lists:

#chinese novel recs #mlm book recs #book recs #novel recommendation #personal

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lurkingshan · 1 year

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Shan’s Confession Corner: Minato’s Laundromat

I’ve just finished the second episode of Minato’s Laundromat 2, and I absolutely loved it. I love the clear intent behind this new season, and I love where the story is headed. And it made me think this might be a good time for me to unpack my complicated feelings about the first season. All gifs used in this post are by the wonderful @wanderlust-in-my-soul.

So here’s the confession: I didn’t love Minato’s Laundromat as much as a lot of you did. I respect it, of course. I recognize it as a very well-executed show that fulfilled its vision with smart writing and filming techniques and an excellent cast. I recognize that the characterization of Shin and Minato was very much based in yaoi tropes and that Shin being the pursuer while Minato resisted was a necessary construct to make the age gap palatable.

But despite understanding all of that I didn’t love it, and Minato is the reason why. I always have a hard time connecting with emotionally immature adult characters. I struggle mightily with romances that feel too one-sided. I cringe away from the blushing maiden trope. I dislike it when I can’t quite understand what one character sees in another. And all of this came up for me in the romance between Shin and Minato.

Now before @bengiyo comes through with his bat let me just say that I get it. I get that Minato is this way because he is a lonely gay man who has been repressing his sexuality since adolescence. I get that he never had the chance to mature because he was hiding who he was. I get that he is defensive around Shin at first because he is being responsible, and then because he is so unused to physical affection and attention that he doesn’t know how to handle it. Minato strikes me as someone who is both, as Ben sometimes says, touch-starved and touch-repulsed. And all of that is rooted in his experiences with internalized homophobia and a life lived in the closet.

While I can understand and empathize with all of that, I didn’t understand how that was meant to work in the context of a relationship with someone like Shin. Shin who is so honest, and so brave, and so smart, and so responsible, and so damn all around desirable. In my meanest moments, I would think to myself that Shin should really just go to school and meet new guys, guys who are his own age with less hang ups who could return his affections. And while I enjoyed the finale of the first season, I was not really satisfied with where we left them because it still didn’t feel like Minato had worked through his issues enough to be a good partner to Shin.

Which brings me to Minato’s Laundromat 2, and my love for what it’s doing. Because y’all, this is exactly what season 2 is about! And it’s interesting to me that this season is not based on the manga, and instead features brand new material. It says to me that the creators of this show had some of the same questions I did about how these characters would actually function together in a relationship, and decided to explore it and figure out how it could work. And that is my absolute favorite kind of season 2, because I am always interested in how a couple stays together, not just in the getting together itself.

So in these first two episodes of the second season, we have seen that after their initial getting together, Minato retreated into his usual patterns. He is still holding Shin at a distance. He is still doling out affection sparingly. He is still struggling to verbalize his feelings and he is still cringing away from physical intimacy. And Shin is, as ever, being patient and giving him space to work through it while sometimes expressing frustration and continuing to ask for and sometimes scheme his way into the things he wants.

I love that we are already starting to see the subtle changes in Minato. He is, internally, able to recognize now that he loves Shin even if he won’t say it out loud. He is starting to notice and unpack his own reactions—I love him so much I can’t look him in the eye—and trying to push through them to return affection to Shin in the ways he is comfortable with. He is engaging in acts of service like cooking as a means to communicate his feelings. He is giving Shin some of what he wants, like living in the same place and handing over his spare key. Is he still doing it all with a grimace and many verbal protestations? Of course, he didn’t change his whole personality overnight. But he’s doing it, and Shin knows him well enough to understand how meaningful that is.

I am excited to see how far the show intends to take this growth arc for Minato. Shin is patient but he’s not a saint; he will sometimes feel unsatisfied and push for more than what Minato wants to give, and seeing them work through that is exactly what we need to feel secure in their future as a couple. I am so glad we’re getting this season 2, both for the sake of the characters and for those of us in the audience who really needed it.

#minato’s laundromat #minato’s laundromat 2 #japanese bl #jdrama #shan shouts into the void

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sapphireshineauthor · 2 years

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SapphireShine Hamefura Masterpost

I am making another masterpost of my stories for two main reasons. One, it's to celebrate my birthday since it's in a few days and I will officially be hitting my second decade of life XD. Two, I'm at 95 fics for this fandom alone. I wanted to do it when I reached 100 but… oh well XD things got busy. And it's a large amount of fics anyway, so I hope you enjoy.

Also, here's an organization table cause… I think it's a lot.

One-Shots/Completed Fics

Series

Bad Things Happen Bingo

Castle Days

Who I Am

To Be Continued

Getting to Know You (co-authored with Cutekittenlady)

Corrupted Bonds AU

Secret Locket of Dark Magic

In-Progress Multi-Chapter Fics

Multi-Chapter Fics are at the end because my updates are horribly chaotic and long. Anyway, enjoy.

One-Shots/Completed Fics

The Villainess in Shining Armor! [Completed]

After getting kidnapped shortly after the festival, Katarina, Keith, and all of her other friends find themselves held hostage in a large, multileveled warehouse in the outskirts of town. Good thing Katarina's mother in her past life taught her some life saving skills, and that she took self defense classes during middle school.

Watch out bad guys! Katarina is ready to break out of here and rescue her friends!

Shadows of the Abyss [Completed]

The Villainess in Shining Armor 2: Shadows of the Abyss.

After a hectic rescue and escape mission a few months ago. The lives of Katarina and her friends have settled back down into a sense of normalcy. However, the assassin responsible is back, a kidnapping, a threatening legend, and an unsettling third party. A mission is in place to rescue the fourth prince before the first day of winter hits, and more secrets and questions about the world come into play.

Unintentional Hostage [Completed]

Alan ends up kidnapped by a group of runaway dark nobles and is now unexpectedly in their custody.

Hamefura Halloween: The Dreaving [Completed]

“There exists an old saying… one from long before the kingdom was established...”

It was just the start of late fall when Maria hears of an interesting story about the Sorcie. An ancient monster existing in the kingdom’s urban legends. Upon asking about such a tale, Katarina and the others offer to tell Maria about their personal encounter with such a monster.

A monster, known as “The Dreaving”

Swap Out!

Katarina and Alan swap bodies by mistake

One, Two, Three

Mary took great, but silent, pride in her ability to dance the man’s part. She learned to dance with her dear Lady Katarina after all. Of course, someone had to help teach her, a proper lady requires a tutor, but of course no proper lady would ask to dance the man's part. She needed to be more discreet.

Knows the man's lead and can teach her without her worry. Who better than her dear fiance, Prince Alan, to teach her?

Closet Closeness

Nicol and Geordo get stuck in a closet a little too close together.

Body Warmth [WARNING: EXPLICT]

Nicol and Geordo decided to warm up each other by a passionate night in bed.

Advice

Geordo gets some unexpected advice after being saved by an unexpected figure.

Escort

Sora acts as Geordo’s bodyguard/escort during an outing.

Tainted Royalty

Prince Royce from Love Nikki is reincarnated as Prince Geoffrey and won’t lose this second chance he has to keep the world peaceful.

Memories From Somewhere…

"If we could be reborn again…"

"It'd be nice if we could be twins again…"

A trip to a local port town gives Geordo visions, or… memories, memories from a very, very long time ago.

Borrowed Books

Wanting to learn why Katarina had such a fascination with romance novels, Geordo borrows a book from Sophia… he grabbed the "wrong" one.

Ignorance is Bliss

Mary debates about a decision she will need to make no matter how much she doesn’t want to in due time.

Beyond the Boundaries

Alan and Katarina meet before reincarnation and live spots of each others lives for days at a time (based on the film “Kimi No Na Wa”).

Will You ‘Continue’?

Geordo and Alan have been reincarnated several times before, from several lives past, based on a single promise.

Princess Carry

Geordo gets princess carried by several of his friends and family.

“Perfect” World

Geordo wakes up a reality where everything he desires exists, however, he can’t help but feel like something is wrong.

Musing of a Mortician

Geordo and Keith get lost during an argument and somehow wind up at the front of the main building where the Head Mortician resides.

Substitute

Katarina dies and Alan takes it upon himself to act like her for the sake of their grieving friends.

The Shortest

Geordo trying to deny the harsh realization that he is, in fact, the shortest of the four princes.

The Cake Song

Alan gets roped into a sing along game with the girls.

A Prince and a Pirate

Short interaction between Alan and Silva under… unfortunate circumstances.

She Belongs to Her

Katarina Claes was always a selfish noble lady. She holds a high standard towards everyone and anyone who falls below them are subject to her cruelty. Even her adopted brother was no exception, no other noble was an exception if they didn’t meet the standards and she hardly associates herself with anyone below her ranking.

However… besides her status, she doesn't take kindly to those who try to take something from her…

A Dull Century

Counterparts of all sorts exist. Geordo Stuart was no exception. The perfect, black hearted, sadistic prince found himself bored with the world. There was no task he couldn't do, or skill he couldn't learn. However, the color brought to his world by his beloved fiance and friends cleared his boredom.

But, not every version of him is lucky. What if he couldn't die? What if what gave his world color was cruelly taken away? The living gemstone, Yellow Topaz, is that unfortunate version of him.

The Kind, Lonely Stranger

The event of Prince Alan nearly died at age of five was not a comforting one many wish to remember. For he nearly died due to an illness putting him into a coma. However, aid came to him in an unlikely form, but also as a treasure friend.

A kind, lonely stranger playing the piano.

Tree Climbing

Gerald attempts to climb a tree.

Legend of the Six Dragon Amulets

Katarina learns an interesting history lesson about Sorcier and the world around her.

Series:

Wilting Flowers to New Springs (Bad Things Happen Bingo)

Serial Killer

Nicol gets kidnapped by a serial killer and Geordo tries to go save him.

Poisoned

Noelia tries to poison Katarina in an attempt to kill her.

Dark Cavern

Katarina wanders into a dark cavern to investigate a dark magic signal. Only for it to… change her.

Hidden Eyes

FL-verse: Katarina stalks Geordo in order to keep an eye on him and prove what’s hers.

Prying Eyes

Hamefura-verse: Katarina is stalked by an obsessed nobleman and tries to deal with the situation.

A Doll Amongst the Crowd

Raphael’s thoughts as he lived his life posing as Sirius Dieke.

Ill Made Confessions

Katarina gets dangerously sick and Alan helps take care of her.

Tag Along

Mary ends up turned into a doll for a day and (unknowingly) kept in Alan’s pocket.

Lingering Smoke

Katarina’s stalker is back, and he has a means to make sure she becomes his.

Subject of Interest

Katarina ends up kidnapped by a duo curious about her dark magic.

Check Up

Alan has a routine check up involving a very cramped space he is still not comfortable in.

Emergency!

A snake bite and a small accident, Katarina worries Alan needs an amputation.

The “End” Game

FL2-verse: Geordo is kidnapped by Katarina and Maria has to go save him, and during the midst of it, gets some unlikely aid.

Final Straw

Noelia tries to strangle Katarina to death after Katarina decided to marry Geordo.

Magic Accident

Geordo and Alan are injured due to an accident and Nicol takes care of them.

Castle Days

13 Minutes Between

A few memories regarding the time between Geordo and Alan’s birth.

The Little Mermaid

The night Alan nearly died when he was a child was scary for everyone. Alan especially since he found himself completely alone. However, he wasn't for very long. A girl with blue hair promised to stay with him until he woke up.

Twilight Secret

A year after making amends with his twin brother, Geordo finds Alan sneaking around the castle one evening. Alan takes Geordo to show him a small secret he has hidden in one of the castle towers.

Piercings

A short tale of Alan getting his piercings.

Judgement

Geoffrey goes to see David Mason after the kidnapping incident with Katarina was resolved.

Consequences [In-Progress]

Alan gets seriously injured after defending Geordo from an assassin.

Sharing a Drink [Explicit Content in Chpt 2]

After the incident at the port side city, Geoffrey decides to have a drink with a close associate of his.

Songs That Echo From The Piano

Gerald always enjoyed how Alan played the piano, it was some of the most beautiful music he's ever heard. He's not one for wishes, but...

He wished he could hear his brother play, at least one more time…

Rain

Gerald woke up to the sound of rain…

Patch Up

A series of events where members of the royal family had to visit the castle’s healer.

A Knight’s Strength

Katarina seeks out Geordo’s sword tutor to teach her and ends up learning about a few things about the older knight.

Gammon Marlon

Alan is invited to an event hosted by one of his few half-uncles living in the capital.

Who I Am [In-Progress]

The Four-Faced Prince

Everyone thinks that Gerald is the perfect prince and has the ability to read everyone. Yet there is one person he cannot read, his eldest brother. The First Prince Geoffrey.

Princely, Lazy, Sinister, Strategic the four faces the first prince wears when he isn't fawning over his brothers. He wears these faces, for the sake of the kingdom and for his brothers.

Simplicity & Frustration

A four-faced older brother, a set of younger twins, a prodigy, and a talented musican…

Second Prince Ian Stuart has quite the unique family. Just where is he in this equation?

Plain Pearl

Selena Burke never thought much of herself, despite being engaged to the second prince. She was a girl who felt inferior to the other girls who would be her future sister in laws. One was known as a saint, another is the embodiment of a perfect lady, and another is praised as being the smartest lady in the kingdom.

And her? She's just a plain lady…

Masquerade

A look into the life of Suzanna Randall and her eventual engagement to Prince Geoffrey

Wicked Witch

A character study focused on Noelia Flores and how she became a rivaling villainess to Katarina and why she is after Prince Geordo in particular.

To Be Continued

The Seeds of Calamity

A kind girl corrupted by the seed of darkness, a prince driven to panic and the brink of insanity by the seed of hellfire, a prince wounded and breathed in a desperate attempt for help. Six souls were corrupted by the dark side of the elements.

With the elements is creation, there will always be destruction.

These poor souls… are now infected by the Seeds of Calamity.

Sly Serpent

Geordo has a reason why he dislikes snakes. Especially green ones…

An encounter that leaves him weary for life, and an ominous threat he believes is directed at his brother.

Mort et Larmes

Geordo sees Alan walk to his death.

Abyssal Calling

"Geoffrey's a black whistle and you are already a blue whistle. Just you wait, I'll catch up to you in no time!"

"But Alan-"

"I'm not sick anymore. I can do it."

A frail body and a longing to join his brothers. At eleven years of age… Alan hears the call of the Abyss.

Soul Phenomenon

“Us Grim Reapers usually have a very dull job. Collect the souls after the body dies and go on to the next. It’s rare for us to find anything interesting. However, sometimes we wander across something strange…” She pulled the record, showing a connected continuation even after the End card. “I wonder, how was it your brother died, but then came back to life?”

Blue Hydrangea [In-Progress]

Mary knew that when the time came, she’d have to pick between her love for Katarina and her brotherly relationship with Prince Alan. It was inevitable and the more time passed, she even began to dread that day. Yet, things changed and Alan had decided to give up his pursuit, instead, saying he’ll help her. Yet, that one day, she saw him…

Blood running down his chin, small blue petals of a specific flower spilled from his lips.

Research

As a child, ever since his birth, Alan was very sickly. Constantly stuck in bed with doctors and healers of all kinds trying to tend to him and nurse him back to proper health. That backstory is what’s given and known, but what if there was another layer to it?

Even as meticulous as the royal family is when it comes to who tends to the youngest prince. One managed to slip by, a doctor, or moreover a scientist posing as a doctor. Looking for a new subject to take part in his ‘research’...

Alter Memory

"Reincarnation is nothing but a metaphysical virus."

A small discussion regarding the concept of "Reincarnation" between a captured prince, and a sly snake.

Cabbage Butterfly

Sophia meets a noble at a tea party who takes an interest in her, at first she thinks it's just polite manners, only for things to go further on. Sophia unknowingly becomes a small cabbage Butterfly in the den of spiders.

“Reunion”

Raphael unfortunately runs into Sarah during a trip to town.

A Dangerous Deal

Noelia runs into a dangerous and sly fellow in town that is offering her help to obtain Prince Geordo for herself.

Getting to Know You Collaboration w/ Cutekittenlady [In-Progress]

Fears by Cutekittenlady (This one isn't mine, but since it's part of the series, it'd be weird not to include it).

Irritated with the frequency that a certain incident keeps coming up between him and his brother Alan, Prince Geordo decides it's only fair that he investigates just what his twin brother is afraid of.

However he may be biting off more than he can chew...

Music Sheets

Three weeks have passed since Geordo learned of Alan’s fear of thunder. Despite his little fear hunt ending and the two of them having reconnected, Geordo still feels like he needs to make things up to his little brother. A small present should do the trick…

Magic [In-Progress]

Magic is wonderful. Magic is powerful. Magic is rare.

Magic, a rare but beautiful and dangerous power, flows through Sorcier's nobility.

Geordo and Alan were both rare individuals. Being born with opposing magical powers. Despite their tutelage, they are not fully aware of how powerful and dangerous that magic can be.

Corrupted Bonds AU [In-Progress]

Yandere!Isekai!Acchan AU

Corrupted Bonds

What if Katarina’s old friend A-chan was reborn into the world of Fortune Lover, but, as someone else…

Katarina ends up kidnapped by a noble from another kingdom. Katarina soon realizes that this noble is her closest friend A-chan, but she also wasn’t. It wasn’t her, not anymore.

Fallen

Atsuko Sasaki, A-chan, mourned the sudden unfair death of her beloved friend for months. She only had one wish, to be reborn with her friend in another life, one where she can finally confess her love, and live with her in peace and happiness. That was all she wished for…

She got her wish and yet… Fate once again wishes for her to mourn, guess there are some things that can’t change. Even when you know what will happen.

A Golden Cage With Rose-Tinted Windows

Katarina’s thoughts as she tries to understand her predicament as she is now currently a captive by a noble who is her reincarnated best friend.

Missing Opaline Prism

Katarina has been missing for half a month now… the others are not taking it too well…

A Grieving Soul, Puppeted By Thorn Covered Strings

Atsuko Sasaki has loved her best friend for a long time. Even after her friend was reincarnated as Katarina Claes. She won't let anyone take her away, not even the "capture targets" of this cursed otome game.

They're here…. they're here to take away your beloved… see it that they don't….

They're fictional characters anyway. It shouldn't matter if she kills them or not. Right?

Calm The Storm [In-Progress]

All Atsuko Sasaki wishes for, was to be reincarnated with her best friend. So they can live out their lives together…

The Secret Locket of Dark Magic

Why is Dark Magic considered a "taboo" magic? Why are the rituals needed to gain it so horrific? If it's so horrible, why not let it fade away into history? Forgotten by the world? Why does the Royal Family harbor such a dark secret for so long?

Perhaps… the reason why Dark Magic is now forbidden is more complicated than one seems, and the Stuarts are merely the ones burdened to carry that information for centuries to come.

The Lady in the Crystal

Katarina didn't know what to expect when she used her newfound wand and chanted.

She had hoped it was something like opening a pocket in a dark space, or perhaps it's own light producing spell, or even a repel spell of some sort.

Not a lady frozen in red crystal, hidden away in a dark abyss…

True Dark Magic

Katarina, Alan, and Geordo end up learning about the truth behind why Dark Magic is so rare and forbidden.

In-Progress Fics

Little DewDrop Co-author w/ Cutekittenlady [In-Progress]

After opening a strange book in the library, Alan gets turned into a 5yr old with only memories from then and before. Now the crew needs to keep him taken care of and hidden from the school until they can reverse the process. However, who is that man lurking on the outskirts?

My Next Life as a Devilish Rival - All Routes Lead to Doom! [In-Progress]

When the bratty noble son Kenneth Claes hits his forehead when walking with the first princess Jasmine Stuart. He recalls the memories of his past life, a simple friendly otaku with a love of dating games and learned he's been reincarnated as the main devilish rival of his favorite dating game Fortune Lover. Now with a series of Death Flags to avoid, Kenneth is determined to survive.

Aka. Bakarina Gender-Swapped/Genderbent Retelling

All Routes Lead To... Alternate Universes Apparently

Literally a collections of AUs and anime fusions for our Bakarina Characters. Anyone who wants something to tinker with in a fic, feel free to use these for inspiration if you'd like.

WaterVapor: Offline [In-Progress]

BREAKING NEWS: Famous Pianist Alan Stuart has gone missing after a vile connection hacked the digital holographic concert through the iM social media system. The cyber attack left several concert viewers unconscious and others with temporary short term memory loss. The musican's location during the concert was ransacked when found, most likely case is a kidnapping. Any information regarding the pianist and his whereabouts please report to authorities.

Draconic Desire [In-Progress]

Dragons for centuries have always been depicted as giant beasts who hoard golds, treasures, and the occasional damsel. That's how it's always been, right?

One Dragon is a bit more different, as the love it has is for music. Music from centuries, old and new, orchestral and melancholic. This dragon loves music above anything else, and while they never bothered with a live possession. A specific silver haired musician with music unlike any other caught their eye.

However, the dragon was not expecting an odd brown haired noble girl as a tag-along…

Hamefura Boys Love Scence Dumps

Just a collection of various yaoi and/or BL pairings of the pretty boys in this series

Sixth Cycle of Scientific Witchery [In-Progress]

Katarina and Alan end up in a park of the ruins they explored and stumble upon a very unexpected hidden room.

Fragile

“Alan had a sickly body, nearly dying at the age of five.” That was the backstory and early life of Alan Stuart. However, a sudden collapse makes it evident that his illness wasn’t ever gone.

My Next Life As A Perfectionist Prince: What Am I Supposed To Do?! ALLEN!! [In-Progress]

Princess Riliane, the former sovereign of Lucifina, the former host to the Sin of Pride, and Allen Avadonia's older twin sister, finds herself in the body of none other than Third Prince Geordo Stuart.

She knew her wish was to be reincarnated as Allen's twin again but she wasn't expecting this! What was she supposed to do now?!

The Girl With Curly Green Hair [In-Progress]

"Hey! You look just like me!"

"Wow… Who are you?"

"Oh, my name is Prushka, which means the flower of dawn. How about you?"

"O-Oh, my name is Sophia."

An encounter with a girl much like herself, these two girls found something special. An adventure to an unknown world, this adventure will surely be one no one will ever forget…

Shenanigans Go Poof [In-Progress]

the Modern Highschool AU I'm not sure anyone asked for. Bakarina is still Bakarina and Alan Stuart is right up there with her.

Mythical and Monstrous Reincarnation

Another Bakarina's AU no one asked for. The mythical creature/hybrid world where all of the characters are half some sort of creature.

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And those are all (I hope all) of my stories for Hamefura! This is in celebration of my birthday and how long this series has filled my creative mind to make stories. I hope you enjoy all of these and hey, if you don’t enjoy mine as more (or crave something more or different) here are a few other fanfic masterlists that I personally enjoy: Dulcito, Cutekittenlady, & SixthOctavarium. Plus some Authors I recommends as well (I recommend everyone here) Cyclaes & KarlyHill

Now we are finally at the end of the post, I hope you enjoyed and I’ll see you in a future post!

#bakarina #hamefura #my next life as a villainess all routes lead to doom #my next life as a villainess #my next life as a villainess: all routes lead to doom #destruction flag otome #hamefura fanfic #hamefura pirates #katarina claes #keith claes #geordo stuart #alan stuart #nicol ascart #Sophia Ascart #Mary Hunt #maria campbell #fanfiction #ao3 #masterlist

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invisiblegarters · 1 year

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Hidden Agenda Ep 7

Word on the street (lol) is that this is actually going to be 12 eps, which I am thankful for because Only Friends is going to start bringing that promised messiness beginning next week (I hope) and I will need more time with a palate cleanser.

Oh don't get me wrong I'm going to love every second of OF, but also I know me and I know I am going to be very frustrated so it'll be good to have this cute tropefest to look forward to after the mess.

Would a promotion to win headphones get me? Yes it would, because I am one, cheap, and two, always up for a challenge. Also I like rollercoasters so it wouldn't be too much of a hardship for me. Unless I had to get on the swings. *shudders* We don't do the swings here.

Is this the same theme park they go to in every drama? It's just making me want to ride rollercoasters.

Lol there's always the one who can't handle them.

Ah, my old friend product placement. It's weird to miss you but there you go.

These rides are not that challenging! Boo. I was hoping the fourth one was a free fall ride - I love those and it would be hilarious to see the faces Joke would make - bet he would scream too - but alas.

Pfft Joke definitely has Zo's number. He totally liked that line.

Wait is that a wild Title? Yes, yes it is. Pfft, now that GMMTV has him in their stable they're just gonna put him in all the things, huh? Not complaining. Although he's again playing an ass, lol. Are we gonna typecast him already?

Aw, heartbreak at a theme park. I am sure that there are worse places to have that happen, but still. Yeesh.

I find it interesting that Zo's hesitance with Joke wasn't due to freaking out about these new bi feelings though. That's nifty.

Sometimes, I just love me an uncomplicated, cozy romance, and honestly I feel like these two deliver on that front. They did it in SIMM too.

I love how they're always alone in mazes like this. In reality it's a freaking crush, and there's always the two or three girls in front of you who scream at literally everything so they cast all jumps at them and you're just kind of behind them feeling a little bored and checking out the decorations. I still love 'em, though.

If he doesn't go for the photo cheek kiss...

Huh. Literally every other trope but not that one, show?

AOU AND BOOM! I almost forgot they were in this show. I want to care about this hiding plot. I do. But the problem is we get so little of them that I just...don't. I don't know if there was supposed to be more of them and then they cut it out or couldn't film it for whatever reason or what, but I just don't feel like I've been given enough to care. And that makes me sad because I was especially looking forward to Aou.

Okay so is grandma homophobic or just not impressed that Joke didn't tell her that Zo is his boyfriend? My guess is the former since the whole thing with Jeng but who knows, really. At this point it could swing either way, really. I would guess it's the latter because this show is fairly straightforward romance but! But. Sometimes the straightforward romances will hit you with that kind of serious thing out of nowhere.

Aw go Zo. I like his optimism.

HEH. Nope we're going simple. That is not a complaint. Grandma is fun. Also what do you mean you're not dating, Zo? You literally just went out on an amusement park date! There was a headphones winning montage and everything!

Yes you know what I agree. Competence is hot.

Hahaha okay I love Joke. Literally any chance to get his shirt off around Zo. And his pathetic attempts to clean himself like he's never done it before. Oh Joke you transparent fool.

Oh yes the academic scholarship. I forgot all about that too. Why is he so devastated? Does he think that he surely won't get the Finland trip if Nita is also competing for it?

Joke dude. Chill out he probably just passed out after studying all night. Good lord. You are embarrassing.

Pottery date!

I am Old but all this paying by QR code freaks me out.

Oh hey Title's back. I guess I knew that would happen.

Okay NO. No, it is not your place to go off on the asshole former friend, Joke. Come on. What he did was wrong but it's been ages and if Zo wants to know what happened then it's on him to find out, not you. I do not like his high handedness sometimes. He really really needs to quit it with that.

Yeah I'd have blocked him too. I am super petty and I have blocked people for less.

JOKE.

"You could have been honest without being cruel." No but for real. This should be printed on a card and distributed because I swear sometimes people just don't get that memo.

Oh just make out already.

Thank you.

Hahaha all right, point to Zo. That was a good one. And since it ain't OF, I'm pretty sure Joke's not gonna turn around and sleep with someone else lol. So you know, it's a win. :D :D

Look, I make fun but like I said, sometimes you just need something sweet and uncomplicated and fun. And i firmly believe that there's room for both this and stuff like OF or even Dangerous Romance. We can have gritty and realistic, mean and fraught, and sweet and simple! They can coexist. In the same weekend even!

#hidden agenda #episode 7

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IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR Film Review

I’ve got to stop building up some of these Elvis Presley movies in my mind. I was super excited for this one, It Happened at the World’s Fair, but sadly found it a little lacking.

The movie was decent and fun, but it was also straightforward and didn’t have a lot of depth aka a fluff piece. Which isn’t bad in and of itself. I like fluff sometimes, but this one I just couldn’t really get into for some reason. Maybe I need to watch it again somewhere down the line and give it a second chance?

I was really excited for the scenery and romance, which were my favorite parts of the movie. I love Seattle, and seeing it in the 1960′s was a treat. The main romance was a lot of fun as well, and I was rooting for Elvis and his costar the whole time.

Elvis, of course, was great! Funny and fun as usual. The soundtrack also had some good songs on it. I didn’t know “Cotton Candy Land” was from this film??

But, yeah, it was far from perfect. Mike Edwards’ (Elvis’ character) motivations kept changing, which made it hard to keep up. The side characters were good and fun, but they didn’t have enough screen time for me. And I found the movie a little slow,

I’m not saying it was all bad. It was fun and I enjoyed it, but yeah, this one wasn’t my favorite. I just couldn’t really connect to it that well. I’m sorry to anyone who says this is their favorite or one of their favorites, but I honestly don’t get it. Please explain to me why you feel this way if you do. I want to like this movie more, of course!

So, this is my twelfth of 31 movies! I’m more than 1/3 of the way through. I think that Flaming Star spoiled me last night, though, because I loved that one, and wasn’t ready for a movie with less depth tonight. Oh well.

Up next: maybe Double Trouble?? I’m super interested in that one, but this time I’m not going to build it up in my head, so I don’t get disappointed in the long run.

For those not in the know, I’m watching and reviewing all 31 Elvis Presley movies that he starred in. You can check out my other reviews if you want. I’m not watching them in chronological order and just pretty much going by feeling for what I choose next. :D I’ve been watching them since around May, and intend to continue until I’ve finished all 31, no matter how long it takes.

So, join me on this Elvis adventure if you want to!

I just hope the next film is better than this one. *shrugs*

#elvis presley #Elvis #elvis movies #elvis films #film review #movie review #it happened at the worlds fair #cotton candy land #double trouble #flaming star #not my favorite #i'm sorry guys #classic films #classic movies #elvis film review #elvis movie review #music #review

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whythehellnaut · 1 year

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Why’s Little Mermaid remake review

I know people love to hate the Disney live action remakes for one reason or another but I'm still willing to give them a chance if there's any probability that it'll be a quality experience. The new Little Mermaid follows suit with all of the remakes by being nowhere near as good as the original, but I think falls in the upper tier of them, as it has enough strengths to make it worthwhile and not all a soulless cash grab. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's definitely a cash grab that no one really asked for, but there's also effort put into it that I didn't see in remakes like Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Ultimately it's a mixed bag but with a decently solid end product.

I should start with the performances, as that's the category that feels the most mixed to me. Halle Bailey gives a rather poor acting performance as Ariel in my opinion- she emotes enough in the first half but her lines feel half-hearted, or like she's focusing too much on sounding like Jodi Benson's voice without having a believable delivery. That said, she's clearly cast for her singing ability because her performance of Part of Your World is so amazing that it gave me chills on multiple occasions. I don't exaggerate when I say she is the closest you'll ever hear to Jodi Benson's performance from a musical standpoint. Javier Bardem was clearly cast for Triton because of his booming voice, however he phones in all of his lines and is totally lifeless. Bardem is a good actor, so I blame the director here. Melissa McCarthy as Ursula is fantastic casting and she's very much into the role, but she comes off as cheesy sometimes in her delivery, which, again, I have to blame the director for. Jonah Hauer-King as Eric is probably the best actor of all of them, as he was convincing throughout it, and gave life to a character that historically was forgotten as a side character.

As a musical, it succeeds pretty well, with some caveats. As I mentioned, Part of Your World is goddamn amazing and absolutely needs to be heard, but the other renditions aren't bad either. Daveed Diggs does pretty well as a singer for Sebastian's songs, and Poor Unfortunate Souls sounds pretty good, although I noticed McCarthy's lips didn't line up well for the lip-sync. The chef song was removed, but three new songs by Lin Manuel Miranda replace it. Eric gets a song that sounds pretty good, but is definitely shoehorned in, as nothing important to the plot happens during the song, and nothing would be lost with its removal. Ariel gets a second song, which is very welcome, as such a beautiful singing voice deserves more than just one iconic song- an issue I had with the original film. This one is solid as well, and is sung over Ariel's first encounter with humans on land, ending with a great moment that I won't spoil, but I'll say it invokes some positive emotions. The last one is Scuttle's song, sung by Awkwafina, and is pretty lousy, in my opinion, not just because her rapping voice sounds grating, especially in context, but it's the final song of the movie, meaning they pulled a "Frozen" by not having any showstoppers to follow the silly comic relief song, ending the film on an awkward note. The visuals for the songs range from wild, vibrant, and dynamic in Under the Sea, (which I think is an improvement from the original) to dark, dull, and lifeless in Poor Unfortunate Souls. The CGI is subpar, thanks to Disney's poor treatment of their visual effects department, but the cinematography often makes up for it with some great angles and camera movement, so, again, everything feels like a mixed bag.

I think my biggest complaint on the movie is a change they made to the second act, where they add an effect to Ariel's curse that makes her forget that she needs to receive a kiss from Eric. This results in a very underwhelming romance that lacks all of the charm of the original. Instead of smiling brightly and acting energetic around Eric, Ariel now seems mentally distant and simply absorbing knowledge of the surface world with slightly amused half-smiles. There's so much energy missing from this portrayal that even Sherri Stoner, the 1989 model for Ariel, exuded. It causes the romance to feel less genuine and more forced. Kiss the Girl comes off as more focused on convincing Eric to go for it simply because Ariel is too lethargic to try it herself, rather than getting through the nervousness. It's a little uncomfortable when you have the original for reference. That said, I do appreciate a few changes they made to the script, like leaving out Ariel complaining that, at 16, she's mature enough to get married, and having her learn from her mistake and become a hero later on, as those were two complaints many people had about the original.

Considering how many people are anti-Disney lately, I don't recommend this to everyone. While it can't compare to the animated version, it does just enough right to be serviceable and an enjoyable outing, but specifically for people who are huge Disney fans (not unlike myself) or who don't mind the money grubbing remakes coming out of their studio. I think there are enough positives here to make up for the low points, but I won't defend it as much as I do with the Aladdin remake, which I found to be a great film experience overall.

#movie review #little mermaid #the little mermaid

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Top 10 BL Narratives

BLs With The Best Stories

Until We Meet Again (Thailand) - will probably always top this list. It’s a perfectly executed story, fantastic well seeded plot twists, and the only BL I would love to see adapted by other countries or read professionally translated. Adapted from a y-novel.

Seven Days (Japan) - this is a pitch perfect elegant little YA romance that stays completely true to its yaoi roots but neatly avoids all the flaws of the genre. The story is deceptively simple but allows for angst and miscommunication to develop with VERY good reason, and is almost worth studying because of that. As a romance story it is elegant. Adapted from a yaoi manga.

Color Rush (Korea) - you all know how much I love this show, I lost my mind over the allegory and the perfection of the story to the point of forgiving it certain other sins in stiffness and low heat. The world-building is too simple for it to play well to a SF/F genre only audience but it’s absolutely groundbreaking for BL. Adapted from a manhwa. (Color Rush 2 continues the story and while I don’t like it as a BL, and the plot is somewhat typical, it’s still better than most.)

Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan) - this is a deceptively simple office romance that actually has a lot to say about life, love, maturity, and pancakes. It’s charming but also deeply moving and loving in its exploration of what it means to give up, and how connection can bring with it second chances. It’s also beautifully filmed and acted. Adapted from a manga.

1000 Stars (Thailand) - all BL is romantic, but not all BL is a modern romance in the literary sense of the term, but 1k* is just that, an absolutely glorious slow burn romance that nods at BL but isn’t behooven to it. It’s just a really well executed linear story. Adapted from a novel.

Cherry Magic (Japan) - a great fluffy concept that is given gravity by some stellar performances. It’s a self worth narrative arc but played with believable charm. Adapted from a manga.

He's Coming to Me (Thailand) - such a clever take on both paranormal romance and the cohabitation trope, what I love about this is how closely the story and the supernatural conceits are married to each other. Basically boy and ghost move in together, fall in love while they investigate murder. Adapted from a novel.

HIStory 3: Trapped (Taiwan) - Taiwan often struggles with story because their BLs aren’t long enough to really get stuck in (and they don’t adapt). Trapped is different. It has a baby murder investigation that promotes conflict between the leads, so the romantic tension is between plot and character, it’s so smart. The main couple has an amorphous ending, tho. Original screenplay (I think).

Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding (Korea) - this has a 12th Night meet Cinderfella feel to it, plus some great story tricks like a plot that requires a historical setting (I love it when narrative elements are codependent). Original screenplay (I think).

Triage (Thailand) - a “correct the past” Groundhog Day story, that has narrative baggage I normally do not like but is so clever about time loops, I have to forgive it my hang-ups. About a doctor who must save a boy to fix reality, but not in the usual way.

(List is in ranked order of my personal preference.)

Honorable Mention

I have to mention Light On Me. The way it handled love triangles alone is narrative genius but over all it’s also had a particularly good script. The story, however, is pretty standard it was just very very well done. Same with Semantic Error.

I waffled about including Utsukushii Kare on this list too. But it’s too complicated in the end for me to pull jsut it’s narrative out as its primary plaudit. So in the end I have to just say, read this and decide for yourself.

Neither of these are strictly BL, but...

3 Will Be Free (Thailand) - such clever storytelling that builds tension with both plot and the balance of suspense and flashbacks and the developing love between both sets of characters (both the 3 being chased and the 2 doing the chasing). Original screenplay (I think).

Great Men Academy (Thailand) - body-swap means this isn’t technically BL but like 3 Will Be Free I have to talk about it because it just such a great story. For body-swap it’s particularly clever. Original screenplay (I think).

A quick word on the nature of story & narrative.

Story Encompasses

Story is not the same thing as plot, lots of people make this mistake. Plot is one element of story. Here’s a simple way of looking at narrative:

Who is in it - the characters, their interactions & development how does that drive the story

What happens - plot, how the characters move through space & time, what actions they take, who they encounter

When does it occur - and in film this tends to mean time frame (over the course of a week, a year?) but also how the narrative handles foreshadow & backstory

Where is it located - setting in time & space, includes associated culture and culture conflict, is setting intimately tied to the narrative, if location were removed, could the story still occur?

Why we care - core concept, theme & messaging

How it unfolds - motivation, tension, conflict, & consistency (AKA pace)

All BL, at its heart, is about two characters falling in love and/or fighting to maintain that love. One of the reasons to study cinematic narrative is to understand how tropes (situations) and archetypes (characterizations) can be used to formulate story under a romantic framework.

For me, good storytelling allows me to cleanly comprehend all 6 elements above, as well as the general point of view (lens & scope). I also like it when elements are married to (or dependent on) each other (for example, a plot point that could only occur in a historical setting). I like it when visuals (directing style, wardrobe, etc) as well as tropes and archetypes are used to serve the story (Korea does this) and not be the story (Thai BL pulps do this).

Some of my favorite BLs of all time are not on the above list. E.g To My Star and We Best Love because while I adore them for many reasons story structure is definitely not one of them. This is where visual pop culture can win over literary conceits - in cinema a weak story can be elevated by killer acting, directing, chemistry, visual elements, production etc... (Of course a strong author voice can carry a written work too. Terry Pratchett, for example, is weak on story but hella strong on voice.)

The purpose of BL is entertainment, I happen to be entertained by strong story, so I will often rate BLs higher because of it.

Asian Film Industries & Story Content Mechanics

Original screenplays are more common in BL over all, but my list actually leans towards adaptations. That’s because i think Thailand, the biggest BL producer, tends to do better with adaptations, so far as story is concerned.

Thailand has more y-novels than mangas, which is what they tend to adapt from.

Japan has more yaoi mangas than gay novels, so that’s what they turn into BL (AKA live action yaoi). Yaoi, historically, it pretty weak on story structure.

Korea does not have a robust original written content machine (read: v. small publishing industry that’s not queer friendly). Korea doesn’t want to spend money to acquire/option adaptation rights from Japan (for good reasons, mostly cultural, political, economic, and historical). Their stuff is equally divided between original screenplays or adapted manwhas. Their adaptations are weaker on story structure because of conflicting lengths - manwhas are long (and often unfinished at time of adaptation) but Korean BLs are short.

Taiwan has Korea’s problem of a small publishing industry, but without Korea’s money to spend on production, so they also can’t really afford to buy rights to adapt. What they have is killer talent, chemistry, and plucky enthusiasm, so boy do I wish they could get better stories.

Not Talked About

Vietnamese and Pinoy BL are both very young industries still finding their legs, much of their stuff is pretty experimental narratively (read... it waffles). Which is the main reason I don’t follow those two as closely as I do other BL producing countries. I think that it’s just a matter of them coming to terms with the 6 narrative elements in a way that translates more tight and clear on the screen. It’s gonna take some time.

(List is compiled end of Sept 2022. New BLs may change matters.)

2023 Update... Some thoughts on Pacing

Now in the above post I wasn't thinking specifically about pace. So I’m gonna add soem stuff from a recent ask I got.

Thai stuff is always gonna be slower paced than Korean stuff. Also something like 4, or 6 act structure will often FEEL slow to western viewers.

I think the pace of a show is partly a judgement call on behalf of the viewer but also heavily cultural, so let me try to explain.

Structure, Pace, Plot

Structure, or the writing of a narrative script, can be divided into plot vs pace as follows:

Plot: movement of characters through time (scene by scene) and space (setting) and the people they meet along the way (dialogue).

Pace: how the plot is executed in terms of which scenes follow which, presence or absence of flashbacks, cuts, voice over work, but also literal words on the page - staging instructions, dialogue sentence structures, monologuing and so forth.

Plot = what is written in the script

Pace = how it's written in that script

This is going to get further complicated once an entire film crew gets ahold of that script.

Plot is characters moving through time, space, and interactions in the show AKA WHAT the characters are doing.

Pace is how that script and story now in the hands of the performers is relayed to the viewers using camera angles, dialogue delivery, staging AKA HOW those characters are filmed.

Plot is the responsibility of the actors and script writers

Pace is the responsibility of the directorial and editing teams.

Thus a part of the world that has good talent but poor production values, like Thailand, Philippines, or Vietnam, will always be weaker on pacing. But they can churn out something raw and brilliant IF they have a good script.

On the other hand, a place that has great everything but just really likes to mess with story structure and style, like Japan, might ALSO have weak pacing because that isn't their focus or interest.

In the first case they lack the editing talent, money, and technology. In the second they lack the will, and just like the play with structure A LOT.

But this means each country that produces BL ends up needing to be judged on its own merits and choices (or lack of choice) IMHO.

So, I stand by my list above. I think of it as representing all round story execution to the capacity of the country of origin. They are still the best story, although by western standards that story structure may feel a little off - depending on how you feel about that country's style of BL.

I might add a few to the above list (from late 2022-2023)

Semantic Error - of course. This show is perfect, after all.

The Eighth Sense - Korea went gritty and tense, outside their comfort zone, and executed it sublimely well

Love Tractor - Korea frmly and entirely in their comfort zone but the pace never lets up

Jun & Jun - a master class in pure sappy fluffy romance but still knuckle biting tension, I was upset at the end of every episode that i couldn't watch the next one INSTANTLY, in TV that = pitch perfect pacing

Tokyo in April is... - this is paced beautifully for Japan, very tense but with Japan's signature artsy atmosphere, it's not it's fault I didn't like the story

Laws of Attraction - this is a plot-based pacing story, like UWMA, and these tend to be the ones Thailand paces best using plot to amp up tension, unfortunately that best can still feel a little weak on actual story strcture and basic plotting, e.g. they can go off the rails easily like Manner of Death or KinnPorsche, but at least this kind of Thai show keep us intrigued for the next episode.

I'm gonna mention Bed Friend here at the end, as a lesson in pacing.

If this show had stuck to its guns and stayed 8 episodes, rather than stretching to fill 10 at the last minute, it would have been a near perfect high heat show out of Thailand. But it didn't have the confidence, and it likely wanted the money from those two added episodes. It's a real shame.

I gotta say I think this is the fans’ fault.

People always want more of a good thing, or more of the same thing, it's why we get shitty 2nd seasons. Sometimes what we need for truly better cinema is LESS of the good thing - better editing, tighter scripts - because that way the pace will be superior. Especially in genres that aren’t action forward (those fuckers can just explode shit, have people running around and punching. I don’t know, some viewers like that.)

Of course Thailand (i’m looking at you mame) thinks adding in lost of sex does the same thing... action is action, after all. It’s not. Action is plot, not pace.

But that’s a whole other rant.

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Thoughts about Erik, why Wilhelm wasn't allowed to come out, and more.

Be warned, this is long, confusing, and I'm not even sure if I made any valid points. But I had thoughts on Young Royals, with no one to talk to, so here you go.

I've seen various different takes on Erik and what people thought his reaction would have been if Willie had come out to him, most of them being positive, and some as well saying how sad it was that Willie never got to come out to his brother. I have a different take, but bear with me it's gonna take a second to get there.

Something that I found interesting in the first place was that when August found out it was Simon and not a girl, he just seemed shocked, but not in a homophobic way that I had kind of been expecting.

Additionally, let's take a look at the comments on the video, I've split them up into three different groups. General comments (disbelief, surprise, pity, etc.), comments sexualizing them, and negative comments. (I've translated these as well as I could as they were not all captioned, but if I've made a mistake feel free to let me know!)

General Comments "OMG Have you seen this?? The Prince is gay!!!!" "Who's the other guy?" "I'm dead" "Finally some news to put Sweden on the map!" "Poor boys, I feel sorry for them" "So clumsy to get caught on film" "I know where he lives!" "I think the video is fake" "Love for the boys"

Sexualizing Comments "Royal porn" "Sexy" "Love" "Sexiest video ever"

Negative Comments "How will the monarchy survive this?" "The end of the royal family, time for Sweden to become a republic!" "Never been ashamed about being Swedish until now" "Class traitor! Your mother cries for your sins"

Now, there are quite a few things I want to point out about Sweden that I feel should be taken into account here. Of course, we don't know the exact dates that the show took place, but we do know it is modern-day, and though it is a work of fiction, I am going to assume that anything that is currently true in Sweden at the moment, give or take a few years, would also be true in the Young Royals universe.

The first point I would like to make is that Sweden is one of the most LGBT-friendly countries, even being named the most friendly country in 2019. Looking back in history, 1944 was when Sweden decriminalized sexual relationships between consenting adults of the same sex, though it was still thought to be an illness. However, in 1979 it was no longer considered an illness. Fun unrelated fact, but Sweden was the first country to legalize gender change in 1979. (If you'd like to read more on LGBT rights in Sweden here are some resources. One. Two.) If Sweden is that progressive and is that LGBT-friendly, then I wondered what the problem was with Willie coming out, so I dug some more.

I'm American, so my understanding of many parts of the world is unfortunately skewed or incomplete, but I'm working on changing that. However, because of this, one thing that surprised me in my research was that the monarchy in Sweden is more of a unifying symbol than anything else. They have no political affinity or formal powers, but rather "the King’s duties are mainly of a ceremonial and representative nature." Of course in the case of Young Royals, the Queen inherited the throne, and Wilhelm would after her.

Something else I found interesting about the monarchy in Sweden is that the current Queen, Queen Silvia, did not come from a line of nobility, so when Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf married in 1976, it was highly unusual. (See more on the Swedish monarchy here.)

There is one last thing I want to point out about the current King and Queen. "In summer 2000, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden made history when they ate under the rainbow flag at Djurgårdsterrassen, a Stockholm restaurant owned by gay owner Arto Winter. At that time, the decision was seen as controversial, and played a valuable role in moving conversations forward – while making the royals’ position abundantly clear." (Source)

Now, of course, I understand the difference between a fictional work and real-life situations, but at least in my opinion, these same ideals should carry through to the show that we see. If the King and Queen in real life have been openly supportive of the LGBT community since at least 2000, then although specifics might not be the same, some of those ideals should carry through to Young Royals, so what is the problem, right?

I'm not trying to erase the reality of homophobia altogether, because of course, that exists. We even see in the show through comments that there are some people who are worried about the state of the monarchy, are disgusted, or downright still think that not being straight is a sin, but we also see other comments as well. If Wilhelm were to come out, what would happen? Would there be some backlash? 100%. Would there be people who would support him? Also 100%. Would it make his life harder? Probably, but would he be happier? In my opinion, yes, but I guess that's a question that Wilhelm would have to gauge on his own.

Now I want to look deeper at the conversation that Wille has with his mother, the Queen, in the car on the way home so he can give a statement to the media. Below is an excerpt from their dialogue.

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Wilhelm: Why can't I just have a relationship with him? And not say anything. Just live a normal life.

Queen: You're the crown prince. And that's a privilege, not a punishment.

Wilhelm: Yes, but I didn't ask for this!

Queen: Well, nobody has ever, ever asked for this! You are the only one who can take over the throne after Erik. Don't you understand that? You are so young. When you're young, love feels like the most important thing in the whole world. When I was your age, I too had an unfortunate romance. That was before I met your father. What I mean is, is it worth it? If you feel that the attention you've been getting so far is unacceptable, it's nothing compared to what you will endure for the rest of your life. We have a chance to cover this up, I urge you to take that chance. You may not get another."

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Something I find interesting is how much Willie just wants to live a normal life, which I get. He is under so much pressure, from being a role model, his brother's death that he hasn't even had time to process, preparing to be king someday, and (kind of) being outed to the entire world, but at least his school. It's enough to make anyone want to live normally. I think the biggest thing we have to think about here is the Queen's question as well. Is it worth it? She is right of course, the attention he will get will always be there, but I do think that Willie would be able to find a way to be happy along with being King. It shouldn't have to be a case of either-or, and ultimately I don't think it is.

Now I'm going to move back to Erik, and really, this ties everything back to the start where I mentioned I had a different take on Erik's reaction to Willie being not straight. I think that Erik already knew. It would make sense for a variety of reasons. In the show, it is obvious that the two of them have a good relationship. We also hear Erik tell Willie, "you can trust him, he's like a brother," in episode one when speaking about August, showing that trust is something strong between them as brothers. I'm not exactly sure how old Wilhelm is meant to be in the show, but I estimate somewhere around sixteen. I would like to assume that sometime before attending Hillerska, he may have had a crush or felt some attraction to a guy. We also can see from their phone call in episode three, that they're not afraid to joke around with each other about such things, meaning that Erik would most likely be the first person that Willie would go to about such things.

Another thing that makes me believe Erik already knew has to do with people assuming that Simon is the first guy that Willie has liked. Now, I know things are not the same for everyone, but if we consider what happens when the video is posted, and Willie had to deny it is him, we can conclude that being anything other than straight in their family is not okay, simply because they are royals, and the media attention will be too much. Imagine you've known your whole life, you can't be something, the first instance you encounter that, you're probably not going to give in right away. I'm talking at least some minor internalized homophobia here or something.

So put that into the context of Simon and Willie's first kiss in episode two. Simon kisses Willie twice before Willie says "Well, I'm not... I'm not... Stop! Wait, wait, wait!" and immediately pulls Simon back towards him. Let's reflect back to episode one where Willie says "I’m not… I’m not allowed to speak about political issues." I'm not allowed. Of course, there are TONS of restrictions on what he can and can not do, kissing guys, probably being one of them. But if he was going to say I'm not gay or I'm not like that, why would he instantly pull him back in, contrasting what he was just going to say. In episode three, Willie does say, "I'm not like that," which makes sense. He's had time to think and isn't in the heat of the moment. What other explanation can he give? Sure, he could say he's not allowed to be like that but saying that would admit that he is. It's a circle, a very messy circle, but it is a... loop.

Going back to what I'm supposed to be talking about here, Erik. This isn't Willie's first rodeo, but Erik was there for the first. One last thing I want to talk about is the phone call that Erik and Willie have in episode three. Below is an excerpt from their dialogue.

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Erik: You've met someone.

Wilhelm: I, uh... Yes, okay, but I... I don't think we're a couple or anything. I don't know what it is but can we just...

Erik: I get it. I get it. You don't have to tell me any... I don't wanna hear any details. Hey. Willie, enjoy yourself. Soon enough people will start having opinions and-

Wilhelm: They don't care about me. 'Cause you're the Crown Prince that they have opinions.

Erik: I don't get it. Why are you sitting in your room sulking when you have a crush to hang out with?

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Firstly, Erik refers to Willie's crush as completely gender-neutral. "You've met someone" could very easily be "you've met a girl". The same goes for "you have a crush to hang out with". Very well could have been "you have a girl to hang out with". Sure, it could be completely coincidental, but we live in such a heteronormative society that it would just make sense for Erik to use female-gendered words. Unless, of course, he knew.

Secondly, "Hey. Willie, enjoy yourself. Soon enough people will start having opinions". This sounds very much to me like, enjoy your time while you can be yourself without backlash because soon you won't have that privacy. While I feel that, yes, the same may happen with anyone Willie was to date, him having a same-sex partner multiplies that, by a lot.

In conclusion, Erik knew Willie was not straight, Willie should come out, but when he is ready, and August is a really deep character that people don't give enough credit to. Gosh, I hope I covered everything, I probably forgot so much, but it's fine. Please let me know your thoughts if you've made it this far into the post.

One last thing. I hope you'll notice how in this post, I never referred specifically to Wilhelm's sexuality, and I did that for a reason. I often see gay used to label him, and though I am unsure if that's being used as an umbrella term or specifically as in he only likes men, I think it's really important to realize that they're specifically making him unlabeled. In this youtube video Edvin Ryding, the actor who plays Wilhelm, says "What we're trying to do... We're not labeling Wilhelm's sexuality. I think that's good because it's like, it portrays that it's okay that way too. You don't have to. You shouldn't have to come out. It should be allowed to be a bit fluid, a bit out there." I just think that it is important as it's another type of representation that is not seen often.

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Favorite moments from Markiplier Ego vids

From the main series and fan popular ones and the reasons why.

More like me raving about Dark again. Do you have 90 minutes for how did we get here?

ISWM Countdown- 6 days......

ADWM (general)

I’ve never properly discussed why I love ADWM so much but now I get the chance to. I’ll actually get into a dissection post sometime but this is SPECIFICALLY about moments.

“Bonjour” is the greatest joke in this video series and I will not take any criticism.

I have the exact same boots that Mark uses here and I just realized that while rewatching the series for this post. Wild.

He just gave us a massive fan service feast by making all of the fanfics come to life in a comedic, interesting, and very Markiplier manner.

The Romance poster is amazing. I still don’t know who edited that but I want to print it lol.

The fact that we actually get to see (Y/N) Fischbach in the NO option. I’m so happy Mark is for Y/N rights. Made a post of how funny it is in the ADWM timeline we’re still most likely going around with the name Y/N Fischbach.

We still have the long running joke of not getting back our credit card. 5 years since that date and we never got it back.

Skeleton getting thrown in frame is still an on-going visual gag and I’m sure ISWM will find a way to bring that in. Along with the PB&J and Tuna sandwiches.

ADWM (HORROR)

That ain’t makeup under his eyes, it’s an edit of Mark’s eyes. In the BTS when they reach to filming in the theatre, Amy says they’ll just add it in post production. Gosh dang it’s a good edit that at first glance you’d really think it’s makeup. It’s most obvious at like 1:11-1:30. It adds a creep factor to it. Most fans when watching this don’t quite have the same scared reaction live (on the day) watchers had y’know. Same for the ear ringing. The goosebumps were real.

Dark you’re really making it hard to not fall for you. 6 years of this bullshit we going round and round in circles and you make me grin way too fucking wide damn it.

ADWM (FREEDOM!)

I’ve always found a certain VFX funny. It’s the one where Dark’s outline gets larger in the background. Not good at explaining so timestamp, 0:24. That. Same effect is used in Heist but just the enlarged ears. It’s funny to me okay.

Another case of fanon and death of the author. We all like to think of Dark as this untouchable and indestructible being but when confronted with Mark (or Tyler with a printout of Mark’s face in this case), no murder or fight to the deaths happen. Dark just curses at him and proceeds to bag his fucking head in response to his own head being bagged. Sir, you are so fucking goofy. Just the transition from serious blackmail(?) to the fight. Comedy gold everyone.

When pleading their innocence, Dark’s more controlled movements just screamed theater kid to me. I don’t know, I just really found it charming.

ADWM (LEFT)

Mark’s death sound will never not be funny, I want it as my ringtone.

Dark out here and his first instinct is to reassure us and that’s it’s alright. Master manipulator you are sir! Since you’re fictional I’ll allow it and willingly go forth! At least you had a nice reaction, Mark just assured us that murder was okay in that situation. Even their monologues after, similar script but reactions are night and day.

Also I love chocolate!!!! you aren’t the wrong choice at all~ ISTG if yandereplier didn’t exist I would think you were the yan with your parting words.

Feb 2017 Charity Livestream he explains Amy was the one holding the camera here. So :)))))))))

Markiplier TV

Ethan bless your fucking soul. I love every second of him, especially the one where he came home with flowers.

Santaiplier has a grudge is because of this.

My favorite egos sitting next to each other at the table :D

Someone relaxing in the other room during the ego meeting.

Dark fixing his hair. Fuck this character just needs to exist and I’m head over heels like it’s the first time every time. How annoying.

Host you had so little screen time but I love you to an extent that should not be possible to a minor character who over the span of over 10 years of content has less than a minute and all you did was narrate the event.

SANTA SPILLS THE TEA

2:34 By the district attorney’s body, well I’ll be- I will never get over Santaiplier saying my beloved Dark is NOT on the *not copyrighted* Naughty List. Mark may (jokingly) hate him and Dark’s fans but Santa gets it. One of us! One of us!

Once again. I love Dr. Iplier. This bitch is in my top 5. He’s just so fucking bad at improv. Please don’t let him advertise things. He either forgets or just ignores that the cameras are still rolling

I don’t need to talk about our baby Eric, the fandom already does the justice for him.

Who Killed Markiplier

Poker table recollection by William is underappreciated and I want to say that is in my top moments of Chapter 1.

We’re aware of the Life quotes gif sets from this series and boy are they just immortal. I’ll take all three to print out please!

The groundskeeper is probably the weirdest one off character we’ll ever get.

The Chef is one of my favorite recurring side characters, and the Butler’s presence is nice. It’s funny how little buddy was just there when they rented out the place. The stars aligned for that moment.

Celine, I loved her outfit. Would wear that 10/10.

Actor’s robes are so fucking slutty in the way he descends down the staircase and you just see the legs underneath. No wonder Mark was so careful with how he moved.

Abe. My gosh this detective is so weird but so funny and we just get dragged around and everything is a mess but his presence is fun.

William is a walking fucking stereotype and he is just taken out of Jumanji but he has his own character! I really love the outfit design for him. Those glasses. Very cool. I want to steal those glasses.

Okay but can we talk about how every time Damien is on screen it feels like I’m reading a fanfic but it’s in video form. I swear to God, so many shots it feels like there’s a halo above him. The one on the second floor with those bright ass lights, the gazebo. The whole he’s the only one that trusted you from start to finish (before any of you say there’s the Detective, remember he turns on you for a bit in chapter 3 when Celine arrives at the table). He is an angel. I will die on this hill and I will die for him (quite literally but it technically wasn’t for Damien).

All the Jim videos are a fucking masterpiece of a shitpost that they are my canon Jims. Don’t know those bitches in Markiplier TV, I like them unhinged. Demons Jim is the fucking best.

To note: I’m pretty sure that there were only two hands that it kept alternating with throughout the series. That is Ethan (starting shot in chapter 1), and Amy (last Y/N hand shot in the final chapter with the cane). Make do with that information.

Wilford ‘MOTHERLOVING’ Warfstache

First joke that made me laugh? When the briefcase fell from the car.

Any long time Mark fans know that the party place is the same one from Ninja Sex Party’s Cool Patrol where Mark had a cameo in.

I loved the hmm.... would it classify into environmental story telling? Color theory? IDK. But the way the noir colors with Abe turn into this fucking pop and lively full colored world that Warfstache lives in is just so telling of the kind of characters they are. It’s fucking brilliant. And the way that when they’re in the same frame the colors are somewhere in between those two, it’s just so cool. The art kid in me gives it a thousand thumbs up.

A joke I love to this day: the person who just casually dances away after Abe shot his gun in the air until they’re out of frame.

Wilford doing that thing again where the other person is still talking to them but Wilford isn’t quite there.

The entire car scene. Fuck I love that car scene. Did I mention how much I love the car scene?

The 2 moments where he directly looks at the camera, to you, the viewer while he’s dancing. One at the start and the end. Very cool.

The look of realization in Wilford’s face that he knows Abe. Shit that gets me.

Not at both Wil and Actor saying Celine would carve their hearts out. Bro, she so ruthless.

That small glitch in 10:38.

The fact that Wil’s mustache has frosted pink tips.

The way he just fucking talks to the gun as if it was an actual child.

Both of their acting is top notch. Mick when he finally burst after all of this nonsense, Wil when he delivered his speech to Abe. I will say without bias (and this one really is without bias) that among the WKM storyline videos. This is the series’ Magnum Opus. The Best of the Best. From the comedy, to crime, and the drama. The tragedy of it all! Even without knowing the story or anything about the Markiplier TV/MarkCU this would be the one video that I would show to friends if they ever asked me to recommend any of his more professionally made videos.

I also feel for Abe to a spiritual level of like wanting to make sense of nonsense even if in the end it doesn’t mean anything. It’s what’s fun for me. Just like right now! with this post! Putting feelings into tangible things through words. With my appreciation for the team’s craft and overanalyzing of things. I like things to make sense even if it doesn’t need to.

DAMIEN

This is a half baked thought process but Celine tells Damien to go to sleep and Dark tells the viewer to go to sleep in don’t remember.

Actor says to Damien what he said to the viewer in WKM “It’s not fair, is it?”

Those earlier two points just point the similarities of The DA and Damien.

First most notable thing. From being the author’s head canon during the WKM explanation stream, Celine and Damien being twins is now canon! Congratulations Mark one of your visions has been fulfilled!

“Don’t let anyone ever leave” Fuck the shitty house entity. All my homies hate the house entity.

Bro let me tell you, I liked Actor even with what happened in WKM but this video made me like him a lot. The lilt, the sing song voice. Bastard but I don’t hate him. Never in the way the majority of the fandom feels for him...

The emotion in fucking “Acting like you’re the only one without blood on their hands!” sent me. Bro u right but you got no right to say that to our sweet beloved Damien. Rude.

Actor just has so much character and I am a villain apologist in multiple fandoms so...

In both WMLW and DAMIEN, Mark just saying the word “carve” in each characters accent gets me in a way I’m not sure how to explain. That’s actually explainable, I liked Heathers. You know the song with the word carve. The ones that do, they get it.

Celine is a very cool sister.

Just the entire exchange towards the end, it was so heartfelt. The emotions, wow. “I can’t remember the last time I slept” “Don’t worry I’ll protect you” and the callback to what Celine said earlier. Celine warning Damien of the consequences of his actions, Damien fully understanding this and taking up that mantle. God, such powerful stuff.

In the explanation stream for DAMIEN, it’s incredible how different his views are about certain characters when you compare it to let’s say the ADWM explanation stream. Speaking of, at the end of the stream, he was basically saying the DA is an observer to everything that happens. We are in DAMIEN as simply the viewer. As the actual you behind the screen. Crazy how we’re such an integral character to the plot even if we can’t do anything because without our presence, these stories wouldn’t see the light of day. What’s a hero without a villain and what’s a story without an audience. We may not directly affect what happens but we do get to see as everything unfolds, as the world gets built and broken down.

(this is a long winded way of me saying that the DA is not being sad and miserable the entire time behind the mirror. We are just vibing. Still don’t let my rant stop you from creating your hundred year stuck in the mirror DA fanfic.)

A Heist With Markiplier

This is the longest of the entire thing so I’ll batch them up and really really make it short as possible.

Main video- banger we got to go on a quick heist adventure. Quick in and out. The story is finished we did the Heist. Mark dummy is incredible comedy in the works. Waiting for this tradition to come back in ISWM.

Dark tunnel & Endings- SMH why does he want to die so badly. No Mark, I will not allow you to kill yourself. Laughed my ass off when we cuffed ourselves to Mark. He ain’t leaving. Very final split up option, I really like the vibe of ending 29. Alright, I’ll live in a foggy area in a cottage. Sure. Ending 30 is amazing with the whole seeing the alternate endings without having been there in that timeline. About Ending 31? I’m just a simple simp simpleton. My most popular post in this fandom is saying how much I love him.

Light tunnel & Endings- Animation is cool as shit. Very sus for Mark to say not again with the alien ending because that implies in Ending 23 that ADWM came first then AHWM. Caveman MatPat fuck yeah. Ending 25 fun but terrifying love the not actually freeze frame. Captain Magnum’s death by snu snu line delivery is funny. Out of all the random deaths, getting cannoned out is my favorite. Golden Treasure’s an entire reference that I like kind of ending. Treasured Gold is cheesy but at least its one of the better endings.

Car & Endings- underrated moment is when you wake up and he cooks breakfast for you. Heist Mark huge BF material. Illinois being such a flirt intentional or not is much appreciated. His wink, with the whiplash! What a heartbreaker but Illinois is pretty charismatic so he get’s a pass. Then there’s this zombie apocalypse route is where Mark is the best partner you could ask for. Like when he punched Zombie Tyler for us, asked us if we were okay and if we needed something for the cough. Ending 4 is cute. Screaming with Ed is great. That oh so familiar pb&j and tuna sandwich options. Endings 8 & 9 are way too wholesome. Time is fucked but we got a scientist this time and Mark is on our side. Awww. Seriously, how sweet. Ending 6 is a very satisfying end. Honestly the Car route is like the best way to go, least bad ends.

Helicopter & Endings- Worst idea since we get sent to prison. Not so bad idea when Mark got punched and we got Yancy singing. Incredibly rude to kick dance us to death but incredibly bittersweet when we had to say our goodbyes. Yancy’s “youse gonna fit riiight in” hits the right notes. Not much to say about the Charm the guards route. Bob and Wade’s appearance :DDD. I have a love-hate relationship with Wilford’s I ❤ U underwear. I love how we’re in the hot seat and we got to live.

The Ned Affair- The Warfstache Saga

This comment sums up everything concisely

yamiaainfero (4 years ago) comments: Warfstache has an affair, murders a bunch of people, and shoots a detective (It was an accident, I swear). Wil...really can't let go of the past, can he?

The Fall of Slender Man

It is canon that Warfstache beat up Slender man during the time he had an afro and went to Jamaica with said afro. His popular ‘Warfstache don’t take shit from nobody’ line.

Warfstache Interviews Markiplier

The Nani is everything to me.

Another moment I found hilarious is the shot where Wilford just wasn’t in the seat and Mark is just continuing on his ramblings as if Wilford was still in that chair.

Final one, is when Wilford unsheathes the knife from his stockings. Like that implied he wasn’t wearing pants during the interview and Mark either wasn’t paying attention or just didn’t comment on it.

And while it was just a funny skit at the time, with the lore we have now it’s interesting how our perception of the video changed. It’s as if Wilford isn’t lucid enough to recall a certain Mark he used to know or this could be the egos testing the waters on how they could kill Mark.

Honorable Mention:

DARKIPLIER vs. ANTISEPTICEYE

For being a canon non-canon and very fan service video. Well it seems on the Mark side it’s non-canon. Jack’s side seems to be semi-canon in fanon lore. Even rewatched explanation video for it. Gosh, simpler times. The bloopers video is such a good cringe too. Seems to be the video that solidifies how Dark is just kinda flirty, kinda sensual without meaning to. So yes people, he is both flirting and threatening you.

+ nose boop and embarrassed reactions from everyone. Fucking SS tier quality bloopers.

The Warfstache Automated Interview Automaton

Honestly I should be ashamed at myself for forgetting this but yeah this short very FNAF inspired CYOA was sad. Potato salad and exotic butters kinda sad. Also whoever created the 3D models. Amazing work.

Don’t Open the Door

Not considered but this was just a fucking fever dream of an experience. The title naming suggests it’s a Dark related video but it’s just Mark. Very confusing.

#markiplier #ISWM countdown #iswm #in space with markiplier #text post #adwm #a date with markiplier #wkm #who killed markiplier #markiplier tv #wilford warfstache #wkm damien #ahwm #a heist with markiplier

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It’s a Deal (Chapter 12)

Chapter Summary: Bucky romances the shit out of you. In his own way.

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Words: 5.4k

Warnings: drinking, cursing, old friends partying together, smut, semi-public sex, oral sex (f), face fucking.

A/N: I shouldn’t tease you guys as much as I do when I respond the comments, lol! Thank you so much for all the feedback, btw. Be nice to Bucky, he’s never been in love before. Thank you, @lesqui, for sparing me some time even when you have so much in your plate. Love you. The link to my masterlist, where you can find the other chapters, is on my description. Feedback is highly appreciated.

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*no Alpine in this particular chapter, but the art is just too amazing and fitting for the two of them in this story not to seize the opportunity to use it when the talented @muffinshark gave me permission.

The sour taste of lemon eases down the burn in your throat after the second shot of tequila of the night. Laughs and chattering sounds mingle with the beats around you in the dark place.

“So, how’s single life treating you, Y/n?” Brianna asks raising her voice to be heard, making the attention of your other friends, Maddie and Taylor, turn to you as well with expectant looks on their faces while the four of you stands around a tall and stylish table.

Since they all wanted to dance, you ended up choosing a restaurant that turned into a club later in the night. The place is a bit too fancy for your taste, but the music is good, as well as the drinks and the company.

At college, they were your little gang, but with time, as your relationship with Eddie became more and more serious, the group ended up drifting apart, shrinking the relationship into occasional text messages and even more rare encounters. Maddie is the exception, since her fiancée, David, is friends with Eddie, which led to the four of you keep hanging out as couples.

You feel guilty and stupid for letting them aside, because you missed this, so much. And so did they, for when you called them, they were all on board to start seeing each other more.

“Pretty good, actually,” you answer, taking a sip of your bottle of water. You don’t mind getting a bit tipsy that night, but you need to get an uber by yourself back home and you definitely don’t want it to escalate to you ending up drunk on a stranger’s car, “I mean, I’ve been seeing you guys more often, I’ve been reading a lot, watching all my favorite films-”

“Don’t you miss banging?” Brianna asks, frowning at you.

“Bri,” Taylor scolds, but turns her focus on you, anyway, waiting for an answer, as does Maddie.

You clear your throat, making some time before answering. You haven’t told them about Bucky… you’re not even sure why, but you suspect that it’s just because you don’t know exactly how to define him in your life. For a reason you still don’t have clear in your mind, you can’t just refer to him as a guy you had a deal with to bang, “Ahm… I’m not focusing on that right now.” You shrug, not telling a complete lie.

“Ugh, girl, you should,” Brianna grimaces, “I mean… we all know Eddie was your first and only,” She huffs, “Now that you’re out there in the world, there’s so much you could explore. I mean… so much.” She smirks.

“You better hurry up, though,” Maddie says, gulping down some water, “Eddie is determined to get back with you, he’s been talking to David a lot about it and, I mean, he proposed and all.”

The grimace on Brianna’s face twists hard, while Taylor smiles sympathetically at you.

“I know…” You sigh, looking down for a second, “I just don’t know how I feel about it.”

“You know what? It was about time that relationship of yours with Eddie to be over-“

“Alright, alright,” Taylor, ever the peacemaker intervenes, shooting a warning look at Brianna, who stays quiet but doesn’t seem too happy about it, “Enough about exes and fiancées.” Taylor looks past your shoulders and nods, just when a small smirk curls up her lips, “Look at that guy right there… a damn greek God, he would be perfect for you to explore, like Bri said.”

You chuckle lightly, not really getting as excited as you are expected to be.

While Maddie stands on her toes to look for the guy, you spot when Brianna’s face light up right before she shrieks, “Holy shit, that’s not just some hot guy, that’s The Winter Fucking Soldier.”

The air catches in your throat as your eyes widen, “Bucky?” You swiftly turn towards the direction they’re looking at. And there’s the man himself. Sipping from a glass of whiskey while listening to what one of the two girls he’s talking to is saying. Before there’s a chance of his gaze lock with yours, your face snaps forward again.

You ignore Brianna squinting at you, and bring your bottle of water to your suddenly dry lips. Seeing him there made you, all of a sudden, a nervous teenager who spots a crush at a party. You do need to figure out your damn feelings soon…

“Oh, yeah…” Maddie says, realization running over her face, “That’s him. Damn he looks good… Y/N, oh my God, do you often come across him at work?” She asks, excited curiosity on her voice.

“Sometimes, yeah…” you mumble, biting your lip, still a bit shook by his presence. Could it be just a coincidence? You remember telling him you were going out, but you don’t remember telling him where you would be…

“You’re so lucky to work there,” Taylor sighs while your mind runs at full speed, “The Avengers… holy shit, why are they all so hot? That Falcon dude…”

“What about Captain America? That ass…” Maddie says, with a dreamy tone, “And Thor… Tony Stark…the damn Hulk...”

“Bucky?” Brianna finally speaks, squinting harder at you and interrupting Maddie while she went over all the Avengers names and hotness, “Bucky? When did you two get so intimate… and why are you so flustered to see him here?” She tips her chin and waves all over you. Her eyes go bigger before she smirks, “You sneaky little I’m not focusing on sex right now bitch, you’ve been fucking him, haven’t you? You’ve been boning the Winter Soldier.”

You’re sure you look like a deer caught in headlights, because Maddie and Taylor gaping expressions now match Brianna’s. Seeing no point or really no good reason to hide the blatant truth from your friends, you allow you initial fluster to mold into a smirks, “A lot of fucking, actually,” you admit.

After the squeaky reaction, you tell them all about the deal you had with Bucky, just leaving out the part when he confessed his feelings. That’s still a sensitive topic to you and you’re not sure how much Bucky would be ok with having such an intimate situation exposed. The sex bits, though? You’re pretty sure he wouldn’t mind whatsoever.

“Oh my god,” Taylor gasps when you’re done, “I’m gonna need another shot after that.” She fans herself before calling for a waiter.

“Make it four, we’re all pretty thirsty now,” Brianna wiggles her eyebrows at you, “Holy shit, and here I was thinking our girl was moping around and drying out from the inside of that vagina out.” She scoffs to herself, ”You go, you glorious bitch.” She reaches out for a discreet high five under the table, to which you quickly respond with a laugh.

“Ahm, guys…” Maddie calls, frowning at the screen of her phone after looking up with an apologetic expression, “David just texted me. He and Eddie are at the door to come in.” She cringes.

“Oh…” You frown at the news.

“Shit…” Brianna laughs, while the waiter arrives with the trail of shots Taylor had ordered, “This sure is going to be an interesting night.” She catches two glasses from the trail, handing one directly to you.

“Maddie, did you tell David to come? Of course he would bring Eddie…” Taylor tilts her head in a chastising way while the waiter places the other two shots on the table.

“I didn’t know,�� Maddie looks helpless, before turning to you, “Y/N, I swear… I can call David and tell them to go somewhere else, he will understand-“

“Shh,” you wave and shake your head at her dismissively, “Don’t worry, Mads, it’s fine.” You soothe her, “But my plans of going home sober have just gone down the drain.” You shrug, right before turning down your shot.

Grimacing at the sower taste, you glance behind your shoulder. You don’t spot Bucky there, anymore. You doubt he has left the place, but you catch yourself wishing that was the case. Eddie being there doesn’t bother you as much as the possibility of Bucky thinking you had made plans with your ex.

Damn… you really need to put your feelings in check.

“Alright,” Brianna turns down her shot and claps her hands, “Come on, let’s dance, we can fix ourselves another shot in our way,” she decides, pulling you by the hand, to which you offer no resistance.

You have no idea what Eddie or Bucky are doing there and of course it puts you off a bit, since you weren’t expecting an encounter with the two of them that night… but you know one thing, you came here to have fun and you might as well do exactly that.

While Taylor and Maddie choose to stay by the table, you and Brianna go to the dance floor. There’s a lot of dancing, drinking and laughs… so much laughing. The DJ puts on a playlist from your college decade and you two go wild with that.

“I need some water, be right back,” Brianna pants in your ear at some point, and you just nod, too involved in the music to stop dancing. This is one of the perks of staying single. You discovered a lot about you and just how much you enjoy dancing was something you’ve never been aware of yourself before.

A few minutes pass after Brianna left and you keep swaying to the music until you feel a pair of arms around your waist. A smile pops in your lips as an instant flashback surges in your mind: the first time you went out with Bucky… met his friends… danced with them until he came to get you… circling his arms around you just like that.

Chuckling, you turn around but the smiling face your gaze meets is not the one you saw back then.

It’s Eddie.

“Hi,” he greets, keeping his hands on your waist.

You sure hope the disappointment isn’t etched on your face when you greet him back with a weak but friendly enough hello. You take a step back, unraveling yourself from his hands.

“Ahm…” He clears his throat, letting his arms fall to each side of him, “I saw you dancing when I came in.” He smiles, tilting his face closer to you and speaking loudly so you can hear him, “You looked beautiful…”

At the compliment your eyes shift to the floor and, not really sure how to respond, you just let out a small and breathy laugh.

“I hope you don’t mind me being here, David called me and I… I’m not gonna lie, I really wanted to see you.” He leans even closer.

“Eddie…” you sigh, taking another step back as your eyes, almost involuntarily, roams around, trying to spot if anyone is watching you. And by anyone, your mind means Bucky. You find him. He’s up there in one of the mezzanines, engaged on a conversation with a group of people. You’re not even sure he’s seen you there. He’s not looking at you and he hasn’t come to say hello…

“Ahm,” Eddie brushes the back of his neck and your attention is on him again. He presses his lips in a tight smile before speaking again, “It’s been a while since I’ve seen the girls, I’m gonna go say hello and grab something to drink.” He nods towards the direction of the table you were with your friends before.

“Oh, ok, ahm, I’ll go with you,” you say and his whole face light up, “I need something to drink, too.”

He nods with a smile and gestures for you to lead the way.

Despite some initial wariness of Eddie’s presence among the girls, the night plays out pretty smoothly, actually. The little group you’re a part of engages in a jovial and light conversation. It seems like college all over again and it’s so much fun. You like that. Every once in a while, your gaze meets Eddie’s and, for that split of moment, it seems like nothing’s changed, but at the same time, it’s all different. Going out with your friends and having so much fun with Eddie at your side weren’t something that was a part of your relationship. But you could get used to that…

At the same time… more often than you dare to acknowledge, your gaze navigates unbidden to search for Bucky, to see what he’s doing, to check if he’s looking at you, to see if he’s still there or maybe has left… with someone else… Every single time your eyes find him, but not once he looks at you.

It makes you feel some kind of way… some longing kind of feeling.

When the shots and the water become a bit much, you excuse yourself to the ladies room, to where Taylor goes with you.

“So… it seems like you’re dealing pretty well with Eddie being here, huh?” she says, looking at you through the mirror while you both fix your lipsticks by the sink.

“Yeah…” you frown and shrug, “I’m kinda surprised to be honest. We almost never did this while we were together. I thought he didn’t like it, but maybe it was just us being too accommodated into a routine, I guess…” You look to your lips and resume to apply your lipstick.

“Yeah…” she closes her lipstick and places back in her purse, “Or he’s just making an effort to win you back…”

You sigh, watching her through the mirror, “Maybe… I don’t know…”

“What about…” she looks around the bathroom, there’s only a couple of other girls, but Taylor has always been the more discreet one, “the other guy? What’s really there? The way you talked about him, the way you looked at him… it didn’t seem like just sex to me…”

Oh… the million-dollar question. You put your lipstick away and turn to face her, “I don’t know…” You lick your lips after letting out an exhale, “He did tell me he was feeling something more,” you admit.

“Ah… I see…” She smirks. “What about you, huh?” She pulls you away from the countertop and to a small lounge area there in the restroom.

“I don’t know.” You shake your head, while a small smile curls your lip, “I mean…he’s… incredible… such a free spirit…” You grin wider as you think of him, “I had never met anyone like him before. I guess it’s impossible not to end up feeling something, but…” Your smile falters a bit, “I’m not sure how much he would be up to everything else, all the drama, I mean, that comes with a relationship… with experiencing a feeling deeper than just… sex.” You shrug and look down, crossing your arms in front of your chest.

“I see… but… Can I tell you something?” She asks, tilting her head.

You look up at her, nodding for her to continue.

“Don’t get me wrong but, I feel like maybe you’re feeling and thinking that way because in your relationship with Eddie, you’ve learned that love, freedom, fun… all of that couldn’t work together and… I’m not sure that’s the rule of every relationship, though. It can be light, fun, meaningful and still be a committed relationship. It sure seems like you enjoy yourself with Bucky, and that’s what really matters in the end, right? They way you feel about yourself when you’re with someone?”

You just ponder her words for a second. You’ve been thinking about it a lot… the time you spent together makes you wonder how a relationship with Bucky would play out and… it makes your heart so light and hopeful… But it doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t lead to hurt or even that you have your feelings all figured out, yet.

“Anyway…” You shake your head, “He didn’t even look at me tonight, so…maybe it was really just an infatuation all along…” You run your tongue inside your lips, trying to suppress the heaviness suddenly in your chest, “Come on, let’s not spend the night in here.” You chuckle, nodding and walking towards the way out as Taylor just eyes you but follows you nevertheless.

The sight you come across as soon as you step out of the restroom makes you stop on your track.

He’s leaning by the wall of the alleyway, both hands behind his back, one leg folded up, his foot pressed against the wall. Dark grey t-shirt and blue jeans. Short fluffy hair in a combed back style. Perfect enough to grab… just how he likes it. Plump lips shadowed by a light scruff and soft blue eyes trained on you.

Damn… He takes your breath away.

“Ahm, ok… yeah…gotta go, see you, later, Y/N.” Taylor says and swiftly leaves the scene.

All the while, you just don’t seem to be able to move your gaze away from him. When you spot the smile starting to curl his lips, you feel the tug on yours, too. And there you are, looking and smile at each other… the sounds of music and chattering muffled by the big door that separates the bathrooms area from the rest of the club.

Without uttering a word or parting his eyes from yours, Bucky extends a hand to you. An invitation…

Your gaze drops to the tempting hand, and then you glance at the door to the club. In your chest, your heart beats fast and almost louder than the music, like it’s making you notice it, telling you loudly and clearly you what it wants. When you look back at him, you have your lower lip pressed between your teeth and you step closer.

Your hands barely touch before he gently envelops yours in his. As the heat of his skin covers yours, his smile widens at you and he moves away from the wall he’s been leaning onto, moving towards the opposite direction of the music, leading you with him by his hand.

You hadn’t even seen the small black door by the end of the hallway, but he opens it and you follow him. Walking behind him, never letting go of his hand, he walks you through what seems like a storage room, until you find another door that leads you to a flight of stairs. Your breathing increases and you gulp down as you climb up the stairs with him. No questions. There’s no need.

When you get to the end of the steps, he stops in front of a two-leaf door and lets go of your hand to open it. He turns to you and, with that sweet smile of his, gestures for you step to the other side.

You breathe in the fresh outside air and step into what seems like a roof deck in construction. The sound of the door shutting behind catches your attention before you feel his heat on your back and his arms around your waist.

You lean back and your eyes flutter shut once he breathes in through your hair, making your arms go slack. Shit … you really missed him.

“It’s going to be pretty when it’s done, don’t you think?” He talks to you for the first time that night. His voice comes out in a low and raspy sound while the warmth of his breath covers your neck. Your thighs clench against one another, “I had a survey around the area once I got here and found this place. I thought it was perfect...” He whispers, tightening the hold on you.

You just let out a hum in response… The faded beats of music sound distant from where you are, but his hips start swaying, leading you with his rhythm... You sigh as a small smile pops on your lips when you cover his hands on your waist with yours.

“How’s your night so far, huh, having fun?” His low voice vibrates through the skin of your neck.

“Lots of it,” you let out a long exhale, leaning further against him.

“That’s good.” A faint of a kiss lays on your shoulder. “I saw you having fun down there with your friends…” He keeps the slow sway of his hips with yours, “So sexy, and beautiful,” he praises, and you lick your lips, “I hope you don’t mind me crashing in.”

A sharp gasp leaves your lips once he turns you around in his arms and you catch yourself by circling yours around his neck.

The intensity in his eyes is almost unbearable in a delicious way and his gaze roams around your face, carefully scrutinizing every single detail. With a will of its own, your lips part when your eyes drop to his, and next thing you see, you’re caged between him and the nearest wall.

He doesn’t relent to the silent plea in your parted lips and eyes focuses on his lips and, instead of locking them with yours like you can’t for a second deny that you want, he drags them over the bare skin of your neck up to your jaw.

“I thought that maybe I could add a little something to your night,” he whispers right above your pulsing point before his tongue darts to lick the skin there.

A wanton moan escapes you at the feeling… the sweet feeling of having him so close to you again. This time you spent apart from him… not for a second you forgot about the effect he has on your body… on you… and there he is again, turning you into putty under his touch.

“You look so sexy in this dress,” he continues and, without parting his lips from your neck, his hand skims up your bare thigh towards the hem of your dress, “Made me eager for a taste…” He whispers into your ears, turning your senses into a blurry fog when he drops on his knees in front of you.

His both hands continue their ascend on your thigh and underneath your dress when a stubborn reasonable thought slips through the cloud of your senses.

“Bucky…” You pant, looking down at him, “I don’t…”

His hands stop right before they get to your underwear, “You don’t want it?” He asks, staring up at you.

“No…I do...” you admit, completely unable to lie to him while you run a hand over your face, “Fuck, I do... I just…” You sigh, trying to organize your thoughts and words, “You said you’re…” You let out another frustrated breath by not being able to be straightforward with what you’re saying. He’s said he’s in love with you. You still don’t have a clear picture of your feelings, you’re afraid that if you go further with this, you might end up hurting him, which you absolutely do not want, “I’m still…” You shake your head, “I don’t wanna complicate things…”

“Shhhh,” he soothes, placing a long kiss on your thigh and then the other, which makes butterflies fly in your belly, before he looks up at you again, with a smile on his lips, “Don’t you worry, sweetheart… I told you before…” He brushes his hand lightly up and down your thighs, “I’m a grown ass man, I can handle my feelings…” He licks his lips and takes a piercing bite on his lower one, before aiming you a devilish dark gaze, “A grown ass man who wants a taste of that sweet pussy of yours... It’s just a taste. I missed it so bad…�� he pleads, nuzzling into your mound through the fabric of your dress.

“Fuck…” your head falls back into the wall. If this is going to complicate things… you’re both adults who can deal with complications… right? You’re not that sure. All you’re sure about is the aching throb in your clit and your hands moving to lift up your dress.

Taking it as the yes that he needs, Bucky wastes no time, hastily helping you pull up the skirt of your dress up your waist. He swiftly drags the base of your underwear aside and digs in with an open mouth.

At the sensation of his wet and warm tongue on you again, shivers run up your skin to your nipples and your face contorts in a silent cry. Your hands close into tight fists, bunching tightly the fabric of your dress.

He hooks a hand under your leg and places it over his shoulder, opening you up to him and you gasp, sneaking your fingers on his hair. He laps at your clit with a furious desire that makes your thoughts faint and your eyes shut, focusing your mind solely on the delicious mouth on you and how it brings an inferno upon your core and skin. The kind of feeling that only him can bring you, making you moan like that and kicking the air out of your lungs.

Bucky lets out a hum that vibrates all through your core and your eyes snap down to see his face shoved deep into your pussy, back and forward, while he grabs your ass and presses you harder against him. It’s like he’s desperate to taste you, to feel you, to have you all over him… and, damn… that makes you feel hotter and sexier than ever.

“Fuck,” you whisper under a heavy breath and grabs his hair harder.

That’s when he moves away and rests his cheek on your thigh, seeming on a fight for air himself while his stare remains on your exposed sex right in front of him, “Damn you taste perfect,” he pants before turning his face to grab the soft flesh of your inner thigh in a piercing but delicious bite that makes you yelp, “So good,” he breathes again, before flattening his tongue and licking a long stripe of your pussy.

“Bucky…” you whisper, letting your head fall back while your knees shake.

“Fucking perfect,” he moves to bite your other thigh sharply, which draws out a breathy and delighted laugh out of that dies shortly in a gasp when his tongue comes back to lick your pussy with renewed hunger.

You breathe erratically and stars appear behind your lids, shut in a dreamy state while he devours you out. He doesn’t use his fingers… only his mouth is enough to bring you to a little paradise in a roof deck under construction in the middle of the city.

Your face snaps down at him with a glare once you can’t feel the wet and soft touch of his lips anymore. But the plea that comes out of his lips in a low and seductive tone makes it all worth it.

“Fuck my face, sweetheart…”

“What?” Your eyes widen a bit, in sheer disbelief, but with a hint of eagerness speeding up your breathing even more.

“Fuck my face,” he repeats, brushing his nose on your mound before laying a kiss on the spot, “You wanna come on my mouth don’t you? I want you to come all over my face, sweetheart, please...”

Fucking please? Does he really think he needs to beg you for that, “Oh…Yes, fuck yeah, I do.” Your voice comes out almost in a grunt.

He smirks and groans in response before digging in again and pushing your hard against his face. Propped by a frenzy that rushes up your whole body, you do exactly what he asked of you. Positioning your hands on the back of his head you grind your pussy harshly up and down against him, feeling all of his beautiful face against your dripping and sensitive flesh.

His growing beard rasps against your thighs and it only makes the sensations even more intense. You can’t hold your loud moans back, that mixes up with his muffled groans, while you properly fucks his face. It’s all too much and it’s not long before you let out a strangled cry and your whole body shivers in a potent climax while you come all over his mouth and face, just like he asked.

Bucky tightens the hold on your thigh and ass, grounding you on your spot at the same time he peppers soft kisses on your mound, thighs, pussy… Your body spasms at the feeling and the aftershocks of your pleasure, until you can’t take it anymore and gathers the strength to grab his collar and pull him up to you.

As soon as his face – glistening in your pleasure- levels yours, you steal his lips in a furious kiss. His taste is all yourself and, fuck, it drives you wild. You reach a hand down and cups his cock, moaning at feeling it hard and throbbing against your hand through his pants.

When you start gently palming it up and down, he grabs your pulse with his metal hand, stopping your moves.

Parting your lips from him, you frown, to which he answers smiling and bringing your hand to his lips, to place a kiss on it before lacing his fingers with yours and trapping your joined hands between your chests. The gesture itself is enough to make your face soften while you take in a deep breath.

“I’m gonna go home now,” he says, leisurely wiping his face with the back of his flash hand.

The frown comes back to your face, “Huh?”

He chuckles, having his face delightfully close to yours, “I’m not here to disturb you night, sweetheart. You go back and have fun with your friends, they seem great,” he brings his lips to your forehead, “You look so sexy in this dress,” he speaks with his lips on your skin, while your hands are still linked between the two of you. His flesh one, he dips beneath the hem of your dress that now has fallen over your thighs again.

You’re suddenly out of breath one more time and can’t part your eyes from him, completely in lack of words.

As for him, he skims up your thigh and leans back to look down at his hand, “You go show this whole club how beautiful and hot you are. Dance with somebody,” he suggests, nonchalantly, like he’s not just now hooking a finger under the base of your underwear that he had pushed aside, to put it back in place and cover you up.

You watch, completely entranced, while he brings his finger to his nose, his eyes fluttering shut as he sniffs and hums, before his dark blue gaze is on yours again, “Let them know how good you smell… how perfect you are.”

A strangled noise comes out of you.

He chuckles, and cups the side of your neck, placing another kiss on your forehead, “I’m getting down first, and don’t worry. I know how to be invisible… don’t wanna bring any kind of drama to your night,” he says with no sign of bitterness or anything like that on his tone.

He doesn’t mention Eddie, but you swallow dry because you know he has him in mind when he mentions “drama”.

With a smirk on his face, he winks, before locking his lips on yours in a chaste but intense kiss. Too soon he parts away, walking through the same door you two hat gotten there by, leaving you completely speechless and wrecked behind.

~~~

When you were finally out of your daze and deciding that only tomorrow you would think of the many possible consequences to what had just happened, you managed to climb down the stairs and, after a quick stopped by the bathroom to put yourself as together as one could be at that situation, you walk your stubbornly wobbly legs towards the table with your friends again.

“Where the hell were you?” Once she spots you, Maddie shouts, with no control on the volume of her voice, looking quite a bit drunk with a margarita in hands, no sign of David or Eddie around the table.

“Ahm,” you risk a glance at Taylor, who avoids looking at you and focuses on sucking her own drink from the straw, “I saw a friend from work, I went to say hello.” You clear your throat.

“Don’t you bullshit us, bitch.” This time Brianna shouts, stepping forward and pushing you on the shoulder, making you almost fall ass-first to the floor if Maddie hadn’t helped you out by grabbing your arm. “Look at you. You look thoroughly fucked. Literally.” She starts laughing loudly, as the others follow.

“Shhhh,” you shush them, holding back your own laugh, “Holy shitballs, you guys. The whole club doesn’t need to know.”

The three of them start a drunken mess of applause, cheers and shrieks at your little slip. You’re too involved with them to notice that a particular pair of ears isn’t really that far from the table and hears the whole interaction.

~~~

To be continued...

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