#it's satisfying to create a decent likeness. you get another way of looking at them. another medium. it's a beautiful thing

[britneyshakespeare]

I love drawing faces. Tell me what's better than making a few lines and then OOP there's a beautiful person

[ikeuverse]

NATURALLY — p.jongseong

PAIRING: chef!jay x fem!reader  GENRES: fluff, smut  WC: 6.0k+

WARNINGS: masturbation (m receiving), body marks like a hickey on the neck, jay is described as reserved, but he's a jerk in love with yn. lmk if i forgot any more.

SYNOPSIS: jay has always been very private about his love life and physical contact in front of his friends, but a comment from his work colleagues made him rethink some things.

NOTES: i wanted to write something for jay and i don't know if i'm satisfied with the result. to take my mind off the last story i wrote, i tried something and i promise to improve on the next ones. i hope you like it!

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“What's that hickey on your neck?” Jay stopped midway when he thought about adjusting his dolman, turning to face his best friend and partner in the restaurant.

Frankie's hysterical and excited scream caused other cooks and people working in the kitchen to look in her and Jay's direction, causing the boy to feel his face heat up. And it wasn't because he was close enough to the stove.

“Frankie, for God's sake” he said quietly, the collar of his dolman being pulled up a little more than usual, ”Keep your voice down.”

“It was my sister, wasn't it?” she held back a laugh as she finished chopping some herbs and put them in the steaming pot a few steps away.

“Who's to say?” Jay joked.

“Oh, I'll call her right away then” Frankie wiped her hands on her apron and turned to Jay. The smile played on his lips as he approached and gave her a gentle push on the shoulder.

“You're the worst best friend I have, you know that?” he whispered.

“And you're the worst best friend and brother-in-law I have, you know that?” she whispered back ”Finally you and Y/n are becoming more public. Tired of hiding?”

Jay didn't see your relationship with him that way, not least because the two of you weren't hiding from anyone. Quite the opposite. The people at his restaurant knew that you and he were having something, just as the people at your work also knew about Jay. The only difference was the public touching and fondling in front of people.

It was normal for a couple to kiss in front of their friends, exchange some affection, or become more affectionate with each other in front of people. Especially since two people who had feelings for each other tended to do this unconsciously. Jay got tired of seeing Heeseung, another cook and best friend, walk past Frankie and kiss her from time to time. Shouting love to her from across the kitchen as he prepared an order.

Of course, Jay felt responsible for bringing the two of them together and thought it was cute how they showed their love for each other.

Maybe that's how Frankie felt about having introduced you, her sister, to Jay at a get-together in their restaurant.

He had always been discreet about romantic relationships and anything that involved them, but Jay had also always been very observant and curious, wanting to get to know you a little more from the moment you told him your name and sat down in the restaurant chair to try the dish that Heeseung and Frankie had created.

You were beautiful. The most beautiful woman Jay had ever seen in his life, and he had traveled to other countries in search of innovations for his restaurant's menu, so he knew a lot of people. He worked with and talked to a lot of people, so he had a lot to say about that.

Jay's best friend and partner was the right-hand in this introduction between the two of you. She knew that your best friend was single – the only single guy in the group – and you, the sister, had never introduced anyone decent to your sister and mother. Jay was the complete opposite of any guy you'd ever had a relationship with, so who better than your sister to recognize that and give you a little push? She had no guarantee that you and he would work out because you were both too shy to start anything, but the night everyone organized to meet at Jake's house and you arrived in Jay's car, your sister knew she had made the right choice.

Since then, no one has ever seen anything suspicious between you and Jay when you all went out together. Over three months they saw, at most, Jay kissing the top of your head while you were all drinking in a bar. Frankie used to ask her best friend if he'd ever kissed you because she never got to see it. And you never said more than was necessary either, perhaps because Jay was always much more reserved about it, so respecting him in this respect was the least you could do.

“Come on, Jongseong, you haven't answered me” Frankie snapped Jay out of his thoughts when he bumped into him again. The smell of the spices she used in her dishes was unmistakable and he couldn't help but approach the pot and furtively ask for some of the sauce to try.

“What do you want to know?” he rolled his eyes in false drama, rummaging around on the worktop to find a spoon she wouldn't use. As soon as he found a small one, he silently asked permission and scooped some of the sauce into his mouth. It was delicious, as always. Frankie was great with the spices she made and that made her stand out even more in the restaurant. Jay loved that. He, Frankie and Heeseung had totally different ways of cooking and excelling in some aspects of the kitchen, which was why it had worked out so well when they opened the restaurant together.

“That hickey on your neck” she said, leaning against the counter opposite Jay as she watched him enjoy the sauce he had just tasted. Smiling with satisfaction at having achieved the goal of her seasoning “Was it my sister?”

“Who else would it be?” he saw Frankie shrug.

“It's just that in all these months, I've never even seen you two kiss on the mouth. Now you show up with a scar on your neck” and it was her turn to pick up a spoon to try out the work she had done. It wasn't as hard to find as Jay, since it was her worktop, so Frankie knew exactly where her utensils were. She picked up the spoon and put in a lot less sauce than Jay, just enough to see if she needed to get anything right “It's different, you know?”

Jay smiled, although she couldn't see the amusement in his eyes when he heard her. It was different, and he didn't blame her for asking. The two of them were interrupted by Heeseung's approach to the counter, the dishcloth in his hands to wipe something up.

“Have you two stopped talking? Because we have a lot to do” he joked.

“We're about to close, asshole” Jay pulled out the dishcloth and turned it to hit Heeseung weakly, who muttered in protest.

“Right, dickhead” he laughed lowly, approaching Frankie and hugging her ”Has he confessed about that hickey yet?”

“What's so horrible about me getting a hickey?” he lamented.

“It's not horrible, it's just…”

“Different?” Jay used the word Frankie had described seconds before, prompting Heeseung to agree as he hugged his girlfriend a little tighter. Looking at the couple in front of him, Jay grimaced as he thought about what he could say to them.

There was no other way out of that explanation because you were the only person who could do that to him. Neither of you was careless about it, but in the heat of the moment, Jay didn't even mind being marked by you. He would never have minded. Knowing that the way you sucked on his skin or scratched him was the result of his persistent and precise touches on your skin. From the movement of your bodies and the synchronicity you two had.

Thinking about it, Jay began to feel hot, taking deep breaths to try and dispel the thought of the night before that had resulted in the hickey on his neck, the big topic at the end of the night.

“That was our first visual confirmation that you two have something going on” Heeseung cut the brief silence when he heard one of the waiters call out. There were only a few other people in the restaurant and the dishes were relatively simple. So no one had to do anything on the run. He let go of Frankie and kissed her quickly before returning to his worktop on the other side of the kitchen.

“So I have to let her give me more hickeys so you can confirm that we're together?” Jay commented a little too loudly, forgetting that there were other people in the kitchen besides Frankie and Heeseung. The two people who had caused the whole thing laughed at the boy's desperation as he tried to talk his way out of it and forget about the malicious looks and teasing noises from the other staff.

“You just need to stop turning redder than the pepper I'm going to use for the sauce” Frankie whispered to him after a short bout of laughter.

Jay just obeyed, no longer wanting to go through all that banter in the kitchen of his restaurant.

Jay didn't want to be the type to overthink things, but talking to Frankie and Heeseung sparked something in his mind. It wasn't a bad thing that he was always secretive about his love life and what he and you did, it never seemed to be a problem for you because he saw the way you behaved in front of your friends and sister. You were never able to initiate any caresses on Jay either, the most you did was bump into his hand when you handed him something or slide your hand around his waist when you passed him in the same space.

Physical contact in public wasn't something that made you uncomfortable, maybe you'd heard how quiet he was about it from your sister – being Jay's best friend – so taking her words at face value was the least you could do.

He found himself standing in the car before entering your apartment with the bag of food he always carried after a tiring day. The night before had been at his place, and as a silent combination over the months, the next night was always spent at your apartment. Jay wanted to ask you so many things, to know if it was a problem for you that he was secretive like that or if Frankie had said something about it so that you could take the hint without him having to say anything. Communication was the key to a relationship working, right? And everything was going too well between you and him, so why not ask?

Jay got out of the car and walked up to your apartment a little faster than usual, his hands firmly gripping the bag he was carrying with his dinner as he exited the elevator and went straight to your door. Even though he was the only person arriving at that time and also had a spare key to your door, Jay never entered without knocking. And that's what he did.

He knocked lightly on your door before taking the key with his free hand and unlocking it, entering your dimly lit and silent apartment. As it always was when he arrived after work at the restaurant. Jay went into the kitchen and put the bags in the fridge, going up to your bedroom to see the familiar sight of almost every night he was there in your apartment.

Your wet hair cascaded down your back, covered by the thin layer of clothes you were wearing. Tonight it had been a light-colored sweater, which Jay couldn't quite identify because his eyes were focused on how you were spreading the cream over your arm.

“Hey” you greeted him slowly, looking at him in the reflection of the mirror and smiling in Jay's direction. He smiled at you too. A tired smile, but so beautiful. You called out to him with a gentle gesture, watching him walk towards you and stop right behind you in the reflection of the mirror.

Jay didn't say much, leaning in to place a kiss on the curve between your shoulder and neck, inhaling the vanilla essence of the cream you were applying. Your distinctive scent made him sigh.

“Tough day?” you asked, ignoring the slight shiver that formed on your skin when Jay placed another kiss on your neck, resting the tip of his nose against your cheek.

“Too much to do” Jay whispered against your skin, one of his hands snaking around your waist to pull you against him without much effort “And they bothered me for a long time!”

“My sister?” you asked, hearing Jay's whimper and his grip on your waist intensify. Your laughter echoed throughout the room and, putting down the bottle of cream, you turned to Jay. His hand was still on your waist and now his other hand was on your cheek “What did she do this time?”

For a few seconds, Jay stopped answering that because he wanted to focus on you. How your clean face and the sparkle in your eyes made his heart beat faster. Jay knew that his best friend's sister was beautiful, he just didn't know that he would hold you in his arms after so long. It was a dream to be able to share every little thing with you.

“She was playing with my face because someone left me a present” he whispered, his eyes dropping down to your lips. He noticed how apprehensive you were when you bit your lower lip and then put your hands flat against his chest “Turn down the collar of my shirt” Jay still kept his voice down to a whisper, tilting his neck a little to give you access to what he wanted.

Your fingers seemed a little shy at first when you went to the collar of his shirt as if that path was unknown to you. Although it never was since you had touched him so many times that you had even memorized every little part of Jay's body. Holding the collar carefully, you lowered it to the point where you saw the purplish skin just below his Adam's apple, almost near his collarbone.

“Oh my God” was the only thing that came out of your mouth, your fingers pulling away from the fabric of his clothes and you curled up in Jay's arms ”I'm so sorry, Jay. I—”

“Hey, it's okay” he said, silencing your whining as he leaned his forehead against yours ”I actually wanted to talk to you about it.”

You didn't want to admit that your heart had raced at that. So that's when you and he were going to break up? Jay got angry because Frankie probably made fun of the hickey you gave him, not knowing that someone would see.

Your slight panic, coupled with past traumas from failed relationships, made you just follow him to bed in silence. Jay held your hand with the tenderness he had in any moment the two of you spent together. He was the first to sit down, leaving the space at the head of the bed for you to sit and lean against, facing him. Now your gaze had dropped to your lap and Jay noticed how quiet you had been since he had said those words.

“Y/n” he called you in a calm tone, although he still whispered every word. Even though it was just the two of you in the apartment, it was as if he didn't want anything else to hear you and him.

“Hi” you looked up when he called you, feeling your cheeks burn at the sensation of Jay looking at you like that.

“You…” he didn't want to show that he was more apprehensive than you, nor did he want to say that he was thinking about too many things at once. Sharing frustrations was fundamental and perhaps he would say that another time, but right now, he just wanted to know one thing “Do you mind if I'm not so physically affectionate with you in front of others?”

For a moment, your mind went blank, not knowing how to respond to the question he had asked. Your eyes searched his for a fraction of a second before fixing them and paying even more attention to the man in front of you.

“What do you mean? Did something happen?” you asked.

“It happened, and… I wanted to know.”

Jay didn't want to make the mistake of not being honest or not sharing his frustrations with you. The thought of seconds ago had dissipated when he almost ran over himself with the words to tell you everything that had happened. From the moment he walked into the kitchen to the little chat he had with Heeseung and Frankie, the physically affectionate couple on any occasion. It was cute to see how affectionate Heeseung was with your little sister and you even commented on it to Jay and your other friends. But it wasn't as if you felt jealous of her or envious because she had it and you didn't. You listened attentively to Jay telling you everything.

You listened attentively to Jay saying everything he felt and his fear of you caring ate away at him. Because he didn't know how to act and had never said anything to you about that kind of thing. As you watched him lose himself in his words, gesticulating a little more than usual and starting to get euphoric, your mind worked on the opposite.

You slid across the bed to sit on Jay's lap, crossing your legs to either side of him and holding him by the collar of his shirt. At that moment he stopped talking and paid attention to what you were doing.

“Go on” your voice was soft, although you were a little agitated at being on Jay's lap and with your face so close to his.

“I can't concentrate with you sitting like this” he admitted, his hands running down to your waist and pressing into the sides of your hips.

Your smile was mirrored by his as you leaned in a little closer and brushed your lips against Jay's. The slightly cracked crevices of his mouth passed through you smelled of the lip balm you had applied earlier. Jay knew how soft your lips were and how much he wished all day that he could kiss you, but when he went to do so, you pulled back a little more. Your head hung back just enough so that he couldn't kiss you. A little teasing game and he didn't even know why, but he was getting impatient.

Maybe you wanted to see how impatient he would get and you were just testing his limits, but Jay proved he wasn't very good at this game because the second time you brushed your lips against his and pulled away, he couldn't take it anymore.

One of the hands-on your waist moved quickly up to the back of your neck and pulled your face close enough to collide your lips with his. The sound of Jay's muffled moan echoed in your mouth as you opened slightly to greet his tongue urgently and desperately. He just wanted to kiss you and taste you on the tip of his tongue. As the kiss intensified, feeling your tongues wrap around each other, you felt your body slide down, Jay laying you gently against the mattress and climbing on top of you.

He seemed to fit perfectly between your legs every time the two of you got into this position. It was as if Jay knew exactly at which angle to lie down and place you, how he should sit between your thighs, and the exact place his hips should press against yours. Everything was millimetrically calculated as he continued to kiss you. Mouths moving against each other, ragged breaths, and hands rushing for more contact.

You unbuttoned each button on his shirt until his chest was exposed, sliding your hands over the tanned skin that had been addicting you for the last few months. Jay smiled against your mouth, loving the warm contact of your fingers against his skin, causing him to slide his teeth against your lower lip at the same second that his hips pressed against yours.

Your moan was music to Jay's ears, and seeing the effect he had on you with a few kisses was breathtaking.

“Babe” he called softly, his mouth still against yours as he slid it up to your chin and placed a small kiss there.

“Yes?” you tried to muster all your strength to reply, your fingers stopping in the middle of his chest.

“Can I mark your neck too?” the way Jay looked at you was so innocent and cute, in stark contrast to the way he was now. Between your legs, with his cock hard and pressing against your clothed pussy. You genuinely laughed when he looked at you like that, the question coming out so quietly “Are you… Are you laughing at me?”

“What? No!” you tried to say, but you couldn't tell yourself. So you pulled him a little closer to kiss Jay's lips a little more slowly “You can… Do it.”

It was like giving someone the best news in the world. The way he smiled at you felt like you'd just told him you'd bought his favorite manga collection.

Jay just nodded at you, leaving a small kiss on your lips and slowly making his way back down to your chin. Thinking about getting back at you for laughing at his request, or leaving a mark that you made on him too. Even if yours wasn't intentional, but he wanted his to be. Didn't know why he needed to show that the hickey on your neck had been made by him. Only he could mark you like that.

Jay's thoughts ran wild and he went back to working his lips against your skin, down your jawline to just below your ear. Your sweet spot was the ideal place for him to start distributing slow kisses as if he were kissing you. At that moment a moan came from your mouth and he unconsciously pressed his hips against yours.

“Jay” you moaned his name softly as he moved up to your earlobe to slowly suck on the skin. The light taste of vanilla against his tongue indicated that your cream was an illusory barrier between your skin and his mouth to kiss you. Jay didn't care, just focusing on sucking on your earlobe.

He knew you weren't going to stand still and thank God for that, your hands quickly running to the zipper of his pants to undo any ties between the fabric and his hips. Jay lifted up enough for you to pull down what was necessary of his pants and underwear, freeing his cock that needed to be out of the grasp of clothing. He sighed against your neck, swallowing a moan as your fingers gently gripped his cock.

“My love, you…” Jay didn't hold back and moaned close to your ear as your thumb circled the head of his cock, spreading the pre-cum that was forming there. He bit down hard on your skin for the first time since he'd started kissing you there “Fuck, Y/n” Jay wanted to concentrate as much as possible on kissing your skin and marking you in a good way, but he didn't count on your mind working as well as his.

You masturbated him slowly while Jay tried not to bite you hard again, knowing that his teeth were already marked on your skin. You held back from making a sound, loving the way you were catching him off guard as you ran your hand up and down his cock. Wetting your fingertips with pre-cum as you used it to slide more easily along its length, feeling the veins under your fingers.

Jay took a deep breath, not bothering to control any more sounds coming out of his mouth. He let the moans out freely and tried to concentrate on the kisses, apart from your hand, which was doing a great job. He circled his tongue over your skin, making irregular designs with the tip of it until it came down near your collarbone. There he moaned once more as you squeezed the head of his cock just as your fingers reached the top, your fist working just as slowly as Jay's lips worked on your skin.

“You want to drive me crazy, don't you?” his panting voice made you smile, even if he couldn't see it. You moved your fist up and down again, gripping his cock more firmly to jerk him off a little faster.

“I want to give you a boost, love” you said quietly, close to his ear as you heard the wet sound of Jay's pre-cum between your fingers each time your hand moved up and down his cock.

“Fuck” Jay's hands roamed your body, touching your sides and gripping the fabric of the nightgown you were wearing tightly.

He wanted to rip everything off you and fuck you right there, take your hand off his cock, and shove it deep into your pussy until your whole body was marked, not just your neck. But Jay had to concentrate, he had to do this before he could fuck you properly. Then he connected his lips to your skin again and kissed you even harder and faster.

Jay sucked on the skin of your neck and let go with a pop, seeing the reddish mark that formed when he did so. The ball of saliva against your soft skin made him suck on the same spot again, noticing the red spot becomes a little darker. You squirmed beneath him, shivering every time Jay's mouth came into contact with your skin. Your fingers squeezed a little tighter as you reached the head of his cock and slowly descended to his balls.

He swore he was about to come, his hands squeezing your hips and his hips fucking your hand as he started to move.

“Y/n, I…” Jay straightened his face to rest his forehead against yous. He was panting and his lips were red, the crack in his mouth completely wet from the saliva that had spread across his skin by then. Jay was completely divine on your lips. His cheeks flushed and his chest rose and fell frantically as he continued to fuck your hand.

“Do you want to cum?” you asked in such a sweet whisper that he felt his cock twitch all over. Jay just nodded and pressed his hands even tighter against your hips, wanting to release quickly from how good you were doing jerking him off like that.

It didn't take a verbal request or anything you said to him to make him cum, just the way your hand went up and down, paying equal attention to the head of his cock, which was drooling more and more pre-cum, and his balls that you made sure to caress every time your fingers went down. Jay was on the verge of madness and he only managed to be quick to lift your nightgown, showing the skin of your belly enough so that he could cum there without dirtying your clothes. And that's what he did.

Spurts of thick, hot, white cum bathed your skin as he came, moaning your name continuously as his lips ran to your neck. Giving a long suck against your skin, in erratic movements with his hips against your hand. His cock throbbed between your fingers until you milked the last drop, cleaning the cum with your thumb from the head of his completely sensitive cock.

Jay whimpered at the sensation, almost cumming again when you brought your fingers to your lips to completely clean what was left there. His eyes were shining, his mouth wide open and his breathing was completely uneven. Jay was on cloud nine and didn't know what to say at that moment.

You made a move to move beneath him, maybe you were going to get up or something, but he wouldn't let you move with so much cum in your belly.

"Wait a minute" Jay kissed the tip of your nose before running to the bathroom and grabbing a towel. It didn't take him long to wet the cloth and run back to clean you. You bit your lower lip to try to suppress the smile that was about to spread across your lips at the care he took in cleaning you and making sure everything was okay before getting out of bed and putting the towel in the laundry basket.

When Jay came back, he just discarded his already open shirt and pulled up his underwear, getting rid of his pants and throwing himself on the bed next to you.

His arms wrapped around your body to pull you closer, nuzzling his face close to your neck where he had left that hickey.

“Why… Did you do that?” he was still trying to recover from what had just happened, his heart racing. You smiled as you turned to face him, your hands holding either side of Jay’s face.

“Because if you don’t remember when this happened…” you removed one of your hands from his face to point to where the hickey you had given him was, running your thumb against Jay’s skin “Your fingers were inside me, so I just wanted to return the way I felt.”

“Oh” Jay felt his cheeks burn suddenly. Of course, you had done the same to him. He didn’t remember why you had left that hickey, but to refresh his memory, the two of you were in his room and while his fingers were going deep inside you, your moans had been muffled like that. Just like he had done minutes ago against your neck. He laughed along with you and pulled you a little closer, wrapping your body between his arms.

“Now how about I mark you in other parts too?” he asked.

“And how would you do that?”

“I don’t know” Jay pulled you on top of him, wrapping your legs around his waist “But I want to be inside you when it happens this time.”

Trying to reassure Jay that you didn't care about the way you two acted in front of your friends was hard work. The conversation he had with your sister and Heeseung seemed to have gotten to him somehow, and you felt obligated to tell him what you had learned before meeting him.

You had heard from Frankie and Heeseung that Jay was reserved and quiet, that they needed to make the boy meet someone who would make him smile a little more. Or even be more affectionate, but that it would be hard work. When you met Jay, you didn't see anything like what the two of them had told you before.

Jay smiled easily at you, treated you well, and was generous and gentlemanly with everything he did for you. Meeting him and getting involved with him was a bonus that you didn't think would happen, although your head was still pounding from the conversation you had with your sister and brother-in-law. This was something you kept with you for the months that followed as you got to know and get involved with Jay. And that was what you told him after that confession. You didn't want to cross the line that you thought he had sat quietly. And you also didn't mind not having physical touch in front of your friends, especially since Jay was the complete opposite when it was just the two of you. And you appreciated that.

“Here” he called your attention as he returned from the kitchen to the backyard of your parents' house. Bringing a drink that you had ordered while he was diverting from his duty to stay at the barbecue with Heeseung and Sunghoon.

Your sister was in charge of making the drinks with Lucy, Sunghoon's girlfriend, while you talked to Jake and Crystal right in front of you.

“Thank you” you smiled at him and took the glass, trying the mixture that your younger sister had made.

When your eyes returned to Jake and Crystal to resume the conversation, you felt Jay's hands on your shoulder. Maybe he wanted to say something silently or just get your attention. Or he wanted to try your drink since your sister could have made something completely different for him. Not knowing what Jay wanted, you turned to him to find him smiling at you.

Without saying anything, Jay leaned down enough so that his face was close to yours.

"Jay, what…"

"What's your drink?" he asked quietly.

"Watermelon, why?"

He didn't answer, moving a little closer to you to touch his lips to yours. The shock evident on your features gradually dissipated as Jay's lips moved against yours. Your free hand went to his face when you felt Jay's tongue ask for entry for a kiss, which was soon given.

It didn't take long, especially because you knew that kisses with him were always slow and needy, ending somewhere else that you were both far away from. So Jay quickly pulled his lips away from yours.

“Really, your drink is watermelon” he smiled and walked away.

“Holy shit!” Heeseung shouted the moment Jay passed by him, calling Frankie's name inside the kitchen with excited shouts.

You tried to process what had just happened, that Jay had kissed you in front of your friends who were amazed and excited about it. Your eyes searched for Crystal who had been the only one left there, because Jake got up and ran with Sunghoon to the kitchen too.

“Come on, they look like teenagers” she rolled her eyes, laughing while you were still in shock about everything that happened.

Your lips tingled where Jay had kissed you and your mind was spinning with the fact that he made it seem so natural that you didn’t even know what to say. Walking with Crystal to the kitchen where everyone was, your eyes ran to your younger sister.

“I can’t believe I fucking missed that” she whimpered.

“You two need to kiss again, seriously, it was so cute” Heeseung jumped, looking like a child who had just received the best present in the world.

You just rolled your eyes and tried to ignore your brother-in-law’s excitement, although it was funny how he was dealing with all of this. Jay also tried to ignore it as he walked around the kitchen counter to stand next to you, hugging you from behind and giving Heeseung, Jake, and Sunghoon even more reason to scream hysterically.

“Why are you all screaming? Oh my God!” you tried to look serious as you felt Jay’s arm around your waist.

“What? Are you seriously going to ask us that?” Jake looked at you.

“They’re all excited about the kiss I didn’t see” your sister pretended to be angry, looking at you and Jay.

“Just wait until you see that I’m not the only one with a hickey now” Jay hummed and pulled away from you, smelling the barbecue that had been abandoned by Heeseung.

“No fucking way!” Frankie yelled and looked at her boyfriend, exchanging glances with you.

Your eyes rolled back and you tried to ignore them when they started yelling excitedly again and talking at the same time about you and Jay and how beautiful you two were together.

“You’ll pay for this, Park Jongseong” you said as you passed him at the barbecue.

“I’ll take that risk, love” he said back, smiling widely as he turned the meat that had been forgotten by Heeseung.

Jay thought that being affectionate with you in front of people, thinking about the kiss he gave you a few minutes ago, seemed so right and natural. As if it wasn’t something rehearsed, it had to happen.

So maybe having more physical touch was common between the two of you and his reserved persona could be being left behind by someone who did it without even asking.

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[totally-not-here-for-the-smut]

Hi, it's me again! I hope I'm not being annoying, but can I have headcanon for M6 with a MC who accidentally took aphrodisiac? Thanks!

Not annoying at all! Happy to be your smut dealer lol

Before we start, a disclaimer: I imagined this scenarios in a situation of uncinditional trust and consent. I've often read of "funny" fantasy situations with potions & love magic involved where one character ends up being intimate with another just because they unknowingly took (or were given!!!) something to have them behaving in that way. To me, this is the fantasy equivalent of rape. Having someone consent to sex or being involved in a continuative relationship while under the effect of *anything* it is not ok. So, I really want to specify that this HCs are consensual, and happen in an established, explicit relationship in which consent is unconditional (of course, such a situation is possible only in a fantasy setting. No irl relationship has unconditional and total consent).

Aphrodisiac Headcanons

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Tw: light bdsm, embarassment, rough

There are a few things to keep in mind while working at a magic shop. First thing is, there are no such things like "substitutions". When cooking, you can switch eggs with seed jelly and flour, or butter with milk, and expect a decent result. With magic, you can't. You know this, but sometimes mistakes do happen. Switching sage with white sage it's so easy in a dark evening... and breathing in the vapors that rise from the cauldron can create unexpected events.

Portia is delighted by your attentions, today. She can't wrap her head around why you're so eager to see her, though. You knew she was working, but couldn't stay away from her... after all, the palace is so big that's easy to "get lost" in it, and the thunderstorm is dark and noisy... Who will be able to hear her moaning?

She's on her knees now, her head firmly pressed against your groin by your greedy hands. It wasn't hard to get her there: you brought her to the brim of an orgasm as she had her hands buisy doing laundry, and then threatened her to leave her that way if she didn't follow your indications. Luckily, she didn't see through your bluff, and literally fell at your feet... but in reality, you could have never truly resist to make her come.

Lucio doesn't seem to realize what happened. Of course you can't wait to be with him! You end up spending the day in bed, going so many rounds that eventually the bedsheets are soaked in sweat... and something more.

When Lucio is finally drained and exhausted -for the first time you bettered him!- he starts wandering how the hell your all up and ready for more. He tries to go one more round, but he's done, and almost passes out on top of you. You look at him sleeping, wondering if you could hack his magical gauntlet somehow to ho ahead, but eventually you decide to let him sleep. Who knows, maybe Nadia is still awake...

It takes a few seconds for Asra to understand what's happened. He stops you halfway, he takes a look at your mistake and he knows right away that him alone would end up destroyed before you'll be satisfied. The solution it's clear and simple. Orgy.

-work in progress! Tumbr app is giving me some problems lately ^^" I'll add the other m6 in a bit

One thing Asra doesn't lack is a wide list of friends who will gladly have a ride. The desert house is the perfect place, so isolated and silent... well, until it's filled up with moans. As you're engaged in various filling activities, you cast a glance at him, and see him sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by men and women both, almost like an ancient dionysian demigod in a bacchanal.

At first, Muriel doesn't understand why you're like this, today. When you manage to stop blabbering and staring at his bare chest, you explain to him what happened. He's not exactly embarrassed, but he doesn't want to be with you if he has reasons to think you only want him because of some external factor. So, you ask him, you beg him and you pray him and cry, because you need him to fuck you, but there's no way to convince him.

Eventually, he agrees to lie down next to you, on his bed. You spend the night trebling close to his body, wishing to have more than his body heat that radiates from the tight hug he's holding you in. By the morning, you're exhausted and your tights are so, so wet. The effect is wearing out.

Only then, Muriel agrees to take you, slowly, as you struggle to stay awake just as your body struggles to stretch around his girth. He has a sweet smile, now that he knows you want him nonetheless... but is there a glimpse of fun in his eyes?

[domirine]

You probably do a lot of life drawing seeing as how perfectly fluid your art always is so this ask might be redundant lol but,, i was wondering what kind of references you usually use? Do you just google similar poses, does it come from your mind, or do you have a go-to app to look through like pinterest?👉👈 i ask bc I struggle a lot with poses and usually when i look them up i end up drawing nothing bc its not. Ever good enough for me/what im looking for lol😔 still not sure how to even draw characters smoochin, rip

thank you, nonny!! i do a lil bit of life drawing, but man i really do feel the same way you do. while i'm happy to show some art when i get it done, the process can be a real struggle.

sorry this is gonna be long and all over the place lol hope it helps tho:

life drawing good: i recommend ditching the idea of finding the 100% Perfect Ref right off the bat. studying anatomy and life drawing (this site has a range of body types and fun poses) somewhat regularly, therefore growing my mental library so that i can try and make whatever pose is in my head happen later, has been more viable to me than spending hours looking for the Perfect Ref.

drawing a bunch of generic people skating without pressure of creating proper character art is good practice, and it primes me to then come up with a skating pose of my own.

ref hunting: i save pictures i might use as refs regularly in a browser folder - good refs, bad refs, boring refs - losing a ref standard can be helpful because at the end of the day it’s what you make with it, so it doesn’t have to be particularly mind-blowing to begin with. you don’t wanna reinvent the wheel or create the most never-been-done-before pose, you just wanna get a thing right.

pinterest is very good for poses, yes, though you have to know how to look for them - i.e. i found that typing out "dynamic pose" will not yield organic results, as opposed to looking up people in motion like athletes, boxers, skaters and such. for fighting, i recommend using photos or clips from (ideally staged lol) fights, as opposed to stock images where the models are standing for a while posing - the former preserves a lot of the movement. i also recommend looking up group photos from events or shows for interesting natural poses and people interacting.

best hot tip of all tho: what helped me most is to not treat references very religiously. don't be tied down by what's in your ref, or not finding the perfect one, because then you're focusing on accuracy and not necessarily on what you wanna communicate with your drawing. if you can't find what you're looking for in full, just use a part that you find interesting, and then bullshit the rest and revise accordingly.

idea-generating can be very hard but you can practice it like any other skill, because having a decent idea of what you wanna draw is helpful - you don't have to have the whole pose visualised 100%. it's the mood, body language and expressions, that i think are more important. looking at refs can help reveal your ideas and intentions, but i will not create them for you i’m afraid.

for example, speaking on characters smooching, i've drawn these using refs in   pretty uptight way with no ideas beforehand - and i find them painfully boring because they're not rly communicating anything aside from a anatomical accuracy (more or less);

i was being too intent on staying faithful to the reference, and they're looking kinda stale to me. the only one that was done without any ref, was the bottom left - which i like! bc it's got spice and it’s portraying some emotion.

but i wouldn't have drawn it if i hadn't already started on the others, so maybe another good tip is to trust the process and not give up mid-work!! drawing stuff you’re not proud of is still drawing stuff, and not everything you create is gonna be satisfying. things are gonna click here and there, but you never know when, so don’t give up on your ugly artsy ducklings!!

[slow-button-off]

What the fuck was that. I have so much to say after that race, I feel like I need a full debrief.

How did they get it so wrong. How do they keep taking the gamble/risky choice with the lead car, i thought we left that in the binotto era. They could've just done the safe choice, what was there to gain by trying the alternative strategy, it's not like he would've gained any positions even if it did work out. This scares me so much for next year, because clearly they haven't sorted out their problems. Last year it was very evident that their simulations and data was off based on all the weird strategy calls they made, but it appeared that they massively improved on that this year - or maybe that gremlin only shows up when charles is on pole and has decent pace and then they think, oh how can we take advantage of his good pace. Also how do you get it so wrong on a sprint weekend?? You had a 19 lap mini race where everyone could see that your car suffers from more deg than your rivals, why would you think a one stop would work and then why would you try it out on your lead car. I'm truly baffled by this decision. And then by the decision to not box again when the others did when you saw that it wasn't working, they could've still salvaged something. It's so annoying when you look at the pace compared to Lando, who looked like he used up his tyres quickly in all his stints (need to look at the data again, but I'm almost sure that a podium could've been on the cards) and so infuriating when you look at the gap charles created to sainz - to then end up 2 places behind just gives me flashbacks to last year.

And I'm also surprised by Charles reaction to this. I know he's not one of those drivers to go crazy on team radio or yell at the team via the media, but his words really surprised me. I don't know if he's completely checked out of this year already (I wouldn't blame him) but he sort of just accepted his fate. He said that this year is a learning year as they're not in the championship fight and it's all beneficial for next year. Unless his got some assurances that everything will change next year, I can't see how he's satisfied with this because there's clearly a fundamental problem that will come up next year even more often if the car is competitive - namely which driver gets priority and the race simulations that are weird. I hope that behind the scenes he has clarity because this has been a Ferrari problem for a long time and he shouldn't just expect it to fix itself if the car becomes fast.

Another thing that surprised with his reaction in interviews was when asked about being initially unhappy to let sainz past he said "it changed because I asked for an explanation and then they told that Perez was coming up and that he had great pace as well so it's understandable why we shouldn't fight with Carlos. The Red Bull was behind and we couldn't lose a position. So no I understand, but it's true that in that moment I thought Carlos was all alone so I wanted them to let us race but I completely understand the choice after getting to understand the situation and especially after they explained because I couldn't know in the car."

this is weird to me because it sounds like he was prepared to "race" carlos. We all know if it was the other way round, carlos would be asking for team orders to stay in front if he was the one that started ahead and was given a different strategy. Does charles just have no expectations from his teammate that he was preparing for a fight, even on old tyres. Does he for some reason not want to ask for team orders. Did he not realize how fucked over he was and thought that a fight would be fair. And then in the interviews when he was giving his rational and saying that Perez was right behind so that's why he was okay with the decision, why did he just accept that carlos needs to be protected instead of wanting carlos to play defender for him for the benefit of the team (like carlos has asked in the past and probably would've asked again) or even let him go past and give him the drs for protection. Like I just don't understand how he was okay with his teammate starting behind, getting the better strategy, allowing him by and then leaving him alone to get passed by one car and vulnerable to a second car. I don't know how to explain it, but just found charles answers very weird, it's almost like he doesn't want to ask anything of the team or his teammate. Maybe it's because he thinks he can't because they're not in a fight for anything, but we all know if the roles were reversed what the team radio would sounded like. It just makes me nervous about the state of things and the heirachy at Ferrari and that maybe things haven't really changed and that all we have to look forward to next year is a repeat of 2022.

Anyway, so sorry for the essay. Like I said, I really need a debrief 😅

I don't have an issue with them getting a little bit creative and talking small gambles but that only works if their tyre and strategy simulation is good and it is evidently not at all good.

It's been bad for a while and it's significantly worse when they don't have much data to work with.

Their data clearly said that a one stop could be a decent gamble because they also expected others to try which they didn't. The reason they did it with Charles is because he took great care of his tyres! and Carlos was cooking his. Charles was like 3 tenths a lap faster in that first stint.

So they had to pit Carlos because there was no way that he could do a one stop and Charles and his tyre saving fucked up their bad numbers even more and they thought it could work.

and by the time they realised it wouldn't it was way too late.

They are very bad ad pivoting their strategy once they've gone down one route and it's extra bad because their data is trash.

I don't think Charles expected them to fight as such I think he might've expected them to tell Carlos to hold position.

Charles just had an extra tough weekend with his tooth too. And it's a throwaway year for him I think that's why he "doesn't" care that much.

I just wish that they would finally fix their data simulation. their Simulator is good but their strategy sim is so bad but at least Fred called that out. I guess that is a start.

[shummashum]

Klaus Goldstein Ch9 [1~5]

Previously on Ch8! As the teacup theft case came to an end, Liz received some experienced advice on love from Luci. Well I don't think anything will happen! At least now.

but well… let's attach significance to the fact that a minor twig was cut off

ehe that too is definitely a crime

by the way, how should the case be resolved in a situation like this they can't wait for the criminal to make another move there must be a clue…

I have a question though isn't the Ministry supposed to cooperate with them? what are those bunch of incompetent idiots doing now they're not planning on leaving everything to the students and chilling behind, right? …right? oi Klaus there's no support or anything? for real?

At that time, Remb called Liz.

oh…… at least she had a shred of conscience

heh there really was a symbolic punishment yes! at least there has to be something like this I'm pretty satisfied with this

so Klaus suggested it, huh well I really don't think this is a matter of sympathy though… still he used his head a little more flexibly than usual

but please I don't know why they keep trying to glorify her actions~? okay, Fanda reflected. good empathize with emotions. good but just because her feelings are relatable doesn't mean her actions aren't wrong I'd like them to please separate these or maybe I'm just acting picky,,,

oh… right Liz has to give the lecture too eh… but she hadn't even decided on a class topic yet this is quite an emergency ! !

huh those words make me feel a little repulsed shouldn't she at least be better at conducting classes than him if she cannot do better than him, it's a huge shame

But she was unable to argue with him, finding herself not having any confidence.

but you should do this I guess you still aren't fully aware of the meaning of the clothes you're wearing, but you're not wearing them for nothing if you're not going to do this, take off your clothes and go back to being a normal student!

nod nod let's prepare thoroughly and create a decent class well it's true that she's not ready, but she can't use the newbie excuse forever we have to get out of the newbie zone someday!

look look look look this guy is relatively easy to please unlike that you-know-who blue-haired nocturnal idiot, his difficulty level is just fucking hard, but it doesn't require anything unusual or exhilarating

So Liz declared to Remb that she would give a try. But…

let's decide on the topic first is there a curriculum that can be used as a reference?

"I hope he gets fucked up for using his mouth wrong" blabla but well I'm serious the people around him are too kind and good for him…

why are you talking like that if you're going to say something like that, don't help her and just get some extra manpower from the Ministry tch!!

yeah he does,,, Mr. Stickuphisass

he was scratched he was scratched he was scratched

if that's what Al said, then that's it. period!

but you know seeing him smiling brightly like this makes me more and more afraid how depressed and pitiful will this guy appear a story where you feel like you're going to explode from the frustration…

Anyway, Cae and Al were happy to give her their hand.

you get out your very existence is a minus

And well, Hiro also jumped into this in the name of keeping an eye on Zeus.

S6 comrades became together again not trustworthy at all…… I hope the brake named Hiro work well,,,

well it's right to choose magical creatures carbuncle wing rabbit unicorn Eress let's go

Hiro!!!!! shut that guy's mouth

erm… maybe a secret meeting with the Headmaster? or did he really go to the Ministry to request additional manpower

there he was well share some information then

Then he pulled out a pen and drew a line through two of the entries, which were stolen.

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Super 046

Potaufeu Trilogy III: Pacification

All right, so Vegeta got attacked by the Commeson, an alien weapon made of purple jello that absorbs people’s powers and produces exact copies of them.  The real Vegeta will fade away into nonexistence unless someone can destroy the copy in the next few minutes.  And by “someone”, we pretty much mean “Goku”, since he’s the only one powerful enough to get the job done. 

The fight’s pretty decent, but the real drama is in Vegeta’s conflicted emotions over watching it.  On the one hand, he obviously needs Goku to win this one, or he’ll literally die.  On the other hand, if Goku can actually beat Copy-Vegeta in under five minutes, then he would figuratively die... of embarrassment!  And yet, if Copy Vegeta managed to win this thing, that still wouldn’t satisfy Vegeta, because that should have been his victory, and he’s been reduced to a spectator. 

So with all that running through his mind, Vegeta loses it and attacks the copy during the fight, but ends up passing right through him, because he’s turning into some sort of ghost.  This seems like a plot hole, since Vegeta lost his powers, and yet he’s flying in this scene, but maybe that’s a side effect of the vanishing thing. 

Anyway, he scolds both Copy Vegeta and Goku for their shitty efforts.  Cripes, they just keep making Vegeta taller and taller in this arc.  He’s taller than friggin’ Goku now, and everyone knows that’s not right. 

So Goku and the copy transform into Super Saiyan Blues and continue.  You know, they really should have just started from here.  I mean, the Copy’s got no reason to hold back, and Goku has a pretty hard deadline here.  Or maybe he wants Vegeta to sweat it out a little.  A little payback for breaking his ribs that one time.  Or cutting out on him when they were about to fight Jeice and Ginyu.  Or when Vegeta let Cell become perfect.  Or the whole Majin Vegeta thing.  I should really move on.

To slow the progress of Vegeta’s condition, Potage gives Vegeta the thing he wears around his neck.  It’s like the key to the prison his people built to contain Commeson, and it’s made with the “antidote” they used to defeat it before, so maybe if Vegeta puts it in his mouth, it’ll help. 

But we all know what it looks like, and Jaco tries to take a photo, but his camera runs out of power before he can get a good shot.  I got you covered, Jaco.

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Anyway, Potage suddenly remembers there’s another way to help Vegeta.  So the Commesson creates copies of its vicitms, which it supposedly controls.  But Copy Vegeta turned against the main Commesson when it tried to get him to fight dirty against Goku.  But there’s a yellow crystal inside the Commesson’s goop, and if they can smash it, that will weaken all the copies it’s made.  That will give Goku the edge against Copy Vegeta. 

Trunks asks why Potage didn’t mention this before, and he admits that it’s been a hundred years since he ever had to think about it.  Anyway, the plan doesn’t work, because they can’t find the Commeson, and then it starts chasing after them.

They retreat back to the mesa where Vegeta is watching the fight, and then the Commeson follows them, and tries to attack Trunks.  Vegeta attempts to defend the boy, but he can’t do anything.  And then, in all the confusion, Monaka steps on the part of the Commeson that has the yelllow crystal floating in it.  It shatters, and Copy Vegeta is immediately affected.

I know the main event of this episode is the pacifier bit, but let’s not overlook this awesome shot of Copy Vegeta melting into goop.

Goku finishes off Copy Vegeta with a Kamehameha, and Vegeta turns solid again.  Potage thanks everyone for their help, although his job hasn’t changed.  You’d think crushing that little crystal would kill the Commeson for good, but apparently Potage still has to seal it away and keep anyone else from releasing it.  Couldn’t Goku throw it into the sun or something?  Well, I guess the old guy knows what he’s doing.  

Then everyone goes home and Vegeta is mortified to learn what a pacifier is.  He insists that he would have died before putting it in his mouth if he had any idea what it was.  I don’t know.  Between the Bingo Dance, the GT mustache, the nude ghost sequence, and several Yukio Ebisawa episodes of Z, I’m not even sure this is the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to Vegeta.

Ope, but we’re not done yet.  In a grimdark edgy preview, we see a familiar figure lurking in the shadows.  But no matter how desperately he tries, he cannot hide for long from...

The bullshittiest saga of them all!   Hoo-boy.

[aizenat]

So, like, there is a conversation I haven’t seen any Tokyo Revengers fans talk about here on tumblr with regards to the manga ending, and how bad it was. As much as anyone can like the idea of the clean and happy ending, the fatal flaw of Mikey and Takemichi going back in time to when they were kids, further back than the 12/10 year limit that was established with Takemichi, is that it undermines moments like in today’s episode where Takemichi is crying and lamenting on how he feels like he wasn’t able to help anyone.

Especially the line about him not being able to go back to help Baji, who just died in the story at this point, because he can only go back 12 years from the day hits because that limit exists. It also raises the stakes in the past: if someone dies in the past, there was no going back to try to save them. That was it. And it created the emotional stakes this very story is based in.

So the way the story turns around and is like “oh let’s go back to when Mikey and Takemichi were kids and have them, with the knowledge of what they all know will happen, make all the ‘right’ choices and have a perfect ending where no one died or went evil not even hanma’s weird ass” undercuts those stakes. The ending literally undermines this moment for fans. When Takemichi started going on about Baji’s death, I started to get sad then went “Wait, they go back in time and then he doesn’t die so this doesn’t matter.” It makes all this grief moot because we know it will all be reversed in the end.

Takemichi initially has no plans when he goes back in time the first time, but his actions end up saving Naoto’s life. Then from there, his goal is to save Hinata. It’s about saving her, and sure in order to save her he has to save Draken and Kazutora, and he connects with other people who he loses in the present and then he’s going back in time to save them, etc. The tragedy of the story should be that Takemichi can’t save everyone. He saved Draken but Kisaki got rid of Draken another way: putting him in death row. He saves Kazutora but at the expense of Baji dying. It’s almost final destination-esque in how the people he tries to save results in the death/harm of someone else. And it’s tragic, but makes it meaningful when he does manage to save someone.

The ending just undermines all of that. And it makes you wonder why are we even on this ride if nothing we see actually happens. All of this doesn’t matter. Everything we’re about to see doesn’t matter. This entire Christmas showdown was so intense and such an emotional high but none of it matters because apparently Mikey and Takemichi fix Taiju and his abusive relationship with his siblings before it escalates to the Christmas showdown. All the twists with how Kisaki fucked Takemichi over doesn’t matter because Kisaki becomes good after Takemichi befriends him or some shit. Hakkai having to grow a pair and stand up to Taiju doesn’t happen. Even Hakkai’s affection and admiration for Mitsuya doesn’t happen because if Taiju is a decent brother, Hakkai has no reason to look at Mitsuya as a stand in for a reliable older brother.

Everything just being good and resolved makes everything we’re about to witness pointless, and that’s what I can’t stand about the ending. I hope with the anime continuing that we get all the way to the ending and I hope the anime does a more filling and satisfying ending than what we got in the manga.

[nyxknocks]

My first thoughts after starting Yasujiro Ozu’s I Was Born, But… were of mild confusion, mostly because I completely forgot it was a silent film. I didn’t know much about it prior to watching (intentionally, because I don’t want the synopsis to give too much away) so I didn’t really know what to expect, but the aggressive (to me) piano was startling. Unfortunately I thought the accompaniment throughout the entire film didn’t really suit it personally so I kept the volume mostly down throughout. There were parts where it added to the story (a few instances of Mickey Mousing that are always satisfying) but mostly it was just background noise, which I guess was the whole point of it. The story itself was… interesting. I thought I knew where it was going, as Japan even in modern times has a lot of films/shows/media centered around bullying. I was also surprised it wasn’t as slapstick as I expected for a movie in this time period, though I do acknowledge that’s my own preconceived notions coming into play. Overall the movie was… fine. Some shots were pretty, specifically within the two boys’ home because the suburb outside was pretty barren, but besides that this movie wasn’t that interesting to me. It was okay. 

I figured, it being a commentary/comedy about bullying, that it would have some sort of resolution or message, and I guess in a sense it did? But it was a mixed one, personally. The boys’ temper tantrum because their dad “wasn’t important” was ridiculous, but I guess understandable because they are children reacting to their dad humiliating himself for his boss, which is a whole separate commentary on how we have to debase ourselves for higher ups or richer people, making ourselves (lower class/poor people) into spectacles for their enjoyment or face their wrath (termination). But also I thought the kids were just brats. They use the delivery kid to fight their battle for them, then take the spot as the main bully? You didn’t even fight your own battle! And then the end, where they still try to make it seem like they’re all friends now with the previous group of bullies/lead bully and still make the son of their dad’s boss get on the ground. Like you learned? Nothing? From your parents wanting you to be better? But also again they are children so how much can they learn in such a short amount of time. I don’t know. It felt like a backwards ending for whatever the intended message was supposed to be. I wish more time was spent with the dad and the boss, because that is a deeper message that I think is more important. Especially when he states that he doesn’t want them to grow up to be miserable like he is. I suppose you could say another underlying messaging is about how the “big picture” for kids is still incredibly small when you compare it to the knowledge that adults/parents have, because they solved one problem (I use the term “solved” loosely here, because man wth was that) but it’s just a step towards more things they’ll have to navigate as they get older. And I can’t be too mad at them for still putting the rich kid in the dirt, because my personal thoughts and feelings on rich people, but also he’s a kid so like… come on. Getting rid of one problem by creating another. 

I didn’t notice anything significant about how most of the frames were shot, because it didn’t seem that like… important to me? With this. There were a few instances where the dad was lurking around kind of hunched over looking like a vampire, and maybe that’s to show that he’s overworked? No idea. Though the scene with the dinner/lunch/whatever where they revealed the bigger egg was a nice touch/nod to the sparrows eggs they kept talking about. Which is also another point that they showed the sparrow egg making the dog sick, which I guess is a commentary or a way for them to point out that the way the boys were going about overcoming their bully issue was incorrect, but it also felt glossed over so quickly. It was a decent first watch, as I don’t really like silent films or black and white films (I have a bizarre issue where seeing black and white is kind of difficult for me, no I can’t explain it and yes it’s very weird) but it was still interesting to see how Japan does them. It still felt… American? Especially because why did that man’s office door say PRIVATE in English in Japan in ‘38. Weird. Anyway. Yeah, it was okay. I don’t have much critique to say or anything to really think about, I just wish it had done more. Also what was with the constant peeing in public. Little boys are gross. 

p.s i do love seeing all the precursors to so many physical mannerisms of kids in this movie vs how they move in more modern japanese dramas. i just kept thinking about gokusen the whole time while watching (love love love gokusen... but specifically the hands in the shorts slow shuffle walk is soooooo kumai coded. made my heart happy.)

[gertlushgaming]

Humanity Review (PlayStation 5)

For our Humanity Review, where we play A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!

Humanity Review Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 5.20GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game. - PSVR2 (PS5) and PSVR (PS4) compatible. (optional way to play) - Controller settings - Invert axis and sensitivity sliders. - Puzzle platform gameplay. - Opening tutorial levels. - Gameplay settings - cutscenes on retry, time controls, and retry keep commands toggles. - User stages and creator BETA modes. - Haptic feedback. - It all plays out in a 3D game world. - Full camera control complete with zoom-in and zoom-out. - Solution videos - view how to complete the level whenever and how many times you like. It does keep a record of your stats, however. - Goldy is a big Gold guy that can be collected for unique rewards. - You play as a dog that can freely jump around. You lay down commands to direct the crowds of people to the light. - Has a Lemmings feel to it all. - The crowd will go in the direction you set until they hit another command or fall foul of a hole/environmental hazard. - Collecting Goldy is optional. - You can fast-forward time. - The impressive amount of people on the screen at one time. - You can skip the cutscenes and interactions. - Has a methodical approach to problem-solving. - The user creates levels that are available to play are all cross-platform. - I like how you can go and set up this domino rally-style solution and when you hit the first direction to set it off... Chefs kiss. - Such a satisfying feeling when you work it out or rework a route for the optimal path. - Auto saves regularly. - There is a central place where all the rescued people/souls and Goldys go and here is where you select levels to play. - Each level shows how many stages and how many Goldys are in them. - Watching levels play out is such a magnificent thing. - In-game cutscenes. - New powers unlock as you play such as jump, high jump, and switches. - Player and Creator Level rankings, play history, etc. – are tied to your PSN account, so will carry over from PS4 to PS5 as long as you are using the same PSN account.) Humanity Review Cons: - Cannot rebind controls. - A lot to take in initially. - Music is an acquired taste. - Had a few soft lockups when in the menus. - It's not always clear what you need to do. - Takes a bit of getting used to. - Stage creator is not available in VR. - The early game is a bit rough as you don't always get a lot of time to look around. - Frustrating when you can't see or work out where the Goldys are. - Playing as the dog is good but he moves so fast that it can get tricky. - The camera isn't as reactive as you would like. Related Post: Cyber Neon Bundle Review (Nintendo Switch OLED) Humanity: Official website. Developer: Enhance Publisher: Enhance  Store Links - PlayStation Read the full article

[ledenews]

ON THE NAIL! - All-Star Break Edition

Going into the All-Star break, you were hoping the team would be able to pull off at least two wins and gain four standings points.  Now, after losing all three games and only gaining two standings points and dropping to fourth place in the division, what do the Nailers have to do to turn it around coming out of the break? Obviously, with all three games being within the division, all of the points you could earn (while keeping the opponent from gaining any themselves) is extremely beneficial, no matter the time of year.  Needless to say, having such a flat weekend, especially coming off of having almost the exact opposite happen the weekend before against the exact same teams, really hurts this team.  Wheeling now sits in the fourth and final playoff spot in the division, only two points up on Ft. Wayne, but the Comets have three games in hand right now, so there’s a good chance that, if Ft. Wayne earns the points they’re supposed to, it could drop the Nailers to the outside looking in.  The good news is, there’s still plenty of time to pull it together, along with plenty of games against opponents that the Nailers should be able to take advantage of. The Nailers hit the road each of the next two weekends, with games this Saturday at Kalamazoo (a team currently behind Wheeling in the standings) and Sunday at Indy (the current first-place team in the division).  Getting wins there will do a lot to keep the Nailers relevant within the division.  Keeping those teams from gaining points is almost as important.  Overtime wins still are wins and are still worth two points to your team, but allowing divisional teams, especially ones currently chasing you in the standings, to earn the additional “loser point” doesn’t do enough for you to maintain the distance you need.  I don’t want to say the Nailers need to go 2-0 this weekend, but I really do think one regulation win with either another win or an overtime loss for at least three standings points from this weekend are going to be quite important.  You can’t be satisfied gaining only one standings point in games like these, so the players will really need to stay focused and play good, sound hockey to earn those points this weekend. The Nailers were able to finally choose the player from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to complete the trade they made earlier in the season that sent Ryan Bednard south.  What are your thoughts on Chase Zieky, the player that is coming to play with the Nailers beginning this weekend? First off, I have to say that I bet the Nailers currently wish they had kept Bednard on the team, considering their top two goalies are currently still in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  He’s managed to have a pretty decent year thus far for the Swamp Rabbits, going 5-3-1 in his nine games played for them, accumulating a 2.82 goals against average and a .909 save percentage during his time there.  Not exactly world beating but doing well enough to hold your own.  And considering their regular starting goaltender currently is 9-7-3 with worse statistical figures, it doesn’t really surprise you to learn that they’re sitting in fifth place in their division and struggling to get their footing. I haven’t had a chance to see much from Chase Zieky so far this season, considering Wheeling doesn’t play against Greenville this year, but I went and looked him up to see what the team is getting.  Through 20 games played this season, Zieky has managed to pot six goals to go with five assists for a total of 11 points, and has accumulated 32 points in his 64 games of experience in the ECHL with Idaho and Greenville. But what I saw that impressed me the most was a young man who wasn’t afraid to use his speed to create shots, both for himself as well as his teammates.  I feel like he’s someone that you can slot in on either of your top two lines and he can find a way to fit in with his teammates and help create scoring chances.  I’m quite excited to see what he’ll be able to do the rest of the way to help push this team to keep them in a playoff spot.  He’ll obviously need more than the one practice he’ll be able to get prior to this weekend’s games to get a good feel for the style the Nailers like to use, as well as some of the plays they like to set up, but I don’t see why he can’t jump into this lineup and become a strong contributor right off the bat. The team finally announced their permanent replacement at assistant coach and pulled from the list of previous players in the franchise again in the hiring of Kyle McKenzie.  What are your thoughts on the new guy behind the bench to help coach Derek Army? Well, this weekend didn’t exactly go the way you would hope to welcome a new coach into the fold, losing three in a row, with two of those in overtime.  I never got the chance to see McKenzie out on the ice as a player, but from everything I saw and read, he was a rather strong stay-at-home defenseman who wasn’t afraid to be tough in his own zone on opponents.  Coach Army had a chance to both play with and coach him during McKenzie’s playing days, so I think that should be a definite leg up for both guys, as they’re well aware of what each other brings to the table.  I feel like having the opportunity to coach alongside a guy you played for should definitely be an advantage that the players on the Nailers should see in practice and in-game situations. My assumption, based on what I saw, would be that McKenzie will be taking on coaching the defensemen (obviously) as well as the penalty kill, which should help that unit out quite a bit.  Their PK unit has only managed to kill off 78% of the penalties taken this season, which is a rather dreadful number.  I think this number needs to be at least above 80%, hopefully closer to 85% in order to maintain success in this league, and I think McKenzie has the knowledge to impart to help get them closer to where they need to be.  I feel like this hiring is a step in the right direction for the team, allow them to get comfortable with who their coaching staff is, and should really benefit them the rest of the way. Based on what they have coming up the rest of the way, what do you think is the most important thing the Nailers have going for them in the second half and what do they need to work on to make sure things go the way they need them to go? Although this team is in a dogfight right now to hold onto their playoff positioning as they start working on the second half of the season, I still believe the Nailers can and should make the playoffs when all is said and done.  They currently are looking at exactly half of their games this year (36 games) remaining on the schedule to try to improve their positioning and stay above that playoff bubble.  The good news is, a lot of the games they have coming down the stretch are against the worst teams in the league (Norfolk and Iowa), who currently have a combined 13 wins on the season, not even enough to match the Nailers 17 wins they have to their credit.  The other good news is, of their remaining games, only nine are against the teams currently ahead of them in the standings (three against Indy including the one this Sunday, two against Cincinnati, and four against Toledo), so you can make the argument that they should have a strong case in all of their other games this year.  If they can find a way to go .500 or better in those games, while having closer to a .750 win percentage in the rest, there could be a shot that Wheeling moves up in the standings and strengthens their playoff odds considerably. Of course, that’s why they play the game on the ice and not on paper, so the guys on the team better focus up and be ready to play every night to hopefully earn their spot in postseason play.  In addition to the rather paltry penalty kill I mentioned above, their power play is still finding it hard to hit the back of the net often enough, only seeing success 17% of the time they get a chance.  Those numbers really do need to improve if Wheeling wants to play deeper into April and May.  The team overall has a -8 goal differential for the season at the midway point (106 goals scored versus 114 goals given up), but I think finding a way to tighten things up on both specialty teams would go a long way in helping that.  Also, I’m still seeing issues with their passing, especially in collecting hard passes across zones.  Way too many times, a hard pass is thrown ahead from the defensive end and the forward has no choice but to chip at it into the zone and chase instead of maintaining possession into the zone.  I feel like the Nailers have seen their biggest success when carrying the puck in and having a chance to set up a bit for an offensive chance, so working harder at making crisp passes and keeping that possession is something these guys should focus on to help keep their chances moving forward. With the rousing success of Wizards and Wands night now in the rearview mirror, what other promotions would you like to see the Nailers try next year to help draw the fans into the stands? First off, I want to congratulate the team on getting that big of a crowd through the doors.  Having a sellout crowd of 5,069 people on hand isn’t always easy, so having such a great promotion (as well as promoting it to the public through the media) really helped draw the crowd in.  I wish they could’ve come away from that seeing a win, but it was still a very exciting game against Cincinnati, and I really think it could still encourage those who were in attendance to come back again. With that being said, hockey has always been a “what have you done for me lately” sport, and there always has to be a next time.  The team does still have some rather fun nights planned the rest of the way this year, with pups and pucks night on February 4th against Iowa (I might just have to get tickets for that one and bring along my troublemaker to see what he would do in that sort of environment), Penguins night on February 11th against Norfolk (as a fan of the Penguins myself, that should be a very exciting night), as well as teacher appreciation night on March 25th against Reading (being married to a teacher myself, I know how much things like this means to a group who are normally underappreciated everywhere else). Looking ahead to next season though, I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to plan a Wizards and Wands 2.0 next year with how enthusiastic everyone was with the response to it this year.  But maybe they don’t have to stop there.  Why not find another movie or production franchise (hopefully one that’s also somewhat family-friendly like Harry Potter) and find a tie in to hockey to bring the fans in again?  Seems like a good idea after what you just saw last weekend.  My suggestion?  Lego night, from the Lego Movie franchise.  I don’t have any children of my own, but even I enjoyed those movies, and I think the team could find a way to have fun with that.  Have Lego building competitions, Lego-themed costume contests, and you don’t even have to limit it to just things to do with the movies.  A lot of people enjoy playing with Lego, so maybe the giveaway could be a Lego set that’s something just as cool as those wands they gave away last weekend.  I know they’ll come up with some good ideas, as they always do, but don’t forget to enjoy the ones they still have yet to come this year as well! 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[lollypopuiuxdesignstudio]

How UX Design Helps Boost Digital Marketing Performance?

Introduction

While UX design aims to understand and optimize user experiences, marketing focuses on creating brand awareness and boosting conversion. Therefore, many suppose that these two areas are totally disparable and there is no matching point among them. With that perspective in mind, the role of UX experts in Marketing campaigns is sadly still ignored. That’s why we hardly ever see the appearance of UX designers in Marketing teams. However, Forrester in 2016 reported that a good UX design could help increase 400% conversion rate in Marketing campaigns.

So, at which points do UX Design and Marketing match with each other? And how do UX experts contribute to the effectiveness of Marketing campaigns? Let’s figure it out in this article!

Where do UX Design and Digital Marketing Collide?

UX in digital marketing refers to the impressions, sentiments, and experiences customers have while dealing with digital marketing touchpoints including mobile applications, landing pages, and content.

Some aspects that UX Designers can improve during a Digital Marketing campaign include:

Buying process

Website information accessibility

Ease of access

Load speeds

Advertisement placements

Brand voice and tone

Jared Spool, in his interview with Martech, emphasized that UX is the most important driver of all Marketing metrics. The effort to optimize UX Design not only helps businesses improve the experience of their potential customers but also promotes Word-of-mouth marketing. Users having positive experiences tend to share with others about how satisfied or convenient they feel about your products or services and recommend them to try.

5 ways that UX design improves the effectiveness of digital marketing.

1. Optimize customer experience

A good UX design does well in building relationships with customers. It makes users feel like a marketing campaign isn’t wasting their time. McKinsey once emphasized that optimizing customer journeys can not only increase 20% customer satisfaction but also raises business revenue by 15%. In addition, as customers are satisfied with their experience, it’s likely that they become loyal to the business.

2. Improve SEO quality

Any marketer can use SEO tools to explore keywords and incorporate them into digital content. However, with a decent UX, your content on Google Search can be more exposed to visitors and encourages them to explore your website longer, which subsequently helps lower your bounce rate.

Along with bounce rate, pogo-sticking is another criterion that Google looks at to rank content and offer their users the best search results. Pogo sticking describes a situation when a user quickly navigates back and forth between pages in search results. This is a clear sign that users are unable to find what they’re looking for on the site. Websites with a high pogo sticking or bounce rate will be ranked low on Google Search. Therefore, the importance of UX design in SEO ranking is unparalleled.

3. Optimize mobile experience

Statista indicated that nearly 60% of website traffic comes from mobile devices in 2022. Additionally, over 60% of users prefer purchasing products or services from a mobile-friendly website. A research on Experience Dynamics also found that mobile users are 5 times more likely to abandon a task if a website isn’t optimized for mobile.

Given those figures, the importance of optimizing mobile experience is undeniable and UX Designers can help with this. By providing a great mobile experience, companies can retain conversion rates and boost SEO ranking.

4. Reduce cost

Digital marketers spend a significant amount of time and money on Pay-per-click (PPC) and Google AdWords in order to generate traffic and enhance conversion rates. However, if you get visitors to your site and they can’t find what they’re searching for, you’ve cost your investments.

According to McKinsey, improving customer journeys may save up to 20% on customer service expenditures. A poor user experience, on the other hand, affects your search engine visibility. If Google notices a high number of clicks back from your site, your pogo sticking will rise and you will stop ranking for specific keywords. If this occurs, your chances of appearing on the first search page are limited to none, which also means that your efforts and investments to increase organic traffic have been in vain.

5. Build conversions

It’s fantastic to attract attention from potential customers towards your marketing efforts, but convincing them to register, join up, or place an order is a different issue. A report of Design Management Institution revealed that design-led companies have outperformed 228% compared with the Standard and Poor in retaining their stock market advantage over the last 10 years.

A strong UX design may effectively lead potential customers through all phases of the purchasing process and increase conversion rates for organizations. Furthermore, UX may develop conversion funnels that clarify hurdles that visitors confront, allowing marketers to remove that path.

Conclusion

Given the value and benefits of UX, it’s necessary to place UX Design at the heart of your digital marketing initiatives. By doing this, you can optimize your campaign performance and drive more conversions.

Unfortunately, as Martech’s experts underlined, there are no clear analytics indicators or KPIs that would indicate that integrating UX into the process of developing your campaigns will increase performance. The only thing you can do is launch a marketing campaign that incorporates UX value, then assess the results in comparison to earlier campaigns that didn’t.

[babyitsfallin]

i'm setting off, but not without my muse | chan

pairing: bang chan/reader

word count: 1.4k

genre: romance, fluff

warnings: none! just some nice cuddling and words of reassurance

summary: chan works too much, you think he should take some time for himself.

Chan is a workaholic.

It’s not a quality that particularly goes under the radar by really anyone; not his groupmates, not his fellow staff, his family, him, but more importantly: you. There are at least four different cans of Monster littered across his desk, the lights dim in the small, confined space. His monitor hangs above him while he works, eyes darting from screen to screen while he clicks into different sections of the song he’s working on. A lazy bass pours out of the speakers as he clicks and drags it, pulling a distorted cymbal sound on top of it until he’s satisfied.

You like watching him work. He’s intent and focused, quite frankly it’s a little sexy, but mostly it’s relaxing. You get to sit and lounge, reading or playing on your phone or working on your own stuff while he does his. It’s a type of togetherness and closeness that’s comfortable, you don’t feel the need to talk or really say much of anything; just being in one another’s presence is enough. Plus, it’s pretty fascinating in the times you do pay attention to what he’s doing. He tends to do things without realizing, muttering under his breath, a mix between Korean and his thick Australian accent, for example. Sometimes he groans, pouting at himself for not getting the result he wants until he sighs and gets back to it. You usually don’t interfere, it’s part of his process. It’s not until he’s doing it in a timespan you deem a little too short for him to be doing it that often that you suggest a break, and he’s forced to sigh and agree with you.

“What do you think of this?” he asks, breaking you out of your thoughts. Your Twitter feed shines on your laptop next to you on the couch, long forgotten in favor of admiring your talented boyfriend. He clicks play, and the instrumental he’s been working on practically bounces off of the walls. It’s slower than the usual song the boys use, something more adjacent to the song he and Hyunjin worked on, but not quite as sexy. A cool electric guitar curls in a few seconds into the intro and you smile, nodding along with the beat. It’s good, no it’s better than good.

“I think it sounds like a new single,” you praise, letting yourself fall into the sound as it envelops you. “What’s the topic for the song, anyways?”

“Dunno, Felix is actually supposed to be set to write this time, they really liked some of what he did on Surfin’,” he replies, and he dons that sweet, adoring smile whenever he talks about Felix, warm and caring. “But he wanted me to produce the instrumental for it, we’re supposed to discuss how it’ll all sound with the lyrics sometime this week.”

“Wow, you sound so professional,” you tease, and Chan rolls his eyes playfully as he turns the track down, swiveling his chair to look at you. “I’m excited to hear it, though. I can’t believe he gets to write his first full, real song.”

“I know right?” Chan smiles. “I’m so proud of him. Hey, maybe you can be in when he records it, give some thoughts, yeah?”

“Wow, what an honor,” you intertwine your fingers together, and place your chin on top of them. “Of course I can.”

“Ah, perfect,” Chan stretches his arms above his head, the edges of his cut shirt revealing his sides as a yawn finally escapes him while the track runs to the end. It isn’t until then that you realize it’s well past any decent time to sleep, flicking your eyes to your laptop to see the clear 5:38 AM right in the corner. Oops.

“We should get some sleep,” you suggest, and you catch Chan closing his eyes for a second, narrowing your own at him.

“Mmm, soon, I just need to –”

“Babe,” you put a touch of an edge in your voice, more of a warning than anything, and he purses his lips at you. “It’s almost six in the morning. The track can wait for finishing touches, it’s not going to run away,” you tease.

“But –”

“C’mere,” you close your laptop, placing it onto the floor as you scoot over, patting the spot next to you on the couch as he eyes it. He stands up, and you hear a light pop in his knees as he makes his way to you. He settles in next to you, wrapping his arms around your middle, as he buries his face into your neck.

He’ll never admit it, you think, but he needs the break. He’s always doing something, writing or producing or giving an interview or learning choreography or taking care of the other members. He doesn’t mind, you know that, but Chan’s always been one to overextend himself. He always gives so much of himself to others, you included, and has a tendency to forget himself. You catch a glimpse of his eyebags, deep and heavy from the corner of your eye and it has you bringing a hand to curl in his hair as he properly relaxes into you.

“You shouldn’t work yourself so hard,” you mumble, letting your nails scratch lightly at his scalp. He gives a sound of appreciation and squeezes you tighter.

“I know,” he whispers into your neck, and it tickles just a touch.

“I’m serious,” you keep your voice low. You don’t want to yell at him, but more so…to remind him. Chan’s always taking care of others, watching over them and making sure they’re taken care of. You think it’s time someone was there to take care of him for once. “You shouldn’t worry about being up into the morning hours to just work on something. It’s not good for you.”

He stays silent, his hand rubbing circles into your shirt, like he’s contemplating your words, actually taking them to heart. His breath is soft and warm against your skin, and despite the conversation, it’s a comforting feeling to be surrounded by him, held by him.

“Okay,” he says, and he shifts, resting his chin against your shoulder to look at you. “…I’ll ask for some time off. It’s been a while, anyway. We could all use it.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah, really,” he smiles, and he presses a kiss against your shoulder. “Let’s take a trip somewhere, just the two of us.”

“…Really?” you ask again, and he laughs, bright and like honey, your favorite sound in the world.

“Yes, really,” he grins, teasing tone in his voice, a light giggle mixed in. “Feels like the only time alone we get is in here, you deserve romance! A picnic and a night sky!”

“I like watching you work,” you insist. “It’s nice, and relaxing.”

“Did you not just tell me I work too much?” he grins, and you narrow your eyes at him good naturedly.

“You do,” you say, and move to kiss the tip of his nose, earning a sound that crosses between a giggle and fake disgust. “I’m just saying don’t feel bad that this it the time we have to spend together. It’s not a punishment to watch you create masterpieces.”

“I’m so glad you think Cheese is a masterpiece.”

“It is, you helped make it,” you grin, and he returns it, letting his eyes slide shut. “It doesn’t matter where we are, or what we’re doing, I’m just glad I get to be with you doing it. But,” you pause, and he lifts his brows in wait, keeping his eyes shut. “ I do want us to feed each other and be totally gross while you point out constellations.”

“Then I guess I’ll just have to give you exactly what you want, huh?” he hums.

“I guess you will.”

He smiles in response, and you start to feel the evening out of his breath, a whispered, groggy “I love you,” before sleep finally pulls him in, rested against you, his arms loose around your waist now as he leans into you. You rest your cheek onto the top of his head, letting your own lids slide shut, cuddling in next to him.

It’s not the most ideal sleeping arrangement, you know you’d both be more comfortable sleeping laying down, even in the tiny bed back at his dorm, but having him draped all over you, finally getting the rest that’d been pulling at him for ages, well, the ideals could always be saved for later. Right now you had your boy, and a sweet promise of something even more exciting later; what more could you ask for.

[vilkalizer]

So a slightly less sleep deprived take:

Three Hopes was fun.

Warriors gameplay isn't super complicated, but it is satisfying to chop up mooks by the hundreds and obliterate their bosses with giant flashy special moves. There's also some more elaborate options where you can order characters you aren't controlling to attack or defend specific areas or units. The weapon triangle encourages, but does not force, you to diversify your cast and try different characters.

Not only is Shez a cool and good character, but Byleth is also a lot better now that they're allowed to have the character the last game kept informing us they did but never showing off! Yeah their role is smaller here but they still get more personality in that smaller space than we're ever shown in Houses. Huge upgrade and may we never see another fucking mute player insert in a fe game ever again.

I like that the recruitments make some sense, basically everyone had a good reason to defect besides kissing Byleth's ass, and the ones who didn't… didn't. (Look, if Sylvain isn't willing to betray his county for tits this time around, that's on him, not me.)

Support conversations not existing for a decent chunk of the supports is a shame, but the ones we do get were pretty good so i'm more than willing to accept the tradeoff if it means we don't have to see the same shit repeated over and over.

All in all very solid button-mashy action, would recommend.

There are several annoyances, however. Why is the facility that sells upgrade materials separate from the one that uses them? Why can you switch classes from the camp menu, but not upgrade them? Both of these just create obnoxious busywork that didn't need to be there.

The camp, much like the monastery, wears out its welcome after a while. It is smaller, however, and takes less time to go through.

It sucks that they doubled down on gender locked classes, and it sucks even more now that they're all weapon locked too. Punchsithea has literally one option now, the shitty starting fighter one which for some reason is the only class that can use multiple weapon types - which isn't a huge deal since the stat changes are fairly minor, but it still sucks a lot!

Some characters who should really have been playable are not, and it annoys me mightily. Would it fucking kill you to give me Hanneman, game? Manuela is in, why is he not? If he and war clergy are held back to be dlc, i'm going to fucking scream.

Meanwhile, the "secret" characters you can unlock on a second+ run can only be used on replays of maps you've already beaten, not in the story mode, which makes them entirely pointless! Would if fucking kill them to let me just play the fucking game?

Also, from this one path, there are several things i wish they'd gone into more depth with, but they… don't. (Maybe on the other routes? But you'd think bird route would be the place for moleman info…) Way more seems to be left hanging than in Houses, and not in the way that og beagles did (where the campaign against the molemen postgame wasn't going to involve Fire Emblem style gameplay anyway).

But none of that makes it not a solid button-mashy action game, so.

[your-daily-biaswrecking]

Your ot7 drabble was awesome! Do you think you can do something similar with just the hyung line? I'm sorry I'm such a slut for the hyung line

The ot7 drabble that's being referenced

Hoseok wasn't your ex. You only hooked up with him for a while, you were never really dating. But that's what Namjoon seemed to think since when you flirted with him he talked about how he couldn't do that to his best friend. He did it though; fucked you once or twice. With Yoongi it was a one-time thing, you swear, and it was only because you were both drunk. And now Jin… He was a new one. Perhaps you should feel bad for getting with almost everyone in their friend group... But was it your fault they were all insanely hot and horny for you? What, you can't just say no to them!

The way you had ended up out for drinks with Jin was almost accidental, but the way you were making out in his car certainly wasn't. A "finally" whispered in between your lips was what gave him away, but you couldn't agree more. Finally. He drove you back to his place and there was excitement bubbling in your gut, until you walked in and saw three more boys waiting on the couch.

"What, you thought I wouldn't tell them?" Jin asked from behind you when he saw how you had frozen, mouth open and eyes wide. He was so casual about it, walking up to his friends as they all checked you out nonchalantly.

“Even Jin?” Hoseok spoke first, laughing but not seeming amused. “Wow, you really are a little slut.” You had no idea they knew what you had done, yet it was now obvious they didn’t keep secrets from each other. How was it that this was allowed? If they knew, why did they all try to get with you?

“Hobi, I—” You were at a loss for words. Do you apologize? But you didn’t do anything wrong. If you did, shouldn’t they be feeling guilty, too? They did this on purpose.

Namjoon got up suddenly, walking to you. “It’s okay, sweetie,” he murmured, and a hand came to stroke your chin momentarily. “We like you because you’re a little slut. All we want to know is what you plan on doing now.”

You blinked, looking at him with your eyes still wide as if you were terrified, not really understanding what was expected from you. And Jin, as if he knew, draped an arm over your shoulders. “What he means is… are you gonna make up your mind about which one of us you want?”

“Or are you just gonna keep fucking all four of us?” Yoongi’s voice was coarse and he didn’t even look at you. And you gulped.

“And what’s wrong with that?” you mumbled. Like you said, you weren’t dating any one of them. So why would it be wrong if you wanted to fuck different men since you were single?

You heard Hoseok chuckle from behind you as he was circling you. And then he leaned in right next to your ear. “Careful what you say or you might get yourself in a difficult situation,” he whispered, making you shiver.

“Baby,” Jin called to get your attention. “If you don’t want to choose, you don’t have to.”

“Right…” Namjoon breathed next to you, getting closer and closer to you. “I don’t mind sharing.”

Perhaps you should indeed feel bad. You should act decently. You didn’t though, let them know how much you wanted them. All of them. Because if they all wanted you, why would you say no to them? Yoongi pushed through the others to kiss you, lips harsh like they were trying to hurt you, and you figured it was desperation deriving from the fact that he probably couldn’t remember your kisses very well. And then Jin made sure to devour and feel you up for a long while, since he was the one still processing the feeling.

“Wanna see how good you are,” he admitted. “Wanna see if your pussy is as good as they say.” Had they been talking about what it’s like to fuck you? The image made you moan hard.

“Shit,” you heard Namjoon cuss while he was palming himself through his pants. “Missed those pretty moans of yours, baby.” And you whined louder for him, reaching out until you were kissing him sloppily.

“I missed that hot body,” Hoseok countered. “C’mon, little one, take those clothes off and show my friends what you got.”

You were spread on the couch, naked, and the boys let Jin handle you first, out of respect for their hyung and his curiosity for you. He chose to have his asymmetrical fingers diving in and out of you while he licked your clit. And the other three boys observed you for a while, marveling at your expressions and noises. Something about being watched by them got you so worked up, feeling an orgasm already near. And then Yoongi came closer, caressing your cheek before he let his thumb press on your lip.

“Do you want something in your mouth, baby?” he asked in a low tone, remembering how you had loved to suck on his fingers last time. This time he filled your mouth up with his dick instead. Hoseok joined too, wanting attention so you alternated between their cocks, sometimes even licking both of them at the same time, hands stroking them and keeping them close. Of course, Namjoon wouldn’t be left out; he brought his mouth down on you, kissing your tummy and inner thighs at first, until Jin allowed him some room to suck on your clit while he continued to fuck you with his hand.

You came like that. Screaming loudly as you creamed Jin’s fingers and choked on Yoongi’s dick. You were instantly being turned around, on your wobbly hands and knees, and the eldest man grabbed your ass to drill into you. A grumpy Hoseok was shutting you up very soon —because you were being too damn loud— by fucking your throat properly. The other two enjoyed the view with their palms around their dicks.

“What a good girl,” Jin said one too many times. “She takes us so well.”

“You like being fucked like that, don’t you, you little whore?” Hoseok was growling, always harsher than the rest. And you had tears rolling down your cheeks from gagging a bit too much around him, your pussy pulsing around Jin from the effect their words had on you. You came another time, freeing your mouth and Jin pulling out, falling down as you tried to catch your breath.

“I know you can do better than that,” Namjoon was scolding right as he grabbed you by the waist to lift you off the couch completely. He laid on the floor. “Ride me, baby.” So you straddled him reverse cowgirl, taking him deep inside you before you started bouncing up and down, meeting his own thrusts. Your legs were shaking but you were fucking yourself on his cock hard, his thickness always making you crave more of him.

“Yoongi,” you moaned, reaching out for the man that was keeping the quietest through it all. “Fuck my mouth, baby, please.” And he immediately carried out your wish, standing in front of you with his hands buried in your hair and letting you take him to the rhythm your rocking was creating. Jin and Hoseok were on either side of you, enjoying you stroking them as best as you could with your bad focus. All four of them fucked by you at the same time. And when Yoongi lost his control and spilled down your throat, it triggered another orgasm for you. Your pussy getting so tight around Namjoon’s cock that he cursed and pulled you off him in order to coat your ass white, too.

“She can still take more dick,” Hoseok said with confidence. “Let me fuck that pussy till I fill it up, yeah? Just like the old days.” Making sure Jin was included, he was sat on the couch while you bent in front of him and got railed by Hoseok from behind. Trying to keep the older member in your mouth but moaning so much it was hard. The sight alone was enough for him though, and he spurted all over your face. Hair pulled until your back was arched and you were crying, begging for Hoseok to be gentler as the rest of the boys could only watch how he abused your cunt in a practiced manner, feeling their dicks slowly get hard again.

He spanked you a few times. “Gonna fill this slutty cunt up,” he grunted, getting close. “Look at how many dicks you let fuck you like that. How many dicks you need to be satisfied. Fucking whore.” He did just as promised, seed flowing inside you with another spank and his fingers rubbing your clit in a desperate attempt to make you milk his cock.

And you came for the fourth; one for each of the boys you couldn’t choose from.

Masterlist

[hanmasushi]

MONTERO (Short Bonten! Scenario)

What happens when you're the new recruit and the only woman in Bonten.

warning ✁ suggestive content, slight cursing, mentions of alcohol and drugs. third person pov. fem!reader. Bonten Men !! Short scenario.

a/n ✁ uhh im just gonna leave it here bye.

wc ✁ 1.6k

ost ✁ Montero by Lil Nas X (pink fonts are lyric references to the song)

For a moment she’d forgotten how she got roped in the situation she was in now. Slightly intoxicated yet she felt more in control than she’d ever been. She smiled as she felt warm hands on her ass, allowing herself to be pulled.

She only briefly remembers receiving a text from Akashi indicating a time and place. It was a famous club in downtown Tokyo and it was set at a later time of the night. She knew she was going to get dressed. She’d only been part of Bonten for a week, as per Akashi’s recommendation, and she could already tell they were an expensive bunch.

She had her long hair tucked in a neat bun, a black coat covering her body while sporting a fresh makeup look. She was decent enough, but she brought extra paraphernalias just in case she’d need them.

Hours passed by and they were now on the upper deck of the club overlooking the crowd, hectic laser lights and constant color shift filling in the venue along with the loud booming of trap music. She still didn’t know what their course of action was but she knew this was an urgent mission. With Akashi, Sanzu, Kokonoi, Ran, and Rindou, basically the majority of the important Bonten figures present, this mission was definitely something that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

This was her first mission, she wasn’t an executive but Akashi made the point to make her tag along. She was being tested, she suspected. She was about to ask when Akashi beat her to it, he was leaning into the railings with a fresh lit cigarette at hand.

“I had an informant of mine saying that crucial information about Bonten was being sold to our biggest rival gangs in Tokyo. And no, there was no mole this time. Information was stolen from us by a notorious hacker. It was said that he was selling it for a considerably expensive price. We couldn’t do anything stupid like attacking him in his own base because a few clicks could mean Bonten’s demise. So I heard that he was going to do the exchange an hour from now. What we’re looking for is a small flash drive, it was said that it’s the only copy to exist that he made. The outcome of this mission could mean the rise or fall of Bonten.” Akashi said in a casual manner, he was now halfway done with his cigarette.

“That’s him.” Sanzu pointed to a guy in the middle of a crowd. It was a lanky guy in a worn out band tee, dark flannel jacket and black skinny jeans.

“Him?” she couldn’t help blurt out but she was positive she could take him out in hand-to-hand combat. The guy looked clearly out of place considering he was like a boy undergoing puberty eyeing every woman he could lay his gaze on, awkwardly nodding as he took a sip of his drink. She was getting secondhand embarrassment just by looking at him.

“Don’t be fooled, he may seem harmless but he’s smart enough to hire guards around him. Getting close to him will not be easy.” Ran pointed around a bunch of beefed up men not too far from the hacker, blending right into the crowd.

“Besides, creating casualties in a crowd like this is not ideal.” Rindou added.

“Best route of action is to wait till he gets out of the club, and beat the other gang to it. Then we’ll have dollface over here, take the drive and make a run for it.” Koko said as he looked at her with his usual smug expression.

“So your plan is to wait for how many ungodly hours and make me an errand girl? Well that’s fucking sexist.” She said trying not to lose her composure, talk about workplace discrimination.

“You got a better plan?” Sanzu loomed over her, his pills having been taking effect considering he was starting to get maniacal and chaotic by the minute.

“Actually, I do.” She said as she started taking her bun and letting her long hair loose. She then took off her coat revealing a black corset mesh mini dress, hugging her figure tightly. “And I'll bet you I can do it in less than three minutes.” She was now applying a crimson shade of lipstick that she pulled out from her purse, she was right about needing her paraphernalia, instantly transforming her fresh glam into a sultry one.

“Yeah right.” Sanzu scoffed. She then shoved her coat and purse into Rindou’s empty arms. Rindou was about to protest because he thought she was going to jeopardize the mission but Ran held him back, he wanted to see how this one plays out.

She was already downstairs blending in the crowd, she was gonna need liquid luck if she wanted to be believable. She downed three shots of vodka before she took one look at her new superiors as if to say “watch me”. That was when Montero by Lil Nas X played and the entire mood of the dancefloor shifted as the smoke machines and lights made the atmosphere more alluring. With smoke filling the air as the lights faded out into purple red blue hues, oh she was in the zone.

I caught it bad yesterday

You hit me with a call to your place

Ain't been out in a while anyway

Was hopin' I could catch you throwin' smiles in my face

It hadn’t been a minute since she downed the vodka but she could feel her body heating up. She was swaying her hips delicately, instantly catching the attention of beautiful strangers around her. She had to gather up momentum if she didn’t want to be suspected.

Romantic talkin'? You don't even have to try

You're cute enough to fuck with me tonight

She let herself be the center of intoxicated strangers, her plan was to make him notice her. It wasn’t long till she caught the hacker’s attention, all she had to do was make him long for her.

Call me when you want, call me when you need

Call me in the morning, I'll be on the way

Call me when you want, call me when you need

Call me out by your name, I'll be on the way like

She never broke eye contact as she continued exchanging body heat with strangers. Swaying off synching into the beat of the song. She had her way of making the man focus on her. Teasing as if she was challenging him to be brave and get closer.

With a different man’s hands around her, she wanted him to feel envious of what was in front of him. That’s when he took the bait, he took one last sip of his drink as if to say fuck it. She knew she was winning the moment he let his guard down. He made his way to her, she was trying to suppress her laughter as she thought of how the alcohol he consumed made him feel that he was desired by a woman like her.

Mmm, mmm, mmm

Mmm, mmm, mmm

For a moment she’d forgotten how she got roped in the situation she was in now. Slightly intoxicated yet she felt more in control than she’d ever been. She smiled as she felt warm hands on her ass, allowing herself to be pulled. She played along, taking his lead, she definitely wasn’t raising any alarms. He was a terrible dancer, she thought. All he had going on was groping her intimate parts of the body. Just a bit more, she continued grinding on the man behind her, feeling him. In the corner of her eyes she could see the executives. Ran, Kokonoi and Sanzu were amused. Akashi still bearing the same neutral look as he smoked another cigarette. Rindou, on the other hand, was shocked at the display. It was near the end of the song when she knew she had to start wrapping things up.

For the finale, she thought she’d surprise them even more by turning around and pulling the guy into a deep kiss.

Oh, call me by your name (mmm, mmm, mmm)

Tell me you love me in private

His hands still on her ass, she decided to take advantage of the situation as she delicately slipped her hands in one of his pockets till she thought BINGO, she’d found the motherload.

Call me by your name (mmm, mmm, mmm)

I do not care if you lyin'

As she broke off the kiss, the man felt like he was still in trance. It took him a moment to realize she was slowly pulling away. He opened his eyes, she gave him one last flirtatious look before she disappeared into the crowd.

Well I'm just feelin', mm-uh

I wanna get, mm-uh

I'm in my, into my, uh

I'm mm, mm

I'm still, mm, mm-mm

The entire time the executives were definitely taken aback from the sudden explicit display.

Seconds later, she was back in the upper decks with the rest of the executives with the guy's scent still lingering. She handed the flash drive to Akashi, who this time had a satisfied look.

“With 30 seconds to spare,” She said to Sanzu. She then took her coat and purse from Rindou, who was just as confused as he was intrigued. She then wrapped her coat back to her body.

"And that is how you handle men, gentlemen" Kokonoi and Ran let out an amused chuckle.

“My my, I don’t know where you found her but I think she’s going to be useful.” Ran said to Akashi.

“As expected.” Akashi simply replied.

The men all made a mental note not to let their guard down around her, despite being an asset, the way she lures men is alarming for them.