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prentissluvr · 4 months

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OKAY HERE ARE SOME SAM THOUGHTS BEFORE I CLEAN MY ROOM (some platonic but mostly romantic)

loves getting his hair played with (romantically and platonically)

main love language is quality time

could have this giant on his knees if you compliment constantly (his looks or his personality) (mainly his personality) (he knows and is aware of how conventionally attractive he is but isn’t cocky about it) (like another winchester LOL)

runs warmer than the average human being so he’s your personal heater in the winter

but in the summer you make sure he stays far away from you bc man sweats A LOT in his sleep 😭😭

I HAVE MORE BUT I GOTTA CLEAN MY ROOM

ILL BE BACK LATER WITH DEAN AND MORE SAM 🤭🤭

djhJHFSKDJ SAMMMMM AAA okay okay bear with me while i go absolutely insane LMAO. like this is long LOL so i am gonna add a cw for anyone who stumbles upon our time of feeding each others delusions <3 i got carried away ahahahaha hehehehehe i'm normal about him tho!

wc: 1.6K. cw: kissing, a bit of swearing, brief mention of things trying to kill you bc that's the life lol, unedited

⟢ playing with his hair : do NOT get me started on sam's hair <3 it's always so pretty, and you have to make that known! sure, you do it out loud, but we'll get to the complimenting in a bit hehe. your favorite way of making it known (and definitely his) is by playing with it. constantly. and he can never get enough. sure, he gets embarrassed or picky about it around dean, like he does with just about anything romantic or sweet (mostly because dean won't ever let that sort of thing go un-teased). but he just loves so much to lay his head in your lap and let you thread your fingers through that pretty brown hair <33 it makes him feel so relaxed, and cared for in a way that doesn't feel overbearing or overly obvious.

and he loves it especially it because he knows that you do. he can feel you physically relax from under him when you sweetly run your hands through his hair, gently pulling apart any small knots and taking your time to take care of that gorgeous head of hair. he will also certainly melt and try to hide the pink tint to his cheeks when you reach for his hair unexpectedly, like when you lean in to fix a fly-away strand or full on card your hands through his hair when he's in the middle of research and didn't notice you approach.

also!! put your hands in his hair when he's kissing you!!! please!!! he's begging on his knees!!! god, he loves that so so much and he gets a secret ego boost because, once again, he can physically feel how much you love it too. he'll always kiss you harder when your hands move to tangle themselves in his hair.

gets embarrassed if you put little braids in his hair, especially as he grows older and it grows longer, but he can't resist how much it makes you smile, so he lets you get away with it if dean isn't around. and just imagine putting pretty clips in his hair LOL he pouts and asks you to take them out immediately, but not before kissing the smug grin off of your lips. will die and try his hardest to delete them if you ever get pictures of him like that, but you keep your blackmail well protected hehe.

as for platonically, that is facts! he thinks its very sweet if you're his best friend or sibling! it's not as big a thing as it would be in a romantic relationship, but he'll love to have his hair played with by anyone willing <33

⟢ love language; quality time : this is like almost sad and especially sweet at the same time because the poor boy has no time to spend much quality time with you. but again, this kind of makes this whole thing sweeter because that means each moment is just that much more precious. obviously, he'd love to be spending quality time with you by going on dates in the park, taking you to a nice restaurant that's not too stuffy, or something even as simple as taking you to the movies. but those things are hard to do, so to him, any time spent with you without the presence of something trying to kill you can be turned into that precious quality time.

for him, it's about sitting on the couch with your legs strewn over him or his head on your lap or yours on his shoulder (really any sort of thing keeping him connected to you) as you pour over lore books. it's about the seamless exchange when the two of you figure out how to kill your monster or save the world together. it's about posing as fbi to get answers and slipping his hand into yours when no one's looking or grabbing a decent breakfast together before the start of a busy day. all he cares about, the things he treasures, are you falling asleep on him in the back of the impala because he gave up shotgun to sit next to you, taking months, maybe longer to get through one season of a tv show together, and always taking even just a small moment out of a busy day to be together.

⟢ complimenting him : it's true that he needs less assurance about his looks because he certainly is aware that he is fine as fuck. but let's definitely establish that he adores to hear praise about his looks specifically from you because duh! he's in love with you and you're the only one he cares about!!

but yeah, when you compliment his personality, his sweet, loving, courageous hot sometimes completely idiotic and frustrating self?? oh he's done for. he's honestly far less used to that. when you're half asleep, and you murmur into his chest that you think he's so smart, kind, funny, loving, and brave and that you couldn't be more proud to be his? he's complete mush in your arms, he can't believe it.

"that's all you, baby," he'll refute, and you'll certainly grow bashful under his compliment, but you want him to accept it, at least a little bit. "i mean it, sammy, i really do." your voice is all soft and sleepy, and oh so earnest that he can't help the aching of his heart. "i know you do," he'll whisper, suddenly emotional and not wanting you to hear it. "i'm just glad you think so. i'll always do my best to be those things for you," and that's the kind of thing he only admits when the sole light in the room comes from a dim, clouded over moon and your head is tucked under his chin so you can't see his face. he means it, of course, but he's not used to such vulnerability and blatant adoration.

he'll clench his jaw when you tell him you know that, but that it's true that he's all those things and more for so many people, the few close ones, and all the ones he passes by and does his best to save. he doesn't fully believe you, he's got a lot of guilt built up in that sweet mind of his. and it's true he's not perfect, but you never said that. all you're trying to tell him is that you love who he is, so much, and he can never thank you enough for that.

bonus, he really really loves when you tell him you think he's funny. it's definitely an ego booster, plus he loves loves loves to know that he can always make you smile and laugh.

⟢ your personal heater : this is literally sooo true. he's so big with so much body mass that he'd have so much body heat to give off. but i so agree that on top of that, he'd also totally be on the warmer side. if you're naturally warm as well, then you two are an unstoppable force in the winter time (the both of you are lulled to sleep by the other's body heat in a matter of minutes). either way, he'll always envelope you in hugs when it gets cold because he knows it'll warm you up right away. he doesn't have to ask to know when you're cold, because you'll always press yourself to him, maybe grabbing his arm and pulling it around yourself before even saying a thing to him.

"you cold?" he'll ask sweetly, and after feeling your nod and hearing your muffled "mhmm," he's quick to wrap his other arm around you too and pull you closer.

for the folks with cold hands like me, he's always trying to warm them up with his own. whether you've slipped your hand in to his just to be near and they're particularly chilly, or he can see you trying to warm your hands up yourself, he's quick to take up both of your hands in his to warm them up. when he grabs up both of your hands, he'll pull them to his chest and hold them there until he's satisfied they're warm. he'll look into your eyes and talk about something completely unrelated, all casual as if he's not making you flustered. other times, he'll warm up one hand at a time, encasing it in both of his own, rubbing it and blowing warm air on it before gently slipping it into his warm, warm pockets and moving on to the other.

also, if he finds out your face is cold, he'll cup your cheeks with his large, furnace hands or full on just pull your face into his head or neck to warm you up that way.

but yeah😭😭 summer can be a lot less pleasant. if you manage to have cold hands even in the summer (i could never i wish), he'll try to steal the coolness from your hands and you'll be like oh my god please stop i'll die LOL.

and you're like nooo babe of course i want to sleep with you, you just have to stay as far away as possible and never touch me because it might burn me to death. if he's tired and touch-starved younger sam will pout at you and tell you he just wants to cuddle. later seasons sam just won't take no for an answer and will just pull you to him until he gets too hot himself lmao. he'll make sure there's a fan on you first and a glass of ice water on your bedside. basically he loves that he's warm in the winter because it brings you closer to him, then gets pissed about it in the summer because you don't want him too close unless there's sufficient a/c or some other form of ventilation to make it cooler lol.

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amxrany · 27 days

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!! CHAPTER 7 / DIASOMNIA ARC SPOILERS !!

We're going straight to the point here (Jade's Dream):

So for Jade's Dream, we find ourselves in a place called a Submarine Volcano

Floyd says that he's jealous of Silver's UM, because it sounds fun even if he can only do it in his sleep. Silver also thinks that someone like Floyd could easily master his UM, but Jamil just tells him that Floyd would simply turn people's dreams into nightmares 😭

That's when the volcano started going off and Floyd turned into his merform just in time to save us. Because it turns out that the vents on the volcano can release hot water and smoke that contains toxins that are not good for the body, which causes the others what's Jade doing at a place like this.

Floyd asks Idia to give the others mermaid forms but Idia told him that he can't because he would have to create everything from scratch because he has no knowledge about mermaid anatomy, but Floyd just accepts and turns his bioluminescence on

He's doing something called "Counter Illumination", it's used as a way to camouflage from predators by emitting light that resembles the surface. It's also used to communicate to other mermaids and they use it to hide as well, it can also be used to hunt prey.

That's when we find Jade with Azul, who's finding precious metal in the area, they find one but it's stuck in a crack

Ok so apparently Jade likes seeing people suffer in this lmao, but the face Azul makes in this takes me out like wtf is this 😭 (he got burned while trying to grab the metal)

While watching all of this happen, Silver gets reminded of Ruggie, who looks for coins in the vending machine and Floyd just says that even though Azul loves valuable things, he wouldn't go THAT far (he thinks)

That's when Jade calls for Dream! Floyd and THE FACE IS JUST SO STUPID I CAN'T AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Floyd's just like "wtf do i always look this clueless to Jade?" and Yuu is given the option to roast Floyd lmao but yeah we can see that Jade simply dreams of all 3 of them having fun and them listening to Jade's interest

But Floyd wasn't having it, so he proceeds to attack the group. Let's just say Floyd is not happy, and Dream! Azul's confused as to why there are two Floyds that look exactly like each other and Floyd's just like "what do you mean this guy's like a mirror" about his dream self 😭

(yooo these spot the difference games are getting harder than i thought)

Dream! Azul tells Jade to not be fooled by the new Floyd, because the "real" has always been a lovely and charming person, like the fake is pretty much just gaslighting Jade and Jade believes the fake. Floyd gets upset about his brother leaving him, so he attacks both of the fakes but Jade comes in to protect them and they just start fighting

Idia believes that the reason why Jade isn't waking up is not because of his imagination, but rather, his strong beliefs in his mind basically refusing to listen to anyone. Floyd mentions that Jade refuses to listen to their parents. But basically, if Jade refuses to listen, then Floyd will simply let him sleep peacefully

And yeah the fight still goes on and no one has a clue on how to stop it, until Sebek gets the bright idea of using Living Bolt on them and you can say, it was super effective

(By the way one of the accounts I'm browsing through to make these is @/acesuuu on twitter, check them out for their translations btw their thread helped me find the missing info I lacked)

It seems that Sebek's electroshock therapy actually worked, as Jade is starting to recollect some things. But Dream! Azul literally just comes in and pushes Floyd out of the way 😭Dream! Azul asks how his "cute subordinate" is doing and Dream! Floyd is just saying that he can't live without him. That causes Jade to wake up, because he knows damn well they would never say that

Jade defeats both of the fakes and once that was done Floyd approaches him knowing that he's awake...and they proceed to fight again 💀. But they stop and Jade soon hugs Floyd while apologizing to the others about their "sibling quarrel" (which to the others, is way more than that)

Ortho then shows the video to Jade, who agress that the dream's happy ending seems boring. They're aware that the next dream they're going to is Azul, and everyone is just assuming that capitalism is taking over the world in that dream. Before they traveled, Grim complained that they're struggling to fit cuz the Tweels and Sebek are built like closets 😭

And that's it for Jade's Dream, I was supposed to post this yesterday but it was already late in the evening, so to the next day we go

Hope you guys enjoyed!

Next: Azul's Dream Previous: Floyd's Dream

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hischierswhore · 18 days

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FOR THE BETTER | chapter 1

✰ warnings: cursing, mentions of cheating, mentions of violence, if i missed anything please please please let me know

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january 30th

Betrayed. That's exactly what you felt as you scrolled through the messages between your boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend. The conversation was a thread of addresses, heart emojis, and plenty of pictures. Oh, how you wished you hadn't scrolled.

You were just supposed to text yourself a picture that he took of you from his phone while he was in the shower. You scrolled through his messages app, trying to find your contact when you stumbled across one with the name "D ❤️". You thought it was a bit weird so you clicked on the message, ultimately regretting your decision.

You felt the tears well in your eyes, your vision suddenly becoming blurry as you heard the bathroom door open. You refused to make eye contact with the man you loved, choosing to stare at the ground instead.

"Y/n? What's wrong?" Trevor asked as he ruffled the towel through his damp hair. When you didn't respond, he grabbed your arm in hopes of getting your attention.

"Earth to Y/n?" He waved his hand in front of your face, thinking that you were just lost in thought.

"How long?" You looked up at him, tears slowly beginning to trickle down your face.

"How long what? What are you talking about?" He visibly appeared confused.

"Don't act stupid, Trevor. How long have you been texting Dixie?" Those were the last words he expected to hear come from your mouth.

"I'm not-" He tried to speak before you interrupted him.

"Don't even lie. I saw the messages. Now answer my question: how long?"

"5 months..." He was the one to look down now, ashamed.

"So... you've been cheating on me for the majority of our relationship? So for 5 out of the 8 months we were together you were also with Dixie?"

"Yeah..."

"Why? Why keep me around if you were sneaking around with someone else? Do you understand how disgusting that makes me feel? Hell, you don't even seem like you're sorry!"

"I am sorry, I just don't know what to say"

"There's nothing to say anymore, Trevor! When we first got together, you knew damn well that there was nothing I hated more than a liar & a cheater, and you turned out to be both, so congratulations to you for losing the one person you could rely on" You yelled as you stood up from the bed, the thought of being in the same room as him disgusted you, nonetheless on the same bed as him.

"Where are you going?" Trevor followed you throughout his apartment, watching as you grabbed your suitcase and your keys.

"I'm leaving, I'm done. I can't be with someone who doesn't respect me. Have a great life with Dixie. Wishing you both the worst"

And with that, you walked out of Trevor's apartment and his life. The downside to this decision? You had nowhere to go; you weren't from California. You were visiting Trevor for 2 weeks, and unfortunately, your trip was cut short due to your now ex-boyfriend's choices.

Not knowing what to do, you called Quinn, hoping he would know what to do.

"Y/n? It's 9:30 pm on a Friday, and you're in Cali. Is everything okay?" Quinn spoke through the phone.

"Quinn me and Trevor just broke up and I'm in the middle of LA and I don't have anywhere to go and I don't know what to do" You rambled to your older brother, hoping he could help you out.

"Woah woah woah calm down. Take a deep breath. For starters, call an Uber to LAX. I'll book you the first flight out of there to New Jersey. Secondly, what happened?"

"I found out Trevor was cheating on me for 5 months with Dixie" You whispered, almost as if you were afraid to say it louder. You heard a commotion on the other end of the phone.

"I'll fucking beat his ass next time I see him. Whether it be on the ice or off" You could tell Quinn was seething on the other end of the line simply based on his tone.

"I'll be okay, Q. I just want to be home" Tears started falling once again.

"You'll be there soon, I promise. Just go to LAX, get on the flight and I'll tell Jack & Luke to pick you up. I'll come visit as soon as I possibly can, okay? I love you, Y/n/n" Poor Quinn's heart ached for you. He knew you'd need all the love & support you could get, seeing as this was your first serious relationship and unfortunately, your first major heartbreak.

"Love you too, Q. I'll see you soon, thank you" You wiped the tears from your eyes as you called an Uber to the airport.

february 1st

2 days had passed since you & Trevor broke up. You were completely isolated from everyone within those 2 days. The only times you came out of your room were to eat and go to the bathroom. You didn't want to tell your brothers what had happened because both of them were close with your now ex-boyfriend. You knew you'd end up having to tell them because Quinn was on his way and you knew it would truly suck if he told them before you did.

About 30 minutes later, Quinn arrived and settled himself into the guest bedroom. Jack & Luke knew he was coming, but the reason being unknown. It was now or never, you thought to yourself. You inhaled as you exitted your room and made your way to the living room where your 3 brothers were sitting. They appeared to be mid-conversation when you walked in, all 3 of them immediately directing their attention to you.

You sat on one of the single-seater couches, trying hard not to have a full breakdown infront of your brothers.

"I think it's best we address the elephant in the room" You started, looking up to see all 3 of the boys nodding their heads in agreement.

"I wasn't supposed to be back from Cali for another week or so, but my trip got cut short, and I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon" You watched as Jack & Luke's eyebrows scrunched and they tilted their heads; you could see the gears trying to turn in their heads.

"But Trevor?" Luke managed to get out, still not fully comprehending what you were saying. You sighed heavily.

"There's no more Trevor. I uhm- I found out he was cheating on me with his ex..." You fiddled with your fingers, trying to avoid eye contact with them.

"What?" Jack was shocked. He couldn't process what was being said right now.

"How'd you find out? You don't have to say if you don't want to" Quinn asked, already knowing the basics but not the details.

"It's alright. He told me to go on his phone and send myself the pictures he took of me earlier in the day. I looked through his messages trying to find my name and I saw one that looked odd so I clicked on it. I saw more than I would have liked. He admitted to cheating for 5 out of the 8 months we were together" You watched as Quinn got up from his spot and came over to give you a big hug, one you desperately needed.

Jack and Luke both sat in silence, mouths agape as they tried to take it in.

"Y/n/n, we're so sorry" Both boys said in unison as they too joined in the hug.

"I'll be okay eventually. It just really sucks. But I promise I'll be fine" You reassured the boys, holding onto them tighter before letting them go back to their original seats.

"So what've you been doing since you got back?" Quinn asked, trying to start a semi-normal conversation.

"Writing. Lots of writing. Decided to scrap the original songs I had planned for the album and started fresh. Got 3 songs written so far, just gotta record"

"That's good. Are they bangers or like super depressing songs?” Luke piped in.

“So far it’s a mix. One is kind of a ballad and the other 2 are more upbeat” You shrugged. Jack sat in his spot, still in shock.

“You okay, Rowdy?” You checked in on your older brother, bringing him back to reality.

“Oh yeah, I’m good. I’m still just trying to process that Z would do that, especially to you of all people”

“Just know that all 3 of us will be fighting him both on & off the ice. We do not care” Quinn added, hoping to get a laugh out of you, which he did successfully.

“Well thanks guys. I really appreciate it. I’ll try to not be so mopey anymore, I promise”

“As long as you let us go with you to the studio!” Luke loved going with you to the studio. He thought it was the coolest thing ever.

“Why not? All 3 of you can come with me”

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broodwolf221 · 2 months

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I love your writing and meta so much and have burned through most of your fic already, so I trust your judgment! Do you have fic recs I should check out? Thanks in advance!

oh no i cry 😭 pls this is so sweet.....

gotta start with the recent gift i got from arlathan exchange bc it is soooo good! sweater has a gorgeous, vivid writing style that i really enjoy. this one is spicy! 🔥but seriously her writing is just So Good? i love the way they set scene and tone

hunger by @fadedsweater / sweaterghost on ao3

In the moonlit dark of Mythal's palace there is a hunger that rumbles beneath the sprawling marble floors and shakes the foundation of each gilded pillar. It is a hunger that spreads like smoke and burns like fire. Solas has known this hunger for a long, long time. Solas visits Mythal’s court, intent to sway her from her current warpath. Meanwhile, Mythal can't help but notice that he has gone far too long without feeding. Ancient Arlathan, but with vampires.

my friend jazz has been getting into da and they've written so much lovely stuff for it, always with really excellent characterization and fascinating premises. one of my personal favs from their writing is this exploration of cole and vivienne's relationship

wellspring by @jazzmckay / desiredemon on ao3

Long ago, Cole promised, "I can protect you. If templars come for you, I will kill them." Vivienne never expected such a thing to ever take place.

i still need to finish this one and this is a nice reminder to get on that, but this writer has an extraordinary style and their handling of solas is so good?? i'm in awe tbh. seriously beautiful writing.

though my language is dead (still the shapes fill my head) by @darethshirl / mafalda_157 on ao3

She gazed up at him, silent and calm, green eyes unblinking. Outwardly she was the very image of tranquility, her expression as unmoving as the surface of a vast clear lake. If any thoughts or emotions lurked somewhere in those depths there was no way to tell. - This veiled world will always feel muted. Still, Solas tries his best to communicate.

another spicy one, but playwithdinos has suchhhh a vivid style and there's just something so lovely and profound about it. my first introduction to her writing is this one, and her depiction of solas is fascinating i love it.

the switch by @playwithdinos / @dinoswrites / playswithdinos on ao3

Lavellan usually lets Solas take charge when they're alone, but she's back from slaying the Fereldan Frostback and she's not in the mood to bow to anyone. Fill for this kink meme prompt: http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/13696.html?thread=53207680

anddd another spicy one (anyone else sensing a theme here?), this writer is... wow. wish i knew their tumblr if they have one so they can know i'm gushing about them beyond my comment. this is a delightfully messy and complex examination of how solas/andruil/ghilan'nain might happen, and i'm absolutely enthralled by the characterization of andruil and ghilan'nain here - and solas as well!

Power, Intrigue, Danger and Sex by Hezjena on ao3

When Solas later recalled the evening, he liked to imagine it was the result of careful manipulation, a triumph of his skilled diplomacy and a delicious trickery where he allowed himself to be underestimated… rather than the result of too much ice wine and morbid curiosity. *** That time Solas accidentally-on-purpose has a threesome with Andruil and Ghilan’nain in Ancient Elvhenan.

okay, rosie's writing is So Good? i'm always super impressed by how she describes scenes and also just... the layers. seriously. the foreshadowing is always amazing. her handling of solas is sooo good and also? an extraordinary artist? too powerful tbh <3

In the Blue Morning by @rosieofcorona / rosieofcorona on ao3

He wants to stay like this forever, wants the sun to forget to rise, wants the castle to sleep and sleep in an endless dream. But the light keeps coming, every moment. The castle will wake, and they will see. And this will cost them, in the end.

i could so easily keep going tbh but this is already getting long and i might've passed the @'ing limit already lmao

#this is so sweet tbh....

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akkivee · 7 days

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ik i’m not that stage btch but i’m going to pretend i am for a second and do this thread of questions lmao

1. so far, which stage play is your favourite and why??

mine is bb vs dh actually lol!!!!! ofc canon’s btch prefers the more canon stages lol but i also really love how they handled dh’s emotional beats

like!!!!! the rosho vs ichiro as produced by sasara is top tier stage moments!!!!! sasara revealing that rei was on his team and the disbelief on ichiro’s face???? and the way ichiro hit him with that yung thug look when sasara started pry???? sasara being that asshole and setting up the entire fight, cheering on rosho like his personal cheerleader???? rosho demanding (ichiro) to stop look acting like he’s just some side piece/stepping stone to sasara and that’s when ichiro properly looked at rosho, impressed as hell and that’s when their true battle started???? except sasara, the orchestrator may i remind you, could see both rosho and ichiro genuinely getting into it for the thrill of a good battle so he put a stop to it???? AND ROSHO FINALLY CALLING SASARA OUT ON HIS BULLSHIT????? AND SASARA TRIED TO APOLOGISE BUT ROSHO WASNT HAVING IT AND STORMED OFF????? AND SASARA LOOKING AT HIS FAN WHERE THE CHARACTER FOR LAUGH IS WRITTEN ON IT TO REMIND HIMSELF TO SMILE THRU IT ALL BUT HE GENUINELY CANT AND EXITS STAGE LEFT TEARFULLY ohhhhhh i’ve already written an essay and it’s only the first question let me stop lol

2. who's your favourite actor in the first generation cast? (including actors who were recast before graduation) does your favourite actor play your favourite character, or are they different?

i feel like fav actor implies i cared/knew of any of these actors before hypstage which would be very false lmao. but akira-san was a real one and fck nelke for taking his ichiro away from us, ayukawa-san was so adorable and friendly and it made his jakurai genuinely adorkable and fck nelke for making him cry, and hirono-san i will not shut up about if you get me started and fck nelke genuinely 😌

3. which stage original division is your favourite? who is your favourite original division character?

uhhh i think it’s a toss up between north bastard and d4. i love kazu so much y’all don’t even know lmao he’s ichiro’s very own unami; childhood friend who loves him very dearly (*grips heart* i…..icchan….) but has a complicated family situation that drives him to do bad things and he does his best to make sure ichiro stays out of his way bc he doesn’t want to hurt him by doing said bad things but ichiro is stronger than that stronger than him and it makes kazu want to step up so he can stand on the same stage as ichiro again AUUUUUUUUUUUGH KAZUUUUUUU—

and d4 being written as characters from the worst sides of tdd is so ingenious bro wtf 😭😭😭😭 ibuki’s drive for revenge for his older brother vs the side of him that’s just a really nice guy???? arima’s unmatched violence and the way they portrayed it as a weapon with focus???? jyobu being so into ill doc the assassin and therefore never letting sensei forget his roots???? rindo being the og chuuoku spy and therefore ramuda’s discarded predecessor???? bruh 😭😭😭😭😭😭

4. did you watch any of the 1st gen cast seiyuu x haiyuu division leader cross talks? which was your favourite?

i watched all of them and went out of my way to record the hayama✖️hirono one bc i’m very not normal about it lmao

5. did you watch any of the new cast seiyuu x haiyuu division cross talks? which was the best for you?

i watched all of them and i watch the bat one what feels like every other week lmao. i also watch the mtc one religiously lmao

6. which rep lives did you watch? which one was your favourite, and what performances or moments did you enjoy from them?

this is completely my fault but i watched all the rep lives except dh’s SFHDASGJKDAAGHJFS gomen 😭😭😭😭😭 my favourite ones were bb for its short story, bat for the performances and mtr for all around best lol. everyone’s best songs came out from the rep lives tho i hope y’all know lol

i remember loading up the mtr stream and i could tell even from being behind the screen the energy in that venue was kinda crazy and the actors were all feeding off of it which gave us some really fantastic performances lol. also 😭😭😭😭 dohifu playing around with jakurai in an adlib scene where ayukawa thru sensei confessed it’d been a very long time since someone goofed off with him like that and he could barely get the sentence out bc he was trying to not laugh and stay in character uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…………

it’s so hard talking about hirono kuukou without feeling like i’ll explode the moment i start lol but his energy levels reaching a frenzied peak where he shouted NAGOYAAAAAAAAAAA until he blacked out mid song kinda leaves an impression on you and how much he loved the role lol

that bb story was so funny lmao hey siri play ‘can’t keep it cool’ by takano akira for how badly ichiro panicked at the thought saburo got a girlfriend and how he roped jiro into pretending he’s the princess of aoyama so he could practice leaving a good impression on her (even tho saburo DID NOT get a girlfriend and quite literally broke down into tears bc his brothers are stupid and it overstimulated tf out of him lol)

7. favourite song and character from track.1:

KAZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU and my fav song is actually buster bros vs mad trigger crew vs north bastard lol. idk like, that first stage was incredible for a lot of reasons and one of those was showing how masterful the stage is juggling storylines and character beats, depicting the rap battles and all to some banger music

8. favourite song and character from track.2:

*jinpanchi voice* JINPACHI lol he’s my lightning meow meow 🥺🥺🥺 and my fav songs were blast wolf and asakusa bounce!!!!! i attempted to learn blender for the first time after watching ayukawa jakurai dance in that song, i wanted to immortalise that choreographed lean that happens in the song it’s so hhhrrghffgggnnffrff

🎶SEISEI DOUDOU MAKKOU SHOUBU ASAKUSA ONIGAWARA BOMBERSSSSS🎶

SEIYA🙌SOIYA 🙌ASAKUSA 🙌SEIYA 🙌SOIYA 🙌ASAKUSA 🙌ONI 🙌GAWA🙌 RA 🙌HAH!!!!!!!!

EVERY TIME THAT SONG ROLLS UP ON THE PLAYLIST ITS FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

9.favourite song and character from track.3:

i like danjo lol i think he’s horrible and funny!!!! his song i think also stands out to me in that play as well

10.favourite song and performance (and character i guess lol) from track.4:

i uh, don’t really remember any songs in track 4 and i also hate track 4’s main theme *wheeze* i like ramuda in track 4 tho!!! like that is a mean ramuda lol and i always respect someone who tries to make everyone as miserable as they are when provoked lol shout out to jakurai being the actual villain in that play

OH YEAH and who can forget come back to me!!!!! troy bolton wishes he had the power samatoki does in his longing for nemu song lmao

AND WAIT THE PLAY IS COMING BACK TO ME NOW LOL THE SEXY JUTO SONG FT RIO THAT WAS SUCH A BANGER BRO

11.favourite song and character from track.5:

fav character is probably rindo??? or maybe jyobu???? arima deciding gun violence solves everything is so funny tho but ibuki’s ichiro foil-ness is really peak i—

as for songs, uhhhhhhhh all of the themes???? king of kings is peak jailbreak rock like bruh and shout out to the revolution still gives me chills track 5 bro 😩🤌 immaculate work

12.favourite song, performance and moments from DH vs BB:

pls refer to the first question for my answer lmao but i can also add i really liked the reirosho talk date number. i’ve always liked that scene in canon, where rei opens up a little bit to rosho and they both are vulnerable towards each other and getting it in song and dance form with a hell of a lot of jazz was sick lol

13.favourite song, performance and moments from BAT VS M:

i don’t revisit this play much lol but i love the scene where jyushi gets separated from kuukou after they raid fragrance and jyushi has his very own shinjuku meltdown LOL. i also really liked kuukou seeing the error of his ways and in order to fix them, he decides to act like the villain he very well could be lol but jyushi the goober wrecks that vibe and hits him with the funniest kuukou impersonation LOL

14.favourite song, performance and moments from FP vs MTC:

BIZZARE DINNER FT DICE BIZARRE DINNER BI BI BIZARRE DINNER 🎶 FINALLY THE RIODICE CRUMBS THE ACTORS HAD BEEN SEEDING OUT THEMSELVES CAME THRU LOL

15.have you seen New Encounter yet? what did you think of it? who is your favourite new cast member? do they play your favourite character or someone else? what new song do you like most?

i liked new encounter!!!! i haven’t rewatched it since my first few initial watch thrus tho so i can’t remember the music all that well save for the OI OI OI parts in bat’s song and the way nakanishi-san gave it his all to fill the hole hirono kuukou left behind is commendable!!!! but the mtc actors kinda stole the show lol that samajuto cigarette kiss??? the way uehara samatoki beckoned juto over with a grunt and the tilt of his head so he could light em up???? samariou bonding in a different way from canon but hits even harder????

ik it was everyone’s first stage back and it kinda showed but there were plenty of moments that made you think ‘oh they still got it actually’ lol

16.are you going to watch grateful cypher? what do you hope to see from it?

YEAH and i’m most curious about kuukou’s writing as y’know, your local kuukou enthusiast and stalker lol. seven divisions is a lot tho, so i hope there’s focus!!! they know who they want to challenge and they pull thru on it while still feeling like there is enough pie for everyone lol

17.favourite actor, song and character from Renegades of Female:

ALL OF THEM ARE QUEENS and i’m fond of the oriwomen!!!! like i can’t really say i liked the music lol??? i did but i also didn’t lol they were bops but they sang so much but the songs were catchy god why did they sing tho the callbacks tho in nemu’s songs were so powerful otome’s could rally soldiers honobono like yaaaaaasssssss the singing tho—

18.what made you a fan of hypstage? have you ever attended a show in person (or plan to) or watched a live stream?

i’m pretty sure i’ve watched at least one stream for each show except track 5 (i was off the grid) and dh rep live (IM SORRY) i don’t plan to go to jp to watch one either, unless these new gen actors somehow blow my mind in ways the legends era never did. but that’s a tall order bc the legends era defined so much of the characters despite not being canon. it was fun seeing the way the stage grew and how the actors grew into the characters and how it kept evolving until that era’s end

2019 hypmic’s clowned on the stage upon initial announcement bc what story could they possibly tell. well lmao!!!!! track 1 set the story straight and that’s when i knew the stage had magic 😭😭😭😭

19.do you own or collect any hypstage merch? what's your favourite? what confuses you to this day? what's your holy grail item?

not really lol. i own all the dvds in season 1 and track 5 but none of season 2 (which is tragic bc i enjoyed season 2 far more 😭😭😭). i did splurge a little after bop2023 bc i believe in retail therapy lol and i care about them so much 🥺🥺🥺

does hypstage have freaky merch??? or is this bait to talk about the hypstage plastic wrap WHICH IS INGENIOUS BTW

20.have you followed any past or current actors from hypstage and seen their other work? what did you think?

i follow hirono-san wherever i can lol he’ll always be a kuukou and therefore i’ll support him 😌 i also poke around the nmcd actors works and maybe bc he’s such good friends with hirono-san, i often see fukuzawa yuu in my media too lol (he dropped a killer ep recently by the way outside of his usual group y’all should check it out)

(and watch nanashi while you’re at it it’s peak fiction lol)

21.what are your thoughts about the new original division, WESTEND-MAFIA (hachioji division)?

sick designs!!!!! as much as i hate seeing the echoes of the old oridivis lol!!!! i’m excited to see what they cook since they haven’t missed with these oridivis yet lol

22.are there any characters you wish interacted with each other more in the stage plays (or even between the stage and main canons)?

pls go back to my kazu answer from question 3 and tell me that’s not just kuukou rebranded for the stage lol. a best friend who left but suddenly reappeared??? will do anything for family??? admires ichiro’s strength and wants to stand with him on stage again??? snake imagery???? had a really fcking gay duet with ichiro????? i’m so sick they never got to interact together like yeah i get it hypmic is the samatoki ichiro show so everything’s gotta lead back to their dynamic hence why we were getting another stage with north bastard and mtc (and fp lol) but north bastards’s initials are nb and their unifying symbol were green bandanas and green is red’s complimentary colour IT WAS SO OBVIOUS NORTH BASTARD STOLE NAUGHTY BUSTERS FLOW BRO AT LEAST LET KUUKOU AND KAZU HANG OUT LOL

i’m also really sad jakurai and jinpachi never saw each other after their fall out 😕

23.is there an event in the main canon (that is, the audio drama tracks) you hope they cover in the stage plays that hasn't been depicted yet?

i wonder lol!!!! i would have loved a leaders play to balance out having a tdd play in the legends era and ig i can still ride with one now!!!! but where canon’s at with its story makes me grateful the stage rebooted bc i personally couldn’t have seen how the stage would have adapted post 2nd drb stuff with its notable lack of women and the division beef resolving itself

maybe we can get the honobono hifumi doppo dynamic in stage tho!!!! get a proper nemu and samatoki duet!!!! lol do me a solid and have samatoki and ichijiku fight over nemu we got possibilities now with proper women

24.or do you prefer when the stages have their own, separate storylines and canon? if so, what kind of story do you want to see one day?

that’s a great question lol and one i don’t think i have an answer for. like the stage thrives in a state of non-canonicity but it drives me insane that there’s a subsection of hypmic fans who look at stage kuukou and don’t see how self-immolating he can be for others and have no reason to suspect he is. he’s the coolest and most shallow version of kuukou but that’s their canon and i genuinely hate it lmao

i’m a little partial to these quasi canon stories tho!!!! like i don’t think we would have ever seen nemu rise to her current rank without the stage so it’s neat to see the stage get utilised in that way. i’m personally interested in worldbuilding details no one else would be unless they were balls deep with no plans to pull out lol so the stage can keep surprising me there

<<< FREE SPACE TO TALK ABOUT WHATEVER HYPSTAGE OR HYPSTAGE-RELATED THING YOU WANT I WILL LISTEN, NOD IN SAGE AGREEMENT, AND HIT THE LIKE ON YOUR REPLY NO MATTER WHAT >>>

I AM SO MAD WE NEVER GOT ANOTHER FULL ALBUM FOR THE LEGENDS ERA THE SECOND SEASON OF MUSIC WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SEASON ONE BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM IS TO RIP THEM OFF THE CDS THAT COME WITH A BLU-RAY OR RECORDING THEM FROM THE PERFORMANCE ITSELF LIKE KUUKOUS SOLO AFAIK WAS NOT ON ANY CD SO YOUD HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE LIVE VERSION AND ITS SAD WE DONT GET ALL THOSE SONGS STUDIO VERSIONS ON ONE MEGA ALBUM I HATE NELKE SO MUCH WHERES MY EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO STREAM OSAKA BILLION DREAMS GODDAMMIT

25.who has the coolest mic onstage? silliest? most lethal?

i like that asakusa’s mics were all based on oni lore lol like jinpachi had an oni’s spiky club, doshiro had an oni axe and masamune fits in the silliest with a sake cup mic since oni are also known to love drinking lol

i also think kokuri’s drill mic was also silly lol and it’s so funny nobody knows why he has it

and most lethal??? gotta be arima’s gun right lol????

#this is vee speaking #here take this from me and remember me as the girl who thinks there’s a different universe where ikebukuro division would have been nb #naughty busters feat ichiro kuukou and kazu and jiro and saburo would have been whisked away by rei when he came calling #bc their bond as brothers was hurt when ichiro chose kazu and kuukou and not them #and ikebukuro division is still a team grappling with their familial bonds since kuukou knows he has a father to eventually return to #and kazu is doing dirty work to help his father but all three are trying to be better people for their family—#(and kuukou is lowkey the 3gumi in this dynamic despite being 2gumi but shhhhhh)

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skyfallscotland · 3 months

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Ok last Kingdom of Ash update and so, last Throne of Glass update ever! The relief is immeasurable. Let's do this!

Asterin 😭 I feel like that scene would have been so powerful if I didn’t know it was coming, but I had it spoiled for me a while ago

I did cry when Manon begged for Abraxos though 😭

Chaol and Dorian, Dorian crying 🥹🥹 the husbands are reunited!

I hate that there’s so much depression and suicidal ideation in this book but it’s never really addressed?

Aelin brought her husband with her, Chaol brought his 🥹🫡

RHYSAND hiiiiii! 👋🏼

I…kind of hate it when the woman has to give up her power to save the day, but it’s an SJM special I guess

“He adored his friend’s wife already. Likely would have married her, too, if he’d had the chance.” Look, you still can buddy, it seems like you want them both well enough 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ll never understand the fascination SJM has with having her MC’s fucking in war tents surrounded by soldiers, honestly

She’s riding the staaaag 😭 honestly she is very thranduil coded I must say

Gavriel?! 😭 noooooo, not uncle kitty cat!

“Lorcan glanced at the castle, where he knew Elide was watching and said a silent farewell” oop, this is about to get awkward because she is sooo not being safe lmao

Elide getting stabby is very cute

Aww Dorian + Yrene getting murdery together, the throuple is thriving

What year did this come out? Because I feel like SJM might have watched Avengers: Endgame while writing the final scenes 😂

Sorry, when did they supposedly draw those? They were fighting on horseback??? I'm???

Lorcan and Elide are the cutest tbh and I’ve just realised I blanked right over the “and Lorcan did” 💀😂 I was clearly very engaged

“I hope it will wash off.” 💀

Poor Yrene, her mother in law’s asking to move in already 😂

“You could just marry each other, it would make it easier for you both, so you don’t need to pretend.” Oh yes, I do so love Yrene 😂

Look, I just feel...tired? Relieved? Let down? I don't know. I definitely think this would have been a more impactful ending had I not had the (arguably) few most major things spoiled for me. But I also feel like by 1/3 from the end I was just slogging it, waiting for it to be over. It felt like so much happened, but not much at all and I feel like having two 'big bads' kind of split the attention and made the end blow just so unsatisfying? Yay, happily ever after, but...I don't know.

I like the characters, don't get me wrong. Well, most of them (lol) but maybe that's why it's so disappointing? Because I do really like them. I think it was a bit of a case of doing so little with so much. There are so many stories being told that none of them really get the attention they could have, so many side characters that are so compelling but you don't hear much about. I don't know, it can be hard to bring all those threads together, so I think she did an ok job, it's just that in hindsight it's easy to say perhaps there were too many threads.

I also don't think she ever gives the space necessary to trauma and mental health. Like it's there, but it's never touched upon in the raw way it probably needs to be.

I don't know, I feel like I enjoyed the last couple of books more, but I'm still leaving the series feeling pretty meh about it, which is how I've felt pretty much the whole way through. Not terrible, but in no way lived up to the hype for me, personally.

#read with amy 🤓#kingdom of ash spoilers #throne of glass spoilers #kingdom of ash #throne of glass

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I've read the sneak peak for the fourth, and genuinely, this one is the one I'm most excited for—especially with that sneak peak!

I wonder how Jamil will realize that the parrot is no longer the same person he knows, and when the reader accidentally threads past a line that they shouldn't have with Jamil. And if the reader will have their relationship with Prince Jaseer progress further, and take a change—then, the thief too, that will be playing Aladdin, how would they interact? And the genie! I'm excited to see who will get to the genie first, will it still be the thief, Jamil, the reader, or someone else entirely? (It would be funny if the story takes a drastic stir away from the original and things become more complicated, that the reader realizes, that they could no longer rely on the story anymore, but their mind to thread now because the story became so obscured). And of course, the dynamic between Jamil and the reader is so fun! It feels more livelier than the last ones.

It felt comfortable in a way—yet that's the thing that makes it disturbing when things finally become downhill. When Jamil has a shift in the way he speaks towards the reader, or when he realizes that it isn't the parrot. And what if another character entirely realizes the change too (similar to how Jade did)? And what happens if the reader does get to the lamp first? What then? And what if they couldn't wish to return, but instead, have to waste a wish for somethin else entirely?

I'm just filled with so many what-ifs right now that I'm getting so excited! I think this may be my favorite one already compared to the others, and straying away from peak-4. I'm also curious if you'll have one of the readers for the chapter take the role of the hero, or the villain instead, and the yandere takes the role of something else—a hero, etc. Someone just unexpected, it would be fun, though, I do love where you're taking this story <3!!

(Savanaclaw)

I think this one's so good—yet at the same time, I wish we got to see more interactions between Leona and the reader, it would be lovely. But at the same time, it was perfect, the scene where Leona spreads the blood on his hand to their face was so lovely and it in a way, it was like a message to say, you (we) did this. And it just stuck to my mind so hard!! Compared to the rest, it felt the most intriguing one.

And just a question, did you consider having the reader's identity be discovered by Ruggie and the people, or having reader possess a different person? And what made Leona say that the Hyena chieftain wouldn't be this "daring to speak like this to him" (quotations because I can't exactly remember the exact bit, I'm so sorry 😭) have he interacted with the chieftain before the reader? And why does Leona want the reader? Is it due to them being "outwordly?"

And did Ruggie sometimes felt something was off with the chieftain or no? (As he did knew the chieftain since they were young). And did you thought of placing Jack in another role, rather than being a guard? And imagined a what if that the plan still fails, and Cheka still manages to escape? Or a different role entirely?

I'm so sorry if I have a lot of questions and just, word-vomitting on you right now. But I hope it's not too much of a bother—if it is, feel free to ignore this, and have a great day!

Long comment about damnation, let's goooo. I love these, y'all have no idea. I love explaining little lore and tidbits and behind the scene stuff, because there's a surprising amount that goes into making such a long project like damnation. I even have a Pinterest board I like to work on and add to the further I get into the project. But anyways, back to responding to this ask.

I'm so so happy people like the Scarabia sneak-peek! It's a huge relief! I read over the first draft and was just :// meh, this is kinda boring. This is not it. Which is why I decided to change it and spice it up, so I'm glad that it paid off and I made the right decision to do so! Here's to hoping that I can make the rest of it as interesting, hopefully even enough to make people wonder if Scarabia was better than Heartslabyul.

About the whole Jamil find out mc's real identity, I can't exactly reveal that because it would be major spoilers, but I have that roughly planned out. Whether it'll actually happen or not, I guess you'll just have to wait and see. Of course the same goes for the whole plot thing. Can't reveal too much. But again, I am happy people are enjoying Jamil and mc's relationship dynamic!

Like I said in a previous post, writing this based off Jafar and Iago is a lot more fun because they had really fun interactions and dialogue between each other. Like, mc is the only one that can call Jamil a snake to his face and he'd actually be cool with it, anyone else and he'd be plotting their demise. I guess I can reveal this, but at some point in the story, something will happen and I plan for mc to talk to Jamil and say something along the lines of, "Okay, master, I'll get you the dark wizard daily so you can enchant yourself some bitches." I really want to add this line, not sure if I actually will though.

Anyways, about the roles, the mc will never take a role other than the henchman. The characters we know will remain villains, and the protagonists will remain heroes. That's kinda like, the whole theme of this project. Henchman mc, nothing else.

As for Savanaclaw, I tried to give Leona more time than the others. Technically he does have more time with mc when compared to Ruggie and Jack. Leona meets mc a total of four times. It was harder to come up with reasons for Leona to appear considering the situation with him as a prince in the kingdom and mc not in the kingdom. Compare that to Ruggie who was with mc since the very beginning, and eventually Jack who would choose to stay beside mc. It was a lot easier for them to appear because they're literally right there. As for the blood thing, you hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what it was! Some people said it was gross and weird, but like... come on, that's kinda the point? The message I'm trying to convey is mc caused this, yes Leona plotted it but mc is just as guilty. The mcs of this project aren't meant to be morally good.

Ruggie? I mentioned in another post and went into detail about how I originally planned more things for him like him finding out about mc's identity but I ultimately ran out of time for that. Talked about it a bit here.

Anyways, ever since I came up with the concept of this project, Chief!mc was one of the first ones I decided as soon as the ideas formed. Them as well as King!mc. They were the first two I knew for sure what role I wanted them to be. If it's not obvious, Chief!mc is loosely based off Shenzi. Fun fact: I looked for as many voice acting clips that I could find for the Lion King, specifically more for the hyenas and Scar. Might've mentioned this before, but I liked to analyze the voice actor's expressions, the way they moved, or little habits they might've showed and think about adding little similarities to what I was writing. One clip I rewatched a lot was this one. This doesn't account for the fact that I rewatch each movie at least once (usually up to three times or more), and usually replay certain scenes a dozen times or more just to note down every little detail. This process was how I noticed Jafar actually rolls his eyes when Iago is talking and I thought that was a good bit to add for Jamil when mc was talking because it fit perfectly, lol.

Okay, I'm getting way off track. Back to your original question. About what Leona said about the chief. If you think about it, the environment and plot before mc arrived, of course Leona would know about the hyena chief because the hyena folk were always causing trouble for the kingdom he was the prince of. In the beginning, Ruggie reports that Leona was on the borderlands again, meaning he's done it before, he's tried to meet with the chief at least once before. If you take into account the assumption that Falena too has also likely encountered the chief probably more than once likely due to conflicts, it's even safer to say that Leona knows who the chief is and has meet them before too. Finally, Leona doesn't really want them because they're otherworldly. At first Leona may see them as an asset once he realizes that they know way more than they let on, but eventually he comes to enjoy their bickering and teasing and such, and has a lot of fun seeing how certain words and actions puts them on edge. That's how his attraction starts, and begins to snowball into something much more once he realizes that mc is similar to him.

Whew, that was a lot. I hope I answered everything, or mostly everything.

#shiny speaks #twisted wonderland #twst #damnation twst au

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hey, I saw the anti swiftie post. If you're comfortable mag I know the reason why? I am kinda neutral about her but I feel like I should know stuff. I understand if you don't wanna answer this. Take care <3

(also I agree the swiftie fandom is kinda annoying lmao)

hello old old old anon ask I'm so sorry for replying so late but yeah hi 😭

I have tons of time on my hands for the next.... 30 minutes so let's get into it. I'll list a time line of my thought process to how I came to the 'ex-swiftie' conclusion:

1. She released a song called "renegade" which is good, but I found some lines problematic and unexpected, because I used to hold swift to a pedestal (guilty as charged).

The lines were 'is it insensitive of me to say get your shit together so I can love you' and 'is it really your anxiety stopping {something love something idk} or do you just not want to?' SOOOOO yeah these thew me off a little.

2. Her album Midnights came out which I ADORED, became my fav so quick. But then her multiple variations of vinyls etc threw me off again. This is when the Bad Feeling About Her started setting in.

3. Then she released the song 'You're losing me' which just BLARED red flags to me even though the song is actually good. It's the first time I think, where she hinted that she broke up with her bf (Joe Alwyn) because of his mental illness.

4. The ongoing carbon emissions controversy lol, and her buying carbon credits... like it just felt like a "hah I'm rich so I can do whatever wrongs i want and buy it out" moment. I really hated that, since I live in a pretty polluted city so it hit close to home.

5. She threatened to sue the teenager who published PUBLIC data about her flights. Bad.

6. The entire free palestine movement gained momentum and she stayed silent. She has her image as the American Princess and Activist Who Can Do No Wrong. Feminist Queen. Speaker For Those Who Can't Speak. Yada Yada.

I simply hated her billionaire self as she chose to stay silent (and still is). To call off the criticism she and her bestie Selena went to a live comedy show where the comedian donated his earnings for Gaza relief. LIKE. ??????? Basic billionaire below underground level of "donation"???? This had to be a joke. It was not.

I think this incident was the final straw for me where I realized I can't support her if she's such a human being. That's not what my morals stand for thank you very much.

7. I REALLY tried to separate the art from the artist but I couldn't. Not with my sane mind and strong ethics. AND THEN the entire Matty healy debacle. He's a misogynistic, racist, zionist, ugh of a person.

I don't think anyone can date someone with such drastic opposing values. So the Taylor-Matty era further tarnished her image in front of me.

8. Fast forward and she releases her new album The Tortured Poets Department. That's it this was my final straw. You can just Google and go on a reddit thread about how problematic this album is. I'll probably write a long ass essay on it. Anyway this is where I decided I'm done, back in April.

Since then I've just been trying to cope with losing my fav artist because of the person she turned out to me. And people say we shouldn't hold celebs to such high standards but bro. Taylor PROMOTES parasocial relationships. SHE held her image to that standard until recently. There's an entire documentary on Netflix about that - Miss Americana.

So yeah she let me down from the pedestal she put herself on. It's been 2+ months and I'm still coping, because I genuinely lost a very important part of my life - her music. It has got me through tough times and I have many good memories associated with those songs.

Anyway, here's to new artists to love ONLY for their music lol 🥂

#this got so long sorry but im covering other anon asks through this answer hehe #ex swiftie #swifties dni #asks #dee #answers

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cloudsspoke · 1 year

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¿La Scaloneta? Una poesía muy buena ~

Some heated, hilarious, and heartwarming moments when the boys meet each other as a rival ⚔️

↳ Previously on “¿La Scaloneta? Una familia (part 1)”

Nico: No estaría mal que Leo se coma una patadita Caro: NOOOO

Le dije que no se tenía que enojar porque fue todo pelota. Después se reía porque sabe que se tiró al pedo. Tenemos una gran relación con Ale, son cosas del Partido y quedan ahí - Cuti Romero's interview with Sofi Martinez

↳ Context: Mac was actually upset that Brighton lost because he felt injustice from the Ref’s decision

🔴 Enzo (Benfica) vs Messi (PSG): two legs UCL game all draw, vs Di Maria-Paredes (Juventus): two legs UCL game all won

🔵 Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Enzo vs Cuti – Licha-Garnacho – Julian – Mac Allister – Dibu: all LOSE 😭

Sad to know we don’t get to see Cuti vs Licha during the Spurs clash against United because of Licha’s injury, but at least we get to see Juli-Enzo together once again 💕

FROM THIS >>>> TO THIS

I'm not crying, you are :')

🟥 El Huevo got a red card that prevented him from playing in the Final match

The hard pill from having “The All-Argentinian Final” 😔

The more (Muchachos play in the same team), the better 💕

⚽ Molina dedicated his goal to Angelito Correa (who missed the game due to the death of his beloved Mother)

Is this even legal to have 5 Argentines in 1 club 😭😭

Lisandro Martinez es como mi padre - Garnacho on MUTV

In September, if all is well and Ten Haag is nice to us, let’s hope to see these two together play for Argentina, as what a stroke of bad luck that we had when in March it was Garnacho who couldn’t join the squad during the 1st FMD, and last month we missed Licha when Garnacho made his debut 😩

⚫⚪ Being Juventini for 20 years I’m happy both of them left the club, especially after Juventus’ point deduction that made them couldn’t participate in any Europe competition. And although to me they playing there is like a failed project aka wrong decision, at least I got to see Di Maria scored a hattrick (Sofascore rating solid perfect 10) and Paredes also got MOTM with his superb free kick goal (against Lecce) ⚽

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2022/2023 Season wrap-up:

CONGRATULATIONS:

Lautaro & Tucu for winning Super Coppa and Coppa Italia 2022-23 (Lautaro scored in both final matches) 🏆🏆

Licha & Garnacho for winning Carabao Cup 2022-23 🏆

Messi for winning Ligue1 2022-23 🏆

Gio Simone for winning Serie A 2022-23 🏆

Otamendi for winning La Primeira Liga 2022-23 🏆

Montiel, Acuña, Papu, Lamela, & Ocampos for Winning UEL 2022-23 🏆

Manu Lanzini for winning UECL 2022-23 🏆

↳ Not to mention Brighton & Hove Albion who finished #6 which makes them qualified for UEL Group Stage 👏 and Aston Villa (#7) who for the 1st time in 12 years have qualified for European competition (UECL Qualifier) 👏

Finally and above all, triple applause for ‘La Araña que pica’ Julian for winning the Treble [EPL-FA Cup-UCL] with City 🏆🏆🏆

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📌 Honorable mention from me goes to Facu Medina:

MAN IS ON A MISSION 🤭

We were talking, you know what Leo is as a person and as a player. To be honest, I congratulated him and thanked him for the World Cup - Facu Medina on his chat with Messi after the game @ SC_ESPN

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👋 if you enjoy reading this post you can also click here to similar posts I have already made:

(1) Little Things I Love from La Scaloneta

(2) Hilarious & Heartwarming stories about La Scaloneta

(3) Crackhead Muchachos

(4) Full thread about AFA's Tournament de Truco

(5) Full thread about Players' room arrangement (¿Quién duerme con quién?) + more gifs about Messi and the gang

Coming up next: Argentina FMD + Holiday picts, stay tuned 😉

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STAR RACER － ENHYPEN GREASE AU SERIES | PART 2 🚦

racer!enhypen & flaggirl!reader

PARTS: PROLOGUE, PART 1, PART 3 PART 4. coming soon...

TITLE: ST★R-RACER : PART 2. LOSING TIME

feat. ENHYPEN, TXT, STRAY KIDS?!

PLOT: in a small town during the 1950s, seems the only thing keeping careless teenagers entertained are drag races where only the elite participate. and those elite are known as star racers.

WARNINGS: coarse language, ooc idols, mention of death, light violence, sexual harassment, public humiliation, sleezy teenagers, manipulative personalities, slight angst, tba...

TAGLIST: @lalalalawon, @strvlveera comment your @/user to be added!

WORD-COUNT: 8.2k

NOTE: this part had no reason to be scrapped ten times. i apologise that half of this is just yeonjun being a dickhead 😭 but expect to see some new faces in this chapter and a little angst. would you like a playlist that fits each chapter because i'd be more than happy to make one. once again, there is writing in italic for defintions of 1950's slang. if it's distracting i can move it to a different section in every part. it's not proof read but eventually will be. i hope you enjoy !! likes, reposts and comments are all heavily appreciated, thank you.

you didn't see heeseung ever since the race for pinks.

no one did. it was like he vanished into thin air.

you couldn't sleep well at night, tossing and turning your head at the thought of something terrible that could've happened to him. or maybe the idea that he hated you so much he wanted nothing to do with you anymore.

you couldn't blame him if that was the case. after all, it was your foolishness that made him suffer.

“you cheater," you taut under your breath to yeonjun, arms weakly falling to your sides after letting go of sunghoon's hand. the male laying comfortably in his chariot continued to grin from one ear to the other, patiently sitting up from his laid position.

"try me," he gestured back quietly, quiet enough no one could hear the silent rebut between the two of you. the very words made you grimace, eyebrows sinking in dismay. he unlocked his front door, his dark leather derbies dusted with a thin coat of dust as he stepped out and the crowd parted ways for him. he made haste in trailing towards you and your body flinched at the incoming presence. your filthy heels began to step back, hesitation jittering your legs in uneasiness, "don't you back out of a bet now." he coaxed with his sweet voice, finishing it in a dreadful whisper. the light pushes the audience lashed against your back forcing you closer towards your impending doom.

"i'll clue you," you stubbornly responded through gritted teeth, darkened eyes narrowing and the intrigued boy halted in his shoes, "you've just ruined your career before it even started," your words made his questioning gaze lift and he was breathlessly chuckling at your remark, slender fingers combing through his gelled brunette locks in amusement. the flock of students murmured amongst themselves, pondering why you said such a claim.

definition:'i'll clue you'. > i'll give you a hint.

"like apple butter, ts'what i like about you the most," he shook his head side to side gently and you felt a flame lit under your cheeks in embarrassment at his unexpected reaction. his perfect teeth shone, smiling as he finished his brief laughing session and walked the final steps in your path. there was nowhere to turn as the crowd filed behind wherever yeonjun went and you lost count of the number of faces you didn't recognise.

"y/n!" sunghoon's low voice was drowned out by the noisy woos and cheers the opposition exclaimed and just as you spun around to track your friend, choi's heavy hand placed itself on your shoulder to prevent you from leaving.

your breath hitched in your throat when he tore off sunghoon's jacket around your shoulders and threw it behind him like it was a lousy pile of threads. the cruel gesture made you want to catch it before it could get soiled in the dirt and trampled on like some carpet but you couldn't. the sudden cold breeze against your once again bare skin indented with divots of goosebumps and you loathed the chain of catcalls that came with it.

"let's hit the road, we've got a long night ahead of us," he replaced sunghoon's jacket with his own and not even the foreign warmth of his could subdue the goosebumps on your skin. you couldn't imagine what dastard thoughts sunghoon was thinking of while he watched you get chauffered into yeonjun's car.

maybe he was fighting the crowd to get his jacket back instead. you wouldn't know because as soon as you sat on the leather-clad seats of your enemy's car, you never looked back. as a familiar bundle of voices shouted out your name, you were glad you didn't because you couldn't handle the humiliation of being taken so easily.

the transforming evening sky had swirled the orange hues out, now darkened in a rich mixture of navy blue and purple, white bright splatters painted across the view. the car ride was silent, the only form of sound leaking through yeonjun's overpriced aux. his concentrated fingers tapped to the beat of the song, the dark leather-encircled steering wheel sounding flat and dense each time he hit it.

you pondered thoughtlessly, at what could've happened when you left the race track. heeseung could've tried to drive again and skidded off the edge, crashing to his demise. or maybe jay was proclaiming more about your 'whoring' activities and planning some get-up with pitchforks and torches waiting for you at home; swearing it was just a prank to your angered mother if she ran outside with a broom and fussed.

a click of irritation rung in your mouth, tongue against your front teeth at such boorish daydreams you used to escape the current situation you laid in. yeonjun must've gotten sick of your non-responsive behaviour and you heard the radio turn down in an instant. "head in the clouds, cherry?" yeonjun provoked but you kept silent at his call, head turned the other way to watch the glowy streaks of passing lamp posts flash by.

his dusky eyes flickered up to his rearview mirror which had two plush dice hanging from it and they shot in the air at every speed bump yeonjun crossed over. he noticed the crossing of your arms against your chest and your distant demeanour, immediately switching targets back on the busy road ahead. "don't like my tunes?" he humoured while he gently pistioned his foot on the break, coming to a clean stop at a red light. he swiftly raised his hand and rested his forefingers on the car stereo only to use his index to press a clicky button a few times.

each radio station cut off by one another sounded like a rundown movie theatre and he finally stopped at the station playing a slow, sedative song. you had to admit, the change in tunes somehow lifted the heft to communicate in the air.

song recommendation: i fall in love too easily > chet baker.

he noticed your shoulders start to relax and he bit back a giddy smile at his successful efforts, "i don't like it when you're down in the dumps," yeonjun remarked, hoping for some chain reaction from you. he was startled to find your deep irises burn holes into him from the rearview mirror.

"well, i don't see myself out of this bust any time soon," you replied irritatingly, uneasy hands clasping at the thin fabric of your top. his sight followed where your hands went, silently tracing the curves of your body.

"why do you hate me, doll face," he nagged with a squint of his eyes. you scoffed like he'd said a terrible joke.

"you being funny? heeseung could've died because of you and you're wonderin' if i hate you or not?" you gawked and he broke sight of your, head turning to his side window.

"so it's 'cause i played around with one of your boy friends, you hate me?" he tried to simplify and you were vexed at his patronising statement.

"clear as mud. we will never get along. we're enemies," you retorted while watching the colony of cars in front of you pass by. your hands removed itself from around your sides and to the fabric of clothing around you, wrapping it around you tighter as a cold gust blew past. the boy watched you graciously, his pink lips parting at his next statement.

"really now? your refusal to look me in the eyes says otherwise," he responded while you immediately attempted to prove him wrong by returning the gaze. you noticed the week-old bruise on his face return to it's original colour than it's previous painful violet hue.

"that's because i hate you," you grumbled while leaning closely towards his eager face to exaggerate your point. he reciprocated bravely, face just inches from yours with half-lidded eyes and raised eyebrows.

"yeah? well you got a funny way of showin' it. comfortable in your jacket?" he chirped through his chuckle and your face blared in a hot mess. your hands clearly on his material to coat your bare chest. frantic, you dropped your hands to your sides and allowed the jacket to undo itself.

"you bash ears," you rasped in a fluster and reeled your head to look out your passenger's window like previously. yeonjun amusingly laughed once again just as the green light appeared and stepped on the gas with a sudden rekindled light in his head.

definition:'you bash ears'. > you talk too much.

you'd never been on this side of town a lot. this was choi yeonjun's gang's turf. turfs should never be overstepped by crews that didn't own them. clearly something yeonjun never found a problem with.

the loud scrape of a seat caused by yeonjun urged you to sit down, pulling out a chair as if he were some gentleman. he sidestepped as you sat down and seated himself on the blue chair opposite from you. he slid a talk menu towards you on the white porcelain dining table but you were too distracted by the change of scenery to notice.

everyone was in blazers, suits, preppy skirts and other heavy-duty threads. every person your age looked as though they had just finished their bachelor of arts degree and were now going into their final year of college. you hated that it was somewhat intimidating. and you hated that the only familiar outlet you had was the devil himself sitting across from you.

"on me, dolly," he calmly reminded while you hadn't even touched your menu yet. his solemn gaze changed direction from the menu, that covered half of his face, to your quiet self. you were still taking in the atmosphere, oblivious to his piercing gaze, "still dreaming?"

no reaction. that was all it took for him to see red. choi yeonjun shouldn't have expected you to be happy-go-lucky on your forced night out. but, the fact you didn't even stand up for yourself anymore made him act rationally. it was starting to bore him.

the light graze of one's fingernails ghosted against your knee and that immediately brought the attention yeonjun wanted back to him like a spotlight. you furrowed your brows at his sudden motion and used the arms folded on your lap to swipe him off.

"behave. this is our bet, remember?" he coldly questioned with eyes so wide and round it almost made your skin crawl at his terrifying duality. you bit your lip with a small nod and forced your back to lean, arms retracting with the action and yeonjun could comfortably trap your knee in his hands once more. somehow, you felt an overbearing aura radiate off the male as he sucked air through his teeth, pleased with your compliance.

of course. what all men were after at the end of the day. nothing but a touch of skin that defined one's sexual appeal. you'd be lying if you said this was the worst thing you envisioned yeonjun would be doing on your night out, but it didn't make it any less unsettling.

wishing the conversation at the red light had perhaps gone differently, you wouldn't see yourself in such a difficult situation. your eyebrows curled upwards while his fingers ran up your lower thigh next, soft butterfly-like touches during the motion.

just as you were about to grab his wrist to unhand you, the waitress had come to yeonjun's signal. his free hand dropped from the air and he began to order as if his hands weren't about to creep under your denim shorts. you gritted your teeth and when his stern watch laid back on you when asked what you'd order, you spoke with a precarious voice, "strawberry milkshake."

noting down the list of orders, the waitress skipped off and yeonjun gave a satisfied grin at your behaviour. what if the waitress could see what he was doing underneath the table? what if she knew but didn't care for the fact rowdy teens always acted out in places like this? you felt so helpless and alone, regardless whether there were people all over the joint and a collection of cars parked outside the window.

"stop," you whispered roughly, eyes peering down at the table to avoid eye contact. yeonjun didn't budge, wanting to elicit a longer response, "you've won. so let it go."

his eyebrows softened at your revelation but his hand didn't drop guard, "what if i don't?" he whispered back in the same frail tone as yours mockingly, leaning closer towards your face with a pout on his lips. you frowned at his attempt to rile you up and it started to make the gears in your head turn at his mannerisms.

"you wouldn't. you're not that kinda person," you pleaded with seethed teeth as you finally returned your longing gaze to his. his orbs traced yours while he stared back into yours so intimately, almost losing his mind at your doe eyes that had a sense of desperation laced into them.

the grip on your thigh loosened while he tried to appeal himself. "then what kinda guy d'you take me for?" he asked with eyebrows feathering lightly. you tread lightly, cautious with your next carefully crafted answer.

"a guy who only wanted to prove himself," you pieced together and yeonjun's hand had removed itself from your leg altogether. yeonjun was made out a fool because of your clique. it still bothered him more than he let out, but you saw right through him. he pressed a tongue against the insides of his mouth, gaze faltering when it flicked to the side away from you and you knew you'd won this time. he was satisfied with your rebuttal and let you off the hook.

"when i said you're the kinda girl a guy would bend the rules for, i meant it," he quoted with a returning gaze. and he did, in the worst way possible. a brutal reminder of what kind of stunt he pulled on heeseung just to get you on this date with him. surely, a calculated move to get your friends in a frenzy.

"unreal. lodging me to this hunk of junk, somewhere my friends can't find us on purpose, ain't that right?" you pressed on and he started to unravel something from his jeans pocket, immediately contaminating the sugary diner scent with brash tobacco.

he was smoking. just the last thing you wanted, "you want a five star restaurant next time?" he exhaled and blew the fog in your face as though you were nothing but a worthless smoking area sign, "need some?" he asked while your face grimaced at the smoke.

"there won't be a next time; neither do i smoke," your refusal had him smirking with the stick poking out of his lips, intrigued. he learnt more about you the more he spent time in your company and he enjoyed that, "you're afraid of them, aren't you?"

"your guard dogs? why would i be scared of a circus act like them," he cooed, annoyed at your remark to pin him as 'scared'. you furrowed an eyebrow at his nickname for your friends and you wanted to rip his pride apart.

"then what's the point in this little game of yours," you seethed out, head tilting in inquiry. he leaned his arm forward to tap ashes into the ashtray in the middle of the table, taking the brisk moment to think.

"can't a guy want to treat his girl to a night out?" he questioned with a receiving smirk placed on his face. you wanted to gag at the thought of being called 'his girl'. yeonjun was nothing but an annoying prickle in your side, one minuscule move and he would remind you of his presence.

"not your girl, choi. i'm your bait," your chest heaved regret, sighing when the circumstances examined from afar wasn't in your favour at all

"like a moth to the flame. i'd like to see the mugs on those frats when they realise they've been beat," he consoled with no remorse and you wanted to hit the pavement as soon as the argument was over. was it too late to take back your sincere comment on the kinda guy yeonjun was? because maybe that wasn't the case at all.

a brisk moment of stillness passed and the waitress returned to place your orders on the table. somehow, you'd lost your meek appetite. maybe it was the previous conversation or the waft of cigarettes lingering on your beverage that had this effect.

"do enjoy your strawberry milks, don't you?" he questioned while snuffing the bud in an ashtray off the side and dropping it on the tin. "you like to think of sucking it off my finger again?" it was like he was a different person when you finally saw through him and knew he no longer had to sugarcoat his words to win you over. because he already got what he wanted, your concise reaction to being nothing but a pawn in his cunning game of deliberate revenge.

his enquiry made your chest squeeze at his belittling comment, sick of being played like a fool, "i think you're a sicko," you began and just as he was about to place a fry between his teeth, you took off his jacket draped over your shoulders and slung it on the table, rattling the dishes and cutlery on impact. and just what you aimed for, the milkshake. the pink drink painted his top and jeans, most of all, his face with milk, "suck on that."

and at that, you hopped up from your seat and stormed towards the very same door you entered in, ignoring the attention of everyone lingering behind you. the male was awestruck for a moment and like a movie resuming, he became animated again when the ringing of bells chimed in the diner. you charged forward, dismissing the muffled yell of your name within the establishment behind and towards the end of the car park.

a surge of adrenaline taking over your body while your heels echoed off the hard asphalt ground, jogging as cool and calmly as you could before immediately regretting giving his jacket away because shit it was cold. your lack of layers didn't aid you at all and worst of all, your ride home was now gone.

but you didn't blame yourself one bit, choi yeonjun deserved it. to get you to such a vulnerable state and lift you just to tear you down right after was such a fucked up thing to do. it's moments like these you prayed that a miracle would happen. like sunghoon wasn't getting strangled by two guys the last time you saw him and came in with his sleek ride all fine and dandy.

you were stranded in the most unfamiliar part of town you knew and after gaining several blocks away from the diner, you gave up and sat on the curb like a vagabond. "you did it now, y/n," you monologued and sighed with your knees pressed against your chest. there was no way you'd find yourself home.

but anything was better than sitting in a diner with pouty lips constantly ringing in your ears and inquiring about you every passing minute. so your eyes closed with a profound sense of peace away from such a suffocating individual. then, your eyes never opened.

only did you regain consciousness with the loud beep of cars and flashing headlights on the road ahead of you. at the alarming rate, your arm was being towed away.

panicked, you yelled in fear and flailed your arms to break such a tight grasp. the unknown specimen veered around to you and it was none other but jay to your rescue. the bright headlights against the side of his face highlighted his strong features well. you relaxed at the sight and realised the loud commotion on the street was from his car parked in the middle of the road that he so smartly did upon seeing your figure sitting on the curb.

"you idiot," you beamed at him with furrowed eyebrows, too fatigued to say anything smarter when he gently lifted your arm over his neck so he could transport you easier, your tired heels dangling from the floor when he stood up straight. you didn't remember anything about the car ride back. you must've been too exhausted and too cold to interact. jay dropped you home and made sure to place his sweater over your body so your mother didn't fuss at the skimpy clothes you wore.

but along with that, he said something about heeseung going missing. that the only thing found was his drenched ride at the spot you and sunghoon last saw him. that was probably the last night you slept peacefully since the announcement, tired out of your mind to really register the severity of it all.

your morning was sluggish the next day, waking up to see jay's clothes around your body and your discarded necktie tied around your wrist wasn't what you were expecting. so as soon as you washed up, changed your clothes and kissed your ma bye, you were racing to jay's garage, lengthy skirt kicking high in the air with every stride your feet took.

reaching the destined location in town, you knocked on the rolling garage door of his father's enterprise and await a response. the door began to retract upwards and you were met with jay standing with his hand still on the revolving door switch. his brows were raised but his mouth was pouting in that one face he always made but it soon melted into a smile at the sight of you. the other five men in the garage mirrored his reaction and looked so happy to see you safe and sound.

if there was a way you could hug them all at once, you'd do it but the last time that happened you almost got sent to the e-r for air loss so you stood there with a fiddling bottom lip while collecting the right words to say, "fuck. i'm so sorry, you guys," you expectantly wailed with their bodies immediately swooping you in reassurance and forgiveness.

jay placed both his calloused hands on your shoulders and sat you down on a workbench with him and his nice masculine scent wafted to your senses with every breath you took, something you didn't realise you dearly missed. upon sitting down, you couldn't miss the sight of heeseung's tarnished car on standby in the centre of the garage. the atmosphere turned heavy and you realised that the situation was more serious than you first envisioned if it's got these rowdy boys quiet for the first time.

"no news on lee, i assume," you hesitantly brought up and you saw a few of the men shake their heads slowly. to see the vehicle that was always winning gold so empty and abandoned like landfill turned your stomach unpleasantly. jungwon was in his usual coveralls with his dirty white gloves, a singular rag in hand as he tried his best to clean the remnants of car oil amidst it.

"nothin'. checked his house, even used a phone booth to ring up his number and, stalemate," jake replied on behalf of everyone and it made your heart falter at the reality that he was really gone.

"those knob-heads don't know anything about it?" you asked while referring to yeonjun's fleet from the race who had encased him in this situation in the first place.

"we were splittin' their wigs and trust me, nun' of them know anything," jay plaused, shaking out his sore knuckles that were blooming with red swipes across them. you only assumed that soobin and his lackeys escaped by the skin if their teeth after sunghoon informed everyone else about their scheme.

definition:'split a wig'. > to beat up someone.

"i'm beat..." you were lost for words at the situation and the other boys expected this reaction. where did heeseung go? and why did he up and go without saying anything?

"y/n, i wanna clear the air between us," jay shifted in his position and brought your attention back to him, gripping the workbench beneath him as he leaned over a little to watch your expression.

"no sweat, i'm over it now," you claimed and held your eyebrows upwards in empathy, a small smile on your face but you couldn't really be happy. lee's absence was clearer than day of the despair hanging in the atmosphere. you knew the other guys thought the same way, jungwon probably missed doing car modifications on his sweet ride every weekend. modifications that didn't consist of cleaning splatters on the dash and windows that finished with heeseung's grateful praises. meanwhile jake probably missed the silly handshake they'd do every time they regrouped.

"no, i was so outta line. i'd never want you to think i saw you that way 'nd, really, it's none of my business what you do with yourself," he shyly apologised and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, unsure if his words would do the trick. but he relaxed as a soft pad of one's fingers massaged his coarse knuckles like a painkiller.

"you already proved yourself when you found me on the curb last night. i dunno how you did it. oh, and, your sweater's in the wash," you forgave his prideless apology and the corner of his lips tugged into a half smile.

"my jay-p-s went off, that's how," he kidded and abruptly yelled out in agony when you pressed down on his bruising knuckles as revenge. no one laughed at his joke but a few cracked up at his gruelling reaction in return.

"he'll be here all night, folks!" jungwon added onto the effect and you giggled lightly at the returning mannerisms of some of the guys.

"no but, how did you?" you inquired once again and he looked guilty for a split second, innocently peeking up at his ceiling as though he'd gotten a new paint job on it.

"you kiddin' me? obviously, if choi had you in his ride, i was hauling ass behind him," he admitted and you raised an eyebrow with an intrigued smile.

definition:'haul ass'. > driving fast.

"you didn't see anything, did you?" you questioned with a concerned raise of your eyebrow. jay shook his head, holding onto his elbow with one hand while the free one was against his lips as he grazed his mouth on his nails in hesitation.

"hey... choi didn't, y'know, do anything to ya?" jay reluctantly asked and scanned your sitting pose from top to bottom in worry. immediately the skin ripping feeling of his hand all over your thigh flashed back like a nightmare and a dry lump in your throat swallowed. you'd almost forgotten all about the night out with yeonjun and the confusing, hurtful things he did to you.

jay noticed your demeanour and his doubtful body language stiffened at the idea of yeonjun putting you through hell with his absence allowing it to happen. your shifting gazes settled back on his angered face and you instantly reassured him, "no. choi isn't the freamer you think he is." jay sat up straighter and shook his head disapprovingly.

"hard to believe when you're quizzing me if i seen anything or not," he retaliated afterwards and you grew quiet at that again. in your eyes, yeonjun wasn't a half-bad guy. anyone else who had you alone and afraid in a part of town you'd been in before would've taken advantage of such a vulnerable state.

yet, yeonjun only played mind games with you and succeeded in breaking through you. but when it came to the deed he did to heeseung, that was a whole different story.

the warm hold of someone's long arms wrapped around your waist pulled you out of your destructive thoughts and when you slowly peered up to see the person in action, you weren't expecting riki. he leaned all his weight atop of you and gradually slid down your shirt to your long, comforting skirt which he laid his head against, "i was a lump of coal without you, y/n," he admitted and you smiled a little at his sincerity. his dark hair pressed against your comfortable lap made his eyes flutter closed, taking in your familiar scent like some house cat.

"we all were," jake added and you scanned the entire room and the sweet faces of your friends looking back longingly. of course, the only other place you'd rather be. the company of such friends within this diesel-scented garage, circus-act or not.

"sorry, i couldn't stop 'em from dragging you away. the crowds were flippin'," sunghoon apologised, the guilt most likely eating him alive when he never saw you again that night.

"i just hope you got your jacket back," you cited and his sharp fangs grinned at that giddy remark.

"i did," he answered back and you sighed in relief. it was a pretty nifty jacket at that. jungwon clapped his hands and sought the attention of everyone back to him.

"let's beat feet, i'm craving a double-decker burger," jungwon abruptly suggested, hopping up to his feet and wiping his forearm against his forehead. the proposal resulted in a tide of encouragement echoing against the garage walls, and a stroke of oil above jungwon's eyebrows.

definition:'beat feet'. > depart quickly.

"you're what?!" everyone yelled in unison, knives and forks hitting their porcelain dishes loudly and earning all attention from everyone else dining in the establishment.

"i'm dropping outta school, that's the buzz," sunoo parroted and your eyes widened at the reveal. he clicked his tongue and leaned over the counter to reach for a fry within jay's plate to eat, despite being the very worker who delivered it to him, "my old folks were frosted when i told them i lost a hundred and ten bucks. so now i gotta work it back."

definition:'frosted'. > angry.

"you kiddin'? why would you admit that?" jake asked with his mouth ajar in total skepticism. sunoo stuck his chin out and waved his head side to side, exaggerating his hissy remark simultaneously.

"well, what do you think i tried first? they didn't believe my tale about the papers blowing away in the wind because apparently i never go outside," outraged, most likely at his parent's assumption, sunoo rolled his eyes arrogantly at such inferences. jake held himself back from beratting the boy in uniform while jay laughed out loud with a mouthful of fries.

"cash blowing away? what kinda excuse is that you dud!" jay meanly teased and sunoo was about to lose his cool behind the counter.

"hey, you try and come up with an excuse on the spot. it's harder than you think," he argued while wiping his salt-coated fingertips on his clean apron.

"surely you would've thought of one the moment you betted fifty-five fuckin' dollars," sunghoon's input immediately shut down sunoo's rebuttal.

"okay? who could've seen heeseung hyung losing by getting drowned in oil happening?" his insensitive wording made the group run quiet as if a noisy stream of a faucet was abruptly turned off. the awkward tension made sunoo regret his sentence, "no one. exactly."

"cool it," jay snapped, unhappy with the other boy's decision to bring up such a topic with no remorse. sunoo recoiled his arms that were resting atop the counter and looked taken aback by the crushed chattery atmosphere.

"kay. just so you know not to look for me if i'm not in math on monday," sunoo concluded while refusing to look at anyone's eyes. the lack of responses just made your head nod in return and take a sip of your cold cola, the loud straw only adding to the awkwardness.

riki splayed his arms out on the counter, limbs long enough to overhang off the edge whilst in the motion and he groaned into the hard surface, "we're at a low," he confessed, only saying what everyone else had on their mind. the diner bells rang and the just arriving customers whispered amongst themselves, some a little too loud. loud enough for you to pick up that they were talking about your group and the failure of yesterday's race.

the instance brought a question up, "who's interested in takin' star racer?" jay's voice asked around and an alarming amount of responses returned. no one. no one made a sliver of sound.

"why not you again, hyung? people would pin you," riki suggested and jay had to think about it.

"jungwon?" jay turned to his friend who was too invested in his awaited burger to prep himself. his eyebrows furrowed while he swallowed down his previous bite.

"c'mon. i like to fix cars, not drive 'em," he responded and jay made a scoffing sound with his mouth.

"same thing," he responded with eyes scanning the ceiling as he jostled the ideas in his head to try and find a connection between the two himself, clearly just spewing out answers without thought.

"no, they really aren't," jungwon wrapped up and jay gave up his pestering. instead, he turned towards sunghoon who shrugged his shoulders in return.

jake, his next victim held his hand out flat and tilted it side to side, motioning there was a fifty-fifty chance he'd go for it, "dunno. something just ain't right taking hyung's spot like that," he fessed and sunghoon agreed.

"sunoo," you playfully recommended and the male in question shot you a look of fright. the other boys started cooing his name and pulling at his uniform mockingly.

"i don't have the time for those games. i'm a working man," he replied instantly, swiping the bickering male's hands off his uniform and readjusting his hat to sit on his hair properly. but his refusal fell on deaf ears because the following day, sunoo was strapped in jay's car with his hands on the wheel and an exasperated expression glued on his face.

"hey! seriously?!" he shouted in retaliation while his wide hazel eyes were scanning the view in front of him. right in the middle of the dried-up dam, you and the other men stood in a group aside from sunoo bursting out the seams at his predicament.

"sunoo, whatever you do, don't press on the right pedal," jay shone a quick smile and banged the dash of his vehicle loudly before skipping away while sunoo scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. might this be a reminder that sunoo had never driven a car before.

"don't what?!" he yelled while cluelessly stepping on the said pedal, making the car suddenly veer forward and stop with a violent recoil, sending the boy's nose into the steering wheel. his high-pitched scream was enough to make your gut clutch tighter in laughter. you hadn't laughed like this in what seemed like centuries ago.

"thank god you y'got that safety belt on! otherwise, you would be flying, candy ass!" sunghoon called out and the brashness of his words made sunoo freak out more than he already was.

you needed moments like these. you didn't know how you could've made it through such a lonesome week without your friends. the routine would repeat, go to school, meet up at jay's garage to help wipe down heeseung's abandoned chariot, and try your best to sleep. it was hard but you didn't think anyone else had it harder than jungwon though. his connection with the car was deeper than you ever could comprehend and he always stayed longer with it than everyone else, pleading to jay's dad to let him stay after hours.

you wished your little group could stay close like this forever. but it didn't. instead, it was slowly tearing apart.

jay was crowned star racer again. not much of a surprise to you. the only thing surprising you were the come-and-go of the title when he, jake and sunghoon lost the upcoming weekend.

and so the week after was all the same. jay's pride was damaged, harder than it ever had been before. so much that he pulled out of racing for a bit to 'work things out'. you had your suspicions to what that could indicate but if jay suddenly came back and announced he had to leave as well to go on some holiday, you think you'd tear your hair out.

"i have to leave to go on some holiday," his statement made jungwon drop the tool he had in his hand, colliding on the hard cement with a loud thwack.

"you goof, tell me this is a bit," you begged while staring at jay who entered through the mesh door of the garage that connected to the main facility of his establishment.

"s'not a bit. i just got off the ear with my old man," he implored while running his hand through his black straight hair. your group was splitting and this was the turning point where you realised it. your hands bunched up the fabric of your light sundress, head slowly dropping to the ground in dismay.

"ey, cheer up, keeper. i'll be back before y'know it," he softly comforted while noticing your disappointed facade. you lifted your head and returned your gaze to the boy with upturned eyebrows.

definition:'keeper'. > a close friend.

"you'd better, or expect a bad review on your dad's dashboard," you tried to joke but it still bothered you that the missing numbers in your group were increasing.

that left three eligible racers to turn the tides on the fractured track record of your school's wins. sunghoon, jake and riki. your familiar tall friend's blonde hair waved in the passing breeze, sunglasses propped on his hair almost covered by his gold tufts.

he was chewing something like gum in his mouth, tilting his side mirror to face him for a split second to view himself. satisfied, he returned it back to it's previous placement and returned his focus to the drag strip in front of him.

"who's that stud? i've never seen him before," people's gossip travelled to your ears while you stood at the sidelines, watching as the flag girl from the other school was preparing herself for the race. "that's nishimura."

"nishimura riki? i thought he stopped racin' for good," the whispers continued mindlessly and a lightbulb in your head turned on as you remembered exactly what they were talking about.

a couple of months back, the fuzz was called on the scene in the middle of a race when riki was in it. why? because his car wasn't even his car. it was stolen.

definition:'fuzz'. > the police.

when the police arrived, everyone had to run out of the scene to not get caught. the police went ape at the illegal races. he was caught and pulled the age card, blaming it on peer pressure which was total bullshit. he knew what he did, sneaking into his neighbour's car, god knows how he did it, and successfully copping the vehicle into the drag strip. to you, it was funny as hell watching riki get chased down by the fuzz while screaming like a girl.

but to the other students from both your and the opposition's school, this gave riki a bad rep. nobody liked having their parents called and getting scolded for going to unsolicited grounds where adolescents were gambling, smoking and passing booze around. since then, riki never got admitted to another race again.

till today, that is.

today's opposition was a tough crew. in your eyes, they were nothing but a group of stray kids that had tires for brains.

"hwang hyunjin, that sly dog," sunghoon cussed under his breath, right beside you with his hands in his signature jacket's pockets and a cigarette in his mouth. you craned your head upwards to look at him curiously only to find him distracted, head turned forward to stare at the crowd. no, not the crowd but the boy in front of it to be exact. radiant red hair highlighted by a nearby lamp post made a boy seem unreal from the mob behind him. his appearance made him look like he starred in a hollywood movie and you were all just side characters.

"i hope you're not getting a case of the zorro's, star racer," you teased while your arms crossed over your chest and you watched one of his cheeks lift while he smiled at the title.

"i'm not. i've just faced off with him before and he's no joke. as alarmin' as that mop on his head," he insulted and a chuckle poured out of your lips in response. hyunjin was talking to the boy in the vehicle beside riki's, someone you'd never seen before.

"who's that new rug rat?" you questioned, referring to the individual you didn't recognise and his youthful appearance. sunghoon furrowed his eyebrows while blowing smoke between his lips, trying to see the boy in the distance.

defintion:'rug rat'. > small children.

"that tag-along is always with their crew," he answered, a weird answer to your ears at that. the newbie's head faced forward again and while he smiled, something against his teeth shone. the boy had braces. his boyish appearance quelled you in confusion.

"does no one know who he is?" you asked sunghoon again, hoping he'd somehow know as he affiliated with racers more than you did. an unknown deep voice from behind you chimed in instead, sending shivers down your spine at the abrupt interference.

"yang jeongin," the figure crept into your view and you were met with dark irises staring down at yours and light specks of what looked like freckles on his nose left you were puzzled if such a rash voice belonged to a boy with such soft features.

"felix," sunghoon spoke and the male with ashy-dyed locks grinned at him, "steady off our turf, mind you," your friend lowly warned and the boy held his hands up while taking a minuscule step backwards onto the edge of the drag strip.

"easy, i don't bite," he playfully cooed while dropping his hands to his side and settling them inside his back pockets. you observed him, top to bottom and wow. he was a sight. ash-coloured hair almost as silver as sunghoon's except it was styled in a mullet, the back of his hair spiking past his neck. his brown eyes clocked down into yours for a second, taking in your appearance just the same, "hey chickababe."

definition:'chickababe'. > an attractive girl.

sunghoon's arm ghosted against yours while you replied to the boy in front of you, "hey, freckles," you smiled and his head playfully tilted to the side at your nickname for him, "i'm sorry to tell you that yang's going down."

his eyebrow raised at your revelation, "ey, ice it. he might hear you." his head turned behind him for a brief moment while the nonchalant response startled you, was he really downplaying his mate? noticing the surprise in your raising expression, he chuckled, "just kidding. tell rick' my condolences for his loss."

the competitiveness aura in the air intensified, his insult towards your friend ringing in your ears, "his name's riki. you not around here, are you?" you doubted with squinted eyes still focused on the male, clearly trying to rile the stranger up at his tedious claims. riki was actually good at racing, just always outshined by the older boys to have a chance.

"matter of fact, i'm not," he proved you wrong proudly and you weren't entirely shocked at his response. you could hear it in his voice, a foreign accent lacing his words altogether, "born in australia."

"really? how are things down under?" you questioned, intrigued by the new acquaintance.

definition:'down under'. > nickname for australia.

"swell. you want'ta ask my number next?" he teased and you arrogantly rolled your eyes at his complacent flirting. sunghoon subtly snaked his arm around your waist and you acknowledged his advances with a lift of your head towards his.

"watch it, y/n breaks hearts," sunghoon mused and you scoffed at his antagonising banter. leaning closer towards the male around you, you picked the cigarette in his mouth and held it in front of him meanly, toes digging into the dirt when you shifted your weight onto them just to reach.

"quit the propaganda," you complained in annoyance. the taller male just leaned down to your hand placed in the air and bit on the cold end of the bud, soft lips against your stern fingers daringly to take it back.

"sorry, sweetheart," he requited and the words were pleasing to your ear. felix shifted his foot, noisy pebbles scratching against his converses breaking your attention from sunghoon and back to him in an instant.

"y/n, that's your name," he echoed, his attractive accent glazing your name in a way only your heart understood at the tug it resulted in. your encounter with the male was interrupted abruptly when the cold gust of wind against your backside made you flinch and look back to find your skirt mid-air, just held up by the hands of another unfamiliar face.

you gasped in shock, turning around in an instant whilst flattening the flying fabric to lay back against you. the brash male caught red-handed only laughed, head thrown back and his palms pressed against his abdomen while his long legs strode right past you and next to felix. someone who you'd hope is just as concerned except he was laughing with the perpetrator. your face burned like an open fire, embarrassed at such a trick being pulled on you.

sunghoon tossed his cigarette into the dirt, stepping on it as he drove forward to grapple onto the dirtbag's shirt, "you'd better crawl right back in that ditch y'came from before i lay you dead on the track," sunghoon lashed out, the boy pausing his laughing session and glaring right back at him with a sinking head.

"jesus, don't have a cow, i was just playin'," the stranger complained and you could hear a similar accent in his voice as felix's. sunghoon, with clenched teeth, released the other boy's collar with a harsh recoil of his fists when he stepped back.

"apologise," he ordered, half pissed at the guy and most definitely at the scrapped cigarette he had to put out. the curly black-haired boy just glanced at felix, a weirded-out smile placed on his face.

"she your missus or something?" he ogled while looking at you when you deliberately turned away. sunghoon fought back everything inside him to not toss the unfamiliar presence in front of riki's car to get him ran over in return for his prowling statements.

"doesn't change the fact your hard-on's making you act out in front of a girl," your friend retaliated, resulting in the other specimen faking a laugh, sneaking a glance at his black jeans meanwhile. you peered up at sunghoon and saw him biting back a mean smile which made you want to burst out laughing at him noticing the discreet peek the stranger did as well.

"apologise, chan hyung," felix nagged, clearly receiving second-hand embarrassment for his friend. the boy now known as chan nodded his head and swiped his nose with his thumb briefly, also slightly embarrassed.

"yeah, my bad, my bad," he replied repeatedly and you finally looked up at him. strong bone structure and thick eyebrows that did a terrible job at hiding his emotions was your first thought when his eyebrows cocked downwards upon your gaze.

"you owe my friend a smoke," you retorted, referring to the very man beside you who looked pleased with your answer. chan scattered his hands along his body robotically, nothing rustling or sounding like a packet even when he smacked his pockets.

"sorry to disappoint but i don't carry any on me," he shook his head while steering his sight to sunghoon next. you furrowed your brows and looked to felix instead who shook his head to signal neither did he. "he does." a thumb shot behind chan's shoulder and pointed towards the cherry head on the other side of the track.

"him? he your star?" you questioned and instead of earning an immediate yes, chan shot you a weird look with an engrossed expression. your sight flickered between hyunjin and him, confused.

"what'dya talking about? you're looking at him," felix intercepted while placing his hand on his chest, peering at you as if you'd just killed his whole family in front of him. your mouth was wide, not sure how to reply at the sudden surprise. screams of the viewers sounded and the race catapulted in the next passing seconds. you couldn't comprehend anything, except the equally surprised utterance on sunghoon's face.

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