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eilzie · 2 years
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Face Model: Gwyar from The King's Hound
My take of Female Gwyar from Interactive Fiction called "The King's Hound" by @the-kingshound @kal-down.
Of all the cast, I imagine her features to be more on the cute and pretty side, sitting somewhere in the middle of 'soft' and 'sharp.' Intelligent hazel eyes, straight dark hair, guarded yet amiable face.
I like that she has both the (professional) friendliness to make people feel at ease, yet has the wits and snark to catch them off guard. Playing a cold, mute MC against Female Gwyar is very satisfying. And goodness, this is just the first few chapters... Can't wait for more to come.
[Edit: skin color, golden eyes]
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(A big no no to fanwars over the ROs, but... Hmm, what shall we call it? The fand--I mean, cult? Gwyardians? Godwyars? Groars?)
(Ahem. Right. I will excuse myself before getting virtually smacked by the author).
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rosiehrs · 1 year
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FANWARS ## masterlist.
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huh yunjin x fem!reader
SUMMARY ⤻ yunjin (an army) and y/n (a blink) have fallen into the stereotype of not being able to get along, continuously starting fanwars- but only with each other..?
CONTENTS ⤻ smau, non!idol x reader, wlw, fluff, crack, minor angst, enemies to lovers (?)
WARNINGS ⤻ major bts/army and blackpink/blink slander, dark jokes, strong language, suggestive jokes, (small) use of vape and nicotine intake.
FEATURING ⤻ le sserafim, pham hanni (newjeans), ahn yujin (ive), yoon keeho (p1harmony), oh haewon (nmixx), choi yeonjun (txt), choi yena (soloist), more characters to come in future chapters ˆ-ˆ
STATUS ⤻ completed!
NOTE - there may be chapters that trigger certain fans, so i apologise in advance and want to emphasise that bts/army and blackpink/blink slander will be a part of the whole fic as it's the main plot TT please don't hurt me if something angers you, but please let me know if i went too far!
IMPORTANT - do not send hate towards any group under my works, especially blackpink and bts. if you do, you'll immediately be blocked. this fic is meant to be unserious/funny/lighthearted so please don't take this as an opportunity to say some shit just bcs fw!yj or yn said it. to sum it up, blackpink antis and bts antis, DNI.
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PROFILES..! the ninja turtles, fantastic 4.
CHAPTERS ;
O1 # soty
O2 # fancywasrobbed
O3 # daesangs and tantrums
O4 # INSENSITIVE BITCH
O5 # stalk before you block
O6 # [REDACTED] x3
O7 # eunchae saw it
O8 # hanni understands!!
O9 # blackpink outdid..!
10 # google translate
11 # nailed it
12 # she actually did not nail it.
13 # shut down (vlive)
14 # eunchae's yuny/n fanpage?
15 # mr chang<3
16 # american threat
17 # discussion time
18 # everyone's in!
19 # 'am i..?'
20 # eunchae's way or the highway
21 # bad idea
22 # tutti fruITY
23 # coming out (lol)
24 # (g)one direction - video attached.
25 # baby yunjin
26 # mission is a go!
27 # better late than never
28 # meetup (written)
29 # kick it by blackpink
30 # aftermath
31 # withdrawal
32 # gay minds
33 # she replied!
34 # gay people = bad at flirting (?)
35 # shes ight
36 # unexpected addition
37 # gay and easy
38 # eunchae outrage
39 # the date
40 # rizzful yunjin pt. 1
41 # ahn yujin protection programme
42 # sophie's choice
43 # she came over
44 # realisations pt.1
45 # step back (yunjin's version)
46 # no license? no problem!
47 # uh oh (written)
48 # cream puffs
49 # eunchae's first wlw heartbreak?
50 # gone (yunjin's version)
51 # misunderstanding
52 # hard launch
53 # i like u - niki
54 # public humiliation
55 # happy pride
56 # driver kkura
57 # thank you eunchae
58 # music taste
59 # random occurrences
60 # the end (written)
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+ taglist !! (permanently closed)
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yeahspider · 1 year
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murder me burden you 🕸️
VE’s note - not proofread . like not even close . lee know x f idol reader . suggestive . angst . happy ending tho bc i have a soft spot for those and minho . 100% inspired by the beach - the nbhd
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we shouldn’t do this
“yeah you’re right we shouldn’t.” minho says as he crashes his lips to yours . it hasn’t even been a week since news of your relationship with minho leaked to the media . a week of fanwars and hate towards you both . a little love mixed in too, but that didn’t matter in the eyes of the company . no more than two hours after the reveal were you and him called to the heads office. end whatever it was between you or end your career as an idol. those were the only two options given . you both worked too hard on your dream, sacrificed too much to just let it go . or at least that’s what you told yourself as you kissed his cheek for the last time while leaving the room . you would never ask him to give up his career , you were never that selfish .
and now a week later he had your back pressed against a wall as his lips danced on that certain spot in your neck that makes you melt . a spot minho knows all to well . small whimpers leave your throat as he litters nips all over your chest. hands gripping on your hips as if you would slip through his fingers a second time .
“did you really think i’d be letting you go that easily kitten?” . he says as his fingers dip between your legs to that spot his visited multiple times before . you couldn’t even respond because your head was so full of him. the same way it’s been all week.
“this week has been hell without you. i’m never letting you walk out again.” and you knew he meant it . because minho never lied . so no matter what trouble this could get you into you couldn’t bring yourself to care . as long as he had you and you him that’s all that mattered .
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yuikomorii · 4 months
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After thinking more deeply about it, people shouldn’t get mad when seeing the majority shipping AyaYui because they are the most perfect for each other…not always in the good way. They are both obsessive weirdos that are unable to communicate properly and end up doing so much dumb shit that not only hurts them but also the ones around them.
Now I’m not saying they are the most problematic characters in the game, but they just are such menaces for whoever is connected to them. They be wondering why Yui wouldn’t make such a good couple with Subaru and Azusa but the reason is that they’re exactly too soft for her. They just want a kind and motherly girl but Yui keeps putting them in uncomfortable situations, doesn’t respect their boundaries and is unable to comprehend their introversion. Ik she was in a dangerous situation at first but that’s over after the second game, isn’t it? They started dating so if that’s what she truly wanted, she has to take responsibility for that and bring her brain to work.
Now about Mr. Yours Truly, he wasn’t irredeemably bad in the first game but he was such an asshole, let’s be frank. After the first game, Yui started treating him poorly or, again , not paying attention to whatever he was going through but I just couldn’t feel bad for him. They both fucked eachother up so bad but in an equal way so I can’t say any of them is better than the other, like some of their individual fans do. I’m not saying this about the Admin but some Yui and Ayato stans must actually hate the characters and only love their fanon version of them. Just because they forgive their abusers and are friendly doesn’t make them the kindest character anyone has ever seen. They did too many bad things to be considered the kindest and I’m not gonna follow the “they went insane” excuse because I really don’t care. All characters are insane and broken but not all of them did as much shit as they did.
I’m not justifying anything from that dick but e.g. when Karlheinz commits a genocide to make ghouls, he is said to have abused his powers and is evil but when Yui commits a genocide because her cute Ayato-kun 〜 died and kills all living things on both worlds, that’s seen as romantic? Like that’s extremely evil and selfish of her too. Or when others complain about the vampires being possessive and jealous, when Yui is the same person that stabbed Shu and threw him in the dungeon afterwards out of jealousy and she also paralysed Ayato then used him as her pleasure slave only because he drank blood from other chicks. Again, I’m not excusing them but she’s just as worse when triggered enough. All the fanwars are stupid when the game only has characters that wouldn’t be perceived as mentally sane or innocent angels in real life.
// Uuh… you kinda worded it a bit too harshly but I do get where you come from.
The thing is Yui, Ayato, Azusa, Subaru and Yuma are characters described by Rejet as either pure or kind-hearted, yet this doesn’t mean they necessarily have to be saints sent from above 24/7. Good people can react horribly under stress, pressure or shock. Yes, they can do wrong stuff and treat others badly as a result, but this doesn’t mean they have a bad soul. Trauma is not the same from person to person and everyone reacts to it differently. It can turn good people into monsters depending on the severity of the circumstances and some might never come back to their original nature. And, even if they do, this will not excuse their actions, but as long as they try to change for the better and take accountability, I believe they deserve a second chance.
Rejet makes Yui go mad in some endings and After stories to demonstrate that she is capable of doing something as awful as the Diaboys if an event hits her hard enough, just like it did to them. And, to be honest, that's realistic. Of course, not the story, but the fact that every person, no matter how strong, has a breaking point.
Speaking of the genocide committed by Yui, the reason why it’s considered romantic is not the deed itself, but the fact Yui created an Ayato ghoul after exterminating everything, only because she wanted to be killed by the man she loved. I think this was the only time Yui seriously used her brain, and the fact she was crazy when doing that, makes it hilarious.
As for the Yandere endings, Yui does that to Shu in MB, if I recall correctly but it was so unexpected because she really didn’t get any vibes throughout the route, therefore I guess it was just random writing. In Ayato’s route, the obsessive tendencies were obvious when she started looking through Ayato’s swimsuit magazines and tried measuring her boobs to the ones of those girls. I was pretty sure she would pull a possessive move on him later on, lol.
Truth be told, I don't mind that in fictional couples as long as they're both obsessed with each other and it's not one-sided. Besides, it’s funny how even Ruki called Yui “Ayato obsessed” in CL.
As a DL fan, I understand that no character is a total green flag because they all display toxic behavior in regular circumstances, no matter if intentional or not. Nonetheless, that shouldn’t stop us from loving them. Some people prefer the softer aspects of DL, while others prefer the darker, but keep in mind that those who prefer talking well about their favs don't want to be always reminded of all the bad things they did, especially if those characters regret them or weren't in the best mental state at the time.
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spadesolace · 10 months
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polaroid love - bonus 2.0. dinner with newjeans
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Dice promotions ended later than yn expected.
All she wanted to do was lie down on her bed and sleep. It felt like everything was collapsing on her, especially after finding out that Wonyoung had liked her. Music Bank was a bit awkward to say the least, especially how her own bandmates were teasing her on how dense she can be that the 4th Gen IT girl had a thing for her.
“Past is past.” is what she would always reply, she never liked wonyoung that much to make a move. She valued their friendship more than the what ifs. Although she still had those lingering thoughts where if she would have made a move. Then again, she sort of dated Chaewon for a short time until they both decided to just be friends and not let anyone know they actually dated. That’s a story for next time. 
With the promotions done, YN is looking forward to see newjeans again, the last time they saw each other was when she visited Hybe. Although this entire dinner was solely for your members to meet your new friends, there is a part from the management that would want the press to use this to promote the group. Lowkey, YN wasn’t having it for the management to take advantage of your friendship but, if it means helping the group, possibly stop some fanwars, then sure, she’ll accept it.
“Eunchae mentioned to me there’s someone in NewJeans that’s also ‘06.” Kyujin was one of the excited members, let alone she hasn’t made that many friends in the industry except for Eunchae.
“That’s Haerin, she’s a bit introverted like Yoona but you’ll get along just fine.” Slowly the group got excited, YN could only talk about how each and everyone would get along with the monster rookie group. 
“YN-UNNIE!” A loud scream, one can feel the energetic vibes coming from that sweet voice, knowing fully well, its-
“EUNCHAE!” Kyujin was faster in registering that Lesserafim was on the premises. Sakura had then explained that management was the one that decided to have a change of plans and invited Lesserafim to their dinner with Newjeans in which the entire group was fine with. They’ve interacted before, especially the two ‘06 liners and adding to their group is Haerin. 
“YN!” YN could only slowly turn around, seeing Chaewon again after the whole crush and confession thing within Iz*one. They’ve talked about it before but after a year, things were a bit awkward, but it wasn’t the leader of Lesserafim that caught her attention, no. The group behind them, NewJeans oldest members, Minji and Hanni. She swore something about them made her feel things, maybe it was admiration of their capabilities in the industry, or their face card, or their talents, let alone their personalities already made an impact on her. 
Waving at the two, Yoona took note of her facial features. YN’s subtle smile, faint blush, fixing her hair like tucking it by her ear, and being shy which is a bit rare. I think someone has a crush. 
The entire dinner, Sullyoon could only observe her best friend, interacting between the two groups and their own. More so, her attention was solely focused on the two oldest members of NewJeans. YN did mention to her before how she’s more fond of them due to being the same age. There was no harm in having more friends but what was suspicious was the way she acted.
“Yoona, YN will melt if you keep looking at her like that.” Jinni had to try her best to make Sullyoon stop observing one of her best friends but even Jinni had to admit, there was something about you during that dinner that had a different glow.
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ithilwen-lionheart · 9 months
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Home is where the heart is: Home is where you are - Legolas x Modern Day!Reader
Alternatively:
Ignorance is your new bestfriend
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (you are here)
[ Part 3. Work Text: ]
There is no downplaying the hatred (Y/N) feels whenever her classmates would make fun of the Legolas that they see in the films.
Not only was it already horribly uncouth of them to brand him -or anyone, for that matter- as effeminate because of the way they looked or acted but they also had to sling “gay” about as if it were a rock meaning to insult instead of one’s sexual orientation. (Y/N) would always find herself muttering on the defensive whenever situations as such would arise, her thoughts simmering a little too hot with indignance and her composure only ever tempered by the winsome pondering that endured alongside it: that if Legolas were gay then he would be an addition to a party of wholly respectable people who followed their hearts and in their wake instead brings love in a cynical world that is already teeming with a troubling surplus of negativity.
It’s an enchanting idea -that dash of sweetness on otherwise stale and acrid coffee- like an exquisite chiffon paired with the cup of tea she indulged in one fine spring afternoon as she perused that slash Fellowship fanfic that featured her resident elf, Aragorn, facial hair, and some razors. It felt like a lifetime ago, she wouldn’t have even entertained the thought then that said elf would just stumble upon her doorstep one stormy night. Granted it was something she may find herself writing about, but more out of the imaginings in her head rather than out of actual experience. 
(Y/N) actually found promise in it -cataloging everyday life with the Woodland Prince. It would make for a good rom-com with a well-balanced lead. Legolas is as naturally romantic and otherwise capable as he is adoringly ditzy around modern technology. With the probability of property damage at an all time low now that he had discovered the magic of WikiHow and search engines, she actually finds herself chuckling at the mere thought of the plethora of reels that could be made out of the blond archer’s previous exploits- multitude of phone replacements notwithstanding.
He’s “beloved protagonist” coded that way. Mr. All Eyes On Me when he enters the room or makes his first appearance on the first panel or chapter, Darling Please Shut Up an entire season after he finally finds a healthier way to process his trauma and ends up letting loose that silly goose that’s been cooped up inside him for far too long. It would be an advantage that Legolas is already built with more empathy than the usual male lead, that he’s already more than just his looks or his poetic words and that his love prevails over what to others would usually be pride and self-preservation before some dramatic loss or divine intervention hard presses them into a much needed system restart- it would almost be too easy to love him-
It would be too easy to love him. It had been for someone as jaded as her, what more for everyone else?
And then she goes to thinking about the fangirls, the fandom, the trolls and the inevitability of negative press and immediately shuts the idea down. (Y/N) is not about to fight fanwars over at twitter, not anytime soon or in the far future if she’s got so much as a say in it. She barely held herself together today and almost went out for blood when one of her blockmates made a “mockery” of Legolas’ name and thought 'Le-gay-las' to be such a splendidly creative attempt to go about it. These are bored university students, she didn’t want to start thinking about what exponentially worse travesties kids who overindulged on questionable YouTube content are capable of.
Thankfully enough, before her overthinking could get even more cataclysmic, she finally reaches the tell-tale porch of her home. The beginning of that chapter in her book- the very stone that Legolas first stepped on before he changed her life forever. It was an image that was so charged with positive emotions it was not unlike a lighthouse to the turbulent seas of her troubled mind- something that grounded her as much as the thought of what life now breathed past her threshold.
A tenacious smile blots out the line of practiced patience that weighed on her lips, her hands a little too giddy and enthusiastic as she retrieved her keys from the pocket of her bag and unlocked the door.
Upon entering, the delectable smell of dinner wafted through the abode. It was a siren’s call to her protesting stomach and yet it was the longing in her chest that championed over the promise of what she knew to be carefully curated food. It is only by sheer good luck that the skilled chef responsible for this also happens to be the only one ever able to sweeten her most sour of moods- today being no more than an everyday foe for one already so adept at putting the worst of her at ease.
(Y/N) padded through the carpeted stairs with the urgency of a child running to their parents after a nasty row with their playground bullies. She wanted to recoil at the comparison -the notion entirely foreign and not at all founded by previous experiences of the sort and yet her chest brimmed with an all too familiar bittersweet ache at the assurance of a nurturing face and comforting words all the same; of warm arms wrapping around her all in a bid to face what demons the world chose to serve her up on an unwanted platter that particular day. She was certain that her hurried footfalls carried the weight of her emotions, that it was amplified even more when she all but flung her bedroom door wide open and off its hinges if she had a little bit more strength.
Then she sees him. In glittering hues she registers the shape of him, the familiar outline drawn with smothering saturation that glows a bit more vividly than per usual- when her eyes aren’t too watery and her ribcage hadn’t been stuffed with a little too much cotton. Legolas sat curled up on her worn bean bag, eyes focused on the horror flick playing on the telly, a bowl of popcorn balanced on his long legs crossed over each other- the paragon of a couch potato. (Y/N) never would've thought that it would be a look anyone would find attractive. Too often had it been stuck on as a warning label for a bottle of crippling indolence but the Elven Prince lounged decked out in modern day clothes and wore it like a badge worthy of admiration. 
He donned a juniper pullover and dove gray sweats and as she walked mindlessly towards him, (Y/N) swore he also had her heart somewhere in his pockets. Swears that he held it a willing hostage there when he subtly presented his cheek for a kiss when she came up behind him, when the corners of his mouth tipped into a languid smile after she did, swears that he tickled it with the sound of the chuckle that bubbled in his throat and the unmistakable scent of strawberries that wafted through the air straight from his mildly damp strands of spun moonlight.
"Legolas,” (Y/N)’s attempt at a careful inquiry proved a futile venture in the face of mirth, “-did you use my shampoo?" she manages with a poor excuse at a raised brow and the galloping echoes of her still missing heart.
A coy little smile and the soft press of thin lips against her own confirmed her suspicion: that he used her shampoo and that her heart was no longer her own.
"My heart lies wherever your feet may take you, en melleth.” he begins as if he shared her thoughts, as if Christmas came early for them and they beat everyone on the entire business of exchanging gifts. He goes on and (Y/N) thinks that it was a fine comparison, “You will have to forgive me for scouring what remnants of you there are if only to keep what little life in me remains in your absence." There was a twinkle in his eyes that belie the theatrical despondence in his words, a playfulness in him that (Y/N) insists warranted the bite on the tip of his sculpted nose.
“That’s what you get for holding mine in a vice grip in your pockets.” She quips and tries not to falter at the mild discomfort on that handsome face.
Soft baby blues look up at her in perplexity. Furrowed brows and genuine confusion making a young boy out of his Elvish immortality, “I do not have anything in my pockets-” he begins and yet his hands find their way into a dutiful search, “As I thought,” he mutters once his foraging concluded and proved fruitless, “Whatever it is you had lost, en melleth. Sadly, it is not with me.” His entire mien was so veritably apologetic, the gears in his head already turning to plot for ways in which he might provide her aid- it was a trait of his that she’d been familiar with. As a sentry to The Fellowship, (Y/N) had always seen Legolas a step ahead of his companions, both in battle of blood and mind. He was only ever second to Gandalf who was a wizard, and on occasions, Aragorn when it came to matters concerning mortals and their ideals. In his pondering, his initial befuddlement had dissipated and had instead been replaced by upset and a very much undue disappointment with himself- (Y/N) didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry at the thought that it was now her incriminating jape that was completely lost at sea, that it was something so abstract that Legolas seemed a bit too obligated at finding. 
She instead settled on helplessly shaking her head all the while dismissing what needless fretting the elf is currently doing, “It’s a metaphor for something else, Legolas. It’s not something that’s truly lost in a physical sense. Don’t lose your pretty little head over it.” (Y/N) gives his shoulder a reassuring squeeze and hopes that the whimsical smile she tossed along with it would be enough as she took her place to sit on the floor beside the prince.
“A metaphor,” the blond elf muses, “You did mention something of the sort before now. I fear it remains to be a notion I am still yet to fully comprehend.” there was a sheepishness in his smile at what he seemed to consider was a persistent lapse on his knowledge. As much as the look made him youthful, it was something his wisdom didn’t deserve.
And with all things concerning the Elven Prince and his honor, (Y/N) finds herself donning her figurative sword and shield- ever so ready to step into the fray to fight what shadows crept and posed a threat to his tranquility, “It’s not that it’s something you’re yet to comprehend. You have poetry locked and loaded with how you speak, metaphors come as easy to you as breathing does- it’s my choosing to speak in riddles when I shouldn’t that’s the problem.” She was certain that she made no room for self-loathing in the manner by which she spoke because she knew all too well just how equally as easily Legolas would bleed concern for her.
Still, his hand finds hers all the same as he leaned down to give her his full undivided attention, “And what riddle was it that you regaled me with?” he tipped his head in askance, strands of his hair slipping over his shoulder and pinning her down with the lingering scent of her shampoo.
"I swear someday I'm just going to die of diabetes because of your version of clothes-cuddle." (Y/N) lamented off-tangentially as a means of submerging her compromising statement from before back into its watery grave. She adapted the same dramatics the blond elf used on her not too long ago for good measure and it went as seamlessly as the fluid incorporation of his presence in her life. The idea of it wrapped around (Y/N) like a favored quilt.
Legolas on the other hand, he steeped on a wariness that dwelled on her plaint- a jest that unbeknownst to (Y/N), he so gravely misunderstood. He opts to abandon his popped corn kernels and placed it on the floor in front of him in lieu of reaching out to her, “Come,” 
It was (Y/N)'s turn to blink up in confusion, “What for?”
“Will you indulge me?” Pleading, (Y/N) surmises, is a look best left for cats and dogs and should by all means be rendered an actual criminal offense when wielded by Legolas on grounds of what farce it would deem one utterly willing to commit for his name.
“Will I even be able to say no when you’re looking at me with those eyes?” she finds herself saying with no small amount of tenderness, already accepting defeat for a war that was all in her head. Those eyes were worth more than a dozen losing battles fought, she thinks, worth all the white flags she could wave until her arms fell off her shoulders-
Legolas raises his vacant hand to cover his eyes and (Y/N)’s thoughts skids to a halt.
“What are you doing?”
“Giving you the option to refuse. You always have a choice, meleth nîn. If my gaze impairs your judgment like so then on my head be it.” Legolas answers simply and so so factually that irregardless of how comical he may look to some in that very moment -a hand still reaching out to her and another over his eyes- his words were astute and to (Y/N) he was what she’d want the entire world to be, “A lone tap on the palm of my outstretched hand for a refusal and two for acceptance.”
She’d take limbs off corpses if that’s what it took to continue waving those flags to surrender to him. (Y/N) decides he needn’t know that, if only to preserve what little dignity she had left to lose and to keep the elf from looking at her in terror at yet another misunderstanding of a completely harmless metaphor.
Though, she does find herself laying her cheek on the palm of that outstretched hand and holding it in both of hers and she doesn’t know if waving those undead hands still seemed like such a bad idea compared to this.
At the very least not until she witnesses the gesture startle Legolas enough that the hand over his face falls to his lap and she is greeted by an almost childish uncertainty made soft by enduring affection, “Is this a "yes "?" he queries, voice as gentle as the thumb that absent-mindedly caressed her cheekbone.
(Y/N) thinks she could settle with embarrassing herself like this, figures she could go above and beyond by nodding her head wordlessly and failing at hiding a smile that was both dumb and shy in equal measure if Legolas would give her an even dopier one for her efforts- like what he’s doing. Perhaps he can work on putting a damper to his elvish charms because even then his beauty remained, or, (Y/N) thinks she could just shove it where it matters because there are more things far worth considering then than her insecurities as a damned mortal.
Like how this painstakingly beautiful Elven Prince gently pulled her in by the waist so that she was sitting on his lap, for instance. Or how he wrapped his slender arms around her stomach and rested his head on top of hers with so much tenderness she ironically felt like she was just a breath away from shattering into a million pieces-
And then he buries his nose into her tresses and breathes in and (Y/N) swears he greedily took those pieces of her in and put them back together again with an exhale and that little shimmy he did to settle them snugly into the confines of her protesting bean bag.
No words were exchanged as they resorted to watching what cheesy horror movie it was that Legolas had on. Adept hands that once wielded bows and arrows with killer precision put hard at work massaging (Y/N)’s aching muscles, wise and quiet lips almost childish as he showered her with an unprecedented kiss here and there.
Three movies in and it became nothing short of an indulgent habitude for Legolas and more than once (Y/N) fails to reign in a giggle at the most inappropriate of times. First was during a particularly gruesome death scene from a slasher movie that Legolas looked at her in absolute horror for; second was at a nasty exorcism that had gone so horribly wrong she wouldn’t have blamed The Elven Prince if in that moment he honestly thought she had been off her rocker as he looked at her in alarm once more; and third was that literally bloody elevator scene from The Shining- though it was also then that she had caught up to something and stepped her foot down because the terror-stricken expression on Legolas’ face remained the same as it had been the first two times. She looked at him long enough that she saw the mischievous twinkle in his eyes. Looked at him long and hard with narrowed eyes until his resolution faltered and a side of his lips quirked ever so slightly heavenwards- (Y/N) was certain that if she hadn’t loved him as much as she did, she’d have sent him back to his maker along with it when the realization dawned upon her that the entire time, the entire bloody time, he had actually been playing her.
Legolas Greenleaf, son of The Elvenking Thranduil, Prince of the Woodland Realm and the stalwart sentry to The Fellowship had been messing around with her. She thought it to be too scandalous an improbability to even entertain- at the very least previously when she was a little too drunk on love and comfort and how Legolas smelled exactly like her that he could never -would never- drop so low as to pull such an elementary prank as making faces. Now that she was a little bit sober, she scours the catalog her mind subconsciously took of Legolas’ fears and inspects them with keener eyes. A part of her thinks she might be overanalyzing it, that it might just be her looking for problems where there is none, but all of that was clubbed down when she recalls that scene with the Balrog from the Mines of Moria, she places it beside the memory she had of the Elven Prince the first night he flooded the bathroom, that one time she accidentally walked in on him naked and he ripped her shower curtains in an attempt to preserve his modesty- his fear was something that took its time crawling into his eyes, something that could only ever pull so slowly and subtly at his features as he always fought so valiantly against it. 
It was all those and most certainly not raised brows, glittering widened eyes, and parted lips that hosted a gasp.
A godforsaken gasp.
(Y/N) inwardly banged her head against the walls of her mind on account of her stupidity. She should have known it from the damned gasp. Legolas was never one to make such a clear-cut sound of his discomfiture. Even in the direst of situations it was his face that would tell the entire story, whatever it is that will leave his lips would be actual words strung with a purpose.
Three movies in and Legolas frolicked enough to feign three startled gasps that (Y/N) actually believed in and felt sorry for. Three movies in and (Y/N) could actually commiserate with cross girlfriends and what need they felt to throw silly little punches at their guffawing boyfriends’ arms- embarrassment at the blatant comparison to an actual labeled relationship be damned. Three movies in and (Y/N) gets to thinking that she might actually have to cut Legolas’ screen time if he’s going to start making a habit out of pantomiming goddamn teenagers from cheeky television series.
She’d call it when he actually starts showing fascination towards jerseys and convertibles. The telly would have to find a home in the dumpster then.
“Having the time of our life are we, giggles?” she deadpanned, trying her damndest to remain unamused as velvety chuckles assaulted her eardrums, strong arms winding securely around her waist as Legolas pulled her even closer to him and nuzzled against the crook of her neck as if she were a treasured plush toy at every attempt of hers to pull away. It was once again a losing battle -as with everything else that concerned him. (Y/N) didn’t need those figurative swords and shields, not when they were as good as balloons fashioned by clowns at a children’s party in the face of the elf’s almost puppy-like clinginess.
A golden retriever puppy named “Giggles”- it wasn’t a far-fetched idea. If anything, it made a little bit more sense than the words Legolas spoke next.
"For what joy you bring me,” he states solemnly, chin perched on the plane of her shoulder as he looks up at her with serene determination in his gaze as if a gallant knight declaring the decimation of a most fearsome foe for his lady’s honor, “I shall protect you from 'diabetes'.” and before (Y/N) could even process the absurdity of his statement and crack at it, Legolas goes on- almost ludicrous in his earnesty, “Let all those who attempt to so much as lay a single threatening touch on you be dead before their stroke fell." and he was kissing the top of her head as if she were something so precious that she lost all heart to explain to him that diabetes wasn’t exactly something he could shoot or stab at to be rid of. Instead, she joins this little circus and offers her condolences to it in advance because if by some odd stroke of misfortune it takes on a concrete form, she’s certain that the Prince of Greenwood -otherwise known as the retriever puppy Giggles- would certainly be nipping at its tail in no time.
His lady’s tinkling laughter pierced through the foreboding silence of the magical box before them and Legolas allowed himself a slow smile as he too, fixed his attention on the movie.What pride and joy he had for the success of his pretense at obliviousness may have rubbed the Valars the wrong way because no sooner than he relaxed, a monstrous phantom flashed into the screen and the screech that left with what part of his soul was ripped out of him from shock had been a little too genuine.
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[ FIN. End of Chapter 1, Part 3 ]
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A/N:
As promised!
Also, as per the disclaimer I had put out on my notice, you will find that this part is written as a lighthearted and speedy almost-crack fic. This is due to the entirety of Chapter 1 initially having been written as a whole instead of in segments with this bit in particular having been cut off from Part 2 due to its derailment from the course I ended up taking with its re-written ending.
Additionally, it had been quite some time since I had last worked on a written piece- even longer still since I had last worked on this particular fic- so I apologize for whatever failure in consistency there may have been in my writing.
I find that I should also let you wonderful readers know that I have read, immensely appreciated, and loved each and every one of your comments and reblogs. I cannot thank you enough for your words of encouragement and investment in this story as it had played a significant role in bolstering my previously dwindling passion with this particular craft of mine.
If time and drive permit, this part may end up with an update containing a visual of some sorts. I had been working a bit more on illustrations when I'm not writing so we shall see~
Taglist: @siriuslydestiny, @elysianluv, @daddy-long-legolas, @foxchild-v
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twiceskzmixx · 1 year
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I wanna know, know, know
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What is love?
Yang Jeongin x Reader x Huening Kai smau.
"I wanna know, know, know, what is love?"
Genere: smau, fluff, a bit of angst, B->A<-C love triangle, let me know if I missed anything
Warnings: none at the moment
Updated whenever I can (Usually either Mondays or Saturdays)
Started: 04.10.23. Finished: TBD
Or in which Kaneya Y/N, a member of JYPE's NMIXX, has a complicated relationship with a member of Stray Kids and a member of Tomorrow by Together.
A/N: I had this ideas a couple days ago but it never left my brain so here it is. My idea is that at the end of some chapters there's a poll that will effect what happens next. You guys get to decide what happens and how this will end! Kinda based on TWICE's What Is Love? ANYONE STARTING FANWARS WILL BE BLOCKED
Taglist: N/A
NMIXX Profiles | Stray Kids Profiles | TxT Profiles | Other Profiles
01. My heart kept racing as if it was my story
02. My heart was pounding and fluttering
03. I'm so curious, I'm going crazy {Written as well as smau}
04. Will these things happen to me too?
05. When will that be? Who will it be?
06. What part of the world is he living in? {Written as well as smau}
07. When will I get to meet him? {Written as well as smau}
08. I think it’ll be really nice
09. Love will come, my predictions are always right {written and smau}
10. Hurry and come, I’m always ready!
10.5) I wanna know know know
11. I’ll find him. I miss him so much
12. I don’t think I can stand it anymore
13. What is love? What does love feel like?
14. I wanna know know know know
15. What is love? Will this kind of love come to me too?
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silentreigns · 9 months
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Hungarian GP 2023 Post Qualifying Reflection
I was skeptical about this qualifying because this new quali format doesn't sound good to me on paper. But I couldn't have been more wrong. It was funny, exciting, and thrilling because we couldn't predict what would happen next
Alfa Romeo has bounced back and I'm excited to see it! It might be short lived though because Valtteri is being investigated for impeding Lance
I'm happy for Zhou! Topping Q1 and getting his best quali result (ever in f1 I think? Idk). The Alfa Romeo went from being the slowest car on the grid to both cars getting in q3. I don't think we would have gotten that if it wasn't for the new format
I'm sorry but George getting upset and specifically mentioning Pierre's name on the radio was so funny. A lot of the funniest moments this season seem to involve George. Like let's give him his flowers
When Charles knocked Carlos out of q2 my first thought was about the fanwars their fans have on twitter 24/7. For context, some of them have chosen to believe that Carlos is sabotaging Charles at Ferrari for some reason. How are they going to react to this quali? Tumblr is completely tame compared to how they argue over there. It was also very funny when Carlos asked about deleted laps like 😭😭😭.
I was loud and wrong about Max getting pole and I'm glad that I was. I don't think the new RedBull upgrades are giving. And I also read somewhere that this would be RedBull's last major upgrade this season? Ain't it too early to be saying something like that? We got half of a season and all the other teams will be bringing upgrades throughout
Congratulations to Checo for ending that bad quali streak. People are still gonna cook you though because you got p9 in a rocketship 😭. You got out qualified by 2 of the slowest cars on the grid but it's a step in the right direction
I love Lando but I wish he would stop being so hard on himself. Like I know that's what's making him a good driver but girl please be more happier that you got in the top 3 in quali 2 race weekends in a row. You barely made it out of Q1 like please 😭😭😭
LEWIS GOT POLE ON MY BIRTHDAY THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT EVER BECAUSE I LOVE TO SEE MY FAVE SUCCEED
I mean I should have gotten the hint that he would get pole since he topped FP3 on softs. And softs are the mandated tires in Q3. But seeing how Mercedes screwed over George by sending him out in all that traffic, I wasn't too sure
Overall I am interested to see this new quali format be adapted on other circuits. We probably need to see it again a few more times but I loved what I saw today
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accio-victuuri · 1 year
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so let’s talk about this photo and what it means 🚥
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disclaimer, this is equal parts fandom reflection and the actual cpn because these two must go together to fully explain this candy. 🍭
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Let’s start with the CPN. Short explanation is, turtles are interpreting the photo as a sign of Yibo and his team acknowledging turtles. Knowing all the drama that was going down between so/os and turtles, it is speculated to be a small way of comforting turtles. This photo was posted by Yibo-Official and it is front and center. A really important position if you are making a 9-grid post. I have to agree that it’s a really good capture and deserves the spot, whether it means what we think it means is not something we will ever know. There is a part of me that is happy that even if it was blurred out ( as it should ) we know it’s still there.
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and then today, Yibo-official posted a recap of SDC which includes lots of highlights from the show. They chose the same photo and with that red/green turtle light again. turtles are cheering because it “proves” the point that it’s an important photo. If somehow, YBO got wind that certain people didn’t like them using that — they would have scrapped it from the recap post. they didn’t. there is also a fake rumor that went around before all of this where it specifically says Klein Blue, which is also mentioned in the SDC recap post.
In the past, GG liked hats, but recently Xiao Wang was also hooked. There are several Klein blues sent by the brand, and GG helped him wear them.
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The word 克莱因蓝 was both in the fake rumor and this Yibo-official post. What a coincidence. What are the chances that YBO will use the same word and focus on that detail. This is the color of his beanie in SDC as well as the whole crew — which is a nod to a popular b-boy crew rocksteady. There is also a really cute detail ( in the same rumor ) where it said XZ will pull the beanie down Web’s eyes & nose and then kiss him 😭😭😭
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Finally, some fandom reflection and I will keep this as short as possible cause I don’t wanna repeat myself. I have talked about my thoughts on the whole drama surrounding the SDC finale over here and I have no plans on looking into the incidents further. I initially didn’t want to talk about this CPN because it misses the point of what we should learn from the SDC fan groups drama. Which is — there should be no competition. There is no sense in trying to make Yibo choose between cpf and so/os AND WE SHOULD NOT MAKE HIM CHOOSE. if we did, and if he is forced to, i’m pretty sure cpfs will be letdown. I understand the happiness when Yibo shows a bit of bias towards us but it shouldn’t be something to dwell on and start a fight. I never understood the “need” to seek his approval like a child waiting for their parent’s praises. He appreciates everyone who supports his work. That’s it. The best thing we can do is make him proud of the people who call themselves “yibo fans”.
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In the end, whatever negative things people do, yibo will be the one to suffer and take the blame. I take no sides in what happened and whatever may happen in the future. fanwars are never good and are always from a place of selfishness, because if you really do care about yibo, you’d shut your mouth. Let’s just support Yibo and what he does, don’t forget the original intention of protecting the boys.
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That thing with Holland is so sick. I've been seeing armys do bs for a long time but this genuinely made me ill.
Harassing a queer idol because the fetishizers in your fandom won't stop harassing him? Of course he named them, he's obviously getting requests from one group the most. They're so proud of being the biggest kpop ship - they should own this too. Why act innocent and naive now? And they all managed to completely ignore the point he was trying to make about how insane it is that these people are trying to forcefully out their faves even if they were actually not straight.
I just unfollowed every army I used to follow. They're either shifting the blame onto him or staying silent. They'll speak about a bunch of things when they need to virtue signal and it costs them nothing, they'll get into fights about the most stupid stuff with other fandoms, but the moment you can actually use your clout for something and speak on how awful it is that your fandom is essentially bullying a gay artist who we know has gone through so much - literal hate crimes - because he came out, you're completely silent? ARMYs have lost all sense of proportion, logic and morality.
The hypocrisy also strikes me because they'll go around naming pjms every day of the week. They always drag Jimin into fanwars. I don't see anyone saying let's not use his name then other than by solos themselves. But this isn't even the first time they've shielded tkkrs. They'll drag up random accounts with hardly any followers and a handful of likes and talk about solos infecting the fandom but god forbid anyone talk about tkkrs unless it's in the most general way so that you can sweep it away as a shipping thing.
And this discourse about namedropping is also ridiculous. They have 70K+ Jimin anti tkk shipper and 300K+ tkk shipping porn accounts running around freely. They tag JK in all their gross edits on Tiktok. We all saw them waving around the tkk banner during Jimin's bday event. Nobody had much to say about it except Jimin biased.
Plus do they actually think Tae and JK don't know? They just need to look at their comments during their lives to find out what tkk is. What are they even talking about? They've nursed these Jimin anti delusional shippers in their fandom for years but the problem is when others point that out?
I actually prided myself on following a variety of people so I'm never too enmeshed in any one group think. I used to follow ARMYs, shippers, solos and other KPop fandom accounts from my main but I'm done now. I was actually so proud that the fandom was being so active in speaking up about the Palestine cause but if your sense of mortality can't tell you how wrong what is happening now to Holland is and if you are too scared to sacrifice clout to speak up for him, then I can't take anything you say seriously. Sorry to bring up a serious real world issue in the midst of all this but what happened yesterday just tells me that if you can't stand up for a queer idol for petty bs fandom reasons or because you don't want to get involved when you know it's wrong (because I was very careful in curating my tl so I know the armys I used to follow at least have that much sense) then there's no way you'd actually do anything if were to cost you something in real life.
So yeah I still listen to BTS, I still like all the members but I'm done with 'army'.
Hello,
This was a tough read.
I can feel your anger and dissapointment and the only thing I can say is that I feel the same way.
It's "small" things like these that tell you who people really are and they are a sign of the person you could become. It may seem silly because it's kpop but it's real people with real struggles with real hate.
You don't have to be army or pjm or a shipper. None of those names mean a thing at the end of the day. Support what you want and stand up for what you believe.
I get you 🫂
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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ying-yang-qiao · 8 months
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Mentioned: @d3caynluv Elliot & Zasha, @bluwavez Finn, @venusvity Chloe, @f1-chicane Venus, @overthebluemoon Jinri, @plasticflwrs Oliver, @fcble Mingeun.
On spirits of Shooting stars ending, I decided to do this. Sorry is short, I tried my best.
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The video starts with a girl seating on something that could be very well a studio, with many posters on the wall from many groups and idols. She seems old enough to know to not get into fanwars, but there's a glint in her eyes that shows that she knows exactly what she's doing, and seems to be enjoying it.
“Shooting Stars is about to end, and as we know, mnet likes rigging their shows, so it's time to talk honestly about the show.” The girl stars talking to the camera, with a microphone partly hiding her face. “First things first, I'm gonna talk about my picks first, and why did I pick them, then of course I'll bash on the rest of the idols, but first let me tell you my picks, alright?”
The image quickly turns into black, with the logo of shooting stars in the middle and the words “my top seven, in no particular order” in green under the logo. A short video of Chloe on her performance of “teddy bear” appears for a few seconds before it fades to show once again the face of the girl.
Chloe is gonna be my first pick, shocker, I know, y'all were expecting my faves to be first, but she just needs to be there. Yes, I know she might have been too harsh with your faves, but if they can't handle it then why are they idols? That's part of the business, and she understood that well.
A second video was shown after the girl stopped talking, showing Elliot on the “She Devil” performance, but again, it faded back to the girl's face after a few seconds passed.
Elliot. I think him in the red suit should be reason enough, but if we need more reasons, we just need to see him on each episode, he gave his all for this, as he should. And, if you need more reasons, please go watch Deepdive's comebacks.
The third video shows Finn, also on his last performance for Shooting Stars, and just as the two other videos, it fades after a few seconds of being shown.
Finn. Finn knows about shows like this, this isn't his first rodeo, and as always, he's the best on it. He knows what to do to get on the top, and he's giving it all to be there. There was a reason he was first and became DeepDive's center, and there's a reason why he should be the first and center in this SuperM wannabe group.
Another video was shown, this time, it was Zasha, and just as the others, it was gone in a few seconds. But this time, after the video faded, the logos of DeepDive, Venus, and Pushing Daisies were shown in a small part of the video, on the lower left corner.
Zasha. Jinwha is the worst men to ever exist, but that asshole knew how to spot a talent, and Zasha is not the exception. Zasha was born to be on a stage, and I think she proved she deserves a spot on the group mnet is creating. Let's just hope they're not rigged, because they deserve to be in the group.
Finally getting out of her ults, a face never shown before in the channel appeared, with Venus performing Too Sassy!
Venus. This one was a surprise, if I have to be honest, I didn't expect her to be so good, I liked her vibe, and she proved to be better than I expected her to be. Not gonna lie, I'm gonna keep an eye on her after the show ends on her group... Chicane? I think? I'm not sure, but I'll keep tabs on her and the group.
Once again a video is shown, this time showing another new face, Jinri making the first appearance on the channel, and by the way the girl was about to speak, it might not be the last time she appears.
Jinri. Yes. There's no much more to say about her other than she knew what she had to do and she. did. it. She was iconic, she was mother, it was what we needed in between all that niceness... good girl thing going on.
Then, a familiar face is shown again, but instead of an ex Angelico idol, or an idol that still had to get out of the claws of Jinhwa, Poppy is on the video, performing in the last episode of Shooting Stars.
Poppy. We all know Gfriend, and it was sad to see them go, but Poppy still has a lot of potential that shouldn't go to waste. She would be a great leader, and if some... Less than good options... get in the group, they could learn what's a real idol thanks to her.
The logo of Shooting Stars is shown again as the first time, but this time, it can be read “Idols that did not make it” in red letters, and a voice in off.
Now, what everyone was waiting for, the ones I don't want on the group.
The video shows Oliver, but this video is from the practice for the first group challenge, where he was doing all kinds of cheerleader stunts in a room.
I would've voted for Oliver in the beginning, but now... he's not doing it for me. Chloe should've let him have his five minutes of fame with the cartwheels.
A new video was shown, this time it was Qiao, also practicing for the first group challenge, but she was shown with a microphone in hand.
If there's something SM entertainment knows how to do, that's to create big expectations. And once again, they delivered empty promises. Qiao was simply not... on the next level, and she showed us why she's only a pretty face as a backup dancer. Plus, her sunshine and rainbows attitude was a big no for me.
Lastly, Mingeun was shown on his last performance with the song “Strange world”
Mingeun was good, as expected of him, and I swear I would've love to say he's one of my picks, but he's sadly not, as there's only seven spots, and some were simply better. I hope he keeps being this good on his group, though!
There's no more videos shown, and the girl moves slightly from the microphone, to show her face a little better.
That's sadly all for now, of course there are others that I would like to see on the group, but sadly there are only seven spots, and there were other really good surprises, and horrible disappointments, so if y'all want a second part talking about them, leave comments and likes so I know you liked this. I have much more tea on this show, so I'll be glad to talk about it. But for now, this has been it, so I hope you enjoy it!
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The SM saga finally ended. The results aren’t too bad for Hybe huh BPP? They’re still have their shares and it looks like they got SM’s version of Weverse out of the deal? Which means 💰 💰 💰 i saw a lot of SM stans celebrating that hybe backed off and now they won’t be sending trucks to Hybe if something bad happens to the music or idols or management cuz that shit was peak kpop insanity and I was so embarrassed for them 🤣🤣 from what i know of kakao i’m gonna be tunning in to this new Kakao led SM and see the ripple of consequences this whole thing is gonna unfold in the months and years to come. I do wanna see lsm, his nephew and other people involved in corruption be dragged to jail though…
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Ask 2: Thank god the Sm thing is finally over, I was getting so sick of the fanwars and people talking bs about shit they know nothing about. Idgaf about that drama and all I really wanna know is if the cops are finally investigating Lsm and putting his ass on jail and keeping him there????? Bcuz I just found out that he was convicted in the 2000s and just manage to wiggle out bcuz of his connections???? God let this kdrama end on a good note at least!!!!!!!!
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Hi Anon(s),
Lol Anon in ask 2, what did you think the government/presidential pardon in the 2000s I kept mentioning was referring to? [Aside, in the last 4 months or so, I’ve started responding to Tumblr asks more on my phone and so it’s not as easy to constantly link in sources the way I used to do on my earlier posts. But I try to be as descriptive as possible so y’all can just google what I say to confirm. So in this case as an example, anyone can go to my earlier posts on the topic and google the claims there or google ‘Lee Sooman pardon 2007’ to get the backing source. ]
The first part of the play is over, that’s right. There’s still part 2 coming, but let’s talk about Part 1 first:
I underestimated HYBE. In hind sight, of course HYBE of all companies would know how acute the social and corporate governance risk is in SM. I mean, SM is one of the oldest entertainment companies in Korea and easily has the most atrocious record in terms of artist abuse and staff coercion, aside from the rampant embezzlement court cases at all levels of management, not just with Lee Sooman, over the last two decades. Fans of SM groups, industry officials, etc all looked the other way so long as the music and the money kept pumping out, despite embarrassing court cases every four years on average, but now the question remains what SM will look like now that the brains behind the operation, Lee Sooman, (if everyone from YYJ to the idols themselves e.g. Shinee and Red Velvet are to be believed), now that he has taken a step back for now.
(Personally, I hope they only go up from here. Those artists deserve so much better.)
Anyway even I who was initially skeptical, have to tip my hat to how brilliantly HYBE played this. Their downside had always been limited (the first obvious smart move), but instead of trying to outbid Kakao, Bang PD apparently went directly to the Institutional investors on SM’s book, convinced them to vote in HYBE’s favour, which would’ve meant Kakao overpaying for a stake with severely limited management control since HYBE would undercut it during the vote, and that is what then prompted Kakao to reach out to HYBE before the vote to make a deal. Now HYBE gets access to SM’s proprietary platforms, some access to their artist IP (though this is controlled by Kakao), can still act as a check on management decisions at SM, and still have a stake they can monetize for profit later. All without dealing with the headache of trying to oversee a governance overhaul at a company that has been anemic on basic corporate ethics for 20 years - which was my primary concern. Trying to do that would’ve been insanely expensive for HYBE, both fiscally and otherwise. Like they might as well set cash on fire. In my humble opinion.
As I mentioned in my last post on the topic, HYBE stuck to their past pattern of behaviour and didn’t overbid for SM but:
Fun fact: SM’s share price today is below HYBE’s tender offer price… down 20% only today, while Kakao’s new tender offer price is ~70% above their initial bid, 25% more than HYBE’s tender bid, and ~30% more than SM’s current share price… Even after amortizing and discounting the additional payments HYBE made to Lee Sooman to secure his stake, HYBE is sitting on hundreds of millions in profit that they can realize as soon as this year if Kakao seeks to buy HYBE’s stake or even some of it. And like I said earlier, with failed tender offers, excess returns typically trend to zero over one year (it’s already happening), so unless Kakao can leverage the SM deal into another business combination or listing this year, they are spectacularly screwed.
Like, y’all.
HYBE committed corporate murder.
But the Pink Bloods get the Happily Ever After they always wanted with Kakao a La Cinderella.
And Kakao likely will pursue another business combination. I mean, they’d be stupid not to.
Everybody’s happy. :)
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Now, Part 2. There are still so many ways this can go and I still highlight the middle of May (end of Earnings season) as when we’ll have the best picture of what’s happening. HYBE can choose to keep their stake as is and watch from the inside how things progress at SM, with a say on how the company is managed; HYBE could reduce their stake and lose that privilege; or sell down and dip altogether. And there’s also how they use their access to SM artist IP and the platforms.
All this to say, fun times ahead.
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↳ ❝ FANWARS | 47. uh oh (written)
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you sat on your front porch, patiently waiting for yunjin to arrive. you knew the girl was still learning how to drive and you’ve heard stories from eunchae about ‘near-death experiences’ they’ve had from her driving. you were quite confident that you’d be a better driver, even without having a single driving lesson. 15 minutes had passed and you were still waiting for the american girl to show up, you felt your heart start to hurt from the lack of money you’d end up with after this outing - coming to terms with the fact that you’d probably have to buy everyone lunch. just as you were about to head back inside, a car pulled up in front of your house. 
“get in!” yunjin greeted as she rolled her window down. she looked uneasy like she had just survived death. (which she did)
looking down to hide the grin on your face, you got into the passenger’s seat wordlessly. she turned her head to look at you and felt herself calm down, with that - she turned her head back to the road and started driving.
the ride was awkward and silent, neither of you knowing how to break the ice. yunjin felt disappointed with herself, why couldn’t she say anything to you? where did her confidence and charm go? on the other hand, you were enjoying how tense she was, you noticed the way her knuckles turned white as she gripped the steering wheel and how she gulped every time she stole a glance at you from the rearview mirror. you laughed softly as she cursed at the driver in front of her.
“you look good.” she finally spoke breathily, letting go of the breath she had been holding. looking out the window to hide the smile on your face, you replied, “thanks..” awkwardness took over the air and you decided you should probably help ease your driver. “you look good, too, asshat.”
blood rushed to her face as she heard your words, clearing her throat she muttered a quiet thanks. 
“you know you never got back to me about that one night.” you started nonchalantly.
“what night?”
“the night you asked me if i liked yuna.”
yunjin’s ears perked up at the mention of your conversation. “i’m, uh- it was nothing.” you scoffed at the american, flicking her thigh. “you’re a shitty liar, i asked you what you meant and you just ignored me.”
“i don’t wanna talk about it.” yunjin hissed, stepping on the gas. “yeah, you never want to talk about anything.”
her eyebrows furrowed at your response, “what’s that supposed to mean?” she replied, sounding offended.
“it means you’re the reason our relationship hasn’t gone anywhere.”
with that, jennifer lost concentration on the road and lost grip of the steering wheel, “our what?!” 
quickly, you placed your hands over hers, urging her to keep her hands on the wheel. “yunjin! eyes, hands and mind on the road, you fucking idiot!”       
“well you can’t just spring that out on me and expect me not to react!”
“i didn’t mean that kind of relationship, you twat! i meant like a friendship!”               
the shock you were both feeling had distracted you from the fact that your hands were still over hers. yunjin felt her face heat up as she briefly looked down at the wheel. “then be clear about it, you asshole.”
“my god, you’re insufferable.” you huffed, letting go of her hands and crossing your arms in your seat. “you know, you’re so lucky you’re attractive. i would’ve absolutely murdered you, but unfortunately i like looking at your face.”
jennifer choked on air hearing your words, “i- bro shut the fuck up. you’re not the one who’s supposed to be having rizz here. pretend i’m the one who said that.”
“you’re stupid.”
“and you’re weird.”
“no, you know what’s weird? driving with no music, who are you? even my grandpa listens to music while driving.”
“can you shut the fuck up? it’s so i don’t get distracted and die!”
“oh right, cause you don’t have a license. how could i ever forget? nice to meet you, by the way, rachel.”
“hey, at least i’m learning! i’m not the passenger princess here.”
the awkwardness was easily left behind as the both of you spent the whole ride arguing, neither of you forgetting to drop flirtatious comments every now and then.
you walked to the restaurant you all agreed to eat at (eunchae’s choice), giggling to yourselves after a silly comment yunjin made. as you walked in, eunchae’s ears perked up at the sound of your laughs. 
“unnis, unnis, unnis!!! someone record this now! me! i’ll do it!” she excitedly spoke, taking her phone out and pressing record immediately. the rest of the group turned to eunchae’s point of view, understanding why the youngest was so happy. 
“holy shit, me too - i need this.” yujin said before taking her phone out.
“oh em gee, they’re so cute!!” hanni happily commented, clapping her hands at the pair. 
the two of you were still lost in your conversation and hadn’t see your friends’ table. “over here, lovebirds!” chaewon called out, catching your attention. you felt your face warm up and yunjin’s face evidently reddened. you made your way to them and sat down opposite each other without commenting on what she had just called you. 
“unnis! you came together? how? when? why? what happened?” eunchae immediately interrogated, causing you to laugh. “ah, yunjin picked me up.”
“she drove here?!”
“she picked you up?!
“y/n, are you okay?! did you guys get here safely?! why didn’t you just call us?! i would’ve picked you guys up!” sakura worriedly went on, checking if you were injured and then scolding yunjin afterwards. “jennifer, you don’t have a license! you nearly crashed the last time you drove!”
“unni, i know. don’t worry! we’re fine and we’re here! see, i’m not so bad.”
“yeah, other than the time you nearly swerved into another lane and got us killed on the way here.”
“WHAT?!”
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everyone watched happily as the two of you interacted well. eunchae couldn’t wipe the huge and adorable smile off her face as she watched the both of you talk and laugh. she never thought seeing the both of you would bring her so much joy, but at that point - she just wished you got married right then and there. 
as you talked about something funny that happened with yujin and zuha - yunjin kept her eyes on you and found herself listening intently. her smile widened as you laughed at the memory of yujin making a fool of herself and yujin trying to defend herself saying it wasn’t as bad as you were making it seem. 
she didn’t realise how much she loved seeing your smile or hearing your laugh - but now that she knew, it’s all she wanted to hear and see. she felt nothing but warmth in your presence and it gave her more of a reason to be around you. 
after eating lunch, the group collectively decided to split up as everyone wanted different things for dessert. “y/n/n, what do you want?” zuha asked.
y/n was looking down at her phone, typing away. “huh? oh, i might go get cream puffs from that one place downstairs.”
“i want donuts, all my donuts girls rise!” eunchae said, bringing her fist up. the group laughed at manchae’s tactics and decided on the groups they’d go in.
“ah, i’m gonna make a quick stop before i get dessert. i’ll catch up with you guys though yeah?”
“sure, y/n. just update us, okay?” you smiled and nodded at sakura before walking off, head still looking down at your phone.
yunjin stared at you with curiosity, but thought not to question it. 
yunjin and chaewon went down to get ice cream and the rest split off to get donuts.
chaewon and yunjin were bickering about something until they stopped by a clothing shop they were immediately intrigued by. yunjin was busy looking in the shop as chaewon stood outside. she looked out and saw you in the distance. “oh, there she is. what is she-”
her voice got caught in her throat as she saw another figure with you. 
“is that-” then the next second, the person placed their hands on your cheek and connected your lips into a kiss.
“oh my god,” she turned around with the intention of dragging yunjin away before she could see, but she bumped into the girl standing behind her. 
“yunjin,” she started apologetically. the said girl stood there, watching you with blank eyes. she blinked a few times before looking down at chaewon.
the warmth she said she felt around you had slowly begun to disperse, instead it was replaced with something colder, something grey.
“did, uh, should we go get that ice cream?”
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SUMMARY - yunjin (an army) and y/n (a blink) have fallen into the stereotype of not being able to get along, continuously starting fanwars- but only with each other..?
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hyumjim · 1 year
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are kpop twitterites really migrating here? if they are then maybe i can actually reach them. let's end fanwars right here and now. cause i really don't want to see twitter-level kpoppie fights on this platform
generally fanwars on twitter involve a back-and-forth calling another idol talentless in comparison to your fave. so they post a video of the other idol performing badly, and then fans of the other idol do the same thing, and so on back and forth forever. pooping back and forth forever.
the reason it's possible to do this indefinitely is of course because every performer on earth has had a subpar performance. and ultimately the reason it's meaningless is because a performer's skill level is defined by their best performance, not by their worst. this means that if we want to make a fair comparison, we should not compare hyunjin's AOTM with yeonjun's awkward vlive dance practice; we should compare hyunjin's AOTM with yeonjun's AOTM.
everything i've said until now could probably be applied to performers of any origin, but the kpop industry in particular has such a strict and rigorous and ultimately homogenous trainee system that most idols emerge from it with a similar performance aptitude, with few exceptions. variations occur based on the length of the trainee period as well as their natural talents/aptitude, and the focus of their training. (for example, han is primarily a rapper and lee know is primarily a dancer, but they are both very strong vocalists in their own right despite not being trained as such; this is what i would call aptitude.
the reason people don't compare *good* idol performances is because it is a less stimulating discussion for them. this is because when you start to do that, it soon becomes clear that everyone involved is pretty talented, and who is "the best" is a matter of opinion. you can try to dissect the differences in performance style to justify your opinion but it's hard not to feel like you are splitting hairs.
fundamentally i think people know this in their hearts lol, and that is why they jump to these poor performance videos to try and get a hit tweet. people are perfectly capable of recognizing that performers have different styles but are all very skilled, for example, when it comes to intra-group comparisons re: a group they're a fan of.
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we can see that danceracha are all very skilled dancers and that they have different styles and talents, right? maybe lee know's strength is precision, hyunjin's is expressiveness and felix's is energy. and we may have preferences (i know i do) but these are personal and subjective.
anyway you like the group that you like because you like them. I don't see why it's important to be the "best." you cannot prove or disprove talent, so just relax and enjoy kpop bro, this is kpop, why do you need to fight? is there something wrong with you?
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dojae-huh · 11 months
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Why fan always doing an useless poll that will make a war between fan. Nshity-zen Already have bad views either from nctzen itself or other fandoms. Because there are many insignificant colors that only care about their ego and self-esteem. Maybe even their bias doesn't care about the color, they feel sorry for it because they are made as if they don't support each other with the other members. Everyone knows that the poll previously created by Dreamzen was enough to spark uproar and bad talk from non-LGBT fan. With the Mahae vs Nomin final poll. Now the poll among 127 made by jdist also sparks hatred and becomes a place to vilify
If jd wins then the narrative is that they won because the poll was created by jdist. What does jdist get? They are proud of their ego and feel superior to Jyist?. More real? Even though they also hate the sense of superiority from the jyist. lol. Then if jy wins, then jdist will feel ridiculous because they lost the poll they created and proves that jy is more famous.
It is a way to fill in the time between comebacks. If the ships don't belong to rivalling groups of shippers, they normally pass without problems (say, DoTae vs JohnTen). I guess, making a ship poll is on the surface of ideas and has a better chance to get traction (read=bring entertainment), so many go for it.
I don't known if JaeDo vs JaeYong poll was started with a design (clash the fans, prove that JaeDo is not dead, etc) or not. JaeDo vs DoTae poll seemed to progress peacefully? As there is no mutual dislike usually between the shippers.
I came to a conclusion that absolutely anything can end in a fanwar on twitter. Stans are looking for fights, turning anything into "triggers". It's this new victim mentality, when the blame for any negative feelings is put on others. When instead of creating something new and useful/positive people get attention through crying victim, complaining, being aggressive. So who are to blame? The fans who see ship polls and copy the trend, or the shippers who instead of having fun turn a fandom activity into squabble?
Walking on egg-shells, censoring oneself, doing nothing in fear of "offending" or "causing a war" is not the answer. A few bullies and antis make the whole fandom toxic and not fun. More people need to call them out and stir the activity/conversation onto the right path.
When one fan writes about anticipating NCT2023, for example, suddenly there are hundreds of same minded fans in the qrts. Normal fans who don't want fanwars are a plenty, they just keep away from the commotion.
Complaining about nctzens being divided or some fractions doing some stupid shit (like saying WayV is not NCT or that or this member should leave his unit) won't improve the situation. Only resistance will. Those akgaes and unit-stans hijack the narratives in the fandom, and the rest lets them.
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mobiused · 2 years
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i'm sorry for not wording my thoughts properly, i don't even stan shinee so i wasn't trying to make excuses for them. my ask was mostly about 2nd gen and early 3rd gen idols, and i genuinely wasn't trying to paint them as brainwashed victims, what i meant to say is that these issues aren't individual issues and a lot of idols ended up internalizing those views because they're judged by harsh standards. but this isn't an excuse and when i said that we should have a conversation and make a change i genuinely wasn't talking about your blog i was referring to fandoms and their interactions with their favorite idols. because a lot of fandoms tend to bury these scandals and only bring them up when it's convenient to them. i don't think idols these days have any excuses because they have a lot of global fans, but back then a lot of 2nd gen idols were openly colorist and fatphobic and they would make offensive jokes on tv and get away with it because colorism and fatphobia are common problems in south korea and yes not all koreans are like that i'm not trying to make generalizations but the fact that they got away with it and didn't get criticized for it shows me that joking about people's skin tones and weight was an acceptable thing to do, and i heard so many stories from koreans these days talking about people, even strangers on the street, mocking their skin tones and weight unprovoked. so basically all i wanted to say is that these issues are not individual issues, and idols should be criticized for it by their fans and when i said "productive conversation" i genuinely meant that fans should discuss it instead of letting it slip under the rug and only bring it up during fanwars. i know it isn't your responsibility to reform the south korean society i apologize if my words came across as that
Thank you for rephrasing ❤
It's a sentiment that has been suggested by a lot of people which really irks me because of the slippery slope towards orientalist roboticism of that line of thinking. These issues definitely aren't localised to individuals and I hope everyone who keeps up with my blog knows that I condemn both the individuals who perpetuate this and the society that allows it to be perpetuated.
Semi-related, did you know how the introduction of American TV to the islands of Fiji is purported to have caused an increase in disordered eating?
If you want to have a conversation on the pervasiveness of fatphobia and colorism in Korea and what everyone can do to improve the situation, both domestically and internationally, then I think we need to broaden the scope of what is being discussed. Korea and its societally held beauty standards are more than just K-pop, as I'm sure everyone here knows!
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