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hughiecampbelle · 26 days

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Howdy howdy! First I just wanted to say; Congrats on 10,000 followers! You deserve it!! Your hard work, creativity and dedication are so present in everything you do, and it's so inspiring. I wish you lots of luck in your future projects ☺️☺️

May I please ask for a romantic ship for The Boys?

I'm 22, non-binary (AFAB, if that matters) pansexual/romantic, and polyamorous (no preference for gender)

General personality stuff:

MBTI is INFP

Ennegram types 2, 4 and 8

Zodiac: Taurus sun, pieces moon and rising

Hogwarts house- Hufflepuff

I'm in college- Women and Gender Studies major with a Queer Studies minor

My goal is to go into harm reduction/community + advocacy work : )

Dreams for the future; ideally a semi-active lifestyle where I can pursue my interests- I'd like to have a home gym, a gaming set up and a crafting room one day. The work I'm going into will likely be very emotionally draining so ideally I'd have the free time to relax/recharge by playing games, doing art, and hanging out with my partner. Something I'd really love to do one day is get really high and go into an aquarium or planetarium

Favorite places I've been; Costa Rica, Italy, Santa Cruz/Monterey (specifically the boardwalk and aquarium)- I'd love to visit France and Japan someday

Pet peeves; I strongly dislike when people have an inflated ego and genuinely don't care about/respect others. Hate capitalism/pro-capitalist arguments and People who don't recognize larger underlying issues or who choose to ignore key information when looking at an issue

I hate when people are condescending and cruel. I get super annoyed with people who don't follow road safety or who are just rude drivers

Appearance: I'm 5'3, chubby, and kinda muscular. I have lots of scars on arms, chest, and legs. I have mid-length brown hair that I usually wear in a half-up style. I like dying it but bc I'm working right now, the ends are just bleached. I have dark brown eyes, some freckles/moles/scars littered across my face, and round cheeks. Fashion consists of graphic tees (with puns, memes, and trippy art) and jeans or shorts/cargo pants. I'll wear lots of different kinds of jewelry, including fun earrings, chains, and chokers. My style is casual/comfortable. I put effort in, but prioritize comfort lol

Hobbies/likes- theatre/acting, going to the gym, roller skating, playing video games, listening to music (and singing along.. Badly), smoking weed, watching TV shows and movies, drawing/coloring hanging out with friends, Writing, reading, going to museums/amusement parks, taking care of/watching animals, making bracelets/jewelry, surfing/swimming

intellectual interests; extistentialism, law/politics, current event/media analysis, anything to do with space or the ocean, animals/environmentalism, studying languages

Positive traits: my friends have told me that I'm smart, funny/goofy, sarcastic, polite, thoughtful, strong, patient, trusting/trustworthy, empathetic and compassionate. My friends generally come to me for advice and I've been told I'm a good listener. I also like make myself useful (doing dishes, wiping down counters, laundry, etc) I'm passionate and very excitable and it makes me pretty talkative (when I want to be). Sociability depends on my mood. Sometimes I sit back and enjoy group dynamics, other times I participate more in conversation

Negative traits: I'm pretty self conscious/ insecure, and indecisive because of it. I definitely have a tendency to be envious. Bad habit of taking stuff personally and dwelling on issues that I should let go. can get annoyed/frustrated easily, especially if I'm overstimulated. I'm also jumpy and gullible. Communication is very important to me in all my relationships, but when I get depressed, I tend to isolate.

I show my love through acts of service and prefer words of affirmation. I enjoy doing things for my loved ones and making sure they can relax, feel safe, and be happy. I'm not exactly sure how to describe my type so I'll list a couple characters I simp for lol- Wolfwood (trigun), Aki (chainsaw man), Percy (Vox Machina), Levi (attack on Titan); I guess how I'd describe them is- sarcastic, closed off but vulnerable, funny, brooding, obsessive, sensitive

Misc stuff

- Right now, some of my favorite media includes The Boys, Trigun, The Office, Gravity Falls, Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, Breaking Bad, Hollow Knight and Arcane.

- Games I usually play include Overwatch, League (I'm ashamed), Hollow Knight, Pokemon and Harvest Moon

- Currently Attempting to get through a book called The God Problem. Super interesting but goddamm it's thick

- I collect a lot of stuff. I have a Ton of comfort items- my posters, stuffed animals, collectible figures, etc.

- When I first meet people, I'm overly formal and will crack a few jokes, but once I'm familiar with someone, I cuss a lot and enjoy playful teasing, but I always encourage to set boundaries if they need to.

- I'm a big over thinker. I can be pretty independent and self sufficient (sometimes) but I'm also very very insecure and doubt myself a lot. I've got lots of vocal stims and am pretty fidgety.

- I listen to a lot of different kinds of music but I think the main genres I listen to are indie and alt rock

- some of my favorite artists include khai dreams, Hozier, Mitski, Maneskin, Queen, and The Weekend, and I really enjoy musical/cartoon scores and soundtracks (especially Adventure Time and Steven Universe)

- Fave songs right now are Stress Relief (late night drive home), Good Luck Babe (chappel roan), Don't Look Back (kotomi, Ryan elder), First Time (Hozier), and Die For You (the weekend)

I did my best to flow along with the rules you laid out- hopefully I didn't miss anything- I apologize if I did. I know this is really long, so I apologize if it's overwhelming. Please don't feel pressured to answer. Take care! 💛

-thatstonedwriter

Marvin loves your intelligence. Whether you're talking about politics and law or the best way to undermine Vought, he's absolutely blown away by your thought process. He's always bragging about how smart you are to anyone who'd listen

Everyone else you work with (maybe there are one or two exceptions) tends to think about what they want and act on it compulsively. You're level headed, thoughtful, something he wasn't used to at first, but instantly fell for

You and Marvin are constantly doing things to make each others lives easier. You might wash the dishes one night while he folds the laundry. Showing up at the office with coffee and something sweet when he pulls an all-nighter. Small gestures that mean so much and that show your love

Dealing with Butcher means being told hurtful things and being expected to brush it off like it's nothing. Knowing it'll hurt you deeply, Marvin makes it clear to him (in private of course) that you're off limits. He can be an a--hole to him all he wants, but he draws the line when it comes to you, no exceptions

Marvin definitely takes inventory of all the things you collect (posters, trinkets, etc.) and, no matter what, finds something to add to it. He finds tons of small, cute things that remind him of you. They're left on your desk or on the counter in the kitchen where he knows you'll see. Usually there's a little note attached in his pristine handwriting, always with a heart by his name as if you didn't know it was him who'd left it there

I hope you like it my love!!!! :D Xoxoxo💜💜💜💜

Want to request a ship?

#hughiecampbelle10k-ships #ship #marvin milk #mm

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supermarine-silvally · 7 months

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Questions 1 through 15 from the relationship asks for Yara and Ace, maybe? 💚

Aaaahhh tysm Dolly!! This genuinely made me feel so much better to type out!

1)How did they meet and what were their first impressions of each other?

They technically met on the Whitebeard Pirates— Yara had joined Whitebeard’s crew about two-and-a-half years or so before Ace did and had worked her way up from apprentice to full crewmember by the time that Ace and the Spade Pirates got into their initial clash with Whitebeard. Speaking of which… It’s so funny to look back on it but Yara HATED Ace at first because of his repeated attempts to kill Whitebeard, her captain/surrogate father. A lot of the Whitebeard Pirates weren’t bothered by Ace, knowing that he wasn’t nearly strong enough to hurt Whitebeard, but Yara was. She treated him as if he had the plague and wouldn’t go near him or talk to him. That started to change once Thatch roped her in to helping train Ace’s observation haki and she started to spend a little more time with him, at the same time that he was starting to come out of his initial angry, angsty phase following his initial defeat at Whitebeard’s hands and his battles with Whitebeard transformed from assassination attempts into genuine combat based on mutual respect. Ace on the other hand never had any ill will towards Yara at any point, even when he was shunning the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates’ attempts to reach him. He just thought she was super pretty and cool tbh… also she just gave off Sad Lonely Vibes that reminded him a lot of himself when he was younger, before he had Luffy to take care of.

2) What kind of dynamic do they have with each other?

They have the most black cat/golden retriever energy lmao Ace can be goofy and fun-loving and super affectionate, whereas Yara tends to be a lot more reserved (she’s basically Mihawk Jr, let’s be real lol) but she loves the attention he gives her and she does give him a lot of love in return, in her own way. Mostly through reassurances when he starts to struggle with his self-worth. (I don’t wanna give too much away about Ace’s past but so much of it is genuinely heartbreaking, my poor boy)

3) What do others think of them?

The other Whitebeard Pirates were relieved when they FINALLY figured it out and got together. Marco and Thatch were pretty relentless with the teasing. Whitebeard was happy that two of his “children” managed to find love in spite of everything that had gone wrong in their lives. Luffy adored Yara the moment she offered him a snack (package of dried meat) that she happened to have in her bag and immediately accepted her as his sister (in law)— though he would’ve done so anyways, meat or no meat, as long as Ace is happy.

4) Do they have the same love language as each other?

They don’t, but they know each others’ love languages really well, so it doesn’t ever become an issue. (I think I had it as: Ace— giving: gift-giving, receiving: words of affirmation; Yara— giving: acts of service, receiving: physical touch).

5) Is their joint future bright or bleak?

Well, I can’t say too much without dropping some MAJOR One Piece spoilers, but I like writing them with a bright future where they end up very happy together for the rest of their days.

6) How close are they physically?

Ace is very physically affectionate, which Yara really loves since she’s very touch-starved. He initiates the vast majority of it, but she absolutely soaks it up when he does. She loves playing with his hair and tracing the freckles on his cheeks (she has a major thing for Ace’s freckles. He’s just too adorable).

7) Do they have a desire to protect each other?

Oh, yeah. The New World (the second half of the Grand Line, where the Four Emperors live) is full of danger and they’re constantly getting into tough battles and having to watch the other’s back. Ace is probably more protective than Yara is because of his Big Brother Instincts, but he knows that stepping on Yara’s toes in battle would not bode well for him afterwards.

8) Do they prefer being alone, together, or with others?

Their favourite thing is being alone together! Ace is the life of the party so he’s always happy to be around whoever and Yara prefers being by herself most of the time, so they kind of meet in the middle there lol

9) Do they laugh at each other?

Good-naturedly, yes. Ace does silly things constantly. Yara tries not to laugh, but she can’t help it. He’s just such a goofball and a sweetheart. Even if she’s laughing at him rather than with him, he considers it a major win just to hear her laugh. He thinks it’s the sweetest sound in the world.

10) Who would win in a fight?

Physically? Ahhh I hate to say it, but Ace. He’s ridiculously strong, considering he’s got a Logia-type Devil Fruit and all three forms of haki, including the rare conqueror’s haki. There’s been quite a bit of debate amongst the fandom about just how strong Ace is, but considering he was once asked to join the Seven Warlords at the ripe age of 17 and fought on equal terms with one of them (Jinbe) for five days straight, the general consensus is that he’s pretty OP. Unfortunately for Yara, I’m not sure if she could match that if they ever were to fight seriously.

Verbally? Yara. Every single time. She’s petty and stubborn and won’t hold back from going for the jugular if need be. Ace can also be very stubborn, but when it comes to Yara being angry with him, he folds like a cheap deck of cards lmao

11) Who is a better liar?

Yara. She has a pretty good poker face and if anyone dares accuse her of lying, she turns on the Dracule Death Glare lol

12) Who is a better caregiver?

Yara, because she has a cooler head than Ace does. Whenever she’s hurt/sick, he’ll be zooming around low-key panicking and just wanting her to get better ASAP. If the situation is reversed, Yara is a lot better at calmly assessing just what he needs and delivering it to him efficiently.

13) Who is a better dancer?

Probably Yara, given that she has probably had to pay a lot more attention to stuff like timing and footwork due to her training as a swordswoman.

14) Who is a better cook?

Neither of them really cook but I think Yara would be more responsible in the kitchen. Ace would probably get impatient and try to heat something up with his Devil Fruit powers and end up incinerating it in the process.

15) Who has better fashion sense?

Yara. She’s a Dracule. It runs in the family.

ask game here!

One Piece nakama: @auxiliarydetective @oneirataxia-girl @xoteajays

#asked and answered #oc: bravada yara #ship: portada #otp: i'd burn the world for you #chats with dolly #genuinely i feel better-- i just needed to get my brain out of Sad Mode and portada usually does the trick lol #thank you so much!!#also i hope i didn't spoil anything major!#the whitebeard pirates don't show up until episode 316 at the earliest BUT we will get a little bit of Ace in OPLA season 2!#if they do the alabasta arc anyways #that's his introduction #his full story doesn't come until much later though

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washidashi · 3 years

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falls to the ground head in hands oh my god I'm so in love with Nick Kay House of Ashes

rambles in bullet points under the cut cuz I'm so tired from moving a lot today and I'm a mess so please bear with me if u decide to read it ahu <33

BUT LIKE....nick kay as a boyfriend....ue ue ue ue

NICK KAY AS YOUR BOYFRIEND COME ON!!!

yes I Know Jason is good enough

yes I am Aware Salim would make a fantastic significant other

yes it is canon that Eric is. a Husband

but let me rot over Nick today ok!! 💥💥💥

it's so funny that one of the starting character traits in his intro is romantic lmao

you just know he's Hella romantic with the dates and how he'll treat you! 💖💖💖

mmm it's not that I want to say that he'd be a living doormat for you but more of that he'll do whatever he can to make sure that a majority of your needs are satisfied!

obviously he values honesty in a relationship. That "no one's giving it to me straight" line got to me somehow and made me think that what he wanted there also applies in having a relationship with him 🤔

uhh man this all sounds so generic when describing '[x] as your boyfriend' but like, idk! Nick just seems so warm and approachable and if I fell underground with the group I would probably trust him and/or Salim with my life first KJDSFNKSDJFSD 🤪

ok anyways that man's super sweet and throws the cheesiest one-liners/pick-up lines at you and would always try to make you smile or laugh or have you (affectionately) roll your eyes

but other times he can just be a doof and sometimes not understand you or your feelings or whenever you're going through something and so he has to do a ✨group huddle✨ with the boys to discuss his next best move idk I like to think this man isn't perfect and can't think of solutions to problems right away but he's trying his best to work on that!!!

uhh what else what else before i completely shut down for the night

love language he wants to receive is quality time and words of affirmation. Spending whatever time he has with you away from marine duties or being deployed is something he really cherishes. Tell him he's doing great and that you appreciate all that he does and his heart is yours forever and ever amen 😌🙏

mmm depending on the person he's with the love language he'll give maaaayyy differ but I like to think that he'll often do acts of service and physical touch! If you need help with lifting bags or heavy stuff he's right there !!! If you need cuddles or hugs after a long day he's got his buff arms ready for a long cuddle session 💪🤗 >:-]]

BIG SPOON BIG SPOON just. likes to feel safe with you wrapped up in his arms as you both drift off to sleep. If he ever has nightmares the weight of your body may help ground himself or so and remind himself that you're here and you're safe with him

man snores i just KNOW IT BAHAHA up to you if you'll make fun of him for it or use it as your personal sleep machine but yeah he defo snores hehehe <333

I get the reason why his character in-game is just not as good as compared to let's say the character development of Jason or the overall nature of Salim being the group's voice of reason, but MAN,.,,i just wanna think that SMG did him dirty <///3 BAHAHAHJSDHFKHSDF 🥶👉👈

I DON'T KNOW maybe I'm insane and think that there really is nothing there but like....Nick DOES have character. He's guilty over what he's done at the checkpoint, he has his limits esp. when your relationship with Rachel in the game is sour, and he willingly volunteered to plant the bombs and possibly face a gruesome death by the hands claws of unknown creatures

idk just give him a chance!!! or not and let me (and the 5 other people here who like him) have him to ourselves hsjdfhksdf or just perceive him for 5 minutes idk!!!

sis is in her nick brainrot era 🥴🥴🥴 please forgive me lmao but yeah thanks for coming to my ted talk the path to the exits are highlighted please make your way out of here safely and never look back ever again cuz I probably won't lmao this is embarrassing *crawls away*

#nick kay #that's it that's the tag #HAHAHAH jk i AM gonna use the hoa tag i'm feeling impulsive and stupid tonight!#in the mood to get embarrassed <3333 #house of ashes #washidashi rambles

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moonandflowersfairy · 3 years

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match up request: Hello! If your match-up requests are still open can i have one? If not, sorry to bother you and feel free to ignore this lol. My name is Ro, i'm a bi girl with a preference for men, i'm a scorpio, infp. Im very shy until i feel like i can trust someone, then i am very talkative. I love to make people laugh, i like going to parties and socializing, having deep talks, but i also really value my alone time. Im usually pretty calm but im quick to anger and just as quick to calm down. My coping mechanism is humour, if anything bad happens to me i just cant ~not~ make a bad joke that will make my friends and family doubt my sanity. Either that, or i act like nothing happened when someone asks because i dont wanna bother my loved ones with my problems. Im the definition of a gifted kid that now has a major burnout in academics. I'm pretty tall (170cm), a bit chubby, i have long red hair, brown eyes, i wear glasses which kinda give me a nerdy look. I usually wear heavy eyeliner and im into alt/punk fashion. Would love to get some piercings and tattoos someday. I like video games, painting, travelling (visiting lots of museums, they are so interesting), watching documentaries, anime and horror movies(they do make me paranoid and throughout the night i feel like im haunted when the furniture and floors creak). I love reading, learning about a variety of subjects and cooking/baking (my happy place tbh, nothing relaxes me more than baking some pound cakes). I love my friends, i'm very devoted to them and im the type to beat an ex's ass if they hurt my friends.I dislike overly crowded places, public speaking( is my worst nightmare), being forced to go out when im having hermit days. I cant stand people that fish for sympathy, people that are overly nice to everyone even if that other person is devil incarnate, people that have zero backbone and cant stand their ground no matter what.In a rs i'm looking for someone who i can have fun with and never (or rarely) get bored, someone funny, who i can laugh with over stupid things, someone who will support me in both my career and chaotic ideas. Someone who is a bit clingy, because i also am, but understands that sometimes i need my space. Ideally it would be someone that likes or doesnt mind pets, because i plan on having like 4. These are my preferences, but in reality im not really picky, just dont be a bigot, love &respect& be loyal to me and know how to have a conversation and im pretty much sold. My love language is acts of service, but i prefer to receive physical touch or words of affirmation. I dont know what else to include, so im just going to stop here. Also i didn't read the manga.Thank you so much and have a nice day/evening!^^

I match you with...

¡! Matsuno Chifuyu ¡!

Why?

because you too are way to cute to be real, honestly I see you as an adolescent romance forever, somehow you manage to mature together still with spark you had when you met. your relationship is based in comfort and spontaneity.

general headcanons:

¡! SFW ¡!

you met at a themed cafe, you crossed looks, not a single word came out, then you saw each other at the mall, still no conversation, and again, you met at a manga shop, this was too much coincidence, you even picked the same manga! you being the one to start the conversation, talking about the manga your hand held, and then talking about your past encounters, Chifuyu chuckling at the situation, asking for your number and everything. he left the manga shop with an innocent thought and then realizing he was kinda flirting with you, pink tinted his cheeks and part of his ears, feeling embarrassed at how that happened but proud at how natural it was.

text messages, lots of them, staying up until late answering the most random questions about each other thinking about your next encounter, soon to be happen

the day came and Chifuyu was super nervous, overthinking and stuttering. you were like him, but disguised it better, he looked too cute to be real.

dates and dates, it wasn't until the 4th month of talking to each other that Chifuyu decided to confess his feelings, admitting he was just a teenage dirtbag in love.

he is the most caring boyfriend ever, the whole package comes with him, even jealousy (not too much)

he started being more confident when he started dating you, you gave him that boost.

dates in cafes, carnivals, or at home. lots of cuddles included.

this guy is cheesy, so prepare for his cuteness.

overall loves you in general, wouldn't change that chirping voice of yours <3

with love, for @holoblue 💐

¡! song recommendation ¡!

sorry for not putting nsfw but Im not in the mood lately 😞

#tokyo revengers #tokyo revengers x reader #tokrev #[❥︎] match ups #chifuyu scenarios #chifuyu x reader #chifuyu best boy #chifuyu matsuno #matsuno chifuyu #Spotify

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because-of-a-friend · 4 years

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Bestfriend!Mingyu College AU

MASTERLIST

Thanks for the request @caratcakemix !!! This is my first time writing something like this so I hope I did ok!!! But I enjoyed it because I like pushing myself to do new things! There’s two more requests after this and then I’m going back to finishing the Falling Flowers series! Love you guys!!! Thanks for all the endless support and patience!

Word count: 4.3K

Warnings: (Most likely terribly written) angst (I’m so sorry, I feel like it’s so bad)

Summary: You and Mingyu had always been best friends. It’s been that way for as long as you can remember. But when the line between friendship and something more gets blurred, will you take it further or lose each other completely?

“No Mingyu, I don’t feel like walking all the way over to your dorm,” you sigh, kicking off your shoes as you enter your own living space, “it’s across campus.”

“[Y/N],” his voice drags your name out in a long whine. “Pleeeeeeeease, Dokyeom went home for the weekend and you know I hate staying here by myself!”

“Your dorm is not haunted, Gyu. It’s just the old pipes making those noises.”

“What do you even know about pipes,” he grumbles before silence overtakes the conversation.

You sigh when he doesn’t say anything else, “If I stay there, will you buy me food?”

You hear rustling on the other side as Mingyu is undoubtedly fist pumping in victory, “YES! YES! I will!!!! Thank you!”

“Ok, give me a bit to shower and grab some stuff. The food had better be there when I arrive,” you hang up and throw your phone on the couch. You sigh in defeat. It’s always been annoying that Mingyu has been able to get you to do anything with hardly any effort, but for some reason, lately it’s been more frustrating than usual. The thought prompted you to zone out for a moment, your mind racing to find an explanation.

You shake your head, attempting to clear your thoughts, before finally moving from the spot where you had been standing to go get ready.

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The strange frustration you have with Mingyu settles down in the back of your mind and doesn’t leave.

But it’s easily ignored when Mingyu opens the door of his dorm to let you in, wearing a comfy looking hoody and a bright smile, and holding a plate of wings from your favorite chicken place down the street.

You step in while lifting the plate up out of his hands. Mingyu laughs at your forwardness and follows you into the living room area.

“Are we watching movies?” you ask around the first chicken wing that’s already been shoved into your mouth. “I don’t have any homework this weekend, so I’m down to do whatever.”

Mingyu shuffles over to where you’re sitting on the couch before slumping down to lay his head in your lap, “Yeah, let’s watch that new action movie.”

“I’m tired of action movies,” you grumble.

“Well I hate all the horror movies you like watching,” he whines.

“Let’s compromise and do suspense then.”

Mingyu reluctantly agrees. However, the two of you spend the majority of your evening scrolling through movies and shoving chicken into your faces.

“Thanks for doing this, [Y/N],” Mingyu suddenly mumbles, right as you two are about to fall asleep, awkwardly crammed onto the tiny dorm couch. The annoyance pops back up to the front of your brain right before you fall asleep.

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The next day the two of you waste time playing games, binging shows, trying to get ahead in school (not), and snacking. Mingyu keeps thanking you for staying with him.

“I guess it’s an occupational hazard when your best friend is an unbearable extrovert,” you tease. “You’re just lucky I didn’t have a date or something this weekend.”

Mingyu laughs loudly in response, “Yeah, you on a date.”

“Hey!” you say throwing a pillow at him. “I could have a date, jerk face. What do you know about my romantic life?”

“I know that you turn down every date that comes your way.”

“No, I only turn down the dates you try to set me up on because your friends are creepy.”

“Creepy is harsh,” Mingyu argues.

“I guess so... but the guy that wore fedoras all the time was creepy.”

“Ok that’s true, I should’ve seen that one coming.”

“The rest weren’t so creepy as they were just incredibly hard to get along with.”

“Maybe you’re the one that’s incredibly hard to get along with,” Mingyu teases before another pillow is thrown at him. “I’m just saying, maybe don’t be so... picky. Lower your standards and date for fun instead of trying to find your soulmate.”

You get quiet for a moment as you consider his words, “I guess you’re right. I mean I’d like to have the experience of dating in college.”

“I’m so glad you said that!” Mingyu exclaims clapping his hands and plopping down in front of you.

“Did you say all of that just to convince me to go on another date with one of your friends?” you roll your eyes.

“Maybe... But! I think you’re really going to like this one! I met him through Dokyeom. His name is Soonyoung, he’s a dance major who’s a year older than us. He’s super nice, entertaining, and is always fun to hang out with!”

You sigh and give Mingyu a look, “Ok, you know what? Fine, let’s do it.”

Mingyu is always able to get you to do whatever he wants you to, and it’s getting more and more annoying.

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You always got nervous before the dates, although you’re not sure why. Maybe it was just restlessness over the thought of wasting a night with a guy you most likely would not call again. But this time, Mingyu’s words spun around in your mind. You were going to try this time to just go with the flow and have a little fun.

You stood outside the restaurant. It was a little fancier than your usual college student cuisine, but not so nice that you had to worry about what you were wearing. Which honestly made you sigh in relief. One of the guys Mingyu set you up with took you to a super nice restaurant for the first date and ended the night with a discussion about marriage. You’re not sure you had ever fled a date so fast.

“Hey, you’re [Y/N], right?” your attention is grabbed by a voice in front of you.

He’s tall, almost as tall as Gyu. His hair is bleach blonde and he’s got the biggest smile on his face.

“That would be me!” you return the smile. “Soonyoung, correct?”

“Correct! You ready to go inside?” he asks before gently guiding you with a hand on your lower back.

You’d be lying if you said the gesture didn’t send butterflies into your stomach. With most guys, you’d see the action as creepy at best. But something about Soonyoung felt... comfortable.

Soonyoung sits across from you at a tiny table, nervously petting his hair down, “So um, Dokyeom told me you’re a STEM major. That’s really impressive.”

You laugh a little, “If you call scrambling to finish assignments until 2AM every night and hardly knowing what I’m doing impressive, then yeah I guess so.”

“Oh come on,” he insists, “Even just getting into the STEM program at our school means you must be incredibly smart.”

“Well what about you? Being a dance major is just as difficult if I heard correctly. You just have to overwork your body instead of your brain like I do!”

Soonyoung agrees readily to the point, “That’s true, I guess college is just hard for everyone, huh?”

“Very true,” you affirm.

The conversation continues easily. Soonyoung is lovely to talk to. His jokes are all funny instead of offensive, his habits are cute instead of gross, he’s polite instead of overbearing. Soonyoung is a nice change of pace from the other guys you had been on dates with. But...

There wasn’t anything there. I mean there should be at least a little bit of romantic attraction to date someone, right? Otherwise, you’d just be leading them on.

“Hey Soonyoung,” you say towards the end of the date.

“What’s up?” he asks, his smile never fading.

“Can I ask you something that’s potentially strange to ask someone on the first date?”

Soonyoung furrows his brows for a second before nodding, his smile returning, “Ask me anything!”

“How do you feel right now... about me?”

“I feel like you’re really nice...” he laughs a little.

“No I mean like romantically... there’s...”

Soonyoung pauses for a moment, considering what you said and how to proceed with his words.

“There’s nothing right?” you finally put it out there. Soonyoung nods slightly with your words. “I mean I really like hanging out with you!”

“Me too! You’re so much fun!” he agrees.

“And this is way better than all the other dates Mingyu has set me up on.”

“You wouldn’t believe some of the stories I have from the dates Dokyeom has been setting me up with!” Soonyoung adds.

“It’s just that there’s...” you trail off.

“Nothing,” you both say together before laughing.

“And I don’t want to write this off completely, because I do like hanging out with you,” you pick back up. “But can we maybe just be friends first?”

“Yes, yes! That sounds amazing!” Soonyoung’s smile grows wider than it has the whole evening.

“Ok then we’re splitting the bill, I saw you trying to sneak it out of my sight.”

“Ok, but in that case, I’m walking you home.”

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Your friend group grows a bit after that because you and Soonyoung actually do become friends. Like... really good friends. Soonyoung comes over all the time and honestly you’ve never enjoyed life more. After being stuck with a friend group that was mostly people you knew before even coming to college, it was nice to make a new friend.

Soonyoung was really a wild card in your life. He liked different things than most of your friends, so he really pushed you out of your comfort zone. Even though you’re not dating, you still feel like Soonyoung has helped you experience so many things that you wanted to, to have the full college experience.

It’s mostly the little things that you didn’t even know you were avoiding: going to parties, staying out all night, cutting class for a day to drive out of town for no reason. Soonyoung is just all fun all the time.

He’s also just a really good friend, always kind and supportive. And honestly, you like the idea of Soonyoung being around for a long time.

“I thought you two were going to put it off? You know, just be friends?” Mingyu asks as you’re telling him how much you like Soonyoung.

“I mean yeah, but that was awhile ago,” you shrug, not looking up from your laptop.

“But you don’t want to rush it, what if you scare him off?”

Mingyu has always been able to get you to do anything he wants you to, and it’s starting to make you mad.

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You start to wonder if Mingyu is just jealous that you haven’t been spending as much time with him. So, you decide to clear your schedule for some quality time.

And he’s... different.

Usually Mingyu is all teasing and sarcasm with you. Everything is comfortable, but still distant. It’s been that way for as long as you can remember.

But now, it’s different.

He talks so kindly to you. He does random things for you. Affection has become slightly more intimate.

You don’t really notice, thinking he’s just reached another level of comfort in your friendship. And honestly it’s nice. You feel even more at ease around him, if that was even possible.

“Gyu,” you say one day, when there’s a tiny voice in the back of your head is begging you to ask, “are we... ok?”

He nods, linking his arm with yours as the two of you walk towards your favorite coffee shop, “Of course we are, why wouldn’t we be?”

“I don’t know, you were... distant for awhile... and now...” you trail off.

“Yeah, I’m sorry about that. I was just going through some stuff, but I shouldn’t have just ignored you like that,” he leans over with his other arm and ruffles your hair.

You nod, comforted in the feeling of Mingyu next to you.

After that day, you go back to spending more time with Mingyu, realizing how much you missed him. And you realize something, you want Mingyu in your life for a long time, too. You can’t imagine life without him. He’s always been there, and you know he always will be.

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Choi Seungcheol is throwing a giant party at his frat house before the winter break. And while you usually avoid going to frat parties, Dokyeom, Soonyoung, and Mingyu all berated you until you agreed to go.

You sigh as Mingyu drags you towards the car. He leaps into the back with Dokyeom and you sit up front with Soonyoung. You all jam out as you drive to the frat house. You’re feeling elated to just be spending time with your closest friends. The feeling immediately disappears when you reach the street the house is on. There’s like a million cars outside and the party looks insane.

The boys sense your hesitation, prompting Dokyeom and Soonyoung to hang their arms over your shoulder and drag you towards the house.

“Can’t we just have a movie marathon?” you groan.

“Relax, [Y/N],” Mingyu says, “we’ll be right next to you the whole time.”

You lose sight of them two minutes in.

You sigh angrily, being pushed around by excited people rushing by, hating the taste of your drink, feeling a headache coming on, and feeling way too sober for being at a frat party. It’s been too long since you’ve seen one of the boys and you’re starting to get restless.

You find Dokyeom first, but he’s in the corner flirting with someone you can’t quite see and you decide not to ruin his moment.

After moving on, and making your way through the house, you finally spot Soonyoung by himself on the couch. You happily plop down next to him, relieved to have found a friend.

“Hey [Y/L/N]!” Soonyoung exclaims. “How’s it going?”

“Not as good as you’re doing, you are wasted buddy,” you laugh.

Soonyoung laughs and nods his head, “I am!!!!” He rolls back and laughs, before rolling back up and frowning, “Why aren’t you???”

“I don’t know, I just don’t feel much like drinking tonight,” you shrug before smiling brightly at Soonyoung who is nodding along to your words like a tired toddler.

“Hey [Y/N],” Soonyoung says sitting up straight and looking into your eyes.

“What’s up, Soonie?”

“I really like you... I mean, I really like that you’re in my life.”

“I like you too, Soonyoung, I’m happy that you’re around.”

The world sort of pauses as you and Soonyoung stare into each other’s eyes. You can tell he’s leaning forward. You feel a lot of emotions, and before you’re able to figure out what they are, you start to lean forward too.

Before your lips meet, something lands in your lap. “Hey guys!” Mingyu yells as he sits in between you.

“It’s Mingyu!” Soonyoung exclaims, hugging him.

“Oh god, how drunk are both of you?” you sigh, feeling... disappointment? Relief, maybe?

“Hey [Y/N],” it’s Mingyu calling you this time. “I’m tireeeeed.”

“What do you want me to do about it, Gyu?” you pinch his nose for half a second.

“Take me home pleeeeeeeeeeease,” he whines.

“I don’t know if you remember this, but we drove here with other people who may not be ready to leave yet.”

“Take my car,” Soonyoung interjects.

“What?” you ask, caught off guard.

“Yeah, me and Dokyeom usually sleep over at Cheol’s parties anyways, and it seems like you two really want to go home. Just come get us in the morning?” You want to argue with Soonyoung, feeling guilty about leaving suddenly after...

“Yeah, I’ll come get you guys tomorrow,” you say softly, sharing a brief moment of eye contact with him before dragging Mingyu up off the couch. “You two stay safe and call me at anytime if anything happens.”

Soonyoung agrees before standing up to find Dokyeom. You drag your best friend towards the door as he points around wildly saying “To the dorm!’

Mingyu has always been able to get you to do whatever he wants you to, and that day, it makes you angry.

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“Do you wanna tell me what’s going on?” you ask as Mingyu plops down on his couch.

“I’m too drunk for whatever you’re about to ask about,” Mingyu grumbles with his face in the cushions. Your rage flares.

“No, we’re talking about this now, because we’ve been putting it off for too long,” you stomp over to the couch. “What’s going on with you?”

“What do you mean?” his voice is strained.

“Did you interrupt me and Soonyoung on purpose?” you ask.

Mingyu doesn’t respond.

“Kim Mingyu! Answer me!”

“I told you to date for fun, not to find your soulmate,” he suddenly pipes up.

“Do you think I think Soonyoung is my soulmate? I just really like him, what’s so wrong with the idea of us being together?” you throw your hands up in exasperation.

“Stop yelling,” Mingyu whines, his hands flying up to cover his ears.

“No! Tell me what your problem is!” you say, feeling tears pricking your eyes.

Mingyu falls silent again.

“Just say it Mingyu,” you demand. “Tell me why you don’t want me to date Soonyoung.”

Mingyu says nothing.

“Fine, I’m leaving,” you say, grabbing your stuff and stomping towards the door. “Don’t bother calling me tomorrow.”

Your heart is heavy as you leave.

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You drop Dokyeom off in front of the dorm the next morning, apologizing for not walking him up. He assures you it’s ok, sensing the tension coming from you when he asks if Mingyu got home ok.

“You wanna get breakfast?” Soonyoung asks as soon as Dokyeom is out the door. “I feel like we gotta talk.”

“Breakfast sounds great,” you say pulling away, ignoring the rest of what he said.

You two go to a little coffee shop down the street after Soonyoung admits that he could probably stomach a pastry better than a full meal. You laugh as Soonyoung tiredly cradles his coffee. You two eat and talk casually for a few minutes.

“So I guess we should address what I almost did last night,” Soonyoung says finally setting his coffee down.

“Right,” you agree, deciding to let Soonyoung take the lead on the conversation and go with the flow.

“It was a mistake. I was drunk and all over the place and I shouldn’t have done it,” Soonyoung says, bowing his head. “Honestly [Y/N], you’re a really great friend, and I don’t want to do anything to ruin what we have. I like where we’re at and I don’t see any reason for it to be anything else.”

“I agree,” you smile, still not fully sure of your emotions.

Thankfully, you have a friend like Soonyoung to straighten them out for you.

“If I’m being honest, [Y/N], the moment I saw you and Mingyu together for the first time, I kind of knew my chances of dating you were at a zero.”

“What do you mean?” you ask, your heartrate accelerating for some reason.

“It’s just... the way you two are around each other. You do everything for each other. You just... know each other. You really care about each other. You’re comfortable with each other. And the way you look at each other is just...”

Soonyoung pauses for a moment and stares at you, his bright as ever smile still plastered on his face.

“I just think that you two have something special, and you’re both afraid to admit it.”

You spend the rest of your breakfast with Soonyoung staring out the window and just watching the world outside.

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You don’t talk to Mingyu for the rest of the semester. Every time you see him on campus you avoid him.

You can’t get what Soonyoung said out of your head, but you’re still just so pissed at Mingyu. Although, you’re not sure why. Was it how weird he got when you and Soonyoung first started hanging out? How he interrupted you two the night of the party? How he refused to be honest with you afterwards? A combination of everything?

You both go home for the break, and your heart cracks a little every time your mom asks why Mingyu hasn’t come over to hang out at all.

You realize at the end of the day, you just miss your best friend. You can work through the other stuff with him, but you can’t really live without him.

Almost as soon as you realize this, your phone dings.

Gyu: Let’s meet up at the park tomorrow, we need to talk

Mingyu is able to get you to do whatever he wants you to, and this time, it’s sort of a relief.

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The park is covered in a light layer of snow, the yellow and orange leaves on the trees peaking through. You are bundled up, trying to ignore the freeze biting at your fingertips. You walk slowly around the perimeter of the park. You see Mingyu sitting on a bench from a mile away. You pause to just stare at him, bundled up in a puffy coat, staring up at the snowflakes coming down.

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“C’mon [Y/N]! Aren’t you excited for the third grade?” Mingyu says as he balances on the bench to walk across the edge.

“Not since we had to move schools,” you grumble.

“It’ll be fun! We can make new friends!”

“You’ll make friends.”

“[Y/N], don’t be so negati-” Mingyu started before falling off the bench. You pause in surprise staring at your best friend on the ground. You jumped forward to lean next to him.

“Are you ok?” you asked gently.

Mingyu gulped before nodding, “Yeah it’s just my hands.” He lifted them up to show that they were all scraped up.

“C’mon, my house is closer, let’s get you cleaned up,” you said. Mingyu sniffled a little as you lead him towards your house. “You’re ok,” you insisted, “you’ve got me.”

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“Mingyu are you sure we’re allowed to do this?” you asked, looking around nervously.

“What do you think someone’s gonna do if they catch us? Arrest us?” Mingyu said from underneath the bench where he was carving his initials into the wood. He slid out and stood up before grabbing your arm and pulling you down. “Your turn.”

You slid under the bench and stared at Mingyu’s initials. “You’re making sure no one’s walking by right?”

“Geez [Y/N], you’re the biggest scaredy-cat thirteen year old I’ve ever met, live a little!” Mingyu laughed.

You huff before beginning to carve your initials next to his.

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“So what are you gonna do, huh? Run away?” Mingyu has his arm around you as you’re crying on the bench in the middle of the night.

“Maybe,” you say between sniffles.

“Do you realize how stupid you sound? Where are you going to go? C’mon [Y/N], we only have two years! Two more years before we graduate and we’re out of here! Then we’ll go to college and live it up!”

Mingyu takes his arm from around your shoulder to poke your side until you’re laughing.

“We’re gonna be ok as long as we’re together.”

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You sigh happily at the memories before making your way over to him. You sit silently next to him, your fingers slipping under the wood to feel that your initials are still carved into the bench.

“I checked too,” Mingyu says breaking silence. You hum in acknowledgment. “I’m sorry [Y/N]. I got... jealous. You and Soonyoung seemed like you had something really... deep. And I didn’t realize how much that would affect me until I saw it happening. But I want you to be happy so-”

“Me and Soonyoung agreed to be friends,” you interject.

“Oh,” is all Mingyu says but you don’t miss how his tone lightens at the realization.

“You know Soonyoung seems to have this idea that we’re in love,” you say, pushing Mingyu’s shoulder with yours.

“Does he now,” Mingyu laughs into the chilly air, before there’s a moment of silence.

“I know whether he’s right or wrong about my feelings... but... what about you Gyu? How are you feeling right now?”

“I feel like when I saw how much you enjoyed hanging out with Soonyoung, I thought I was going to go insane. I feel like the day you were upset with me after the party was the worst day of my life. I feel like the days when I thought our friendship was over were the darkest period of time,” Mingyu says slowly before looking over to you. “And I feel like when I’m with you is when I’m at my happiest. I feel like when I look at you, everything makes sense. I feel like when I have you by my side, I can do anything.”

You grab his hand, hoping you are not once again going to end up crying on this bench.

“I feel like I love you [Y/N], and that I always will.”

Mingyu finally fully faces you after saying his piece.

“I love you too Mingyu, more than anything in this world.”

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“Can you two stop being so gross,” Dokyeom groans as you and Mingyu giggle together on the couch. Mingyu responds by pulling you closer, and pressing a kiss to your cheek.

You push him back, “Hey stop being such a jerk to your roommate, he knows where you live.”

“Yeah, see, at least [Y/N] is on my side!” Dokyeom exclaims.

“Wow betrayed by my own partner,” Mingyu says, but he’s got love in his eyes as he gazes at you. You smile before pressing a quick kiss to the corner of his mouth.

“Ugh, gross, [Y/N], I thought you were on my side,” Dokyeom shakes his head.

“Sorry, that was it, I promise,” you laugh in response.

“Well I hope you two lovebirds are ready to be interrupted, me and Soonyoung are throwing a game night with all the boys,” Dokyeom says, turning back to his laptop.

“Hmmmm, sounds like you’re going to have to let me stay at your place tonight,” Mingyu grins.

“Is that so?” you smile back before sneaking a kiss to his lips while Dokyeom is looking away.

Mingyu is able to get you to do anything he wants you to, and these days, it’s hardly a bother.

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tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors · 4 years

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The new fic reminded me of this gem i wrote a while back, and I don't think i ever sent it to you!

LAOFT Tattoo Parlor AU

In which Roman opens a tattoo parlor for two good reasons, and one really dumb one.

also, this is like my first ever fic in this format so feedback is appreciated (That includes constructive criticism)

and its not proofread we die like men

• So one day The Boys are just talking and Roman mentions that his failed attempt at piercing his ears

• To which Virgil goes “Greta tried to do that to me, but it failed even more spectacularly.”

• “Wait how do you even pierce fae ears? Doesn’t the needle, y’know, burn?”

• “Copper?”

• “Oh yeah I didn’t even consider that.”

• “Well it’s not like we could have it done regardless,” Logan points out, “We aren’t going to find a shop with tools made of pure copper.”

• “Well how do you know that, though? Have you even looked?” Patton asks

• “Yes.”

• “Oh. Wait, why?”

• “I was just looking to see if it was possible to get a tattoo.”

• And then they ask Logan what tattoo he would even get and he says that he didn’t really know, but it definitely would be some sort of flower. He also points out that it doesn’t matter anyway, since it would be impossible.

• But once again, Logan underestimated just how big of a simp Roman Gage is.

• So Roman has been thinking about what kind of job he would want. He’s certain a desk job would kill him. He really would like a job that lets him move around all day and put his artistic skills to work, y’know?

• It wasn’t until this conversation that he realized it.

• “I think I wanna become a tattoo artist!” He announces.

• “Oh, and would this have anything to do with our conversation the other day?” Logan asks.

• “No- I mean yes- or, uh, kind of? I was thinking about what kind of job I would want, and then after the conversation it just sort of… hit me.” Roman said, entirely too fast, pacing as he spoke.

• “I did some research, and its going to take a few years, but you don’t need a degree or anything and I think it would be really cool and stuff so yeah,” He stopped turning to his husbands, who all had looks of amusement on their faces, “whatcha think?”

• After getting various affirmation from his husbands, he was determined.

• Blah blah blah Roman does all the things to become a tattoo artist blah blah three years of internship blah blah blah

• And now the fun part.

• Roman opens his own shop! It’s always right next to Logan’s flower shop and Patton’s Bakery.

• Which leads us to the really dumb reason Roman opened this tattoo parlor.

group chat: Mistakes Have Been Made

Bitchcraft: Isn’t it funny how me and Logan did the whole “Flower shop/tattoo parlor thing but backwards.

Several people are typing…

Kaiseroll: Holy shit-

illsleepwhenimdead: Oh my God. I hate that you’re right.

ImCorbieUnfortunetly: thats so cursed oml

Kleinespinne: Did y’all do that on purpose

Bitchcraft: no comment

Bug: Oh that’s definitely a yes.

Berry: is it really surprising though? It wouldn't be the first time we filled out a fanfiction trope almost perfectly.

Goldilocks: no. comment.

spinnenprinz: wait what i’m so confused what’s going on

Bug: Oh.

Bug: Oh no.

Goldilocks: I- I genuinely don’t know where we go from here, folks.

Kaiseroll: It was only a matter of time before he found out.

spinnenprinz: found out about what?

several people are typing…

spinnenprinz: found out about what??????

Bitchcraft: y’all can chill I just explained it to him

illsleepwhenimdead: *hunger games whistle*

Bitchcraft: Literally shut up Adams it wasn’t that bad y’all are just dramatic assholes

illsleepwhenimdead: Oh we’re the dramatic assholes?

bitchcraft is typing…

Bitchcraft: yes

illsleepwhenimdead: That was a long ass pause for just a “yes”

Bitchcraft: it was for effect

illsleepwhenimdead: so thanks for proving my point then.

Kaiseroll: Will the dumbasses on aisle 5 please stfu?

Goldilocks: Hey, that’s not nice

CrystalGemile: Don’t be mean!

Goldilocks: 💖💖

CrystalGemile: !!!!

spinnenprinz: ok but seriously what’s so funny about the tattoo parlor/flower shop thing

bitchcraft is typing..

illsleepwhenimdead: this better not be just one word again

Bitchcraft: ok so basically its a trope in fanfiction where one character owns a flower shop and the other charter owns a tattoo parlor right next to it and that’s how they meet and it’s like love at first sight or whatever and the joke is that since tattoo parlors and flower shops are concepts that clash so hard, the people who own them should also be incompatible but they actually fit perfectly

Bitchcraft: (also screw you)

spinnenprinz: oh

spinnenprinz: but wait what about the other tropes that we “fill out perfectly”

Goldilocks: Childhood best friends

Bug: Painful to read slowburn

Berry: Urban fantasy!

Bitchcraft: I think Logan and Virgil did a super speedrun enemies to lovers for about 3 seconds.

Goldilocks: We got some major hurt/comfort

Bitchcraft: oh definitely

Goldilocks: (Don't forget soulmates 💖)

Bitchcraft: also the fact that we got a daughter in a way that should technically be impossible but God does what she wants in the name of fluffy domestic schmoop.

illsleepwhenimdead sent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr78cb1vHJ0

Bitchcraft: How long have you been waiting to use that one?

illsleepwhenimdead: No! Comment!

V: ALKJSDFJHG OH MY GOSH!!!!! I live this so much!!!! Its funny and witty and cute and i love the format what a take omg

#anonymous #submission #laoft fic #not mine #longpost

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thekatebridgerton · 3 years

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The Bridgerton bois' (and husbands') fave boi bands + Bridgerton sisters' (and wives') fave girl bands??

I'm going to assume you said boi bands as in, bands made up of guys. And girl bands, as in bands made up of girls.

Anthony, is really funny because he's such a strait laced guy and then you find him in his office jamming to Nirvana and Bon Jovi after a hard day at work and everyone just goes like WTF. I think his taste in music is one of the few things he has in common with Eloise.

Benedict, this guy is a basic bich, I'm sorry but he might say he's a Poison kind of guy to impress Sophie, but he's super into One Direction and has been known to taking Hyacinth to all their London concerts since they started. Benedict cried when One Direction disbanded. His favorite is Zayn and he will die on that hill.

Colin... very predictably his favorite band is Coldplay, he’s sung and dedicated “Stawberry Swings” to Penelope at least three times and loves all these guys produce.

Simon doesn’t actually like bands in general because he’s more a Solo artist kind of man, but if he had to chose he would say Boys II Men, because they were his Aunt Danbury’s favorite when he was a child, so he grew up listening to their songs.

Phillip, another one who looks kinda quiet, with his plants and his kids, but in reality is a huge Aerosmith fan. When Oliver and Amanda were born he used to play them “I don't wanna miss a thing” to get them to stop crying. And when he met Eloise he spent the rest of the day humming “Crazy” under his breath.

Michael favors Queen, their entire discography speaks to him as a person and he spent the majority of his rebellious teens trying to convince John that Queen was the best thing to happen to this earth. John did not agree.

Garret, this sweet summer child listens to the Beatles unironically like the old soul hipster baby he probably is. And Hyacinth tries not to make fun of him for it.

Gregory is the male version of Hyacinth’s Billboard top ten taste in music, his current favorite band is BTS and anything K-pop related. His family thinks that the whole ‘trying to copy their choreography’ is a phase, but Lucy affirms that it’s not.

Now lets talk about the girls

Kate’s favorite band has been and will always be Destiny’s Child, she cried when they separated, she still supports Beyonce and all that but dam does she miss when they were all together.

Sophie I don’t know why, but Sophie strikes me like the kind of girl who would listen to the Dixie Chicks while growing up under Araminta’s tyranny. And now they are part of who she is so she calls the Chicks songs ‘her old friends’ and plays them often

Penelope loves The Pussycat Dolls, it’s a guilty pleasure of hers and Colin found out in a very...interesting way to say the least. Needless to say Penelope is never dancing to “don’t cha” in her underwear ever again, especially not in an apartment Colin has keys to.

Daphne, The Spice Girls. Her favorite everything has always been the Spice Girls. very predictably, she is a fan of Posh Spice.

Eloise, like I mentioned, has a similar taste in music to both Anthony and Philip, her favorite band is The Runaways, mostly because they gave Joan Jett her beginnings and they really had good songs before Joan went solo.

Francesca isn’t into girl bands, as much as she is into groups composed by girls. As the musician of the family she only betrays Scotland in favor of Ireland in this, because her favorite band is Celtic Woman. Francesca is actually a very supportive fan of Celtic Woman and goes to any concert she can, her sisters join her often. (I mean have you heard Celtic Woman? Francesca has good taste)

Hyacinth is currently riding the K-pop craze with Gregory, but she affirms that Blackpink is far superior than BTS, she has Blackpink merchandise all over her room and does tiktoks talking about the band while being a regular obsessed fan with no filter. needless to say, the family also hopes that Blackpink is a phase.

Lucy just sticks to Fifth Harmony, she’s been following them since they got together back when they all auditioned for The X factor and has grown up with the group all trough their journey.

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hwangsbbg · 3 years

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Hi hi~! I was wondering if it’s alright to request a ship for txt, ateez and seventeen please 👉🏻👈🏻?

I’m 22 years old, but I look young. I have short pixie brown hair, big green eyes, and I wear glasses. I have a slim thicc figure lmao and I have a few piercings. I’m also 5’4 or 165cm too.

I’m very shy, anxious, and awkward around strangers. I have major social anxiety, so meeting new people face to face freaks me out lol. It takes me awhile to open up and trust others. Once I’m comfortable around someone I’m the complete opposite. I’m more talkative, bubbly, sarcastic, feisty, cuddly, outgoing, dorky, crackhead, and I have random bursts of energy. There are times I can be super moody, insecure, sensitive, and emotional because I overthink EVERYTHING 🙃. I’m a true Gemini, my personality is literally split into two, the shy and sweet side and the sarcastic firecracker side. I’m usually more on the reserved side when I’m in social settings, I’d rather observe and take in my surroundings and socialize with random people lol. When getting to know someone, they usually open up to me pretty quickly. I’ve also been told I have a very calm and comforting energy around me. VERY forgetful, you could tell me one thing and I’ll most likely forget about it in like 10 minutes lmaoo. My friends would describe me as the “innocent and cute friend who needs to be protected at all times”. I’m also usually the oldest in friend groups, but I often get mistaken as the youngest because of my youthful nature and looks. I’m not afraid to use my voice and call out bs when needed or to stand up for myself and others.

In relationships, I’m a super clingy and cuddly lover. I LOVE cuddles and hugs, but only with my friends and partner. Being touched by someone I barely know makes me feel anxious to the point I can have panic attacks 🥴. I love to goof around and go on adventures with my partner whenever we can. Someone as cuddly as me would be amazing 😍. Someone who can balance out my feisty and quick wit side too~! Someone who’s chilled and laid back but can be funny and silly at times would also be nice too~!

I absolutely ADORE anything cuddly, cute, soft, and fluffy like pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals. I also love animals and kids, but babies kinda make me anxious 🥴. I enjoy taking naps, baths, watching trashy shows, drama, video games, makeup, musicals, shopping, making others laugh, tarot readings, traveling, going on walks and drives, nature, star gazing and cloud gazing, and singing. I DESPISE spiders, crowds, loud noises, getting yelled at, mornings, and confrontation even though I love drama LMAO. I have a habit of cursing and zoning out when I’m anxious or nervous.

Thank you so much and take as much time as you need~! I also hope you stay happy and healthy~! 🤗💜

Please you're so cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

For TXT, I think Soobin would be a great match because of his personality. He tends to be quiet and a good listener which would help you open up to him and start your relationship off with a strong foundation with both of you knowing alot about the other. I feel like you're the kind of person who likes to be taken care off and Soobin seems quite mature in the sense that he would reassure you when you needed it, help you de-stress, relax and make you feel loved. I feel like he would be a great friend type of boyfriend as in you two would have so much fun together and understand each other's humor really well. Soobin is mostly quiet but he's not afraid to throw shots at people or roast people which you would probably find amusing. I can imagine you two having a bubble bath together which was supposed to be romantic until you start goofing off and spill water everywhere, which he ends up slipping on and it becomes like an inside joke for you.

For Ateez, I'd have to go with Mingi (sorry I'm choosing giants) who would most probably make fun of your height alot but with good intentions of course. I feel like Mingi is just a really warm and affectionate kind fo person, you'd probably have to take care of him and he'd feel really grateful to have someone who pays so much attention to him. I feel like Mingi is someone with a lot of layers so he could be really loud, energetic, a total crackhead who cracks the funniest jokes and does the dumbest things but he's also someone who's gone through alot with his anxiety and knows how to observe his surrounding and read other people. He'd know how you were feeling before you even had to say so and would always brighten your day. Plus Mingi loves skinship so perfect for you.

For Seventeen, I'd say Dino because he's got a similar personality to yours so I feel like you'd click but only when you open up enough. He would pay extra attention to you and always tell you words of affirmation, praise you to make sure you know how much he cares. He's someone who tends to decipher his feelings and joke around alot so I feel like when you get him to trust you, you guys would be such a perfect couple and really understand and rely on each other.

#kpop #kpop ships #seventeen ships #seventeen #ateez #ateez ships #txt #tomorrow by together #txt ships

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wearetakingthehobbitstogallifrey · 4 years

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Kdrama recs Part 1

Hullo and welcome to the kdrama life @camsthisky! The following list is not in any particular order, other than the fact that I start with a more rom/com vibe and head toward more romantic/action or action. All the following kdramas are set in the modern day, and part 2 of my recs for you will be either darker kdramas set in present day or historical dramas.

Let the list begin!

1. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon:

Do Bong Soon is a v smol woman who has super strength and who wants 1. To create her own video game 2. Get her police officer crush to return her affections. Which like, police officer is kinda cute but he ain’t that special. Bong Soon winds up becoming a bodyguard to Ahn Min Hyuk, the extremely rich, kinda spoiled, ridiculously extra CEO of a gaming company who does not like the police for secret reasons, and sadly does not have a good relationship with his family. (He a lonely boy underneath everything.) Min Hyuk finds out about Bong Soon’s powers, is in TOTAL awe of her, offers to train her in fighting, and literally falls head over heels for her.

The caveat with this show is there is a subplot or two that annoy me, BUT I just use the 10 second skip button and it is totally worth it because the romance is super cute—SUPER CUTE (also I have a list of favorite actors and Park Hyung Sik is def on it—one minute he is an adorkable, blushing bby the next he can be intense and sad)

He cute

2. Her Private Life:

Hello fake-dating!! Ryan Gold (an adoptee who didn’t live in Korea for a while) is a former artist who stopped painting because he couldn’t deal with his Stendhol (?) syndrome (among other traumas). Deok Mi is the classy art curator of a famous museum who definitely does not have any secrets she wants to keep from the world—well, other than the fact that she is the number one fangirl of kpop idol, Cha Shi-an (who also appreciates art) and has a major crush on him. Ryan becomes director of the art museum and there is a whole thing with getting Shi-an involved in an art show.

Following this and a series of unfortunate events a false rumor starts that Deok Mi and and Shi-an ARE dating. It’s a little complicated to summarize, but basically what you need to know is that Ryan and Deok Mi become a fake couple so there won’t be a scandal for Shi-an or violence done to Deok Mi by rabid fangirls. I enjoy the fake-dating trope a lot, and how it becomes real for both of them! The leads are played by Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young, who both have incredible range. Lots of soft moments in this one! Good kisses, a scene where the faves bake together, and also Ryan wears a lot of deep v-neck shirts and jackets which is an attack on me personally.

The show also contains a bit of angst, which I LOVE. Hand-holding becomes an important theme 😊

RYAN NO

3. Crash Landing on You: Rich South Korean heiress/fashion designer Se-ri accidentally winds up in a North Korean village, and really REALLY wants to go home. Mostly because there are no scented candles or spa-like bathtubs in the vicinity, but also because she could easily disappear into a NK jail and never return. A North Korean captain named Ri Jeong Hyeok finds her and decides not to turn her because, one, he’s a good guy who doesn’t want to turn an innocent person over to what might be her death, and two, turning her over might get his four underlings in trouble for reasons. Said underlings are his family, basically, and they are a deLIGHT. One is an argumentative proud sort who likes to drink and to feel important and who tries to provoke (and gets provoked by) Se-ri at every opportunity, one is a lover of banned South Korean dramas, one is a 17 year old bby who misses his mom, and one is the silent but most loyal follower of the captain.

Besides all these people, there are two other characters (including a surprisingly wise conman) who become faves and major players in the plot.

There is a great mix of humor, romance, found family, and angst, and I love it very much. A few things don’t go the way I want them to near the end, but a bit of imagination and fanfic can fix anything

ALSO I FORGOT THE CAPTAIN GETS SUPER SULKY FROM TIME TO TIME AND IT IS HILARIOUS

Show of hands, who thinks they will meet again

4. Are You Human Too: A FAVORITE SHOW OF ALL! TIME!

What do you do when your husband dies and your evil mega-rich father-in-law takes your son away from you and keeps you from seeing him ever? Well, if you are scientist with more genius than positive coping methods, you build yourself a robot son who looks exactly like your real son. Great solution, am I right?

Nam Shin III is the name of my favorite robot son, played by the inestimable Seo Kang Joon. He is the purest bby you will ever meet, being designed so that he never lies and so that he will immediately go to hug anyone who cries. He seems quite a contrast to the bitter human Nam Shin, who hates his gilded prison life, hates his Grandpa, and tries to sneak away from his right hand man, Secretary Ji Young Hoon, his only friend in the world. The girl in the show is Kang So Bong, an ex-UFC fighter who was so badly injured she had to quit. She is at first a bit jaded and mercenary because of her past, but she has a golden heart that just needs to be reminded of its existence.

Not going into details to avoid spoilers, but everything upends when the robot Nam Shin has to take the place of the human Nam Shin. The show is a soft, funny, angsty exploration of what it means to be human, with some good found family throughout. The character development is phenomenal, and the connection between So Bong and Nam Shin III is *chef’s kiss*. I just want to give a shout out to Seo Kang Joon who plays a duel role like you wouldn’t believe, to SKJ’s smile, to the soundtrack, and to the character of Young Hoon, a loyal, steady, and self-sacrificing secretary that we do not deserve (gosh tho he looks good in blue!)

Look at my robot son getting a long-looked for affirmation! (his lil smile!!!

5. W: Two Worlds:

This show unique because it meta as HELL! Oh Yeon Joo is a junior doctor and the daughter of a webtoon artist whose big hit, W, is coming to a close. Much to her surprise, she gets pulled into the world of the comic where she encounters and saves the main character, Kang Chul, a former Olympic shooting champion who was blamed for the murder of his entire family, and whose sole desire is to find the real killer. It’s a good romance between them, and I also love Kang Chul’s relationship with his hyung, which, tho it is not always a main focus, is present and wonderful. Kang Chul himself is both intelligent and adorably bratty, charismatic and angsty, soft and fierce, and he is one of my favorite kdrama characters for sure.

As for the meta, the show does a fantastic job exploring the rules of the comic world, of how one can enter and leave, the importance and power of main characters and supporting characters, and the purpose of an author. There is always another twist coming, and it is just so much fun!

UM SIR PLS POINT THAT ELSEWHERE

6. Healer:

I watched half this show and never realized that the female lead is played by Park Min Young, same actress as in Her Private Life. Someone had to tell me lol! She’s just so good at playing different people. In this show, she is Chae Young Shin, a reporter for a celebrity tabloid who has big dreams of becoming a famous reporter who investigates stories that actually mean something. She is a bit quirky, very cute, very brave, and probably one of my favorite female leads. She lives with her dad above his coffee/teashop bakery and is friends with all the ex-cons he has defended while doing his other job of lawyering.

Anyway this show is more of a romantic/action drama. To get an idea of the titular Healer, picture what you would get if you took some of Batman and Nightwing’s aesthetics (wearing black, hanging out on rooftops, punching people, flipping around, etc) and put them into a night courier who likes to watch National Geographic and dream about one day going off to an island where he can live all by himself for the rest of his days because oh yeah he is a loner whose only friend is an older woman who sets up his jobs and whom he has never actually met.

There is also an older reporter that Young Shin looks up to, the fun tabloid office where she works, a heck lot of mystery surrounding some tragedy involving a group of reporter best friends/found family back in the 80’s/90’s, and of course both members of the OTP have childhood trauma that has made them who they are today. One of my favorite things that happens in the show is that Healer has to go undercover for a while, Clark Kenting it up in Young Shin’s tabloid office, which overnight becomes a real news agency for reasons.

The action is LOTS of fun, and the romance is really soft and cute, and better still, when there is a misunderstanding or something that gets in their way, they almost immediately talk about it and resolve issues. They TRUST each other and give the benefit of the doubt where many tv couples would break up or get in big fights. I find it (plus the character development) very refreshing.

I couldn’t find a gif of my favorite fight sadly. This will have to do

7. Lawless Lawyer: This has Lee Joon Gi. Watch it.

Just kidding, there are many other reasons to watch the show, but it is true that Lee Joon Gi is one of my favorite actors. The man has phoenix eyes, a jawline that could cut silk, diamonds, you name it, and such a deep well of emotional acting that it literally kills me when his characters rage/weep/love/etc.

Anyway, in this legal thriller/romance/action drama, LJG’s character Bong Sang Pil is a beautiful, very extra ex-gangster/now lawyer who opens his own office, ready to fight villainy and avenge his mom with the law or with his fists, whichever is more useful at the time. He has a right hand man named Manager Tae and recruits a bunch of thugs as his minions, and they all become a weird sort of family as the show goes on.

Ha Jae Yi is a quiet badass lawyer who has no time for sexist idiots and gets her license suspended for smacking one of said fools. She gets recruited to assist Sang Pil, and they find their goals align as both their mothers were destroyed by the villains.

Speaking of the villains? EXCELLENT acting by them all, like they need to go down obviously, but you can’t help but be in awe of a few of them or even get attached to one or two in a weird way. Props to the show for having one of the best female villains I have ever seen

What an icon

Here you get two gifs of him

Sorry I needed to make it a magical three lol

Tune in next time for historical dramas and modern dramas that are a bit darker!

#kdrama recommendations #lawless lawyer #healer #w two worlds #are you human too #her private life #strong woman do bong soon #crash landing on you #kdrama recs for cam #my kdrama recs

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hqprotectionsquad · 4 years

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𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒌𝒆𝒚 - 𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒛𝒖𝒎𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒋𝒊𝒎𝒆

⤷ 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒕. ⤷ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒊'𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒌𝒆𝒚 ⤷ 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕

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tw: brief mentions of partying and alcohol

“You’ll never find your soulmate, loser. I don’t even know why you keep trying,” one of the girls in your class smirks above you as she says this. She approaches you at your desk, furnished with permanent marker stains that you’ve attempted to wipe away. There’s no point. You’re seen just as dirty as your now gray desk. Two other girls flank her sides and knock a few things to the floor.

You don’t say a word because if you say something, they will immediately be twisted. Nothing hurts more than sitting through dozens of monthly soulmate ceremonies in school. Why do they need to celebrate when someone finds their other half when it’s expected in society anyways? What’s there to brag about? You can’t lie when there’s a nudging squeeze in your heart when you see all of the pairs forming a horizontal line on the school stage, reciting the poem you can say with your eyes shut and brain asleep. Sitting in the audience while everyone finds their true love burns a fire in your soul.

Your eyes trace imaginary lines into your uniform and you wait until you can hear their laughter drifting away. Your fingers reach for your belongings because this isn’t a fiction story where your soulmate will brush your knuckles as he reaches for your pencil case and you meet eyes. This isn’t a romance novel. This is the way your life goes, even if you’re the only one in your class that apparently hasn’t seen your soulmate.

Many people meet theirs in their childhood, or a popular way to meet their soulmates is when they’re first enemies and gradually become lovers. What’s the probability that you might fall in love in a cliché way that would make you want to roll your eyes otherwise? You’re only in high school. It shouldn’t matter because you’ll eventually meet your soulmate.

You’re now in college. Still, you’ve never taken part in a soulmate ceremony, but now, the university you attend holds these ceremonies in private instead of major assemblies in front of the entire student body. Part of you is very thankful for not having the want to gouge your eyes out every time someone bragged that they’ve been on stage to commemorate finding their soulmate. Another part of you is confused because how else will you find out who does or doesn’t have a soulmate? Many people are very private about their personal lives and won’t let you know until you maintain a very strong relationship with them.

You, on the other hand, have no problem playing with the fates of time and love. At this point, you’ve almost lost all strength in your wishes of having a soulmate. Your roommate, Hitoka, will tell you on their way out everyday, “You never know who you’ll meet!” Yet, nearly every day is as boring as the last.

“I’m going to start seeing people,” you break the silence as you and your roommate are up one night while working on homework. You sink into your respective beds, hunching over your laptops and miscellaneous papers that won’t mean anything in four years.

“Like how?” Hitoka uses her knuckle to brush a hair out of her face, taking a moment to cast you a confused glance. Just as quick as she looks at you, she’s back to her own work.

“Well, I don’t know. Dates, probably sex. I don’t know if it’ll lead to a soulmate but I’ve almost given up on trying to find one. It’s like the universe hates me or something.” You sigh, placing your pencil to the side. “At this point, it’s not even something I’m actively seeking.”

“You should keep trying,” she tells you while she taps her head with the eraser of her pencil. “I met my soulmate a few years ago, but I didn’t know she was my soulmate until last year.”

“How did you know you clicked?” The homework is off to the side now. Talking about soulmates is much more interesting. You can always finish it in the morning. “Everyone always says that they meet their soulmates, they throw huge parties, but they never reveal how they knew they were the one.”

That is the most frustrating thing about this societal match up system. Even your parents told you that when you meet the right person, you would know. Back then, you found it so endearing, but as you grew older and wiser, you can see it’s just a way to make sure nobody cheats their way into a relationship that isn’t meant for them.

For a brief moment, you think she’ll brush it off to the side and tell you it’s something you figure out on your own. “Well, I joined the volleyball club as a manager because she was actually recruiting people and I was the only person who was up to it. I was so scared because she’s so pretty and so intriguing, and I’m just me.” The grin on her face stretches as she reminisces. It almost erupts a green flame in your stomach, but you push down any harmful feelings. “I was really shy, and I saw some really tall guys who looked super scary. And now, I’m standing in front of the door because I’m too scared to go inside. I eventually made it inside, but that’s just when we met. Last year, when she was paying a visit to the high school, I was pushed into her and I think it was just magic. I swear we were glowing, and she told me she was glowing.” Hitoka scratches her head. “The funny thing is, when we asked the volleyball team if they saw the light, they said they didn’t even notice I got pushed into her.”

“That’s...that’s amazing.”

Thus begins your search for your soulmate. Something about what your roommate said that day, you can’t pin it down, but something so wonderful brews within your heart. A new fire has come to the light in your soul and you’re ready for the mission.

You try to brush against other people when passing by them. Take friends’ hands if they aren’t uncomfortable with touching. Drop your books and give the helper a hug for doing something they didn’t have to do, and they fall into your half purposeful, half by accident trap.

Nothing you do makes anything feel right. In fact, it feels like the harder you try, the further you’re straying from your soulmate.

“Maybe you’re just looking at everything in the wrong approach,” your roommate says nonchalantly, just putting in her two cents while you both wind down for the night. She’s brushing her hair, looking at her reflection in the mirror on the left side of the room. On the right side of the room, you sit at your desk, looking into the mirror sitting next to your lamp. Wouldn’t it be easy to pinpoint the reason why you haven’t met your soulmate yet? With each passing second, the resolve seems farther away, as if it is purposely running away from you. “Have you tried sex yet?”

You bite your lip. You’ve forgotten that you told her you’d do something like that, but you never followed up on your solutions. “Um, no.” Would it be too embarrassing to tell a potential hook up to be careful because you haven’t tried it yet?

“Go to the next party and I’m sure you’ll find someone. Even if they’re not the one, you’ll have a fun night. Maybe you just can’t think about things, you know? They can’t really come if you’re forcing it.” Hitoka nods to affirm you, and then without another word, she rests her head on her pillow and turns on her side.

You nod to nobody and slide under the covers with unease settling in between your bones. This feeling is as physical as it is mental; your bones tighten with your lungs squeezing. Nothing you shouldn’t be not used to, though. Ever since you recommended temporary relationships as a temporary solution, pangs attack your gut like nobody’s business. What is your body trying to warn you? Or maybe it is a sign to look for what is to come?

Whatever it is, you take it along with you to a party that an acquaintance invited you to. No frat parties for you, but club events usually have free food and drinks, and nobody is trying to take advantage of you for a ratio. It’s off-campus and you hail down a cab to take you to the location.

“Holy God,” you mutter, stepping out of the car, one foot at a time after paying your fee. Slamming the door, the driver almost immediately takes off, your arm seconds close to being detached from your body. “This can’t be a house.” It’s a towering complex of some sorts, three stories above the ground. No wonder it’s off-campus housing. It looks like it’s someone’s parent’s house with its carefully trimmed lawn and pristine windows that, you’re sure, some kid was privileged and invited friends to live with them.

“Coming in?” A girl beckons, waving you out of your rose-colored fog. “This is for the debate and engineering clubs, a joint party of some sorts.” Right, clubs that you have no membership in, but luckily, nobody really cares about that.

You follow her into the house and it is as stunning as the outside. Vaulted ceilings greet you in the foyer and you’re certain the rooms can never be counted in full. The furniture looks perfect despite students hanging from each bit of it, slurping mixed alcohol and scarfing down snacks from the convenience store.

“Is there any particular reason for celebration?” You ask, but when you shift your head from focusing back on the girl, she’s long gone. The rest of the party is a blur. You don’t drink too much and you’re basically sober by the end of the occasion, and you wish you weren’t, to be frank. As toxic as your mentality is, you just want a reason to get out of your head for a night. Now, the real problem is trying to get home. The taxi driver earlier demanded two times the price of a usual drive, just because it was slightly out of his range, and presently, you flip through your bills, or rather, your lack of many.

“Hey, do you need help?” A boy with spiky hair approaches you. “You look a little lost and we’re about to finish for the night.”

The weight in your chest sinks even lower. With no friends here, you have no one to hitch a ride from and no one to call at this late hour. You thread your fingers through your hair without a word.

“Hey, don’t cry. Do you need a place to stay or something? Campus is kind of far from here, I wouldn’t mind opening my doors if you need.”

Your eyes widen and your heart freezes in the mix of blood and plasma. “Uh,” you’re basically speechless and your mouth moves up and down. “I don’t know if that’s safe.”

His hands raise to the shoulders of his hoodie, shaking his fingers. “I wouldn’t do anything like that. I don’t really take girls to my place, but I promise if you just need a place to crash, you can come. But of course, if you don’t want to, that’s fine. I just thought you’d want to postpone the ride until later, they upcharge even more in the middle of the night.”

Spiky hair boy makes a point. “Okay, thank you. What’s your name?” You ask as he leads and heads out of the house. What kind of dude does this? Is he some kind of simp, willing to do anything for a girl? Whoever he is, his face does not match his subservient personality.

“My name is Hajime.”

“I’m Y/N.” You keep your words to a minimum, just as a preventative measure. What if he sells your information on the internet, or plans on spreading rumors about you and all he needs is your first name? Your mind keeps swirling with the possibilities that he takes your hand in his.

“You look really pale. Are you okay? My apartment is only two blocks away. You just have to stick it out until then.” Hajime loops his arm under your shoulder to keep you balanced. Maybe he’s just a nice boy. Hasn’t his mom ever told him that nice boys finish last? He won’t ever get a soulmate if he’s this nice to you.

When you make it to the apartment, a new surge of energy rushes through your veins. “It’s two in the morning, you shouldn’t be this excited,” you mutter to yourself. To him, you ask, “You have a clean apartment. Is it just you here?”

“Yeah. I just like my area neat.” It shows, from the frugal amount of items in the garbage can to the lack of specks on his wooden desk next to the bed. “I can give you some clothes and a toothbrush, but besides that, I don’t really have any other stuff to share.”

“Thank you,” your voice trails off when you sit on the edge of his bed, which is neatly made with navy blue sheets that are pulled up to only two pillows. This is a simple man’s apartment, one that is evidently made for one person. Hajime is fetching the things he said he would, and your hands are folded into each other. Your fingers crunch against the opposite knuckles. Something is off about him and you can’t tell what.

With a hint of a smile, he hands off the clothing and the packaged toothbrush. “I just found whatever would fit you.” You take them, your brows gnawing at the center of your forehead. His own clothes lay in your hands and you can’t stop looking at them. His shirt and his pair of sweats are in your hands and somehow, your fingers won’t stop shaking. “What’s wrong?”

“I, I don’t know. I’m sorry, let me just change and get out of your way. The quicker I go to bed, the quicker I’ll get out of your hair.” His really beautiful hair, you think off-handedly. “That door over there is the bathroom, right?” You stand and you tilt your head back a little to get a better look of his face. He’s a serious looking guy and you wouldn’t want to cross paths with him on the street or even a classroom.

“Right.”

But even now, barely knowing him, you know he has a record of being a supportive person. You can tell. He’s probably the type to place a 500 yen bill into a person’s charity bucket and the type to be kind to everyone, no matter who they are. What kind of connection are you really feeling here?

You rush towards the door, fumble with the knob, and finally, you’re into his small rectangle of a bathroom. Your back presses against the door and your eyes shut as air comes in and out of your nose. “Oh my God.” Heat flows in your body and especially to your cheeks, as you see in the mirror. Is he experiencing the same emotions you are?

No. It can’t be possible and you refute any ideas that come to your head. This is silly! You’re just sleep deprived and you’re not thinking straight. You splash some water onto your face and stare into your reflection. These dark circles underneath your puffy eyes are a sign that you shouldn’t be thinking so hard. First, you brush your teeth with the toothbrush and some toothpaste you found in his cabinet. Then, you slip out of your damp clothing. You glide into his shirt that reaches to your thighs and his sweatpants that have extra fabric that pool at your ankles. You don’t need to intentionally sniff into the material to have his scent ingrained in your head.

“All good in there, (Y/N)?”

You come face to face with him after opening the door. “Yep, all good. Thanks for lending me your clothes and the toothbrush.” You slip past him, allowing yourself space. “Is it cool if I just put my stuff in this corner?”

He nods and then he bites his lip. “Take the bed, I’ll sleep on the floor.” You couldn’t believe that the one time you actually get into a man’s bed, it’s not for a date or sex. The two things you wanted to do to mess around are thrown out the window. Would it be too early to rule them out?

It is too early to rule them out. You just met him, though he is a very kind person. It’s your tired brain trying to run faster than it can. You slip under the covers, it’s the same scent as before. It’s a mix of husky man and detergent, something you’d never really understand outside of a man’s apartment. Your head sinks into the pillow and you shut your eyes.

After ten minutes, you shift positions, fluff the pillow, count sheep. Nothing. You sit up, squinting your eyes to see Iwaizumi’s bare back hiding behind a sheet while he sleeps on the floor. He’s illuminated by the moonlight streaming through the one window in the apartment. Even though you’ve taken his source of comfort, he is taking it in stride.

“Are you awake?”

Iwaizumi hums in return.

“Thank you.”

“For what exactly?”

“For being you. I know we just met, but it feels like I’ve known you for a long time.”

Disregarding what you said, Iwaizumi sits up and stares at you. “Do you have a soulmate?”

“No. You?”

“No. Maybe we’re each other’s.”

All you can hear is your breathing and his in this quiet apartment. It’s quiet enough to hear yourself gulp. “I think we are.” How else can you explain how you’ve been feeling? Is this what Hitoka meant when you’d know? “How do we know for sure?” You’ve hardly been shy all of your life, yet now when you meet someone who could be your soulmate, you’re crawling into your skin.

“We can let this be our one night. If we don’t feel a connection, then I guess we aren’t soulmates.” Hajime says this all while biting down on his bottom lip. He doesn’t want to look at you, but he forces himself to make eye contact.

“Are you sure?”

“Positive.” There’s no going back anymore.

Hajime tosses his sheet off of his legs and sits on the edge of the bed, dangerously close to you. He takes one of your hands into his and studies the way your eyes look up and down, from either looking at all parts of him or just not wanting to look into his. “Is this okay?”

“Yes,” you whisper and after releasing one breath, your hands nestle along the dips connecting his neck to his shoulders and you kiss him. Your lips are on his and you’re lacing your fingers through his hair, taking him all in, taking this whole experience in. Your hands fit perfectly in his, your lips press against his in the perfect mold, and you wouldn’t be surprised if when you hug him, it’ll feel like the world melts away. Honestly, even though you told Hitoka you’d be fine with messing around, maybe you were just waiting for the right person. He doesn’t have to be perfect right now, but he will be the one who throws out all of the lists of traits you wanted in a soulmate. He will end up being the one item on your list.

And here he is in front of you, clutching onto your body like his life depended on it and basking in the presence of an almighty moon.

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soyouareandrewdobson · 4 years

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What is the joke?

The title of this post is a common question some people have asked in regard of “So You’re a Cartoonist?” and certain other comics quite a bit over the years, seeing how some strips tend to be often times centered around a very confusing meme or inside jokes Dobson heard about. Then there are also those that were never meant to be funny to begin with, as they are focused on Dobson soapboxing about criticism or what he considers is an issue in nerd culture you should be outraged about, cause otherwise you are a nazi.

And then there are “strips” like this one, published in early April 2014.

And I just have to ask: Why does that even exist? Cause honestly, it is not even a joke. It is a butchered reference.

For those not aware what it references, here the short explanation:

In 1961 DC comic writer Gardner Fox, who among other things created Jay Gardner, the Golden Age DC comic Flash, wrote the comic “Flash of Two Worlds”. In this book, then current Silver Age Flash Barry Allen manages to vibrate his molecules at such a frequency, that he breaks through a dimensional barrier into a parallel earth called “Earth-2”. An alternate reality in which Jay Gardner, whose only a fictional comic book hero in Barry’s world, actually exists. But his days as the Flash have been over for years, having retired and married his girlfriend. However, with three of his old villains on the loose and Barry trying to find a way home, Jay decides to help The Flash, taking up the old costume again, leading to a team up between the heroes of two major time periods in comic history.

This comic marks a major point in the development of DC comics in general. Not only was it a meta celebration/tribute of the Golden Age Flash who had been long replaced in the public eye by Barry Allen, its success led to DC eventually revitalizing a lot of their major but at that point retired Golden Age characters, by making them all part of the Earth-2 reality.

The concept of a parallel-earth next to the main heroes reality introduced in this story would also become the very foundation for the concept of the DC multiverse, starting with the JLA story “Crisis on Earth-One” in 1963, over time eventually leading up to the most defining DC crossover that ever came and one of the most important comic events in the history of superhero comics: Crisis of Infinite Earths from 1985.

As of 2020, Flash of Two Worlds has been referenced in nerd culture a lot. Particularly the iconic cover has been referenced and parodied by many, including DC itself.

And yes, that cover is iconic. And why shouldn’t it be? Two Flashes, unaware of the other because of the “wall” (aka the dimensional barriere) trying to save someone, creating a certain suspense for the reader if the guy calling for help can be saved by either of the two speedsters before he is hit by the steel beam? Begging the question, how either of the two heroes may react when exposed to the other one? It is a genuinely suspenseful scene within just one pic, featuring the heroes of two generations of readers.

A pic that does however also lend itself for easy referential humor. All you need to do is just look for a franchise where something like alternate versions of main characters exist and replace them accordingly with the characters on the cover.

Here, have some fanart someone drew based on it of Sonic e.g.

And now imagine what others could do by doing something like that with characters from Rick and Morty, the Marvel multiverse, Star vs., Super Sentai, Paper and Regular Mario… different possibilities are given. You can either make it just a “straight” alternate take of the cover with other characters, or you can poke fun of it by changing something in the pic up significantly (e.g. I could imagine a Rick and Morty parody simply having Rick on the left being too drunk to save him, while on the right he is just mumbling something about Morty not having to worry cause he can just revive him in a clone body).

But the “joke” also only works if a certain context is still given.

People need to be aware of what the pic is referencing overall (the Flash of two Worlds cover) but also of the fact that such alternate versions of characters on the pic exist within the franchise that replaces the Flashes. The Sonic pic e.g. works, because it shows both classic and modern Sonic as the heroes. Something we had seen able to coexist within Sonic Generations and Sonic Forces.

In Dobson’s take however, the joke falls flat because Dobson uses something that up until ONE sketch prior has not even existed before: Black Pam.

For the record, this pic was released in late March 2014. You would now think that this picture existing was related to something like Dobson mocking critics of him for turning his self insert from a human into alternate universe Augustus Gummi all of sudden, by exaggerating changes in the designs of his other characters. But that can’t really be it, cause Dobson had turned himself into a furball of failure already for a year. He had also mocked the change in comics prior, as seen e.g. here.

So, why does “Affirmative Traction” as the one with Pink Dobson and Disco Pam is titled, exist? And by the way, I don’t like to call Black Pam racist, cause she could be way more stereotypical, but you really didn’t need to go Cola Light Disco blacksploitation with her design, Dobson.

But back to “Pam of Two Worlds”; As said, the joke with “two Pams” doesn’t really work, cause one of them is essentially a non entity and could also just be replaced with any other race or gender swapped version Dobson could have thought off. Furthermore, why is Dobbear calling for help exactly? Because a copy pasted tradepaperback of X-Force, likely drawn by Liefeld, is going to hit him on the head? I know it is just meant to be a joke and not something to think of too much, but the thing about jokes is, they too need to make a certain amount of sense and have a certain logic to them in order to work. This doesn’t really work because the “danger” is 150 pages of distillated 90s Marvel trash going to hit him on the noggin.

As long as it is not thrown from the Empire State Building, I doubt it can be any danger to Dobson. In fact, if he really wanted to draw something from which the Pams of two strips could save him, it should have been a spray water bottle. At least then the majority of people on the internet would get the joke.

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thebibliomancer · 4 years

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Essential Avengers: Avengers #206: Fire in the Streets!

April, 1981

Fire in the streets? But what of the disco? What of the t-t-t-taco bellll?

This time: Human Torch guest stars. Everything is on fire.

Somehow? It’s not Johnny Storm’s fault!

In fact, there’s another fire man setting on fire so logically we have Johnny Storm here to. Uh. Set things on fire more? Could... could we get a water person here instead? Is Crystal Inhumans doing anything? She’s basically the Avatar.

So who is Pyron the Thermal Man? And why is that name so fun to say? I can only answer one of these questions.

“This man is content. During hard times, he has found a good job at high pay. In the dead of night, he delivers destruction to his employer’s competitors. It is a job not without risks -- such as discovering he has been suddenly deemed expendable.

“This man is an industrial saboteur. In one last brilliant burst of awareness he realizes the peril he must have posed to his employers, and he understands why they chose to betray him. The dead, it is said, tell no tales to arson-investigating district attorneys.”

Man: “The thermite bomb has been preset to 12:10. BUT IT IS 12:10! GLEEARGHH!”

“As the fierce chemical inferno engulfs him, he swears that -- if he survives -- he will have his revenge.”

And then he explodes.

Later, at Avengers Mansion, Beast is getting his late night groove on listening to Chopin when to his absolute disgust, the music is interrupted for late-breaking news that absolutely everything is on fire.

Beast: “They interrupt a Chopin concert simulcast for this?! A news flash about some diddlysquat fire in New Jersey?!!”

But as the Human Torch is involved, Beast realizes that the situation is no ordinary one.

Y’know, I’m forever amazed that network news is a more reliable source of leads for the Avengers then their ties to the government or SHIELD or any crime computers or whatever.

Beast watches the news as Johnny attempts to fight fire with fire despite my mockery of the concept. As Beast muses, its theoretically sound similar to how oil-well fires are fought by using explosions to deprive the fire of oxygen. Johnny could briefly go nova to create a similar blast.

But oddly, the Human Torch’s fire seems to be siphoned away from him into the blaze, leaving him to retreat to collapse in the arms of firefighters.

And even more oddly, there appears to be a face formed of flames, “it’s jaws agape in an infernal laugh.”

Between the face and the fire draining the Torch, Beast decides this looks like a job... for the Avengers!

So the Avengers assemble... for tea, coffee, and donuts.

You try to fight weird fires on an empty stomach and uncaffeinated. You think you’re so cool over there saying you’d skip the donuts.

(I like Iron Man drinking a soda pop through a straw in his mouth slit.)

And then Beast puts the news of the New Jersey chemical fire on the Avengers’ weird four screened cube tv and tells them that he thinks the fire is alive!

Luckily backed up by Johnny Storm giving a timely interview when the Avengers start watching where he says its no natural fire. And also backed up the spooky face which everyone can see.

Cap decides that the Avengers should investigate this weird fire and Jarvis optimistically fetches a fire extinguisher saying he’s ready to do whatever he may to help.

I’m pretty sure they tell him its okay not to come though. I don’t think a fire extinguisher will help all that much.

But the thought definitely counts, Jarvis.

So the Avengers get into the Quinjet and fly across the Hudson into New Jersey, which must be an extremely short trip as the super jet flies.

From their overhead view of the fire, they realize that its heading right towards some storage tanks holding liquid natural gas. And if those ignite “the resultant explosion would surely rival the devastating destructive capacity of mankind’s most powerful nuclear weapons.”

And New Jersey is where Kamala Khan lives! Or will live!

So stakes are high. And possibly well done.

Captain America: “Let me get this straight, Iron Man. Are we talking about losing New Jersey if that fire’s not put out before it reaches those storage tanks?”

Iron Man: “Affirmative, Cap. In fact, the sheer heat of this inferno should have ignited the liquid natural gas already -- but the heat, like the fire itself, seems to be controlled... localized in the flaming factory areas, but not radiating outwards.”

Huh! I wonder if someone looked at the overhead picture of the fire and pointed out that heat goes beyond the bright part and Mantlo went ‘oh shit!’ and wrote in this exchange.

Alternatively, it could just be another weird aspect of these chemical fires and brief foreshadowing because the air around the Quinjet suddenly shoots up above 8500 degrees Fahrenheit.

The spike in heat knocks the Quinjet into a power dive with a dead stick and they’re going to crash for sure unless a guest star happens to save them.

Which is what happens. The Human Torch creates a column of hot air beneath the Quinjet, cushioning the fall. I dunno. Thermals. Lift. Something.

Look, his fire behaves only slightly more reasonably than that of the threat de jour!

The Avengers thank Johnny but Cap is curious. The news said that Johnny couldn’t flame on anymore. And Johnny clarifies that if he gets anywhere close to the inferno and he can’t, like it’s siphoning his flame powers away!

Which we already knew slash suspected.

Anyway, there were three Avengers flying outside the Quinjet. Iron Man, Vision, and Wonder Man.

Wonder Man just catches on fire.

Vision can go intangible and immune to the heat. Iron Man’s armor has cooling circuits that protect him. But Wonder Man, despite increased durability, apparently doesn’t have defense against fire.

So Iron Man tells him to fly up up and away from the fire.

Wonder Man: “No! I’m not turning chicken!”

Iron Man: “No one’s accusing you of cowardice -- but a dead Avenger’s no good to anyone, including himself! I said go, Simon! Now!”

And Iron Man repulsors Wonder Man which has the marvelous dual effect of extinguishing him and repulsing him away from danger.

Although Iron Man should think about stepping back from the blaze himself. Although his cooling circuits are working to compensate for the heat, he says he’s beginning to feel it.

Instead, he flies into the fire, hoping to discover the cause quickly. Vision heads in too. His intangibility means he’s safe to fly around in the fire but also restricts him from doing anything but observing.

Meanwhile, Wonder Man plummets out of the sky around where the other Avengers have parked their butts.

Some firemen try to catch him with a safety net. Beast tries to warn them its a waste of time but. Comedy, of sorts, ensues.

And it IS pretty funny.

After Wonder Man has plummeted through the net and cratered the ground:

Beast: “I told them trying to catch you was a waste of time, Wondy -- but they wouldn’t believe me.”

Wonder Man: “Thanks, Beast. You’re a true friend.”

When Iron Man and Vision don’t emerge from the fire, the Avengers make the decision to don asbestos suits and march into the fire to investigate for themselves.

Except for Wasp.

Wasp isn’t invited.

See, her only powers are shrinking and going pew pew and that’s not going to be helpful within an asbestos suit so she can’t come. I guess she’s considered just useless without her powers. Harsh.

And she’s not too happy about the snub but whatchoo gonna do?

Human Torch is like ‘same tho’ because he can’t go near the fire without having his powers sapped. But that doesn’t improve Wasp’s mood any.

The Avengers have a brief argument over whether being inside a hellish nightmarescape of fire is beautiful or not.

Jocasta and Captain America think it is. Incongruously so. But still.

Wanda disagrees.

Scarlet Witch: “It’s not beautiful -- it’s terribly, horribly, frighteningly unreal! Can my husband still be alive inside this living inferno?!”

And Jocasta answers ‘yeah he’s right over there’ because he’s right over there.

(Beast and Wonder Man do not express an opinion on the beauty or not of being inside a chemical fire)

Vision is perfectly fine because “the flames cannot destroy what they cannot touch.”

I don’t know anything about science. I was a liberal arts major. But. His intangibility works by going super diffuse, right? Just lowering his density to the point where he’s intangible? Why can’t a fire scatter his atoms? At this point they have the consistency of a mist.

Intangibility is weird. I guess its just a comic, I should really just relax.

So, yeah. Vision is fine. What about Iron Man? Vision says Iron Man went further into the fire and then had to take steps to insure his own survival. He offers to lead the others to Iron Man.

Iron Man is frozen in a big block of ice.

In the middle of a fire.

Its just a comic, I should really just relax.

Iron Man apparently managed to find the foe who created this fire but suffered defeat. The temperatures in the proximity of this foe were so severe that Iron Man’s cooling system apparently made the decision to drain his remaining power to freeze the suit.

So he’s stuck here.

And gosh, even if he is frozen in a block of ice, if it melts, he’s fucked. The suit is out of power. His cooling systems won’t be able to protect him after the last ditch effort they made.

Which is possibly why Vision makes the decision to remain as sentry over Iron Man. That and him not being able to do anything but watch in his intangible state and unable to increase his density without being destroyed.

But he does point the Avengers towards the foe Iron Man discovered.

And the Avengers find him, PYRON THE THERMAL MAN right at the liquid natural gas tanks. But still apparently holding the heat at bay to keep them from exploding... yet.

Pyron, the Thermal Man: “When I stopped Iron Man and the Vision in their tracks, I knew that the rest of the Avengers couldn’t be far behind! Come on, fools! I’m not afraid of you! I’m not afraid of nobody! Not anymore! AND PYRON WANTS AN AUDIENCE WHEN HE ACHIEVES HIS REVENGE!”

I guess unnamed arsonist now Pyron has had a long time while burning everything to think of a name but I still find it weird that this guy exploded, became a thermal man, started burning things, and at some point in the process of all that decided ‘y’know what, I need a kickass new name. If any superheroes ask who I am, I’m going to say ‘Pyron, the Thermal Man!’

I guess that’s the kind of thing you do if you’re a comic book character. But it feels weird for some reason.

Cap wonders aloud what Pyron is after by setting all these fires. Because as a comic book character, he has to say what he’s thinking out loud. Thought bubbles cost extra because of the waviness.

And since Cap did muse out loud, Pyron is happy to oblige him by monologuing because if there’s anything that comic book characters love more than saying their thoughts out loud, its doing it for an extended period of time with no interruptions.

That’s why they say ‘i can’t even hear myself think’ because thinking should be done verbally.

Pyron: “I already told you, Captain America -- I want revenge against the men who hired me to torch this chemical complex belonging to their competitors... and who then betrayed me!”

“They hoped I’d die in the thermal blast -- and, in a way, I did! But the chemicals reacted with the fire to give me new life -- as Pyron, the Thermal Man!”

“My erstwhile employers were the Liquigas Company, Captain America... and soon they’re going to see their profits go up in smoke!”

Captain America: “It’s hard to sympathize with a confessed arsonist, Pyron -- especially when his revenge endangers the entire state of New Jersey! TAKE HIM, AVENGERS!”

Captain America: ‘Cool motive, still murder’

But when Captain America throws his mighty shield, Pyron does not, in fact, yield! Doesn’t he know the song?? Instead he catches the shield and starts trying to melt it, just to see if he can.

Which is a bit of an error, maybe.

See, Beast says that Pyron is melting Cap’s shield. And that is what Pyron is explicitly trying to do.

Beast: “Lieber gott, Wondy! Flameface is melting Cap’s shield!”

Wonder Man: “We can’t allow that, Beast! Captain America without his shield would be like Johnny Carson without Ed McMahon!”

Cap’s shield is supposed to be indestructible at this point. The narration even calls out that the shield is “impervious to the high temperatures within the factory” and Pyron says the shield is supposed to be “nearly indestructible.” And we don’t see the shield actually melt or be melted looking in future panels.

Apparently a lot of people wrote in about this and it had to be handwaved as ‘Beast was wrong.’

In fairness, it’s probably hard to see inside a fire. And he’s been a bit overexcited this whole story.

Melting or not, the idea that Pyron is trying to destroy an iconic thing like Cap’s shield gets Beast and Wonder Man to try to tackle Pyron. And even though the high-density asbestos suit can hold up to the high temperatures within the fire, Pyron is burning a lot hotter and he can burn through their suits.

So to save them, Jocasta OPTIC BLASTs through the face plate of her own suit, striking Pyron and actually hurting him.

But her proven effectiveness against hot guy is moot because she can’t stick around and keep doing it. With her face plate shattered, Jocasta is already starting to melt.

Wonder Man picks up Jocasta despite her protest and carries her away from the battle to save her becoming a puddle.

Wonder Man: “I know how you feel, ‘Casta. Less than an hour ago, Iron Man made me turn tail and run. I didn’t like it -- but now I see he was right. If I hadn’t gotten out then, I wouldn’t be alive to get you to safety now.”

And then the Avengers are down two more Avengers, leaving what Pyron calls the three weakest Avengers.

Pyron is a damn fool.

One of the three remaining is Scarlet Witch.

Aka, the Avenger’s win-button, some of the times.

And when Scarlet Witch casts her mighty hex, it leaves her foes quite perplexed. And also I wish it wasn’t called hex.

So with her mighty mutant-at-this-time-but-retroactively-will-not-be power, Wanda causes geysers of water to shoot up from the ground.

... I guess she made underground water mains burst? I’m hard pressed to think how else probability alteration would cause this.

Anyway, today is not Wanda’s day to be the win-button. And that’s fine. She’s very effective in aggregate.

Pyron sees her geysers of water and raises her SETTING THE WATER ON FIRE SOMEHOW

I’M EVEN MORE PERPLEXED WITH THIS THAN WHERE THE WATER CAME FROM

ALSO THE FLAMESPOUTS MOVE! THEY’VE CORNED THE AVENGERS

Meanwhile, Wonder Man and Jocasta leave the fire.

Wasp, who has been sitting on the sidelines the whole time, presumably tapping her foot impatiently and watching the page count, asks what the hell is going on.

Wonder Man recaps.

Wonder Man: “There’s a negative version of the Human Torch inside the factory complex, Wasp... setting everything on fire and then draining the flames to feed his own power. He plans to ignite those liquid natural gas tanks in his path.”

This is stuff we already know. I’m just enjoying the way that Wonder Man decided to say it. “Negative version of the Human Torch.” And the idea that he’s setting fires and then nomming the fires to get more powerful, I don’t think that’s based on anything. I think Wonder Man just said it. It’s something you COULD assume, based on what happened to Johnny. But she was there for that.

After his explanation though, a guy comes up and demands that the Avengers stop Pyron. Which, duh, don’t have to tell them twice. But also, new character, who dis?

Dis is the president of the Liquigas Company and whoops, you triggered more recapping.

Wonder Man recaps the other stuff, the stuff he heard from Pyron. The stuff that the villain was kind enough to rant about at length.

Wonder Man: “You can demand from now to doomsday, pal -- but all it’s gonna get you is a knuckle sandwich. Listen up, people. Pyron was an arsonist, in this man’s employ, sent out to torch the competition.”

“Only Mr. Clean here decided he didn’t want any embarrassing evidence surfacing after the fire, so he double-crossed his own hireling by presetting the timer on a thermite bomb.”

“What he didn’t count on was the thermite and the chemicals combining to transform his goon into a menace to half the population of New Jersey.”

That’s very thorough, Wonder Man.

Maybe too thorough! How did you know about presetting the timer? You could maybe deduce that from what Pyron said but he didn’t explicitly say it.

When did you become the world’s greatest detective, Simon Williams?!

Possibly this book needed another editing pass. It’s not objectionable but Pyron saying that he was an arsonist working for the Liquigas Company and that they tried to kill him off should be enough without getting into the specific specifics.

Anyway, based on Wonder Man’s accusation, the president is led away, presumably to be questioned.

Johnny decides that dammit, he’s a guest star, he’s gotta go out there and start performing but this isn’t his day in the spotlight either.

Y’see, during this nonsense, Wasp grabbed a foam capsule and an asbestos suit and ran into the fire.

The firefighters didn’t stop her presumably because she’s an Avenger and its just assumed that Avengers know what they’re doing? I don’t know!

Wasp runs through the fire, past Vision who urged her to turn back but couldn’t stop her what with the intangible thing, and keeps running to where the Avengers are pinned down by Pyron.

Cap tells Wasps to go away but Pyron says “the more the merrier!” He’s having a real good time on this vengeance thing, beating up superheroes who aren’t involved in the thing he wants vengeance for. He has perhaps suffered motive decay.

But Wasp says she has a way to defeat Pyron, hidden right in the palm of her hand.

And then she shrinks to wasp size, shreds the glove of the asbestos suit with her Wasp sting, and flies out of it carrying the foam capsule.

Wasp: “I’ve only got fractions of a second before my wings -- and the capsule I’m holding -- incinerate! But I’ve no choice! This was the only way to get them through the flames and close enough to Pyron to be of any use!”

And then she smashes the chemical foam capsule right in his dumb face.

Also, she thinks really fast!

But to be fair, the fire wasn’t behaving like a normal fire. It was said that the liquid natural gas tanks should have ignited just from the heat of the fire and that’s before the fire engulfed them. Pyron was holding back the heat to prolong his vengeance. And since he was in a playful mood when Wasp shows up and surprised when a tiny woman flies up to him, you can argue that the environment was cool enough for Wasp to do what she needed to do before she caught on fire.

Also, it’s just a comic, I should really just relax.

Anyway, the chemical fire retardant foam apparently seeps into Pyron’s pores, completely extinguishing him and most of the fire in the area.

Even so, Wasp collapses from the unbearable heat. The others rush to her, congratulating her for beating Pyron.

Scarlet Witch: “It is truly ironic. He was felled by the smallest among us.”

What is this, War of the Worlds?

Don’t underestimate Wasp. Last issue and this show that growing small is actually very useful.

And since we’re out of pages, the wrap up happens in the very last two panels. Off-screen, Pyron/unnamed arsonist has said he’s going to testify against Liquigas.

And Wasp gets the last word, seemingly intentionally angling for an everybody laughing end.

Captain America: “What’s wrong, Wasp? You look troubled.”

Wasp: “It -- it’s the ‘heatburn’ I got attacking Pyron, Cap! How am I going to explain to Hank where I got a tan... in December?!”

That or some sad trombones.

Does... does a bad burn from being in a fire for fractions of a second resemble a tan??

Oh, whatever. She can be vain if she likes, this is her ‘I’m effectual!’ story.

Which I’m basing on a letters column letter, infrequently included in Marvel Unlimited comics but included this time.

There’s a letter from a fan saying “We feel that the Wasp has long been denied the chance to fulfill her true potential, as have Susan Richards, Sif, and Clea. We feel that she has been portrayed as lacking in intelligence and power for too long. We feel that she has been depicted as subordinate to the other Avengers in all respects. Thus we request, nay, demand, that she be given the chance to reach her true potential, that she be allowed to use her wits and strength, that she be put on an equal footing with the other Avengers.”

Which got the reply basically saying ‘okay how’s this?’ and promising that her character would be developing in interesting and unexpected ways in issues to come.

So this is definitely an issue that shows that Wasp is as good as the rest of the Avengers.

And as one? Uh. Its fine. Definitely squished her involvement to the very back half so if this was all she got, that wouldn’t be the best.

Although, the Marvel wiki having the note “For once, the Wasp saves the day and proves she's a competent hero” for the issue is very rude.

Putting aside the intended Wasp yay thing and this is a pretty good story. Or at least a very unique one. I don’t know many stories where the superheroes are put in such a hostile environment that hampers their abilities so much.

They have to spend the entire fight in fire-resistant suits and Jocasta can’t even use her lasers without putting herself in danger.

The Avengers have been to space and they’ve fought under the ocean and neither has felt as hazardous as this one-off issue.

The fire and shadows make for a very striking looking issue.

Weirdly it doesn’t seem like Pyron is ever used again. He gets this one story and an appearance in a Fantastic Four encyclopedia. Pyron would have made a decent Human Torch counter for the Frightful Four or something. But the one-off fillerish nature of this issue probably means that Pyron didn’t make much of an impact.

As a Human Torch guest star thing, its not too great. Its not quite ‘appears in one panel’ bad but I expect more if its going to be advertised on the cover. Geez.

But this issue is significant in one other way. This is the last issue Avengers issue collected in the last Essential Avengers trade. The very namesake of this liveblog.

From here on, I am in comics I haven’t already read. Untrod waters.

Should be fun.

Follow @essential-avengers. Or like or reblog or tell me I’m doing a good job. I think Wasp is neat.

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ethan-bears · 5 years

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Oh boy. Normally I hesitate about posting super cheesy stuff anywhere, but I have to right now.

2019 was a rough year for me. Not the worst, but I had to learn a shit ton of hard-hitting lessons about myself and make some difficult decisions that lost me most of my oldest friends. I needed to lose them, but it still hurt me. And the conversations I had during that time are haunting me as I look back on my year in a way that makes it hard to see the good, so I'm going to force myself to see good now. If you would like, feel free to skip this next paragraph, it's mostly for personal affirmation. I will bold my reflective paragraph so you can skip.

While I lost many of my oldest and closest friends, it hasn't stopped me from bonding with new people. I actually got a lot closer to people who are better for me that I really wanted to be friends with. I said yes to way more things, which meant I got to actually spend more time with the people I couldn't get as close to last year. This included both friends and family. While my anxiety started manifesting in some truly scary ways over the summer, I started challenging a few social things that make me anxious, and I learned a lot of things about my anxiety that I can pick at and work through with a new therapist next year. I handled the hardest academic semester of my life thus far better than I ever could've imagined. It was my most organized and least procrastinate-y semester ever, which showed me I can handle WAY more than I thought I could. And I accomplished a lot. I became a manager at my FAVORITE job, got back another job I loved, started working at Panera, and came back better than ever at my on-campus job. (Yes, I technically have four jobs, but they all happen at different times of year, don't worry.) I fell even more in love with history and my career path, if that's even possible, and I'm proud of my little library that I've started. I went to Hawaii. I went on a ten-hour round-trip road trip all by myself. I made the decision to go to Europe for three weeks (I leave in a week!!!) I started learning a new language. I wrote creatively for the first time in a long time, even if it was one fanfic. And I signed the lease on a house with a bunch of the friends I got closer to this year that we move into in June!

And amidst all that chaos, I decided to make this sideblog. It's genesis and purpose is actually very intricately connected to many of these events/processes, and part of me feels like a lot of my growth would've been harder to achieve without it and all of the wonderful people I've met on here. Many of the people I now consider friends here are people I used to see in tags and think "Oh man, they seem so fun and cool and creative and funny. I wish I could actually post my own hockey stuff and talk to people like them about it." And then I made my first hockey Tumblr friend. (You know who you are ❤️) And the rest was history.

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone I follow, everyone who follows me, all my amazing mutuals, and literally anyone who has ever interacted with a post of mine in any way. You are all a major part of what salvaged 2019 for me and helped me work through it in ways you don't even know!

There are so many people who deserve a shout-out and I'm probably leaving some out, but just know that I appreciate everyone here and that includes you ❤️

@oskarlindbloom @brendanleipsic @c-hartwriteshockey @lindylovegang @clownucks @martynecas @3-c-i-a @hockeybells @hockeymenorattractiveboys @angryunicorn02 @hockeyauzzie @sadcanucksfan @slapshotthot @mathew13barzal

I hope you all have a wonderful new year and that we'll all have more good times to come! 🎉❤️

#emma speaks #personal #❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Apprentice April

I’m a little late but I’m going to do Apprentice April!

(sprite by Jilljoycearts )

(banner by me)

1. The Basics. What is your character’s name? How old are they? How tall are they? Skin color? Eye color? Hair color? Gender identification?

Captain Faunalyn Catrìona “Fable” Amastacia

Half-elf || Bard || Pirate

Age:25 (ish timelines are wild)

Skin: Olive

Eyes: amber gold

Hair: Cinnamon brown Wild curls

Height: 5”0

Gender: Cis woman (she/her)

Fable started her life as my very first d&d oc. I love her so dearly and she was way to perfect for Julian for me not to use her as my arcana mc. That being said her backstory is the same up to the point she started questing in our campaign. In the Arcanaverse it is after her failed mutiny she ends up in Vesuvia rather than adventuring with the party. I.e the arcanaverse is AU for her and I try to tag it so it’s less messy. How did she get there? Dimension door? The lord of portals? Me pretending the places from our homebrew d&d campaign exist in the Arcana Universe? Who knows! (I sure don’t)

2. Love Interest. Who does your character love? What attracted them to that particular LI?

Fable is a Julian girl through and through. They are both rowdy swashbucklers for a start. They are both very flirty and adventurous. She’s always been a sucker for the roguish sort and Julian was basically in love the first time he saw her. More than that, however, Fable is a bit of Gamophobia and has always felt like a temporary fixture in other people’s lives. Julian’s dedication to her, while sometimes overwhelming gives her some stability. Julian cares so deeply for others and Fable can be a little selfish. Fable is very assertive and quick to call Julian on his self-flagellation. Fable is fiercely independent and reminds him she’s his partner not a damsel in distress. For as much as they have in common, they also are opposites in a lot of ways and bring out the best in each other.

3. Familiar. Does your character have a familiar? How did they meet?

Fable has a fae songbird named Bonnie. She was a gift from Fable’s father when she was young.

4. Hobbies. What kinds of things does your character like to do for fun?

She’s a bard so music is the obvious one! She sings, plays herdy gerdy, lute, and pan flute. She loves to drink and party. She loves sailing and finds a lot of comfort in being on the water.

5. Hidden talents. Is there something neat that your character can do? Tie a cherry stem into a knot with their tongue? Say any word backward perfectly?

She can Knit really well

She can hold her breath longer than most people

6. Magical talents. Is there a specific type of magic that your character excels at? Any magic they aren’t so great at? Or do they actually shy away from magic altogether?

Strengths:

Bardic Magic

Nature Magic/Wood elf magic

Divination

Dimension Door Conjuration

Polymorphing & Illusion magic

She is VERY superstitious and she’s terrified of necromancy and the undead (Ironic for her Arcanaverse cannon)

7. Interaction. How does your character typically interact with people?

By charming the pants off them, sometimes literally! She’s quick to make allies and friends. She knows just how to butter someone up.

8. Romance. What is something that your character and their LI love to do together? How do they show affection?

Fable’s love languages are quality time, physical touch and gifts.

I HC Julian’s as quality time, physical touch and words of affirmation.

They love to sail together. The sea was such a fundamental part of both their lives. They go dancing at the Raven and get sloshed. They are almost always touching when they are together, holding hands, brushing against each other.

9. Travel. Does your character like to travel outside of Vesuvia? How often? For how long? What kinds of things do they do away from home?

Fable can not be suck in one place for too long. It makes her restless and she craves adventure and a change of scenery. I’d like to think she and Julian take piracy back up for a while post-game.

10. WTF. Has anything just…weird ever happened to your character? Something that made them stop and go “What just happened?!”

Find out she died from the plague was a pretty major one.

11. Crime. Has your character ever been arrested? If so, what did they do? Have they ever helped stop a crime?

Oh boy, yes she has. She was raised in a city run by pirates and thieves, known as the “city of freedom.” She definitely doesn’t respect authority and has been known to have a few too many.

12. Secrets. What is a secret that your character has? Are they in line for the throne in a far off land? Was there this one time at band camp…? Are they secretly involved in an assassin’s guild?

I would say she has secrets per say, just that she’s a bit evasive about her feelings and past.

“None of us really know Fable. Anyway… Fable is so weird. I’d love to meet her someday.”

On a darker note, I suppose the fact a lot of her bravado is performative and she’s got a lot of stuff she just doesn’t want to deal with.

13. Overcompensation. Is there something that your character just HAS to do better than anyone else? Or are they just that dang good without trying? If they see someone else showing off, what is their knee-jerk reaction?

She is an awful showoff and definitely feels like she has to prove herself to others for approval but she’d never admitted that.

14. Fight Club. Is your character a good fighter? What kind of skills do they have?

She is! Her fighting style is a mix between huntress and harly quinn! She’s not super strong but she’s fast and scrappy. She’s skilled with rapiers and crossbows.

15. The Arts. Is your character a creative type? What kinds of things can they create? Can they act? Street perform?

BBE (big bard energy). She’s always performing.

16. Goofy. Is your character a clown? Do they like to make people laugh?

She can be funny! She’s got a sharp but cheap wit.

17. Language. Is your character multilingual? How many languages do they speak? Do they have an accent? Is it sexy? Is it silly? Do they have a multilingual lisp?

She has a Scottish accent. She speaks common, Òran*, elvish, & orcish

Common is a given, she is, however, bearly literate in common. Her mother’s culture doesn’t have a written language and it’s not their mother tongue so they really only learn enough written common for trade and dealings with other people.

Òran*: it’s just Gaelic but for the human culture I made up for her mother’s side of the family in d&d. I will link the whole post about that here. It’s an oral-only language and Fable’s first language.

Elvish: She’s a half-elf and spent a lot of time with the elves when she was younger. As much as she hates being connected to the elves, it’s her strongest written language. She’s the knows wood-elf dialect best..

Orcish: Her long time on again off again ex-partner was a half-orc.

18. Embarrassment. What is something really embarrassing that your character has done/said?

Indecent exposure.

19. Memory. Has your character gotten any of their memory back? If so, what? Did it change them?

She has. It’s hard because she got a lot of good memories back but also a lot of trauma. I think she had started to lean into some of her bad habits at first but tries to work through them. She definitely went home to her mom with Julian. Their relationship is very important to her and she would want to see her as soon as she could!

20. Family. Talk about your character’s family. Who were they

I’m just going to link this here lmao.

#the arcana #apprentice april #julian devorak #arcanaverse #fable Amastacia

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