#males are only competitive coursing for a relatively short window

[theborzoiarebackintown]

My sweet summer child has no idea we’re leaving in less than two hours to gO RUNNIN!!!!!

[crushzone]

omg can i request relationship hc with kei tsukishima as well

Absolutely, anon!! Only makes sense for the other Tsukki to get his love too. Here’s my relationship with Akiteru HC if you wanna check that out.

I’m also sorry my headcanons always turn into short semi-fic hybrids, I just get too invested in my imagination and Kei was a lot of fun to write for hehee.

Thank you @tedwardos and @nonexistent-social-life for bouncing some ideas with me, and coming up with Tsukkisaur HAHA. You guys are amazing. 😘💞

Being in a Relationship with Kei Tsukishima 👓🦖

How it all began:

Truthfully, I do not see Kei as someone who would fall in love or have a crush on anyone that easily. Therefore, I believe it would be appropriate if you are Yamaguchi’s distant relative who went to the same school.

As we all know, Yams would get bullied often in middle school, and even when he tried to stand up for himself, he gets pushed back down. So that’s why you always try to intervene, physically throwing your body between the bully and your relative with your bravest face.

However, they would just push you aside and go back to bullying Yams :(. You felt pretty dang helpless and very upset that you've been brushed off like a piece of garbage.

So as you are readying to tackle one of them, you stop when you hear an unfamiliar voice behind you. “Lame.”

You turn around angrily, thinking that it was directed at you, but is surprised when the tall blonde boy is looking above you, at the bullies.

One of them runs over to pick a fight with him, but he simply towers over them. Tsukki: “What?” then at that, they all run away, leaving you and Yams behind. You’re still unsure if he was also referring to you, but when you turn to look at the admiration in your relative’s eyes, you can’t help but look down at the bruises on your knees pathetically. 

All these times you’ve spent trying to protect him, only ends in failure, and then this boy comes by and saves him with barely any effort. You were rather jealous, and felt discredited, so you try to avoid Kei at all costs. Even just the sight of him walking by in the halls irk you.

And to your dismay, you are a little horrified to see that Yamaguchi had befriended him and is now constantly by his side. He’d asked you to hangout with him, and get to know Kei better, but you keep denying his efforts.

Meanwhile, the only thing Kei knows about you is your name, through Yams. But he doesn’t really know or care about you tbh, he’s got other things he’d rather be focused on, like volleyball.

THEN one day, Yamaguchi tells you that he is joining the volleyball team in middle school, and it would mean a lot to him if you go see Karasuno’s match with him and Kei.

You wanted to say no, but you love your relative, so you decided to go.

When you’re there, you never really spoke to Kei, only sticking to conversations with Yams. Then when you get to where the game is, you notice Kei’s awfully silent as he scans the court, not seeing his brother anywhere.

You wonder why he’s grown silent, but then when this one kid stalks over with a magazine in hand, saying that his brother is not even on the sidelines, you decide to shove the kid away because he’s being so annoying.

“Kei...let’s go.” You say, as you try to tug him away from the hood of his jacket. To your surprise, he follows you silently with his head down.

Tbh, you don’t really know the whole picture of what had happened, but he looks so down and vulnerable after the game, so you spent the rest of the day, trying to cheer him up with Yams.

Then the next day, you stop by his class during lunch to see how he’s doing, and is surprised to see that his demeanor had changed drastically. The sparkles in his eyes no longer there, as he ignores you when he steps out of homeroom.

That upsets you initially, but then you realize that whatever had just happened is probably a much bigger deal to him than his rude behavior just now. So you suck it up, and jog up to him, so you can walk to the canteen together, in silence.

He’s never expressed it, but your quiet presence is actually really comforting.

Then the next day, you do that again. And again. Before you know it, it became a thing for you and Kei to walk to lunch together. Sometimes, he’ll be the one to come over to your homeroom before you could go to his. “It’s nothing. My class just got out earlier, so I’m giving your lazy legs a break.”

Yamaguchi notices you and him getting closer over time, and it makes him very happy.

You begin to notice his subtle acts of thoughtfulness, such as when he’ll only eat half of his lunch so he can offer the other half to you; he knows you are absolutely in love with his mother’s cooking. It made you feel really bad because you don’t have a bento to offer him back; your parents are usually very busy so they don’t have time to pack you lunch, but you’ve been okay with that. 

The fact that you love his mother’s cooking also got him feeling a little smug tbh.

Because of this, you’d try to cook something for your own lunch. But c’mon, you are just a 6th grader, unsupervised in the kitchen (lol), so you could only make something as simple as peanut butter and jelly HAHA.

So the next day, when it’s lunch again, and Tsukki offers you half of his food (Or more like, pretending that he can’t finish it and didn’t want to throw his food in the trash), you scramble to pull out your sloppily wrapped sandwich and offer the other half to him with a big grin.

It got him laughing at how ridiculous your sandwich looks, it’s not appetizing at all. 

But just when you’re about to wrap it back up with a pout, he grabs it from your hand before smoothly sliding his food over to you. “This looks awful”, he’ll say as he takes a bite, getting some peanut butter on his cheeks.

You’re surprised he took it, and can’t help but feel a strange flutter in your heart when you see his ears redden, his gaze avoiding yours.

The next day, Tsukki shows up with two bento boxes, and hands one to you with a blush. “I told my mom about your awful sandwich, so she decided to make an extra bento.”

And when you are just standing there in awe at his thoughtfulness, he gets even more flustered as he shakes it around. “Do you want this or not?” 

Of course you took it, and you are BEAMING when you eat. Tsukki can’t help but accidentally smile at how endearing you are. “Idiot.”

Yamaguchi also noticed that btw. So he’s got a plan haha ;)

Ever since that day, Yams would occasionally back out from hangouts or events just so the two of you can spend some alone time together.

You and Tsukki being smarties, TOTALLY notice Yams’ attempts. The first time you figured it out, awkwardness turns on like a freaking switch. Suddenly neither of you know what to say or do, because the idea of being matched is hella embarrassing.

But then you were like, “It’s not weird if you don’t make it weird. We also don’t have to acknowledge his attempts and treat this like the usual.” So at that, you go back to talking like usual.

Tsukki is definitely a lot softer when you are alone with him, he doesn’t tease you AS much and is very thoughtful.

Now that you three are in the same high school, Yams would still do that!! And he is low-key frustrated as to why his plans are working so slowly >:( Get yourself together guys, you clearly like each other!

When you had to buy a bunch of textbooks, Yams got you to go with Tsukki alone and he carried all your books haha. Even went to get your uniforms together, and you helped him pick his size.

You two are around each other all the time, and are very comfortable about it. Everyone in school think you are an item, even teachers and fellow parents. Hell, even your own parents thought you two had been dating since middle school. But no one really brought it up, because....well, it’s not like it’s an issue or anything, they’re all just happy you’re happy.

However, neither of you know that’s what the others had been thinking, so you’re a little confused when people keep asking you where Tsukki is, or when they do the same to him. Like, I’m not his parents, how am I going to know where he is all the time. You may think that, but you both ALWAYS know about each other’s whereabouts somehow lol.

Honestly, you two don’t even acknowledge each other’s looks or changes, when you see him, it’s just him and his sassy attitude you’ve grown accustomed to. Well...and his tall bum, cuz your neck starts to hurt a little more than it usually does whenever you look up at him. UNTIL....DUN DUN DUNNN

It’s Valentine’s Day, and different students all over campus are slipping love notes into lockers, some leave roses on their crush’s table, while female students are handing out their giri and honmei choco to their male friends and crushes.

It totally flew past your head that it is Valentine’s day, so when you walk over to your locker with Tsukki and Yams that morning (you always walk to school together and your lockers are right next to each other’s), you are surprised to see 6 love letters fall from yours.

You: 😳 Yams: 😦 (he’s still a heavy believer in you and Tsukki lol, so he’s worried about competition.) Tsukki: 😶

“I see you got some admirers.“ He says casually, turning to unlock his own locker. Little did you know, he’s trying to suppress his curiosity....and jealousy?? Who could it be? When did they put those letters in your locker. How creepy.

You turn to him, wondering if he also got some letters in his locker, and your heart sinks when he pulls out one, nonchalantly ripping the beautiful packaging with his thumb to read its contents. He flips it around in his hand, trying to see if it’s got a name on it, but there were none.

The entire time when you are in class, you can’t help but wonder who had sent Tsukki that letter. The fact that it was the only one, makes you a lot more nervous too. What if it IS the one...and why would you care so much if it is. You’d be happy for him....right?

Meanwhile, Tsukki’s thoughts are also occupied as he sits in class, by the window. Since when has Y/n been so popular. Will you spend time with him and Yams if you found someone? What about you is so attractive....oh....shit. YEA boy, you’ve ALWAYS been attractive, but he never noticed.

Then lunch rolls around, and you are waiting for Tsukki to meet you by your homeroom, since he’d mentioned earlier that he’ll be the one to swing by. But he never came...:(

And it’s not that he forgot. As he’s about to step out of his homeroom to go to yours, an unfamiliar feminine voice calls out to him, and when he turns around, a girl is offering him her honmei choco. 🤭 He’s SHOOK, but then he quickly realizes that she’s probably the one who slipped the letter in his locker.

Nice Tsukki activated, because I don’t think he’s actually MEAN mean, ya know? “Thank you.” He says, as he takes the chocolate from her with a neutral expression. “But I’m currently seeing someone.”

The girl looks to him with a sad smile, so close to the verge of tears. “That’s ok! I hope you’ll enjoy it though, thank you for being honest!” She says, quickly running down the hall. He felt bad, but he’s more confused about why he had said what he did. That was dumb, I’m not seeing anyone, he scolds himself, walking off to your homeroom while shaking his head incredulously.

When he gets to you, he feels guilty at the sight of you sitting by your homeroom, fingers fiddling sadly. “Why do you look like you’re in some emotional music video?” At the sound of his voice, you spring up to punch his abs jokingly, low key impressed at how rock solid they were haha. “What took you forever!! Did you have diarrhea or something?”

But he never responded, instead, opting to flick your forehead gently before walking off. “Some girl approached me, probably the one who slipped that letter in my locker.”

You let go of your forehead, instead feeling a hitch in your throat for some reason. When he didn’t hear your response, he stops walking. “But I told her I got you guys.”

Your face WARMS TF OUT, but you are hella happy, immediately bouncing up to him. “Is Kei finally willing to show his friends some love and affection?” You tease him as you burst out laughing. You’re sorry for the girl, but for some reason, you’re happy, happy to know that you are not going to lose him to somebody else.

Then during lunch, as Kei’s unpacking his boxes, handing one of his extra bentos to you, his face turns BRIGHT red when he notices this adorable packaging with home made chocolate in it. The note is written in his mother’s handwriting: For anybody your heart decides to give this present to! Love, Mom.

“Are you okay?” Yams asks as he peers over his shoulder, eyes widening when he sees what Tsukki’s been staring at for the past minute. You look over at them suspiciously, already chewing on some food in bliss. “It’s nothing.” He mumbles, quickly tying and setting the bag down. Ok, sus, but you’ll let it pass.

For the second half of his day, he can barely focus on school, wondering if you’d find it strange for him to give you those chocolates. But he’s also a little afraid to go home with it, fearing that he’d make his mother sad. He could eat it himself and lie, but that also feels wrong.

By the time he’s done with practice and is helping the team wrap up the gym, you poke your head in through the entrance with a smile. You also have your own after school club and it usually finishes a few minutes before volleyball practice does, so you make it a thing to walk home with two of your favorite boys.

Also, at this point, you go there all the time, so you’ve become well acquainted with the entire team. It would bother Tsukki how Noya and Tanaka always does some of the dumbest things to try to impress you, or the way the other members would cast longing glances at you, before returning to what they were doing. Even the third years can’t help but smile a little wider and stand up a little straighter when you greet them.

“I’m going to run to the restroom before we leave.” Yams says, when he notices the way Tsukki is fiddling with his headphone cord, constantly casting hesitant glances at you.

Screw it. Tsukki decides, when he’s finally alone with you again. This is my last chance. “Oi, idiot.” He says, tearing your gaze away from the bright moon and the stars that sprinkles the night sky.

There he is, with the chocolate in his outstretched hand, looking hella flustered. “T-Take it.” He stutters, mentally cursing at how embarrassed he is, he can’t even look you in the eye.

Your entire body warms, as you could feel a tingly sensation on your cheeks and ears, slowly reaching to grab the chocolate from his trembling hands, still at a loss for words.

“Kei...” You begin, but he quickly counters, looking away. “My mother made it.”

"Ah...” You respond quietly, suddenly feeling really sad because you thought he had feelings for you.

He notices the sadness in your tone. “And you’re ok, I guess.”

You remain silent for a moment, a smile slowly painting your lips, as you continue to stare at the tiny red box of chocolate in hand. Then he’s caught off guard when he feels your gentle fingers, timidly curling to the side of his large palm. He looks to you in surprise; it was too spontaneous for him to put his walls back up.

“I like you too, Kei.” You respond with a smile, that only widens when he shyly returns your gesture, long fingers curling over yours. “let’s share this! there’s three pieces in here.”

When Yamaguchi returns, the three of you share a piece, humming in delight when the deliciousness and richness of the chocolate lather your taste buds.

Earlier Stages

WHEEEW sorry the backstory was so long, I just think that’s one of the few ways I’d ever see a relationship with him form: through time. 

And like any other aspects of your relationship, both in regards to intimacy and communication, it’s also going to take him some time to acclimate and adjust. He’s doing his best, everyday, mentally beating himself when he fails.

You know how harsh he can be to himself, so you try to cut him some slack by becoming more observant. Constantly teaching yourself to learn his micro-signs and sighing in frustration every time you misread him.

However, Tsukki notices your attempt, and is incredibly grateful. He’ll make things a little easier for you, because he can see how much it stresses you to do so. He’ll try to communicate more, eventually telling you how he feels, though he’ll admit, it does feel very awkward in the beginning. Overtime, you’re both helping each other grow in the communication department.

On days when you have no clue how to read him and is feeling overwhelmed, Akiteru is always there for you to consult! Well...it’s actually usually the other way around tbh.

That being said, you GOTTA be patient with him. He will be sassy, and he will be even sassier when you get into arguments, or when you’ve accidentally annoyed him.

However, because you’ve known him for a LONG time, you’ve learnt to translate his saltiness into kinder words haha. (kinda like what Hinata does with Kageyama lol)

You’re always by him, and apologizing on his behalf when he annoys someone.

However, if the person he’s accidentally annoyed expresses their hatred for him to you, you will always defend him because you know that he’s really great person and that his attitude is just a defense mechanism to prevent himself from getting hurt.

But there will be days when you really wish he could shed that wall and realize that he has friends and families who love him dearly and will support him no matter what. But you know that it’s not something that could happen over night, it’s just a wish that he would slowly walk down that path one day.

You are grateful though, so very grateful, because when Tsukki is alone with you, there is never a moment when he’d allow himself to put up that wall. He refuses, finally finding relief in relaxing his defenses for once, because it can get tiring sometimes. 

In fact, all those walls that he put up, is probably the reason why he can’t really hangout around others for too long, he needs to be alone and recharge. So the fact that he’s able to relax around you, means that his “alone time” will almost always include you.

His eyes remain soft, as he always looks at you with a subtle glint to his golden orbs and an upward curve to his lips.

And when he laughs, he does so freely. Even Akiteru is surprised when he accidentally overhears it from his bedroom.

His mother still cooks you lunch, so whenever you’d go to his house for a study session, you ask her if she could teach you how to cook, and that made her SO happy. It becomes a thing now; you two would cook and sing along with one another in the kitchen before you excuse yourself to study.

His mother and brother loves you SO much. Sure, they’ve known you for a long time, because you and Yams would come over often and hangout, but it’s never been just you and Tsukki. So now that you’re together, they have the chance to chit chat with you alone.

You’re basically like a daughter to his mother, because let’s be real, as much as she loves her sons, she’s always wanted at least another woman in the house to hangout with.

When Akiteru visits home, he’ll bring some interesting comics or things for you to geek out about together. At one point, Kei even got jealous enough that he’d come join you guys by the porch, softly playing his music on the phone.

Speaking of music, he likes to create playlists and sends them to you. Whenever it’s just you and him on your way to the canteen together, he’ll offer you one side of his ear piece, so you can listen to music together on your way there.

You both take your relationship VERY slowly, and that’s perfectly fine. It took you over 2 months into your relationship to hold hands outside the comfort of your homes, and 4 to share your first kiss.

FIRST KISS 💋: It was during lunch break, when you and Kei decide to enjoy your meal at the roof of an academic building. Yams was busy with something else at the time, so he promises to join you a little later. The two of you are alone, ear piece in one ear each, with shoulders and knees touching, then suddenly, you feel an urge to shift your gaze to him. As if your minds are one, he did the same, but instead of feeling embarrassment from your sudden eye contact, you slowly lean to one another, like the ocean, magnetized by the moon, sharing the most innocent, gentle kiss, before pulling back to look into each other’s orbs. It was so gentle, like a breeze that tickles the bottom of your lips when you exhale. It was very nice.

Since that day, the two of you begin to experiment in private, like kissing a little more passionately when you catch him gazing at you again mid-studying. You even tried cuddling, and you LOVE it.

I can’t even begin to express how wonderful it feels like to cuddle someone tall (looking at you, Lev boi 😉), the way his long limbs drape over yours, big warm hands massaging your shoulders comfortingly as you breathe in the clean scent of his sweater.

However, cuddles don’t happen often, except for special occasions when you both feel extra needy or exhausted. He’s never really been a touchy person. Hand holding is fine, but constant cuddling just makes him feel like he’d rather be doing something else.

BUT, here’s the trick. If you request for some song recommendations, so he can play it on his speaker, while you crawl up to him on the bed, with your head on his chest, he’ll never be able to reject you. He’ll readjust himself comfortably, removing his glasses, before turning you sideways to face his chest, as he tucks his chin over your head, legs entwined. If this is the case, you can lay there for hours, listening to different songs until you fall asleep.

Loves it when you wear his oversized clothes, but will never admit it. You know he likes it because he always offer you his clothes when you come over, just so you can be comfortable while studying with him. (I’d never say no to that.)

Also likes it how his scent lingers to you, even when you change back into your school uniform so you can head home.

Just generally a big scent, kind of guy, He’s one of those people who ALWAYS smells good and has great olfaction. Whenever you smell a little like him, he WILL notice, and it always makes his heart flutter, as he stands up a little taller. 

He’ll also walk you home from his house, no matter how late it is, and he will always make sure you’ve gone INTO your house, and hears your lock click, before returning.

Never understands why you always make him promise to text you when he gets home though, but he’ll never forget to do it.

Likes to lean on you jokingly, use you as an armrest, regardless of your height.

Whenever Yamaguchi jokes about how he feels like a third wheel, you’ll always joke back that Tsukki is actually the odd one here, cuz you are related haha. He’ll flick your forehead softly as your punishment.

Your pet names are always something endearingly mean, like “Idiot, sodium man, sassy pants, salt shaker 🧂, or four eyes.” 

His teammates always tease him about you; honestly, they’re all very surprised that he’s capable of being in a relationship, but they’re happy for him. Daichi always has to shush them all down, because it can get a little out of hand sometimes with all of them bombarding him at once.

Long Term:

Post-honeymoon phase, babyyy.

Space, lots of space. You’re both very independent, and are introverts, so during the day, you’ll do your own thing, but he’ll meet up with you for lunch and dinners to spend some time together, in comfortable silence.

You’ve been leaving a lot of things at his house, so he neatly gathers it all into one corner of his room, so you can access it with ease when you sleep over.

Both your parents became best friends, so they’re totally cool with either of you sleeping over, even when it is a spontaneous decision.

You are comfortable to say “no” to one another, and that includes social gathering as well. If Tsukki is feeling too socially anxious to join you for a party, you’re totally ok with that, and likewise, when his team hangs out, he understands that they can be a little overwhelming sometimes.

But that doesn’t mean that you both don’t try. He mentally take notes of all the times he’s said no, and will only do it at times when he really do not feel like it. And if you ever feel like he’s been a little too distant, he wants you to tell him that directly, so he can avoid coming off that way.

Sass level increases overtime because he knows you can take it, lol.

Would totally do something like this to you, regardless of your height.

If you are smol, he will definitely do this too, and Yams will react the same way as shown. >>>>

You’ve grown immune to his sass, and may have adopted some. However, it’ll usually only come out in arguments. You’re still that nice approachable person, who deliver other people’s messages for him, to him (Because they’re too afraid to approach him directly.)

Definitely opens up to you more, if he hasn’t already been, because he knows he can trust you, and trust is a VERY big thing for him. This boy’s got some trust issues, yk?

He’s a little more adventurous now; it used to be so difficult to convince him to go somewhere new or exciting with you, but after years of pestering him to go places, he realizes, as he’s standing in the middle of a hike, lush green leaves surrounding him from all sides, that maybe this is not so bad after all.

You and Yams keep bringing new activities for him to try, and for 70% percent of those attempts, he actually says yes.

LOVES it when you give head massages, but he always complains that you are messing his hair.

Stargazing after dinner had become a routine for you. You’ll both lay, head to head, bodies the opposite direction, with your fingers interlaced next to each other’s heads. Sometimes, you’ll even drift off into a short nap, and he’s fine with that because your hand feels very nice in his.

Your presence had encouraged him to become closer to his family: you two will help his mother pack up and wipe down the table after dinner, while Akiteru washes the dishes. Sometimes, you’ll wave a curious Akiteru over to join you and Kei on horror movie nights. His mother even joined for 1 whole minute, before she leaves, saying that it’s too scary for her, leaving you three to throw some funny/judgmental remarks at how silly the characters are being.

He’s also a big supporter of your interests, though he will never admit or fully show that he is, if that makes any sense. For instance, if you are in the robotics team, he will educate himself on its process and some technical solutions and will help you build your robot at home. When you ask him how he knows about all this, he just responds with something like “I don’t know, I just guessed.”

If you are interested in something more performative, like if you’re into ballet, for instance, he will always show up to your performances with Yams (and Akiteru, because he really wants to see his future sister-in-law killing it). However, he’ll also respect your decision if you tend to feel more nervous with him there, in that case, he’ll just send you a text that says “You’ll do great. 🦖” or “Don’t fall on your bum 🤡” right before the show begins. It always makes you laugh when you read it in his monotonous voice.

You just know that he only uses emojis when he think his texts sounds unintentionally sarcastic or too short. lol. He’s just not too great at texting, ok?

When it comes to cheering for Tsukki, you share the same type of support. You’d LOVE to go to all of his matches, to be there for him and show how proud you are. But if he’s really uncomfortable, then you understand that too.

He secretly loves it when you go cheer him though, it really brightens up his match, especially when he’s in one with a tougher opponent. To look up to the sea of growing Karasuno supporters and see your smile shine brighter than all the others, restores his energy like the sun.

Somehow, Tanaka and Noya always notices when he turns to look at you, so they’ll both cling on to him like monkeys, turning to wave at you. 

You gladly return their gesture, laughing at Tsukki’s miserable face as you pull your phone out to snap a very zoomed in photo of his pained expression to use as his new contact photo LOL. 

“At least, I’m the one in a relationship.” He’ll deadpan, adjusting his frames before walking away quietly with a smug smile. RIP Tanaka and Noya, they’re just rolling on the floor crying for Kiyoko haha.

Also, he has this weird fascination for animals? Well, mainly with dinosaurs. BOTH Tsukishima’s has this fascination, it runs deep in their blood. Oh you prefer whales? Too bad, it’s not as cool.

Whenever Kei recommends some dinosaur-related movies, he’ll try to be low key about his excitement, but you can totally tell that, at this very moment, his body feels like a shell that’s trying to contain the vibration of his happiness. Saying no to his suggestion, will only shatter his little heart. You find this incredibly endearing, for a moment, he reminds you of his younger self, where he would always show up to school in his dinosaur T-shirts.

When you agree to watch it with him, Akiteru ALWAYS emerges out of nowhere, and invites himself to join you. You like to jokingly call them Tsukkisaurs, but Kei will be the only Tsukki to have that name saved in your contact.

We also love some asshole Tsukki moment ✨: He likes to call you Godzilla when you are on your period and is feeling bloated. You were a lil offended at first because, WHICH RENDITION OF GODZILLA is he referring to? It better not be the 2014 one, because it looked a little chubbier than the original.

He confirms, without hesitation, that it IS the 2014 rendition, just to piss you off lol. Then he shows you his phone, to confirm that he had you down as Godzilla on his contact, with this image as your profile:

But if you are actually feeling self conscious about your body that day, he will sigh and pull you to his chest. “Idiot, you look just fine to me, the way you are.”

And he meant it.

He may be inclined to appear indifferent and cynical at times, but he KNOWS you can see right through him. The idea of showing vulnerability to anyone at all, was daunting, but you embraced him with so much love and acceptance, he wishes that he’s proven his love for you enough. 

And he has, you understand him so well. You appreciate all his subtle signs of affection and thoughtfulness, and you would never ask for it any other way. This is him...it’s who he is to you: your best friend and lover, perfectly imperfect in every way.

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[cinnella]

Name: Syro Beeks (chosen name); Nehal Desai (birth name)

Age: 24 years old

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual

Zodiac sign: Leo

Birthday: August 4th

Patron Arcana: Strength (Major); King of Wands (Minor)

Occupation: Combat specialist/magician

Height: 6'5" (1.95 m)

Weight: 227 lbs (102 kg)

Relatives:

Neith Desai - older sister

Aditi Desai - mother (deceased)

Dipankar Desai - father (deceased)

Banhi Desai - grandma (deceased)

Origin: Born on the biggest Pearl Isle of Prakra, grew up in Vesuvia

Race: Indian

Powers: Red (combat) magic and pyrokinesis

Intelligence Level: On a scale from 1 to 10, he's a solid 6.7

Backstory:

He'd been born on a very rainy day, his mother unexpectedly delivering him 1 month prematurely. His parents hadn't decided a name for him yet, so they let Neith do that instead. And looking outside the window at the pouring rain, she named him Nehal, which means exactly that.

About a year later, his parents who were mountain climbers, decided to go on a trip to the Clouded Mountains. They left their kids with their grandma, Banhi, as she wished them good luck in the mountains.

A week had passed when Banhi received news from someone who'd been on the ship with their parents. Unfortunately, while they were climbing the mountains, a storm came and threw them off balance together with a multitude of other people. Only a few of them survived.

With no one else to take care of them, Banhi made it her goal to raise her grandchildren as her own.

One day, while she went out to the market with them, to buy groceries, little Nehal was sleeping soundly in a basket, until Banhi put it down and woke him up. Both her and Neith had their attention on the vendor, so he crawled out of it and away. By the time they noticed, he was out of sight.

They searched and searched and called out to him, but to no avail. He was in someone else's arms, heading towards a new home.

Not much later, he was brought to an orphanage far away from home, in Vesuvia. There, he grew up alongside many other children and the caretakers, though he didn't really have friends. Most of the kids were mean and oftentimes bullied him for his shortness. But then a new kid came in, and stepped up to defend him from them. At first, he thought of it to be foolish.

She was even shorter than him. Small frail body, porcelain skin and black hair, and what stood out the most was her differently colored eyes. There must've been something scary about her, because the kids stopped their bullying.

That day, they became each other's first friend, and he learned that her name was Saiya, but warned him not to call her that. She hated her name. Soon, they advanced to best friends. Everything they did, they did together. Mostly mischief.

The caretakers soon realized that most of the kids had no names, and even when they named them, there was a lot of confusion and many unhappy children. So they decided to teach them to read and write when they were old enough, and on their 7th birthday, they'd let them choose a name themselves.

When he was only 5, a third kid entered their little circle. She'd declared that her name was Eris. She had sun-kissed skin, silver white hair and ice blue eyes, and as young as Nehal was, he couldn't help but get a little crush on her. The three of them became very close, almost inseparable.

Once Saiya's birthday rolled around, she changed her name to Morana, and soon enough, his own birthday came too.

And so, Nehal Desai became Syro Beeks.

Around that week, two new kids joined their troublemaking group. Both were a little under two years younger than him, one with ash blond hair and silver eyes, the other with dark skin and jade green eyes.

Syro couldn't have asked for a better family. Years and years passed by in a blur, every day a new day to do more mischief. And as he approached his teen years and 6'3 in height, heartbreaking news came with them.

The adults made it clear that when they'd turn 17, they'd need to search for a home of their own. Him and the others talked about it, each of them wanted to try and find their homeland, their relatives.

And Eris was the first to leave. They were all saddened to see her go, but they knew she had to find her family.

A year later, Morana was next, but he was not about to let her go on her own. They always did everything together, after all. As heartbreaking as it was to leave the other two, Calyx and Libelle, they had to leave.

Their first stop was the Southern Spines, but much to their disappointment, they discovered nothing of her family. Then, they traveled across the land once more and took a ship towards the biggest Pearl Isle of Prakra, where one of the adults had found him.

Although he didn't know the place in the slightest, it was like his heart was calling to him, leading him. A couple of hours later, Syro came face to face with a woman.

Pink hair, indigo eyes and the same skin complexion he had. The same strong nose, plump lips and powerful jaw. Undeniably, they must have been related. But what clicked to him was her height. It's not everyday you meet someone who is almost as tall as you are.

She burst into tears and whispered his name... Probably his birth name, as she hugged him. As awkward as it was for him, the hug felt right.

The woman asked for them to follow her to her home and explain everything. There, Syro found out her name was Neith and that she was his older sister. He didn't quite believe it, until she pulled out a painted picture Banhi had done of them so many years ago, a 9 years old Neith holding her baby brother, who had jet black hair and magenta eyes just like him.

Many more hours passed, and both Morana and Syro decided to spend a few days with Neith. When they left, he promised to visit her when he had the time.

Once again in Vesuvia, he focused on learning to fight. It was something he'd wanted to do ever since he was little, but never found the time for that. Later on, he learnt to incorporate magic into it, becoming a skilled fighter and magician all the same.

When the Red Plague washed over them, he fleed together with Morana, Calyx and Libelle, but the latter two took to their own path, splitting in pairs. Eris refused to leave, for whatever reason.

They were heartbroken to learn that she'd died, and until then, they hadn't realized she was their anchor, their bridge. He remained with Morana, and the other two stayed with each other.

3 years later, he came back to Vesuvia after Libelle contacted him about Eris possibly living. He of course, didn't believe it in the slightest until he saw her alive and well, walking the streets of Vesuvia. But she didn't recognize him.

He met Asra that day too, who explained to him what happened and warned him about the consequences of trying to bring back her memories.

When she was assigned on late Count Lucio's case to catch his murderer, he volunteered to help her with the on-ground investigation, as it could be very dangerous.

That's how he met Julian.

And soon fell in love with him.

Personality: stubborn, flirty, adventurous, reckless, respectful, polite, self-less, aggressive, competitive, destructive, playful, sarcastic, loyal, sincere, open-minded, pessimistic, a little childish and a tease

Interesting facts:

Although he's very fond of any sun-themed objects, he hates heat. He prefers cold weather.

The scars on his arm are from a bear attack that happened while in the Southern Spines, and he also has one in his left palm.

Unlike the others who are mainly right-handed, he's left-handed. It's why he crosses his arms that way.

Never flinches at bitter or sour tastes, nor at strong alcoholic beverages, he actually likes them.

In total, he has 15 piercings. 5 in each ear, 1 on the right side of his nose, 1 in his right eyebrow, 2 in his lower lip and one in his tongue.

His first kiss was Eris. (And vice versa)

He got the sun-moon tattoo on his cheekbone when he was 15.

He has a second tattoo on his chest, of two entwined snakes.

Loves jewelry with a passion, he cannot go a day without at least wearing a ring.

Appearance: Umber skin tone, shoulder-length wavy jet black-blue hair, magenta eyes, inverted triangle body shape with a strong build

Familiar: Cynthia, a kind and sweet rainbow boa

Voice claim: Chace Crawford

Full sprite:

HERE HE IS, EVERYONE'S FAVORITE BUFFY SWEETHEART!!!

I didn't realize just how much more complicated his design would be compared to Eris' until I got down to actually design it.

But boy am I proud!! (ಥ﹏ಥ)

SHOW MY BOY SOME LOVE, PLEASE!!

Edit: I forgot to add his scars.. T-T

[sharkfish]

my favorite destiel fics under 10k

hello enjoy!! there’s a bunch so they’re under the cut. :) a couple are dcj which is noted after the title! 

don’t forget to kudos & comment!!! 

A Change of Scene by SurlyCat

Words: 7,606

When Dean goes over to see his Dom on Christmas Eve, he isn't expecting Cas to play naughty Santa, and neither of them is expecting how it turns out for them.

Aloft by VioletHaze 

Words: 5,271

Despite his bravado walking in, he can’t quite bring himself to sit on Cas’s actual bed, but he stands near the foot of it and takes a long pull of his beer. In silent satisfaction, he watches Cas watch him lick the beer off his upper lip.

From past experience, this should be when Cas strides forward and Dean pretends to let him take charge. For whatever reason, though, that’s not happening. If anything, Cas seems to have put a little extra space between them.

“Dean, about today,” Cas begins and Jesus Christ when he said he wanted to talk he actually wanted to talk.

Dean feels the embarrassment at being so far off base twist at his gut. The bottle he was holding loosely in his hand is now clenched in his fist as he makes for the door. “We are not doing this.”

He’s stopped in his tracks when his vision goes black, disorienting him. It takes a second or two to realize it isn’t the black of darkness or unconsciousness, but a deep iridescent black of feathers and wings.

A moving sea. by orange_crushed

Words: 3,356

It’s a pretty song but just too fucking sad, even if he doesn’t catch all the words, so Dean reaches out to change it. But Castiel’s hand meets his halfway, startles him into pulling back. He glances over and sees Castiel’s eyes watching him, glittering a little in the light from the dash. He wasn’t sleeping at all. “I like this one,” Castiel says. “Do you mind?”

"No," says Dean, and leaves it. Castiel twines their fingers together and they stay like that for the next dozen miles.

Angel-Mine by relucant @relucant​

Words: 4,274

Cas exhaled. "When an angel's wings are injured," he said to his feet, "the healing process can be augmented by… grooming, I suppose, would be the most accurate word. Removal of the maimed feathers to allow growth of healthy ones. Otherwise, they're left to fall out alone." He tilted his head towards the nightstand. "As you see."

Dean stared at him. "So… that's why I can't help?" he said slowly. "'Cause I can't, y'know… see 'em? Or touch 'em?"

"Yes," Cas said, slightly too quickly, and Dean snorted.

"You're still a shitty liar, Cas," he informed him. "What ain't you tellin' me?"

A Room of His Own (or not) by Valinde (Valyria)

Words: 3,036

Dean took a deep breath and reassessed the situation. He was in bed with a guy, sure, and technically they were snuggling, but it was Cas. The guy had absolutely no reference on what was appropriate physical contact between two dudes sharing a bed in the... normal, completely unsexy, no-funny-business, way.

A Simple Touch, A Single Look by jujubiest

Words: 2,334

Something is going on between Dean and Castiel, and Sam is determined to find out what it is. Meanwhile, Castiel puzzles over surprising aspects of his relationship with Dean.

As Long as you Like by artsyUnderstudy

Words: 6,626

A few months after Cas finally comes home to Dean, the two have settled in comfortably together. It's only after a botched date that Dean starts to worry he might not understand what Cas needs.

Boys On Film by LoversAntiquities 

Words: 8,540

But maybe that’s what it is—maybe Castiel’s finally realized something Dean is too chicken to admit, despite the fact he’s been jerking off to the idea of Castiel fucking him for the past few weeks. The idea warms him as much as it pains him to think about, his friend not being able to talk to him about something like that. That has to be it—it’s the only explanation. Castiel likes him.

“Or maybe he knows you do cam shows.”

Dean chokes on his burger.

Castiel's Angel by Valinde (Valyria)

Words: 5,073

The angel took a deep breath and looked down at his hands. He was fidgeting Cas noticed. Usually he was so bizarrely at ease in his human form, lounging around and tossing winks and smirks at anyone with a pulse. That more than anything had Cas straightening on his stool and wishing he was a little less tipsy.

“Ineedyoutogroommywings,” Dean muttered in one long, almost unintelligible, string. He was blushing.

Casturbatus Interruptus by smallhorizons

Words: 6,118

post-9.01, in a slight AU wherein Cas comes to live with the Winchesters at the Bunker. Written before 9.03. Crossposting from Tumblr. Written for a prompt from hightopsandsharpies: "Okay, so Cas is a virgin, and has no idea what pleasure is and Dean decides to show him and Cas gets all cuddly and needy afterwards."

Dean walks in on Cas masturbating. He’s doing it all wrong, but when you’re a bazillion-year-old virgin, that’s to be expected. Dean decides to lend him a hand in a totally platonic, non-romantic way. Things get a little out of control.

Curriculum vitae by cadignan

Words: 2,875

Curriculum vitae, n. A short account of one's career and qualifications. From Latin "course of (one's) life."

Dances With Bees by shiphitsthefan @shiphitsthefan​

Words: 1,402

There is no First Blade. No Mark of Cain. No Ezekiel or Metatron or Trials or Purgatory. There is Dean, and there is Baby, and there is Cas, and all three are worse for wear.

"In which Dean is not a bee, Cas is not a flower, and the image of Cas' left hand on a radio dial and a hole in the knee of his scrubs will haunt your every waking moment for eternity. YOU'RE WELCOME."―Thank you for helping write the summary, Betty.

Days With You by omgbubblesomg @omgbubblesomg​

Words: 3,212

Dean’s almost tragically offended when he moves into a new apartment and despite his absolute best efforts he can’t win more than a smile from his devastatingly handsome neighbour.

Every Last First by Areiton @areiton​

Words: 1,514

Somewhere along the way, Cas stopped being an ally, a friend.

Now, he was simply everything.

For Science by shiphitsthefan @shiphitsthefan​

Words: 6,105

“Think of it like an experiment," says Dean. "You’re testing a hypothesis as to whether or not a desirable response can be achieved through the stimulation of the anus via the application of a willing volunteer’s muscular hydrostat.”

Cas raises an eyebrow. “Are you actually trying to use the scientific method to talk me into letting you lick my asshole?”

Freeze Frame by surlybobbies

Words: 4,998

Dean's got about two minutes before Cas comes back, which is more than mildly inconvenient because Dean's just found out Cas is in love with him.

Friends Helping Friends (Telling Me What My Heart Meant) byAnnie D (scaramouche)

Words: 6,201

Dean and Cas have known each other for about a year now, and in that time, Cas has never gone into heat. So far.

He Came in Through the Bedroom Window by betts

Words: 4,725

Close to every day of every summer, Cas climbs into Dean’s room immediately after he wakes up.

He Woke Me Up Again by artsyUnderstudy

Words: 7,642

Castiel is injured at the studio, giving him and Dean time to work through their newly forming relationship.

If I Run by Anonymous

Words: 4,365

"Dean Winchester is a red-blooded American male. He lifts all the things. He aims for functional strength. He counts his macros and makes fun of curlbros. He is not a member of the Tarahumara tribe and he will not read Born to Run, no matter how many times Sam tells him to, because Starting Strength is the only book Dean will ever fucking need."

***

Wherein a friendly competition with the mysterious ThursdaysAngel turns into a sexy selfie-trading spree that motivates Dean Winchester to train for his first marathon.

Inhuman by Annie D (scaramouche)

Words: 2,098

Dean has learned that sex is different when there's an angel involved.

Just After, But Before by cymbalism

Words: 8,712

Just after Purgatory, but before whatever's next, Dean has a broken angel to put back together.

Just like honey. by orange_crushed

Words: 4,505

"Dean," Cas says. His hand is still flat against Dean's heart. "I've been- will you do something for me?"

"Sure," Dean says. He doesn't even have to think about it. Cas's eyes are starring over, gleaming at the edges with the faintest track of unshed tears, even though he's smiling again. Dean's never actually seen him cry: happy, stubborn, tireless Castiel and his bees and guacamole and perfect coffee and perpetually bare feet, Cas, Dean's hardy dandelion blooming in the middle of the sidewalk. Dean would do literally anything he asked right now, jump off a cliff or ford a river, hand to hand combat with a mountain lion, an eight-course dinner with all Cas's jerkoff fundamentalist relatives. Dean would learn Esperanto or become a bonds trader, whatever the fuck that is. Dean would die for him. Dean would do it smiling.

"Marry me," Cas says.

Kisses by Sunflower Beds by fanforfanatic @fanforfanatic​

Words: 3,299

Cas can’t bring Dean back. But he can’t be without him. So Cas leaves to meet versions of Dean he hasn’t come across before. Dean at three as a snotty toddler. At eight as a grubby child. At fifteen when he's already damaged. Cas travels through time to meet Dean throughout his life, different version of the man and Cas loves every single one.

La cucina. by orange_crushed

Words: 3,962

Dean turns around and Castiel is picking through the jars, turning them over carefully to read the labels, totally engrossed. Dean watches him.

"Is there," Dean says, "uh, anything in there you like?" Castiel looks up at him and then back at the apples, sitting in a basket on the counter in their golden skins, ripe and pretty. Castiel smiles up at Dean.

Like a Parched Land by Las

Words: 8,676

Written for the following prompt: "Reverse!verse: Castiel is the Righteous Man and Dean is the angel who drags his ass out of Hell." This is an AU version of episodes 5x01 through 5x03.

Long Nights in Cold Months by pyrebi

Words: 2,344

When you're an insomniac, you get used to the "what the hell are you doing up, man?" look. Dean just hopes the guy who's stocking the shelves will stop giving it to him long enough to help him find some damn pineapple.

Love, Take Your Toll by aileenrose

Words: 8,724

Cas sees hundreds of faces every day, but there's only one that he really cares about.

Movie Night by Annie D (scaramouche)

Words: 7,683

Dean invites his friends over so that they can gangbang Cas, and fun times were had by all.

Mysteries. by orange_crushed

Words: 2,542

But if God is not gone entirely, if God is not blind, then God knows about this, too. He might be the only one who can hear it: the inaudible rumbling in Castiel’s heart, restless and aching like an empty stomach.

Negotiating the Spot by shiphitsthefan @shiphitsthefan​

Words: 6,521

"They lie there in a comfortable silence for a while, Dean on his back with his eyes closed and Cas on his side curled around him. Eventually, Cas’ back starts to hurt, and his arm starts going numb beneath the pillow, squashed by the weight of his head and the odd angle. This is becoming a common problem when they cuddle after sex, and Cas doesn’t understand why."

The wet spot on the bed often poses a problem once the afterglow subsides, but rarely does it offer solutions.

okay, cupid. by orange_crushed

Words: 4,591

"The dating thing?" Dean frowns. "Online dating is for weirdos. Robots. Dudes hanging out in their basements."

"You hang out in your basement."

"I have an air hockey table down there,” Dean says, icily.

Once Upon A Dream by jujubiest

Words: 4,899

Everybody-Dean included-attributes Castiel's awkward staring and lack of appreciation for personal space to his lack of understanding when it comes to humans. Funny thing, though: Cas never invades Bobby's personal space, or Sam's. Why is Dean different? Maybe there's something everyone is missing.

Orange You Glad by shiphitsthefan @shiphitsthefan​

Words: 6,062

Dean hates farmers markets and everything that they stand for. However, following a conversation with a new friend, an aptly-timed epiphany, and some impromptu pie-sharing, Dean's definitely rethinking that opinion.

Perfect Symmetry by FPwoper (dcj) @fpwoper 

Words: 1,447

In which Dean gets drunk and gets lucky. With twins.

Petals by Morethancupcake

Words: 1,745

"He tells him about the bet, about how Ash had pointed Castiel out and had said "Fifty bucks none of you can't have him." Dean doesn't tell him the insults, but Castiel can guess them, all of them. They all probably laughed at how awkward he was, how out of place. How wrong."

Dean tells him about the bet. In the morning, Castiel is gone.

Physics can wait by museaway @museaway​ 

Words: 1,654

Dean doesn’t want a tutor, especially not some kid his age in a tan sweater with a tie and a freaking button-down, but his mom insisted.

Pink by museaway @museaway​

Words: 7,651

After a chance encounter at Lawrence Laundromat (at 3am, no less), Castiel is enthralled with his memory of a man in dusty jeans and a plain t-shirt with a pair of panties in his laundry basket. So Charlie Bradbury (aka Castiel's Former Best Friend) places a "missed connections" ad on his behalf, because that's what friends are for.

Queer by SeashellDestihell

Words: 1,948

A collection of times Dean encounters the word queer.

Release by lovegonestale

Words: 2,504

"Dean refuses to acknowledge his affection/lust for Castiel which backfires horridly when an angel/monster/witch strips Dean of his control and leaves only the basic instincts. The animal inside Dean wants Castiel, wants him under him, submitting, his mate/bitch and he'll do whatever he needs to get that."

Sharing Hands by almaasi 

Dean feels something strange when he touches himself, and realises Cas has been using him as a vessel ever since he came back from Purgatory.

Shopping with Castiel by Anonymous

Words: 2,126

Dean takes Castiel shopping, and the tension is just too much to handle.

Show Me by relucant @relucant​

Words: 3,069

“Huh,” Dean said again. He paused for a moment, then blurted, “Do you think you could show me?” Cas’ eyes widened, but before he could respond, Dean continued in a rush, “Like, um, a porn or something? I mean, just to, like – oh, God, never mind.” He dropped his head into his hands, the tips of his ears bright red.

It wouldn’t be the first time their decade-long friendship had gone a little beyond PG-ratings, between curious middle-school jerkoffs over the pilfered Playboys from Dean’s hidden stash to some drunken high school party games that maybe got a little more handsy than necessary. But they were seniors in college now, and Cas’ attraction to Dean had acquired a weight it hadn’t had as teenagers, and he was pretty sure watching gay porn together was a bad way to fuel that fire.

“Okay,” he said, before his mouth caught up to his dick.

Dean jerked his head up. “What?” he said stupidly.

Something Like This by AlizarinDreams

Words: 2,891

PWP continuation of Missing the Point. Really. That's it.

Steal my Breath by Sincestiel

Words: 1,991

“Tighter, Dean, please,” Cas urges throwing his head back to rest on Dean’s shoulder. Dean squeezes. He doesn’t know why Cas wants this or even what the appeal is, but he always comes harder when he’s struggling to breathe.

Study Break by relucant @relucant​

Words: 3,544

“Stop whining,” Cas said. “Finish your outline and we’ll go. There’s beer at the apartment. We’ll put on Star Wars and pretend we never set foot in the library over break.”

“Castiel Novak,” Dean said, putting his hand to his heart, “you are the wind beneath my wings.”

“Idiot,” Cas said affectionately, hoping Dean didn’t notice the hot flush creeping up his neck. He snatched his pen back and returned to his paper.

They worked in silence for several minutes, punctuated only by Dean’s occasional groans of boredom. Finally he pushed his laptop away and opened his mouth to complain when another clap of thunder shook the walls, much louder than before, and the lights flickered briefly.

Stupid with a Flare Gun by remmyme @remmyme​

Words: 3,912

“Look,” Dean grits, pinching at the bridge of his nose, “You’ve got a body. Yourbody.” (Castiel, not long ago: “Jimmy…his soul was not returned to me.”) “You’re gonna damn well learn how to use it.” The hunter reaches under the seat to jerk at the lever, sliding back the whole of the front bench and badly startling Castiel with the unexpected jolt of movement. “And, hate to break it to you, but this town’s really not that big. You just got yourself kicked out of the only joint that’s got the professionals at work.”

Dean twists to lean against the car door, pulling up a leg to lay across the seat. The moment stretches, silent and tense.

“I ain’t gonna fuck you,” he says, voice gruff, “but I’ll talk you through it.”

Support Your Local Gay Beekeeper by Powerfulweak

Words: 3,976

It’s not like Dean goes on Grindr very often, just when he’s bored and alone. The blue-eyed guy's profile reads "Beekeeper, 29, 5'10, Single, I watch the bees." Dean is intrigued. He has to send a message.

Take Me Home Tonight by Persephoneshadow

Words: 8,111

“Come on, we’re finding you someone to…engage with sexually or whatever,” Dean explains, chancing another swig of beer before going on. “Anyone in this bar, no limits, who would you would be your top choice to bang?”

“Well, you, ideally.”

Dean spits out some beer before collapsing in on himself, legitimately choking this time. “Excuse me?!”

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Or the one where Cas wants to have sex and Dean is there to help.

Take Your Time by smallhorizons

Words: 2,532

Basically: Dean takes his time opening up Cas with his tongue and fingers before he finally slips inside and gives Cas what he wants.

The First Thing by Valinde (Valyria)

Words: 2,609

Dean figures out what he wants.

The Occasional Sentimentality by Annie D (scaramouche)

Words: 7,512

Dean has the Winchester business, Castiel is an independent contractor, their penchant for violence is something they have in common. For eight months they've been meeting off and on for brief yet intense encounters, but like all things, it can't stay that way forever.

The One Thing You Can't Lose by MajorEnglishEsquire

Words: 4,955

You know what I like a lot? The thought that Dean can just tug Cas anywhere at any time and Cas, who can lift tons without effort, who can demolish things with the light of his grace, who has battled and gone to war, has defended and broken, will just let Dean do it.

The Samhain Trials by jemariel @jemariel

Words 8,068

On Samhain night, the veil is thin, not only between the spirit world and our own, but between humankind and their inner natures.

Every year, the hunt is run. Alphas and omegas brave the woods in search of glory and passion. Every year, Dean Winchester comes out alone. The soulbrand on his neck means that he has a True Mate, and what should be a blessing has only been a curse.

He hopes, and he waits, and this year his soulbrand has been itching as if it were newly risen.

It's nearly sundown.

The Sweetest Taste by habitatfordeanwinchester @cineastette

Words: 1,938

“I assure you that I can feel and taste things just as well as you can, if not more so.”

“You’ve spent centuries as a, what do you call it, fucking celestial wavelength? You can’t possibly tell me that you think you’re a greater authority on hot chocolate.”

***

In which Dean and Castiel argue about hot chocolate.

through hardships to the stars by museaway @museaway 

Words: 4,554

Cas showed up at Dean’s apartment six minutes before midnight with a six-pack of Ad Astra under his arm and Interstellar on blu-ray.

Times Two by relucant (dcj) @relucant

Words: 5,416

[10:50] From: Charlie

So did you find Mr. Sex Hair?

[10:51] To: Charlie

actually yeah. and dude -- there's TWO of them

[10:51] From: Charlie

… How drunk are you?

[10:52] To: Charlie

im not!

[10:52] To: Charlie

ok im lying, i am a little

[10:53] To: Charlie

but srsly, they're twins. and ofc i accosted the wrong twin abt the pic

[10:55] From: Charlie

Oh my God. Your life is a fanfic.

[10:56] From: Charlie

So… Dean-sandwich on the menu then?

To be Alone with You by artsyUnderstudy

Words: 6,248

Castiel needs a model for his new sculpture project, and Dean Winchester sounds perfect for the job.

Tush by Sales Associate Steve (Stiney) @salesassociatesteve

Words: 5,359

Dean's still not exactly clear how he got here, but it's not so bad, actually, it's pretty awesome modeling panties on Tumblr.

Unfocused, Blissed Out by jemariel (dcj) @jemariel

Words: 1,818

“You’re both so beautiful,” Cas finds himself saying.

Jimmy laughs a high snort of a laugh. “Whatever you say, asshole.”

Dean slaps him lightly on the shoulder. “Way to ruin the moment, jerk.”

But Cas just settles deeper into the pillows and around his lovers, smiling and content.

We Will Touch Our Feet Together by cadignan

Words: 7,388

Go to one hour’s worth of paid cuddling—touch therapy, whatever—and end up with a pothead moping on your couch, talking about kinky sex.

Wordplay by Dangerousnotbroken @dangerousnotbroken

Words: 2,964

“I don’t understand why talking dirty is such a big deal for you humans,” Cas complains, apropos of nothing.

You Deserve This by beansprean

Words: 2,190

Sex with Cas was never supposed to be an emotional experience, and Dean doesn't deserve to be made love to.

[mindgoesmad]

October 23rd, 1992 - 8:00 p.m.

“Atticus!” His Mother Helena yelled from the kitchen, her voice echoing into the living room where he sat. The small boy lifted his head and looked over curiously in her direction. Even at five years old, he knew that tone of voice all too well. She was about to tell him it was his bedtime, and quite frankly, he wasn’t ready just yet. Ignoring her call, he continued to play with the Hot Wheel track that was scattered across the floor. If he absolutely had to choose a favorite, it wasn’t some sports car or muscle car; it was his 1950s Oldsmobile. He received it as a gift from his Grandfather Aleksandar last Christmas – a spitting image of his own car. The navy-blue color, the white wall tires, Atticus absolutely loved it. Anything his Grandfather gave him was his favorite. They were best friends from the moment he was born, and it would continue to be that way until his death 16 years later. Aleksandar was the ultimate badass, and he looked up to him so much; always wanting to stay right by his side any time he was around.

“Oprostite, mladiću…” Helena was now standing right behind him, hands on her hips with a dishrag in one of them. “I know you heard me calling for you. It’s time for bed.”

Atticus groaned and his small eyebrows furrowed together. “I’m not tired.” He stated defiantly.

“I don’t care, and I didn’t ask that.” His Mother said firmly, starting to get a little irritated at this point. “Don’t make me go get your Father.”

With that statement, Atticus slowly rose to his feet, standing at a short three foot, two inches tall. Who would have thought this five-year-old would grow to be almost six feet tall by the age of eighteen? He was always relatively small for his age in his younger years, but that didn’t hinder his attitude in the slightest. Huffing and puffing, he grabbed his car and very sassily headed up the stairs – his Mom standing at the end of them, smiling, and making sure he went all the way up before she walked back towards the kitchen.

8:30 p.m. –

After accomplishing the typical nighttime duties, Atticus laid in his bed in the dark; staring up at the ceiling. Teeth were brushed, toys were put away, and his Spiderman thermal pajamas covered his tiny frame. For someone so small, and so young, he was so incredibly aggressive and gutsy. He never wanted to go to bed when he was told, and he certainly did not appreciate anyone telling him what to do – parents, or otherwise. Eventually, he would comply… but not without putting up an argument first and thinking he could get out of it. A long, exasperated sigh escaped his lips, and his frown grew deeper with each passing minute. “I don’t want to go to bed…” He mumbled to himself, turning onto his side and now facing his bedroom window. As headlights quickly illuminated his room, he sat up and quietly stepped out of his bed – curiosity always got the better of him. When he saw his Grandfathers infamous blue Oldsmobile outside, a grin smeared across the boys' face. Sleep? Who needed sleep? Not him. Not with Grandpa Aleksandar around.

9:00 p.m. –

Atticus had managed to quietly creep down the steps without hitting a single creak in the floorboards. That was something that he had mastered over the countless times of him sneaking downstairs. Sometimes he wanted a snack, or three, when he didn’t finish his dinner like he was supposed to. He could faintly hear the muffled voices of men talking hastily from the kitchen, but the doors were closed. All he ever wanted was to hang out with the men in his family, but sometimes they would shoo him away and tell him ‘adults were talking’. That made Atticus so mad. He couldn’t wait to be an adult someday and be able to be apart of everything. If someone were to ask him how he felt about that stance now though, he would say he wished he had gotten more of a childhood and that he was a stupid child.

The back door had shut, and the kitchen grew silent. The small boy was laying on the floor trying to look through the crack at the bottom of the door to see if they left. Once he didn’t see any feet, he popped back up and slowly twisted the knob of the door that lead from the dining room to the kitchen. The room was completely empty, and a disappointed grunt escaped him. ‘Hungry…’ Atticus thought to himself, making his way to the pantry. He pulled the doors open before hearing footsteps on gravel right outside the back door. Frantically, the boy shut himself in the pantry and peeked into the kitchen through the slotted doors. He made a game out of it, pretending to be a ninja when he snuck out of his bedroom. Getting caught meant he lost, and he was competitive. Naturally, he would do just about anything to not get caught. Punishment was also something that helped him stay as sneaky as possible. The last thing he wanted was his Father Ivan smacking him upside the head for being so unruly.

9:30 p.m. –

Atticus had tried to keep quiet the best he could, but the things that were happening right before his eyes were far too much for his young mind to comprehend. Ivan, Aleksandar, and his Uncle Leon had dragged an unconscious man into the backdoor. A dirty rag was stuffed in his mouth, his body limp, his hands and feet tied together with very thick rope. The boy couldn’t rip his eyes away. He was entranced with it all, and of course, he always let his curiosity get the best of him. Atticus really knew now that if he was found, he would be in so much trouble that he’d regret it for weeks… but he had forgotten about his game that he always so innocently played. He wasn’t a ninja anymore – just a curious child in a place he should not have been.

10:00 p.m. –

The prisoner was now strapped to a chair but was fully awake and scanning the room in a frenzied state. Aleksandar, Ivan, and Leon went back and forth from speaking in Croatian, to English. Atticus only knew some Croatian, but by no means was he fluent. Picking up bits and pieces was the best he could do, but even then, his young mind could not wrap around some of the things that were being said.

“You think you could just rip us off, Jakov?” Atticus’ Father spewed. He had never seen him this angry before. Red in the face, sleeves rolled up, and tie loosened – he looked like a madman.

“I didn’t! I swea-…” Leon backhanded the man now known as Jakov in the mouth, and blood slowly began to drip out from between his lips.

“Let’s just get this over with, please.” Leon said, looking over at his Brother Ivan before they both looked to Aleksandar. Neither of them did a thing without their Fathers say so. He was in charge – the leader of a large crime family in Croatia. Atticus’ family. Something that he would learn in the years to come.

Aleksandar was always a very reserved man. He was someone who liked to watch and soak everything all in. Never making impulsive decisions, never losing his cool; a true businessman through and through. That did not mean, however, that he would take treachery lightly. He was a man of his word, and he handled things with grace and tact. The two sons he had under his wing though… They acted on anger. They were always quick to jump the gun and answer any form of disobedience with severe consequences. As they looked to him for an answer, his response was pulling a cigar out of its case and lighting it. The room was quiet. The tension in the air was unbearably thick.

“Did you steal from the compound, Jakov?” Atticus’ Grandfather asked calmly, taking a drag from his cigar and blowing it into his face.

“Y-yes…” Jakov started. “But it was only to take care of my family! I would never lie to you, Mr. Petrović…” Jakov was shaking in his seat, eyes pouring tears down his face and blood coating his busted lips.

“Ah… but you did lie to me, Jakov.” Aleksandar stated before smashing his cigar out in the ashtray next to him. “You know the consequences of something like that. I cannot trust you anymore.” The old man’s voice was raspy and deep, obviously affected by the years of smoking. Reaching into his inside jacket pocket, he pulled out a large bowie knife and removed it from its case. “Your family will still be taken care of… but we have no use for you anymore.”

Atticus’ little heart began to pound in his chest as his eyes watched everything unfold from the pantry. His eyes had to have been the size of saucers from everything his young mind was trying to take in. He had seen movies and tv shows, but that was about the depth of it all for him. The movies he did watch that held inappropriate things for a 5-year-old, caused his Mother to yell at his Father every single time for it. She always tried to shelter him and baby him. He was her baby, after all. Her only child. Helena did not want him tainted with the ways of the world, but she knew deep down that was inevitable given with what she married into. Atticus began to grow up at the age of five.

Aleksandar handed the knife over to Ivan, Atticus’ Father. Ivan was a harsh and angry man. He never hesitated with anything, and was purely emotion driven – dangerous, but someone that would get a job done no matter how heinous the act might be. He gripped the handle of the knife and approached Jakov until he was standing right before him; somewhat shielding Atticus’ view from the pantry.

“P-please…” Jakov began to uncontrollably weep and beg for his life. “You don’t have to do this, Ivan. We grew up together! Please!” Ivan just stood there and didn’t budge; standing as still as a statue. He didn’t respond with words, and he had no patience for begging thieves. Pulling his arm back somewhat, he raised the knife and brought it up to Jakov’s throat. Before the man could say another word, Ivan grabbed him by the hair and slashed him with an unmatched ferocity. When he stepped to the side, Atticus could see Jakov now. His Father had lacerated his throat so deeply, that he almost decapitated him. The males limp head tilted backward and exposed the gash even more, and all he could see was red. The brief gurgling sound, and the wetness dripping against the floor rang in the boys ears. In that very moment, Atticus let out a cry; eyes filling up with confused tears. He felt such an overwhelming sense of fear.

The three men feverishly ran over to the pantry and pulled the door open, only to see Atticus’ small frame standing before them. He looked up at them, face splotchy and eyes bloodshot. The expressions on their faces were that out of a horror movie. All three met him with petrified faces, and the room was filled with silence once more. Aleksandar picked Atticus up, pressed his face into his chest, and took him out of the room – leaving Leon and Ivan to clean up their mess.

“Shh…” Atticus’ Grandfather whispered to him. “You are a Petrović… We do not cry over those who wrong us."

10:30 p.m.

[ushioi-omegaverse]

Blackmailed Secrets

Genre: Omegaverse Viewer Rating: 18+ SPG Pairing: Wakatoshi Ushijima x Tohru Oikawa Anime/Manga: Haikyuu!!

[Side Note] α (Alpha):  They are the larger and stronger ones, the dominate ones in bed. β (Beta):  They are the normal, everyday guy. They can still breed with other Betas, but they cannot breed with Omegas. Ω (Omega):  Omegas go through heats. During these heats, the hormones in an Omega go all crazy. A strong scent is released during the heats, causing the Alphas to smell it and chase after the Omega.

(Photos are not mine, credits to Hoshikuzuu scans)

Chapter 1:

Since young I was given credit to my superiority to other kids, other than my family’s economical position in the community. Compared to other kids, my physical and mental capabilities are far ahead than other factions. Since I am born an Alpha.

We are the highest among the three factions, we are far more superior and skilled compared to any. I knew that since the moment I was born.

“Master Ushijima” I heard a familiar voice calling my name from the outside of my room.

Shortly disturbed from reading, I heaved out a quiet sigh as I head out to my room.

“Yes.” One of our family servant was standing outside my door, on his hand was a letter creatively wrapped with maroon colored lace, same as our Academy’s motif.

“Master, a formal letter was sent from Shiratorizawa to invite you in a formal gathering 3 days from now. The contents are written inside which was disclosed to for your viewing.” He handed me the letter before taking a quick bow and leaving the site.

It’s rare for our Academy to send out formal letters, they usually send notices via emails.

Captain, Being a Team Captain does not only mean being able to control and lead your team members, hence he/she should be able to establish a friendly-rival relationship towards other team captains developing sportsmanship which is a high title given to players.

We, the comity of Japan Regional Volleyball Association, would like to invite you in a gathering involving the Captains of each teams in the regional section this upcoming Friday, February 21, 19:00 in the evening at xxxx-XXXX.

Your attendance will be much appreciated and will surely be acknowledged by the Association itself.

Sincerely, Japan Regional Volleyball Association

A deep sigh escaped my lips as I finish reading its content, a party sounds troublesome and in advance, I won’t gain anything in such thing.

Dodging the gathering would be easy for me. Since Junior high, I’ve been well-known of my Volleyball playing skills, especially my spikes which others considered impossible to block. At a young age I was already a part of the Japan’s top 3 best spikers, attending gatherings would only put me into the spotlight. Attention will be placed on me, irritating attention which I do not wish to gain outside of the court.

Settling with my own decision, I placed the letter on top of my desk and continued reading when suddenly, my phone rang, once again disturbing me.

“Wakatoshi Ushijima speaking”

“Ushijima, it’s me. Coach Washijo .”

“Yes Coach, you called?”

“The letter must have already reached you.”

“You mean the one about a gathering?” I took a quick glance at the open letter lying on top of my desk, a bad feeling welling up from within me as Coach continued to speak on the other line.

“Yes, that. I would like you to attend for Shiratorizawa.”

“…”

“You may think that you may not be able to gain anything from attending such thing, but now that you’re in your second year in High School and is a fresh Captain of Shiratorizawa, I believe it’s better to show intimidation and for non-qualified teams to not belittle you as a fresh out of the oven Captain especially those not worthy of winning this competition.”

I do not wish to attend such thing, but if Coach would want me to go, then I shall. His intentions are not far from mine, but being in a faction as I have, no one is worthy of being a Captain other than an Alpha.

“…Yes.” I answered Coach Washijo with a bit of hesitation and somehow he waved this off before hanging up.

Three days have passed and everything’s settled. Wearing my suit, and tie matching our Academy’s color. My family car dropped me off the event venue. The facade of the Hotel was, how do we describe it ㅡ simple.

I’ve been to a lot of parties before and this type of set-up doesn’t even match those. Well, for others maybe, they’ll find this extravagant.

Fixing my tie, I head out towards the hall. Males wearing the same colored suit as I am, and different colored ties gathered around. The room became silent, and glaring eyes suddenly fixated on me. Then later on, murmurs could be heard as I walk pass by the crowd.

“What a pain.” I grumbled underneath my breath.

Taking a glass of champagne on my hand, I went to stay at the further corner of the place. Just beside the window, I stared at the outside where the garden resides.

As I took small sips from my glass, I noticed a commotion just at the corner of my eyes. Two individuals just in close distance to my direction. I could hear their footsteps against the carpet.

Now what?

This is uncomfortable.

Their commotion only grew louder by the second and it was rather irritating, so I turned my gaze towards them and a familiar face caught my attention, wearing a torquise colored tie was Tohru Oikawa. We’ve clashed neck on neck in lots of matches and I acknowledge his talent as a setter ever since in Junior High. His repulsive and ego is what made him lose, choosing to distance himself from teams which will harbor his skills more, schools like Shiratorizawa.

Our eyes met for a second, and for a minute I saw him tense up. His face shows everything, his facial expressions betray him strongly.

Quickly, he averted his eyes from me and with a cocky tone could be heard from him, obviously hiding his tension.

“Well, it isn’t Ushiwaka.” He said teasingly.

He always calls me with that unpleasant name, I don’t like it even one bit.

“A party huh?” A grin immediately plastered on my face as I read the letter handed to me by Coach Irihata a few days ago.

It was wrapped in a turquoise colored lace, matching our volleyball jersey’s accent. It wouldn’t hurt to attend such gathering and it’ll be a good chance to mingle new Captains like I am.

I’ve been a newly appointed Captain for Abao Johsai and for my current standing, I only know a few opposing team captains.

“Expand our connections to other teams, we will be able to use this as an advantage for future practices.” Those were the words Coach Irihata uttered after handing me the letter.

“I think this’ll be easy. Finding connections and training grounds would be very advantageous for the team.” I prep-talked my self before tucking the letter inside my suit’s side pocket.

Before heading out, I made sure that inside my pants’ pocket was my medication, today is still dangerous, especially for an Omega like me.

As an Omega, we encounter heat once every 3 months, and once it strikes its side effect is unbearable. We seek intense sexual pleasure, even as a male, we couldn’t help but find someone to ease this pain within us. To suppress such feeling and prevent such unsightly thing to happen, we were given medications that we need to take when the heat strikes.

Being a part of this faction literally sucks. We are often considered as a cum dump by other factions. Weaklings and Inferior, we are believed that we don’t deserve to hold high positions within the Society nor even the lower economic statuses. We are worthless.

Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t been a part of those cum dump Omegas. I made sure to take my medications, whenever the heat strikes and thus up until now. I still haven’t encountered such unsightly things with the help of medications, and this also because I was able to hide the symptoms, I was also able to hide the fact that I’m an Omega and made people around me that I’m an Alpha. Only my Family, Relatives, Coach Irihata, and my childhood friend Iwa-chan.

Making sure everything I need is in check, I head out to my car and drove to the venue.

After arriving, the scent of Alpha’s lingered through the room, tickling my nose. I hate it. Alpha’s, they always made sure that they are far superior and dominant towards other factions, especially us. There’s this hatred inside me that always well-up whenever I see an Alpha lavished with power and love. If only I was born an Alpha, then I’ll be far better than what I am now, more talented than my Kohai Tobio-chan.

They don’t know I’m an Omega so all I need to do is smile and mingle like I used to, nothing new, just another facade I need to show.

“Wait, I know you!” A surprised loud voice caught my attention as it was directed towards my direction.

I paused just as I was about to grab an empty plate at the table and turned towards where the voice was coming from.

“You’re Tohru Oikawa from Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High right?” A weirdly looking guy with piercings on both his ears and tongue.

“Yes, 2 years ago. I’m now from Abao Johsai and you are?” I tried replying him in a formal way as he walked closing our distance for better conversation.

He doesn’t emit such strong presence and the scent of a superior Alpha isn’t lingering around him, a Beta.

“I knew it! I’m Yuuji Terushima from Johzenji High.” He extended an arm and which I gladly obliged.

Johzenji? Oh, the school which was known for their simplicity and tenacity, but how come this person does not resemble any of their values?

“It’s a pleasure meeting you Terushima.”

“I knew that you’d be a captain someday, Oikawa-san!” He laughed brightly which I answered with a questioning look.

“I once watched your match when I was in Junior High, we lost at that time so we were watching on-going matches. Cut the story short, your tosses are amazing! You won the Best Setter award during Junior Year right? Man! That’s cool!”

Ah, now that explains everything. I sense of pride overwhelmed me, giving me more confidence than I had before. Well of course who wouldn’t? I am an Omega but I was awarded, given title, I was at the moment better than others, better than those filthy Alphas. I was the best.

Before I get a full of myself, the chattering around us silenced. The room was filled with such presence, too strong that I could feel my stomach churning from such feeling. Everyone’s attention were shifted towards the door, even Terushima whom was bugging me a while ago got his eyes fixated at the direction as well.

“Isn’t that Wakatoshi Ushijima?” I heard a whisper just a few feet away from us.

Ushijima? He’s here?

Now I know the reason why I was feeling restless for an abrupt moment, he’s here. The churning from my stomach isn’t a sense of fear, but rather, my body knows the excitement of the presence of my rival. Wakatoshi Ushijima, my rival.

“Wow! Ushijima-san is really something, even I could feel the tension surrounding him...” Terushija said with a bright smile but later on was masked with a smirk as he continued. “I can’t wait to take him down.”

Take him down?

A surge of annoyance suddenly went through me as I kept my composure in tact. Shiratorizawa is a strong school, it’s never a doubt that anyone would find them as a rival. But knowing with the experience that I had, we’ve been rivals since Junior High. Never have I won a single match with them. If someone’s going to take them down, then that someone is us.

“Such big words coming from a Beta Captain.” Keeping it familiar and hiding the fact that I tried playing the sugar-coating king.

“Captain?” His attention shifted back to me and a couple of seconds of staring on to me that he started bursting out laughing.

“Huh?” I look at him dumbfounded.

“Sorry, sorry. I haven’t introduced myself properly.” He wiped a tear from his eyes as he straightened his back. “Johzenji’s Captain is Seiji Okudake senpai, I’m only a representative for the party since our captain isn’t feeling well. I’m only a first year high school student, please do take care of me Oikawa-san.”

“Huh?!” My jaw dropped upon hearing his words.

That was seriously embarrassing! Just when I was trying to get all cocky and stuff! What I said was also cool! Damn it!

I felt my face heating up with embarrassment when Ushijima walked pass us. Without even batting an eye, he heads straight towards the window at the corner room with a glass of champagne on his hand.

“Oikawa-san! Should we go and greet Ushijima-san!”

Before I could even speak, Terushima quickly grabbed my arm and started pulling me in the direction of Ushijima.

“N-no.” I protested while he dragged me and unknowingly, we were already in close distance with him.

It’s impossible to ignore him now, I would rather eat pins than talk to this overconfident Alpha.

Struggling my arms free, my eyes accidentally laid on Ushijima, where our eyes met. I felt my stomach churn again as his short timed gaze buried within my mind causing me to stiffen and avert my eyes away from him.

What the hell?!

There’s no more turning back.

I quietly cleared my drying throat, straightened my back and regained my usual self.

“Well, it isn’t Ushiwaka.” Not breaking my now returned gaze at him.

[Side Note] *CHAPTER 2 is currently in progress, click Follow to be updated for the next Chapter. Comments and Suggestions are very much appreciated. Thank you for reading Chapter 1 of “Blackmailed Secrets”.

[thesublemon]

Case Study: The Thematic Biopic

I’m going to talk a bit about The Social Network (2010, David Fincher) to give an idea of what it looks like when an adaptation uses its source material instead of letting its source material use it. Unless stated otherwise, any reference to a person is a reference to that person as they are depicted as a character in this movie, and not their real-life counterpart (who doubtlessly has many qualities I'd have different things to say about).

What makes The Social Network interesting is that unlike other movies about supposed creative genius, it’s not actually about the genius part. Neither in a hagiographic sense, nor in a mythological sense, where the important part is not what genius is, but rather that all geniuses are cruel or persecuted or both. The Social Network may depict Mark as being smarter and more impatient than most people in a given room, but it also depicts him as one part of a larger dynamic. Its point is not to embed him as a salient example of a pre-decided narrative in the audience’s head. It’s about something systemic.

The Social Network suggests that there are three different kinds of power in the world: creative power, social (sexual) power, and institutional power. These powers, it goes on to say, are not evenly distributed. People like Mark and Sean Parker have disproportionate creative talent; they don’t hold any one idea or project sacredly because they could find a hundred others to take its place. Early in the movie Narendra and the Winkelvosses ask Mark, impressed, how much Microsoft wanted to pay for his high school MP3 app. To which Mark says: “Didn’t sell it. Uploaded it for free.” He shrugs when they ask him why. Parker is similarly indifferent to suggestions that his bankrupt business ventures were unsuccessful. “You want to buy a Tower Records, Eduardo?” he asks. To the creatively wealthy in other words, the only measure of success is a good idea. Not a profitable one, nor one approved by an authority.

Narendra and the Winkelvosses do not have that luxury. They are forced to be creative misers, seeking credit for their one, unfinished idea because they have no others. They seek institutional validation for their idea instead of having more, asking legal restitution even from the short arm of Harvard law. On the other hand, they have no anxiety about their social place. The idea of sexual striving is so far off the Winkelvoss’ radar that unlike any of the other male protagonists in the movie, there are no scenes of them at parties or trying to get laid. Instead we see them they plan earnestly from the Porcellian or eat their losses from an English boathouse—not to exposit that they have status, but rather to emphasize their ease in these places. The drama of their lives happens in these institutions, not because of them. Aesthetically, they fit. Unlike Mark, who flip-flops and cargo-shorts dissonantly against Harvard’s 18th century architecture.

But the Winkelvosses are not villains. Their striving makes them quite sympathetic and their idea was not a bad one. Clearly. One gets the sense that they’re almost in the same boat as a creative millionaire, in that because their social status is so secure, the only measure of success they have left is something personal. The scene where the twins visit the president of Harvard to ask for his help is interesting because on the one hand, we’re sort of the side of Larry Summers. He is absolutely right when he tells them to, essentially, “Grow up.” You’d think the scene would be one of satisfying comeuppance, where the institution finally turns on those sheltered rich boys. But Summers then also goes on to dismiss the idea of Facebook as important or promising at all. So which of them has the worse attitude for creativity, at the end of the day? The people who can recognize a good idea but not capitalize on it, or the person who doesn’t hold ideas sacredly but will dismiss good ones out of hand?

The Winkelvosses embody some other ambiguities in the movie, like the question of the value of honor. Or more abstractly: the value of abiding by social contracts. We could say, with some judgment, that the Winkelvosses benefit from social contracts, and so there’s no reason that they should be suspicious of them. But by and large, everyone in society benefits from contracts too. They’re a script for a basically well-intentioned person to follow. We could also say that Cameron’s desire to be a “gentleman of Harvard” or the way that Eduardo trusts and financially supports Mark solely on the basis of them being friends is typical of the mentality that is bad at creativity. Too law-abiding. Too tentative. Whereas Mark or Parker are often emotionally indifferent, most especially if being careful of feelings would get in the way of a good idea. Eduardo wants to secure small advertisers, but Parker wants to hold out for the big venture capital fish. Yet while in many ways the Winkelvoss honor is what does them in, Facebook might not have happened without Eduardo’s. Society loves a rule breaker, but only because it has the herd immunity of social contracts.

The movie is also interesting in how it handles the human frailty of inventive people. It paints it not as romantic, but in fact quite undignified. For all that Mark or Parker think of themselves as married to the idea, the reality is that they are obsessed with their social egos, as much as if not more than how obsessed they might be creatively. Parker wants to humiliate Case Equity, and Mark fixates on his failure to be in a final club. If someone is smugly, single-mindedly ambitious at pursuing projects, it turns out that they’re going to be like that whether the project is a business or a person. It’s easy to posture about how people should like your idea. Less easy to posture about how people should like you. Other characters are plenty undignified in social situations as well; it’s hard not to see Eduardo’s final club gauntlet as silly against the Big Idea of Facebook.

The movie is called “The Social Network” and not “Mark Zuckerberg” or “Facebook: The Movie” because it reminds us at every turn of this inescapable and somewhat depressing reality that human are social, interdependent animals. For all that the movie depicts three kinds of power, the reality is that each kind is still measured in the currency of other people’s opinions. Women’s opinions of men, institution’s opinions of creative worth, a venture capitalist’s opinion of potential, the future’s opinion of one’s legacy, Eduardo’s father’s opinion of him (EDUARDO: “You have no idea what [having his name on the masthead] will mean to my father.” MARK: “Sure I do.”). Having a card that says “I’m CEO, bitch” is the highest indication of power not because it means that everybody likes you, but that you don’t care. You’ve liberated yourself from the humiliating system of social opinion. But of course, “I’m CEO, bitch” is deeply socially self-conscious phrasing. Mark checks his profile at the end of the movie, and we understand that he is not free of anything at all.

There is something that I call “the biopic aesthetic.” It’s an aesthetic of spectacle, I’d say, if sometimes a muted one. The spectacle might be whether or not a famous actor will pull off their imitation of another famous person. A feeling of playing dress-up. The spectacle might just be the act of seeing something famous rendered fictionally. The spectacle might be a kind of voyeurism, a chance to peep in the windows of real people. Rubberneck at seedy underbellies. Sometimes there isn’t spectacle, but simply a romantic need to make myths. Nostalgia has a mythological effect, as does storytelling that reinforces already familiar narratives. As can simply loyally reproducing a life. A Beautiful Mind is a great example of what I mean, but even something good and less dramatized like The Aviator has that strange glow of costume and sentiment. Even something with great writing like Frost/Nixon gave me a subtle uncanny valley sensation.

What most examples of the biopic aesthetic have in common is that they have either relatively little or badly controlled “aboutness.” We bring so much pre-done symbolic work to any art, but especially to adaptations, that it’s easy to miss that a story isn’t adding any symbolic context or interpretation of its own. As I said at the beginning: using source material rather than letting source material use it. For example, a version of A Beautiful Mind that had aboutness might have pulled harder on the thread of the difficulty of assessing reality. Instead of just showing Nash’s mental breakdown and triumphant rehabilitation, perhaps it would have also explored the way that people making economic decisions have trouble anticipating the actions of others, or the paranoia of the geopolitical context of the time. How different is Nash from a nervous politician? That sort of thing. Frost/Nixon probably gave me the feeling that it did because it didn’t control the information that a movie context provides quite as well as it could have. A need for stronger visual metaphor, perhaps.

I can tell that The Social Network is an artful adaptation, however, because it repeats its themes constantly and diversely through small details of character and imagery. “Mark was the biggest thing on a campus that included 19 Nobel laureates,15 Pulitzer Prize winners, two future Olympians, and a movie star,” says Eduardo at one point in the deposition. “Who was the movie star?” the lawyer asks, in a display of irrelevant interest in a social winner. During the FaceMash coding montage, we have Mark being creative for social reasons, we have people trying to get laid, we have people leaving opportunities to get laid in order to participate in the different realm of social competition that FaceMash represents. All on the somber institutional campus of Harvard University. When the twins leave their meeting with Summers, one of them accidentally breaks the handle to his office. “Broke your 335 year old doorknob,” he says in disgust, having finally learned disdain for the weaknesses of institutional power. Even the fact that Fincher has a naturally sexy looking visual style contributes to the movie thematically. It’s ironic to see it applied to a story about how people not getting sex. Literally or metaphorically. The Social Network is good, in other words, because it is thematically expressive and coherent even down to fractally small levels.

[Sidenote: It does bother me that while female characters in The Social Network are not devoid of personality, they are pretty much only used as the figurative gold standard of social power. Women sitting on the sex hoard. I don’t know whether this was deliberate on the part of the movie or not, that the personhood of the female characters is supposed to feel strange and ironic in the context of them being used as currency. I can see that. I even sort of like it. But if so, I wish that it were clear. Even a glimpse of the downsides and trade-offs for women in being used this way would have convinced me that it was deliberate. Seeing the fragility of only having sexual power, just as the movie portrays the fragility of depending on sexual validation. But that is a subject for a different post.]

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Obviously in the UK, so please no irritating as hell Try Patriot Insurance based in Washington ... So far, Zurich appears to be the cheapest. But i'm guessing we can go lower. Im trying to insure a 1997 Fiesta, 1.2, 3 door with immobiliser. Only doing 1000 miles or less each year. I have been out of driving now for 5 years. Can anyone recommend a cheap-as-chips car insurer? - It's ridiculous how just third party costs more than the car itself. My best qoute is around 580 - for third party ONLY. - A p*ss take. Thanks for your help.""

Car Insurance Settlement?

Ok about 3 weeks ago I was rear ended while my car was stopped on the freeway. The guy hit me doing about 30mph. I have had back and neck problems ever since. I have been seeing a chiroprator on a weekly basis. Also it was a hit and run but I was able to get his license plate number. I live in California. Ok so his insurance company called me trying to settle for 1000 plus my medical expenses. The problem is I don't now what my conditions will be like in the future. Also how many times will his insurance call me and change the offer?

Home owners insurance check made out to mortgage company and me?

Evidently my insurance co made out the check to both myself and my mortgage bank (too bad I didn't realize it before I deposited it at the ATM this morning...) for siding and roof hail damage. I was on hold for over 40 minutes today waiting to talk to a rep at the mortgage bank (PNC). I hung up and will call back tomorrow when I have more time to listen to bad music. What's the normal procedure for handling this? The check was only for $6800. I may hold off a bit on some of the repair, and do some of it myself. I've already made arrangements for a window replacement ($900 vs the $450 the ins co gave me). There's a PNC Bank just down the street. Any ideas on whether they can handle it there?""

How much is car insurance for a 17 year old on parents insurance?

I don't want any witty Too expensive, thats how much it is answers. I will be 17 this July, and my dad is going to insure me on his insurance, he has had his license for 55+ years and the car will probably be a Ford Fiesta. We just need rough estimates. Thanks, George.""

Can insurance brokers be trusted?

I am getting my first car insured and am thinking about going through an insurance broker because of the cheap price....

Car insurance..17yrs old!!!?

I am 17yrs old, looking for cheap car insurance. Haven't got a car yet but have been looking at cars such as Ford Fiesta, Peugot 105, Fiat Punto and have been getting around 3000. I cannot afford that and was wondering if anyone knows any ceap cars for cheap insurance and who are the best companies to get cheap insurance? Thanks""

How much will auto insurance be for me?

I want to buy an eclipse,and im 20 years old. Had my license over a year. just want an average price""

Third party fire and theft? car insurance?

hi im currently searching for car insurance and ive been quoted 2800 for comprehensive insurance and when i gave third party fire and theft it came out to 1700 the car is a corsa 998c 2006 what is the difference between them both? thanks

Why is car insurance so high in UK?

I want to insure a 1.0 litre 2000 Vauxhall Corsa 3 door. Im getting quotes for 3000 - 5000, does anybody know why this is? Its really annoying now""

Any insurance people out there?

Ok. I know I should have car insurance. But right now I can't afford it. I don't own a house. So what is the worse case scenario for me if I'm in an accident?

Is there anyone who thinks that car insurance is a ripoff?

We pay so much in car insurance and have yet to have a wreck or anything. Not to mention the ridiculous amount for car tags. (Thank God)I say it is a rip off because my grandmother had insurance with a certain company for years. She always paid on time, sometimes for months at a time. She was in an accident that was not even her fault and the insurance company totaled her car and booted her from the insurance. She is not able to drive now, but I still think that sucks.""

Question about car insurance and car shop.. Need help.?

I just got into an accident my whole front bumper is totally gone. Im wondering is it possible for the shop and the insurance to put a new bumper but not the oem bumper i want a new body kit? I have full coverage my car is a 2009 toyota corolla S.

How much will 1 point affect my car insurance???!?

I got a right turn violation about 8 months ago and i took traffic school so im assuming that my insurance won't penalize me. Now i got another ticket(stop sign violation), how much would you estimate the percentage of my insurance? I live in California btw and im 20 years old.""

How much does the insurance company raise your rates if you use your car for work?

I'm talking about reading meters where I had to use it everyday, often driving from house to house or business to business all day. And I still have a lien on my car. I currently pay about $60 a month.""

Is this the best way to go about cheap car insurance at 17?

Get insured on my mother's car for a year then get my own when the insurance drops.

So can I lie about my grades to the car insurance company?

So im 17 and getting my license in a couple of days. Apparently i need car insurance to drive by myself. Seeing as how my parentals want to pay less, they want as much discounts as possible (who doesnt?). So i kinda have like a 2.5 GPA and you need a 3.0 for the discount. So, im thinking i can get a report card, scan it and change the grades. When i do that, i just give it to whatever insurance company and they'll give me the discount. Sounds fool proof. Now, is it? Can the insurance company find out my real grades? i doubt they actually look. So can someone fill me in?""

Is it high insurance for a fiat 500?

i am a 17 year old girl and i was ust looking at the fiat 500 and i just want to know if the insurance is really high for them. I know the average is about 2000 for a 17 year old, so would anyone be able to give me an idea on price please. thanks for the help""

Insurance: Average yearly mileage exceeded?

When I brought my car insurance (after being without a car for many years), one of the questions was average yearly mileage , I input 12,000 thinking that that figure was ...show more""

USAA Auto insurance extra monthly bill?

Hi we've been with USAA for over 10 yrs now for our Auto/Recreation insurance company. This month on our bill i noticed our rates went up by 35+ dollars per month. I called and they said nothing has changed in our policy. They told us because the dates our policy renewed we have an extra bill in this cycle. So they had to charge us more so we wouldn't have to pay 2 bills in 1 month. I am so confused it seems like were making an extra payment for nothing. We Pay every month on time , so I'm not sure why we have to pay an extra payment to avoid a double billing. Only thing they could tell me is that it happens to alot of policyholders once or twice in the lifetime of the policy. Seems strange to me. Thanks for your responses!""

Will obstruction of plate show up on car insurance?

I got a ticket for obstruction of plate this morning and I was wondering whether this will show up as a record on the insurance. I would rather pay it off myself because I don't want my parents to find out. Also, will it increase the rates? I read somewhere that no proof of insurance can increase rates, but I got a ticket for that awhile ago, it didn't affect anything.""

When health insurance says it has?

weight benefits... what is that? Is it only stomach stapling or is it a weight loss doctor or what??? Do you know andone who has used these benefits? Or do you work with health insurance?

Am I able to check the status of my husbands car insurance claim ?

Last October , I sold my car so I would be able to buy a more gas efficient car. I found a car that I wanted that was a stick but didn't no how to drive stick. My husband talked ...show more""

Gaylordsville Connecticut Cheap car insurance quotes zip 6755

Gaylordsville Connecticut Cheap car insurance quotes zip 6755

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