#no this is not about mx. way they slayed tonight though

[mortz-shorts]

I am going funcking,,,, insane. Im about to start biting people

[neitherlightnordark]

Before the story.

“Tell us a story,” little Clover insisted, drawing close enough to hop onto Seam’s lap.

Seam let out a surprised huff, balancing her properly. “Well, what sort?”

“A fun one! Please please please~?” Clover began kneading Seam’s mulberry dress, her claws pricking through the fabric.

“One about BATTLES!!” Clover's middle head sprang up into Seam’s face.

“One that’s thrilling, please,” Clover’s third head added, resting on Seam’s knee. "But... relaxingly thrilling."

“You owe us one, you promised alla the kings! This counts as entertaining me~!!"

“Alright!" Seam let out a purr. “Alright! Battles, fun, thrills... Let’s all take a moment to find our seats, though, I can’t tell one with you clambering all over me.”

“You, um, let Jevil do it,” Clover pointed out quietly. “Clamber, I mean. Over you.”

“...Well, Jevil has special privileges.” Seam leaned in conspiratorially. “See, if I don’t let him do it, he holds all the pillows of Card Castle hostage. He’s done it before. It’s for the good of everyone.”

Clover fluffed up. “Can we PLEASE clamber? Please, Mx. Official Court Mage? Or- or we’ll hold ALL your pillows hostage!! Even the orthopedic ones you really like! ESPECIALLY those!!!”

Seam, after deliberating for a moment, let out a chuckle, gently picked Clover up, and placed her between the mage’s ears. “There. Like the view?”

“You’re so soft~” Clover said in awe, already pummeling Seam’s fur with her claws.

Seam rumbled contentedly and slowly eased back into the rocking chair, making sure she was perfectly balanced for storytime. “Now... would you like The Rain-Softened Statue? It’s a folk tale.”

One of Clover’s heads rose, unexpectedly. “...Um... can you tell us why you have that big scar on your arm? Under your sleeve?”

Seam felt something inside coil up, tensing all the way through;

“Why do you want to know that, child?” the mage said eventually.

Clover’s third head lowered in front of Seam’s face, a surprise due to Seam's tunnel vision. “‘Cause it’s related to you fighting with the Lightners, isn’t it? ISN’T IT?? Whenever we try to ask about the Lightners, my papas just change the subject! But we wanna know! It's a- a legacy."

Seam gazed back at her, face impassive.

Clover’s ears folded back. “I- of course, you don’t have to-”

“You caught a glimpse of a large scar and immediately thought ‘I bet Seam could tell me a lovely story about this’. Right?” The mage gave her another smile. “Well- hahaha, alright! Settle in, it’s story time.”

Clover settled down upon Seam’s head after a moment, curling her tail tightly around her body.

“Long ago, the Darkners lived in harmony with the Lightners.” Seam’s paws were folded together. “They were like gods to us. Our protectors. Our creators. Those who gave us purpose...”

The mage’s button eyes began gently rotating, click-click-click. “But one was less and more than that. A close friend of mine. Most Darkners knew her as the Queen.”

Seam reached up and patted Clover’s heads gently; Clover relaxed a little, nuzzling Seam’s paw pad in return. “She was no larger than you when she first carried me to the Dark World, though! She was no queen yet, hee hee. I was her protector then. I defended her from dangers. She rode on my shoulders through the Field until we found a few friends- a knight, a prince. We made our way through this place together.”

“Slowly, we discovered the Dark World had many, many adventures in store for us.” Seam leaned back. “Many friends, yes! But many deadly enemies as well. Bosses to slay, bullies to reprimand. That's the reason I have most of my scars. We solved riddles, learned about cooperation and friendship, cleaned up afterwards... befriended antagonists that misunderstood us... honed our creativity and our confidence...

"Lightners spread across the entire world. They expanded it- from Card Castle in the north to the primitive, mysterious sculptures in the east to the endless golden lands beyond. And every day they returned, this world grew.

"The Queen and I remained close, even as she aged, surpassed me in strength, experienced things I could never imagine beyond these walls-"

“(What was she like, Seam?)” One of Clover’s paws fell over Seam’s left eye.

Seam thought for a moment, tapping a paw against the rocking chair arm. “Hm... Quick to tell a joke. Quicker to laugh! She stuck up for herself even when the grievance was petty. And she was very stubborn. She thought she knew what people really wanted without ever listening to them... but she meant well, she always meant well.”

“(You sound like you really loved her.)”

“Ha ha, of course I did.” Seam idly plucked at a loose thread. “We were best friends, were we not?”

Seam was quiet for a moment more. The chair rocked back and forth, creaking. The Clover head that spoke in all caps suddenly looked very uncomfortable, frowning as though something didn't add up.

“Sometimes people drift apart,” Seam continued with a resigned smile. “‘S not their fault. Sometimes they find things that're more important to them.”

Clover nodded slowly.

“...You know how it ends.” Seam snapped the thread. “One day we were locked in this realm, and the Lightners never came home."

Clover flattened her ears, curling her paws in further. “You sound... are you okay??”

“Shh, Clover!” Her other head batted herself gently. “Don’t push it. Geez.”

“Maybe we should go to bed...” the last head said nervously. “I’m s-sorry, Mx. Seam, I thought it would be a fun story- for us, but it wasn't for you...”

“It’s alright.” Seam waved a dismissive paw, plucking Clover up. “I chose to tell this story, right? Ha ha!" Seam tucked Clover in the crook of an arm. "Alright, to bed with you lot.”

The mage dropped Clover off in her bed, which was club-shaped for some reason.

Clover scrambled to pile as many blankets as possible on herself before flopping down. “Sweet dreams, Seam. | Good sleep...! | (...I’m still sorry.)”

Seam reached down to pat Clover’s third head, still smiling. “'S not your problem, small one. Just sleep. I’ll be fine in the morning.”

“...Alright.” Clover nudged Seam’s paw. “Good sleep, Seam.”

The stuffed cat backed away and closed the door to Clover’s bedroom, turning the bedroom dark. Clover stared up at the ceiling, frowning, and whispered to herself.

-

“Goodnight, lamp. Goodnight, angel rug. Goodnight, Seam...” The queen clutched Seam close to her chest as darkness covered Hometown. "Goodnight, monsters that can't fall asleep tonight..."

-

Seam sat outside Clover’s door, summoned a thread of magic to light the hallway, and could not sleep.

[i-might-be-a-kpop-fan]

KPOP SONGS! Part 2/?

So I thought I’d make a list of the songs in my „kpop“ playlist and write a little about them because I’m bored. These are supposed to be chronological, but after looking at the list I’m not so sure about it also because I love to buy music in bulks. 

PT.1

THESE ARE JUST MY OPINIONS/EXPERIENCES TAKE IT WITH A PINCH OF SALT AND DON’T KILL ME! 

Also write me if you wanna chat about it :D 

ZUTTER - GD & T.O.P:

 This song is a little scary tbh, apart from the badass vibes

I always loved T.O.P’s deep ass voice and with GD’s high pitched rap it’s just perfect

The MV is funny, creepy and a bit fucked up but what did we expect honestly :D

They rhyme aLOT in this song which makes it really interesting to listen to

made me addicted to the GD & T.O.P combination 

…..ZUTTER!

THE BADDEST FEMALE - CL:

 It took me a while to understand that this isn’t a solo version of „I’m the best“

It’s the queen saying she’s a bad bitch so you know it’s a banger

As almost all CL songs this is good to let off steam and regain your badass level after someone pissed you off

The MV is a sexual awakening on it’s own and performances of that song are also definitely worth a watch

„Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good you know?“

Perfect to practice bitch drops and feel yourself to

Burning Up (Fire) - BTS:

 So I don’t really listen a lot to it but I still like it

Has all kinds of badass vibes and I like the soft breaks in-between

RM’s part is by far my favourite his deep voice is so satisfying

The MV is also really cool

You can see from previous songs I had a badass song phase (I still have this phase, I love badass songs) where I only took badass kpop songs seriously

Growl - EXO: 

Okay, so I sometimes forget about this song haha

A good song that screams SM to be honest which I always thought was not that much the case with other EXO songs

The dance to this is really satisfying to watch and was probably the reason I bought this song

It shows EXO’s excellent vocals, has a nice feel and is easy to listen to 

Quite an early song too

I love that you could potentially dance really hard to this but still is very soft

Instantly recognisable and also a kpop classic I would say

GOOD BOY - GD & Taeyang: 

 Is this a kink? This is a kink right?

An awesome song i have bopped to a million times

I really love the „pretty/good boy“ trope and who is better for that then our bad boys™️ GD and Taeyang?

Their voices sound a bit alike and I sometimes had trouble differencing them….whoops

The dance is so so good and the MV is such an accurate representation of these two freaks

God I just love them and miss them so much

I am the best (JP. Ver) - 2ne1:

Welcome to another round of Aki isn’t capable of differencing Japanese and Korean lol

I must say I prefer this version though, I recently bought the korean version and it’s just not the same I got so used to the english parts lol 

This is also a classic, bow to the queens of badass girl group songs!

The MV made me fall in love with CL and the gang

„It’s 2 in the morning our bodies getting freaky, the beats bumping loud but this boy keeps talking! I can’t really hear him but I think he’s saying he loves me? Put his number on this paper but i throw it like frisbee, huh?“

I C O N I C this song raised me, fed me, dressed me and gave me the kick in the butt I needed.

Oh my god! 

BOOMBAYAH - BLACKPINK:

 Why of course after discovering 2ne1 BP wasn’t far behind

Recently showed this MV to a non kpop friend of mine and she drooled over all of them soooo, you can do that

Loved this song the second it started and love dancing violently to it

I now, btw, also own the whole album but it took me a bit to get into them (I was in girl group denial, don’t be like me show them girls some love!)

OPPA!

Being only four really makes it possible for all of them to shine, the vocals are clean and pretty but raspy enough to fit the concept and Jennie and Lisas raps are perfect as always

The beat is easy as is the whole song, doesn’t get annoying and is just a bop.  

Fantastic Baby - BIGBANG:

Nananananananana wow, fantastic baby!

Well well well if it isn’t history right there

Watch the MV, listen to the song! It’s mandatory to know this I’m sorry I don’t make the rules

Danceable, walkable just all in all go crazy(-able)

Boomshakalaka! 

A bit poppy so maybe not for everyone as it sounds a lot like stuff that is randomly on the radio

A dance song that probably was never intended to be more than that. Typically YG, a bit flatter than Bang Bang Bang

I’m repeating myself but you know I heard it’s also something non kpop people enjoy (Basically show them all of BIGBANG, lol)

Ice cream cake - Red Velvet:

Oh boy! My first Red Velvet song that I have because the refrain was stuck in my head and I wanted to know what it was

There’s way more RV later on but for now I think it was the only song

As I said I was in denial of girl groups that didn’t have a badass concept which was soooo dumb!

I love the song, it’s cute and easy to listen to

I love RV’s kinda cute-creepy concept and with the music box in the background it feeds into my liking very easily

I have moved on from it though after discovering other songs from them so I don’t listen to it as often

„I scream, you scream, gimme that, gimme that ice cream!“

Sherlock (Clue + Note) - SHINee:

I have known this song for years! Back when my best friend was into kpop and told me all about SHINee I looked into it, Youtube gave me this song and I instantly clicked. Didn’t like it clicked away and didn’t touch it for 5 years

Well now I love it and can’t stop dancing when it’s on

„SHINees back….“

The MV is confusing but god they’re all so cute in it! Taemin looks so adorable with long hair!

I have watched the dance practice about 100x times and you should too! (jk)

„Tonight, SHINee’s in da house! So give it up for SHINee!“

And as much as I love SHINee’s vocal squad and they’re great in this, Key and Minho really do it for me in this song

The song lives from the dance and the performance and makes it 10x better

It’s also good for just listening though but not really calm and casual so be prepared to break out into sudden song

„Oh I’m curious, yeah!“ (Is it noticeable that I’m listening to it while I write? probably not.)

Breaking News - SHINee:

 And my struggle with japanese songs continues haha

„Come on break down the walls!“

I really like this song though, especially the refrain it’s so much fun

It’s also really danceable (as I think every SHINee song is, I mean have you seen them dance?)

Partly really dramatic (slay Onew slay), partly badass rapping

I mean it’s SHINee it’s fun bright and has a dance rhythm what more could you possibly want?

Ring Ding Dong - SHINee:

 Yeah, i doubt you don’t know this one

Coincidently the first kpop MV I watched after deciding to dive deeper down the rabbit hole and well would you know it…now we’re here

It’s the one about the broken doorbell! Break it down!

This song and dance is Legendary!

Also a fun song that isn’t to be taken too seriously

The MV is kinda dramatic for this song lol

Good to listen to, has a nice beat and melody

There are these songs that every idol can dance to, this is one of them (In the list of “songs every idol can dance to” you’d find a LOT of SHINee btw)

„Ringdingdongringdindongringdigidingdigiding“

SHAKE THAT BRASS - AMBER (feat. Taeyon):

Amber…oh Amber. I love her really a whole lot and as I saw the MV I just had to have this song!

It’s a super fun and dancey song with (as the title suggests) a brassy sound

Much like Woof Woof I really enjoy this song bc of the MV, 

Amber is rapping and being the goofball she is ;)

BUT! As much as I like that song and think she deserves all the solo stuff she can get I like her new stuff more because it’s more „hers“. I really enjoy her singing as well.

And confession of the month: I don’t like f(x)’s sound so I’m happy she does solo stuff

She’s such an inspiration with her unique style and attitude (sighs in very gay)

 Lucifer - SHINee:

 I LOVE this song! OMG!

The MV is kinda uneventful but the DANCE PRACTICE!

Oh boy! Well first off Lee Taemin is very distracting in it but you have to see the dance to believe it! That’s what they perform with! On a regular basis!

The sound is very electric and theres a quiet electric melody running through the whole of it that kinda sounds like some alarm clocks lol

Edgy™️

You should absolutely watch performances! Jonghyuns high note is not portrayed well in the recorded version, boy has breath forever!

Apart from the vocals slaying absolutely every note the rap parts can’t be discarded by any means

It all just fits so perfectly

Oh and of course for a song of it’s time it’s just a little bit...nonsensical (especially the english parts lol: Loverholic, robotronic. what?)

Hero - MONSTA X:

 I’m thinking of a helicopter landing platform, pulled up shirts and a scared Wonho 

The dance to this song is…well do yourself a favour if you like abs and boys

Apart from the drool worthy performance, the song is super cool! Kinda chill, but still powerful and damn rapline went off!

This song really made them known more and it’s for a good reason

The sound in this is what is „typically“ MX for long time (Till up until Jealousy I’d say)

„I can be your hero, I can be your man!“

Sometimes a bit repetitive but what song isn’t lol?

Also still is in the „we all dress awful and don’t know what to do with our hands“ phase but that passes soon

Lead to many wonderful reality shows that makes it easy for new fans to get to know them better (Their group dynamic never changes they all just mature a bit it’s really nice to see.)

Also yes, Jooheon is kinda scary in this but I swear he a cutie