*Again these are things I managed to read between last weekend and this weekend and is not meant to make anyone feel bad but I want to also hype others up!
I Can Feel The Flames On My Skin (Crimson Red Paint On My Lips) by @xxmoonch1ldxx Ian/Anthony - Spicy! This is long and hot as hell and has a ton of kinks in it, but it is SO good and also has these soft little moments woven in-between. Also this was written for my birthday <3
love is stored in the soup by @shaynetopps - Ian/Anthony - super cute and so sweet and based on Ian confessing his feelings over cooking soup with Anthony!!
Thighs on his mind by @japhan2024 - Ian/Anthony - A longing and pining Anthony and it has some very good realistic mentions of aspects of their relationship and parts of their life! Also spicy!
Careful what you wish for by @hecoxthirst - Ian/Anthony - WOW! Based on the popular idea of present ianthony switching places with past!ianthony and it's so cute and a good reflection of their past and present and the growth involved.
(If You Want Me To Stay For The Rest Of My Life) You Got Me by @xxmoonch1ldxx -Ian/Anthony - super interesting because it deals with the idea of safe word usage and aftercare and I feel like that is not shown a lot in fan fiction, but is very realistic. I also really like how it deals with Anthony's internalized issues with how he's been treated based on his looks.
Hypothetically Yes (Theoretically Forever) by @xxmoonch1ldxx - Ian/Anthony - so sweet and soft. It is fluff and is ianthony waking up the day after they got married and they are husbands and UGHHH. It is SO CUTE.
You've Been Bitten By Something Hungrier Than you by @xxmoonch1ldxx - Ian/Anthony. This is spicy and Anthony has tentacles and it is HOT and also will make you go like "oh wow, oh fuck." and has BOTH bottom!ian and bottom!anthony so!
the sun will shine on this heart of mine by @blondeforyou - Ian/Anthony - THIS IS SO SWEET. So cute! Such a soft and simple idea and full of little moments that make me scream.
Ivy and forget-me-nots by @hecoxthirst - Ian/Anthony SOULMATE AU!! WITH AMAZING ART!! This was made for me in the smoshblr valentines exchange and I love it so, so much and it almost made me cry so!!!
Hold Me Tight by Anonymous - Ian/Anthony a good ol' fashioned pwp with ianthony. it is spicy and if the author is on smoshblr I want to encourage you to not be embarrassed and keep writing!
katie's christmas gifts: shayne & peace by taylor swift for @shaynetopps (part 1)
mauricio - you are one of my favorite people on this planet. one of my oldest and dearest friends, you have been with me through some of the strangest phases in my life (including this one LMAO), and i am forever grateful for you and all the wonderful times we've had. i'm so amazed that after two years apart we could come back together and it's like nothing's changed. i love, love, love you and hope you have an amazing christmas; here's to shayne being a swiftie and our other psychic manifestations in the new year <3
obviously i had seen certain sketches here and there, but i think late 2015 is when i fully got invested? i honestly cannot remember, i swear they just spawned one day in my brain and i was like! cool!
i did fall off in 2018-ish though (possibly 2019??) and came back like two days after the anthony announcement happened but i hadn't heard about it, i was just like ??? oh he's back ??? it was great timing.
3. What is your favorite channel between main/pit/games?
i'm such a pit girlie <3 i realize how insane that sounds out of context. i am sorry.
15. What castmember do you think you are most like?
i think i relate a lot to ian in the awkward info dumping sense and just saying shit nobody cares about except for That One Friend (yktv). i also am very much amanda in being chronically offline, not understanding any meme, needing things very precisely explained, asking a thousand questions, and having super niche hobbies. i have that inherent mother voice i cannot do anything about, too.
i just want to say that during tntl: trivial pursuit, shayne being able to use different types of humor depeding on who he is paired with is a testament on how funny he really is (and how much he knows his friends)
for example, with damien his humor relied on words that sound funny/words that are slightly wrong and sentences that rhyme because that makes damien laugh, also inside jokes and jokes with long pauses and with the right timing to get him.
with spencer/the chosen the humor was a lot more dry or deadpan, he used video game references (mostly because he was playing a character but my point still stands bc spencer is literally the chosen), some pop culture references and his humor was a little edgier like spencer's.
and with courtney he used a LOT of physical humor, silly sounds because obviously that aligns with her sense of humor, inside jokes and unexpected answers that would catch them off guard to make courtney laugh..... he's insane.
the next trivial pursuit i want with shayne is one with amanda, my guess is he would use a lot of characters to get her to break.. also maybe shayne and angela or shayne and ian, i think those would be fun :)
Ian mostly because he is just a little more forgetful than Anthony, and at times Anthony can remember every little detail and especially when it comes to where Ian left his crap. Sometimes if Anthony came over and then left Ian calls him and is like "Do you know where I left my wallet?" and Anthony is all fond and explains where he saw it.
13. What is their love language?
Anthony's is words of affirmation. He is also somewhat acts of service, but words mean the most to him in regards to feeling love and giving love to someone else, that someone being Ian. He at times could go overboard because before he lost him because of the lack of communication so he's like "never again!!!" and will let Ian know how he feels.
I think when @xxmoonch1ldxx and I talked about it he said that Ian's love language is acts of service and he gives and receives love in ways through doing something. I could also see Ian being fond of quality time. Making soup with and for Anthony, just spending time together. I think he wants to be better at words of affirmation but he struggles to hear them and he is actively working on being mindful to give them to Anthony.
well everyone brings something beautiful to the table so jot that down first!!!
1. spencer
must one be “cast” to count as cast?? isnt it enough to be the director of the games channel??? physically incapable of being normal about him i fear.
2. tommy
very close to #1 but he’s too cool and reminds me too much of my irl bestie lol. specialest guy in the world
3. damien
i like him so much it makes me feel unhinged and feral. i want to gnaw on him like a dog toy and that’s a feeling ive neverfwlt before
4. shayne
i need his gender so ba d u don’t wven know…
5. arasha
i have a lot of feelings abt the person i would have been, had i been cis and thin and more in touch w my south asian heritage while still being funny as fuck. and i think arasha both nails it exactly and has perfected it to a degree i could never dream of. like, she is no longer the version of me i am aware my parents wish i was? but she’s a whole ass individual on her own and i’m in awe of her for other reasons and not my own insecurities