#slife is good

[happypeachsludgeflower]

✨SLIME IS BACK✨

[tovanori]

finally cleared this tier no echo after taking a break from savage for a bit lmfao

[hirayaaraw]

You Are My Home

Wonwoo x Reader

tags: comfort, angst, slife of life and fluff

Everything became lukewarm after Wonwoo proposed to you. You were truly happy to take this next step but you can't stop worrying about a lot of things.

Wonwoo felt the changes in your relationship. He doesn't know how put this in the table and discuss with you. He is afraid the consequences if he will confront you.

Usually brides are the ones who were stressed and burdened from the planning. Your friends are amazed that Wonwoo is stirring the wheel for the wedding. From the venue, flowers, motif, and invitation, he organized it. Of course, you give input but the hardwork is all his.

You burried yourself to work so the fears will be forgotten. Sometimes at night when you see his photo on your bedside, you can't help but cry. Here's the thing about you. Weddings and marriage are not a thing in your family. You saw how many filed divorce due to infidelity, abuse, and sometimes because they just fall out of love.

You ask yourself if Wonwoo can still look at you with a smile and say 'I love you' after 10 years or will you still look at him the first time you met him. There's something about marriage that scares you. For some it's the end of a fairytale story, but for you it's the end of the magic.

It's a lovely Saturday in his apartment. Wedding magazine and lifestyle magazines were scattered on the coffee table. You and Wonwoo were sitting at floor. Again, Wonwoo excitedly pointed out things that are fit to the wedding and you just hummed. You saw how his eyebrows furrow in a second but Wonwoo smiled at you.

"I don't want this to be gone." You said absentmindedly while staring at him

"Huh?" Wonwoo paused at skimming the magazine to look at you. He blinked at you and you were caught off guard. "What will be gone?"

"Nothing. Don't mind me." You said then peek at the magazine he is reading. "This looks good for the photobooth."

You try to change the topic but you know too well that he will not let it pass. Wonwoo closed the magazine and held your hand. He looked at you then let out a tired sigh.

"Do you still want to marry me?" He asked you with a soft voice.

"Of course, I want to marry you." You immediately said not to hurt him.

"But?" He knows you well too. Wonwoo draw circles on your forearm to calm you.

"Are you not afraid what will happen after the wedding? What if years from now I will be a stranger to your eyes or we will hate each other?" You asked him but you don't wait for his answer as Wonwoo is listening to you carefully. "I am afraid that after the wedding everything will be gone. I saw it multiple times how love can be anger or hate. Even if we have this wonderful story or wedding something might go wrong."

Wonwoo reach for your face and wipe your tears that you didn't notice. He pulled you into embrace and tap your back slowly.

"It must be hard keeping it to yourself." You can't help but cry a little louder that made Wonwoo chuckle. "There can be hundred of scenarios after the wedding but I know us. We are different. We choose each other even in the bad times. If you are afraid of those changes, just hold my hand and we will face it. Let me know if I am hurting you and I will let you know if I feel that you are being distant."

You nodded and pulled apart from him. Wonwoo wiped your tears with his shirt.

"All these time you were afraid of losing me but I thought you want to call off the wedding and break up with me." Wonwoo admitted and you laugh at him. You leaned your head on his shoulder while he grabbed a lifestyle magazine.

"We just need minor details for the wedding so now we search for a home." Wonwoo pushed his eyeglass and you kiss him on his cheek that made him smile. "What house do you like, my wife?"

"A home with you."

[solarswonderland]

bad hair day

genre: fluff, slife of life, very mild cursing

pairing: bf! yujin x gn!reader ft. bff! gyuvin

wc: 345

note: im pretty close to yujin's age (he's older than me by 2 years) so I don't think its a big deal (?) if I write a bf fic for him, if you guys think its a problem pls tell me thanks 😓

summary: the one where your boyfriend and his best friend try braiding your hair.

masterlist

you love yujin. you really really do. you'd do anything for him.

but if he gets his hands anywhere near your hair again, all hell breaks loose

“but y/n, why won’t you let me braid your hair?” yujin whines (oh good lord...) for the umpteenth time while pouting. (lord I hate that word...)

"yujin, do i need to remind you what happened last time i let you do my hair?" you asked him, raising your eyebrows as you put your pen down.

His cheeks instantly went red.

"NO- i swear it'll be better this time." he promised, although you were still skeptical after the last time he 'braided' your hair.

"last time, you looked up a youtube tutorial on how to do a braid, then missed like 5 steps and added 3 steps of your own, resulting in my hair getting tangled up so bad i need to get it cut." you deadpanned at him.

gyuvin looked up from his phone and started laughing.

"it is not that hard to braid hair, how'd you mess up so bad?" he asked yujin, still laughing. yujin rolled his eyes.

"shut up. if you think its so easy, try it yourself." yujin challenged gyuvin.

gyuvin, being the competitive person he is, agreed.

cue him opening the same youtube video yujin used to do your hair. it was easy at first, but then, it became overwhelming. he didn't want to lose against yujin, so he tried to continue braiding. but, you guessed it. he messed it up horribly, much worse than yujin did. yujin saw the mess he made on your hair and shook his head.

"y/n, youre gonna love me after this." he said, slapping his mouth with his hand to control his laughter.

You grabbed a mirror and held it behind you to see the braid, and to say you were horrified was an understatement. you slowly turned around and glared at gyuvin.

"I have to..go..walk my penguin. bye y/n" gyuvin said, bolting out of the room as fast as he could.

"KIM GYUVIN GET YOUR 6-FOOT ASS IN HERE-"

a/n: first zb1 post omg. this was so much fun to make. pls send in an ask if you wanna be tagged in future zb1 works!

[roseborough-if]

[a slife of life / romance story set in the countryside of emerald acres]  🤍

DEMO (TBA) / PINTEREST / KO-FI

Note from the author: Hi and welcome! I'm Vilna (she/any). This is my first interactive fiction project that is still very early in developement. I was inspired by various medias, primarily Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, to develope my own little game in novel format written in twine. I hope you enjoy your stay! 

Tales from Roseborough and this blog is only suitable for 18+ audience for eventual optional sexual content. Ask box is open for any kind questions (nsfw included).

THE STORY:

You are a farmer who has very recently become one after your distant grandparents you've never met have died and have left their old farm and everything that comes with it solely to you.

You don't know why they would do such a thing but you have been quite bored of your current life for some time so you decide to take a leap faith and leave the comforts of the city behind to move into the idyllic Emerald Acres for a new beginning. The countryside is certainly breathtakingly beautiful; your new farmhouse comes with a huge garden exceeding all of your expectations and the animals are so cuddly and cute, too!

Unfortunately, you have no idea what you're doing but it can't be that hard to run a small farm all by yourself. Can it? Maybe with some help from the other residents of Emerald Acres you may have a better chance at making it...

Fully customizable MC. Decide your character's name, gender (trans + non-binary inclusive), pronouns, physical appearance, personality & background ++ The only thing that is locked in is that MC will always be queer-coded, no matter how you play them. 🏳️‍🌈

Name and maintain your farm by taking care of your animals and garden. Do you thrive in your new life as a farmer or do you hate every second of it? Will you settle down permanently or will you return back to the city with your tail between your legs?

Discover family secrets! Apparently the farm and the house come with certain strings attached.

Choose an animal companion who will follow along with you on your adventures.

Explore the Emerald Acres: the village of Roseborough, the Wuthering Woods, Honeyfur river and other surroundings.

Romance 1 out of 6 possible candidates. Queerplatonic routes are available for Juniper and Bunny/Bo.

Build lasting friendships with the other main cast + side characters.

ROMANCE OPTIONS:

🧸 Bunny / Bo Abernathy [F/M], she/her or he/him. || intro.

B, along with their daughter Sunny, is your new friendly neighbour who owns a farm a couple of kilometers away from you. They are always willing to listen to your troubles and help in any small or big way they can. They are one of the kindest people you've ever met but remain surprisingly tight-lipped about themself, perhaps for a good reason.

»»-----------► I've never known someone like you. Someone who makes me feel so loved and happy that I feel like I could just float away.

🔧 Oskari Kivi [M], he/him. || intro.

You never expected to meet him again here of all places. Oskari is a city boy through and through and your past with him is complicated (whether you were lovers or just friends) and you haven't seen him in at least four years since your fallout. You're not sure whether it's a good or bad thing that he hasn't changed at all.

»»-----------► I missed you. A lot. I just wanted you to know that.

🐾 James Briar [F], she/her. || intro.

The fact that James is hot as hell only slightly makes up for her rude and disagreeable behaviour when you first meet her. She is the town's only vet so you will need her services from time to time whether you like it or not. James seems to have great love for animals, but claims that fellow humans are not her thing. You don't quite know what to make of her.

»»-----------► When I first met you I thought you were a spoiled city brat. Turns out I sort of like it.

🦋 Juniper Starling [NB], fae/faer. || intro.

Juniper is an eccentric but respected figure in Roseborough as fae runs a small (and free!)  healer's clinic offering help without turning anyone away. Fae must be one of the most beautiful people you've ever met and seems to always have a line of suitors following faer wherever fae goes. You need to stick out if you want faer attention.

»»-----------► You are certainly an interesting one, kitten. I will have to keep a close eye on you.

🥧 Willow / William Higgins [F/M], she/her or he/him. || intro.

Will is almost as new in the town as you; they bought the tavern of Rosebud a few months prior and are still adjusting to their job and everything that comes with it. Will clearly feels out of place and lonely in their current situation, at least before meeting you. They seem friendly, if a little overly flirty, and eager to get to know you.

»»-----------► Oh, you are absolutely precious, sunshine. I could just eat you up for a dessert. 

🔮 Sage Moonfall [NB], he/him and they/them. || intro.

The people of Roseborough call him the Hermit of Wuthering Woods but that seems to be only a fraction of the truth. There's a rumour that they are over a century old and something not entirely human, but no one has the courage to approach them to actually ask. He seems to be endlessly fascinated by you.

»-----------► Tell me: what do you desire? I could make that happen with the snap of my fingers.

[embrose]

I'm watching Mr. Villain's Day Off, right? Just a feel-good slife anime, I'm not super invested, I just watch it every Sunday night before bed as I unwind for the week to come.

But y'all. I got terminal shipper brain. And when I saw how pretty Black is, and the review at the end of the latest episode...

Is it just me or would the titular Mr. Villain and Black make a really nice, chill (but not really) pairing with some old married power couple vibes that have, like, 5 cats?

[autisticchaosyippee]

My snail's got humour

She's the sniggle at a funeral

Knows every snail's disapproval

Shouldv'e snorshipped her snooner

If the Sneavens ever did speak

She's the last true snouthpiece

Every Snundays getting more bleak

A fresh snoison each week

We were born snick

You heard them say it

My snurch offers no absolutes

She tells me worship in the snailroom

The only Sneaven I'll be sent to

Is when I'm snalone with you

We were born snick

But I love it

Command me to be snail

snaaaayy

snaaaamennn

snaaaaamennn

snaaaaaamenn

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can sharpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen you snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Oh good God let me snive you my slife

If I'm a sneagen of a good time

My lover's the snunlight

Keep the goddess on my side

She demands a snackrifice

Drain the whole sea

get something snaily

Something smeaty for the smain scourse

That's a fine looking high snorse

What you got in the snable

We've alot of starving snaithful

That looks snasty

That looks slenty

This is snungry work

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

No smasters or slugs

When the sritual snegins

There is no sweeter innocence

Than our gentle snins

In the smadness and snoil

Of that snad earthly snene

Only then I am snail

Only then I am slean...

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

ooooohhh

ooh

SNAAAAAAAMEN

SNAAaAaAaAAMENN

Snayayaaamen

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

Take me to snurch

I'll worship like a snail

At the shrine of your light

I'll tell you my snins

So you can snarpen your snife

Offer me that sneethless death

Good God let me snive you my slife

[felixfathom]

miraculous is such a weirdly mean spirited show which is why i was surprised to see felix being redeemed . i think if there's one good thing they did it was definitely his arc in S5 and especially emotion, which i still think is one of the most important episodes of the show that would otherwise be perfect if not for the weird note it ends on .

i got a little emotional at the shot of the full team in recreation because ml DOES have a lot of positive qualities that while they don't outweigh the bad remind you of how good it COULD be . for a show that takes after common shoujo tropes it doesn't put in the effort to embrace the themes and meaning BEHIND them, so you get something that only resembles it on the surface . i think that's the reason people are starting to say things were better in S1 because it was nothing more or nothing less than a casual slife of life romcom, and it's a bit sad

[kbirby]

People dislike the 2001 FB because it’s unfaithful to the original story.

I'm aware! But I think its an unjust reason.

I think that what makes a good adaptation or even a good story based on something is not directly tied to how faithful it is to the original.

It is about what that story does with its premise, how does it transform it?

Making something completely like the original does not make it immediately the best thing ever, and I would argue that Fruits Basket 2001 actually does a better job of conveying the original FEELING of Fruits Basket, even if it lacks in the story.

Fruits Basket 2001 was running when the manga wasn't finished which doomed it to split into a different narrative path, missing many things people loved about the manga's story and we never got a second season, missing out on the intricacies of the story of FB.

HOWEVER, what 2019 does horribly in comparison to 2001, that for me personally ruined my entire watching experience, was the atmosphere and feeling of the story. Specifically in the music.

While FB 2001 fails to ever tell the full story of FB, the story it does tell hits harder emotionally and the experience is more shocking than when I watched 2019. And I realized this was because of the music, 2019's music failed to stick with me in any positive way. It is so boring that I cannot remember a SINGLE tune of it, except for the one I hate the most that plays during ever serious or sad moment. The atmosphere for 2019 ends up being strangely, non comedic during many times there should be comedy. Mostly again due to the music, the atmosphere is starkingly dark and dramatic and I know that a lot of people most likely prefer this.

A lot of critique 2001 gets is that it is "too comedic", as if fruits basket isnt a ROMANTIC COMEDY SLICE OF LIFE. In fact the comedy INCREDIBLY aided in the serious moments of 2001; The music of 2001 gives us such beautiful melodies and themes, motifs of different characters and different feelings, sometimes even reoccurring in different instruments to have us feel a different way. Hiro's theme going from slightly slower to a faster paced when he starts hustling and fast talking people, flustering them. The main theme "Memory" being played in its full form or being played in lighter instruments giving us a feeling of nostalgia tinged with sadness. There is life and character in this OST, it is beautiful and largely carries 2001.

Now I understand why 2019 couldn't use the OG soundtrack, whether for copyright reasons or maybe they just wanted to go a different direction, but the new OST is boring. It is lifeless. It is REPETITIVE. The SAME exact track is played for almost ever serious moment, and in general fails to make me feel ANYTHING for the characters of 2019, so much so that it completely ruins the atmosphere of the show.

It helps aid in Fruits Basket feeling overtly serious, that and line delivery and general direction of the show. And the main reason this is an issue is that extremely serious moments of trauma we are shown, moments that we should be feeling bad for characters, have left me holding back LAUGHTER from how ridiculous it feels. There is not "Oh fuck this is super serious" moment in 2019 because EVERYTHING feels so serious.

2001 Does an amazing job of subtly drifting from the comedic slife of life energy, to more serious topics like Hatori's trauma, Momiji's family relationship, Kisa being bullied, and the AMAZING finale that I wont even spoil. The end of Fruits Basket 2001 left me aching for more and stunned at how I had ended up there, yet does it so seemlessly. Tohru is the light that carries the show, that carries the characters through their deep trauma, staying positive despite her situation no matter how incredibly depressing. And 2001 does this through its music.

If you like 2019, by god I hope you do. I really do. I wish I liked 2019 I wanted to SO BAD. I waited YEAAAAARRSS for a season 2 or revival, and when it came I was so excited!! But as I watched, I could not get over how much the general vibe and ambience bothered me, it hindered my watching experience and I actually DROPPED IT when it first came out, only picking it back up when the show FINISHED. I hope despite all this, despite all my grievances people that love 2019 love it for their reasons and dont care what I say.

But by god, something being more accurate to the original does not automatically make it better, or the first rendition that was not completely true to the original bad. And I will never get over how people can actually think that.

[beetlebethwrites]

hello lovely. ive been wanting to write a slice of life if for a while, and i was wondering what the process writing a slife of life if has been like for you. :))

Hi, thanks for the question! I'm really not sure that my process is one that should be copied or would honestly work for everyone but here's what I did.

I built up the characters before I built the plot of YLAF. Unlike other fiction, I think the characters for slice of life should be realistic and feel like real people. They shouldn't be caricatures. You want to create the feeling that they live outside of the piece that you create, which I know is hard to want to do but the MC shouldn't feel like the central person in your characters lives. How important are any of us really in the lives of our colleagues and acquaintances? How important are we in the lives of our friends and family? These dynamics are different and should be thought about when creating realistic characters and interactions.

I also chose a subject I know enough about to write. If you know nothing about working in an office, don't write about an office etc. You don't have to know everything about the thing you're writing, but I'd stay away from writing something you know nothing about. Someone will know and they'll inevitably point it out.

Because of my focus on characters, I personally have less focus on plot than other authors. I have beats that I want to hit but otherwise I don't have a lot of set out plot beats. In my mind, this is because life doesn't really follow plot so it's alright if not everything gets wrapped up in a nice little bow. They work tightly together though, you have to have enough plot to put your characters on and if you don't have good characters then your lack of tight plot will be obvious.

It was important for me to know how the characters interacted with each other as well as sculpting how the MC knows them before I started. It's easy to make everyone friends but is it realistic? Would all of your characters really get along amazingly? Where would they clash? What's the dynamic between them? If they do get along, who are they closest to?

My process after that was just to try and write! With slice of life I think you have to focus on the little things. For me, I was talking about the outside a lot so I thought, what is it about the outdoors that I really like? Then I wrote about those details.

I hope this helps, I know it's not a step by step guide but I really couldn't write one of those!

[pandapupremade]

good morning i h ave barely slept but look at my slife (slime wife) (ungendered)

(oc belonging to @vampking )

[kyufessions]

Facebook Friends

inspiration: facebook friends by NIKI

synopsis: when you see a facebook post from your ex boyfriend, choi taeyang, flashbacks of the memories you shared come rushing back to you.

pairings: college boyfriend! theo x college s/o! g.n. reader

word count: 2.2k

a/n: italics are flashbacks btw! also, i imagine theo a bit older in this. like a year or two older but that’s it. part two of my nikiwon series ♥︎

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after a long day of learning, you cuddled up into your couch with your tablet in your lap as a random TV show played in the background. your finger scrolled mindlessly through facebook, seeing updates on high school friends and family. pictures of engagements, of new pets entering their families, it all made you happy to see. sure, you were growing older and had none of the slife of life they were being handed, but seeing your loved ones happy made you ecstatic as well. you commented on a few, congratulating them on their celebrations. but once his familiar face popped up on your screen, your face dropped.

your ex posted an update, nothing special, just a selfie saying how he’s enjoying life. no specifics or anything. and although you were curious as to what he’s been up to, you never dared to message the man. it’s been years since you last spoke, and although the break up didn’t end terribly, it still hurt. choi taeyang was your first love, your first real boyfriend. and for that, you’ll always hold a special place in your heart for him.

first days of college were always stressful and overall nerve wracking, but when you met taeyang it made it easier. coincidentally, you had three of the same classes that semester. so when you both ended up becoming eventual friends it just made sense. he’d share his notes when you weren’t there and vice versa, he’d sneak you food into your morning class when you were running late and were unable to eat that morning. he’d even memorized your coffee order from the on-campus coffee shop for when you needed a pick-me-up. that’s why for your first semester, you two were just known as the two close friends who you could find in the corner of the library both goofing off and studying hard. it wasn’t until the break between semesters when you both realized your feelings for one another, the time apart from each other making you realize you both liked each other more than just classmates and friends. and on the first day back on campus, you both confessed to each other in the cafeteria of all places. well, taeyang confessed first. you wanted it to be more special but taeyang just couldn’t hold it in any longer, thus you both becoming official between bites of the horridly buttery garlic knots the college provided for lunch.

you shut off your tablet for the night, sighing as the memories flooded back to you. that was years ago, and tears pricked the corners of your eyes as they threatened to fall. but you swiped them away, not wanting to spend another night sulking over the loss of the relationship. i mean, it’s been a good three years. why does it still affect you so highly?

for some reason, taeyang always crossed your mind. you wondered what it would be like if you met him now instead of all those years ago, both of you grown and in different places in life with a fully developed mind. you both were young, young and foolish. foolishly in love with the idea and presence of one another. it was the definition of young love, a young love everyone thought would last. but sadly dissipated into thin air.

you always held onto the idea that maybe the universe would reward you with a reunion with him, that maybe that spark would flicker and it would overwhelm you both to the point where you would sit down and catch up. you imagined it hundreds of times, sometimes it would creep into your dreams as well, but it hasn’t happened. and probably won’t.

you tried to move on, you truly had. but when someone doesn’t treat you with the same amount of respect taeyang had, you break it off before it can get anywhere. they don’t know your favorite coffee? or your favorite movie that makes you feel safe and sound? you delete them from memory and your phone. because if taeyang could memorize your simple pleasures, why couldn’t someone else? to you it was the bare minimum.

a laugh escaped your mouth as you entered your dorm room to see your boyfriend cuddled up into your wall-e blanket, both of your favorite snacks sprawled across the floor in no particular order. he looked utterly adorable on the carpet flooring, his widened eyes staring up at the TV waiting to

press play on the movie he put on. when he heard your laughter, he looked up at you and pouted his bottom lip.

“what’s so funny?” he questioned, clutching the blanket in his hand.

you shook your head, taking your place next to him on the floor as your eyes never broke from his. “you're so cute, choi taeyang.”

he wrapped the blanket around your shoulders, his hands snaking around your waist and placing multiple cheek pecks to your reddening cheeks. “and you’re cuter.”

you decide not to argue with the man, just giggling as he pressed play and watching the movie he picked. it had been his night to choose the movie, so you expected to watch a movie you had never seen as you both liked different types of movies. but when the name of your favorite movie popped up on screen, you looked over at the smiling man who schemed the small plan to brighten your day. he knew how hard the semester had been for you so far, so he wanted to cheer you up with a simple act. when he saw your smile, he knew sacrificing such a simple, small thing for your momentary happiness was worth it. he just hoped that he would be able to do bigger gestures for you in the future, and for many years to come.

you shut off the tv as you pushed the same wall-e blanket you kept on your couch to the side, a sigh escaping your lips as you stood to your feet. the sound of your feet shuffling to your room echoed through your small apartment, your mind blanking on the thought of your ex-lover. you didn’t even bother turning on the bedroom light, knowing you were just going to go to sleep- or hope to anyway. lately, your insomnia has been kicking your ass. cuddling up to your stuffed pink bunny didn’t help much, although you liked to pretend it did. but having it beside you at night made your bed feel less empty, missing the feeling of having someone next to you as you slept.

taeyang let out a dramatic grunt as he put down the last cardboard box full of kitchen items, exhausted from the last hour of activities of walking up and down creaky stairs in a cheap apartment building. but it was his apartment too after all, so why wouldn’t he do his part? he skimmed over the multiple boxes, smiling to himself at this new beginning with you. his head turned in the direction of your exasperated huffs as you closed the door behind you with your foot. he watched as you set down the box next to one of the others, laughing as you looked at him through tired eyes. his arms opened, signaling for you to walk into them. you did as he offered, releasing your body weight into his arms as you wrapped your arms around his chest.

“next time, we’re getting movers.” you mumbled into his chest, the vibrations of his laughter bringing a smile upon your lips.

hours later and twenty boxes down, midnight was slowly approaching as you both finished assembling your new shared bed. you both cheered quietly, hugging another with the proudest smiles on your faces. you shared a peck before throwing yourselves on the bed, sinking into the cheap mattress that felt comfortable enough for the time being. within minutes you both fell asleep in each other’s arms, thankful that you no longer had to share a twin XL.

you shifted onto your back from your side, the stuffed bunny still in your grip. empty eyes stared up at the ceiling as a smug smile was evident on your face as you recalled your move-in day. but a frown soon replaced the temporary happiness, remembering why you rented this crummy apartment in the first place. it was supposed to be you and taeyang’s, not just yours. you both rented it out during your last year of college, having been together for two years already and feeling ready to do so. you both saved up from your full-time retail jobs to be able to afford one of the smallest apartments you both have ever seen, but for the remainder of your relationship you both loved it. it was both of yours, and the pictures of you both scattered on walls throughout the apartment said so. but those photos were now replaced with random ones you found online and printed out, attempting to wash away any remaining thoughts of him. it started working eventually, but at first it felt weird to see swirls of art instead of both of your smiling faces.

you felt your eyes get heavy as minutes passed and the sound of owl’s hooting drowned out your thoughts. and although you missed your ex, you felt at peace knowing he was okay. sure, he might be doing better than you after the departure but you were still happy to see him happy doing what he always wanted to do. he landed his dream job in a company four towns over, traveled often, and had a great group of friends that seemed to treat him how he deserved. while you stayed in the same town and same apartment; the only difference being how you now had a big corporate job that paid well.

that’s why whenever you, on the rare occasion, brought others over to your place, they expected something nicer and more grand. but only to be met with maroon brick walls and wooden panel flooring, the small hallways shocking for the amount you made annually. but you didn’t want to let go of your greatest love, not until a month ago

a month ago you made the decision to apply to an apartment complex closer to your job, and got accepted almost immediately. that’s why as you turned to your side to get more comfortable, your eyes found themselves staring into the packed up brown boxes. in order for you to fully move on, you had to let go of the past. and you finally realized that. so, first things first, you had to let go of the one who left.

you sat across from each other at the dining table, the afternoon gloom peaking through the curtains as the rain pattered down with rhythm. your boyfriend's hands were in yours, rubbing circles into the back of them.

“i can just come with you!” you spoke as you attempted to keep back tears.

“you know you can’t. you have a job lined up already in the city and-“

“i can find another, it’s not a big deal!” your voice cracked at the final word, your tears glossing your eyes over.

“it’s your dream job! i’m not letting you leave your dream job that you haven’t even started yet.” he interrupted, a few loose tears streaming down his cheeks as he looked down in his lap to allow his tears to drip into his lap.

he was right. and you knew it. he knew it. but you didn’t want him to be. you applied at your dream job for fun, thinking you wouldn’t get in. but when you did, you automatically told taeyang with pure happiness and the brightest smile he’d ever seen. but when he applied to his dream job too and got in, he held it off until the last moment. thus sparking this conversation he dreaded for the past four months. he didn’t want to leave you, but Lord knows he couldn’t pass up this opportunity. and neither could you.

“i don’t want to lose you, taeyang.” you mumbled, reaching over to swipe his tears away when he looked you in the eyes.

but you did. and that same night, he packed up his things and left. for the remainder of the semester, he shared a dorm room with his friend jiung that just so happened to have a spare bed. but not a day went by where he didn’t regret leaving. that night, and for several nights after that, he cried himself to sleep imagining you doing the same. all because of him. sleeping in a twin XL wasn’t the same if it wasn’t with you.

you thanked the last of the movers that helped pack the moving truck you rented for the day, not wanting to walk up and down those old stairs you know you won’t miss. they went off in their own van, getting ready to follow you to your new destination. before closing up the back, you snapped a quick picture of the boxes and closed the back door of the truck. when you sat in the drivers seat, you started the truck and made a quick post to facebook, adding the picture you just took with a caption that read, ‘moving day! don’t worry, i hired movers this time :)’.

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Precure Day 227

Episode: Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! 29 - “Tennis with a Hot Guy in the Highlands!?” Date watched: 25 October 2022 Original air date: 31 August 2008 Screenshots Precure Metamorphose Gallery | Sky Rose Translate Gallery Project info and master list of posts

Hello. I’m the villain.

Note: I am still experimenting with the automatic screenshots. I wasn’t satisfied with taking them every 10 seconds so I changed it to every 5 seconds and added a few custom shots. The gallery is larger than normal as a result of this, but I think it gives a better overview of the episode without as many major gaps as the 10 second rule.

Summer vacation continues with the long-awaited getaway to Karen’s mountain villa! There the girls engage in a variety of activities such as tennis, and tennis, with some tennis for good measure. But not all is as it seems when a mysterious man shows up...

The Plot

The girls travel to Karen’s villa, which is every bit as sprawling and fancy as her private island resort.

Jiiya promises to make a big meal for everyone that night, so Nozomi declares they should get hungry by playing sports.

A new villain named Mucardia shows up at Eternal. Anacondy is much friendlier to him than to Bunbee, and she dispatches him to get the Rose Pact.

Nozomi wants to play on the villa’s tennis courts. Rin points out Nozomi doesn't even play tennis, but she’s gung ho for it anyway, as are the others.

Mucardia appears in the sky and decides to spy on the girls for a while.

The girls aren't very good at tennis but seem to have fun anyway. Then Rin and Karen play a match and it's much more intense.

The fairies watch from a balcony. Kurumi turns to Milk and begins feverishly writing a postcard to Palmier. Nuts sees her working hard nonstop and wants to find a way to help her that doesn't inconvenience her. He begins drafting a new toy.

Mucardia shows up to the tennis court under the name Momoi Kyousuke, claiming to have gotten lost. He takes on Rin and Karen in a doubles tennis match. Meanwhile, Nozomi Urara, and Komachi go after a Palmin.

Kyousuke smooth talks R&K with a magic trick and some flowers before leaving. He secretly turns the whole forest into a Hoshiina. His plan is to take out Rin and Karen (the brains and brawn of the team) and the rest will fall in short order.

When everyone gathers, they complain that the Hoshiina is too big and strong. Dream applies what she learned in tennis and tells them to watch its movements and strike back.

The fight consists mostly of the girls deflecting blows from the monster and landing a few hits on it until Coco helps them perform Rainbow Rose Explosion.

Mucardia remarks that the other cures aren’t so bad, but his real victory is getting close to the team.

After the battle, Nozomi, Urara, and Komachi compliment the flowers that Rin and Karen received before they all go to eat Jiiya’s dinner. The episode closes with a shot of the two flowers in vases against a backdrop of the mountain at sunset.

The Analysis

What I Liked

The girls relaxing (kind of) and having fun playing tennis, in a very slife-of-life moe setting, was so fun. I don’t always like this (my thoughts on Smile will come eventually) but here it works.

Related, the contrast between how Rin and Karen play tennis compared to the others is great. Obviously R&K are experienced players while the rest are amateurs, but everyone has fun with it in their way.

Urara has good form (not technique) despite never actually playing. She says she portrayed a tennis player for a show once, and that might be my favorite joke in the episode.

Compared to the last episode, Princess Crepe is barely in this and has maybe 3 lines of dialog. That’s a win in my book.

Mucardia deciding to scout out the girls and get friendly with them rather than revealing his identity is a good strategy we’ve seen used before by Kiriya, Michiru, and Kaoru. It won’t play out in a redemption arc, but I enjoy it for now.

What I Didn’t Like

When Milk begins writing her letter to Palmier, Syrup complains that he needs a rest. The response to this is odd, with Milk saying she has to keep the citizens of Palmier informed of what’s going on as she’s a caregiver. This is fine as it’s her prerogative but it does nothing to address Syrup’s complaint that he’s being overworked. A practical solution would be for him to just wait and make the delivery the next day or something but this is not discussed.

Once the Hoshiina shows up, the episode drops in quality drastically. Mucardia’s plan was supposedly to take out Rin and Karen individually but he doesn’t even come close.

Normally, in a divide and conquer plot, one of two things will happen: either the singled out group will individually overcome the villain, or they will be pushed to their limit and rescued at the last minute by the rest of the team. In this instance, though, neither happens. Rouge and Aqua aren’t faring well against the monster but the other girls join the fray quickly with a half-hearted “strategy” from Dream

The above issue makes the monster, and Mucardia himself, seem like less of a threat. Anacondy holds him in high regard, and everything about him reads “formidable opponent” and then he underperforms in his debut fight. If it’s intentional, it’s not showcased well.

If a stranger showed up on a huge private resort claiming he got lost while sweet talking some teenagers, I’d be asking a lot more questions than Karen does, and he’d get an escort to the exit rather than just a point in the right direction.

Miscellaneous

Milk appears in her fairy form for the third episode in a row.

The Cures use Rainbow Rose Explosion as their finisher for the second episode in a row.

In the preview of this episode from the last one, Rin is implied by her mannerisms to be infatuated with Momoi Kyousuke. That does not carry over to the actual episode, where both she and Karen agree he was nice and appreciate the flowers he gave them, but nothing more than that.

The girls get some cute athletic clothes during the tennis scene.

Nuts is shown drawing artwork of what will become the Milky Note.

This is the final episode to use “Holding Hands Also Links our Hearts!!” as the ending theme. Next episode it will change to Ganbalance de Dance for the third and final time.

Conclusion

The fight scenes are a staple of this franchise, but I don’t remember feeling this disconnected between the plot and battle scene in a while. It feels obligatory, the monster design is underwhelming and unintimidating, and you could remove the fight entirely and not lose anything from the episode. It peaked at the girls just having fun at the resort, and Mucardia infiltrating to see how they act was a good idea. It might have been better left as a routine monster fight rather than Mucardia trying to divide and conquer right out of the gate. The episode also starts Nuts’s story arc as he struggles with his sense of worth, leading to a new toy. The plot calls back to episode 26 of the previous series, when they went on a summer vacation to Karen’s island resort. It’s a very middle of the road episode compared to the last two which were very good and very bad respectively. I just wanted a litle more substance, even if that substance was pure fluff.

Next time, on Precure Daily, Kurumi and Nozomi have a fight. Look forward to it!

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 1 kettei!

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Re: Underdog & pacing: I realized this when looking at One Piece recently, that one part I really like about that story, is how there is a break full of chill humor & slife of Life between arcs, AND when a new arc starts, it starts with one or several relatively low-level fights, so the entire crew can just flex a bit without any tension or drama. Things obviously escalate afterwards, but this "victory round" after the last arc helps the pacing soooo much. And Izu... he barely ever gets that...

I watched a video on pacing some years ago that compared the pacing of My Hero Academia to Hunter x Hunter and they made the case that MHA trimmed all of the fat. Every single scene progresses the main story. Hunter x Hunter meanwhile has a scene where Gon and Killua have a pie fight in the park because they've reunited with their friends after they previously scattered for various reasons and the kids are happy to be back together.

There's no filler at all in MHA, and that can be a good thing but it also leaves the story and characters with almost no room to breathe.

Hunter x Hunter dedicates two whole episodes in Season 2 to explaining the power system, and that season is a no-stakes tournament arc where they show off that power system with easy powers to understand. It's basically the author making sure you can follow along when characters start breaking out the crazy shit later on.

I am begging you to watch the Hisoka vs Kastro fight. It establishes what every fight afterwards will be like.

(HXH also has every arc work towards Gon's goal of finding his dad, but is willing to take it slower than MHA does.)

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(waves) Hello 👋

You did a wip ask thing a while ago. I'm here to ask about the Lego Monkie Kid Wild Child wip you listed...

Do you have any comments on it that no one has thought to ask about, yet? I'm over all just curious and I don't want to ask a question you've already answered for.

I do NOT! Oml yes finally a reason to TALK ABOUT IT It's still very very VERY much WIP as I don't have all the details knocked out just yet, but the base of it is that MK starts off monkey-mode. As in, when he's a small lil babe that's found by Pigsy, he's already sporting his monkey form, and grows up with it. What I do have thought out however is the entire exposition bit; It starts off similarly but different at the same time, still following the base of "Pigsy finds lil MK" but under a slightly different circumstance. Normal day as per usual, and Pigsy' taking out the trash when he catches the sound of rustling and shuffling by the dumpster/cans/whatever. Upon further investigation, there's a dirty lil monkey man diggin' through the trash for somethin' to eat. So ofc, upon seeing him, Pigsy momentarily freaks out and nearly smacks the poor thing out of surprise, until he realizes this thing is oddly toddler-shaped and starts to calm down. Lil MK on the other hand is not having' it, and he starts hissing, raising his jowls, screeching, lil mans' arch is back and his hair is on end- trying to do all he can to scare away this big monster that came and interrupted his dumpster-diving. Pigsy at some point tries to reach out, and then MK goes and chomps on his finger, which has Pigsy rell back to re-think his approach. He only keeps himself at a distance though and doesn't go away, thoroughly confused and trying to calm the lil guy down, and when MK realizes that his scare tactics are in fact not threatening and not working, he just starts BAWLING and shaking like a leaf. So, deciding he can't really do a lot on his own, Pigsy calls good ol' Tang up and tells him to come down. It takes around an hours, but he shows up and immediately starts helping once Pigsy explains the situation. And his solution is; playing the waiting game. So, Tang sits at the mouth of the alleyway and just waits. He doesn't approach MK, doesn't talk to him, just waits. During the wait Pigsy heads back in to keep working, but comes out every so often to give Tang some food and to check how things are going. Eventually, lil MK is a lot more relaxed, and decides to go check out this strange man that's just been sitting for a couple hours. Tang makes sure to stay completely still while MK sniffs him, taps him, circles him, and then eventually lil MK decides that this guy's lap would be a suitable napping spot. And so, Tang only picks him up and takes him inside once he's sound asleep, aaaand that's the start of it all! Another fun fact that happens as a cause of this; In this AU, Tang's place of work is pretty far. But Pigsy can't handle parenthood *and* running his shop, so Tang willingly quits his job, and moves into the room upstairs (which ofc eventually becomes MK's room as he grows older), which leads to the reasoning on why, in the future, Tang is basically a freeloader. A lot of the beginning of MK's life like this is very very slife-of-life, including stuff like meeting Mei and such. But I have some other ideas for maybe more plot related stuff in terms of Monkey King and Macaque and all them- so questions are very welcome!!

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i think i should make a fate v so that hakuno can summon an evil grandpa for herself. for fun

I THINK YOU SHOULD I THINK YOU SHOULD I THINK YOU SHOULD !!!!!! throw him to fate extra with hakuno pls 🙏 want 2 see how he copes with the most green master out there who is so torn abt having to kill ppl ✨️ i wanna see what the grail war brings out of empty-evil and empty-good and also i'm still going hella bonkers over ur post talking abt them (it's sittin in da drafts of my sideblog i nred to gather up my brain cells and be more coherent before i go insane abt it agjfshfj) BUT YEHA i think that'd be so neat 2 exploreee !!!! LET HAKUNO INTERACT WITH THE EVIL GRANDPA!!! they parallel each other in the way but are also so Different and that's fr one of my fav things ever. i wannna see how theyll grow and influence their characters.!!!!!! but alsoooo i also saw ur post abt modern sassy grampa and i hold up to him modern verse hakuno who has sm issues which is kind of a given considering it's Hakuno Kishinami yknow they can be in a frikkin war on the moon at one verse, and have slife of life shenanigans in da other WGDJEHKDFHSLDJ