#sorry guys i just translated it with google translator :P

[ghostlythunderbird]

The Pack ~ The Letter

Pairings: Alpha!Konig, Alpha!Simon “Ghost” Riley, Alpha!Keegan P. Russ X Omega!Fem!Reader

Warnings: 18+ Minors/Ageless Blogs DNI, Omegaverse, Mentions of Anxiety/Panic attack, Ghost and Keegan are kinda mean for this one (Im sorry!), Konig being a big softie for Reader, Mostly Fluff for this one!

Words: 4,437 (Went a little too wild with this one!)

Author’s Notes: Please do not repost, edit, or translate my work. This blog and all content will be marked 18+ even if there is no NSFW content, if you are underage or have no age I don't want to deal with you. So sorry for the long time to update, I'm currently recouping after my hand surgery so ill try and update when I can, it sucks trying to write with one hand XD.

Summary: After being introduced to your new pack, you are taken to your new home or 'Den' at this point. While the introduction part went almost seamlessly, your starting to figure out that these alphas might be a little hard to get along with.

The drive home was nothing less than silent; aside from König sitting in the back seat with you, the two other alphas were quiet. 'Maybe they are the strong silent type.' You had told yourself. While you wanted to ask anything about themselves, you had a strong feeling that you would be told to be quiet by these alphas.

Close to an hour later, the car had come to pull into a short driveway. Looking out the window, the house itself was decent from the outside. A standard brick suburban house, copied and pasted much like many others on both sides of the street. The red bricks and white paneling nearly blinded you as you stared at it. Before you could ponder more on the look of your new 'home' the door on your side opened, The Alpha known as Ghost stood there "Come on, out ya get."

Sliding out of the vehicle you were snatched up by König who gently guided you up the steps to the front door. "Don't worry about your stuff right now, Schatz. We will get it later." Without another word, the front door was finally opened.

Your new home was lackluster; if you googled a Bachelor pad, this would be the definition of one. While there was furniture, it didn't feel as homey as you had expected. The living room was bare other than the oversized L-shaped couch and T.V. stand it faced. Hell, these guys didn't even have a fucking coffee table, of all things. As you further overlooked the room, you noticed the bare white walls. No different colored paint, picture frames, or calendar was hung up.

Just an empty minimalistic house. Perfect for three military bachelors.

As you stepped through the front door, you nearly lost your breath after the mix of alphas scents. The overall musk almost sent you to your knees, through the overbearing scent hints of Cinnamon, Vanilla, Mint, Smoke, and Leather blended in almost perfectly.

 Minutes passed as you regained yourself before you looked back towards the door to find König waiting for you to continue. "Are you okay, Schatz?" His voice was soft as he began to approach you. While you knew his second gender and the horror stories your family had told you growing up, none seemed to fit his character. His sheer size alone would make anyone panic if he approached, but with him nervously clutching his hands to soothe his anxiety. It made him appear much less intimidating and rough around the edges, reminding you more of a large shelter dog being welcomed into a new house for the first time. He wanted you to accept his home, his den, as somewhere you would feel comfortable and safe. 

From Konig's point of view, None of this seemed real to him.

In two weeks, König went from a pack-less and omega-less Apex to not just having his own pack but an omega that he could protect and care for. Everything was a mirage that could disappear should he touch it. But seeing you here before him, nothing less of a goddess, made it much more believable. "If you two are going to have an emotional moment, at least move out of the fucking doorway so people can get into the damn house." Ghost growled out as he passed both of you. Keegan followed close behind, but unlike Ghost, he gave you a blank stare as he passed. 

Looking down towards you, König felt his anxiety rear its head. Your face had fallen and a sour tone began to line your once relaxing scent. as you watched the two alphas walk away from the door.

As wordlessly they came in, they disappeared up the stairs to their shared room. This brought König to sigh heavily as he looked down at you again. "Don't worry, Schatz. They will warm up to you……eventually" He wasn't sure if he was telling you this or trying to reassure himself at the pair's attitude that one eighty once they were back in their den.

He didn't want you to feel they despised your existence as soon as you entered their lives. "Why don't we get you settled? I'm sure you're ready to rest." With the Apex mentioning this, your eyes lit up, and you couldn't help but smile at him. "Definitely; it seems like we all need a fat nap."

Both you and König laughed before he led you up the stairs. Reaching the next floor, he showed you where the single bathroom was and his, Ghost, and Keegan's bedrooms, just in case. At the end of the hallway was the final room. "This was Ghost's room originally, but once we were accepted, we all decided to leave one room open for you. So that you have your own space away from us." Upon opening the room, you were presented with one of the most enormous beds you'd ever seen. Resting on top were bags on bags of not just new nesting material. This ranged from thick fluffy comforters to sleek silk sheets; however, they lacked color.

It was a swirl of black and white with an underlying mix of grey.

It rendered you motionless as you took in the sheer amount, had these alphas gone out and bought you a whole nest and a half of material? You had never heard of alphas going to these lengths to make an omega comfortable. As you looked toward the Apex in the doorway, the anxiety in his posture was evident.

His hands were drawn up to his chest, clutching pieces of his shirt into his hands. He was even slouched forward to lower his overall height to match yours, even with it being impossible without him going to his knees.

"Well, I uh.....I'll leave you to get settled. Just call for us if you need anything." Without another word, the Apex left, closing the door behind him.

With that, you turned back to look at the covered bed before finally moving to clear off the excessive amount of nesting material lumped together. What you thought was an easy 15-minute job turned into 45 simply because your omega was getting too far distracted by the number of gifts she was given.

'Soft and Secure. Alphas are perfect, bringing nice gifts for a nest. The perfect nest for Alpha's pups.' She yipped. You were startled back to reality, god you haven't even known these alphas for a whole day, and suddenly, your omega is presenting herself, begging to be bred by these practical strangers. 'Jesus, you need to focus' Shacking your head to rid your mind of the intrusive thoughts, you attempted to finish your task.

Why would your omega be so enamored even after how the other two alphas seemed to want nothing to do with you?

Once all the material was put away for the time being, you had a yawn slip from your mouth. How long have you been up today? It was well over 14 hours at this point. Why not take a quick break. Deciding to rest, you had walked towards the sorted assortment of nesting materials before you settled on one of the larger and softer blankets. The void color overtook your view as you pulled it from its packaging.

'So soft,' You tiredly thought. After making it onto the bed and ensuring the blanket fully covers you, you finally lay down. Letting the bed hold the weight of your body.

It was quiet as you brought the blanket further up your chin. The only audible noise in the room was the sound of the ceiling fan. You hadn't realized how mentally exhausted you were from the entirety of not just today but the past few weeks. Each blink drew slower and slower until your vision went black, and your mind drifted to dreamless slumber.

~~~~~Flashback~~~~~

The sound of the T.V. did so little to drown out König's thoughts; König primarily spent the little time he had away from his rather dangerous occupation thinking about the 'What ifs' of his life. He was so caught in his thoughts he didn't realize Ghost had come back into the house, his hands full with mail. Most were bills, but one was large and thick compared to the rest.

Ghost placed all the envelopes on the counter before sorting them; the largest was addressed to König. From the Alpha Pack Selection Program. Something that the resident Apex had waited for close to 4 weeks for a response, one that hopefully bared good news. "König." His gruff voice echoed out.

Being pulled from his overreactive mind, the Apex leaned slightly to look at the other Alpha. The manilla folder being held transformed into a brightly lit target to the Austrian sprawled out on the couch.

The large man lunged off the couch, startling the smaller Alpha, who had just descended the stairs. "Jesus, König, a bit of a fucking warning." Keegan couldn't help but snarl after nearly getting run over by the Apex. It was rare for these sorts of incidents to happen in the house; the two alphas and the Apex were incredibly aware of where each was and their schedules. 

König was zeroed entirely in on the envelope in Ghost's hand, while he may have been eager to receive this letter. He couldn't help but fear their answer; after their last response, it would make seven rejections from the program. Each time was for the same reason "Due to your Apex representation, we regretfully have to decline your enrollment to our program." But it still didn't stop him from taking it and tore the envelope open. "well, come on mate, what does it say?" Ghost nudged his arm; the Apex hadn't realized that Ghost had even rounded the corner to stand beside him.

König took in a deep breath before releasing as he unfolded the papers to read the words printed onto the paper.

Dear Applicant,

It has come to our attention that you have sent multiple applications over the last few years. Each one followed with a swift rejection from our programs as your representation would cause an upset in both our application alphas who may be paired with you and in the omegas who could be assigned to your care.

While we appreciate the time and effort you have invested in becoming part of this program, we have concluded that we will no longer accept any future applications from you. However, with this harsh news, we will allow a new application with you, but you must have at least two other alphas willing to become paired with you in a pack. 

This envelope contains four applications for alphas willing to work and be assigned to a shared omega. These applications are only viable for 30 days; afterward, we will no longer accept any attempts to pair you. As well as, all previous information you provided will be deleted from our database.

~ The Alpha Pack Selection Program council 

The silence that surrounded the air of the Alphas was suffocating. Even with the tv playing in the background, it was drowned out by the tense atmosphere. König felt like he couldn't breathe; until a sob forced its way out, and air seemed to flood his lungs again. How was he supposed to find someone willing to pack with him? and within 30 days? No one wanted to be stuck with him, and he hardly knew any other Alphas outside his work. And those he did work with? Most were already packed or swore off mating altogether. 

This was it, his final chance to be accepted. With no potential pack-mates, he would lose his only chance of finding a mate and having pups. The world wanted him to live the rest of his life, never knowing the sweet touch of the omega for which he would lay down his life. To never know the feeling of pure happiness looking at a pup made from his omega and himself. A piece of him that he helped create.

Why? Why. Why. Why. WHY.

He hadn't realized that he was beginning to have a panic attack until Ghost dug his fingers into his shoulder. König could feel his body trembling, rolling off in waves, making his balance waver. "König, mate, you need to breathe," Ghost told him hushedly. Ghost and Keegan shared a look as the Apex slumped forward onto the counter, his head falling forward into his hands. 

Steadying his breathing, König straightened his back and pushed the papers away as they burned him. While his day may have been uneventful, he wished he had never opened the damn letter now. The crushing weight that bared on his shoulders now seemed to grow heavier as the seconds passed. Looking at the stack of papers, Ghost couldn't help but look at the pages that caused König to damn near crumble before them. 

The words spilled out before he made him sick. Why are they just now sending this? After all those years König spent trying to be accepted in this shitty program and getting rejected every time, they decide now to tell him what he needs to be accepted. Talk about hitting a man while he's down. Looking towards the dark-haired Alpha, leaning against the back of the couch, "Keegan, take a look at this fuckin' shit." While reading over the papers, the smaller Alpha couldn't believe the audacity of these fucking people. All this just because he was a slightly different second gender?

Casting a glance at the large Apex, who seemed to be on the verge of shutting down completely. While Keegan was a hardass, usually, he couldn't help but feel bad for his brother-in-arms. "So they are telling you to find a pack outside this program to be accepted? What a load of crap." His brain couldn't help but reel at the fact they were giving him only 30 days to figure this out; who could even help him now? He paused. Looking between Ghost and König, he knew what he was about to say would either be genius or he was about to be hit for. "What if Ghost and I pack with you?"

König and Ghost both wheeled around, both wearing surprised expressions. "The fuck are you on about? Did you hit your head on your last O.P.?" Ghost exclaimed as he stepped toward the smaller Alpha. "How are we the best options for a fuckin pack?" Keegan took a step backward as Ghost entered his space. 'Fuck, probably should have kept my mouth shut.'

Clearing his throat, "Think about it, Ghost, we're both unbonded alphas who know König the best; hell, we already live with him. And he needs a pack to be accepted. Why not throw us in and see where we go?" The air between them grew tense as the larger Alpha stared at him. "Right, and we're the best choices to take care of an omega; last I checked, neither of us have been around one." Ghost spoke through a tense jaw. As much as he was against being anywhere around an omega, he knew it was the best option between them.

König looked at them both. "A-are you guys sure? I know you guys aren't comfortable with this; I don't want you to force yourselves into this just because of me." The Apex was ecstatic to hear that they would try, but he knew he couldn't get his hopes up with this. There was still the possibility they would all be rejected. 

"If this gets you into that program, I will push for it as much as possible." Keegan calmly stated. The Apex looked towards Ghost, who still looked unsure, giving him a kicked puppy look.

The blonde Alpha signed before giving König a look. "Alright, we'll give it a go. But if they reject us, this Program business stops. Are we clear on that?" König nodded ecstatically while Keegan released a deep chuff. The emotions swept over the Apex so much he didn't realize he had dragged Ghost into a bear hug. "GET OFF ME, YOU FUCKIN MUPPET; Keegan, help me out ere'!"  

~~~~~~

After sending in the paperwork, they got their response two weeks later.

They were accepted.

König felt like he was about to pass out; everything was starting to work out. But it was only the beginning for the newly formed pack. Not only were they a pre-formed pack, but due to their extended military service, they were also notified that they could choose their omega. Hence the giant pile of files on the kitchen table.

It felt like they'd been at this for hours, passing the scent samples for each one to inhale. Each Alpha had the scent samples they liked, but when presented to the other two, it was met with a swift rejection and sometimes with a comment. While some omegas looked good on paper or had a decent scent, the Alphas couldn't agree.

"How about this one? She comes from a wealthy family in Italy, and it even says, 'She enjoys the finer things in life.'

"No, Keegan, It sounds like she'd be more of a glorified brat. Anyone born with a silver spoon in their mouth is nothing but trouble for people in our job."

Or it's a same-answer vote.

"Yeah fuck this one; smells like a Hospital."

"I'm going to have to agree with Ghost on this one. It reminds me of when my mom used so much cleaner in the house when I was a kid."

They thought this would be the easiest part, but they were definitely over their heads. Ghost finally stood up in a rage. "We've been sitting here for fuckin HOURS, and not a single one we have agreed on. Most of them smell like shite too." The Alpha raised his hands and walked to the fridge to grab another beer. KKönig stood as well at the other Alpha's tone. "No one said the selection was easy, and there's only a few left. Let's get through them, and then we can take a break." The Apex pleaded.

That only seemed to rile up the exasperated Alpha more "How the hell are we going to find an omega at this point? We can't agree on a single one?" Both alphas stared at each other "HOW DO YOU KNOW? WE ARENT EVEN DONE!"  

Keegan watched as both alphas continued to argue; their conversation slowly was tuned out as he watched while resting his head in one hand. As much as he wanted to pipe up to aid König in calming Ghost down, He knew better than to get between these two during times like this. Before Keegan could intervene, a quick breeze of something sweet passed his nose, and the Alpha couldn't help but follow it back to the remaining folders. This scent was the best one he'd had all day, so he couldn't help but be curious.

It led him to a file towards the bottom that seemed much newer but was thinner than the other files in the stack. Once he opened it, the sweet scent was no longer teasing him. Taking the scent sample from the file, Keegan couldn't stop himself from pressing it to his nose and inhaling deeply.

It felt like he became weightless for those seconds; how had he not noticed this one earlier? It reminded him of the smell of fresh rainfall, a sweet yet calming scent. His Alpha couldn't help but be drawn to whoever the smell belonged to; without a second thought, Keegan pulled back from the cloth to look at the pages in the folder. Whoever's file this was about was the smallest one he had seen from the entire stack.

The picture attached gave him a view of the person that caught his Alpha’s attention.

You were stunning; His Alpha yipped in delight. ‘Yes, yes! Pretty mate! Must mate, Must protect!’

However, something felt wrong in the picture. Looking closer, the smile that graced your features didn't seem to reach your eyes. Your eyes held sadness and hidden anger that could reveal itself should you choose to snap. As his eyes flickered across the pages, Keegan stored everything he could about you away.

Omega Profile

Name: (Y/N) (L/N)

Age: 23

Sex: Female

Second Gender: Omega

Personality: N/A. Omega and Family declined to file the Omega Attribute survey.

The sickening sound of glass crack made Keegan snap his head upwards; the sight before him was far from good. Ghost and König stood only a few feet apart; the Apex and Alpha had their teeth bared and chests puffed up. Ghost was making his displeasure clear to the Apex while König was getting close to putting him back in his place among the three. It wasn't often it happened due to each other's work schedule, but when it did, someone was going to have their ego bruised, and some furniture might end up being broken.

“I highly recommend to watch what you say next, Simon.” The Apex spoke. His voice had dropped an octave; His Apex was close to taking over to deal with the Alpha. Ghost was silent before scoffing, moving to clean up his broken glass of bourbon. Keegan took this as his chance to break the tense air. “If you two are done with your pissing contest, I think I got one.” He slowly held up the small cloth between his index and middle fingers. As much as Keegan wanted to hoard the small cloth to himself, he needed to let at least his newfound packmates have a chance to decide if the omega was a good fit.

König was the only one who returned to the table to remove the cloth from Keegan’s hand. Lifting it towards his nose, he caught the scent almost immediately. It had him completely forgetting his altercation just minutes prior. “wow….I like this one; her scent is not overpowering and smells good. Simon, wanna try this one?” The Apex had turned back to the Alpha, who was leaning on the counter nursing a new glass of bourbon. The look in his eyes made Konig nervous; the Blonde Alpha was definitely over the whole experience, but seeing how both Keegan and König agreed on the scent patch, it seemed to be at least a contender.

Sighing, He set his drink on the counter before returning to the table. König slowly held the cloth towards him, but before he took it, he looked towards the two Alphas. “If this one smells like shite, I'm punching both of you.” Simon grumbled before snatching the small fabric. He stared at the cloth before finally giving in; as soon as the scent filled his nose, it was as if all the tension in his body had just melted away.

The other Alphas held their breath as they waited to see what the blonde alpha had to say. Simon looked at the pair as he set the cloth on the table near the open file. “Well, she doesn't smell bad. What's in her file?”

Keegan and König shared a look before handing Simon the file; It seemed they finally agreed on their potential omega.

~~~~~

The days counting down to them finally meeting you and bringing you home were absolutely hectic, to say the least. So many emotions filled the small townhouse as all three alphas cleaned and organized the house as best as they could, no omega should have a dirty home when they come home in the alpha's mind. Most were bouts of Anxiousness and Frustration, a vast majority were from the poor Apex who checked everything twice to make sure everything was perfect.

At the one-week mark Ghost and Keegan decided to move into the same room to make sure you have a space for yourself as you settled down. The move sparked from just the simple question "Where is our omega going to stay until she's warmed up to us?" To say it had the alphas taking multiple steps back was an understatement. Another thing that was brought up (By Ghost mind you) was what were you going to use should you decide to make a nest.

It may have not been something the Alphas were well versed in, but they at least made an effort. Cue the three alphas going out and buying almost two whole carts full of nesting material, plus the whole material selection boot camp.

"What about this one? It's big and it's super soft!" ~ König

"No no, She needs something that won't stick to her if she uses this for her heats. What about that silk sheet kinda stuff?" ~ Keegan

"Why not just get her some fucking blankets and pillows, This nesting shit can't be that complicated" ~ Ghost

It was definitely quite the scene watching these big alphas carry multiple bags worth of nesting material due to them being unsure what to get.

Once everything was settled, the day when they finally got to meet you arrived. The checking-in process was seamless, soon leading to the alphas being led to a smaller room waiting for the actual introduction. From what the receptionist had told them the Omegas family still needed to finalize paperwork, It had been the longest wait any of the alphas had ever done. But when the door finally opened to reveal the betas and you, time seemed to stand still.

They collectively decided they would die for you if it made you happy.

~~~~~

It had been a few hours since König had left your room. Call him paranoid, but no noise was coming from the door. Worried about you, he walked back to your door before knocking.

"(Y/N)? Is everything okay?" Hearing no response, he slowly opened the door and was greeted by a dimly lit room. And there on the bed, you laid completely still on the massive bed, sound asleep.

Once you walked in through that door, all his fears and worries seemed to implode and no longer existed. You were more than everything he could have dreamed of; how you weren't already paired was beyond him. You entangled him. Everything about you was beautiful, from your hair and eyes to your body. It wasn't until he had heard his name from downstairs that he was brought out of his trance.

He was casting you one last glance, taking in your sleeping form before turning to leave. König told himself he would make this work. Because now that he had you, He wasn't ever going to let you go.

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[kokorose]

Sweet Home-CL16

Charles Leclerc x KoreanActress!reader

Faceclaim: Go Minsi

Part of my Korean Entertainment x driver series! Oscar is next btw!!

Google translate: French and Korean

Pics: Pinterest

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YnLnnnn: Monaco 🇲🇨

Thank you scuderiaferrari for inviting me!

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sooyaaa_: 예쁜 (pretty)

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charlesleclerc16: homemade post-race meal.

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YnLnnn: not anymore

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charlesleclerc16: Headed to Spa with a little snack!

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YnLnnn: celebrated Charlie’s bday with some friends! Happy birthday love! I love you so much!

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Hope you all enjoyed and I’ll see you in Oscar’s story next! Xx

[presidentlokis-hornyhelmet]

Pavitr x fem reader

- Jealous HEADCANONS

A/N: Apparently, Pavitr's costume and fighting style is inspired from Kerala, so I went with him also being from Kerala. (Malayalam is google translated)

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Pav Pooh is a uwu little jelly bean 

It began even before you started dating. You were bffs so, naturally, you're invited to his house for Onam celebration. 

Pav stands spellbound at your beauty as you'd worn the traditional off-white saree with golden border, your hair done and decorated with flowers. He's about to compliment you when his cousin beats him to it. 

"Are all of Pav's friends gorgeous, or is it just you?" 

Pav's face drains of colour as his cousin flirts with you. And you're indulging him!? That's it, you're not leaving his sight anymore. 

"Flattery takes you nowhere, cousin." 

His cousin ignores him. "Chuchudu, you should really visit Kerala sometime! We can go to all the tourists sites, go on a boatride -just the two of us, I can even teach you fishing!" 

The idiot rambles on and on but Pavitr's eyes blaze in green fury 🔥 Chuchudu!? Chuchudu!?! How dare he call you cutie! 

And, Gayatri just HAS to add fuel to fire. "Aww, you guys look so cute together! Don't they, Pav?"

"Of course! You look like father and daughter. What a rare bond, right?" 

Pav tells himself it's because his cousin is an a-hole, which they are, and he doesn't want to see you hurt. 

Lies, all lies. He jello 

He constantly tries to separate you guys or atleast just be next you like a bodyguard, shadowing over your convos. If his cousin got irritated, they don't show it. And, thanks to his spidey sense, his cousin can't talk to you alone for more than 5 seconds, though they do manage to ditch Pav at times XP 

Pavitr lets out a sigh of relief only after his cousin leaves. 

The next time it happens is when a new guy, Ravi, joins school. Ravi takes one look at you and he's interested. He's always flirting at you everywhere: cafeteria, by your locker, in the hallway -even in the field. 

Weekends usually mean extra superheroing so Pav can only meet you again on Monday morning at school. Or atleast, that's what usually happens. Today, though, you're at your locker with Ravi's arm around your shoulder as he talks to his friends. He says something in your ear which makes you laugh and slap his shoulder. 

Pav is seeing green. And you seem to hang out with Ravi more as the days pass!

You suddenly find Pavitr showing up at your house whenever Ravi comes around, tagging along with you two and always standing inbetween, telling how long you guys are besties at every opportunity, touching you a LOT..

"WHAT do you think you're doing, idiot?" Gayatri traps Pav into a corner and gets him to spill. 

"Okay, okay, I am jealous! I.. I like Y/n. Like, like her like her.." 

"You what me?" 

Long story short, you guys (FINALLY) get together and Gayatri squeals in joy.

After You Begin Dating 

Boy, you underestimated how much he flaunts you

Hand-holding, kissing your cheek when he senses potential threat (thanks, spidey sense!), hugging a lot, lost of texting ("miss u moloo 😘", "can i come overrrr I'm boreddd :< ") 

You assure him he's the only guy for you. "Pav, baby, I don't want anyone else. I've always been yours." 

And, a little later in your relationship, you admit that the whole flirting thing with Ravi and Pav's cousin was a ruse to make him jealous. And Gayatri was in on it! ;P

"I'm sorry but you just look sooo cute when you're jealous!", you say, squishing his cheeks. 

Pav feigns offense but he's melting inside knowing you only have eyes for him. 

Also... C'mon, can anyone resist making this cutepie jealous? 

________

reblogs and comments appreciated!!!

[i4bellingham]

MORE THAN JUST AN INTERLUDE: pedri x reader

SYNOPSIS: in which a relationship thought to be a fleeting moment lasted for more than they'll ever know.

CONTENT: incorporated with a slight social media au! + obsessive hateful fan speaking shit. conversations are in (google translated) spanish and english + gavi being an adorable child + innuendos by pedri :’p / also NOT PROOFREAD please don’t sue me. read part two here

pedri

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pedri el más feliz contigo. feliz aniversario mi amor. the happiest with you. happy anniversary my love.

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user1 wait what- one year ???? 😧

user2 y'all been together for one year i-

user3 remembering the days where your fans thought this was just a fling 😭 you guys are celebrating one year with each other now congrats 😭❤️

gavi happy anniversary!

fcbarcelona sending love to you and yourusername ❤️

user4 another month now and you'll break up anyways 😐

user5 shut yo stanky ass

user4 let's bffr here besties they're not gonna last ☺️

user6 user4 and this is why your father left you, your mom hates you, you failed school and you're single meanwhile yourusername is here living the absolute best of life 🤷🏻‍♀️

　　　

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yourusername here's to many more small midnight talks about life with you. happy anniversary bebe ❤️

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_rl9 never let the haters ruin such a beautiful relationship!

pedri never

gavi the second picture is when you text him and his focus is not with us anymore :/

yourusername i always tell him to stop texting me when he's out with you guys though ☹️

gavi i know, pedri just doesn't listen because he's annoying like that

yourusername say sorry pedri :/

yourfriend1 happiest anniversary to you both! ❤️❤️

pedri i love you

yourusername i love you more

pedri i love you the most

yourusername i love you more than most

pedri i love you so much that no words could ever describe to which extent

alejandrobalde pedri we get it man 😃 (anyways happy anniversary yourusername)

gavi pedri simp (i don't know if i used that word correct)

Pedri was still high on adrenaline when he was whisked away for an interview just after their game.

His football jersey clung onto his skin in an uncomfortable but familiar hug with grimes and sweat all over his body. If people looked closely, they'd find small specks of dirt on his cheeks from the amount of time he tried intercepting a ball pass from the opposing team. He still looked good nonetheless, not that he needed someone to remind him that as he stood carefree in front of the multiple camera shooting his every angle as he waits for the first question to pop up.

“So... what a game huh?” The reporter chucklesㅡ for what reason, Pedri doesn't know but he simply chuckles alongside him. “How do you think of your performance today Pedri? And how do you think that contributed to the win tonight?”

Pedri scratches his nose bridge, then placing both hands over his waist as he takes a lean back to keep the mic near from his lips.

“I think this is one of the best games that I’ve played entering this season. I think that defensively I’ve gotten a lot of progress and it showed in this game tonightㅡ but I believe there is still room for improvement. I think that I had made a few bad calls during the game as well so I’ll definitely look into that as to not make the same mistakes again but overall, I’m pretty satisfied and happy with how my performance played out tonight and contributed to our team’s win.”

The reporter nods his head behind the camera, seemingly impressed at the response he got from one of Barcelona’s golden boys.

“Any celebrations happening tonight for this big win? For another 3 points on the board?”

Pedri smiles but he shakes his head. “No, the guys will get into that but I will be celebrating something else tonight, this is a special day for me and for my girlfriend after all so I just want to spend this night with her.”

“Speaking of girlfriend...” The reporter trails off, flicking through his card with a teasing glint and smile on his face as he follows through with his statement. “It’s your guys’ anniversary today yes? Made quite a lasting impression on Twitter, this one.”

Pedri nods his head, eyes steering away from the media crew momentarily when his eyes catches a familiar figure walking towards them alongside Gavi.

“Yes, it's our anniversary today so not only do I get to celebrate the win tonight but I also get to celebrate an entire year of love and happiness with my girlfriend.”

Pedri shoots you a smile when you catch his eyes, mouthing ‘wait for me’ as he tends to his media tasks by finishing off the interview with a few more remarks for the game, team improvements and whatnot before he walks over to you and Gavi in brisk steps when he's finally done.

He's a few mere foot away when you immediately open your arms for a hug, not minding that he's still dirtied up from his previous game, all with the sweat and gunk clinging onto him. Pedri immediately falls down into your embrace, and Gavi takes that chance to slip away when he sees the cameras pointing to you both while still airing live.

You plant a kiss each to his cheeks and nose, leaving more than a swift peck to his lips that he returns gratefully and with glee.

“I’m so proud of you, do you know that?” You tell him as he leans his forehead against yours. “You did so well today baby, I’m very very proud of you.”

Pedri wraps both of his arms around your waist, locking you snug against him as you snake your hands around his shoulders.

“You always tell me that, no?” He leans down to whisper in your ear. “But you can always show how proud you are of me yeah?”

You don’t say anything but you do slap his chest when Gavi comes in barreling through your hug, jumping behind your boyfriend while he's got both hands over Pedri’s shoulders.

“Happy Anniversary to the two of you!”

Pedri shakes the younger one off before moving to walk away, pulling you behind him. “Too loud Gavi.”

“But we won! And it's in your anniversary and you guys should all be loud!”

Pedri smiles tight-lipped, another whisper going through your ears before he's leaning back up as if he never just said something to rouse you up.

“Oh you'll definitely be loud tonight, that's for sure.”

Not only did the media capture you lip-locking live with your boyfriend after his post-game interview, the interaction with Gavi and Pedri’s whispered suggestive comments that left you stunned and bothered definitely made it to the trending topics on Twitter for the next days to come.

[drastrange]

The Sister | Stephen Strange x Reader | Test

+18

Doctor Strange x Fem!Reader (Y/N)

Summary: It's tough being Peter Parker's sister and Doctor Strange's girlfriend.

Warning: Smut — Explicit content (oral sex, dirty talk, fingering, sex P in V, protected), age gap (Reader 20+ and Stephen 40+) and fluff.

A/N: Hey, guys! I'm new here on tumblr and this is my first time posting a smut.

I'm sorry, English is not my first language and I don't know English so I wrote it with the help of Google Translate. I really like Stephen and wanted to read more of Doctor Strange x Reader so I posted.

This is a test, if it's good, I write more. Please let me know if it's bad or wrong.

Ps: The events of this story take place before No Way Home. :)

....

You knew better than to be there, lying in the canopy bed with clean sheets and an older man about to fuck you. Mainly because that man was Stephen Strange, master of the mystical arts and teammate of his brother, Peter Parker — or Spider-Man.

Being Peter's sister was easy, he was a great little brother and never kept any secrets from you, but now here you were, lying to stay with your boyfriend.

— I missed you so much, (Y/N)...You don't know how many times, I came thinking about you...Thinking about your mouth, your breasts, your tight pussy.

You could orgasm just by listening to that husky voice.

Doctor Strange's deft mouth was down your neck and you could feel his goatee scratching your soft skin as he kissed, licked and sucked, leaving a mark that you were his. Stephen was possessive and liked to show it in sex.

You would go crazy.

...To be continued?

[putschki1969]

hey puts, the captain of kalafina fandom XD i came across this instagram post which i think its talking about backstage stuff about wakana circulating in 2-chan. this is the post https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy3CuchT-D/ can you share your thoughts about it ? or maybe you can help us what are they actually talking about since we can only use google translate.

Hello there, anon!

Ugh, you are throwing me a curve-ball here, I did not expect to get a question like this. Already feeling exhausted just thinking about writing my reply T_T

That Instagram post is from spring 2019, a - what I consider to be - particularly dark period in the Kalafina fandom. Wakana was in the midst of preparing for her first grand-scale solo tour after her official solo debut and Space Craft finally put their act together by releasing an official statement regarding Kalafina's state of limbo. In an attempt to put an end to a lot of uncertainty/speculation and to create a clear distinction between Kalafina and Wakana's solo activities, they declared a definitive disbandment. As you can imagine, everyone and their mother had something to say about that. Even Yuki Kajiura, Hikaru and Keiko made statements in response. All of this caused a lot of backlash against Space Craft and particularly towards Wakana herself. The fact that Wakana was still with Space Craft and dared to not address the announcement of Kalafina's disbandment with a statement of her own made many so-called fans very angry and disappointed - totally unwarranted of course.

Suddenly, there was an influx of certain internet trolls who got a real kick out of blaming and villainising Wakana, they made her into the bad guy and came up with a bunch of wild theories that mainly served the purpose of dragging Wakana's name and image through the mud. Needless to say, none of those claims were in any way, shape or form substantiated but as is the case with all negative content on the internet, it drew quite a bit of attention and some people even started buying into that bullshit. The Instagram user you linked to in your ask is a textbook example of one such troll. At that time, a handful of sock puppet accounts were created to feed into the smear campaign against Wakana. Those accounts regularly left nasty comments under Wakana's Instagram posts, pretending to be devastated fans and referring to all sorts of horrible things that Wakana had allegedly done. Most of those posts and accounts got rightfully flagged and suspended but some apparently managed to stay around for a while. They tried to continue their toxic behaviour but once they realised that Wakana's loyal fans would not stand for such horrible defamation tactics, most of them just disappeared again.

As for the information supposedly circulating on 2chan, I honestly give little to no credence to anything that is being said on anonymous text-boards like 2chan or its successor 5chan. As much as the Japanese are known for being overly polite and reserved, they can be incredibly nasty when they are allowed to act anonymously. I reckon about 10% of users who frequently post on these types of text-boards are actually decent human beings. 60% of them are either mentally handicapped, bored out of their minds or simply frustrated with their lives. The remaining 30% are scum of the earth sociopaths as far as I am concerned.

In order to do some research for this post, I went through a few old threads about Wakana containing hundreds upon hundreds of messages. I literally felt my brain cells dying with every new message I read. No idea how others manage to subject themselves to this level of stupidity but I really struggle to tolerate it. Out of curiosity, I would have liked to find a "source" for the specific accusations in that Instagram post but alas, I wasn't able to. There's just no way I can go through everything, sorry. Also, I will not dignify any of these messages or that Instagram post with a proper translation.

Believe me when I say that there is no incriminating material on Wakana out there, these people have zero authentic evidence (photo or otherwise) of her being a "stuck-up bitch", of her "mistreating staff members", of her "bashing Hi/Kei" etc. It's all just a ton of made-up gossip and rubbish. Everyone, please do yourself a favour and just ignore content like this when you come across it. Knowing what those people have to say does not add any value to your life, quite the contrary, it will only poison your brain.

That's honestly all I have to say about this topic.

[howaboutcastiel]

I posted 369 times in 2022

That's 365 more posts than 2021!

143 posts created (39%)

226 posts reblogged (61%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@romanarose

@toracainz

@my-secret-shame

@howaboutcastiel

@joyful-soul-collector

I tagged 151 of my posts in 2022

#moon knight - 126 posts

#steven grant - 110 posts

#marc spector - 104 posts

#jake lockley - 87 posts

#moon knight x you - 67 posts

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Make Your Acquaintance (Jake Lockley)

Summary: Reader is in an established relationship with Steven and Marc but has never met Jake before and is intimidated by his reputation. When an emergency requires Jake to take control for a while, you decide that it's time to introduce yourself.

Make Your Acquaintance Masterlist

I know the gif is Poe Dameron don’t come for me.

Word count: 5.5k

Content: brief violence and gore, reader is injured (not life-threatening) angst, fluff, whatever. Poor use of Spanish. Gender neutral reader.

Note: I don’t know what this fic is. I don’t know who it’s for. I just kinda wrote it. Drink up boys. Also thank for 100 followers! I am not worthy!

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1,161 notes - Posted June 21, 2022

#4

All I Desire (Steven Grant x Reader)

Word Count: 6.3k (I'm a mess)

Summary: Reader has not been in a relationship in a while and is scared to have sex with Steven for the first time. After learning of your fear of intimacy, Steven decides to plan an all-out date night to show you that you have nothing to worry about.

Pairings/Warnings: mentions of past relationship trauma, kinda angst I guess, fluff,  smut (duh), plot with porn, Soft Dom! Steven x (afab) Reader, p in v, oral (f receiving), no Marc or Jake but both mentioned. Language is gender-neutral apart from anatomy.

Note: Not proofread. How do y'all just shamelessly write smut all the time I feel like I just killed god

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1,393 notes - Posted June 1, 2022

#3

Two Steps Forward (Moon Boys)

[18+ content minors leave please]

Summary: A fun night with Jake ends up backfiring as Marc is triggered to front mid-coitus.

Content: Smut-ish, Angst, Fluff (the holy trinity). Handcuffs, impact play, getting triggered during sex, yelling and sad times. Reader is in an established relationship with moon boys.

Word count: 1.9k (aka the closest to a drabble you’ll ever see from me)

A/N: honestly this shouldn’t exist but now it does. Read it and weep. Also google cleared all of the formatting so UGH may be some mistakes.

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#2

How Do I Ask? (Marc Spector x F!Reader)

[18+] VERY NSFW PLEASE GO AWAY CHILDREN [18+]

Summary: Marc is usually the one to initiate sex. At this point, the reader doesn’t even know how to seduce him (it usually doesn’t require any effort). When the reader wants a change of pace from him, though, she must deal with the conundrum of being the one to make the first move. 

Word Count: 5.4k

Based on an anon request! Lots of love to that mystery person <3 I took some… liberties with the plot. Reader is my body type so sorry skinny gals and NB/FTM babes.

Content: Smut, Like a lot of smut, porn-IS-the-plot kinda smut. Protected sex (we’re not getting pregnant in THIS economy). Oral (M), roughness, a little bit of angst but it's horny angst. Oops there's 2k words of foreplay you can skip that if you want.

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My #1 post of 2022

Not My Intention (Moon Boys x F!Reader)

Content Warning: mentions of physical/mental abuse

Word Count: 3.1k

Request (Abbreviated) @twhgirl

Could you write one moon boys x female!reader, where they've been dating for a while… They notice she gets anxious and startled very easily, but when they bring it up she always brushes them off so they don't pry. They don’t know she's previously been in an abusive relationship. And maybe they're at an office party and some guy comes to her when she's alone and the boys get jealous since it's obvious he's trying to flirt with their girl.

Content: Angst!! Fluff, poorly translated Spanish (obligatory) this shit is pathetic and soFT (not a comment on the recommendation just my writing) reader is dating the entire MK system

This is the first time I’ve tried to write in omniscient 2nd person so forgive me if I mess up the perspective somewhere <3 Thank you for the request!!! Much appreciated

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[linkfandos]

WARNING: Hard boiling Xiaomi/

Yup that's a very controversial title but let me explain. Also it's not COMPLETELY shit you'll see.

So the begining

Basically, my old phone died recently. So rest in peace Samsung Galaxy J6 2018 Custom rommed that did a boot loop he never recover from-

So the thing is I destroyed my wallet and bought a new one. Saw good reviews online, so came to a store and chose it. First mistake.

The first shit

So it's a Xiaomi Redmi Note 13. It's a pretty decent phone in term of specs with cool cpu and 8GB of RAM and 256 of ROM… Like it's OKAY. It came with MiUI. Which is basically their own OS.

I immediately updated to HyperOS, which was the new version of MiUI. After that i just… used it like a normal person UNTIL!

The day i got ads for changing my wallpaper.

I changed. My wallpaper. By the way it was a drawing of Atlas my beloved moth Squidinu i love you kfjddjfdkfjdkf

So like… Opened Google photo, selected it, got "Set as wallpaper" and then SURPRISE M.THER F.CKER. (Was for temu btw)

I was like "bro what" Cause' i thought i had opened something weird or anything well NOPE The app was "Themes". Then it just randomly closed that's an issue too.

So! Opened settings, got in "Themes and look" THEN SURPRISE ANOTHER AD!

Useless to add that, for some reason, THEMES WHERE PAID. EVERYTHING IN THIS (duck) (butt) APP STORE WAS 1€. (Nope it's not made by Electronics Arts.)

I said (duck) off imma made my own one. So downloaded KLWP (which is some cool app to make custom animated wallpapers and stuff) and enabled it. Didn't work. Why? AUTHORIZATION """""refused""""" for my """"""security""""""

We're talking about reading the number of notifications i have.

So yea that didn't work either.

So, duh, imma try to remove the bloatware.

Spoiler i can't it just says "nuh uh" and pops out some random error.

XDA forums.

So! Since this thing was going to kill me! I decided i should install a GSI! (Cause' for some reason no custom roms were out yet you'll see why later)

SO! Unlocked OEM, Check Installed SHIZUKU, Check Downloaded LeafOS, Check Bootloader unlocked, HUH OH! NUH UUH!!

Usually to unlock the bootloader, you have to use a app for Microsoft Windows, which is already a problem since i use linux and i can only imagine what kind of things OSX (Mac) users have to go through, then you plug it in, open fastboot, (Which is an mode on android that allows you to edit partitions using commands) and then "Error! unauthorized!"

Well the issue was easy, i had to open settings and link my developer account to the phone to unlock bootloader!

The result: Nope.

I think you might have expected it but that didn't worked. At all.

The page in settings shows up some error in Chinese. Which apparently translated (Thanks Gemini) says something like "You need to validate your account on community app"

So i tried.

Installed the VERY sketchy "Mi !NEW HOME! Community App" (that's the actual name on the G Play store.) and logged in, settings, "Unlock boot loader".

Yup… Umm…

"You… " erm. "You have to wait until 8/8 (mm/dd) at 00:00 (UTC+8) to try again."

So i did.

"You have to wait until 8/9 (mm/dd) at 00:00 (UTC+8) to try again."

…Seriously?

Waited 2 days. For nothing.

You see why nobody makes custom rom? Cause' xiaomi is so buggy that you can't even unlock boot loader with THEIR OWN TOOLS.

Honestly, i'm not the kind of person to usually roast something like this, but… Seriously. I didn't even mentioned the translation errors everywhere, the app icons, the bloatware… Even the whole OS looks like ripped off Apple iOS!

So yea. Sorry Xiaomi but right now, i hate you.

So i'll try again tonight and check if that works, even if right now i need a tall buff guy to hug me from behind and hold me in place so i dont use PSI Teleport ß into their office and kill everyone using Sharpshooter and Ricoshots. (P rank)

[soap-ify]

just you, me and my boyfriend — john price x f!reader x nikolai. | ao3

synopsis — the couple visiting your bar decide to take you to their apartment for the night.

cw — nsfw 18+, threesome fmm, established nikprice, references to unwanted attention by gross men, alcohol consumption, mentioned size differenfe, soft!nikolai and soft!price, reader is just lonely honestly, there are like two google translated russian words i got scared to do more, breasts play, cunnilingus, fingering, throat-fucking, p in v, missionary, domesticity, lots of praises they are sick. [4.8k words]

notes — for the nikprice anon!! the lack of nikprice x reader is literally a crime i needed to do something. if you notice that it's rushed at the end, no you don't.

Cheap alcohol, an unpleasant bar, people who were just wasting their time drinking away — you knew you really didn’t belong here.

Well, this was better than nothing, you supposed. The money helped you pay some bills at least. You just had to somehow tolerate all these weird people that flooded this bar every night, eyeing you up and down as if you were nothing but some piece of meat begging to be devoured by them.

The thought made you feel disgusted, your hand tightening around the glass you were cleaning, all the noises around you too blurred out and distant until a gentle yet loud knock on the wooden counter snapped you out of your attention.

“You listenin’, love?” A warm, gruff voice caused you to look up from the glass in your hands and onto the owner of the voice. He had a patient smile on his lips, the faint glimmer of blue visible under the dim lights of the bar, a beanie neatly placed on his head, brown beard adorning his face making your fingers suddenly itch to caress the little curly hair curiously, feel the texture as they glide through your skin.

Get a hold of yourself, you sternly reminded yourself before clearing your throat.

“Sorry, I was uh… yeah. Anyways, what would you want?” You asked in a polite voice, feeling embarrassed due to having lost your attention in front of a damn customer.

“Two glasses of bourbon.” The man behind the man with the beanie said in a powerful, enthusiastic voice with a strong accent lacing his words — seemingly bigger than the one in front of him in every way, a goofy yet sweet smile playing on his lips, those black hair reaching below his jaw.

Now that you think of it, these two men are huge. What do they even do? Your first assumption was that they were some gym-crazed maniacs.

“Coming right up.” You tried to not gawk at them too much and turned around, pouring bourbon into the tiny glasses alongside the cubes of ice before handing each to those two men.

“Thank you.” The guy with the beanie gave you a soft smile before both of them turned around, finding themselves a table a bit far.

You couldn’t help but stare at those two men throughout your shift, noticing how close they seemed — tender touches here and there, warm laughter booming, eyes full of fondness. That one little peck the man with a beanie stole from the other confirmed your suspicions of them having something going on.

They were definitely in love, very much so. You knew it, you could feel it radiating off them, making you feel sick in a good way.

It was probably a feeling of longing, your heart skipping a beat. There was no denying the fact that you were lonely, working and trying to finish all your chores everyday didn’t leave much time for you to take care of yourself and try to pursue love. Had you given up? Not really. Just unsure about the whole thing.

You let your eyes drift away, getting lost in your thoughts once more while trying to ignore the exhaustion clinging onto every inch of your brain, blinking your eyes a bit.

“Hey.” The familiar gruff voice interrupted your train of thoughts once more, your eyes looking up to meet those warm blue eyes . The beanie man. When did he even walk up here?

“Hi…” You replied, not knowing why your voice sounded so shy, your eyes averting from that soft gaze of his that made your heart ache for whatever reason.

“Two more glasses for us, love. The same as before.” You nodded at his words and turned around to get some more bourbon for him and his partner.

The man watched you intently, fingers gently drumming against the wooden countertop, the sound somewhat soothing amidst the loud overwhelming banter going around the bar.

Your eyes glanced back at him while you poured the bourbon into the small glasses, catching him already looking at you. A small smile twitched on your lips as you gently passed him the glasses, clearing your throat. Might as well just ask his name.

“So… what’s your name?” You asked sheepishly, a sudden wave of self consciousness hitting you when you saw the little raise of his brows, though that feeling disappeared as soon as he smiled.

“Name’s John. And that man over there’s Nikolai.”

You nodded, introducing yourself too, their names swirling in your head. John. Nikolai.

Maybe it was the fact that they were so decent in comparison to all the other customers here, a breath of fresh air indeed, and that made you want to talk to them more. The odd sense of safety engulfed you, and you found yourself smiling, propping your elbows up on the counter.

“Always this tense, huh?” John chuckled under his breath, earning an embarrassed huff from you.

“No… Just a tiring day.” You lied, nibbling your inner cheek.

“Crappy place to work at. Can’t blame you.” He shrugged, not hiding the bluntness lacing his tone. You couldn’t help but giggle softly, unable to hide that you actually liked how he didn’t try sugar-coating this situation.

“Are you and your friend new around here?” You asked curiously.

“Not a friend.” His eyes drifted over to Nikolai who was still seated in his seat, before back at you. “And not really. We have visited this town a couple of times, just never really had enough time to visit a bar.” He was strangely vague, though you decided not to comment on it.

“Nice…” You trailed off, silence falling in between you two while your fingers mindlessly twirled with the hem of your shirt, looking over at the clock. Not too long before your shift ends.

John paused for a while and you could catch a faint twinkle in his eyes as he leaned forward, his hand reaching out to gently brush a fallen eyelash on your cheek that you hadn’t even realised was there.

“Are you free after your shift ends?” It was almost as if he read your mind, his question causing blood to rush to your cheeks as you silently nodded.

“Good. Nikolai and I were talkin’ ‘bout you earlier, really want to hang out with you. You can find us outside after your shift ends, alright? Or just ignore us, your choice.” And with that, he turned around and walked back over to Nikolai, leaving you behind as you stood there with a surprised expression adorning your face, confusion flooding your head.

What the fuck?

The night was cold, cool air gently caressed your skin once you stepped out of the bar through the exit, shivering slightly while hugging the jacket you had tighter around you.

Both John and Nikolai were right there at the corner, the latter having seen you first since he enthusiastically waved at you. “Look who’s here!”

The fact that Nikolai genuinely seemed so happy to see you made you pause in your tracks momentarily before continuing again, the sudden warmth growing on your cheeks contradicting the chilly weather. Or maybe he was always like this with everyone, who knows.

“H-Hi…” You were unable to hold in the stutter as you approached those two, once more getting hit with the realisation that they were much taller than you, your breath hitching.

“Oh, hey love.” John gave you a warm smile, noticing the way your fingers clung onto your jacket tightly.

“We shouldn’t let a lady stand in the cold for too long, Price.” Nikolai chuckled under his breath, those large hands of his finding yours and gently tugging you along. Price? You assumed that was John’s last name, your hands freezing for a while before wrapping around Nikolai’s, letting him drag you towards a car parked across the street.

“You guys… Are you guys kidnapping me?” You timidly asked, somewhat serious about your question too. Like, come on, two men you just met tonight now taking you over to their car? Classic.

“Huh? No!” Nikolai shook his head in amusement and opened the door of the back seat for you, watching you sit down inside the warm car. “Just want to hang out with you, ангел. You looked so lonely there, we couldn’t help ourselves. We want to get to know you more, only if you’ll allow it.” His accented voice spoke reassuringly, earning a slow nod from you, still confused and a bit unsure.

“Heh, I don’t mind that. But… Why me?” You asked quietly, scooting to the side as Nikolai sat besides you on the back seat, John walking up front and hopping into the driver’s seat of the car, starting the engine.

“Just told you.” Nikolai teased you, his finger playfully poking your side. “Tell us more about yourself, darling.”

And you did — you rambled on and on about some random events and things in your life throughout the car drive. John silently listened to you whereas Nikolai occasionally joined in, telling his own experiences and some jokes, laughs filling up the car. You felt warm, as if you belonged here. Both of them were far from judging, smiling and commenting on all your quirks.

But then you remembered that those two were most likely together, and being too shy to ask, you just tried to not get attached to any of them due to the fear of not wanting to interfere.

But again, they had invited you to hang out. Some company wouldn’t hurt, right?

While talking, you felt Nikolai’s hand gently sliding from your arm and down to your thigh, your leg jolting a bit at the touch as you looked at him, only to find him smiling at you tenderly, his other hand cupping the side of your face.

“Keep talking, angel. Your voice’s so lovely.” His deep voice made your head all fuzzy, your lips parting slightly once his thumb brushed against your lower lip. “Isn’t that right, Price?”

“Yeah.” John nodded, eyes fixated on the road ahead, a subtle smile visible on his lips.

They both had taken you to their shared apartment, your eyes watching him unlock the door while Nikolai stood behind you almost protectively, giving you a gentle nudge inside once the door was opened.

The interior was quite simple, a sudden domestic feeling settling deep within you though you quickly pushed those comforting thoughts away, making yourself comfortable on the couch.

“Drinks?” John asked. You shook your head, your right leg bouncing up and down in a restless manner.

Nikolai soon took a seat beside you while John took one on your other side, making you feel so small in between these big men. You could even smell their scents at this proximity — both musky, John have an additional touch of some soft cologne too whereas Nikolai probably didn’t put anything on him. Their scents were enough to make your insides heat up, heart skipping a bit as you nibbled on your bottom lip and looked down at your lap.

“Do you want to hear something funny?” Nikolai asked, that usual sweet grin adorning, earning a nod from you.

He told you about his ‘missions’ with John, being awfully vague though making sure to tell you about all the little silly mistakes that had you three cracking up. For the most part, you didn’t understand the humour at all but seeing both of these two laughing made you giggle as well.

“You guys seem to have lots of fun together.” You mumbled after a while, feeling way more relaxed now as you leaned back into the couch, your eyes drifting over at John who was looking at you with a sweet smile, eyes squinted. It was actually adorable, almost making you want to bite his cheeks.

“Work’s not always fun.” He shrugged his shoulders, sending a brief glance at Nikolai before looking back at you, leaning a bit forward. “But I suppose the same can be said for you too, yeah?”

“Yeah…” Your throat felt a little bit too dry, blood rushing to your cheeks all over again once John leaned forward, your eyes meeting his blue ones. You swallowed dryly, leaning back a bit before your back gently pressed into the expanse of Nikolai’s chest. It was comforting in a way, you could feel the heat radiating off him and engulfing you like a warm blanket — soothing you in midst of the monotony lingering in your life.

You let yourself be a little selfish and gently leaned into Nikolai’s chest some more, shuddering once you felt his hands coming down to gently hold your face. Your eyes were fixated on John, feeling his hand slowly coming to cup the side of your face, his face just a few centimeters away from yours, his warm breath gently wafting against your lips.

“Getting comfy, eh?” John teased, his hand snaking behind to craddle the back of your head, gently brushing his lips with yours, not properly kissing you yet. The feeling of his beard tickling your skin while his lips sweetly yet torturously moved against yours made your heart skip a beat, your lips unconsciously parting.

“What are you guys trying to do? I-I…” You trailed off, mumbling against John’s lips, feeling Nikolai’s hands continuing to caress your waist. “Aren’t you guys dating…?”

“Doesn’t mean we can’t take care of a pretty little lady like you too.” Nikolai sweetly tutted.

“Does that idea make you feel weird, love?” John paused and pulled back just slightly, the sudden loss of contact with his lips causing an involuntary whine to escape your throat. “We had been thinking of trying out something new.”

“N-No! I was just… confirming.” You mumbled under your breath sheepishly, your hands slowly reaching out for his face, cupping his cheeks. This instantly made his eyes soften up, that familiar smile reaching his lips once more before he closed the distance between you too, gently pressing his lips against yours.

John kissed you so gently, his hand continuing to hold the back of your head while his other moved behind you to gently caress Nikolai’s shoulder. A soft whimper left your lips when the man behind you begin exploring your midriff, pressing against your belly and feeling the soft skin through the fabric of your shirt.

“N-Nik-” You tried to speak against John’s lips, Nikolai chuckling deeply behind you while his hands continued its ministrations.

You didn’t get a chance to breathe properly once John broke the kiss, Nikolai’s hand grasping your jaw and tilting your head back, leaning down to press a kiss on your lips. The lack of oxygen and the mild lingering taste of bourbon on his tongue made your head all dizzy, glazed eyes fluttering shut as you melted in his embrace, your body shifting slightly so he could kiss you better.

John took this opportunity to leave a trail of kisses down to your neck, callused hands sliding beneath your shirt to tenderly rub your skin.

“Tell us, love. Do you want us to take care of you?” John gruffly spoke, earning a nod from you once Nikolai finally parted from the kiss, leaving you all breathless and flustered. God, you needed them so bad.

“Words.” John said a bit more firmly, and you couldn’t help but whine in need, lips quivering.

“Be gentle with her, Price.” Nikolai laughed heartedly, pressing gentle kisses on the back of your head.

“Yes… Please take care of me.” You managed to babble out. John grunted in response, his hands pushing your legs apart gently, fingers beginning to slowly undo your pants and tug them down, taking his time in unveiling you.

Nikolai helped you with your shirt, gently lifting it up while his other hand unclasped your bra, taking it off with ease and putting it aside, his eyes narrowing in delight at the sight of your pretty tits. “ебать… so perfect. Poor baby’s so stressed too.“ His stubble tickled your neck as he nuzzled his face into it, large rough hands beginning to knead the flesh of your soft tits, sizing them up. You breathed shakily in response, eyes getting a bit droopy as you looked down at John who was getting himself comfortable in between your legs. The couch was certainly cramped by now, but not too much. You felt John’s lips pressing chaste kisses on your bare thighs, feeling them quiver blissfully as his fingers slowly slid your dampening panties down, a pleased groan leaving his lips once his eyes finally settled on the sight of your wet cunt, your clit poking out due to the waves of arousal coursing within you.

“Fuck… Look at this, Nik. Prettiest fucking cunt I’ve ever seen.” He breathed out, your mind barely processing his words due to the way he suddenly licked a fat stripe up your cunt, causing you to let out a broken moan, your mind sure of the fact that you might get a beard burn at this point, though you couldn’t really care at this moment.

Nikolai had a wide grin on his lips, enamored by your sweet reactions to every touch both of them were giving you, his fingers gently rubbing and tugging on your taut nipples. “You’re just like an angel.” He spoke fondly, continuing to play with your breasts, occassionally giving them light mirthful smacks just to see you huff.

John’s hands fondled with the plush of your thighs while his mouth practically devoured your cunt, his tongue swirling around your sensitive clit as he gentle sucked on it, causing your hips to buck forward, your slick beginning to coat the hair on his chin. One of his hand slid between your legs, one finger gently teasing your clenching and unclenching hole while his mouth was focused on pleasuring your puffy clit, tugging on the bundle of nerves.

You soon felt his finger sliding into your tight hole, soon met with another one — the stretch of his thick fingers making your hands reach out to messily tangle into his hair for some support, your gummy walls clenching around him as he begin to rub against your sweet spots, your eyes rolling back and mouth falling slightly open.

“P-Plea— M’so close…” You whined, barely able to form a coherent sentence, grinding your hips against his mouth while his little groans against your clit sent vibrations through your body.

“We know, darling. We know.” Nikolai whispered into your ear, lightly nipping onto your sensitive skin.

It wasn’t long until you felt your orgasm washing over you in shock waves, a trembling cry leaving your lips while your legs tried to squirm and kick in the air due to the overwhelming pleasure, coming apart on John’s fingers and mouth while he hungrily slurped your slick up.

He pulled up from your cunt and looked over at you, his cheeks a bit flushed and eyes dark, lips and beard all wet with your release. He licked his lips and grabbed Nikolai’s arm, pulling the man forward into a hungry kiss while you were squeezed in between them, shyly look at them kiss eachother.

“Fucking hell… She tastes so good, yeah?” John chuckled under his breath after pulling away from the kiss, Nikolai grunting in approval, savoring your taste.

You were panting softly, still trying to recover from your high, your hands weakly grabbing onto John’s forearms while your brain felt all tingly.

“Felt too good, love?” You didn’t know whether John was intentionally being cocky, but he was right. It felt too good.

“Let’s get you all comfortable inside.” Nikolai spoke warmly, gently helping your trembling bare body off the couch as he led you into the bedroom, John following shortly behind you both.

The bedroom was quite cozy looking, tidy with a nicely sized bed, some pictures on the wall and other stuff. Your eyes caught a glimpse of one of the pictures — Nikolai and John with three other men, dressed in what seemed to be tact gear. You decided not to comment on it, considering how they were already being so vague about their work earlier.

Nikolai gently laid you down on the bed and got in front of you this time, John slowly sitting behind you, letting your head rest on his lap.

“Cozy?” John cooed, his fingers brushing some strands of hair off your face, your eyes looking up to meet his and you couldn’t help but smile at how gentle he, no, how gentle they both were being with you.

“Yes…” You whispered softly, nuzzling into his thighs, a soft gasp leaving your lips when you felt something hard poking your cheek. You already knew what it was, excitement spreading in your heart as you nibbled on your bottom lip, feeling a sudden surge of confidence. “Wanna suck you…”

“Yeah?” He inhaled, continuing to caress your forehead and cheeks, as if trying to ingrain every inch of your face into his brain. His eyes drifted over to Nikolai who was just as enamored as himself, the other man’s eyes staring at your glistening cunt while his hands begin to take off his jacket and shirt already, revealing his bulky torso.

Your breath hitched when your eyes fell on Nikolai, admiring the soft layer of fat spread over his built muscles, his chest all hairy with thick curls, a bush clearly leading downwards to his crotch. You could feel your mouth watering, and judging from the victorious grin on Nikolai’s face, you knew that he could read your mind right now.

Your eyes moved back to John who was beginning to take off his clothes too, both men slowly tossing their stuff aside. You suddenly felt too flustered once your eyes admired his burly hairy torso, watching him unshed his briefs too before positioning your head back comfortably on his lap, his cock right up at your face.

Fucking hell. He had a nice length, and was so neatly girthy, your lips parting at the sight of the swollen leaking tip and those heavy balls of his, his musk making you all fuzzy. He grabbed the base of his cock and gently tapped the head against your lips, smiling at the way your eyes fluttered shut and your lips instantly tried to pepper kisses on his cock.

“Look at how needy you made her.” Nikolai laughed pleasantly, unshedding his briefs too and tossing his clothes aside. His hands grabbed a pillow from behind and positioned it beneath your hips so you would be comfortable, moving in between your legs to gently rub the head of his cock against your pulsating slit. You couldn’t look at his cock, but it was already clear that his was bigger than John’s, the thought alone making your hips impatiently buck forward.

“Patience, darling.” Nikolai playfully yet gently smacked you thigh, earning a mewl from you while you slobbered on the tip of John’s cock messily, drool sliding down your chin. You had to tilt your head slightly to take some of his cock into your mouth, but his hand on your head instantly stopped you.

“Don’t worry, I’ll do the work.” He spoke huskily, giving your cheek a gentle pat. He lifted his hips away from your head and moved besides your face, grabbing the base of his cock before gently pushing it into your mouth, a satisfied groan leaving his lips once he felt the wet warmth of your mouth, your tongue swiping against his sensitive glands.

“Fucking hell… Jus’ like that. Doin’ so good f’me, love. It’s like you were made for us.” He begin to lightly thrust his cock inside your mouth, making sure to not overexert himself on you. You looked so pretty underneath him, trying not to choke while your slightly swollen lips were nicely wrapped around his cock, taking just as much as you could, eyes all teary and half-closed.

Nikolai on the front gave your clit a few more gentle rubs before he slowly begin to guide his cock inside your tight cunt, noticing the way you suddenly tensed up at the stretch. “Relax, my angel. Just a bit more.” He grunted softly at the way your gummy walls clenched around him, trying to suck him though he had a nice hold on himself, continuing to gently slide inside yout cunt, his thumb gently rubbing your puffy clit.

You moaned around John’s cock, brows furrowed in pleasure and the tingly stretch you were experiencing in both your lips and cunt.

Your legs clumsily wrapped around Nikolai’s hips for some support, your eyes rolling back once he started thrusting his meaty cock inside your cunt, toes curling. It was so easy for him to hit all your spongy sweet spots, his eyes admiring the way your pretty tits were moving slightly with each steady thrust of his cock. He muttered a few foreign cusses under his breath, his other hand gripping the sheets right beside your waist.

Your brain was starting to get too fucked out to comprehend who was doing what, John’s cock continuing to gently rub against your cunt while Nikolai’s stuffed you full, pounding into you.

“M-Mmh…” You let out incomprehensible noises, tears slowly sliding down your cheeks as pleasure slowly took over you, melting your brain into mush. “C-Close…” You choked around John’s cock, the familiar knots building up even tighter before you finally came once again, your orgasm causing your body to convulse in pleasure while Nikolai continued to rub your twitchy clit, cooing soft praises at you.

You sobbed softly and trembled, feeling so lightheaded as he helped you ride your high.

You could feel John’s cock twitching in your mouth too, his hand giving his cock a few pumps while your sucked on the tip of his cock, a whimper leaving your lips once you felt him explode inside you, a breathy groan leaving his lips that felt too euphonious to the ears, thick ropes of cum shooting straight into your throat, leaving you with now choice but to swallowx savoring the bittersweet taste.

“Fuck… That felt so good, sweetheart. Attagirl.” He eased his cock out of your mouth, gently smearing some of your drool over your nose playfully, causing you to whimper.

Nikolai’s movements didn’t get sloppy at all despite his impending orgasm, his pace steady, showing just how experienced he was. Your legs tightened around his hips as he continued to fuck your cunt, his breathing growing shallower.

“Where do you want it, darling?” He huffed softly, and the only thing you could do was clench around his shaft needily and let out a meek ‘inside’.

Nikolai’s brows raised for a second before focusing back on your pretty cunt, thrusting into it a few more times before he felt his balls tighten up, soon releasing thick ropes of cum inside your waiting cunt, seemingly releasing even more than his partner.

You whined at the feeling, feeling so full and fuzzy, your legs loosening around his waist once his movements slowed down before eventually stopping. He slowly eased his cock out, the sight of the creamy cum leaking out of your used cunt making him twitch.

He looked at you with a warm smile, leaning down to press soft kisses on your cheeks while John’s hands rubbed your shoulders gently, your eyes fluttering shut.

You could barely make out the praises they were whispering to you, exhaustion soon taking over you while their soft voices only lulled you into a deep slumber.

You woke up the next day in the familiar bed, some memories from last night still vivid in your head as you weakly sat up and yawned, finding yourself alone in the bedroom. Soft rays of sunlight basked the room in a warm glow, making everything feel cozy.

You smiled shyly as you looked down to find your body all cleaned up, wearing an oversized shirt that you could bet belonged to John alongside some loose boxers.

“Good morning, darling.” Nikolai’s voice startled you, causing your head to turn over so you could face him, heat blooming on your cheeks as you saw him in some casual, comfortable attire — an air of domesticity lingering in the air. “Sleep well?”

“Yes.” You nodded and slowly got out of the bed, muscles a bit sore from last night but not too much as they were so gentle with you.

“Come outside, John’s cooking breakfast for us all.” He grinned happily and leaned down to press a soft kiss on your forehead, and you could already sense that he was very much in love with his boyfriend’s cooking which only served to fuel your curiousity.

You followed after him, your heart thrumming in anticipation, hoping that this wasn’t just a one night stand.

[citrijp]

Day 3

I only thought of this today so uh. Sorry. :P I know it's not very satisfying to start on Day 3, but days 1 and 2 were just "Refresh on kana" and "Wait Precure kinda slaps" anyway. So. Uhhhh yeah. This is gonna be tucked under the cut bc it's LONG.

Kana Practice

95.8%. Not bad tbh but MAN I'm rusty as hell on katakana lmfao. My hiragana is fine but katakana has always been a bit of a struggle.

Grammar

First grammar lesson(s) baby let's GOOOOO

I'm gonna be honest y'all I was feeling a little cynical about this one bc grammar has always been a whole Thing for me. Like it just. Never made any fucking sense to me. It wasn't even hard per se but like は and が? What's up with those??

My answer actually came in the form of three Cure Dolly videos. And I learned a LOT from these three videos alone. Like. More than I thought because I knew some of the basics.

For example (keep in mind that this is three lessons in and does NOT account for all forms, only the most basic of basics):

There two types of sentences in this world: A is B and A does B.

There are three basic ways to break them down: ＡがＢだ。A is B (noun). 私がアメリカ人だ。; ＡがBい。A is B (-i adjective). ペンが赤いだ。; ＡがBう。A does B (-u verb). 私が食べる。If you're wondering where the polite form, です, is, Cure Dolly opted not to use this for now.

Logical particles can be omitted if the topic is already clear. In the above example, I say "I'm an American" by saying 私がアメリカ人だ。If we KNOW the topic is 私 then we can omit that and just say アメリカ人だ。This is kind of a "duh" that I already knew but it becomes a lot more important when we get to…

は。Hey, buddy! Where ya been??? As it turns out, this funky little non-logical guy has been why I didn't know the difference between it and が—they aren't the same and it's not about choosing between them. I feel like every website and its mother has an article about "choosing" between は and が lol, but it's not ABOUT choosing between them.

は is a topic marker. Again, "Yeah, duh, Lem", but like. No. You don't understand (unless you do lol). In the sentence 私はアメリカ人。, the は is not the "I am" in the sentence. It's more like this:

私は［私が］アメリカ人だ。

As for me, [I'm] an American.

And there, the invisible が—a.k.a. the zero pronoun—makes an appearance. This shit BLEW MY GODDAMN MIND.

A better example came when I was learning を and に actually. I'm gonna use one of my friends' names in this example but the basis of the sentence comes from Cure Dolly.

私がボールをモリーに投げる。

I throw the ball to Molly.

This sentence has a subject (私 marked by が), an object (ボール marked by を), a destination (モリー marked by に) and a verb (投げる marked by its existence as a verb idk).

If you change any of the logical particles and their respective nouns, the sentence fundamentally changes.

モリーがボールを私に投げる。

Molly throws the ball to me.

ボールが私をモリーに投げる。

The ball throws me to Molly (zoinks).

Logical particle usage makes a big difference, as you can see, lol. This might be another "duh" moment but it helped me understand the purpose of は in this example.

If you use は, you can omit either 私が, ボールを, or モリーに so long as you use the noun as a topic marker. For example:

私はボールをモリーに投げる。

As for me, [I] throw the ball to Molly.

(Omitted: 私が)

An even better example is when you can equate the omitted particle to a pronoun:

ボールは私がモリーに投げる。

As for the ball, I throw [it] to Molly.

(Omitted: ボールを)

モリーは私がボールを投げる。

As for Molly, I throw the ball [to them].

(Omitted: モリーに)

If you put 「私がボールをモリーに投げる。」、「私はボールをモリーに投げる。」、「ボールは私がモリーに投げる。」、and 「モリーは私がボールを投げる。」 into a Google Translate, they all mean the same thing: I throw the ball to Molly. This is because unlike changing what nouns are in front of logical particles, as long as you have the remaining logical particles right, what you use as a topic marker DOESN'T MATTER.

PHEW sorry that wasn't supposed to be that long but I really enjoyed learning this. This also isn't meant to be informational because it's not laid out that well but I'll tag it anyway. 😅 But Cure Dolly explains it much better. The playlist is linked on my pinned post but if you want to just get to it now, it's here (my reference is the first three lessons).

Okay now that I've infodumped about Japanese grammar. Uhhhh

Active Immersion

Precure! I uhhh tripped and fell and watched more episodes yesterday but I guess that saves me some time and I only have to watch my 1~4 episodes WITHOUT subtitles. I'm starting to pick up on words—mainly, やる気 is sticking, and I wanna learn what ヤナレーダ (using katakana because that's what's used for the monsters themselves) comes from. Probably something related to procrastination considering the Witch of Delays. If I'm right about that I'm gonna be so proud of myself lol

Conclusion

Overall, I'm having a lot of fun so far. I really like this style of learning, and it fits into my schedule SO much better than textbooks and such. Plus I feel like I'm actually getting it naturally and not just stuffing a bunch of info in my brain even though still kind of am?? Idk it's neat

[keeganmantle]

After using Google Translate, I managed to translate what this guy said: "I am so p*ssed off by this man that this is the last post I will ever write about him! He really p*ssed me off! What did I do to him? have no idea! Just someone who decided to slander me. I don't have the energy to translate everything into English, so I write in my native language. I don't care if he understands it or not but my friends yes I proved to them all that this man is just sick"

Dude! I'm not the one who's sick, Wang! You are! Stop acting like a victim. It's over dude. Just screw off. Get off the internet. Why not we remember that Monday morning. He slandered me. Just out of no where I get a mention from him saying all these nasty stuff about me. He obviously got so ticked off I blocked him that he went as far as to use other peoples' accounts to threaten me, say nasty s*xual things about me, and insult my family and my girlfriend! I have all the screenshots, Wang. They are real. How would they be fake? You can see my profile next to the type box at the bottom center.🙄

That should show you it's a screenshot. I cropped it to the DM box of course so people could see it.🤷‍♂️

So in retrospect, I did nothing to this idiot. I'm the victim here. All I did was turn down an art trade! That's it! What was going on in his head that day? I'm not putting up with Wang's sh*t anymore. But of course I'm gonna have a grudge or so. He said he was gonna kill me. My life was on the line but no, he just kept coming. Great, thank you, Wang. Just another layer of paranoid just what I needed. Your friends are morons as well for believing you. Don't they see I have all the evidence against you? What do you want from me man? I ain't going to apologize. Why should I? Stop playing the blame game. It's over. We all know. I showed everyone. You should've let it go. But you didn't. You just had to come back. Well, either focus on your own thing or I'll get you reported again. In fact, I don't feel safe with him on here now so...please just report this guy because he's gonna be a gaslighting regardless.😔

I'm the one who's ticked off at him! He put so much paranoia on me with those DMs saying he was gonna find me and kill and yet he has the balls to come back? How?! Wang, you're 22. You should be acting your age. It's embarrassing. I'm sorry about this guy, everyone. I just wanna move on. But thank you guys for being here and trying to protect me from this guy. You know when someone threatens you, you gotta tell everybody. Lowlifes are a joke. The bad guy always loses. Ok, I just had to get a lot out of my system. I don't understand how he's still here and yet has the guts to say I'm the one who attacked him. Classic gaslighting of lowlifes.😏

Wang, get off the internet, and go outside. Please. And thank you Wang for finally leaving me alone! Unless you plan to threaten me again soon. But it could just be my PTSD talking.🙄

To Wang Liu and his crazy friends I assume, you don't know me. I have anxiety and you're only making it worse. Screw off. Leave me alone. You're a bunch of cowards for coming back.😒

[jbaeteng]

David in BOA #2 Mar 2019

What do you lose if you win everything? David Alaba and Jérôme talk about victories and defeats - on and off the pitch

The Munich Glockenbachviertel on a mild February afternoon. David Alaba appears with mirrored sunglasses in the photo studio, where the shoot for this issue is to take place. Jérôme is already there, receiving his teammate in the dressing room. A handshake, a smile, then the funk starts. Jérôme says to the make-up artist: "Please put a lot of make-up on David's skin." David soon gets his revenge in the photo studio as he grunts at Boateng with a grin. The native Viennese and the native Berliner do not need a long warm-up to get in the mood. It's Travis Scott. Between the recordings David Alaba dances in the studio, Jérôme raps.

Both of them actually came here to talk to us about a big topic of life: about victories and defeats, sporty and personal. As defenders, they are at least sporty, so our guess. On the plus side: Both won together with the team of FC Bayern six German championships, three DFB Cups and a Champions League trophy. But they also know what it means to lose. The tragic »Finale dahoam« 2012. The repeated defeats in the European Champions League against Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. And if the individual form did not fit, the critics did not deal with the two tenderly. As a professional footballer they learned early that even fame and recognition can be lost quickly. As people, they learned how difficult it is to make friends and meet women when you can not even walk on a street unrecognized. So what do you lose when you have won almost everything? We have a few questions. Here we go.

David and Jérôme, is winning an addiction?

D Maybe already, but a positive addiction. J To win a big title in a big stadium is like a rush, an absolute feeling of happiness. And if I'm not allowed to play, for example because I'm hurt, I can not wait to get back on the pitch. It tingles in me. I do not know many addictions, but maybe the term is actually quite good. You give your all to get back in the field as fast as possible, to play, and yes, to win. It was a dream as a child.

What's better: playing in front of 70 000 spectators in the stadium or sex?

J Depends on how sex is. But if you ask me for the best feeling I can remember, the answer is not difficult. That was the moment when we became world champions in Rio de Janeiro. Even in Brazil, where football is almost a religion. I still can not believe it.

David, was triple-year 2013 the biggest in your career for you? D Yes, clearly, that was enormous. When I think about how much power that cost back then, how many victims we had to bring, physically and mentally, to collect the harvest in the end, to become German Champion, Champions League winner and cup winner. But equally emotionally were my two debuts at Bayern and in the Austrian national team. These were events that I did not dare to  even dream about as a little boy in Vienna. I also think there are many different highlights in a career, sometimes they can be very small, but they are meaningful to you personally. J That's right. For example, if you can save the ball on the goal line in a game and know that this really helps the team in the situation, because this again forces are released. As at the EM 2016.

Is a big stadium necessary for great feelings of victory, or is this also possible on a football pitch? D victories in front of great audience, of course in the home stadium in particular, but also in the legendary arenas such as Madrid, London or Dortmund are always something incredible that I can hardly get used to. The feeling of victory on the football field can also be moving. I still remember how I kicked in the small squares of Vienna as a teenager. Since I never thought that it is about nothing. On the contrary, buffets are about something that most even consider most sacred - honor. J I can only confirm that. Emotions take place in the huge stadium as well as on a small playing field. If I bet with my friends on the pitch, who wins, it can get down to business.

When were you last on a football field?

J I gambled with mates in my garden in Munich in September. We played three against three. Although I watch a bit in a duel, you do not want to hurt yourself - but I have to win already! D He then chooses the teams so that he does not have to do much, but still wins.

How long does the feeling of happiness last after winning a trophy? D Our profession is fast-paced. When the new season comes, the last title is immediately forgotten. In addition, you should not lose as a Bayern player actually. Otherwise, the pressure will quickly increase and everything in the media will be called into question. This has been seen again in the first round. J One must also remember that one was hardly used to defeats at Bayern. This is not supposed to sound overbearing, but controlling the League as much as our team for several seasons changes the mindset of all players and maybe even the people around it. Victories are the norm. If, as in this first round, we suddenly do not win in almost every Bundesliga game but lose ourselves at home, it is suddenly a new feeling that we all have to deal with. That also unsettled us as a team. It is all the better if you can fight back, as at the beginning of the second half, when we approached Dortmund. That gave a boost.

Do defeats have a longer after-effect than victories? J In any case. I can not lose, I've never been able to, not even in my youth. If I lose, my mood is often legendary lousy for days. It can happen that I can not speak for anyone, listen to music, nothing else. Only my two daughters can get me out of this condition, for example if they want to get on my arm. Then I feel better.

Do not you also console all the titles you already have? D Unfortunately not. What lies behind us does not matter anymore. If Jérôme and I slip through in the defense, it does not help much that we both won the triple years ago. But that's also the cool thing about sports. With every kick-off, it starts again.

David, how do you deal with setbacks? D defeats affect me very differently, depending on how the game was. If you lose in the first round against Borussia Mönchengladbach, that's not nice. Worse, the defeat last season felt in the semifinals in the Champions League. That's where we went against Real Madrid, even though we were the better team. This is especially bitter. You work towards the goal of winning the Champions League for so long - and suddenly it's all over, even though you were better.

These weeks will decide if you will end this season as a felt winner or loser. Does it also depend on you feeling like a winner or loser for one summer? D At least I can say that if you win the Champions League then you're in a different mood for a summer. In the summer of 2013, I definitely shot down a few rockets! J Yes, but if I fly out of such an important competition unhappily, I need my peace first. Then I can not go on holiday with friends and celebrate parties, but stay with the family, which brings me to other thoughts. Everyone has their own methods to deal with disappointments. I am a believer, draw my strength from it. I pray and read in the Bible. I do that in front of almost every game in the hotel room and afterwards when I get home.

Do you always want to win when playing Monopoly, Cards or PlayStation? J As I said: I can not lose, no matter where. I get extremely angry then. Especially if I feel that I have been treated unfairly. D I'm fine too. If I lose, everything is unfair. But you have to explain that we both play rather little. In the team, others are the gamer.

Do you have the feeling that you are winning or losing on important match days in the morning?

J Yes, I have. And mostly the feeling comes true.

D I have it too, but if I have a bad feeling in the morning, I try to deal with it, leave the negative thoughts aside, and concentrate on more positive things. This sometimes works.

Is it true that the coaching in the half-time break can decide on victory or defeat? J The speeches are very important. The team listens closely to how the coach talks about individual players. That makes a huge difference. When the coach proves to be sensitive and sets the right tone, we attack players in a different way.

Which coaches have reached you the best? D Hard to say, everyone has their own style.

J For me, Jupp Heynckes and Pep Guardiola were the best coaches. Tactically, Pep was the best I met. He just saw almost everything in the square. Jupp and Pep have personally motivated me most in the cabin.

Who did not do that well? D I want to clean up with a common misconception. If it does not work, it is often said that the coach does not reach the team anymore. That's true in the rarest cases. Most of the time it's up to something else. J I have seldom experienced that. If anything, there was a language barrier. That was the case with Carlo Ancelotti, who spoke a lot of Italian. Since we could not communicate so well. In addition came the getting used of Peps football to Carlos football. These were two different ways of looking at the way you play football. The transition was very complex.

When do you get more WhatsApp messages from friends and acquaintances: when you won or when you lost? D I get more news on wins. J In my case, that keeps the balance. More importantly, the bigger the game, the more messages I have on my phone. If we've lost, there are actually only two varieties: either "head up, well played" or "Can I be in the next game?"

Many well-known people report that success and fame also lead to a very different profit, namely to a significant increase in new friends, acquaintances and those who would like it. Can you confirm that? D Yes, there is something in it. There are so-called friends who are only there for you if you give them the crème de la crème of one. And there are the real friends who always there for you. So I had to learn to deal with it. I had to build up human knowledge. And I also had to part with one or the other. J I imagine that I am careful enough and only slowly open myself to new people. That's my protection.

Do you sometimes notice how other professionals are flocking gold diggers, ie people who only or mainly want to gain the assets of the players? J I can see that already. At Bayern or at the national team I know no player who surrounds himself with these gold diggers. But abroad I see in some restaurants, colleagues, where I creeps this dull feeling that it is not everyone honestly means. What sometimes sit there for funny people at the tables!

David, how do you protect yourself from false friends? D I'm always traveling with the same people With the Kobli (Philipp Koblischek, editor's note) I played together in Austria at Austria Wien. We have known each other since we were ten. Two or three years ago he moved from Vienna to Munich. That makes me very happy.

How many best friends do you have? D For me it's the Kobli! J I have only one best friend, Alex. I've known him since I was six. Our friendship deepened over the years. Alex lives in Berlin. He also has a family, two children, a job. We call every day. We exchange ideas, we really talk about each other. He knows me inside out. He just remembers me writing him on Whatsapp, whether I'm good or bad. With the latter, he also knows that he should rather not call now.

Back to our magazine motto "Win & Lose": Which sacrifice you had to make for your professional career was the hardest for you? J First, there were the typical victims as a teenager. When my friends went to the disco, I usually went to bed early. As a professional footballer we have to give up a part of our private life. I can not go to the swimming pool or the cinema with my children without being disturbed or without my children noticing that they are being watched. D That's why I've got more mixed feelings of fame now than I used to, when I was happy to see myself in the paper. I remember how much I, as a child, dreamed of having my own poster in Bravo Sport. That has completely settled.

You can also win and lose in love. Do you have any tips on how to conquer the hearts of women? J I can not say I have a specific method that always works. Women have different tastes. Some like a cool look, others humor or clever, profound conversations. I always try to show good manners, to behave like a gentleman, to hold the door. D I also do not know if it's just about impressing someone. It is more important to me to find a woman who does not want to get to know the professional footballer David Alaba, but the person David. I still remember my first relationship, my childhood sweetheart. Since I had no problem at all to build trust. I did not have a known name back then. In my second relationship, I needed much longer for that. And today it takes even longer before I can totally open myself.

J I'm fine too. In the meantime, I prefer it best if the woman does not understand football at all, does not even know who I am. But that is mostly the case abroad and not everywhere anymore.

Is that why you travel to the US so often because footballers are more likely to be left alone? J Both of us are mainly going to America because of the lifestyle: we like the people, the sports, the fashion and the music. And I personally like that so many nationalities come together in cities like New York and Los Angeles. D We do not go to America to meet ladies! (:D)

One day, the question will ask you how you want to end your careers. And with it, how you will cope with the loss of your favorite occupation. Some ex-professionals have lost their sense of life in these turmoil, others lost their wealth. How do you deal with it? D Sorry, but I do not think about such things. Even though I've heard that one should plan the life after the football out and provide accordingly, I must say: I think only from week to week. J Maybe you notice the four-year age difference that separates David and me. Because I have to say that I know only one fear: the end of my career. I am seriously concerned with the question of what will happen if one day I can no longer play football. Football is my life. I can not imagine this feeling that I will have after my retirement. I'm afraid of that. I know that one day I will have to retire. But on the other hand, it does not want to go right into my head.

People who had to rebuild their lives, it should have helped to look forward to something that they had to give up a long time. What would you think? J I would take a long trip around the world after the end of my career, look at everything, start in Australia, I always wanted to go there. That would be the first. You can still do a coaching certificate later. D Maybe you can train me then yes. Because then I will definitely still play. But seriously: I do not look that far ahead. I hope that I can live my dream for a few more years.

[icharchivist]

following principally japanese artists and refusing to interreact with the english fanbase also means that sometimes something big is going to happen and the only thing you can do is scroll through countless of tweets armed with nothing but your shitty google translation and trying to pieces together what is the insane thing that happened, made even more insane by the flawed translation, but somehow figuring out what it is will be even more insane regardless. I’m feeling so normal right now.

[lonelostwriter]

Getting Creepy On A Friday Night

Chapter 3: Winds of Change

“Y/N- Y/N NOOOOOOOO-“

Sarvente screams of agony rang out as Ruv carried her away, tears falling from his own eyes. Your body ached and burned… but why.

Pico held Monster at gun point as tears flowed.

”Let. Them. Go. Or I’ll pump you with so much lead you could be used as a pencil.”

The demon laughs hysterically. “DO IT THEN! I’ll just use THEIR body if you do.”

Whitty picks up Pico and blots, the ginger flailing in his arms.

”No-PUT ME DOWN WE CAN’T LEAVE THEM- NO-“

Luis follows the group, soft mutters of ‘not again’ fading out.

All your friends were leaving you… you to corrupt and rot.

Even the kids were being taken away….

Why does it hurt so bad? —————————————————————————

You sit up, letting out a sharp gasp. God you’re sweating. You look around the room to the other two people in the room and freeze. A single eye meeting your gaze.

”У тебя все нормально?” (Are you ok? I’m using google translate fight me)

You blink, your brain slowly processing what Ruv had asked you, shiver going down your Spine as well. “Yeah… ’m fine it was… just a nightmare.”

”Я могу сказать ... что, если я могу спросить?’ (I can tell ... what if I can ask?)

You look down at the sheets.

”It was a lot really…. I was corrupted or well… being corrupted and you guys all just… left. Some of you tried to fight but… there were no good options….”

He gets up out the bed and walks over to you, picking you up gently. It was really weird to know how gentle this man could be, considering you’ve seen him with how he handles most things…. Except Sarv’s stuff.

”Ничего страшного. все будет отлично” (It's OK. Everything will be fine)

You nod, leaning into his chest slightly. Sarvente sits up and looks over tiredly.

”Is everything alright you two?”

“Nightmare.”

“Oh…” She gets up from her bed and walks over. Great now they’re both cuddling you. Ruv traces light circles into your back.You sigh softly, sinking into the touch. God you were so tired… Sarv looks at the time before getting up. After about 5 minutes she comes back with 3 mugs. 2 of hot chocolate and one of what you assumed was just hot milk. Ruv never liked sugary things anyway. She hands both of you your respective mugs before sitting down on the bed. “Are you alright, Y/N?” Sarvente asked you softly, you looked up at her, sighing softly. It never dawned upon you how long and fluffy looking her hair was… not to mention it was pink. It was comforting. “Yeah… dreams are just… weird sometimes. Ya know?” Ruv lets out some form of chuckle. “Can’t relate. I barely sleep.” Ironically that made you and Sarv snort. “Bro what the f- sleep more.” “Ok p a r e n t-” “SQAYUWDGCFRGFVR-” “WH- HOW THE-” Sarv sets her mug down, before wheezing hysterically. How the hell??? You all hear a soft grumble and look up. Pico stands there, half asleep with Whitty behind him looking confused. “Aw shit- did we wake you?”

“Yes.” Whitty shakes his head no, as Pico looks grumpy. You snort softly. “Sorry guys.” The bomb head waves you off, trying to be reassuring. Sarvente looks around. “Since you’re both over here why don’t we all just bunk in this room?” Whitty’s eyes light up as he shuffles in. Pico follows before flopping on the bean bag in the corner. You snort. “This works… anyway thanks… Goodnight guys.” There’s soft mutters of ‘good night’ before everyone goes back to sleep in the room.

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“What’s our plan now?” Honestly Whitty had a good question. What WAS the plan now? You rubs your neck a bit.

“Well for starters. Find out where the others are… maybe we can look for Hex?” Sarvente nods

“I’ll pack some supplies so we can get ready to go.” Ruv readjusts his hat as he walks into the room, watching Sarv dash out.

“So. We all know that fucking lemon is doing things from the shadows.” You nod sadly.

“Can’t believe it. Keith had this happen all within a week?”

“Yeah…” You breath in.

“We can’t… dwell too much on it. Best we can do is head out and save our friends.” Whitty nods in agreement.

“Right.” Sarv comes back with a few bags in hand.

“Let’s head to the basketball court. It’s a good place to start.” Everyone looks at each other.

“Right…”

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The court felt eerie at this hour. Especially with how quiet the town was. Ruv pauses, before suddenly picking you up. You felt something just barely miss your leg and glance down and-

“HEX?!” Everyone else snaps their heads back to you and Ruv. Lo and behold it was Hex. His screen was, scrambled to say. Had a whole lemon demon icon that kept wavering. Ruv puts you down and you look at the bot.

“Bzzz- (Y/)- zzrt -(N)?” Oh lord. Was he still fighting? He seemed in pain.

“H-Hey Hex. Hex we’re here for you. Me, Whitty, Sarv, Ruv, Pico- we’re here-“

He makes a motion of acknowledgment, still glitching.

“Hurtzzzz-“

“I know- I know. H-hey. How about we.. sing? Trust me, ok?” Hex nods again, still clutching his screen.

“O-ok…”

You step back, standing a few feet away. Pico sits on one of the smaller speakers this time. Sarvente sitting in the middle. Ruv and Whitty sit on either side on the ground respectively.

“You got this (Y/N)” Pico cheers.

“If anyone can save him, you can.”

“We’re here for you dear.”

“Do your best!”

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>:) I return.

Anyway hi guys! New update go brrr. And we have Hex! Tbh I have a whole playlist for the order of this story. Just gotta find time to sprinkle in A.G.O.T.I, Tabi, Annie, Garcello, and Sen. Since I’m not sure you’ll be battling any of them… ok maybe A.G.O.T.I… maybe. -Cloaked

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Update squad:

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TOG fandom - How to address others in Italian (a little help for fellow writers)

Another one of these posts in quick succession because a thing I’ve noticed in many, many fanfiction is the incorrect use of titles and honorifics in Nicky’s Italian lines. Which... I get it, it’s super-uper difficult to get and also Google is the worst of all to translate the right use and nuance (my suggestion is to always prefer Reverso Context when translating entire phrases, it’s based on examples and it’s more accurate in general). So!

Let’s start with family (famiglia, with a gl, different to the Spanish word).

Papà = dad (please, please, PLEASE USE THE ACCENT. Just like Nicolo ≠ Nicolò, remember that Papa = Pope. And Nicky’s dad - or Nicky as a dad - is not a Pope). Variants! They are mostly regionals, but you can also use: papi, babbo, pa’. Father = padre, so if Nicky has to refer to an austere father figure or someone else’s father? Use padre and the honorific form (we will get to that). Mamma = mom. Variants! Mami, mammà, ma’. Mother = madre. Figlio/a = son/daughter. Sorella = sister. Older sister = sorella maggiore or sorellona (like ‘big sis’), younger sister = sorella minore or sorellina (’lil sis’). Fratello = brother. Older brother = fratello maggiore or fratellone (’big bro’), younger brother = fratello minore or fratellino (’lil bro’). Nonno/a = grandad/grandma. Also: nonnino/nonnina, it’s cute. Zio/a = uncle/aunt. Cute: zietto/zietta. Cugino/a = cousin. Younger cousins could also be called: cuginetto/cuginetta. Nipote = nephew/niece and grandson/granddaughter. Younger ones: nipotino/nipotina. Suocero/a = father-in-law/mother-in-law. Cognato/a = brother-in-law/sister-in-law. Genero = son-in-law. Nuora = daughter-in-law. ... and I’m stopping here, but if you have questions on other particular words just DM me :D

How to address loved ones.

Amico/a = friend. Someone who’s always very friendly and nice to hang up with = amicone/a. The BFF from when you were young kids = amichetto/a. Ragazzo/a = boyfriend/girlfriend. ‘Chi è? Il tuo ragazzo?’ = ‘Who’s that? Your boyfriend?’. Variants (also regionals): ragazzino/a, moroso/a, tipo/a. Fidanzato/a = fiancée. Could also be used as boy/girlfriend, but it’s mostly for couples about to get married. However, nonne all over Italy at Christmas would always ask their nephews/nieces ‘ce l’hai il/la fidanzatino/a?’ which basically is ‘have you found yourself a boy/girlfriend?’. Marito/moglie = husband/wife.

How to address royalty/nobility (to the person who asked about this specifically some time ago: took me some time, but here it is).

Sua/Vostra altezza reale/imperiale = His/Her/Your royal/imperial highness Sua/Vostra maestà reale = His/Her/Your royal majesty Re/Regina = King/Queen Imperatore/Imperatrice = Emperor/Empress Principe/Principessa = Prince/Princess Duca/Duchessa = Duke/Duchess Conte/Contessa = Count/Countess Signore/Signora = Lord/Lady (’mio Signore’ = my Lord)

The clergy (a relevant topic for Nicolò).

Prete = priest. Also: don (mostly used before the name to address the priest, like ‘Don Nicolò’)(yeah I know it reminds you of mafia names, that’s where they get it from... it’s basically a substitute of ‘signore’, frequently used in the South). You can also call the priest padre (father) ‘Padre Nicolò’. Padre superiore = father superior, frate = friar, monaco = monk, eremita = hermit, abate = abbott. To address a friar: fra and the name, like ‘Fra Giacomo’. Suora = nun. To address the nun: suor and the name, like ‘Suor Cristina’. Also: sorella, madre superiora = mother superior (’Madre Teresa’), badessa = abbess. Vescovo = bishop. ‘Sua Eccellenza’ = His Excellency. Arcivescovo = archbishop. ‘Sua Grazia’ = His Grace. Cardinale = cardinal. ‘Sua Eminenza’ = His Eminence. Papa = Pope. POPE. P-O-P-E as in the old holy guy dressed in white living in Vaticano. First rule of Italian, folks: we don’t have as many accents as the French, but when we do THEY MUST BE USED. Also: Santo Padre = Holy Father. ‘Sua Santità’ = His Holiness. I had to translate half ‘Wikihow - come rivolgersi al clero cattolico’ LOL

There should probably be a whole chapter about politics too, but you get the drift: use Reverso, check the examples and write me (or any other Italian user in the TOG fandom) a DM if you’re in doubt.

And we arrive straight to the honorific form. This is hard, I know... English doesn’t really have this form, but it’s extremely important to know it and know the differences to write/talk good Italian.

The basic rule is that when we speak to someone who’s above us in hierarchy (a client, a professor, an older colleague, ecc.) or a stranger, we use ‘lei’. Dare del lei means not referring to the person with the singular form of ‘you’ = tu, but use the female third person singular. Let’s proceed with an example: if you’re writing Nicky as a professor, he’s gonna be called ‘prof Di Genova’ by his Italian students. They wouldn’t say ‘prof, non interrogarmi’ to him, but they would use the ‘lei’ form: ‘prof, non mi interroghi’ (don’t test/question me, professor). This form is basically the most frequently translated by Google. This is why the most frequent mistake in fanfiction is Nicky asking ‘scusi?’ (sorry, in the ’lei’ form) to Joe or Andy or Booker instead of ‘scusa?’. As much as I think Nicky is a very polite guy and he definitely would use the ‘lei’ form with strangers, he knows his family (and his husband!) well enough to use the ‘you’. As a rule, always check if the translated Italian you are using is in the honorific form and, if it shouldn’t be in your fic (as in: Nicky is talking to someone he knows, like Nile or Joe or his family), change it to the ‘you’ form. NB! Nice nuance in fanfiction: Nicky using the ‘lei’ form with Copley or even Merrick (sometimes using the honorific form with asshole strangers adds a very sassy flavour) and Nicky using the ‘lei’ form with Joe if you’re writing a first meeting AU (in a polite/formal environment). It’s cute because there’s frequently a moment during a first meeting conversation where people ask each other: ‘possiamo darci del tu?’ (can we use the ‘you’ form?) and I think it’d work well with them.

You think this is it? THINK AGAIN! We also have an even more reverential form, to use with very veeery important people (nobility, extremely high-up people and the such) which is dare del voi. Voi = you (second person plural). The ‘vostra’ you saw above in the royalty part comes from this. Example: if Nicky is a prince or a king, a counselor should address him with the ‘voi’ form. ‘Vostra maestà, vogliate scusarmi: ho dimenticato di aggiornarvi su questo argomento’ (Your Majesty, please excuse me: I’ve forgotten to give you updates on this topic).

A bit complicated, I know, but I hope I’ve helped. Remember you can DM me anytime if you have questions. If you think I’ve forgotten something, please add a comment so that I can reply! :D

Here are the links to my previous ‘Italian language for fellow writers’ posts:

Terms of endearment

Swear words

Writing ‘good’

[wyllzel]

nct star trek au elaboration 👀 / these are just my thoughts and initial reasoning, and the whole thing is open to interpretation!

tl;dr don’t give anyone a phaser except yuta LMAO

COMMAND DIVISION (aka 127)

Taeyong as Captain: If he can lead a 20+ member kpop group, he can lead a giant research spaceship (probably). Also, one of Kirk’s biggest strengths as captain tends to be his compassion, which I reason TY could fulfill nicely!

Johnny as First Officer: In TOS, Spock takes on the role of both FO and Chief Science Officer, but uhhh Spock is a (half) Vulcan and Johnny is Johnny, so he just gets FO (with much respect to Johnny) 😆 Probably he just steps up as TY’s backup / picks up where TY is unable to and otherwise chills on the Bridge 😋✌️ and posts on space Instagram lol

Taeil as Navigator + Haechan as Helmsman (Pilot): Genuinely. I just think giving HC control over the entirety of a giant research spaceship would be very funny. And I think Taeil giving him directions off Google Maps (with extra math and physics) while he does so would be hilarious. I think many hijinks would ensue, which is only proper for ST. Also Sun & Moon inverse Sulu & Chekov... so true...

Yuta as Chief Tactical Officer: I would not hesitate to put a phaser in YT’s hands. Also he looks pretty epic in the new High&Low movie, so I  think that those skills would definitely translate into ST AU. Altho, I think most of what he’d be doing is like, fire lasers from the spaceship?? Still, pretty epic. He’d make it look cool.

Doyoung as Records Officer: 😭 Sorry m8 you’re doing the paperwork LOL 😭 but also I think he’d take this opportunity to come up to the bridge as often as possible and bother TY which, again, would probably be extremely hilarious 😆

Jaehyun as Materials Officer: 😢 okay I am a bit sorry for this one, but also I wasn’t sure where to put him... And I didn’t want to put too many “action” people, because at its core, ST is about respectful ‘discovery’/science and idealism, NOT action (*side-eyes Abrams*) :/ so he gets to do inventory LOL which I hope he would enjoy (also would YOU trust JH with a phaser?? much to consider...)

Jungwoo as Quartermaster: Idk I just feel like it’d suit him, he just gets to take care of everyone’s little outfits LOL important, low-stakes job with little action and a good amount of people interaction...! I think he’d be very good at it!

SCIENCE DIVISION (aka Dream)

Mark as Chief Science Officer: Okay I actually feel extremely strongly about this one 👁👁 I am positively CONVINCED that if Actual Markly was not a kpop idol, he’d be a CS major ??? or some sort of typical Asian Dude STEM major LOL I am not sure why it is just the extreme vibes that I feel deeply about. Anyway he’s got a lot of ambition, so I wouldn’t be surprised at him ending up CSO... plus he’s Dream’s leader so I felt obligated to put him there l m a o

Jaemin as Chief Medical Officer + Jeno as Physician: I was watching a recording behind for Dream and someone said ‘Jaemin’s rly regretting not going to med school now lol’ and somehow that stuck with me HAHA similar principle to Markly, he’s got an edge that I’m sure could actually carry him thru med school LOL and idk I’d probably trust Jeno if he were my physician. One time my friend had to get an IV and she hates needles but she didn’t panic bc the nurse was kinda hot lol

Renjun as Physicist: Idk he just looks like he’d study something nerdy like physics :P JUST KIDDING (sort of) he seems like a smart guy and has a pretty levelhead (lol... maybe...) overall... physics is just the vibe...

Chenle as Archaeologist: 😆 I just figured he would choose to study something mildly pretentious but also mildly exciting, but I also wanted it to somewhat match with JS’s so they could be a duo LMAO (but also, if you look at the ranks chart, he outranks JS just slightly which, again, is for peak comedy purposes)

Jisung as Geologist: Again, he’s got to match with CL, but be just slightly unexciting HAHA 😅 Rocks... very excellent... BUT since CL and JS’s fields are pretty hands-on, they’ll likely be on the “away team” pretty often, neatly putting them into unexpected alien hijinks LMAO (again, peak comedy)

OPERATIONS DIVISION (WayV + Sungtaro)*

*yes, i purposely assigned them redshirts 🥲 hahahaha.....

Kun as Chief Engineer: He just seems like he’d be an engineer :’-) plus leadership etc etc... Also, this is Scotty’s position, and just like Scotty, Kun knows everything there is to know about spaceship (real!)

Winwin as Security Chief: Ngl, I have no idea who outranks who btwn WW and YT, but I think YT is more like “shoots spaceship lasers” and WW is more like “shoots gun lasers” ?? Still, I hope their paths cross... WW 100% does unnecessary backflips 

Ten as Chief Communications Officer + Yangyang as Deputy Communications Officer: Couldn’t separate Tenyang!! They’re good with languages, therefore, they get to do language stuff 😋 not sure which of them would be more similar to Uhura’s role, but either Ten and YY struggling to communicate with aliens ... lolll

Xiaojun as Section Chief: Not 100% sure what this is HAHA 😭 me when my research is half-assed... but I think he has a security team under his command... Anyway... Just wanted XJ to see some action... I think it’d be a bit funny... “iron nuggets roll out” lolll so true... punch a hostile alien in the face hell yeah...

Hendery as Transporter Operator: Putting HD in charge of a mystical science portal that literally rearranges someone’s atoms from one place to another, usually hundreds of kilometers away or so?? COMEDY!!!

Sungchan as Engineer + Shotaro as Tactical Officer: I tried to give them ensign-level roles since they’re both the “newbies” :’) and as of rn... remain without fixed units... :( ANyway SC would get to work with Kun (whom he seems to be friendly with) but I suspect he shirks duties to go hang out with JW LOL, who wouldn’t be too busy... Shotaro would be working under YT and get to hang out on the Bridge, where he’d (possibly) be able get to know TY & YY 🤔