#then there is a whooole third act

[landwriter]

ASK GAME just like love sequel tidbits pleaseeeee :)

I am BUZZIN about the Just Like Love followup interest!! Thank you for indulging me <3 so many people asked about so here's the tag for the rest!

Tidbits:

Immediately following the events of Just Like Love, Hob wakes up to an hotel room that reeks of day-old murder. He’s unsurprised to see the Corinthian gone, and laughs when he sees the scarf left behind. He feels a little giddy until he notices the Corinthian took his lighter, which was very nice and old and stolen from somebody else. Then he’s just fucked off.

When he gets back to his flat (with a Bic lighter he was supremely irritated to purchase) he listens to the Corinthian's voicemail, inviting him stateside with absolutely no identifying information, and hears it for the insane foreplay it is. Still unmoored, and not even certain he's getting another 100 years considering his benefactor never showed, Hob doesn't have to think about it.

Hob makes two calls: one to a journalist friend to water his plants while he's gone and also keep asking around at the White Horse, to try and see if Hob's super-secret very-old-school-no-I-don't-even-have-his-phone-number 'source' shows up again. He'd already been covertly checking all week. Some things can't be helped. Then, he phones a very different contact, and the hunt is on. Slick semi-legal detective work occurs. A noir soundtrack plays in the distance.

Hob does find the Corinthian in America, and watches him for a little bit, because he can be profoundly creepy too. This is how he ends up overdressed for a gay club, following a twink to the bathroom and trying to urgently warn him away from the Corinthian, who is dangerous, and shouldn't be trusted. The twink assumes this is some kinky roleplay between a very sexy 80s, tanktop-and-denim-in-his-element Corinthian, and his questionable choice of partner, who is dressed like an undercover fed and doing a clearly fake English accent. He goes to the Corinthian and tells him he should've just said if he wanted a threesome.

Hob and the Corinthian proceed have a fight in the bathroom, but despite their 0 for 1 record for bathroom conflict resolution, successfully end up fucking instead.

There IS a county fair trip, although the Corinthian certainly does not interrogate why he is bent on giving Hob new experiences and sating his appetites and curiosity, and what that might have to do with him being denied the same from Dream. He just wants to. And of course it's not a date. You can tell because they joke about it not being one. They flirt by being both a little too good at rigged carnival games. Hob adores his tour of Americana, and in turn gleefully serves as the Corinthian's unoffical tour guide to humanity and all the splendid pleasures and nightmares it has to offer.

A Spiderman-Pointing Scene ensues when Dream, unwilling to wait for Hob's return, finds Hob in the Waking through his dreams (which, if he'd stopped to pay attention to, might have given him fair warning) and finds him with the Corinthian. Hob says, Christ, no wonder neither of you would tell me your names. This is played for comedy. Then, like a tugged thread unspooling an entire weaving, it all goes to shit.

[lovelynim]

TickleTober2023/Day 27 - Monster

League of Legends/HEARTSTEEL - Kayn x Ezreal

“Was that movie too scary for our pop prince?” Kayn teased, wrapping his arm around Ezreal’s shoulder, leaning his head forward so he could speak close to his face. “Do you want me to hold your hand?”

Ezreal gritted his teeth, feeling his cheeks warming up from embarrassment. He really wanted to punch Kayn’s stupid face right now. “Ugh, shut up!!” He roared.

“Make me,” Kayn laughed out loud as Ezreal pushed him away. “Come on, there is no need to be scared, Ez, it was just a movie ~”

“I wasn’t scared!”

“Oh? You were not?” Kayn chuckled, walking a little faster so he could catch up with the vocalist and get back in front of him. There was no way he was going to let this chance to tease him slide off so easily. “Are you sure?”

“W-what?” Ezreal’s voice cracked slightly, taken aback by the question. “Of course, pfft, do you think I would get scared by some stupid CGI monster?” The vocalist tried his best to sound convincing.

“Then why were you squealing like this?!” Kayn, out of the blue, reached out to the other’s waist with both hands. Squeezing it, the rapper made sure to not let the vocalist walk out of his reach with ease, grinning as Ezreal reacted just like expected: with a loud and high-pitched squeal.

“K-KahAHAhayn!!” Ezreal protested, desperately trying to pry those evil hands off his body. “LehEHEhet go!”

“The whooole movie, Ez,” Kayn continued, scribbling up to his sides, “I could barely pay attention to it thanks to how loud you were!”

“Yohohou- ahAHah, stohOHop!!” 

“Are you really sure those monsters weren’t too scary for you?” Kayn grinned, managing to climb one hand up to Ezreal’s ribs, making the poor vocalist let another panicked squeal.

“TheHEHey wehEHEhere nOHOT!!” He wasn’t going to admit defeat like that. All he needed was to think of a way to get out of Kayn’s grasp and this all would be over.

“I’m not really convinc-”

“Are you done?” A third, serious voice broke through, making both freeze on spot. Yone, standing a couple of meters ahead, stood with a not-so-amused expression, while the rest of the group tried to hold back their laughter. “Playtime is over, we need to get back. Hurry up,” he scolded, turning back and resuming to walk.

Kayn groaned as he let go of Ezreal, not really in the mood to act up.

“You got us in trouble,” the green-haired guy complained, sighing as he tried to fix his outfit. Kayn raised one eyebrow, grinning before leaning close to whisper at Ezreal’s ear.

“Yone can’t keep you safe from the tickle monster forever, Ez,” he chuckled, resuming to walk to group up with the rest of the guys, leaving a flustered vocalist behind.

A/N: I'm totally addicted to HEARTSTEEL's song and everything about them, so why not use the change to mess around them with one of the prompts? ehe

[foodfetishist]

Hello! I am Bravery or Ratboy (he/toon pronouns), and this is my sexyspace. This is an adults-only fetish blog of many kinds- If you are only looking for vanilla sex/BDSM and will be grossed out by the kinda stuff you would stumble upon deep into DeviantArt, then maybe don't scroll further! My bio explains a lot of what I'm into, but to put it simply... If ya like tummies, toons, and/or nerdy boys, You're gonna have a great time in my little world! Don't banish me tumblr, heyheyheyyy c'maahn I'm a little guy, I'm just a little guyy, noo, it's also my birthday, I'm a little birthday boyy

If you just want to see my art or writing, Look no further than @techboybloatware, my blog where I reblog from my own blog! I am also techboybloatware on Furaffinity, Bluesky, and Aryion.

Also, my main account is @starshipgenius! If you recognize me, Yes you do :)

Please flirt with me + Please sexualize me <3 Asks & DMs are open! (and feel free to talk about me as a character, It's fun! I sometimes will post about myself in third person due to character feelings.)

Click "Read More" for more info! It has tags to blacklist, so if you're intent on following me, please look there and utilize them to block out nasty things if needed.

The list of things I am not into is shorter than what I am. But You will mainly see belly kinks here, especially Food stuffing or Vore! I personally don't really use the term "feedism", because it seems to come with a lot of long-term fattening which isn't totally my thing. I just like bein' full, and digestion, and indigestion... Also, <3 STOMACH NOISES!<3

99.999% of the stuff I post here is Gay/MLM/male-focused, besides the rare femdom stuff. If you don't like guys, turn around!

TAGS FOR BLACKLISTING: #dark kink (noncon, abuse, violence, etc.), #ab/dl (Used for CGL too), #intox (drug/alcohol use), #emeto (barf!), #sc@t (I'D RATHER DIE AS A WEIRDO THAN LIVE AS A COWARD!!! It's OK You won't see it unprompted and it's a side thing.), #irl kink (I don't tag talk of doing things IRL, but I will tag pictures and videos.) At this time I'm not warning tagging anything else. However, if you see something on my blog that should be tagged, let me know and I will consider it!

I am fine with flirting in replies/asks! In fact, I LOVE it and it's what life's all about!!! However, please note that I am taken, so please do not be disrespectful toward my partners. There are a couple things I cannot fully reciprocate because of this, those being me voring you or acting out dominating you, But I still appreciate every comment! (and uhmm hehe please feed me..)

If you care a whooole lot about which kinks are bad and gross or not, you probably won't have much fun here. Just sayin'. I don't care what I, or you are into, as long as there's no actual real-life harm being done. Simple!

Thanks for Reading! Look at my tummy!

[evilsilence]

First Lines Meme

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line.

Tagged by @johnnys-green-pen

So uh, I only have 3 published fics currently. And one is an ongoing rewrite of one of those. I’ve written so much in the last year but yet I have almost nothing to show for it, as most things I’ve started haven’t exactly been finished for whatever reason. Soooo guess I’ll include some of the unfinished stuff too, because who knows, maybe I’ll finish some of them one day.

99.9% of what I write is Emergency related, albeit. . . weird.

1) Save Me from the Dark

Scarlett Raven Black sat numbly in her dimly lit bedroom pondering her existence.

2) Any Other Day

John Gage laid shivering in a treatment room at the ER of Rampart General Hospital.

3) Save Me from the Dark (Rewrite)

Scarlett Black gazed wistfully out the window, taking in the relatively boring cityscape.

4) One Breath Apart (Tentative title)

Johnny was dead. Or at least he thought he was.

5) Untitled

"Have you noticed Gage has been extra weird today?" Chet asked aloud to the room of his coworkers as he reached for another balloon to blow up.

6) Untitled

As consciousness slowly returned to him, unfortunately so did the pain.

7) Untitled

John Gage woke from his third nightmare that night.

8) Untitled (Dropped)

There was a loud yell as once again Chet performed another prank on Johnny.

I also recently started a Grey’s Anatomy oneshot that I wanted to finish before S17xE8 because it’s based off a brief clip from the promo. But procrastination is one of my best talents so didn’t finish in time, then got unmotivated. Oops.

1) Where the Shadow Ends (Tentative title)

Sitting in the comfortable sand of the beach, Meredith stared out towards the crashing waves of the ocean in front of her.

Conclusions: First and foremost, I really have a thing for Johnny whump (and sometimes beyond just whump. . .). I also like starting my fics with “x character felt this way” or “x character did this thing”, and I almost never start fics with dialogue. I’ve tried to sorta change it up at points, but ultimately it’s just what I’m comfy with so maybe that’s fine.

Favorite: Just going by first lines, Untitled #6. Have I ever mentioned I love me some good whump? In terms of whooole fics, definitely the ongoing rewrite of Save Me from the Dark. Pretty much everyone knows by now, but the original fic was always intended to be more of a parody on common fandom tropes and mess with the very idea of the typical “Johnny falls in love with the perfect Mary-Sue OC and they live happily ever after” fics. The rewrite is a more serious take on that premise, adding more backstory, better(ish) pacing, and canon characters (hopefully) acting more true to their canon personalities. It’s still going to be weird, though.

Tagging: My friend @thebeatlesqueenie1212  Everyone should check out her fic! <3

[dracarysdragon]

Reasons to watch Agents of Shield

Legit. Not enough people are talking about this show.

1. Actual good consistent writing that only gets better with each season. (Season 1 will always have a special place in my heart but it is the weakest. The quality only goes up from there!)

2. Really really good quality acting! Especially in the later seasons!

3. Well choreographed fights - I usually get bored with lots of action but AoS has just the right amount and pulls it off so well

4. A good budget - they have reeeaally good effects, especially in the latest seasons

5. Character development levels through the roof

6. The ships - so so so good!!

7. Women (a majority WOC) in major roles, each with their own story lines and character development, each one beloved characters in the show, each one different in their own way

8. PHILLIP J COULSON (with special guest appearances from Nick Fury)

9. Along with the good writing, amazing character development, fantastic fight scenes & sci-fi in general, THE SHOW IS HILARIOUS

10. You don’t need to have seen anything else from Marvel, it’s an independent show (but if you want to watch the movies alongside there are timelines everywhere online that show you where they fit in. It only adds to the already amazing experience)

If you do decide to give the show a chance, keep in mind the first season is the weakest but it gets a whooole lot better about two thirds in!! After that Season 2 and 3 are amazing, Season 4 is actual perfection, and Season 5 was just as good! Currently Season 6 only has 3 episodes out but damn it’s been the best so far!!

[escarlatafox]

either shifu or sam for the meme?

Saaaam!

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: !!!! I DIDN’T EXPECT HIM TO BE SO GREAT? :D Gosh Sam how did you manage to hit on so many niches I love, huh? Like. At first he was alright. It was just like “oh okay so we’ve got this straightforwardly happy-go-lucky ball of sunshine... not suuuuper my thing in this case, but I get why people would love him” (sdjnksdkjnsdkjnsdnkj I had no idea). And the fact that he seemed to actually put people off with how over-the-top friendly he is - that was an interesting touch where it’s like “oooh”. But you know exactly when my perspective transforms more. hhhh

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: I don’t actually - I mean, Sam/Guy is definitely really cute, but at most I only kind of ship it passively in the sense that I see other people getting really into it and I’m like “yeah! cool!! :D” like cheering on on the sidelines. When push comes to shove, I don’t actually have any Sam ships!

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Romantic or not, we can never forget Briefcase Buddies.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Ooh I don’t really know what’s unpopular. I wasn’t SUPER into his character at first, but I was absolutely willing to give him a chance as a character to endear himself to me (which he did, in a way that I totally didn’t expect, lol). But hmmm yeah, see I don’t think I know enough about what the prevailing opinions are to be able to know which I disagree with.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I’m a sucker for any sort of “foreshadowing” wherein Sam would do something obviously Morally And/Or Legally Dubious and have it glossed over at the time as either Rule Of Comedy, Typical In-World Zaniness, or Sam being seemingly oblivious as to having done anything wrong when he knows full well what he’s doing. My memory isn’t the best so I’m not sure how much of that we got in canon, but either way I would have loved more! Not even that but just. ahhh. love me some foreshadowing, or even just played around with the “secret” a little more once the audience has been clued in because then we can actually SEE the inherent dissonance of his seemingly innocent character playing out in real time. would also love some insight into either his other identities or how much he’s putting on an act. Obviously a lot of his stuff (the majority) is genuine, but hahaha I don’t knooow I’m rambling. I love highlighting the dissonance between supposed innocence and the reality of a character. I guess what I want from the next season is for the show to still acknowledge Sam’s criminal past/side, and to also do more to acknowledge the fact that he’d just been jumping from fake ID to fake ID for a long time. I don’t want it to be brushed over type thing yknow? There’s so much potential depth there to explore. Even if it’s just casually dropped into conversation among the characters...

Favorite friendship for this character: You have the obvious Briefcase Buddies, but you know what, I want some Sam and Michellee friendship. Let our dear vegan be good buds with the egg&ham-eater! :P

My crossover ship: Lol yeah nah as I said I technically don’t have any actual Sam ships XD

Shifu...

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: Oh, everyone knows, surely. XD

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Nah

My unpopular opinion about this character: Non-Shifu fans do not seem to realise how secretly fun-loving this guy actually is. At least, they didn’t prior to the third movie, which surprises me. A bunch of stuff about his character in the third movie was Always There, it was simply repressed and/or less obvious before.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: This is kinda random but I was kinda disappointed about the Po/Mei Mei arranged marriage plotline getting dropped from kfp3 because I’d wondered prior to the movie’s release if we’d get to see any of Shifu’s reaction to it. Hm. (Well I did say it was random, lol). Honestly, I do have things I’d love to see happen but I do not trust them to necessarily be pulled off properly. Because I am incredibly picky about how his character is written, a “wish would happen” with his character at this point for me is to let him Rest. Oh right, I just remembered. Since they actually joked once about making three movies about Shifu’s backstory, but it was only ever a joke. Well I certainly wouldn’t turn another three movies down if they were well-written lol. Honestly the story of how Shifu started learning Kung Fu and started on that path is shrouded in mystery, (Inb4 LOA because I Do Not Care about LOA, LOA is irrelevant and does not exist as far as I’m concerned) so I’d really love to just know a little about his history in the first place. Every time he mentions that line about leaving his family to learn kung fu in Kung Fu Panda Holiday I absolutely BURN with curiousity you have no idea. One single throwaway line from Po in a random youtube video about Shifu failing maths in the second grade (I think it was?) just also makes me very curious about his childhood in general, what even the deal was and what the situation was like prior to him learning and mastering kung fu. There’s a whooole untold story there :’( the secrets of my fave...

Favorite friendship for this character: Po

My crossover ship: ...lol let’s not, his line in the deleted scene was pure vindication though.

[honeymoonjin]

A/N: I’m currently in the phase where novelty has worn off but things haven’t got super exciting yet (same thing happened with all of my other series), so I really apologise if this isn’t great. I just wanted to get something out even if it wasn’t as long as my chapters normally are. This one is 1.8k.

LOST IN TRANSLATION ↳What do you do when you have no qualifications but want to see the world? You help teach English in a Korean primary school, apparently. ↳Principal!Jin, math teacher!Yoongi, PE teacher!Hoseok, English teacher!Namjoon, school nurse!Jimin, art teacher!Taehyung, and science teacher!Jungkook.

CHAPTER FOUR ↳You have your first English class and enjoy a welcome lunch with (almost) all of the teachers.

You lean over to the small boy sitting on the carpet next to you. “Hi there,” you whisper in slow but cheerful English, “my name is Y/n. What is your name?”

The little boy blinked comically, chubby cheeks adorned with two bright red patches from being put on the spot. “My name…is…Min-jae! Nice to mee chu!”

You beam at him and return the sentiment. The two of you were near the back of the classroom, directly across from Namjoon in a closely packed circle of cross-legged kids. You had just finished up roll call, and a pop quiz on what they had covered in their previous lesson, and now Namjoon was passing around little whiteboards with markers attached. It was a different class from yesterday, these kids a bit younger but just as enthusiastic.

After leaving the staffroom, you had immediately regretted turning down the offer of an escort and had ended up slipping into the English room at the last second, with no time to chat to Namjoon before they got started.

“Okay, class,” the teacher announced loudly, cutting through the excited chatter, “today we are learning some new words. We are going to learn how to talk about the weather! Does anyone know any English words about the weather?” The students look around the room curiously, none raising their hands. “Nobody?”

You wait for him to continue, but instead of moving on, he’s gasping, hands to his cheeks like a movie cover, staring straight at you. You give him a confused smile.

“Oh no, students! Y/n doesn’t know any English words about the weather!” The class dissolves into raucous laughter as you put on a glare, trying to stop your lips from curling up. “Y/n, do you never talk about the weather?”

“Yes, I talk about the weather!”

Namjoon’s eyes twinkle behind his silver wire glasses. “Y/n, how is the weather today?”

You take a look out the window. “Today is cold, brr, and it is raining.”

He lets out a laugh at your charade of rubbing your arms up and down. “Exactly! Class, did you understand that?” There was an unpromising proportion of head shakes to nods. Namjoon chuckles and cracks open a blue marker, beginning to write on the whiteboard. “Y/n said two things: it is cold, and it is raining. Cold, cold and raining, raining. Now, in Korean, we…”

You let yourself tune out a little to the explanation, choosing instead to look him over as he passionately explained the intricacies of verbs and adjectives to the bewildered students. You had noticed how he attempted to hunch over a little to make himself seem smaller among the tiny bodies of the children, although his gangly legs stuck out almost halfway into the little circle you were all sitting in.

His dress shirt was a little rumpled and you could see the finger smudges on his glasses from ten feet away, but he still came across as completely put-together and in control. He kept this encouraging smile on constantly as he both spoke and listened to the spiels of the students, and it looked like his skin was practically glowing in the lights of the classroom. You quietly seethed over the fact that your English teacher growing up was a stuck-up lady who was so behind in technology that she requested you fax your essays to her. If you had been taught by a man like Namjoon when you were in high school, you probably would’ve fallen in love on the spot.

What were you kidding; you could probably easily fall in love with him now. As if sensing your thoughts were on him, he glanced over to you and gave you a soft smile. You blushed and looked away quickly, busying yourself by picking at the fibers of the carpet.

“Now we’re going to play a game, everyone,” Namjoon broke off at the enthusiastic cheers, and you couldn’t help but laugh yourself. It seemed the only thing these kids did were games. “Get into groups of three or four and find yourself a spot in the room.”

Your heart grew three sizes when you were immediately flooded by more than five kids, the two on either side of you, Min-jae and a little girl you couldn’t remember the name of, latching onto your arms tightly. You look up at Namjoon, unsure what to do and a little startled.

Namjoon laughs. “Y/n will be with us for a whooole year, guys, so you don’t need to worry. Some of you can form your own group, okay?”

Four students reluctantly pulled away to bunch up together, and you were left with the two beside you, and another little boy who looked scruffy and mischievous. He proudly introduced himself as Ken, and the girl next to you whispered her name shyly, Jisoo.

The game was simple; shout out a word in English relating to weather and you all had to act it out. Groups that did the wrong action were out. However, you (and you suspect Namjoon as well) weren’t prepared for how earnestly the groups would fight for their place in the game. Elaborate backstories would be formed on why fanning your face actually meant it was cold (“because when it’s cold outside, Teacher puts on the heater and then it gets so hot inside!”) or why cowering from the sky wasn’t for rain, it was for sun (“I was being a vampire!”). Namjoon seemed to be an extremely softhearted teacher, and he would keep giving them second and third and fourth chances until the bell rung and you still hadn’t found a winner.

The kids scattered before Namjoon could assign homework, and you walked up to his desk as he sighed and tipped his head back.

“Good class today,” you quipped, “I certainly learnt a lot.”

You averted your gaze from the arched column of his neck as he swallowed before speaking. “I hoped you were a very strict teacher so that we would get some work done for once. But no.”

You laughed a little, stretching out your legs from being sat down on the floor for so long. “Do we have another class?”

Namjoon shook his head. “It’s, uh, break time. The kids eat lunch now.”

“Oh, okay. What do we do?”

He stood up, holding out a large palm. “We eat too. Let’s go.”

Instead of being led back to the staffroom, as it turned out, breaktime was spent with the staff gathering at a picnic table on the corner of the field, looking over the students as some brave ones decided to play in the rain.

No matter the weather, at least one staff member had to be watching over the kids outside during breaks, and, as Art Kim was explaining to you, they decided a few years ago that it was nicer for them to all be together outside rather than fighting over who had to eat alone.

“That is very cute,” you comment, “very nice.”

He smiles softly, grabbing some more meat from the middle and placing it on your still half-full plate before picking out some for himself. “We’ve become a little family here. It’s been the same staff since…” he trailed off, eyes distant, and you followed his gaze to see Jimin with a tense jaw and dark eyes, the first time you had seen him like that since meeting him. “Since a few years ago,” Art Kim finished awkwardly. He brightened up and jostled your shoulder lightly. “That’s why we’re all so excited for you to be here. It’s about time we had a new face in the school.”

Your eyes glaze over a little as you begin to devour small cuts of the beef you had been given. “Is it, um, you, sorry…” You try and do the grammar in your head as he waits patiently. “Is this food what you eat every day?”

He glances at the impressive layout of dishes on the uneven wooden beams of the picnic table. “Oh, no! This is a special welcome lunch for you. We all pitched in and got some traditional Korean food for you to try.”

You look around the table properly for the first time, seeing the kind faces of all the staff that had welcomed you with open arms. “Thank you so much! I’m very grateful.” But as you look them over, you notice one missing. “Uh, where is Teacher Min?”

Teacher Jung immediately bursts into boisterous laughter. The principal reaches out and whacks him on the forehead before turning to you. “He’s gone to get his lunch. Any moment now, he’ll come out and start accusing someone of stealing it.”

The science teacher rolls his eyes and stretches back in his chair. “Hobi’s been stealing Yoongi’s lunch and he thinks none of us know it’s him.”

The teacher in question gasps in offense. “Hey! Who told you?” He shoots you a quick glare before Jimin buts in.

“Ah, hyung,” he chastises, “you’re a terrible liar. All of us except Yoongi know.”

He frowns, crossing his arms over. “You haven’t told him?”

Jeon answers with an easy shrug. “It’s a lot of fun watching Yoongi grow more paranoid. We’ve got a bet on how long it takes him to find out.”

The principal splutters. “You what? Why wasn’t I invited into the bet?”

You feel like you’re watching a tennis match, head swiveling back and forth, mouth slightly open as you focus on each line.

It’s the art teacher that responds to him in a calm baritone. “You can place a bet now if you want. Me and Namjoon have already lost, we thought he’d figure it out within a week. Jungkook says by this Thursday, and Jimin says he won’t realize until someone tells him. What do you think?”

Principal Kim taps his chopsticks against his plate in thought. “What’s the prize?”

“The winner gives all of their homework to one teacher of their choice, who has to grade it. Excluding Yoongi, because he’s suffered enough.” You let out a little laugh at Jeon’s matter-of-fact explanation.

Principal Kim sighs out dramatically. “I don’t have any homework to give away! There’s no point in me taking part. I’ve already got enough on the line if Hoseok wins.”

Jimin looks at a spot in the distance behind you and his eyes fly wide open. “Can I change my bet?” he asks hurriedly. “I think he’s going to figure out right…about…now.”

The yell is so ferocious the students outside freeze in their tracks, and the PE teacher pales, face falling slack.

“Hoseooooooooook!”

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[neirawrites]

Wooooh halfway there!

So, at this point, I’m about 50% done with this draft of Phantom Limb. 

Here are some thoughts under cut:

first of all, I’m proud of myself. not my fastest work, but very satisfying, very stable and kinda fun.

I have skipped a few chapters. One because I was too depressed and I was sad, one because i just didn’t feel like it and the third one I actually edited once, added about 1,500 words of pure new stuff I need to let rest for a little while before I can fully edit it.

I really like seeing the book take shape. some little things are gone, some new things and lite motives are added. I have never had so much fun editing. 

still, some issues remain:

I still like the idea of naming chapters after songs and I don’t have a single one sorted out. like nada. come on, this is getting ridiculous. 

speaking of songs, one of the characters, edin dervišhalidović is named after a real person. a real, really popular singer. I don’t mention him by stage name, but it’s not exactly glossed over. back when i had no hopes or plans to ever publish this, it was a fun idea, but how do i not get sued?

speaking of getting sued, anyone who lives in sarajevo and follows the clues can pretty much tell where danica and alma live, right down to the exact window of their flat. a flat that is not my own. a flat that someone now lives in (i saw the windows open today for the first time. by accident, not stalking, i swear, officer). can i do that? i didn’t put the address, but ferhadija, next to the mosque, main street, round windows, it’s not exactly a hidden location. I should have moved them into Valter Pejić street. 

I am yet to visit the city hall. I need to visit the city hall. my climax takes place at the city hall and i have not been there in like 3 years. I feel stupid going on my own (despite vising brno, prauge and bratislava on my own for a fucking month), so I need to find a friend who will let me be slightly embarrassing in public while I take pictures, fangirl, talk too loud about what happens in the book and just act like myself. I am considering paying the entrance for them and maybe bribing them with coffee. 

I am yet to visit the graveyard the last chapter takes place in. I’m just going to leave that for the last possible moment. visiting one of the main city attractions is one thing, visiting a graveyard atop of the city is a whooole different can of worms. 

damn it. i was going so strong with my idea no one would be affected by the War, but damn it, Edin is 39, he kinda has to have a sad war back story. damn it. 

speaking of ethnic tensions, Danica is a Serb. her terrible parents are Serbs. her dad is even an Orthodox priest. Kris is a Serb and he kinda double crosses the MC (but chose the right side in the end). while ozren’s Roma Croat and Alma’s Bosnian families are portrayed as really nice. i don’t want to make it seem like Serbs are the bad guys. i don’t think that. I get that no one outside of ex yu cares about this, you all think we are the same (because we are and that’s kinda the point), but I do. I need a skilled bosnian/serb relations expert as a beta.

does alma come off as too much of a jerk? i want her to be flawed, but not as asshole. she was 23 when she died and had a lot of growing to do, but her heart was pure. still, she stole from her poor friend when she was a kid, picked roses that weren’t hers, was kinda controlling to Danica, even if it was with good intentions. she is very rich and privileged and aware of that. still, I dread in depth 5,000 word meta analysis of how much of an asshole she is (who am i kidding? i would kill for a 50 words analysis of my work). I need to consult more people. 

I got more people who want to read this thing. Do i send them the last draft, do I Frankenstein two drafts into one or do i wait until I’m done with the changes I want to make? 

More good news at the end: Irena’s spin off edition:

She meets the love interest, whatever creature they are, at Kozija Ćuprija where she goes for a bike ride/jog. I don’t know what creature she will date, but damn it, i have a scene.

Whatever magic she was connected with manifested itself in her matchmaking abilities. she hooked up alma and danica, she probably hooked up more people. small everyday magic where she recognized people who would be good for one another

she was a chubby until pretty recently. A perfect way for me to work though my own issues. That’s what OCs are for.

Will I get sued by SOC too? Only time will tell. 

I want to say I miss ABW, where everything is set in Russia or AU Earth, but then I remember that that AU Earth has so much history and culture my white ass is not equipped to handle that I have certainly made some very very terrible and offensive mistake, so it leads me to the conclusion my only valid settings are: a) AU earth where people have T.Ghondi related superpowers; b)That ABW spin off set on a space colony. 

Thank you for listening. see you on the other side :)

[thefalse9]

2022 Serie A Preview: Spezia

Last Year's Finish: 16th

Predicted Finish: 15th

Odds To Win Serie A: 3500 to 1 via OddsChecker

Prospects:

Despite being among the favorites to get relegated last term, Spezia avoided the drop for a second year in a row, as the Ligurians now prepare for their third straight season in Italy’s top flight.

Yet, Spezia decided to part ways with Thiago Motta, who left in June and Luca Gotti, who had just had a positive season at Udinese, took over. Bizarrely, one of Gotti’s first actions was to take away the captain’s armband form Giulio Maggiore, who now seems set to leave the club after six seasons in Liguria. Because why wouldn't you get rid of a fan favorite and loyal servant as your first act. That's normal, right?

This was a clear sign of the changing times. Gotti picked Emmanuel Gyasi as the team’s new captain, despite reports that last season the Ghanaian had physical confrontations with Maggiore, creating a locker-room crisis before a ball was kicked. Again, because Gotti is making nothing but good decisions and endearing himself to the fanbase.

As if that wasn’t enough, Ivan Provedel, who played a huge role between the sticks for last term, was allowed to leave and replaced by Dragowski from Fiorentina who has history of being lazy, not training hard and quitting on his teammates. Because again, Gotti loves chaos or some shit.

Rej Manaj, who netted five times last term was another important figure that left Liguria, after his loan from Barcelona expired. Daniel Maldini came from Milan as a replacement and while Paolo’s son has the potential, he is yet to feature regularly in Serie A. Kevin Agudelo has been brought on, as has Albin Ekdal, but at 32 it’s hard to expect wonders from the Swedish midfielder.

Transfers:

There's somewhat good news here. Provedel is gone and so is Eddie Salcedo. Maggliore is going to force his way or kill Gyasi in the process. That said? You added Agudelo who is a solid piece on the flanks and can take the load off your new captain while adding Maldini, who while raw, still showcases a bunch of potential. This is a young, raw team without leadership and a whooole load of drama, but maybe they pull a rabbit out of their hat for a 3rd straight year.

One To Watch:

It's Gyasi, but it's not for anything good. The 28-year-old who scored six goals last season, is expected to be Spezia’s new captain and while his technical quality can’t be put into doubt, there are some question marks over his ability to set an example and lead. Gyasi failed to provide a single assist last term – a stat highlighting his, at times, centered style, and if the Ghanaian is about to lead his side to yet another salvation, he’ll need to be more of a team player. He can't do it alone, and the hope is he realizes that, but the betting money is that he won't and Spezia will stay up (barely) in spite of him.

Outlook:

Relegaaaaation Zoooone. We've hit that point, folks! Where fun goes to die and the team start to suck because of mismanagement, giving one player too much power, a lack of talent or sometimes, beautifully enough? A combination of all three! Spezia has talent, so they'll survive, just barely, but Gyasi is a cancer and Gotti is the moron who enables him. Maggliore deserved better; he won't get it, but the hope is he finds a soft landing spot while Spezia struggles to finish 15th.