#very different vibe for the two of them see ?

[rainerioun]

𝖶𝖧𝖤𝖱𝖤 𝖶𝖨𝖫𝖫 𝖸𝖮𝖴 𝖡𝖤 𝖨𝖭 2 𝖸𝖤𝖠𝖱𝖲? | 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖺 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽.

— Hello! I know this is a shorter post, but I wanted to share something. This was requested anonymously, so thank you for the suggestion! ♥

HOW TO CHOOSE A PILE : The outcome may vary based on whether you receive clear messages visually or intuitively. If you resonate more with selecting a pile visually, trust that inclination. Personally, I believe the notion that 'looks can deceive,' so I prefer to take a deep breath and close my eyes, allowing the pile I'm meant to connect with to come to me. You might see the color of the pile, sense or hear a number, or simply feel its overall vibe.

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MUST READ + MASTERLIST.

PILE ONE

Where Will You Be In 2 Years? The Empress [Reversed], The Chariot, Knight of Wands [Reversed].

In two years, you're definitely the one in control. If you're facing any hurdles, especially with dreams left unattended or ideas just lingering without action, that fades away over time. You might still encounter creative blocks and timing issues, but you'll handle them much more effectively, learning self-control and taking decisive action. You'll realize that your accomplishments don't solely define you; they're just an added bonus. You should know to slow down, it will grant you a clearer perspective to seeking security.

What Energy Will You Radiate? Networker — Light : Enhances unity through sharing of information. Engenders social awareness and empathy. Shadow : Conveys information only for person gain. Spreads fear and falsehood.  The Merchant : Self-worth, Trade. 

You could find yourself in a more social setting or perhaps in a higher position in your career, whether it's the same job or a new one. You're confident but not cocky, aware of your self-worth, and others notice this too. In some way, you seem to be a messenger, spreading kindness. This doesn't have to be taken literally; it could relate to anything. Whatever came to mind when you read that might be it.

PILE TWO

Where Will You Be In 2 Years? Ten of Pentacles, Knight of Swords, The Tower.

If you're starting something you've been wanting to begin or have been thinking about it, know now is the right time to do it. The next two years will be intense and different from what you're used to, but you can handle it. All your hard work will definitely pay off. In two years, you'll achieve what you wanted—be it wealth, security, or some kind of success. This will finally become permanent. However, expect significant changes, some of which you may not like at first. Any upheaval or chaos is just a way to build an even stronger foundation. For those considering starting a family, think about your circumstances carefully. Don't rush. This aspect will bloom within the coming years.

What Energy Will You Radiate? Queen — Light : Radiates the regal feminine. Uses her benevolent authority to protect others. Shadow : Becomes arrogant when authority is challenged. Controlling and demanding.  The Adventurer : Responsibility, Expectations.

Again, for those considering starting a family—if not, feel free to skip this part—you'll find yourself strongly in the parental role. This doesn't necessarily mean with a human child; just know you'll feel content. Some of you might be stressing over the mere thought, but rest assured, it'll bring fulfillment. As for the rest of you, you'll develop a stronger sense of responsibility. However, this doesn't mean you can't explore. The next few years are about stabilizing, rebuilding what's been lost, but in two years, you'll regain your 'freedom' once more. You are always the one in control, don't get lost in a little box.

PILE THREE

Where Will You Be In 2 Years? King of Swords, Seven of Cups, Four of Wands.

Pile three, you'll find yourself in a place of mental and physical clarity. It's a very calm and peaceful state. You're enjoying life, with a sense of harmony and relaxation. Home feels like a welcoming place. You deserve this, so keep following your instincts. There are many paths and decisions ahead, but there's no wrong choice. You get to decide for yourself. Whatever starts now will lead to peace in the future. While life won't be stress-free, you'll accept the struggles, not rushing to figure everything out immediately.

What Energy Will You Radiate? Hermit — Light : Seeks Solitude to focus intently on inner life. Serves personal creativity. Shadow : Withdraws from society out of fear or negative judgements of others. Refusing to help those in need.  The Vengeance : Overcoming Slights, A Choice. 

In two years, I envision you embracing the homebody life, in your own zone. It's all about you and your close circle. You'll find contentment in solitude, focusing on the little things with acceptance—chores, hobbies, and everyday routines. When I think of this scenario, I see someone sitting in a chair, leisurely watching their pet play without a worry in the world. It's a heartwarming scene; some of you might even welcome a new pet into your life. In two years, it's a time for retreat, and if you believe you can get there, you will.

[yeoldenews]

hello! i was wondering if you (or any blogs you think might know?) had any resources for edwardian fashion, more precisely edwardian teen fashion? i'm writing a story centering on two edwardian ghosts and would like help on their style of speech as well if you can't help on the fashion aspects. thank you!

In my opinion, if you want to be able to portray the authentic feel of a time period, there is nothing better than diving head first into primary sources.

Whenever I start any large research/writing project that’s centered on a particular year, I usually spend at least a couple of days just immersing myself in the era.

We live in an extraordinary age when it comes to primary source research (especially for the early 20th century) - there are literally millions of period newspapers/books/magazines/films/recordings floating around online.

Find out what books were popular and check them out! Read the newspaper! Listen to popular music! Watch silent movies or newsreels!

For teenagers, school yearbooks are a particularly great source to get an idea of how young people spoke, their senses of humor, common slang, casual fashion, as well as the daily routines and general vibes of the time period. Most universities have their yearbooks digitized and available online and can be pretty easily found on google (try searching: [year] [location if desired] yearbook digital collections).

As for fashion - there are so many great fashion history tumblrs, that it’s pretty hard to go wrong if you just explore the “Edwardian” or “1900s” tag a bit. One thing to keep in mind though - most dresses that end up in museums were owned by very, very rich individuals. So, though a great place to start, scrolling through blogs full of museum pieces to learn about fashion history is roughly the equivalent of learning about modern fashion by only watching Chanel runway shows.

By the Edwardian era most young people were wearing pretty much the same thing as adults by the age of 14/15. You were, however, starting to see the very beginning of what would become the modern “juniors’ section” - usually termed “Misses’” for girls and “young men’s” or “collegiate” for boys. Here are a few examples of this can be seen in period catalogs from 1912, 1911 (starting on page 21) and 1908. 

It’s also important to keep in mind that fashion changed much, much more quickly than it does now. A woman in 1906 and a woman in 1911 would have noticeably different styles and silhouettes. I'd recommend scrolling through some fashion plates (going to shout out chic-a-gigot here who has a great collection of French fashion plates organized by decade and year) to get a basic handle on how the silhouette changed year by year.

In my past life I was fashion history specialist for high-end auctions, so I could go on in A LOT more detail about this subject, but I'm going to end it here before this gets too long.

[stellayuta]

Love on The Grid - Formula 1 AU! Yuta Okkotsu - Pt 1.

synopsis: One-night stands were nothing but a necessary painkiller for your inability to cross paths with true love. Your most recent find at a Vegas Club was no different. He was boring, obedient, SLOW! You leave him high and hanging hoping you'd never see him again until you find yourself gawking at a supersized billboard of him on a Vegas highway with the title 'LEGEND RETURNS TO VEGAS'.

genre: smut

content: 18+ only. Formula one driver! Yuta x f! reader, nasty intercourse and everything it includes, swearing, unprotected sex, use of alcohol. and a lot, lot, lot of s*xy stuff(like it's everything, a long list, so not gonna write it), reader is downright filthy ngl

word count: 2.8k

a/n: Ah this is my dream come true and this is totally to feed into my fantasies Dx

WARNING: always use protection!

"A bit to the right." you gasp, biting your lips but unable to hold on for long enough to make way for an uncontrollable moan.

"Ah, fuck! How are you so good at this! I thought you were a virgin?" You gasp, coming on his face with a squeal and taking some minutes to put your dazzled mind back into order. You sit up and clear your throat while the man appears from under the blanket and your thighs, face slick and shining with fluid. You gulp at the sight.

"What made you think I was a virgin?" He asks, smiling at you kindly, as if he didn't just devour your pussy.

"I don't know... really." You say, running a hand through your tousled hair, picturing how you two first met. It was a rave night at one of Las Vegas' upscale clubs. You and two of your friends happened to be bar hopping and ended up there at the recommendation of a previous bar's bartender. This club happened to be hosting a major celebration for an event that took place in Vegas that night and it was filled with howling men and skimpily dressed women, dancing to the heavy bass and vibing through the strobe-rainbow lasers. This was exactly your type of place.

"Tonight's your night Y/N." One of your friends cheered while the other made a tiger claw impression at you. "Go get em' tiger!"

You let your girls handle the drink orders and in a half-high state, wandered through the crowd, trying to look for men to chat up. That's where you saw this man, tucked away into a comfortable corner, with what looked like a nice orangey cocktail in hand. He was surrounded by a few men chatting with some very eager women, but he didn't partake in the conversation. That man was going to be your lay today, you had decided.

You cut through the dazed crowd and approach their group with your martini in hand.

"Hi there, got room for one more?" you say charmingly, the other men smiling encouragingly at you and the women smiling apprehensively. The men are clearly better looking, taller, with posher clothing than the wallflower hiding behind them, but the women can have these men.

"Oh, hey you!" you call out to the man, and he looks at his peers before making eye contact with you.

"Yeah, you." you pout at him. "Come out, I need a partner, I love this music." you reach for his hand, and he takes it hesitantly. You see the girls relax a bit as you seem to have chosen the worst pick of the group instead of the shiny men but you're happy to excuse yourself from their company and take your new arm candy to the dance floor.

"You frequent this place?" you ask the man, in order to break some ice. You have no interest in knowing his name.

"Well, I'm just visiting." He replies shortly, training his gaze to be glued to the dance floor. So, it'll be a challenge.

"Want some of this?" you ask, offering your drink.

"Nah, I'm on a cut, sorry." he replies. You give him a sharp smile trying to mask your immense irritation.

"Why the fuck are you in a club then?" you ask, discarding your martini on one of the drink tables and wrapping your arms around his shoulders, staring into his eyes. You catch a glimpse of his drink it may as well be orange juice for all you know now.

"Well, I -"

"Actually, never mind, don't answer that. Do you have a girlfriend?" you get to the point now. Because if he does, you're going to back off.

"Um, sorry, I don't." He says, confused. He stands absolutely still as everyone around him including you continue to groove to the music.

"Well, if you don't like drinking or dancing..." you smirk at him. "Want to do something more fun?"

You were almost certain this lad would say no but to your immense positive astonishment he agrees, cupping your waist and dragging you out of the club. The rest was history.

*****

"Anyway," you say, eyeing the rising sun out of the window blinds of this random hotel room of a random hotel he picked out. It had been a long night and the two of you had been going at it like rabbits. You started near the doorway with him pounding into you from behind. After you came once, you made him pull out and got down on your knees, sucking him off like a thirsty wreck. Then you had a round in the bathtub of the suite with you on top of him. He wasn't limp yet, so you got on top of him on the toilet again and bounced your way till his climax.

He still wasn't done because you ended up on the bed and he decided it would be a good idea to eat you out. You're just glad none of you were drunk out of your minds and everything happened consensually. He had an amazing dick, perfect girth and just long enough with a wicked curve, it's a pity you'd have to let it go today. Yet, you can't help but eye it hopelessly as it hung limp in front of you, almost begging you to caress it again.

"Aww you little-" You coo at his dick, reaching out in front of you to take it in your hands. You feel its weight and its fleshy texture and relish it. "I just can't leave it alone." you tell his soft length as he smiles at you.

That was one good thing about this guy. He didn't say awkward things. He was to the point, very kind in his after care, naughty but not excessively and oh my god are his groans out of this world. He is a looker too. I couldn't tell in the horrendous lighting of the club but now with steady lighting and even in the majestic rays of the rising sun, this man looks hot as hell.

You slump down to take his warm cock into your mouth gratefully and start sucking on it, feeling the length gradually increase and harden inside your mouth.

"Mmm.." you hum and grab a hold of his ball sack and fondle them, not wanting them to feel left out from the action.

You pay special attention to the underside of his cock as he grabs a hold of your hair with his shivering hands and makes you sink down on his length till it hits the back of your throat.

yummy.

You let his cock feel the merciless squeeze of your throat cavity as you go cross eyed from the sensation of being used like this. You moan and hum some more to add to his pleasure and grab a hold of his thighs with force. You look up at him with teary eyes to give him the green signal to let go and with a gasp, he looks up.

You are able to appreciate how thick and veiny his neck is as his seed paints your inner throat white, shooting warm liquid down your throat. He keeps thrusting and doesn't stop until his balls are dried out. You keep his limpening dick in your mouth for a while longer, collecting some of the cum in your mouth, intending to play with it for a bit when he pulls out.

"God. Just wow." He says after leaving your mouth as he watches you blow bubbles with his cum and let it drip down your lips only to scoop it with your fingers and force it back into your mouth.

"Shit. You'll make me hard again."

You blow a big bubble from his cum and wait for it to pop before speaking.

"Why, you're turned on again?" you ask, with half lidded eyes.

"Can you tell me your name?" He asks hopefully. Does he want this to be something? does he want more of you?

Well, he ain't getting any.

"Mouth's full." You reply teasingly, dodging his question and grinning with your teeth covered in his cum.

Your conversation is suddenly interrupted though by a long beeping noise coming out of your digital watch and you check the time.

6:15AM.

Shit.

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit!

The man sees your mouth form a big O as you stare bleary eyed at your watch, the cumming almost dripping out of your mouth. At this point he felt it was ridiculous you hadn't swallowed yet, nasty.

But swallow you did, and very quickly. You moved with such pace that it was a blur in front of him... and he had seen many fast things in his life.

"I-I'm sorry." you say, pulling your pants on and buttoning up your shirt. You opt to leave your bra and panties; he can have them for all his good work.

"I gotta go!" you say.

"Hey wait! At least tell me your name... or your number, anything!" He pleads. You make the mistake of turning back to look at him. Blushed, with sleepy eyes and puffy lips, locks of dark hair falling beautifully on his delicate face. He looked so vulnerable and needy that you almost feel bad, but your boundaries were clear from the start.

This vegas trip was your medicine to heal from a broken heart. You weren't going to leech on to someone emotionally again. Never!

"Looks like our time here ends..." you say, trying to sound as sorry as possible.

"I don't know if I'll ever meet you again baby boy, but hey! you made me cum. That's brownie points!" you smile at him encouragingly before fleeing from the hotel room with your phone, wallet, and no underwear.

You take quick steps in your kitten heals and head for the receptionist's desk, hoping and praying that here is no white goo on your teeth. First, you locate where this damn hotel is and next, you ask for a pharmacy which luckily, they happen to have.

You book your cab as your Plan B and water bottle gets billed. You check your clock again. 6:23AM.

Ahhhh!!!

You urge the cab drive to max out on his speed and he tries his level best to achieve super-car levels of pace while you down your plan-b. You make it to the hotel you and your friends were staying in just in time and only get 30 seconds to yourself to wash your wrecked face before you have to hop on to your work meeting on your laptop.

"Hey guys, how's it going? Everyone ready for today's standup?"

As a Principle Software Developer at a Megacorp, it's hard to take days off for Las Vegas on demand, at a short notice. Work from home was the only negotiation.

You grind for the rest of the morning and a large part of the afternoon as your friends and their boyfriends wake up from their sleep at their own pace, ask you about where you've been and grab some lunch for all of you. They have a lot of questions to ask but you're willing to answer absolutely none.

Once you're finally done with the day's work, the sun is beginning to set, and you take a minute to meditate and finally retire to the shower. This is the first time since yesterday morning that you truly have a chance to clean yourself thoroughly and to think clearly.

What were you thinking?

The reality of the situation drones in on you as the unforgiving cold droplets assault your skin. You still feel his dick on your tongue, his cum clumped in your throat, his veiny neck, his firm arms on your hips, his legs intertwined with yours.

God, what did you do?

This is... this is all Megumi's fault. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't be this broken today.

You let a few tears slip out in the gracious masking of the shower.

When you finally emerge fresh, your friends are waiting for you.

"We're going out!" your friend, Momo, exclaims.

"What? Where?" you ask. There were no plans for today.

"Well Noritoshi here wants to see one his fancy car races. Apparently, they do that in Vegas. There's a track and everything." your friend explains as her boyfriend, Noritoshi nods in excitement.

"It's Formula One, Momo! I have been dying to see one race live, at the circuit." He mumbles, more to himself than to us. "Initially, I only booked the tickets for Momo and me but I was able to get three free ones!"

"You guys can come along if you want to." Momo tells me and my other friend, Miwa and her boyfriend, Kokichi.

We all look at each other and before I can protest, they say yes on my behalf too.

Motorsports huh. I've heard of it yes. Though I appreciate a good quality car, I have never been a fan of racing as a sport. Isn't it a rich people exclusive anyway? I mentally scoff at the thought of my cheering on from the stands at a circuit and definitely catch Miwa narrowing her eyes at my expression.

"Dress up well. The crowds are all bigshots." Kokichi tells Miwa. "Not that you don't always look good, babe."

"Oh stop you!" Miwa blushes, putting her cheek on Kokichi's shoulder.

Ugh couples.

All of us get dressed to the best of our abilities with Noritoshi absolutely decking himself out in his formula one merch. He is wearing a teal accented and black leather bomber jacket with the words "Mercedes" stamped on it. He also carries a cute little plushie of what I assume is a current driver. The plushie looks soft and limp just like...

I widen my eyes in lieu of publicly slapping myself. Fucking. Get over it. Y/N!

Kokichi eyes the plushie with disgust.

"Bruh come on. Him, really?"

Noritoshi isn't having it though. "He's one of the greats. If you don't believe it, you're in denial. Thank you very much."

"He's not as great as my man Geto Suguru. The beast in his Red Bull!"

"Suguru, that ass? He's a cheat and you know it-" Noritoshi wants to continue but Momo stops him.

"We're getting late! Let's get going." The five of us leave the hobby and hop into our convertible (Kokichi won't let us rent anything else).

Kokichi drives, with Miwa in the shotgun handling the music. Momo, the shortest sits in the middle with Noritoshi to the right, making sure the tickets and everything else is in place. I am in the left, zoning out, happy to look at the twinkling lights of evening Vegas. This city is like an anti-depressant. Fast acting and temporary.

"Hey, Y/N." Momo suddenly pulls on my arm.

"Mhm?" I ask, keeping my eyes shut.

"How was it last night? With that guy you went off with?" She asks, curious.

"Don't wanna talk about it." I admit. Because I will then never stop thinking about his stupid dick.

"You will have to tell me some day!" She yells in a hushed voice.

"Not that I'll ever see him again, Momo." I remind her.

"You didn't even get his number?" She prods.

"Nah."

"Okay what's his name?"

"...."

"You can't be seriously, Y/N!"

I raise my hand to shut her up for a bit. I don't want to have this conversation after a long night of fucking and a long day of work.

Miwa must be forgetting why I came on the trip because she starts vibing to some slow, romantic song, holding Kokichi's hand as I try to play deaf. I place my head on my folded hands atop the window, gazing out at the passing light poles on the highway, in front of a pinky-purple sky. The sunset today is ethereal.

I almost begin to hear Megumi's voice in my head when Noritoshi suddenly laughs out, holding his plushie in the sky.

"Kokichi, would you look at that!" He says sarcastically pointing in a direction which makes us all turn our heads.

I follow his line of sight and spot a huge billboard approach us. It is so massive that I can clearly see what's on it from like half a mile away. It is made to stand out with blue and teal led lights framing it.

What catches my eye isn't the billboard decoration though. It's what's on it.

I nearly let out a choking sound but catch myself just in time.

On the billboard, larger than life is the human version of Noritoshi's plushie, clad in black and teal with a shining helmet in hand and standing proudly in front of his wicked Mercedes accompanied by the tagline which Noritoshi chants now.

"The Legend of Vegas returns to conquer for the Third Time! KING Yuta Okkotsu!"

Continued here in Part 2

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[entropicbias]

Do u have any johndave hcs youd care to share? Literally anything that comes to mind (height hcs, habits in their coexistence, what kind of food they usually make/eat/order, general opinions towards each others family... just throwing a few out there to get thoughts flowing). I am v intrigued about ur vision for them, ur domestic sketches feel like they have a lot of thought (or at least general vibes) behind them

when i draw john and dave sometimes, i have this very specific universe they live in planned out in my head. most of this is self projecting with me and my own best friend, but i'd be really happy to share anyways!

these are my headcanons for them physically. i am really not sure what race john should be. i always say he's "mystery asian" but honestly, i dunno. dave, to me, is embarrassingly white.

here are two pinterest boards i just made to try and explain their sense of style and their "vibes". i'm sorry if this is shit. i'm no experienced pinterest board creator. dave's board john's board

and on top of that, here are two playlists that highlight what kind of music i think they'd listen to. dave's playlist john's playlist i think john's taste in music is just stuff he's picked up from other people, and movies. dave actually goes out and finds new music he'd like to listen to. john would be the type of person to have 4 songs in a playlist and hit smart shuffle on them. i think john's favorite food is lasagna/burgers and dave's favorite food is spicy chicken wings. but since dave doesn't know how to cook and john is busy most of the time, they'd order takeout frequently. i think john and dave would both be smokers, one more casually than the other one. here is a minecraft house i built for them: https://youtu.be/bXCzLp-S99Y?si=mebaL3FDafxrPt-I but, i'll talk more about it. i think john and dave would rent an apartment in the city together so john could easily go to uni and dave can grow mold in his room. it'd be a really shitty place, but i think with john's efforts they'd manage to make the place look more homely. dave would mostly stay in his room because he has made it so that he could sustain himself in there for a week without having to come out. john wouldn't be on his case about it though as long as the living room isn't filthy. i think john would be able to tolerate a moderate mess.

i think john would be weirded out by bro strider, but then again i don't think those two would cross paths very often. i think in a world where dirk exists as dave's brother consistently he'd get really annoyed by him. that is why i made those dirk comics. i reckon that dave would like john's dad, but for some reason i always imagined he'd be dead or in a different state when john and dave live together. in terms of what they'd do, i think dave would be a college dropout so he'd probably be working some really peculiar short-term one off jobs. like, gigs and costume mascot work. or he'd be doing some really weird crypto shit on the internet, which he'd think is really funny. like, he'd rake in a handful of money during the nft craze. i imagine john and dave trying to live a little and be teenagers during the time. so they'd show up to or have parties and they'd be getting up to some zany and boisterous teenage behavior. i think john would be studying at university and he'd have a job related to that. i'd bet that dad would help him pay for his expenses too. i think john would study computer science or something kind of nerdy like that. he'd be paying for most of the expenses at home. and he'd probably be doing most of the chores, but he wouldn't mind that much cause dave tries to contribute and he makes good company. john and dave would play video games a lot and go out to eat and see movies and stuff. just kind of really casual things. maybe they'd go out to arcades too. i suggest reading deacon_blue's moveout zine, which i enjoy a lot and has a similar basis. it is one of my favorite things produced out of the fandom regarding the beta kids. romantically, i like to imagine they don't actually get together until like, two years of living together. not much i can say about that but when it happens, it happens late. i can't formulate the words to describe this bit, but i'll end up drawing pictures later on. i hope this was enough, i can't really think of anything else unless i'm prompted with specific questions so if you have any i'd love to keep talking about this weird universe i've built in my head around them.

[shortpplfedup]

I've watched the first ep of we are and i can see the potential but im still not very keen on it. It reminds me of my engineer too much, which i enjoyed when it first aired but can acknowledge it had so many flaws. my fav thing about it was the friendship and I think we are will give me that. my question is, when did it click for you that we are is good(ish) and the brainrot started to foster?

I think having skipped a lot of the pulps in some ways made me the ideal candidate for this show. I've never seen My Engineer, so I don't have that as a point of comparison. The two shows this has put me most in mind of are Love By Chance and Hospital Playlist and two more divergent experiences you probably never did see. But arguably both those shows are about mundane bits of life, friendship and slow burn, considered relationships.

I started writing about this show after episode 5, because that's when it clicked for me what it was doing, or at least attempting. But it wasn't until episode...9? that I truly got the brainrot. Getting the backstory on Tan and Fang and realising how their love story is actually the core love story that the other couples are highlighting aspects of; grokking onto the real-time nostalgia element of the show's style; finally really understanding Phum, who is deliberately a difficult character to get to know; all these things came at exactly the right moment I think. This show is also not really a writing-driven or story-driven show, in fact there is no central plot at all. It's really all about the vibe, and the strength of the performances, the believability of these dudes as a group of friends just getting through university together and falling in love with each other. It's kind of a sitcom to be honest, one where you put the situation to the actors, you tell them the beats they have to hit, and you let them loose. You need actors the audience will stay with for that, so they cast this well.

The storytelling approach, the framing of this, it's a strange one. Because I agree in some aspects with people who got frustrated with it, but I have also thought and thought about it and...I don't know how else they could have structured this show and had it work better. A more straightforward telling would have fallen completely flat. Separating these out into separate stories would not have worked. Frontloading the backstories we've gotten on these characters and couples as the show unfolded would have been a disaster. The only other frame I see working is a Reply series-style retrospective, but that would be making a completely different show. Would it have been a 'better' show? Arguably? But I actually quite like the show we got. It's just this gentle, slow-paced, sunlit, soft-focus, low-stakes ode to love and friendship just past the coming of age stage, and I respond to that. It's not for everybody, no show is. There's just not enough there for some people, totally understand that. But if this is your kind of jam, this show asks for your patience, it deliberately makes you slow down and wait, and then it rewards you for for sticking with it.

[jeons-catalyst]

Apart from instinct, what makes you think that Jimin and JK are together?

I always feel like if you focus on any one duo or pairing, you feel like there's an outsized chance of them being real hence the existence of conflicting ships - your taekook, jikook, jinkook, yoonmin, vmin. But objectively if I just watch a all the episodes of Run BTS or a full documentary of BTS, neither they (nor any other BTS ship) really jump out to me as romantic. Of course they'd never openly be together even if they were romantic due to circumstances we're all aware of, but lack of evidence isn't evidence right? Along that way lies madness aka taekookers saying taekook exists because we never see it.

All I've gotten is that JK may have had a crush on Jimin for some years but what makes you really think that they might be in a long term romantic partnership with each other? I'm just curious on your perspective. Jikook seems so real if you read jikook blogs or watch jikook edits but if I immerse myself in BTS content like I have for the past week (I've been catching up on content!), it's hard to retain that surety when they're so similar to every other friend duo - maybe the closest out of them but very much giving friends vibe

Also curious on your perspective about another topic which is that if they're actually together, how realistic do you think it is that they've gone for years and years with both being high profile celebs, perhaps the most famous men in Korea, and having zero scandals with each other and never slipping up even once. In a country where media and rival companies (and sometimes people in their own company cough mhj cough) are just waiting for one of the BTS boys to slip up and get embroilled in a scandal, where they have sasaengs around all the time buying info from employees and leaking things, is it realistic that even as they've both had dating rumors abound with different female celebs (of course not saying all of them are true), not a single person has ever even breathed a word about them potentially being together?

Hey anon,

First things first, i have personally never claimed that Jikook are in a romantic long term committed relationship, because i don’t know that they are. I have always been of the opinion that is difficult to label their relationship because two people being in a romantic relationship doesn’t automatically mean they are in a long term committed relationship. I think there is a good chance Jikook’s relationship isn’t platonic but i have never pretended to know what kind of romantic relationship they share.

“Apart from instinct, what makes you think that Jimin and JK are together?”

For me it isn’t so much about instinct or feelings but more about the facts which we know and maybe a little bit of my perception of things. I have never relied heavily on my instincts or the way i perceive their words and actions because i am aware of the fact that, the way i feel about them and the way they come accross to me may have more to do with me than them.

In shipping, it is incredibly easy to project unto people. Once you already start to see them in a certain light or perceive their actions in a certain way, then your brain tricks you to see everything or almost everything they do as more. This is partly because you have been conditioned to (youtube edits, analysis etc) or because you really want them to be together for one reason or the other. You might already know this but majority of the hardcore shippers you see, i mean the ones who are ready to die in the delulu land or the ones who refuse to accept reality even when it hits them in the face are often people who live vicariously through these people they ship.

I once read an article about hardcore shippers, the type who threaten to kill themselves if it turns out the two they ship are not together or the ones who literally pass out or go crying uncontrollably on the internet like our taekooker sisters when things don’t go their way, that said, most of these people have voids in their lives which they use these ships to fill and that is why they develop strong emotional attachments to them that when the ship turns out not being real, they literally get heartbroken and some even go as far as hurting themselves because they lived through the people they shipped.

Take some taekookers for example. They have created the most beautiful love story for taekook and that love story helps fill the emptiness that they feel in their lives for different reasons. They project unto Taekook without even realizing it. Their brains trick them into seeing Taekook doing something as simple as smiling at each other as more. Till this day, one of the cult’s biggest taekook moments is from BV where they claim Jk sat outside Tae’s room singing “Nothing Like Us” because he was sad he couldn’t share a room with tae. Mind you, all Jk did was sit by the pool and Tae’s room was all the way on the other side so i doubt Tae could even hear Jk sing but they automatically assumed and believed Jk was singing that song for Tae because he sat by the pool which was close to Tae’s room. The idea of this is incredibly romantic and beautiful. If this was what actually happened, it would have been romantic as hell but that isn’t what happened. We don’t know why Jk sang that song at the time and for all we know, it had nothing to do with Tae but they have convinced themselves it did and gone ahead to project this action unto Jk and then fell in love with a story they created, and projected unto taekook.

The reason I explained all of this is so you understand that as a shipper, you should rarely trust what you think are your instincts or perception of things over facts because there is always a good chance that you are looking at things through rose colored glasses, hence lack the ability to be objective.

I mostly think jikook could be a thing because of the facts that we have gathered over the years. By facts i mean things that we have seen happen, the things the members have said or done and how exclusive and consistent some of their actions or words have been over the years and how these actions fit with those of people in romantic relationships . Ofcourse instincts and perception are part of it but they don’t hold the greater percentage.

All romantic relationships are very different and never a one size fits all but in as much as certain aspects of romance could depend on culture, some of them are universal. There are also certain characteristics that are common between platonic relationships and non platonic relationships as well as there are those which are exclusive to romantic relationships.

* Most couples would do exclusive things to and for each other

-Like Jungkook only giving Jimin a birthday present back in 2016 and only started giving others when be was called out. When you think about it, why did he only give a gift to Jimin? It’s not like Jimin was the only one who had ever given him a gift. There was clearly some favouritism at play here.

-Jikook traveling to Japan together in 2017 when they both were having a very hard time. ( Traveling together isn’t something exclusive to those in romantic relationships but looking at the context and the reason they travelled gives it more meaning. We know that other members have travelled together before but those were usually for work or just to go have fun and hangout like friends do all the time.

* Most couples will prioritize being with each other at certain times over being with anyone else

-Ok let’s be serious here. Is it in anyway plausible that Jimin or Jungkook could be with other members in the same group yet choose to spend as much time as they do together at nights or on couple holidays, birthdays etc? We know how much of a busy life the members used to lead and how their nights were usually the only down time they had. Who would choose to go hang with their friend/ bandmate almost every night instead of their lover? Ofcourse Jimin and Jungkook choosing to spend this time together alot (by their own admission) doesn’t prove that they are a couple but it debunks the idea that they could be with other people in the group.

- Over the years, Jimin and Jungkook have spent so much time together both on regular days and special days. We have it on good authority that Jimin and Jungkook have prioritized being with each other on these days more than they have prioritized being with other people. Jimin literally flew all the way from Paris just to be with Jungkook on his birthday back in 2019. We also know of a few couples holidays when they were together. I cannot imagine them choosing to hang with each other over their significant others.

* There will be consistency in the actions and words of most people who are in romantic relationships

-Over the years, Jikook have been consistent in their actions and words towards each other. They still do things for each other that they don’t necessarily the need to do for others like Jungkook going over and beyond to support Jimin’s album in chapter two, or Jimin making sure he is there for all ir almost all of Jungkook’s birthdays.

-In those moments which seem to matter the most, Jimin and Jungkook always seem to be by each other’s side over any one else’s. I’m talking about them choosing to spend their downtime together, choosing to travel together when they were having a hardtime, choosing to be together on special days, sticking together even when other members moved out of the dorm and enlisting together. It just seems like if you look for those most significant moments in their lives, you would almost always find them by each other’s sides.

* With people in romantic relationships under this circumstances, there is bound to be some panic.

There is this panic that i sense in Jikook which i believe shouldn’t exist if they are just friends. Sometimes with Jk seeming uneasy with Jimin’s touch when in public, with them holding back from touching each other sometimes and i gave examples of the car selfie moment, Jikook getting “caught” going into Jk’s hotel room together and them at Hobi’s JITB party. These are a few times i sensed panic. This one is mostly my perception of things so i don’t regard it as high on the list as the fact that these two are notorious for being together in moments when most people in romantic relationships would be.

*How they touch each other (Risque moments)

-Another thing for me is how they touch each other. I am not going to start going on about lingering touches or how they look at each other because to me, that is the easiest way to be wrong about a ship.

There are moments when Jikook’s touches feel way too non platonic. I am talking about literally seeing one or both of them reacting suspiciously to the others touch. We know that all the members lack boundaries with each other and can get really handsy but you can almost always tell those touches don’t mean more to them by how they react. Take Jin for example, having his whole arm up tae’s crotch and Tae laughing about it, or Tae caressing Jin’s inner thighs and there is zero reaction and zero panic or Jk sitting inbetween Tae’s legs and there is no sign of uneasiness from feeling like you are doing something you don’t want people to know about and then compare this to Jimin touching Jk’s leg with his toe and Jk looking visibly panicked and looking around. Or Jk touching Jimin’s leg with his toe and Jimin turning red and looking at his little Jimin. Some of these touches are also constantly seen among all of them but Jk sliping his hands into another member’s shirt to caress bare skin is something i have never seen or Jimin going down on his knees, looking Jk dead in the eye and sticking his tongue out at him is something i have never seen him do to anyone else before.

“I always feel like if you focus on any one duo or pairing, you feel like there's an outsized chance of them being real hence the existence of conflicting ships - your taekook, jikook, jinkook, yoonmin, vmin.”

This is true but one thing that you would notice that is common with all these other ships their focus on slowed down edited clips which narrate a story and steer the viewer in which way they should think, or lies and mistranslations as well as not considering the fact that somethings they think makes their ship real is common among all ship. Jikook isn’t excluded from this but the difference is, the things i listed up above. Is there any other ship you can say the same for? You the difference between these other ships and jikook is that jikook have most likely done everything they think is prove of their ship, together meanwhile their ships haven’t done everything jikook have done. That is the difference.

“But objectively if I just watch a all the episodes of Run BTS or a full documentary of BTS, neither they (nor any other BTS ship) really jump out to me as romantic. Of course they'd never openly be together even if they were romantic due to circumstances we're all aware of, but lack of evidence isn't evidence right? Along that way lies madness aka taekookers saying taekook exists because we never see it. "

This is true. Just watching content doesn’t really show anything more unless you pay attention to the little things that make all the difference and you cannot always find out everything you need to draw your conclusions from run bts episodes or other content where they are in more professional settings. Like you said, they wouldn’t openly act like they are a couple anyways plus if they are in a relationship, they wouldn’t carry it on their heads everytime. Sometimes they will just be normal human beings and interact normally, so as i said, you sometimes have to pay close attention to pick up on the subtle things they do and say which could indicate more.

“Also curious on your perspective about another topic which is that if they're actually together, how realistic do you think it is that they've gone for years and years with both being high profile celebs, perhaps the most famous men in Korea, and having zero scandals with each other and never slipping up even once. In a country where media and rival companies (and sometimes people in their own company cough mhj cough) are just waiting for one of the BTS boys to slip up and get embroilled in a scandal, where they have sasaengs around all the time buying info from employees and leaking things, is it realistic that even as they've both had dating rumors abound with different female celebs (of course not saying all of them are true), not a single person has ever even breathed a word about them potentially being together?”

Well i don’t know if i would say they have gone all these years without scandals or without slipping up. There’s been rumors over the years. Some bigger than others which i don’t care to mention now because of how invasive they could be but i can imagine that if they are together, it must have been a extremely difficult to keep things grounded.

I won’t even pretend to say i know how to answer this question because just thinking about it gives me a headache lol and something like this isn’t an experience i have ever had or know anyone who has so it is difficult for me to imagine it but i want to believe they themselves must have known everything they stood to lose if they got discovered so they probably made sure they were extra careful. Maybe they also hid behind this whole fanservice narrative to get away with so many things and maybe them sometimes over emphasizing certain things like Jungkook going to Jimin’s house after being with him at a concert and screaming “ it ‘s been a while” is one of the ways they stay ahead of things by intentionally sometimes creating a distance that isn’t really there. I honestly don’t know how they do it or did it but they’ve been in the industry long enough to know how to go around things.

This has been incredibly lengthy but i hope i answered your question anon. Let me know if you have any other questions💜

[homestuckreplay]

So your cruxtruder is ticking. Do this to live.

(page 272)

If Rose and John save the world and grow up I think Rose should be a doctor in a medical drama. I really can see her shouting across a crowded ward to a nurse like "Get me a scalpel and three ibuprofen! It's the only way he'll survive!" and then casually reporting ten minutes later that she's discovered a new disease. I haven't watched House MD but from what I know, Rose Lalonde could be a House MD figure in thirty years' time.

It's cool to get the Sburb loredump through the delightful medium of Rose's GameFAQs. I love to question how reliable Homestuck's narrators are, but this page definitely gives the vibe of summarizing what we've learned so far for the audience as well as clarification on some things that were implied but not definite, like the idea of punching other cards and using different grists to create them. The only line that sticks out is 'But neither of these things [the countdown and the kernelsprite] are all that relevant to this process, to my knowledge.' We still know near nothing about the kernelsprite, and I think it could have more relevance than Rose is predicting.

The alchemy process is honestly the coolest shit, and has a lot of possibilities. The holes in the punched card are a digital on/off, like binary code or morse code,but via the totem lathe get turned into a seemingly analog signal with the varying lines and curves carved into the cruxite dowel. This ability to translate digital into analog without any loss of information seems like the basis for Sburb's ability to convert computer abstractions into real, physical objects and vice versa.

It's cool that this is the second time we've seen the Wayward Vagabond's journey immediately followed by Rose's walkthrough. They're two entities in very different times and places, both watching John Egbert through a Sburb-powered screen and giving him instructions, which is both a parallel between them and a potential source of conflict this act if they have different goals for what John should do.

Speaking of John, the walkthrough also has the phrase 'if your co-player has activated this device [the cruxtruder] in your environment too...' which is a cool reminder of the possible two-way nature of the game. Now that John is temporarily safe, are we going to see Rose retrieve the other disc from Dad's car so that they can swap roles in the game? It seems like a ridiculous thing to do after knowing what it causes, but it might be necessary to avoid danger in the real world, or simply to progress much further in the game.

Favorite line on this page: 'Deploy all of these objects in convenient proximity to each other. Be sure not to block doors or pathways with them.' OH REALLY????????

[i3utterflyeffect]

hey what if selkie Alan goes missing and ends up with amnesia.

i somehow feel like amnesia!alan and selkie sticks is not a very sustainable au--

[sysig]

I hope you blink before I do (Patreon)

[calpalsworld]

nepotism and objectum

[minglana]

also my friend (from the village) (a different friend) and i have been texting a lot this year

[anti-dazai-blog]

ngl that dazai anon™ reminds a little of myself when i was hyperfixated on a specific character and would go on to guilt trip every single fic writer who dared to kill her

but like... i was 10

Oh I relate to this so hard in the sense that dazai anon reminds me of my pre-teen self— when I was like 12 I went through a phase of hating on an actor who played a character I didn’t like (the actor did a perfectly fine job of portraying the character, my 12 year old brain just couldn’t differentiate between an actor who’s really good at playing an asshole and an Actual Real Life asshole).

Luckily I never harassed anyone over it, and once I outgrew that phase I was like “That was so stupid.”

anyway that’s why I keep saying I really hope the Dazai anon just outgrows this phase naturally. I think the fact that this is all taking place on the internet instead of in some private group chat between Dazai anon and their friends is making this so much worse, because it’s creating this cycle where they have to keep doubling down and the internet will never let them forget about this and outgrow it in a healthy way.

point is the internet is the REAL problem here.

[artofnana]

i couldn’t decide which version i liked better, so why not both

[ichorblossoms]

leon and grimm are both sooo coyote-coded just in slightly different directions

[todayisafridaynight]

in my heart sawashiro and arakawa have the same thing going on that minedai do but slightly to the left...like theres a visible difference and a different vibe but...its there yknow...less crazy but also more crazy because theyre older are you getting the vibe im laying down this is difficult to explain

no i get the vibe i got you. it's like minedai but with dads and less willingness to murder his boss out of grief

[rogersstevie]

told two ppl about rereading the foxhole court which ofc no one knows what it is and i’m like LET ME TELL YOU