#which ik it's not shocking technically

[heeliopheelia]

"i've missed you" (heeseung x reader)

genre: light angst, fluff word count: 1.3k requested by @probably-too-obssessed ♡

warnings: mentions of a break up, exes to lovers, crying

a/n: was the plan in my head perfect: yes. do i like the execution:... okay, ik this ain't technically a drabble but bear with me!! but anyways, we're officialy more than half done with the 1k event yayy!!

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Wiping the sleep out of your eyes, you make your way past the living room to answer the door. Knowing that only the closest people to you know the code to your apartment block's stairway, you can't help but worry as you approach the knocking on your door at such early hour. Has something happened? Did someone get hu-?

Suddenly more awake than a second before, you gape at ex-boyfriend in shock. Wide eyes scan his face, his brows slightly furrowed as he chews on his bottom lip, fingers twitching by his thighs. And you can't help but notice that he looks... the same. Yes, a little more mature now compared to the few years ago, features more defined than before but that's still most definitely Heeseung. Your Heeseung.

"What are you doing here?" You ask quietly, feet rooted into the floor as cold winter air sweeps from the stairway and engulfs your thinly-clothed body. You try to pretend that this sudden coolness is the cause of the shiver that runs down your spine but at the same time you know well that it's all because of Heeseung's relentless eyes placed on you.

"Hi," he breathes out and feels his heart coming up to his throat. Fuck, you're even prettier than he remembered. He clears his throat. "Can I come in?"

Somehow you muster the courage to nod your head and move back to open the door wider for him. As he sets his foot in your apartment, an instant wave of nostalgia and longing fills his heart to the brim and for the first time in three years Heeseung doesn't feel this void that's been constantly eating him from the inside. And it's all after spending only a minute with you again.

"I've missed you," he blurts out without wasting any more time, watching as your shoulders visibly tense. He takes a step closer and then one more, moving to stand right in front of you. "I'm sorry it took me so long to say it."

Pressing your lips together, you hide the trembling of your fingers by clenching them on the fabric of the shirt you've been sleeping in. His shirt which only now you seem to realize to be wearing and so does Heeseung as his eyes soften. And it makes him hope that maybe you too, after all this time, still keep a place in your heart for him.

Your heart pounds in your chest.

"You–," you stutter out, head full of running thoughts. Why is he here now? What's caused him to go against his manager and contract and show up at your door at 5 am? "Heeseung, where is this all coming from?"

"Ever since the night I broke up with you, there hasn't been a day without you on my mind." You can clearly see the distress and pain marring his soft features. "I'm sorry I fucked up, I never should've ended things with you back then."

And yes, you've missed him too. Yes, you've thought about him way too much for someone who's supposed to be over the relationship for at least two years now. But it's Heeseung after all. How does one simply move on from him?

But you keep a brave face and decide to be the more reasonable one out the two of you for once in your entire life. "There's nothing to apologize for, don't be ridiculous"

He scoffs, running his hand through his thick hair from frustration. "I was selfish. I dropped you for fame–"

"You left me for your dreams, Heeseung," you interrupt him with a scolding look. "And you did the right thing. I'd never want to be the one holding you back. Stop being so self-critical."

His eyes soften and he breathes out, all the tension leaving his body. "You could never hold me back, YN. I hate that only now I realized that you were the only thing that's kept me grounded. I'm no one without you."

Your heart stutters when his hands reach out and envelop your slightly trembling ones. "I don't know, Hee. There's just... There's so much happening right now, I can't think straight."

"I still love you." His words knock all the air out of your lungs and you swear you're falling. "After all this time, there's never been anyone else but you, love. I'd drop everything in an instant if you asked me to give my all to you right now. Everything loses its value when you're not there with me, I've learnt it the hard way."

"I–"

Your quiet stumbling gets cut off by his hands suddenly loosing their grip on yours. You watch as realization tinted with fear slowly creeps up on his beautiful face. All of sudden, Heeseung feels all of his muscles tensing as his heart drops down his chest, heavy and aching.

Already dreading your answer, he asks. "Do you... Do you have someone?"

"N-No!" You stutter out quickly, hands suddenly gaining a mind of their own as they desperately clutch on his again, heart wrenching as you already miss his touch even though he hasn't even fully pulled away. "I couldn't. Not after you."

"Then give us another try," he breathes out, chest feeling almost fifty pounds lighter at your quiet confession. His fingers quickly intertwine with yours as he pulls you closer with one tug. Your heart stalls when he leans down and starts kissing away the tears that you haven't even noticed started dropping down your cheeks. "All I want is you, YN. And there will never be anyone but you for me."

His lips trail down your cheeks, peppering kisses all over your jawline and chin and before you can even blink, your mouths are moving together in despair. The kiss is soaked and dripping with longing and love as you both pour all of the emotions from deep within into it. Even when your lips start to slightly burn from the saltiness of your tears and Heeseung's harsh sucks, you never even think of pulling away just for a second. It's only your muffled sob that makes the two of you part.

"I missed you so much," you cry out, trembling hand coming up to cover the bottom of your wet face. It doesn't take long for him to gently pull it away and bring it closer to him, pressing his warm lips to your knuckles. You sniffle, only to feel more tears following down your cheeks. "I've watched your every single performance, you know?" You chuckle shortly trough the sobs. The smile you sent him is wobbly and teary but so full of love it makes Heeseung feel the happiest he's been for the past couple years. "I'm so proud of you."

Your words impact him harder than he would ever admit, so before you can get the glimpse of his own eyes becoming glistening, he pulls you by your face and kisses you again, swallowing each one of your sobs and whimpers. Your hands tightly cling onto his hoodie as you find yourself becoming putty underneath his touch again. His slim fingers brush away the hair that got stuck onto your teary face, his caresses so gentle you can't help but feel your legs buckling slightly, so taking two steps backwards, you pull him on the couch along with you.

"I love you too," you whisper somewhere in between your ceasing cries and his kisses.

At that, Heeseung pulls himself up on his elbows to take in your pretty face. The face that he couldn't erase from his mind for all these years. The face that kept him awake every night until he passed out from exhaustion. The face that he loves more than anything else in this world.

And damn him if he ever found anything else that brought him as close to heaven as the sight of your swollen lips parted with a smile, blush spread over your cheeks as your eyes fill up with sparkles, looking at him as if he's collected all the stars from the sky and gave them to you. And fuck, if you really ever asked him to give you the entire moon itself, he knows that he would somehow find a way to make it happen. Because he would do absolutely anything and everything to make you happy. Even if it meant giving up his entire career – he will not make the same mistake twice and lose you again, now knowing that nothing is worth of the pain that being without you has put him through.

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[nuttytani]

Hold my chai, aunty has arrived in the Mansion

(adventures of aunty in the ikemen vampire universe. into the ike-verse!)

It was just a normal day of work for aunty. You know, the usual, kicking her husband and children out for work and school with their tiffin and bags in tow.

Finishing cleaning the house like a sonic with extra energy drinks and taking the rubbish out,

Then finally! A hot shower

She was only left with making her sweet and relaxing lunchtime tea when her doorbell rang.

She opened the door and.....everything turned white and aunty's life turned upside down. Or did it?

Actually it turned up. I mean her life was already up but now it's better-ish?

She's basically on a month-long vacation! Away from her husband and children (I mean sure she's worried about the state of the house but they can manage by themselves right? They won't miss her.....right? Ok fine maybe she's kind of sort of worried about them and missing them but she KNOWS she can go back so haha!)

The mansion people were quite warm and welcoming towards her so it didn't take much time for her to adjust.

Except for the food and... tea.

YOU CALL THIS FOOD? DEAR SEBASTION, WHERE ARE YOUR MASALAS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE SALT AND PEPPER-- THAT'S NOT MASALA

And the tea! How…. she won’t even describe how she feels except for pure disappointment. These people had no ingredients for chai

Comte had no choice but to order some.....groceries for dear aunty. He couldn't say no to her. Especially with how disappointed she looked while eating food or having her tea.

He also had to turn the wine cellar into a grocery store room. But he sure had great company with aunty! Joining her outside in his garden. 

Smoking who? Comte got rid of his cigar and now constantly has a cup of chai in his hand (mostly because aunty would yell nonstop for him and leonardo to stop smoking. Because 1) she doesnt want to be a chain smoker 2) smoking is bad for your health and makes you look like a gangster…. Aunty’s words, not mine!)

(Psssst she also taught Sebastian how to make chai 101 until he got the recipe right till perfection.)

The other mansion residents weren't having that much....fun tho. It felt like having a mom after many years. Which is funny because technically, they’re wayyyyy older than her, and they’ve told her so many times, and each time she replies with a: but you all act like children, that’s not my fault is it? Now my dears, would you please pass me that newspaper? 

One day, Arthur was walking around half naked around the mansion only to receive the MOST judgemental stare in his entire life

“Put some goddamn clothes on, child! You’ll catch a cold at this rate.”

“Aunty, that's not possible for vampires….”

“Do I look like I care? Put some clothes on.”

Or the first week in the mansion, practically staring daggers at everyone 

“Shoes inside the house? Who’s going to clean this… Sebastian? Mitsuki? Your mom? Me? Well definitely not any of us.”

House slippers became a thing ever since and now NO ONE dares to wear shoes inside the house. 

Vincent had to learn cooking as well, like proper cooking.

Aunty found it shocking that even her daughter's terrible cooking wasn't as bad as his. So that was saying something.

Dazai stopped using the windows as a way to enter the house 

Actually there were a lot of positive changes in the house, at least for Sebastian and Mitsuki 

They had SO much help in the kitchen. They wouldn’t let aunty do the cleaning and laundry though, that’d be rude and she’s basically on a vacation. She needs to relax! 

Her favourite weapon of choice to discipline the mansion boys is her handy dandy jharu (broom).

She'd pass it to Mitsuki or Sebastian when they'd go wake up Napoleon. If he tried to do his sleep-kissing thing- he'd get one smack on his face with the broom.

Idk how she got it but she somehow has it so we roll with it okay? 

random thoughts that had to be written down. they don't really make much sense but heyyy who cares?

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[0vergrowngraveyard]

I have a few villain au questions if that's alright: Do the boys ever get better? Do they heal at all? or do they just suffer in their damaging co-dependent relationship until they self-destruct? Are Amy and Knuckles in this anywhere? Does Sonic logically realize that he kidnapped Tails? Like does he understand that's what he did? Or does he think it's fine because Tails chose to go with him and doesn't wanna go home? (I know that's a lot of questions—feel free to answer as many or as few as you'd like. Thanks!)

please don’t apologize for asking so many question. i love talking about my guys (shocking considering how little i actually post about them, ik)

1. since i don’t really have a plot line for this au yet, im just gonna say that for now they’re pretty stagnant

2. amy and knuckles are around. again, because i don’t have a solid plot line laid out, i don’t have a solid vision of were they are. all i know is that knuckles is no longer on angel island and amy is still the leader of the resistance (how? idk its an au leave me alone)

3. sonic knows what he did was wrong, but he doesn’t understand why it’s wrong. tails was obviously being mistreated by his parents, wouldn’t it be better for the kit to be with someone who actually cared about him?

tails did chose to go with him, so - according to sonic’s logic - did he really even kidnap him? in sonic’s eyes, the kid just ran away from home with him (which, y’know, he did technically just run away from home, but footage of sonic seemingly coaxing tails and leading him away from his home isn’t a very good picture)

[wish-i-were-heather]

idk if this counts as a vent but its kinda long i just need to rant

so i told my friends im asexual yesterday.

im still struggling to figure out with my sexuality where i lie within like who im attracted to, but i do know that im at least ace. i mean i didnt tell them exactly, i didnt use the term asexual, but i told them i dont ever want to have sex and i dont really feel that kind of attraction.

theyre my two closest friends, and the first people ive ever told. really just cuz its never come up, its not like im actively hiding the fact. we were playing this game of would you rather, but it was a card game someone got me for my birthday so like you played it a certain way to fit the game idk. and one of them (which confused me bc it was rated 14+??) asked would you rather "give up swearing forever or give up sex for "do it" for 2 minutes every day or have a 30 minute makeout session every day. and they were supposed to try to guess what i would choose, and i said the latter.

and they were really surprsied?? like no i dont really wanna do that thats weird, and they told me oh thats not weird some people do that and i was like do they?? idk i just dont like that. and they were like ok whatever and we moved on. and then later there was another (i really do wonder why this is only rated 14+ bc 14 year old me would not like these questions) that said would you rather give up swearing forever or give up sex for 12 years.

and i chose the second obviously. ik i do online but irl i dont swear that much so that wouldnt be hard, but also im asexual so like thats easy lol. and they were trying to guess what i would choose and they both got it wrong and they were shocked. and i was like yeah i mean i dont have sex now?? and they were like yeah but youre a teenager now what about when youre older??? and i was like no i dont really want to, i dont ever really plan to have sex

and they were shocked. they thought i was crazy they thought i was joking. and they were like youre gonna change your mind and i was like no im not i dont want to have sex????? i never have??? like ive told you i dont want to have kids thats part of why.

and they were like but what about when you get married? dont you want a boyfriend? it would lead to that!! and its just so baffling to me that some people think that way. its absolutely absurd to me that i had to explain the difference between a romantic and a sexual relationship. like i told them theres plutonic, romantic, and sexual relationships, everything in between, and not one is higher or more important than the other.

and they were like "but what about when you get married? what are you gonna do?" uhh im gonna love them?? im gonna love my partner romantically and be happy with them and not have sex??? marriage doesnt need to include sex. "what are you gonna do after the wedding?" uhh go home and take a nap?? idk we can cuddle but im not insane for not wanting someone inside me thats nasty. (no offense yall im just sex repulsed).

one of them literally said "but once your relationship reaches a certain point you almost have to" AND I WAS LIKE NO WHAT THE FUCK YOU DONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING EVER?? and they were like "i gUeSs". i told them id rather die than have sex like thats just not for me and they thought i was insane. they said if someone came up and said do that or die, youd die?? and im like yeah because if i dont want to then thats sexual assault and yeah id rather die than be sexually assaulted??? "what if your partner wants to and you dont?" then uhh if sex is that important to them we'll break up, i can respect their opinion and hopefully they can respect mine?? its not that confusing??

i dont know i just think its so weird to have that perspective in life. i guess its technically "normal" but the idea that all romantic relationship leads to sexual is weird. and the idea that giving up sex for 12 years is harder than not saying a few words is even weirder.

i mean the only good thing that came out of that whole conversation is i got over that imposter syndrome of not being "queer enough" because they acted like i told them i was an illegal alien getting transgender operations in prison

[lostdrarryfics]

I am looking for this fic i read months ago. I bookmark every fic i like but i seem to have lost this one. It's post war with aurors drarry. Harry is some kind of blasting auror (haha ik weird name) and draco is a healing auror. Draco gets himself transferred to some xyz place (with hot weather and beaches??) and Harry gets really upset over this because they were auror partners. I remember these sunglasses Harry (Hermione actually) got Draco for his farewell, but they got into a fight on the day Draco is leaving. Harry tells him he is his healer, which really hurts Draco because he thought the only reason Harry was upset was because he wouldn't be able to heal him anymore. Draco moves, and now Harry has a different partner who is also a blasting expert. He keeps getting hurt cuz he is used to Draco being there to check his back. This time he gets really badly hurt, a long scar over neck which takes away his voice. Draco floo calls to talk, but Harry doesn't have his voice so he couldn't. As last he shows Draco the scar and the reason he can't talk, and Draco was.. shocked. I think he stops talking to Harry after that because he can't sit around and wait for Harry to one day off himself. Harry decides to move to where Draco is (to apologize??) and gets himself a receptionist position or something. There is also this case going on in xyz - some bomb attacks with hidden clues and messages graffitid onto walls. Although Harry is technically not an auror, he starts helping Draco in the case. At last they solve the case, find out the place where the next attack is going to be and go on a stake out there. I remember crabs, and one of them gets injured in the attack. There's also this scene where Harry breaks into Draco's home at xyz because Draco was refusing to talk to him, and walks into Draco making out with a guy. I think it's on ao3 if my memory's not lying. Thank you so much!

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[a-dotrivenitupontop]

It’s tricky. The only two main “not the” people left were Sebastian and Ulysses, and “not without planning” may rule out one of them, but which one is the question, it’s a tough one. There are a lot of ‘technically’ points one could make about it. I was thinking it’s Sebastian, fully confident in his ability to get away with it, and to get someone else blamed for the crime.

see the thing is i just don’t know if sebastian would make a good murderer. idk if it would really make sense or be satisfying.

firstly, i don’t see how sebastian really benefits from edgar being dead. sure he gets unfired but the crypto tanks with edgar gone and obviously there’s the legal trouble. yeah ik sebastian secured the money with his phone calls but i still don’t feel like that’s a safe enough situation. and if edgar was alive and sebastian fired surely he could just find another business job? he has the reputation and money im sure. plus sebastian is a conman. i don’t think murder really is his game that’s too messy of a crime.

i also don’t see how he impacts the narrative in a satisfying way. aniq wouldn’t learn his lesson about bias in judgement. zoe wouldn’t have to confront someone close to her being a killer. the only people who might care are isabel and hannah perhaps?? and even then i don’t see them being shocked into character development. the only major thing i can really see is danner experiencing her ‘maybe i was wrong’ lesson all over again. not to mention sebastian is kind of a double bluff for suspicion. so for everyone that goes ‘sebastian is so suspicious he’s not suspicious and therefore the killer’ there’s someone who goes ‘sebastian is the killer because he’s the shady guy in green’. ultimately i just find him being the lazy option and the creators would have to pull out something incredible for me to find his guilt exciting.

[corajey]

As a dancer watching smf, the judges decision are really pissing me off so I'm here to kinda rant at the incompetent judges

1. Ep. 5 elimination - specifically trix Vs jroc

Trix's dancing was off the charts for this one. It was technically mind-blowing (that hat trick if the most impressive thing I've ever seen btw) and he had the energy throughout the battle and everyone was hyped. That is what I call a proper battle. Jroc did well but it felt underwhelming next to trix. For me trix was the clear winner and the rematch made absolutely no sense. Nobody needed it. Prime kingz rightfully won that battle. It was unfortunate that Ms Boa could not handle what a real dance battle was like and wanted to call the police cause trix was "scaring her". If I was there and trix jumped on the stage I would have yelled and hyped him up...

2. Ep. 6 wdbz mega crew

I was so confused at the director scores. All 3 did so well, specially Ingyoo. There was no reason for all the scores to be so low. To me Ingyoo would have been 360-ish, Kamel 350-ish and Vata 350-ish as well.

Now more abt Vata...

Vata's score was actually like so shocking for me. He did what a director of a mega crew should do - choreograph a dance that everyone looks good in and that is pulled of in synced. Ik the judges said that they weren't like blown away with the choreo and that it was very "predictable" but tbh vata's hand were tied on that one. He section was the first section of the dance which meant that his portion is more of for setting the tone and vibe of the dance rather than doing flashy and impressive choreo. He did his job to help built progression of the overall dance throughout the 3 sections. If let's say vata gave what the judges want (eg. flashy choreo with lots of stunts and so on) you will have no cohesiveness between the sections and there will be a very visible energy drop towards the end of the dance. The original keep on building up the energy and making the 3 sections seem like a singular dance that had 3 songs mash together. They're mega crew built a story line which is difficult and smt I admire wdbz for doing. Shame that the judges were too blind to see the masterpiece.

[journey-to-the-attic]

I would like to propose an event. One of great proportions.

Some say it never happened. Any bystanders who saw this multiple-week showdown will never say a word.

They called it: "The Great Devildom Watergun War"

It all starts, unsurprisingly, with IK and Mammon

IK is around the corner, zeroing in on her target who is oblivious to her scheme

As soon as Mammon turns around, and is none the wiser, IK rounds the corner and sprays him with her water gun, right in the back of the head

He, of course, freaks out, because *where the hell is this water coming from*, but once he realizes that it's IK he bolts after her (she ran away wheeze-laughing)

Now, that was far from the end of it

IK would continue to soak Mammon at any old opportunity

But what she didn't expect was for him to *fight back*

Mammons standing in the kitchen with his back turned, and IK sees this as her moment. She's got her super soaker *ready*.

She sneeeaks up into the entryway, and poises her watergun

And then Mammon turns around, giant watergun poised, and absolutely drenches IK with his demon sized water gun

She stands there in shock for a second, while Mammon just grins at her, before all hell breaks loose and a full on water war is waged in the kitchen

Lucifer is not very pleased with the state of the walls, or the state of the floors, or the state of the.....everything

In Levi's case, it goes much the same way, except she'll spray him from around corners and then *hide* afterwards.

It's been DAYS and Levi is still *so confused* as to why he keeps randomly getting sprayed with water, but when he turns around nothing is there ?? He thinks the House is haunted and keeps bringing it up at breakfast, and Mammon just high-fives IK under the table

Once Levi *does* find out though, he buys this multi-barreled super soaker that looks lile a bunch of snakes, and the water shoots out of their mouths

Now there's a three-way war in the house because Levi wanted to get back at IK, but Mammon isn't gonna just sit there and let Levi attack her like this .... but at the same time IK is still actively spraying Mqmmon so he OBVIOUSLY has to defend himself

And soon ... it would spread to the other members of the house too ..... oh dear

it's a miracle levi hasn't gotten too into the heat of battle and summoned lotan on them, but it's not like the damage is any lighter for it....

there is water on the walls. there are puddles all over the hard floors, and there are squelchy patches that contain a metric litre in the carpeted ones. somehow they got the chandelier in the living room, which is steadily dripping an entire pond. everyone is sopping wet. lucifer has never been so close to insanity in his goddamn life

yeah, it'd take a relatively simple spell to dry stuff off, even if it'd take forever, but it's the principle of it, you know? that his brothers would have the audacity to think this behaviour is acceptable?! he conveniently forgets can ignore that ik started it, but they should have known better. sure, he technically also tossed a giant pitcher of water at mammon, but like, he deserved it

anyway, his brothers are all very lucky none of them ended up maimed, and he's going to go dry off and they can all manage the clean up, thank you very much, and if the house of lamentation isn't spick and span and dry as a bone come tomorrow morning, oh they don't even want to imagine what he might-- did he just hear ik sneeze

[hella1975]

(hella you dont have to answer this, just wanted to say it) i know you ofc know that grief is a really complicated n fickle feeling but. it is, so i hope u can give yourself that space to grieve and do whatever it takes...but also please take care of yourself. and we're both creators of stuff so i really get the feeling, but i promise youre not destined for getting worse or stuck in that. something similar happened to me my senior year and even if you didn't know him that well, you're allowed that space to feel too.

ik my words prob dont do much, and i dont pretend to know better than you about your hometown or life or anything like that, but im here if u wanna talk. i love u <3

thank you for this my love. this is so kind and you didnt need to say anything but you DID and im so grateful for that. i promise im okay and im very good at being able to tell what episodes are temporary and what are more serious, so i know this one is temporary and is more shock/natural sadness at hearing the news that will peter off over time, so im trying to just. let myself feel it all for now and then put it to rest after a couple days. im sorry you can relate at all, i feel like it's such a specific, strange kind of grief to explain, when it's someone you know very distantly and technically have no 'right' to grieve, because like you said, grief is complicated, and it doesn't care what right you have to it or not. which is something im having to remind myself of and tell myself im not being selfish or self-centred for feeling upset by this. ive reached out to one of my irls and im going to tell her tomorrow bc i trust her to be good about this, so as basic as that sounds that's a pretty huge thing for me and im hoping it'll help even if it is just. talking it out. idk. but i appreciate this and i appreciate you, ily bestie xx

[bingoboingobongo]

my kaleidoscope thoughts/review

(spoilers under the cut. also im still shocked so this shit makes no sense)

holy shit holy shit HOLY SHIT WHAT TJE FYCK HOLY SHJT OHMFG HOLY SHIT KALEIDOSCOPE IS A FUCKING PRODIGY WHAT THE FYCK THAG SHIT ALTERED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY WTF WTF WTF HELP OMFG IM IN SHOCK I XANT WHAY BELP MDNSJSJJS NO FUCKING WAY THAY WAS FUCKING INSANE WHAT THE FUCK NUGGETS SHIT BALLS LOLOLAPOOLAZA WAS THAT WHAT THE FUCK IK IN AWE GIANCARLO ESPOSITIO SERVES AS DUCKING ALWAYS GOLY MOLY BAJJSJSJS SOMEONE CALL TJE FUCMING COPS WHAT OMG I NEED TI BREATHE WHAT?????? EBVRLEPQICOJSJSJD

holy shit okay so um Jesus Christ I'm fucking fahahsh that was easily the best experience I've ever had omg that's giving money heist a run for their money holy crap okay um

alright so ngl when i heard the concept of showing episodes in random order I was hyped and i wanted it to be hype but tbh i kinda expected it to be ass and omfg damn this show was so good wtf. that being said, the episodes in random order didn't exactly have much impact on the story but it was a fun idea and i liked it in the end. at first i was worried, especially when i got to the after the heist episodes (which showed right before the white episode for me) bc in my mind i was like okay but like ik the outcome so like what's the point but damn was i wrong bc oml the twists Jesus Christ that shit had me in a damn pretzel.

alright so like my thought process. So i saw the pink episode right before the white one, and first can I just say that even tho i didn't like bob im glad he got to see his pink sand beaches even tho it was technically blood but whatever. anyways omfg tho did judy ditch Stan? I think so idek anyways that's irrelevant rn. okay so i was literally devastated when ava died i love her but also it definitely wasn't as bad as money heist so I'll live. BHT OMFG LEO'S DEATH BRUH I THOUGHT RJ KILLED HIM BUT IT WAS SALAS' SON BRAD?????? WTF THAT SHIT CAME OUT SO OUT OF LEFT FIEKD OMG JSHSJSJS

like i saw the shirt and i was like hmm that's kinda a nerdy shirt it seems like something rj might wear. AND THEN IT WAS BRAD TJE SON WEARING IT IN THE WHITE EPISODE. AND THEN RJ FUCKING DIED AND THEN IT WAS JUDY THAT FUCKING KILLED HIM BUT THEN SHE SORTA KILLED BOB LIKE WHAT THE FUCK OMG MY BRAIN MY JAW WAS LIKE GONE LIKE OMGJSSJJSJS

like ngl in the beginning I wasn't vibing with judy but then she killed rj and i really wasn't vibing BUT THEN SHE KILLED BOB AND MAYBE I WAS VIBING????

omfg and THEN HANNAH CAME IN AND HIT CARLOS AND THEN TOOK ALL THE MONEY LIKE WHAT JSJSJS AND LIKE IK ITS FIR THE BEST BECAUSE THE CREW PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED BY THE TRIPLETS IF SHE DIDN'T BUT GAWD DAMN LIKE I WAS LOW-KEY HIGHKEY SAD LIKE TF

OMG AND THE FUCKING FEDEX GUY BRUHHSHAJS AND HER SISTER BRJSJSJS IM LITERALLY NSJSJSJSN WHAT

also her hair and her black suit in that one outfit remind me of natasha Romanoff so bad omfg

KSJSJJSJS AND THEN BOB USED THE PEN HE STOLE TO SAVE HIMSELF BITCH THIS SHIT WAS LIKE TWNETY BAZILLION CHEKHOV'S GUNS

IT WAS CHEKHOV'S FUCKING GUN RANGE TF LIKE OMG IM ACTUALLY IN LOVE SHOUT OUT TO ERIC GARCIA OR ERIC GARZA MAN I DONT REMEMBER TOJR LASY NAME BUT THIS SHIT SLAPPED GOD DAWM EXPECTATION FUCKING EXCEEDED BEHWJAJSJJSJSJSJS

holy shit holy shit AND WHEN THE FUCKING MACAU AD WENT OFF DAMN KUDOS TO AVA BC I WOJLD HAVE BURST OJT LAUGHING JESUS CHRISR TNO IT WAS SO GOOD

ngl tho idek if it actually randomizes the order u watch it in i started out with the jail episode with stan and ray tho so idk tell me if u guys get anything different

[infin-8-morphosis]

Monthly not-dead progress post here we go

Still working on my model. Theres too many little bits to say what I have and havent done (sooo much redoing) but umm in brief,

Oh this isnt brief whoops lets put a cut, tldr model good still wip, new map with Peirce Quinuncial projection, more website work, lots and lots of little half done things as usual

Functional eyes and eyelids, actual mesh is more or less 100% done, and partially unwrapped, but havent skinned it properly.

Partially rigged, but rigging will neeeveeer be finished. Thankfully my twisted setup with multiple rigs and multiple rigs inside those rigs actually seems to work...?

A brief rundown is:

The rig is made of 3 sets of identical bones: the scaler, poser, and deformer. The poser handles, most posing, shocking, and is more or less the 'crown' rig. The scaler doesnt move but scales, and said scale is copied to the poser. The deformer is the only set that deforms the mesh, it copies the location of the poser. So, Scaler scales the poser, poser moves the deformer. You should never need to view anything except the poser BUT and its a cool but, since the deformer is isolated from the poser, it also acts as a sort of pseudo FK rig, allowing fine adjustment of the posers IK positions. VERY handy!

There are other rigs, like an eye rig for just the eyes, a character-specific rig for the face (just not possible to use the same rig even with my scaling trick, and i dont want to have to worry about breaking the most important part of the mesh) and soon i will begin the harrowing task of a hair rig... for each hair. Fear and suffering ahead, but also funny hairdos.

Thankfully my trick to use geo nodes to fuse the meshes together seamlessly seems to work, but it seems to mess with uv's so still a roadblock. I nedd to really knuckle down on understanding geo nodes, and also get more fmailiar with uvs in the technical sense...

Also making an effort to completely ditch shape keys (FUCK shape keys) by using lattices instead. This is... unfortunately janky. But, useable. I dont care if it isnt perfect anyway, I just hate shape keys. The main trouble is how dogshit lattices are... They work so odd. And very destructively, so if I screw up a pose, tough shit...

Yet to step into the scary world of 'so will we actually model our characters with this' since at any point I can break things and will need to redo things... but also the sooner i start the sooner I catch things that dont work or need fixing...

Non-model wise I'm making pretty good progress on the map. As you probably dont know I have yet fucking again started from near scratch, but this time with the sexy as hell Peirce-Quincuncial map projection (go look it up its very good). This means a less warped map and also more sensible views of the poles, which were always a bit hacky on an equirectangular map since my planets 'poles' are on the equator. ie imagine a globe rotated 90° so the bottom and top are at the sides. Im feeling much better with how it fits together (even 'simulated' the plate tectonics a little to get them more accurate. Surpisingly my eyeballing it was about 80% correct!) but yet again the main headache is the actual height. Very, very hard to keep heights consistent and proportional.

Today I worked on my website! I had not checked on it in quite some time. Refamiliarised myself with its inner workings (loooove css. Very fun. Oddly fun battling wordpress to change things from its defaults that are often quite odd. For example, drop shadows only go to the bottom right. You cant alter it in the editor. Why??? So i just... edited the default shadow's css. Easy peasy. The hardest part was tracking down where exactly wordpress defined shadows. However there is some good to this since i dont need to add a class to things to give them my own shadow~) and have got it looking very smooth. Almost everything from my original website has been re-added, code wise. All that remains is the actual articles, and well, lots and lots more tweaking and new things. Still no mobile menu, that'll be a doozy... ah, also reimplemented tooltips properly. Verrry nice. Just not sure how the plugin manages colours... i will crack it open and study it...

Hmmm what else. I guess ive begun to organise my notes on everything, but i have attmepted this many times and it is a total mess... hoping this one sticks since i moved to using obsidian instead of google docs, so maybe i wont fuss over organisation and style as much and actually work on things.

Story wise eeerrrr. I mean. The problem i had is now, reversed, in that i used to have an end and no way of starting the plot, and now ive come up with a great hook that no longer works with the old ending... hrmm...

[darkhumourcas]

Parasite - A Divide In Class

Title – Parasite (2019)

Director – Bong Joon-Ho 

Cast – Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jang Hye-jin 

Plot – Parasite revolves around the Kim family of four living below the poverty line, struggling to make ends meet. But then (!!) the son of the family, Ki-woo (Choi Woo-shik), gets a business venture from his friend, Min (Park Seo-joon), to work as a tutor for the daughter of the rich, well-off Park family. This is the initial catapult into this story… Slowly (but surely), the Kims worm their way into the lives of the Parks like parasites…

At its core, this film is a social commentary on the deep-rooted societal issues of class division and economic inequality present in South Korea. It gives insight into the divide between the two classes and serves as a device to portray the grim contrast of the ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor. Parasite is a story that doesn’t necessarily have villains or heroes, just people who are products of their environments. This thriller-comedy explores the lengths people will go to support their families.

Before I delve into these influential characters that were created for this film, I want to address the recent passing of Lee Sun-kyun. Lee played the role of Park Dong-ik, the patriarch of the Park family, and he did an exceptional job of portraying a pompous businessman. Sadly, the actor took his own life on the 27th of December, 2023. This came as quite a shock, not only in South Korea but to the rest of the world. Lee Sun-kyun was a well-known K-drama actor known for his notable role in Coffee Prince (Lee Yoon-jung, 2007). The circumstance revolving around his death is one that I hope gives South Koreans an awakening to the worrisome problem of famous Korean stars feeling pressure into committing suicide as the only option for their personal issues. Lee Sun-kyun will be remembered as an outstanding actor.

The cast of this film worked insanely well together, which is reflected in how the characters interacted with one another. Each character brings a different aspect and perspective to the story. 

Park Yeon-kyo (Cho Yeo-jeong), the mother of the affluent family, fell for the scheme of the Kim family, thinking that she was making the best choices for her family. While this can be seen as wrongdoing by the Kims, they were left in a dire situation where this seemed like the best option. The system they are living in South Korea does not favour them, so why should they oblige to it?

From a technical standpoint, Parasite exceeds all expectations for a successful film. Places where this film truly excels are in the use of sets and props. One prop detail that stands out to me is the waste bin in the Park household. It can be a detail that is easily overlooked, but the waste bin is completely silent and only for $2300! This is obviously quite a hefty price for a bin, and Bong Joon-ho thought so as well, stating that he “and my (his) crew members were like: ‘What the f**k? What kind of idiot would buy a trash can that’s going to smell anyway?” The absurdity of the price of the bin is funnily enough fitting to something that would definitely be in the Park’s house. 

Bong Joon-Ho is able to convey his message in the division of class between the Kims and Parks through the different sets for their houses. The Kim family live in a basement flat at the bottom of a hill, symbolising how they are at the lowest, not only literally but also financially. They are crammed into a filthy apartment that is regularly mentioned as being pungent, to the point where it leaves a smell on them. Meanwhile, the Park family lives near the top of a hill, representing their financial prospects. This house is depicted as a grand architectural masterpiece that is always clean and tidy, thanks to the domestic housekeeper.

Bong Joon-Ho truly created a cinematic masterpiece with this film, and I am not saying this to be biased; he literally did. Parasite received the Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival and four Academy Awards from the Oscars, including the ones for Best Picture and Best Directing. Bong achieved an incredibly difficult feat by receiving the most prestigious awards, and all for the same film. This mass international recognition from a South Korean film to a Western audience was a challenge, considering the language barrier, but despite that, in a historical moment, Parasite was the first non-English film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. All these awards only further prove how Bong Joon-Ho is one the most credible and decorated directors of this age in cinema.

Concluding Thoughts – In the end, Parasite is a film that was deserving of all the awards and praise it received. I’m embarrassed to say it took me four years after its initial release to view the film; I feel that I missed out on its original hype, but regardless of that, I am very glad I thoroughly enjoyed it. This film captivates through brilliantly thought-through dark humour in a way that many other films strive to. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has yet to watch it!

My final rating – ★★★★★

[transs3xualmagg0t]

the 1960s were awful my god

[glowingbadger]

Which Laguz go “oh SHIT” vs “:) !” When they discover their human/branded lover is pregnant 😈

Technically this is further down in my queue but I need some lighter headcanon type stuff between actual fics lol so lets go through the list~

Again, I'm doing just dudes for now, but being pretty thorough- and adding in the branded fellas too because fuck it.

Oh also this is all post-canon, so everyone's thoughts on Beorc and Branded and such are at that stage

Laguz guys (FE 9/10) x AFAB Reader

Pregnancy headcanons - semi-spicy

Mordecai - Absolutely glowing with pride and excitement; he does of course have some understanding of how difficult life will be for the child- progress has been made, but society doesn't change over night. But he's also had enough uplifting and fulfilling relationships with Beorc like Ike and others that he has hope for the future, and sees his child with you as a sign of that hope. He's not incredibly knowledgeable about taking care of you during the pregnancy, but he'll pick up on your needs over time and spends the months happily doting on and protecting you.

Muarim - His first reaction is more of a nervous, panicky excitement. On the one hand, there's the rush of knowing that you're carrying his cub. On the other hand, while things are better now than in his youth, Muarim has truly seen the depths of cruelty that you and his child could face. He immediately becomes intensely protective of you, hovering near at all times and caring for you constantly- frankly, he'd carry you everywhere instead of letting you walk if he had his way. Ultimately though, he'll be realistic and measured about it all, being sure to communicate his fears but reassuring you that he's willing to face it all to protect the child with you. Also Tormod is SO EXCITED to be a "big brother" and so thrilled to see Muarim have this new happiness in his life

Caineghis - He's well aware of the challenges you'll face together- hell, it wasn't easy to tactfully quell his subjects' discontent when he took a Beorc mate to begin with. But to him, beginning a family with you is one more way he seeks to move forward in the world and to show that the two races are meant to coexist. He's wonderfully caring and nurturing during the pregnancy too, doting on you enough that you feel safe and comfortable, but careful not to smother you either. You're his Queen, after all- you're strong enough to handle this, especially with his support.

Naesala - Boy this is a tricky one lol. It's definitely something that catches him off guard, and his first reaction is somewhat panicked, though he does well to conceal it. More than anything, he worries about how the less savory things he's had to do as King will effect you and the child. Truly, he never intended to sire any children, never even considering it until he took you as his mate. But with time, he's shocked to find that he actually finds the idea somewhat pleasant. He does his best to be casual about it all, but you know him well enough to notice the new way his eyes linger on you now and the gentle way he holds you.

Nasir - While he takes the news seriously and does feel the weight of this new responsibility in his heart, he is nonetheless optimistic and joyful. Unity between Beorc and Laguz has long been a dream of his, and what better way than to nurture this new life drawn from both races? Aside from which, by the epilogue of Radiant Dawn, he's a great-grandfather, so raising children is nothing new to him- he's an excellent father, calmly supportive, and protective but reasonable. That said, the way dragon Laguz age is so alien to a Beorc that this odd family structure is more or less to be expected.

Ranulf - He's excited, but anxious about it to be sure. Frankly, he probably noticed something different about your scent pretty early on and started getting antsy then and there. He's a realistic sort, so he's potently aware of how things could go wrong- but with your reassurance, and given time to sit with the idea, his usual enthusiasm eventually wins out. He's not sure what Beorc pregnancy is like, so he's definitely going to need some guidance, but he's sweetly attentive and makes it abundantly clear that he'd do anything for you and the child.

Reyson - Arguably one of the most anxious of the lot; with the herons' intuition, he's able to tell you're pregnant almost immediately, so he may actually be the one to tell you. He's clearly nervous at first, between his own trauma and the unpredictable nature of the Branded. Ultimately, through the assurance of having you at his side and the knowledge that, through your union, his family and his people will be remembered, he does come around to happily anticipating the birth of his child. He's excellent at pregnancy care, too- he can sense whenever something seems "off," and his songs are incredibly soothing.

Skrimir - He is absolutely full of love and joy at the news- anyone else's opinions be damned. He'll personally challenge anyone who gives you any trouble to a fight, and show them that he will tolerate no insult to his mate, especially now that they carry his child. He'll excitedly brag about you and the great news to anyone who will listen, and even though he knows very little about pregnancy or child care, he's certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. He may need a good deal of help understanding the more serious side of all of this, but it's hard not to get caught up in his infectious excitement.

Tibarn - I genuinely don't think a single soul would have the guts or the audacity to give him or his mate any trouble about their Branded child. All it would take would be one person getting a little shady about the whole matter for Tibarn to have claws out, slowly and firmly informing the poor sod that their life is in danger if they don't learn to watch their tongue. Overall, he's thrilled with the news, becoming a bit territorial and very affectionate during the pregnancy (honestly he's even the type to enjoy pregnancy sex imo). While he does have some concerns about not knowing how to care for a wing-less child, he's certain you two can manage it together.

Ulki - Ever the serious type, he'd want to have a long conversation about this first and foremost. He truly doesn't know what to expect, and that's fairly nerve-wracking for him, but with your reassurance, he'll commit himself fully to caring for you and his child. The whole experience brings out a surprisingly nurturing (if still a bit on-edge) side of him. With time, his superior hearing will even make it so he can hear the baby moving later on in the pregnancy. This is a blessing and a curse- on the one hand, he's filled with affection at the ability to connect with his unborn child, yet on the other, he keeps waking you up to ask you if you're sure you feel okay because he knows he heard something.

Janaff - His immediate reaction is untethered joy, even lifting you in his arms and spinning you around, not even realizing that he's flown you two a few feet up off the ground. He quickly remembers to be gentler with you, of course, especially given he's not sure how delicate one needs to be with a pregnant Beorc. If you bring it up, he'll make it known that he is fully aware of the challenges of raising a Branded child, but he'll smile sweetly at you and remind you that you both have dealt with others' garbage opinions of your relationship before- together, you can handle this.

Volug - Because the Hatari have no pre-existing prejudice toward Branded, his only concerns are of the usual "oh shit I'm going to be a dad" sort. Still, with Nailah's support and you by his side, he'll be a steady and reliable safe haven for his new family. While he has redoubled his efforts to learn Tellius' language now that he has you, he is still a man of few words, so he'll express his affection by closely guarding you, holding you close to him as often as he can. He's another one who would catch the change in your scent early, so this new, nearly obsessive need to touch and be close to you may give you pause at first.

Branded (spoilers ig, but dude if you don't know by now, c'mon)

Soren - Oh he's going to panic. His trauma is going to manifest in a bad way here- until Greil, he had no contact whatsoever with any positive parental figure, and his own Brand has caused him nothing but suffering. But when Soren finally lets someone into his heart, his devotion is intensely deep and lasting, so given time to calm himself and work through the sudden rush of thoughts and feelings, he'll hold you close, trembling as he quietly asks for you to just give him time and he'll do his best for you and the child. With any luck, the brand won't manifest on the child, and they can live a normal and happy life- either way, Soren will devote himself as fiercely to you both as he always has to Ike.

Stefan - He may be the only case here where he actually truly hopes that the brand will manifest. Given the community of Branded that he's fostered over time, he's thrilled to share the news that you're carrying a symbol of the next generation of his people. He positively glows with pride, though he's subdued in how he expresses it aloud. Stefan is actually another who I think would be into pregnancy sex- perhaps something about you carrying his child has called to his Laguz ancestry in some way.

Zelgius - Similarly to Soren, he's going to have a lot of complex feelings about this- yet ultimately, his affection for you and the hope for the future that this child represents will win out. Since the failure of Sephiran's plan, he's felt adrift in the world, with only his connection to you to keep him going. The realization that you're pregnant with his child fills his heart with something new, and a sort of warmth he'd left behind long ago begins to grow within him. He's not certain how well he'll do as a father, but it's clear that he'd do any and everything to protect you both.

[t-h-i-n-g]

Could u do a america chavez x fem reader fluff? you can do whatever u want with it plot wise!

Chef Strange

(gif not mine credit to owner)

a/n: I couldn't help myself from adding Strange in lol. the gif sucks ik. but there wasn't a lot of options and idk how the hell to make one myself moving on- thanks for requesting! i hope you like it :))

word count: 800

summary: you didn’t know that dr. strange could make pancakes…

warnings: none, unless if you think calling Dr. Strange homophobic as a joke is one LMAO

marvel - masterlist  m.masterlist

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The morning was quiet. Silence was the only thing coursing through your room. Footsteps making their way past the door every now and then. You laid silently, your chin propped on America’s head as she was cuddled into your chest. Running your fingers lightly through her hair, detangling the knots that formed during the night. Her soft breath falling on your skin. The both of you moved into the Sanctum after the incident with Wanda. Which took a toll on both of your mentally and physical health. 

And some how you ended up here. Learning how to do magic and such under Wong’s teaching. He usually in the morning came to the Sanctum to bring you both to the training at the Swayambhunath Temple, as you haven't been able to use the rings yet… It was a work in progress. 

Today however was different. Wong said that you have been working hard enough to earn a day off. You highly doubted that that was the actual truth as a magician's work is never done, that’s what you read on wikihow when learning to do the rabbit in a hat trick after you found out you would be learning magic.

In truth you knew that Wong just needed a break himself. Having to deal with America and you on the daily can take a toll on a person. The two of you hardly ever seemed to get proper work done. Always sneaking off now and then as well as giggling throughout the training sessions. He never really could discipline you on it though. As for some reason you always got what was needed to be accomplished… for America however… anyways.

A soft sigh left your lips as she curled closer into you. Dragging your fingers lightly down her back, you listened to her calm breaths. Even and steady. That was until a loud knock was sounded followed by a voice.

“Come out before I think you died in there,” Strange said, continuing to knock. America shot up, shocked awake by the noise. You groaned, rolling yourself out of bed and approaching the door. You opened it, an annoyed expression making it’s appearance. “Morning, or should I say afternoon,” he remarked. “Why aren’t you up yet?”

“Because it’s our day off,” America mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. She slouched herself into your side. Strange’s brows furrowed.

“Don’t you have a room not even three door’s down.” America nodded.

“Yeah, but why would I be there when my girlfriends in here?” she asked, holding onto your hand. The man’s face scrunched up.

“Ew,” he turned around, beckoning you both to follow him. You let out a gasp, pulling America with you.

“Strange that was kinda homophobic of you,” you stated. He rolled his eyes, having heard that sentence more times then he would like to admit.

“I don’t want to hear any of your gross relationship talk.” 

“That also sounded homophobic,” America butted in. Strange turned to face you, freezing you both in your step.

“If I was homophobic would I be letting you stay here?” he questioned.

“Technically it’s Wong’s place since he is the Sorcerer Supreme,” you pointed out. “And Wong would never kick us out, cause he’s not homophobic unlike somebody-” Strange cut you off with a sound of frustration, dragging a hand down his face. He once again started making his way down the hallway. The three of you approached the kitchen, something smelt like it was previously burning.

“Well, am I really be homophobic if I made you guys breakfast,” he said motioning to the plates set out. A stack of pancakes in front of them. Your eyes light up, once again pulling America along with you. She giggled lightly, taking her spot next to you. Strange moved to sit across from you both.

“I didn’t know you could cook,” you informed, grabbing some syrup that was set aside. He hummed.

“There’s a lot you don’t know about me.”

“Oooo, mysterious,” America whispered, passing a carton of fruit to you. You cut a slice of the pancake, holding it to your mouth before stopping yourself.

“How do I know your pancakes aren’t homphobic?” you asked, pointing your fork at him accusingly. He groaned once more, placing his head in his hands. Making you and America laugh. “I’m joking,” you comforted him lightly, taking a bite. “This is really good. Thanks, Strange.”

“Yeah, thanks. They’re a little burnt in some places but it’s the thought that counts,” America nodded. She slid her hand once again into yours under the counter. You took it, running your thumb across her knuckles. The two of you smiled at each other. Once again Strange groaned.

“Don’t do that in my kitchen. You make me miss my love life.”

“Then don’t being homophobic in the kitchen!”

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[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

so i keep seeing homestuck mentioned. im gonna ask. what is homestuck??????? (like ik its a web series and was popular in uhhhh the 2010's but aside from the candy corn horns idk anything else. something about a hive swap? idk man help me out gio

Homestuck is a story of a kid and his friends and a game they play together :)

and oh man i can't believe i googled this pic in the year of the lord 2022 but. alas.

yes this is going under read more

OKAY FIRST OF ALL TECHNICALLY SPEAKING?

it's a webcomic except not really. the way it's written is heavily based on old text-based adventure games, with a few panels with art and everything else written underneath, either from the point of view of a narrator or with chatlogues/dialogues of the main characters the comic also has some animation (or "flashes"), some occasional minigames and RPG-like games and songs, some of which made by toby fox

and yes i'd argue that a lot of things in HS aged poorly or weren't well written from the very start but the songs are literally all bangers. like even if you don't follow homestuck i cant not recommend the songs a LOT of stuff was really a product of its time too. like there's a lot of lolrandom humor, occasional jokes that would likely not fly rn that while can be excused with "these are 13 years olds and also like all them is canonically dealing with internalized homophobia, undiagnosed mental health issues or both" some parts really aged like milk

the entire plot is divided in 7 acts, with sub-acts and intermissions between each one of them to "divide" the story in chapters. like the first one is all "outside" the game the, the second introduces more characters, act 5 is the best one, act 7 is only the final flash to conclude the entire story

...and yes okay the story is, again, about a kid and his friends and a game they play together. basically on the 13th of April 2009 best boy John becomes 13 years old and recieves a game to play with his pals. It's a game that literally alters reality and that, once an item in the game is activated, summons a meteor. just roll with it this is how this universe works. "oh the gang needs to save the world then?" nah lmao the world is literally doomed their goal is to reach worlds spawned from the game, become gods, defeat the final boss and create a new universe

of course however things dont go as planned :)

all of this is explained approximately 1% into the whole story by the way

other than this, the kids are also dealing with a bunch of trolls from another world (the candy corn zodiac dudes), a bunch of NPCs from the game, alternate timelines, the literal goddamn author and lots and lots of death. Like HS is kinda infamous for killing of characters left and right. It has it's own set of rules to keep most of them relevant, like introducing ghosts, "dream" selves, the alternate timelines (Dave especially is SUCH a fun time he gets time-related powers and he gets to see SO many version of him dying :) ) or the whole way death works once the characters become gods, in which they can die only if their death is "just" (so if they were fucked up and evil and their death was justified") or "heroic" (so if they sacrifice themselves to protect someone, basically)

and. yes again homestuck isn't a story to take lightly, reading it requires a LOT of critical thinking, but it honestly has some of the best written kid protagonists I've ever read? Like with some duds of course *cough*gamzee*cough*act6vriska*cough*calliope*cough*, but most of them are really well fleshed out, with lots of flaws and good qualities, funny as hell, and for most of them their traumas and problems are integral part of their character growth - and yes while you get kind of used to see them die over and over have some of them Actually Die is. genuinely shocking and hurts so much?

like again shoutout to Dave but also Karkat because they start off as the "cool kid" and "angry kid" tropes and yet they get so much growth, learning to understand their limits and rationalizing traumas from the past. like the very last scene we get with Dave before the final battle is one of the best written pieces of media I've ever read

..........................................you just need to kind of. First of all pull a death of the author since they're kind of a douchebag and also remember that this started in 2009, likely with no intentions of making it a story as big as it ended up being. I don't think I would recommend HS to someone who "wasn't there" not for gatekeeping but specifically because. It's a product of it's time, and I think that if you finish Act 1 (in which basically nothing important happens, if not putting down the bases of the general tone) and aren't into it you likely won't likei t even when it gets so much better since

yes it's a story with very serious topics that WILL take seriously it's characters, but it's also a story that not only would drop everything from a page to another because the author decided to commit character assassination for his fav but. also one of the plot points is that the main villain of the first half went on a murder spree because he didn't want to dress like a clown. one of the plot points is that insane clown posse and guy fieri became presidents. one of the plot points is that the author has a crush on dante basco and rufio from "hook" is mentioned so many goddamn times. a plot point has buckets being used for reproduction. this is a canon line.

so is this one

and also it's a shame that they didn't do anything else afterwards :) that there is no hiveswap even if the kickstarter literally broke a lot of records :) that there is no epilogue :) that there is no sequel :) friendsim can stay but it's on thin fucking ice

TL;DR: homestuck is the most webcomic ever and also the ending was fine you guys are just mean