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callmeoncette · 11 months

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Southern Hospitality

Hobie Brown x black!fem!reader

You’re the spider-woman of your universe and you happen to reside in the southern states. Let’s see how your man, and your friends, react to your southern hospitality when you invite them over for dinner

There’s no warnings I can think of rn but if you think I need to add some let me know pls! Also reader is based on my spidersona ngl but it’s not too descriptive other than her being black, southern, and her hairstyle.

You hummed softly along with the H.E.R playing as you washed greens in your sink. After finishing a mission that took a week you decided that the gang deserved a nice meal. Meaning that in a few you’d have Miles, Pavitr, Gwen, and Hobie were going to be in your home for the first time. Time to break out the good incense and candles.

You were happy to see all of them but you couldn’t lie and say you weren’t looking forward to see Hobie the most. The Brit managed to catch and keep your attention. He was your man officially or unofficially!

The two of you clashed beautifully. He was all long limbs and spikey accessories with dark colors while you were splashes of bright colors and fur. He was the calm cool too your bubbly goofy self. Spider-Punk Man and Jumpin-Spyda. Two peas in a pod.

As you continued around the kitchen you suddenly felt an all too familiar tingle as the hairs on the back of your neck stood up. You heard the portal before you saw it. Out stepped Gwen dressed casually and Hobie.

Gwen took in a deep breath before sighing in delight, “[name] it smells amazing in here!” The girl said scurrying into kitchen. You smiled and turned to her as you wiped your hands on a hand towel, “Aw thank y-AHT!” You quickly popped the spider teen’s hand when you caught her peeking in the pot on the stove. She pouted and snatched her hand back with a small ‘hey!’. Hobie snorted a bit and walked over to you. He peered at you with low eyes, “does smell good in ‘ere though. My lil peng ting cookin’ for me?” His arm wrapping around your waist as he pulled you closer to him while you giggled. You reached a hand up to cup his face kiss as he leaned down to plant a kiss on your lips.

The cute moment was ruined by Gwen gagging dramatically right as another Portal opened. Pavitr hopped out excitedly looking around. “Wooow [name]! Your place is so nice!” The cheery young man said walking over. “You just missed it. They were being gross and mushy.” Gwen told him making him frown, “awww I missed my favorite not-couple-couple doing cute things…”. You laughed and gently lead all three of them to your living room, “okay out. Love y’all, but you crowding my kitchen.”

For the next several minutes you finished up cooking while they talked to you from the couch. It mostly consisted of them talking about the mission, Hobie complaining about Miguel, and Pav asking to see your puppy to which you kept telling him he could play with him after eating. Just as you finished with the last thing and turned off the stove your heard the ripping that comes with a portal.

Miles jumped out and looked around, “Aw man! I’m last again?!” The youngest of group groaned.

“When aren’t you?”

“Sounds bout right lil bro.”

“Just the usual, bruv.”

“It’s your thing, honestly!”

He groaned even louder throwing his head back making everyone laugh.

“Okay everyone go wash y’a nasty ass hands an’ then we can eat!” You say clapping your hands together with a big smile excited for everyone to try your food. You washed your hands before grabbing plates while everyone else did. As they passed you handed out a plate till you got to the tall dark skin.

You waved him off, “I’ll make yours, baby. Go sit down.” Pav awed at the interaction, Gwen gagged again, and Miles just moved to put food on his plate. Hobie moved hovering over you as you piled good onto his plate, “ain’t gotta do tha’ love.” He mumbled. You paused and looked up at him through your thick lashes, “but I want to. That cool?”

Was it? Hobie was a very independent individual. Didn’t like bothering others plus why ask someone to do something that he could just do for himself? But as he looked at you with your glossed lips that shined just right in your kitchen lighting and your bits of hair that fell in your face perfectly from the wig he watched you install on FaceTime the other he realized he’d like to depend on you. He’d like to ask you to help him sort his CD’s and vinyls, help him with his hair even. Hobie that existed before meeting you would laugh and call current Hobie love-sick.

“Well?” Your voice cut through his thoughts.

He blinked, “uhhh, yeah. Yeah that’s fine, sweetheart.” He said keeping up his cool persona.

You nodded, “okay cool. You can go sit I’ll bring it to you.” Nonchalant as you continue with your task. He actually listens without a fuss and sits at the table.

The kids sat as well leaving you a seat next to Hobie and watch as you bring his food before getting your own.

“Oh my parents!” Pavitr cried out making Miles snorted and choke a bit on food.

“Hey I thought I was your favorite! How come Hobie gets his brought to him?” Gwen asked trying her best to pull a hurt face.

You sit down with your own food and shrug, “southern hospitality? Plus best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!”

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Shoutout to princess and the frog cuz I had the dream this is based on while I fell asleep watching it!

#hobie brown x reader #hobie brown x black!reader #atsv x black!reader #atsv x reader

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shamelessemoartlover · 1 year

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Proof jin had developed feeling for yi (in the movie ) part 1

1. at the beginning of the movie we see how he notices yi when she walks by but doesn't say anything about it in till he sees her again back in the apartments ( so for a egotist like Jin to notice yi and actually look at her like fr hes the only one who looked at her out of his friends !!! It shows he takes a great deal to notice the little things about her and what she's doing like his comment when see her again by pointing out her smell showing that he takes notice of the little things involving her)

2. When Jin and peng first encountered Everest Jin first reaction was to panic but most importantly protect himself yi and peng already showing how much he of course cares about other people epically yi since after Everest takes yi he and his cousin decided to follow them ( if Jin genuinely didn't care about yi he would have just ran away when he and peng first saw Everest but no he wanted to make sure yi was ok first and that's why he even followed in the first place despite being with his cousin that he still would have to take care of)

3. When Jin finally catches up with yi and Everest his first reaction is to make sure yi was ok then break down by blaming her for all this despite if peng didn't hop on he wouldn't be there right????( this will be brought up again in a later point) Well it shows that he probably still would have joined yi because he really does want her to be safe and if he didn't care about her in the first place he wouldn't have followed her.

4. After the silly blueberry scene jin and yi have fight were they both make comments that both shouldn't have said epically Jin's comment and we see how the both of them regret snapping at each other and we see in Jin expression he had immediate regret while yi's anger last only a littlebut turn into a regretful look ( and I think this is a big turning point in their pre strained relationship before the events of the movie and what leds to it mending and maybe just maybe something more??)

( also can we talk about how in some interactions between them they srs act like a married couple like I think it's more prominent in the series but still like come on in this gif Jin him self said he was acting like his parents idk it just the way that yi and Jin are looking at peng and Everest that scream parents to me😭)

5. After their 2 escape from from burnish and company Jin is separated from the others and this is when peng tells yi how Jin didn't only come only for peng but yi and overall reinforcing that Jin cares for yi but what I take from this is that Jin even before the events of the movie expressed that he cares about yi to peng / his family which normally in real life when you like someone alot you bring them up to your family alot in just pointing that out 🤭( know we can't really confirm everything that ping said in the scene is how Jin really feels since it's not from Jin himself but we can honestly assume so from my previous points)

I'm going to do a part two ✌ to rap up the movie part of my points and these points aren't even the most biggest points in my analysis idk if anyone will even know about abominable but I got to get this of my mind (this is my second time making this post the first time tumbler glitched and it didn't post 😞 but hey 😁 I did it a second time showing how much I'm actually obsessed over this and just Abominable in general I think it's my special interest now)

#dreamworks #dreamworksAbominable #yin #jinxyi #yixjin #yi x jin #jin x yi #Abominableandtheinvisiblecity #film analysis #fandom #special interest #abominable2019

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monkiebois · 9 months

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If it's not spoilery I had a question about Mac and swk

So going by an old comic you did, we know Mac got a little bullied because of his ears. We also know from clues in the story that Mac was much more reserved and shy in the past.

So it's probably safe to assume swk was protective of Mac to some extent.

Was he protective of him during the early years of the brotherhood?

And did swk ever get a little jealous when Mac started getting along well with azure?

(pretty sure we all know Mac had some envy regarding how well swk got on with the others. But I was curious if it was the other way around.)

hmmmmmmmmmmm.

yes. yes he was. Tangled Macaque on flower fruit mountain wasnt the same macaque we know now.

specifically before wukong became the monkey king. more-so. beforre wukong left to study. Wukong was often the one to protect macaque as he was much more soft-spoken and wouldnt really stand up for himself. so wukong was often the one to do it.

so yes. wukong was very protective of macaque, when he left the first time though Macaque started to become more independent because he had to be. he didnt have anyone to hide behind anymore.

when the brotherhood was formed hes the 'mighty warrior' from the stories we hear about in the show.

i wouldnt say wukong ever got jealous tho. cause, i havent really mentioned this in the fic yet but it is kinda hinted. macaque wasnt ever close. to the brotherhood.

notice how technically mac knew dbk before ghonzhu. yet he is closer with her.

they were always wukongs friends first. they were nice to macaque (other then peng) but they were always wukongs friends and brothers before they were ever his.

notice how in canon macaque is always the one that seems. out. no one ever really adresses him other then peng but thats only to insult him.

in tangled star tho ill go more into that through the characters perspectives. azure was a little different but thats all ill say.

in tangled star, the brotherhood adressed macaque but. they werent that close. so there wasnt really anything for wukong to be protective or jelous of.

it was more of Macaque standing to the side while wukong got all thier attention and he was stuck watching. being there but not really being there.

wukong actually. was moreso the one trying to encourage them to interact with macaque while he shrunk away. so if mac and azure were getting along swk would be more "yay my friends are gettig along"

#ask #six eared macaque #tangled star #sun wukong #liu er mihou #a woven song #azure lion

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rinandsketches · 2 months

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Kung fu panda: Po's best companion

Still on the train of Kung fu panda, and...you know everyone saying the franchise is dead now cause of it's 4th movie. everyone seemed to forget that there was always 6 movies that were going to be made and that the 4th movie isn't THAT bad. don't believe me, go watch the megamind sequel and see how bad the movie COULD have been.

but, my feelings on everyone's negativity aside, I still want to talk about that kung fu doing Panda. here I want to give you all MY opinion on I believe is Po's best companion.

each and every instalment has given us a slew of new characters to fight alongside Po on his journey to become the world's best kung fu master.

in kung fu panda 1 we have Shifu, Tigress, crane, monkey, viper and mantis. these 6 follow into the tv series legends of awesomeness. while there are they are quite a few new companions, such as Peng, there only lasted for an episode or two. so it's the 5 who are po's companions.

in the second movie, the only two knew characters or Ox and Croc but they stay in prison. the soothsayer is sorta like Oogway, not a companion but a spirital teacher.

in the third movie, we take a change and have Po's dad, mr.Ping and his birth dad, Li Shan as Po's companions.

in the paws of fury, they introduce Po's panda students Nu Hai, Bao, Jing, and Fan Tong.

in Dragon knights we have the wandering blade, Rukhmini, Akna, Colin, and eventually Klaus Dumont.

now and in the newest movie we got Zhen in kung fu panda 4.

those are alot of friends, but who do I believe was and still is Po's best companion? answer:

it's Luthera, also known as wondering blade. Ha ah, believed I would tell you it was tigress, huh? sorry to you Tipo shippers but I believe Blade is not only Po's best companion but the shipper in me thinks she is also Po's best girl.

let me explain. while Po cares for everyone of his friends in their own ways there were some moments keeping me from thinking they were the best side kick to po and vise versa. some are his family, his students are really just his students, this includes Zhen and shifu is his teacher. the closest to being Po's true companion was monkey in the furious 5 and legends of awesomeness, still it isn't tigress, the reason is that each one claimed Po was their best friend in an episode or another (Tigress had yet to say that), I have so many issues with the legends of awesomeness series for making Po a borderline jerk so it makes sense that sometimes they'd turn their backs on Po. Even Tigress wants to Punch but holds back, hint: in an episode where Po makes the 5 forget their memories Tigress does punch Po and says it felts so right despite not remembering Po. so what about the movies? in the movies Tigress is super close, what prevents me from saying Tigress is Po's companion is that if she is ever given a choice, go with Po or stay behind to protect the jade palace, she choose to stay at the palace. similar in the third movie when shifu had to tell her to go find Po.

thus we get to Blade/Luthera. the dragon knights have some flaws. but it does things that I didn't realize that I wanted to see in this universe of animals. it's what do the other locations outside of China are like and what animals live there. like india, brazil, and england. it also made me realize I wanted to see Po interact with another bear, a different type of bear. it makes sense that he meets a brown bear.

this isn't a Blade vs Tigress debate as I seen many do compare the two and argue they should have just put tigress in since the two act similar ,....ok, do you sense a pattern here or is it just me, I'm saying Blade is different in ways that make her a better companion to Po.

as I mentioned Blade and Po have yin and yang dynamic. in one episode Po can be the hero while Blade is the side kick and in another it's Blade taking the lead and Po giving support. Blade keeps Po grounded and focused but needs him to give her emotional support. this is how her relationship on Po develops. while Po, losing his title as dragon master (this show is a separate canon so it's master instead of warrior) and he admits he also depended on Blade. in one moment the two admit they were lost before meeting each other. their combat mirrors this, Blade with swordsmen ship and Po with hand to hand, this gives them coverage. Po teaches Blade some belly attack and headbutts that she uses throughout while Po finally uses Blade's technique and fights with a sword. their reunion in the third season is also a spin hug, take that how you will. this all comes to the end of the series, in the beginning Po was on an eating vacation. taking stops here and there, and when the series is done Luthera joins Po on his adventure, Po stating they can go anywhere they want and her replying, that sounds perfect. Po is happy at the end when he says that he found..a best friend.

all this is why I believe Po and Luthera are the ultimate kung fu panda duo. this is just me thought, tell me who you believe is Po's best companion?

#kungfupanda #kung fu panda #po #Luthera #dragon knights #opinion #essay #forgive spelling mistakes #Po and Blade #Po and Luthera

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cassandrabaresi · 1 year

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Ah! This damn delicacy.

A group of people came to the corridor, led by Manager He, who was in charge of all kitchen affairs. Tang Yu had only seen him in pictures. He bowed and introduced the recent situation of the kitchen to the people behind him. Gu yuanyuan pulled Tang Yu to stand against the wall, lowered his head, and whispered: "There should be a big leader to check the work, and we will go when they go over." "Ha, Xiaoyu, you're here." The speaker pushed aside the crowd and stood in front of Tang Yu. "I heard my son say that you work here, so I came to have a look." Aunt Liu sold her son as soon as she opened her mouth. Aunt Liu opened the chatterbox on the difficulties, she did not have a word with Tang Yu pull home, behind that group of large and small leaders look at Tang Yu's eyes are different. What's that in your hand? It took Aunt Liu a long time to see Tang Yu's lunch box. Tang Yu hid the lunch bag behind his back: "I prepared the lunch." "Let me see." Aunt Liu's face was so excited that she could not tolerate Tang Yu's refusal.not simple. She has a bright future. Tang Yu roared in his heart: "Why are there so many plays?"! This is just a lunch box to satisfy hunger! Others were suddenly enlightened and admired Manager He's unique insights. Tang Yu: Wake up. Forget it,smart board interactive whiteboard, I won't take out the chili powder. Aunt Liu's stiff expression relaxed: "I haven't seen Xiaoyu for a few days. It's much worse.". But these look tasteless, aunt knows your mouth is picky, today aunt is the host, don't be polite. She turned and asked, "Lao He, is Siyao here?" "She hasn't been here for some time." Aunt Liu is a simple person, what expression is written on her face,interactive panels for education, for example, now, she is very unhappy. With her family's high salary, but not on duty every day, no one will be happy. Aunt Liu, I want to learn how to cook. You know I haven't read many books. I want to start from the original taste of the dishes, to understand the characteristics of each dish, maybe I can match special dishes in the future. Tang Yu weaves a beautiful dream that does not belong to her in order to escape all kinds of unexpected dark dishes. Aunt Liu was very moved: "I didn't expect you to have such a great ambition." Tang Yu still went to the box on the third floor with Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu ordered a table of dishes, and she ate the lunch box in her hand. Thanks to her, Gu yuanyuan also enjoyed half of the dishes on the table. After Aunt Liu came, Supervisor Zhang never said a harsh word to Tang Yu again, and occasionally other kitchen people came to chat up. These did not cause trouble to Tang Yu's work, classroom interactive whiteboard ,65 inch smart board, but life was much better, and she successfully ended her two-month internship. At this time, Tang asses and said, "I'm going to resign from Peng Dong later. I'll say goodbye to you first." Zhong Mingyi got the answer and was secretly happy. Others bid farewell to Zhu Siyao one after another, just polite, most people are not familiar with her, she has not stayed in the small kitchen for half a year as long as a new person in Tang Yu. After being polite enough, Zhu Siyao put on his sunglasses again and said haughtily, "Don't bother me." At the door of the small kitchen, Peng Yuhao, who did not know when to come, blocked Zhu Siyao's way. He did not open his mouth and stared thoughtfully at Zhu Siyao. The corners of Zhu Siyao's mouth curved: "Why, do you want to keep me?" PThis also looks good, Peng Yuhao thought. He's talking about those eyes. Peng Yuhao came to his senses quickly, almost in an instant. If Zhu Siyao hadn't been staring at his face,interactive panel board, he wouldn't have found his brief gaffe. But after all, she found out. She looked back. "Is that her?" "Yes, that's her." Peng Yuhao followed her words. hsdsmartboard.com

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akvtsuki-ari · 4 years

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Downers

Warnings: smut, fingering, penetration, oral (both recieving),(( reader swallows lol)), alchohol

Length: 4.7k

Authors Note: idk how to explain the context of this fic kjshjek but before you read i highly reccomend listening to the song this fic is based on!! normally it doesn’ matter either way but it’s directly apart of the fic!! the song is Downers by Greentea Peng

Summary: Spencer comes back from a one-night stand with insomnia he can’t shake. The hotel bar is welcome company, and the singer there seems to catch all his attention

Spencer couldn't remember her name.

Here he was in her hotel room, mouth on her neck, hands on her skin - whispering to her how beautiful she was and he just couldn't remember her name. He doesn't even know if he asked - he can't remember that much of their interactions since there interaction in the bar. Her dress was pretty, so Spencer went up to her. She was alone - she needed the company, her and her boyfriend were taking a break he thinks. She told him that she liked his tie, and his hair and he smiled and dazzled her, made a stupid magic joke and manage to get her back here

Spencer was good at this now, he knew how to get here everytime. It wasn't difficult after you get the hang of it. It was profiling after all, something he realized when this all started so many months ago. It's funny to try and recall a time before this - Spencer was always the butt of the joke because he used to tell himself he couldn't do one night stands. He wasn't wrong, either - at first he would just get too attached but things stopped mattering. Slowly but surely all the pieces fell away and he just started needing easy company, shed his skin of his job and make sure he made someone else feel good.

He was never really hedonistic but he figures things change right? When he fucks another girl whose name he doesn't remember, he's not keeping score - just trying to focus on making her feel good and the way it feels when he orgasms. He's chasing that feeling of high - even if it's temporary it makes him feel something and that's enough. Life is about more than chasing pleasure in the long run but this was now, and the feeling of the girl whose name he can't remember wrapping her mouth along the tip of his dick was enough. For now this feeling was enough, bucking his hips into her throat and making sure she gets off. He was an asshole but he wasn't a selfish one.

"Shit, I'm gonna cum," She annouces. Spencer nods in approval, pressing his forehead against hers as she finishes. She moans Spencers name aloud and Spencer wants to ignore it but he can't. Spencer cums soon after that, pulling out of the unnamed women beneath him

"Jesus," she breathes out heavy. Spencer laughs before looking at her.

"I'm gonna go take a shower," she says to him softly, "feel free to join me," she winks. Spencer just gives her a smile as she slinks away into the bathroom.

Spencer knew the drill. He didn't leave a note, he didn't ask her name because he wasn't planning on seeing her again. He sits a few minutes, redressing quietly and leaving quieter. He used to flinch when he shut the door but the hotel hallway was familiar to him now. Making eye contact with cleaning women and janitors who gave him what felt like knowing stares. Spencer was used to it, all of it - even if it was difficult.

Spencer doesn't feel like a slut. He probably should, but he doesn't really feel anything. He's doing the walk of shame, leaving her hotel room in the middle of the night and he just sorta.. doesn't care.

He wishes he did, but there's no time for that now. He checks the watch on his wrist, the time reading 1am and as if on cue, he yawns. His eyes are sleepy and he's rather exhausted, and he finds himself heading back to his own hotel in a tired daze

When Spencer returns to his hotel - he really can't sleep. He tries, laid in bed, tossing and turning for hours but it wasn't coming to him. They were supposed to be leaving the day after tomorrow, closed in by the weather that wouldn't let the jet take off so he was stuck there. He wanted nothing more than to get some rest, but it was fruitless. Spencer looks over at the pamphlet he picked up from downstairs - looking at all the different things that the hotel had going on. It says there's a live, late-night singer at the bar in the hotel. Y/N Y/L/N. He sighs, rubbing his face with his hands before standing up and putting back on his normal clothes. A live show and a drink might not be so bad, and maybe there's something (or really someone,) for Spencer to do.

He walks down at 3am, it'd only been an hour since he got back and it was still dark out. Everything was still as he walked into the hallway and elevator. every sound felt louder and more distinct. There wasn't a soul out there other than staff who was forced to work earlier shifts and other people doing the same walk of shame he was doing earlier. He can't bring himself to look at them, but Spencer was certainly understanding of them.

He manages to make it to the hotel bar, which was surprisingly nice - he has to admit. Lowlights and candelabras all over the place add to the ambiance, the ceiling mirrored as he looks to all the patrons in the bar. Mostly older men, drinking whiskey alone as typical as it was. There were some women that caught his eyes, but he's not ready to tango with someone like that so he orders a drink at the bar. He likes scotch on the rocks, but he's not really one to drink it often. One can't hurt, he doesn't think. The odd sense of isolation while being in a public place and the alcohol in his system might make him more tired faster. He doesn't want another one-night stand but that loneliness hits quickly, and his original plans may fall through.

He waits it out, sitting down at a chair near the small platform that served as a stage. He watches as on older gentleman picks the mic up, announcing that name he read earlier. Y/N Y/L/N.

He sees a woman walk up onto the stage, so beautiful he coughs on his scotch. A man across the ways looks to Spencer and laughs, nodding in understanding.

"Wait till you hear her voice," He says quietly. Spencer just nods, eyes fixated on the way you move. You look classic, hair let loose wearing a sequin dress. You weren't too flashy, but you definitely managed to catch everyone's attention. You had a jaded expression, eyes flashing up to the crowd softly. You look directly towards Spencer and give him a knowing smile. He was new, you'd never seen him here before.

"How's everyone doing tonight, hm? Can't be too well if you're here seeing me at 4am, but still good I hope," you say chuckling. It lightens the somewhat somber energy that seems to swallow the place up as the bar regulars and other lonely folks of the night all watch you. You laugh softly into the microphone.

"Anyone have any requests for me, or am I free to sing what I'd like?," you ask the small audience. Everyone gives encouraging whoops at the second option and you give that same lighthearted giggle that Spencers heart aches for. You were unbelivably beautiful, the light catching the highlights of your face as you look at everyone smoothly. You tuck some hair behind your ears as you look to the small band.

"Let's do the song I was practicing upstairs earlier," you call to them. They all nod their heads at you, as you clear your throat and take a sip of water.

"This song is called Downers, by Greentea Peng," you say softly. You start humming along with the music before you start to sing the lyrics and christ -

"I can't smell the flowers / felt empty now for hours / lost my powers / I can't smell the flowers / I'm sick of all these towers / think I done too many Downers," You sing the first verse with ease. Spencer's ears are so attuned to the music he can barely drink his scotch. Your voice is melodic, it flows out with no problem and soothes Spencer so much he feels like he could pass out right there. His eyes look to your expression, eyes closed as you smile at the self-aware lyrics of the song. Your body language is so comfortable with the words, he imagines the song is personal to you in some way.

"hard to see the value in these half-hearted encounters / can't deal with the truth so we just change the world around us / to feel and smell just like we want it to / fuck what we're meant to do / can't hang round be no fool / wasting time just getting high / getting high / to get by / clear my mind clear blue skies / all this time I've been flying from up here," You sing the runs with easy, your voice syncing perfectly with the music being played. Spencer's eyes don't leave you for even a second as he watches you sink in and become part of the music. Your shoulders fall, as you tap along the rhythm of the song before singing the chorus again, then delving into the second verse.

The first verse weighs on Spencer's mind as you continue onto the second and third verse. The lyrics of the song are as fitting to him as possible. It feels too relevant for Spencer to forget about it but he tries as you continue your performance, mixing modern radio ballads with older classics. Your voice is like medicine to Spencer's exhaustion, he wants to relax in the sound forever and his head's so fixated on you - he knows he needs to talk to you. To get to know you, something if anything. He doesn't remember the last time he's felt this strong towards someone but he'd be damned if he didn't chase it.

When you finish your performance, you collect tips from all the bar patrons and wish everybody a kind morning. Spencer didn't realize that another full hour had passed and he sees walking towards the bar so, in the least creepy way he can, he stands to follow you. You order a club soda and sit on the bench, where Spencer takes a seat next to you. You roll your eyes, but you'd be lying if you said he wasn't attractive to you. You turn your body to face him and he shoots you smile in return.

"You're not one for subtlety are you?," you say softly as the bartender hands you your drink. You take a sip, feeling the cool relief on your worn throat. Spencer laughs, looking at the floor before looking back up at you.

"For a woman as beautiful as you? Can't say I am, no," Spencer says lightly. You roll your eyes but you're smiling into your drink as you do.

"What about flattery?," you ask again. Spencer chews the corner of his lips as his eyes grace your body, noticing the way your skin shows around the shoulders of your dress. He laughs.

"That one I can manage," Spencer's voice is a murmur. You put your drink down and readjust how you sit, looking at Spencer's face. You can see right through him, really. You can with most men, but especially someone who does what you used to do. You want to laugh at him and say theres no need for the formality but it isn't for the two of you. It's for the people in the bar who count the seconds before you two walk away together. You were going to fuck him, you knew that the second he sat so close during your performance but the rest of the bar didn't so the formal talk and idle chat is for them.

"I don't really do this very often -" Spencer starts. You roll your eyes, cutting him off mid-sentence.

"You're not a good liar, you know that?," you say softly. Spencer is startled but intrigued by your observation. He looks to you for an explanation and you just shrug at him. He looks into your eyes and it's like you see past him. He falters for a few seconds.

"Old habits die hard," you start first "picking up on when someones lying to sleep with me just happens to be one," you say, chuckling. You're not upset or sarcastic, simply laughing at the situation and reminiscing. Spencer shifts uncomfortably for a second, not really used to someone being able to see through him so quickly.

"I should be clear that I'd still like to sleep with you," you say, blinking through your lashes. Spencer nearly chokes when he hears, a blush forming on his face. It was becoming clear that you were gonna lead the way on this one.

"But don't be dishonest, it's boring - you yourself are probably more interesting than what you tell other people," you say thoughtfully. Spencers befuddled at how you just seem to know but you shake your head.

"I've made my rounds, men and women," you say casually. Spencer feels like he's dying at your confession but can't help himself - finding it beyond attractive that you managed both.

"What do you wanna know?" Spencer asks relaxed. You give him a small smile.

"What's your name? What do you do? Whats your star sign? The usual," you say jokingly. Spencer can't help but laugh, genuinely laugh.

"My names Dr. Spencer Reid, I work for the FBI for the Behavioral Analysis Unit, and I'm told I'm a Scorpio," Spencer says, smiling. Penelope told him that forever ago though he hasn't thought about since then. You give him a grin.

"An FBI agent ? You must be here for all the murders they had in downtown, huh?," you ask curiously. He looks suprised but how in touch you are.

"I keep up with the news," you say casually. Spencer keeps learning about you and his attraction to you only increased. He nods, telling you you're right and you mentally high-five yourself.

"What do you wanna ask me?," you say, perching your lips out. Spencer looks at them before his eyes flick up at your eyes

"What else do you? Other than sing, I mean,"

You tilt your head in though for a second, before shrugging.

"For work? I make most of my money singing, anyways. I studied other stuff in college, but music is what I love to do and I make decent money off of working different celebrations. This bar gave me my first gig so I'm always here. Other than that, I volunteer at local stuff - gotta keep in touch you know?," you softly. Spencer looks at your expression with an adoration he can't explain. He finds himself speaking before he can think too much about it.

"I haven't been looked into like that before," Spencer blurts out. You chuckle.

"You said you do behavioral analysis, right?," you asks. Spencer nods.

"Trying to get someone to fuck you is esentially the same. You watch them and try to appeal to their situations so you get your result. You're a hunter, all the same. Sometimes it's killers and sometimes it's an attractive woman whose married but doesn't have her ring on - it's a mindgame," you say carefully. Spencer knows you're right but the way you say it so bluntly makes him feel a way. It's the first time a woman has made him this uncomfortable and in a fucked up way he's happy about it. It sounds cocky, but the challenge is attractive to Spencer. You weren't trying to isolate yourself from other women, instead just making a general commentary on human beings. You were intelligent.

"How could you tell?,"

"You're too well practiced with expression and stuff. Too much attention to detail," you reply.

"You're entitled to whatever but be careful with yourself," you warn. Spencer just listens.

"Full disclosure, I studied criminology in college - so I'm familiar with your work," you say a little shy, Spencer raises his brows and assures it's fine before you continue.

"You do what you do at work because it catches them. You can hold onto a happy ending and that's important," you say softly "But, sleeping around is a personal cause with no heroes you know? The loneliness will always come back, and those mind games you play just to get rid of it will start to fracture you," you say thoughtfully. Spencer feels some tears prick at his eyes but he covers them before he looks at you.

"I don't sleep around much anymore, but when I do - I can't promise I'll leave my name and number. Old habits, you know? But I see myself in you, the way you move is something I definitely recall," you say laughing. Spencer feels so damn weird - confused as to how you're so perceptive.

"Sorry to read you like that, I just like you. You're interesting," you say, cute as ever. Spencer is unbelievably attracted to you.

"I'm a little speechless," Spencer says laughing.

"Sorry?,"

"Don't be, but you feel like a sign to me," Spencer says softly.

"The woman I.. you know - earlier, I don't even remember her name," Spencer admits a little sadly. You shake your head, reaching out to grab his hand to provide him some comfort. He finds himself holding on.

"You learn to face the loneliness, and sometimes it makes cool stuff like this happen," you say giggling.

"I wanna remember your name," Spencer admits. You give him a small smile.

"Even after I just came for you and this is only our first meeting?"

"Especially because of that,"

You laugh aloud and Spencer notes how lovely the sound is. You look at him, before taking another sip of your drink. You stand tall, patting down your skirt before walking away, Spencer stars dumbfounded for a few seconds before he hears your voice.

"You coming?" You ask. Spencer couldn't manage to bolt faster. _____

"Can I kiss you?," Is the first question Spencer asks you when you end up in your hotel room. You laugh, looking into his eyes as the two of you stand in front of the hotel door. You put your hands on Spencer's waist, making your way up to his chest.

"It's all I've been thinking about for the last few hours so," you say softly. Spencer grins at you, leaning his head down before placing his lips on yours, slowly parting them to catch a little bit more of you. Its slow at first but only then, slowly the speed of each kiss inbetween picks up. Spencer's tongue nips yours, hands running your sides as he touches you hesitant. The whole gesture is hesitant still, though the heat is coming close to just being too much. You use your teeth gently to hitch Spencer's bottom lip and the gestures welcomed.

You pull away from Spencer to look at him, looking into his eyes with an affectionate need.

"Hey, Spencer?,"

"Yes?,"

"If you don't fuck the shit out of me, I don't think I'll ever forgive you,"

Spencer grins, before you give him a shy smile. Spencer kisses you again, the two of you moving to the bed soon after. Spencer sits on the edge of the bed, while you straddle him. Spencer's hands grip your backside. You let out a noise of suprise but Spencer just smiles, leaning his face into your neck. His teeth graze your neck, placing small kisses on patches of it as you tilt it up to give him more room. He nips at the area, sucking small hickies into it. His fingers work their way to the zipper of your dress as you lean into him, your hands on the side of his face.

Your dress falls off your shoulders, as you move back to take it off. Spencer's eyes watch you as you move out of it - throat dry as he sees that you're not wearing a bra. Your nipples come to attention at the cool air in the room and Spencer's hands move to touch you before he can think about it. He brushes them carefully, back and forth sending pleasure shooting through you rather unexpected. You managed to sit on Spencer's lap again before he continues but you whine with displeasure.

His eyes flick to you with curiosity but you don't have to explain much, simply undoing his belt, urging him to unbutton his shirt by tugging at it. He can't help his laughter as he looks at you adoringly.

"Impatient," he reminds you. You give him that same innocent look from before you as you nod at him.

"For you? Always," you reply back. Spencer leans in to kiss you again before he lets you sit in the bed, watching him undress as he did for you only moments ago. You drink in the sight of his skin, the way his hard-on sits in his boxers, standing to attention. You can't stop looking at it, the feeling of lust creeping at your throat.

"Spencer, lay down," you urge softly. He gives you a look of question but does as told, walking to the other side of the bed and laying down as he's told. He catches wind of your plan soon after, watching you take your panties off and revealing arousal that's managed to slide down your thighs. His throat catches but his silent request is soon fulfilled as you place for knees on either side of Spencer's head and settle yourself over his tongue. Spencer's hands grip your thighs as he places a few soft kisses on them, before arching his neck to meet your clit with his tongue. He's patient, flattening his tongue against your clit before motioning it back and forth. The feeling is so sudden, pleasure ripping through you as you use your hips to grind onto to Spencer's tongue.

You lean down over Spencer's cock, spitting onto the head before your mouth wraps around the tip. You use your hands to steady yourself before you bob your head, hollowing your cheeks out which makes Spencer choke. He had figured you'd both be good in bed but it's starting to be clear that it was a lot more than that.

Spencer feels good - so fucking good because he was just so attracted to you and the feeling of your mouth around his dick was working him. Your thighs moved so confidently to grind onto his tongue, using his face for your pleasure while returning the favor, you were more than good. Spencer feels you in his chest, twitching in your mouth when his mind feels with all the possibilities of what else he could do. It wasn't enough to taste you - he would keep seeking out your pleasure until the thought of him never left your mind.

This position was really just a competition to see who could make the other unravel fastest. The feeling of satisfaction he recieved when he feels you pulsate around his tongue is unmatched - the sound of tone throat gagging as you moan out some version his name, cumming all over his face but not stopping your hips. Spencer can taste you everywhere and you taste as good as you look. He's unsure of how you've managed that but he's pleased. You ride your high before you life yourself off of his face, switching yourself to be positioned over his dick. You're more than ready to do that but Spencer's stops you, looking into your eyes as he sits up. You sit between his legs but he moves you up - positioning you to expose yourself too him. Easy access.

Spencer pushes his two middle fingers between your lips, which part for Spencer easily. Your tongue wraps around them, sucking them obediently and Spencer smiles at you. He pulls them out for you, sliding his thumb along your clit before slipping his fingers inside of you, curling them up inside of you. You lean, gripping onto Spencer's shoulder letting out whimpers next to his ear. He brushes against your gspot with ease, padding against it with rhythm. The feeling makes your legs shake, Spencer already close to bringing you to orgasm and despite his somewhat aching wrist makes sure the speed is consistent.

"Spencer, please - oh my god please," this is the first time you've addressed Spencer directly and it makes Spencer's whole body ache to fuck you.

"You're beautiful," Spencer breathes out. You pull away from his shoulders and put your hands on the side of his face, kissing him intensely as you looked into his expression. You're quick to cum a second time , convulsing around his hands a second time as you hold onto his back, fingernails digging in his skin as your whole body lights up in fireworks. Moans pour from your throat as you finish, riding out your high as Spencer slows

"Spencer," your voice is unsteady as you call out to him. He hums in response and you look at him, making eye contact.

"Would you like to go on a date sometime?," you breathe out. Spencer can't help the little giggles he lets out before nodding, kissing you softly.

"Seems like you've beat me to asking," Spencer says. You kiss Spencer once more, softly and slowly before smiling in his shoulder.

"Mm, fuck me," you say giggling. Spencer laughs before he repositions himself to penetrate you, pulling out a condom from the drawer and rolling it down his erection. He lines himself with your entrance, slowly but surely watching you sink down on his cock. He chokes as he feels you around him - tight and warm and wet, taking him so well. Spencer stretches you out better than you were expecting - a burning ache as Spencer pushes towards your cervix. He's buried in you, fingers holding you up for a second.

Spencer holds you up before laying you down, hands pinning yours above your head before pulling his hips back and pounding into you. Spencer voice groans out in your ear, his orgasm drawing him closer and closer to the edge.

You use your fingers to run out one final orgasm, convulsing around Spencer which makes his whole body ache.

"I'm gonna cum," Spencer announces.

"Cum in my mouth?," you offer Spencer. He groans aloud, pulling out and sliding the condom off before positioning himself over your face. You adjust yourself by lifting yourself up on your elbows, allowing Spencer to ease into the back of your throat. Spencer lets go as soon as he does, finish in your mouth where you swallow immediately, eyes glassy as you look up at Spencer. You give him a smile, opening your mouth to show that it's all swallow, before laying back down again exhausted.

"Jesus Christ, Spencer" you say softly. He gives you a small smile.

"You should get some rest," Spencer says softly. You roll your eyes, sitting back up before leaning your head on Spencer's shoulder.

"Mm if I did that, would you be here when I woke up? Nice try, lover boy," you say. Spencer laughs, voice soft as the sun starts to rise outside.

"I'm gonna shower, and since neither of us are sleeping - you can take me to breakfast," you say, standing up and giving Spencer a kiss atop his head.

"Disappear on me and I'll book a ticket all the way to Quantico and embarrass you infront of your whole team," you say jokingly. Spencer hugs your waist as you stand and you can't help the way it melts you.

"Wouldn't dream of it," Spencer replies back. You use your hands to make him look st you and smile at him.

"Good. I'd invite you to come shower with me but I'm gonna guess you need clothes so - meet me downstairs in the lobby in like 30 mins," you instruct. Spencer just nods.

"I need your number," Spencer asks. You look into the drawer and lean down, writing your number on his chest. He looks down at it and smiles. He can see himself in the mirror, noticing you wrote it backwards so he could see it. God, Spencer is into you.

"I'm sure it'll wash off," you say smiling. Spencer rolls his eyes, the hickies you managed to bite into his skin making irony very clear. You give him a cheeky look and he can't help but laugh.

"Y/N," Spencer says to himself. You look at him confused and he just shakes his head.

"You're too fascinating to forget," Spencer says smiling. You can't help but grin, leaning down to kiss him.

"So are you, Dr. Spencer Reid,"

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yibuo · 4 years

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UMMM I would love to know what exactly happened with xnine too if you know??

i didn’t know how to answer this without hating on long danni but... that’s not possible when you’re talking about xnine

CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG IN ANY WAY @ DIMPLES AND CFANS

tldr ceo addicted to producing survival shows realizes boy group is incapable of feeding her fat rabbit because of her OWN mismanagement and throws them away (literally? probably not, maybe, idk)

HOLY SHIT THIS BECAME RLY LONG IM BEGGING KEEP READING TO WORK LO LOL LOL

long danni= wjjw company ceo

wjjw=company that xnine, xz, r1se, etc are under

huo mala: fat company rabbit that WILL give u nightmares goodness gracious thinking about him sends chills down my spine

alright so long danni (ldn i will refer to her) & ee media along w/ tencent and sm made the survival show x-fire... the premise of xfire was that 16 contestants split into two different teams (white and red) and then at the end it would boil down to each team having 4 members and the winning team would debut as a group called xfire...but wait...the group’s name is xnine? so out of red team (peng chuyue, baishu, xiao zhan, xia zhiguang) and white team(wu jiacheng, gu jiacheng, zhao lei, and guo zifan) white team won...and they unofficially debuted as xfire..went abroad to train yadda yadda yadda and then a few months later, TELL ME WHY LONG DANNI DECIDES TO RELEASE POLLS TO LET FANS VOTE IN 5 MEMBERS INTO XFIRE TO CREATE XNINE! ldn PLEASE if u wanted to rig the show you should’ve decided in the beginning what was the point of making the teams and the fans fight against each other...

so yeah xz and crew weren’t actually supposed to debut according to show rules...i mean i’m glad they debuted obviously bc x9 is x9 but ee media and frickin ldn couldve handled this better...like every member except chen molerat is amazing and great but....WHY DIDNT MaNAGEMENT NOT BLATANTLY RIG THEM INTO THE GROUP

but also thank u ldn for also letting us get to know the 4 guys who were added n not chen molerat <3 but like DO UR JOB PROPERLY

anyway the polls were RIGGED obviously thanks ldn what did u expect out of making POLLS, and xiao zhan, peng chuyue, xia zhiguang, yan xujia, and chen z*** were added to the group to create xnine...talk about rigged when chen z*** the molerat lookin turdface misogynist was added... anyway at the time he wasnt known to be problematic but ya the whole rigging thing caused a whole rift esp when x9 debuted bc there were fanwars and death threats initially but xfire did well because it was one of the (if not only) survival shows at that time and x9 debuted w/ a good response etc

then they got moved to wjjw (still owned by ldn thanks ldn) and wjjw is known for hoarding artists and not promoting them (THEY HAVE LIKE 45 ARTISTS BUT WERE FORMED 3 YEARS AGO MAKE IT MAKE SENSE) and not being promoted properly was EXACTLY what happened to xnine. as idols what they needed was music promotions, variety shows, etc stuff to get them as people out there but this genius ldn decided to promote them through stupid zodiac dramas like super star academy (to promote xfire finalists) and oh my emperor (which was an xnine drama). now i haven’t watched OME, but SSA gave me enough brain rot and gunk for me to not watch OME. (the only person who could act was baishu), and the story was SO BAD. nevermind the acting, because the boys weren’t initially slated to be actors, but the story was horrible, girl without superpowers suddenly becomes white cult goddess at the end??? WHAT???????? why didn’t ldn just promote them normally !!!!!! are they an actor group or an idol group???? I LOVE XNINE, THEY ARE TALENTED ARTISTS !!!! and eventually some went into acting (xz, guo zifan, gu jiacheng) BUT WAS THAT THE TIME DLFNJNF and then they just kept getting sent into random dramas and movies as random side characters instead of being able to make music and promote????? i’m sorry i’ve been stuck on using dramas to promote x9 for a while because that’s such a SILLY IDEA *vigorously shakes head*

ldn knows how to do survival shows but she doesn’t know how to promote her artists thanks ldn. xnine has so much talented, we know xiao zhan is a great singer, but other main vocalists like wu jiacheng, zhao lei, and peng chuyue are amazing as welll, here’s me plugging this video of zl and pcy performing their self-written song on produce camp because it’s the most beautiful thing ever

-oh yeah somewhere in here insert chen molerat getting outed as a pedo misogynist cheater by his gf who still has the audacity to have xnine in his weibo name because xnine starting to get popular gtfo rat lookin ass i WILL barf, when we say ot8 xnine we mean xnine w/o chen toadratass but sometimes ppl think it’s xnine minus xz which is untrue-

they also have talented rappers (gu jiacheng yan xujia) and dancers (xia zhiguang guo zifan) like xia zhiguang can end me with his spinning flying kick thing and i WILL let him

so YEAH !! TALENT that went to waste because wjjw gave them weird random hiatuses and kept pushing them as actors??? seriously what is with this actor stuff...so that’s why they debuted in 2016 and have very little discography to their name because wjjw just gave up...trying to promote them GOD thank u so much ldn for ur incomptency <3333 xnine had members in diff stages of life (ranging from xz who was born in 91, to yan xujia born in 2001, they were all close tho soo cute) and wjjw really was like nope we’re not gonna try to promote yall’s dreams of becoming singers on the stage because they couldn’t add 34783473 pounds to fat huo mala’s weight

so ya a lot of people are like omg wjjw hates xiao zhan!!! ya no they hate all of xnine but now xz is bringing enough money to make huo mala even fatter so good for huo mala i guess /s

also rumors and any bad media? lol wjjw doesn’t care they do a shit job at handling bad things too WHAT A WELLROUNDED COMPANY

OH ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW THYE HAD 3 DAYS TO PREPARE FOR A CONCERT???????????? WHAT????????? wjjw u mfs

anyway to summarize my rants above wjjw did a SHIT job of promoting xnine as idols when the boys worked so hard and wjjw kept tryna push them to acting bye (some of them can’t act and literally don’t WANT TO ACT HHHSFLNF), wjjw is also horrible at letting all of the xnine members shine when as i mentioned before, they’re ALL TALENTED!!!! and then they just gave up on xnine somewhere in 2017-2018... ok anyway so is xnine disbanded? no although some may say their last concert in dec 2018 was their last concert ever they’re not disbanded

xiao zhan , gu jiacheng, and guo zifan went into acting

wu jiachang is focusing on his music etc (he was actually the first member of xnine i came across when i watched the collaboration/cyzj in 2018...yes carats this is That wu jiacheng!!!) MAN CAN SING

peng chuyue, zhao lei, xia zhiguang, yan xujia all went on produce camp 2019 (aNOTHER SURVIVAL SHOW BC THEY WANTED TO BE ON THE MF STAGE BC THATS WHY THEYRE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE WJJW) along w/ fellow labelmates zhou zhennan and zhai xiao wen ... and everyone but peng chuyue made it to the final 11 spots and got to debut in the group r1se...UNFORTUNATELY ALSO UNDER WJJW HELP SEND HELP

if they’re in r1se does that mean they quit xnine? no! they’re in both that’s just how survival shows work it’s kind of weird

peng chuyue recently released a song and it’s really good and you can’t not tell me that it’s gay here it is

anyway xnine hasn’t disbanded!! the X玖少年团 (xnine) in the non-r1se members’ weibo names say that loud n clear!!! and when the r1se members from xnine won produce camp 2019, they all made xnine signs SO XNINE IS ALIVE and they do keep in contact!!

why haven’t we seen blatant public interactions btwen xiao zhan and the xnine members? because some frickin annoying xz solo stans/xfx claim that the other members use xz for popularity (HELLO??????? IN WHAT WORLD DOES THAT MAKE SENSE HALF OF THEM R LITERALLY HIS KIDS BUT OK)

anyway in conclusion wjjw doesn’t know how to promote any of their artists, thus screwing over xnine members and making them go on a group hiatus where they focus on acting/singing/r1se for r1se members but they are very much xnine as of now !!!

here’s some REALLY GOOD RESOURCES to follow xnine bc as an ifan it’s mf hard

-xnine slideshow

-xnine faq

-xnine eng sub channel by yuer

-all of that content i listed above was made/subbed by one person and she is the queen of uhh...xnine international fandom outreach (????) how do i word it but she’s been subbing and spreading xnine long before xiao zhan’s popularity skyrocketed so go follow her for updates and memes here

-xnine intl fanbase twt and tumblr

-and here’s this twt account with dumb pics of xnine because why not

also i’m pretty sure there’s a wip video explaining x9′s history being created (by yuer because queen) so when that’s posted i’ll rb this and post it here

also here’s this video dragging wjjw

#reply #if i could write my essays with this much passion i'd be a lit major #longlivetonystark

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clairecrive · 4 years

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“Unsaid” - Bane x reader (Part 3)

As promised here is part 3! I really hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. We need more Bane content and I already miss writing him. But requests are, as always, open and I wouldn’t mind if you’d hit him with another Bane requests. Just saying lol.

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From that moment, despite your best intentions, nothing changed. Bane was still M.I.A. and the only "interactions" you had were with the guys that brought you food. And by interactions you mean the looks that they sent you whenever you would tell them that you didn't want to eat. So maybe one thing did change, now you had a plan: hunger strike.

It had been only a couple of days but you had been sending back every food tray they brought. It wasn't about trying to get Bane attention or to get him to come back. What he was doing was apparently so important that he couldn't be bothered about anything else. You imagined that his men had notified him about you and your no eating situation and there still had been no sign of him. Sending away the little peng in your heart at the realisation that this meant that you weren't important enough, you tried to see the cup half full: this way it will be easier to carry out your plan.

He's your captor, y/n, get a grip on yourself he just took you for fun. You often tell to yourself when you'd feel yourself missing him or worrying for him.

Your plan was based around the assumption that if you were ill, they have to take you to the hospital, right? Well, they had to otherwise you're screwed. You knew that without food the human body can survive a lot of time but you hoped that without water the process would be quickened. This felt all so crazy to you but you knew that there was no other way that they would let you leave this place.

It was the third day of the hunger strike, there was still no sign of Bane, which was good, and you could feel the energy leave your body as you sit on the bed. Although this was exactly what you had planned to happen, you couldn't help but feel a little scared when you lost grip of the book you were holding and when black spots filled your vision, as though you were looking through a Snapchat filter. If the tump noise made by the heavy book when it hit the floor wasn't enough to catch their attention, you tried to call for help but, scaringly enough, you found that you couldn't. Your legs gave up when you tried to get off the bed and the sound you made was enough to get the attention of the men guarding the door. You heard the door open but after that, you weren't able to feel anything as everything turned black.

***

When you came around, the first thing you felt was the dryness of your throat. Then the needle in your arm and the throbbing feeling in your right wrist. You tried to open your eyes but with the bright white light of the room, you found that even if you opened them, you couldn't see. Fortunately, you just needed a little time to adjust. Your eyes moved to your wrist and you noticed that it was wrapped in white bandages. You must have dislocated it or something when you fell from the bed, you guessed. It appeared that was the only damage you had, well dehydration and malnutrition aside.

After you finished a little check-up of your body, you looked around the room. It looked like your plan worked, recognizing the walls of a hospital room. Then another thing hit you, or well, your eyes. There was someone shouting. You didn't know if their voices were loud or if they were near your room but it was a woman's voice. She was arguing with someone about another woman and how she was taking the attention away from the plan. Hearing no one answering her, you thought that she was talking at the phone and your attention shifted away from her. Closing your eyes, you found them to be tired already for all the lights. Ad if it wasn't enough you could also feel a headache growing because of the woman's yelling.

Just as you were drifting to sleep, the door of your room opened and so did your eyes. There he was, in all his glory, standing on the threshold with his back to you. You heard him saying something along the lines of: "now is not the time to argue Talia. we'll talk later" and then he turned around and walked into the room closing the door behind him. He didn't notice you were awake, he sat on the chair at the side of your bed and rested his head on your hand. Staying still, you acted as if you were still sleeping, opting for studying him instead.

Your head was a mess, your feelings and thoughts all over the place leaving you unsure about what to feel. A part of you was relieved and you dare say, happy that he was here at your side. The other part though reminded you that this man was your captor and that no matter how kind he had been to you, he still had left you alone for weeks and had been a mean asshole about it. the logical thing to feel would be anger, and wishing that he would just leave you alone. Turns out it wasn't that simple. Maybe you had Stockholm Syndrome, that's why it was all so hard. Yes, that must be it. It would explain a lot of things.

"So it was all for a woman, eh?" You speak up catching his attention and putting an end to your thoughts. Your voice came up raspy and barely above a whisper but it did the job. Bane looked up at you and for the first time in weeks, your eyes met. His eyes had always been a way to understand what he wasn't saying. Now, they looked clouded and troubled. You must have not been a pretty sight but you hoped it wasn't that that troubled him. Something happened that made him conflicted. Who was that woman? Is she the reason why he had disappeared all of a sudden? She must be. Maybe she was also the one that gave him so much trouble. But why was he here then? Why not trying to work things out with her?

"It's always for love." You continue when he doesn't speak. He just sits there and stares at you like he was seeing you for the first time.

"A little too sappy, even for you." Those were the first words he had said to you after your last conversation. It certainly was better but not nearly enough.

"Is she the reason why you're doing all this?" You then asked with a pointed look, already knowing the answer but asking it anyway to prove your point.

"Vengeance is why I'm doing all this. We have a plan." Poor Bane, he was more delusional than you thought.

"She has a plan, I'm sure. You're just tagging along and I've never thought you would submit to someone."

"You're talking about something you know nothing of."

"You're right. I don't know what you're doing and I don't pretend to understand your motives. But I've heard your men talking about your plan and let me tell you, that it was enough for me to know that you're putting yourself in the front line for someone who wouldn't do the same for you."

"You got yourself almost killed to escape and now you're worrying about me? You should make up your mind."

"I wasn't trying to escape you, you weren't even there. I was trying to get out of the cage you had put me in. Never said I'd like you to die."

"No but to have my ass kicked."

"That's because you were mean to me for no reason. I hate rude people. It costs nothing to be kind."

"I'm sorry about that." He apologised after a while.

There was still a lot you had to talk about, so many things left unsaid, that you could only nod in appreciation. Who would have thought that a mass murder could be capable of apologising? To a hostage nonetheless. Still recovering, you felt weak and after a while, you fell asleep again, your hand holding Bane's.

The next time you came around, it wasn't your throat to wake you. The culprit had been the loud deafening sound of a helicopter. Looking around, you found yourself indeed on a helicopter, with an I.V. still in your arm but this time you weren't laying in a bed. You were in the backseats, protected by the seatbelt, your head laying on someone's shoulder. When you lifted your head to look around, the person sitting next to you held your hand to reassure you. Looking up, you weren't surprised to see that it was Bane, his grip now familiar to you and his eyes reassuring you that everything would be fine.

#unsaid #bane #bane dcu #TDRK #the dark knigth rises #bane imagine #bane imagines #bane x reader #bane fanfiction #tom hardy #tom hardy fanfiction #tom hardy imagine

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yeoyokepeng3205 · 3 years

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Blog 2 (Yeo Yoke Peng)

In Singapore, smartphone penetration rate has been increasing rapidly as seeing how is nearly 82% of the population owns a smartphone in 2020 compared to 10 years ago, only 55% of the population owned a phone. The mobility of entertainment through various communication devices like the iPad, iPods, Laptops or Phones promises news forms of privatised mobility (Spigel). Feeling bored ? You can check out Netflix on your phone. Finding something to play? You can access more than a million games available on your Ipad to try. Feeling stress and a burning desire for relaxation? You can easily connect your earphones to your laptop to blast some music. The convenience of having all these forms of entertainment and communication has within one's reach has definitely brought about great myriad of benefits. However, certain scholars have postulated that these tiny devices could foreshadow the downfall of humanity because they unconsciously promote alienation and in extreme situations, the demise of certain individuals who were self absorbed that they are unable to differentiate virtual and reality( Atardi, 2020). In Korea, a baby starved to death because her parents rather care for their virtual baby than their own, or a 22 year old Korean man who murdered his mother for nagging at him for spending too much time playing games. After he killed her, he went to a nearby Internet cafe in the city of Taegu and continued playing games. The atrocities that these specific individuals committed instigated debates on whether we should take a step back in engaging with these devices and rethink

Personally, although mobile communication. can be seen as a dual edged sword, I still believe that the benefits outweigh the consequences. In 2019, when I volunteered abroad in Chiang Mai to teach English and build houses, language barrier was an issue that I struggled with. I felt handicapped and verbally impaired by my inability to interact freely and bond with the locals because I had to converse with the help of the translators which could be frustrating at times since they were unable to convey and replicate my expressions or feelings. It was tedious to form a relationship which could compromise our work (teaching) as the children were very skeptical and wary of us as foreigners. However, one day, all of that changed. As I was teaching arts and craft in class, I decided to reply my friend's Snapchat while waiting for them to finish their coursework. When I was choosing a filter, suddenly I felt eyes watching me from behind and turned around. To my surprise, i was shocked to see 10 pairs of inquisitive eyes were watching me from behind, giggling and clapping whenever I changed the filter. It was the closest physical proximity between the children and I ever since I got here. Hence, seeing their elated faced, I decided to let them try on the different filters. Snapchat really eased the process of getting the children to open up to me and made the teaching process a whole lot easier. It made me reflect on the purpose of phones, such a minuscule device could bring about such joy and laugher to people regardless of race or religion. I agree that the addiction to mobile communication could be worrisome, nevertheless, on hindsight, I feel that as we evolve through this digital age, with a high level of discernment and broadened mind, we are able to use these devices to our advantage. In terms of education especially during these covid times, teaching and encouraging students to make good use of mobile and other new technologies and incorporate it into their curriculum and teaching-research for optimal use and application.

Atarodi, P (2020). "Cell Phone Use and Social Alienation of Young Teenagers" (2020). Retrieved 29 January, 2021, Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 3901.

Department, P., & 30, J. (2020, July 30). Singapore smartphone penetration 2017-2023. Retrieved January 29, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625441/smartphone-user-penetration-in-singapore/

Spigel, L. (2015). TV and the Spaces of Everyday Life. In Mediated Geographies and Geographies of Media (pp. 37-63). Springer, Dordrecht.

#nm3205 #tw1 #domesticatedmedia

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razberryyum · 5 years

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The Untamed/陈情令 Rewatch, Episode 3 (spoilers for everything)

(covers some of MDZS chap 13 and erm...that’s it. They mostly go rogue for this ep*)

WangXian meter: 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰

(a 🐰 is earned every time there is a WangXian scene or even when they’re just thinking of each other...some scenes deserve more than one 🐰...don’t worry about it, it’s not an exact science 🐰🐰🐰)

Really, bless Team CQL for transforming what was only an anecdote in the novel into one of the most beautiful scenes in the show. The first time Wei Ying and Lan Zhan first crossed swords played out like a moonlite, rooftop ballet and it is completely breath-taking and romantic and perfect. What makes this scene even more meaningful to me now is the added sense of poignancy of knowing that they will never be able to spar like that again due to Wei Wuxian’s diminished abilities in his Mo Xuanyu form. Although, even before his rebirth they wouldn’t have been able to repeat this dance since Wei Ying's extraordinary swordsmanship had already gone away with his golden core. It's yet another reminder of not only how much he’s lost, but also how great a sacrifice he made for Jiang Cheng. Just thinking about that is enough to make my heart ache like crazy all over again over how much Wei Ying loves his bro and how much he went through for him without JC even knowing it for such a long time.

But back to happier thoughts, what I also loved about this scene is just how downright adorable Wei Ying was being. Actually, he really was being a total mischievous cutie during most of his time at Cloud Recesses, which makes sense since this is the Wei Wuxian that was still brimming with boyish charm and innocence as his life still hadn’t been touched by heartbreak and tragedy yet. That reminds me of another reason why I am so impressed with Xiao Zhan as an actor is because he basically had to portray three different roles in The Untamed—as the youthful, wide-eyed Wei Ying, followed by the more bitter and mature Yiling Patriarch, and then finally the carefree yet jaded Mo Xuanyu—and he performed each persona with equal aplomb while injecting noticeable differences in each phase of WWX’s life as exemplified by alterations in his posture, expressions and even the way he says his lines. I'm not familiar with what acting awards are available in China’s entertainment industry, but I hope he receives some sort of award recognition for his work. He definitely deserves some nominations at least.

That is not to say that Wang Yibo was being a slouch either; even though I had my doubts about him initially, I do still recognize that playing a stoic character is not an easy task since he had to find creative ways to avoid falling into dullness. A good deal of microexpressing is involved that can be difficult for an unseasoned and non-professionally trained actor, but WYB definitely lived up to the challenge as the show progressed. But because WWX is the more blatantly dynamic character, one’s attention is naturally drawn to him, even I was more focused on him at first, so I ended up neglecting what was going on with WYB’s Lan Zhan. It was only after revisiting this episode that I was truly able to appreciate the subtlety of performance.

While it’s hard to imagine anyone being able to resist Wei Ying’s charms, I do believe Lan Zhan was indeed mostly irritated by him during their initial interactions. At the same time, however, he also clearly noticed that there was more to WWX than meets the eye since he was definitely intelligent (after all, he correctly deduced, twice, what was going on with the injured cultivator Lan Zhan brought back) and he was also quite skilled since their sword fight ended at a draw. But because Lan Zhan had years of propriety instilled in him by Uncle Lan, his automatic reaction to someone who was as unruly as Wei Ying had to be instant disapproval and annoyance. The irony of that is most likely because Wei Ying was such an annoyance to Lan Zhan that he couldn’t help but constantly notice him as a result, as one would do with an eyesore, so even from the first moment they met, his attention was already captured. It’s not the most positive way to start a relationship to be sure, but obviously it worked out for the best in the long run, especially once Lan Zhan got to know Wei Ying better and that animosity turned into something more affectionate.

Big Brother Appreciation Time

There are many reasons to love big bro Lan Xichen—he is such a sweet, caring, gentle, considerate, and loving soul who is also a skilled and talented cultivator—the least of which is his intent on playing matchmaker between his little brother and WWX right from the start. I loved that he noticed something in Wei Ying immediately and realized he would be a good person for LWJ to have in his life. Bless him for being so observant and intelligent.

Random Bits of Randomness

If Lan Qiren knew that this rude, improper kid would one day be the person to “corrupt” his beloved nephew and steal his pure, innocent heart, he probably would’ve spit up all the blood in his body and dropped dead right then and there. I will always laugh at just how offended he looked when Wei Ying dared to rest Suibian on his desk, as if he had dumped dog shit in front of him instead.

I just wanted to commend Mian Mian’s fellow sect-mate on the left there who, even though she was not complimented on her good looks or even given a second glance by WWX, still generously talked Mian Mian into allowing the Jiangs to stay at the hotel. I thought she deserved some credit for her nice gesture.

Not having read the novel yet when I first watched this episode, I was actually shocked at the reveal that Shijie was engaged to Jin Zixuan because I would never have thought they had that relationship from this scene. I know JZX didn’t really have any intention of honoring that arranged marriage at this point in the story, but the rudeness he allowed his servant to get away with was still unbelievable. I mean, seriously what the hell, she was still his fiancee, he hadn’t broken off the engagement yet, how DARE he allow that nobody back there address Shijie and his potential future in-laws in such a rude way. The fact that he actually kicked them out of the hotel was also shocking because it felt completely unnecessary. I really didn't like JZX because of this moment and that sentiment stayed with me for quite some time. What made the scene sadder is Shijie obviously was crushing on him and for the longest time I couldn’t understand why because I thought she totally could do better AND deserved better. I can’t say that I ever learned to love JZX, but I definitely don’t dislike him anymore.

Though I’ve been pretty critical of the CGI in The Untamed for the first two episodes, I do want to point out that not all of it is horrible: I was actually impressed with how both Cloud Recesses and Nightless City looked, even though I think their design for Nightless City was rather off the mark since it no longer suited its name. Since they were going to go with the dark theme and make the Wen Sect as blatantly villainous as possible, the production team should’ve just changed Nightless City’s name to Forever Night City (“長夜城”). Personally, I would’ve preferred it more if they had just stuck with the design of the Wen sect’s residence and uniforms as they were described in the novel (which was beautifully brought to life in the donghua) since I liked how deceptively righteous the Wens seemed. In CQL, they were so obviously the bad guys that they bordered on being cartoonish, especially Wen Ruohan (portrayed by Xiu Qing). Man, his performance simply was NOT working for me AT ALL. Even his make-up was a mess...looked like it was melting off of him all the time. In contrast, I thought Wen Chao (portrayed by He Peng) was bit much at first too, but then eventually I started to appreciate the actor’s performance, especially during his last scenes where he actually made me feel bad for his character because he was so convincingly pathetic. WRH never won me over and I was really relieved when he finally died. I actually thought they gave the actor too many scenes already leading up to his death. Felt like a lot of unnecessary filler to stretch out the episodes.

Xue Yang is absolutely evil and horrible and psychotic and a total mass murderer and villain, but dammit, as soon as he showed up, I couldn’t help but immediately take a liking to him, and it’s all the actor’s fault. I have never seen Wang Haoxuan in any other show before...then again, I think he’s only been in two other shows prior to The Untamed, both of which I haven’t watched...but much like with Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, I think the show struck gold by casting him as Xue Yang. In addition to making his character difficult to hate, he has also made him so interesting and magnetic that I couldn’t wait to see him pop up again. I am so glad that Team CQL altered the Yi City arc so that we were introduced to Xue Yang, Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan sooner than in the novel. Not only did it allow us to become acquainted with the characters early on so that by the time Yi City rolled around, everything that happened in that arc would be even more emotionally effective because we were already invested in them, but we also got Xue Yang sooner and more often, and for that I am thankful. I already liked him before I read the novel so by the time I came across his character in the book, all I could imagine was Wang Haoxuan. He completely fit the image of Xue Yang for me. I don’t know if I would feel the same way had I read the novel first before watching the show, but I would probably still like Wang Haoxuan’s portrayal. I know there have been criticisms that he is overacting, but for me, everything he did worked. It worked so much that I wish things had been different with his character, that Xue Yang wasn’t the monster that he is and committed all those atrocities that he did. I mean, he’s literally worse than Charles Manson. And yet, I still like him; I can’t help it, he’s just so much fun to watch. His eyes freaking sparkles. How am I supposed to resist that?? Look, there are times in a person’s life where one must make certain decisions that are undoubtedly not wise ones, but one still must stick with them because that’s the choice that was made. Liking Xue Yang is definitely one of those decisions for me and I’ll just have to live with it.

**I didn’t want to put this right at top since they would be unavoidable spoilers, but Shijie, Wen Qing and Wen Ning never attended the studies at Cloud Recesses. I’m really happy for that change in the drama, especially since we got to know Shijie more. As mentioned above, the early introduction of Xue Yang and the yin metals was also a deviation from the novel.

Questions TBD:

I had questions regarding the whole yin metal drama, but I have a feeling it’s only because I wasn’t paying close enough attention to that part of the story every time I watched these earlier episodes. I tend to zone out when we dropped in on WRH because I just find him so ridiculous and his whole set up in his fortress ridiculous too. Those zombie/ghost puppet dudes are just silly and I think it's kind of hilarious that WRH would just have his precious yin metal floating in the main hall like that for everyone to see. He has a cool throne, I’ll give him that, but otherwise, I really just can’t with him. On this rewatch this time around though, I am going to really force myself to pay closer attention to WRH and yin metal stuff so that I can finally make sense of it all, or at least know for sure that it was never meant to make sense because they actually botched that whole storyline.

Overall Episode Rating: 8 Lil Apples out of 10

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minhschinalitblog · 4 years

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Week 2 blog

When Red is Black by Qiu Xiaolong

Pages: 30-60

352 words

Summary

Yu was put in charged of the mission due to Chief Inspector Chen being on vacation, Yu had to investigate the murder by himself. Yin was being watched by the secret police because the bureau gave him a big file on Yin. Yu was on the way to the murder scene but he stopped and decided to walk around the area first. He examined the entrances and which door was locked up when after curfew. Yu then checked with the residential policeman and he provided him records of the area. We discovered that Yin did not get along with other people and had a political background.

Critical Analysis

“He based it on information obtained from Peng Ping, nicknamed the ‘shrimp woman’” (36). I found this quote pretty interesting because the “shrimp woman” gave information about Zhong’s theory and that contradicted Zhong’s theory on how Yin was murdered. The shrimp woman made a living off peeling shrimp in front of Yin’s door. She said she did not remember Yin coming back to her apartment after her Tai Chi class. But what I find in this paragraph is was interesting due to the quote was that it means that Yin snuck back into her apartment wanting no one seeing her. Now the bureau doesn’t know if the shrimp woman is telling the truth because they think she is helping the murders.

Personal Response

Personally, I think this section was fascinating, Yu was given the role to investigate alone and which was surprising because he is a low-level police officer. He took a bus to the murder scene, and also I learned that Yin was not a friendly author and not friendly in general was something I did not expect. I wasn’t expecting it because many wives love the work of Yin and her books including Yu’s. But Yu is a very intelligent person he was quick to find the people who had a high amount of interaction with Yin and what she was trying to do. No one figure how she got in her apartment daily and Yu figured it out just by examining the hallways.

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simplisticspace · 5 years

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Horsley Dinner & Party

-was cute n took photos w everyone and the speeches were funny and revealing lmao n everything looked so cute

-became aquatinted w Will Robertson over whether jake should go to the party or not it as odd but he’s alright

-I love everyone

-Katie kittermaster has a peng house it legit looks like every American movie with a teenage party it is sick

-Henry blanford is a shit dj wtf

-my ears wont stop ringing the music was so loud and was like club music w no lyrics just a beat ???

-I was in the queue to piss n three year elevens walked in and I was like uh can you leave n I went to piss n they just stayed there so that was weird I swiftly left that situation

-another piss story me n bim needed to piss n Adam Wright was with her n so we all went to Katie’s mums room which looks like a fucking hotel room and I pissed with Adam standing like half a metre in front of me then me n bim we lying on a sofa and she was holding my hand whilst telling me about her only experience w getting w a girl (Niamh?!! Okay then) and was asking about if I was bi annd stuff then the three of us talked about getting n I said girls are better at kissing and also turns out I’ve got w more people than Adam which is surprising because he’s actually okay and popular

-after this convo w bim every time we saw each other on the dance floor she kissed me on my cheek right next to my mouth which was a bit gay but I’m here for it

-I have the hiccups Great

-there was such a random mix of people like all the horsley sixth form and our dates then the year elevens and random popular kids from sixth form honeslty felt so weird

-danced n talked to so many random people who I mutually know but would never actually properly interact with

-joe Pullman said he rated my haircut lmao (his is rather questionable so that might be a factor lol)

-conclusion: everyone is beautiful n hot it’s painful

-danced w a lot of the popular kids in my year who I’m actually friends w n it was nice to party w them and w Isabella gard because we’re friends but obvs she’s her below but also people in the year above who I’m friends w but are popular so don’t really see much like Iona

-as I was leaving I said goodbye to Katie n then to bim and bill betts was like ‘oh you’re going’ and like have me a half hug and was like ‘see you on the other side!’ Which was a bit Stange but sure

-also chatted a bit to finn ab and random people who are actually alright sometimes ????

-can josh stop doing stuff which would lead me on but not get w me like I don’t want anything but a get n idc if you don’t want to but then don’t hold my waist and randomly hold my hands or go right up to my face then walk away it’s a bit annoying

-it was actually really fun I wish I went to more of that group parties just purely because I like meeting new people and it’s different

-its annoying bc maybe if the situation was different I could get to know people/ get w people but they care so much about their status it doesn’t happen

- in Katie’s house there’s a wooden ladder next to the bathroom on the corner which goes up into a games room which kinds over looks a huge space which is the kitchen/ dinning room ?? It looked like a bungalow house and it’s so cool and nice n modern but filled w family photos like we predicted lol

-was weird not having all my normal friends there tho

-smoked way too much whoops but there were so many people vaping inside and out n people smoking outside it was a lot

-felt a bit awks sometimes w all the diff friendship groups in one room but people interacted fairly well I guess ??

-the lights were sick n the space was so good for a party w the patio outside and the music was so loud but it took a while for people to start dancing

-bear told me about what him and isabella did in September lmao

-belle had a random Allen tie n I threw it around Tom ansell and kinda danced towards him n Anna banks looked genuinely shocked that I wasn’t all shy and awkward and was like WWOOOOO 😏😏😏

-hugged so many people lmao and danced w so many new people didn’t want to embarrass myself lol

-Katie was actually being so sweet and made an effort to dance w all the diff groups of people

-joe Pullman danced w me and gave me a hug and held my hand for a little boogie and danced w Josh and was really friendly it was really sweet and unexpected but I guess Isabella made a good choice despite my previous assumptions plus they be cute together

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mostlytiredoffs · 7 years

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My favourite programs of the season

Ok, so, just a reminder you asked for this guys XD Someone asked me to post more figure skating content and reviews, so I thought I’d do posts about different things, starting with a list of my favourite programs of the season. I have a (quite) limited amount of free time, so I won’t post that often, but I have some ideas (I’ll probably do some top five posts about my favourite skaters and I think I might do similar posts for juniors/seniors to watch etc) and if you want me to talk about something...you know where to find me. That said, it’s the first time I try to write something like this, so feedback (replies, anons, whatever you want) is much appreciated. Is this too much? Too serious? You tell me.

Let’s get started now, cause the list is long.

Ladies’ SP:

Wakaba Higuchi - La Califfa

Laurine Lecavelier - Experience

Gabby Daleman - Herodiade

Anna Pogorilaya - Por Una Cabeza

Others worth mentioning: Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Kaetlyn Osmond.

My n.1 would have to be Wakaba’s program. But then again you can’t expect anything short of perfection from Bourne: the program perfectly highlights how much Wakaba has grown in the last year, especially when it comes to interpretation. I do think this program allowed her to show her fantastic speed and power, but also how mature she is considering her age. The StSq is, for sure, one of my favourites of the season. Now, switching the flip would have been a nice thing, but that’s another story. I’m not sure Wakaba’s talent is in the right place as of now, but at least she got great programs this year. There were a lot of great ladies’ short programs this year, but if I had to mention another one it would be Laurine Lecavelier’s Experience.

Ladies’ FP:

Satoko Miyahara - The Planets

Mao Asada - Firedance

Polina Tsurskaya - February

Mao’s LP would be my sentimental fave (and that step sequence is pure beauty) *this was written before she retired y.y*, but truthfully it’s impossible not to give first place to Satoko’s The Planets. Tom Dickson and Satoko are a really great combo *terrible pun intended: +3 goe!* imho: he really does know how to highlight her quiet skating, but at the same time I feel like his programs really help Satoko break out of her shell. Firedance was a little masterpiece, but in this case I really liked how they choose an unusual music and how difficult it is to skate to it. I do think this program could have been performed even better and I wouldn’t complain if Satoko kept it for next season, ditch Lori and have both SP and LP choregraphed by Dickson. Tell Yamato to fire Lori Satoko, do it.

Men’s SP:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Let’s go crazy

Jin Boyang - Spiderman (it’s so bad it’s good? XD)

This list is very short. For me LGC just stole the show. I’ve had the privilege to see it live and...as Yuzuru explained, there’s not an empty moment, and if you slip up it’s impossible to get back on track. It’s an incredibly complex program and I love how detailed it is. It’s perfect, from the 4lo sandwitched between two spread eagles and his fantastic 3A from a backcounter to little movements like the way he interacts with the crowd or upper body movements throughout the program. I’m going to receive a beating from a friend because of this but...this might my favourite among his SPs. Yeah, insane. #ChopinIStillLoveYou I remember how worried people were at the start of the season, but I think we’ve all learned two things from this: trust Buttle *all hail Jeff* and trust Yuzuru to be able to bring out the best of the music he’s skating to.

Men’s FP:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Hope and Legacy

Patrick Chan - A Journey

Jun Hwan Cha - Il Postino

I actually love all of them. I’m really attached to Hope and Legacy and how delicate and yet powerful it is, but I have to admit Chiddy’s program is fantastic. I’ve never been a fan of his, in spite of admiring his SS, but I do think he really felt this program and that it highlighted how gorgeous his skating is. (no more Eric music tho please. And choose something less...cute for the SP ‘kay?) In both cases I must note how many people underestimated these programs to be honest and how little they were “understood”. I saw a lot of people compare H&L to Seimei...and I just think not many people got how complex H&L is. The program is full of transitions, there’s not a moment to breathe and every jump is executed after difficult steps and is perfectly incorporated in the choreography. The program flows from start to finish and I’m glad Yuzuru skated to something like this, at least once. It was risky, but wonderful. Cha’s Il Postino is a little masterpiece. But I still don’t trust David Wilson :P

Pairs’ SP:

Sui/Han - Blues for klook

Savchenko/Massot - That man

Peng/Jin - My Drag

James/Cipres - Earned it

Yu/Zhang - Eternal Flame

Yeah, I don’t think I have to say Sui/Han take number 1, right? Every time I say I don’t like Lori I have to admit they make her choreos work. This SP is a masterpiece, no doubt, and they sold it. Their interpretation, their personality and charisma were astounding. They simply have that “something more”, that x factor that does set them apart in an extremely competitive field. They are excellent when it comes to pair elements, but also excellent skaters on their own. Also, synchro hair flip, damn. Shoutout to My Drag, because it is such a funny program, it was a joy to watch, especially considering what happened to chinese couples last season.

Pairs’ FP:

Sui/Han - Bridge over troubled water

James/Cipres - Sound of Silence

Savchenko/Massot - Lighthouse

Besides Sui/Han’s masterpiece that made me cry like a baby...can we talk about how much Vanessa and Morgan have improved? Their FP at Euros was the best thing of the entire competition. I also quite liked Aliona and Bruno, but while they’re excellent when it comes to pairs elements (that twist damn) I still feel like there’s not the right balance between them, in terms of performance.

Ice Dance SD:

Virtue/Moir - Prince Medley

Shibutani/Shibutani - That’s Life

Chock/Bates - Bad to the bone/Uptown Funk

I’m not making surprising choices am I? xD But really, Tessa and Scott’s SD this season was incredible. They owned it, from the first to the last second. Their midline no touch is extremely sharp and perfectly fits the music. I loved the music cuts and the lift...spectacular. I must say that all the US couples made interesting choices in terms of music and that, imo, the results were really great. I’ve never been a Chock/Bates fan, but this year both their programs were A+. When the rhythms for the SD were revealed last season I was afraid we’d see horrible programs, but I’m actually quite satisfied. Many interesting music choices, some really great programs.

Ice Dance FD:

Shibutani/Shibutani - Evolution

Chock/Bates - Under Pressure

Gilles/Poirier - Con Buena Onda

Many might be surprised not to see Papadakis/Cizeron’s FD on this list. I’m a bit surprised myself to be honest, but...after the last two seasons I had really high expectations and they weren’t exactly fullfilled. It is a good FD, but I still have fresh on my mind their last two FDs and...this isn’t as perfect imo (and I’m also a bit tired of this genre tbh). I’ve seen the Shibs’ Evolution live and, while it’s not as iconic as Fix You, imo it’s a great continuation of what they started last season. They choose a quite difficult music to skate to, because it might make the program seem flat until the very end, but it ended being a great choice and a bit of a breath of fresh air if compared to many similar FDs we’ve seen lately. Can we stop the romantic/heartbreaking FD trend? Please.

Let’s say, if I had to do a top 10, this would be it:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Let’s Go Crazy

Yuzuru Hanyu - Hope and Legacy

Sui/Han - Blues for klook

Virtue/Moir - Prince medley

Patrick Chan - A Journey

Wakaba Higuchi - La Califfa

Satoko Miyahara - The Planets

Laurine Lecavelier - Experience

Jun Hwan Cha - Il Postino

Mao Asada - Firedance

Edit: I’ll put in here my favourite EX too, since someone asked :)

Notte Stellata is my ultimate fave (it’s too beautiful), followed by Wakaba’s Byakuyako, Satoko’s Hernando’s Hideaway, Caro’s Claire de Lune, the Shibs, Sui/Han and Jun Hwan’s Peanut Butter Jelly xD

If you want to discuss this, my chat is always open and the same goes for my inbox.

#2016-2017 faves #off-season post #too many to tag #ramblings

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anandasumisu · 7 years

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The Inconsistencies of Pig

Hey there readers! This is the 2nd part of my Kera Sakti rant. If you haven’t seen the first one, I heavily recommended you to read it here: http://smithanandari.tumblr.com/post/155676317158/my-kera-sakti-phase-is-back-again-no-surprise

So as I said in the previous part, this part will be talking much about The Pig’s character’s inconsistencies through the entire series of Kera Sakti (I and II. I refuse to acknowledge the existence of Kera Sakti III because it is not a sequel to TVB’s Journey to The West series. It’s Taiwanese production titled Monkey King: Quest for Sutra, for God’s sake). If you’ve seen the series, I believe you found it too! As fan of The Pig, I noticed a lot of character changes. Some might due to character building but some of them are just… off. It kinda started from the episodes of Spider Demon arc, and gets worse in the sequel (Kera Sakti II). Here’s my breakdown.

As for the start, I must be talking about episodes of The Pig’s early life. Here, the series creator makes a crazy (but damn good) move by altering what the original book provides (An officer who harass a heavenly deities then banished from heaven). They added this superb story: He was Heavenly Commander Tian Peng who has fallen deeply in love towards a beautiful celestial lady, called Chang Er, who has mutual love with other officer named Wu Kang instead. These episodes show Tian Peng as a much powerful man with lower-ranked rival having the love from his sunshine. It’s just like Count di Luna from opera Il Trovatore who has fiery love inside his body for beloved Leonora, who loves rebel Manrico instead. But interestingly, unlike di Luna, Commander Tian Peng doesn’t fight for his love openly to his rival Wu Kang. He tries backdoor ways to get her. The most notable one is where he turns back time several times to save her first but fails every time. Here’s this character’s comedic root shows up. I enjoy these awkward yet funny scenes so much. Knowing these acts, the heavenly emperor got furious and punish Tian Peng because heavenly deities are forbidden to love (and because basically he’s about to make a fucking Flashpoint). His punishment? The ultimate thousand of love tragedies!

From low-ranked officer, to heavenly commander in charge of 80,000 navy soldiers, to a mere human who keeps getting trouble from love. That is the next part of the series about. The series shows audience some of >500 life he has lived during the punishment, for example a story where he’s a high commander who falls deeply in love with princess from enemy’s country he’s been fighting in war. He then sentenced to death for treason, just like Captain Radamès in Aida (wait, is this series’ script writer a fan of Giuseppe Verdi?) At a point he accidentally reincarnated to the wrong realm and ended up being unsightly humanoid pig who somehow still having heartbreak stories (Goddamnit Yue Lau). My personal favourite is the day he parted ways with his wife back in Gao Village before starting the journey with Tan San Zang. He has a poem (I’ve read from another source that this poem belongs to Chinese poet Li Bai) that he likes to recite at the end of each tragedies:

“多情自古空餘恨 (Duōqíng zìgǔ kòngyú hèn)

此恨綿綿無絕期 (cǐ hèn miánmián wú jué qī) ”

Or in English (from JTTW’s English Hardsub):

“I am overwhelmed by love in emptiness and resentment condition.

I only resend all these years that goes on without end.”

Or more famously known by Indonesian as “Sejak dulu beginilah cinta. Deritanya tiada akhir.”

(Thank you, Google Translate)

These scenes, despite being relatively small in running time in comparison to Wu Kong’s intro story, is powerful enough to show the audience the quality of Tian Peng/Ba Jie worth adored. Us, the audience, are served with dramatic ugly tears and painful feelings. From these, we see him as a hopeless romantic who lost everything he had just because he is too deep in love with someone! He might look funny at times (mind you, this is a comedy series) but the pain, God, the audience can feel the pain! Maybe this is why I found some of these scenes disturbing when I was a kid. I was expecting fun stuff from comedy series, but is served with a man showing his agony. But as a young adult, damn, I find it as some of the best moments from the series.

Then the scriptwriter(s) goes confused. In the Red Boy-Dream Demon duo arc, they made The Pig as a major pervert! He does some sexual harassment (for sake of comedy) instead of just looking at ladies in gently manner (and flapping ears, hahahaha). Maybe it’s because the borderline between ladies man and pervert is kind of hazy. In this arc he puts himself as a coward, but would sacrifice himself for his master. He has a small fighting scene (which will be never seen again, sigh…), is cunning (even though not all of his ideas work in solving the problems), and at times, helpful. He also in good terms with Wu Kong, even though Wu Kong plays him a little.

In the White Skeleton Spirit arc, he kind of had enough with Wu Kong and San Zang and then decided to be a dick towards them. He fights poorly (Ow come on! He was a commander back in the day, ffs!) but here, we can see him again becoming a gentle hopeless romantic lad, who in the end gets another agonizing heartbreak. There’s this inconsistency worth mentioned: In the earlier episodes, Ba Jie tends to use a disguise when interacting with ordinary people, so we can conclude that he’s not really confident with his physical appearance. (A bold move from the series creator since Book Ba Jie is SO DAMN CONFIDENT with his ugly-ass face). But in some scenes he doesn’t really mind facing the public without disguise, then back again being shy by insisting to his master to let him show himself as a well-dressed scholar (which the master refuses). There are lots of scenes in this arc showing Ba Jie uses veil to cover himself. But after the resolution of the arc, it is shown that he throws away his veil, accepting the fact about his looks. This scene tries its best to justify this particular inconsistency.

The small arc of Three Taoist doesn’t say much. Just showing him as a show-off and his dynamic with fellow disciples. Fun episodes, though. The Spider Demon arc is not really my favorite. It’s draggy and doesn’t do much with the pilgrim’s dynamic. It focuses on the Spider Demons’ own problem instead. There’s some development of The Pig, though. He still is looking at beauties but tries his best to look away. But really, there’s nothing in this arc. The Women Country arc is kind of a bummer to the Pig’s character too. He’s shown as a one dimensional character. Egotistical, that’s it. These episodes supposed to be able to show the dynamics of four characters but I just saw it as a random mess caused by babies. It ended the series with confusion.

Now where it goes far down, The Kera Sakti II series. BY GOD it has the funniest moments, but has none of the character complexity of its predecessor. I laughed my ass off watching some scenes but really, I feel empty watching it. Despite its fun dynamics between the four pilgrims, almost all of the arc is draggy (especially you, yes, I’m looking at you, Tung Bei Monkey arc). I don’t know whether or not the production changed the entire writer and/or director because The Pig character is just shown as a mere clown of the series. He’s not cunning, he’s plain stupid! He’s obscene, dim-witted, a poorly-skilled fighter, and whiny baby. It’s REALLY different from the previous rendition, even though it’s played by same actor (well, this concludes that Wayne Lai is a volatile actor *clapping hands confusedly*) Hell, even there’s a scene where he says “Well, how do I supposed to know, I’m just a pig.” WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT? I hate this character. I know he’s funny af (so many funny scenes of him!) but that is not how The Pig is presented in the previous series. The presentation that made me fell for him (Sighs…) I think what happened in Kera Sakti II is, the series creator tried to adjust Ba Jie’s character towards its original (book) because the love tragedies never really happened again on him in this sequel and the famous poem becomes a mere tagline.

So that’s about it. From this post you kinda get the inconsistencies of the most humane character in Kera Sakti throughout the series. Maybe it’s just me being picky on things but it’s just my two cents (with this long-ass writing I should say four dollars). Has any of you thought the same? Or maybe you found other kinds of inconsistencies throughout the series? I would like to know and believe me, I like reading long-ass article!

Nevertheless, this Kera Sakti series is timeless. I’m about to re-watch some of it right now!

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countless sworn in, inc new chromebox 3 into zhone enlist.

Aug 7, 2018

dreamed at my nephew's city, neighbor city of Hangzhou, Changzhou. among crowd I tried to talk to him, first son of my 3rd elder sister's, tring to coach him on business and life. I also concerned his brother in dream. It's a golden morning. last night I first close my window before went to bed since this summer, for today is lunar Autumn creeps in. this month exceptional weighted for I equipped myself another chromebox, Asus chromebox 3, after our chromebox CN60 shifted to my son as his lounge mini pc. my internet frenzy almost fading, so I felt a biz guilty for the purchase. I tried to persuade my son accept the chromebox 3 as his gear and lent me for some years and I almost got it. the chromebox native support google play, let it so unique and powerful. I shifted most my daily usage onto its platform, inc agenda management, financial booking, reading source, watching video, etc. never over-estimates its function. I invited my son lingered 3 days in my dorm for the gadget's arrival from British vendor through Amazon China. I previously intended to spend a week with my son in my dorm. but his mom scorned us when we returned for weekly shower in public spa on Sunday at her house. My son felt enough of gaming streams at youtube.com and rather to return his mom's custody for homework after 3 exciting nights with unrestrained gaming and watching online videos. the purchase initiated by my son's loan then aided by dorm canteen operative woman's ￥2000 loan, cost us around ￥2100 which let me so satisfied and profitable, allowing me budget 1000 for woz's a week staying plan here my dorm. but my son suggested end it after 3 days' rich meals and meaningful interactive on his devices, left us 200 in pocket before this week. we also watched a cheap France movie, "taxi 5" on Saturday. all blockbusters denied by PRC authority, we unable to choose a quality one. we dined hotpot after cinema, in a drizzle dusk. this summer in Qiqihar exceptional rains let it cooler than ever. I even put on a coat shirt last night in my dorm against chill. dad God, now almost dust down with chromebox, I relentless with it when it hit road from UK. thanks for the finance and logistics. with it my workload more efficient and our informative environment more secured. bring me sooner my Royal China, my Crown Queen from Japan, Asoh Yukiko. my son, woz, more engaged in his Junior middle school schedule. grant him his satisfying performance and reward meaningful. fill my life with interests and enthusiasm. lead us vision our mission bounds. rid me off the sinful ugly lesbian in my neighbor room, where never occupied before surveillance and profanity.

Jul 17, 2018

dreamed with my alumni, likely 3 or 4 members, some with family, in traveling from Beijing to Tianjin, my university campus, then to our hometown, Wuhan, central China. they are likely my senior middle school alumni, esp some studies harder than me and enrolled by more elite university like Peking Univ., or Tsinghua Univ. one of them with his daughter while I always felt honor and glory with my son in heart in dream. the alumnus likes details, so we check our package times and times, esp ticket and private items. I later gave up and just let him to take care of those stuff for me. traveling, once so focus demanding for otherwise you will punished for missing out line so heavily that I sensed in dream again the unrest and changes uncertain as well as our future unborn promising. this is a clean and clear morning, after last night rain. I wondered about my miserably separated from my son and who exerts behind. Last Sunday I told my son I reviewed history of his mom's mother's intervene with her elder sister, a witchy fox, just after his birth, tried to keep my baby from my reach. their plots long time aiming deprive me of my son, which still on going. after breakfast I tried to read and re-napped due to sleepy. I visited in dream a guy likely my alumnus Peng Jinglei. he worked in a remote area in PRC likely Xinjing. we first met his father-in-law and his son. his naughty son soon broke my glasses. the grandpa tried to repair it while his daughter returned from her school as she is a teacher. when I teased the boy with English words, Peng returned and exchange our review on each life since graduation. Peng likely satisfied by his life and cautious upon our visit. when wrote this blog, I recognized that the guy can be a QRRS colleague, who now a high rant manager in QRRS. he migrated from Xinjiang after graduate and later moved his old parent here with him, away from the turbulent western area fluctuated with PRC army farmers. he married a cadre's daughter in QRRS, a SOE enrolled us same year and lately didn't have child. he might lead a careful life for his father-in-law might be as bossy as once. his father-in-law in dream reminds me he can be another elder, my son's mom's lesbian girlfriend's dad. he once be an educator, now had some skill and knowledge as middle class, but as I claimed once in my blog, no one in their elder respectable in sinful PRC except my passed dad who fought whole life and maintained humble in his lonely retirement in the village, Zhudajiu, offspring of Emperor of Ming Dynasty. this 2 dreams so vivid that a bit strange in my recent life. I more and more lost patience and faith in dreams, once so meaningful and promising. God dad, I recently so hateful upon my life which bored me into tears. bring me sooner my Royal China for 1109 years in future world foresight. bring me my Crown Queen from Japan, Asoh Yukiko, for my aging and children. grant us financial ready for glory of the Son and his people, his family support. affirm faith in praying heart, and glory of more achievement ahead unfolds.

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