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#I’m just soooo flawed haha
ssreeder · 10 months
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NOOOOOOOO!!! Reeds! 😭😭😭WHY! Welp, now I have two aliases :/ (I guess I'm Pennywise :D Reeds no, it's a joke, not another alias)
Cool! :D (I'm going to have fun with this lol)
Also, damn 2,809 pages! It's okay, I'm reading a novel with 8 volumes (still waiting for 2 of them to release). If anyone knows what novel I'm talking about, then you know. 🤝 All I'm saying is that keep up the excellent work Reeds! :) Don't feel bad about how much you write, we love reading all of it! :D 💖💖💖 And sometimes beg for more, as in wanting to know what happens next and theorizing.
Speaking of writing. Ahhhhh! 😭 Yeah I see what you mean by fluff/angst. It was amazing! :D Ara, poor poor Ara. Wonder what role she'll play after the inevitable happens? 👀 (maybe...). Jet, he's alive... bearly, but alive! I don't have much to say for him. If he lives, he lives; if he dies, he dies, the story will go on. HEHEHE... having the characters that divide us to either love or hate them are still with us, it is going to be sooooo fun! :D
FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN. Did someone say fun! Oh yes, it was fun reading how the poor couple wanted to spend time together only to be reminded of such horrible things every so often. How misery follows them everywhere. Ohhhh... what was that comment? K**_** what an interesting conclusion. Maybe the toxins did do an effect? There's no need to think you're wrong, it just may be that! The poor boy has suffered so much before; maybe this one could be a blessing in disguise? Ara! My dear girl, how you had your own evils. Were you always like this? Or did someone do this to you? No matter, what is done is done. But how will you accept what happens next? Where will you go? Who will you go to? Maybe accept those who you want to know you now? OR... you could always betray them You could go meet the one who truly careds soon? Will you go insane? What will your journey be? Jet! Have you changed now? Or are you still battling against yourself? After all, you did sell everyone out. What will you want to do when you recover? If you recover. A missing limb is devasting, but will you let that hold you back? Or maybe dead is truly your only path now? How fun it is to see some struggle. Don't worry yet though! The fun has just begun! The sky is not red just yet!
-Pain Anon
-Red Anon
(HOW? How do I write like that sometimes? I'm surprised. Have I always been able to do that??? I'm scared ;-; )
Idk which novel you’re talking about! But it sounds like I should haha… I’m reading the poppy wars series and it’s really good so far.
Aras pov is probably the closest we will ever get to a Zuko POV. Her mind is dark and toxic and full of mental illness that makes someone feel bad for her (& some don’t) but unlike Zuko,,, Ara did HORRIBLE things to someone on purpose and Zuko was just forced to be a victim over and over again.
Zukos bending (or lack of) will continue to be a hurdle for him… I’m not saying he is a permanent nonbender but he won’t be back to full strength anytime soon. (Ha and azulas coming)
Ara & Jet are two wild cards right now because both have a BIG shock coming to them (one lost an arm & the other lost the only person left she trusted)
WE WILL SEE PAIN ANON!
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kcuf-ad · 1 month
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Aight bet- I’ll start off with some things I like you may already know XD
Well written female characters given equal amounts of flaws and development in both character and strength depending on the type of media to the male characters, that’s given for almost any show I like really
MONSTROUS CHARACTERs. I’m not taking about like oh cute petite anime girl/boy with like a tail or some horns I’m TALKING MADOKA MAGICA WITCHES THOS GIANT WEIRD THINGS IN EVANGELION. I WANT MONSTERS THAT LOOK LIKE THEIR AN EXSTENTIAL NIGHTMARE!! It’s so gender envy ngl ✨💕 wish that were me
FATHER DAUGHTER DUOS, BONNEY AND KUMA?! DID NOT CARE THAT MUCH EXCEPT TAHT BONNEY WAS RELATABLE IN HER LOBE FOR FOOD AND IMMATURE BEHAVIOR UNTIL I FOUND OUT THEIR FTAHER AND DAUGHTER BACKSTORY IN THE MANGA AND VIOLENTLY SOBBED
Also Father son duos are a treat for me, but I love father daughter duos more on a personal level (Haha daddy issues go brrr xDD)
SNAKE THEMED CHARACTERS! I know that you know I love snakes Fran XD
Symbolism in character design, the backgrounds, abilities names, I’m a sucker for shows and medias that have me over analyzing everything I could in terms of a character as a whole as well as their Morality, Psyche, biology, etc. just any character or moment I can just daydream about breaking down to their rawest moments and just analyze it til there’s nothing left for me to analyze over
The protagonist has flaws, and genuinely doesn’t win everytime (Yes even though I love Yusaku I mean this whole heartedly) XD
Angst bait and whump bait characters ig XD, I want to fall in love with a tragic character and immediately start hunting down angst and whump about them or just make my own ximssjsm
Also characters that I just wanna coddle and adopt XDDD
Bratty or cocky characters, that have utter fear of god instilled into them or absolutely gets knocked down their pedestal and it’s EMBARRASSINGLY AGONIZING FOR THEM, I’m not a sadist I swear :D
Theirs probs more but I can’t think rn and it’s already at ten I think that’s enough XDD
Oh~ This is such an interesting list, and I am actually pretty sure that Bleach has almost all of these.
Yeah, that is pretty much of a given. Orihime wants to protect her friends, but something happens to her powers and she feels horrible about it, she has real flaws that any girl would have.
Espadas, Just the Espadas. More specifically, Ulquiorra Cifer and his Ressureccion looks like a genuine devil in Bleach.
WE HAVE THAT! WE HAVE KENPACHI ZARAKI AND YACHIRU KUSAJISHI! And it is actually so cute, because this menacing beast of a man that loves to fight to death,
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has a tiny little girl on his shoulder, 24/7. And when he is angry, he just doesn't even think about harming her at all, he just thinks about the people he is about to fight.
4. If you count Isshin and Ichigo, then yeah, we have that. They are a perfect duo. Legit hilarious and Isshin actually loves his son and will protect him.
5. Yup! Cyan Sung-Sun
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6. Yeah it does have that with pretty much every character in this show, even the jokey characters like Asano Keigo. There are hundreds of videos just talking about these characters.
7. Ichigo gets his ass kicked like every arc, at least. Not to mention, the internal battle that he has with his inner demon, both literally and narratively. This guy has more layers than an onion.
8. Pick one. You want angsty antagonist? Coyote Starrk. Angsty protag? Ichigo. Angsty female character? Rukia Kuchiki. Angsty side character? Uryu Ishida. It is filled with angsty characters.
9. Rukia, Yachiru, Yuzu, Karin, Nel, Toshiro, Momo, pretty much, anyone that won't kill you, but knowing you, you will adopt all of them.
10. Renji FUCKING Abarai, this boy is the most hilarious boy on the planet and I love him for that.
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Soooo~ Interested?
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phlegmykins · 1 year
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(edit, lil test render that’s not garbage quality haha^)
Can I Canepost a little?
I made this lil dude, Catizen “Sugar” Cane to learn blender lmao, and ok, I’m a 3D noob and his rig is a lil fucked up, but look what he can do!!!!!!! ---->
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All of these animations are from Mixamo btw; I do not take credit for them (And also that’s why they clip so much, even at a v wide arm distance setting :p). I couldn't make him move bc I did not set up IK controls, or u h any controls actually except for his eye blink maybe, and that’s just cuz that’s a whole shape key thingy that needs to go in order, oh well. 
I was also working on him for soooo long that I lost the patience to make him shape keys for his face, so the blank clueless expression is what I get!
Anyway, look! Here’s the sketch I worked off of (Should’ve A-Posed him instead of trying to be fancy hahah) and the turnaround and some dumb lil sketches because he makes me so happy!
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Lookit his flawed, jankily rigged ass thrive!!! <3
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alwaysmicado · 2 months
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I think another kinda confusing thing about Joel and the date is how comfortable he was with Jan during the bar outing the last chapter.
Like, he didn’t shy away or look uncomfortable with her touches and even just excuses it away with that she’s just a bit drunk.
And even as just a reader/outsider, it kinda makes you go “hmm…” so actually being in that situation as the reader (confusing lmao but just seeing the reader as an actual character kinda thing) I can’t imagine how confusing that would be for her, especially after everything.
I know she definitely has her flaws and problems and has done some things wrong but seeing everything from her perspective, I just can’t help but feel for her. And be mad at Joel. All of this is just so hard and confusing for her and he just adds and adds to it. What did he think she would feel like? He has sex with her and immediately afterwards tells her he’s going on a date and the next day she sees them together with Jan being all touchy and everything. Like, to me, that would be a huge fucking hint to get lost! To forget all about him and try to move on!
Now, I’m trying to not be super harsh on Joel but he was being a bit of a shithead in that bathroom. I don’t wanna think he’s a stupid fuckboy that doesn’t care because there’s clearly a lot of feelings there from his side and I really want to give him the credit that he’s not that much of an idiot. (I know they’re both technically free to do whatever they want but this feels a bit like a Ross “we were on a break” situation lmao! Like yeah technically…. But it’s obvious it would be shitty?) I like to think that Joel is pretty emotionally mature and I hope he does get to prove that to us because right now… it doesn’t seem like it haha!
I am so glad the reader opened up like that, even if it was in a bit of a rage. I think her emotional reaction definitely shocked Joel a lot and I hope he realises that there’s also feelings from her side but that these kind of feelings are harder for her to deal with. I think Joel loves a lot and he loves very freely so it’s easy for him? It’s comfortable for him. But that’s not how it’s going to be for everybody! I’m very curious to see how this will continue with them. If Joel is gonna be honest about his date and if reader will tell him the actual reason for her injury and if they’re both just gonna admit there’s feelings and actually talk! And eventually Tommys reaction too! I feel like he’s gonna absolutely kick himself for setting up that date for Joel!
I’m very excited to read more hopefully soon! I’m really liking this and really loved the last chapter a lot! (I’ve reread it like 4 times now lmao!) much love to you!
🤍 YES, YES, AND YES TO EVERYTHING!! 🤍
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Thank you soooo much for this ask 😍😍😍 I hope you're prepared for a bunch of memes lol:
I think another kinda confusing thing about Joel and the date is how comfortable he was with Jan during the bar outing the last chapter. Like, he didn’t shy away or look uncomfortable with her touches and even just excuses it away with that she’s just a bit drunk. And even as just a reader/outsider, it kinda makes you go “hmm…” so actually being in that situation as the reader (confusing lmao but just seeing the reader as an actual character kinda thing) I can’t imagine how confusing that would be for her, especially after everything.
Hell. Yeah. Can you imagine? As you said, it's confusing as fuck for reader because all of this is coming out of nowhere and all at once! They've been seeing each other more or less regularly for like half a year at this point and he's never once told her about other women. (Of course, we don't know 100% if he never actually hooked up with anyone else or if he just never told reader.) But still, this situation is completely new to reader since Joel's been pretty open about only wanting her, and possibly wanting something more serious.
And yeah, what's up with the touching? Is he sleeping with Jan or was he just too polite to tell her to fuck off in front of everyone? Maybe Jan really is just drunk / not realizing what she's doing, or maybe she's just an affectionate person like Tommy for example? 🤔
I know she definitely has her flaws and problems and has done some things wrong but seeing everything from her perspective, I just can’t help but feel for her. And be mad at Joel. All of this is just so hard and confusing for her and he just adds and adds to it. What did he think she would feel like? He has sex with her and immediately afterwards tells her he’s going on a date and the next day she sees them together with Jan being all touchy and everything. Like, to me, that would be a huge fucking hint to get lost! To forget all about him and try to move on!
She's giving in to her feelings a bit after they have sex and asks him to spend time with her at her place (which is a huge step for her!!) and then he pulls this shit...My reaction lmao:
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And then he's in the bar with someone else's hands all over him? Can you imagine? You've spent all this time with this guy, guarding your heart, being careful, keeping him at arm's length. And then, when you realize hmmm he's not like my ex or the other assholes I hook up with, he makes me feel safe and appreciated, and maybe I could let myself be happy with him, it looks like he's moved on. You've waited too long and lost your chance with him. Or maybe he never actually wanted to be with you anyway and you're just delusional. That's what's going on in reader's mind right now. Can you imagine how much that must hurt?
Now, I’m trying to not be super harsh on Joel but he was being a bit of a shithead in that bathroom. I don’t wanna think he’s a stupid fuckboy that doesn’t care because there’s clearly a lot of feelings there from his side and I really want to give him the credit that he’s not that much of an idiot. (I know they’re both technically free to do whatever they want but this feels a bit like a Ross “we were on a break” situation lmao! Like yeah technically…. But it’s obvious it would be shitty?) I like to think that Joel is pretty emotionally mature and I hope he does get to prove that to us because right now… it doesn’t seem like it haha!
Can confirm: he is in fact not a stupid fuckboy! He's just dumb, like we all are sometimes. I think he has great emotional intelligence and he's a mature guy with life & love experience, but that doesn't mean he's perfect and won't make mistakes.
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I am so glad the reader opened up like that, even if it was in a bit of a rage. I think her emotional reaction definitely shocked Joel a lot and I hope he realises that there’s also feelings from her side but that these kind of feelings are harder for her to deal with. I think Joel loves a lot and he loves very freely so it’s easy for him? It’s comfortable for him. But that’s not how it’s going to be for everybody! I’m very curious to see how this will continue with them. If Joel is gonna be honest about his date and if reader will tell him the actual reason for her injury and if they’re both just gonna admit there’s feelings and actually talk! And eventually Tommys reaction too! I feel like he’s gonna absolutely kick himself for setting up that date for Joel!
AAAAAH YOU GET IT!!!!!
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That's exactly what is happening!!!! Joel and reader are soooo different when it comes to expressing love / feelings!!! That's why reader was so shocked and hurt by the fact that Joel is going out with someone else. He's always been so open and comfortable with expressing his affection for reader and now she's super confused.
And Joel's so shocked at reader's admission of feelings because she's always held them in so much. This is literally reader lol:
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And now all of these feelings are out in the open and they can hopefully sit down, communicate and be honest with each other and themselves. 🤞 Also, lmao at Tommy. Do you think he knows already? Do you think he'd find it weird? He loves reader to death and I can't wait to show more of their relationship and why/how they know each other in future parts!!
I’m very excited to read more hopefully soon! I’m really liking this and really loved the last chapter a lot! (I’ve reread it like 4 times now lmao!) much love to you!
Thank you thank you thank you!! I'm so happy you're enjoying the ride! 😭🥹 What an incredible compliment that you're rereading my stuff! 🙏🤍 I'm currently working on a little one-shot with these two. It's a prequel to part 1, and I'll hopefully post it soon! 😋 I love you!!! 🤍🤍🤍🤍
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blood-bound · 1 year
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And then [throws darts with eyes closed] 13, 27 and 41 for Mark
For doing these randomly, you picked some good questions!!!
Do they enjoy poetry?
Yeah, Mark is. A softie romantic at heart. (Deep in the heart. Very deep. But there!) 
But even with that he really only likes specific poetry… he likes poetry in nerdy historical ways; he thinks Roman poetry in Latin is soooo much better than other stuff. I imagine early in his graduate studies he spent a long time reading Roman poetry, specifically romantic ones haha. I think no one really knows exactly how much he likes it, though Sampson probably at least saw him reading or mentioning it once. He was probably close to sharing more before the relationship went bad. It's possible Sampson figured out he liked it when he was spying on him, without his knowledge. It's a very very guilty pleasure. 
Has a chance encounter ever had an unexpected effect on them?
Uhhh lots of small encounters have had large effects on Mark…. I’m trying to think of an answer to this question that is interesting but also not just restating his backstory. Ok. OH yes I thought of one. Sleeping on this helped cause i was STRUGGLING last night.
Fairly early on on his kindred existence, he met a gargoyle in the chantry. Mark had no idea the origin of gargoyles, their history, or how they were treated, and this particular gargoyle was very young. His name is G. Because he was so young (existed for like 5 years) he was childlike in many ways and had a unique perspective on things. Mark was nice to him, because like, why not, and so G became his friend. Flew him around even.  
Mark later found out  more about how gargoyles were seen, (badly, like unfeeling servants) which is fucked but of course didn’t make Mark less friendly with G.
Then, the battles with the Sabbat happened. Mark and G fought in the war; Mark willingly for status, territory, and also cause he thought the Sabbat were fucked, and G, cause he was forced to guard the chantry. This traumatized G and also he got injured so Mark didn’t see him for awhile. A lot of gargoyles died.
Mark looked around for him and that’s how he found the gargoyle barracks which are. Bare bones and sad. He saw  more first hand how they are treated now.
Mark is planning on looking into this more and trying to help the condition of gargoyles. This is kind of a big thing cause its the first thing he sees in kindred society that he thinks he could make better on a larger scale. God speed Mark. I hope Julius doesn't tell him to stop.
Do they learn from their mistakes?
He isn’t one to make the same mistake twice, when he can help it. Mark likes learning, remembering information, logic, etc. He is also trying REALLY hard to like, be successful, so if he trusted the wrong person or was careless, then he definitely learns from that. He’s recognized now that he is somewhat easy to manipulate/gullible, and so is trying REALLY hard to get past that, but that’s hard to fix quickly. And he’s kind of set in his ways - larger character flaws - the repression, paranoia, and general stand-offishness - ain’t going anywhere anytime soon. 
So basically like, mistakes caused by external issues or  miscalculations - yes he will learn. Mistakes from internal causes? He’ll learn only up to a point, and probably won’t identify their root issues. 
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eddiecabotsmile · 3 years
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i’ve been a bit under the weather myself soooo here’s this lol this is not edited - love daisy
taking care of the sick dogs
warnings: cursing, flu/cold, fluff, mentions of smoking, stubborn grown men
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pink
his defenses go all the way downnnn
he hates how vulnerable he is, it’s kinda embarrassing for pink
you followed the trail of crumpled tissues to find him hunched over the toilet, throwing up again
pink looked up at you with his big wet eyes and whimpered, making your heart weak. “hey it’s alright, let it out babe” you soothe while running a hand over his back, and even through his shirt his body was feverish
“mmh, thank you. i uh, thanks baby” pink weakly thanked
for once pink let’s you cuddle him that night ! but of course he scowls the whole time
tried to drink all of the medicine in the cabinet “if i wake it all now, ill get better by tomorrow”
taking the bottle because, you’ll die like that, no
red nose, droopy eyelids and dark circles
king of tissues
stands by the window wistfully — looking at the outside world because tbh he doesn’t know what to do with himself
if he wants snuggles he kinda just shuffles into the room and nearly gives you a heart attack
🧍🏻‍♂️🧍🏻‍♂️🧍🏻‍♂️ vibes
“do you need cuddles?” he doesn’t respond just sighs deeply and shuffles some more into your arms
pink is beyondddd grateful for you
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you practically have to force him into bed
will walk around with a head cold like it’s nothing
in his defense vega’s never get sick so poor baby has never felt like this
vic slammed his fist on the counter for the umpteenth time that day “oh for fucks sake it’s back” he cursed, making you roll your eyes, “what’s back?”
vic makes his way over to where you stood in the kitchen, resting his forehead against your back in a slumped position “the head pains”
yes, vic vega has never had a headache before
you lure him into the bed with open arms and he takes the bait! but there’s only one flaw in your plan; you can’t get out from under him
your protests are met with loud snores in your ear — sleeps 17 hours straight
“vic i swear you were snoring!” “that’s not possible, i never snore” “yeah well i swear i saw a little bit of drool too. it was cute” “no you fuckin’ didn’t, no it was not”
hot toddy’s all day - plus him sneaking in more alcohol than needed
he is SO mad you make him sleep on the couch
yet again he complains about EVERYTHING - too hot, too cold, no crackers in the house, anything!
really the only thing that will calm the beast is crackers, specifically you feeding him crackers
you scoff as he downed the sleeve of crackers, “you know what vic, that’s really gross” “i think this’s grosser” he farts making you throw a pillow at his head
“i hate you - ugh vic!”
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grateful king ™
“thank you for the soup, sweetie” he thanked, pressing a sweet kiss to your cheeks. that’s when you felt the poke of his facial hair.
stubble
probably takes 3 baths a day to ‘burn’ the germs off his body
and makes you wash him but you ain’t complaining
you lean against the doorframe of the bathroom looking at your boyfriend relaxing in his second bath of the day “you know larry, that’s not gonna help” he shrugs you off “i feel good”
catching him smoking and throwing a pillow at his head
secretly he likes being sick — it’s an excuse to stay home and relax
larry claims that “keepin’ it dark in here will mislead the germs in thinkin i’m not home”
you flicked his nose for that dumb idea
he is such a little faker! larry’s been secretly feeling better for about 2 days now but has been staying home regardless
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brown
clingy ness increases
let’s be honest, if he’s sick you might as well stay home haha
lays his head on your thighs and falls asleep there
has about 1363719637101 diffusers going in his room
“jesus fuck- dude where is all this fog coming from??”
in the middle of the bed is brown laying there like a bum, laughing hoarsely, “it’s the essential oils”
”honey i threw up” 🧍🏻‍♂️
he lost his voice so it’s a bit quieter in the house
makes grunting noises at you 😭
disney movies while he gets better — bugs life is his favorite
for once mr brown actually sleeps, like a full 8 hours
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orange
he really is baby, huh
needs you to lay by him and tell him it’s okay
“freddy i have to get to work but i’ll be back” you tried to tell him for the millionth time that morning but still he wouldn’t budge - his arms were secured around your waist. trapping you in a hug
get well soon cards from the station
“oh my god i’m dying, this is it for me baby”
he doesn’t believe in medicine, it’s all nasty
“it’s gonna make you feel better” you tell him but he doesn’t budge
electrolyte king — seriously all he’s had are every flavor of gatorade
but he leaves the cutest voicemail messages
“hey it’s freddy, again. i just mixed the green and the yellow and its- eugh, don’t recommend” beep. “i miss you babe, when are you coming home?” beep. “where’d you put my silver surfer!?” “hey i found it. when are you coming home?”
makes you hold his hair like a drunk girl when he’s throwing up
will only eat the spider-man chicken noodle soup
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rogue-durin-16 · 2 years
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MATCHUP FOR:
Anon
HAHA ok I’m redoing this cuz I just found the guidelines for the BOB match (sorry lol) I’m a female (she/her), straight, Gemini, INTP. I like picnics, making clothes/outfits, hanging with friends/family, listening to oldies music and watching oldies movies, reading, journaling, and taking pictures. I’d say I’m sarcastic, funny, and talkative with the right people. My flaws would be unable to handle emotions, hard to open up, and stubborn. I have curly/thick black hair and brown eyes, and I’m a couple inches taller than average. My love language is quality time. In the future I plan to have a family and a dog. I’m also protective of those who I care about. I think I’m a thrill seeker as well, I love rollercoasters and anything that’ll give me an adrenaline rush. Thanks (again!) and sorry for sending this in again lol
From Band Of Brothers I Ship You With:
Floyd "Tab" Talbert
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Ship dynamic:
Platonic flirting to lovers™
Quote:
«Gray all around me, and there you stand in color, as if my eyes are only open to see you.»
I'm getting hot couple vibes, like, very very pretty and aesthetically pleasing couple. We love that for you.
Let's rewind a little, though.
Floyd sees you and automatically goes "I'm going for that one". It's not that easy; mind you, he loves that it's not.
Tab loves your sarcasm even more than he loves your sense of humor. He will deliberately trigger witty remarks out of you.
He will also trigger you getting protective of him AND THEN TEASE YOU ABOUT IT. THE NERVE THIS MAN HAS.
Speaking of triggers,
Trigger is your Child. Like yeah it's Tab's dog but this animal likes you way more than Floyd, so yeah, definitely shared custody.
Flirty banter, flirty banter, FLIRTY BANTER
You two probably live out of the fucking flirting situation for a long time, until one of you accidentally crosses the line between playful flirting and romantic actions, and then the chase is over.
...Awkward...
Stubborn as you are, it takes a hot minute to talk out whatever happened between the two of you.
The conversation was not exactly civilized because Tab takes no bullshit and handling emotions is not exactly your strong side.
But all's well that ends well, am I right?
Said conversation is most likely to lead up to you both deciding something along the lines of going with the flow.
Best decision ever, to be honest.
Flirty banter again, this time not platonic.
Photography sessions, not planned, more like impromptu kind of shit. You'd be spending some quality time together and then all from sudden Tab goes "put this one outfit on, we're taking pictures."
Also sneaky photos of Talbert. You two have the prettiest pictures.
You two got so much style. Also I'm sure you tailor things for him; this boy is a material gorl with taste.
Aesthetic couple.
He LOVES to touch your hair soooo much, girl.
While kissing, while lounging, while doing other things that i can't name to keep it PG; to reassure you, to reassure him.
He asks you to teach him to style it even, he's just so in love with your curls.
Singing along to oldies, duet full concert style, is one of many ways of having fun you two have. Probably dancing while doing so.
Netflix and chill. Take it as you may.
Constantly innovating when it comes to dates. At least one out of four dates had something to do with adrenaline rushes.
But also, at least one out of four dates is a cute picnics on a spring Sunday noon. Never at the same spot though, always innovating.
Talbert never thought of himself as a family guy, but he looks at you and thinks that you just might be the one to get him to settle down for good.
And he likes the idea.
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pebblysand · 2 years
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Obsessed with your writing as always, so if you feel like it could you answer please: 11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it? / 16) How did you come up with the idea for Giulia? (there's got to be a She Lives AU/Case Fic pls I'M BEGGING YOU) <3
aw, thank you soooo much <3! man, also those are two excellent questions. i apologise in advance for the long answers.
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11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?
so: the short answer to this is no. at least, not that i recall. it may have happened when i was writing fanfiction at a younger age, but i honestly don’t remember if it did. i have, however, sometimes amended things in a story after posting it, but it’s always been because of a flaw that i saw or something that i wanted to change, rather than something someone else wanted to me to change.
i actually regularly do that. if you’ve been reading castles from the start and have recently gone back, you’ll notice small changes here and there. but that’s just me suffering from edititis (which i have dubbed as the constant will to edit and keep editing shit until i die. if i ever published a book, i think i’d still feel the need to go into bookshops and scribble changes into them). in castles, though, i’ve never (and don’t intend to) change anything major. it’s a couple of lines, maybe a scene, small stuff. however, in my previous long fic, children (not potter), i went back a couple of years later and rewrote the whole thing. but that was because i wanted to do that, not because someone else asked me to.
this, of course, aside from the obvious ‘oh, you wrote “lay” instead of “lie”’ or ‘oh, you put two p-s in “apologise.”’ i sadly don’t have a beta for most of my work and whenever someone points out a typo i get embarrassingly annoyed at myself cause god, i spend hours and hours proofreading these and there’s always typos that get through the cracks. it drives me nuts. but of course, if i get a comment pointing one out, i’ll obviously go back and change that.
this being said, i don’t necessarily rule out changing something on the basis of a comment in the future, it would just have to be something i agree with. this is a rather complicated topic for me actually because i do have a knee jerk reaction to criticism which i think is maybe different from most authors. i’ve seen in the past a lot of people on reddit or elsewhere complaining about authors getting very defensive/angry at criticism. i have the opposite flaw: i genuinely think everyone who criticises my work is right. so, my knee jerk reaction is to people-please, go back, and change the thing that made this person unhappy. i’m fighting constantly against that knee jerk reaction, trying to trust myself and my narrative choices haha. in a way, i do think my knee jerk reactions is quite a good thing because it clearly means i listen to people and don’t think i’m better than them, but i’ve recently come to terms with the fact that it also has a downside. i very quickly question myself, think everything i write is shit, and lose the will to write. i have alluded to this before but there is a reason why there was a four-month gap between chapter 8 and 9 of castles.
the way i’m learning to deal with this is two folds: first, i try to remind myself that everyone is contradicting themselves and there is no way i can make everyone happy. in castles, i have people in the comments who don’t want harry and ginny to end up together. i have people who think ginny should be ‘punished’ for dumping harry in chapter 3, and people who don’t. i have people who love the foreshadowing i do and my use of time in a non-linear way, then recently got a comment saying that person hated it. so i try to remind myself that i’m the captain of this ship and in the end, i need to make decisions lol.
second, i also frequently go back and check in with myself. when i got a lot of criticism about harry’s characterisation a couple of chapters ago, i went back and re-read the whole thing to make sure i still stood by what i had written. and, i think, while i didn’t at that point, if i had come out of it thinking i needed to change x, y, or z, i probably would have. i think that’s one of the gifts you have in fanfiction: interactions with your readers and the ability to go back and change things you don’t like. so it’s not like i’d completely rule out changing something after posting, it’s more that i’ve checked in and felt there was no need. it doesn’t mean it won’t/can’t happen in the future.
comments and criticism do influence future chapters though. like, i’ll read something and think: yeah, that’s a fair point, or here, that’s a good idea, and take that on. for example, i think that had i not gotten certain comments, i would have written harry’s reaction to ginny’s letters as a lot less ambivalent in chapter 9 that i ended up doing. i might have reached the same conclusion in the end and it didn’t influence the overall plot, but criticism and comments do have an influence on future developments, yes. not all of them, but some of them.
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16) How did you come up with the idea for Giulia? (there's got to be a She Lives AU/Case Fic pls I'M BEGGING YOU) <3
aw, jules. that’s also a very interesting question. so, for her i feel like there’s two things.
first, there’s her function in castles as harry’s work partner. i won’t lie, that was sort of born out of a reaction i’ve had to many other post war fics that always rang a bit wrong to me. in a lot of post-war literature, when harry joins the aurors, he’s just partnered up with ron. and i always felt that was weird because… they’re both newbies!! they need a more experienced partner, someone to teach them shit! and, so once i’d decided that, i sort of started digging into who that partner could be and what he or she could bring to the story.
i very quickly decided she’d be a woman. first because the only other auror character was robards and i wanted to balance it out, and also because she comes in at a point where harry is actually more comfortable with the women in his life, than the men. there’s a very weird post-war dynamic with the weasleys with a lot of the unspoken ramifications of losing fred, of everything that he hid from them regarding the war, as well as his relationship with ginny. his relationship with kingsley is … complicated, and at that point, he doesn’t really trust robards. he feels much closer to hermione (who is also on the outside of the weasley dynamic) and i just think that in a weird way, the relationships he has with women in that part of castles are a lot more honest than what he has with ron, for instance. so, i also wanted giulia to be part of that.
on that same note, the one thing that i knew when i started thinking about her is that she’d be honest, no-nonsense because at that point in the story, it was what harry needed. he’s navigating blind in the middle of a storm for most of the first half of castles and i think he needed someone he could trust and who would be honest with him. everyone around him is trying to protect him but harry’s always preferred having the information just laid out in front of him - i wanted giulia to provide that. it was also particularly interesting because, as he says himself at one point, she is the only person in his life who hasn’t known him for years, and who hasn’t been through it all with him. and, then he’s paired up with this person and told: you have to trust them with your life. and, of course, that doesn’t work like that. and so i wanted to giulia to be honest and no-nonsense because that inspires trust.
and then… there’s what every writer in the world will say, which i appreciate is very frustrating if you’re trying to come up with a character formula: she just shot off the page. i have no explanation for it. the main character who i had planned and for whom i had an extensive backstory was mia, not giulia. then, i started writing her with those two things in mind and she went from being a work partner who was going to appear in a couple of scenes to, well, giulia. that’s the part i can’t really explain. i remember writing that first scene where she meets harry in the patrol car and jokes about him trying to change his appearance and i was like ‘ohhhhhh who is this?’ giulia basically stole the show and wrote herself. i had very little hand in it. which, when you think of her character, is incredibly fitting. i had to dial back mia’s story (although, i’m now developing it for the next couple of chapters so it just got moved rather than deleted) because giulia just took so much space. it’s one the joys of writing where a character you thought would be minor just takes on a life of its own. and, the whole thing about her being gay (and sort of a player), and her slytherin past, and her relationship with harry all just became strangely self-evident. i wish i could say: ‘oh, i had the idea for giulia by doing x, y, z’ but it really wasn’t intentional. i had a baseline but she created herself.
obviously, then, she did end up filling a very important role of having harry understand that the guilt he felt over the things he’d done during the war shouldn’t plague him forever (‘you’ve done shit things, do better,’) but that was a role i gave her after she shot off the page, not before.
regarding her death, that’s sweet. i’m still sad we lost her. i was writing her for chapter 9 and just felt sad. this being said, it’s kind of hard for me to think of an au in which she doesn’t die because she always was going to die. from the very first time i wrote her, i remember i wrote the chapter from the moment harry meets her to the end of chapter 4 in one sitting. and there’s this line she says which is: ‘we’ll all die and fall into oblivion but you won’t’ (when she’s trying to get him to talk) and i remember writing that sort of instinctively, stopping and thinking: oh shit. she dies, doesn’t she? and, once i’d thought it, i couldn’t unthink it. it was set. and, i remember getting a tonne of comments from people who loved giulia at that point and biting my tongue because i knew, i always knew she was going to die. that too was self evident because in the end, harry has got to learn to stand on his own, she can’t always be there to tell him what to do. and, obviously, that becomes clearer after she dies, in chapter 9 where he’s just found out about ginny and he’s trying to figure out how to feel but all he remembers are bits of conversations that don’t really help.
and, like, she’s far from perfect. she’s impulsive and can sometimes be a bit too honest. and, while a lot of the things she tells harry about sexual assaults are correct, the way she teaches him also sort of backfires because it’s so prescriptive he feels terrified of doing the wrong thing and ends up, for most of chapter 9, doing nothing. and, generally, i tend to think she was the right person to teach harry at the right time, but her style of teaching would have completely backfired on most people. like, ron wouldn’t have taken to her. at all.
but man, i really miss writing her.
anyway, thanks again for your questions and sorry for the essays, haha. they were really good questions! if anyone wants to ask more, the full list is here and my ask box is open.
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@ohmydarlin-g asked: I've been so disconnected from tumblr after I got a new job so I had no idea asdoah was coming but I just read the first chapter and OH MY GOD I am so in love already I love MCs independence and down to earth attitude while JK is a free spirit with a heart of gold. I feel like this pairing is gonna be so refreshing and sweet just like a strawberry tart 😋 I can't wait for more! (Also is it possible to be added to the tag list I don't remember if you do that???)
Hiii congrats on the new job! 🎉 I’m glad you’re loving the characters so far. They’re honestly so cute pls and ur right, refreshing. There’s just something about a playful, cheeky JK that’s so alluring. I’m excited for you learn more of how they are! And yes to adding you to the taglist. Thanks so much for reading! 🥰
@jeoncookie-bts asked: Authornim!!!! I love asdoah so much! OC is such an inspiration, a bad bitch (in a very VERY positive way)! She knows what shes doing and shes good at it, can easily be independent on her own. And jungkook being the persistent yet mature guy!!!!!! Give me him!!!!!!! I love love LOOOOVEEE this dynamic between the two of them so much, and im so excited to see progress in their so called friendship lol! Seeing that both of them agreed to this "friendship", i wonder what's actually in store for them 🤩 great work authornim! cant wait for the next chap! 🥰
This JK and this OC are so, so special to me and you’ll see more of their flaws and amazing sides. But yes, this JK is something else and I think you’re gonna like him a lot! We all want him, don’t we? 🥺 Every time I think of that VLive, I get a whiplash. 🥵 Pls think of him while reading haha. Thank you so much for this! ☺️
🍧Anonymous asked: Hi mimi!!! Excited for your new series even tho I'm not in a good mental space these days 😭 i dont usually read fics where the OC is older bc I'm... younger than jk heehhe but still!! I feel like I've made a lot of exceptions for your writings bc you're just that good🤍
Looking forward to see how their relationship progress and how the baby would come to be 🙈🙈🙈 i love how flirty JK is and even tho he said he's okay with friendship now, I kinda wish to see more of them flirty sides 👀 Do you have a schedule for this? Anyhow. Havw a good week!
I totally get you but I’m the opposite! Haha but thank you for giving this a shot, it means a lot. ☺️ The age thing won’t be as pronounced as the story goes on, as their other differences take the front seat. And flirty sides, you ask? There’ll be alotttt. I’ve never written so many flirty scenes but it’s a 130+k fic hehe 😂 so they’ll be popping out a lot. I hope you enjoy the rest of it. You can find the series masterlist here. 😊
Anonymous asked: I LOVE FLIRTY JK SO MUCHHH HE WAS SO ADORABLE AND FUNNY I JUST COULDNT STOP SMILING THE ENTIRE TIME THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS FIC
AHHHH I AGREE! This JK makes me smile soooo much bc he’s a flirt through and through and we love him for it. Thank you so much for reading! 🥰🥰
@jmnkooks asked: Hi mimi hope you’re doing well 🤍 I just wanted to say that I am already in love with the first chapter and can’t wait to read the rest of your new story!! Thank you for sharing your talent with us 😘 sending love from italy
Oh, thank you so much! I’m fine and I hope you’re doing well, too. ☺️ So many more things happen and I hope you like the rest of it. I appreciate your kind words and sending you love back from the Philippines! 💜💜
Anonymous asked: asdoah is the fic ive been looking for 😩 ive been looking for a single mom oc since i keep seeing dilf member fics hehe im glad u posted asdoah mimi!!! im excited to see where the story goesss 😆
Hiii I agree! That’s why this was pretty exciting to write because there’s so much to explore with a badass, single mom OC and a cheeky JK who just wants her attention. 😉 Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy the rest of it! 🥰
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Okay fuck it, I gotta give in, I gotta watch through Supernatural. AFAIK, it's all on Netflix; at least I saw it on there in passing. Going into this, is there anything I should be aware of? Are there any episodes I should skip, any seasons? Should I start from season 4? I know the basic plot and concept, and I know it's very monster-of-the-week. But aside from me highkey shipping Destiel already, that's all.
Well my first piece of advice would be
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but uh, let’s fucking ~GO~
If you’re actually jumping into this hellhole (why why why) don’t start at season 4. It’s tempting, but seasons 1-3 are some of the best shit in the whole show, also having context for Sam and Dean’s characters, and their relationship with the supernatural up to season 4 really highlights how fucking wild the introduction of angels is in the show. it’s basically a complete paradigm shift.
I would recommend you watch seasons 1-5 basically as is, though if you’re in a rush, season three is kinda skippable as long as you read a general synopsis. This is the original arc of the show and it shows. A friend of mine, @sammwinchestersdimples​ has said she’d have been fine if the show had ended there, and I can totally see her point. After season five things start to get... uhhhhh... not as good. THAT BEING SAID some really amazing seasons come later, and you’d get nowhere NEAR the Full Destiel Experience without them. What REALLY sucks is that all the seasons have good moments in them, so even if the seasons are generally bad, they’ll have episodes of GOLD. But fuck it, here’s a season-by-season breakdown.
Season 6 - This is the first... “eh” season. There’s a lot of character choices made in this one that I don’t like. The plot also doesn’t quite seem to know what to do with itself and it has no real main villain... or I guess it has a twist villain? This is also the season where they start chucking in the typical “no homos” you get when a show is queerbaiting, so they can point to the no homo bits and claim the queers are delusional.
Season 7 - The absolute WORST season, imo, is season 7, and it features Cas the least out of all the post season 4 seasons. You can tell the writers genuinely tried to write Cas off here. Not to mention the main plot is completely stupid. HOWEVER this is the season where we get golden things like Cas showing up to Dean’s prayer naked and covered in bees, and the episode where Charlie (best girl) is introduced and Dean subsequently has to flirt with a dude because she, a lesbian, cannot. (Wow so straight, Dean)
Episodes Not To Skip:
6x03 - A good Cas/plot episode (spot the famous destiel quote)
6x04 - A good all-round episode, also Jackles directed it so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
6x09 - This is one of the Batshit Episodes. Definitely watch.
6x10 - On the one hand, Cas episode. On the other, no homo, megstiel episode. Your choice.
6x11 - Good episode.
6x15 - THE ULTIMATE META EPISODE. Sam and Dean are teleported into Jared Padelecki and Jensen Ackles’ lives on the set of Supernatural and it is so batshit.
6x17 - Jolly good episode, and nice destiel content.
6x18 - Time travel episode, which is always fun.
6x19 - “Baby in a trenchcoat.” ‘Nough said.
6x20 - The Man Who Would Be King is the destiel episode. It is infamous in the fandom, and for good reason. It’s not just a good destiel episode, but one of the best episodes in the series. With banging lines like “Freedom is a length of rope. God wants you to hang yourself with it.” and “For a brief moment, I was me again.”
6x21 & 6x22 - The last two episodes are kind of must-watches after TMWWBK, trust me.
Episodes Not To Skip:
7x01 & 7x02 - follows on from s6 final. You don’t wanna skip.
7x05 - Good general episode
7x06 - Again, good general episode. Sets ups plot for the season.
7x08 - Ugh. So the A plot for this episodes invoves Becky, the insane, stalker, fandom-insert character, roofie Sam into marrying her (and it’s heavily implied they have sex - and it’s treated as a joke despite being LITERAL RAPE). BUT this is the episode where Garth is introduced and Garth is fucking amazing. So. IDEK.
7x10 & 7x11 - Plot important.
7x12 - Time travel episode! See if you can catch the bi!dean moment ;)
7x17 - Cas is back! Or is he???
7x18 - GARTH EPISODE
7x20 - CHARLIE!!!! WATCH THIS EPISODE!!!!
7x21 - Cas episode. It’s... interesting.
7x22 - The tagline for this episode is “Sam and Dean seek out an Alpha” 😭. It’s a Cas episode.
7x23 - If Cas weren’t in this episode I’d say skip it.
Season 8 - A fantastic season. If The Man Who Would Be King is the destiel episode, season 8 is the destiel season. When you watch this, DM me so I can RANT about all the amazing destiel this season. It’s also, again, a great season in general I remember watching it as it was airing it was soooo good. You have the arrival of the Bunker, you have Kevin and Charlie being awesome, some nice sprinkles of batshit episodes, BEST BOY BENNY rocks up in all his glory. Fucking epic season. Only downside it Sam’s character takes a bit of a dive. I’d recommend you watch through all of this season.
Episodes To AVOID:
7x13 - I literally pretend this stupid fucking episode doesn’t exist. Basically Dean impregnates a woman with Super Pregnancy and she has a daughter who becomes an adult within hours and then dies. The end. Everyone hated it. Man fuck this episode. Of course it was written by Buckleming.
Season 9 - Sadly, after how amazing season 8 was, and how spectactularly season 9 was set up, this season is a disappointment. It’s an ok season. It’s not bad, it’s not good, it’s just a bit all over the place.
I was going to give you the normal episode list to not skip, but looking through, most episodes this season should be watched for one reason or another. Either they’re Cas heavy, they do some interesting character building, or they feature one of the awesome side characters like Charlie or Jody.
This season is probably the height of the war in the writers’ room about destiel. Some writers want to no homo the whole thing and back way off, while other writers want to lean into it hard. So in the same season where SPOILER Cas loses his virginity to a random reaper woman and Dean kicks Cas out of the bunker to fend for himself, you also have Cas’ fatal flaw used as propaganda against him by Metatron being that he’s "in love” with humanity Dean. /SPOILER Whatever you do DON’T SKIP THE FINAL FEW EPISODES. TRUST ME.
Season 10 - Haha oh dear. This season is likely the biggest for wasted potential. You saw the end of season 9, right? You go “HOLY SHIT YES LET’S DO THIS” and then they do... season 10. They really became experts at setting up an awesome season only to fuck it up in delivery, right? Again, not a bad season, per se.
Episodes To AVOID:
9x05 - In which Dean wants to fuck a dog. I am not joking. I wish I were. Basically a spell-gone-wrong makes Dean doglike. it’s weird. it’s batshit. Not the good kind.
Season 11 - Season 11 is a pretty good season! They tried to give Dean a female love interest but Jackles said  ✨No✨ and played Dean as brainwashed and uncomfortable the whole time and I love him for it. Of special note this season is the episode Baby (11x04), which is my favourite episode in the series! It’s funny, it’s heartwarming, it’s weirdly shot. I love it! We also get casifer this season which is awesome! Some episodes are skippable, but they’re generally good episodes.
Episodes NOT to Skip (ignore the 10 year special):
10x01 & 10x02 - Great episodes, Dean in this is *chefs kiss*.
10x04 - *sighs* Fan Fiction. A 200th episode that is simultaneously a love letter to fans and laughing in fans’ faces. I’ve never liked this episode for the second-hand embarressment of it all, but you should watch it and see if you like it.
10x06 - Pretty good episode.
10x07 - Jody AND Donna! Fantastic episode!
10x08 - Dadstiel rears his ugly head. I fucking love how Cas adopts two (2) kids over the course of the series and in both cases Dean eventually goes “ah fuck, I guess I gotta co-parent this thing”. Also we get some KILLER destiel this episode. hey go on a DATE and Cas tells Dean he’s a good person ^_^
10x09 - Good episode. Much destiel.
10x10 - Charlie episode!
10x11 - Teen!Dean! Need I say more?
OK so I just had a look, and you really just need to watch every episode from this point in the season on. Enjoy!
Season 12 - Another example of a TERRRIBLE season, is season 12. Season 12 is also one of the most destiel-heavy seasons in the show. You see the issue? Like, it’s got a stupid plot that makes no sense and has no fucking cohesion, but you also FINALLY have the writers going “fuck it” and all in on the destiel. After this point Dean never has another non-Cas love interest and vice versa, they stop giving us whiplash from baiting and no-homoing. IF the conspiracy theory is true, and the end of the show is shit because of executive meddling, this season is the one where the writers decided they were gonna push for destiel endgame.
I gotta tell you the truth, I skipped this season in my rewatch, so all of my memories are from years ago when it first came out. This seson was the last that I watched live (for a reason). Should you skip it? No. But I’m not well informed enough about this season that I can point out what episodes you should or should not watch.
Season 13 - Congratulations! You’ve reached the point where the show’s gotten consistently good again! (just in time for most of the audience to have already left lol). We start off with SPOILERS Dean mourning Cas like he’s lost the will to fucking live. I’m talking complete despondence, praying for Cas to come back, lashing out in anger at everything, one of the darkest points we’ve ever seen him at on the show, then pulling a 180 and being super happy the second Cas comes back. /SPOILERS They also introduce Jack, who is the SECOND child Cas decides to adopt and Dean ends up co-parenting (Sam too). In fact, Jack is explicity Sam, Cas, and Dean’s kid.
Season 14 - Another good one. My only issue is where they decided to take the plot at the end of the season. I’d recommend watching it all, regardless.
Season 15 - And so we’ve come to the end of the line. This season was... well it was actually pretty good. It started off with what we hellers lovingly refer to as the “divorce arc” where Cas and Dean have a big blow up, and Cas leaves, but that ends with Dean praying on his knees for forgiveness and a nice hug. Honestly this season you can cut the tension between the two of them like a knife, and you can tell Misha and Jensen were doing it deliberately.
I’d say watch up until 15x18, then you decide what to do with the last two episodes. If you want you can watch them to understand just why people put their conspiracy theory hats on, or you can send me another ask and I’ll rec you some post 15x18 finale fics! There’s one fic that’s a replacement for 15x20 written in script format that is particularly good.
Anyway that’s it. It’s kind of left me a little sad, to break down the show in this way. Especially coming up to season 15 nd remembering all the wasted potential. Honestly if you do decide to watch the show, good luck. I hope you enjoy it. I’m also glad you never had to be put through the bullshit false hope that came about after 15x18.
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Tea & Books ask 📚
2, 3, 6, 10, and 14. Thank you. ☺️
Nooo thank YOU for asking! I love answering these so much🥰
2.) Who is your favourite fictional character and why?
Ohh this is a tough one! I think my fav fictional character of all time would be Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took (yes, the four main hobbits from Lord of the Rings). Because they embody what unconditional love, friendship, loyalty and faith are to me. They weren’t perfect, they had their flaws and challenges, but they always stuck by one another in the hardest of challenges and to me, they couldn’t be any better. Lest not forget how amazed Merry and Pippin were at the fact they wouldn’t be getting second breakfast or elevenses on the road to Mordor lol. And J.R.R. Tolkien is another one of my favorite authors as well, can’t believe I didn’t mention this last night!
3.) What do you order at a café?
Usually, it’s either some kind of espresso/very strong coffee with a few shots of espresso tbh, or a chai tea/English/Irish tea if they have it, sometimes a mint/lemongrass tea if I’m in the mood. I have an awful coffee/tea addiction lol.
6.) What does your dream home look like?
Definitely slightly large, brick, lots of windows for natural light, lots of plants/woods/landscaping, and an eclectic boho farmhouse kinda style. I’d like a lot of acreage for a homestead too; a garden, livestock, etc. would just be so cool to have honestly.
10.) Do you have a favourite classic novel?
I couldn’t think of this last night and idk why but hands down Lord of the Rings. I read it atleast twice a year haha
14.) What is your opinion on poetry?
This world wouldn’t be the same without it! Poetry opens a little window to the soul for everyone to peer into; it’s a good way to vent and release feelings, it expresses things that would otherwise be unexplainable, it’s a constructive way to cope with feelings/emotions, poetry is a blessing in this life. I love reading/writing poetry honestly, it’s a wonderful outlet to have especially in this heartbreaking world we live in now.
Thank you soooo so much again!! I always have fun answering lil questions on here! xx 🤍💓🤍
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Absolutely love how describing someone’s looks can completely change their image in my head.
But,
It’s so easy to go too big or small, or just go with the wrong “flaws”. If you give some collected, suit-wearing guy dirty fingernails, I will assume he just burried a body and since that might not be what you’re going for, I have some tips. You know, from someone who will obsesses over every word that people write and why they chose that one.
So, like I said, dirty fingernails on a clean person will inmeadiatly give you a mysterious vibe. True, not necessarily murder, but definetly... something. Though, remember that your character, if you write in first person, will probably not notice this unless this someone is activily picking them or if they’re really into fingernails. Dirty fingernails usually seem slightly more masculine to me, but that might be personal. Things like coal, oil and other dark stuff usually take some of the “I just burried a body” away, but can also be used to create the same personality just as easily.
Chipped fingernails, nails with those white spots, square nails and nails with those weird pieces of skin you can’t stop pulling, usually sugest labor, but not wet, so no plumbers and working on a ship. Think about woodworking, painting (but only walls, clay and/or statues, not fabric) and metal... stuff.
Long or thin nails, long fingers, glossy nails (you know, the ones you get when you finally drink a glass of water for once) and silver jewerly have this old soul feel about them, i don’t know why. I don’t mean in a fantasy/vampire kind of way, but in a, that one kid that showed up to class because they wanted to. (No judgement tho, haha. I’m one of those people...) Think about things like lots of reading or writing, knitting and ballet. Somehow, they’d do everything in an elegant way, even the awkward ones.
Really short fingernails, whether they cut them like that on purpose (hehe) or not, or if they can’t seem to stob biting them, it will make them seem impatient. Sometimes even a little nervous and all that without having said anything else. It’s weird, but I just think it has a childish something about it (not actually childish, but child-like, if that makes sense)
Dry skin and/or knuckles, lots of skin that make your fingers wrinkly when you strech ‘m and constantly rubbing them is even “worse” than short fingernails. And again, I know it’s weird. I guess my mind connects wrinkles to dry skin, dry skin to washing them a lot, and that, along with the rubbing, to a level of nervousness so high... it’s insane. Combine it with looking at the door everytime someone walks in, a bouncy leg and an inability to sit still... just... I always love it. It can make everyone in the room, without having any connection to them, almost just as nervous as your character.
Stretching their fingers, especially after having just squeezed something really hard, shaking their hands frantically or having them relax (I’ll explain that one further ahead) can make your character seem... well, crazy. I don’t mean the “on the edge of a break“ kind, but it could definetly foreshadow something like that. Though usually, it just tells me that they thought the situation was incredibly uncomfortable. You might be able to push it to the moment right before an outburst of anger, frustration, self-blame or a combination of those. You can also insert it right before a fight, but the reader might just see it as stretching. (it would make a really annoying question on someone’s English test though, haha)
Relaxing their hands when their entire body is tense can mean soooo many things, it’s ridicoulous. Tracing someone’s skin with relaxed fingers can be both a show of power or can get the sexual tension really high, or both... But take someone writing a threatning letter. They’re probably filled with anger or at least a need for it, but still need to actually write that letter. A scene like that, can be incredibly powerfull if well written. In this case, you do have to be carefull. If you don’t describe the other physical things that your character can’t control (tapping their pen when things get really hard, rubbing their legs or hair so hard it hurts, short fuse when they make a mistake).
Holy crap, that was sooo much more text than I thought this was going to be... Anyway...
Keep in mind that I am a person who’s pretty picky and quick to get frustrated about things like these. Most people will skip over these things, but when you get things like these right (or absolutly wrong, on purpose to make the twist bigger), I don’t know, I just instantly love your writing no matter what. Feel free to add your own opionons and extra things about hands, or to ask me anything!
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stillgeekingout · 3 years
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thoughts on reputation by lex croucher
first my non-spoilery thoughts (mostly non-spoilery. light spoilers for tone and general content): this book was so good and also SO STRESSFUL. haha. if you’re going into it expecting a light read, this isn’t it, but it’s incredibly funny (like seriously so so funny, there was probably at least one phrase or sentence on every page that gave me a little chuckle inside) and has a lot of really important things to say. and the stress does pay off for a very cathartic ending. you’re gonna suffer, but you’re gonna be happy about it etc.
honestly the two things I care the most about in books these days are if they’re funny and if they have characters that I care about. this supremely delivered on both counts. I really loved every single one of the characters (I mean, except the ones you’re supposed to hate, obviously. it does a very good job making you hate them). the third thing I care about is friendship narratives and hoo boy was there a lot of that too.
it gets compared to bridgerton a lot and I haven’t seen bridgerton, so I can’t speak to that, but I don’t think I would like bridgerton based on what I’ve heard of it and I really liked this. make of that what you will, I guess. it also gets compared to mean girls a lot and I think that’s very accurate, if mean girls as a narrative was kinder to its characters (including the plastics) and actually let characters be gay in a nuanced way. and if mean girls did a better job developing the love interest so we care about him and the romance part of the plot. similar to mean girls, if you’re going to be really bothered by secondhand embarrassment, this might not be the book for you. it’s not quite as pronounced but it is there, and I did squirm through a few scenes. this didn’t subtract from my enjoyment but it might for some people. The other content warnings are here for anyone who wants to know what I mean by heavy material: https://www.lexcroucher.co.uk/reputation-cw
Now time for my spoiler-filled thoughts under the cut!!
So I knew going into this that it would be too much drugs and alcohol content for me, a known prude, but that being said I thought it was handled really well and I liked that the narrative had things to say about doing things in excess / requiring that stuff to be able to have fun. and thomas’s whole thing was really thoughtfully handled.
Georgiana cracked me up the whole time with her naivety. I do think part of the embarrassment of this book for me was how much she reminded me of my younger clueless self, being inexperienced in everything and scandalized by everything. I also reeeeally related to the whole “this person is friend-shaped, be my friend be my friend be my friend”-ness of her. And I’m always a sucker for a “female character is very flawed and honestly kinda shitty to her friends but learns to be a better person over the course of the narrative” story.
I LOVE BETTY. I call being #1 betty walters fan. I get crazy when I latch onto a character, all I do is wait for them to make a next appearance and scream about it when they do. But anyway I just want to say that I loved betty from her first scene and I’m so glad george finally caught on. I was initially scared that it was going to go more the route of like, george is mean to betty in the climax and then realizes she has to apologize because she feels bad for her, but the fact that they became actual genuine close friends on top of that made me very very happy. No matter what else I say please know betty was my absoluuute favorite character, I’m obsessed with her, I would die for her, etc.
This book honestly just kept subverting what I thought was going to happen. I did not see the end coming at all, particularly with the way the jeremiah plot went. It reminded me a lot of Oklahoma (the musical) and a lot of… real life lol. but yeah it was v good and I’m proud of george.
I really did not expect to get very attached to thomas. Usually when a book is a friendship book with romance also in there, I get very very wrapped up in the friendship parts and then only sort of care about the romantic lead. And it did start that way when george was initially obsessing over him, I kept just kind of being like “ok he’s here, sure”. But lex gave us a kindhearted emotions boy, which is honestly the best kind of boy, and he plays piano and his dad is nice and he keeps george in check about being a kind friend? Heck yeah. The LETTERS?? YES. listen my favorite book is ella enchanted and ever since then, any romance that involves witty written correspondence is automatically in my good books. also he has the benedick energy of like, unquestionably supporting women over his sketchy friends and that’s Always good.
I loved each of the friends in different ways, and I am a little sad that we didn’t get much closure on Cecily and Jonathan in particular, but I do understand why it ended the way that it did and I appreciate Georgiana realizing that these were never really going to be her People. That’s a really cool thing that I don’t see a lot in stories. Usually either they make friends for life, or it turns out that the group were Bad People and that’s why they go their separate ways. So the fact that it was like “no, I think they are good people and I care for them deeply, but our ways of life are just never going to be compatible in the long run so I’m just going to appreciate them in my periphery from now on” was a really nuanced take and something that I think is truer to reality.
Let’s Talk About Frances. Frances intrigued the hell out of me because I never knew what the heck she was going to do next. I do always love a bitchy woman with secret emotions and after the first vulnerable sleepover scene, in my mind I already felt like I knew where frances’s arc might be going. But lord I did NOT! It’s really really interesting to have a book that follows so many tropes of other stories but at the same time goes in completely different directions. I would’ve read a whole bunch more about frances and her emotions and her parents and her trauma, and I really hope jane is helping her heal from all that and also be less of a jerk to everyone, and if anyone is writing the “jane and frances heal from trauma and become better people together” fic I am soooo there. I’m glad we at least got the confirmation that she believes george, that she got the satisfaction of telling off jeremiah, that she’s living with jane, and that her parents have separated at least for the time being. But yeah I think in a lesser book, frances would’ve been reduced to like “the regina george” and not necessarily given all the nuances that she had, and I really appreciated how much she felt like a rounded-out person with a lot of her own shit going on. I am sad that she and george had to end the way they did, but again, it makes sense for the narrative and I’m glad they’re at least on good enough terms that she’s going to go to the wedding.
I do think there were some things that were left loose (george bringing up donating to the poor was never addressed again, frances’s parents are barely addressed again which surprised me after the mrs. walters bit, etc) but now that I’m finished with it and not waiting for certain loose ends to be tied, I think that’s kind of the point. that sometimes things just end without closure. sometimes you just move on from people and you don’t get to change them in the way you wanted to.
I probably have a bunch more to say but the main thing is that every single character in this book felt extremely three dimensional to me, and that is a Really hard thing to pull off and it has made me even more excited to read all of lex’s future books. Came for the humor, stayed for the insanely well-developed characters.
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Bug man back at it again
IGHT Lily and Julia
Let’s start with Lily
She is probably the only one who has an ok ish relationship with her parents? They’re kind of in that gray area of like not bad but not exactly good either and also she left em at age 11 to be a sword lady so she wasn’t that attached🤷‍♀️
So There’s this like training place for young sword people who want to become knights and shit to like go and train and shit It’s like boarding school but medieval and for knights I haven’t thought of an official name for it yet so if you want feel free to throw some suggestions at me
Anyway so lily be vibin and got invited to it because she’s very good and swording and she travels there and she ends up in this place just full of cishet jock dudes (🤢) and has to deal with ✨sexism✨
but she’s still super passionate about swording so she pushes through it (I have a short writing peice just of her dealing with this and then just popping off and holding a guy at sword point cuz she’s a girlboss ❤️)
and also she develops gifted kid syndrome because I have to project that onto someone
Must a characters backstory be fleshed out? Is it not enough for me to project my emotional issues onto a cool lady. She has a heart on her sword hilt. Because I designed her when I was 10 and I kept it because I think it’s cool. Fuck you. She’s a Mary Sue I admit this.
ANYWAY
basically her whole arc is about learning how you can’t be perfect at everything and healing and perfectionism issues and how people can love you in spite your flaws
I low key want to give her a dumb ass hobby like knitting or something like that and I want it to actually be super symbolic. She starts of fucking hating it and hating herself because she’s bad at it. but then slowly learns that you don’t have to be good at something for it to have worth. And so she loves it later. But still sucks at it because that’s the fucking point. But she’s improved a jus lil bit. As a treat❤️
I was gonna do Julia in a separate message but I still have room soooo
Julia was raised in an @bus!v3 household with a shitty mom witch like I have details but i don’t wanna trigger anyone so I’ll leave those out and a dad who genuinely loved her but couldn’t,,didn’t know how to child,, so needless to say shit was Not Good for her at home and she kinda learned to put on this fake “haha no I’m fine :))” mask to survive
the only real relief she got was her granddads house where she got her signature lute and when playing said lute
She like would go out and just wander the town sometimes and try to be forgotten but someone would always recognize her and bring her back so she learned to be really good at simple disguises
She never had the courage to full on run away though, it was more like “maybe if I just sit in the town square and don’t move I’ll waste away and become bones :))” and then her dad would go out looking and she would be like damn not again
Her arc is more about learning what healthy relationships look like and also learning that always being “the happy one” or “the comic relief” doesn’t actually help.Repression is bad kids don’t do it
She’s the chaotic one™️ partially to hide the sadness behind goofy shenanigans and partially because sometimes you just gotta shove 20 marshmallows in to ur mouth. It’s self care. Do not question it.
As for the relationship between the two
The way they met was Julia was pulling one of her “haha I do not exist” shit and practicing her lute meanwhile lily is just out strolling after training finishes and Lilly is like “shit good music bro” and Julia is like “yo thanks bro” and they start meeting up every day and hanging out and there’s a ~connection~ there
I’m constantly switching between love at first sight and slowly and unintentionally falling in love until your up at two am like “FUCK” for the two
Currently Julia is love at first sight and lily is slow but that may as well switch at any moment
So at one point they’re like “I think I love you” “me too” but they can’t be in a relationship because homo of the sexual is illegal (that kinda ties into jaspers arc of like “shit we cause so much pain and suffering”) so they decide to run away together with Julia using her ol bag o disguises to mulan that shit and goes by her last name Charles so everyone thinks she is very straight ™️ and Lily has survival training so together they camp out in the woods hiding from the police robin-hood style with lily pretending to be Charles occasionally when they need to buy food and stuff
The whole thing is about different forms of self love and learning that your worthy of love and self recognition through the other but in a good way and they help each other work through their flaws what not
Sometimes I feel like It’s too trope-y because I’m aro and have no experience of my own in romance so it all just based of my friendships and tv romances sooo
Feel free to criticize any of my writing I want
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Ooh I love them!!! I don't think it's too tropey but that's just me, I think it sounds great!
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leejungchans · 3 years
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OOO for the oc asks, 9 and 20, and for creator asks, 7 and 8!
koc asks
a/n: thank you for sending this in aaaaa 🥺💕 ily
9. what’s their favourite song that they’ve released?
juliet: “this is a tough one because we have so many! but maybe... wave? it’s just a really fun song to perform. it’s also the song that got us our first win which was a huge deal for us, so it’ll always have a special place in my heart.”
20. do they read fanfiction about themselves?
juliet: “not really? haha, i’m mostly just scared of coming across really extreme stuff but i’ve also come across a lot of really sweet ones, so i’m really honoured that those writers think i’m a good enough muse to write about!”
7. is there anything you hate about your ocs?
yeah juliet’s pretty annoying 🙄🙄 ahsjahsj naur i’m kidding 😭 she’s my baby and despite her flaws (which i haven’t showcased a lot yet but they will continue to be explored!!) i could never hate anything about her (which might be biased since she is sorta based off of myself/my friends/characters i like soooo ahjshwjs 🤡)
8. do you have any writing habits?
i really had to think about this one 😳 for both juliet and my other fics i usually come up with one scene that’s That Bitch™️, and then i work out the rest!! i also get inspiration at the most random moments and if i don’t write them down immediately i’ll forget 😭 so i now have a page in my notes app of one-liners/sentences i randomly thought of!! i also have this thing where for some reason i don’t let myself repeat words like “using the word ‘said’ in two consecutive sentences? the auDACITY” 💀💀 so i have to reel myself back in and tell myself it’s 120% okay to do that ahdhjwd 🤡 and one of my worst writing habits is i over-embellish a lot, aka i use certain words even when they’re not appropriate for the setting/tone of that scene. for lack of a better explanation, there’s a chinese idiom called 畫蛇添足 which perfectly describes this habit, and it means to add unnecessary ornamentation to something that doesn’t need it 😭
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ermbabyel · 3 years
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hi hi hi !! may i please request a personality ship with bts and ateez !! i apologize in advance bc it's super long </3
I’m a 5’9.5 (basically 5’10) girl with dark skin, jet black hair (currently in long twists rn!!), and i’m on the curvier side (esp hips and my thighs) !! some of my favorite features are my plump lips (and i have a beauty mark on my bottom lip!), my long legs (that look so so so so good in skirts and dresses), my kempt and pretty fingernails, and my eyelashes !!! i’m a virgo (and surprisingly i get along with all the signs, i cant think of a sole zodiac sign i DONT mix well with), and i am an i/enfj (i got 51% extravert 49% intra the first time, then 50% for both the second time!! ) and i honestly agree—i’m an ambivert all the way! i often come off as cold/shy when meeting new people (one of my closest friends avoided me for a month before meeting me because i looked so intimidating LMAO), but once you get close to me i turn into a bundle of warmth and love: i will never stop texting them the <3 emoji every morning or buying my friends/s/o their favorite starbucks order when they need a little cheer-me-up.
  i’m extremely passionate about the issues and people i care about and the goals and dreams i have. I’m creative, patient, an extremely good listener, caring, a social butterfly, and extremely hardworking. my friends always told me of my heart of gold and how perceptive i am of the people around me—noticing immediately when something is wrong and trying to make them feel better. I’m also very headstrong, detailed, and determined!! my friends also call me a nerd since i’ve had all a’s since kindergarten—i LOVE school and would describe myself as intelligent. i really like that i’m empathetic and motivational to those around me. it’s really easy for me to show my affection, adoration, and support for someone because i just want everyone to feel loved and safe :( i HATE seeing my loved ones sad, and when people usually have problems about anything (from family to just school), i’m the one they come to talk to because of my warm and openminded heart. I love sharing happiness with my friends in their goals and always hype them up no matter what, and it makes me so so so so happy seeing my loved ones content. im also really, really funny (my fave personality trait of mine tbh)!! I’m always cracking jokes and laughing (sometimes for no reason LMAOO). i would be in the library at like 7 am with my friends and struggle with stifling my laugh from jokes i told </3
  I also love to go out and explore—whether trying out a new restaurant in the city or a newly opened amusement park or trying something new, like skydiving (or some other crazy but fun idea), trying recipes from around the world, or trying sledding for the first time! at the same time, i like really chill, mellow spending-time-alone-or-with-one-other-person activities like baking (my favorite treat to bake is red velvet cupcakes and cheddar bay biscuits) and dancing !! (i’ve been a dancer for more than 12 years!!). i can also speak more than 5 languages (including korean!) and i’m always saying random phrases (like thank you, i love u so much!, gtfo my face, that sucks ass) in a random language too LMFAOOO. i often think being a coffee/cafe lover is a personality trait (i love love love love love coffee) i also love accessories (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, etc) and would die of happiness when the day i can wear matching accessories with my s/o comes.
besides being my bestfriend who i can kiss and whatnot (hehe), my ideal type is a TALL (THEY DONT HAVE TO BE but 5’9+...i’m already tall but pls .5 of an inch taller would be enough) man who has eyes for me and only me !!! they may look cold/cool/mysterious/laid back at first glance (like “i dont like u lol” or “yeah haha 🙂" to any other girls but “hi baby what can i do for u today to please the loml” with me <3)  but turn into the sweetest, warmest, cutest honey bun once i get to know them! (kinda like me)!! ALSO a man who can pull off all black outfits like those are my FAVORITE omg. he needs to have a BIG sense of humor (like i want to laugh every second i’m with him and laugh so hard that our stomachs start hurting and we beg each other to stop making jokes type of humor), fashionable (so i can learn fashion pls and wear coordinated outfits with him). i just want a boy who i could talk to and listen to for HOURS. like i would follow him into the bathroom as he showers and sit on the toilet and just listen to him talk about his day or vent to him, but also a boy that loves comfortable silence!! like just cuddling with each other or im studying, and hes working on a personal project so that just being with him makes me feel warm <3 i want a s/o who’s willing to go out and travel with me so i could take off guard pics of him and make him my wallpaper until he begs me to change it. im also not good at conflict so if conflict arises, id love a boy who knows how to talk me down and open up the room for conversation and make me feel safe and not as if im confronted or wrong, someone where we can just talk, resolve our problem, and make it up with a hug or night out!! this kinda leads to me wanting a relationship where we both help improve each other and our flaws (for example some of my flaws are callousness, taking things to heart sometimes, and not opening up easily, etc), so i’d really appreciate a relationship where my partner and i can help each other grow as people. i also love love love to cook, so i’d love an s/o that loves cooking with me and teaching each other how to cook each other’s cultural foods (i would love to teach my bf how to cook jollof rice and have a cookoff one day). I like ALL 5 of the love languages but my top 3 tied for 1st are quality time (THIS i want to spend everyday with my bf at chinatown or a new city exploring), words of affirmation (someone who reaffirms me of their love continuously, supportively, and in sweet ways), and acts of service (cooking my favorite food when i’m down, doing chores that i cant do when tired). men who are really expressive through touch are also ideal <3 i'd shy away from pda, but inside the house i’d be so happy yet so shy and flustered when they express their love through touch (like laying in my lap so i can play with their hair, holding my hand while watching tv, cuddling while talking about whatever). OR like the SLIGHTEST compliment or act of love (LIKE BACKHUGS OR HOLDING HANDS OR KISSING MY BEAUTY MARKS OR FOREHEAD KISSESJSJSJSJ). i love a man who's goal oriented, know what he wants, and makes the move first (kinda like taking control of the relationship!!) in all, i’d just love to be really appreciated and loved and also show the same love, support, warmth, closeness, and happiness to my bf <3 tysm <333
Hi hi~! You sound like such a sweetheart and so cute 😍💕 I’ll be super happy to ship you~!
Bts
Yoongi 🥳
I thought of Yoongi right away while reading your submission. You sound like such a sweet and supportive person that I think Yoongi would benefit from being in a relationship with you. You also remind me a lot of hobi when I was reading your description so I think you two would be best friends too~! Yoongi would be intrigued by your appearance, your intimidating aura around you would make him want to know you more. Surely there’s more than meets the eye...and Yoongi was correct. After getting to know you more. He soon learned how such a happy and sweet person you are. He would love the duality of you. It’s keeps him on his toes and yearns to learn more o about you~! Yoongi is a very passionate person as well, especially with his career and his members. And I’m sure he’d be passionate with you too, but he’ll show you in his own little ways. For example, writing songs about you for bts’ new comeback, getting you your favorite foods and drinks when you both have had a long day...he just loves you so much. I can see you, and sope being the three musketeers of bts, you three would do SO much together. Yoongi can be a silly and goofy person as we’ve seen, but only certain people can drawl that aspect out of him, so you and hobi would do SOO well at making him feel comfortable to let loose and have fun~! I can see you and hobi goofing around at the studio with each other and Yoongi would shake his head and act unimpressed, but we all see right through him and he truly adores you in that state~! Yoongi would also think it’s super adorable how flustered and shy you get when he gets touchy with you 👀💜. Just a very cute and wholesome relationship~! 🥰
Ateez
Seonghwa 🥳
You love when your partner takes control? You don’t need to tell Seonghwa twice! The boy would LOVE to take care of you and take the lead in the relationship. I think he’s also naturally dominate, so it would be no problem for him~! I can see you two going on cute coffee dates to local cafè shops close by. Seonghwa would absolutely adore how excited you are about coffee~! He would also think it’s hella attractive that you’re a dancer 👀. He LOOOOVES to watch you dance for himself maybe he would create a dance for only you two to perform. Your legs and lips are how absolute favorite physical traits of yours. Seonghwa would always have a hand on your leg or knee whenever you guys are sitting down. And if you’d let him, Seonghwa would kiss you all day long~! He just loves the feeling of your soft lips against his 💜. Seonghwa also adores how happy and cheerful you are. Especially on hard long days full of practices and performances, your cheerful and loving nature always makes him feel better and soooo much more relaxed. I can see both of you mothering the other members too~! He appreciates you taking care of him at times, but he’s also take opportunities to take care of you too~! Overall a very sweet and loving relationship~! ❤️‍🔥
Again, I am very sorry for the long ass wait 🥺. I hope you enjoy your ships love~! Stay happy and healthy~! 🤗💜
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