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#MAIN heartthrob imo
hazel-callahans · 8 months
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"honestly, i feel like she's the underrated heartthrob of the film."   — ruby cruz on her character, hazel, sxsw 2023
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starsworldd · 1 year
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astro observations part 6
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i am back!! please take with a grain of salt per usual. to all my people finishing up ap exam week hope you still have some life left in ya and know that i support you❤️ i only have one ap exam left!!! woo hoo🥳
✢ while many people on here say that cancer risings look like 🌝 in all honesty it depends a lot on their moon sign like everything else with a cancer rising😭
✢ venus in the chart shows where we express our harmonic side the easiest. it may show where we sacrifice bold, assertive energy in exchange for contentment and satisfaction with the people around us or the things (physical or non-physical) around us. venus represents ease
✢ 6th house placements feel restricted often and may feel as though the everyday routines they complete lack a purpose to the bigger cause. although this is very much so a purposeful house, this house also does highlight repetition and with so much repetition these placements can easily feel as though they’re stuck in an ever-perpetuating cycle of the same exact thing everyday — coming from a 6th house sun ☀️
✢ 6th house placements especially sun are also really good at community service, they will put their heart and soul into that stuff
✢ virgo placements get along with saggitarius placements. same with virgo and scorpio
✢ somebody mentioned saggitarius and scorpio both being signs of transformation not just scorpio and i could not agree more. saggitarius being ruled by jupiter wants to expand and make things bigger. making something that was once limited to something large takes transformation and change does it not?
✢ water and fire signs are the 2 sides of the same coin in my opinion. i think the majority of people think that fire energy is too much for water energy, but water energy can be just as overwhelming as fire energy. they both prioritize their emotions and intuition. but people paint water signs so passively and as if they lack confidence which is not necessarily true. fire expels their emotion and intuition through action. water often expels their emotion and intuition internally or metaphysically. this doesn’t make water less motivated, both fire and water are equally motivated. i would say that water is motivated by a bigger purpose or sacrifice. but fire is motivated by feeling and power. but the main takeaway is that water and fire are both intuitive and emotional. just different outputs!
✢ mars conjunct venus in the natal chart often points to some sort of artistic talent, songwriting, performing, singing, etc…
✢ people with both mars and venus in earth signs are very attractive. earth being physical and associated with touch, mars and venus being the feminine and the masculine energy…you get the point
✢ virgo venus and scorpio mars people are the real heartthrobs around here
✢ scorpio is so similar to fire energy it’s so true. scorpio is fire energy but somebody put a dampener in their room or something like that
✢ scorpio placements are good at turning pain into power. i think this is why people often associate scorpio placements with fame or high professional positions
✢ gemini give off the color yellow to me 💛
✢ libra moons have an amazing taste in fashion
✢ mercury retrograde people are really creative
✢ fixed mars people are so attractive im not really sure why but they just are (to me at least). they can also be good dancers especially taurus and leo.
✢ i went on a date with a guy who had an aquarius stellium and boy was he boring…standing out this, standing out that, yes those things can be true but aquarius represents society and the “audience”, and in these contexts people can appear the same from one another (not all aquarius people are boring just offering a different pov bc people always saying aquarius is different and unique from the rest)
✢ jupiter 5th house people have an elite sense of humor
✢ capricorn placements and having naturally good teeth
✢ jupiter in the 6th house is such a blessed placement imo. it’s giving “everyday is a new adventure” 💫
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270anahita · 6 months
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i saw that content disparity post and i was like oh so THATS why i gravitated towards shadowheart and astarion. they were the most fleshed out .. i love them both but wyll and karlach really deserved the same amount of love and care :(
its weird that people seem to be more complainy about astarion getting 'too much' content than wyll/karlach not getting enough though? i think some ppl just don't like him (which is fair) and are using this to air their grievances or w/e, but again the issue is not that astarion got a lot of love poured into his story. we aren't mad about that. we're mad that the other characters didn't. i think it's not entirely nonsensical for a character whose modus operandi is fucking his way to safety to have a higher ratio of "romance" scenes, but more unique scenes total is, um.... larian
whats also interesting is that astarion really isnt a heartthrob main character type??? like he's the greasy little guy in the corner and i think trying to make him a male lead doesn't work. he is not your catboy, he's thirty nine. i wish his storyline with tav was more reflective of that; they're adults, and i wish the vibe was a bit more emotionally mature and pragmatic... in terms of like, romcom male leads, wyll fits that niche much better tbh. i honestly think he'd be a really good headline love interest, if larian took a chance on him
imo astarion's romance plotline should've been nastier and more tumultuous and more toxic and less gifset-able. make them work for the soft happy ending. but WYLL is a folk hero!!! he should've been the love interest sweeping you off your feet!!!!!!
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vacantgodling · 1 year
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I think I missed something when I was sleeping, what's gofficka 👀 ?
ok so basically how all of this got started is my partner was watching a youtuber review a shitty dark academia romance book, and in listening i got incensed and was like dude i can definitely write something better than that! and then, very similarly to donut wip i ended up making a wip (who’s mc i really didn’t like at first and tbh i still don’t really like len like i wouldn’t be friends with her she annoys me. but i think she grows up ok lmao i mean she has to pff) and managed to make something that kind of interests me enough to try writing.
and i also wanted an excuse to try out the snowflake method of story writing/planning cuz i saw it floating around and tbh why not? why not just do a thing lol. but anyway! haha have an actual summary. like, a real one lmao:
Lennon Rhapsody Granger (17) is sent to a private prep institute for troubled youth after she gets expelled from school for the fifth time. There, she meets and becomes romantically involved with bad boy heartthrob Aurora O’Rion (18). Aurora is a lackey of a group called The Centurion, who do not take kindly to outsiders being so close to their secrets. Aurora is ordered to kill Lennon, and nearly succeeds—but foregoes the final blow to try and save her life. He hides Lennon with his best friend Morrigan (18), who works for the same organization, and together they try to get a presumed-dead Lennon away from The Centurion before they discover that she’s still alive.
and so like aside from the summary, have a “gist of” explanation lmao
basically the things that i’m drawing from with this wip (nicknamed gofficka LMAO) is
dark academia (it’s set at a prep school, there’s the usual tropes of secret societies, bad boy love interests etc)
gothic romance (the twisted romance angle)
the YA genre (this story is very unintentionally inspired by twilight 💀)
erotica (bc why not)
however some notes on that. firstly being, in YA romance similar to twilight, the mc girl character is supposed to be a self insert for the reader and i want to start the story giving it that vibe, however about halfway through when the Big Shift happens, i’m gonna be veering down a road where 1. len very obviously has her own personality 2. she’s not really a good person (bc a lot of these mcs, BELLA ESPECIALLY, are very shite tbh but everyone regards them as some perfect angel somehow? don’t get it) and most importantly 3. she’s going to be called out on that. especially by morrigan lmao.
also, the “love triangle” (it’s really a love angle but whatever) in these stories is usually centered around the main girl and len has the same assumption too, however it’s revealed that the love angle’s central spoke is around aurora, not len. morrigan is gay, and tbh he’s my lowkey favorite pfff but aurora and len are growing on me. anyway tho he provides a shock of clarity for the narrative, imo—that wanting to love and forcing it isn’t what love is (to me). that there’s more to it than just being attracted to someone, which tbh a lot of YAs just kind of think is close enough. there’s no real chemistry and no attempt to show the complexities of actually genuinely loving someone. sO yeah.
also, the bad boy, aurora? he’s actually bad lol. he almost kills len pff and len having and dealing with ptsd surrounding that situation is also a thing. him being put into a position where most YAs would have him chose the love interest i decided to make him choose something else. because a new love isn’t going to be that strong and that’s the whole point to me??? that love alone isn’t going to solve all these crazy problems. it can contribute to fixing them and becoming strong but idk everything is more complex than that.
i have a lot of feelings about the complexities of romantic love and i hate when it’s cheap so i’m gonna make it. uhhhh not that.
but anyway the actual organization isn’t the point of this story. my brain WANTS me to make a sequel after this book just so i can explore the three of them in a pretty properly functioning polycule where there’s spokes and not full angles but we’ll have to see pffff
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kpophubb · 1 year
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OMG SAME, I watched the last ep, my heart broke into a million pieces it was so so sad I hate the writers for not giving him at least another love interest:( WHEN WONIE SHOWED UP WITH HIS MULLET I REMEMBER BEING IN THE MALL WITH MY FRIENDS AND SCREAMING MY LUNGS OUT BC HE LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE SEOJUN😭😭😭😭😭i love it how they gave my baby the mullet it looks amazing on him:( And yes Seojun’s personality and looks made him the whole package, like he was really the main heartthrob in the show imo😌I will watch it I promise😁
Travelling is always fun I love seeing new things and i’m into photography so I really like to bring my camera with me everywhere to take pics🤓
PLS HE DESERVED JUK-YOUNG, I was so mad at her for not choosing him atleast when soo hoo was gone 😭 I know I sound very stupid rn bc they were the true couple who were meant to be but my heart pained so much for seojun and I loved him so much that it hurt 💔
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Eunwoo is such a great actor and I always looked forward to his roles, but I gotta admit in this drama we were all seojun >> soohoo! 😩✊🏼💖 besides, seojun was a kpop trainee, A SINGER!! (Since childhood I love singers) and I love the whole bad boy x fl lead. As in someone who gives off a punk boy vibe but deep down is so kind and nice, he just needs the right girl to show his true heart to. 🥹
AND IKR?! Yang jungwon mullet xhdndjdndj the first day he came on live with hee with that hair!! I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU bc he really did resemble han seojun and for someone who’s loved his character so much, I GET HOW YOU FELT OMG!😳 even the webtoon character of seojun was so FINE, my heart went boom boom😭💥 pls we atleast needed one kissing scene. I was so waiting for that but WHATEVER HUH ! </3
Really?? I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY TOO but ofc I’m not a professional or own an expensive camera for that. But I ADORE photographers (me looking at you with heart eyes 😻) I take a lot of pictures too and I like journaling so I always carry my polaroid cameras with me!!
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threadsun · 1 year
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LMAO YES THATS PERFECT REMINDS OF THAT ONE SCENE IN THE FUCKING SONIC MOVIE....and also...i love making Jean comedic it's the main thing i do Its why i love him to much just a mean dumbass that makes me laugh....also adding Joseph into the mix helps too i Like to imagine them....kind of getting along but none the matter you said you had more Jean? KEEP FEEDING US....ME...BUT US GIVE ME THE BEST....OR IN HIS CASE WORST MEAL ON THE GODDAMN MENU
And just to keep track...you can call me
Sweets🍭
If that's cool-
Oh absolutely! imo Jean is a fascinating combo of like.... Very Smart when it comes to keeping his sweetheart nice and close, but also a real dumbass a lot of the time
And when you add Joseph to the mix, well he just gets dumber. Joseph really gets under his skin and he's unbelievably jealous of him, which makes him reckless and stupid when Joseph is concerned
But also he definitely tries to get closer to Joseph to try to take him down, so they end up hanging out a lot and doing friendly stuff together. It's a weird frenemyship between them cause Joseph can tell Jean hates him, but for some reason Jean keeps asking to hang out?? And Joseph says yes for some reason??
And I like to think that Joseph specifically is the catalyst for Jean kidnapping his sweetheart. He can't risk losing another thing to Joseph, especially not his prized possession!
(And at least in my headcanon that's also the catalyst for him killing Joseph)
Anyway idk I love the idea of Jean seeming like a totally normal, charming dude. Just your bog standard actor who's kind of full of himself but nice enough and a bit of a heartthrob. Like even when he's manipulating and abusing his sweetheart, everyone around him doesn't see it until he fully snaps and kills for them/kidnaps them because he's so fucking good at seeming normal.
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spicapicnic · 15 days
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"Please teach me more about this feeling."
࣪⊹₊⭑ ࣪ ๋Omukae Shibuya-kun E01 ๋࣭ ⭑₊ ⊹ ࣪
first impressions: super funny and refreshing! aota-sensei's [tanabe momoko] character is nothing new (japan's favorite trope is the meek worker-ant mc who doesn't speak up for themself) but she's not constantly putting blame on herself + she acknowledges when ppl at her nursery school are acting ridiculous. shibuya-kun [kyomoto taiga] is a twist on the aloof-type lead where he's so awkward in social situations that the fmc can't get a read on him. he's a heartthrob actor but his life revolves around his little sister and he dresses exclusively in high-necked tracksuits lol. rizu is such a cheerful kid, they make it apparent how loved she is by her brother. overall all the mains are cute and rootable <3
pacing: nice and quick! (idk why some 10-episode jdramas pace themselves like multi-season shows?) the supporting cast was established v neatly (we've got 2 teachers, a principal, a housemate(?), and an ex-bf on aota's side + a sister, a manager, a rival/costar, and an absent mom on shibuya's side). they got aoto's requisite "collapse due to shouldering others' burdens" crisis out of the way unlike some jdramas that let it stew for ages, and shibuya's fallen for her by the end of the episode (whether he realizes this is a different question lol).
atmosphere: sooo unserious. they're really putting the com in romcom! dramatic mysterious wind moments, heartbeat sound effects, literal falling in love, etc etc etc. it's all very tongue in cheek and shoujo manga-like. i love it!
episode notes: a really strong first episode! i'm glad they got aoto's overwork crisis out of the way, but i'm not crazy about how they did it?. she loses her voice for like five minutes. at first i thought she'd caught a cold from pulling an all-nighter or smth but she was speaking fine afterward? some dramas make it an endless cycle of fmc getting overwhelmed + needing saving and i hope this drama doesn't follow that pattern. shibuya's character is really exaggerated in terms of his emotionlessness/ social ineptitude. it wouldn't work in a more serious romance drama but it sets the comedic tone for this drama, and aoto's reactions to him are priceless! they also set the stage for some potential love troubles further down the road with aoto's ex-bf (another irl idol lol) and shibuya's costar, and i wonder how shibuya's popularity as an actor might complicate their relationship?
imo a clever move by the writers is creating a jdrama-in-a-jdrama where snippets of shibuya's current acting role are shown like an actual drama. it lets viewers see shibuya in his on-mode but more importantly it provides fanservice for all the idol fangirls tuning in. never in 100 years did i think i'd see a kyomoto taiga bl kabedon. but:
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subbyenbywitch · 1 year
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[tv review] tng 7x13-14 (1994), one of which is the episode where bev fucks a ghost
7x13 “homeward”
how many fucking times does captain picard need to learn this exact same lesson about the prime directive? i feel like we’ve done this one like five times now.
no, you shouldn’t let an entire planet die if you can easily do something about it? that is literally never what you should do, and if you feel like you’re backed into a corner where that’s the only thing you can do either your rule sucks or you’re applying it wrong? but either way, clearly don’t do that?
worf’s surprise adoptive brother is 100% right about the spirit of the prime directive vis-a-vis the letter of the prime directive, beverly is 100% right that choosing not to intervene is also a choice, and what’s more she’s made that argument every other time this has come up which is actually some of the best character writing she’s gotten so given how often i complain about her & deanna’s bad writing i do need to extend credit here. and she keeps getting proven right so idk why picard always has to go back to zero in these arguments.
the worst part is when the planet’s atmosphere dramatically dissipates and picard turns to the bridge crew and starts lecturing them on how what they’re seeing is tragic but necessary to uphold the federation’s values, and it’s just so gratingly tone deaf i just fucking hate this bit of writing.
because i think what best reflects the federation’s values in this episode is when that one guy escapes from the simulation and stumbles into ten forward clearly terrified and basically everyone rushes to help him & reassure him. deanna especially shines in this scene, and while i really don’t like where this plot eventually ends up going, chalk up another actually good moment given to one of the show’s women main characters.
the central plot between worf and his foster brother is just… not it, imo? it comes out of nowhere and goes right back to nowhere, because we’d never heard of this character before and we’re never going to hear about him again. on top of that the whole “grrr brothers grrr boys can’t talk about their feelings grrr” shit is just so not my vibe regardless. c-rank
7x14 “sub rosa”
yeah so i’m giving the episode where dr. beverly crusher fucks a ghost a passing grade, and i actually rather seriously considered giving it a higher grade. i’m sorry, i get why it’s so infamous, but if you’re approaching it completely seriously it’s just not nearly as bad as some of the show’s worst episodes, nor is it boring? and if you’re approaching it unseriously, which obviously you should because holy shit it’s the episode where dr. beverly crusher fucks a ghost???, it’s a lot of fun to clown on.
planet scotland is just a bizarre choice, and while we’re on the subject i’m sorry but scottish fabio is just not that hot? like, he’s just… a guy! everyone is acting like he’s this strikingly attractive heartthrob, but he’s just… super mediocre!
anyway yeah, this episode does totally deserve its reputation and i’m not trying to argue that it’s a good tng episode because holy shit i think basically every decision that went into it was bad and wrong? but it just doesn’t strike me as remotely hateable in the way you hear it talked about sometimes. c-rank
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chaimochaness · 2 years
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I’ve been in Nigeria for 10 days now and I’ve managed to finish a grand total of 🥁🥁🥁1 book. 😬 Idk why my first time back home in two years I thought I was going to read but… But I am going to shock the masses, but the one book I have finished is a contemporary YA book 😱 And to shock the masses x2…. I liked it 😳 Love Times Infinity is a contemporary YA novel that offers the perspective of those in society who are born as the result of sexual assault. The book is sad in its realism and relatable in its depiction of a main character who struggles with the relatively common feeling that you are not enough. Michelle offers us perspective into that feeling when it’s not just herself, but the whole world saying that same thing. Love Times Infinity was a hard hitting YA novel about trying to believe that you are worthy while constantly debating your existence. It is heart wrenching and offers so many instances where I found myself debating…is there even a right answer 🤔. The one liners Miss Clark drops in this book are thought provoking, my annotations have not seen this much attention in months 😂 Along with the typical YA tropes that make a YA book truly YA- a new-to-school heartthrob obsessed with our main character, and a best friend that we all wished for going through high school. 👯‍♀️If you were like me and sure that YA contemporary was no longer your style…I’d give Love Times a Infinity by @lanewriteswords a fighting chance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (at Imo River, Abia, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgpIfjxIYF4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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my-shields-are-down · 2 years
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Right? like it feels to me an attempt to make it all about nolan again bc chenford is by far the most popular thing about the show so they tried to give him a relationship like that but it backfired,I hope they saw people's reactions they have such an incredible ensemble they're WASTING it give us more female friendships/teamups tim/lopez bffs, the squad hanging out together, it's literally so easy, almost EVERYONE is asking for the same things and they're not even big things i'm so frustrated
Agreed. I bet the main characters signed multiple year contracts, so they couldn’t get rid of the people stealing Nolan’s “spotlight”. They could only give them crappy stories to tell. Or perceived crappy stories - giving more sir time to Nolan + <insert young woman here>. I feel bad, but it’s pretty funny IMO how the writers in a way made Bailey very unlike able to the fans cheering for Chenford. If the bulk of your fans are women, don’t make your female lead someone the bulk of those women wouldn’t be friends with. I know people like Bailey. I’m friends with the Nylas, the Angela’s, the Thalias and definitely the Lucys.
Season 6 + 7 - if they get that far, will be interesting. I would expect some people to leave at that point. Eric is becoming a bit of a heartthrob, and could propel himself back into movies or another series where he’s the lead. Especially if Tim and Lucy get together and explode in popularity . If they don’t get together, and Eric and Melissa are not still actively fighting for Chenford, then I’ll stop watching the show for sure.
I don’t like that there is a spin off. The show isn’t a rock solid success yet. I could see more focus on the spin off and less attention and care paid to the characters like Chenford who created the buzz to begin with.
Winter Season will determine their fate for me. Too many unknowns at this point. I’m tentatively hopeful.
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Ralph, I just had an interesting conversation with a friend that brought your thoughts on the Kate Gallivan/harry date anecdote to mind. I completely agree with what you're articulating about rape culture & consent, and my heart goes out to any survivors who might find the pushback from your other anons triggering. So I was just at dinner with a friend who works as an assistant at a large publicity firm with some high-profile actor clients; this friend is a gay woman. She was describing to me(1)
(2) the prevalence of joking-but-not-really-joking discourse at happy hour with her cohort of assistants about becoming romantically or sexually involved with clients. The gist of it is that some of the male actors are heartthrobs or leading men-types and it'd be enviable to hook up with one, and if it led to working with that client more, greater job stability at the firm, or possibilities of advancement then that'd be even better. My friend felt quite excluded from all this joking around
(3) which was primarily queer men & women who date men, discussing male actors. I'm afraid I'll communicate this clumsily, but to us her experience seemed to highlight another of the many problematic aspects of famous/powerful men looking for sex or romance from people they meet at work who have much less power. IMO it's much less damaging than the consent/rape culture implications, but still noteworthy. It's the way a workplace culture where acquiescing to this behavior is expected and may
(4) lead to professional benefit/advancement excludes people who don't have the capacity to participate in this (e.g. people who don't date men, like my friend). I'm not trying to divert from your main point and I hope that's clear. It's just a dynamic of exclusion I hadn't considered. My friend feels she's definitely witnessed some more-than-collegial relationships between male clients & various staff. Some involve sex/romance, others are things like golf or party buddies. And after this
(5) discourse among her assistant coworkers, she started noticing these relationships more - and the fact that none she can see includes women who are out lesbians. I suppose they are no good for workplace hookups, being that they aren't sexually available, and the actors would rather bestow the favor of their friendship upon other men. Again, sorry if the point's getting muddled. Just thinking about workplace exclusion from advancement as a component of this whole mess. Hope this makes sense...
(6) publicity firm/workplace relationships with clients anon here. Sorry, tumblr locked me out due to too many rapid-fire messages! Right after I sent #5 I saw this from you "I think it’s really important to hold the line on basic principles like: 'employers are not entitled to know your sexuality.'" From what my friend said, I can imagine in that environment people might be pushed to disclose due to being interrogated by superiors about why they aren't "making an effort" to cozy up to a client.
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So I basically agree with what you say, but a couple of things. I think it's important to think of this as all part of the same problem - it isn't really a different and separate thing. There are lots of different ways that employees navigate, and are harmed by, an environment where making rich men happy has an impact on your career. The core problem is the same and the way it has to be changed is the same (basically overthrowing capitalism - but there are some interim demands).
The other thing I'd say is that I think the best place to focus efforts to change is the workplace, not the clients. The workplace is the structure that can change, and is the place that has the legal responsibility.
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moonybeam-lupin · 3 years
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Has anyone else noticed that there are barley any traditionaly good looking guys in supernatural except for the main three, specially J2. Maybe they added some at the last few seasons. But all the male side characters are no competition for the J2. And i think it was done on purpose by the casting crews. Kind of to not let other "good looking" people to steal J2's thunder ( Which i barely doubt would have happened in the first place).
Look at the vampire diaries, everybody who breaths in that show is a fucking heartthrob, even the smallest of the characters. But in spn all the male side characters are purposefully chosen to be less attractive than J2, imo.
Idk if it's a very Common knowledge, but it's been on my mind forever.
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Sanders Sides!Descendants AUs
So, the way I see it, there are two ways to do a Disney Descendants AU:
1. Have the characters take on the roles of the main characters
2. Have the characters be themselves, but with Disney Villain Parents
And guess what? I have thoughts on both of them.
First: the “let’s put the sides in the same roles as the movies.” Remember, these are my thoughts, and any other ideas are valid.
Virgil - Mal (trying to prove themselves but always falling a bit short? Yeah, this is the only one that I don’t think you could persuade me differently)
Roman - Evie (I’m going based on the theories that came out after Deceit’s reveal where someone was a former dark side, and Roman going from Pride to Creativity would very nicely mirror Evie’s transition from “have to be fairest of them all” to “I’m going to make the fairest outfits for everyone”)
Logan - Carlos (in the first book, Carlos is a freaking scientific genius; he uses science so well people think it’s magic, and that is very Logan. Plus, former dark side theory, Logan went from Apathy to Logic)
Patton - Ben (What? Only 3/4 being Villain Kids? It’s more likely than you think. Honestly, I don’t remember there ever being a dark side theory for Patton, and he would be the one to see good in everyone, especially Virgil)
Now here’s where I see it going different ways: Option 1: Deceit as Maleficent (impossible dark standards for Virgil) and Remy as Uma (honestly just wants some respect); Option 2: same as option 1, but Remy as Jay (Remy’s smooth and a heartthrob, knows it, and flaunts it; plus Jay is a main character and I can’t think of anyone else); Option 3: we ignore Maleficent and have Deceit as Uma (once again wants respect, and would be willing to lie and manipulate to get what he wants) and Remy as Harry Hook (another smooth character; I don’t know, I want both Harry and Remy to be included somewhere)
And now, the “Who would be their villain parents?” Two quick notes: 1) Since Thomas is past high school (and to make some things work plot wise); whereas the main VK’s were born 4 years after their parents being on the isle, the sides were born before (but not too soon before) everyone was sent to the isle; and 2) I didn’t mean to have all the sides having more sympathetic “We’re Not So Bad” stories; it just kinda happened, and you know what? The movies are about the kids proving to be more than their parents; it works.
Patton as the son of Anastasia and the Baker (yes, I actually kinda like the Cinderella sequels, and Anastasia and the Baker were a super cute couple IMO. I can see Patton being stuck in the middle, where when everyone was being sent to the isle, Anastasia tried to give him to the Baker so Patton could stay in Auradon, but couldn’t. Teased for his half-good heritage his whole life. He tries to stay positive, behaving more like his step-aunt than his mother, and even tries to be good when his mother gets roped back in with her sister and mother.)
Virgil as the son of Hades and Persephone (going with Thomas’s answer for Disney Parents in general, but adding to it. Everyone knew Hades had a son, but as he had no serious romantic interests, everyone thought he used some god-like ability to just create a son. It wasn’t until Virgil was able to make plants grow and bring something close to Spring to the isle that people began to wonder [before you say there’s no magic on the isle, I say god capabilities is a bit stronger and different than magic] eventually who his mother is is revealed, but Virgil is on the isle and the damage is done)
Logan as the “son” of Claude Frollo (”son” in quotations because Logan was going to be Frollo’s new Quasimodo; Logan was sent to the isle as the child of some nameless henchman, and Frollo saw giving the child an educated upbringing in the name of the Lord as a chance to get back in Auradon’s favor. And so, Logan grew up with a love of reading and learning, but aggravated Frollo when he would ask questions about the reading that questioned religion. The breaking point was, “If it says in John 3:16 that God loved All the world, why do you feel the need to scorn people in God’s world?” After that, Frollo gave Logan a roof over his head and nothing else, and after Logan was revealed to be a homosexual, even the roof over his head was taken away.)
Roman as the son of Gaston (Gaston already has 4 sons in canon, but he said he wanted 6 or 7 boys, so I could see Roman being the first. Gaston sees himself as a good guy who saved a fair maiden from a hideous beast, so he would try to raise at least the first son to be a handsome, charming man every girl would want. Roman doesn’t have Gaston’s deep-rooted sexism, growing up around female villains like Maleficent and Ursula who prove that girls are just as smart and powerful as boys, but Gaston can live with that as long as some girl becomes Roman’s wife. Then, Roman comes home one day with the same star-struck look that Gaston recognized from the day he first saw Belle. He pesters his son for details, and it seems Roman has found Belle 2.0: affinity for blue, a major bookworm, and chocolate brown hair. Roman even says his love’s name is Logan, but as Logan is a gender-neutral name and Gaston is too self-absorbed to know the inhabitants of the isle, Gaston encourages Roman to pursue his love. It isn’t until Gaston sees his son using his charms on a young lad that he has a problem. In a furious rage, Gaston drags his son home and berates him, being harsher than ever when Roman says he has never felt that way toward a woman. And so, Roman was cast onto the streets.)
With their spouses having made them softer, Anastasia and Hades are more welcoming to Roman and Logan when their parents disown them. They keep mostly to themselves on the edge of the isle, being too good to be accepted by the others.
There’s really only two who come around.
One is a young lad who, while he takes the form of a human, is the son of the snake, Kaa. He manipulates others to get what he wants, and has a voice so hypnotic that most believe any lie he tells. Yet no one knows his name, so he’s just known as Deceit.
The other a kid named Remy whose parents no one had ever heard of. He’s learned to not care what others think; it’s the only way to survive. Rumors about him are everything from his parents betrayed their cause to save their heroic foe, to he was actually only adopted by a villain because he reminded the villain of a boy that convinced him to just be a thief rather than a murderer.
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What are your hopes for Jonathan in S3? What narrative/direction would you like for his character to go in?
i have such lowered expectations after s2…what i’d really just like to see is jonathan have a plotline and an actual character arc that gives charlie something challenging to act, but idk if that will remotely happen. I’d really love to see jonathan/joyce scenes again, and I want to see him working at his job (which is what at this point, still the movie theatre? something else?). that seems like such an important part of his character and the byers’ financial situation, so why not show it? would also be curious to get more of him saving up for nyu, caring about that, or being frustrated with it, etc. if some sort of jopper is happening, i’d love to see jonathan interact more with hopper–there were some interesting short scenes of that in s1 (i also think there’s a lot unresolved with lonnie, and wouldn’t it make sense for him to make an appearance?). i also would like to be superficial and request summery!jonathan 🍓⚡️🌳 possibly shirtless mowing a lawn or swimming or something (tho the show seems to not get what they have in charlie at all talent wise most importantly but also kinda weird 90ish heartthrob-ish wise).
as for jancy, i’m still pretty bewildered by how they handled them in s2. I’d love to just see them have an actual conversation. I’m kind of fine if they are having conflicts, idc, as long as we get some real kind of substantive exchange–though, if any kind of conflict does happen, i hope we get a sense of just what their relationship is like before that, like in an everyday kind of way. it would be great to see nancy interact with joyce. but i’d also love to see both separately get to interact with more characters. Having them in their own little plotline worked in s1 b/c it integrated well into the main plot, but it really, imo, didn’t work in s2, and i hope they don’t just repeat it in s3. 
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Saturday AM Movie Review: SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING
.So, let's just get this out of the way...SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING IS EXCELLENT!
Seriously, it's much, much more than mere "good".
This is easily the Best SPIDERMAN movie EVER!
BEST MCU MOVIE? --- well, let's say it's in the top 3 or 4 but for many, it'll be the favorite.
It's literally re-watchable. Many, many times over.
I'm nearly 30hrs from a pre-screening ( the movie opens July 7th) and I'm just buzzing for the chance to see it again. That's a big deal cuz as a 40-something comic fan who has seen MANY COMICBOOK, SUPERHERO MOVIES -- I've found myself extremely jaded over the last few years. Special effects have given us so many possibilities that previously only comic books and animated productions could visualize. Imaginative new worlds and ideas that were the exclusive province of truly gifted animators, writers, and/or comic artists are now easily presented for the masses via a living, 3D cinematic expressions in movies and a rising number of TV shows.
But something has happened.
I noticed it when I went to a Licensing Executives-only screening of Peter Jackson's KING KONG (many years ago--- God, I'm getting old) and that was this emptiness. By emptiness, I mean....this lack of spark, personality, and/or life. Think Big Trouble in Little China, GHOSTBUSTERS (the original) and the original Superman. Those films have a personality and I remember watching that kick-ass foot catch by Jackson's Kong thinking "WOW - this wouldn't have happened with the 1970's or 30's version of Kong". On the other hand, I left that screening thinking the plot was contrived and characters were lame. It had the technical wizardry but little heart.
I think WB / DC COMICS DCEU is the modern day example of this. Clearly, Snyder's Superman is displaying his powers in ways that had never been seen on screen before. There are shots in MAN OF STEEL and BATMAN V SUPERMAN that are lifted straight from the comic books. That said, both of those movies have storylines and acting that are so...lukewarm (if not, straight juvenile) that the franchise is just getting decimated by Marvel Studios despite DC/WB having a damn near 30 years headstart on Marvel with successful film adaptations (Donner Superman and Burton's Batman) and the fact that Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are the most popular superhero characters globally by a wide margin  
SPIDERMAN HOMECOMING could have fallen under the weight of franchise fatigue (this is the 7th Spiderman film in 17 years) and/or just the behemoth that Marvel has wrought on the global box office and yet this film does not suffer from the things that afflict so many effects-heavy cinematic spectacles. This film has so much charm and personality that it's just...amazing! A lot of the reason for that is the story and the focus on a YOUNG PETER PARKER. Another reason for that is for one of the most diverse and accurate portrayals of high school --- ever.
Now A LOT has been made about the diverse cast in this movie and it should never be a shock to fans of Saturday AM how many people in the GEEK space bring negative, bigoted views to comics and anime. To be clear, SPIDERMAN's cast is incredibly charming from top to bottom. Tom Holland's Peter Parker has a Queens accent, loves Legos, and has the perfect wide-eyed enthusiasm. I am in for this kid big-time. He has so much charm and earnestness and he's not trying to 'play the nerd' ala Maguire or be the lonely heartthrob ala Garfield. There are two scenes that really stand out to me - one when Peter screws up on the Ferry (from the trailers, great scene folks) and then another during his first actual moment with the Vulture (it's in a car and it will shock you) and his simple reactions to both moments are so well-acted and so perfectly rendered to the story that for me it cemented the idea that HOLLAND IS THE PERFECT SPIDERMAN!
His class/ school, however, is where the film truly shines. Laura Harrier plays Liz, Spiderman's crush while the famous Zendaya plays a character sure to pop up in future films named Michelle. That there are two female leads and they are both women of color is some Saturday AM level stuff! I mean it. The same arguments I've had about having a minority main character in a manga and the refrain (laughably from other minorities at that) "it would just be forced to add a person of color" as if it's NOT forced to add in white/ European looking characters into Japanese society or future worlds (ala Attack on Titan). I can only imagine that some Sony exec tried to pull the same stunt -- "Hey, you can't have two women in Spiderman that he likes or hangs out with be black!!!" As if Queens, NY is an all-white town. Now, not everyone works. I will say that Flash Thompson played by Tony Revolori seems miscast for reasons other than his skin color -- the lack of menace, the height all conspire to make him a jarring choice for being the well-known bully. That said, the diversity adds so much to this film because it feels REAL, RELATABLE to everyone. From the school principal to the deli owner to the kids in the hallway of Peter's school, seeing so many people of color just adds such texture to the world that Peter inhabits and makes the idea that this is the MCU from the street level surprisingly feel more accurate than Marvel's Netflix shows.
This point, is brought home by the gym teacher played by a hilariously deadpan, Hannibal Burres, adds some great comedy when he suggests the Captain America school videos (which has a great payoff later in the film) is inappropriate because he's probably a "war criminal, now" (thanks, CIVIL WAR). But this diversity message really applies to two characters who are CRUCIAL to the success of this new Spiderman film and series. First up, the VULTURE.
Now, I won't ruin the twist to this film but not only is it a solid one but it really sells the whole idea of this version of the B-grade Spiderman villain. From the first frame of the film, we learn what life is really like for the hard working folks in a THOR, IRON MAN led-MCU and how that may affect a potential villain like the Vulture. Keep in mind, we just elected TRUMP in the US -- so the idea of the people feeling desperate enough to do something crazy is something we should all be able to relate to. And that's where Michal Keaton's character really shines. His actions are logical and while he's the bad guy - you can see how different his life could have gone had he gotten luckier in life -- just like our little Peter Parker.
Likewise, his redesign is AWESOME! I genuinely loved this look. It was creative in its' associations with the Vulture motif while also being synonymous with this world of the MCU. You could see how it could be terrifying in its' own right. I've seen a few reviews where folks have lamented some of the action scenes and while I disagree wholeheartedly (the Washington monument and Boat Ferry were both spectacular and remind of the classic train scene from Spiderman 2) I DO understand the lack of thrill in the battles between Vulture and Spiderman. At this point, neither has really fought to the death against another super-powered character (Spidey's Civil War romp was like a field trip to Peter -- we come to learn) and thus the battles are perfectly thrilling, intimate affairs rather than spectacle IMO. This is a small film. The world is not at stake and in many ways, that's what makes these more precise action beats so strong.
 Peter is still a nerd. He can't talk to girls and he wants to do the right thing even though those actions usually cause him and his loved one's problems. In fact, his friends are still intrinsically a part of his life (as we all can attest to regarding our own high school lives). Ned (played with such charm by Jacob Batalon) is the breakout star of this film. The young, portly best friend dreams of being Peter's "guy in the chair" and thus gives the film something desperately needed in the world of the MCU. He allows Peter to simply relate to someone with his secret without lazily needing to have it tie into a love triangle between the original trilogies' Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) and the reboot's Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) and the Spiderman persona. That the character is also diverse and clearly brought over from the Miles Morales Spiderman comic (he shares more than a passing resemblance to that series 'best friend', Ganke) is one thing - that he's lovable and funny as hell - is everything to this film.
SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING is fun, it's FUNNY, and it offers a different view of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that suggests that with CIVIL WAR, the original IRON MAN film and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY -- Marvel Studios can tell ANY type of superhero story. This is crucial because given the battles between DC, Marvel and many others (c'est la vie, TMNT / Transformers) it means that we don't have to worry that this genre of film will feel stale. Spiderman Homecoming proves you can do funny films with a lot of heart!
Saturday AM score: 5/5
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This post contains my favourite fics from the Yuri!!! On Ice fandom (to date) that I've read - and I've read A LOT of fics since I finished watching the show in December (my poor heart). You'll notice that this post contains exclusively Victuuri and (some) Otayuri; these are the two main yoi ships that I read (I am open to other ships should you wish to share your own recs!). ALL OF THESE RECS ARE TOTALLY BIAS. There is no rating system - they're all great imo. I love them all differently. I don't know if this fandom even NEEDS another fic rec post, but you're getting it anyway. ~~ VICTUURI ~~ Lifetime Record by futuresoon Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 40k words Summary: Victor Nikiforov is a lot of things: a celebrity, a genius, the world's greatest men's figure skater, the object of Yuuri Katsuki's idolization. He's also been dead for twenty years. When Yuuri returns home in search of something to inspire him to get back into skating, what he finds is someone eager to help, unconventional, and incredibly, desperately lonely. Ghost!Victor AU. I CRIED A LOT. Aria: Stammi Vicino, Non Te Ne Andare by exile_wrath Rating: Teen+ Status: WIP, 23k words Summary: The tale of a lonely traveler, Victor Nikiforov, and his encounter with an equally lonely immortal man. Alternatively: the tale of Yuuri Katsuki, who never ages and never dies ansd has lived frozen in time for centuries, and his attempts to keep his adopted son from killing the new guest. Fantasy AU. When Life Gives You Lavender by electryke Rating: Mature Status: WIP, 18k words Summary: Yuuri dropped everything to become a farmer in the middle of nowhere. It was new and foreign, but the solitude would give him time to reconsider the direction of his dull life. However, his notions of solitude were quickly destroyed by the entrance of the most prominent man in town and his moody son, leaving Yuuri's life changed forever. Harvest Moon AU. Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches by Reiya Rating: Explicit Status: WIP - a breath away from being complete; 147k words Summary: A single event changes the course of Yuuri's life, throwing him into a bitter rivalry with Viktor Nikiforov that spans across his entire skating career. But as the years go on, rivalry and hatred begin to develop into something very different, and Yuuri doesn't seem to be able to stay away, no matter how hard he tries. Hatred and love are two sides of the same coin, and even though everything changes, some things are still meant to be. Alternate Canon. Dancing Daffodils by grayclouds Rating: Mature Status: WIP, 31K words Summary: "As love gently wipes away the tears that trail down his cheeks, something within Victor quakes, its tremors resonating throughout his entire being like a deafening echo. He is in the arms of a god." A god falls for a man. God & Goddess AU. Unwritten by kaizuka Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 34k words Summary: Soulmate AU where whatever you write on your skin appears on your soulmate, but when there is a language barrier, meeting becomes just a little more difficult than it should be. Essays and Endearments by kaizuka Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 13k words Summary: Inadvertently compliment them in a slightly embarrassing and impromptu way, and there you have it! Welcome to life with your new girlfriend/boyfriend!* *Results may vary College AU. [Press Start] by kaizuka Rating: General Status: WIP, 14k words Summary: Yuuri wakes up one day to find himself thrown into an otome game-like reality, where his love interests seem to consist of figure skaters from the Grand Prix, and many of his actions are dictated by one of three choices that pop up in a text box that only he can see. And, as he’s quick to find out, the only way out of the game is to choose a lobe interest and see the blossoming romance through til the end! Video game AU You Can’t Plan for Everything by RivDev Rating: Explicit Status: WIP, 113k words Summary:Yuuri forgets that he has a scheduled heat coming up until it’s just a couple weeks away. He scrambles to get everything ready in time, including deciding whether he’ll spend it alone or with someone. Victor only wants to help. A/B/O Dynamic AU. You Say Good Morning When It’s Midnight by RobotSquid Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 13k words Summary: “Look on the bright side,” Victor teased, pressing the tips of their noses together. “When I’m gone you’ll have the whole bed to yourself.” Yuuri scoffed. “Not if Makkachin has anything to say about it.” Victor smiled and kissed him again. This time, the kiss was deeper, longer, and after a moment, Yuuri opened his lips to let Victor’s tongue inside. Victor ran his fingers down’s Yuuri’s sides, feeling the muscles under his shirt, savoring the dips of his curves. When he reached the hem of the shirt, he pushed his fingers underneath the fabric and back up Yuuri’s spine, pressing down against the raised vertebrae as he went. Yuuri made a little sound, something between a sigh and a whimper, sucked in a breath through his nostrils, and pushed his tongue back against Victor’s. Safety Hazards in St. Petersburg by lucycamui Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 3k words Summary:In which Yuuri moves in with Victor in St. Petersburg and Victor discovers just how distracting living with him can be. Alternatively title, How Many Ways Can Victor Hurt Himself? or Idiots in Love. Maelstrom by feelslikefire Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 43k words Summary: Victor Nikiforov is poised to win gold in his fifth consecutive Grand Prix Final. He has the world at his feet, is unparalleled in the sport—right up until a snowstorm blows into Sochi, and he finds himself repeating the same day over and over and over. He stumbles over Yuuri Katsuki, and everything changes. Time Loop/Groundhog Day AU. like your french girls by ebenroot Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 102k words Summary:”Victor,” Yuri begins, lowering the eighteenth sketch of the figure skater Victor drew this week, “you have a fucking problem.” – in which Victor is an artist, Yuuri is his figure skating muse, and Yuri is so done hearing about their stupid love story through Instagram. Artist!Victor AU all the world’s a stage by braveten Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 112k words Summary:Everyone has a guilty pleasure. For Yuuri, it just happens to be romance movies staring famous heartthrob Victor Nikiforov. {And, honestly, on the spectrum of guilty pleasures, he figures that his is on the far, far more innocent side.) Actor!Victor AU. centripetal force by braveten Rating: General Status: WIP, 29k words Summary: Victor speaks seven languages. (Physics isn’t one of them.) Luckily, though, he ends up rooming with his antithesis: a shy, black-haired boy who just so happens to be a physics major. College Roomates AU. The Fundamentals of Caring by braveten Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 20k words Summary: “Let me guess, you’re going to go take care of Yuuri while he sleeps? Just in case he sneezes or something?” Yurio rolls his eyes, folding his arms across his chest. “Viktor, you’re whipped.” Viktor rubs the back of his neck as he leans against the wall. “What does that mean?” “It means that if Yuuri asked you to do a little dance for him in nothing but a coconut bra and a hula skirt, you’d do it.” Viktor pauses, confused. “And that's a bad thing?” matched by bigspoonnoya Rating: Explicit Status: WIP, 41k words Summary: Viktor Nikiforov considers himself an excellent matchmaker, but there’s one love life he can’t seem to get right – his own. Emma/Clueless Crossover AU. Winter Song by proantagonist Rating: Explicit Status: WIP, 80k words Summary:The set of Yuuri’s mouth softened into a private smile as Victor squeezed his knee beneath the table. His hands were bare, free from the gloves he so often wore when they were together on the rink, and the heat of his palm burned straight through the denim of Yuuri’s jeans. He slipped his own hand beneath the table and found Victor’s. Hidden from sight, their fingers began to flirt and play. A secret conversation all their own that needed no words. Yuuri was aware that at some point—a moment in time he couldn’t quite place—Victor had become his boyfriend. There wasn’t a single instant when it happened. It was a slow awareness, as if Victor had silently been asking the question for months now, and Yuuri had been giving him the answer a little more with each passing day. a great desire to love by lily_winterwood Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 21k words Summary:For some strange, inexplicable, fantastic reason, Yuuri Katsuki and Viktor Nikiforov are trading places. Kimi no Na wa/Time Travel AU. the lounge by fan_nerd Rating: Mature Status: COMPLETE, 13k words Summary: Dr. Yuuri Katsuki is a psychiatric therapist in Detroit who specializes in alcoholism. The last person he expects to see in his chair is retired figure skater Victor Nikiforov, whom he used to idolize. Victor is a very different man than the one who'd been subject to the constant flashes of cameras in the prime of his life. He is broken, and so terribly human. But then, so is Yuuri. Hold Me Tight by smudgesofink Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 11k words Summary:Katsuki Yuuri is not a tactile man. Anyone who’s spent a minute with him can tell you that much. Victor, however— To say that Victor is touchy-feely is the understatement of the century. So when Victor just stops touching Yuuri, without explanation, without reason, it makes for a painfully jarring experience. (Alternatively titled: Five Times Victor Hugs Yuuri, and the One Time He Doesn't) by qwartooty Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 2k words Summary: “Do you have any kinks?” Viktor looked down at Phichit, surprised. “Excuse me?” “Fetishes. Turn-ons. Things that make you go, ‘Oooh! Wow! Yeah!’” “I know what a kink is. Why are you asking me that kind of question?” “Don’t look so scandalized. It’s for my psychology project. Which I just told you about, but you were too busy drooling over Yuuri to listen,” Phichit said. (post episode 7 - In which Viktor is enlightened, Phichit is a little shit, and Yuuri frantically searches for ways to keep surprising Viktor) ~~ OTAYURI ~~ hood & glove by Fahye, hawberries Rating: Teen+ Status: COMPLETE, 12k words Summary: “I don’t mess with the fae,” Otabek says. “I’m not asking you to mess with them,” JJ flat-out lies. Fairy Tale AU. Eat Your Heart Out, Adonis by blackmountainbones Rating: Explicit Status: WIP, 24k words Summary: The year is 2021. The Beijing Winter Olympics are just around the corner, and Yuri Plisetsky is forced to take a break from skating in order to recover from an ankle injury. His friend Otabek comes to Russia to keep him company during his time off the ice. UST follows. From Almaty, With Love by BoxWineConfessions Rating: Explicit Status: COMPLETE, 71k words Summary:It’s quiet here. Even if the car alarm on the neighbor’s goddamn BMW has been going off for the past twenty minutes. Quiet, even though the alarm’s got the neighbor’s dog howling like crazy, and the neighbor works second shift and isn’t there to comfort the dumb dog. It’s quiet…They haven’t spoken to each other since that morning, when Yuri went off to go see his tutor, and Otabek went off to do whatever the hell it was he did in the mornings before he hit the rink. “You’re used to the noise?” “Yeah, but…I think I like the quiet too.” Or: Yuri spends the summer with Otabek in Almaty.
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