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#also bc he’s part of the ‘popular’ group so they think he likes me bc he’s apparently nicer and softer when we talk 👩‍🦯
yesimwriting · 22 hours
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i get this vibe that best friend reader was a cheerleader in high school … https://pin.it/1OAic25B1 😋
was she popular in high school or not really?
omg!! love this and the jennifer inspo pic,, very bestfriend!reader with the uniform and the fun vibes lo
ik this is kind of a straightforward question but you've given me such a perfect opportunity to dip into character analysis/evaluation
but bc i have a long reply, i'll give a short answer here and my thought process (and some character discussion on saltburn in general,, more specifically on oliver and felix) below the cut;
short answer: reader was popular enough in a private school full of rich/extremely privileged kids, she wasn't running her high school, but she got invited to the fun activities bc she made friends with the students that were older than her, i kind of picture her like a smart karen if you've seen mean girls, kind of along for the ride with the popular kids but not actively working at it/being mean about it
but!! she's not fully aware of her popularity/influence on others,, which i think is her "major flaw",, which is something i think all (main) saltburn characters have (which is why they feel so real),, i'll discuss that below the cut :)
so something i love about saltburn is all of the (main) characters have a relatively clear flaw(s) that still leave some room for interpretation,, for example ollie and over indulging/consuming (he's "too much of a good thing" personified to me, i think the reveal that he comes from a pretty well off/financially comfortable family proves that taking too much is more of his issue than jealousy),
and felix is flawed in that typical rich kid way (he's a llittle weird in the way that influencer nepo babies are weird 😭 i'm sorry, i promise i still love him), he's so removed from poverty/struggle in a way that gives him a subconsciously self righteous ego, he's not naive but his perception of reality is warped, and in the end it's this belief that he's removed from real world dangers paired with his ego that catches up with him
so i wanted to do something similar with bestfriend!reader and in my head her "fatal flaw" is that she views herself as an underdog even though if you think about it,, she's not really
i want to make it clear it isn't a pick me thing!! at all! i see best friend! reader as not having the easiest childhood bc of some family things and it's not easy being openly smart in late elementary/middle school (especially in the 90s/2000s which is when she would have been that age...i think?)
so her insecurities are real,, but a part of her kind of embraces the "outsider" label bc it's familiar, she doesn't see herself as this polished, socialite despite being familiar with them and their world,, and even though she means it, to people that don't know her, it can be a little annoying to people more on the outskirts than her (cough, cough,, this is lowkey why oliver doesn't like her at first)
bc even though she's not as wealthy as felix and co,, and she's not fully embraced by his friends, she isn't this outsider that has no chance at getting in, people like her enough,,
it isn't perfect, but it's enough to get by, for example, people laugh at her jokes/comments, but usually, it's when she didn't mean to be funny; she always knows what to wear, but she doesn't always know what to say; she knows how to act at parties/knows how to be a fun "drunk", but feels awkward/under a microscope when at smaller things like dinners and group study sessions
also!! a little side note that i just think is fun, i think farleigh and reader's relationship is the marker of how well she's fitting in,, as soon as farleigh starts getting along with her, it's hard to deny that she's fitting in bc he's not easy to win over
i think all of this works as a point of contention between reader and oliver,, bc at first it's okay to hear "oh i get it,, it's hard to fit in with felix's friends" but that can only sound so genuine when farleigh starts calling reader over to hang out at parties and then later starts hanging out with them just bc
can also see reader having an identity crisis the day it's pointed out that she's friends with farleigh 😭 like one day another one of her friends asks her to do something and she's like "can't, i'm getting coffee and studying with farleigh later" and then it hits her like 😟
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britneyshakespeare · 1 year
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it is weird being an aromantic asexual who is incidentally attractive. like. i just came back from a concert with my friends who have known me for years and know that about me. some of the very few real-life friends who know that about me actually and i only told them relatively recently. regardless. the only reason i had bothered to bring it up w them is that they had seen me in SO many situations that telling them “i’m asexual” was if anything just clarification. just confirmation, like, don’t worry. it’s not an inability to attach to others or whatever. if you can’t tell. like they’d seen me be pursued by quite a few people in our time as friends and at some point it seems like a curious thing if i only ever seem to feel negatively about anyone who’s attracted to me, ever, no matter who it is. and they were understanding and i knew they’d be. yeah.
we were talking on the way back about bucket list concerts we’d still like to see. we saw stromae which was a really big one of mine (my fucking boy btw, i had an amazing time). i mentioned that i don’t have very many, as i’m rarely the person to be like “yeah, let’s go to a concert” unless i have people i know i wanna go with. like i’ve been meaning to see the jonas brothers w my sister and sisters-in-law ever since they came back because it’d be a fun thing for us since we always listen to them together. 
but i would genuinely love to see super junior someday, like just for myself, wherever whenever if i was just able to get transportation (i don’t drive). i’ve loved suju for years but i got really back into them in 2020 in the pandemic as a sort of nostalgia comfort thing (but also the music they’ve put out in recent years is like, literally the best in their discography, they just keep getting better w age). and i had to go on this tangent to explain it, right?
in the first months of the pandemic, there was something weird happening to people psychologically. some kind of end-of-the-world loneliness. i mentioned that i had like 5 or 6 different people in my DMs at the time interested in me. not all of them men. and the friend who was driving said “you know, diana, if this were literally anyone else talking, i would think that this is some enormous humblebrag—”
and i like. didn’t even think about it that way. i was just trying to make my point that i had a serious thought in 2020 of like, when the world opened back up, just doing one (1) seriously manipulative thing in my life and convince one of those men who was thirsting for me to buy me tickets to super junior and go with me. it was hypothetical. this hasn’t happened and all but certainly will not. i would not feel good taking advantage of someone’s feelings like that. 
but i had to go on a tangent even before that because i was like. oh my goodness. i didn’t even realize that was a humblebrag. i’m sorry. i’m just telling a story.
#the politics of being a pretty young woman#tales from diana#i also wouldn't have felt comfortable telling anyone that anecdote about myself if they had known less about me than my friends i was with#so i guess i wouldn't be in danger of humblebragging. but sometimes i think i do? by mistake.#like when i talk about my social life in the past i always mention no one openly liked me in high school. not one person.#it very much affected how i saw myself. bc bullshit. young girls. male approval. y'know.#but in retrospect now i'm better able to tell when a boy had some kind of crush on me so i might mention it like 'he thought i was cute'#and one time a different friend i had. but one who i have also told im asexual (im trying to do that more) said to me#'you know for how unpopular you say you were in high school it seemed like a lot of ppl liked you'#i mean. yes? it's complicated. i was most certainly not popular i can tell you that.#i was more of a 'hey goob nice binder' 'hey goob wanna hang out at my house after school?' [narration: they all hated me...] kinda kid.#i probably kept myself from making friends wo realizing it but also lots of cliques i would've liked to be part of very much ignored me.#i was hot on the margins. a truly underrepresented social archetype... except that's literally every teen movie so maybe not.#i didn't have a big win in the final act that's the difference.#also before the concert we were talking about one of our other friends who is just. so fuckin funny.#like we were all talking about how much we love him. and they said they had been talking about who in the group chat we're in#has the most 'pull' and im like. pull?#like who could pick up the most ppl successfully. hypothetically.#both of them ranked me high :^) i was like. thank you.#they asked me to ponder on the topic myself and try to come back to it but i think im just confused by the concept of 'pull' itself#stromae has pull. that is all.
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mrfoox · 1 year
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Talking with Oliver really is the best tbh
#miranda talking shit#Its a roller-coaster for sure. And im sure it is for him as well lmao#I started to tear up bc i thought about Fabian having have told me he really wants to be a father one day and he was so hopeful sounding#So i started tearing up bc i thought of that memory. And Oliver wad like... Why are you crying ? And i wad like... Bc i thought of Fabian#Telling me he wants to be a dad? And after a while he wad like 'i dont understand. Like you saying youre emotional bc#Fabian. Wanting to be a dad like wtf?' and i laughed bc... Yeah that does sound strange to say. To me its natural bc i can recall how he#Sounded. Ive learned to recognize his diffrent tones and he sounded so happy and hopeful and cute so to me that's precious memory#And i talked more than i usually do in general. And shared more and yeah im anxious about that but it was nice#He said one thing that almost made me cry but then i remembered the way of thinking 'he didn't mean it as an insult to me just a fact' so i#Was fine. Aka he said something like 'i think you think youre understanding. But there are things one cant understand if you have not#Experienced it' and thats true. I try to be understanding but also i know i cant understand everything because i have no reference to#Everything. Talking with Oliver is so fucking refreshing for me bc of how diffrent he is and how he talks in general. He says what he feels#Or tries to. I find that great tbh. Open communication and i dont have to think about it and guess bc he'll explain to me instead#So even if i cant relate or understand i will usually hear another diffrent opinion and its fun.#'i think being emotional is nice. I wish i was more emotional. Its nice that you and other people like you are that'#Getting even an general compliment from oliver is a big boost for my ego lol. He hates saying things you personal terms#Im guessing its bc hes scared of intimacy in general meanwhile im ... Kinda similar. I say we often and like to see myself as part#Of an group. Aka my friends. But i will say shit i think openly and be sappy unless i think people wont like it jskfksjajnfjf#It was fun to hear something positive from him tbh. I always admire people and their diffrent qualities but i assume they dislike mine#So hearing someone liking my... Less popular/fun traits is always nice. I know im emotional and sensitive but 9/10 times people find it#Annoying. I personally dont dislike that part of me. When i do its bc i know others think im too much so i dislike making then uncomfortabl
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luvsvtlady · 26 days
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The Devil's Plan
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Pairing: Boo Seungkwan x afab!reader
Genre: idol!au, smut, fluff?
Words couns: 4.4k
Warning: alcohol consumption, swearing, kissing, dry humping, thigh riding, exhibitions, couch sex, praise, dirty talk, teasing, breast play, creampie, unprotected sex, pet names, voice kink, big dick!seungkwan, desperate!reader, simp!seungkwan, possessive!kwan (bc he's hot), worshiping? whining, slight crying, kwan is obsessed with reader's lips and obsessed with her whole. lmk if I missed anything pls
A/N: can't believe I finally finished this fic lol, I've been kinda lazy lately and I hardly write anything, but I was determined to finish it today bc gosh I'm in live with this man, like he's so fine I can't with him ughh. Anyway I think this fic is super hot just like kwan, and believe me when I say it was way better in my mind but there you go ig. Hope yall enjoy it, wanna hear yall thoughts and feedbacks.
You were invited to a new show called The Devil’s Plan, where they bring smart people to compete against each other for a prize. The prize in question is 250 million won, you would be insane to turn down the offer, not only because of the huge amount of money, but also for taking a break from your hectic schedule and enjoying some mind games that show your intelligence.
What you didn't expect though is that you would see another idol participating in that show. You were internally shocked when you walked in through the door to meet the participants, and saw Boo Seungkwan, a member of the popular kpop group, Seventeen, and the main vocalist as well. But it does make sense to you when you realise that Seungkwan is well known for his variety shows skills, and how much of an entertainer he is, not to mention how smart he really is.
And it's definitely not weird when you get close to Seungkwan in no time, you are both idols, so you only feel comfortable with Seungkwan at first. Seungkwan is the first one to talk to you, a soft smile grazing his lips as he greets you shyly. You of course exchange the greeting instantly, feeling a sense of relief that at least you have someone you kind of know and works in the same industry as you.
Seungkwan notices how you slightly distance yourself from the other people in the first game, so he asks if you want to team up with him, and you have never felt more grateful. It's not like you don't want to interact with anyone at all, it's just that it's the first day, and the first game, you can't really expect yourself to get close and comfortable with anyone you don't personally know.
But you soon feel yourself growing more comfortable with all of the participants, since lots of the games require teamwork, you all have to get close to each other.
But you don't expect how the whole cast at the show would like you a bit too much, heck even Kim Dong jae, and Kwak Joon bin have shamelessly said that you are their type in front of the cameras. Normally you would feel shy or awkward, but in this case you just laugh it off.
And this exact moment has to be your favourite part of the day, where it would start to get dark outside and you all would start drinking and talking about anything and everything. Just like how it is now.
Holding the glass of wine in your hand, a soft giggle leaves your lips at some joke Lee Shi won has made, making fun of how Orbit almost betrayed the other team.
“That's not true! I would never do that” Orbit defend himself.
“Yes you did, you made Seungkwan lose” Seo Dong joo intervenes, pointing accusingly at Orbit.
Orbit shakes his head at the way they are attacking him, “I didn’t, I just wanted the team to win”.
Seungkwan laughs, “you didn't win though, I almost had to go to the prison”.
“You should thank Y/N, you didn't go to prison because of the piece she gave you” Ha Seok jin pats Seungkwan’s back before taking a big gulp of the wine he's holding.
Seungkwan nods instantly, turning his head to your direction, “I've already thanked her, but thank you again Y/N, because of you I was able to stay alive for this day as well”.
You shake your head with a smile, “it's nothing, really, you didn't deserve to go to the prison, I thought it was unfair since Orbit made you lose”.
The whole cast laughs at how your words make Orbit sigh in annoyance, playfully of course. You bring the glass closer to your lips, taking a sip of the wine you've been drinking, it's starting to get late, and slowly the people that are sitting with you in the living room are going to bed, until you, Shi won, and Seungkwan are the only people left.
“I wonder what kind of games they will give us, I just have two pieces left, it's making me worried” Shi won pouts, leaning forward to place down her glass on the table.
“You shouldn't be worried! It's better than having one piece” Seungkwan argues, dramatically expressing his feelings.
“I will help you tomorrow” Shi won smiles, “do you want to be on my team this time, Y/N?”.
You nod, returning the smile, “sure!”.
It's honestly safe and fun to play with Shi won, not because of how smart she is, but also because of how kind and caring she really is.
“Great!” She jumps in her seat before getting up, “I'm going to bed now, you guys have a great time, good night”.
“Good night!” You and Seungkwan bid her a good night as she walks out of the living room, heading to her own room, and leaving you alone with Seungkwan. Your eyes trail her silhouette from behind before slowly shifting them to Seungkwan, who is already staring at you.
“Aren't you going to bed?” He asks.
“No, not yet” you shake your head, suddenly feeling shy at his presence and the way he sounds, “what about you?”.
“Same here, I'm not feeling sleepy yet” Seungkwan smiles, throwing his head back when taking the alcohol.
You nod, shifting your eyes to your lap, fidgeting with your glass nervously at how hot Seungkwan looks. You are not sure if it's the alcohol that makes you feel some type of way about the man in front of you, but you don't mind it a bit.
“Shi won is right, I really wonder what type of games we will have tomorrow” you say, trying not to make the atmosphere around you and Seungkwan too awkward.
Seungkwan nods, “yeah, I just hope it won't be as complicated as today's game”.
A soft giggle escapes you as you agree, “right! You were almost fooled”.
Seungkwan chuckles, “I was too naive, once again kindness loses”.
You laugh, filling yourself another glass of wine. Seungkwan is literally intrigued by your beauty and your pretty giggles, he feels warmth growing in his chest just by seeing your smile.
Just when you take another sip of the wine you hear some mumbling coming from Seungkwan, making you turn to look at him, “you said something?”.
Seungkwan inhales sharply, you look so adorable tilting your head as you ask him something he barely heard, his eyes were remaining on your stained lips the whole time to hear what you said, “I- it's just that, you look so pretty, I don't mean it in a creepy way of course!”.
Your cheeks heat up, and you feel tingles in your stomach, he is seriously driving you crazy, especially when you caught him looking at your lips for a brief moment, “o-oh thanks, you look good as well”.
Your voice is soft and low, shyly muttering those words as you stare at the glass you are twirling in your hand. Thank god the cameras have stopped shooting.
Seungkwan curses under his breath, you indeed look gorgeous, and for that he lets his eyes take in your beauty.
When you don't hear anything from Seungkwan, you look back at him, only to find him staring deeply at you with a slight flushed face, probably because of the alcohol he has been taking, but god does he look good!
Your heart beats faster at the way he is looking at you, and you feel something switched in the air, a sudden tension is starting to grow between the both of you, and neither one of you is willing to cut it.
Seungkwan eyes linger on your lips, how plump and soft they look, so tempting and kissable, and the reddish color from the wine you've been drinking is like the icing on the cake, and Seungkwan thinks he might go crazy just staring at your lips.
“Can I kiss you?” The ask comes out sounding soft and quiet, Seungkwan’s eyes shift from your lips to your eyes, seeing how wide they went, he instantly moved away from you, thinking that he has gone way too far with you and made you uncomfortable, “I'm so sorry, forget what I-”.
“Yes” you cut him off, grabbing his forearm gently and bringing yourself closer to him.
Now it's Seungkwan’s turn to widen his eyes, gulping before relaxing under your touches, “a-are you sure?”.
“Hmm” you hum in agreement, trailing your hand up to his shoulder as you stare at his own soft lips.
Seungkwan lifts his hand to hold yours that is on his left shoulder, placing it atop your smaller one, and leaning his head forward, shortening the gap between the both of you.
Your breath hitches when you feel his breath hitting you, his fluffy hair tickling your face as he tilts his head to the side, waiting for a last confirmation signal from you.
“Seungkwan” you can't help but to whine his name, not liking how he is keeping you waiting when he is this close to touching your lips.
Seungkwan inhales sharply, he never knew his name would sound so pretty coming from someone, but the person in disguise is you, the prettiest woman he has ever seen. Seungkwan wastes no time in pressing his lips on yours gently, just barely capturing your lips on his and softly kissing you, hesitating to deepen it.
And of course it's not satisfying you, his lips feel so soft and good against yours, so not properly kissing him would be a crime. You slightly open your mouth, hoping he would get the hint that you want more of his lips, you need more of his lips, you demand for your own lips to get ruined by him.
Seungkwan definitely gets what you want, seeing that you give him the green light to kiss you even more deeper and more feverishly makes something click inside him. He was just hesitant to deepen your little make out session, and he thought he wouldn't be more happy if you just let him peck your lips and left him alone, but now that you're letting him have his way at kissing your tempting lips just like how he wants, he thinks he could die a happy man.
You feel Seungkwan sliding his tongue inside your opened mouth, meeting your tongue for the first time, and your stomach flutters at the feeling. A small whimper escapes you as soon as he starts twirling his tongue around yours, deliciously playing with your tongue.
You can't help but lift yourself slightly, wrapping your arms around Seungkwan’s neck, as your leg moves to straddle him. Seungkwan hums against your lips, his hands finding your hips, pulling you down on his lap.
“Seungkwan” you pant, taking a break when you feel yourself sitting on his thick and delicious-looking thighs.
“Yes?” Seungkwan whispers, fighting the strong urge to capture your plump lips with his again.
His breathy voice sounds so overwhelming to you, and you pull him into another kiss, clutching his shirt on his broad shoulders.
Seungkwan groans, the taste of the wine on your lips is literally driving him insane, making him suck the wine out of your lips like a madman, he thinks he can get drunk by kissing your lips alone.
Your moans are unstoppable, loving every second of how Seungkwan is sloppily tracing his tongue over your bottom lip before tugging it slightly with his teeth, sucking your tongue lewdly. Taking your swollen lips once again with his, Seungkwan feels bold this time, letting his hands wander around your body, caressing your waist with one hand as the other is placed on your thigh.
“Your lips taste so sweet, sweeter than the wine I had” Seungkwan mutters, licking your lips before pushing it inside your mouth again, tasting the lingering wine on your tongue.
You gasp in his lips, starting to grind your hips over his thighs, dangerously close to his clothed crotch. The feeling of you rubbing yourself on him makes Seungkwan moans, tightening his grip on you.
“B-baby wait, we are in the middle of the living room, anyone can walk in” Seungkwan pulls away from your lips, uttering these words despite him almost guiding your thrusts on him.
You whine, “I don't care, no is here, kwannie, they all went to sleep”.
Seungkwan groans, throwing his head back against the couch. Surely it's dangerous what you're doing, but god does he love it, the thought of getting caught makes the adrenaline rush inside his veins, “you're gonna be the death of me”.
His hands massage your hips, pushing you down harder on his cock, you can feel how hard he is and the outline of his dick is pressing on your crotch in an amazing way.
“Feel that, pretty? See how hard my cock is?” Seungkwan’s warm breaths hit your flushed face. You feel him kissing your cheek down to your jaw as he rocks your hips on his pelvis.
“K-kwan! Fuck, you feel so good” you don't realize how loud you're being until Seungkwan places his hand over your mouth, pretty fingers pressing on your lips. But you don't care the slightest, grinding your hips on his clothed cock with much force now, feeling a coil start to grow in your stomach.
“Baby, can you take this off for me?” Seungkwan tugs at the waistband of your flared jeans, playing with the button of your pants.
You nod eagerly, immediately getting up and pulling down your pants, throwing it to the side before sitting back on Seungkwan's lap, “kwannie, please, can you also take your shorts off? Is that okay?”.
Seungkwan curses under his breath, you look so pretty, and you have no right being this pretty even when asking for something explicit and filthy, “this is more than okay, princess”.
You blush upon the nickname he addresses you, how the hell can he manage to make you flustered doing the bare minimum?! You don't know, but you certainly don't complain. You gulp at the sight of Seungkwan tugging his black shorts down, exposing his glorious thighs, lingering your eyes on them for a bit too long with a dazed look adoring your face.
“Y-you're so hot” you mumble, bringing your fingers to your lips to stifle a moan.
Seungkwan smiles, feeling his cheeks heat up, “I can say the same thing about you” he pulls you back into his lap, sitting you directly on his crotch.
You moan loudly at the astonishing sensation of your clothes pussy rubbing against his thick cock. Throwing your head back as you clutch Seungkwan’s shirt for dear life, grinding your hips harder on him.
Seungkwan can't hold back the quiet groan from escaping him, letting you go at the speed you want instead of being mean to you, since you look too desperate and pathetic to stop you from chasing your high. His hands are under your shirt, feeling your soft and hot skin under his palms, trailing them up to cup your bra, holding your pretty tits in both of his hands as he gropes them towards him.
You're in cloud nine, shaking in Seungkwan's lap as you speed up your pace, pressing your cunt down further into Seungkwan’s hard dick. The only thing that is disturbing you is how wet you are and how your panties stick to you in an uncomfortable way, but gosh you don't even need to think of that when you are in Seungkwan’s lap.
“Gosh, you feel amazing” you whine, changing your rhythm of grinding to one that makes Seungkwan’s cock hits the right place, leading you and Seungkwan to moan so fucking loudly, not even caring if you have woken up anyone at this point.
But Seungkwan is way better than you at controlling himself, and way smarter than you to think of occupying his mouth to not ruin your pleasure time by making someone walk in – so he dips his head under you shirt, the hand that is still playing with your clothed breasts yanks your lacy bra down enough for him to feel your bare tits on contact with his pretty face. He rubs his head on your pretty tits, smushing his face in between them, “they feel so soft, I just know they would look so pretty” he mumbles as he kisses your soft skin before taking one of your tits in his mouth.
It's too much for you to take, everything that is happening to you is so fucking overwhelming, your grinding has lost the rythm, yet impressively, your pace doesn't falter, “S-Seungkwan, please”, you don't even know what are you begging for, you just don't seem to keep your mouth shut.
Seungkwan hums, focusing on what's on his mouth right now, sucking at your tit and circling his tongue around your perky nipple, finding pleasure just in doing so. His mouth is skillful, he knows how to use his tongue enough to make you see stars, you just know that he is an expert at eating a pussy out, but that's not what the concern is about right now.
Heavenly, it's what Seungkwan would describe how you pretty tits feel, he is in love with them, can't bring himself to stop from sucking and licking at your breasts – even with the uncomfortable angle of his neck under your shirt, he doesn't give a fuck, not when he gets to feel and suckle your tits in return.
“Kwanie, f-fuck!” You feel the knot inside your stomach is about to snap, panties so soaked to the point where you also ruined Seungkwan's boxers, but he doesn't mind the slightest, “Seungkwan, I'm-I'm close”.
“Cum for me, pretty” Seungkwan mutters from under your shirt with your tits suffocating his pretty face.
You chase your high, grinding yourself even harder on Seungkwan’s dick that makes him moan, feeling his own orgasm getting closer.
Seungkwan is sharp, he is quick to know that you are going to come from the way your body shudders, so he instantly pulls his head out of your shirt, capturing your lips just when you let out a loud whimper, saving the pretty sound for himself. He throws his head back when he feels your arousal dripping down to his thighs, the sight of you above him is such a gorgeous sight that he wants to keep it to himself and only himself. And by that thought, Seungkwan comes in his boxers right after you.
Both of you are panting a mess, catching your breaths from the mind blowing experience, yet, you are not satisfied – no one can blame you though, you need more of him, you need to come once again by his cock this time.
“K-kwanie, I need you, c-can I please-?” You mumble shyly, pretty face flushed as your fingers run gracefully over his lower stomach beneath his shirt.
Seungkwan being observant, he gets what you mean, you want his cock, you want it inside you, inside your cunt for him to fuck.
“Of course you can, sweet thing” a frown forms his eyebrows as he runs his pretty fingers along your back, sounding so breathy and pretty.
You waste no time at pulling down Seungkwan's boxers enough to reveal his cock, long and curved just right and pretty like him, it makes your mouth water. Seungkwan stares down at you through his lashes with a smug smile tugging at his soft lips, you look so cute admiring his cock that he just wants to fuck you senseless.
You feel his cock twitch in your hand when you hold it in your delicate fingers, making you smile shyly – your other hand pulls your panties to the side, exposing your cunt that has Seungkwan’s pupils growing wide and his cock growing hard again.
Your head drops as you place the tip of Seungkwan's cock on your entrance, earning a groan from both of you, cunt is sensitive but you pay it no mind. You push his cock inside you, sinking down inch by inch slowly, your pussy walls eagerly swallowing him.
“Gosh, you feel so good, princess” Seungkwan growls, tightly holding your hips at how your tight, velvety walls are squeezing him.
“K-kwan” you whine pathetically, feeling your thighs shaking when you have his dick balls deep inside you.
Your eyes roll back when you lift your hips only to slam them back on his thighs – the feeling of Seungkwan's long dick hitting deep inside you is so addictive that you can't stop yourself from riding his thighs again.
“Fuck fuck fuck you feel so good” you whimper, loving how he slides in and out of you.
Seungkwan’s lips find your neck, hiding his face in the crook of your neck, biting the soft skin to hide his pretty sounds harshly enough to bruise your neck.
Soon your pace falters, no more energy left in you but you still want to keep going. Whines leaves your pouty lips as you stop fucking yourself on Seungkwan, and Seungkwan shifts his eyes to look at you, confused at why you stop riding him, only to figure out that your legs have given up, and he has to do something about. Of course he wouldn't want to pull out when he is close to cumming again, neither would you.
“Tired already, princess? Want me to make you come?” He teases.
You nod so fast it's almost pathetic, “y-yes fuck, Seungkwan, please I need you”.
Seungkwan grins, “but I'm right here, princess”.
“Kwan!” you whine, weakly lifting your hips with what's left of power in you, and push yourself down, his cock fills you up so good.
“Fuck” Seungkwan hisses, you've got him wrapped around your finger with how desperate and pretty you look, asking to come by him.
He bucked up his hips, reaching deep where you need him the most, forcing a squeak out of you, and a throaty groan from him.
“Gosh you feel amazing, your pussy is the best, so good and tight” his hands grab at your hips, lifting you with ease and slamming you down on his hard cock, nails digging into your ass flesh at how rough he is being, using you like a fuck toy for him to fuck.
Your mind is hazy, white dots filling your vision, and pretty, sinful sounds escaping you with every thrust at how good he is fucking you. Your body is weak and sensitive, you want to tell him that you can't ride him anymore, your thighs are begging for a rest, but you don't dare to utter a word – in love with how he is manhandling you like that, bruising your hips with how tight he is holding them, forcing you up and down until he comes.
“I'm close, so fucking close” you cry, tugging at Seungkwan's soft hair.
“That's it, cum for me, princess” he encourages you, sending you to heaven with how breathy he sounds and that pretty smile of his.
“Mmm want you to cum inside me” you mumble, pretty eyes closed.
Seungkwan almost cum when he hears you saying that, you want him to cum inside you? Filling your tight, little cunt with his cum? You really are going to be the death of him.
“Yeah? Is that what you want, pretty princess? Me to stuff you full of my cum?” He asks, sticking out his tongue to lick at your pouty, lower lip teasingly.
“Yeah, please stuff me full of your cum, need it so bad, kwanie” you chase his lips when he pulls away, earning a low chuckle from him.
“Then you better take it, baby, do not waste a single drop, got it, princess?” Seungkwan himself is shocked at himself for saying that, never has he known that his mouth can say such things, you are bringing out sides of him that he never knows he has, and he loves it.
You nod your head repeatedly, tears forming your pretty eyes, “I will not let it go to waste, please, I need to cum”.
He chuckles, “I already told you to cum for me, sweet thing, didn't I, or am I fucking you stupid enough to remember that?”.
Gosh you love how he talks, how he sounds, and how he looks, everything about him is mesmerising, you are head over heels for him, and you will make sure to let him know that later.
You don't hold back yourself from creaming on him – on his dick that is still inside you, fucking you through your orgasm that you shudder, “k-kwan, please, I can't take more”.
“I know you are still sensitive, baby, but I got to cum as well, right? Isn't that what you want? Me to cum inside you?” His hand is flat on your stomach, feeling his bulge inside you, while his other hand is busy holding your powerless body and using you to chase his orgasm.
You nod weakly, shaking above the stunning man you are sitting on. Seungkwan feels a knot in his stomach about to snap, making him curse under his breath and quickening his thrusts inside you, roughly holding your body, “gonna cum, princess, fuck”.
You hold his neck, encouraging him to finish inside you just like how you wished. And he does. You feel warm and thick ropes hitting inside you, gathering around your stomach and staying there, sure to make you feel them in your guts before slowly dripping down both of your thighs. And Seungkwan is in love with how good this feels, can't hold himself back from thrusting slowly inside you again.
You can't help but moan, and as much as it's embarrassing and shameful for you to say, you fucking love how Seungkwan is fucking you even after cumming, sliding his cock that is coated with your and his arousal, just obsessed with the warm feeling – obsessed with you in general.
Your head drops on his shoulder, panting a mess, grabbing him for dear life as if he is going to disappear from you at any moment.
“I love you” you hear Seungkwan whisper, making you smile.
“I love you too” you place a chaste kiss to his soft lips, looking at him with withered eyes, “do you think they heard us?”.
Seungkwan chuckles, “I don't know, probably”.
Let's say that none of the participants in the show were able to sleep that night.
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hash1ras · 7 months
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jjk hcs -`♡´- modern au
part one: yuji, megumi, nobara note: characters are aged up in this, early-mid 20's | banner image made by me ♡
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⋆˙⟡♡ yuji
definitely the comedian of the group, he's always making you laugh
literally has thousands and thousands of followers on twitter, he's so popular fr (but so humble about it)
sweet tooth!!! always eating sweets, one night at a house party you watched him pull pocky out of his jacket & start snacking in the middle of the kitchen like ??? yuji please eat a vegetable im worried about your health smh
literal sweet baby angel
street style fashion king!!
loves hip hop music, his current favs are isaiah rashad & childish gambino he knows the words to every song (yuji’s playlist here)
carpool karaoke sessions w him and nobara!!
he's your best friend, you guys have sleepovers and random day trips together
gives the best hugs!!! (😭)
you two have a joint playlist on spotify
has a polaroid camera that he brings with him everywhere
his bedroom is covered with pics he's taken of you and the group<3
⋆˙⟡♡ megumi
the quiet one (ofc)
has his headphones in almost constantly, its usually deftones or nirvana
he also loves old jazz music????
the type of guy to send you 50 tiktoks in a row but never reply to yours smh
he's your go to video game partner
you love going over to his house just to snuggle with his dogs on the couch
he acts annoyed and gives a little "tch" as he walks by but secretly he thinks it's the cutest thing in the world
he likes playing soccer in his free time, like he's actually an insanely good player (okay go off blue lock)
manga collector
his favorite is berserk, like damn who hurt you bby
when he gets drunk, he's the life of the party and will even pull you out on the dance floor
but then he's grumpy as hell the next day because he's violently hungover and you're showing him videos of the night before (now he's burying his head in the pillow bc he's embarrassed)
his closet is literally all black clothing
you love stealing his jackets and shirts when he's not looking lmao
megumi is the one you go to when you're struggling with anything, he always gives the best advice with 0 judgement
⋆˙⟡♡ nobara
shopaholic!!!!!
will usually take mall trips with you, she'll facetime you from the dressing room to get your opinion on outfits and now you two are having a virtual date from across the dressing room hallway lmao
fortnite champion
she always kills megumi anytime they play together and he gets so mad, now he's screaming at nobara while you and yuji are dying from laughter on the couch
"the sweetest bitch you'll ever meet"
thats actually her instagram bio
loves cherry coke
club girl, you two love spending your weekends out dancing, occasionally you'll drag megumi & yuji out with you
you know those platonic codependent friendships? like does anyone wanna hang out for 15 days in a row? yeah that's you and nobara<3
has a sanrio obsession & a plushie collection to match (she calls you the kuromi to her melody)
she's a swiftie
her favorite album is reputation
gives the best boy advice
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requests are open!#
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newtthetranswriter · 8 months
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Can I request good omens Crowley x reader? Where they’re out and about together and his sunglasses get lost or broken or whatever and reader helps him out somehow bc Crowley doesn’t want to make a big scene? (Leading him while he closes his eyes or lending him their ridiculous heart sunglasses or something idk lol)
Thank you!
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Pairing: Crowley x Reader
Word count: 957
A/n: I had fun writing this, I hope you enjoy it. The reader is modeled after me but that’s because it made it easier to write their outfit, you can change it if you want though. Any ways enjoy and remember Requests are currently Open. MINORS AND AGELESS BLOGS DO NOT INTERACT
    Today was going to be fantastic. Me, Crowley and Aziraphale were out enjoying a ‘small’ local Pride event. You see, I’m a nonbinary transmasculine person dating the not so evil Demon Crowley. I had convinced him and Aziraphale to come with me to this event for two reasons. One, I love hanging out with my demon and our angel friend. And Two, It’s nice to be able to express myself in a group of people who understand me.
   The best part was, I somehow convinced both of them to drop their monochrome looks for something with a bit more color. Aziraphale was easy to convince, I got him a nice button up with a pride flag on the pocket, a rainbow bow tie and a pair of rainbow shoes. Crowley on the other hand took a bit of bribery. After hours of begging and making promises the demon finally agreed to at least wear bisexual flag tie and a few different pride pins including a nonbinary rainbow.
   You might be asking that if I got those two to wear pride stuff, I must be wearing something as well, and you would be right. I chose to go a little more bold. I decided to wear my nonbinary flag chest binder with a pair of skinny jeans that have different flags embroidered on it. I also opted for my custom pride converse. To complete the look I had turned my Trans flag into a cape with a piece of ribbon and threw on a pair of rainbow heart shaped sunglasses.
   Now that you have an idea of what our lovely little group is wearing on to the event. Like I said it was supposed to be just a small event in the park but knowing the LGBTQ community it blew up fairly quickly. 
   We walked through the park looking at different stands where small businesses were selling different things they made for pride. I pulled my companions over to one table that had different pieces of fan art for popular queer ships, and picked one up for satosugu from JJK paying the kind person on the other side of the table. We then moved on.
   “It’s so lovely to see all these wonderful people come together to celebrate each other.” Aziraphale said observing the large crowd around us.
    I looked over to him and smiled. “I know right in spite of all the terrible things we have to deal with on a daily basis, it’s nice to be able to be open and proud of who we are.” I said enjoying the feeling of being accepted.  We continued to walk as a group before Zira noticed a stand selling a variety of books written by queer authors, and he abruptly excused himself getting lost in the crowd of people leaving me with my demon boyfriend.
    “For the love of Satan!” I heard Crowley exclaim as he let go of my hand. I turned around to see him looking towards the ground. “You gotta be kidding me!” He continued as I noticed his signature sunglasses on the ground, one lens popped out of place and the other shattered on the ground.
    I walked up to him picking the broken glasses up, trying to think of a solution. “Do you have another pair? Or could you miracle new ones?” I asked, realizing there was no fixing the broken glasses.
    He let out a grunt of disdain for the situation. “No, that was my last pair and I very well can’t miracle another in front of these people. I’ll just have to walk around with my eyes closed.” He said, raising his head with his eyes shut hiding his vibrant yellow eyes.
    I looked at him with a frown. “But if you keep your eyes closed you won’t be able to see all the cool things here.” I said with a sad tone. “You could just tell people you’re wearing contacts.” I said, trying to think of ways he could still enjoy the day.
    “No one would believe that, you know contacts don’t dilate and stuff. It’s fine, as long as you lead me around I'm sure we will still have fun.” Crowley said, brushing off my suggestion as we slowly made our way through the crowd. 
    I stayed silent for a moment trying to think of a solution and then I remembered I was wearing my own pair of sunglasses. “Hey Crowley, what if you wear my sunglasses? It would cover your eyes and we could look at everything together.” I said taking my sunglasses off and placing them on his face. I watched as he opened his eyes behind the rainbow lenses. 
    Crowley took a moment to register that the world was now tinted in rainbow instead of the normal darkness he was used to. “This is the only time I will wear these. As soon as we leave I’m fixing my normal ones.” He said, I just smiled at how cute he looked wearing the colorful shades, paired with his signature scowl. “But thank you love, I appreciate it.” He said leaning in to leave a peak on my check.
    I returned the gesture and grabbed his hand before pulling him back into the large crowd looking at the different stands. We spent the rest of the afternoon talking to people, and buying from small businesses. When we met up with Zira he was shocked by the sight of Crowley wearing the rainbow glasses but dropped it after receiving a death glare from the demon.
    Overall it was a great day, talking to fellow members of the queer community, spending time with my favorite demons and angels, and finally seeing Crowley wearing something other than his dark glasses.
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Jeff is one of my favorite characters and I think we should start a post of all our favorite Jeff headcanons. He and Freak get left out in almost every Eddie-centric fic I read, with his "best friend" being either Gareth or Chrissy, and I'm tired of it. Jeff is wonderful. Here's my hc's:
- Jeff and Eddie have been best friends since middle school. They started CC and Hellfire together.
- they went to the Snowball together and rigged the bubble machine to spew bubbles during the slow dance songs. The dance had to end early and Jeff and Eddie never got caught
- Jeff's parents loves Eddie. They used to have sleepovers at each other's place almost every weekend.
- Jeff was the first person Eddie came out to. Jeff tried to be surprised and "that's great, man, thanks for telling me!" But Eddie saw right through that.
- Eddie is afraid of geese and spiders. Jeff thinks this is fucking hilarious.
- post-Vecna, Jeff is the one Eddie reconnects with first. Eddie tells him everything, despite the NDAs and Steve's warnings. Jeff believes him, because he knows there's wacky shit going on in Hawkins, and he's seen Eddie's wounds.
- they have that kind of friendship that nothing can break. Even if they don't see or talk to each other for years, because Life Happens and people lose touch, they'll always have part of themselves carved out for their best friend.
Ok, that's all I got for now, and sorry for the long ask! I just love Jeff so much and he (and Freak, too, because Freak gets ignored because of fatphobia) deserves just as much love and attention as Gareth gets.
What are your Jeff and Eddie headcanons?
I am loving this Jeff love and your headcanons, thank you so much for sending this to me!!! <3
I think with Unnamed Freak things are a bit different bc, yaknow, he doesn't have a name. For me at least that makes me hesitant to write about him so I don't wanna go as far as to say it's all bc he's fat (even though I'm not gonna deny that that probably also plays a part in how popular he is in this fandom urgh). Anyway, yes this fandom certainly does Jeff dirty. I think it's this gross combination of racism and people copying a lot from already existing stories, characterizations and headcanons without much critical thinking of their own (which baffles me, if you're creative enough to write a story please use that creativity for some originality ffs). Anyway, this is gonna turn into a rant again can you tell I'm still annoyed? so let's turn to something more positive now, like my headcanons for our beloved Jeff:
He was the first person in Hawkins (after Wayne obviously) that Eddie got close to. For Jeff it was kinda the same, being a black, nerdy boy in this town had been very isolating for him and Eddie was his first real friend.
Unnamed Freak made their duo into a trio a bit later. All the others in the group (including Gareth) were Eddie's "lost little sheepies" who he sought out to protect. This means that Jeff and Unnamed Freak are the only people who don't borderline worship Eddie but see him (and love him) for who he is including all his flaws. They're also the only ones not afraid to call him out on his bullshit.
Jeff's mom is really cool. Her name is Pauline and she's not like Jeff at all (she was a cheerleader in high school). Despite their differences they love each other a lot. (Jeff's mom is actually heavily featured in one of the fics I wrote so I got her all fleshed out lmao)
He has two little twin sisters. They're friends with Erica, one of them is one of her friends we meet in the mall in s3. He has this typical hate-love relationship with his sisters: they fight a lot, but at the end of the day, he would die for them.
HE'S BISEXUAL
While he can't wait to get out of Hawkins and to a place that'll be more accepting of him, he doesn't want to move too far away from his family.
He's the most loyal friend in the world, 100% a ride-or-die kinda guy
While he does love metal a lot, his guilty pleasure is Tina Turner
Tell me all your Jeff headcanons i wanna hear more about him!
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wendytestabrat · 3 months
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why kyle is threatened by cartman
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i’ve been thinking abt part of the reason WHY kyle has sooo much of an issue with cartman whenever he shows up or breathes or does basically anything. yes it’s also bc he’s jealous of him and gay for him but THERE’S A THIRD REASON TOO. it all comes down to the fact that kyle is a friendless loser as we’ve talked about. since it’s been shown that cartman knows how to make friends outside the group wayyy more easily than kyle and kyle pretty much only hangs out with stan & kenny all the time i think he just gets possessive of stan & kenny bc i mean they’re deadass the only friends he has so he doesn’t wanna lose them. so yeah OFC he gets threatened by cartman & jealous af when cartman knows how to rizz stan & kenny better than him and they have moments where they prefer to hang out with cartman and listen to him over kyle. he’s mad af that the person he ‘hates’ that’s mean to him and picks on him steals his friends away. i remember i was like this as a kid when i was an annoying fuck. i was never popular in school so then when i finally did make a friend it meant A LOT to me and i would try to hold onto that friend for dear life LOL. and i also HATED it when that friend would hang out with a bunch of people i didn’t like or people that were mean to me bc that would happen A LOT where i had a friend i got along with rlly well but then when other bitches were there they wouldn’t like me and i wouldn’t like them. but yeah i grew out of that shit as i got older and realized i was the problem bc if it’s rlly THAT hard to hold onto ONE FRIEND bc u can’t get along with anyone else then who’s the one to blame lol. bc tryna control your friends and getting all possessive of them and dictating who they can and can’t hang out with is toxic & immature (which kyle does all the time when he tries turning stan against cartman). i don’t do that shit anymore as an adult and if i ever encounter a situation where a friend i have gets along with or hangs out around someone i can’t stand i either just try to put up with it and get along with that person too or if it rlly becomes too much of a problem for me i’ll just stop being friends with that friend altogether. bc like that can DEF be a huge indication that someone is fake or two-faced & not a real friend anyway if they act one way with you but then a completely different person around a group of people and COMPLETELY change up their value system. so honestly as long as the friend knows how to be the SAME PERSON around both you and the person u hate that should be ok for me, it’s when they do that two-faced shit that’s the real dealbreaker. and honestly this is why kyle is such a victim bc like he doesn’t know how to make any other friends bc he’s so unlikable and like ik it’s hard for him to get away from cartman bc stan & kenny are friends with him too, but honestly he could just stop hanging out with stan & kenny then if it’s rlly such a problem, bc i mean stan & kenny have PLENTY of two faced moments where they side with cartman instead of kyle when he’s in the wrong or being a dick.
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swtnrcmnt · 1 year
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୨୧ — s.r x singer!r; headcanons (2)
some more to feed into your daydreams ! thank u to honeybeespam for making the funniest reblog 😭🤍 enjoy !
- i left the other one off with hearing a sad song, but if you release something like “pov” by ariana grande (which lyrically is so beautiful it makes me wanna cry bc why can’t i have that) like because it gets so popular it’s playing everywhere and the team is having a field day teasing spence :((
- it’s basically canon that he mainly listens to classical music, imagine reader puts strings in her music and he’s just like I LOVE THIS
- mathematically breaks down the chords, beats, and tempo of the song lol
- singer!reader is rich as hell which = big house. he comes over and just sees this massive space that could be transformed into a library and is like “i’m moving in.”
- showing him red carpet outfits asking for his opinion but you still can’t choose because he thinks every single one is stunning >:(
- kittens everywhere because he finally has enough space to adopt some and somebody to watch them while he’s on a case (he’s a cat person, idc what anyone says)
- also as i said in the previous hc’s, she most likely moves in with him in dc, simply because it’s possible for her to work in somewhere that’s not la and would prefer to be home when spencer’s home
- elaborating on the freaky sound bites 🤭: picture those tiktok edits with reid’s breathing and whimpering in the background but she uses it in the instrumental of a song and only he knows about it ehehehehe
- if singer!reader does some acting on the side, best believe he watches every single movie she’s in the second it hits theatres ! supportive bf things
- lmfao her showing him edits or tiktoks her fans made of him and again, he’s flattered but extremely confused and concerned by their comments and captions. bless his heart :’)
- she probably has a lot of celebrity friends and penelope screams at spencer like “:o why didn’t you tell me that you were meeting a whole group of a-listers???”
- hates hearing people talk crap about you. he knows you’re numb to it because it’s the part that literally comes with fame: hate. but he can’t help it because he knows you personally and it hurts his feeling to hear people dislike you :(
- mr technophobe who buys all your album vinyls and gets them for free from you
- sending the team pr packages of merch and new stuff you launch !! and spencer wearing the hoodies you send him 24/7 and taking sm pride in it !
- filming tiktoks with him. even if he’s not exactly in the frame it could just be him adding a little cute comment to whatever you’re wearing :)
- is super super careful about telling people personal stuff about you especially because you’re globally known and have paparazzi on u left and right
- anytime there’s a particularly sadder song on an album he’s like “is this about me :(“ because he’s so so scared of fucking up and losing you
- the fear is also like 10x worse because he knows that if you two break up, it’ll be publicly displayed and he will literally see your face everywhere and hear your name all the time if you get with somebody new
- no no no cause, prison reid… and he has to take you off the visiting list because the guys around him keep making weird comments about you :’(
- a lot of really good angsty songs came out of those three months though hehe 🤭
here’s part one ! part three
that’s all i can think about right now ! hope u like :)
again, this reblog is everything to me 🫂🫧
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jemmo · 11 months
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today on everything i love and that is perfect about utsukushii kare (bc i just binged rewatched both seasons), i find it so fantastic and perfect how they, not even advertently, show how hira and kiyoi grow out of their high school personas, bc that is so a thing that happens and is something i find hardly any media really navigates as well as i see it here. high school is very much a rigid place, and in it you play your part; the popular kid, the class clown, the nerd and so on, but outside of high school, after high school, when you grow up and enter the wider role, there aren’t those roles to fulfil. you have to be you, and to do that, you have to figure out who that ‘you’ is, whether thats something you’ve always known or had inside and just kept buried or hidden, or thats something you’ve yet to discover and have to find, and then go on to actually be that, and shed all of that behaviour you learned or picked up or hid behind in high school. 
idk if this is a universal thing, but it is something that especially speaks to me, being more of the hira, the loner, unpopular, shy kid. that role offers a lot of safety in high school, which is weird to say bc its not a place you aspire to be nor is it particularly enjoyable, but in a way it spares you of further ridicule. if you just fill that role and don’t do anything that acts outside of it, you can get by just fine, then high school is done and you move on. thats what utsukushii kare shows so well. the way hira is treated in high school is never really that outright bullying you stereotypically think of, which i love bc thats not really what high school is actually like. really, it is more of what you see in the show. this lower level stuff that you kind of just go along with even if it is objectively mean. the name calling is not loud insults, its those pet nicknames that follow you and remind you of the things you dont like about yourself, the things you’re embarrassed about. its the established hierarchy that you are at the bottom of that signals to you everyday that you are less important than everyone else. and hira goes along with it partly bc of kiyoi but also bc its safe and, dare i say, comfortable, bc hira has not just not known different, but doesnt wish to either, which is how he settles into his dynamic with kiyoi. 
on the other hand, kiyoi’s place as the popular kid is something he is more visibly uncomfortable with, at least to me, and you see it even before you learn about what his real dreams and interests are. the way he acts with the people that surround him, he is never exactly like that. his treatment of hira especially is kinder while still hiding behind that film of treating him as the group’s lacky, but when people treat hira unkindly, he steps in, and i like to think this is from a place of him just being a good person and not just a defensiveness of hira bc of however he feels. its weird bc he does want to be admired so his place shouldn’t feel so wrong, but i think its from a place of wanting to be admired for his merit, for who he is, not out of any control or fear. he wants to be level with people when it comes to reality, and praised for the things he can do well, his abilities, not just some abject superiority others think he possesses. and i cant tell you how much i love this character for this whole ‘cool guy who’s expected to be so cool and not care about anything but actually really wants to do well at stuff and has a passion for acting and dancing and performance and just wants to be loved’. like that is one of my favourite character tropes ever and utsukushii kare does it with kiyoi to absolute damn perfection, which is only added to when you think about the queerness underlying it, kiyoi acting as this stereotypical straight popular high school boy who’s too cool for everyone but really not only is he not straight and have these complicated feelings for a boy, but he also loves performance and theatre and i love that those two things aren’t separate and it makes so much sense. there is just this young queer boy who wants to be liked hiding behind this veneer of coolness and popularity and its fabulous. 
so when they do get out of high school, we get to see kiyoi embrace that side of him that he always kept hidden, not just doing what he loves, but actively pursuing it, trying hard, putting in the effort and dedication and i adore that. it lends itself so well to the mantra of ‘trying your best is the coolest thing you can do’ which i wholeheartedly believe. not caring isn’t cool. caring is cool. trying your best is cool. and not only does it make kiyoi more admirable as a character, but it feels like kiyoi is a lot more comfortable and welcoming of the admiration he gets, bc now it feels deserved, and its funny that that manifests through him being humble and playing himself down bc thats the very human thing to do when you’re praised, but it also parallels the way hira downplays and degrades himself which is actually, in a twisted way, him thinking highly of himself, which we see discussed in the last ep of season 2. 
bc when hira leaves high school, he still clings to that role, even though there’s no one around him maintaining it. for him to be lowly, there has to be someone around him thats above him, but there isn’t now, which is why he clings to the dynamic he has with kiyoi above him bc it carries over and maintains his safe space. and what we see in season 2 is kiyoi removing that, asking hira to not raise him up just so he can put himself down, he wants to be level. and with kiyoi trying to take away that safety, that leaves hira having to figure out what his place actually is in the world, a world he’s always removed himself from. that’s why his discussion with noguchi is so important, bc kiyoi has struggled to be direct and put it into words with hira, either bc he struggles to say those things or doesn’t want to be so harsh with hira, but noguchi has no issue with holding back, nor feels any need to be gentle. he tells hira flat out you are selfish and ignorant to a fault and think so highly of yourself that you think you are the only person in this world. and thats what hira needs, a real challenge, someone who sees his mindset and twists it to show all the negatives of it. its never what hira intended, but its the message he sends to others; by belittling yourself, you give other people’s words and thoughts no weight or importance, thinking you know better. by removing people from your photos, by hiding behind the camera, you are not escaping the world, you are saying the world is only for you. there is only one plane to exist on, and by trying to be there alone, you deny everyone else of their existence. the option is not to not participate, its to participate alone. and what i’d hope continues in the story (idk what the movie is about at all) is a journey for hira to find how he can be involved at the same level as everyone else, to step out of the safety of self inflicted isolation and join in, feel comfortable finally taking up space and find who he is outside of high school. 
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silly celeb au concept sketches (wing photocard next week <3)
+ i have so many thoughts abt this au guys i need to be sedated (don’t open the cut unless u rly want more info bc. there's. A LOT. it will be a wall of incoherent rambling text im sorry)
ok first disclaimers: i know very little abt idols and even less abt modeling so!! if anything is horrifically inaccurate forgive me im stupid!! and also this will literally be stream of consciousness unedited so if it makes zero sense im very sorry
now we begin the madness
some background info: kite was scouted off the street (as he was walking off from pickpocketing someone LMAO) for his height and build, currently very sought after to model for many brands because he’s literally the same as the sketch models on paper so the designers don’t have to compromise on their clothing designs to fit the model, bc he just. looks exactly like the paper sketch. also the white hair is very distinctive!! and his prep/management team is his research team <3 he’s currently the face of several brands, including the zoldyck brand (i see the zoldycks as a very influential family in the fashion/modeling industry, kikyo was a former model until an accident, now she’s focusing on designing, all the kids are involved in the industry somehow, illumi is within the same agency (?is that how modeling works) as kite). he’s in his mid-twenties ish and hes 6'3" - 6'4" (190 - 193 cm)
wing and his idol group debuted a couple years ago (haven’t thought too much about the members, but im thinkin feitan maybe? kurapika?? shalnark?? idk guys maybe he’s a solo act) and they’ve skyrocketed to fame. uhh in terms of content they produce, thinkin something similar to wayv/bts type music (stuff that crowds just eat up LOL like love talk by wayv, luna by oneus that kind of music) and im thinking that wing’s debut look was REALLY BAD (they made the poor man blond) but when they put him back to his normal hair color he got rly popular. he’s had some bad eras where the stylists made him look a little goofy but… he’s good now (his best era was the mullet era). also he was trained by bisky who was a former idol who has retired and she's a legend in the industry… and wing is currently guiding an idol trainee (zushi lol). wing’s in his early-mid-twenties i think and he's 5'9" - 5'10" (175 - 178 cm)
ok and the main 4 fit into this uhh... i think gon is also an idol trainee along w zushi. and killua is currently modeling for a popular teen's clothing brand. i think i mentioned kurapika as being a part of wing's idol group but lowk i think maybe he's an actor instead. leorio is also. an actor. yeah ok there we go
uhhhh ok general thoughts:
i see them meeting at like.. the met gala or its equivalent and they meet when wing trips over kite’s clothes (he’s wearing something with a ridiculously long train and wing isn’t looking where he’s going), and at first wing thinks kite is super standoffish/rude bc he doesn’t apologize or offer a hand when wing trips… he just.. sorta stares at him on the floor for a second then clacks off in his very pointy shoes (he was flustered abt the very pretty stranger who just fell for over him. also he was STRESSED asf) (also the perspective that wing had probably didn't help bc bro was on the floor and kite was staring down at him from a height of like 6'9 with the heels)
afterwards there’s a bunch of pictures and edits of wing falling over all over the internet bc it was kind of funny… and ppl are telling him like “oh my god you tripped over yorknew’s top model the LITERAL FACE of fashion right now” and wing is like “damn i didn’t know also he’s a jerk”… and to kite ppl r telling him “oh my god the country’s MOST POPULAR IDOL tripped on you” and kite’s like “uhhh.. who?” (he doesn’t keep up with the entertainment industry despite being a part of it) and they both search each other up and they both have a moment like “oh my god i fucked up (also he's really hot)”
anyways they continue randomly (not at all random very much orchestrated by the people around them) meeting at things,,, there’s a very awkward apology from kite where he explains (sortof) why he didn’t help wing up… uhh stuff happens they fall in love and start dating LOL (i didnt think abt this part that hard) and for a hot minute there r paparazzi photos circulating of them together and the media is losing their collective shit
fast forward a little bit and they r like “yea we r together LOL” and then u start seeing kite at wing’s concerts in a spectator box staring very lovingly at wing on the stage and wing (and sometimes his whole idol group) starts showing up to fashion shows and wing looks like shellshocked every time kite steps onto the catwalk hes got kind of an awed stare on his face
ok future thoughts:
after abt two? ish years dating (engaged for 6 months out of those 2 yrs) they have an extremely private wedding with only close friends invited, and when ppl start noticing theyre wearing wedding bands (takes a while bc wing usually wears a lot of rings anyways, and kite wears his on a necklace and not on his hand) the media has a collective meltdown. again. (i am the media in this i think. i have meltdowns bc of them.)
um and eventually (around when him and kite get married) wing's idol group splits apart as they all go to pursue individual passions/careers, so now he's workin on his own music/vision. i think his personal music is much more peaceful and vibey than what his old group produced, more gentle love songs and poetic music and whatnot.
and kite steps out of the spotlight and is focusing on nature conservation philanthropy type stuff,, so he'll still step out and model for charity/fundraiser type stuff and he's the face of a large conservation foundation. (also bc sometimes he'll join like.. ocean cleanup initiatives or similar things and like. imagine ur volunteering to pick up garbage on the beach and u literally see like. anya taylor joy and her husband also out there picking up garbage or smthn. that's how the other ppl feel.) hes also a big advocate for no kill shelters and donates a shitload to them i like to think.
so yeah ok if u made it this far bless u!!! i dont really have any coherent storyline thoughts just this aggregation of random world building thoughts ok bye (btw if u have thoughts on this feel free to dm me abt them or tell me what u think in the replies or tags im brain rotting abt this stupid au so hard rn)
anyways im no writer (if u couldnt alr tell from this word vomit) so no fic but i may continue churning out thought fragments like this
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You mentioned f1 in your last post about Chris, who are your favorite drivers vs who do you think are the most attractive? 😳
Ayup Anaaye! (lmk what to call u cuz I see you in my notifs quite a bit :) )
Gonne be quite brutally honest, errrr
IVE NEVER WATCHED F1.
I know, guilty as hell, I've never really been into or watched the racing all that much. Recently I've seen either a massive rise in popularity amongst my demographic, or I've just been exposed to it more- basically- my Tumblr dashboard has just been flooded with F1 smuts and I don't understand who I'm reading them about, but gahdayuum they're some good smuts!
just gonna use this website to check out some of the current hottest f1 drivers (bc the only face and name I know atm is Lando Norris but he looks quite young, short and cute)
Okay, so my thoughts on which f1 drivers are proper sexy:
-Wtf is CHARLES LECLERC doing behind a wheel? Bro is uhm- HOT AS FUCK. Weirdly resembling Josh Hutcherson. I think it's the face shape.
-Oh Lando's mildly cute, but he's cute in the Tom-Holland-as-Peter-Parker way, ygm? Also he looks like he'd be a part of faze clan or some other Fortnite group
-OIIIIIII in certain pics, YUKI TSUNODA looks kinda FINE... His look greatly depends on the hair day he's having (it's mildly bowl-cut-esque)
-MAX VERSTAPPEN isn't very hot imo but he has a smile where I think I'd end up having a crush on him if I watched the F1.
-Whoyyyy, LANCE STROLL has a kinda crazy underbite, but nah he's fine as hell. Really pretty, dark features (dark as in dark eyes n hair) and the hair's pretty cute too tbf. Solid.
Cheers for asking, Anaaye, and who are your faves? Do keep me updated on any interesting F1 news and please lmk if I've said anything horridly controversial.
Peace and love!
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Today's translation #476
Go Yuri Go!!!, Yuri!!! on ICE official fanbook, Hosoya Yoshimasa interview
Part 2.
-- You do you think is a rival of the character that you play?
H: I don't think that Otabek thinks about others as "rivals" that much, in general. I don't think that the feels that he is competing with somebody for getting better scores, or doing better performances. Watching the scenes, when he is saying his monologue, I thought that he rather wants to overcome the clumsy and mentally weaker old version of himself.
-- Please, tell us also something about Otabek and Yurio's interactions.
H: In the show, we see a scene, where Otabek says to Yurio, that Yurio is similar to him. After that he says his declaration of friendship, but in the screenplay, there was a note saying "he likes that in Yurio, that he is similar to him", so when I was playing my role, I was keeping that in mind. But as these two were talking, I couldn't stop thinking about Otabek's undercut, for some reason. I was wondering what actor would play the role of Otabek, if they were to make a live-action movie.
[Notes: YoI live-action movie...💀💀 Only if directed by Sayochin.
@thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai mentioning MAPPA in her reblog gave me some flashbacks 💀
Actually, it's very interesting that in 2019 Avex made another anime movie, Eiga no Osomatsu-san, which flopped (~6 oku yen at box office, for comparison, JJK movie made like 130-140 oku?), and they also managed to make fools of themselves, by claiming that they want at least 666666 people to see the movie and "let's count officially", but it ended up being close to "400000"... (I bet that's another reason, why they were even more wary of IceAdo, after the trailer also flopped, and theaters were like 90% empty). Both IPs' huge popularity was based on fujoshis mainly, and you can actually see that when people were commenting on that movie flop online, they also talked that "YoI is going to be next, bc fujos just get bored and move on..." In YoI's case, it's not that they just moved on, they actively started to hate the creators, and everything that they do, if it isn't 100% about Yuuri being the center of the universe, drawn in a way that they approve of (so in a """uke""" way). Too bad YoI is not a pixiv original fujo doujinshi (I know some people kind of forgot that it isn't), so their requests were actually never met properly 😞
But what's even more interesting though, is that unlike on YoI, they didn't give up on Osomatsu IP, even though it has been already dubbed "owakon", "finished content" by fandom in 2019... And made a live-action movie in 2022 starring Johnnys Smile-upers? ((I just looked it up how it came to be and oh boy, it seems that avex had quite close ties to a child predator with hundreds of victims, as multiple bands were under their label... (It's common for a big Jp entertainment-related company to have ties to him, but still... I never thought of it 🫠...))) So they went for a rebrand for that IP, you can say - now catering mainly to fans of boy idol groups. It's quite clear that YoI is treated.... Differently.]
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'double agent vader series' ????? 🥵 i know the post implies it's unfinished but if you have a title or a link for it please share 😔
-> CLICKING THIS LINK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE <-
-> PODFIC VERSION <-
Okay so the 'bad' news about Double Agent Vader is it's only got canon ships. Any time I ever recommend a non-obikin fic, know that it's TOP TIER because I can't read them otherwise. It helped that a lot of it's gen or not very romance focused BUT it's also so, SO well written that I fucking enjoyed the bits of HanLeia in it, a ship which usually makes me throw up in my mouth.
Everyone loves Double Agent Vader because it's the origin of the Amavikka, the OG Tatooine slave culture which absolutely fucks, but honestly? Even as popular as it is, it's STILL MASSIVELY UNDERRATED bc there is so much else to like besides the gorgeous worldbuilding!!
People are sleeping on phenomenal characterization, immense narrative effectiveness (the painful parts are painful, the funny parts are funny, the hopeful parts are hopeful, etc) and the level of emotional nuance in complicated relationships.
It also masterfully fills in material previously untouched in the OT (it's largely focused on Anakin's relationship with Leia for example) without disrespecting or neglecting what canon focused on (contains my absolute FAVOURITE portrayal of Luke Skywalker HANDS DOWN).
Like okay. You know how I say the rebels remind me of the grassroots af local punks I got in with as a teen who helped me start to deprogram? That didn't start when I watched the OT. That started when I read Double Agent Vader.
Especially the fic "Empire Day" after which I was like "this author has DEFINITELY spent a shitload of time with some irl group analogous to the Rebellion" because I felt like I was back on the couch at one of the illegal squats laughing at the last political joke a friend of mine told me before fleeing town bc he'd become enough of a problem for local Nazis that he was legit gonna die if he stayed. They got right everything contemporary media tends to get wrong about it. I just.
Fwoo. Deep breath cause I realize I did not start at the beginning here AT ALL lmao.
The premise of Double Agent Vader is that about ~4 years after the events of RotS, Palpatine sends Vader to visit Tatooine as a punishment to remind him of his place. But instead it reminds him of his people. And he soon starts thinking of himself as Anakin again, in his head referring to Sidious as depur instead of master, and starts working for the Rebellion behind Palps' back, and. What if OT but Vader is a rebel spy? And his cover is so deep most of the rebels don't know. They don't even fucking know.
This is an author who understands Anakin so well. I can't say much more without spoiling it.
And like. Years before the Kenobi series came out (last individual fic in the unfinished series was completed in like 2017), this was THE story that gave Leia the attention she deserved.
I'd give a fuckin kidney for this series to have continued up to RotJ, which was probs the author's initial plan. As it stands, it goes up to shortly after the end of ESB.
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Okay i was originally going to try to make a nice and neat little post about heartstopper and some of my thoughts, as well as a separate post about what i like about the comics vs. the tv show. 
Uh. So. I can’t actually corral my thoughts to be coherent enough for that, so here are some various assorted thoughts about it all instead <3 put under a cut bc it is long and rambley and a mess
[spoiler warning for the comics if you haven't read them]
Idk what it is, but I love comic Charlie a LOT. Like. A LOT a lot. There is just something about his character in the comics, his banter, the way he behaves that I love so much more in the comics than the show. I feel almost like the characters aren’t quite the same person, though I do love them both. I just connected so much more with comic Charlie.
Semi-related but I also feel like we get a much more clear picture of his OCD and the attached anxieties in the comics. 
HMMM okay or maybe not. Idk. I think maybe we can see more of Charlie’s OCD in the show through his desire to make everything easy and perfect for Nick, even when it hurts him too. 
He’s popular in the comics!!! It’s mentioned multiple times by other characters that Charlie is popular at school!!! And I think that’s actually a really interesting look at his character. He was bullied for most of y9 and yet the rugby lads think he’s a popular kid in y10. Despite this, we don’t actually see Charlie interacting with basically anyone but the other main characters, and I think that kind of reflects how Charlie views himself. On the way back from Paris, he asks Nick “does this mean I’m a cool kid now?” he doesn’t think people see him as cool but like I said, other characters have said he’s popular. They must have gotten that idea from SOMEWHERE right? But Charlie’s own poor self-esteem means he still doesn’t actually believe he’s cool or that people like him. I don’t know if there was a point to this rant but. Charlie is a popular boy.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE KIDS WHO STOPPED THE BULLYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, in the comics Charlie really is a nerd in a way he isn’t in the show. He helps Nick with his math and yells at him for distracting him from his homework. I get why this change happened in the show–it gives us a better idea of the strained relationship that Charlie has with his mom while also showing us that his dad tries to support him but often fails–but I really like it in the comics because Nick calls him a nerd but it’s less obvious in the show how nerdy he really is. 
That said obviously I also ADORE getting to explore the other characters and their lives and everything in the show. I love getting to see more of them. (But I also love how we DON’T always get all the information in the comics, but that’s just because I love when there are background stories happening that we don’t see through the main storyline. This event/love is not unique to Heartstopper) 
I love Imogen!!! I really like that it’s showing her as someone who is sort trying to become friends with the group and that isn’t always a fast or easy process. She goes to the sleepover with them and she hangs out with them in Paris, but she’s doesn’t leave Prom with them or anything. Also, I love the possibility that she is discovering that she’s queer too!! And that her halfway joining of their friend group leads to her discovering herself bc i feel like that’s so true to real life.
I am so curious about the Isaac vs. Aled thing and I wonder if Aled will appear in one of the later seasons, or if he is just not in the show at all. And Isaac! I assume he’s in some extra content I haven’t seen? Don’t get me wrong ofc, I love Isaac and his storyline is SO SO IMPORTANT as someone who is asexual myself. I am so glad that there is the representation of someone discovering that they’re aroace. I do assume that’s part of the reason for him being the 4th friend as opposed to Aled? Idk. 
I’M SO SAD ABOUT OLIVER BEING COMPLETELY OMITTED FROM THE SHOW!!! I assume there is an interview or something where Alice Oseman explains why Oliver wasn’t in the show, but I haven’t seen it and rn I will simply cry about it. I love him and I wish he had been included. 
I am also SO CURIOUS how the rest of the show will look!! I know that I read somewhere that s3 should be the contents of book 4, and that s4/s5 if they get them would be books 5/6 respectively. And I’m so intrigued. Because book 4 is the heaviest of them all so far, and I wonder how it will be translated to the screen. Especially the Sept-Dec timeskip! Will we see that time, especially considering the other character’s storylines??? This wasn’t an issue in the comics since they focus solely on Nick/Charlie, but with all of the other characters it would be more difficult to just skip that whole time. Will it just be a summary of events like in the comics, with flashes to what has happened? Or will we get a more explicit idea of everything?? (probably not including Charlie’s sh relapses or the night in October, but maybe the This Winter content???) i am SO excited for October though so all my questions can be answered :’)
OH something that was super interesting to me was a very small change in dialogue during the scene where Charlie first tells Nick about his sh. In the show, when Nick asks if he still does it Charlie just says “No.” but in the comics he says “No! I mean- hardly ever” and it’s such a small change but it speaks volumes too in the difference between the comic and the show. I’m not really sure what it’s saying though. Was show Charlie just more consistently in a better place where he feels like it’s stopped and won’t happen again? Was comic Charlie just more honest in this moment in acknowledging that it has still happened since? I’m not sure!!! But i’ve spent WAYYY too much time thinking about this one tiny change in dialogue!!!
Another thing is like, I really liked how the comics handled Nick’s dad. Them not meeting in Paris and then him missing Nick’s birthday. It really hits hard exactly how negligent he is, and it gives space for Charlie to be there for Nick when he’s upset. I do like how it went in the show as well, because it does still get everything across beautifully, but idk. I think mostly I’m just remembering the shot of Nick opening the door to greet Charlie on his birthday looking heartbroken and upset about his dad canceling and how hard that hit when i first read it. (keep in mind that i watched the show before reading the comics, so i was surprised at first to learn that they didn’t meet up in Paris! Let alone that he missed Nick’s birthday TOO!!)
Okay I think that’s it for right now. I have largely been spinning comic Charlie in the microwave in my mind bc OUGH i relate to him too much. I will probably come back at some point with more thoughts, but until then. Hope you enjoyed my brief insanity.
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op I read your steddie fic where post and specifically the part abt Steve being intelligent got my attention bc (and also youre so right abt the whole thing)
-what about the fics where Steve is visibly (?? idk englishs not my thing) autistic? Cause if you're neurodivergent and can actually follow his thought process along he's super smart (unconventionally smart my beloved) but for neurotypicals I'm told it makes him sound some variation of stupid/oblivious/dumb (when he's def not haha)
-what are your opinions about the fics where Steve is _pretending_ to be stupid? Like, plays into the jock bit, and makes people think he's slow to use it to his advantage? not necessarily in a "bad person" way (and especially if you can tell he's smart from the outside/his own pov)? >>>esp if he doesn't even realize he's doing it?
-how about Steve's concussions/neurodivergency affecting the more "conventionally smart" aspects of his brain? like, his memory is shit and he can't spell properly or he can't do complex math, but he knows everyone's expressions and holds a scary amount of talent in physical activities he's never done before type thing (insp after me who got complimented by the "hardass" coach after trying boxing simply because I watch and calculate and how that's easy for me to switch into my own movements)
-opinions on Steve "looking dumb" because he's simply...not American? Like, his English is plenty good but that's because he's been copying speech patterns for so long now, and the Harringtons are tied to some p important Italian families so he almost never speaks English there either, and I personally like the fics where he's frustrated simply because he can't understand (like the story about the Korean immigrant and the lovely teacher) and also the scene in modern family where Gloria says "I know what I meant to mean! do you know how smart I am in my own language?"
-thoughts on someone lifting their head up from nerd shit and realizing Steve's been making like many smart remarks that nobody listens to cause he doesn't know nerd lingo?
(also unrelated but trans!Steve MTF _or_ FTM is so important to me <3)
I've a whole "trope theory" about different types of intelligence groups tend to have, and simply put it goes
book smarts, street (survival) smarts, emotional smarts, social smarts
and how those mix and match to show through in characters that are disregarded as stupid and I personally believe Steve is very Socially _and_ emotionally smart but because he's arguably in line to be the most toxic masculine people by reputation (not personality but the past -both his and his dads- linger) people don't notice it.
I'd love to chat more both abt my theory and Steve in general <3
Hi anon, of course I want to talk about Steve's intelligence - because I am so so so tired of him being written off as the fool, and I am especially tired of people pretending like he is not the most emotionally intelligent person in the show other than potentially Will or Joyce. Also in advance, I totally go on a BUNCH of tirades and rants so I'm sorry if you lose the thread at all, I just have a lot of thoughts and they all FEEL important to me. So yeah, this is a long one.
-what about the fics where Steve is visibly (?? idk englishs not my thing) autistic? Cause if you're neurodivergent and can actually follow his thought process along he's super smart?
I haven't read many fics where Neurodivergent! Steve's divergence is specifically autism and personally I feel that other divergences fit him better such as OCD (see - his need to keep things tidy, instances of reduced impulse control, repetitive/ritualistic behaviors, hypervigilance, and agitation), ADHD (see - his need to be moving lots of pacing and bouncing, difficulty concentrating on the group discussions, impulsivity), Dyslexia/Dyscalculia (personal/popular headcanon), or something that would affect his audio processing (personal/unpopular headcanon; see- being unable to get past the music on the recording, difficulty following along with the group discussions, immediately losing track of the group in the Upside Down Wheeler's house when he thinks he hears Dustin)- but I definitely read him as someone whose brain works in a way that is non-typical which is something we ABSOLUTELY see in season 3 where he focuses in on the music and it seems like he literally can't focus on the Russian words until he knows what the music is.
But what it comes down to is that so many people read the fact that he didn't get into college (which is more indicative of a lack of testing skills than it is for actual intelligence) and his inability to follow along with group discussions about Upside Down stuff (which could point to issues with concentration or audio processing or just a lack of knowledge regarding the lingo being used) as a way to characterize him entirely as an idiot/fool. This of course isn't helped by the Duffers refusing to deepen his character beyond "he was bad but now he's good because now he's interacting with intelligent™ people". So to answer this question, I'm all for fics that explore Steve's intellect through a lens of "no he's not dumb, he just processes information in an atypical way".
-what are your opinions about the fics where Steve is _pretending_ to be stupid? Like, plays into the jock bit, and makes people think he's slow to use it to his advantage? not necessarily in a "bad person" way (and especially if you can tell he's smart from the outside/his own pov)?
I'm not 100% sure I'm interpreting this question correctly but I have some issues with fics where the character of interest is 'pretending' to be stupid so it entirely depends on what the motivation behind doing so is.
If the motivation is "I play dumb so that I can fit in better and not be bullied for being smart" I don't like it that much - I feel like in a lot of media, and American media especially, there is this perpetuation of Smart=Unpopular/Bullied/Unathletic and Dumb=Popular/Bully/Athletic and I don't like that because in my lived experience that really isn't the case - I have friends that were the Valedictorian's of their high schools by gpa that were also class president and soccer captian and genuinely good people and some of the meanest people I have ever met were stereotypical™ nerds. So if the motivation is that he pretends to be dumb specifically to fit in and not get bullied I don't really like it. HOWEVER, if the motivation is "I downplay my intelligence so that people underestimate me" that's different and I can get behind it to a degree - no one is perfect and Steve was not the best person at first so him having a little manipulation bit like this would make sense.
Also this leads into another thing I feel we don't talk about enough - Steve is a jock with a head for STRATEGY and you cannot tell me otherwise. The ability to strategize is something we like to take away from jocks all across media, but as a former athlete myself I can tell you that a LOT of thought goes into athletic strategy and it translates well to other aspects of life. We also see Steve make quick strategic decisions A LOT but we never mention them - some examples include when he leads the scoops troop through the crowded russian base w/o getting caught - some of this is simply poor writing/tracking and i will admit that but if we suspend our disbelief for a second it's Steve that looks at the set up takes in the information and says "Follow me, stay low and be quick" as they navigate that scene, we also see it in season two when him and Dustin get to the junkyard and he says "oh yeah this will do nicely" and then he proceeds to set the stage for catching Dart with a clearing to trap him, a reinforced fort for protection and surveillance and honestly the only reason this goes wrong is because there was more than one demodog. So yeah being good with strategy lends itself well to Steve using his intelligence as a manipulation for others to underestimate him. I personally would love for there to be a fic where one of the kids challenges Steve to a strategy game like chess or risk or something like that and for him to DECIMATE them because strategy is the thing he's good at.
-how about Steve's concussions/neurodivergency affecting the more "conventionally smart" aspects of his brain? like, his memory is shit and he can't spell properly or he can't do complex math, but he knows everyone's expressions and holds a scary amount of talent in physical activities he's never done before type thing
For one I would like to quickly put out there that Steve almost definitely got a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) from the Russian Torture - and probably PCS (Post Concussion Syndrome) from the fight with Billy (I would also like to quickly mention that these are different things with different causes and potential future outcomes/side effects, I feel like they get confused a lot in this fandom which is totally fine but just a reminder that a concussion comes specifically from your brain impacting your skull and how he receives his head injuries from Jonathan and the Russians would indicate to me that he probably didn't have a concussion those times but when he crashes the car in season three he could have easily gotten a whiplash concussion which is something we don't talk about but does actually happen a lot and it's less likely to get treated because people don't realize you can get a concussion w/o hitting your head. Also I am so sorry about this head trauma info dump, it's just a subject I have lots of experience with/knowledge about).
ANYWAY, yeah TBIs and PCS can really mess with your head and are often the cause of things like memory loss - as well as vision and hearing impairment. Also TBIs have been studied a lot in American Football players and sometimes they can even cause shifts in personality. (Also @peter-pantomime has some really good discussions and headcanons regarding Steve's head traumas so I highly suggest their content both here and on tiktok.)
And yes, Steve consistently proves to be extremely socially intelligent. You do not get to the top of the high school food chain by simply being attractive or athletic, you have to be capable of understanding and manipulating certain social interactions - walking into a room and knowing who to talk to and who to avoid, popularity is often just a matter of networking and part of the reason Steve loses his popularity is because he abandons the network he built himself up through and switches it out for a group of people much lower on the social ladder. We also can tell he's incredibly emotionally intelligent through his interactions with others - scenes that really show this are Steve cleaning up the theater sign and going to apologize to Jonathan (some might say this is just emotional maturity but i would like to point out that he was emotionally intelligent enough to realize that it was Jonathan that deserved the apology instead of just Nancy) (s1), when Will comes home and we see him empathize with the worry of Joyce & Jonathan (s2), when he can seemingly tell that something happened between Nancy and Jonathan but instead of lashing out he supports her (also s2), when Robin comes out to him and also technically rejects him but he just treats her like normal (s3), like… every scene with him and Max in S4, and also when he tells Eddie that he needs to stop being so hard on himself when he keeps talking about how much of a coward he is (also S4).
-opinions on Steve "looking dumb" because he's simply...not American? Like, his English is plenty good but that's because he's been copying speech patterns for so long now, and the Harringtons are tied to some p important Italian families so he almost never speaks English there either, and I personally like the fics where he's frustrated simply because he can't understand (like the story about the Korean immigrant and the lovely teacher) and also the scene in modern family where Gloria says "I know what I meant to mean! do you know how smart I am in my own language?"
I have never seen this done before, but I absolutely adore this concept, if you (or anyone else) has some fic recs with this trope 👀👀👀 please share.
-thoughts on someone lifting their head up from nerd shit and realizing Steve's been making like many smart remarks that nobody listens to cause he doesn't know nerd lingo?
Yes do it, caveat: I think it needs to be Robin, Eddie, or Will - I think everyone else is a little too in their own way of realizing Steve has consistently made good points.
For Robin, as a Queer Platonic Stobin truther, I feel like if anyone were to really get into Steve's brain it would be her.
For Eddie, I feel it comes from that same vein that we see people pointing out that Eddie is the only person who directly answer Steve's questions, so it would make sense for him to be the one to say "wait hey - Steve is actually asking incredibly relevant questions that lead to a point he wants to make."
For Will, I simply think that he's the most emotionally intelligent member of the original Party and also the one with the fewest interactions with Steve so if he were to be with Steve in a time of crisis he wouldn't ignore Steve's thoughts the way that sometimes happens and notice something about how he processes information or something and be like "why did you guys all tell me he was dumb, he's making extremely relevant points right now?"
(also unrelated but trans!Steve MTF _or_ FTM is so important to me <3)
<3 Trans!Steve 🤝 GenderFluid!Steve solidarity
I love fics where Steve explores gender identity or at least his relationship with gender presentation, I'm partial to GenderFluid!Steve but regardless I love this.
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