#amy march I adore you with my whole heart | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

scintillasofbeomgyu · 3 years

Text

winter in itaewon || Choi Beomgyu

Pairing: Choi Beomgyu x gamer!fem!reader

Genre/s: Fluff; Angst; Humor (if you squint)

Word count: 5,0k

Warning/s: it is implied that reader was subject to violence (once); although it says the reader is a gamer, there are not that many references towards to actual gaming lmao; this was proofread like once (😭)

Hyunjin and Jeongin take Beomgyu out to the PC Room in Itaewon for his birthday; a year after their last visit. As he reminisces the events of the year before, every corner of his mind is revisited by her — as if he were capable of forgetting her anyway.

a/n: happy beomgyu day!!💞 the inspiration to write this hit me in the middle of the night, coming from these kickass headcannons by sumi, and it's completely different to the initial idea i shared with amie sksjsjs alsothislowkeysucks. nevertheless, i hope you all enjoy!!

12 March 2021, 23:30

Despite being embraced by his thick padded coat, the freezing air still managed to disrupt the warmth in annoying, sharp gusts every time the wind blew. Itaewon was always more alive while the rest of Seoul slept soundly, and tonight was no exception. The streets were aglow with the lambent signage of the many stalls and establishments which lined it’s pavements, and were filled with clusters of people who either visited the stores, window-shopped or were simply enjoying the night-life.

Beomgyu wasn’t very enthusiastic about joining Hyunjin and Jeongin when they had initially posed the idea. He’d been spending much of his time in the studio and practice room, so the plan was to get some sleep when he had some free time. His conscience eventually got the better of him, though – he hadn’t been able to meet up with his friends in months due to work and the pandemic, and his scheduled birthday live thwarted the possibility of holding it off until the following day.

“Are you good?” Jeongin asked, pulling Beomgyu out of his thoughts, arching a brow at his dazed friend. He noticed that he had been lagging behind the two of them, and that their features were now etched with concern. Beomgyu pushed the bangs out of his face before waving them off, mumbling that he’s okay.

There was a look in their eyes that Beomgyu couldn’t quite decipher, but pushed it off as nothing when Jeongin draped an arm over his shoulder and lead him further down the street. His feet stopped squarely when they made it to the PC Room, cementing themselves before the front door. Jeongin looked at Beomgyu and smiled.

“Are you coming in?”

It wasn’t that Beomgyu didn’t want to respond, he simply couldn’t. Sure, it may have seemed like a trivial thing to answer, the words just wouldn’t formulate coherent sentences – his mind didn’t have the capacity to make them. Her. That was the only thing it could manifest. Her.

The pressure of a years-worth of his bottled emotions had finally blew it’s top – thoughts, images and memories which had been ingrained into his subconscious coming forth to hit him like a train.

“We’ll wait for you inside, then.”

31 December 2019, 22:00

Laughter ringing through the air, Hyunjin, Jeongin and Beomgyu pushed open the door to the PC Room. Beomgyu stopped at the door while the other two signed in, arms rubbing away the remnants of snow on the arms of his black coat. Removing his mask, he smiled into the warmth of the heated building. Their schedules after debut had left no space for any recreation, so it was liberating to spend New Years Eve with his friends, doing what he does best.

“Ready to have your butts kicked?” Beomgyu cackled, with his whole chest, as they took their seats next to one another in the isle, earning him much-deserved glares. As soon as he’s logged on and the headset is donned however, his usually playful demeanour is replaced by one of a much calmer nature – studying the map, observing enemy tactics and carefully directing his support as his fingers glide skilfully across the keyboard.

Hyunjin groaned after the umpteenth attempt to beat him, dropping the headset onto the desk as Jeongin whined into his hands. A smirk rolled onto Beomgyu’s lips as he leaned back into the swivel chair, flashing his brows at them. “I refuse to believe this is possible, it’s got to be rigged!”

“Ah, after all this time I’ve still got it,” Beomgyu retorted, chuffed with himself for doing as well as he knew he would. Hyunjin rolled his eyes. “I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if I ranked first with the amount of times I kicked ass on this server.”

Jeongin, who had taken it upon himself to do the fact-checking, smirked at the screen before calling the two of them over. “Actually–”

Beomgyu screamed in frustration, tossing the headset onto the desk before pushing against it, sending him flying across the floor in the chair. No matter how hard he tried, no matter the strategy he just couldn’t beat the player in first place. The commotion startled the other two, who had fallen asleep waiting for Beomgyu to finish up, the satisfaction of witnessing his losses long past.

“Just one more game, I swear!” he whined as they dragged him away from the PC screen.

Hyunjin seethed, “that’s what you said three hours ago! No, we’re leaving. Jeongin’s parents have been waiting up for us.”

Beomgyu huffed at the front counter. While the older took care of the bill, he found that the room was completely empty – almost. The light emanating from a desk directly across from where he stood, lit up the face of a young-looking girl. She seemed to be in high school (that’s what the uniform she wore indicated atleast) and the big, round, metal-framed glasses settled on the bridge of her nose, mirrored the computer screen. The sight pacified Beomgyu, for a reason he couldn’t quite explain, a smile stretching across his face.

He sauntered closer, eyes searching around for nothing in particular, trying not to look like a creep as he approached you. His smile only grew when he found her eyebrows knitted together, teeth biting down on her bottom lip in concentration. And then he saw it. The graphics reflecting from her glasses seeming all to familiar to him, he rushed around the desk, eyes darting to the top corner of the screen.

ID: winter996

12 January 2020, 22:30

Beomgyu’s foot tapped impatiently as he waited at the desk closest to the entrance, checking his watch every few minutes, before running a frustrated hand through his soft silvery locks. He had finally gotten the chance to visit the PC room again, most of his time having gone into practice and rehearsals for award show season, and he wasn’t leaving until he saw you again.

He ran out of the practice room as soon as he heard that they would have the following day off; he was exhausted and had been waiting for almost two hours – but he refused to leave until he saw you again.

The owner noticed the boy sitting at the desk he usually reserved for you, lips curling at the sight of the fidgety youth. He had visited on three prior occasions; once with his friends, and the remaining times himself, sitting in exactly the same spot he was now sitting. Instead of chasing him away as he did everyone else, he simply waited to see how this turn of events would unfold.

You pushed open the glass doors with a huff, adjusting the strap of your backpack on your shoulder before blowing the stray hairs from your face. Keeping your eyes fixed on the ground beneath you, you nod to the owner and he returns the gesture with a smile, although he knows you won’t see it.

Beomgyu, who had almost surrendered himself to the fatigue, sat up straight when you pulled back the chair next to him. He watched as you scrunched up your nose in attempt to push your glasses up the bridge of your nose before putting the headset on, and chuckled softly.

He watched in awe as you cleared level after level, climbing the ranks as you went along, with seemingly no effort whatsoever. You kept the mic off and communicated with your group though the chat, which was probably why he never realised you were a girl. Your strategy seemed way too complex for him to understand, and his amazement never faltered for even a second, as you dominated each and every position you played.

It was a little over an hour before you decided to take a break, wondering where the owner was since he usually brought your snacks around that time. Pushing the headset around your neck, you stretched upward to see where he was, only to find yourself roughly pushed back down and turned toward a strange boy whom you’ve never seen before.

His eyes, sparkling with absolute wonder, coaxed your surprise and made your heart race with a feeling as unfamiliar as he was.

“You have to tell me how you do that! Teach me, please, Winter996!”

25 January 2020, 22:30

“Aren’t you supposed to be at practice?” you voice rang from the speaker of Beomgyu’s phone. He never questioned your reasons for not turning your mic on during the game, but insisted that you speak directly to him instead. “On your left, be careful.”

“I know, I see them. And yes, but I have some time before the next session starts.” After much pestering, about something having to do with ‘senseis’ and ‘disciples’, you agreed to let Beomgyu play with you. He was rather beside himself when you told him you never really used any strategy, though; you ‘just did what felt right’.

An adorable smile had tugged at your lips during his three hundred-and-fifty paged slideshow about the importance of strategy and observation, one he would not soon forget.

“You could just wait until Itaewon.”

“Is it my fault you only go when your rank drops?”

Soobin’s dark head of hair popped into the studio, and he glared upon finding Beomgyu tapping away at his laptop on the sofa. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you! The break as been over ages ago–”

“(Y/n), (Y/n), go, go! I’ll cover you!”

“Beomgyu, I think��”

“You’re playing again?! With a girl?!”

5 February 2020, 22:00

You’re quieter than usual and Beomgyu noticed right away. Over the phone, you never had any qualms in conversating with him– when you were playing the game, atleast. The thought that it was because of him does cross his mind, but he catches the frown you’re desperately trying to hide, by biting the inside of your cheek.

A thick scarf is wrapped around your neck, your chin buried into the red woolly folds, and your hair frames your face, but he sees the light swelling on the side of your face and around your eyes that you’re trying to hide. The feeling in the pit of his stomach makes his nails press crescents into the palms of his hands, but he fights the urge to ask.

“Beomgyu! What are you doing! They’re coming!” you yell, pulling him back to reality, hearing the sound of your voice at long last calming him a tad.

“Right, sorry.”

You played together straight through into the early hours of the morning, sharing victory after victory, with him right by your side. You froze up when he instinctively pulled you into a hug upon your last win, gulping as he slowly removed his arms, laughing it off as his adrenaline high peaked higher.

The van’s horn blared outside, catching you both off guard. Beomgyu quickly grabbed his coat before making his way back up the way he came, but paused before he opened the door. Craning his head back to look at you once more, he smiled.

“I’ll text you later.”

12 February 2020, 23:30

Beomgyu’s hands move quickly across the controls, your voice shouting orders to him through the headset as the current game hit it’s climax. Playing with Beomgyu all the time had made you a lot more comfortable with engaging with the other members of your group, so although you were still pretty anxious at first, you made the decision to turn on your mic.

“We did it!” Beomgyu cheered as your team cleared yet another level.

Gaming was something mundane to you and winning was easy; but sneaking out to the PC Room from time to time helped alleviate the pressures of your personal life. The life which you would rather die than share with Beomgyu. But after being swayed by his nonsensical attempts at convincing you, logging onto the server had become your favorite thing to do.

Every victory felt extraordinary when shared with him, and you could have sworn that at that very moment, you could see the way the ends of his eyes creased as the edges of his lips pushed up his cheeks. The way his arms would be stretched up in happiness, as his intoxicating laugher filled the air.

On the other end, Beomgyu leaned back into his desk chair, smiling into the darkness, envisioning the way you’d be pretending it was no big deal whilst your eyes sparkled with happiness and a smile dug into your rosey cheeks.

“Hey, (Y/n)?”

You hummed into the mic, your head rested on the desk and your eyes closed, just listening to his voice, savoring every second of it.

“Do you...have a Valentine or something?”

14 February 2020, 18:00

From the moment the car pulled up down the street, Beomgyu was unable to take his eyes off from you. His eyes travelled up from the scuffed white sneakers which tapped against the pavement nervously, to the washed out jeans, to the oversized cardigan, which bunched up around the wrists of your hands, which shifted between nervously tucking your hair behind your ears, to pushing your glasses up the bridge of your nose, to straightening out your outfit.

You were going to be the death of him.

He hurried toward you as soon as he saw you shiver. The sound of his soles against the wet concrete caught your attention and you turned in his direction, the look in your eyes nearly resulting in a fatal blow – the way they bewitched nearly had him hitting his head against the sidewalk.

Your hands tightened around the strap of the bag slung around your shoulder as you watched the dark-haired boy make his way down the street to you, a stupidly giddy-looking expression plastered across his face. You couldn’t stop yourself from feeling the way you did about Beomgyu – even though you knew you shouldn’t.

You were never really interested in fan culture, but some of the girls in your cram school were very invested. When you heard them gushing about a group called ‘Tomorrow X Together’ and it’s members the previous afternoon, a knot formed in your stomach. The first thing you did when you got home, was do research. You decided to listen to all of their albums and watch all of their music videos, interviews and content videos. Unsure what to do with all the new-found information and conflicting emotions, you pulled the covers over your head and tried to sleep instead. But you couldn’t.

Beomgyu flicked the side of your head, bringing you back to the present, and your cheeks flushed upon realization of his proximity. He smirked, wrapping his brown scarf around your neck. “It’s still winter you know, Winter. You should dress warmly.”

You clicked your tongue and pouted at his teasing use of your in-game alias, and marched off without him. He trailed behind you, laughing and relieved that you were no longer frowning as you were before. You froze when he caught up with you, feeling the warmth of his hand as it slipped into yours, tucking it into his coat pocket. Burying your face into his scarf, which smelled just like him, you smiled giddily, letting him pull you along with him.

He took you to dinner and the amusement park after that. He was thrilled to know you liked rollercoasters as much as he did and embarrassed to know he couldn’t even beat you at the kid’s games. He ended up going home with a truckload of new plushies, and you, with ever-increasing feelings that you had no idea what to do with.

28 February 2020, 23:42

Beomgyu burst through the doors of the PC Room no longer than 10 minutes after receiving a call from the owner. He still wore his sleepwear, over which his coat was thrown, his hair was disheveled and his bare left foot was stuffed halfway into a sneaker, while his sock-wearing right foot was slipped into a black slipper.

The owner, with worry painted across his features, cocked his head to the desk where the two of you usually sat. His heart ached at the sight of your curled up figure beneath it. Your bloodshot eyes widened when you realized his presence, the surprise enabling him a few seconds to examine you up and down before you turned away from him. Your bottom lip was cut and bruised, your cheek was swollen and bruises were littered across your face and the length of your arms and neck, your hair as messy as his was.

You insisted that you’re okay, even though he took you into his arms without asking anything at all. You insisted that you’re okay, but as his warmth enveloped you, tears began streaming down your face. He felt the way your body trembled in his arms, so he begins rocking you back and forth slowly, pressing soft kisses into your hair, whispering a single phrase over and over again.

“I’m here.”

4 March 2020, 19:00

Due to the pandemic, one of the award show ceremonies the boys were supposed to attend had been cancelled and moved to a later date. Worried that they’d feel disheartened about their performance, you decided to host a little award ceremony of your own. His friends were as welcoming as he was, so you quickly got along- even more so since Beomgyu stuck even closer to you since that day.

“The first award of the evening,” you announced, clearing your throat in the middle of the living room. The boys, who were cheering your on from their seats on the dorm sofa, quieted down as Yeonjun hushed them, gesturing for you to continue, “goes to a very versatile young man. The winner of the ‘Fourth Generation It Boy – In Everything Except Braincells’ Daesang, goes too, you guessed it, Choi Yeonjun!”

The rest erupted in laughter as an exasperated Yeonjun made his way to where you stood, empty wrappers crackling under his feet. He threw a glare at the boys before he bowed before you in the most formal way possible, and you handed him the pretty mediocre, handmade certificate, before enamored laughter spilled from his lips.

Soobin received an award for being the ‘Best Leader of the Greatest Global Shookies’, to which he sighed. Taehyun received the Grand Award ‘The Best Son, Our King, Vocalist Kang’, which the rest labelled unfair and favoritism. Kai received the ‘Gotta Hit That High Note Like-’ award, which he proudly accepted with absolutely no complaints, beaming at the poorly made certificate.

“And last, but not least,” you started, peaking at Beomgyu from the corner of you eyes, determination almost faltering at the sight of his anticipating countenance. Peering down at the clipboard in your hands, you frowned, “well, I guess that’s all we have for tonight, folks-”

The sound of their hearty laughter filled the dorm once again, Yeonjun nearly toppling over the armrest of the sofa. Beomgyu nodded, tongue in cheek, clearly bothered by the whole ordeal. You joined in on the laughter, before glancing back to the clipboard, your heart rate picking up a little.

“Oh, what’s this?” you feigned surprise, “We have two more awards left! To Choi Beomgyu,” you said, pausing to steady your breath, refusing to make eye contact with him, “goes the award for ‘The Most Annoying Amateur Gamer-” laughter once more, Beomgyu joining in this time, “Best Friend and Utterly Talented All-rounder’. And lastly, to Tomorrow X Together for ‘Best Group of All Time’!” you cheered, relieved that they all got up and cheered as well, without teasing you.

Beomgyu took your hand and slipped the certificate from the board. You may have been embarrassed at the self-proclaimed ‘lousy’ attempt at decorating his certificate, but within seconds, that sheet of colored board became the most important thing to him in the world - his most prized possession. He pulled you into a bone-crushing hug, and the rest all joined in without a second to spare, endlessly praising you and expressing their affection as you giggled in response.

Later on that evening, after you left and the others were fast asleep, he laid on his bed, limbs splayed across the comforter. He sighed dreamily up at the ceiling, bringing his hands up to cover the bashful grin playing on his lips. He turned his head ever-so slightly, and peeked through the spaces between his fingers at the certificate perched on his night-stand and sighed again.

What was he going to do with you.

13 March 2020, 20:00

You pushed aside everything that had been happening in your life to be happy on your best friend’s birthday. You were convinced it was the least you could do in return for everything he did for you. Deciding to host something small at the PC Room, the owner was pretty enthusiastic to make a contribution to the happiness of his ‘favourite patrons’, you invited his members and some of his closest friends.

Although Beomgyu would have loved to spend the day with just you, he was extremely grateful to know efforts you had made to make him enjoy his day. You had been chattering away with the owner at the front desk, but somewhere amidst conversation with Taehyun, he had lost sight of you. He frowned, apologizing to Taehyun before excusing himself.

Ready to grab his coat and leave, he stopped in his tracks when the lights were shut off. Slowly, the room was illuminated once more, by the flickering flames atop birthday candles, and the enormous smile across your face as you sang, “happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,...”

The cake, in the shape of a bear and embellished with chocolate decorations of every variety, was placed on the table in front of where the rest had seated him. Eyes not once leaving you, absolutely entranced by your beauty, Beomgyu gulps, his heart racing a million miles an hour.

“Make a wish, before the wax gets onto the cake, Dummy.”

He pulls his lip between his teeth and flicks the top of your head gently, chuckling softly, before clasping his hands together and closing his eyes. For a reason unknown to him, Beomgyu couldn’t think of something to wish for. No, rather, he knew exactly why he had no idea what to wish for. He opened his eyes once more, and grinned at your anticipating face, the pining in his chest only running deeper and deeper.

He blew out the candles.

“What did you wish for-”

Beomgyu grabbed your hand and pulled you with him as he ran out onto the wet Itaewon streets. You didn’t run too far, before he pulled you into one of the alleyways. Completely lost for words and a little out of breath, you stood there, staring at him. The same puzzled look you had given him when you first met is etched into your face and his lips curl upward. Your breathing hitches as he takes a step closer to you and he pushes the rain-soaked hair from your face, eyes flitting to your lips before meeting your eyes again.

He pulled your chest flush against his and it was quiet for a moment. Quiet, save for the sound of the rain pitter-pattering across the rooftops and the alley floor; quiet, save for the sound of your thumping hearts.

“I love you.”

He feels you tense up, so he tightens his embrace. There is a silence again, and it is a lot less pleasant than the first. The sound of your sniffling alarms him, so he brings your face to meet his, his heart aching at the tears dripping down your face. You start making attempts to break free of his hold, shaking your head and him, whimpers escaping your lips every time you tried to speak.

Tears now streamed down his face too, a piece of him torn away each time you pushed him away. Beomgyu fought desperately to keep you in his arms, but before he knew it, you had slipped right through his fingers.

“I’m sorry.” was the last thing he heard you say through persisting sobs, before you disappeared down the street, without a trace.

30 June 2020

Beomgyu smiled before the cameras and press, laughing along with interviewers and staff members like it was the easiest thing in the world.

You had been missing for over three months. You blocked his number. You didn’t log onto the game, someone else had long taken your position on the leader board. After composing himself that day, he had bolted after you, but it was as if you had vanished off the face of the earth. Beomgyu stopped by the PC Room as much as he could in the following days, his condition only worsening each time he did, but due to the growing numbers of positive cases and the increasing amount of work scheduled for him, the time he spent there was limited.

When he did go, he sat in your chair, staring at the front door until he had to leave. The owner, who had been watching him in sympathy, called him up to the desk one day before he left – the last day the owner saw him. He looked sleep-deprived and downcast, the same pained expression drawn into his features every time he left.

“She... came here a lot. I think her first visit was around the time she was in middle school. She never spoke much, and never seemed to have any friends,” The owner told him, looking out to the isles of computers in front of him, before turning back to Beomgyu. “The first time I saw her talk- no, the first time I saw her smile, was with you. She liked you...alot.”

Beomgyu sighed, with a short, hollow chuckle.

“I know.”

12 March 2021, 23:55

The room was empty and dark when Beomgyu finally walked in, eyebrows knitted together as he tried to see through the darkness. He tried calling out for Hyunjin and Jeongin, but the only replies he received was the wind rattling the window-blinds.

The flickering of candles illuminate the room, just like they did many months ago, and Beomgyu’s heart stopped. He tried to not look disappointed when it turned out to be his members with Hyunjin and Jeongin carrying the cake, singing happy birthday to him with the most excited expressions on their faces, but his throbbing chest betrayed him.

They brought the cake up until where he stood and Yeonjun arched a brow, a knowing smirk rolling onto his lips. “You really do have a wild imagination, don’t you? Ow!” he cried, when Beomgyu hit his arm. “Ugh, just make a wish already.”

Beomgyu clasped his hands tightly before him and squeezed his eyes shut, just as he did before. Only this time, he knew exactly what he wanted. The subject of his pining, worry, and love. Her. He would give anything to see her, just one last time.

And when he opened his eyes, that was exactly what he found in front of him.

“Happy Birthday, Choi Beomgyu.”

The lights went back on, and Beomgyu blinked repeatedly, making sure that it wasn’t just his mind playing tricks on him. But there you were, with tears brimming your eyes, in all your glory, the love of his life.

He takes in all the little changes, like your trimmed hair, and that fact that you seemed to have lost weight – which made him frown. And then there was that smile, that dazzling smile, which only seemed to shine brighter now than it did before.

Your hands tremor a bit, the way he just stares at you making your heart leap. “I-I’m sor-”

The cake hit the floor with a plop, eliciting laughter from the others as he wraps his arms around your figure and he reels you into his arms in one swift movement. You feel his tears soak into your blouse, and you hold onto him tighter, your eyes already wet from your own tears. You were finally with him – you were finally home.

The owner gathered everyone together for a photo towards the end of the celebration, Beomgyu following suit wherever you went, refusing to let go of your hand for even a second. You offered him a loving smile when Hyunjin teased him for it, and placed a soft kiss to the back of his hand.

Beomgyu lead you up to the rooftop to see the sunrise, momentarily letting go of your hand to flush your back against his chest, before grabbing hold of it, and the other hand, again. The bright orange and yellow rays peeked from behind the mountain in the distance, and you had never felt more at peace.

You recalled the way your chest tightened and the way tears burned at the corners of your eyes upon receiving his confession a year ago. You had been so happy. So, so happy. But you knew you could not accept him. At the time, you knew that you were in no place to be with someone like him. He was, and is, too wonderful for someone as messed up as you are. You didn’t want burden him with your issues, not when his career had just taken off.

“Beomgyu?” he hummed from where his head against yours, “I love you.”

You stepped away from his embrace, giggling when you noticed the way he pouted. Your turned to face him properly, before attaching your arms around his waist. “Back then... I was in a really bad space. It’s not excuse, and I certainly shouldn’t have run away from you. I...have gotten help ever since, and I want to tell you my story. Would you like to hear it?”

He leaned back and thought for a moment. He then cupped the side of your face with his hand and ran his thumb across your cheek, before pulling you in to press a gentle, lingering kiss to your forehead.

“Whatever you’re willing to share, I will listen to and accept with open arms. I love you for who you are; and that includes everything that has shaped, and will shape you into the amazing person I already know you are.”

“That includes the way you absolutely kick my ass at gaming.”

148 notes · View notes

littlewomenpodcast · 3 years

Text

Laurie and adaptive attractiveness (where is Brown Skinned Laurie)

youtube

Podcast Transcript Part 6

Should Laurie´s actions be censored

This is a quote from @Jodramamarch

"At the risk of alienating my fellow Louisa May Alcott enthusiasts and scholars one of my students has urged me to be thoughtful about the following. Would Theodore Laurie Lawrence be loaded for his actions and behavior by modern standards or would he be censored. I am always hesitant to evaluate actions of a literate characters written over a century ago through the lenses of the present but I do feel it is a question that merits discussion. I am deeply respectful of Louisa May Alcott. Her exceptional work and her remarkable life but the "boys will be boys" latitude that Laurie´s character is given strikes me as odious at several moments throughout Little Women".

Jo does have internalized misogyny. She wants to be a man and identifies more with men, at least in the beginning of the novel and then slowly begins to find the balance between the masculine and the feminine. Other than her mother and her sisters she doesn´t seem to identify or enjoy the company of other women. In the end of the novel when Friedrich comes courting, the narrator says that Jo forgot to compare him to Laurie. Who had been her model of masculinity. When she gets into a relationship with Friedrich, she begins to treat other women with more respect because he does. Same happens with Laurie in his relationship with Amy. He becomes a lot more considerate of other people around him and he even apologizes to Jo in the end of the novel about the way he behaved towards her but that´s never in the films, because Laurie´s character arc has never been adapted.

Why Laurie´s physical features matter

When Jo and Laurie grow up, he takes a role that is almost overly masculine. He low-key tries to encourage her to flirt with him and then he threatens to kill himself if Jo does not marry him. This breaks Jo´s ideas of masculinity the way she knew it. In the book Jo travels to New York, because she gets anxiety to be alone with Laurie, nothing sweet or romantic about that. She even says to Marmee that she needs to leave because she doesn´t like him that way and then in New York she opens her heart to Friedrich and Laurie proposes after Jo has returned. In the movies Laurie proposes before she goes to New York. So you will never get the real reasons why Jo rejected him. She was in love with Friedrich.

When Louisa wrote Little Women, there was discrimination against both German and Italian immigrants. Laurie first becomes friends with the Marches who represent Louisa´s own transcendentalist philosophy of the transnational family but because Laurie comes from a wealthy family he does not face the same level of discrimination as Friedrich´s character does. There has been lots of criticism towards recent Little Women adaptations because they do not include the immigration themes and in some cases they even make fun of them.

Throughout the whole promotional tour of the 2019 film Greta Gerwig complained about Friedrich being German and speaking with a German accent. Louisa May Alcott adored everything that came from Germany and even studied German herself.

This is another quote from @thatvermillionflycatcher

Why Laurie´s physical features matter, how the film and tv adaptations of Little Women consistently ignore the fact that Laurie is described as tall and dark, brown skin with black eyes and black curly hair. It isn´t just about representation, though it is important, but who Laurie is as a character. Why he is the way he is and how his relationship with his grandfather is the way it is.

Laurie´s physical appearance tells us that he is half-Italian and that he looks Italian and Louisa May Alcott make a point emphazising that.

This is what Jo says in Little Women: how I wish I was going to college. You don´t look as if you like it?"

"I hate it! nothing but grinding or skylarking! and I don´t like the way fellows do either in this country".

"What do you like?"

"To live in Italy and to enjoy myself in my own way"

"That is why he has such handsome black eyes and pretty manners"

"Italians are always so nice", said Meg who was a little sentimental"

"He looked like an Italian. Was dressed like an English man and had an independent air of an American"

"For the Italian part of his nature, there was a touch of superstition"

"The pale roses Amy gave him, were the sort of Italian laid in their death hands, never in bridal wreaths and for moment he wondered if the omen was for Jo or himself".

"She watched him for a moment with artistic pleasure, thinking how like Italian he looked, as he laid basking in the sun with uncovered head and eyes full of sudden dreaminess. For he seemed to have forgotten her and fallen into a reverie".

An explanation to why this is so important can be found in Marmee´s explanation:

"Mother, why didn´t Mr Lawrence like to have Laurie play?" asked Jo who was in enquiring disposition. I am not sure but I think it is because his son, Laurie´s father married an Italian lady. A musician, which displeased the old man, who is very proud. The lady was good and lovely and accomplished but he did not like her and never saw his son after he married. They both died when Laurie was a little child and then his grandfather took him home. I fancy the boy who was born in Italy. Is not very strong and the old man is afraid of losing him which made him so careful, Laurie comes naturally by his love for music, for he is like his mother and I dare say his grandfather fears that he may want to be a musician. At any rate his skill reminds him of the woman he did not like and so he glowered as Jo said".

Laurie is an orphan who lost his parents at an early age. Mr. Laurence, who had cut ties with his son, learns that his son has died before they could get reconciled, and that he had a grandchild he had to take care of from then onwards. As he doesn’t know what to do, he keeps Laurie in Europe, attending school there. Laurie was practically an institutionalized child. Mr. Laurence finally hires a tutor for Laurie, and brings him home to live with him. By the start of the novel, they have really known each other for a very short time. Laurie wants to go back to Europe, to tread his roots, to be in the place to which he, by temper and looks, feels like he belongs to. Laurie’s appearance is a constant reminder that he doesn’t quite fit in Concord’s society, and this only changes when the Marches make him one of their own. That’s why he has a mother-son relationship with Marmee. That’s one of the reasons why he is so dejected when Jo refuses him. That’s why he is so lousy at college.

Mr. Laurence, on his side, is terrified of losing Laurie, the same way he lost both his children –both musically inclined, as was Laurie’s mother, of whom Laurie bears the resemblance– (and one can suppose, his wife) at a young age. It is no wonder that he doesn’t want Laurie to play or dedicate himself to music. It is only his story arc with Beth that helps him recover from his aversion to music, and it is under this light how important for him as a character is his offer to Laurie, after the failed proposal, to go to Europe with him, try his art and enjoy himself. Mr. Laurence wants to be there for his grandson and correct somehow what he didn’t do for his son. Laurie isn’t just a standard boy-next-door. He is a character in his own right that cannot be understood properly unless his background is taken into account, because it significantly shapes his temper and the way he relates to other characters in the novels. That’s why it is important for him to be played by an actor who has dark skin, black eyes and curly black hair.

To give you some context Louisa also emphasizes Friedrich being German:

“Being a German, he loved these simple domestic festivals, and encouraged them with all his heart, for they made home so pleasant that the boys did not care to go elsewhere for fun”

When Friedrich´s nephew Emil returns from his sea voyage: he “kissed all the women and shook hands with all the men except his uncle; him he embraced in the good old German style”.

“standing next to his father at the head of the table, folded his hands, reverently bent his curly head, and softly repeated a short grace in the devout German fashion, which Mr. Bhaer loved and taught his little son to honor”. Thank you for listening. Take care and make good choices.

25 notes · View notes

andsjuliet · 2 years

Note

Idk if this is too late but!! Favourite Amy moment(s) in little women?

omg not too late at all! okay, i'm gonna go with 2019 film favorite moments - if we went book we'd be here forever! also these are in no particular order, just naming them as i think of them

- HER REACTION TO SEEING LAURIE IN PARIS. OH MY GOD IT'S JUST ???? THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN! her "laurie laurie laurie!" and "top hats and silks!" and then when aunt march looks at her and she says, "what? it's laruie" that one line sums up how she's felt about him her whole life and WOW am i soft

- the "i want to be great or nothing speech" one of my favorite moments in anything ever + her following speech about marriage being a financial proposition. god i'm obsessed with her

- "and i owe oh so many limes" lmao amy okay

- "stop looking at me like that!" my dramatic queen

- "jo sits in the back so we don't have to see her cry"

- when she's making the mould of her foot for laurie and her foot gets stuck !!! that's so damn weird (i hate feet) but she's so adorable that i'm like OKAY!

- "why be ashamed of what you want?" yes i have a shirt that says that + when she says she has lots of dreams

- when jo is crying about her har and amy is basically like "yeah i know i'd be crying too"

- "i really miss her" about beth....please i'm sobbing right now

- when she says that she will not come second to jo for laurie's love. my heart hurts

i could go on and on but i'll stop there. moral of the story amy curtis march my absolute BELOVED

#thank you lindsay!#post: ask #ask: answered #post: lindsay

2 notes · View notes

catastrophicloveblues · 3 years

Text

Female Faves

List 10 different female faves from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people. I was tagged by @dumbfilmschoolkid <3 who showed her awesome taste in her own post and now I’m feeling pretty inspired to share mine, thanks so much for tagging me<3 (they are in order btw, from the ones that I love to the ones I love the most):

10. Moira - The Handmaid’s Tale

Can we just talk about how much of a badass she is? She literally fought tooth and nail, didn’t take shit from anyone and made it out of Gilead! And she is still fighting on outside!

9. Josie McCoy - Katy Keene

Her character grew so much on me on the little time we had together on Katy Keene, I already adored her on Riverdale, but seeing her on Katy Keene being all independent and shit and going after what she wants? Getting the screentime she deserves?? Sign me the fuck up!

8. Spencer Hastings - Pretty Little Liars

You don’t understand how much I loved her!!! She was 100% my favorite liar, she was clever, she was sassy, she was resourceful, she was loyal and she deserved better after all the trauma she was put through!

7. Prudence - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

I mean, seriously, look at her power! Do I need to say more? She deserved the whole entire world, loved her scenes and how confident she was <3

6. Laura Moon - American Gods

I have to admit that I hated her in the beginning, but there’s just something about her that by the end of s1 I completely fell in love with her, I really went from “wow, she’s such a bitch” to “she’s a bitch and I love her”!

5. Hermione Granger - Harry Potter

Okay, it’s a classic and I just had to put her, can you blame me?? Harry Potter was my whole childhood and I love and identified with Hermione so much when I was younger, she’ll always have a special place in my heart<3

4. Jo Harvelle - Supernatural

I just loved her so much, okay??? My biggest loss, she was my baby girl! Deserved so much better, didn’t take anybody’s shit, was snarky as hell and should be respected<3

3. Amy March - Little Women

You don’t understand how much I love her! She is judged so much and ofr what? Because she was trying to make her way into a society that was and still is awful to women in general, because she saw an opportunity and took it?? Because of her strong personality?? Because of her beauty and grace??? Come on, I’ll wait!

2. Toni Topaz - Riverdale

I know she’s the third character from the Archiverse, but I couldn’t just not put her! And they are all from different shows, so it’s okay! I would just like to say that she has done nothing wrong ever in her life and that she is always fighting for what is right and deserves only the best things in the world and now she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves as a main character, as she should<3

1. Sansa Stark - Game of Thrones

MY QUEEN WHO DESERVES EVERYTHING HER HEART DESIRES! Also don’t understand all the hate for her, she was loyal to her family, she just wanted to be reunited with them, and her mistakes were mostly rooted on naivety, she loves and protects fiercely with all the intelligence she possesses and I love her with my whole heart<3

Okay, it was really difficult choosing between all my favorite ladies and have to rate them, but I made it! So now I’m just gonna tag some mutuals that are welcome to do this too: @sonof-thrain @joshhutcheron @folglore13 @javierpcna @meetyouafterdark @goldenevermore @pagesturnandsticktoeachother @paqerings @conjoinedchaos @nocakesformissedith

#tag games #moira #josie mccoy #spencer hastings #prudence #laura moon #hermione granger #jo harvelle #amy march #toni topaz #sansa stark

20 notes · View notes

myriadimagines · 4 years

Photo

Characters: Reader x Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence

Warnings: —

Gif credit: thoresque

Spotify Prompt: 63. Tell Me by Spencer Sutherland: “Tell me where your heart lies, and I know where your heart lies.”

Word Count: 597

A/N: hope you guys like it! (reblogs/comments are appreciated! spotify prompts are not open!)

Whenever you think about your childhood, it’s filled with memories of Laurie. Having been neighbours since you were young, you and Laurie were inseparable, jolly little kids without a care in the world. As you grew older, you weren’t so jolly and innocent anymore, but you and Laurie remained as close as ever.

Things began to change when you and Laurie met the March family.

They were all wonderful girls whom you enjoyed spending time with. You loved each of their unique spirits, the way they could light up an entire room with their personalities. Over time, you and Laurie spent less time together, and more time with the March sisters. It was no longer you and Laurie, but now always you, Laurie and Jo, or Amy, or the whole March family. And as much as you adored you newfound friends, you missed your more private, more intimate moments with Laurie.

Especially when you came to realise that you’d fallen in love with him.

You curl up on the armchair by the fireplace, enjoying the heat of the flames cackling against the wood. Christmas is near, and you’re helping the March sisters decorate their house. Marmie had draped a thick blanket around your shoulders, and Beth had offered you a warm cup of tea. You can hear Jo and Amy bickering behind you over what decorations to hang up around the Christmas tree, and you bite back a smile.

You look up upon hearing the door creak open, and Laurie steps inside. He sits down beside you, somehow managing to go unnoticed by the March sisters as they continue to fret over their decorations. Laurie offers you a warm smile, scooting his armchair closer to yours, and he jokes, “Why, you look rather cozy.”

You laugh, leaning towards him as you rest your chin in your elbow. “I see you’ve finally decided to grace us with your presence.”

Laurie shakes his head with a chuckle. “Sorry. I got held up by my father.”

You nod, heart fluttering in your chest as you and Laurie gaze at each other with nostalgic smiles. Perhaps he misses these moments just as much as you do, just the two of you, and something inside of you feels giddy at the thought.

Your fantasies are quickly quashed as you noticed Laurie’s gaze wander behind you, his eyes finding Jo, and a different type of smile lands on his face. You gulp, heart shattering as you can see the love in his eyes, a different type of love, and you force yourself to realise that Laurie’s heart lies elsewhere, with someone that isn’t you.

You sink into your seat, defeated. Laurie raises an eyebrow at you, snapping out of his trance. His tone grows concerned as he asks, “What’s the matter?”

“I’m being foolish,” you sigh, voice barely audible. “Foolish to think that you could ever love me.”

“But I do love you, y/n,” Laurie tries to reach out for your hand, but you move away.

“No, not in the way I wish.” tears well in your eyes as your voice trembles. “I know where your heart lies, Laurie, and it’s not with me.”

Laurie’s mouth opens, as if to refute you, but both of you know he can’t. As if on cue, Jo finally notices Laurie’s presence, and she laughs, “Teddy! How did you manage to sneak in here?”

The March sisters all rush to join the both of you, and you quickly wipe away your tears. The helplessness begins to sink in, but there’s nothing you can do about it.

#little women imagine #laurie laurence imagine #little women #little women drabble #laurie laurence #laurie laurence drabble #imagine #imagines #reader insert #drabble #drabbles #spotify prompt

149 notes · View notes

ms-march · 3 years

Text

I was tagged by @tallmadgeandtea to do my top 5 female characters and so uhm...I love to overshare so let go! These are in no specific order so yeah!

1. Sophie Beckett (Bridgerton)

So she has NOT yet been cast yet but I’ll use the popular fan cast of Lily James as her FC for now! She is my sweet queen who deserves the world and gets the bisexual hot mess that is Benedict Bridgerton instead. I adore her with my whole heart and “ An Offer From a Gentleman” supremacy.

2. Catherine the Great (The Great)

(This should go without speaking by Adrienne Fairfax my one true love) anyways I love this character actually so much and Elle NEVER fails to disappoint, this series deserves so much love! Catherine is my sweet intelligent emotionally snarky and sly bitch and I love her so much. *insert John mulaney quote here*

3. Verity Poldark Blamey (Poldark)

Your honor she’s never done anything wrong in her life ever. That’s it that’s all I have. Also that quilted travel outfit really won me over a LOT great job costume department. She is just so nice and homely and the only poldark woman with rights in this world.

4. Amy March (Little Women)

I feel like this goes without saying.... but yeah if you can’t tell I love me some blondes. I would argue that Amy is probably the character I’m the most like and I just think there’s so much more to her than what is seen and that it should explored more often. I love her aesthetic and she literally ends up marrying the man who set my standards and type for all men ever so...

5. Marie Antoinette (2006) or Leia Organa

So these two are tied because they are both equally impactful icons in my life especially as far as things like fashion go, mostly because I like to pull a lot from both of them so they have to share. They’re both amazing I literally cry over Leia all the time and I definitely think it’s between her or Amy march that I’m tied between for most like as far as fictional characters go.

I tag @anahiranz and @critical-endangered! No pressure to do it and any of you can feel free to do it if I didn’t tag you, I will still be happy to read it!!

#I’m a Libra so I’m allowed tk be indecisive #this was not meant to have so many blondes I’m getting concerned #anyways yeah #i love oversharing #clair rambles

7 notes · View notes

livsoulsecrets · 3 years

Text

Deanoru Fic - You might have me believing I don't always have to be alone

Summary: At 10 years old, Karolina first realizes her feelings for girls during a movie night with her friends while their parents have their annual dinner gathering. As she tries to understand herself that night and fears what those feelings might mean about her, she finds unexpected comfort in Nico.

TW: Internalized Lesbophobia (nothing major, but the story shows Karolina questioning her feelings for girls and struggling with it)

When she was 10 years old, during one of their families’ dinner gatherings, Karolina marched into the Wilders’ living room with a DVD copy of Enchanted safely tucked inside her pink unicorn bag. She had carefully swept the movie into her bag while she messed around her dad’s movie collections, kept in his office, safely tucked away from her curious hands. On that dinner night, though, her dad was away on a work trip and her mom was too busy taking phone calls and doing her makeup to notice Karolina sneaking into the room.

He had them all organized by genre and she made the huge effort of climbing into a chair to reach the romance shelf. She was always obsessed with love stories, but her parents didn’t always let her watch them because some weren’t “appropriate”.

This time, though, nobody could stop her from reaching the Enchanted DVD on the highest shelf. With a squeal, she celebrated her achievement. After that, it was easy to secretly smuggle it into the Wilders’ home. Once the kids were all alone in the living room, Karolina coughed loudly in a dramatic fashion to announce she had news, which made Gert roll her eyes.

— Guys, I have a surprise for you. — She announced, proudly picking the DVD up and showing it to her friends. Alex crooked an eyebrow, looking confused.

— Okay… I’m still waiting for it. — He said, unfazed. Nico elbowed him, successfully shutting him up.

— Don’t be a jerk. — She told him and turned to Karolina shortly after, ignoring Alex’s whining and Chase’s loud laughs, as she smiles at her friend. — Go on, Kare.

— Thanks, Nico. — Karolina answered, her cheeks blushing uncontrollably. She didn’t understand why, but every time Nico smiled at her like that, Karolina felt her stomach doing summer salts, as if she was going through a roller coaster. — I found my dad’s copy of this movie, Enchanted. My mom doesn’t let me watch it, because she says it’s not for kids my age... But I think we should do it anyway. Amy is not here today, so she can’t tell on us!

— But what if it’s a scary movie? — Molly questioned, head tucked into Gert’s lap, taking away too much space for her little self.

— It’s not, Mols. It’s a love story! It even has a princess in the cover. — Karolina explained, excitedly placing the movie in the DVD player.

— Ew, love’s gross. — Chase grunted, with all the eloquence his 10 year old self could gather.

— You’re gross. — Gert fired back, without missing a bit. — Just play the movie, we have nothing to do tonight.

In response to that, Alex just sighed, which usually meant he didn’t agree with them, but was still in. Nico nodded, handling Karolina the remote and tapping the seat next to her, offering it to the girl. Karolina gladly took it.

For two whole hours, the six of them were tucked together in Alex’s huge couch, lights turned off and all eyes on the TV. Despite Chase’s claim of love being gross, towards the end of the movie, as Robert leaned down to kiss Giselle in an attempt to wake the princess up from her poisoned apple induced sleep, he was on the verge of his seat, quietly chanting “please wake up, please wake up”. Karolina could have sworn she saw the glimpse of a smile on Gert’s face as she watched Chase squealing with excitement when Giselle woke up with the true love kiss.

Meanwhile, Molly was clapping, jumping up and down on the couch while Gert resorted to laugh at her. Even Alex, despite his initial skepticism, joined the celebration, carrying Molly on his back while she threw her fists in the air, screaming as if she had just won the lottery.

Karolina’s appreciation of the scene was quieter, though. Her head was resting on Nico's shoulder, as she smiled softly at the couple on the screen, excitedly nudging Nico every time they did something cool, despite Nico never showing much interest for those. Karolina, on the other hand, had the one true love kisses as her favorite parts of any movie.

As the wicked queen confronted the princess and her love, Karolina gasped, grabbing Nico’s arm while her friend laughed at her reactions.

— You are all crazy. — Nico declared, as she looked around at the chaos installed in that room.

— Stop talking, Nico. I’m trying to pay attention to the dragon. — Gert demanded, pulling Chase down with a tight grip, making him stop running around after Alex and Molly. Chase complained, but stayed down, knowing better than to argue with Gert on anything.

— Okay, nerd. — Nico whispered under her breath, only for Karolina to hear. Kare liked the way Nico talked in moments like these, as if they were sharing something that was only theirs.

Despite the commotion the first kiss scene caused, it was the rain scene that really struck Karolina. Her eyes barely blinked as she watched the couple making promises and kissing in the rain, romantic instrumental music in the background.

— Ow, I want to be a princess too! — Molly stated, hands over her heart as the credits started rolling.

— I just want that princess! — Chase answered, imitating Molly’s gesture and placing his hands on his heart too.

— Okay, mister “love’s gross”. — Nico pointed out, earning loud laughs out of their friends.

Karolina didn’t laugh with them.

Quite the opposite. She stayed still, petrified. With a shock, Karolina realized she agreed with Chase a lot more than she agreed with Molly.

It was not that Kare didn’t want to be like Giselle. Of course she wanted to, the princess was kind, beautiful and loving… There was just more to it. As Karolina watched the boy lean down to kiss his princess, she felt her own heart flutter, almost as if she was jealous of him, almost as if she wanted to be him.

The thought sent a wave of fear through her. She sat up immediately, removing herself from Nico’s side so quickly the other girl flinched.

What was wrong with her? Why was she having those thoughts? It was not okay for girls to want princesses, right? She was supposed to be like Molly, dreaming of being the princess for some prince to kiss awake. She wasn’t supposed to want to be in the prince’s place. That was for boys, like Chase and Alex and her dad-

It was all too much at that point. Karolina could still listen to Gert and Chase’s bickering over what movie they should watch next, she could still hear Nico’s voice asking if she was okay as she walked out of the room in a rush. Nothing else mattered other than the fact she needed to leave.

She needed to be alone and away from her friends because she was a freak, she was not normal and not okay and such a weird-

— Kare? Hey, what’s going on? — Nico followed her outside.

Of course she did.

Karolina was standing in the middle of the Wilders’ garden, Nico some steps behind her, tears were falling down Kare’s eyes, but not a single word came out of her mouth. Nico slowly walked towards her and placed a hand on Karolina’s shoulder. In response, Karolina immediately flinched. Nico pulled away, as if she was burned.

— Sorry. Are you okay?

— Yeah. I’m just- It was too hot inside, I needed some fresh air. — Kare lied, her voice shaking.

— Karolina… It’s winter, it’s so cold. — Nico’s voice was soft and the way she said her name made Kare look up.

Nico and Karolina couldn’t be more different, the first adored to use only black, talk back to adults and to explore, as the second loved colorful clothes, obeying parents and staying safe. Still, despite their many differences, the way Nico talked to Karolina was always the same, soft and steady, as if she wanted to make the girl comfortable, as if she knew Karolina was built up differently.

The thought both warmed Kare’s heart and terrified her. Yet, she hoped Nico never stopped talking to her like that.

— Come on, what’s going on?

Karolina lifted her eyes up from the ground and stared at Nico. In her black dress and hair flying in all directions because of the wind, Karolina thought she looked like the most beautiful princess that ever existed.

A flash went through Kare’s mind where she pictured them dancing in the rain, just like the moments they saw in movies, shining and spinning around, not a care in the world.

She pushed the thought down, afraid of what that could mean about her.

Instead, she swallowed dryly and finally talked again.

— I was just thinking… I don’t think I’ll ever get that. I mean, the true love kiss and the happy ending.

— What do you mean? That’s not true! Of course you’re getting that! — Nico protested, not understanding why she would ever believe that.

— I just know, okay? I won’t get that. Never. I’ll just- I’ll just be alone. Forever. Like the evil queen. — Karolina felt stupid as the tears burned her eyes again. She was 10, she was a big kid, who should be behaving a lot better by now, but the thought of being alone because of how different she was broke her heart.

This time, when Nico moved, Karolina accepted her hug, crying in her arms.

— Kare, I don’t know why you think that, but it’s not true. You will not be alone. I will be with you, okay? You’re my friend. You will never be alone.

As Nico whispered these words, Karolina fought the tears. She stepped away for a moment, just to get a better look at Nico’s face.

— You promise?

— I promise. — Nico said, without hesitating.

— Pinky promise? — Karolina insisted, really needing some reassurance.

— I don’t do that. It’s silly. — Nico stated, shaking her head. — I promise because it’s true. I believe it, so you believe it too.

Karolina’s stupid summer salts were back at full force on her stomatch now. She still felt weird and ashamed, but Nico sounded so sure that it became easier to accept what she was saying.

— Okay. I believe you. — Karolina finally agreed and Nico smiled.

— Good. Now, let’s go back. It’s really cold here. — Without hesitating, Karolina followed Nico inside, their arms elanced together as they walked back in.

They found Molly passed out on the couch, half her weight laying on Chase and the other half on Gert, locking the two of them to their seats on the couch. Still, they didn’t seem to mind, as they exchanged insults and jokes. Karolina didn’t know why Gert and Chase acted like that. It was like they both liked and hated each other the most in the whole world.

Alex was picking up the next movie with a lot of attention when he saw Nico and Karolina. He looked up immediately, excited to see them.

— Hey, I think I found something Karolina will like. It’s called “A Cinderella Story”! Look, the girl even has blonde hair!

— Ow, they’re pretty much twins, Alex! — Nico pointed out, to which Alex very maturely responded by sticking out his tongue to her.

— I think it is a good movie! Let’s see it. Thank you, Alex! — Kare said, taking her seat on the couch again, grateful he had found something she would enjoy. He started the movie shortly after, silence reining in the room again.

Karolina found a great distraction in the movie, good enough to keep her doubts and insecurities away from her mind for the whole night.

Once she got home, though, after safely putting the DVD back in her dad’s office and being tucked away in bed by her mom, she stayed up for a while, staring at the ceiling.

She still didn’t know what the feelings she had about the princess in the movie meant. She was still scared and trying to ignore them. Despite all of that, Nico’s voice was louder than the mean ones in her brain.

She wouldn’t be alone, no matter what happened, because Nico wouldn’t stop being her friend.

Even though she didn’t tell Nico that night what she was truly thinking, her words stuck with Karolina for years to come.

That night, Karolina felt, for the first time, the confusing sentiments that would keep her up for many nights to come, that would make her doubt her own beliefs and question everything she knew about herself.

Yet, every time, she would find some solace in knowing Nico’s promise stood, based on something a lot stronger than pinky promises: a very stubborn 10-year-old Nico Minoru’s word.

#deanoru #deanoru fic #runaways #marvels runaways #runaways fic #runaways fics #my fics #karolina dean #nico minoru #tw internalized lesbophobia #tw internalized homophobia #deanoru fics #alex wilder #gert yorkes #chase stein #molly hernandez

5 notes · View notes

otrtbs · 1 year

Note

not you actually making me see them working- stop during my entire obsession of little women I haven't been able to see it working and like you just ruined that

I do understand what you're saying and I haven't read the book in like a long time but I just I guess I might be able to see it. fuck what did you do to me

Like I've always been FULL Amy and Laurie like I adore them but I don't know... maybe I'm just realizing I literally do not care in the slightest who they end up with. Like I don't care.

I'm going on a full other tangent right now my brain is running in circles around this book at all times but I think a lot of people who like read it and watch it focus on the romance of it and I hate that. I don't know I watch the movie to see the sisters interacting with each other honestly. And I don't care who they're married off to, or if they even get married at all.

Like I'm literally writing a little women au right now and when I told people EVERYONE thought I was writing about like Jo, Laurie and Amy. They thought it was gonna be a cute little romance thing or whatever. but I'm writing about Beth and Jo (it's the black brothers I mean it mean I say I can talk about their relationship all day I love them so much). Because their relationship means so fucking much. That's what the book is built on not only them but Meg and Amy too. Like their dynamics and how through everything they forgive each other and love each other. I can talk all day about them. I would much rather be talking about them than if Laurie should've been with Jo or Amy.

IF Jo figures out she wants to be married and have a partner I can understand how her and Laurie can work. I think I've just spent so much time thinking they couldn't work, and like I've drilled it into my head that they never loved each other romantically. And they just messed up platonic and romantic and all that. I don't know, it could be sweet I guess.

Fucking hell I really did not expect me to be like okay with Jo and Laurie today what the hell...

hahahahahaha 😈 im here to speak on the jolaurie agenda! but i do see amy and laurie working really well together as well! they're not ill suited for one another by any means!! for me, it's just, if jo was going to end up with anyone,, i feel like it should've been laurie 😭

i watch the movie for miss jo march !!! publishing her story !! growing into herself !! i love her fierce independence and passion for what she loves <33 just for the sisters in general i think as well!! how they all grow up and want different things and live different lives but it's all a part of girlhood and womanhood and everything!! so i get it!!

your little women au sounds wonderful!! the heart of the whole story is family and sisterhood!! OMG and the black brothers as a jo/beth parallel ??? AHH THAT'S GONNA BE SO GOOD!!!! i think the common tendency would be to see the black brothers as a jo/amy parallel but i love the jo/beth idea SO MUCH!! sm!!!

#being okay w jo and laurie!!! i will take it !!#your fic sounds wonderful!!#going to be thinking about it for a long looong time ngl !!!!#little women things #asks

9 notes · View notes

crawlingbackwardcrawlingforward · 4 years

Text

A Gift For Meg

Laurie x March!reader fluff

Request: Okay I’m obsessed with your writing and I got a lot of ideas so here I am again with a request! Can you please do a Laurie (went to see little women for the second time and I’m in love even more) x March!Reader where they cook something for Meg’s wedding together? Maybe a lot of fluff? And the other sisters and marmee teasing? Thank you so much 💛🥰

(Please read) Authors note: This is way overdue because my account was deleted by the Tumblr Gods. I was previously @the-littlest-woman and this is my new and improved blog. I hope that you enjoy it.

Word Count- 830

~~~~~~~

“What should I give Meg as a wedding gift?” You ask your best friend and long-time crush, “I’ve been saving up since she announced her engagement and I still don’t have enough for anything good.”

“We’ve been over this, I’m more than willing to help you pay for a gift!” Laurie exclaims, “But since you keep refusing my offer, how about making her something?”

The idea had crossed your mind before, but nothing felt right. She has dresses and slippers and shawls and you can’t make much else.

“Oh Laurie, I’ve tried thinking of what she doesn’t have, but somehow even though we’re poor as dirt-“ You stop abruptly, hating the sound of your jealousy seeping through your words.

“She has it all?” Laurie proposes. You nod your head and sigh. “I’m sure there’s something she doesn’t have. Perhaps evening gloves?”

“I’m not skilled enough to make evening gloves and she already has them anyway.”

“How about,” Laurie says with a cheeky grin, “you make her something to eat? I’ll help! It’ll be so fun!”

“Hmm, I hadn’t thought of that before. What should I make?” You ask, already knowing the answer.

“A wedding cake!”

~~~~~~~

You scramble into the little March kitchen with bags full of ingredients. To Aunt March’s dismay, Meg was visiting for the day. So you and Laurie had plenty of time. The two of you had decided on a chocolate cake with Italian buttercream, one of Laurie’s and Meg’s shared favorites.

“Where do we even begin! There’s so many ingredients,” you begin, “what if we mess up?”

“With my baking expertise? We could never!” Teddy jokes around and begins measuring ingredients into a bowl. He reads the recipe and shows you how to do the fancy techniques. He was quite the baker.

As time passes and the cake is put to cook, you two begin on the buttercream. You were way in over your head, but Laurie guided you along every step of the way. You had to admit, sometimes you would pretend not to understand a mixing technique just to have him put his hands on yours and teach you. The warmth of his hands made you blush. You prayed that he couldn’t see your face from where he stood behind you.

When the time came to frost the cake, you saw an opportunity that you had to take.

“Teddy? Could you come here for a moment, I’m confused,” you say, feigning innocence.

“How can I help, Y/n?” He asks, genuinely believing you.

He looked at you so warmly that you almost caved in and kissed him, but you weren’t sure how he’d react. So, instead you scooped some buttercream onto your finger and swiped his nose.

“Christopher Columbus!” He giggles loudly, “I can’t believe you’d do such a thing. That’s behavior I’d expect from Jo!”

The two of you giggle and soon you find yourself with frosting ball over your face and in your hair.

As your laughter dies down you hear the creaking of floorboards and the whispers of little girls. You pretend not to notice the mocking of Amy and Jo and the giggling of Beth and Marmee as you clean yourself off.

“Perhaps next time keep the frosting out of my hair! It’s going to take forever to wash out,” you sigh, pretending to be cross, but failing miserably. You can’t help smiling as you look into his crinkled, sparkling eyes. His smile is absolutely beautiful.

“It’s hard not to. You look adorable when you’re having fun and being unladylike.”

Being called adorable made your heart skip a couple beats. The butterflies in your stomach had gone wild, fluttering harder than ever. You were positive that your cheeks were completely flushed.

“You know, Teddy, you look quite attractive when you’re covered in fros-“ he cuts you off by pulling you into a kiss. It’s brief and gentle and absolutely perfect. His soft lips on yours feels, somehow, more magical than you could’ve ever imagined.

Once parted, you stammer for a while before finally giving up.

“Took you long enough!” A squeaky voice says from the den.

“Amy, shhh!” Marmee says, trying to keep her own excitement contained.

“Oh, between this and Megs wedding there’ll be so much romance. How dreamy! I simply cannot wait for my turn!”

“Amy calm down, you’re far too little for romance.”

You grab Laurie’s hand and guide him to the living room. Your mother and sisters all gather around you and press for details, as if they hadn’t snooped in on whole exchange. Finally Marmee insists that it is bedtime for the younger girls. Laurie dismisses himself as Meg arrives and all returns to quiet.

Jo explains what has happened to Meg and she can’t help but give you a massive hug.

“Romance is so special. You’ll have so much fun with Laurie.”

You allow yourself to become vulnerable and take advice from your family.

Your new relationship with Laurie sure will be interesting.

#greta gerwig #little women #little women x reader #timothee chalamet #timothee chalamet x reader #little women 2019 #laurie x reader

120 notes · View notes

kyufiber-moved · 4 years

Note

hey hi helloo~ so,,,you kinda seem like you know lots of kdramas,,,,and i wanted to ask you,,,if you could recommend me some of your favorites? tbh anything would be fine kdjs it can be something where i can cry my heart and soul out or something really cute! that's totally up to you (but something where i can absolutely get emotionally invested in that it shatters my heart is what i probs need rn tbh 😩✊🏻)

this is my time to shine 🤓🤓🤓 i DEFINITELY CAN !!! esp for my favorite follower 😔💕 also this is gonna be pretty long bc i gave a lot of info for each drama so i’ll put a read more~!

_ MY PERSONAL FAVS _

go ho’s starry night- a chinese-korean collaboration drama starring snsd's yuri, kim youngkwang (the secret life of my secretary), and lee jihoon (legend of the blue sea) - go ho (yuri) is a dedicated worker who deals with her grumpy boss and quirky coworkers. she requests to be transferred to a different team, where she discovers her new boss is her ex-boyfriend, and then basically there forms a harem of 5 of her coworkers who all like her- super fluffy!! episodes are only about 15 minutes long each, and although there is angst, there's a lot more comedy and fluff. the relationship between the two main leads is adorable and had me squealing way more than once

put your head on my shoulder- a chinese drama starring fair xing (master devil do not kiss me) and lin yi- si tu mo is a bubbly girl who moves into a house only to find out that the owner's nephew (?), gu wei yi, is already living there, and the two end up living together. si tu mo is sweet and outgoing, while gu wei yi is quiet and intellectual- SO cute. although the plot seems cliche, the focus is not really on them living together, that's just what brings them together originally, and the main lead isn't the stereotypical "cold and super smart asshole" type, he's actually very sweet. there are a lot of episodes but i would definitely recommend watching this!

like- a korean webdrama that you can find on youtube starring kim yu an, kim kangmin (maybe, maybe not), yoo jungwoo (love after school), and seo ji hye- about a group of students who create a film club to make youtube videos and the dumb shit they get into, plus there's some romance, betrayal, and fuckboys. - so so so so cute honestly. the dynamic between the characters of the club is so cute and funny, plus the love triangle has me wheezing. also the asshole fuckboy gets what he deserves which is super satisfying. it hasn't finished airing yet, but so far it's really cute

failing in love- korean webdrama you can find on youtube starring son sang yeon (triple fling), yang hye ji, and shin yoon seop- about a group of high schoolers who deal with falling in love, crushes, rejection, etc.- ok so the summary i gave was pretty vague but that's because any more and i'd be exposing the whole plot. there is humor and fluff but also teenage angst, and the characters are all more complex than they first appear. i would highly recommend this show !!!

i have 3 boyfriends- short webdrama you can find on youtube starring kim ji eun, park sungwoo (produce 101 season 2 [that 30 year old dude who danced to rain's song OMG], moon jihoo, and lee jungsik - when la hi gets in a car accident and wakes up with amnesia she finds that she has 3 men all claiming to be her boyfriend.- OK LISTEN . this show is so funny and cute. let me just say: you MUST watch to the end. that's all i'll say. pLS WATCH

last minute romance- two episode drama special starring han seung yeon (age of youth) and lee seo won (the liar and his lover)- when baek se finds out she has terminal cancer and only has a short time to live, she desperately wants to complete her one bucket list item: date her favorite actor. it's then that she meets an aspiring actor who looks exactly like her favorite actor- so cute and very short, so you won't spend ages trying to finish. it is very fluffy, cute, and funny, but has an underlying tone of sadness because the main female lead has cancer and will eventually die. also her best friend is a monk??? the ending is bittersweet but very fitting

want more 19- a short webdrama you can find on youtube starring jung ha joon, sin gi hwan, jeon yoo rim, nam yoon soo, and lee jungha- a story of 5 friends in high school. A mutual crush, a one-sided love, and a rough patch for sweethearts, all taking place right around the end their senior year- OH GOD i can't breathe this drama is so cute. it had me squealing every single episode, and it's very lighthearted with hardly any angst

splash splash love- a two episode drama starring kim seulgi (queen of the ring) and highlight's doojoon (radio romance)- right before her ksat, danbi is transported to the past during a freak rain shower and is mistaken for a eunich (which, in korean, is the same word for high school senior) . due to her knowledge of future math, the king enlists her to teach him mathematics and they fall in love- a lowkey parody/remake of the kdrama love in the moonlight but if you added time travel into the mix and took out nearly all the angst. SO cute and funny, and has a happy but open type ending

something about 1 percent (2016)- korean drama starring jeon so min and ha seokjin (drinking solo)- lee jae in is an arrogant company heir, whose wealthy grandfather who decides to grant all his wealth to a kindly elementary school teacher. to only way for anyone else to get the money is for someone to marry her, but they devise a contract that changes it to date for 10 months. although they hate each other at first, they eventually fall in love- this drama is super cute and the kisses are AMAZING. there are crazy exes and all that but the couple's dynamic is super cute and they quickly warm up to each other

triple fling (s1)- a short choose-your-own-ending korean webdrama on youtube starring jung bomin, son sangyeon (failing in love), themanblk's jeongyou, and themanblk's eom sewoong- lee sehee accidentally becomes friends with the three most popular boys in school and ends up in a love square with them- alright im whipped for stuff like this so naturally i loved it. i also really liked how viewers could choose their own ending as for which boy she chose. there is a second season that i haven't seen yet that focuses on another girl in ANOTHER love square (containing one of the guys from sehee's love square) in which it shows which boy she actually did choose (and it was my favorite so . yay!)

weightlifting fairy kim bok joo- a korean drama starring lee sungkyung (cheese in the trap) and nam joohyuk (who are you: school 2015)- a drama about a female weightlifter who falls in love. persuing the relationship would jeopardize her weightlifting, and focusing on weightlifting would jeopardize her relationship with her crush. she and her group of friends deal with one-sided crushes, athletic pressure, and self-love.- i watched this drama in full in only two days, and loved it. seriously, it's funny, cute, sad, and just a generally AWESOME drama. plus it takes a lot of cliches and makes fun of them or turns them on their head

when you love yourself (s1)- a short webdrama you can find on youtube starring jung mingyu (sweet revenge 2) and saet byeol . - about a girl who is heavier than her classmates who struggles with self-love and self-acceptance, and along the way finds love- god. i can't even explain how much i loved this drama. the message is wonderful and there's no moment where she glows up and loses weight and then gets the guy's attention or anything: he simply loves her as who she is, no matter what weight she is, and is supportive. there's also an episode that focuses on the queen bee girl who also struggles with weight and self-love and it's just beautiful

after school: lucky or not (s1)- short drama starring 5urprise: kang tae oh (my first first love), seo kang joon (are you human too), gong myung (drinking solo), lee taehwan (w: two worlds), and yoo il, as well as kim so eun (our gab soon)- when so eun gets an invite to the choose-your-mission club, she meets 5 chaotic guys that she becomes friends with, but there's something they aren't telling her.- yes, there is a lil romance and a love triangle HOHO. ok but seriously this drama is the most crackheadery i've ever seen like. genuinely i was just wheezing so hard every episode because of the dumb sh*t the guys were doing and so eun's reaction. this drama seems dumb and funny at first, but there are emotional moments as well as some angst relating to the love triangle and the origin of the club. please do watch this show !!! (don't recommend season 2, though)

accidentally in love - a chinese drama starring amy sun (the eternal love), fiction guo, and ma li- chen qingqing, who is raised by her grandfather) is arranged to be married, but wants to find love on her own terms. on the day of the wedding, she runs away to the university her parents attended to find out more about their death. to hide from her grandfather, she changes her appearance drastically and enters university. her new deskmate turns out to be singer si tu feng, whom she has already run into and has gotten off on the wrong foot with- so this drama was longer than the ones i usually watch but it was worth it. it was cute and they didn't drag out the couple not getting together for ages like some dramas tend to do. the romance was super cute and the female lead's undeterred determination to march to her own drummer was amusing. the only thing i didn't like is that they didnt give the side couple enough screentime bc they were super cute too

my woofy poofy love / my dog-like dating- a short korean webdrama you can find on youtube starring chae ji an and kim do hoon (your imagination becomes reality)- a girl who has recently been cruelly dumped by her boyfriend brings a stray dog back to her home and wakes up to find that instead of a dog, there is a man! she happens to be looking for a roommate, and so this man (who can turn into a dog) becomes her new housemate- literally adorable. female lead is stunning and the relationship is so cute and fluffy and innocent, but the kiss is steamy as hell.

unrequited love (2019)- a chinese drama starring zhu yan man zi and zhao shun ran- a story of a girl who has secretly loved the same boy for 10 years, but he doesn't know she exists, until one day when they meet in college. so begins their love story, but things become more complicated because of other people- ok so like . damn i love this couple. this drama is really cute but has its fair share of angst, so don't expect an easy ride the whole way through. very cute though !!_ MORE DRAMA RECS _

a love so beautiful- a chinese drama starring shen yue (meteor garden) and hu yi tuan- chen xiaoxi has liked her neighbor jiangchen onesidedly for years, and continues to like him despite his seeming disinterest. but her determination and bubbly personality, as well as a romantic threat starts to cause him to fall for her- aight so . i feel like this drama was dragged out a little bit longer than necessary and then the ending was slightly rushed but!! it WAS a great and super cute drama

ok to be sensitive (s1)- a webdrama you can find on youtube starring kim da ye and kim youngdae (extraordinary you) and others im too lazy to put- focuses on feminist issues like sexism and sexual harassment in a college setting, which each episode focusing on one particular incident and the characters dealing with it- listen so like . this show had me emotional at some points bc of how amazing the message was. it dealt with sexual harassment, sexism, how females are expected to act, stalking, pressure to have sex... etc and basically every episode was like . you can stand up for yourself. you don’t have to “take it” just bc you’re a female, etc. also there was really cute romance uwu

ok to be sensitive (s2)- season 2 of otbs, also can be found on youtube, starring yoo hye in and lee shin young, as well as others but again im too lazy to list them all- same thing as season 1, but a different cast of main characters, and set in an office workplace. (original cast makes a cameo at the end)- the issues in season 2 were definitely a bit darker because it was set in a work place, where the main characters were worried about getting fired if they stood up for themselves, but the way things were handled was really admirable imo. also the male lead in this one is ABSOLUTELY adorable

go back diary- a 4 episode webdrama you can find on youtube starring kim ye ji and lee jong won (jaemin’s webdrama how to hate you)- about a boy who sees a girl at a karaoke bar (?) and instantly develops a crush on her. she then transfers to his school, and it tells the story of their love story after 10 years.- i’ll just say it right now. the whole drama was adorable except for the ending, which fucking sucked. literally was horrible. boycott episode 4 pls i was SO UPSET. otherwise, great webdrama

before we get married- taiwanese drama starring puff guo (just you; we got married w/ suju’s heechul) and jasper liu- tells the story of two people who already have partners and are planning to marry them, only to meet each other and fall in love- bro this show had so much angst i couldn’t even breathe lmfao. but the romantic scenes between the two leads were S T E A M Y let me TELL you.

love after school (s1)- korean webdrama that can be found on youtube starring park so eun and yoo jungwoo (like)- about a couple who fell in love in high school and their story, told from 5 years later when they meet again- i love love love this bitch. LOVE. season 2 ... we won’t speak of her lol. but season 1 is super cute and the ???? kiss at the end(ish)??? DEAD. literally anything with yoo jungwoo will destroy me but omg. it was fantastic

lucky romance- a korean drama starring hwang jung eum (she was pretty) and ryu joon yeol (reply 1988) - about a woman who believes wholeheartedly in superstitions meeting a man who believes only in science and mathematics, and their very chaotic love story- this show was so funny tbh. the main couple’s dynamic was HILARIOUS and even though they were literally complete opposites they worked so well together. warning: towards the end there’s that whole ‘i have to be noble and let you go bc its for the best’ bullshit but!!! there is a happy ending

maybe, maybe not- a webdrama starring kim kangmin (like) and gong yoorim- a girl who can read minds and is an outside bc she knows what everyone is really thinking meets a guy that she can’t read the mind of- so fluffy. so cute. oh god. pls watch it’s so soft and cute

my first first love- a korean drama starring jisoo (strong woman dbs), dia’s chaeyeon (drinking solo), and b1a4′s jinyoung (love in the moonlight)- about a group of friends who all, due to various circumstances, move into their friend tae oh’s house, and find love along the way.- idk why netflix did that dumbass thing where they did mffl 1 and mffl 2 but they’re the same show, just eps 1-8 then 8-16. anyways !! very cute show!! jisoo is fine as hell. taeoh and the rich girl are cute together. i found the ending abrupt and unsatisfying, but overall a good show

thumping spike (s1)- a korean drama starring hwang seung eon (part-time idol) and song jae rim (our gab soon) - about a volleyball team and their coach who are aiming for success, and a female professional volleyball player who becomes their athletic mentor- i know it doesnt sound super romantic but trust me. there is lots of romance, and even a love triangle hehe

u-prince: the single lawyer- a thai drama apart of the u-prince series starring august vachiravit paisarnkulwong and apple lapisara intarasu- firstclass is a straight a student who is strict about punctuality and properness, while minute is a spoiled rich girl who loses all her luxuries when her family files for bankruptcy. she begins “going out” with her gay best friend, aka firstclass’ brother, for money and ends up living in their house, but she and firstclass hate each other- listen all the u prince dramas are cringy and low quality but does it look like a give a shit . NO BC I KEEP WATCHING THEM . they’re cute ok . anyways this was my favorite one so this is the one im recommending yeehaw

unexpected heroes- a short korean drama sponsored by the CDC organ transplant management center, starring btob’s minhyuk, ioi’s sohye, and choi jonghoon- about three high school students who discover that, after their respective organ transplants, they have supernatural powers- though there’s not much focus on romance in this drama, it’s still funny and cute. plus minhyuk is in it and what more can you ask for ?? lol. anyways the trio uses their powers to help solve crimes n stuff it’s gr8 and ive been waiting for a season 2 for 98429834 years

what to do with you- a korean webdrama - that is actually literally an ad for a facemask - starring lee hayoung and kim youngdae (extraordinary you)- saerom and geun are friends, but it feels like they’re something more. will they ever take the next step?- yeah this webdrama is super cute and that’s really all lol. also the bitchy girl in love after school is the best friend in this one oho

your imagination becomes reality- a webdrama that can be found on youtube starring oh se young, kim dohoon (my woofy poofy love), and jin ho eun- soram has a crush on a mysterious upperclassman, and wishes to see him again: she does, soon after. each time she makes a wish, it seems to magically come true. - yeah so like . it’s not a supernatural thing or anything, it’s just a cute college romance that’s basically every girl with a crush’s dream lol~!

#asks #bossgyu #drama recs #kdrama recs #recs #sorry i took so long to reply!!!!

17 notes · View notes

xocookiest · 4 years

Text

SUPERGIRL PLAYLIST: SEASON 5 (PART II)

Summary: This is a compilation of songs that can possibly summarize Kara and Lena’s thoughts and feelings throughout Season 5 of Supergirl. All of these songs were compiled using the application Spotify Song Radio and the song “Keep You Safe” by Lindsey Ray in Episode 7 of Season 5 of Supergirl as its base.

1. Keep You Safe - Lindsey Ray

2. Everybody - Ingrid Michaelson

3. Make Us Stronger - Emily Hearn

4. Dreamer - Elizavetta

5. Who We Are - Tristan Prettyman

6. Courage Is... - The Strange Familiar

7. When We Were Young - Lucy Schwartz

8. Thank God You’re Holding Me - Emily Hearn

9. Drink You Gone - Ingrid Michaelson

10. Rabbit Hole (Radio Edit) - Mindy Gledhill

11. I Was Gonna Marry You - Tristan Prettyman

12. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Jenny & Tyler, Kris Allen

13. This Is Survival - Lindsey Ray

14. Like Ships Need the Sea - Emily Hearn

15. Christmas Lights - Ingrid Michaelson

16. Chai Tea Latte - Angel Taylor

17. Someone to Love - Kate Earl

18. No Rain - Meiko

19. Dark Runs Out - Amy Stroup

20. The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson

21. Volcano - Emily Hearn

22. Give up the Ghost (feat. Johnny McDaid) - Rosi Golan & Johnny McDaid

23. SOS - Elizaveta

24. Wish You Well - Katie Herzig

25. Over You (feat. A Great Big World) - Ingrid Michaelson & A Great Big World

26. Paris, or Wherever We Are - Emily Hearn

27. Boo Hoo! - Mindy Gledhill

28. Feeling of Being - Lucy Schwartz

29. Me Without You - Katie Herzig

30. Turn to Stone - Ingrid Michaelson

31. My Oh My - Tristan Prettyman

32. As Long as Our Hearts Are Beating - Jenny & Tyler

33. Lost and Found - Katie Herzig

34. Worth Fighting For - Emily Hearn

35. How Am I Doing? - Anna Waronker

36. Can’t Go Back - Rosi Golan

37. Wyatt and Lucy - Robert Duncan

38. Anchor - Mindy Gledhill

39. Parachute (Acoustic) - Ingrid Michaelson

40. Walk With You - Jenny & Tyler

41. All That I Wanted - Shelly Fraley

42. You Are - Kathrn Ostenberg

43. Feel Alive - Katie Herzig

44. Mother - Ingrid Michaelson

45. Heart of a Hero - Cathy Heller

46. October: Written in the Stars - Tim Myers

47. Love Song - Paula Valestein

48. Here We Go - Emily Hearn

49. Unchained Melody - Priscilla Ahn, Inga Roberts, Wendy Wang

50. Glow - Brooke Annibelle

51. My Love Will Never Fail You - Marie Hines

52. Fix You – Jenny & Tyler, The Gray Havens

53. March: Hills to Climb - Marie Hines

54. Pony (It’s OK) - Erin McCarley

55. Annie - Emily Hearn

56. Running Wild – Jules Larson

57. Still the One - Ingrid Michaelson

58. Make a Noise - Katie Herzig

59. I Love You Will Still Sound The Same - Oh Honey

60. Re-Arrange Again - Erin McCarley

61. Whole Lot of Heart - Ingrid Michaelson

62. Cutting Ties - Emily Hearn

63. Save It All - Marie Hines

64. The Lotto - Ingrid Michaelson

65. Anything Is Possible - Mozella

66. Sweeter - Jess Penner

67. Together - Andrew Allen

68. Best Day of Your Life - Katie Herzig

69. DieDieDie - Erin McCarley

70. Keep Me – Lucy Schwartz

71. Underneath - Rosi Golan

72. Miss America - Ingrid Michaelson

73. I’ll Be By Your Side - Cathy Heller

74. All About Your Heart - Mindy Gledhill

75. Hate You - Ingrid Michaelson

76. I Want the Sky - Lucy Schwartz

77. Not Even Human - Angel Taylor

78. Versailles - Amy Stroup

79. Hell No - Ingrid Michaelson

80. Of This I’m Sure - Jenny & Tyler

81. Hold onto Hope Love - Amy Stroup

82. Take Me Home - Ingrid Michaelson

83. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Fay Wolf

84. Be The One – Emily Hearn

85. Been A Long Day - Rosi Golan

86. Don’t Come Over - Jess Penner

87. Life In Letters - Lucy Schwartz

88. Always Been You - Marie Hines

89. By Your Side - Brooke Annibale

90. Take All The Time You Need - Oh Honey

91. Remind Me - Brooke Annibale

92. I Do Adore – Mindy Gledhill

93. Weight Lifting - Katie Herzig

94. I Remember Her - Ingrid Michaelson

95. Viva La Vida - Katie Herzig

96. December Days - Tim Hanauer

97. Just Like Us - Olly Anna

98. Underneath the Covers - Priscilla Anna

99. My Darling - Lucy Schwartz

100. Light Me Up - Ingrid Michaelson

#supergirl #supercorp

14 notes · View notes

letmetellyouaboutmyfeels · 4 years

Note

Calling to a) the Spoopy season and b) the best AU fic I have ever fucking read (co shout out to @koortega for the gifset): What does Halloween look like in the Post!Confidence Trick household :D Ethan and Amy are probably adorable and get all the candy, amiright?

This is the adorable Halloween prompt I didn’t know I needed! Thank you darling! And HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!

Confidence Trick is my Mafia Garcyatt AU based on a gifset by @koortega.

Flynn wasn’t paranoid, no matter what Lucy and Wyatt kept telling him.

He just thought it was only wise that they take extra precautions for the day. A bunch of people walking around in masks? If he was a hitman tasked with taking care of Lucy and Garcia Flynn, former mafiosos for the most powerful Russian crime family in the books, he’d pick a day like Halloween to do it. Everyone was in costume. Nobody would even suspect.

Lucy was much more concerned with getting Ethan and Amy’s costumes right. Amy wanted to be a pirate. “Pirate king,” she would say, in her best imitation of Kiera Knightley’s voice, when anyone asked. Ethan wanted to be Patch from 101 Dalmations, his current film obsession. Flynn knew that entire animated film by heart now, and Lucy and Wyatt liked to pretend it annoyed them when he would sing “Cruella DeVil” under his breath but he had overheard Lucy telling Wyatt it was annoyingly attractive so check and mate to him.

Wyatt’s concern was the house decorations. “We never did stuff like this when I was a kid,” he explained when Flynn asked him if buying so many fake gravestones for the front yard was really necessary. “My house was kind of out of the way and so we never did anything for Halloween. And my dad never let me trick or treat.”

As usual, when Wyatt mentioned something that hinted at his awful father, especially when accompanied by a blush and that slight pout, Flynn went softer than melted butter. So Wyatt had decorated the entire damn house, inside and out (the first floor, anyway, Flynn was not having bats or spiders in his damn bedroom) so trick or treaters could wander through and have an age-appropriately scary haunted house to walk through.

“Flynn?” Lucy called. “Darling? My love? Light of my life?”

“Yes?” Flynn stuck his head out from the kitchen, where he was trying to find where he and Wyatt had hidden the Halloween candy for the trick or treaters. They’d had to hide it, because this was their fourth attempt at buying said candy.

Lucy had eaten all three previous attempts.

The woman herself marched in, holding up Amy’s gorgeous dark blue pirate coat. “Why did I find a GPS tracker in the collar of this coat?”

Busted. “Um...”

Lucy set the coat down and slid her hands up his chest. “Garcia. They’re going to be okay. You and I will be with them the whole time. Wyatt will be at home if something goes wrong.”

“If someone comes after us--if they find us--you know we look away for just a moment and they’ve run off somewhere, on tonight, of all nights...”

“Nobody will come.” Lucy sounded so sure. “It’s going to be okay.”

“But we don’t know that.” Flynn ran a hand through his hair. “I know it’s ridiculous. I know it’s been a decade. But it just--it helps me to--to feel better, to know that I took precautions. The last time I didn’t take precautions, I lost my family. And I could never lose any of you.”

Lucy’s face was soft, her eyes glittering as she gently fixed his hair. “All right, darling. If it’s what you need.” She paused. “Wyatt found the cameras you put up, by the way.”

“That’s not for mafia hitmen, that’s in case some teenagers decide to get smart and try to swipe anything.”

“What could they possibly swipe?”

“Family photographs?”

“Family photographs.”

“It’s the one thing you can’t replace,” Flynn said, grinning, and Lucy smacked his arm.

“Every day I regret letting you two watch John Mulaney. Every. Day.”

“Tata!” Amy yelled. “Where’s my coat! I wanna be a pirate now!”

Flynn was well aware he was an absolute sucker for his daughter, thanks. “Right here, little mouse!”

“I’m not a mouse, I’m the pirate king,” Amy said, stomping into the kitchen with her pirate boots already on. Ethan trailed behind her, his puppy ears affixed to his head but his makeup not done yet.

“Are you ready to go too?” Lucy asked their son.

“Ruff!” was Ethan’s response.

“I’m gonna fucking die,” Wyatt said, entering with--oh, huh, he had the Halloween candy, no wonder Flynn couldn’t find it. “They’re too fuckin’ cute.”

“I’m not cute, I’m the king!” Amy protested. “Daddy, don’t say I’m cute!”

“Apologies, your majesty,” Wyatt said solemnly. Flynn bit down hard on the inside of his cheek to stifle his laugh. “Of course you’re not cute, you’re very imperious.”

“What’s imperious mean?”

“Frightening but in a kingly kind of way.”

“Yessssss.” Amy let Lucy put her coat on. “I’m gonna get so much candy!”

“A hyperactive nine-year-old,” Wyatt mumbled. “Just what we’re gonna love dealing with at ten at night.”

Flynn kissed him, and tasted peanut butter. “Sneaking Reese’s?” he murmured.

“Says the man who tastes like Skittles.”

“Fair play.”

“Okay, okay, let me do Ethan’s makeup and we’ll get pictures!” Lucy said.

Ethan and Amy groaned dramatically. “Why?” Ethan asked.

“Because your fathers look very handsome and they’ll only let me take a picture if you’re in it,” Lucy replied.

That seemed to be all right with the kids. Lucy put white and black makeup on Ethan’s face to fully puppify him, and then they all gathered for the photo. The three of them had thought about doing a three-way costume, but it was difficult to find something that worked for all of them, and Wyatt was going to be at home the whole time anyway. Instead, Lucy and Flynn had gone with Morticia and Gomez Addams, and Wyatt had opted for Peter Quill because he figured a friendly face would help the smaller kids who were scared by the decorations and also Flynn had once sarcastically told him he “sure was mature enough to be Peter.”

Flynn would never, ever tell him that he looked cute as fuck in that leather jacket and with his tiny little Groot sticking out of his pocket.

Pictures taken, the kids were squirming with impatience. Flynn double-checked that the cameras worked (they did) and that Wyatt knew how to find and hit the silent alarm (he did) and that the kids’ GPS trackers were on (they were).

“What the hell are we going to tell the neighbors if they ever find out about shit like this?” Wyatt asked as the four of them bid goodbye before hitting the neighborhood (or, in Amy’s case, “pirating the neighborhood, avast!”).

“That we’re spies,” Lucy replied simply. “Do me a favor, sweetheart, and try not to start too many rumors about who’s cheating on whom while we’re gone?”

“It’s not my fault they decided I’m the single one!” Wyatt protested. “You’re the one who nearly got into a fistfight with whatshername when she tried to flirt with me!”

“Just be good,” Lucy responded, and then she was taking their kids by the hands and leading them down the street.

Flynn surreptitiously snapped a picture of the three of them walking hand-in-hand, a dopey grin on his face. “You heard her,” he told Wyatt. “Be good.”

“I’m always good,” Wyatt retorted.

“Sure you are.”

“Tata!” Amy shouted. “I can’t pirate without my first mate!”

“Coming, Pirate King!” Flynn yelled. “She’s gonna be a holy terror when she’s older.”

“You say that like she’s not a holy terror now,” Wyatt replied. “Go, catch up, I’ll see you guys in a couple hours.”

Flynn kissed him softly and then hurried after the rest of his family, scooping Amy up and making her shriek and giggle. Lucy smiled at him, that same warm, adoring smile that he still couldn’t believe he’d earned, as Ethan barked at other people who walked by and tried to wag his tail.

It was going to be okay, he told himself. It was going to be a fun night.

It was.

#mads answers things #mads writes stuff #garcyatt #garcyatt fanfic #timeless #timeless fanfic #li'l ficlet #confidence trick #brassmama

16 notes · View notes

marshmallowgoop · 5 years

Text

Kill la Kill Books!

Got a small haul of Kill la Kill books the other day!

SUSHIO CLUB LOVE LOVE KLKL has been a glaring omission from my collection, so when I saw a listing of the book for 3,600 yen—which usually goes for 10,000+ these days—I bought it right away.

And I figured I might as well pick up a few more things while I was at it, right? To make the shipping more cost effective?

That’s definitely the only reason.

But anyway, my growing mass of Kill la Kill books and magazines has now reached 36 items.

And I’ve talked about some of this merch before; you can find my post about the Febri volume 21 issue here, my post about Fractal 10 here, my post about the Talking About Composite books, The Complete Script Book, and The Art of KLK Vol. 3 here (and I have a whole tag for the script book, #klk-script-book), and I yammer on about the nine Blu-ray key art collection and artboard books here. I also have several essays discussing the official manga adaptation:

Kill la Kill Manga Chapter 7

Kill la Kill Manga Volume 3, Chapters 8-17: Thoughts and Impressions

Kill la Kill Manga Volume 3: Translation Notes, Anime Differences

Kill la Kill Manga Volume 3: Worth it?

Manga Differences

And now, I wanna briefly (lol) yap about the six new additions to my collection.

Because I have a lot of love in my heart for this ridiculous, ridiculous anime.

SUSHIO CLUB LOVE LOVE KLKL

So, I got this book for cheap because it was allegedly in poor shape and “not suitable for collection.”

(My reaction to “not suitable for collection” is always, “It’s suitable for my garbage collection! I’ll give your ‘ugly’ copies a loving home!”)

But, like? There are a couple of dents and folded corners, but the condition is really not bad at all. The art is completely intact and beautiful.

Sushio—who is the character designer for Kill la Kill—has shared much of this book on his Twitter, and I would definitely recommend fans of the series to scroll through his photos and have a look. There’s such a cute, sweet charm to Sushio’s work, and along with the polished, colored pages from LOVE LOVE that he shares online, he also shares sketches of his own fanart for the series, too.

(Okay, maybe this isn’t exactly the best demonstration of Sushio’s absolutely precious artwork, but. It’s one of my favorites from the book. Ryuko resorting to such wild extremes to be with Senketsu again is just. My heart. Kill la Kill is actually adorable.)

In any case, I don’t think any of the content in LOVE LOVE was new to me, but there’s just really something about having the book in my hands. I know there’s such a strong desire for digital media these days, but call me old-fashioned—there’s nothing quite like holding this art and really seeing every stroke and line in person.

Being able to physically flip through the pages also makes me notice things I didn’t before. For instance, I found myself charmed by the little detail of Barazo, Mako’s father, loving and adoring Sukuyo, Mako’s mother.

I mean, aw? It’s stuff like this that really makes me wish Kill la Kill were a kids’ show (as Sushio himself seemed to want!) Barazo is so much more likeable when there aren’t any signs of his less-than-pleasant behavior and he’s a loving, supportive husband and father.

Seriously!

Another thing I notice from having the book now is the order in which the pages are organized. Like, I couldn’t help but be amused about how Ryuko gets her own page here...

(Smiling for her Starketsu in the sky, right? Just like he asks her to in “Till I Die”?)

...and then the next pages have Satsuki beside Nonon and Mako (and Mataro) beside Ira...

...which strikes me as a bit funny because this isn’t exactly how Sushio organized his Tweets of these images. There, Satsuki was next to Ryuko, Nonon was next to no one, Mako and Mataro were next to Ira, and Uzu was next to Houka:

So, in LOVE LOVE, is Sushio deliberately trying to say something with the changed placement? Especially when it comes to the direction of the ladies’ eyes?

Yeah???

I kid, I kid.

(But really, it looks much better to give Ryuko her own page and not have Nonon standing next to nobody.)

Also, one of the first things that popped out to me about LOVE LOVE is how Senketsu’s pages are right next to Ryuko’s pages. As they should be.

They belong together, okay?!

And speaking of Senketsu and Ryuko, I remember a comment years back that said you could probably find pics of your OTP with matching expressions in this book.

But, uh. Just compare Senketsu posing to Ryuko posing...

They’re kind of different types of people, lol.

But hey, they do both make cute sneezy faces.

As a final note about my copy of LOVE LOVE, I will say that my only disappointment is that I received the version with print errors. As such, this page of Nui...

...was accidentally printed twice, and I miss out on this page of Nui as a result:

There are also some minor goofs, like Mako’s arm getting cut off by the background here:

But considering I got this beautiful thing for only 3,600 yen, I really can’t complain!

Now I just need Sushiotan 2 to complete my Sushio Kill la Kill doujin collection....

Takepro

This charming little volume is a collection of animator fanart for the show (and other shows). The book includes a short profile for each featured artist, and their big Kill la Kill pieces are—like all titles in Kill la Kill—named after classic Japanese pop songs. You can read and see more about Takepro here.

It’s hard to pick favorites from this doujin because there is so much adorable and wonderful artwork, but I especially love Naoki Takeda’s “ここに幸あり,” or “Here is My Happiness,” named after the song by Yoshitsu Ootsu.

youtube

The picture features Ryuko, Mako, and Satsuki sitting together, all having a good time, and there’s just something so sweet about seeing happy Satsuki.

I also found an English translation of the song’s lyrics, courtesy of beast-senior 810:

The storm breaks and the rain falls Thorny as the women's path might be I would still keep on living with you And my happiness is here in the blue sky

I could not tell anybody of my scars A bird of love that resided in my chest If only I wander about crying and evading A sorrowful night wind will blow through the streets

I call out your name from the bottom of my heart Who will be awaiting me at the end of the echoes? Snuggle up to you and cheerfully look up to your face And my happiness is here in the white clouds

Aw. This song is so Satsuki.

And speaking of Satsuki, I can’t get over how cute she and Ryuko look on the cover of this book. Like??

Aw!

I also am quite fond of a small piece by Syuichi Iseki, which is in a super-deformed style and features Satsuki comforting Nonon after her uniform is destroyed during the Naturals Election. Nonon cries, and Satsuki pats her head. In the background, Ira looks distressed at the display, Houka seems to be deciphering it, and Mako smiles. It’s really, really cute.

Yoshie Endo’s “僕笑っちゃいます,” or “I’m Laughing,” named for the song by Shingo Kazami, is also real cute. It depicts Mataro holding up Guts, who licks his face. It’s another one of those, “I-so-wish-Kill-la-Kill-were-a-kids’-show” kinda pieces....

youtube

Hiroyuki Imaishi’s Doujin

Admittedly, I don’t actually know the title of this one, but it’s a very small doujin by Kill la Kill director Hiroyuki Imaishi. There isn’t too much Kill la Kill content, but there are two pages of Ryuko and Satsuki in their respective Kamui, accompanied by some text.

I thought the text might be something about the show, but it seems like it’s actually about Imaishi’s experience working on the show. And... it’s rather sad? He talks about how he’s able to accomplish more now, but he also has to consider a lot more as well, and he doesn’t have the time and energy that he used to. It’s a lot about aging and growing old.

At least, I think that’s what’s being communicated. Here’s a transcription, though:

なんだろう。

初会社役員とか。

昔よりやれることは増えたが考えなきゃいけないことも増えて時間と体力は��りなくなっていく。

年相応とも言える。

だけどいつまでも大人気なく生きていきたいものだ。

One last interesting thing about this doujin is the material it’s made from; it’s different than any other book in my collection. I’m not an artist, so forgive me if I sound totally ignorant here, but the paper reminds me watercolor paper. It definitely took me by surprise!

SL Sketch 3

SL Sketch 3 is a small fan doujin by Buzin. You can find most of the art in this book on their Tumblr!

Sketch 3 is a really fun collection of sketches, and I especially love the cover. I’m so desperate for art where Senketsu is acknowledged as an actual person that I’m just all heart eyes over Ryuko smiling at him here.

March 2014 Newtype

Okay, so this one’s really a magazine, not a book, but wow. I was taken aback by what’s inside!

I’ll definitely have to look at this issue in more depth because there are a bunch of Kill la Kill goodies in here that I didn’t even expect. And I don’t think most of it has been translated at all!

I also realized that I’ve been mixing up my Newtypes and will have to fix my resources page. But on the bright side, there is so much to love about this issue.

Like, the Elite Four Light Novel got reprinted in the Kamui Bansho, but it’s way better here because it has pictures!

I also love how Nonon, out of all the Elite Four, is the only one who stands beside Satsuki in these illustrations.

And I don’t even know what this is (VR or something with Ami Koshimizu, Ryuko’s VA?), but it’s cute and got me smiling:

And Ryo Akizuki, the mangaka for the official Kill la Kill manga, made a small comic about his experience working on the project. I like the little title panel with Ryuko, Senketsu, and Mako a lot:

Plus, there’s a shiny ad for the manga’s second volume, too:

One of the things that most caught my interest, though, is an article about the second opening song for Kill la Kill, GARNiDELiA’s “ambiguous”:

I got so curious about this bit because I’ve heard varying, conflicting information regarding the meaning behind the song’s lyrics. On the one hand, I’ve heard that half of the song is from Ryuko to Senketsu, and the other half is from Satsuki to Ryuko. On the other hand, I’ve heard that the whole song is from Satsuki to Ryuko. But I’ve never found any concrete sources for either of these claims!

So, I was hoping the Newtype article would help, but it’ll take a lot more digging into. Still, briefly looking over the page, I did find this bit:

そんな私の思いと歌詞が一致しました。『キルラキル』でいう流子ちゃんと神衣・鮮血の関係に近いかもしれませんね。

Roughly, it says, “As such, my thoughts about the song agreed with its lyrics. You might say it’s like the relationship between Ryuko and Kamui Senketsu in Kill la Kill.”

I’m not totally sure about the context here—and I admittedly don’t even know the author’s involvement in the making of "ambiguous”—but this article might explain where the Ryuko-and-Senketsu reading of the song came from. It’s definitely something I’d like to delve into more.

Because I really love the Ryuko-and-Senketsu reading of the song, okay, and I’d love some actually official backup for it!

Finally, another favorite part of the Newtype is simply all the art. Takafumi Hori’s spread is particularly great:

(You can find a cleaner image here.)

Just... dang. I wish I got a little poster of this instead of the ones actually included in the Newtype! The artwork is just stunning.

And one of the cutest things about the Newtype is all the fanart from its readers! I particularly love the little Valentine’s Day special; there’s an illustration of Ryuko giving Senketsu chocolate, and there’s also a Ryumako piece, too!

Kill la Kill Storyboard Ep. 01

Finally, one of my favorites from this haul is the Kill la Kill Storyboard Ep. 01. The book was included as a shop bonus for the original Japanese Blu-ray/DVD release, though I was able to win it by itself in an auction. I do think I overpaid a bit, but gosh, it’s a lovely addition to my collection. It’s just really neat to see the production process of an anime in action. I wish there were storyboard books for every episode in the show!

Hiroyuki Imaishi’s storyboards are also just super amusing. Here is a small sampling of some of my faves (because there is so much gold in here, my goodness):

And that’s all for now!

...I guess this really wasn’t so brief at all, huh?

Shocker.

33 notes · View notes

myriadimagines · 4 years

Note

🧜‍♀️Hi! Congrats on hitting the milestone! Can I get a drabble from Little Women with prompt 32 & 52? I'm a bi girl who is also a Ravenclaw, INTP, and Aquarius. I tend to be really stubborn when I set my mind on things and I love having friendly debates. I'm really shy and quiet at first but when I'm with my friends, I tend to be sarcastic, cracking jokes, and always down to go on adventures. I enjoy reading, writing, and listening to music. I love night time walks and staring up at the stars

Characters: Reader x Jo March

Warnings: —

Prompt: 32. “Oh God… I think I’m in love with you.” & 52. “It’s just you and me.”

Word Count: 410

A/N: i debated between jo and amy but here we are!!! thank u so much and i hope u like it x

NOT TAKING ANYMORE REQUESTS!

“So,” Jo wrings her hands together, pacing up and down the room as she sneaks glances over at you. “What did you think?”

You look up to meet Jo’s gaze, and you can’t help but smile at the adorably nervous expression on her face. It’s uncharacteristic of her, but Jo has never felt so vulnerable. With the manuscript of her book in your lap, having finally finished reading it, Jo can feel her heart pounding in her chest as she awaits your remarks.

“It’s amazing, Jo, truly,” you reassure her, gesturing for her to sit beside you. She smiles slightly, moving towards you on the couch, and she softens as you reach out to grab her hand. You give it a squeeze, before continuing, “I stayed up all night reading it.”

“Did you?” Jo laughs at this, the idea of you curled up in your bed, struggling to read her words by the dimming flame of a candle. She chews on her lip, before asking, “Are you sure you liked it? It’s just you and me, you can tell me the truth. I promise, whatever it is, I can deal with it.”

“Jo.” you shoot her a look. The woman who’s never doubted her abilities before, suddenly a nervous wreck in front of you. But Jo knows that no one else’s opinion matters — all she wants is to hear what you have to say. Her heart skips a beat in her chest as you shift closer to her, and you continue, “I promise, I’m telling you the whole truth. I always love your writing, and this was no exception. This is a brilliant book, Jo March, and I can’t wait to see it published.”

“You really think so?” Jo’s eyes widen, and a faint blush spreads across her cheeks. An indescribable rush of joy fills her entire being, as you eagerly nod at her, and she blurts, “Oh God… I think I’m in love with you.”

You laugh, and Jo nervously laughs with you, taken aback by how easily the confession slipped through her lips. Leaning closer to her, you say, “Thank you for letting me read this, Jo. I’m so very honoured to be the first.”

“I wouldn’t choose anyone else.” Jo tells you, and it’s only then does Jo realise your hand is still holding hers. A warm smile fills your face, and Jo knows that you will always be her first choice, time and time again.

#little women imagine #jo march imagine #little women #little women drabble #jo march #jo march drabble #imagine #imagines #reader insert #drabble #drabbles #9k celebration #anonymous #💜

24 notes · View notes

sanderssidesfanfiction · 5 years

Text

We’ll Carry On - Chapter Forty Seven

We’ll Carry On Tag

General Content Warnings: Sympathetic Deceit Sanders, Substance Abuse, Abandonment, Minor Character Death, Transphobia, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation, Bullying, Homophobia

March 19th, 2020

As some of the techs clapped after Roman’s practice monologue, Roman turned bright crimson and took a few deep breaths in an attempt to calm himself. He felt really embarrassed, even if all the attention he was getting was positive. Misses Reynolds, the head of the techs, came over to him and said, “That was an amazing performance, Roman. I’m impressed.”

“Oh...it...it wasn’t a big deal...” Roman trailed off, unsure of how to respond.

“If it wasn’t your best performance, I can only imagine what you’ll be like opening night,” Misses Reynolds laughed. “You’re doing amazing, Roman. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

April 17th, 2020

Roman was backstage, his nerves gnawing away at his resolve. He could do this, he could do this. He had done it last night, without a hitch. But tonight it was different. Tonight, he didn’t just have someone drop him off and maybe observe from the back. Tonight, his whole family was here. Dad, Ami, Logan, Patton, Virgil, Dee. Grandma and Granddad. He felt like if there was a heaven, even his mom was watching him from above.

“You’ll do fine, Remus, I saw you last night, remember?” Chad said from beside him.

Roman wrinkled his nose and gave Chad a playful shove. He fiddled with the fake mustache on his lips. “This still feels weird,” he grumbled.

Chad just laughed, wearing his peasant outfit. Roman was admittedly a little jealous. He was dressed in black and green, ruffles everywhere, and it all seemed a little extra, even for him. He was supposed to be from the neighboring kingdom, a rebel who wanted to overthrow the evil queen. But he still grimaced at his costume, especially the mustache that looked like it belonged in a joke shop.

Oh, yeah, and his character’s name was Remus, which Chad, being a nerd surrounding Greek and Roman mythology, found hilarious from day one, and he hadn’t stopped calling Roman that stupid name since. Whenever he had to put on the costume, Chad would exclaim, “It’s Remus! Roman’s evil twin! Everyone, make sure your belts are on, or he might just pants you!”

Roman was still trying to find a way to get back at Chad for that, but so far he hadn’t been lucky. Just as the lights were about to dim and the show was going to start, Roman was struck with an idea, and he quickly whispered, “Juicy buttholes!” in Chad’s ear before heading onto the stage, curtain still drawn, ready to start the play.

Chad was glaring at him from the side of the stage, and Roman just gave him two very enthusiastic thumbs-up as he tried not to laugh so hard he’d break character. Then the curtains rose and Roman slipped into his element, the play started, and he wasn’t Roman, the kid with jumpy nerves and a tendency to sing a little too loud on the way home from school. He was Remus, the conniving rebel who had a plan for everything, including getting the kingdom next to his to do all his dirty work, and accidentally fall in love as he worked with the princess.

As the play progressed, Roman continued to have fun with his character, making all kinds of snide remarks and sarcastic quips as the lines called for it, and then he did the heartfelt monologue he had for his audition, where Remus showed that he could have a heart, if only he really wanted to try. Though if you asked anyone later, they would claim that Remus didn’t have a heart.

Then, after Remus went down on one knee, proposing to Theresa, the princess of the kingdom he had helped, she said yes, and the curtain closed. The ending music started playing and everyone came out to the curtain call. Roman was red in the face, but he adored the attention, and if he wasn’t mistaken, he could have sworn he saw his family giving him a standing ovation.

When the music ended, everyone disappeared backstage to walk down the stairs to the audience. Roman was promptly punched in the arm by Chad as soon as they found each other. “I hope you’re happy, I had to have your voice saying ‘juicy buttholes’ repeating in my head the entire time you were talking.”

Roman laughed, near hysterics as he walked out to find his family waiting for him. “Well done, Roman,” Logan said, and he was beaming. “You’ll love the high school theatre, I’m sure of it now.”

“Thanks,” Roman said, and then he turned his attention to Dad and Ami. “Oh! Guys, Chad and I have come to the conclusion that I have a twin brother named Remus who looks exactly like me except he wears this mustache at all times.”

“Not to mention that he often pantses people and gives you the worst mental images that require serious brain bleach,” Chad added. Roman pointed silently to Chad. “Roman’s a beast on the stage, but he never believes it when anyone tells him.”

“Oh, no, he’s definitely amazing,” Virgil said. “I almost forgot that you were my brother!”

Roman turned bright red under his stage makeup. His grandparents came over and were smiling at him. “Well done, Roman,” Granddad said. “I believe you’ve found your true passion.”

“Yeah,” Roman agreed, nodding. “I definitely want to do this again.”

“Maybe leave your twin brother Remus behind at this school, though,” Chad advised. “You don’t have to be this extra to get attention. All you have to do is have confidence, and people will notice you.”

“Whether I want them to or not,” Roman said with a little laugh and a grin. “I’m so ready to be out of this costume, honestly. It’s too extra, even for me.”

“Yeah, I preferred the white option for the costumes, but they insisted that if you were going to be a double-crosser, that you needed to look the part,” Chad lamented.

“I know,” Roman groaned. “But yeah. Let’s get rid of Remus. I’m happy to just be Roman.”

The two headed back to the locker rooms to change out of their costumes. Roman felt significantly better in his plain jeans and T-shirt, and his sneakers. He was perfectly fine looking like a thirteen-year-old for the rest of the night.

As he walked back to the auditorium with his costume in his arms, he got several compliments from families of other kids in the play and a few people he didn’t recognize. All of them related to his “stellar performance” in the play. Roman was red in the face again in no time and Chad laughed. “Hey, it’s better than Frank, right? He got all of two lines in the play because they needed to fill the spot, but he barely took those seriously.”

“True,” Roman said. “I’d rather be told I did a good job than a bad one. But it’s weird to have everyone say it.”

“Remus!” a little kid yelled. “Remus! Wait!”

Roman turned to find one of the techs’ younger brothers running over. “I don’t know your real name, so I had to call you Remus,” he panted. “Can you sign my paper thing? You’re gonna be famous one day and I definitely want your autograph.”

Laughing, Roman nodded. “Sure,” he said good-naturedly. “Do you have a pen?”

The boy passed him one, along with the playbill, and Roman signed it on one of the lockers, before passing both objects back to the boy. “My name’s Roman, just so you know,” he told the kid. “Roman Picani. And I don’t know about being famous, but I think I’ll do theatre as long as I can.”

As the boy walked away, Chad shook his head. “You need to have more faith in yourself, dude. You could totally be famous if you tried.”

“Fame is in large part luck, Chad,” Roman said. “I’m not saying I won’t try, but if I don’t have that luck, well, it’s no big deal.”

Chad shrugged. “I will be your agent if necessary, dude. I will make sure people know that you’re great.”

Roman laughed. “Come on, Chad. At least wait until we’re, like, out of high school. Then you can push me into as many parts as you think I can handle.”

“Cool. You know I’m actually going to do that, right?” Chad asked.

“Yeah,” Roman sighed. “Yeah, much as I hate it.”

They put their costumes in the back and then came out to find their parents talking as Logan scrolled something on his phone and Patton, Virgil, and Dee were playing tag around the mostly-emptied auditorium. “...So that was fun,” Chad’s dad said. “I look forward to seeing what they can do next year in high school.”

“Agreed,” Dad said. “You should have seen Roman trying to memorize his lines every day after school. He’s an absolute maniac.”

“And occasionally a potty mouth,” Logan muttered under his breath.

“What?” Ami asked him as Roman made a cutting motion over his throat.

“Sometimes he couldn’t remember his lines, and he’d get frustrated, that’s all I’m saying,” Logan said, not even looking up from his phone.

“You’re walking a dangerous line,” Roman warned. “Between Dad and Ami or me killing you.”

Logan shrugged. “Hence why I’m not saying any more.”

Roman winced as Dad and Ami looked at him. Ami opened his mouth to speak, but Dad beat him to the punch. “Did you swear around your younger brothers?”

“No! Of course not!” Roman said, holding a hand to his chest in offence. “What do you take me for?!”

Logan snorted. “Yeah, he only did it when I helped him with his lines. Behind closed doors.”

“Please try not to swear,” Dad said. “But as long as you didn’t do it around your younger brothers, I’m not gonna get you in trouble. And I’ll keep Ami off your back.”

Ami sputtered until Dad whispered something in his ear. Ami stared at Dad in shock before fuming in silence. Though Roman thought it was more at being blackmailed than Roman swearing.

“Well, I think that this deserves a celebration, don’t you?” Dad asked. “A successful part played, a job well done. Anywhere or anything you’d like to go or eat, Roman?”

Roman shrugged. “I mean, I don’t know. I’m honestly craving a little bit of pasta for some reason,” he said.

“Then let’s go get some pasta with your grandparents,” Dad said. “Boys! We’re leaving!”

Patton, Virgil, and Dee all ran over and after Roman said goodbye to Chad and his family, they made their way outside, where Roman’s grandparents were apparently gushing...to the heads of drama and tech. “Grandma! Granddad! Come on!” Roman groaned. “Why is everyone insistent on embarrassing me tonight?!”

“You embarrassed yourself!” Frank exclaimed into Roman’s ear.

Roman yipped and whirled around. Frank was smirking at him. “You brought this on yourself, Broadway Boy.”

“Whatever, Frank,” Roman shrugged off. “At least I cared about the performance! Just because I put my all in my performance doesn’t mean everyone has to tell me I’m destined for fame! I’m just...ready to sleep, honestly.”

Frank pulled a face at him. “Oh, you’re destined for Broadway, all right...although I think you might be more of a janitor than an actor.”

Logan adjusted his glasses and stared Frank down. “Who is this, Roman? The same Frank who was at your audition?”

“Yeah,” Roman said, stepping back to allow Logan to swoop in.

“Allow me to explain something to you, Frank,” Logan said, voice dripping venom. “Come high school, there are going to be a lot of people who enjoy things like theatre, or knitting, or even anime. Things you won’t be into. But they’ll be bigger and stronger than you. And if you mock them, you risk them fighting back. And despite your behavior, you seem somewhat smart. Smart enough to know that if you mess with the wrong person, you could get hurt. Do you want to get hurt, Frank?”

Frank gulped, and Roman was shocked at how Logan seemed to bring the biggest protective streak of all of his family into play. “No, I don’t...” Frank trailed off.

“Then I suggest this: get a hobby. Find something that you’re passionate about that isn’t mocking others. Maybe other people will like it, maybe not. But no matter what, you don’t make fun of others. Because trust me, high schoolers? Are not nearly as forgiving to obnoxious freshmen than middle school teachers are to eighth graders.”

Frank scurried away and Roman gave Logan a high-five. “Thanks, Lo.”

“Anytime, Roman. You of all people deserve to be respected. Especially after such a respectable performance at that,” Logan said. Roman turned a light pink, and Logan just shrugged. “It’s true.”

And, despite how much he protested to the contrary, Roman was inclined to genuinely believe him.

#we'll carry on #sanders sides fanfiction #roman sanders #logan sanders #our creations #danger gays

9 notes · View notes