#hbc game day

[finchers-ipad]

‘David Fincher: Interviews’ Edited by Laurence F. Knapp book highlights!!

I just finished this book and it was SOOO fucking interesting, here are some of my favourite quotes from it :))

-"Because of the horrible Aliens thing, every time I hear the name Fox, it just makes me shrivel. I lose circulation in my hands and feet and I think I'm going to become a quadruple amputee.”

-"I never thought it was scary at all. I turned to the editor and said, 'My God, what have we done? We've totally let people down in the fucking terror department; we need to go shoot some dismembered bodies. Go and see if you can get someone from a morgue and chop 'em up. "

-"Right up to when we finished, I just didn't think it was violent enough. I was like, We've got a movie called Fight Club, we might as well call it Glee Club?”

-"There was absolutely nothing fun about making the movie." He gives the matter a little more thought. "Nope," he finally decides. "Nothing."

-DRE: Is Jared Leto tired of getting the crap beaten out of him in your movies? DF: He's perfect for it, isn't he? If there is any guy you want to see get his face burned off it's him.

- So now I have kids in my daughter's school who go: "Man, I love Fight Club," and you go: "Why are your parents letting you watch that? Don't come near my kid."

-I remember being a little bit, 'Uh-oh’ And Brad's drunk and Edward's drunk and Helena's drunk and they're all like, ‘It's great and we love it' and I'm like, That's fantastic. You did notice that there were six hundred other people there who walked out ready to lynch us?'"

-You know, it's like accountants and lawyers all love The Game, and college students and perverts all like Se7en.

- Empire: You've been developing Heavy Metal and Torso, among other projects. Any idea what you're doing next? Fincher: I'm sleeping for six months! I think I'm whoring myself out to come to fly around Europe and defend my honor, but I don't honestly know.

-Look, people come up to me and say, "You started torture porn." And I say, "Fuck you."

- "So it's about fighting." And they went out and sold ads for this movie on World Wrestling Federation. [audience laughs] I said, "You know, the crowd who go to the WWF are going to be made a little uncomfortable. Certainly the opening weekend, they're going to be like, 'Dude, that was gay."

-"aside from being completely unusable, it's fantastic!" They are close to wrapping the final Swedish stint of the production before flying back to LA, where they'll take the weekend off before the last week of shooting. "That gives me two days of uncontrollable weeping," says Fincher.

-"There's a quote from a film critic that David had enlarged, framed, and hung in his conference room," says Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin. "It calls Fight Club 'amoral and Godless.' I think he'd rather have that quote than a Palme d'Or."

other random things:

- Fincher came up with “ikea boy”

- Brad Pitt riding a segway around Fincher’s office and trying to convince him to join him. this was in an interview for benjamin button, and then years later in an interview for ‘the girl with the dragon tattoo’ the interviewer says there is a segway in Fincher’s office, in this article, he is also described as a ‘Segway-riding gearhead’.

- if i took a shot every time Fincher or Ed Norton compared ‘fight club’ to ‘the graduate’, i would be dead from alcohol poisoning 

- my favourite interview was ‘Forget the First Two Rules of Fight Club’ by Nev Pierce for ‘Total Film’, it was so funny and well written and interviews Fincher, Norton, Pitt and HBC. i think you can find a preview of it online but PLEASE read it if you like fight club because is so fucking good!!!

#long post #fincher can never make up his mind on whether fight club is gay or not #also what is with him and segways? #this only goes up to 2012 btw #david fincher #fight club #fight club 1999 #se7en #se7en 1995 #the girl with the dragon tattoo #david fincher quotes

[fatehbaz]

Official government reports said the families were relocated as part of a humanitarian project, as a way to help Inuit become self-reliant again, rather than “getting used to handouts,” as Audlaluk says. [...] But many, including Audlaluk, disagreed -- that wasn’t the real reason Inuit families were sent north. It was done in the name of Canadian sovereignty. “We were human flagpoles,” as Audlaluk puts it.

When Britain handed Canada ownership of the Arctic in 1880, it was almost like passing off an unwanted toy. [...] Canada was reluctant to take on the vast swath of territory -- which included the Arctic Archipelago of more than 36,000 islands. [...] Canada was still a young country at the time and it had to prove its claim to the Arctic to the rest of the world. [...] By 1922, politicians figured they’d found a better way to make Canada’s claim, opening Arctic RCMP outposts that would become the first official “Canadian” presence in the Baffin region. “If you’re looking at these traditional European definitions of sovereignty that people would have used at the time, then occupation is one of the rules,” says historian Jeff Noakes, of the Canadian War Museum. [...] Between 1922 and 1927, six RCMP outposts were set up across present-day Nunavut, from Pond Inlet to Dundas Harbour -- on the southeastern coast of Devon Island. [...]

However, in the throes of the Great Depression, the Canadian government could no longer defend the funding of the remote posts. Instead, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) took over the Dundas Harbour detachment in 1934 and set up a trading post. But trading posts need people to trade with. This marks the first time the government relocated Inuit in the Arctic -- in this instance, 52 Inuit from southern Baffin Island. When the HBC post closed just two years later, the government moved people once again to another HBC post in Arctic Bay. Some were taken back home, but others were relocated four times within a dozen years.

They were told the new locations were abundant with food and game -- a fable the government would continue to tell to the next generation of Inuit. And that wouldn’t be the end. When mineral and oil deposits were discovered in the high Arctic during the 1960s, the federal government discussed more Inuit relocations, suggesting settlements near weather stations, built by the Americans in the late 1940s, as a way to maintain sovereignty and develop the Arctic’s resource extraction potential.

“But we were the civilian component -- the regular Canadians. The government used our being here as a weapon against the critics who were conscious of what sovereignty means.” To no one’s surprise, each relocation project did more harm than good. [...] It didn’t help Canada that the United States fronted much of the northern defense costs during the Cold War. [...] Many wondered why the United States was investing more in Canadian defense than Canada was. Criticism about how easily our country rolled over to the United States came to play and headlines questioned Canada’s leadership. [...] So, in 1958, the federal government initiated the Mid-Canada Line -- an entirely Canadian-owned and funded defense line. It ran roughly along the 55th parallel. [...]

By 1965, the Mid-Canada Line was shut down and abandoned. Today, nearly 60 years later, the cleanup is still in progress. With all the infrastructure, RCMP detachments, and HBC posts added to the high Arctic, the people who were actually from the region were rarely consulted. Even when Inuit were invited to take part in conversations about the Arctic, their role was minimal. [...] Inuit were tired of continually being left out of the conversation, so in the late 1960s, they began lobbying for land claims, Inuit rights, and self-government. Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (now known as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK) formed in 1971 and included Inuit from 53 communities across Inuit Nunangat. Since its inception, ITK has worked to preserve Inuit language and culture, promote self-governance, and safeguard all basic human rights for Inuit. [...] There is still a long way to go when it comes to reversing this damage. But Inuit and First Nations across the North are asserting their own sovereignty [...].

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All text, photos, captions, headlines published by: Dana Bowen. “The People Used as Pawns in Canada’s Claim to the Arctic.” As reproduced in: Hakai Magazine. 22 March 2022. Story originally published by Up Here Magazine March/April 2022.

[saey-bae]

Saeyoung Choi/OC - Bet on Me

this was written for the @nostringsdetached zine back in august 2021. the free zine bundle can be found here. 

big, big love and thanks to my art partner bluecat and a belated thank you to the nsd team for having me, they were an absolute pleasure! cheers  💜

word count: 3834

check out my masterpost here

Like all problems, it started with the little things.

It started with Pokemon Go.

It started with Chansey, with its little dancing back and forth motion, taunting as Saki tried to catch it with a dwindling number of pokeballs. 

Why was it so hard to catch? 

Over the course of a half hour, she saw why this had become a last resort game. Ever since she’d moved in with Saeyoung, going outside had become a bit of a distant memory. Like a twice a month they’re-in-dire-need-of-HBC-and-PhD-Pepper kind of deal, Lately, it’d even been less than that— ever since he’d started visiting Saeran at the hospital, he began doing grocery runs by himself on the way back. She’d protested over that, but he insisted that it was much needed quiet time. 

So that left her here, sitting by herself in the bunker in worry and playing a last resort game because she’d already played everything else. Perhaps she should’ve taken up Saeyoung's offer on that fake GPS tool.

“Ai cham,” she grumbled, watching as the pink blob broke a fourth pokeball. She tossed another berry its way. “C’mon, I’ll treat you to something nice. Come to me.”

"What kind of treat?" A pair of arms suddenly draped around her from the back of the couch and she startled, looking up. Golden eyes glittered back, much more amused than she’d seen in a long while. Good. Looks like the visit to Saeran went well. "Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Like what?” Saki shook her head, tongue tied for a moment as she tried to think of an excuse. “Wh-when did you even get in? I didn’t hear the door open.”

“A magician never reveals his secrets.” He pressed a finger to his smiling lips. “Now where's my treat?" 

"Not for you." She considered asking about Saeran, before thinking better of it and wiggling her phone in his direction instead. "For her. She just doesn't want to get caught and I'm running out of pokeballs." 

Saeyoung blinked at the screen for a moment. She could see the gears turning in that brilliant head of his, that spark in his eyes when presented with a challenge. "If I catch her for you, will you make me a treat?" 

"Depends on the treat." 

He grinned. "Bibimbap." 

Saki sighed, pretending to consider for a moment. She didn't particularly like cooking but Saeyoung loved it when she cooked for him —he claimed food tasted better when it was hers— and it’d been so long since she’d seen him so playful. It wasn’t even in question, really. 

“Oh, alright."

"Yay!" He leaned over, pressing his finger to her screen, then swiped. She held her breath as the little red ball wiggled a couple of times before coming to a stop.

Chansey has been caught!

"Whoa, what?" She pointed at the screen, then at him. "How?"

"Magic fingers." He wiggled said fingers at her, laughing. "Bibimbap for dinner tonight?" 

"Hold on, that's gotta be a fluke." She pouted. This was the most time she’d spent with him this week, and she’d be damned if she didn’t want at least a little more of it. "I probably made it easier for you to catch. If I threw another ball, I could have caught her too."

"Oh really?" His glasses glinted. Her boyfriend was, all in all, probably the most laid back person she knew. Very few things ruffled his feathers. But after some months of living together, she'd found out that he could be competitive, given the right mood. "So what do you want to do about it?"

This certainly was the right mood.

"Whoever catches the most Pokemon by the end of the day wins. If you win, I'll make you bibimbap for the week. If I win, I don't have to cook." 

He rubbed his chin in mock thought. "Hmm, I don't know… just one week of bibimbap?"

"Bibimbap whenever you want for the next two weeks?"

There was that glint again. "You have my attention."

“For a month?”

“Deal!”

And that's how the two of them ended up spending the entire day catching Pokemon, sprawled out on the couch and basking in the little victories and grumbles at defeat. Every so often, she’d glance over at him to see his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth, adorable even in concentration. Perhaps she should have concentrated just as hard instead of staring though, because at the end of the night— 

"So… bibimbap for dinner?" 

"It's midnight, Saeyoung." 

"Is that a yes?"

Saki couldn't help but laugh at the way he wiggled his brows at her. How could she deny a face like that? "Yes."

After all was said and done, the bibimbap turned out to be satisfying. What was even more satisfying was Saeyoung's over-the-top praise and that grin, the kind that had his cheeks rosy and his eyes sparkling. It was so warm, so content; it had her heart fluttering. She’d almost forgotten how wonderful it was to spend so much time with her boyfriend. But such a wonderful treat set a sort of precedent for little bets here and there.

Like whoever could stuff the most grapes in their mouth would forgo laundry for a week. (Saeyoung won that one. He managed to fit in 20 grapes.)

Or whoever could find out what was in Jumin's secret RFA folder could skip dish duty for three days. (Saki won that one. They were pictures of Elizabeth the 3rd. Why they were relevant, she didn’t know— but Saeyoung was intent on getting his hands on that folder now.)

After that, she regrettably won the eating contest. Or perhaps Saeyoung let her win. Either way, she’d gotten sick and he was seemingly intent on forgetting about the bet altogether, choosing to usher her into bed instead.

“I’m fine, though,” she protested, but offered little resistance as he tucked the covers over her. Though he often checked in with how she was doing, it really had been some time since her boyfriend had truly fussed over her. Because between these little competitions, he was still busy. Busy with Saeran at the hospital. Busy with the RFA. Busy with noisy, unkind thoughts; the ones that clouded his eyes and rendered him silent for long stretches of time. And she slowly came to realize that these brief moments of petty competitions seemed to be the only reprieve he had from his own head. 

“Even if you’re okay, you should try to get some sleepy-sleeps. You’ve been sleeping at weird hours lately because of me.” He tapped the tip of her nose, his faint smile gentle. “I’ll go make you some soup. It’ll be out of a can, so don’t expect too much, okay?”

As he turned to leave, her fingers caught on his sleeve, tugging. He turned back, his own fingers coming around to wrap around hers. “Wait. Will you come to bed with me instead?”

Saeyoung paused, his gaze resting on her for a brief moment before they strayed. “Well…” 

“Please?” 

“Alright.” There was that faint smile again, but this one held no warmth. Contrastingly, as he climbed into bed and curled his body around hers, all she could feel was his warmth. “Is this okay?” 

“Y-yeah.” 

His arms curved around her waist, drawing her to his chest as his breath tickled the shell of her ear. The unfamiliar feeling had Saki shuddering, heat blooming where their bodies met. She wished she could have him like this more often, but she couldn’t tell him that. Not when he was working so hard to support his brother. Not after all that had happened with V, Rika, and the RFA. She just couldn’t fit into those spaces that had carved themselves into his time.

But she would wait. He was worth every second of it.

“You’re all quiet.” His voice sent shivers down her spine. “What are you thinking about?” 

“Nothing at all.” Her hand found his, fingers interlinking. “People don’t speak when they sleep, silly.”

He hummed, nose nestling into the nape of her neck. “I guess you’re right.”

A pause.

“So... I did win the bet.” 

Saeyoung exhaled a laugh, hot and breathy as it fanned against her skin. “Yeah, but then you got sick after. I don’t think we can call that a real victory, right?” 

“We absolutely can.” Saki turned over, rather serious in her declaration as she pinned him with a look. “It’s called committing to the cause.” 

He leaned forward, his forehead came to meet hers. “Committing, hm?”

“Absolutely.” 

“Since you’re so committed, why don’t I give you an even better prize?”

“A better prize than walking around in a maid’s dress for a week?” She quirked a brow. “What could that possibly be?” 

“I would never deprive myself of wearing a maid’s dress!” He drew back in mock disdain, lips pursed. “This would just be a bonus, but if you don’t want it…” 

“No, I do! I do.” She pulled him back until his forehead touched hers again, even as her chest tightened. She wanted so much of him when he had nothing left to give, and here he was, offering just a bit more. 

“What’s that face?” He cupped her cheek, thumb grazing across her skin lightly. “I thought you said that you wanted a bonus?” 

“I do.” She felt herself forcing a smile. She’d have to insist on resting before he’d even consider doing so himself. “I’m just feeling tired now, that’s all. Will you sleep with me?” 

“Alright.” His arms came to wrap around her once more, pulling her flush against his chest. In the silence, Saki listened to his heart beat, letting the steady pace lull her.

Did her presence give him the same sort of soothing that he gave her? In the way that eased the knots in her chest and cleared all the thoughts in her head?

And was he comfortable? 

Was he okay?

As she felt herself drift off, she thought she’d heard him whisper something, but by then she was too far gone to hear it.

—

It was some days later after the eating competition fiasco that Saki decided the laundry had to be done. Saeyoung had kept her bedridden for some odd days, insisting that she needed to take it easy, but that meant the dirty clothes basket had grown to monstrous proportions since she’d last seen it. And while her boyfriend technically could have done it himself, he had won the grape bet. Besides, he had a terrible track record with laundry. Separating colours from whites? Hot water or cold water? How much laundry detergent again?

He was a brilliant man, that she knew. But doing laundry somehow broke his brain and she really couldn’t be fussed to walk him through the instructions today when she could do it herself. 

Saki got to work, separating clothes into different hampers and bringing them to the washing machine. It was mindless work, but it kept her body busy and her thoughts occupied. 

Checking the time between loads, she’d expected him to have long left for the hospital by then. But when she went to check in his mancave, she caught Saeyoung hunched over his desk, writing.

"Jagiya?" She peered in. Force of habit had her scanning the floors for empty chip bags. "You're still here?"

He startled, his head jerking up at the sound of her voice. "Oh! What time is it?"

"Quarter past four."

"Shit." He stood, tidying the work space. She averted her eyes.

Saeyoung's way of tidying consisted of haphazardly shuffling papers into a stack, then pushing it back into a corner to join the other haphazardly balanced stacks. His desk was the one part of the house that intimidated Saki the most. 

"You didn’t visit Saeran today?" When he didn't respond, she looked back at him, only to see him close distance between the two of them with two long strides. In his outstretched hand was an envelope.

"This is for you." When she didn't immediately reach for it, he pushed it into her hands gently. His eyes met hers, reassuring. “He said he needed a break from me.”

“Was it a good idea to listen?” She managed a half-smile. “I’m sure he thinks he needs a break from you everyday.”

“Probably.”

The two of them stood there for a moment, silence settling in the small, yet large gap between her and Saeyoung. Looking up at him, she found that her chest ached at the sight. Perhaps it was because she wasn't used to seeing him before supper nowadays. Perhaps it was because she wanted to hug him, but didn't quite know how to ask.

“So you’ve been hiding out here since lunch?” is what came out instead.

The corner of his mouth quirked up. “Not hiding. You just never came in.” 

"My bad. But you know that I try to avoid this room as much as possible." Saki mock shuddered. "This mancave… it scares me."

He grinned. "And that's what makes it a good mancave."

"If you say so." Her eyes flickered down to the envelope in her hands, fingers tracing along the edges. "What's this, anyway?"

"It's the bonus." His hand closed around one of hers. "I'll see you at dinner tonight?" 

"You don't have to…"

"I know." When Saki looked up, his smile was kind.

"Well then... I look forward to whatever this bonus is." She reached up to give him a kiss on the cheek, but he turned at the last moment and caught her lips instead. 

Warm, soft, supple. Tasted suspiciously of Honey Buddha Chips. 

She was in love.

Slowly, Saeyoung withdrew. There must have been some poorly concealed disappointment on her face because he laughed, all the while leaning in for another peck. "I'll see you soon. I promise." 

"Okay," she said, even though she wasn't quite ready to let him go yet. "Have a great day. I hope the visit goes well." 

He only smiled before turning to leave.

Once Saki heard the front door click shut, her eyes turned back to the envelope. It was a simple white, smudged with erasers and pencil marks. She couldn't help but smile, tracing it with her fingers.

Flipping it over, she pulled out the card. Again, a plain white but this time with a watercolour of a bouquet. On the inside, in his distinct chicken scratch: "Someone will be coming by to pick you up at 7 pm. Dress fancy!" 

She kept re-reading the two sentences, uncomprehending. 7 pm? That was dinner, right? Just when she thought her boyfriend couldn’t be any more cryptic, he’d outdid himself again. But then again, that was part of his charm.

She could only smile to herself wryly as she went to get ready. 

It took her some time to lay out all the dresses she owned. She figured that out of all the clothes she owned, they'd seen the least amount of action— besides, he did say to dress fancy. (Not that she was fully convinced that her definition of fancy remotely aligned with his.)

Eventually, she settled on a flowy blouse and a long skirt, the kind with a narrow waist and fluttering hem that kissed her ankles. Make-up soon adorned her cheeks with careful, even brush strokes. She had even spritzed on a little perfume.

Just as she finished touching up her lipstick, she heard the doorbell ring.

She hurried to the door, opening it to reveal a redheaded man dressed in a full suit and a chauffeur cap. 

"Hello. I'm here to pick up Saki."

If she had even the slightest doubt about whether the smile under the cap belonged to her boyfriend, the chirpy voice silenced it instantly.

"Are you my driver tonight?" She quirked a brow.

Saeyoung's grin was wide, sparkling. It was a smile she hadn’t seen in months. "I sure am. Are you ready to go?" 

Saki couldn't help but giggle, reaching out to wrap her arm around his. He led her out of the bunker complex and to the limousine parked outside.

When he opened the back door for her, she had half a mind to protest —she wanted to sit with him, after all— but something in his eyes gave her pause. It was an insistence, almost a pleading, and she found herself unable to say no.

As he pulled out of the driveway and onto the roads, she realized that Saeyoung wasn't going at the breakneck speeds she was used to with him; instead, it was steady and… surprisingly, at the speed limit. Almost immediately, she could tell that they were headed towards the city, where the bright lights kissed the horizon. 

It wasn't long before they passed the street lamps dotting across the highway and drove through the main roads of Seoul. Restaurants, karaoke, bars… they all glowed with neon signs. Through the windows, people seemed to be laughing and enjoying their time; they looked happy and full of life. 

Her chest warmed. Soon, she'd be able to spend time with Saeyoung like that too.

After passing by another couple of busy streets, the car came to a rolling stop in front of a darkened restaurant. 

Well... this wasn’t exactly the neon lights she’d found herself hoping for.

Saki peered out into the night, blinking. The Garden?

The Garden was a rather upscale restaurant in downtown Seoul, one that boasted fresh vegetables from its own rooftop garden. She'd been wanting to go with Saeyoung for a while, though the time was never quite right. In fact, she hadn't brought it up in a while. It was so out of question, she didn’t even realize it was an option. How did he remember?

She reached out to open the car door, but Saeyoung beat her to it. It swung open, and a hand outstretched to meet hers as she climbed out.

"You remembered that I wanted to come here." She looked up at Saeyoung, endeared by how his cheeks had turned pink.

"Of course I did." He had taken off the cap at some point and, having nothing else to fiddle with, ran a hand through his hair several times. It stuck up every which way with each stroke.

"Thank you." 

"Nothing to thank me for yet." He closed his hand around Saki’s, gently tugging as he urged her to follow him. 

The two of them made their way into the restaurant, only to find it just as dark as it appeared to be from the outside- and deserted as well.

No way this place wouldn't be busy on a Friday night.

"Wh- wait- why is it-?"

But Saeyoung only pulled her along further towards the back until the two of them stood in front of an "Employees Only" door. Opening the door revealed a flight of stairs that headed upwards. He gestured for her to enter.

"Should we be going here?" Saki looked around, then back at him. "What's going on, Saeyoung?"

"Go on. Trust me." He reached out, his thumb smoothing over her cheek.

His gaze was warm and unwavering, and it spurred her forward. She climbed up the stairs slowly, though the sight that met her at the top had her gasping.

The rooftop garden was gorgeous, its ledges covered with pots of vegetable and fruit bearing plants. Vines and leaves curled around stone, colouring the grey with vibrant greens. Little lamps adorned the spaces between the pots, warm light emanating from each one. And in the centre of the garden, the plants had been cleared for a small table and a little radio set.

"Saeyoung?" Saki stared at the view before her, a heaviness in her chest and a knot in her throat. 

“Yeah?” His soft voice came from beside her, and she turned to see him smiling brightly. At her expression, though, it dimmed. “You don’t... like it?”

“Oh- oh no. I love it.” She swiped at her wet eyes before remembering she had make up on, switching to dabbing gently like she hadn’t just furiously wiped them. “This place is beautiful. How did you manage to get a reservation like this?”

“It’s a secret.” He pressed a finger to his lips smiling, though his relaxing shoulders told her he was more relieved than anything else. His hand stretched out to take hers. “Will you dance with me?” 

“It’d be my pleasure.” 

He drew her to the centre of the garden, sweeping her into his arms. Snuggly pressed together, the two of them swayed to the same rhythm of an unheard song. The stars danced above with them, twinkling against velvet darkness. 

“Comfortable?” His voice was a low hum.

“Yeah.” She spoke thickly, the lump still stuck in her throat. She wondered how long he’d been planning to take her to this restaurant-- how long he’d been planning to take her out anywhere, really. 

“Are you-” 

“I can’t believe- oh.”

The both of them drew back, eyes meeting before averting as they both chuckled nervously. 

“You go first,” he insisted gently.

“I just… This is such a wonderful surprise. I can’t believe we’re here.” Saki inched closer, her fingers tightening where she held onto his shirt. “I appreciate this more than you know.” 

“This doesn’t even begin to show you how much I appreciate you. You’ve been so patient with me while I’ve had to take care of Saeran.” He blinked, eyes suddenly misty. “Things are going well at the hospital because I’ve had you to support me. I wanted to thank you somehow; I figured this would be a good start.” 

He leaned forward, his forehead pressed against hers gently. His glasses smudged against her cheek, a gentle deterrent, but she only pressed in further. 

The two of them swayed for a long moment, his arms warm and comforting around her. But perhaps there was something fundamentally wrong with her, with the way she itched to speak with mild tones of sarcasm at the most inappropriate times, because she couldn’t help but whisper, “I thought this was the bonus for winning the eating competition?”

And despite the single tear that had tracked its way down his cheek, Saeyoung laughed loudly, warm and full and free. And then he tilted his head and his lips met hers.

This kiss was different somehow; it stirred the sleeping butterflies in her stomach, their wings fluttering as they awoke. She was the first to draw away, cheeks warm but gaze never moving from his. “I’ll be here to support you always.”

He opened his mouth, then paused for a moment before his lips quirked. “And I’ll always be here to catch your Pokemon. No more competitions.”

“Hm. Not even one?”

He grinned in a way that told her he was game and from the butterflies it gave her, she knew he was worth every second of waiting. She also knew that it was going to be a long night of silly, stupid bets ahead.

And she couldn’t wait.

#mystic messenger #mysme #mm #saeyoung choi #707 #luciel choi #saeran choi #saeyoung choi/oc #saeyoung/oc #saeyoung choi x oc #saeyoung x oc #707 x oc #707/oc #cheritz #rfa

[marshmallowprotection]

Ok ~spoilers~ for sevens route

So i know that rika is the reason Sev is with the agency and had to leave his brother but like…. How? How did Rika get him into the agency? As far as I know she was part of a “normal” family (despite horrific abuse and trauma :D) Did she, like, participate in human trafficking (despite it being consensual on sevens part)? How did this random woman get in touch with this secret government spy agency and go - hey! I know the perfect kid for this! -

I cant ever recall that part being discussed in cannon, and if im wrong please let me know. Its been two years since ive started playing this game and i still cant figure it out!! What are your thoughts on this? From what i can tell she just said ✨poof✨ and Seven left

MAJOR SPOILERS! About Seven's induction into the Agency and the rest underneath the Read More.

Actually, a huge chunk of the information that you're looking for is within Another Story, Rika's Behind Story, and the Secret Endings. We  know how Seven got into the Secret Agency because it was revealed in a phone call with V that takes place during Saeran's After Ending. I was surprised since this was always one of those things that made me wonder what the real answer was. It wasn't Rika that got Seven into the agency. 

She was never near the agency unless we want to say it’s due to the proximity to V and the church. Because V says himself that the only reason he was able to encounter an agent was because one knew about his art and went to the same church as V and Rika. It's Jihyun who involved the situation that caused this to happen before it or not. I still think about this because he says “I thought these kinds of places only existed in the movies.” I always read that to imply that he imagined that the agency would be like the movies. 

I don’t know if he deeply understood the depth of what was going to happen to Saeyoung. He says that he knew that anything Saeyoung got into was going to be messy because it was a fight against Saejoong Choi. V thought that it was a possibility that the agency was a lesser of two evils. But, he doesn’t know how much Saeyoung has suffered, if we’re being honest. Saeyoung has told us all about some of his worst experiences. 

They shipped him to America for a while for studies, and then when he came back, he was shipped out into field missions that traumatized him. The whole reason he has so much HBC was a bribe after he spent three days thinking he was going to be killed in that warehouse. I know that he was put in near death experiences time and time again. Here’s the screenshots from that call if you want to see it. 

I have the RFA box now, and Seven’s got a diary piece inside of it. It also points out one of his missions where he has to dress up like a maid because “the target is weak for them” or something like that. Seven dresses up a lot for his work to do what has to be done. He enjoys dressing up in cosplay and it clearly gives him a lot of gender euphoria since he shares it so often to everyone being proud of himself, but he starts doing it for work because they tell him to do it. He’s very young, easy to believe, and knows how to play a part. 

Sometimes I wonder if he has dealt with a lot of awful people because he goes deep undercover during his missions. I try not to think about it because it hurts to think that Saeyoung has been abused and scarred even more than what he had to go through as a child. He laughs these traumatic things off like it’s nothing but there’s so much that he’s suffered because of the agency. It’s hard to watch and listen to when you hear Saeyoung express these things. 

He won’t let anyone know how deeply he’s been hurt because he wants us to be taken care of first. He wants Saeran to be taken care of. He wants everyone to be taken care of before he even considers himself and that’s just a canon theme in his life. 

So, yeah, unfortunately, Saeyoung Choi has been put through the wringer time and time again. V got him the contact for the agency. 

#anon #ask #mod kait #character analysis #otomaticallyobssessed #saeyoung choi #choi saeyoung #luciel choi #choi luciel #mysme #mm #mysticmessenger #mystic messenger #seven #707

[nwbeerguide]

Deluxe Brewing and The Pink Boots Society in the Willamette Valley release April Showers Shandy, April 8th.

Press Release

Deluxe Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of their newest specialty beer, the April Showers Shandy. This craft beer is the product of their participation in the 2023 Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day®. Deluxe Brewing owners, Jamie and Eric “Howie” Howard, would like to thank J Pascoe and Mandy Chidsey, the Willamette Valley Pink Boots co-founders, as well as all chapter members, for partnering with them on this special release.

The public is invited to celebrate the beer release at the Deluxe Brewing taproom in Albany with a free tasting event from 1 - 3 pm on Saturday, April 8. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample this new beer collaboration, meet the brewer and participating Pink Boots Chapter members, as well as purchase growler fills to take home. There will be games available to play including a cribbage scrimmage, table tennis, shuffleboard and corn hole, weather permitting. Dee Marriott of V Family Farm will be in attendance, with custom bouquets and fresh produce available for purchase ahead of Easter Sunday. Deluxe Brewing Company is located at 635 NE Water Ave, Albany, Ore. 97321.

Deluxe Brewing’s April Showers Shandy is brewed with an American wheat ale base, including two row malt and wheat, and is hopped with the official Pink Boots 6th Annual Blend of Yakima Chief Hops featuring a bouquet of delightful aromas including Loral®, Ekuanot®, and HBC 586 hop varieties. During secondary fermentation, a citrusy pink lemonade, made with dried hibiscus flowers is added. The resulting beer is a thirst quenching, not-too-sweet, refreshingly juicy beer with a gorgeous pink hue. With a 4.5% alcohol by volume percentage (ABV), this beer is easy drinking and the perfect pairing for any Spring day.

Deluxe Brewing hosted the Willamette Valley, Ore. chapter of the Pink Boots Society on March 8th, International Women's Day, for the Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day®. This event is an annual international celebration of women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry — a movement to recognize the impact they have on the craft beverage industry. By participating, Deluxe Brewing has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds of their sales directly to the Willamette Valley chapter to help fund scholarships that support the Pink Boots mission to assist, inspire, and encourage the professional development and education of women and non-binary individuals within the industry. For each April Showers Shandy pint sold during the tasting event on April 8th, 2023, Deluxe Brewing will donate $1, as well as $2 for each growler filled. For each keg sold, while supplies last, Deluxe Brewing will also be donating a portion of the proceeds toward the Willamette Valley Pink Boots Society chapter.

The Deluxe Brewing Company taproom is open to all ages and is pet friendly. Customers may order craft beer, cider, wines or from a full cocktail menu featuring hand-made spirits from Sinister Distilling Company. The on-site Deluxe Food Cart serves customers delicious brewery fare during open taproom business hours.

Craft beers from Deluxe Brewing Company are distributed by Bigfoot Distribution in the Mid-Willamette Valley both in-store and on tap at local establishments. Outside of Bigfoot’s territory, Deluxe also self-distributes. Customers who would like to see the April Showers Shandy on tap at their favorite business, may ask their friendly local beer buyer to stock Deluxe Brewing.

About Deluxe Brewing Company Deluxe Brewing and Sinister Distilling are proud to be Albany’s first brewstillery, a production brewery and distillery located along the Willamette River at 635 NE Water Ave. Deluxe Brewing produces easy-drinking lagers and ales. For more information on Deluxe Brewing and Sinister Distilling visit www.sinisterdeluxe.com.

from Northwest Beer Guide - News - The Northwest Beer Guide https://bit.ly/42RvzRf

#Craft Beer #Beer #News

[nano--raptor]

HBC Game Day!

A fun little game for @the-ss-horniest-book-club​ FMKiss Plus More! 😘

Fuck: Frank

Marry: Beck

Kiss: TJ

Hug: Jack (even though a big Bucky hug would be the best ever)

Get drunk with: Destroyer Chris

Stuck in an elevator with: Lance (you never know what might happen...)

Netflix and chill with: Jefferson

Go on a road trip with: Hal

Go to a wedding with: Charles

Go clothes shopping with: Carter

Be on a game show with: Clay

Fight zombies with: Bucky

#hbc game day #the ss hbc #the ss horniest book club #hbc FMKiss plus more #frank endings beginnings #chris beck #tj hammond #destroyer!chris #lance tucker #jefferson ouat #hal carter #charles blackwood #carter baizen #clay appuzzo #bucky barnes

[jewels2876]

HBC Game Day - Chris Evans

Oh man is right Mr Evans!

·        F – Andy Barber

·        M – Frank Adler

·        K(iss) - Jimmy

·        Hug – Jake Jensen

·        Get drunk with – Jake Wyler

·        Stuck in an elevator with – Steve Rogers

·        Netflix and chill with – Colin Shea

·        Go on a road trip with - Nick Vaughn

·        Go to a wedding with – Johnny Storm

·        Go clothes shopping with – Ransom Drysdale

·        Be on a game show with – Mike Weiss

·        Fight zombies with – Curtis Everett

#hbc game day #ce hbc #chris evans #ransom drysdale #curtis everett #nick vaughn #mike weiss #johnny storm #andy barber #frank adler #jimmy loss of a teardrop diamond #jake wyler #Steve Rogers #colin shea

[the-ss-horniest-book-club]

HBC Schedule Week of 1-4-21

Happy New Year, HBC!

Thank you to all of our writers and readers for making HBC Home For The Holidays such a success! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Remember that the deadline to make the masterlist is January 7 - so if you're not ready to let go of the holidays yet, we're still celebrating!

As we head into a new year, we continue with the extension of HBC Drunk Drabbles! We're always open for drabbling. Have a prompt? Send an ask. Want to write? Send a DM!

Tuesday 1-5-21 - HBC Game Day! Something fun to get us in a playing mood. Check out the starting post that day for the game and the rules!

Thursday 1-7-21 - the first HBC 24 Hour Surprise Drabble Challenge of 2021!

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and we're so excited to be stepping into this new year with you. As always, thank you for playing with us!

Love, The HBC 💋

@the-ss-horniest-book-club

@the-ce-horniest-book-club

@the-th-horniest-book-club

#hbc week of 1 4 21 #hbc drunk drabbles #hbc game day #hbc 24 hour surprise drabble challenge

[eurynome827]

It's HBC Game Day!

Today it's Would You Rather!HBC Edition!

No one should be shocked at the character I'm choosing....

Would you rather stay in or go out for a date?

I think staying in and cuddling would be more fun than going out - when we go out we can't wait to get home 😍

Would you rather ask for help or figure it out yourself?

With a brilliant man like that in the house, I'd always be asking for help.

Would you rather get up early or stay up late?

We night owl it ALL THE WAY.

Would you rather spend the day inside or outside?

Inside for sure, there's plenty to do. Putting together legos, watching tv, reading books, cuddling

Would you rather watch a comedy movie or a horror movie?

Comedy for sure! With popcorn.

Would you rather only be able to be on the bottom during sex, or only on the top? 

Totally fine being on the bottom.😏

Would you rather never wear underwear again or never wear socks again?

Yeah underwear is optional.....

Would you would rather get spanked or do the spanking?

Get spanked, please. Thank you, daddy.

Would you rather get a good morning text or a good night text?

A good morning text because he left for work early....no need to send a good night text, we're in bed together by then.

💋

#hbc game day #would you rather!hbc edition #chris beck #sweet space husband 😍

[book-dragon-13]

HBC Game Day: Would You Rather

I think everyone at @the-ss-horniest-book-club knows who I chose for this: Hal Carter!

Would you rather stay in or go out for a date?

I’m more of introvert, so I’m more than happy to stay in, but with Hal, I’d love to go dancing (especially dancing!), or to a drive in movie, or some kind of fun activity we can do together out on the town where we may or may not talk to others

Would you rather get up early or stay up late?

I see Hal as a get up early kind of person, I’m a night owl, so we could compromise and he could make me breakfast in bed 😊

Would you rather ask for help or figure it out yourself?

Hal and I can help each other as we do some DIY projects around the house!

Would you rather spend the day inside or outside?

It’s always good to spend some time outside, so Hal and I could go on walks in the afternoons, and/or go on horseback rides, and/or spend time in the garden. But I would also love to spend some time inside cuddling with Hal while reading or watching a movie, especially during the winter!

Would you rather watch a comedy movie or a horror movie?

Comedy for sure! It’s always better to laugh together. If we do end up watching a horror movie, even if I’m not really scared I’ll end up in Hal’s arms 😉

Would you rather only be able to be on the bottom during sex, or only on the top?

I definitely see Hal as the top during sex, though he’s willing to bottom if there’s a good moment/mood for it

Would you rather never wear underwear again or never wear socks again?

Hal wears a lot of jeans and cowboy boots. Jeans can be a little uncomfortable without underwear, but it can be easy to get used to. But boots without socks? You end up getting blisters and stinky/sweaty feet, so Hal needs those socks!

Would you would rather get spanked or do the spanking?

Hal does the spanking, especially in sexual situations. Maybe I’ll spank Hal in a teasing manner, when he’s leaving a room or something, but he’s definitely the main spanker

Would you rather get a good morning text or a good night text?

I’d love to have Hal himself to say good morning or good night to, but I think good night texts from Hal would be very sweet. I can feel a bit grumpy in the mornings, so I probably wouldn’t appreciate good morning texts as much 😆

#hbc game day #would you rather!hbc edition #hal carter

[jobean12-blog]

HBC GAME DAY!

Would you rather!

So naturally, as if anyone is surprised, I picked my beefy boyfriend Bucky to play this with ;) 

Would you rather stay in or go out for a date? This is so hard because I want him to take me all over town and go dancing and do fun things but I also just want to cuddle in his lap and be naked until the end of time, so I guess we’ll stay in. 

Would you rather get up early or stay up late? Get up early so we can do stuff and have fun!

Would you rather ask for help or figure it out yourself? Generally I figure it all out myself, however, with a guy like this around I think I will definitely ask for assistance :)

Would you rather spend the day inside or outside? OUTSIDE! I love sunshine and the beach and picnics and bike riding and nature...(can you tell I miss life haha) and doing anything adventurous with Bucky would be my fav 

Would you rather watch a comedy movie or a horror movie? Comedy because I am a huge scaredy cat! However, I’d always feel safe in his arms! 

Would you rather only be able to be on the bottom during sex, or only on the top? With him, if I had to choose - as much as I love being on top, I’d have to go with bottom because to feel all the man on top of me---YES PLEASE 

Would you rather never wear underwear again or never wear socks again? never wear underwear again. I hate sweaty feet in shoes haha 

Would you would rather get spanked or do the spanking? get spanked (but i wanna spank him too haha)

Would you rather get a good morning text or a good night text? Goodnight, to give me sweet dreams :)

SO FUN! YAY! Love to you all❤❤❤

#hbc game day #would you rather!hbc edition #bucky barnes

[just-the-hiddles]

FMK+ Game for Tom Characters!

So @the-th-horniest-book-club​ has this game going and I figured I would play with Tom Characters.  Here we go..

F- Loki.  Come on.  Yes please

M- Adam.  We know my feelings about this brooding vamp.

K(iss)- Robert.  Closest thing to the actual man right now.

Hug- Edward from Archipelago.  That boy needs a hug.

Get drunk with- Magnus Martinsson.  Loosen him up.  

Stuck in an elevator with... Caius Marcius.  You know he is getting out of that elevator.  

Netflix and chill with- Bill Hazeldine.  He is fun.  

Go on a road trip with- Jonathan Pine.  ONE BED LEFT!!

Go to a wedding with- Prince Hal.  He would look perfect on my arm.  

Go clothes shopping with- Sir Thomas Sharpe.  LOVE THE OUTFITS!.

Be on a game show with- Dr. Robert Laing.  He is smart and resourceful.

Fight zombies with- James Conrad.  Need we say more?

#hbc game day #the th horniest book club #tom hiddleston characters #fmk #plus some

[the-ce-horniest-book-club]

Welcome to another HBC Game Day! We invite you all to reblog this post with your answers to our version of FMK(iss) Plus More! Feel free to back up your positions with pictures or testimonials if you feel inspired to. The only rule is you must give an answer for each, no skipping! This game will be played across all four HBC blogs - so feel free to play for all versions: Sebastian Stan Characters, Chris Evans Characters, Tom Hiddleston Characters, and all MCU Characters! One post or separate posts, anything goes!

F

M

K(iss)

Hug

Get drunk with

Stuck in an elevator with

Netflix and chill with

Go on a road trip with

Go to a wedding with

Go clothes shopping with

Be on a game show with

Fight zombies with

Thanks for playing with us!

Love, The HBC 💋

@the-ss-horniest-book-club

@the-ce-horniest-book-club

@the-th-horniest-book-club

@the-mcu-horniest-book-club

#hbc game day #fmk hbc style #hbc games #come play with us

[louisianaspell]

HBC Game Day: FMK pt 5

Kiss: Will Franklyn

Fuck: Lance Tucker (you’re insane if you think I’m not gonna fuck Lance Tucker, there’s some stuff I wanna try and he’s the perfect man for that)

Marry: Jefferson (I’m turning my dramatic goth boyfriend into my dramatic goth husband)

@the-ss-horniest-book-club @book-dragon-13 @eurynome827

#hbc game day #sebastian stan #lance tucker #jefferson #will franklyn #the mad hatter

[torunarigha]

so how are you guys doing?

#hbc #that's a game... every three days....

[that-little-zebunny]

HBC'S WHAT CHARACTER WEDNESDAY

This is for the wonderful ladies of @the-ss-horniest-book-club 🥰💖

Which Seb Character is: (I took two)😂 *Best shoulder to cry on and *Biggest Drama king :

JAMES "BUCKY" BARNES

He's a great friend and will not hesitate to be with his friends/love ones if he's needed.

Buuuuut he's also a big baby that needs all the loving! One moment you're opening up to him with tears and emotions and then the next hell be the one weeping, hugging you tight whiles his face is hidden in you hair or neck to hide his tears.

Add more characteristics of Bucky that u can find from this list. 😍 Let's have fun.

Bucky/Seb Taglist: (taglist open)

@nano--raptor @marvelgirl7 @godofplumsandthunder @jobean12-blog

#hbc what character wednesday #Sebastian stan #sebastian stan imagine #Character's characteristic game #HBC fun day #Bucky Barnes #bucky barnes imagine #bucky x reader