#other: non ml talk

[miraculouscontent]

So, with all the talk about Adrien being “troubled”/”abused” and how that excuses everything “because he’s sad” and whatever, I’d like to take the moment to shamelessly gush about refer to Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom to explain what I feel is this sort of thing done right and how it can be touched on properly.

(this contains heavy spoilers for Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom and I highly discourage reading this post if you don’t want to be spoiled as this is an integral plot point)

(also, trigger warning for sexual assault)

(for my actual points for those who have already read the story and understand the contents, skip to the bottom to get my conclusion because the whole “start” of this post is only me recapping Not-Sew-Wicked’s story and explaining what I adore about how they deal with things there without any mention of Adrien)

For those who haven’t heard me talk about it before, Not-Sew-Wicked is a manhwa in the isekai genre, a genre in which characters get transported/reincarnated into a piece of media, another universe, or anything similar. In this case, a fashion designer becomes the wicked stepmother of a Snow White story, Abigail, though she has no interest in playing the villainess and ends up absolutely adoring and spoiling her cute stepdaughter, Blanche.

The problem, however, is that she can only do so much as a stepmother who everyone fears because of the villainess who originally inhabited that body, meaning that few trust her and it takes time to build up her relationships with others.

The biggest roadblock to this is her husband (Blanche’s father) Sabrian who is, in her words:

He’s the typical strict parental figure, not showing Blanche much affection and treating Abigail with complete and total disinterest. Even when the original Abigail was on her deathbed (having been seemingly poisoned before the current Abigail took over her body), Sabrian expressed zero sorrow or regret towards her, only desiring that they not meet again “in the next life.” He’s going to be our “tortured soul” for the day and one who I am going to defend.

(I’m also going to state outright - to show that I have no biases here - that Sabrian as he begins is the exact opposite of the kind of ML I take interest in. The “male lead with an attitude problem” has never been one I like no matter what their sad backstory is, but Sabrian works for me and thus I’m targeting him as my example).

The first thing to point out is that the current Abigail has the original’s memories and said memories are obviously limited to that Abigail’s point of view. Regardless of Sabrian’s actions (which we’ll get to, don’t worry), the original Abigail was still a villainess whose ego was bruised by Sabrian’s constant rejections.

He abandons her at the wedding reception with the excuse that he’s tired, leaves her alone on their wedding night, and goes so far as to say that he will never, ever lay even a finger on her. He’s kept his word on that as well despite them sharing a bed, and after Abigail “comes back from the dead” (in actuality, she’s a new person due to the isekai, unbeknownst to everyone else), Sabrian goes so far as to ask her if she poisoned herself for attention.

While his words are harsh and without any consideration for Abigail, the current Abigail also acknowledges that Sabrian’s rejections of the original made her essentially obsessed with gaining his affection, and said original would put herself into peril for the sake of earning something from him. The question is also relevant because it’s a waste of resources investigating who poisoned her if she actually did it to herself.

All Abigail can do then is insist that she no longer has feelings for him and won’t bother earning his affection anymore, though asks in exchange that he treat his daughter with more love and care.

Sabrian, while shocked at the offer and accepting of her other idea of having separate bedrooms, tells her to stay out of matters concerning his abilities as a father since Blanche is his child.

Outraged, Abigail expresses her right for concern as Blanche’s stepmother before excusing herself. Even when acknowledging the past Abigail’s actions and bad behavior (such as the obsession towards Sabrian), she doesn’t dismiss Sabrian’s attitude and considers him absolute, complete trash.

This is the first piece of the puzzle: the bad actions of others do not excuse the coldness that Sabrian is displaying, especially when he goes so far as to shun Abigail at events despite customs dictating that he do otherwise. At the end of the day, he’s still being unfair to her. It’s not about him having no interest in her, it’s about his behavior and refusal to follow the “rules” despite burying himself in work (the latter of which implies his dedication as a ruler and makes it all the more strange that he’d go against tradition just to have no contact with her).

The story continues from there, and it doesn’t take any longer than episode six for the audience to see Sabrian outside of Abigail’s perspective. While he may treat Blanche coldly, we’re shown him keeping an eye on Abigail’s movements as well as Blanche.

While the audience is aware that Abigail wants nothing more than Blanche’s happiness and is spying on her in order to give her a gift, Sabrian is not. Keep in mind as well that the original Abigail emotionally abused Blanche, which Sabrian is fully aware of.

Though he doesn’t express affection towards Blanche openly, he clearly has some form of care for her, to the point of intercepting Abigail before the gift is properly given, while also taking some...

rather extreme measures, demanding the gift from Abigail and ripping it in half with a sword.

Obviously, from the perspective of the audience, this is infuriating to see an innocent gift get massacred even if the bunny still gets repaired in the end. As we’re following Abigail’s point of view and she is the party that’s objectively nice and caring, we’re more inclined to feel sympathetic towards her.

And, once again, even though Sabrian’s actions are rooted in what the original Abigail has done, he’s taking everything to the extreme without properly communicating, which causes his first moment of seeing the “new” Abigail when she laments the destruction of the gift.

Even with Abigail’s brief conversation with/scolding of him to treat Blanche with more love, it naturally doesn’t ease his wariness of her. Sabrian’s decisions also aren’t derived wholly from his emotions and are based in logic. It’s extremely easy to hate and roast him for his actions, but his suspicions, at the very least, would make sense even if one disagrees with the actions he takes to confront them.

And, when confronted with the fact that Abigail has genuinely been nice to everyone and has been treating Blanche with gifts of all sorts, Sabrian feels actual, genuine guilt.

Guilt is incredibly important for something like this. Sabrian doesn’t brush off the moment or adamantly deny that Abigail is hurt. When faced with the rumors that have been spreading about Abigail’s change, Sabrian feels guilty for hurting her even if he had reasons for being skeptical of her.

It’s also here - episode eight - where we get the first official glimpse that Sabrian's personality runs deeper than the idea of him being a jerk just for the sake of it.

The manhwa does not wait in showing that Sabrian has his own inner demons and doing it effectively. It’s not just addressed either, as in “Sabrian clearly has some form of trauma but he’s going to stay rooted to his mindset for three seasons.”

No, because this is a piece of media where things aren’t supposed to stagnate. Regardless of how “““realistic”““ something might be, a plot shouldn’t waste its time constantly excusing a characters’ actions with how sad they are while not forcing them to grow past what they already know.

Thus, immediately after this moment (where a more subpar story would try to use this to either shift blame to Abigail or lengthen the audience’s patience in terms of how long they’ll tolerate Sabrian acting as he does without growth), Sabrian directly realizes that he’s screwed up.

Likewise, when Abigail forces her way into Sabrian’s space, exploiting his discomfort (which she thinks is just him despising her) to insist that he apologize to her for doubting her/destroying the doll, Sabrian - eventually - swallows his pride and does so.

Do also note that the implications of the extent of Sabrian’s trauma came after him starting to feel guilty, not before. The plot didn’t ask its audience to grow invested in a jerk ML before showing that he was capable of feeling remorse for his actions. It waited and showed that there was more to him first.

Of course, he’s still extremely, incredibly flawed, but the audience wasn’t asked to take a chance on Sabrian without seeing more than him being rude. In addition, the manhwa made it abundantly clear that Sabrian has problems, but still had him recognize that he hurt Abigail’s feelings, had him feel guilty for it, and apologize when presented with the opportunity. This is all within the first ten episodes so that the Sabrian who acts and is rightfully thought of as trash doesn’t last for so long that the audience feels that that’s all there is to him.

The change isn’t instantaneous either to the point of completely breaking all suspension of disbelief. Over the course of the next twenty chapters, Sabrian makes more attempts to listen to Abigail when she speaks up but is still somewhat rooted in his ways. He’s still strict, but acknowledges when he’s offended her. He’s more hesitant to doubt her, shows concern when she’s ill, and folds when she asks him to spend more time with his daughter to fulfill his role as a father (communicating/debating with her when he didn’t understand the importance of it out of genuine ignorance).

(Sabrian also fits the mold of “doesn’t know any better” more as well, genuinely not seeing the correlation between something like “being family” and “having dinner” together until Abigail tries to explain it to him.)

Sabrian even admits to Abigail (even though she doesn’t get the specifics of it) that he “doesn’t understand the concept of paternal love” when she questions his distance from Blanche, the question brought on by the idea that Sabrian had been in love with the late former queen and seeing Blanche reminded him of it.

Sabrian denied the suggestion, and the questions/concerns about what his reasoning behind keeping Blanch distant - as well as why he took so long to look for a new queen if he indeed had no feelings for her - increase, with some rumors implying that Sabrian is unsure that Blanche is his biological daughter.

This continues to a moment where Abigail needs to ask Sabrian if he’ll dance with her at an event in order to quell some concerns of people she knows, though aware that he might refuse given that he’d turned the original Abigail away the year before. Sabrian tries to refuse her due to his (still unexplained) issues, but finds himself incapable of doing so firmly due to his relationship with her having developed/progressed (and the fact that Abigail no longer reminds him of the ghostly woman we’d seen back in episode eight).

Though, predictably, when the time finally comes for him to practice dancing with her, he can’t do it.

Sabrian, having been caught in a reaction that stemmed from his trauma, hurriedly distances himself in order to both escape the situation and let himself breathe. Everything that had happened before led up to this, not specifically because he refused to communicate (he’d been communicating with Abigail fairly consistently, just not about his past), but rather due to a refusal to move past his trauma.

(important to note as well that he does feel immediately guilty for swatting Abigail’s hand away)

Without dropping several more panels here, I’ll just say that Sabrian had never gotten love at all when it mattered, not from his parents and certainly not from the late queen. Him distancing himself from Blanche is, in part, due to that method of parenting being the only thing he knew, and in another part due to the belief that Blanche would grow less timid if he didn’t coddle her.

But, over the course of the “new” Abigail asking more of him as a father figure, it’s shown that his way isn’t the way, because the one time where Blanche approaches him first is to speak with him over what he did to Abigail during the practice dance.

That’s another point in the manhwa’s favor. Sabrian is virtually never rewarded for his rude behavior; he has to learn from it and feels guilty when he accidentally slips back into old habits.

Thus, Sabrian goes to talk to Abigail once more and comes clean about everything that had happened, both apologizing and explaining why he reacted the way he did.

To make a long and extremely depressing backstory short, Sabrian was rather sickly when he was younger. His father was dead by the time he was fourteen and his mother wanted to ensure that there would have an heir in case anything happened to him. To do that, she enlisted the help of a power-hungry woman who wanted to become the future queen...

and was perfectly willing to force herself onto Sabrian to do it, even if he was running a fever at the time and could barely process anything. Ever since, he couldn’t physically touch women and Blanche served as a reminder of that trauma.

For me personally, the sad or tragic backstory of a character shouldn’t just be there to make you sympathize with them, but to understand them. It’s easy enough to throw the worst possible backstory onto a character and run with it, but the true success lies from making it complex and compelling enough to where each of a character’s actions come from different parts of that past.

Sabrian doesn’t tell Abigail his story to make her pity him or use his trauma as an excuse; he does it to explain to her why he reacted the way he did and to fully communicate everything that had happened, not wanting to leave her in the dark. He even takes blame for his own trauma, which Abigail rightfully rejects because it’s not his fault that such terrible things happened to him when he was younger.

The narrative doesn’t try to throw blame onto Abigail for things she couldn’t have known about either. Even though she does try to apologize for past actions, he reminds her that she didn’t know and he hadn’t told her.

Finally, and most importantly, Sabrian (of his own suggestion) is willing to move on from what happened, and asks for Abigail’s help in doing so if she’s willing.

It seems like a very simple thing, but that’s really all that’s needed for the kind of growth a traumatized character needs, and Sabrian continues practicing with Abigail until he’s able to touch her without turning into an anxious wreck, so that they can dance together.

Also, I won’t spoil anything beyond this point (especially because most of it is beyond where the official translation is), but I will say that Sabrian absolutely becomes weak for Abigail as all of his edges smooth out. His relationship with Blanche improves as well and they grow closer as a family.

To Summarize:

Sabrian succeeds where Adrien fails for a number of reasons, both with the writing and with the characters themselves. Sabrian being an adult while Adrien is a teenager is irrelevant because the way their respective media deals with whatever emotional struggles they face should be the same regardless of age.

Not-Sew-Wicked doesn’t hide Sabrian’s actions from Abigail; she knows the rude things he’s done and thus makes an informed decision when he reveals his past to her. Miraculous, meanwhile, hides a good chunk of Adrien’s/Chat’s actions from Marinette/Ladybug, meaning that the foundation for their relationship is already flawed and she has fake agency due to lacking a full set of information.

Sabrian’s sad backstory isn’t used to excuse his actions. He’s flawed, feels guilty, apologizes, and works to do better, eventually even without Abigail’s suggestion. Adrien, meanwhile, has been stated by the writers as “perfect” and “it’s the world that needs to change.”

Sabrian’s issues are dealt with over the course of thirty-four chapters and he takes the steps to improve, recognizing that he was the one who needed to change. Adrien’s position has stayed virtually the same for four seasons now and the show has practically admitted that it’s Marinette’s responsibility to “be the knight that saves the princess from the castle.”

Sabrian bottling in his emotions negatively affects him. Adrien bottling in his own often adds to his Sad Points and negatively affects others (see: Marinette in “Risk”/”Strikeback”) more than himself (see: how the plot in “Risk”/”Strikeback” resolves itself without Adrien having to stand up for himself).

(also throwing out there that Sabrian’s worse actions are towards people who are directly related in some form to his trauma or who have wronged him - Abigail, who is a woman that once reminded him of the late queen, pursued him despite his rejections in their contract marriage, and was originally a villainess, and Blanche who is a child made through him being sexually assaulted as a teenager - whereas Adrien just takes out his emotional issues on Marinette/Ladybug even if it’s unfair to her)

Sabrian genuinely does not know any better and eventually starts hearing Abigail out when she tries to explain things to him. Adrien does know better (”Kuro Neko”) and chooses to continue acting out anyway.

Getting Sabrian’s point-of-view is beneficial and shows his thought process as well as his guilt. Getting Adrien’s point-of-view only shows what we already knew; that he’s extremely childish and pushing himself further into the idea that he’s the one who's been wronged (i.e: using the Ladybug and Chat figures to play out a scene of Ladybug saying that she doesn’t trust him) while the show still has the gall to ask the audience to feel sympathetic for him.

Sabrian’s motives - at least at times - are rooted in some form of logic, such as distrusting Abigail initially since she’d been abusive towards Blanche in the past. Adrien’s motives are rooted entirely by emotion (acknowledging Ladybug’s responsibility role and then throwing a fit when she doesn’t let him in on matters that don’t concern him, thinking that Marinette doesn’t like him and then going “well I want her to like me so I’ll prank her despite knowing that she’s easily flustered,” and destroying public property solely because he wasn’t included in a plan despite his powers being situational). To give a separate example from Miraculous - since it seems so keen on accusing Ladybug of excluding Chat Noir - Ladybug was basically told by Chat Blanc that everyone in Paris is dead because of their romantic relationship, thus Ladybug makes an effort to discourage LadyNoir (both from herself, Chat, and otherwise) even more than before as well as not making efforts to get closer to Chat; that’s not just emotional, that’s logical.

Sabrian is encouraged by the narrative to change, as his tactics do not only fail to give him the result he wants, but Abigail usually gets (rightfully) upset with him. Adrien, meanwhile, is encouraged not to change, as usually being sad or throwing a tantrum ends with the narrative rewarding him (him trying to quit in “Syren” and still getting what he wants anyway, getting the Ladybug blush/shoulder lean in “Glaciator” and “Chat Blanc” respectively, getting Ladybug to apologize to him first in “Glaciator,” him being the one to swoop in and be the savior in “Frozer,” and so on).

Abigail, Blanche, and Sabrian are also all treated with care over their various problems, whereas Miraculous heavily skews into Adrien’s favor while sidelining Marinette, often making her the one who has to screw up and apologize even if her reasoning and level of reaction is valid).

Sabrian being more obviously/openly rude compared to Adrien doesn’t make Adrien better. With Sabrian, I understand him as a character and can piece together his actions as time goes on, but with Adrien, I can only see him as a writer’s pet whose put on a pedestal with excuses of “he’s sad and Ladybug is so mean to him so whatever he does is fine uwu.” Abigail was never forced to “consider Sabrian’s feelings” because his actions still hurt her and were in the wrong, but Marinette has to consider Adrien’s even when he’s blatantly in the wrong and following his advice/scolding is actively detrimental to her.

I can appreciate Sabrian as a traumatized character because traumatized characters can do bad things and it still makes them bad people even if they have trauma because them having trauma doesn’t make things okay. He’s not a villain, but rather a(n initially) jerk of an ML who learns to do better and finds that his life is better for it.

I can’t appreciate Adrien because of the show’s unrelenting insistence on keeping him exactly where he is and forcing the world to bend around him even if Marinette has to suffer for it. While Not-Sew-Wicked is happy to put Sabrian on the backburner to develop Abigail’s relationship with Blanche/other people, Miraculous ensures that its main plot revolves around Adrien and his family, bringing him up even when it’s not necessary so the audience doesn’t forget about him. His role in design is to be little more than the “sunshine boy” who’s constantly tugging on the viewers heartstrings so they feel bad for him and favor him because “he’s done nothing wrong”/”it’s so unfair” even as the show intends on giving him exactly what he wants in the end anyway.

#category: salt #salt: adrien agreste #salt: chat noir #other: non ml talk #salt: writing #((I may or may not be content starved for Not-Sew-Wicked due to it being in-between seasons so I'll take the opportunity to gush.))

[river-taxbird]

There is no such thing as AI.

How to help the non technical and less online people in your life navigate the latest techbro grift.

I've seen other people say stuff to this effect but it's worth reiterating. Today in class, my professor was talking about a news article where a celebrity's likeness was used in an ai image without their permission. Then she mentioned a guest lecture about how AI is going to help finance professionals. Then I pointed out, those two things aren't really related.

The term AI is being used to obfuscate details about multiple semi-related technologies.

Traditionally in sci-fi, AI means artificial general intelligence like Data from star trek, or the terminator. This, I shouldn't need to say, doesn't exist. Techbros use the term AI to trick investors into funding their projects. It's largely a grift.

What is the term AI being used to obfuscate?

If you want to help the less online and less tech literate people in your life navigate the hype around AI, the best way to do it is to encourage them to change their language around AI topics.

By calling these technologies what they really are, and encouraging the people around us to know the real names, we can help lift the veil, kill the hype, and keep people safe from scams. Here are some starting points, which I am just pulling from Wikipedia. I'd highly encourage you to do your own research.

Machine learning (ML): is an umbrella term for solving problems for which development of algorithms by human programmers would be cost-prohibitive, and instead the problems are solved by helping machines "discover" their "own" algorithms, without needing to be explicitly told what to do by any human-developed algorithms. (This is the basis of most technologically people call AI)

Language model: (LM or LLM) is a probabilistic model of a natural language that can generate probabilities of a series of words, based on text corpora in one or multiple languages it was trained on. (This would be your ChatGPT.)

Generative adversarial network (GAN): is a class of machine learning framework and a prominent framework for approaching generative AI. In a GAN, two neural networks contest with each other in the form of a zero-sum game, where one agent's gain is another agent's loss. (This is the source of some AI images and deepfakes.)

Diffusion Models: Models that generate the probability distribution of a given dataset. In image generation, a neural network is trained to denoise images with added gaussian noise by learning to remove the noise. After the training is complete, it can then be used for image generation by starting with a random noise image and denoise that. (This is the more common technology behind AI images, including Dall-E and Stable Diffusion. I added this one to the post after as it was brought to my attention it is now more common than GANs.)

I know these terms are more technical, but they are also more accurate, and they can easily be explained in a way non-technical people can understand. The grifters are using language to give this technology its power, so we can use language to take it's power away and let people see it for what it really is.

#ai #scams #language #semiotics #machine learning

[ilwonuu]

camping trip?

↬ kim seungmin ( a connection fic to don’t you wanna?)

𓇣 pairing- nonidol!seungmin x fem!reader, established relationship, meandom!seungmin x sub!reader

𓇣 summary- you and your friends are so excited for your camping trip. seungmin can’t seem to keep his mind on camping though,,,

𓇣 warnings- smut with plot, unprotected sex(what can i say? don’t do this!!!!), multiple sex scenes, creampie, kissing, a little impact play(slapping), a little choking, rough sex, seungmin is kinda mean, alcohol consumption( they don’t get drunk), dirty talk(seungminshshhahsgs) , member’s appearances!!!, crack, fluff, kissing, fingering (f receiving), oral sex (m receiving), lmk if i missed something

𓇣 a/n- hi mls<33 if you guys cannot tell im going thru a seungmin era,,, i wrote this last night because i couldn’t stop thinking about it lmfaoo, also this one is so bit longer than usual

you were more than excited for your friend groups yearly camping trip. after,,, your last encounter with seungmin and a couple of the others guys your relationship has changed somewhat.

you and seungmin always liking to have an audience now. but you swore that you would not ruin the camping trip with your loud fucking, minho made you promise

“you guys fuck like rabbits in any environment.” seungmin just laughs. “okay not any environment, but shut up you pervs like listening.” you roll your eyes at their words as you turn to felix and he is also rolling his eyes. smiling when you noticed.

“you like the audience you freak.” jeongin says with a laugh as he turns around to look at you seungmin and felix in the back. “you guys bored? why the long faces.” he questions you three with a teasing tone. “bored wouldn’t be the word i think i am hangry.” felix sighs as he lays back in his seat.

“oh my god me too i will kill someone if i don’t eat soon.” your boyfriend chimes in. “can you guys shut up maybe? so i can listen to the music.” minho scoffs causing you to laugh. “this is a good song.” you say listening to the song that muffled. minho smiles at you through the mirror.

“she’s the only non annoying one.” he focuses back on the road. “definitely not true she is very annoying.” seungmin chimes in. you hit his chest slightly not hurting him. he whines out in fake pain. “annoying and hits me!” you roll you eyes at him looking away.

“you know i’m only kidding baby.” you laugh at him as he touches your side playfully. “okay just shut up for the rest of the ride. we’re almost there chan said to turn at the first turn after the red sign. they are already there.” minho says with a half sigh turning up the music as the resting of you talk quietly among yourselves.

“woah this is camp sight? it’s so nice.” you say as you get out of the car with others. “everyone pick where they want their tent. also figure out who’s sleeping with who.” chan says with a smile as he sees you guys joining the rest of the members.

“okay dad.” hyunjin says with a slight laugh. “this is gonna be a great camping trip!!!” jisung chimes in. “i agree!! i missed all of us together with you y/n.” seungmin admits with a smile.

“what happened to my rude boyfriend? why are you being cute i don’t like it.” you smile at him and he just rolls his eyes pulling you to hug him. “i’ll be rude later.” he whispers to you with an innocent expression.

“they are already plotting!” changbin points at you two playfully. “as long as i don’t hear anything then its fine.” minho says with a smile. “jisung come here you’re sharing a tent with me.” han nods grabbing the tent walking over to the spot him and lee know chose. “i know who i’m sharing with.” seungmin states the obvious as you two try to put up the tent together.

“i think we might be the worst people to put a tent together.” you laugh at the two of your poor tent building skills. “well you’re definitely worse than me but yea.” he turns his attention back to his side trying to figure where the poles go. “i got it!” you smile as you see your side standing on its own. he stares at you blankly. “fucking how? help me.” he scoffs in disbelief.

“i thought i was worse than you at putting it together?” you tease walking over to his side. he looks so cute with his hoodie over his head. “yea yea you’re not just help me.” he says looking at you for a second. “what?” you question his interesting gaze.

“i just can’t wait until we have this built so i can fuck you.” you gasp at his words and his bold expression. “seungmin stop we can’t. you know i can’t be that quiet.” you blush looking away from him embarrassed by your own words.

“yea i know baby, just gonna have to find something to shut you up huh?” he whispers into your ear as he pulls you closer to him. you can feel his half hard dick poking at you stomach. “seungmin.” you try to look at him with an intimidating expression but it didn’t really work. he just smiled at your face.

“what is my pretty little slut getting wet thinking about it?” you roll your eyes pushing him back gently. “we need to build the tent.” you bend over to grab the poles trying to show him which way they go but he doesn’t look very focused.

“seungmin are you even listening? i just showed you how to do it now do it.” he shakes his head. “i was not looking at that damn tent i was looking at you. but show me again because i want it built.” he smiles innocently.

“okay actually watch this time idiot!” he nods. you show him and he quickly figures it out. being the first ones to finish building your tent. “let’s put our stuff inside.” you smile walking to the car hand and hand. “how did you guys figure it out?” hyunjin and chan question as they stand next the the tent that is far from being built.

“babe go help them let me get the stuff out of the car.” he suggests and you nod running over to the two boys. you show the boys how to do it and they thank you. you joining seungmin in the tent you two shared after he was done grabbing the stuff. “it’s very spacious in here.” he smiles at you before pulling you to lay against his chest. “we all know why you think that’s important.”

you hear someone shout for the two of you outside the tent. “hey we’re going to the store to grab dinner! the nearest store is like 30 mins away so we might be a couple hours!” chan says as him. seungmin yells a quick okay and the other boys leave.

“i’m so happy we weren’t put on grocery shopping duty.” you sigh against him. “yea me too i would be so mad if i have to grocery shop on vacation.” seungmin says with a smirk that you can’t see. his hand moving to your thigh slowly.

“minnie what are you doing.” you smile turning to face him. “gotta see how i can keep you quiet. we’re gonna see how well you can do yea? if you’re quieter ill reward you. but if you’re bad i’m gonna fuck you so hard that you will have no way to hide your noises. deal baby?” you nod.

“im gonna try really hard to be quiet.” you say biting your lip a little. “good girl. such a good slut for me aren’t you?”

what seungmin didn’t mention is how long you guys would be doing this for. the boys have been gone for an hour now but you and seungmin are still touching on each other. he has you on your stomach as he fucks you from behind the new position catching you off guard.

“m-minnie! o-oh please don’t stop.” he just smirks. “yeah? gonna be bad huh? you sure thats a good idea baby?” you shake your head no shutting yourself up.

“good fucking girl.” he slides two of his fingers into your mouth. his hips slowing to fuck you deeper. he pulls out of you without warning, flipping you over. he pulls his fingers out of your mouth bringing them down to your cunt.

“if i kiss you will you be quiet?” he asks as he pushes the fingers inside you roughly fucking them in and out. the squelch noise is so loud from your arousal and how close you are to coming.

“p-please kiss me.” he smiles rubbing your cheek gently. “such a good little toy.” he leans down to kiss you as he continues to finger you. your legs start to shake at the overstimulation as his finger curl deeper.

“s—mminnie.” you moan through the kiss quietly. “you gonna cum slut? want me to lick it all up after huh? you taste so fucking good.” he send a small smack against your face to see how you react. the two of you talking about having impact in your sex someday. but he never acted on it but you wanted him to. you moan on the spot when the pressure stung against your cheek.

“you like it that much baby? you just got so fucking tight. such a slut, dirty girl likes when i hit her?” you nod as your legs shake. you try to close them but seungmin does not let you.

“m-minnie- too much.” your eyes roll back into your head. “is it? you cunt doesn’t want my fingers to leave though. you’re so close to coming i know you are baby. don’t fight it. it will feel so good. my little slut coming on my fingers. my dick is so hard.” you moan one last time before coming all over his fingers. he doesn’t stop his movements though.

“fuck i just want to ruin you. but it will be better if the guys hear how much of a slut you are when i fuck you. not like they don’t already know.” he finally pulls his fingers out of you.

“open your fucking mouth.” he watches you open your mouth slowly. he smiles pushing his fingers into your mouth. “fucking suck them clean slut.” he watches as you obey his wishes. making eye contact as you suck on them like you’re going down on him.

“fuck i need to taste you.” you don’t know how he moves so quickly. getting in between your legs. licking up your cum and some of his own from earlier.

“so fucking good.” he pulls away grabbing a hold of your neck applying slight pressure as he pulls you to make out with him. you moan into the kiss as you two stay like that for a couple minutes before you hear the cars return.

“we’re back you guys better not be fucking in there!” minho says playfully as you seungmin separate. “not fucking you idiot.” seungmin says to the boy through the tent.

“you never know what you two are doing.” han says through the tent as well. you and seungmin just roll your eyes as you quietly get dressed. “come out here to help with dinner. we all agreed.” chan says to you two. causing you to have to physically drag seungmin out of the tent.

“i’m not even a good cook you guys don’t need me.”seungmin sighs with a fake pout. chan tsks. “okay whatever you say! then go find some extra wood for the fire. we need to have plenty.” he sighs dramatically walking away to get the wood as you and the rest of start to help on dinner.

after the dinner the nine of you gathered around the fire for a light drink. “this drink is good minho! what did you mix it with?” you question taking another sip as you are hugging seungmin in his chair.

“i honestly don’t remember but it’s tequila and a soda and something else idek me and han made it while we were drunk.” he shrugs taking a seat next to the boy he mentioned.

“i think it’s s’mores time what do you guys think?” changbin says with a smile. “you read my mind.” hyunjin says as him & changbin practically jump for the s’mores ingredients. felix following behind the boys.

“why am i friends with idiots?” seungmin thinks out loud receiving a “hey!” from them both. each of you quickly getting your own s’mores of course. you look over at you boy with a soft smile.

“you have marshmallow on your lips.” you say pointing to where it was. “get it off?” he asks you. to others they may think he just wants you to wipe it off with a napkin or something. but seungmin kinda,, loves when you kiss him to get something off his face. he always does the same to you. he loves a good reason to kiss you. you nod hesitantly as you pull him into a kiss. neither of your pulling away after the marshmallow was gone.

“you guys are like horny teens.” jeongin says rolling his eyes. “do i need to remind you that you were on the call the other day?” he says at the boy with a smirk.

“t-that’s different i wasn’t watching-“ hyunjin and chan now thinking about the events that occurred the other day. “oh but i bet you wish you were.” he says with a sarcastic tone. “seungmin- stop teasing him! we don’t need to talk about that.” he rolls his eyes.

“i know you like it.” he says rubbing your cheek a little, remembering where he hit earlier.

“on that thought it’s my bed time! good fucking night.” chan laughs at them before going into his tent. after he left you guys stayed chatting for another half an hour , before you all said your goodnights heading into your own tents.

i don’t think you and seungmin have gotten naked so quick. him kissing you quietly as you two grind against each other. the two of you trying to be quiet but you let a moan slip when he pulls you on top of him.

“fucking slut you know you need to be quiet. you don’t know how to listen? i know how to shut you up. put that slutty mouth to use other than to babble nonsense yea?” he smirks as you crawl off his hips down to his dick. you stroke it a couple times watching his reaction.

“f-fuck spit on it-“ you cut him off by doing exactly what he wants. you spit on it as you make eye contact. you take his tip into your mouth. he hisses at the contact trying to stop his moans.

“fu-fuck you’re so good at this. i forget every- fuck every time. how can i? feels so fucking good.” he says as quietly as he can. you continue to bob your head on him until he stops you. pulling you off him. “i want to cum inside my good slut. you want that too hm?” he pulls you up more so that your faces are close. he kisses your lips gently.

“y-yes minnie want you-“ he smirks kissing you again. “lay on your back.” he says demandingly. you quickly comply getting on your back. “you think you’re gonna be quiet? like earlier remember.” he kisses your lips again as he lines up with your entrance. you nod quickly as you look in between your legs.

“such a good little fuck toy for me aren’t you? say it slut.” he grabs your face as he pushes into you. you immediately try to stop your moan by covering your mouth with you hand. “no no- fucking say it first or i will stop.” he pulls your hand off your mouth as he stops his hips.

“m-minnie- please move- i need-“ he lands a slap against your cheek before rubbing his hand over it. “what did i fucking say?” he knows you like it rougher but he can’t help but feel a little bad after he sees your red cheek. “i am your fuck t-toy min please!” you trying to grind into him but he stopped your hips quickly.

“oh you want to act like that? so needy aren’t you? i’ll give it to you until you’re begging me to stop. gonna fuck this cunt until you cry baby?” he starts to move his hips. you moan but it’s cut off with another slap but against your thigh this time.

“shut the fuck up.” he looks at you sternly as he covers your mouth. “you are such a good girl you know that? even when you’re being all bad. not listening to me? i’ll give you what you fucking want.” his hips speed against yours. your moans being muffled by his hand.

“you like this slut?” he questions already knowing you will not be able to answer. causing you to send another moan into his hand. “f-fuck i don’t even care anymore. need to fuck you perfectly.” he pulls his hand off your mouth. your moans filling the tent and area around it.

“m-minnie- so big. please deeper!” you cry out for him as a tear falls from your eye. “deeper? don’t you think i’m fucking you deep already?” he slows down to fuck you harder and deeper.

“f-fuck i’m gonna cum.” you now sobbing for him. he just thinks you look so fucking pretty like this. your cheeks red from the slaps, your mascara that you were wearing now ruined. you have dried spit on your chin. he loves when it looks like he ruined you.

“yea? cum like a good girl. i’m close too baby.” you moan at his words. “p-please cum in me.” you say with a whimper and that just boosts your boyfriends ego even more. “you want it baby? fuck my cum into you. you love when i fuck you like a whore.” your legs start to shake as you approach your high. seungmin holding your hips to fuck into you at the perfect angle.

“fuck! im coming minnie-“ you sigh out of relief as you feel your release wash over you. your clench around your boyfriend with a moan. that’s all it took to have him coming aswell. him fucking you nice and slow so that his cum gets deeper.

“fu-fuck you did so well for me.” he pulls out of you slowly not wanting it to drip out of you instantly. “fuck let me get a towel.” he says leaning behind him to reach into his bag. grabbing the towel and cleaning you up. you hear some movement outside the tent causing you two to look at each other in fear.

“kim seungmin. i’m gonna fucking kill you.” is all you hear from minho. you sighing in relief that its just minho. his remarks causing seungmin to laugh. “if you had a girlfriend as hot as mine. i swear you wouldn’t be able to stop either.” he admits with a shout to the boy outside.

“shut up! i’m going to sleep. be quiet or i will come in there and drag you out and throw you in the river.” he hits the tent as if its threat causing you to laugh now.

“sorry minho.” you mumble through the tent. “no sorries! let me sleep.” he sighs running back to his tent. minho knows that the next few days are gonna be long.

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[saintship]

Could I request a fic for konig (and/or anyone in the 141) (whoever you think fits the best).

One where the reader has an eating disorder that she's been hiding for a while and the team is starting to notice.

Eventually they confront her and she tries to defend herself but only makes it worse. Saying stuff like she knows her limits now and explaining how it doesn't really hurt that bad to purge since she figured it out.

Like she's trying to comfort them but is only making it so much worse. I need my angst + comfort

I decided on Ghost because there’s a lot of König’s big ass on my blog

WARNING: potentially triggering content for people suffering from restrictive/bulimic eating disorders

This hits close to home, and v accurate to how a confrontation like this can go, I hope you’re alright ml

You’re not fine - Simon Riley x Reader, 141 & Reader

You had a love-hate relationship with little celebrations like these; you liked talking with everyone, and you also liked that it was held at the base, so you didn’t have to worry yourself watching your back. But with celebrations, there will be alcohol, and then food, and then inebriated recruits spewing whatever comes to their mind. One in particular you were sat near was especially vocal, swinging his glass in arcs as he grumbled on and on. Many of his words were nonsense, their only repercussion being the drunk giggles of his friends.

You sat up a bit straighter when he leaned closer.

“Oi, I hate these, you want it?” He murmured, gesturing to the cherry adorning his drink. You looked away a bit, shaking your head.

“Why? You was eatin’ them before..”

“I had enough.”

He only grinned. “What, you think a cherry will make you fat or something?”

Your silence only amused him more.

“Aw, you starve yourself, lovie?” He laughed loud and bright, like what he’d suggested was the most amusing thing he’d ever thought of. His friends didn’t miss it either, now cooing comments and non-questions in your direction that made your head spin.

It wasn’t until you pushed yourself to your feet and made a break for the door that you clocked the eyes behind Simon’s mask, following you carefully. The embarrassment flashed through your mind, but you continued, leaning against the outside wall where people came to smoke or grope each other in the lamplight. You felt the cherry on your tongue, your stomach beginning to flip before you gathered yourself. You were in control. A sharp pain sliced through your gut. You’d been able to walk the line of hiding your self torture until now; if someone walked up to you, there was no way you’d play it off. You were in control. Everything is under..control.

You thought about going back inside, just eating the stupid cherry and getting rid of it in the common room bathroom. But you were tired, and the only 141 member inside seemed to have a habit of burning holes in your back, so what was the point? Going back to your barracks seemed best. Walking by the front entrance again, Ghost pushed open the door simultaneously.

“Oi.”

You stopped and turned; Ghost rarely incited conversation. He approached you, scanning around the grounds as he walked. He seemed to be searching for the right words, a quiet grunt escaping him before he spoke.

“What’s wrong with you? You’re acting..” he gestured with his hand vaguely, his eyes glowering with suspicion.

“Acting what?”

He dropped his hand. “Off.”

When you didn’t reply, he sighed. “Look, I’m not good with this shit, yeah? If something’s wrong, I’ll only catch it once. So what is it?”

Your heart ached. You wished so badly there was a way to brush him off and reinforce his compassion at the same time. But there wasn’t.

“I’m okay, really.”

“Don’t bullshit me, Sergeant.”

His reply made you blink, but your head still shook for the negative. “I’m fine.”

“You-"

“Goodnight, Ghost.”

Your tone only registered in your mind when you’d walked ten paces away from him. Simon Riley had just mustered up the courage to show a bit of concern, and you’d fucked it up. It would take a miracle for him to show vulnerability like that again. Your exhaustion urged hot tears to run down your cheeks, your skin heating up with shame and embarrassment. You didn’t get a wink of sleep.

The next morning it was pouring rain, and your walk to the med bay left you completely soaked by the time you opened the door to your office. The cold and discomfort of wet clothes were dull in your mind; all that played in your head was the encounter from the night before. The unit was empty other than resident patients, the rest of the staff likely at the mess hall. By noon, you were dry and warm, but every knock at your door made you jump. Just as you tried to convince yourself that you were being paranoid, your pager buzzed. Price’s voice rang clear.

“My office. Now, unless someone’s dying.”

Another day, you would have huffed a small laugh at his bluntness, but now, your anticipation weighed heavy on your chest.

Jogging through the rain again to the main building, scenario after scenario ran through your mind. Ghost outranked you, and you’d brushed him off without a glance behind you. You’d never had a charge of insubordination, ever. You admired and cared for your superiors in a way you hadn’t expected, and with that, there was never a time mouthing off even crossed your mind.

You lowered the hood of your rain jacket carefully as you eased Price’s door open, seeing it was already ajar.

Your heart sank through the floor when you saw Price’s expression, and then further some when you looked around the room. Soap, Gaz.. and Ghost.

“Is this an intervention?”

Your joke was met with a downcast silence, as Price rose from his desk chair. “Sit.”

He walked past you to shut the door gently, leaning on its surface. You obeyed his request, settling into a chair near his desk.

“Sergeant..you know that you’re cared for here, right?”

You blinked, glancing at Gaz and Soap. The two of them were so rarely serious that their concerned expressions were distracting.

“Uh..yes. Yes, sir.” You murmured.

“Since we care for you, we notice when you’re not all there. Isn’t that right?” The squad nodded, and you wished for a sinkhole to pull you into the center of the earth.

“Ghost. Why don’t you explain why we’re here?”

You couldn’t look at him, but you felt his eyes.

“You ran off last night. And I know it wasn’t cause of that daft recruit.”

The wood panels of Price’s floor were faded with a worn path of heavy boots. Gaz stepped a bit closer.

“We just don’t want you to be doing anything that’ll hurt you, love.”

You didn’t look up.

“Why would you think that?”

The sound of shifting weight was all that answered at first. Soap’s gentle voice filled the small space.

“You’re not eating, lass.”

Your eyes finally found their way upward out of surprise. “That’s what this is about?” You look around; no one’s expression had shifted. “I’m fine.”

“You’ve skipped every weigh in the last three months.” Price folded his arms.

“I’m a medic, I was busy! I think I would know if I had a problem.”

“So why do you drink your calories? Why do you work through mealtimes?” Ghost’s tone became a bit firmer.

“We’re just a tad worried-"

“There is nothing to worry about!” You interrupted Soap, making Gaz back up a pace. “I know my limits, I know how to do it right. I don’t need a lot.”

Price’s head tilted. “Sergeant..”

“I know how to do it right.” You repeated, a trembling hang raking through your hair.

“Do what right?” Gaz’s question hung heavy in the air.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore, I-I figured out how to..you know, purge. Correctly.”

“What?” Price pushed off the door, standing closer.

“It’s fine!” Tears pricked at your eyes.

“No, it’s not.” Gaz’s voice was low with emotion, his eyes following you as you got to your feet.

“I’m fucking fine!”

“Sergeant, lower your voice.” Price’s order silenced you, a tear escaping down your face.

“It’s—I have it under control..” your voice wavered.

Soap sighed. “That’s not how it works-"

You wiped your tears angrily, irritating the skin that was already warm with embarrassment.

“What do I have to do to convince you that I am fi-"

Ghost’s arms were around you. The rest of the room was silent. Your eyes were closed. You cried into his vest. He smelled like smoke.

“You’re not fine.” His voice was softer than you’d ever heard it.

“I’m sorry..I’m sorry..”

“Oh, love..” Gaz hand was warm on you shoulder.

“Nothing to be sorry for.” Soap assured. Ghost’s gloved palm stroked your back.

A different hand laid on your other shoulder, and you turned you head to see Price lean to your level.

“You’re not alone, soldier.”

That night, the entire team accompanied you to dinner. They made sure to tell you that even if you couldn’t stomach anything, just being there made them proud. Proud that you could face this disease that would follow your every step, and that you trusted them to walk alongside you. Ghost excused himself for a smoke, and you followed him out where he stood in the night air. The cicadas were chittering incessantly, but the breeze was nice. You stood by his side for a few moments before speaking.

“You called the meeting.”

He held his balaclava away from his face slightly with a thumb, exhaling a breath of smoke.

“I did.”

Your heart hammered in your chest.

“Thought you’d be angry with me for brushing you off like that.”

His head shook slowly. “No.” He breathed a sigh of the fresh air. “You’re not the snippy type. Something was off. So I went to the people who deal with that sort of thing better than I can.”

You eyed him. “Why do you always end with that?”

He glanced back, but continued to toe at the gravel.

“What do you mean?”

“You say you’re not good with this sort of thing. But you are.”

His brow furrowed. “M’not.”

“When I walked away from you, you could have just decided I was a dick and moved on, but you didn’t.”

His head shook again. “I had to get backup.”

“You knew who to put in that room.”

“Because I couldn’t do it alone.”

“You hugged me.”

Your shoes turn toward him, the glow of the entrance light glancing off the woven fabric covering his face.

“When I was freaking out, you steadied me. It really helped..” your admission suddenly embarrassed you, and you looked at your feet the moment he brought his eyes forward.

“Doesn’t mean I’m good at this.”

“You’re good to me.”

He blinked. “Am I?”

“You’re good to the team. Good to your trainees.” Looking up into his eyes, the apprehension there was gut wrenching. “I’ll tell you every day if that’s what it takes for you to believe it..”

“Sergeant..”

“It’s true. You make me want to be better.”

Ghost shifted on his feet. “I just want you alive.”

You cracked your first smile in weeks. “You make me want to be that, too.”

He gazed at you a bit longer before outstretching an arm, pulling you into his chest while taking another drag with his other hand. Your smile stayed as you leaned into his coat, the warmth radiating from him making your heart swell. The gratitude you felt that Simon Riley was letting you be so close to him was exhilarating. He rubbed your back as he’d done in the office, but out here, where it was just you, Simon, and the cicadas, it was just better.

#cod requests #call of duty modern warfare #call of duty #cod mwii #simon ghost riley #cod mw2 #call of duty mw2 #captain john price #john soap mactavish #simon riley x reader #simon riley x gn reader #simon riley #ghost x gn reader #ghost x reader

[sublimetragedychopshop]

Isekai royalty manhwas/mangas/manhuas/etc. are missing out on the opportunities of a modern day MC who is the definition of too much confidence and luck. Oh shit MC was forced to attend a royal ball and attract the prince??? No prob! Just waltzes in there like they own the palace, talking to others and overall just having a good time. They KNOW they got plot armor and take FULL advantage of it (I mean like what’s dying a second time gonna do?? 🤷‍♀️)

Comes the time where the ML comes in and MC is half drunk and pulling the dumbest pick up lines known to man. “Hey was ur mom a baker?” “???- no she’s the qu-“ “cuz u got some nice buns..” *que the crickets*

“You father must have been a thief” “!!?? HOW DARE Y-“ “cuz he stole the stars and put them in ur eyes babygurl” *wink wonk* whole time the ML is just like 😐.

And the poor “villains” aren’t immune to MC’s rizz either. At this point it’s a damn harem. The only villains I see managing to actually do some damage are the non important ones. Like the abusive mother/father, the ex spouse, etc. Also reader needs to be a hoe a lil bit cuz I’m tired of them being embarrassed virgins all the time. Gimme chad MC who is like “Hey, I know we just got married and all that but if you want to take your time and don’t feel like your ready for sex it’s okay we don’t have to do anything you don’t wanna.” And the ML is all like “I was about to say the same for you as well, but you are right I would like to take my time.” Zoom past a chapter or two and the ML is getting his ankles put behind his ears, getting his ass smacked, hair pulled, getting MILKED, passing out and tryna “run” from reader. (They have a safe word In place dw)

Royal guards come in at some point because it sounds like he’s getting murdered 👍.

Royal maids coming in a day later to see the demolished bed and ripped apart sheets, curtains, and pillows and “are thOSE F&KINH CLAW MARKS ON THE WALSS?!”:

#yandere #yandere x you #yandere shitpost #yandere imagine #yandere x reader #yandere imagines #yandere ramblings #yandere scenarios #yandere x willing reader #yande.re #this idea just popped up #come get y’all juice #fr tho is it just me or are the MC’s too nice sometimes??? #chad mc #chad reader #Ima add some more later

[yuikomorii]

might be wrong about this but I think the thing that really differentiates Ayato from his brother is that he actually values life in a ''pure way''. Both Subaru and Shu didn't really have the will to life until they met the MC, Reiji's only will was to overcome his father and become better than his brother due to his jealousy, and even if it doesn't seem like it from the surface both Kanato and Laito were too mindbroken due to their trauma to actually enjoy life in a non-twisted way.

Ayato went through a lot of traumatic experiences just like the rest of his brothers but unlike them, he actually had a pure reason to live, that's why he didn't abandon his brothers and was desperately searching for them when they arrived to Rottienburg (I think that's the name) and prioritized them after he got saved by reiji and was willing to go look for them with no plan ahead and he's never changed. Even after they obviously drifted apart he still wanted to save his siblings (like in Lost Eden) even if they didn't want to save him when he got kidnapped by Kino.

Or when he was the only who saved yui in the anime when she got kidnapped by the mukami (Ik it's only fanservice because the anime shows Ayato as the ml). Or when he was the only one worrying about mc in the Olympics cd when the whole thing crushed down. I know mc has had her effects in everyone (because even reiji got worried in the CD drama when he though someone was drowning, turns out it was just Shu being weird) but at the end of the day, Rejet made it very clear that ayato always was different from his brothers even as kids.

Too long? Maybe, I just like rambling a lot about ayato lol

// This franchise is longer than a decade, it’s time for people to stop pretending that Ayato isn’t different from the rest, because it annihilates his purpose like that. Now I’m not saying that everyone else sucks and Ayato is the only cool character there, it’s just that Rejet wrote him in a way that genuinely gives off main character energy. Heck, even other characters have confirmed that he got *something* nobody else does, which is true.

Credit to: dialovers-translations, tournesolia

One thing about Ayato is that he might roast and prank you, but the moment you need help, he’ll be the first to lend you a hand. He’s by no means perfect, of course, he has flaws and makes mistakes too, but his good qualities are just so many that they’re easily able to outshine his bad ones.

Another example is the DF prologue scene. The most normal reaction would have been fighting with the wolf, as Subaru did, but instead of trying to get rid of it, Ayato used himself as shield the moment he saw it, so as to protect Yui. What makes this scene so powerful is that not only they weren’t a couple back then, but in the other Sakamaki routes, he’s still severely injured. He values life, yet he still sacrificed himself for her, no matter if she dates someone else afterwards, and guess what? Even after waking up from the coma in the other routes, he holds no grudge against her for that, but rather is on good terms with Yui. I would also like to talk about how self-sacrificing he is in the Daylight CD, but I feel like everyone listened to that one already, given that it was the most liked of the Daylight series.

While I understand that some people out there prefer more rational and/or introverted characters, I can’t stand those who deny the essence of a character. And, for all people who blame Rejet for “making him more special than the rest”, let me remind you that he’s the Diaboy who got the worst journey ending. Let that sink in. :”)

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[gizkasparadise]

2023 wrapped: cdrama edition!

taking a page from @dangermousie and doing an overview of all the cdramas i watched this year (i'll do one for kdramas later)! listed in order of least favorite to most favorite. favorite =/= objectively best/most well-made. just the ones i had the most fun watching.

15 have a crush on you. oh dear lord. this drama should be a case study for what happens when a bad drama has charismatic actors and they keep you trapped hostage. i watched this whole damn thing hating every minute of it on behalf of the poor female lead who definitely deserved better. the ending? absolutely batshit, and not in a fun way. one of the weirdest, worst endings ive seen since with you

14 back from the brink. too kitschy for me, i didn't last long on this one (i think 2 eps lol).

13 gone with the rain. i wanted to like this one because i love sean sun and troll general is exactly what i want out of life. but i didn't like the weird daydream asides, constant animal noise sound effects, and i found everyone kind of off-putting in a non-watchable way, so i peaced out really quick--ep 4ish

12 here we meet again. i love janice wu. i continue to try out her dramas hoping for something to grab me again. this one was pretty boring/too focused on the work element and not the rest of it.

11 exclusive fairytale. i have a secret weakness for youth-to-working-life dramas, so tried this one out. flat, not a lot of chemistry, and very color-by-numbers. the show was clearly made to vehicle jun, and that's okay, but not my thing

10 the starry love. i wanted to like this one because the side characters were fun and i loved the male lead/prince of heaven and all his awkward "please leave by 9" energy. but it bored me overall and unlike most folks i had no interest in the demon secondary ship. i dropped around ep 10

9 my journey to you. it kills me to rank this one so low because it was my most anticipated cdrama this year, but i just couldn't get into it. the pacing was too slow for me, and i couldn't stand how everyone talked to each other (long. pauses. and then. staring. and then. whispers. always the. whispers). i dropped this around midway

8 the love you give me. the chemistry between the leads was cute and it was a decent modern romance. started losing me around the midpoint when the paternity reveal hit and the ML got way into boundary crossing because of it

7 circle of love. objectively not a good drama. in fact, a toxic and batshit drama that has probably made me a worse person for watching it. but gd did my messy ass enjoy the trainwreck.

6 road home. you really got to be in the mood for this one, but it's a nice, understated and slow melo romance. but def not a bingeable show since it takes its time with everything

5 wonderland of love. another drama that i dont think is objectively great, but two competent schemers/martial artists trying to one-up each other is like ship catnip for me and this was a show that lived or died by its ship. surprisingly tame for the screenwriter, and had a happy ending! popcorn watch.

4 till the end of the moon. me and this drama were in a bad romance, which i suppose is thematically appropriate. i hated parts of it, i was super invested in others. the post-dream human arc was giving wuthering heights tragic obsession incredibleness. even with its flaws, i think most of cdramaland is in agreement that lyx/tantai jin stole the ML competition this year. great gowns, beautiful gowns

3 story of kunning palace. i adored the characters in this drama! even when the plot was losing my interest, everyone was cast so well and had so much charisma that i stayed pretty hooked from ep 10ish on. absolutely loved the mean high school theatre director wreck that was xie wei, as well as the other (imo) true love interest of the show, princess leyang. the desperate speech about being like iron is gonna live rent-free in my head

& then 1&2 are way ahead of the others for me this year/a very close race between them!

2 a journey to love. i love this drama so much!!! i have not skipped or speed watched a single scene which for me is a huge feat! great character work across the board -- even the side characters have a lot of nuance and interesting dynamics between them. beautiful fight scenes. great ost. one of the best, most balanced main couples ive seen in a show. it's gonna break my heart in a few eps when it ends, but i'll be happy about it

1 lost you forever (s1). this drama came out of NOWHERE and the vicegrip it had on me while it was airing!!! my favorite FL this year (although a journey to love's ruyi is a close second), and just a ton of fun while also being quietly devastating in parts. i loved how lived in and tired the FL felt, enjoyed the various flavors of mess from her love interests, and enjoyed how extra it could go while still giving us really grounded and complicated characters. this drama gets extra points for converting me on several actors i did not think that highly of before the show.

overall, despite how many i dropped (lol writing it out made me realize i dropped so, so many), cdramas delivered for me this year! my top two are on my short list for favorite dramas, period. everyone go watch a journey to love and lost you forever if you havent yet!!!

AWARDS

Favorite ship: definitely goes to ruyi and yuanzhou from a journey to love. it's just nice to see a couple that mutually supports each other's murders

Favorite FL: xiaoyao from lost you forever with ruyi from journey to love as a very close runner-up. i am here for this year's theme of competent, jaded ladies trying to reclaim their lives

Favorite ML: objectively, tantai jin from till the end of the moon should win this, but story of kunning palace's xie wei was just so entertainingly grumpy, petty, and unhinged which is a winning combo for me.

Favorite 2FL: princess yang ying from a journey to love. she's doing amazing and im proud of her!!

Favorite 2ML: technically third male lead, but xiang liu from lost you forever was my favorite to watch and had the best tuxedo mask exits

Best Cast: a journey to love, i literally adore all of them, even the ones i hate

Best Blood Cough: tantai jin, you beautiful bastard who needs a bib

#cdrama #gizka 2023 wrapped

[heaven4lostgirls]

heya!

can you do part 3 for that angst to fluff kirigan fic, i would love to see it! love your writing btw <3

Magnetic Forces

general kirigan x fem!reader

warnings: angst!!!, fluff near the end, jealousy, happy ending. kind of a toxic representaion of kirigan and readers relationship

a/n: i missed writing sm, thank you for your request ml, i thought i would have taken this into a more happy direction but oh well.

word count: 1.2k

“You have to know I will not sit by idle as you parade Alina around as if she means more to you than I do.” You state matter-of-factly. You weren’t used to people fighting for you, let alone fighting to be with you. Alina may have been the sun summoner, but you couldn’t handle people acting as if she was better than the rest of them. You knew and were well accustomed to how she grew up and were even better adjusted to feeling less than your counterparts.

Kirigan’s eyes shone with hesitancy, but your unwavering stature made him realise that this was a non-negotiable, it was up to him to prove whether or not it he meant what he said. He nodded somewhat reluctantly and although you felt some guilt pooling in your stomach, willing your urge to please him to go away, you stood strong.

Mal and Alina stood behind Kirigan and seemed to be engaging in a hushed conversation, your eyes followed their movements with a calculated gaze, whatever they were talking about seemed important. Aleksander, noticing your attention was astray from your current conversation followed your eyes to the couple. His eyes somewhat hardened, you felt his posture tense and in confusion you lifted your hand to place on his kefta covered chest, his eyes moved to your figure and his lips twitched at your innocent expression.

“The tracker” he stated bluntly. “He touched you too much” he sniffed arrogantly, and you weren’t able to disguise the fondness in your gaze. “He was a means to an end” you used his words against him and even though his pride did not allow him to show his admiration for you to be able to call him on his hypocrisy his lips again twitched as he intertwined your arms as together you both made your way over to Mal and Alina.

Alina looked somewhat at your abrupt joint of their once private conversation but nonetheless looked at you both with a welcoming expression as Mal’s eyes glared at your…partner? And as did the man next to you at the tracker. You and Alina both looked exasperated at one another at their tense postures as some sort of way to show off their masculinity. What was it with them?

Aleksander then cleared his throat before he looked at Alina and Mal. “I wanted to introduce you both to my beloved, this is Y/N Y/L/N. She is an Inferni, I’m sure you two have seen each other during your training hours, she is one of the best Grisha under my wing.” Your chest puffs out in pride at his praise however Alina looks to Aleksander in confusion.

“Beloved? But you kisse- “Alina is abruptly cut off as Aleksander’s hand releases your arm to grasp onto hers, you and Alina both gasp audibly as Mal moves to protect Alina however before he can get there Kirigan just as fast, lets go as if nothing had happened. “There is no need to iscuss the past Miss Starkov.” Alina frowns at his formal address. You look between the both of them in scepticism.

“What were you going to say Alina?” you ask before Kirigan can sweep you both away to talk politics with other individuals. She gulps and looks away from Aleksanders piercing glare basically warning her from answering your questions however she shamefully whispers a sentence that alone breaks your heart into a million pieces. “We kissed, the night he summoned me to his chambers” you drop your hand from Kirigans and look at him in anxiety, praying silently for him to deny her claim.

However instead of that he ducks his head and releases a harsh breath. You shake your head as tears fill your eyes, your breath becomes laboured as you feel a hollow feeling encompass your chest as you struggle to breathe. “How- “Your distraught gaze pierces the darkness that covers Kirigan’s heart, and he can’t help but let out an involuntary whimper. “How dare you” your voice is wobbly and painful to hear, and you silently berate yourself for making a scene at an event that should have been a celebration.

Aleksander moves to grasp your hand again, yet you move away from him swiftly and make you way to the door of the hall, whilst avoiding the curious gaze of onlookers. You can hear Kirigan’s swift steps behind you as he calls your name brokenly in hope of you listening to him, you ignore him and make your way to your chambers.

You attempt to close and lock the door behind you, but Kirigan has other plans as he stops the door closing by a swift inch and as his red rimmed eyes meet yours you sink to your plush blue bed as your ears fill with static and you sob into your hands.  Kirigan drops to his knees before you as he attempts to uncover your tear stricken face and although you resist with all you might his broken pleas fill the air. “Please, please hear me out, I-it didn’t mean anything. D-don’t leave me please let me explain”.

Your attempt to let his pleas fall on deaf ears are not achieved as you lift your eyes to see his dark eyes filled with pain and you softly shake his hold on you as you quietly ask him. “I need time.” You tell him bluntly and his heart drops from his chest as his eyes widen, shaking his head as his thoughts race, you can’t mean what he thinks you mean. He surely couldn’t have lost you just before he had been able to win you over, please tell him you’re joking.

Shaking his head violently you can’t help but whimper at his anguished face as his sobs are unable to be hid. “Please don’t leave me” he cries in a broken voice and your decision is almost swayed by the pure pain in his voice “Don’t let me lose you, I-I just got you, please. I don’t think I’ll be able to live without you” he pleas and your eyes widen at his confession and your hands grasp his face suddenly. “I am noy leaving you my love, I need time to be alone, I want to work on this, but I need time.” You tell him as you watch his shaking form find relief and calm down near instantly at your reassurance and you smile down at him.

“We were not together, I do not fault you, but I know I will never forgive myself if I do not take time away from this situation.” The more you talk, the more he understands, and you can feel his slight nodding through your encapsulation of his face. “I will do better, please believe me I will do better for you” his gaze looks almost akin to a puppy begging to be praised and your lovesick heart lets you know that everything is likely to be okay.

As time passes after your conversation in your chambers Aleksander starts spending more time around you and his subtle touches are often hard to ignore. He is trying, more than he’s ever had to for someone and he finds himself filled with butterflies whenever you choose to acknowledge his presence whether it be in public or private. Life becomes somewhat quaint and simple as Aleksander and Alina plan on breaking down the fold and he often finds himself thinking of new ways to surprise you with lavish gifts or teenage date nights rather than focusing on the task he needs to be paying attention to at the current time. And slowly but surely you both make your way back to one another like magnets constantly trying to be separated however always finding their way back together.

#juliwrites #general kirigan x reader #general kirigan #shadow and bone #shadow and bone angst #general kirigan angst #aleksander morozova #aleksander kirigan x reader #aleksander x y/n #alina starkov #malyen oretsev #general kirigan fluff #shadow and bone fluff #shadow and bone season 1

[fortuna-et-cataclysmos]

This episode was a manifesto on post-truth society and I DIG IT.

I'll go ahead and overanalyse.

First, on the radicalising role of social media. We, as the watchers, know that the Monarch is the villain, right? It should have been obvious to the Parisians with all the akumatisations too? Well, apparently not. Here are the translations of some of the in-universe social media comments and why they are problematic within the context of the show (the show isn't problematic, in fact, it is brilliant for incorporating them!)

The Monarch only wants the Miraculouses to make a wish, and many people think that he wants to wish world peace. But Ladybug and Chat Noir don't want that because then no one would need them.

This one is wrong at three counts: first of all, the whole argument is based on an opinion, not a fact ("many people think that"), but also, just because "many people" agree on something, it doesn't make it right (looking at you, Nazi Germany). In addition, we see a good example of echo chamber here: in Strike Back, thousands of Parisians took the streets to show support to our heroes. So we know that the "many people" here aren't as many as they claim to be (not that it would have made them right in any case). Lastly, we, as the watchers, know especially well the superhero role is an immense burden on Ladybug and Chat Noir. The recognition on the hardships of being a superhero comes from Lila of all people in Multiplication, when she says somewhat condescendingly that Ladybug is young and we shouldn't put so much responsability on her. Moving on to the next.

Who is Ladybug really? Why does she wear a mask? If she had nothing to hide, she wouldn't hide behind a mask.

This one seems to refer to the discourse used by groups who want to favour "security" and state control over personal rights and privacy. Personal rights (and privacy) are, rights. Doh, you say. What I mean by that is that, they are supposed to be non-breachable: every human being has a right to live their own life without someone continuously monitoring them or breaching into their peaceful existence. Ladybug included. You can say that her case is different because she is, in a way, a civil servant (she isn't: technically she is a vigilante, but her and the heroes' monopoly over the superpowers are recognised by the public authorities). But that also makes her unveiling her identity even more dangerous: one must acknowledge that the heroes are still humans, and if the Monarch knew their true identities, he could easily monitor their private life and attack their weaknesses, a no brainer really. Besides, the argument can go both ways: if the Monarch is so benevolent, then why is he hiding behind a mask?

So we see that there is a toxic social media culture in the ml universe which antagonise the heroes despite all the good they did. Here is a post I made specifically expanding on this antagonism by drawing upon similarities between Ladybug and Joan of Arc.

But to continue with post-truth: now let's take Jalil more specifically. The lexicon he uses when arguing with his father is very much associated with alt-right discourse.

Jalil: Ladybug enlisted [Alix] in a crusade that's not ours.

-> Speech with military and religious terms.

Jalil: Alix got brainwashed by Ladybug.

-> I guess this one goes without saying.

Jalil: Don't you see that it doesn't hold?

-> Admittedly, this one doesn't sound too loaded when translated. But it is basically along the lines of refuting other narratives. Think of it this context: "if vaccines make you immune to illness, then why do vaccinated people still get ill? It doesn't hold!"

Jalil: Father, open your eyes!

-> "Wake up, sheeple!"

Jalil: people are talking about this! Listen!

-> Again, argumentum ad populum. Others say so too so it must be true.

And his father's reaction to these:

Mr. Kubdel: social media is affecting your judgment!

It very much is.

And how does Jalil get deakumatised? By getting convinced that he had been tricked, and not by force: Ladybug and Chat Noir don't break his akuma, Jalil frees himself. Because you cannot counter hate speech and extreme narratives by force, it will only give them more legitimacy. In this sense, Ladybug's Lucky Charm is extremely fitting: a pen. "The pen is mightier than the sword" is even implied when Joan of Arc refers to Ladybug's pen as a "ridiculous sword".

In the end, the Miraculous universe has something that completely refutes all the post-truth narratives: the Book of Truth. When Jalil realises that all the social media arguments in favour of the Monarch were unrefutable lies, he deakumatises himself.

Unfortunately in the real world, we have no Book of Truth. Even the most trustworthy sources can be wrong, new information may emerge and prove our previously checked facts wrong. That's why we can't as simply bring the extremist people in our world to their senses. Our only way is critical thinking and judgement based on our moral compass.

But I love that the show is tackling all these manipulation techniques and toxicity of social media in a critical light. It implicitly informs the viewers on the dangers of social media.

#I feel like I'll lose some followers because of this post but I don't care #miraculous ladybug #ml season 5 #ml spoilers #ml reunion #from fortuna #ml meta #ml analysis

[deadduvznap]

Wait you do Harry Potter? Hell yea dawg I'll request that shit

Ron x dom Male Reader

Maybe reader is a slytherin, and doesn't take kindly to the golden trio or wtv

Anyways they're alone, room of requirements or sum. Que the non con, knife/blood play (would they use knives if they had magic?? Idk), and sadism

I have no clue how to send the hard ask thingies lmao my brain does not work very well

-💫 anon :D

(Pronouns are he/him btw for future reference)

as always FEMALE ALIGNING DNI !!!!!!

my requests are currently closed but ill write a lil blurb for you ml kisses kisses

okay okay yesss i think that you dont like the golden trio that much not because they are gryffindors but probably because smth happened w harry (hes a bitch i dont like him 🗣️ )and then romance between ron and hermione but you like ron but you cant say anything blah blah blah but one day ur in the room of requirement because probably you saw ron and hermione talking and it rlly hit you so you wander round the halls till you find the room of requirement and its a nice little cozy library for you with a little fireplace and couches and you just go and sit and sob for a little but then you hear the door creak open you stiffen up and stop making any noise and peek round the corner or ur big chair and you see ron peeking his head in lookin confused and he sees you and he walks in hes like oh hey ive never seen this room before this is pretty cool and ur just quiet on the chair staring into the fire and ron is walking over to the other couch and he plops down and he keeps and keeps talking and ur just getting more irritated w him and he cant tell and ur staring at him ur eyes are puffy and ur arms are crossed over urself and one hand on ur wand and ron finally looks at you and he tilts his head looking so cute btw and hes like hey whats wrong and you dont say anything then you hit him w the petrificus totalus curse (the full body binding curse) and his limbs snap together and he slumps over the chair like a 2x4 leaning on it. you walk up to him ur like you talk too much and okay lets say ur a half blood (somehow) so you stay strapped up w a pocket knife at all times (even tho you dont need it) and you can see the fear in his eyes as you get closer to him and you can hear the noises in his throat as hes panicking trying to get away from you and you use ur wand to rope his limbs up (the incarcerous spell) and shove a cloth in his mouth prob like idk smth random you have idk and then you undo the curse and he immedietly tries to run away and cry but since the rope has him binded so tightly his arms behind his back and his ankles together you push him to sit down and pull his robes off as he struggles and cries trying to get away from you so you take ur little (5 inch) pocket knife and hold it to his neck and tell him to stop fucking moving or ull cut off his fingers sorry guys im feeling very torturous rn and hes full got tears running down his face soaking into his cloth gag and you bend him over the side his hips pressed against the arm rest of the couch chair thing and press his face into the actual seat and bend his back as much as possible btw so it hurts more and hes thrashing around cus it hurts and he doesnt want this he doesnt like you he likes hermione he just needed to destress after getting into an argument w the other two and now? now hes getting raped by someone he (thinks he) hates and then he feels something pressing against his asshole and guess what its ur dick bout to absolutely rawdog him no lube no condom no prep just some spit maybe so it doesnt hurt you or dare i say his own blood as the lube? you put ur dick against his asshole and he starts squirming his eyes squinty and trying to get away from you and so you take ur knife and press against his lower back and tell him i told you not to move around like a little bitch and you stick the knife into his back and he screams cus it hurts so bad hes shoving his face into the couch harder and hes crying trying to get away but the more he wiggles the deeper the knife goes in and that hurts more and you pull the little knife out and gather some blood with ur hand and use that as lube before it clots up and when that happens you just get more blood if hes about to pass out you use a spell to heal that wound and stab him somewhere else and get more blood by the time you cum hes about to pass out from the pain and hes absolutely covered in blood its dripping down his back from his lower back to his head and all over his arms and the couch is soaked with blood and his hair is a red ginger mess with clots of blood hes almost breathing in blood through the cloth gag

(sorry was at block text limit) through his mouth if you pull out and cum on his back it literally just mixes with the blood he passes out and you leave him there bound in rope and gagged over the edge of the couch covered in clotted and dried blood

#yall need to understand how all over the place i am #while im writing all of my asks #atlas speaks #ik i said a short blurb oops #anyways i hope you like this #lovely 💫 anon #hard askers <3 #here are the askers <3 #ron weasley x reader #ron weasley x male reader #ron weasley x male reader smut #ron weasley x reader smut #ron weasley smut #cw noncon #cw non non

[solradguy]

Hello! This is genuinely a weird question, but have you heard of Kuro Ky?

He was a popular fan character in Ky based doujishi (particularly SolKy) who was Ky but with a black color palette. His hair was black along with his uniform, while his trim was white! I don’t have a grasp on his personality, but I’ve got a lot of experience with this kind of character. Sometimes he’s the result of a curse on Ky, but other times he’s the darkness inside of him taking shape outside his body. Other times, he’s just a dark Ky clone. Sometimes he’s just some guy!

I found him mentioned in a Guilty Gear FAQ from 2003 and did some preliminary digging. There’s some other fan stuff I’ve discovered, but I won’t bore you with those. I will say that recently I’ve discovered Fanny’s got a very dedicated long time fanbase (all the way back in 08!) and that Aria really changed the way people talked about Frederick.

OH! I haven't heard of him, but I HAVE seen him before while browsing GG doujinshi on the site I usually buy from; I just thought the artists were having fun with alt palettes. Here's an example of one I found after going and looking again (參 by ASGARD circle—this seems to be part of a series of darker/maybe psychological-leaning yaoi featuring Ky and Sol, but this is the only one where Ky matches the Kuro Ky description the closest):

Having him in a black uniform with a gold trim with white or blond hair seems common too. These are 壱 by ASGARD circle and TOURNIQUET by 極東ジャージ軍 circle. 壱 is part of the same series as 參 above. Kuro Ky seems especially popular in Sol/Ky doujinshi than he does in solo or non-BL/erotic works.

It's interesting that the palette they drew Kuro Ky with, black with white trim, isn't actually one that seems available in any of the games, Or rather, it's not in ML, +R, or Rev2 (couldn't find X's palettes). Strive, however, other than the hair....

Some of the games DO have him with the black and gold uniform though. Maybe the gold trim design was a more canon-complacent version of Kuro Ky? It would certainly be less work using rips of the in-game sprites for fan pages than it would be editing every frame to have the white trim haha

Are you the same anon that sent me an ask last night about doing archive deep dives? I'll publish that ask right after this one. Tell me more about the fan stuff you found!!!! It won't bore me, I love that shit

#asks #long post #kuro ky

[miraculouscontent]

Did you hear about Astruc being the new producer for the Astro Boy reboot?

I feel bad for the fans, they're in for a world of disappointment given how he's handled ML.

I had to look it up myself just to be sure and OMG RIIIIIP.

#other: non ml talk #other: ask and answer

[aysekira]

Hi, I have been going through your lyf tags and you are one of the few whose thoughts matches mine on the love traingle. I think despite complaining about overused cold-overbearing ML trope, many people are still too attached to that and can't accept somone like Jing as the endgame. I have never been a big fan of MLs that makes grand gesture w/o FL's knowledge but acts aloof/cold, either because he can't deal with his feelings or think he knows better or for the greater good. It's not fair to the FL and I believe that just because you made sacrifices for the FL you are not owned her love. Xiao Yao has been clear about her wants from day 1, if XL was honest about his feelings they could have had a shot. But even if he switched sides I can't imagine them living a mundane life together. That's why I think Jing being the end game makes so much sense, they both want someone to earnestly love them. (1/2)

Hi anon. First of all, let me just say i hope you enjoy the posts under the tag. Secondly, while i see that this is a two-parter ask— pardon me, but i think um you kinda forgot to turn on the anonymous feature on the second one so just to be safe as to not disclosing the username let me just go at it with this one& paste some quotes from the other part that i think is relevant.

I agree with what your point about xy’s decision in choosing jing/17 is not in any shape or form a way of settling with reasons stated per your points&basically what i stated on other posts. Also, i too am quite puzzled as to how&why it is being viewed as such, vehemently at that, by some people to the point that i just see them as basically having xy’s non achievable standards heck even higher than that, in evaluating jing/17 as an ML option, heck him as a character! (eg. Non retaliation is seen as weakness, etc)— wouldn’t elaborate on how i feel or my views about it because i reckon one page wouldn’t suffice. Let me just say it goes between perplexed to annoyance depending on one’s mood that day.

In your second part you mention: “I dont think choosing a caring, gentle man who loves you sincerely and who you find very desirable is a bad move in fictional or real world. Their relationship was very uneven but when they get together later they both have grown as person and it is much more balanced.” This part i agree with fully and are some of the reason as to why i wholeheartedly supports 17 as the end game.

If nothing else, we’re talking about end game as long term relationship here, in deities timeline at that: where 15 years’ basically the equivalent of our 1.5years to these characters. out of the MLs options, jing’s the only one that consistently shown the trait that xy keeps on hammering as being the things she seeks: availability— that is steadfast enough he makes her believe that no matter what reason that may/will come he will never ever not be available for/abandoned her. From waiting on her bird rides to this point in the drama: he basically&consistently rehashing that scene on the bridge where it’s never him that walks away first. And if that’s not checking the biggest point in xy’s want&need list for long term relationship/end game. Then idk what is.

#lost you forever #长相思 #random bits

[patchpane]

I was tagged by @catwings-writes-things! Thanks this is so fun!!

Rules: In a new post, list the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it. And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Okay, so, some are fanfics, some are ideas for original writing, some are podcast ideas, some are other miscellaneous project ideas… all in various states of coherence and drafting. Here we go!

(Note: I often title things as acronyms of a longer title, so I’m posting what the acronym stands for as well because I think that’s more fun)

“PYNHO” / people you’ve never heard of

“TCQ” / the corpse queen

“YATT” / you are the forest

“An Interdimensional Visitor for Mr. Spider”

“Bug Jmart AU”

“Ella enchanted web!Jon AU”

“God!Jon but like in a Greek god kinda way”

“Knightlight”

“Pop Folk Culture Lore”

“Mindreader AU”

“The forest/the woods”

“Spirited away AU”

“This village is dead”

“Joe spooky AU”

“Whalefall”

Feel free to ask about any of them, I love love love talking about my ideas!

Also, idk if I can tag that many people, so lemme just tag a bunch. If you’ve already done this / already been tagged / don’t feel like it, no worries! @samthehypotheticaldad, @peach-coloured-glasses @cirrus-grey @ml-nolan @ronaldreaganoffical

#ask patchpane

[carpetbug]

MASTER POST + INTRO

about me:

hi! I’m carpetbug/molly, but you can call me whatever, and this is my ML blog! I use she/they pronouns and I’m bi 🫶 i’m 17, an artist and sometimes writer. My asks and dms are always open so feel free to reach out and say hi so long as you’re yk. not a dick lol. My personal art blog is @penlopon, so I may sometimes interact with that blog instead of this one.

interests:

This blog will always be about miraculous ladybug! been having bug girl and cat boy brain rot for around 5 years, and i love sharing my art/writing/thoughts about them :) outside of miraculous, i’m interested in warrior cats, hunger games, it’s always sunny in philadelphia, how to train your dragon, star vs the forces of evil, and all things josh hutcherson, though i probably won’t be posting about those (along with many others! talk to me about my interests and ill be your best friend). I love all kinds of animated shows, and listen to lots of different music types.

ml specific: live laugh love square forever and always, marigami, adrigaminette, chat blanc, akumanette, and my fbau are my all time faves when it comes to miraculous (but of course I love it all)

tags:

#carpetbug art -> my art!

#carpetbug writes -> my writing!

#carpetbug talks -> my silly random thoughts and things, tend to be ml related but can be non ml

#carpetbug answers -> for answering asks

#carpetbug playlists -> me nerding out and rambling about my ml playlists! (ask me about any of them and i’ll marry you on the spot)

#carpetbug wip -> little posts of works in progress! usually a sketch or writing tidbit

#ml feline blue au -> my ml au where marinette becomes guardian before ever wielding a miraculous AND it’s kwami swap! I put this tag under anything for this au, for my own art and writing see the above tags 🫶 (also #ml fbau)

#ml svtfoe au -> my ml x svtfoe au! adrien takes on stars role and marinettes takes on marcos 🌟

#ml bandit prince au -> very rough au, still a major wip! more to be added

#not ml -> block this tag if you don’t want to see things unrelated to miraculous :)

#ml spoilers -> my blog is NOT spoiler free! block this tag if you don’t want to see spoilers

thank u and i love u and have a good day 💕

#master post #intro post #pinned post #pinned info #tags #miraculous ladybug fandom #this will be updated as time goes on! i’ll post if there’s any big changes or anything :)

[heidi891]

Rewatching ML Season 3

Chameleon: Adrien pulls away from Lila. He’s very nice to her, but tells her not to lie to him. Akumatised Lila pretends to be mean Adrien. Chat Noir yet again sacrifices himself for Ladybug. Only Marinette and Adrien don’t fall for Lila’s lies. Adrien sit next to Marinette, but the whole class ends up sitting as they used to.

Animaestro: “Ladybug PV” as in-universe film. Marinette, why are you stupid enough to work with Chloé.

Bakerix: —

Backwarder: Alix says Adrien hates lies. Marinette giving Adrien the prescription is hilarious. So is Gabriel having a temporary villain lair in the train toilet.

Reflekdoll: Poor Juleka. So now Gabriel doesn’t care about Nathalie risking her life. Marinette and Adrien look cool as Lady Noire and Mister Bug. I think the episode is a little too critical of Chat Noir.

Weredad: Gabriel Akumatised a baby again. Marichat scenes. Have Adrien got only twenty peas to eat? His meal is ridiculous. Maybe he is forced to diet, because apparently he eats far too much cheese. Chat Noir says loneliness and isolation are the worst.

Silencer: —

Onichan: Calm down, Marinette, Adrien is kind and a little naive, but he isn’t stupid. Gabriel also thinks Adrien’s too naive. Adrien is fed up with girls fighting over him, but is touched by Kagami’s love for him.

Miraculer: Ladybug should listen to Chat Noir’s advice about talking to Chloé. Ladybug is too focused on defeating the villain, ignoring the emotional aspect. Chloé resists the Akuma. Chat Noir is hit with the Cataclism twice. Chloé is Queen Bee again.

Amnesio: Ladybug and Chat Noir lose their memory, detransform in front of each other and quickly assume they’re a couple, and they kiss. Adrien says he wouldn’t hide his identity from his girlfriend.

Desperada: Ladrien scenes. Adrien, where has your hair gone? Ladybug laughs at Adrien/Aspik’s jokes, but not Chat Noir’s. Adrien, what do you mean you’ve been trying for MONTHS.

Startrain: In the train Marinette sleeps on Adrien’s shoulder.

Kwami Buster: Adrien suspects that Marinette is Ladybug. Master Fu says using too many Miraculouses at once makes you mad (I see you, Monarch). Marinette as Mouse is cute, Adrien as Mr Banana is funny. Marinette tricks Chat Noir into believing that she can’t be Ladybug.

Feast: Master Fu’s backstory. Adrien’s worried about Nathalie.

Gamer 2.0: Chat Noir sacrifices himself.

Stormy Weather 2: There’re a lot of scenes from previous episodes. Marinette admits Adrien is her friend now. Nathalie admits she’s fallen in love with Gabriel and started caring about Adrien. Adrien recalls good moments with his father, but one of the memories is based on a lie (his father giving him the scarf). Plagg says Gabriel in the inside is either soft or rotten and while Adrien wants to believe the former, the latter is likely true. The second Christmas episode must have been before this episode.

Ikari Gozen: Kagami seems autistic. Chat Noir seems impressed with Kagami using the Dragon Miraculous. Adrien told Kagami that Marinette is his friend.

Timetagger: Ladybug and Chat Noir are bored and fed up with fighting Mr Pigeon for the 24th time. I wonder if Timetagger comes from their timeline or alternate timeline. Frankly speaking, I don’t treat those revelations about the future seriously. (#NoorooDeservesBetter) What’s more, Chat Noir and Nathalie say that future isn’t set in stone. From Cat Blanc we know that Bunnyx can travel to the future moments that ultimately become an alternate, non-existent timeline, so this is how I see the future that Timetagger comes from.

Party Crusher: Marinette, why are you so stupid. Adrien is surprised to see Marinette, but smiles when she still pretends to be Marino. Gabriel: ‘Joy? What’s going on in my house?!’ 

The Puppeteer 2: It’s both funny and sad that Adrien starts to believe that Marinette doesn’t like him at all. Adrien is just as silly as Marinette. Marinette kisses Adrien. Short Ladrien moment. Adrien tells Marinette that the girl he loves doesn’t like his jokes either.

Cat Blanc: The problem stems from the relationship between Adrien and his father. Adrien still loves him, but Gabriel is ready to use him to achieve his goal. This episode also shows that though Adrien is very nice and as Chat Noir he’s a carefree joker, he also has a lot of pain and anger inside. Additionally, reveals full of angst only weakens our superheroes.

Félix: Félix is fun to watch, he’s smart but emotionally unstable. He must be very lonely. Nathalie: Let’s Akumatise some teenagers.

Ladybug: Adrien says Marinette is fantastic. He stands up for Marinette when Lila accuses her of cheating. Marinette would’ve been Akumatised, if Nathalie hadn’t felt bad. Gabriel tells Nathalie not to use the Peacock Miraculous, but she does it behind his back. The Senti-Ladybug plot is a bit creepy in the context of season 5. Adrien forces Lila to withdraw the accusation.

Heart Hunter: Adrien likes Marinette with her hair down. She leaves him and Kagami alone after they’ve gone for ice-cream. She’s too distracted and makes a mistake that will result in loosing Master Fu. Chat Noir flirts with Ryuko. Chloé is jealous and joins Hawk Moth. Adrien and Kagami kiss.

Miracle Queen: Adrien says he wasn’t ready for the kiss and Kagami is hurt. Ladybug becomes the guardian of the Miraculouses. Will she forget everything in the future too?

Chris Master: I can’t stand that terrible old man in a red suit.

Miraculous World: New York: It looks like fanfiction a bit? Like everything’s a little over the top. The worst thing is Chat Noir accidentally killing a girl, it’s just so unnecessarily traumatic. It looks like this is his punishment for being dishonest with Ladybug. And with him sacrificing himself every other week and having some experience in being hit with the Cataclysm (Miraculer), I think he’d rather Cataclysm himself than an innocent girl.

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