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therealslimsanji · 4 months

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I’m sorry for the incredibly long ask, but this is pretty much the only place I can voice my thoughts on the matter without getting attacked by those who now hate the OPLA cast!

I genuinely don’t understand how Taz, Iñaki, and Jacob are getting cancelled and sent death threats for what they’ve said (part of me feels like people have been ITCHING to cancel Jacob for something because he’s black)

Iñaki’s post was about the earthquake in Mexico and NOWHERE in Jacob’s post did it say anything that was pro-Israel! All Jacob said was “Just because someone is Jewish, doesn’t mean they support what the Israeli government is doing. Just because someone is Palestinian, doesn’t mean you should label them as a terrorist. This conflict is putting innocent lives at risk, so let’s continue to speak up against violence while also having compassion for both Palestinian and Jewish people!”

WANTING INNOCENT PEOPLE (no matter where they are from) TO NOT DIE ISN’T A BAD THING and I don’t get how people got “I support Israel and I’m pro-IDF” out of Jacob’s statement???

Now with Taz, he definitely could’ve handled the situation better after getting called out, but I’m not going to cancel him or wish death on him for simply sharing a link that supports THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS of both Palestine and Israel! The British Red Cross has been helping Palestine for years and I’ve heard that sometimes TBRC is the only way they can get more help! I wish Taz would’ve just deleted the link from his bio and not said anything because not everything you do needs an explanation or a Twitter post made about it. Sometimes, moving in silence is the best option. Or if he felt the need to post about it, he definitely should’ve worded it better, but the death threats being sent to him are uncalled for!

I’m sorry if this seems out of line, but I feel like some people are so hung up on rooting for one side that they don’t see those who need help on the other. I’m all for “Free Palestine”, but that doesn’t mean I want every single person from Israel to never ever get help and die right where they stand (now the ones participating in all the violence against Palestine and making fun of their suffering, they can choke)

People on Twitter labeling Taz, Iñaki, and Jacob as Zionists are REACHING! It’s like that “any Kpop star that watches Made in Abyss and anime in general is a pedophile” situation all over again! These keyboard warriors need to realize that words have meaning and those are two labels that someone could never come back from if this had spread to those outside of the OPLA fandom! Now if they were voicing their full support of the IDF, THEN WE’D HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS, but all of this over Taz running a marathon for an organization and a badly worded tweet???

Also, I’ve seen so many people saying OPLA should be cancelled or they will boycott it from now on, but I bet this whole situation will blow over by next month (hopefully sooner if Taz puts the Twitter fingers away) and those same ones will be right there when a trailer for season 2 comes out!

Honestly I'm so mentally tired of this right now and can't form a coherent thought on the matter outside of what I've already said on other posts and what not. I'm just so incredibly disappointed with people. And thinking about them tryna come back to the OPLA Fandom and go back to being fans of the cast after the bullshit they pulled pisses me off. I know that's petty but idc at this point.

Taz has said himself that he tries to be the peacekeeper so I'm sure the tweet was meant to try and soothe things but he didn't accomplish that goal. I think if he had slept on it more then he would've been able to word things better. He reacted just like everyone else did.

But right now, I'm just so fed up with Twitter warriors who act all righteous online but probably don't actually do shit for a cause in real life.

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alexi-01 · 1 year

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okay so let me start this by saying this is not anti-dan or like anti-normal dr3 fans, this is specifically about the staniels.

but i actually hate that this "all lando fans are unhinged 15 year olds who cry over everything" rhetoric has spread on tumblr. i don't interact with a lot of f1 on twitter or instagram, but i kind of get it there like the people claiming lando ruined their lives and betrayed them by being in a relationship, that WAS immature. but on tumblr? i've never, not after a single one of daniel's races, no matter how bad it was, seen a post with nearly 200 notes about what a "mediocre" driver he was or how "he's never done a single remarkable thing on track." these posts have been routine for lando from staniels over the past 2 years, and it isn't even rare to see them with hundredS of notes.

there's been several races where lando had lackluster pitstops or strategies. never once have i seen a popular post threatening his mechanics. never once has the thought of sending Will a threat even crossed my mind, nor have I personally seen any other lando fan do this. daniel's own mechanics were posting on twitter over the summer break asking his fans to stop the hate and conspiracy theories, tom gets hate every weekend. hell, tom is getting hate this weekend despite the excellent result because "hE wANtED tO SaBoTAgE DAn'S sTrATeGy bUT DaN WOulDN't LeT HIm."

i don't agree with zak and andreas on everything. as an indycar fan as well, i really don't like the way some of the indycar drivers were treated by mclaren. i don't agree with them saying it's fair to end a race under a safety car because the teams signed agreeing to it, then disagreeing with the cost cap penalties that they also signed and agreed to. heck, people ignore it because it doesn't fit their agendas (and also i, as a lando fan, and i'm sure most other rational lando fans, realize it's true - he does have weaknesses and areas he can improve, and there's nothing wrong with the team/him acknowledging that) but they didn't only criticize daniel's form in the media, they mentioned lando needing to work on his starts around the same time they were mentioning daniel not meeting expectations. never once have i thought to send them a threat or make posts full of gorey imagery about how i would like to hurt them - again, two types of posts that are fairly popular from staniels and routinely have dozens if not hundreds of likes and reblogs.

and i'm not saying lando doesn't have some unhinged fans or fans that don't engage in some of the behaviors i've listed above. i've blocked some lando fans for wishing crashes on other drivers, like i know some are awful. however, i've never seen lando fans on tumblr be awful on a large-scale like i do dan stans. i've seen people get death threats for even criticizing daniel's driving during a race, but they think us saying "uh, no, lando actually doesn't suck and most of what you post about him are lies and conspiracy theories?" makes US childish? i have to laugh. i think it's just projecting at this point.

this got long. i'm sorry. this behavior is just getting old and at this point i really just have to ask like how they're going to call lando fans childish when they were harassing a mental health organization on behalf of a multimillionaire. like the behavior is rancid, yet if you listen to the popular belief, you'd think it was lando fans being childish and immature and behaving in this manner.

nothing to add to this, this is written so well

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qvnthesia · 2 years

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(a) this isn't a bad one, i promise

cross-posted on AO3

First of all, THIS IS NOT A STORY-ENDING ANNOUNCEMENT.

Feel like I should repeat this...

THIS IS NOT A STORY-ENDING ANNOUNCEMENT!

*phew*

With that said, the reason I've put this up here is to give you, my fellow readers, an update about my stories and my insufferable life in general. Again, this is because I'm constantly receiving quite a lot of asks regarding updates. And while I am quite grateful for your anticipation, I haven't been able to deliver lately, and I truly apologize.

1. My physical classes have resumed and they are incredible yet tiring. I'm exhausted by the time I reach home. I simply have to study more these days, which doesn't let me take out time for writing.

2. I'm being pulled into different fandoms (star wars and wizarding world and marvel), and yes, this is entirely my fault. These fandom pulls have generated a massive number of ideas of which I'm having an incredibly hard time of keeping track of.

3. My life, in general, is currently what I can describe it as quite literally 'meh' and... yeah, it's been mentally stressing and bad, downright bad. I'm going to admit, I've been crying a lot, putting up tons of excuses for my behaviour which is not at all valid, at all. I've been feeling miserable and for the first time in my life, I took a day off from classes because I felt like shit. And I felt even more shitty because that was the first time I took a holiday for being so mentally degraded and I kept berating myself because of it.

I just wanted to put all of this here because, yeah, I haven't been updating at the rate which I used to before. I updated quite regularly a couple of months before now and right now, it's just nothing over here, which I again deeply and sincerely apologize for.

Let me make one thing clear — I am NOT abandoning my stories. I intend to finish each and every one of them, even the future ones (yes, behind-the-scenes writing is also going on).

This place is my happy place. I love writing. I want to continue writing. Even as I grow up, I'm going to have to let go of a lot of things in life but writing? No way in hell.

So, yes, long story short — updates are incoming, but they are delayed, and will be delayed for sometime. Again, I deeply apologize if this news has utterly devastated/ruined your opinion of me, it's alright, even I'm a bit mad and sad at myself. It's just how life is and... yeah, that's all I've got.

But while I may seem to be inactive here, I am very much active on my Tumblr and Twitter, especially Tumblr. I'm open to any requests you have (I've already received a Klaulena one and an Elena x AndrewGarfield!Peter Parker one which is currently being written). I talk and reblog a lot about TVDU and Star Wars there so yup, if you guys have anything, ANY QUESTIONS, please do feel free to send me an ask and I'll gladly reply. If you've got any requests too, that's also fine, I'm currently accepting requests as well.

Till then, I'll keep writing whenever I'm able to find time/make out time. Updates are most certainly coming, but they're delayed.

Thank you so much for reading. I'm sorry if this sounds like a bit of a mess, my thoughts are entirely jumbled and this is just everything of them. I'll be deleting this part in 36 hours from now.

Please take care of yourselves! Stay safe and have a wonderful day/night ahead of you <33

♡ Quinn

P.S. I am only present on Tumblr, Twitter, and Fanfiction.Net and not any other site (i think I THINK) under the same username.

#life update #writer life #life #writing #archive of our own #just an update in general

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wordstome · 5 months

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✨💫🤍☯️

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit) I haven't put out a lot yet, and I'm very fortunate in that everything I have posted has gotten as much if not more love as I could have anticipated. I've always had at least a handful of people asking me for more of what I've written, and I can't thank you guys enough for that <3

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback? I love when people go into detail about what specifically in my writing they enjoyed, or how my writing made them feel. I know it takes more effort, and I appreciate everything you guys say, but the ones that are brave enough to share what they're thinking are so special to me.

🤍what's one fic of yours you think people didn't "get"? I'm tempted to say Shrike, but that was not for lack of trying. People gave me a lot of love for Shrike and I do think people appreciated it more than I could have ever anticipated. I think I only feel this way about Shrike in particular because I personally think there's a lot of untapped potential in that au, and I just haven't explored it yet. So it's mostly on me more than the readers.

☯️how do you think engaging with each other through tumblr, twitter, comments, kudos, creates healthy fandom experiences? How do you deal with that if you're not a social person/experience social anxiety?

If you have something to say, say it!!! Speaking up and engaging with people is how you make connections with people, and how communities are formed. If you like what someone's writing, compliment them! If you can't stop thinking about a writer's story, then tell them, and 9 times out of 10 they'll be like I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.

I know it's very frightening to reach out and risk being embarrassed, or worse, have someone you admire and whose work you like make fun of you or block you. I once said something that in hindsight was pretty annoying to a creator I used to admire, and their response was wildly disproportionate and very angry. After I calmed down a little I understood where they were coming from, but I also understood that I didn't deserve that reaction, and I stepped away from their content. (They turned out to not be such a good person anyway so lol)

What I recommend with if you're anxious about interacting with people online is that if you're anxious, then you're already doing things right. It's like how if you're worried you're being narcissistic, then you're not a narcissist because narcissists don't care about being a narcissist. If you're worried about how you'll come across to people and worried about upsetting or offending them, it means you care. It means you're going to be polite and respectful of boundaries to the best of your ability. And if you get it wrong, that's okay. It might be embarrassing or hurt really bad if a creator reacts poorly, but there are some important things to keep in mind:

You tried your best. It's okay to make mistakes. You can't know everything about everything.

If you upset a creator, it will hurt a lot if you think they have the wrong impression of you. It sucks bad. But to get over this feeling, you just have to keep reminding yourself that it is not personal, and it does not mean that you are a bad person. You don't need to prove anything to anyone, and other people deserve space if they've been upset. It's okay. I know you're sorry. I know you wish it happened differently. But sometimes the nature of the internet is that wires get crossed.

If a creator humiliates you on purpose or disproportionately blows up at you, that is not your fault. As long as you stay open to the possibility that you may have done something wrong, you don't need to shoulder the entirety of the blame. Sometimes a creator's just having a bad day, or they're just not handing this particular thing very well. It's important to strike a balance between "maybe I could have done that better" and "they're still being an asshole about it though". Stay open to criticism, stay reflective of your own actions, but also remind yourself that you don't need to take others' abuse or the brunt of their bad moods.

Remember that there are a variety of reasons why you might not get a response or a reaction. It's not worth it to fret over whether or not it was something you did. Just don't think about it <3

The vast majority of creators love to talk about their work. Reach out. Nine times out of ten you'll receive a positive response. And if you don't, it's okay. You know what you intended to do, and that's enough <3

#anxiety gang this one's for you #answered #ask game

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shinra-makonoid · 2 years

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Hey. I don't know if it's still the case, but I know in some earlier posts you had some concerns about transitioning (not cause of the effect but of complications). I had some doubts about that too which is why I delayed it some time. But the more trans people are discussed in public the more I worry it's going to affect some laws in my country. Like I never expected RvW would be turned over so quickly. I try to "console" myself thinking it's just their american system that allows such quick changes but I'm not so sure here. I honestly hoped they would have "more important" stuff to discuss since there is a war going on and still corona...

Are you worried that healthcare related to transsexuality is declining?

I do have my mastectomy in september and a surgeon meeting for the hysterectomy. But even when it's only 2 months I'm scared, also for the following trans people.

I read somewhere online about a trans guy who said something similar and that we was so at ease when everything was "over" for him. That it basically doesn't concern him anymore because worse case HRT can be acquired using different prescriptions. And I know that view is bad but I honestly can't wait that it doesn't concern me anymore.

Do you have any experience with these thoughts, concerns or some advice how to deal with the anxiety?

Sorry for late response.

I have less worries about complications but I still have some. I'm not worried in my own country in regards to declining healthcare related to transsexuality for me. I used to be, because I thought that the swarm of new trans people would make people transphobic and ergo would make it more difficult, and it has been the case mainly in the US and the UK, but I think the language barrier made it pretty difficult to cross there, or maybe we're just a bit late compared to them. I hear about trans people with people I'm stealth with, almost monthly, but usually it's pretty neutral. My most recent example is my raid group talking about someone who changed their name to "Zoe" and it was surprising but overall the person mentioning it was happy that there was freedom to do that now and everyone agreed.

Of course it is polarized online, especially on Twitter, even on the French side, but it doesn't seem to cross the internet barrier just yet, even in political programs, it was mentioned only by a radical left (to provide more access to healthcare to trans people and protect them mainly).

It doesn't exclude the idea that it might become more difficult on the long run, because again as I was saying, I think we're just a bit late to the party but eventually it'll probably get there. However I'm not really worried that much for me, because I'm well surrounded in regards to my healthcare, and considering I have transitioned for some time, there is no doubt in the fact that I'm serious in it. I don't think much surgeon or healthcare provider would look at me and think "hummm this is probably a woman who is confused about her gender" because I have the chance to fit well in society in general as a dude. I am however more afraid for my best friend for example because she doesn't pass that well and that might make things more complicated for her if that happens you know.

"I read somewhere online about a trans guy who said something similar and that we was so at ease when everything was "over" for him. That it basically doesn't concern him anymore because worse case HRT can be acquired using different prescriptions. And I know that view is bad but I honestly can't wait that it doesn't concern me anymore."

I think this pretty much nails down why I'm not too worried, even for top surgery you can claim it's for other reasons (like gynecomastia). Bottom part is harder to really handle for sure, but it impacts such a little amount of trans people to begin with, I'm not sure it would be down right forbidden either, idk.

For the anxiety part, I think that getting away from the internet or living as stealth and regularly seeing that most people don't care much about it and "live and let live" is the thing that reassured me the most to be honest. Despite my fear regarding anesthesia/powerlessness, I cannot deny that surgeons usually know what they are doing and are formed for quite a long time to handle procedures. You can ask questions to them to settle your fears, or even, if you got the stomach for it, watch some procedures on youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GFYPcmPqFA or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEKPz5zuDjc (warning, graphic obviously, it's a surgery). I feel like knowing what exactly is going to happen can settle a bit of the anxiety for me. You can ask them what kind of medicines will be used to check for their specific information (I know I will be doing that), you can ask about the post-operative care, etc etc. I fight against the anxiety with knowledge, because I think that's the best tool we have when we can't really control what's going to happen, and your surgeons know exactly what will happen. And I think that asking your surgeon a lot of questions can also build some trust with them, they are going to handle your body while unconscious, so it's important that you trust them for that! Also, you have to remind yourself that whatever negative feeling you feel a week after the surgery, it might not be the feelings forever, because surgery is a traumatic moment for your body and your mind, and it can be painful and difficult to adjust, but it gets better with recovery. So don't forget to look forward to milestones after your surgery to keep your spirit up if you're struggling a bit.

I hope that helps, if only a bit. Thank you for your message. :) I wish you a good surgery and a happy and fast recovery.

#anon #ask

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jjunberry · 4 years

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| Boyfriend Q&A

| Johnny Suh x reader

You let out a frustrated sigh when the camera failed to focus again. You were of course recording the process for bloopers. Your subscribers loved the bloopers the most. You could say your following on youtube was big. 900k subscribers and they were all demanding to know your boyfriend.

Your boyfriend was none other than Johnny Suh of NCT. Your subscribers and Nctizens clicked instantly and they loved your relationship with Johnny. They wanted more content from you two.

" UGhhh it's not focusing i'm going to break it." Johnny let out a laugh at your struggling. You glared daggers at your giggling boyfriend. " Johnny Suh, stop laughing and help me." He kept laughing but still helped you.

Once the camera was focused you smiled at it. " Hello everyone! If you don't know me I'm y/n and this is my channel, todays video has been highly...and i mean highly requested." You smiled and did a drum roll. " Today I'm doing a Q&A with my boyfriend." You cheered.

Johnny laughed off camera at your excitement. " Johnny that was when you were supposed to enter the frame." Johnny laughed but took a seat next to you. He smiled and waved at the camera. " Go on introduce yourself." You nudged him with your shoulder. " I'm Johnny." You started giggling remembering that video of him and Mark. " Why are you laughing?" He asked. " I'm Johnny." You copied Mark from the video causing Johnny to roll his eyes.

" Okay anyways, y/n asked you to send in questions on twitter and there were tons of them." Johhny took control of the video seeing as you were too consumed in giggles to speak. Once you calmed down you pulled out your phone and the questions you saved.

" Okay, first question how did you guys meet?" You read the question and turned towards Johnny. " We met at Target when they were hiding from Doyoung, he was calling them and looked panicked so I offered to help find them." You explained. Johnny nodded.

" Yeah when that episode of Johnny's Communication Center came out we had to blur her face because we weren't to sure if we could film her, but when we weren't recording we exchanged phone numbers because at first she wanted to be Doyoung's friend. She had no idea who we were." Johnny explained.

" I still can't believe you hid from Doyoung, he looked so lost." You said. Johnny grabed your phone to find another question. " Who asked who out?" He read smirking at you. " Oh gosh, he asked me out and I thought he was joking, because I have a huge fear of rejection but I had a huge crush on him."

As you looked through the questions Johnny was telling a story about when you stole Mark's watermelon without knowing it was his. You jumped into the conversation. " I told him I was sorry so many times and I still feel bad and that was like a year ago." You frowned.

" Anyways this question is my favorite, y/n who is your bias in NCT?" Johnny smirked and looked at you. " that's simple, it's Jungwoo." You said. Johnny's face lost it's smirk and a look of fake hurt crossed his features. " really? I'm hurt." You shrugged your shoulders. " I'm so sorry." You laughed.

Johnny crossed his arms. " No nope I'm not talking to you." You rolled your eyes then went to the next question. " What's your favorite thing to do with each other?" You read the question.

Johnny was keeping up his moody act so you sighed and turned the the camera sporting a 'really' face. " Well I really enjoy our nights in, when we can do a nice face mask and catch up on some dramas." You answered smiling.

Johnny turned towards you. " I really enjoy everything we do together seeing as we don't always get time together, so any chance we get to do something I love it." Your face was a bright pink from blushing.

" That's really sweet, I couldn't agree more I love you." You whispered the last part. He smiled. " I love you." He whispered back.

" Okay we are gonna do a few more questions because Johnny wants coffee and is being impatient." You giggled. " I am not. They just close soon." He defended himself.

" Will y/n be on a Johnny's Communication Center?" Johhny read. He shrugged. " Maybe but i'm not sure." " I technically was in one but I was blurred out after I helped Doyoung." You laughed. Johnny nodded. " Yeah Doyoung is like y/n's baby now we can't tease him around her. Or he'll tell on us." Johnny laughed. " Sometimes I help but most of the time it's hilarious, but don't ever tease my baby Jungwoo or it's on sight." You laughed.

" I tought I was your baby?" Johnny asked. You laughed. " Your my number one." He smiled. " Next question." You said.

After you and Johnny answered more questions and told some stories it was time to wrap up the video. You clapped your hands together and smiled.

" Okay guys, that's all the questions we have for today, hopefully you got to understand our relationship a little better. We are going to hopefully make more videos for you guys soon, so subscribe and of course like the video and I just want to thank you guys for being so kind and supportive of Johnny and I's relationship." You smiled when Johnny laced his fingers with yours.

" Yeah it means a lot to us guys, so thank you and we'll see you soon in the next video." You smiled hearing Johnny do your outro. You and Johnny waved to the camera as you shouted goodbyes.

You added some cute couple clips into the video that you haven't shared before.

One was of you and Johnny on a coffee date and recording him ordering for you two. " You remembered my order?" You asked happily behind the camera. " I remeber everything you tell me."

Another one was of the time Johnny took you to meet his parents. This time he was filming you and his Mom cooking. " My own Mom ditched me to spend time with you. I'm hurt." You and his Mom laughed. " She's more than welcome to visit with or without you." You and his Mom laughed at his fake hurt expression and he turned the camera to his face and shook his head.

The last clip was you two just laying on the couch while a drama played in the background. You had the camera recording both of you. Johnny's head was rested on your chest and one of your hands played with his hair. " I love you." Johnny said. You smiled. " I love you too."

.....

When you posted the video the fans were more than excited to share and make edits of it. There was of course memes made. The over all response to the video was positive and loving.

You were scrolling through twitter laughing at the memes and replying to people when Johnny came out of the bathroom. " What are you up too?" He asked laying next to you on your bed.

" The fans, they loved our video." You showed him a few memes and responses getting him to laugh as well.

You turned off your phone and got settled in bed and Johnny followed after getting comfortable. His head was resting on your stomach while you played with his still damp hair. The new avengers movie was playing but Johnny couldn't pay attention. His mind was at peace during this relaxing moment with you.

" I love you." You said knowing he was about to fall alseep. " I love you." He said barely above a whisper before his breathing evened out. You took a picture and uploaded to twitter simply saying, " I love You." After that you turned your phone off and went to sleep as well.

i binged Johnny's Communication Center and then got this idea!

pic found on Pinterest!! Credit to owner!!

hope you enjoyed-Echo❤❤

#johnny suh #johnny suh imagines #johnny suh x reader #johnny suh imagine #nct imagines #nct #nct 127

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alittlefrenchtree · 3 years

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What would a good pr look like for you? Or, are there any principles you would suggest? I'm genuinely asking out of curiosity, cause we see so many things done badly (in a movie related industry), that even someone inexperienced like me can notice it all. You don't have to answer this if you don't feel comfortable, of course. Have a nice day :)

Hi there! Thank you for asking and for being so kind while doing it. I don't mind talking about this at all, don't worry 😊

I'm going to try to not take too long to answer but I already know I'm going to fail so I apologize in advance 😉 (edit after writing it: it's enormous, i'm so sorry. Hopefully, it's interesting. I'm crossing fingers for it to be at least readable 🤞).

Disclamer before I even try to start: I'm not a pr person (why do I even bother opening my mouth then? Idk either). I've already said it before but I always like a little bit of context, so. I'm not a pr person but I've studied (for about 3 seconds) fields close to pr or even directly related to pr in college, worked more or less close to a pr department (for about 3 other seconds) and have now been working... for let's say the other side of one fence for at least a good 5 minutes. I'm not close to pr people but I can see some effects of what they're doing on a regular basis. It's not pretty clear but i'm just saying that even if I'm not a pr person, I've been evolving around the field for a while, and even more than that, I've been watching (too) many public people from up close for way too many years. That doesn't make me an expert obviously, but I think it makes me at least someone who knows where to look and how to look in most cases. Obviously I won't say too many stupid things.

Ok, that being said.

In theory, a good pr move is a pr move that: a) reach its targeted audience in the way that was planned b) improve or doesn't hurt the image of the person/brand and c) make the people/entity who give the person/brand money happy (or at least, isn't hurting the rich people/brand's values). Some pr are more specifically designed for one or two of these goals, the three being the perfect combo.

I've said it before but it's always a important reminder that just a pr move not being good for me doesn't mean it's not a good pr move at all. It's most likely mean that I'm not in the targeted audience.

About principles... Again, I'm not sure if I can give a straight answer but, it's what I like about public relations. For me, even if of course you can learn things in theory, the beauty of pr is to completely adapt to the client. Trying to transpose pre-existing patterns on different people or different brands is not doomed to fail but, still in my opinion, very limited. So the only important principles for me are, a) to know (and respect) the audience you want to talk to and b) to not twist too much the identity of your client (whether it's a person, a person that has become a brand, or a brand).

The b) yet, is still debatable. If your client (person/person-brand/brand) is either shy or boring or extremely detestable or all of the above, you can think the only way to make them catchy is to completely twist them. For me, it could have been a good idea until... a few years ago. Before social media, twisting a nature for public image purpose could work. Before social media, public entities and audiences weren't talking that much together, so it was doable. Say I was an asshole singer in the 80's. All my pr people had to do is to make sure I appear somehow lovable during the 5 weeks a year I was promoting something (while all I was doing is around 2 things on tv, 3 things on radio and 5 things on written press) and I could be an asshole the rest of the year and nobody would know nothing about. At worst, someone would have a bad experience with me, but that someone would just talk about it to their four friends and two parents and that's about it. Or it would be a vague rumor, but no one would care that much. Like many things today, social media has changed things. Many public person have social media accounts, which means twisting the nature of the client is... way more complicated and more likely doomed to fail at some point. Of course you can be a public entity and not have any form of social media presence. First, it's going to be rarer with time because in the majority of the cases, it's shooting yourself (or your activity) in the foot. But even more importantly, not having social media account for yourself doesn't prevent you from their effects, because everyone else around you has social media accounts. Say I'm still an asshole singer in... say a post-covid world because otherwise it's too complicated. I'm still doing that 5 weeks promo tour to present my new album but this time, my agent is documenting everything on their own social media accounts to promote their own selves and work (because unlike me, they're smart and know social media are part of the business). During that tour, the media I'll interact with will probably be more plenty than the ones I would have met in the 80s because there are way more media than before. Every one of them has their own media accounts, for which they're going to create social media content (of backstage,...). Even more, some media are only social media based and will propose mostly content based on my personality. Remember that one person who had a bad experience with me in the 80's but had mostly no consequence? Now that person can share this with their 135 followers on Twitter who all have a RT button or on a post on their Instagram account and tagged their story on my account (if I have one) or on every fan account or on my agent account or on my mom account or everywhere people go when they want to lurk/stalk content about me. And well, you know the Internet, if 100 people knows, everyone knows. Even outside of my 5 weeks promo, every person I meet can morph into a viral story on the Internet. Which let me circle back to what I was saying in the first place. In a time where the flow of content is almost non-stop and the (media) public place is almost everywhere, having a pr strategy based on something dramatically opposed to who you are is tricky and not really viable in a long term. Especially when, in my opinion, you can work with everything in pr. You can adjust certain things, choose to hide some other parts, highlight other without changing everything. If you're good enough, you can make the most boring person relatable to an audience and work from that. I think the easiest way to make pr works is to based it on something real. Even if you then make it ten times bigger for public purpose, starting from something real makes everything easier.

When I wrote the post earlier, about public relations being interesting, I was mostly referring to what I see happening on Twitch and with streamers lately (if you're not familiar with this universe yet, just imagine a youtuber who only is only making live content and who mostly live on paid subscriptions from viewers instead of advertisement). It's nothing revolutionary, but I do appreciate the predominant transparency I hear in some of them. Yet again, because of the nature of their activity, transparency with their audience is in itself a good pr move. When you've spent 9hours a day, 6days a week live streaming for an audience without any edit or filter, transparency is often required. But still, it was really refreshing to hear that guy, who is and has been considered as the number one streamer in France for many years having that kind of speech. He was explaining how this thing he did hadn't making him earn any money but was good for his image and how that other thing he did was for money and many others things like these. And you find out that thing that could be badly perceive by the audience (such as doing something for money when you are supposed to have a job of passion) isn't at all perceive as so when you're explaining it to the audience and why you're doing it, where the money goes next and what you're going to do with it, etc.

What I like about pr is that, the possibilities of creativity are endless. Especially now, with all the new (that aren't that new anymore) technologies and the internet and the social media and the fact that everybody with a smartphone or an internet access is reachable from anywhere in the world. When I see something as the Travis Scott event on Fortnite and I see that you can virtually gather together 28 millions of people from all over the world for a concert (especially during a global pandemic), it's like, fucking mind-blowing and absolutely genius in so many levels. When we talk about pr, I wish people would think about stuff like events like that instead of just a set up lie or something to mislead the audience or something. But it also comes from pr people and teams and from public people themselves to not see pr as a mean to an end (selling something to an audience, making some rich people happy, etc.) but as a science as much as an art, and an occasion to produce something interesting, exciting and to create emotions.

Have a nice day/everning/night as well, Nonny. Thank you for stopping by 💜

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3x12 The Coming of Arthur pt 1

The title is such low hanging fruit I feel bad cracking a joke about it.

It's a quest episode! I love a quest episode. Srsly feel free to send me any and all Merthur quest fics. I can't get enough 😂

This is the episode responsible for the lovely Leon fanon headcanon that he's immortal. Always handy in an Arthur Returns fic.

Uther: you must go on this mission alone

Arthur: *brings Merlin*

I do love Merlin being being a smart alec and nagging Arthur while packing. Excellent banter.

Arthur said

Arthur threatening a young boy like this is such an ugly and uncharacteristic action it makes me angry.

Merlin tending to Arthur while he's sick and injured 🥺

Also I'm sorry but Merlin shows fuckin Gilli his magic but he's hiding it from fuckin Gwaine while Arthur is suffering? Silly.

Cenred's massive army makes me wonder if it's a result of his tolerance of magic or lower standards than the knights of Camelot, or some combination of both.

Poor Leon, though. He's just got back from near death in that forest and Uther sends him right fuckin back in 😂

Looks like they snuck in to Camelot via the dragon's cave. I doubt that was the intention but I still approve 😂

Knowing he's on a suicide mission, Arthur gives Merlin an out, knowing he'll never take it, knowing he doesn't even want him to: he still presents him with the choice.

How come literally everyone else gets a crown that fits them but Arthur walks around looking like he's wearing hand-me-downs?

Morgana might be evil but she looks damn good on a throne.

3x13 The Coming of Arthur pt 2

There's a post going around Twitter about ppl who nitpick at TV shows... this comment falls into exactly that category 100% but I'm sorry, I cannot just ignore the fact that Morgana's got these massive banners and an entire army's worth of uniforms, I mean look:

Every guard with the sigil on his uniform and half a dozen banners in the council chambers alone. That's to say nothing of the ones outside. I mean look at the sheer fuckin size of these things:

Look how tiny the ppl are next to em! They've gotta be at least 15 feet long, at least. Where did they come from? Were they all magicked into existence? Who designed that sigil? What does it represent? Is it Gorlois' banner? I HAVE QUESTIONS.

Leon isn't someone I've ever been particularly attracted to, personally, but his defiant shout of "Long Live the King" in the face of Morgana's threats, is sexy as hell.

Depressed Arthur is such a mood.

So. Gwen. Originally in 3x12 when Morgana essentially invited Gwen into the fold (insofar as a Queen's servant can be), it seems to be a set up, because Morgana has been treating Gwen like shit for ages, why would she suddenly want her friend back? Especially since Morgana knows something is going on between Gwen and Arthur - there's no way she believes that they were actually under the spell of some random sorcerer, that just doesn't make any sense. So you kind of assume - or at least I did - that Morgana is keeping Gwen close knowing that she'll be useful as bait or a hostage, just essentially as a person of value to Arthur. She's known Gwen for too long to actually believe she'd cross Arthur, there's just no way someone as machiavellian as Morgana doesn't see Gwen's 'loyalty' as a simple survival tactic. All of this is to say, when Morgana and Morgause eavesdrop on Gwen's conversation with Sir Leon, Morgana is just like, 'welp, she's betrayed me. Guess I'll kill her in the morning.' as though she was actually expecting Gwen to do anything else?!?! Like, why? It would've made so much more sense to just cut that line entirely and go straight to something like

Morgana: it's as we suspected, she's betrayed me

Morgause: yes, now she can lead us straight to Arthur

And it would've made so much more sense than the weird sort of purgatory they've implied where Morgana changed her mind about Gwen very suddenly the night before she took the throne. It's not a super important detail in the overarching story but it's another example of how carelessly their story has been handled.

Me rn:

I do love that they made Freya the Lady of the Lake, and that she kept her promise by telling Merlin how to defeat the army of the dead.

How Merlin really sees Kilgharrah:

Gwen really is the smartest of all of them.

I do love that Merlin's first undead kill with excalibur is entirely an accident lol

The subtext between Morgana and Morgause is really gross. I haven't said anything before because I generally don't approve of ship shaming but the not so subtle subtext gives me the heebies.

This is such a great shot

Everything about it, his woman at his left and his man at his right, his romantic rival opposite him on his wife's side, as directly opposite her as possible at a round table with an uneven number of placements. It's a really beautiful shot, fitting for an equally beautiful scene. It's a very moving scene, the music really adds the exact emotion you'd expect for this moment we all recognize... and I feel like the knights' oaths are very well matched. The snarky part of me wanted to make a 'call me maybe' joke about Percival, but he's so sincere I just can't do it. The moment of levity added by Merlin's banter with Arthur is really, really well paced. Honestly I think it's probably the next perfect, iconic scene since Gwen and Arthur's first kiss. Hats off to this crew.

(Don't worry dear reader, I'm sure I'll get back to complaining shortly)

Santiago is so dreamy. I'd share his bedroll any day.

I like that despite all the talk of equality and doing the thing Uther wouldn't approve of, Gwen still worries about the company seeing her and Arthur kiss. Like, he's planning an insurrection with a bunch of commoners and two dudes who've been officially banished from Camelot, but she's internalized the classism and the rules of royalty so deeply that even amongst friends she instinctively keeps their relationship hidden. I'm not sure how intentional that was but it's brilliant.

The fight big fight scene with Merlin just barely missing the cup while the knights are cornered, and Gaius showing up like the brilliant deus ex machina that he is, honestly makes the previous budget-slashed episodes more bearable. Because this really is great, even knowing it's great at the expense of those others.

Morgana's screeching is eerily similar to Aithusa's.

I wonder if they knew they were getting renewed for a fourth season when they wrote this. Because you know, it really could've worked as a series finale as well. An open-ended series finale, but a series finale all the same.

As a Queens kid, I cannot explain to you the joy it gives me to watch Arthur and Merlin just chillin on the steps to the castle as tho it were a stoop, which I suppose, in a sense... it kind of is. Ahhh youthful days.

Commentary is Jeremy Webb and Julian Murphy.

And this kids, is why we're watching with commentary! They've just explained that Morgana's sigil is supposed to symbolize the Rowan tree that's supposed to be at the heart of the Isle of the Blessed. That suggests she designed it herself, so there's at least one of my earlier questions answered.

They talk a lot about how Emila Fox was very pregnant when they were filming her in this season, and they shot entirely around it - and I can't help but feel anger toward Joss Whedon and his 'handling' of Charisma Carpenter's pregnancy during S4 of Angel.

One of them called the round table scene 'curiously moving' and I think that is really fitting. They'd had this in mind for about two years, which is probably why it's so extraordinary. That's a great gestation period for a scene as iconic as this.

One final tidbit: the sword in the stone was filmed in France, and made it back to Wales intact. I guess nobody wanted to take it out. That's kind of an interesting thought, like a little set superstition or something. It's kind of cute.

The DVD extras/special features will get a separate post if I feel I have comments worth sharing.

#bbc merlin #bbc merlin spoilers #merlin #merlin spoilers #merthur #3x12 #bbc merlin 3x12 #merlin 3x12 #3x13 #bbc merlin 3x13 #merlin 3x13 #the coming of Arthur #the coming of Arthur part one #the coming of Arthur part two #the coming of Arthur pt 1 #the coming of Arthur pt 2 #i cannot believe that's the actual title of this episode #onceandfuturerewatch

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nightunite · 4 years

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I'm the soft sibling but... A-all of them??

I’ve been waiting, my sibster...

1. Who was the last person you held hands with?

Probably @safetyfirstbiatch

2. Are you outgoing or shy?

Shy in the beginning, outgoing afterwards!

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?

@safetyfirstbiatch @tricksandmagix

4. Are you easy to get along with?

Sometimes

5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?

Probably not

6. What kind of people are you attracted to?

Loyal, funny, can tease me like I tease them, won’t mock my anxiety, etc.

7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?

Nope

8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?

Gonna say Bucky Barnes

9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?

Nah

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?

@binkysteebnpewter @breadgenie892 @fuzzy-cloud-head-queen @andyl394

11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?

“I might post this on tumblr”

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?

Blink-182: Black rain

Halsey&Marina Mashup: Gasoline and Savages

Saweetie: My type

Dermot Kennedy: Power Over You

chillpill: Fuck the Club

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?

Nope

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?

Yep

15. What good thing happened this summer?

SHAVED ICE AND THE FAM

16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

Nah

17. Do you think there is life on other planets?

Yes

18. Do you still talk to your first crush?

Nah

19. Do you like bubble baths?

Yes

20. Do you like your neighbors?

Nah

21. What are you bad habits?

Impulsive, loud, awkward, dont like vacuuming

22. Where would you like to travel?

Yes

23. Do you have trust issues?

Yes

24. Favorite part of your daily routine?

Nap time

25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?

Thighs

26. What do you do when you wake up?

Play Animal Crossing

27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?

No but I wish it was healthy

28. Who are you most comfortable around?

@safetyfirstbiatch

29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up?

Yup

30. Do you ever want to get married?

Sure

31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail?

It’s always up so yeah

32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with?

None?

33. Spell your name with your chin.

(Cant attempt this tbh I have a big ol hormone zit about ready to pop)

34. Do you play sports? What sports?

Nope

35. Would you rather live without TV or music?

Without TV

36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?

Of course!

37. What do you say during awkward silences?

Some stupid joke or story

38. Describe your dream girl/guy?

I’ve answered this in previous asks but see #6

39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?

Lush, Barnes&Noble, Candy Stores

40. What do you want to do after high school?

I’m already a college graduate, but lab work

41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?

42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?

I’m either busy, sleeping, or anxious

43. Do you smile at strangers?

Sometimes

44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?

Outer space

45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?

Animal Crossing and food

46. What are you paranoid about?

Everything tbh anxiety sucks

47. Have you ever been high?

48. Have you ever been drunk?

49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?

No but I’ve been hella simping

50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?

Grey and yellow, my hufflepuff hoodie

51. Ever wished you were someone else?

Nah

52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself?

Have healthier skin aka no genetic issues

53. Favourite makeup brand?

Dont wear any

54. Favourite store?

Barnes&Noble

55. Favourite blog?

@bunjywunjy

56. Favourite colour?

Periwinkle

57. Favourite food?

I’m a slut for pretzel bites right now

58. Last thing you ate?

Cheese ravioli

59. First thing you ate this morning?

Sour cream&onion chips

60. Ever won a competition? For what?

Won a ribbon for a literary contest

61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?

Nah

62. Been arrested? For what?

Nah

63. Ever been in love?

Don’t know tbh

64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?

Already answered this on previous asks, but it was after a movie in his car

65. Are you hungry right now?

Nah

66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends?

Nah, they’re equal

67. Facebook or Twitter?

Twitter

68. Twitter or Tumblr?

Tumblr

69. Are you watching tv right now?

Nah

70. Names of your bestfriends?

@safetyfirstbiatch @tricksandmagix

71. Craving something? What?

Shaved ice, blue raspberry and lime flavor

72. What colour are your towels?

Salmon pink and mold green, got em real ugly

72. How many pillows do you sleep with?

2, one under my head and one against my side

73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?

Yup a Totodile

74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have?

Like 80+

75. Favourite animal?

Frogs

76. What colour is your underwear?

Black

77. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Chocolate

78. Favourite ice cream flavour?

Chocolate

79. What colour shirt are you wearing?

Black

80. What colour pants?

Black

81. Favourite tv show?

Masterchef

82. Favourite movie?

James and the Giant Peach

83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2?

Mean Girls

84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street?

Mean Girls

85. Favourite character from Mean Girls?

Janis

86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo?

Dory

87. First person you talked to today?

The fam

88. Last person you talked to today?

The fam

89. Name a person you hate?

Trump

90. Name a person you love?

@safetyfirstbiatch

91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?

Anti-vaxxers

92. In a fight with someone?

Nah

93. How many sweatpants do you have?

2 pairs

94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have?

like 6

95. Last movie you watched?

Sky High (I regret nothing)

96. Favourite actress?

Zendaya

97. Favourite actor?

Sebastian Stan

98. Do you tan a lot?

Nope

99. Have any pets?

A cat and a corgi

100. How are you feeling?

Pretty alright

101. Do you type fast?

Yup!

102. Do you regret anything from your past?

A couple things, time I wish I had listened better

103. Can you spell well?

Decently

104. Do you miss anyone from your past?

Not really

105. Ever been to a bonfire party?

Nope!

106. Ever broken someone’s heart?

Probably but I was never told

107. Have you ever been on a horse?

Nope

108. What should you be doing?

Sleeping

109. Is something irritating you right now?

My back

110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt?

Yup!

111. Do you have trust issues?

Of course

112. Who was the last person you cried in front of?

@safetyfirstbiatch while laughing I’m pretty sure

113. What was your childhood nickname?

‘Hey you’

114. Have you ever been out of your province/state?

Yes, been to several other states and the Bahamas

115. Do you play the Wii?

I used, played so much Harvest Moon Animal Parade

116. Are you listening to music right now?

Yup, mothra’s theme

117. Do you like chicken noodle soup?

Nope

118. Do you like Chinese food?

Nope

119. Favourite book?

The Serpent King is one of my favorites

120. Are you afraid of the dark?

Nah

121. Are you mean?

Sometimes

122. Is cheating ever okay?

In extreme extenuating circumstances like ‘You refuse to let me out of this marriage despite knowing we don’t even like each other’

123. Can you keep white shoes clean?

Somewhat yeah

124. Do you believe in love at first sight?

Yeah

125. Do you believe in true love?

Yeah

126. Are you currently bored?

Nah

127. What makes you happy?

Little things; rain, smell of a new book, soft sheets.

128. Would you change your name?

Nah

129. What your zodiac sign?

Leo

130. Do you like subway?

Nah

131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

Either let em down easy or see if it works

132. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

The fam

133. Favourite lyrics right now?

Dont have any honestly

134. Can you count to one million?

Sure but it takes a while

135. Dumbest lie you ever told?

‘Can’t go, Mom needs me to watch the dog’ -Dog is in fact being taken to daycare in plain view of person

136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed?

Open a crack

137. How tall are you?

5′6

138. Curly or Straight hair?

Wavy

139. Brunette or Blonde?

Brunette

140. Summer or Winter?

Fuck both, Fall

141. Night or Day?

Night

142. Favourite month?

July

143. Are you a vegetarian?

Nope

144. Dark, milk or white chocolate?

Milk

145. Tea or Coffee?

Neither, soda

146. Was today a good day?

Yeah it was pretty great

147. Mars or Snickers?

Snickers even though I have a peanut sensitivity

148. What’s your favourite quote?

Don’t have one, sorry

149. Do you believe in ghosts?

Yup!

150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page?

“This is madness” - Sorcery of Thorns

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zitrolena · 5 years

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Sick of losing Soulmates: a song-inspired Crisana fic

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Decide for yourself if you want to listen to the song before, during or after reading. Hope you enjoy! :)

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"So how long do you think Harry Styles' hair would be if he hadn't cut it when he did?"

Questions like these have increased dramatically since Cris relistened to a song by One Direction and hadn't stopped to listen to any of their members songs yet. It's been a week.

Joana sighed and looked to the weird girl that was sitting cross-legged opposite to her looking at her phone. Cris was a fangirl now - she came to the dark side and Joana had no idea what to do with that information.

Joana was not used to fangirls and it was especially new to her to be in a relationship with one. Fangirls were like a different species for Joana. For her it seemed as if they sometimes put other people's problems over their own or often even internalsied them as if they were their own.

But thinking about it she actually loved that Cris was a fangirl, or overall that everyone kind of was. What would humanity be if we didn't adapt and think about other people's problems? It just wouldn't be the same. Joana wouldn't be sitting here, wouldn't be medicated and definitely wouldn't be with a girl that she had given a thousand reasons to run. Life wouldn't be the same. Life wouldn't be as good as it was right now.

"What a strange being you are", Joana laughed and grapped Cris' legs, sperated them and put them around her own waist.

"Are you trying to distract me from my life-changing question with your weird Dangerous Liaisons Spanish accent again?", Cris asked looking up from her phone. She tried acting annoyed but it was obvious to both of them that the smile on her face didn't help her act. Cris was never a good liar.

"Well.. no. At least not on purpose", Joana answered leaning into Cris and kissing her on the mouth. Her lips were soft, covered with a smile and she tasted like the salt of their popcorn they've both shared before.

"Well", Cris mocked Joana when she leaned back again "This isn't answering my question either"

"I don't know, Cris", Joana sighed "I'm not as great of a fangirl as you are"

"You know, I actually could be an amazing fangirl, if things were differently. I would be the kind of fangirl that had their whole walls plastered with posters and I'd know all the lyrics! And I'd be on twitter 24/7"

"You are on twitter 24/7", Joana interrupted her and rolled her eyes "But yes.. God knows where I would be if you hadn't found me sitting all alone in the dark aswell."

Cris laughed and tapped Joanas feet "Yeah. That was a weird night". Did I ever tell you that I've done a screenshot of you the same night and kept looking at it and it drove me insane?"

"Wait, what? Where did you find a picture of me?", Joana asked confused.

"You were on a picture that Viri posted and you can't tell me you didn't try to be on it because You seriously looked straight into the camera", Cris chuckled.

"Oh you mean that photo", Joana laughed remembering the photo she saw on Viris' account "And for your information I didn't try to be on the photo. I'm just that photogenic that the camera always finds me"

"Ah well, of course. My bad!". Both started laughing and all of the sudden all the memories from the past month came flashing back in Cris' head. Her looking at that photo far too many times to be straight. Their first kiss that made her not wash her hair for 3 days because she was not ready to forget the smell of the water that Joana had pushed her in. The breathtaking moment Joana told her that she broke up with Eloy. Those two days when she forgot everything bad in the world cause she was just that happy because she finally had Joana. The back and forth and the I love you's. They've built so much history in such little time and she could only dream about the future. Their future. It's going to be so different than what Cris would have imagined a couple months ago.

"What the hell would I be without you?", Cris leaned in and kissed Joanas nose then her left cheek and then her right. It was like their own kind of making the sign of the cross, their own special handshake, the things only meant for them. "I mean seriously, who the hell would I be?"

"You'd be a fangirl who's not over the fact that Harry Styles cut his hair years ago. Next question"

"No seriously" Cris grabbed Joanas face in both of her hands "You made me grow so much it's almost weird to think about the past me"

Joana looked away embarrassed and closed her eyes "I'm sor-"

"I swear to god Joana don't say you're sorry now.", Cris laughed and shook Joanas head with both of her hands as if it was the only way to make her understand it "You changed me. You changed everything! And that's a fucking good thing"

Joana grabbed Cris' hands and took them off her face. "You grew because I put you through shit. That's not a good thing"She could feel the stunning pain in her chest again and she wanted it to stop immediately but it was easily said than done. Joana knew there was no reason to freak out. Cris made her choice to be with Joana and it was no one's choice but her own to do so. But it still hurt to think about all the bad things she had to go through because of her.

"We both grew, Joana.. We grew together". Eventhough Joana didn't look at her anymore but stared at the floor instead, Cris knew that Joana was fighting a battle inside of her. "Isn't that exactly what soulmates do?".

Both were surprised by that word but still Cris couldn't whipe her whipped smile off her face. She loved how romantic Joana made her and how all the romantic movies she made her watch actually rubbed off on her. "A soulmate is someone that wants to grow with you and who chooses you over and over again and will love you through good and bad. Love is about making it work, isn't it?"

Joanas frown vanished and changed to the smiley one Cris oh so loved. "I think a hopeless romantic overtook the body of my girlfriend and I'm not sure how to cope with it"

"Well all that could have been avoided if you would just have answered my question".

Cris grabbed her phone again out of protest and started scrolling through twitter when Joana tackled her and landed on top of her with "It would be long, okay? Very very long. Rapunzel-like-long. And soft. Just like yours", she said while she brushed over her hair.

Cris chuckled and let her phone fall onto the soft sheets of the bed "You gonna be a fangirl with me, now? Sure you want to suffer through the pain?"

"Yes.. or at least I'm gonna listen to you obsess over them. Cause I'm sick of losing Soulmates, so where do we begin besides understanding that we both have problems. I know I have some and now I can finally see, you're as fucked up as me. And if letting you fangirl over Harry Styles makes you a romantic, I'll gladly take that kind of suffering". Joanas voice felt hot in Cris' cheeks "This specific fangirl right here", she said while brushing her nose against Cris' "Won't be alone again"

"I like that", Cris said before Jaona finally leaned in to give both of them the kiss they've been waiting for.

#skam españa #crisana #crisana fic

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Has Josh really deleted his account over anon hate? It's such a shame as many actors never contributed as much as he did, he was dedicated to his fans, he got invested in the fandom, he was one of us and without him and his character (who I can't imagine as anyone but him) we never would have got representation the way we did. I'm appalled and I hope the anons who did this are happy with themselves.

I don’t think he deleted his account, he just deleted the app from his phone and probably logged out. He said on Twitter that he’ll be back in a week, he just needed time away and you know what? That’s valid and good for him for prioritizing his mental health over the fandom!

Just putting this out there, I don’t agree with everything Josh says but I respect him enough to know that I have no right to send anon hate, especially to a teenager (seeing as I am a 26-year-old woman with better things to do than harass a kid).

The anons who did this have nothing else better to do with their life. In my perspective, they send those hate to Josh in attempts to control him and make him look bad because he can be opinionated and direct, but there are also times when he’s sarcastic and ridiculous. Opinions and point of views often don’t translate well over the internet and can be left up to various interpretations, depending on who’s reading them. (That’s why most of the time, I avoid posting my own opinions online, I’ve learned my lesson after a post on my main circa 2014 but that’s another story for another day.)

Josh is human, he gets frustrated too and sometimes, he’ll post and say things he later regrets and may not even mean in the heat of the moment. (How do you expect him to react when you not only question his choice in friends but also his own beliefs and stances when he’s explained his side MANY times? That he would just take it lying down? Y’all know by now how protective Josh is of people and things he cares about.)

Not to mention, he’s a TEENAGER and teenagers are still growing and learning and they don’t have the answers to everything, but people act like Josh’s words are Godsend. They put him on a pedestal and project this fantasy of him so when he says something that leaves a bitter taste in people’s mouth, he’s attacked because “how dare you be human and have emotions and think differently from me when I thought you were perfect and would always agree with MY own opinions?”

You know how much pressure that puts on someone? He tries to be a friend to the fandom but the fandom keeps pushing and pushing their boundaries until they are no longer just curious, they are being invasive. Even friendships have boundaries and the anons crossed those boundaries.

I’m sorry I ranted, anon. But it’s been bothering me all day that I can’t write my story that I was hoping to have a new chapter up today but I’ve honestly never been so disappointed and I hope those anons step on a Lego barefoot.

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