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blaqpen · 9 months

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My entry for the Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life fan art contest.

Best of luck everyone!!

This for the Matrimony category. I drew this, because I thought it was cool when Matthew said he made the scarecrows on Vesta's farm. So Matthew knowing how to sew is canon.

I didn't know whether or not I was going to enter the contest, because I was so busy drawing for an upcoming convention. I'm glad though they were able to extend the deadline. I was able to get this done in 11 hours. I started Sunday morning and just finished up, about 43 minutes ago. I'm happy with how this came out.

#art #story of seasons #story of seasons a wonderful life #harvest moon #harvest moon a wonderful life #awl #harvest moon awl #story of seasons awl #sosawl #sos awl #harvest moon fan art #story of seasons fan art #story of seasons contest #xseed games

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dandyshucks · 3 months

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anyways I think hiz.ashi is underrated in the fandom and I don't understand why ppl do not love him just as much as ai.zawa ,,, I do not interact w the fandom rly at all but every time i take a peek into that fandom I'm always sad that ppl don't give the radio man the love that I thought they would :[

I guess I'll just have to do it myself :]

#i haven't even watched any of the show in almost a year SBDBDKL #i think i only got to season 2? season 3? idek 😭#they had a summer camp... and some sort of big contest... also there was some big surprise fight in a big training arena...#idk what order those things happened in LOL im terrible at remembering events in order dbdjsl #anyways im basically lifting these two guys (hiz.ashi and ai.zawa) out of the story and putting myself in their normal daily routine LOL #just scootching right on in there. lets just ignore the plot entirely :] slice of life time babeeyyy we are making our own plot SBDJDKL #dandy.cmd #🧡hello radio land!

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wildflowercryptid · 8 months

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⚠️ spoilers for gustafa's year 4 starlight concert dialogue below! ⚠️

his follow-up dialogue from the next day :

i've slowed down on sharing screenshots from my awl playthrough, (mostly bc i'm lazy when it comes to moving them over to my phone,) but i really wanted to share these. getting these bits of dialogue from gustafa actually made me tear up and just... really made me glad that i decided to marry him in my first playthrough. he has so much love for his family and the friends he's made in the valley, it's so sweet to see him share his passion for music with them year after year.

i've actually played a few of the other bokumono / sos games before this one and love a lot of the characters from them, but i really think gustafa is one of my absolute favorite marriage candidates from the entire series now...

bonus screenshot below!

meanwhile, bea's clearly not picking up on the vibes tonight. 😔

#sorry to get all mushy about a fictional character but man..... i just really love gustafa #as much as i wish there was more content dedicated to your spouse after you get married the stuff we do get is so good 😭#also now i'm thinking about rock and gustafa being friends and the shenanigans that'd lead to #rock always talks about wanting to throw a party so i could see gustafa jumping on that idea and helping him actually make it a thing #*iasip title card* rock & gustafa throw a rager in the valley #(it'd probably be a pretty chill party tho but rock would insist of having a milk drinking contest)#okay i need to go sleep for a lil bit #story of seasons #bokujou monogatari #a wonderful life #sos awl #sos gustafa #gustafa (awl)#oc : tris beckenbauer #🕹 : gamer time #mj.txt #cw long post #awl spoilers

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whom-to-kill-whom-to-let-live · 11 months

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Unfortunately I’m partial to AUs in fanfics so right now I’m holding the tale about the Lind-worm Prince in one hand while I got Knives/Legato (+Vash/Wolfwood) in the other and going “hmmm is this anything”

#[Text]#[Non Tag]#The Lind-worm prince is a banger ok #read it again recently because I'm on another fairy tale kick and-#twins that are born bcs magic and the older is a monster but is chill until the younger wants to get married #at which point it kicks up a fuzz and demands it should get married first?#you could totally make this work for Knives and Vash #but Knives only demands to get married first so he can put it off forever and thus prevent Vash from getting married #except open season has been declared on the first prince and all the royals/nobles want their daughters to be the next queen #que Knives eating a bunch of prospective wives #Meryl as a noble girl is on the line as the next bride and who knows how many would get sacrificed after #this is where the scenario gets super self-indulgent #Vash can't stand to see them die because of him so he kills Legato by offering him to knives as his next 'bride'#que the whole undressing contest happening #Legato doesn't die and now Knives has to take him as his queen #Legato is ready to die from happiness meanwhile Knives is just kind of confused about the whole ordeal like this wasn't part of the plan???#also he's people shaped now what #anyways they get married then Vash gets hitched with Wolfwood happily ever after #until Knives begins to commit warcrimes with his new husband #but that's another story #the end

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five-moreminutes-pls · 2 years

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I truly believe that if the writers didn’t include that scene with Luther or like written it off better, a lot more people would’ve stood by Allison this season

#but then again some of these people are just racist but let’s not open up that can of worms shall we?#the umbrella academy #tua #allison hargreeves #tua allison #listen Allison slayed as a villain and ngl has every right to be upset and do the things she did #am I defending the terrible things she has done? no I’m not #but I do understand her and I wish that some people didn’t call her a bitch this season unironically #lowkey I’ve been waiting for her snap and the pay off is worth it having her be in the forefront of the story and taking charge #and yet she’s painted as a villain #well I mean other than the manipulation and junk #i Just shdodbdskdbsk #she’s very complex and I love that about her #she was done so dirty Allison I love you #I’d say next to five would be Allison in terms of complex characters #i mean it’s no contest trying to put which siblings in the best but still I’m rambling so much jeez LOL #there’s white man favoritism about innit #actually I don’t wanna die imma keep my mouth shut

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razaldia · 1 year

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So I know that my ear of corn was only a 1/2 star...but let's be honest - it's nearly the size of Noby's torso and old man Auryn's pineapple is tiny in comparison.

I cry foul on our last place finish. 🤣

#doraemon #story of seasons #harvest contest #harvest moon #dor

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lizardsfromspace · 1 year

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I do have to impress on anyone who wasn't around for it how batshit the reality boom of the 2000s could be. Especially on Fox.

Here are some 100% real 2000s reality shows:

Who's Your Daddy? A woman has to guess which of eight men is her biological father. One of them really is, and if she guesses right she wins $100,000. If one of the seven fake dads convinces her to guess them, he wins $100,000.

Black. White. A white family learns about racism by living a month in blackface, while a black family spends a month in whiteface. The black family was a real family, but the white family was just some actors hired to put on blackface to prove racism exists

Without Prejudice? Five strangers decide which of five strangers gets a cash prize based off clips and their answers to political questions. Cancelled when one of the choosers openly said he'd eliminate all black contestants

Welcome to the Neighborhood. Three conservative white families in a Austin subdivision decide which diverse family gets to move in. Unaired due to being literal housing discrimination

Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay. Two straight men try to pass themselves off as gay and whoever seems more gay gets $50,000. Unaired due to. Due to. Due to

Playing It Straight. A woman tries to find love among fourteen men, half of whom are straight and half of whom are gay, and she must eliminate two men she believes are gay each week. If she ended up picking a straight man in the end, they'd split a million dollars; if she picked a gay man, he'd win a million dollars

Boy Meets Boy. This was Playing It Straight but starring a gay man and he had to eliminate straight people

Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire? He wasn't a multimillionaire. He didn't even have a million dollars in liquid assets. He had a battery conviction Fox claims they didn't see. Because it was the 2000s, somehow this ended up with the woman he won being widely vilified and turned into a national punchline. How dare she complain about a massive corporation tricking her into marrying a lying abuser, good thing Matt Lauer's there to take her down a peg

The Swan. A "ugly" woman is given plastic surgery and wins a prize if she's the hottest at the end of the season. If she's not hot enough by the show's standards she's eliminated and called ugly on national TV

The Biggest Loser. Overweight people engage in competitive crash weight loss that often led to awful health complications. Studies showed basically everyone on the show regained any weight they lost once it was over and they didn't have abusive trainers demanding they take huge health risks to win a competitive weight loss competition. Like the others, this one was cancel-oh, it was a massive hit that ran for 18 seasons? Yikes!

Wife Swap and Trading Spouses. These were the same show and had a wife from one family go to another family that was different politically, racially, culturally, religiously etc. Most famous for the God Warrior

At the time people focused on the likes of Fear Factor but looking back it's wild how many of the worst shows toyed with politics. So many of these shows have a premise that's like "what if we exposed these conservatives to these people they hate?" or hyping themselves up as Important Experiments. Then they'd freak out when they got the kind of viral bigoted freakout they were trying to construct the whole time.

There were also a bunch of horrible reality shows, thankfully this time mostly unpopular, in the 2010s that based themselves around economic themes as a response to the market crash, but that's a story for another time

#television

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leannareneehieber · 7 months

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Massachusetts Darlings! Oct 1st! 3pm! I kick off Spooky Season @copperdogbooks in Beverly, MA w/ A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN: TRUE STORIES OF AMERICA'S GHOSTS! Let me tell you ghost stories! AND there's a costume contest with prizes! Costume theme: Spooky Victorian! Please share! Register here: A Haunted History of Invisible Women - Leanna Renee Hieber | Copper Dog Books

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mariannedonley · 1 year

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The Gifts by Kidd Wadsworth

This is the beginning of a story I’m considering for the Bethlehem Writer’s Group new anthology. By the way, did I mention the Bethlehem Writer’s Group’s short story contest is now open for submissions?

Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash She placed the three gifts on the mantle, each beautifully wrapped: one in gold foil paper with a white ribbon it’s bow a dove, the second in green and white striped paper like a mint candy cane was topped with a green paper pine tree, the third in classic red and white Merry Christmas paper was adorned with three large red bows. Otherwise, the room and house…

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#fiction #kidd wadsworth #Seasons Readings #short story #Short Story Award #short story contest

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purplealmonds · 8 months

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My entry for the banner art contest for the Technoblade Discord server, inspired by a parenting story Technodad shared on Reddit.

More ramblings about process below the cut!

I didn't have time to document much of my process, so I'll be dropping bits of trivia as they come to me.

The contest announcement dropped 08/08, and for a few days I thought I was gonna skip out on it because I couldn't think of a decent idea. But then inspiration struck when I rewatched Tonko House's The Dam Keeper short. I also recalled Technodad's sweet parenting story, so I decided to mash the two ideas together for my entry.

Most of the time spent on this piece was on the 3D modeling in SketchUp! I started modeling on 08/11, and had several false starts before settling on the final build on 08/18. Technodad mentioned in his story that his family lived in a condo in San Francisco, so I referenced the more iconic architecture of the location's residential areas. He probably lives in more modern housing, but I'm a sucker for the old-fashioned aesthetic. Artistic-liberty!

The theme of the banner art contest was "autumn", so I roughly blocked in the location of two trees which I would paint in autumnal colors. The street lamps were recycled from another banner contest I entered around 2020 for the CrankGameplays server themed after "spring" - I think it's fitting that it's reused in another seasonal-themed contest. Everything else was modeled from scratch!

I wish I documented more of my painting process, but all of the painting was done in a span of 1.5 days while I was recovering from a bug. Normally I'd take at least a week to finesse things, but I was in a rush. I needed to submit my entry before the deadline so there was ample time for upvotes, and I also had a commission I needed to wrap up before next month. I get restless when I have more than one project on my plate, especially when both are time-sensitive!

#technoblade fanart #technoblade #technodad #technodad fanart #Technoblade never dies #mcyt #mcyt fanart #purplealmonds #fan art #2023

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i-tellynewsupdates-posts · 1 year

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Bigg Boss 16 15th November 2022 Written Update Episode

Written Update of Bigg Boss 16 15th November 2022 on TellyNewsUpdates.com Bigg Boss 16 15th November 2022 The episode begins with Day 42 at 11 PM:Priyanka and Soundarya gets eager to invite Archana. Gautam, Ankit is similarly cheerful. Shiv grumbling to Shalin to not necessarily support wrong. Abdu converses with Ankit, Gautam, Soundarya and Priyanka. He says Archana drives him crazy yet he…

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givehimthemedicine · 2 years

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zf3yrEvTHU

Watch it again and see who starts the fight.

Steve prokoves Jonathan by pushing him a couple of times and insults him and his family, yes.

But the one who starts to full blown fight is Jonathan. He is the one who punches Steve in the face. I am not sure why people keep downplaying or trying to make it seem like it wasnt the case?

People say Steve had it coming because he insulted Jonathan and his family and Im like. Yes. he did. And he provoked Jonathan but Jonathan was the one who outright punched Steve in the face.

And listen what Nancy says there. She says 'ignore Steve' and insists on leaving but Jonathan doesnt. He falls to Steve's provocation and punches him in the face. That's how the fight starts.

And yeah Steve obviously fights back. But then you see him stop and he doesnt fight anymore but Jonathan keeps hitting him even after the police came. And the police tries to stop Jonathan even but he tries to get to Steve again.

Honestly it is obvious Jonathan is the one who started the full blown fight by punching Steve in the face. He could have just walked away like Nancy said but he didnt. He wanted to punch Steve instead and fell to his provocation.

So the writers can be considered inconsistent because that Angela scene comes off as ridiculous due to inconsistent narrative.

Unless both scenes were supposed to come off as BAD. And yeah obviously sure. But the way the narrative portrays the both situations arent the same. They made it seem like El smacking Angela was more of a shocking thing than ever. So I would argue it falls to inconsistent writing.

It is not entirely similar but I would argue that Mike pushing Troy is bad too then bc what if he was hurt when Mike made him fall? Should we judge which comeback is better based on the fact that how hurt the bully is? or is it because of the action itself and the narrative choices that portray the each situation?

Honestly I think the Angela scene is inconsisent

Yeah I watched the Jon/Steve fight before I answered your question earlier (if that was you?) and I know what happened, I just don't agree with you. I see Steve hitting him from behind five times while he tries to walk away so I really don't get how you're calling Jonathan the instigator. he escalated it sure, he hit Steve definitely, but as for starting the whole thing, absolutely not.

I agree the writing is inconsistent though, I honestly wasn't sure how the writers meant for me to feel about the Angela thing. it seemed to be treated in a more shocking way but that was maybe mostly because of the other stuff it stirred up for El. I'm not really sure what her ultimate reaction even is to the actual incident. defiant? remorseful? Idk, she never thought about Angela again. granted she was busy saving the world and stuff.

I know the narrative purpose of her hitting Angela was for her to think "uh oh I hit this girl so I probably also killed all those kids" and jump into her whole monster identity journey, but I guess I'm surprised El never got triggered before considering she actually has knowingly killed a bunch of people, some of them in a way pretty similar to Vecna, and totally stood by it because it was self defense. so why the Angela incident was what suddenly rocked her world idk, because it seems like El would consider that yet another instance where she was defending herself

#givehimthemedicineasks #if anything the most monstrous use of her powers was knocking max off her skateboard lmao #I think that's the only time she's ever hurt someone totally unprovoked #and she never felt bad about it #also her whole revenge murder gang jaunt in season 2 #she rather calmly informed them all that she'd killed people before #and was in the middle of actually killing that guy and (iirc?) only stopped because she saw the picture of his kids #been a while since i watched that one tbh #this arc is all just sorta muddy and uninteresting tbh #1-3 el was my fave no contest but I really sorta cooled on her story lines in 4 #i'm not even sure why because there's so much there. idk what my complaint even is

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poppyseedsphone · 2 years

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*adapting the silly object show my sister and I rp’d in 2017 to make it make more sense outside of “we grabbed random objects around the house and improvised”* wow this is giving me a lot of HFJ ONE vibes

*realizes there’s 6 contestants and ONE had 6 contestants in the first batch* 😭😭😭

#I WAS THINKING ‘DO WE ADD MORE CONTESTANTS??’ THEN WAS LIKE ‘WAIT… ONE…. NOOOO’#personally I don’t wanna add more contestants. adding new characters after 5 years feels weird. if season 2 ever happens tho then…#I mean season 2 HAS to happen there’s just no reason for it not to unless the host died of alcoholism or something #anyways we also have to remake the story cuz we don’t even remember it like WHO EVEN WON #??#I think Pumpkin UH OH SPOILERS!!! I mean who else would it have been tho let’s be real.#anyways this is about #bfpls #aka……#battle for pumpkins little sister

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sunny44 · 26 days

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Heyy! Can I request a lando imagine with a volleyball player s/o??

-🐧 anon

Thank you for the request, I’m not sure I did what you wanted but I did my best.

Even though I didn’t like it 😅

The last game

Pairing: Lando Norris x girlfriend!reader

Warnings: none.

Summary: Lando goes to your final game.

The court was pulsating with the energy of the fans. The stands were filled with people wearing Y/n’s team colors, wishing for her team’s victory. In the midst of the crowd, I managed to find a discreet spot, away from curious eyes.

I didn’t want to be noticed, not today.

Today was her day, and I didn’t want to steal the spotlight from her and the other girl’s.

I sat in the front rows with her family, watching Y/n intently as she warmed up in the middle of the court. My heart was racing, blending with the crowd’s pulse.

I knew how important this game was for her and how much she had trained and dedicated herself to get there.

As the minutes passed, I allowed myself to get lost in my thoughts, reminiscing about the moments we shared together, the highs and lows, the victories and defeats.

Because even though they were different sports, they were still so similar.

Everything is based on the same thing, winning or losing.

But this game was different, this game represented everything she had worked so hard to achieve.

When the referee’s whistle echoed through the court, I found myself immersed in the heat of the competition. The players ran across the court, each point contested with fervor, and I could feel the tension in the air.

As the game progressed, I realized how determined Y/n was.

Her movements were precise, her concentration unwavering. She was in her element, playing with passion and determination.

As the scoreboard neared the end, the tension in the gym reached its peak. Every point contested was crucial, every move would decide the fate of the game.

And then, finally, the decisive moment arrived.

With the final serve, Y/n boldly launched the ball into the air. Silence fell over the court, everyone holding their breath. And then, with a deafening roar, the ball found the ground on the opposite side of the court.

Practically the entire place erupted in celebration, and her family and I stood up, cheering and celebrating.

It was then that her father called me to go down to the court where she was, and after hugging her family, she ran to me because I was further away.

“You’re amazing, my love.” I hugged her and kissed her.

“Thank you, Lan. But I’m all sweaty.”

“I don’t mind, you kiss me and hug me all sweaty and covered in champagne.” She smiles and holds my face, kissing me again.

“I’m so happy we won, but it’s still kind of unbelievable.” She smiles excitedly. “I’m so glad you’re here!”

“I’ll always be here for you, Y/n. You were amazing throughout the game.”

“Thank you.” She kisses me again. “My dad wanted to go out to celebrate, but besides the fact that it’s freezing outside, I’m too tired. What do you think about going home to eat burgers in bed?”

“I think it’s a great idea.” I hold her face and leave a kiss on her forehead.

“Well, I’m going to take a shower and change before we leave.”

I waited near the exit with a beanie, and over it, the hood of my sweatshirt so that no one would see me, and thankfully it worked. I felt her holding my hand and we headed towards my car.

“Are you serious about driving a McLaren? Weren’t you trying to be discreet?” She laughs.

“Well, it was either the McLaren or the Lamborghini.” She laughed, rolled her eyes, and then we went home.

Bonus scene!

Landonorris instagram stories

“Today was my baby’s last game of the season and guess what? She won!!!!”

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soobnny · 10 months

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classmate au | yang jungwon

❝ i’ve retired from the student council lmao ❞

yang jungwon

where do i even begin

in the first year of highschool, he used to be THE class president

resident teacher’s pet, sits in the front, yada yada… typical good student stereotype

BUT NOW??? 😭😭😭😭

he just goes to school to be silly

don’t get me wrong like he is smart n still receives good grades

but he isn’t the 100% school jungwon from 7th grade

MOVING ON

how do you befriend yang jungwon

he’s actually a friend of a friend!

apparently, rei had met him when she was in the student council for like a year

so naturally, you eat lunch together at the canteen

he always has those cool lunchboxes and just rly GOOD food for lunch that he doesn’t share

you didn’t know what to expect from the boy when you first started eating lunch together

maybe timid??? shy??? bossy?? you don’t know bc he’s in a different section

you certainly don’t expect him to know about every single possible GOSSIP in the school

he says it in such a funny way too like

yang jungwon storytelling skills 10/10

and he laughs so hard like he will draw attention to your table bc he’s laughing so hard

but it’s valid bc the things he says sometimes are so unhinged that even YOU can’t help the loud cackles

tho you don’t rly become close friends until sports fest season

you hang around each other ++ additional friends BUT they’re always in some contest so you’re left with jungwon most of the time

“do you want to leave and go to the mall??,” you’d ask more as a joke

but he agrees

YANG JUNGWON agrees to skip sports fest to go to the mall with you im in tears

that’s how you find yourselves in a small karaoke room at the mall

he drags you to the arcade too

the original bet was loser pays for the winner’s lunch

but then u lost every game and u looked so cute pouting that jungwon suddenly changes the rules

“FINE… winner pays for the loser’s lunch”

he pretends to be so upset about it too so that you can grab his arm and shake it around to try and get his attention

he gives in obv

then he takes u to lunch at one of like ur fav places and ure like omg ??? u think it’s telepathy that he knows

BUT NO he listens to your stories during lunch time and you’ve mentioned eating here and loving it before

he even has your order down but he tries not to be too obvious about it ☹️☹️

yang jungwon listens to you even tho you’re seated a few people away from him

womp womp it rains when u decide to go back to school

you two end up running in the rain together

WELL technically at first you tried to share his umbrella but then the both of you got too flustered

so when u started to stray away from his umbrella .. he CLOSES it

he takes your hand and goes running for the school so you can take shelter from the rain

the teachers and students look at u like 🤨🤨

anyways jungwon and (name) ABSENT from sports fest

the only thing you remember the event by is bc u joined picture taking before leaving the school grounds

it’s so natural hanging out with him

nothing ever feels forced bc he’s just so goofy and silly that you never feel crazy when talking to him

ever since then !!!!! he’d sit closer to you during lunch time

then he’d start waiting for you outside your classroom just to tell you something ??

will find every excuse to talk to you

and if the teacher needs something from your room? bye he’s VOLUNTEERING just to see you for a few seconds

ofc the teachers just think typical Jungwon behavior

but no … this is typical Jungwon with a Crush behavior

ALSO picture this

his classes end earlier than yours

he will literally pass by your classroom a million times and peek through the open door to make like brief eye contact with you

sometimes .. u don’t notice him and he just admires the way you look on forward to the teacher

also pretends his class ended late so when ur class dismisses he’ll be like “oh let’s talk to the cafeteria together!”

he’s not slick abt it

WHAT DID THAT MALL TRIP DO TO HIM

why is he suddenly so down bad and willing to do everything to hear you laugh

(he starts sharing his food with you btw i know… very shocking for him who ltrly Never shares)

he finally confesses after a school event that ran longer than it should’ve

so he sprints at you and tells you he needs to tell you something bc he is going crazy

CONFESSES !!!!!!!!!

ofc who are you to reject him.

be careful when you start dating bc i firmly believe he LOVES kissing 😹

like he is obsessed and will just be kissing you all the time i’m sorry i’m pushing this agenda

tho ofc in hidden areas!!!!!!!

he doesn’t want his beloved teachers catching him who still has an image of being a teacher’s pet

soooooo like……

“come here, let me kiss you”

you even receive TEXTS as if you’re some sort of sneaky link (you’re not)

“please meet me under the stairs beside the student council office and prepare your lips 😘😘😘😘”

under the stairs, the side of the basketball court, an empty classroom … everywhere

BEHAVE yang jungwon

he’s so clingy and so smug too

has you as his lockscreen

it’s so funny bc someone would borrow his phone and your zoomed in face would just flash in his phone

talks about u to his friends all the time

“isn’t my girlfriend so pretty?,” with this smile 😊😊😊😁

lets you wear his school blazer

sometimes he even switches ur pe shirts

HE DOESNT TELL U

He just likes seeing the big fat “yang” printed on your back

STUDY DATES

he makes his kisses a reward sometimes like if you get this question right he’ll SMOOCH u

he’s honestly so good at being academic support like he knows exactly what to say bc 7th grade him was a different breed n be was so eager to please and always felt so pressured

jungwon a Veteran u guys

helps you in the subjects you’re not so good in

tbh teaches better than your teachers sometimes

like he’d stay behind in class and it’s only the two of you in the classroom and he’ll start WRITING on the whiteboard

just starts lecturing to help you for an upcoming exam

ANYWAYS

honestly just good luck to you and your poor lips

oh also your poor stomach bc he will always make you laugh

note. credits to user @.luvknow for the layout of this post! let me know what you think! please discuss these with me i’m crazy

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piratecaptainscaptainpirates · 6 months

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The more I think about season 2, the more grateful I am.

In a lot of ways, OFMD's writers, cast, and crew were given an almost impossible task. S1 was brilliant and took everyone by surprise by how successful it became. I am still shocked every time I rewatch by how smart and efficient the writing is, how intelligent the social commentary. S1 is a masterclass in good television.

And for s2, expectations were incredibly high. OFMD found massive word-of-mouth success in a way I've never seen with any other show, and they suddenly had a big, incredibly passionate audience - the renewal was because of massive fan support, and that must have translated to an incredible amount of pressure in the writer's room. Plus, as if that wasn't enough on its own, they're having to deal with budget cuts and Max slashing them down to only 8 episodes to tell a 10-episode story. This is an incredibly daunting task.

And yeah, I've been critical. OFMD is my favorite show, no contest, and it's easy to be critical of the things we love. We can all see that the pacing was off this season, especially in those last two episodes. Some arcs felt rushed; some side characters didn't get enough screen time to set up what they're doing this season. Jim and Olu especially suffer for that. It's inexcusable that this show's budget was slashed the way it was and I'm sad for what we could have had.

But, on the whole? Holy shit, this season was incredibly successful! Despite an incredible amount of fan pressure, the writers told the story they wanted to tell. They never lost sight of Ed and Stede's story, and were smart about allocating screen time so our leads' arcs never suffered too much for it. There's so much creative problem solving - when they realized they'd need to be smart about which side characters to keep on screen, they turned Buttons into a bird in a way that underscored season themes of transformation and change. 10/10, no notes. They even remembered their audience and left us on a satisfying note for all our characters - we get to end with Ed and Stede, happy and together, starting their new life.

They had an impossible task and they did a fucking commendable job. Character beats and humor are balanced amazingly well. Ed and Stede feel so much more fleshed out this season. Just like in s1, OFMD will never be a show where you can catch everything with one watch - there's so many little jokes, hidden gags, small details to discover with every rewatch. And every single actor is giving it their all in every scene! You can tell how much this show was a labor of love for everyone involved.

I'm proper fucking impressed. Here's hoping they get a renewal and a better budget for season 3!

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