#this is my fave gif set ever btw

[t-lostinworlds]

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: BUCKY BARNES vs GRUMPY CAT | **Spoiler Alert: You Can’t

+ BONUS

#bucky barnes #grumpy cat #buckybarnesedit #marveledit #dailymarvel #dailyavengers #dailymarvelgifs #mcufam #tfatwsedit #cacwedit #catwsedit #marvel #sebastian stan #sebstanedit #dailybuckybarnes #mine: gifs #the falcon and the winter soldier #captain america: the winter soldier #captain america: civil war #this is my fave gif set ever btw #also rip to lil grumpy cat :( <3

[vagabond-umlaut]

gojo satoru x reader fic recs (I)

‣ now that i've got loads of free time, thought why shouldn't i use it well by showing (few of) my fave authors their much well-deserved love, respect and attention? ^_^

‣ this is merely a list of works i've enjoyed reading. kindly heed the tags and warnings in each of them and consume content responsibly, at your own discretion. that being said, i own neither these fics nor the characters nor the above gif. enjoy reading! 🥰

⌀ all that is solid [series] by GrilledTandooriSmoke on ao3

one of the best series there is. period. the fluff, the angst, the drama, the humor, the romance, the friendship, the plot, the dialogues - everything is top-notch in this series, i'm telling you. bonus points for being narrated in both reader's and gojo's pov.

⌀ The King is But a Man [series] by Petrichorium on ao3 (@petrichorium on tumblr)

royal!gojo who's terribly in love with the reader x reader who's equally (but way more discreetly) in love with gojo. add to that, the trope of childhood sweethearts reunited as adults, excellent communication between the couple and a wonderfully-crafted world and dialogues - what more could you ask from a series?

⌀ Ten to None (Soulmate AU) (oneshot) by Oreosmama on ao3

a fic which i adore with every fibre of my being. i will not say anything more about this, except to request you to go read this. you'll love it. (especially the fantabulous ending. btw, did i already say how much i'm in love with how well-written this fic is?)

⌀ Scarred [oneshot] by cainis on ao3

one of the best angst-with-a-happy-ending fic there is. i wish i could give thousands of kudos for the heart-wrenchingly amazing way the author has portrayed gojo's character here.

⌀ Mother of otherness, Eat me [oneshot] by itsbaby on ao3

one of the most beautiful works i've read so far. told from yuuji's pov, it explores gojo and reader's relationship and its nuances in a way seldom done before. however, what stole the show for me, was the soft and sweet mother-son duo the reader and yuuji grow to be in this fic. i really love this one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

⌀ something sweet [oneshot] by heresan on ao3 (@pretty-toru on tumblr)

i love love love this fic. it's so fluffy, so funny, so cute, so heart-warming... just read this fic, people. you won't ever be disappointed by the dynamics reader and gojo have in this one. one of my all-time faves, tbh.

⌀ teen dad Gojo [series] by pantao on ao3 (@seravphs on tumblr)

a sweet and realistic depiction of reader and gojo being teenaged parents to young megumi, all the while they try to figure out their feelings for each other. a perfect mixture of fluff, angst, drama, slice-of-life and romance, imo. (also, the author's notes are pure gold. whatever you do, please don't miss reading them! :D)

⌀ To see those eyes I prize above mine own (twoshot) by koyama on ao3

if you wish to watch godlike!gojo willing to let go of his powers, out of guilt and immense, immense, protective love for the reader, this is the ideal fic for you. i'm in awe of the way the writer wrote gojo's complex persona and the way the sorcerer realized his feelings for the reader. (the second chapter's the cherry on the cake. it's so good!!!!)

⌀ keeping up with the fushigojos (series) by @augustinewrites on tumblr

fluff? A+; angst? A+; drama? A+; characterization & dialogues? A+; humour? A+++++. a sureshot way to end a long hectic tiring day on a happy note is to read this series. (my go-to comfort series, ngl. :])

⌀ CAT & DOG (oneshot) by @mimiriko on tumblr

an adorable fic of gojo being in love with the reader, who knows, yet doesn't really know, much about it. plus, the feline-like features of gojo are sooo cute... and this fic is sooo sweet... the story left me smiling when i finished reading it.

⌀ surely summer wasn't over yet [3 chapters] by 3rdgymbros on ao3

an amazing fic set against the backdrop of the hidden inventory arc. the portrayal of the characters and their dynamics is simply impeccable. despite my kind-of-dislike towards this particular arc of the manga, i really enjoyed reading this one.

#gojo x you #gojo x reader #gojo satoru x you #gojo satoru x reader #jjk x you #jjk x reader #gojo fluff #gojo angst #jjk fluff #jjk angst #kit's fic recs 📚

[teddie-bear420]

Flash warning!

What’s worse? Your greatest shame coming back to life, or your greatest shame coming back to life and being happier than you?

Tldr: I rant about the most homophobic lesbian

Remember I made all this up! And I love reading all the replies yall leave!

So there are a lot of songs that make me think of vaggie and lute, the angst of killing your crush and being attacked by your best friend is just so juicy, plus friends to enemies to lovers is one of my fave tropes ever!!

I’ll always wonder about what vaggie and lutes life was like before the betrayal? So in the perfect world exterminators are heaven born critters, grown from bug eggs, they are raised to protect heaven from the outside in, basically they were born and raised to be nationalist soldiers.

Military indoctrination with bugs

Oh! And a design element with the halos is that every angel type is different, like the exterminator halo has a 4point star! The cardinal directions! And they can magical girl transform, that’s why I draw lute with a star pin/necklace.

But back to toxic yuri

Lute has this contradictory mind set, she is the most holy thing and can’t be capable of sin while also being the most wicked thing in all creation, capable of great acts of violence.

She loves the violence but she hates the shame and guilt that comes with that, so she takes it out on other things/people. Then she starts to hurt her friend, who she has a crush on btw. Very bad for her holy ego, she loves vaggie, but she also hates the way that vaggie makes her feel. Vaggie alway had the softest wings, and the brightest eyes, lute loved to smell vaggie, lavender, she recalls.

Lavender makes her feel safe and angry at the same time, it makes her face hot and tummy sick.

She had to get rid of vaggie to make all these difficult go away. It did at first, she had Adam, Emily and others to distract her. Lute became the second in command and personal chaperon to Emily! She was living the dream! She believes that it was for the best that she killed her crush, vaggie had to be put down for her sinful, tempting ways!

But the guilt and shame finally come to a head when she sees vaggie again in heaven

And not only alive… but alive and happy with some demon!

#teddz stuff #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel redesign #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel lute #vaggie #vaggie x lute #very long rant! #i’m crazy #what do y’all think about the exterminator halo concept I did here? #I think it’s cause they need to blend in with the rest of heaven #so their entire fit changes in and out of uniform. #lute x vaggie #fallenwings

[straightouttheslendermansionn]

𝑫𝑶𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑫𝑶𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹!

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓: Il Dottore/The Doctor

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: fem! reader because this is horribly self-indulgent, sadism, dacryphilia, overstimulation, edging, degradation. lots of scary and spicy things. Oh and choking. iykyk.

These are just general nsfw headcanons for my problematic fave <3

He is totally into choking. This is only half a joke, because if he sees that you enjoy it he’ll probably question it for a bit but keep doing it. Or deny you this pleasure. Depends

He likes incorporating his experimental nature into intimate practices. Which means he will absolutely edge you and/or overstimulate you and excuse his actions with his reason being experimentation.

Oh yeah and he most definitely likes the sound and look of you crying and begging. It's a motivator for him.

"It seems you like this, but why are you crying? Cheer up or I'll give you a reason to cry." he coos and wipes a single, shiny tear from your eye, a toothy grin across his face.

How utterly fucking pathetic.

He would commission Sandrone to make new erotic devices to try on you every once in a while, While she hates this idea, Mora is Mora. And he's her superior. Not like she hasn't created instruments of torture for him in the past.

And if you enjoy getting hurt, he won’t shy away, especially if you’ve been disobedient. Though if it’s just you wanting it, rather deserving it, you’ll either have to to do something to make him want to punish you or beg him. No in between.

Use your words, you’re babbling like an idiot. Would you like more marks on your body? Are you addicted to the sweet stinging against your skin?

He grips your thighs/ass while saying the last part. Just… imagine it.

Oh yeah he’s a thigh guy btw. He likes thighs and waists. Especially ones with a bit more squish. More to cut open, more to grip onto.

His weakest spot is his neck. Either go for that or bite down while giving head to earn a chuckle and a quick change of pace (meaning he either starts roughly topping or he starts fucking. This man doesn’t play).

Hell, he'll screw you on an autopsy table. He'll make sure it's nice and clean just for you. With a mirror set up and everything so you can watch as he wrecks you, the way your face looks as he bruises your insides. His gloved fingers in your mouth and your hair a mess as you're tearing up and begging for release.

On that note, he's either almost entirely clothed or not clothed at all. Most of the time it's the former.

But of course, you only get him when he's in a good mood. Obey him and be his obedient little partner if you want your hole fucked good! He can definitely satisfy, but only if you act like a good girl and obey his every whim.

It's really difficult to completely make him hard. It's hard to bring him over the edge and have him begging. He's completely a top, and a really rough one at that. Submission is more attractive to him than being dominated, though he does admire the inner fierceness in his partner when they attempt to top.

He also eats out really well but he almost never does it unless he feels you REALLY deserve it. He personally just doesn't like doing it but will very rarely make an exception.

Aftercare? Never heard of her. If he thinks he has time to spare or if you quite literally can't properly move after that, he'll scoff and then carry you somewhere where you can rest. He might even send for someone to bring you things to eat or to draw up a bath for you. It's rarely ever him though.

While this is true, he does run constant medical tests to ensure that you're nice and healthy. Biweekly blood tests, makes sure you take your required meds and vitamins, all that good stuff. This is the only factor that would, in essence, make him a caretaker dom. But only barely.

Call him Zandik in bed and he will lie you on a dissection table so fuckin fast (he hates it, seriously hates it)

Is very possessive but certainly wouldn't mind sharing you with a certain other harbinger (come on, we all know who).

Just as long as that Regrator bastard remembers who’s in charge.

A/N: The atrocious things I'd let Dottore do to me. The absolute horrendous acts I would let him perform. I am down diabolical for this man. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the content, and stay slutty my friends.

#il dottore x reader #genshin dottore #fatui harbingers #dottore #the doctor genshin #genshin x reader #genshin smut #dottore smut #smut headcanons #smut fanfic #female reader #x reader #harbinger smut #il dottore #fatui #fatui smut #genshin impact

[saerotonins]

I just saw your jjk actor au post. I will be a menace now (ilysm)

So my question is to Actor Yuji and Sukuna, since sukuna is dating, is Yuji getting spoiled by his older brothers' gf and is basically a mom to him? And will Yuji ever let sukuna live it down that he's the favorite now.

Ilysm I hope you have a good day. Sending a song for you too

co-producer rica: okay, this is an interesting one. sender send their question days before and i must say, they're very punctual! and i think it's fitting that we start with them first. (thank you for the song btw! me and the actors will include it in our playlists <33)

yuuji: i agree! that's like standing up on a long line just to get tickets :0

yuuji: for the question, i do get spoiled by his partner often! you know that one tiktok sound? yeah, that's basically me, i'm their adopted child now

sukuna: no you're not! you just swoop yourself in like a sneaky little snake, and my partner just coddles you too much. *pouts, arms crossed*

yuuji: *sticks out his tongue at sukuna* don't worry, fluffy-anna, he's just jealous that i get his partner's attention. and YEA i will never let my bro live it down >:D i'm their fave and he's not

sukuna: we all know that's a fucking lie

sukuna's s/o in the back w/ the crew: what yuuji said is true by the way! and sukuna, language please!

yuuji: i told you!

sukuna: *playfully rolls his eyes and sighs* alright, but yes, yuuji is practically our practice child now but whatever.

co-producer rica's note: sukuna's just one grumpy fellow, fluffy-anna, but he definitely babies yuuji from time to time on set

*sukuna on the background*: hey, take that back!

#JJK ASK EVENT 🎬 #⭐️ JJK ASK: Yuuji #⭐️ JJK ASK: Sukuna

[pooktales]

Reflection on Cpt 23: Gunslinger’s Glory, part 1

So I decided it might be fun to reflect on some of these fanfiction stories I’ve been posting over on fanfiction.net, chapter by chapter. Spoilers, by the way, if you haven’t read this one yet.

Fave Quote

Today, let’s pull up my favorite quote from The Embarrassing Story of How I Became a Blood Knight, Cpt 23. This is a hard one. I’m torn between when Britecleff refused to give Sunthraze any of his expensive brandy, saying “I can handle shitty situations, but obviously you can’t.” Which was… so short-sighted of him, I just smacked my forehead. I do love Britecleff by the way. I adore him greatly. Him and his super-expensive, exotic hair cuts. But then, Sunthraze did a good job of pointing out to Britecleff that he wasn’t the one who wrongfully arrested someone. (Britecleff wrongfully arrested Sunthraze, that is.)

But I think for my favorite quote of Chapter 23, I’m going to go with this one:

“Aha! So you admit you’re a coward.”

Pyorin blinked rapidly as he defended himself, “I admit that I didn’t want Prince Arthas Menethil to commit a war crime on my person because I’m whispering really loudly to a palace guard about his big ass, lord-of-the-dead-goat-skull-gun—Well, yes I am!”

Pyorin freaked out over Tempest calling him a coward, because he refused to give everyone a heads up that Arthas arrived at the Sunspire for the royal shooting party with a friggin Frostmourne version of a rifle? I mean?

That kind of scared me actually, after I was done describing Arthas’ gun. It did seem pretty damn terrible. Imagine if they added a Frostmourne-gun to the game? Oy. Not to even talk about all the people fighting to farm that damned thing. Who gets to equip that, Hunters? Death Knights complaining on the forums that they should? And Warriors and Rogues can still equip guns too, right? And there’s Paladins. Anyway…

Hope you guys didn’t come here for deep literary analysis, btw.

Process

I break the fourth wall all the time, whether I’m writing fanfiction or writing Warcraft song parodies that I perform in-game. (Anyone here not heard that I do that yet? It’s pretty damned funny, lol. I’ll re-blog a poster if I do it again.) Um, but it just leads me into the next cool thing I wanted to share about Chapter 23. You’ve probably noticed the Easter eggs. I guess I could call them Easter eggs? There are a few references at least to Arthas invading and laying waste to Silvermoon City. Honestly, I was cackling when I first did it and started sprinkling some more in there. Tempest saying no one would ever let Arthas commit a crime inside of Silvermoon City? Tragically sad if you think of what happened in the lore, that Arthas pretty much nearly destroyed Quel’thalas. And then I already mentioned Pyorin being afraid that Arthas would commit ‘a warcrime on his person.’

Oh my god. I just.

Well, other than laughing really hard every time I lowkey did that, I really enjoyed getting back to this fanfic. Finally. Whee! I admit that pieces of this chapter had been sitting around for… maybe a year? Longer? I got stuck on trying to finish The Romancer Turaho for a really long time and, honestly, I decided to pause that story and finish at least this fanfiction-in-progress that I’ve got going. It was satisfying for me to make sure that the original My Life For My Prince stories got finished when I first started making fanfiction years ago, so I want to continue with that standard. Plus The Embarassing Story of How I Became a Blood Knight is insanely fun because I like being able to play with the OG cast & crew and put them in various ‘when I was in my twenties hanging out in Silvermoon’ situations. Mainly I went with this story as the next in the series because I couldn’t resist the chance to do that for the original Blood Knights Fennore, Pyorin, Sunthraze and Saturna, as well as the two ladies Tempest and Daphne in a prequel.

Next Up

And, I have finally, FINALLY reached the point where I can set up some extremely good Kael’thas versus Arthas drama. I already have some lines that I jotted down on precious scraps of paper—Kael’thas reversing horrible things Arthas said to him in the game/stories, Jaina bringing up Stratholme again, ho boy. I was screaming laughter today messing around with those scenes. I hope you guys enjoy it.

But for the very next chapter, look forward to seeing the actual, factual shooting contest between the most unlikely players in the Warcraft Silvermoon canon and some of these non-canon characters I made up. King Anasterian versus Arthas, versus Britecleff, versus… It’s mostly written but I’m starting to think now of other characters I had better put in there. So, since I have to re-work what I already have? Maybe I might do that? It could take me a while to get the next chapter up. But know that it’s gonna be funny and dramatic.

And of course, what the heck is going to happen when Kael’thas finally shows up to the scene, guns blazing all around him? Or, is Kael’thas too clever for all of that? Perhaps he’s outsmarted everyone. Hell, he’s outsmarted me so far. I’m not totally sure what Kael’thas is going to do yet. I want him to do something that I wouldn’t think of right away, something super-slick to deal with this horrible social situation where Arthas is staying over in his castle, right in his home. We’ll have to see.

Well, that’s all I have for now. This was fun to do, reflect a bit on the process and how much fun I had putting this chapter together. Hope ya’ll are having fun reading!

P.S.

Oh and the chapter title Gunslinger’s Glory was me trying to think of something fun related to a shooting tournament… guns… cowboys? Epic western movie aesthetic? The Dead South!

You have to listen to this, it’s incredible. And, it’s great music to vibe to if you’re writing a fantasy story with big, big moral darks and lights, high drama, tragedy. I might even do that for the next chapter. Weirdly, right now it’s Doja Cat if you can believe it?

[lowlights]

Sunday Morning

Hi. I'm back with my fave domestic man, Pero, who just won't leave me in peace. Thank you to @tuskens-mando for encouraging me as always, @ezrasbirdie for the suggestion of the pet name, and all my lovely bbys on here who listen to me rant and cheer me on. I have been in my feelings the past few days and needed something sweet.

Sunday Morning

WC: 2.8k (mistakes are mine)

Pairing: Neighbor!Pero Tovar (Modern AU)x f!Reader (I imagine her chubby but there's very little description)

Warnings: Mature. Just absolutely epic amounts of fluff. Both Pero and Reader have had a bit of a hard life and need to feel some TLC, Pero being broad and large, fingering, smooches, sweetness, talk of food.

BTW: the little potato quality gif of Pedro in The Great Wall rehearsals inspired what Pero is wearing in this story.

**

Thump thump thump.

Your eyes blink open as you are startled out of a dreamless sleep. You reach for your phone, its bright light blinding you momentarily. 7:05 am? On a Sunday? Who is pounding at your door at such an ungodly hour?

You shuffle to the front door and peek through the peephole. You only see a grey t-shirt stretched across a broad back, along with soft brown hair that’s getting so long it’s starting to curl. You don’t need the man to turn around and show his face to know who it is. You undo the locks and pull the door open.

“Pero? What are you doing here?” you ask, brain still swaddled in sleep. Your neighbor was a quiet man who mostly kept to himself but who had slowly but steadily turned into a friend. It started with swapping mail that had been wrongly delivered to the other, had progressed to sitting out on the bench together while your dog Billie played, to movie nights and shared cartons of takeout.

He turns around as you speak and walks into your living room, stopping to give Billie some head scritches where she lies curled up on the couch.

“Kitchen sink or bathroom sink?” he asks gruffly, large toolbox in hand.

“What?” you ask as you slide the locks back into place and turn to face him.

He tries to hide a smile at the mess that is your hair and the oversized forest green shirt you are wearing, the hem of your sleep shorts just barely seen underneath. “You texted me ‘my sink is leaking’ at one in the morning and I just saw it. Is it the kitchen sink or the bathroom sink?”

“I didn’t think you would get here before the sun came up,” you lament, punctuating your sentence with a quiet yawn. You had texted him out of frustration last night after dumping yet another full bucket of water into the tub. Cursing your landlord who had known about the problem for the last two weeks, you had sent the SOS text. “I’m sorry that I made it seem like an emergency.”

Pero just shakes his head. “I do not care about that, I just want to get it fixed. Kitchen or bathroom?”

You point down the hall towards the bathroom and he turns on his heel and makes his way down the short hallway. You pad along behind him and can’t help but think about how his large frame fills your little apartment.

Pero immediately sets to work opening the cabinet under the sink and pulling out everything from underneath. “How long has it been like this?” he inquires, settling onto his back under the sink.

You hesitate, knowing that the answer is going to annoy him. Pero had taken it upon himself to look after you and your apartment, wanting always to make sure that you were cared for and safe. You had chalked it up to the fact that you live alone and Pero was just being a good neighbor, but the true meaning was something that still lived deep inside Pero’s chest.

You bite your lip as you lean against the doorframe, arms crossed. “Um, a little bit. I told the landlord about it.”

Pero huffs out a dry laugh. “He is an idiot, I’ve told you this.”

Smiling, you let your gaze roam across Pero’s body as he takes a large wrench to the pipes. His ever-present jeans were slung low on his hips and his t-shirt was riding up as he went about fixing the leak. You stare unabashedly at the slice of his torso that is visible, his golden skin dusted with dark hair that disappears below his belt. You chastise yourself for thoughts that play through your head as you realize Pero is saying your name.

“What?” you say, startled out of your daydream.

“I said I can fix this today, just give me a few minutes. Perhaps you should make yourself some coffee, chica?” He doesn’t wait for a response before he is clanging around and cursing under his breath. You take one last look at him before heading into the kitchen to find some breakfast and the largest cup of coffee you can manage.

You move through your familiar morning routine, only this time it’s doubled. Double the amount of eggs, double the slices of toast, double the amount of coffee beans dumped into the grinder. You’re watching the coffee beans spin around and around into dust, lost in thought about how domestic it feels and trying very hard to ignore the warmth that is spreading through your chest.

You’ve got the coffee percolating when you sense a presence behind you. “Sink is fixed.”

Spinning around, you smile at him and open your mouth to express your thanks, but the look on his face stops you in your tracks. His eyes are dark, his normal scowl even deeper than usual.

“Why didn’t you let me know sooner, preciosa?” Pero asks with a frown. “I told you I should be your first call when something goes wrong.” He walks towards you, stopping only a step away.

This is a new term of endearment, and it coupled with his proximity makes you feel like your heart is beating in your throat. You look up at him and mumble something about not wanting to be a bother, which makes his frown soften.

He sighs and moves in even closer, watching closely for any sign that he is making you uncomfortable. “You are never a bother to me. Anything you need, I am yours.” He says it like a promise, a pledge. You have been working your way into his heart for some time now, but seeing you stand there in your pajamas, sleep-mussed and soft and worried about bothering him, his feelings for you are dangerously close to spilling out.

You take in a deep breath, the faint smell of him filling your senses. You don’t know what it’s like to truly feel cared for, having left a bad family situation at a young age. You were independent and sufficient, but it felt unexpectedly comforting to know that someone had your back in this world. You can feel your cheeks warm as you tentatively wrap your arms around him, resting your head against his chest.

Although you can’t see it, Pero’s eyebrows shoot up in surprise. He can’t remember the last time he was hugged like this, having also not been shown much care by others in his life. He gathers you close in his arms and holds you to him, one hand splayed across your back and the other cradling the back of your head.

Both of you stay like this, unmoving, for who knows how long. Pero finally feels you shift in his arms and he is already lamenting the end of your hug. But to his surprise, you don’t pull away. Instead, you just look up at him with eyes that shine with unshed tears, arms still wrapped around him. He desperately wants to take away whatever pain is buried inside of you, confident that he could shoulder it instead.

“Thank you. For everything. Will you stay for some breakfast?”

“Will you make me your strange egg toast?” he asks, giving you a hopeful smile.

You grin up at him as you nod, each of you pulling apart reluctantly. While you make some gently scrambled eggs and toast, Pero pulls the butter and strawberry jam from the fridge and leaves it next to you, scooting close behind you to pass. He fills two coffee mugs and takes them to the table that is situated in the little corner of the room by the kitchen, folding himself up to fit into the alcove. You’re not far behind with two plates of perfectly toasted wheat bread, slathered with butter and jam, and topped with eggs and black pepper. Pero hums appreciatively as you sit down next to him before digging in with gusto, hunched over his food like he always is.

Chewing in silence, you are hyper-aware of how your thighs are touching under the table, the rough texture of his jeans against your bare legs. You try to focus on your breakfast but all you can think about is how good he smells. Dammit.

In between bites, Pero gestures towards your hair with his fork. “Is this a new style?”

You reach one hand up and feel the mess of hair on top of your head, eyes widening. Pero only smirks at you.

“Well, this is what I look like when someone pulls me straight out of bed. Don’t laugh at me!” you say with a playful slap to his arm.

Pero puts down his fork as the smirk falls from his face, melting into a serious but pensive look. “You always look beautiful, preciosa,” he says softly.

You mirror his action and put your own fork down, turning your body towards him. You can hear your heartbeat in your ears as you place one hand on his arm. “Pero, I…why do you take such good care of me?”

Looking down at where your hand, Pero leans in close to you. He clears his throat and says, “I just want to make sure you’re alright. You…you mean something to me.”

You know the words of this confession are hard for him. He doesn’t say much, electing often to observe instead. Even when he does speak he tends to lean into sarcasm or dry humor. But these soft words are laden with so much emotion and honesty that you are fearful he might put back up those walls of his if you say the wrong thing.

He’s just staring at your hand on his arm, still as stone. You slowly lift your hand from his forearm to his cheek, tilting his head up slightly so that he can see you when you say the words he desperately needs to hear.

“I care about you, too. So much. I don’t know what I would do without you.”

Pero turns his head and presses a kiss into your palm, eyes never leaving yours. His soul is laid bare before you, a look in his eyes that you’ve never seen before. That deep secret, the one he has kept shoved down in his chest, is bubbling out of him and he knows there is no turning back if he takes that next step forward.

You smile softly and he’s done for. He meant what he said before: he is yours.

He leans forward and kisses you, lips slotted against your own. He tastes like coffee and strawberry jam and is tugging you as close to him as possible, communicating through his kiss everything he still can’t say. Your hands are in his hair and gripping his shoulders, clutching the soft grey fabric of his shirt in your fists.

You break apart to breathe, resting your forehead against his. His hands run up and down your thighs, enraptured by the feel of them under his hands and the thrill that he is allowed to touch you at all. “Maybe we can go somewhere not so cramped?” he suggests.

Looking over at Billie’s long limbs stretched out on the couch, you know better than to think she will move out of the way. You take a risk and stand up, coming around to pull Pero up by the hand and lead him back towards your bedroom. He follows dutifully, gripping your hand tightly and almost running into you when you stop at the foot of your bed.

You turn to look at him and say with nervous sincerity, “We don’t have to do anything, I just…think it might be nice to…lie together? It’s still early.”

Pero leans down to kiss you again before kicking off his shoes. You nod at him to take one side of the bed while you take the other, meeting each other in the middle. He stares at you, all signs of his normally grumpy demeanor absent. You turn away from him and pull his arm across your body, urging him to scoot behind you. He does so without another word, just a kiss placed behind your ear as he rests his hand across your stomach. Normally you would feel self-conscious about this action, but he just makes you feel…safe. Secure. Cared for.

Neither one of you expected this, and yet you both realize this is exactly what you’ve been building towards with each other. The movie nights spent gravitating towards each other, the way you both register and recall each other’s idiosyncrasies, the accidental touches that were never truly accidental. Tenderness is something that has been in short supply for both of you, so to have this moment now seems so intimate that you almost feel like crying.

A lump forms in your throat and almost immediately Pero seems to notice. “Preciosa, are you alright?”

You nod and nuzzle back into him, letting his warmth envelop you. His hand skims your torso, down and up again, over and over, softly grazing just under your tits and back down across the swell of your hips. He stops at the hem of your shirt, toying with it between two fingers. A silent ask, without pressure or expectation, to take it further.

You help guide his hand to lift the shirt until he finds the waistband of your shorts.

“Are you sure?” he says lowly.

You twist so that your lips can meet his, your hand tangling in his dark brown curls. “Positive,” you whisper back.

Settling back against his broad chest, you shift your hips so that Pero can easily work his fingers down to your core. He does so gently, trailing one finger across your folds where he finds you warm and wanting.

“Oh, preciosa, will you let me take care of you? So wet for me,” he says as he teases your entrance.

“God, please,” you beg, unashamed at how much you want him. You can feel him growing hard behind you as he seeks some friction against your ass, zipper pressed against his throbbing cock.

He heeds your plea and slides one of his large fingers into you, curling slightly as his thumb skims over your clit. You arch against him, gasping at the sensation. He murmurs soothing phrases in Spanish in your ear, drawing his finger in and out of you before adding a second. He creates his own tantalizing rhythm; thrusting, scissoring, curling with his fingers while his thumb rubs against your swollen clit in between. The sounds your wet pussy is making coupled with the soft moans he is pulling from you make him so hard he thinks he might come right in his pants.

But for now, this is about you. He needs to communicate how he can care for you and love you without having to say the words; he is a man of action and he isn’t ready to utter those syllables yet although he knows the feeling is already there. So he repeats his ministrations, building and building until he curls and rubs together at just the right moment, making you see stars behind your eyelids and call out his name.

The way your cunt flutters around his fingers has him craving the same feeling around his cock. He lets you ride out your orgasm, holding you tight to his body, letting you feel how turned on you make him. When he pulls his fingers from you, you turn around to face him and throw your leg over his hips, letting his denim-clad dick rub against your sensitive sex.

You kiss him over and over again, eagerly obliging when his tongue begs for access to your mouth and squealing when he grabs a handful of your ass to grind himself against you.

“You know, Pero, if this is how it’s going to be you’re welcome over here as early as you want,” you say with a smile, kissing his nose and laughing as he scrunches up his face at you.

“If we’re going to have early mornings, it might just make sense if I stay the night. No commute that way,” he says.

“Good idea,” you say with a kiss before Pero grabs hold of you and tugs you up so that you are fully straddling him.

“By the way, don’t think I didn’t notice since the moment I walked in that you’re not wearing a bra,” he says, pulling you down to kiss along your neck.

“Oh god,” you say as you feel your cheeks warm with equal parts embarrassment and arousal. “I should really put on something sexier for our first time. Lingerie or at least a cute bra.”

He grunts in disagreement. “As if you’re not the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen? I want you just as you are.”

You roll your eyes, but he spends the rest of the day proving it to you. And every day after that.

**

A/N: Yes, I make eggs and egg sandwiches like that. With any jam, really. You should try it! Good with white cheddar too...

#pero tovar #pero tovar x f!reader #pero tovar x reader #the great wall #fluffy fluff #with a bit of smut #as a treat #pedro pascal character fanfiction #i'll never stop writing him just as soft as can be

[hinasakuino]

Boyfriend Material

  Ft. J. Kirstein, A.Arlet, L. Ackerman,  E.Yeager, R.Braun, E. Smith

Lemme just preface this by saying I am so excited to start dabbling in other fandoms + writing. I have a silly demon slayer au I’m writing plus Levi 100 followers celebratory fic! So without further ado, enjoy! (Sfw & nsfw h/c about my fave boys! Modern au btw!) ((pps it’s kinda long bare w/me pls))

  Jean Kirstein

  (sfw)

 Jean would be the guy you see every day on your way to class always sitting alone either reading by himself or people watching or on the rare occasion he had a friend with him.

He’s clueless about you changing your course to class just to have a chance to speak with him but he does think it’s odd when you keep asking him questions, he can see your college ID you’ve been going to the school for three years now and all your classes were near each other, how did you keep forgetting your way to class?

He finally understands you’re trying to get his attention when he spots you and some friends hanging out in the cafeteria. Your friends teased you while you blushed. He decided the courtyard was too hot today and was seeking the crisp chill provided by the air conditioners. He didn’t mean to eavesdrop but he thought it was funny you went through all the trouble just to impress him. He thinks it was sweet.

Will now attempt casual conversation, but discovers he’s just as awkward as you were. 

Finally got the courage to ask you out after witnessing you interacting with a classmate, he thought you were pretty before but you were especially stunning when sporting such a beautiful smile. 

Decides on the classic dinner and movie idea but takes you to see the movie first so that y’all can have something to discuss while you eat. 

Thinks you’ll pick the romcom is shocked when you choose the classic slasher remake movie, side-eyes you nearly the entire movie for being completely enamored with the movie.

Dinner is interesting he learns you’re majoring in film and arts,  feels extra confident after coming up with the 

Movie date idea.

(nsfw)

Tries to leave you with just one kiss but the way you cling to him makes him painfully hard and he debates on leaving because he doesn't want to pressure you into something you’re not comfortable doing

But the way you lick the shell of his ear and grind with his front, he’s pinning you against the wall, nipping at your neck, making you mewl loudly against his ear and he can’t wait to elicit more noises from you. 

Thank the lord you have a private dorm to yourself because he’s taking your top off the minute you’re pushed into the living room. It doesn't take him long to take your skirt off, there you lay clad in a mauve lingerie set, you try your best to come across as sexy and not shy. 

“Fuck you’re so sexy.” He whispers, he’s on his knees in an instant, kissing across your thighs, and he can hear your breath hitching the closer he gets to your glistening cunt. 

“Please” You moan out, and how can he deny you when you asked so nicely?

Is a tease, will take his time when going down on you, always pressing soft kisses and licks to your center until you’re whimpering and begging for release. 

This man loves pleasing you. He really likes to hear you moan his name, the soft pants and whimpers make him harder than ever. 

By the time he’s ready to slip past your wet walls, he’s nearly there. 

You’re so tight, your walls conform around him, and it doesn’t take him long to cum deep inside your cunt. 

Apologizes when he realized he didn’t pull out, he was too pussy drunk, riding out that high. 

Doesn’t leave right after because you look absolutely fucked out and adorable as you try to stay up listening to his rambling. 

He’s hooked and not ashamed to say so. 

Armin Arlet

  (Sfw)

vvv self indulgent I love him!

  He’s so sweet, bless his heart! 

You’ve known him since primary school, you hadn’t actually talked to him until he approached you at a kickback. 

It was completely unexpected because you always knew him to be shy but here he was standing across from you making you laugh and you’re pleasantly surprised when you realize you have so much in common. 

You give him your number in hopes of hanging out with him more but it’s silent for the first two days. 

Truthfully Armin is still shocked that someone as pretty as you even gave him the time of day. It’s what he tells you when he calls four days later in the middle of the night drunk. 

You entertain his drunk conversation and he eventually persuades you to go out with him the next day.

You’re nervous and excited because you’re going to bike to your picnic area, and he seemed very passionate about biking. 

You try to dress as comfortably as possible, biker shorts and a matching sports bra with a jacket to cover up just in case. 

Armin loses his mind when he sees you, all your curves on display have him just a teeny bit pent up, he was ready for the bike ride to release this feeling. 

Except it never went away because you ended up riding in front of him and he couldn't help sneaking glances at your pert round bottom. 

He had to pretend to crash twice to avoid popping a boner.

When you finally arrived at the area, it's beautiful in the middle of a flower field. A blanket was placed next to the pond for relaxation there was an actual table with the food spread on top covered by silver covers. 

“Armin!” You exclaim in surprise. You smile back to him sweetly, his heart skips a beat, without thinking he pulls his phone out and snaps a picture. 

“You looked cute!” He defends, face turning pink. You smile but lead the way to the table, he rushes over and pulls the chair out making you giggle, he was trying to be a gentleman... 

The date goes smoothly, Armin is glad things were working out and he really enjoyed himself. 

He steals glances at you during the drive home, and when he’s parked in your apartment complex he stumbles over his words as he tries to ask for another date. 

He’s so damn you, you lean over the console and lift his chin to face you. You lean in close and press a sweet kiss to his lips, you don’t miss his hesitation like he wants to kiss you more but doesn’t want to overdo it. 

“I’d love to go out with you again Armin.” You whisper looking from his lips to his eyes while biting your bottom lip. You’re going to be the death of him, he swears. 

“I’ll call you.” He says when you step out. He waits for you to step into your apartment and shut the door before he pulls off. 

You slide down the door, your heart is racing and you’re happy as hell because for the first time in a while you actually enjoyed yourself. 

  (nsfw)

  Armin reminisces about the early stages of your relationship, he tries to wonder if you’ve always been a tease? He thinks of the first date, that outfit you wore, and confirms you have. 

Like now, while the both of you attended Eren’s birthday party, you constantly brush against him in such sinful ways he wants to take you away to one of the rooms but he endures it because he secretly likes it. 

The minute you step foot into his apartment, he has you against the wall, pressing needy kisses into your neck.

“What brought this on?” You gasp out in between kisses. He doesn’t respond immediately, just continues to bully your lips, biting and suckling until you dart your tongue out, seeking his taste. 

He swallows your moans, and his hands start roaming your body, he stops at your breast, he knows you’re not wearing a bra and he wastes no time attacking your sensitive buds. 

He loves making you come undone this way, he loves that he has you whimpering and moaning in his hands he still can’t believe you get like this because of him. It turns him on so fucking much. 

But because you’re you, you always try to take control, your hands grip the hairs at the nape of his neck, pulling him away from the kiss. He groans out a noise deep in his throat and the noise is heaven to your ears because he sounds absolutely wrecked. 

“Y/n…” He pants out in irritation. You smirk and lean forward pressing a kiss to his neck. He turns his head to the side and lets you leave a trail of lovebites of your own. He goes absolutely insane when you mark him. 

“Arminnn….” You drag out his name in a mocking tone and he groans in frustration.

He’s not in the mood for your teasing so he pulls away from you, making you whine but he ignores you, he sits on the sofa, unbuttoning his shirt, he decides it’s his turn to tease you. 

You sit on the opposite sofa and watch as your boyfriend teases you. He takes his shirt off and runs his hands up and down his bare chest. He keeps eye contact when he reaches his pants, one hand unzipping while he pulls his dick out with the other. 

“Arminnn…” You whine his name and sit forward. He smirks and licks a wet stipe on his hand before starting a slow rhythm, he squeezes the tip of his dick and grunts because he’s so sensitive there. 

“Fuck look at you, squirming and I haven’t even touched you.” He chuckles throatily and throws his head back picking up the pace. He grabs himself at the base and has to hold himself because he’s embarrassingly close. 

“ ‘Min.” You whine, he peeks at you and you get up, sinking to your knees in front of him. He takes a deep breath because he’s not expecting you to engulf him in your mouth. He rarely asks for head, mostly because he does the giving.

“Oh fuck!” He moans aloud, his eyes roll to the back, your mouth is so warm and wet it’s heaven on earth. 

You get to work, swallowing him down, taking him mostly before gagging. He tangles his hand in your hair and makes a fist, pulling you off his cock, before dragging you back down making you gag. 

“ ‘m sorry..” He mutters then cants his hips upward to fuck your mouth, he doesn’t have the patience to hold back, not when you’re deep-throating him like this, moaning around his cock. 

He’s nice, he pulls back when he’s about to cum, the thought of you swallowing all his cum is too dirty for him to imagine so he releases it on your chest.  

He doesn’t forget about you, he sinks to the ground with you, he’s so desperate to taste you. 

“Pull this off.” He groans yanking at the zipper to your shorts. You do as you're told, anticipation washing over you at your boyfriend’s eagerness. 

He doesn’t even let you fully relax before he’s going down on you, you haven’t even removed your shorts or panties, but that doesn’t stop him from pushing them to the side, delving into your silky walls. 

He wants you to cum, he doesn’t beat around the bush, he’s got his fingers rubbing your clit urgently, while he fucks his tongue into you. You grip his blonde locks trying to prepare yourself for this orgasm. 

“Mmmm Armin, please…” You whine, your hips moving in sync with his movements involuntarily, He doesn’t let up and soon you’re curling in on yourself, locking Armin’s head in place as you come undone. 

Will clean you up and bring you to bed for cuddles because he literally just wants to mold your body to his.

  Levi Ackerman

                (sfw)

    This man straight up ignores you when you first meet. He’s here to do a job and that’s it. 

 You don’t let up after this. If anything you want to get this man to smile at least once. 

  You once joke to your coworkers that he’s actually an AI bot sent to the office to replace all humans in the work area. 

He hears the joke, and despite himself quirks a corner of his lip up. 

“His face moved!” You shout from across the office, he drinks from his mug and turns to sit back at his cubicle. Like he said from the start, he’s here to work. 

Things take a turn when Erwin puts his name in the secret santa-esque Valentine's day drawing. He chokes on his coffee when he hears his name being called, and then yours soon after. 

Two tickets for Top golf and wine tasting are presented before you both. Before Levi even has a chance to decide which is the better option he sees you snatching the top golf tickets and laughing like a maniac. 

“You’re going down Ackerman!” You point across him, everyone has eyes on him and he can’t help but shake his head at your ridiculousness.

He debates on going to the date, but he’s surprised when you call him two hours before the scheduled meeting time. 

“You better not stand me up. If you do I’ll tell everyone in the office and then they’ll hate you because how could you stand up someone so sweet?” You taunt. He laughs but assures you that he will in fact be there. 

And he is fifteen minutes early actually. 

He doesn’t show but he’s nervous. It’s why he orders a drink and waits for you to arrive. 

He begins to panic when five minutes pass and you don’t show up. Let another ten minutes go by before he’s texting and then calling your phone. 

“Where are you?” He asks you can hear the frown in his voice, you thank your driver and exit the car. “I’m outside, I’m so sorry, My ride got canceled three times.” You say as you run into the building. It’s cold out, your outfit still doesn’t stop the coldness from seeping in. 

“Are you in the front?” He asks, you can hear and echo so he has to be close by. You turn and run right into him. 

“Oh, shi-” You groan and jump back apologizing once you see a little of your makeup has smeared on his sleeve. He waves you off and offers a friendly hug making you drop your jaw in shock.

“Come one, I set up over here.” He leads you to the back, where his jacket is draped across a seat. He moves it and helps you up the stool. 

“Do you want a drink?” He asks and you shake your head yes, and settle on water.

Levi isn’t the best at golf. But you’re just as bad. He makes it a competition, for every target either of you hit, you can ask a question and the other person has to answer. 

By the end of the game, you know more about Levi than you ever would’ve thought. He surprises you when he pays for your food and drinks,  and again when he offers to bring you home. 

You’re so excited to go to work you decide to do a vigorous skincare routine & even lay your clothes out for the next day.

When you make it to work though, Levi is the same old Levi, ignoring your antics and barely cracking a smile. It kind of pisses you off. 

  (Nsfw)

  Things change between the two of you. You no longer look to include him in the office shenanigans, and when others ask about the date, you shut down, shrugging and coming up with an excuse that things just didn't work out. 

Levi hears this gossip and feels like shit. He tries to catch you alone multiple times but you almost always have someone with you or find quick excuses to exit the conversation. 

He gives up after a week of you dodging him. Thinks it’s pointless that he’s basically chasing you. He’s kinda pissed. 

Things change when Erwin announces the employees attending the quarterly conference. Of course, he calls you, of course, Levi’s name is called right after the murmurs star, and he looks to find your eyes, you’re staring at him already and he looks away quickly because he doesn’t think he can face you. Even if it’s been a month. 

You surprise him more when you sit next to him on the charter bus the company rents. “Don’t get your hopes up, it was this seat or the ones next to the toilets .” You say, slipping the sleep mask on your eyes. 

You fall asleep the minute the bus moves because he feels your head dip and then you’re resting it on his shoulder snoring softly. 

The problem starts when you’re an hour into the journey, still asleep, softly moaning his name. As if he didn’t have enough on his plate. He adjusted himself in his pants, he wasn’t going to get hard to this. 

He failed, especially when you rub against him, he has to shake you awake to avoid a complete boner. You groan and lift your head groggily.  You fuss at him, he grumbles that your snoring kept him up. You roll your eyes and bundle up in the seat facing away from him. He’s tripping if he thinks you’re moving, you mutter, he’s just going to have to deal with the snoring!

Avoids you the minute you stop at the hotel. You ignore the pain in your chest and gather your bags. Erwin stops you asking for Levi but you shrug, you just wanted to go back to sleep. 

The conference is boring. There’s no other way to put it. Day one was a mixer, you tried to talk to people from the other companies but they weren’t fun. You made a drinking game so by the time Levi stopped by the mixer you’re sitting alone at the bar tipsy as hell. 

“Shouldn’t you be mingling and interacting with other companies?” He asks in your ear. You jump and look back, he looks so damn good in that suit. You drag your eyes up slowly, making sure to bite your lip when you meet his.

“Aren’t you supposed to be ignoring me?” You retort, sipping the drink the bartender places in front of you.

He doesn’t answer but he slides into the space next to you and leans back looking at the guest around them. 

“For the record, I wasn’t trying to ignore you. We just wouldn’t work out.” He comments. You freeze and look at him frowning but he doesn’t meet your gaze. 

“Of course, the only hot guy in the office has commitment issues. Why did I have to like him? Everyone is like ‘Oh Erwin is so nice and strong and hot” but I had to jump on the fucking cold brooding Levi Train. Fuck me.” She mutters. 

He looks at you then. You look sad, pouting as you dipped your drink. Without thinking Levi reaches out, grabbing your face and pulling you into a kiss.

It catches you off guard but you react quickly, your lips melting against his surprisingly soft ones. 

“We can take this up to my room.” He groans against your lips. You nod your head frantically and that’s all he needs then he’s pulling you off the stool and towards the elevator. 

You try to touch him in the elevator but he makes you stand still by your side in case you run into anyone from the company. You whine the entire time. He swats your ass, a sharp sting that gets you quiet, frowning and pouting up at him. 

He makes you wait when you get in his room as well. You’re about to complain but he comes back shirtless and with a bottle of water. 

“Drink.” He demands, you pout but does as he says. When you’ve got a little bit to the halfway mark he takes it away and places it on the bedside table. 

He aids in taking your pantsuit off, he’s shocked at your lack of bra, but he can’t take his eyes off the way your ass cheeks sucks in the thong you’re wearing. 

“Levi…” You whine, he scolds you and takes his time peeling the tiny fabric down the length of your legs. 

“Do you know how hard it’s been to ignore you?” He mumbles when he kisses the inside of your thigh. 

“The fact that you’ve been dreaming of me too. Fuck y/n.” He practically growls. You lean into his touch, he’s massaging the globes of your ass,  he pushes you forward and you lay on the bed, arching your ass in the air for him. 

“Levi, I want you so bad.” He nods eagerly and doesn't waste any time kissing down your slit. He licks into your walls skillfully, easing a finger in eliciting the sweetest drawn-out moan from you. 

“Mmmm Fuck.” You groan, your hands grip the blankets below you. He’s everywhere on you and you can’t escape it. 

“You’re so tight, you can barely take my finger, how can you take my cock?” He teases. You whine but push your ass back to him. He smacks you hard on your left cheek making you gasp. 

“You’re such a tease.” You start to fuss but he’s back to suckling on your puffy clit and it drives you crazy. You buck your hips and bite down on the sheets. You feel like you’re going to explode. 

“Give it to me.” He says, a simple sentence but the raspiness in his voice makes you come undone, he groans when you gush your wetness for him, you’re completely unaware of the fact that he’s been jerking himself and he cums with a silent gasp, panting out your name and curse words before collapsing on the end next to you. 

The next morning he doesn’t give you the silent treatment, he helps you pack your things and puts them on the bus for you, no one says anything when you two sit at the back cuddled up and whispering to each other. 

  A/n: pt2 coming soon, this was 3.6k+ words of self indulgent drabble that I think fits each boy, pt 2 coming soon, I basically split this post in half, and hadn’t finished editing the rest another thing to note, I still don’t know how to format my post ^-^ 🥴 anywho thanks for reading and remember, requests are open! <33

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#attack on titan #jean kirstein #jean kirstein x reader #jean kirstein imagine #jean kirstein x y/n #jean kirstein x you #armin arlet #armin arlet x reader #armin arlet imagines #armin arlet x y/n #armin arlet x you #levi ackerman #Levi Ackerman x reader #levi ackerman imagine #Levi Ackerman x y/n #Levi Ackerman x you

[kdramaxoxo]

hiii~ ! I've recently started watching kdramas again and I don't know which ones are worth watching. could u recommend some good ones to me if possible?? thank youuu ^^ (btw love your blog 💌)

Welcome back to K-dramas anon!

Also, thank you so much for the blog love - it means a lot to me :)

I'm not sure when you stopped watching k-dramas, or what genres you like, so I'll just recommend way too many and you can pick what sounds good?

Great K-Dramas in a Variety of Genres:

Fight for My Way (slice of life/romcom): I love this drama! Always a fave for me, this drama is funny and heartwarming! The leading lady is a strong female which I LOVE, and Park Seo Joon plays her really cute down to earth best friend. It’s a childhood friends to lovers trope with a group of regular people (no rich heirs in this show!) and has a happy ending and a lot of cute flirting, cuddling and kissing. Argh I love these two!

Terius Behind Me (Action/Adventure): FBI agent goes under disguise as a babysitter! While there are some intense parts of this drama because it’s a crime thriller, the characters are super funny and all work perfectly together to create a comedic element. Honestly this show was almost perfect for me, and I’m very picky.

Shopping King Louie (romcom): Ridiculously fun and lighthearted romp following a spoiled and useless chaebol with amnesia who is being taken care of by a country bumpkin in the city. Very low stakes, super adorable couple, and as many tropes as you can fit in your bag, this one is one of my favorites to recommend.

Flower of Evil (psychological thriller): A psychological thriller centered around a jewelry maker who is running from his past, and his cop wife (power couple alert!)  who doesn’t know his original identity. The chemistry of the couple is amazing and all of the characters are nuanced and interesting. I was on the edge of my seat, AND sobbing! Also, I finally understand Lee Jun Ki stans, he was SO GOOD in this!

Extraordinary You/ A Day Found By Chance (fantasy/romance): This magical k-drama has my heart. It plays with all of the predictable tropes and then just goes crazy! While not perfect towards the end, I give this show bonus points for being super creative AND inspiring me to read a LOT of fan fic. I think about this drama more than any other.

Extracurricular (thriller): An unusual, fast paced thriller about an introverted high school boy mixed up in a prostitution ring. His crush gets involved and well, I don’t want to say what happens but it’s a wild and crazy ride. There really is not another k-drama like it. I like to refer to it as the least k-drama-y kdrama I’ve ever seen.

Where Your Eyes Linger (BL web drama romance): A super cute BL web drama about a boy who is hired to be his friend’s body guard. There is a lot of tension and pining, and I fell in love with the stories pacing and the chemistry between the two leads.

Just Between Lovers (romance/melo): Slice of Life romance between poor trauma babies just trying to live! The OTP is one of my favorite couples EVER and even as the years go on, very few couples have matched their love in my opinion. There’s a lot of comfort/healing themes with for me is just *chef’s kiss.* Lee Junho became my bias wrecker because of that drama.

Have a Nice Dessert (another cute web drama): If you’re looking for low angst and a super soft boy, this is your drama!! It’s a web drama (youtube) about a girl who loves photographing desserts and the boy who likes her.  Like all web dramas, it’s short, and there’s really no time for angst and breakups :)

The Best Hit / Hit The Top (romcom): A famous 90′s boyband dude travels into the future and meets up with his family and friends in this really cute drama featuring Yoon Shi Yoon. I LOVE Yoon Shi Yoon in pretty much everything but this role was made for him - he is hilarious. It’s a slice of life but features the k-pop music industry so the setting is unique.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (psychological thriller): This drama has a lot of psychological thriller-y aspects but the style of filming is really interesting and the leads could not be more angsty (especially the guy). It takes them a while to get together and while not entirely pleasant, this show is one of my faves.

Into The Ring (workplace/romcom): The perfect slice-of-life rom com! Goo Se Ra has trouble holding down a job due to her passionate personality so after she loses her latest job working for the ML, she decides to run for a small government office position because it pays a salary. Literally she does it for the money which is just *chef’s kiss.* The show is about her dealing with local politics and it’s SO FUNNY and smart and the OTP is the best! 

Hospital Playlist (workplace/friendship): This slice-of-life drama featuring five college friends who all work at the same hospital came to my mind first. Chae Song-Hwa is one of the most interesting characters I’ve ever seen in a drama and I love the depth and care the drama gives to every single person featured. There is some romance but it’s the hospital and friendship dynamics that make this show a must see.

Psycho But It’s Okay (melo/romance): A gorgeous k-drama using fairytale narrations as a backdrop, features two brothers who lost their mother, and a beautiful & famous author who grew up in a traumatic and abusive household. Everyone is very closed off and holding onto intense pain, but the three come together to help one another move on and find happiness. Gorgeous angsty and melodramatic romance. Best friendship ever, and literally the prettiest lady I have ever seen.

Age of Youth 1 (slice of life): Age of Youth/ Hello My Twenties is one of the best k-dramas that centers around strong female friendships. A group of wildly different girls find themselves rooming together in an apartment. Lots of romance too, but the girl’s lives and friendships are the primary focus.

Her Private Life (romcom): Park Min Young really knows how to pick dramas. I loved this one about a museum curator who is secretly a fangirl obsessed with an idol. It’s fun and fluffy but does have a very mild childhood trauma thing with his mother but I mean, 99% of dramas like this do? If you like this one, Touch Your Heart and Why Secretary Kim are by the same person and have similar vibes.

Thirty But Seventeen (romance/found family): Precious puppies with past trauma! Don’t be turned off by the shows description as it turned out to be one of the best surprises of 2018 for me. The leads are lovely and everyone relies and supports one another - it’s so sweet.

Melo Is My Nature (slice of life): This drama is by far my favorite slice-of-life drama of 2019. Found family, strong and complex characters, I laughed, I cried. Plus a gay character that’s an actual character, with the gay as a casual side note (classy k-drama!!) It was just a perfect show for me. There’s romance, but all of the stories are super interesting.

#kdrama #kdrama recommendations #masterlist #i love a list #i hope i didnt skip any #but then again i have warned you about my brain already once today #lol #ask #answer #flower of evil #hospital playlist

[gigisbit]

Today I celebrate Hyunjin's life, a bit sad that I cannot celebrate it as I wish but I hope he spends it with his loved ones.

Happy birthday Hwang Hyunjin ❤

Thank you for teaching me to work hard for what I want, to laugh and enjoy life and for teaching me that there's beauty in every single thing.

And me being a Seungjin sucker, I want to share with you my fav fics today. Ugh there so many good Seungjin fics out there btw but here are my faves in no particular order.

1. This one holds a special place in my heart because it's the first Seungjin fic that I read and it is so good, it was a roller coaster, the writer is very mature in their writing so please read it.

when we cross at intersections

“Hyunjin?” Seungmin’s voice is soft.

He takes off his sunglasses; now Hyunjin can see his eyes. Hyunjin has always liked Seungmin’s eyes, how sincere his gaze is.

Hyunjin is frozen. “Do you want a different server?”

And here, Seungmin’s mouth flattens into a frown. “No,” he snaps, harsh. “I’m a normal paying customer. Treat me the way you’d treat anyone else.”

[Hyunjin is a part-time waiter; Seungmin is an idol. Seven years later, they meet again on a Wednesday at the Nine & Dine.]

2. A super hero/villain fic, A M A Z I N G, this fic for sure is a chef kiss

Beautiful Chaos

Hyunjin laughs. Seungmin imagines that the sound has been the last thing many have ever heard. His hand moves, and the fingertips trace Seungmin’s lips. “Can you guess what I want right now?”

3. We all need a barista AU and this is it, so sweet and funny.

Worth it

Hyunjin hates winter mornings, but the cute Starbucks barista makes it totally worth it. Even when he keeps on getting his name wrong after two months of religiously going there three times a week.

4. I enjoyed this fic so much, a bit unexpected yet so so good, I want to hug Hyunjin here

two sides (of the same coin)

Seungmin plans weddings; Hyunjin plans funerals. One December day, Seungmin hits Hyunjin with his car, setting off a chain of events that neither Seungmin nor Hyunjin could have ever seen coming.

5. One of my favorites Greek mythology pieces, portrait by one of my favorite people.

Pomegranate Seeds

Silence hangs between them. Hyunjin’s naturally calculating and intimidating eyes are boring into Seungmin’s, which held the practiced poise and grace that he was associated with. The God of Spring raises his head by a modicum, exuding a sense of determination that he was not known for possessing.

“No.” almost mockingly, he giggles as he speaks.

Hyunjin raises a brow. “Excuse me?”

“No.” Seungmin repeats, tauntingly this time.

“That was not a request, sweet Seungmin.”

“And I was not asking for your permission to stay.” Seungmin answers. With the practical isolation by his mother, Seungmin was particularly spoiled. He was granted whatever his heart desired; and right now he wanted to stay in the Underworld.

“And I will have you know,” Seungmin narrowed his eyes as the flowers in his hair wilted with every syllable he spoke, framing Seungmin’s figure with ashen petals and leaves falling over his face. “that I can command death as easily as you can.”

6. Seungjin sexy time, honestly, I laughed with this so so sweet.

To Switch or Not To Switch

Seungmin let his eyes wander about the boy’s godly proportions, sliding over Hyunjin’s milky shoulders and hard nipples before staring at the light trail of hair that stretched from his belly button to his crotch. There, beneath the curly tufts of dark hair was Hyunjin’s cock, half-hard and leaking and looking impossibly beautiful wrapped in a silky, red bow.

7. Pinning, long distance friendship yaaaaaas, read it, so so good, I want more.

Still the same

Hyunjin moved away years and years ago, any feelings seungmin had harbored for him when he was a kid dissipated over that time, or so he thought. when hyunjin came to visit, seungmin was ecstatic, until he saw how attractive his friend had become, and as they got along like he had never left, seungmin's old, pesky feelings began to crawl back.

8. This fic, this ficcccc, minsung, changlix and seugjin in one piece, ugh a m a z i n g

And We Were Roommates

"... The spider is gone." Seungmin says stiffly.

Felix, Hyunjin, and Jisung collectively let out a long, relieved sigh.

"Thank God," Felix says, muscles visibly relaxing.

"No, you don't understand," Seungmin purses his lips, and emphasizes again. "The spider is gone. It disappeared, I couldn't kill it because I don't know where it went."

There's a prolonged ten-second pause where neither of them dares to move or breathe, before Jisung breaks the silence and says in a monotone voice.

"That's it, we are moving out. Throw the whole apartment away, fuck this." Jisung says decisively as he pushes away a terrified Felix off of him, and attempts to make a run to their front door before Seungmin grabs him by the collar of his shirt, almost choking him in the process, but successfully stopping him from running away.

 

Alternatively: The ups and downs of living with your boyfriend and your two best friends under the same roof. Chaos ensues, fights unveil, kitchens explode, and the four of them get closer than ever. (Spoiler: there's a lot of naked)

9. This is what I call knowing your priorities, ladies and gents Seungmin deserves a round of applause.

I'll make you mine, whatever it takes

Hyunjin was an infamous playboy in school while Seungmin was school's sweetheart. Basically, everyone loved him. When Seungmin made a move on Hyunjin, everyone thought either he was threatened by Hyunjin to do so or it was just simply a dare from his chaotic friends. But the truth was, Seungmin just wanted Hyunjin for himself.

Or alternatively, Seungmin made Hyunjin fell in love with him.

10. Serial killer and obsessive behavior, please read it with caution. A good good fic.

the sky under the sea

It feels fitting and contradictory of Seungmin all at once, a strange impression that he should be brighter than he is warring with the reality of how he is, gentle and breathtaking and unsettling in turn.

(Hyunjin probably shouldn't ignore the warning signs. But he's smitten, and it doesn't take long to be in too deep.)

It was so so hard to pick only 10 but these are it. All the credit and love goes to the respective writers, thank you for sharing and please do not repost their work.

Happy reading!🤟🏽❤

#stray kids #fics #fic rec #hwang hyunjin #hyunjin #kim seungmin #seungmin #minnie #jinnie #skz seungmin #skz hyunjin #mine #love #skz #stay #seugjin

[surprisebitch]

My 10 All-time Fave Anime

I first wanna get it out there that there is still a lot of anime I plan to watch and have yet to finish. This current top 10 all-time fave list is based from anime I have completed. I am currently watching a lot of anime, so this list could potentially change!

Each synopsis comes from MyAnimeList. Here’s my profile if you’re interested, and feel free to send a friend request!

Anyway, onto the list! This is not in order btw, just 10 titles!

My 10 All-time Fave Anime

1. Given (2019)

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar’s strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama’s knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji.

Satou’s voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

2. Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. Feared as a merciless killer, he was unmatched throughout the country, but mysteriously disappeared at the peak of the Japanese Revolution. It has been ten peaceful years since then, but the very mention of Battousai still strikes terror into the hearts of war veterans.

Unbeknownst to them, Battousai has abandoned his bloodstained lifestyle in an effort to repent for his sins, now living as Kenshin Himura, a wandering swordsman with a cheerful attitude and a strong will. Vowing never to kill again, Kenshin dedicates himself to protecting the weak. One day, he stumbles across Kaoru Kamiya at her kendo dojo, which is being threatened by an impostor claiming to be Battousai. After receiving help from Kenshin, Kaoru allows him to stay at the dojo, and so the former assassin temporarily ceases his travels.

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan tells the story of Kenshin as he strives to save those in need of saving. However, as enemies from both past and present begin to emerge, will the reformed killer be able to uphold his new ideals?

3. Assassination Classroom (2015)

When a mysterious creature chops the moon down to a permanent crescent, the students of class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Middle School find themselves confronted with an enormous task: assassinate the creature responsible for the disaster before Earth suffers a similar fate. However, the monster, dubbed Koro-sensei (the indestructible teacher), is able to fly at speeds of up to Mach 20, which he demonstrates freely, leaving any attempt to subdue him in his extraterrestrial dust. Furthermore, the misfits of 3-E soon find that the strange, tentacled beast is more than just indomitable—he is the best teacher they have ever had.

Adapted from the humorous hit manga by Yuusei Matsui, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu tells the story of these junior high pupils as they polish their assassination skills and grow in order to stand strong against the oppressive school system, their own life problems, and one day, Koro-sensei.

4. My Hero Academia (2016)

The appearance of “quirks,” newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from manipulation of elements to shapeshifting. This leaves the remainder of the world completely powerless, and Izuku Midoriya is one such individual.

Since he was a child, the ambitious middle schooler has wanted nothing more than to be a hero. Izuku’s unfair fate leaves him admiring heroes and taking notes on them whenever he can. But it seems that his persistence has borne some fruit: Izuku meets the number one hero and his personal idol, All Might. All Might’s quirk is a unique ability that can be inherited, and he has chosen Izuku to be his successor!

Enduring many months of grueling training, Izuku enrolls in UA High, a prestigious high school famous for its excellent hero training program, and this year’s freshmen look especially promising. With his bizarre but talented classmates and the looming threat of a villainous organization, Izuku will soon learn what it really means to be a hero.

5. Attack on Titan (2013)

Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called titans, forcing humans to hide in fear behind enormous concentric walls. What makes these giants truly terrifying is that their taste for human flesh is not born out of hunger but what appears to be out of pleasure. To ensure their survival, the remnants of humanity began living within defensive barriers, resulting in one hundred years without a single titan encounter. However, that fragile calm is soon shattered when a colossal titan manages to breach the supposedly impregnable outer wall, reigniting the fight for survival against the man-eating abominations.

After witnessing a horrific personal loss at the hands of the invading creatures, Eren Yeager dedicates his life to their eradication by enlisting into the Survey Corps, an elite military unit that combats the merciless humanoids outside the protection of the walls. Based on Hajime Isayama’s award-winning manga, Shingeki no Kyojin follows Eren, along with his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and his childhood friend Armin Arlert, as they join the brutal war against the titans and race to discover a way of defeating them before the last walls are breached.

6. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (2011)

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant any one of their wishes and in exchange, they will each become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.

A story of hope, despair, and friendship, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica deals with the difficulties of being a magical girl and the price one has to pay to make a dream come true.

7. Hunter X Hunter (2011)

Hunter x Hunter is set in a world where Hunters exist to perform all manner of dangerous tasks like capturing criminals and bravely searching for lost treasures in uncharted territories. Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss is determined to become the best Hunter possible in hopes of finding his father, who was a Hunter himself and had long ago abandoned his young son. However, Gon soon realizes the path to achieving his goals is far more challenging than he could have ever imagined.

Along the way to becoming an official Hunter, Gon befriends the lively doctor-in-training Leorio, vengeful Kurapika, and rebellious ex-assassin Killua. To attain their own goals and desires, together the four of them take the Hunter Exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death. Throughout their journey, Gon and his friends embark on an adventure that puts them through many hardships and struggles. They will meet a plethora of monsters, creatures, and characters—all while learning what being a Hunter truly means.

8. Ranma ½ (1989)

Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and prodigy at the Saotome “Anything-Goes” school of martial arts. While training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water, and only hot water can turn him back into a boy.

Things are only complicated further when Ranma discovers that his father has arranged for him to marry one of Soun Tendo’s three daughters in order to secure the future of the Tendo dojo. Though Soun learns of Ranma’s predicament, he is still determined to go ahead with the engagement, and chooses his youngest daughter Akane, who happens to be a skilled martial artist herself and is notorious for hating men.

Ranma ½ follows the hilarious adventures of Ranma and Akane as they encounter various opponents, meet new love interests, and find different ways to make each other angry, all while their engagement hangs over their head.

9. Love Live! School Idol Project (2013)

Otonokizaka High School is in a crisis! With the number of enrolling students dropping lower and lower every year, the school is set to shut down after its current first years graduate. However, second year Honoka Kousaka refuses to let it go without a fight. Searching for a solution, she comes across popular school idol group A-RISE and sets out to create a school idol group of her own. With the help of her childhood friends Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami, Honoka forms μ’s (pronounced “muse”) to boost awareness and popularity of her school.

Unfortunately, it’s all easier said than done. Student council president Eri Ayase vehemently opposes the establishment of a school idol group and will do anything in her power to prevent its creation. Moreover, Honoka and her friends have trouble attracting any additional members. But the Love Live, a competition to determine the best and most beloved school idol groups in Japan, can help them gain the attention they desperately need. With the contest fast approaching, Honoka must act quickly and diligently to try and bring together a school idol group and win the Love Live in order to save Otonokizaka High School.

10. Demon Slayer (2019)

Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado’s shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy a relatively peaceful and happy life. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to the local village to make a little money selling charcoal. On his way back, night falls, forcing Tanjirou to take shelter in the house of a strange man, who warns him of the existence of flesh-eating demons that lurk in the woods at night.

When he finally arrives back home the next day, he is met with a horrifying sight—his whole family has been slaughtered. Worse still, the sole survivor is his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a bloodthirsty demon. Consumed by rage and hatred, Tanjirou swears to avenge his family and stay by his only remaining sibling. Alongside the mysterious group calling themselves the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjirou will do whatever it takes to slay the demons and protect the remnants of his beloved sister’s humanity.

I hope you find something you like here and will check some of my faves out!! ❤️ Let me know if you do and what you think!!! x

#this was from an ask! but i decided to make a post instead cause the ask format could butcher my response lol #top 10 anime #fave anime #anime recommendations #anime suggestions #anime recs #top 10 #faq

[fire-na-seaparks]

The Ever Nevers:No!! The Cast of Riverdale including Sweet Pea:Si!!

A letter to Roberto A, who I hear is a very nice guy,

I get it.You gotta have story. I worked for 10 years for one of the national morning shows and we were told,regularly, that there were 500 people who would do our jobs for free so get it done or get out. I have a feeling you're much nicer than that but it doesn't explain what you seem to be doing to Riverdale. Do you really think the stories of Sweet Pea, Falice, Bughead and Jelly Bean waiting in the wings are as dried up and boring as a conversation with Evelyn Never Ever?(Sorry Ev.I just want you to go away and take Charles Manson-lite with you.)

Example: Bring on one of my non-faves-but-she's RIverdale Penny PEA-body. Peabody - Sweet Pea - get it? We don't know anything about his family. By now, you must know that like Falice, Sweet PEA has a following and that Penny has a PEA in her name.Could there be a connection? (And speaking of connecting with Jordan Connor - Cole Sprouse posted that he's up all night now writing Sweet Pea fan fiction. He's very funny. But he also is making a point.)

We want Riverdale back. And don't tell me there's nothing left to say, because we could send you a list of hundreds of ideas.Some of them might actually be good.

Where are the Falice passionate sex scenes? And BTW, when are your stylists going to dress and make up Madchen A. like the beautiful woman she is instead of like my grandmother, who's dead? That's just wrong and she's a saint to put up with it.

Hiram Lodge is holding his wife prisoner? Nothing to see there, for sure. And the swoon heard round the world wasn't the Josie/Sweet Pea pairing (thumbs down) but was for the sight of him kissing (tongue?) and the reveal that Sweet Pea is sort of an awkward sweetie pie when it comes to the womens. WE LOVED THAT! But, instead, move on to a straw monster with bloody horses head. I can relate to that!

I speak for thousands when I say I look forward to Wednesday night probably more than I should and my happy expectations of an hour with Riverdale plummeted to the floor and below when I saw Jordan Connor's name wasn't in the credits. I had to look twice.And the episode was very bad.

Everything I've heard about you is that you're a swell guy, which is hard to be in this wacky world of entertainment. Your cast also has a reputation for being as adorable off set as they are on. But if you don't start using them, and stop attempting to shock us with boring storylines that seem to have no purpose other then letting Bughead use their flashlights, the Riverdale Grown Ups to get all nutsoid about a terrible secret and the Ghoulies to continue to smack people around - then don't say "never ever" to your Riverdale fans running for the exits.

With Kind Regards,

Judy Woodruff

P.S:Get Archie out of prison please. I don't know about anyone else but I hate prison themes.

#cw riverdale #riverdaleedit #riverdalesource #juggyandbettylove #youbetyourassimyourdaddy #jugheadnoir #faliceplease #awksfangirl #@sweetpeaslover #@sweetpeasqueen93 #@sweetheartsinleather #bughead #varchie #southside serpents #riverdale #@inyourwildestdreamslove

[attract-mode-collective]

"It runs on nothing but dreams and jazz music. Love too..."

The best time of the year is finally upon us! Yup, talking about Halloween, which I celebrate by packing every single available moment with scary movies. Also, scary video games. Alas, because I’m not much of a PC person (yet), I haven’t had a chance to play FAITH…

Yet I am a total fanboy of the PS2, hence why I’ve expressed my fondness for Haunting Ground quite a few times already…

I’m also quite familiar with Simple 2000 Series Vol. 113: The Tairyou Jigoku...

BTW, though last two are courtesy of obscurevideogames, which has been posting gifs from various obscure video games indeed, which also happen to be horror related all month long. Like Twilight Syndrome: Saikai/Reunion, a title I’ve yet to experience, despite being a total fanboy of the PSone as well...

Late to the party I know, but I only just became acquainted with Mason Lindroth and basically want him to do the graphics for all the games...

Something that’s somewhat along the same lines, kinda/sorta, is Middens (via koldspaghetti)...

Remember Gacha Man, one of SPLENDID LAND’s hand crafted robot masters? Guess what; the collection is finally complete…

My fave would have to be (and not just because he reminds of Soundwave) SLN-014 Cassette Man: “by playing different music tapes, his abilities change. he mostly listens to the same few songs over and over though”...

I also dig the redesign of Mega Man himself…

If Splatoon was on the GBA, this is what it would look like, according to suzi-hhh...

It’s somewhat old news, and to be honest, I’m not exactly blown away by them, but for those who missed it and might be interested, behold a Super Famicom Mini-tie in shirt from the King of Games...

The love for the Super Fami is very strong in Japan, and miki800 recently posted a roundup of various goods. With the most interesting being what appears to be a book…

… Which as it turns out is just a blank notebook. But hey, that means you finally have something to write high scores into, given that all the instruction manuals are digital! Never mind the save function on the Super Fami Mini/SNES Classic.

miki800 also recently visited an insanely super awesome looking store. My fave bits would have to be the bootleg AM2 hat…

The Super Girl Boy shirt…

The handmade Space Invader…

And this off brand Lego set (I wonder what that particular Soundwave toy is all about)...

Speaking of threads, I have a new fave Tumblr that’s simply calls itself Video Game Jackets. Here we have Naoto Ohshima‏’s Sonic Jacket...

Then there’s this Darius jacket…

… which is available at Taito’s just opened barcade, MEGARAGE.

And speaking of large fish, arcadephile has a pic of Stephen Spielberg and an arcade game that’s not officially based on Jaws though its source of inspiration is unmistakable...

Mysterious0bob has this noteworthy observation when it comes to Cuphead...

“So everyone knows about the Gunstar Heroes references in Cuphead but I can’t help but feel this boss is a reference to The Adventures of Batman & Robin on the Sega Mega Drive. Its at very least a huge coincidence.



It's not too clear in these screenshots but they have the exact same method of attacking as well (minus the summoning of ghost mice).“

... BTW, I chose a different, higher quality image for Batman & Robin (hope Mysterious0bob doesn’t mind).

Please enjoy this very nice Nier sketch, by Mira Ong Chua…

Along with some Nier… school fashion? By @cyocyo_tasaka, via aku-no-homu…

And here’s a nice Metal Gear Solid fan art, by Justin Currie, via gamefreaksnz…

An illustration by Danny Hellman for New York Press from back in the day (it, along with Screw, basically kept local cartoonists afloat during the late 80s to early 2000s), depicting the infamous first release from Ice T’s hardcore band Body Count (which was also the first CD I ever purchased)...

I guess this is a loosely translated Metroid 4koma... or is it poorly (via tabletorgy-art)?

You know how horrible the Secret of Mana remake looks? Whomever should just get the person who did this re-imagining of Chrono Trigger...

Also thanks to arcade-crusade, I now really want a clear DS...

Am not entirely sure what I’m seeing here; a Game Gear running MSX games (via sixteen-bit)?

doctorbutler wonders who did this Street Fighter x Beavis & Butthead mash-up and I too would like to know!

Though the identity of the artist responsible for arguably be the most famous SF2 illustration is well known: Kinu Nishimura. And here’s the WIP version, via videogamesdensetsu...

Sticking with VGD for a sec; say hello to the women of Renai Kōza Real Age...

I also respect any game that has the guts to not bother putting the title on its cover…

From 2D to 3D, here we have the evolution of the Virtua Fighters...

Again, this will be old news to some, but for everyone else, it was recently discovered what Yoshi originally looked like in Super Mario World…

There's apparently a dedicated tool that's just for watching the pre-rendered backgrounds in Silpheed?

And sticking with shmups, ship designs for the rather obscure (and super ambitious) Philosoma…

Any opportunity to post Vic Viper fan art is one I am all too happy to utilize... 

Also via the Tumblr that lives up to its namesake is some laserdisc based title starring a ship that I am absolutely in love with...

Here’s the back, btw…

And here’s a rather mysterious flyer…

Equally cryptic is this… I honestly don’t know (via strawberrytabasco)....

[UPDATE: 10/15/17] The mystery has been solved, courtesy of mendelpalace...

“Yo! Just wanted to tell you that the "Blipverts" image from that post you made is related to Max Headroom, a cyberpunk TV show from the 80s. The first episode was called Blipverts, and dealt a TV station making high speed commercials condensed into a few seconds, which have a side effect of making some people's heads explode.”

Heading towards the left is what appears to be a Japanese high school student being followed by what appears to be a ghost in what appears to be a Game Boy Color game (via corporalsteiner)...

[UPDATE: 10/16/17] Actually, according to lunaticobscurity...

“that's no ghost, it's lum from the early 80s anime urusei yatsura!“.

And heading towards the right is quite obviously the dude from Altered Beast, corrupted (via corruptionasart)...

Time for another animated gif featuring a giant spider, but also time for another animated gif from Sin & Punishment (via n64thstreet)…

It’s also time, especially since it's been a while, for some video games x cats (via tokkeki)...

Time to wrap things up with a scary story, since again, tis the Halloween season. And the following is a truly horrific tale, one that will send chills down the spines of anyone… who is into preserving old arcade cabinets…

Though the spirits of the past remain with us nevertheless… in the form of cheesy store displays (via arcadezen)...

Don’t forget: Attract Mode is now on Medium! There you can subscribe to keep up to date, as well as enjoy some “best of” content you might have missed the first time around, plus be spared of the technical issues that’s starting to overtake Tumblr.

[attract-mode-collective]

It’s Still (Pixelated) Hot Dog Legs Season

Fall should officially be in full swing by now, yet here in NYC (and many other parts of the US), it still feels like summer. Which I’m not thrilled about, though at the very least, I don’t feel so bad for sharing the above (by Robert Penney) so late into September.

On that note, time for a way overdue game culture round up! It’s been a while, and a LOT been going on. And not to be a downer, but the chaotic weather has been in the news, obviously.

Here’s a pic from Gamer Geek Nation on Facebook, who shared the aftermath of the Hurricane Harvey, along with: “… This is a time when we collectors need to remind ourselves that ultimately, this is just stuff, and our lives are more important. And make sure your collection is insured properly.”

Elsewhere in the world, the Tokyo Game Show just wrapped up, and not to repeat the obvious, but yes… the biggest, most exciting news was the Sonic X Hooters collab…

Though the one between Hello Kitty and Game Center CX is far, far better (photo courtesy of Kotaku)…

You also have this comically large Rockman doll, which apparently was available on Amazon but is now out of stock…

Though I mostly wished I had been there to pick up some primo looking attire, like this Mega Drive track jacket that miki800 gave the heads up on before show time (there was also a Dreamcast hoodie that I personally don’t think looks as nice, hence why I’m skipping it)…

I also really like this Pac-Man shirt…

This Galaga shirt as well…

Also taking place in Japan was an exhibition held by the JARGA (Japan Retro Game Association); miki800 was there and captured some interesting bits of hardware, with the highlight being (IMHO) this Mega Drive clone that resembles a perfect mix of the model 1 MD and the original Wondermega…

There’s no preview of the music yet, though may as well share the recently unveiled cover to the third (and final) installment of 8 BIT MUSIC POWER…

Meanwhile, according to Original Sound Version, Mitch Murder has released yet another soundtrack to another game that never existed. In this it didn’t come out for the Mega CD and doesn’t involve mecha…

Remember that Jet Set Radio figure I showed a while ago? Well, it's finally available for pre-order! Alas, it's not cheap, at least over at Big Bad Toy Store...

BTW, videogamesdensetsu shares with us what Beat looks like, sans-cel shading…

Sticking with VCD for a tad bit; here’s what Pulseman looked originally looked like, and he sure was cute!

Whereas NiGHTS looked goofier… as well as more menacing….

Am confident most people will not give a rat’s ass about seeing hand drawn Virtua Racing track designs, but as a massive fan of the series, oh man, oh man, oh man...

Two never before seen Saturn prototypes that must be: “[taken] with a grain of salt!”

Apparently Looney Tunes X The Matrix was actually a thing? Somehow this does not surprise me…

The work of Hideaki Kodama was recently highlighted, which was also recently auctioned; I wonder how much this painting of various PC Engine hardware went for?

Yet another Kickstarter mention? Yup. And this one is Jed Henry's third crowdfunding campaign: this particular variant of the Ukiyo-e Heroes concentrates on boss battles, with perhaps my fave piece being his depiction from The Breath of the Wild...

Am particularly fond of this image from the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary art book that grease-howard spotted, of old Chun Li chumming it up with her younger self...

Any and all BoJack Horseman fans out there may want to pick up this piece by Jude Buffum...

legendofnes reminds of that time Batman visited New Donk City…

It's just a bunch of cyber kids, all just hanging around, by sanigo...

Speaking of the gang, here we have the kids from Persona 5, by @aranciart…

Apparently, if Jedah (from Darkstalkers) ran a juice stand, it wouldn’t be the best, according to dreaminerryday…

The individual who runs SPLENDID LAND describes SLN-003 Gacha Man as a: "vendor robot who dispenses toys. even he doesn’t know what’s inside the capsules, so he always gets excited to find out"...

Meanwhile, here’s official artwork of Mario and Peach, courtesy of the thevideogameartarchive’s catalogue of the Mario Golf N64 manual; am pretty sure I’ve seen images of Mario looking distressed, though never to this degree…

The above is something Super Mario Broth would normally deliver, and speaking of, may as well share some recent faves on that end! Like these photos from a promotional campaign with a Japanese sports drink when promoting Mario Sports Superstars…

Instructions found on the arcade cabinet for Vs. Super Mario Bros (which I remember so distinctly, and fondly)…

From some Japanese video guide for the same game (am assuming the home Famicom version this time)…

A greeting card (am assuming a Valentine’s)...

Mario without his hat, as he appears in a Game Boy controller test cart that Nintendo service reps used to calibrate buttons on a the handheld…

And he we have a shortcut in SMB3 that I had no idea existed, and it’s a safe bet that most don’t either: “In Super Mario Bros. 3, the rock between the path to the first fortress in World 4 and the Spade Panel can be destroyed with a Hammer item, allowing the player to bypass the fortress. There is no obvious indication that this rock is destructible, as it is surrounded by decorative rocks. In fact, many guides for Super Mario Bros. 3 do not mention this shortcut.”

As for Super Mario Broth’s counterpart, Sonic the Hedgeblog has seen plenty of action as well… largely pinpointing all the obscure references found in Sonic Mania, So head over for that if that sounds like fun to you! Otherwise, there’s also the Mario Bros having a Sonic Panic…

A reminder of how Sonic looked at one point as he was being prepped for the Dreamcast; it would appear that at a certain point, in Sonic Adventure, he was going to look a lot more realistic…

And this issue with EGM featuring a sneak preview of Sonic 2 is the very first video game magazine that I ever picked up!

Meanwhile, oldgamemags recently posted a page from an issue of GamePro, circa 2000, on a peripheral that allowed the Game Boy to play mp3s. Am sharing it cuz I really want a GB-looking mp3 player…

So someone on Twitter (who has since protected his account, so I’ll have to refer to nintendolife they snagged the pic before it was locked down) cracked open a electrocardiogram measurement instrument and found... a GBA? It’s theorized: “perhaps earlier revisions of the unit had different screens, and once the supply chain dried up MiE was forced to source the next best thing?”

vice-s-assistant sez: "OK Guys, I’m ready to hack."

According to bunney: "i was working at a convention arcade this weekend and some guy cosplaying ryu was playing street fighter with a blunt in his mouth"...

Can anyone tell what's being played here? At the very least, it's a nice shot (via rekall)...

Much like Arcade Crusade, I have no idea what’s going on, and I agree that whatever it is, it looks intense...

If you’ve ever wanted an artist’s rendering of the Raspberry Pi, then look no further than the work of retronator…

rasec-wizzlbang states: “those square cross sections of the human skin layers you always see in biology books but as like, a minecraft block”…

Courtesy of Arcade Crusade once again comes a very tender moment…

Is it just me or does this promo image for Food Fight sure does look like a Norman Rockwell painting? As seen on thedoteaters...

Here we have a flyer for a really old SNK arcade game (we’re talking really old; almost a decade before the Neo Geo was a thing) that looks like it was made with today’s sensibilities, doesn’t it?

Also via obscurevideogames is a moment of pathos from Hacchake Ayayo-san 4 - Sexy Olympics - Ayayo’s Live Affection. It’s… pretty obscure alright…

Yup, that's Hieronymus Bosch-styled Tetris all right (via freeindiega.me)...

crashcarnival presents: "true facts of the Ice Age"...

Hey, it’s the Ninja Turtles playing Pong (via rewind01)…

Behold, Fighters Megamix version 2017 (via lonelyfrontier)…

Yup, that is definitely a Chu Chu Rocket skirt  (via radicalhelmet)...

For those who have ever wondered what their Sonic character’s political leanings are, in relation to the rest of the crew (and can’t be bothered to sift through DeviantArt; via erratticusfinch)…

Face to face (via futureisfailed)…

It’s been out for a while, though it’s not too late to pick up this Xenogears tribute zine, right?

Just a friendly reminder of how bat-sh*t insane Sin & Punishment is (via n64thstreet)...

Zimmerit.moe has everything you need to know about a game by Square involving mecha that you’ve probably never heard of. And no, am not talking about Thexder; it’s even more obscure than that (am talking about Cruise Chaser Blassty BTW/FYI)...

Meanwhile, Michael “Kayin” O’Reilly discusses the “Barrel Distortion” look that emulators use to recreate the look of playing something on a CRT display and why it’s total crap…

And… that’s  it! You’ve made it to the end! Enjoy a cool, refreshing drink with Pac-Man (on the behalf of arcade-crusade)...

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