hi, a lot of you need a perspective reset
the average human lifespan globally is 70+ years
taking the threshold of adulthood as 18, you are likely to spend at least 52 years as a fully grown adult
at the age of 30 you have lived less than one quarter of your adult life (12/52 years)
'middle age' is typically considered to be between 45-65
it is extremely common to switch careers, start new relationships, emigrate, go to college for the first or second time, or make other life-changing decisions in middle age
it's wild that I even have to spell it out, but older adults (60+) still have social lives and hobbies and interests.
you can still date when you get old. you can still fuck. you can still learn new skills, be fashionable, be competitive. you can still gossip, you can still travel, you can still read. you can still transition. you can still come out.
young doesn't mean peaked. you're inexperienced in your 20s! you're still learning and practicing! you're developing social skills and muscle memory that will last decades!
there are a million things to do in the world, and they don't vanish overnight because an imaginary number gets too big
I need more fashion subcultures! I need something crazy snd wild that stands out from the crowd, as the self-proclaimed president of โFuck off Clean Girls!โ I hope we move into an area of chaotic liberalism and cool clothes.
(Itโs also because I need more fashion ideas for my ocs.)
Hiii!!! I loveeee your writing and I've been following you for a while but been too shy to ask๐ would you consider a scenario where the protagonist and the antagonist are in a boyband together? The antagonist has a bigger fanbase or something. When they argue, its accidentally revealed that the hero is also the villain's fan and the villain is amused and is like "all my fans want to kiss me. Do you too?" Or something along those lines๐
โIโm not your fan,โ the protagonist protested, wishing he could take the last thirty seconds back. he would have sold his soul to take it back. โI am literally the opposite of your fan. I hate you.โ
โMm.โ The antagonistโs eyes were bright. โHow passionate you are about me. Itโs quite enticing.โ
The protagonistโs face burned. โIf I was your fan, I wouldnโt want to quit the band, would I? And you wouldnโt be blackmailing me to stay in the damn thing. To - to -โ
โMm,โ the antagonist said, again. His gaze moved, with some false pretence of idleness, from the protagonistโs face to the - evidence - that had come tumbling out of a back drawer and back again. โIf you say so.โ
โI do. Also,โ the protagonist jabbed an accusatory finger into the antagonistโs chest, โyou shouldnโt go through my stuff. Why the hell are you going through my stuff? Itโs not like you need-โ
โDo you want to kiss me?โ
โWhat?โ It came out a squeak.
The antagonist tipped his head, in that famous way of his, with that equally famous smirk. Fanbases were literally built on that smirk. On the way his jawline caught even the cheap dressing room light so dashingly. On the way his eyes smouldered, like he was was an ice sculpture with a core of molten lava hiding deceptively below the surface. (Oh god oh god oh god.)
โAll my fans want to kiss me.โ The antagonist took a step closer, backing the protagonist up a step into the dressing room table, a step more until the protagonistโs knees colliding with their chair and he flumped to sit. โDo you?โ
The protagonist shook his head, mutely, not trusting himself to speak.
โI think you do,โ the antagonist said. He placed his hands on the arms of the chair, bracketing the protagonist in. โI see you staring at me sometimes.โ
โOnly because youโre evil.โ It came out a whisper. Raspy. โHave to keep an eye on you.โ The protagonistโs gaze flickered down to the antagonistโs lips, only inches away, and then off them like heโd been scalded. โYou use people. You-โ
โI think you secretly enjoy me using you,โ the antagonist said. โI think youโd enjoy it if I did it more, in some less artistically driven ways. Maybe I shouldโฆโ
The protagonist was trying really hard not to picture that, but the purr in the antagonistโs siren voice made it impossible. He had the best voice in the whole band, but the wordsโฆthe sweet and painful words full of longing, the words of the many love songs that had made them so successfulโฆthose words had always been the protagonistโs. He was the lyricist. Together they were magic. Everyone said so.
The protagonist twitched in the chair, but there was nowhere he could go, and -
Then there was that devastatingly lovely voice, softly singing some of those lyrics in the protagonistโs ear.
Youโve signed your autograph, on my heart
Your name on my lips
With your kiss
Forever mine.
Lyrics, songs, that the protagonist had once (stupidly, stupidly, stupidly) written thinking only of him.
The antagonist laughed softly at the helpless hitch in the protagonistโs breath. His finger rose, tracing his initials on the protagonistโs chest.
The protagonist closed his eyes.
There was clearly no denying it. Because the protagonist had been a fan. When they had started working together, first, heโd admired the antagonist so keenly that it almost hurt. Creatively, of course, butโฆnot just in that way. And yes, of course, of course, learning what a monster the antagonist was should have made all that admiration, all those feelings, go away.
It didnโt.
It hadnโt.
โGet out,โ the protagonist said. It wasnโt, after all, like the antagonist liked him. It was all a wicked game to him. Everything was. And thisโฆ
โAdmit it,โ the antagonist said. โTell me.โ
โWill you get out if I do?โ
There were other things, probably, that the protagonist should have bartered for, but the antagonist was so close that he felt dizzy. He couldnโt think straight. All he could focus on was the antagonistโs hand not quite touching bare skin, the slight tickle of his breath, the closeness.
What if someone walked in, and saw them?
โFor now.โ
The protagonist swallowed. It was just words, after all. He said words, he bloody duetted the songs every night on tour, even if it killed him a bit every night. What did it matter now? The antagonist was already smug and unbearable, so it wasnโt like he could make it worse. Right?
โYes,โ he said.
โYesโฆwhat?โ
โYes,โ the protagonist gritted his teeth. โIโm a fan. Youโre very talented. You know this. We have the grammyโs to prove it. Would you like me to stroke your ego some more, you narcissistic-โ
The antagonist caught his chin and squeezed.
The protagonistโs eyes flew open. Their gazes locked.
โAdmit,โ the antagonist said. โThat you want to kiss me.โ
Oh, hell. Hell might have had more mercy.
The look of pleading that must have crossed his face only seemed to please the antagonist more. His eyes were doing that impossible smouldering thing, like the protagonist was the only thing that mattered in the world, like everything except the two of them could burn.
The protagonist tried to look away, but couldnโt. He felt hot all over. It should have been - it was awful, of course it was, but - the antagonistโs free hand dropped, cupping the protagonist over too tight jeans. Bastard.
โYes,โ the protagonist said, โI want you to kiss me.โ
He really didnโt expect it when the antagonist did. The antagonist kissed him like everything heโd ever hoped for, everything heโd imagined in song, until the protagonist had no air. No words left. No nothing. Only more and please and his name.
โFor inspiration,โ the antagonist bit their lip, hard enough that the gossip commentators would no doubt have opinions on the matter. โFor the next hit youโre going to write me.โ
The protagonistโs chest cleaved.
The antagonist looked like a conquering hero, some victor in the field of battle, wild-eyed and powerful and triumphant.
โBecause you know,โ the antagonist said. โIโm a big fan of yours, too. Which is why, you are never, ever, leaving this band.โ
And then, he was gone. Just as promised.
And all the treacherous parts of the protagonistโs heart wanted was for him to come back and finish what he started.
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Help me before I become another silence on this weary earth.
Thank you ๐ค
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Made a Picrew of my oc, Himeko! Sheโs so cute looking! I hope you guys like her!
And if you want an Gyaru oc as well, hereโs the link!
Link: https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2056024/complete?cd=865m3oFA2n
I showed my dad this image and he agrees with this heavily and it's honestly fucking hilarious to me
I like gyarus, like a lot! I think theyโre so pretty and cute! And I wish we got to see them more!
I know thereโs been mini attempts to bring it back and Iโm glad for that. But still, I hope Gyarus get more rep in the future, and hopefully more sub styles because theyโre all so cool! \(//โ//)\ฯ(๏ฝโยด)ฯ
trying to prove something to my mother ^^