I love the late summer just before fall arrives. When the sun is still shining, but it’s lost some of its golden yellow and is just a little whiter. When the wind blows and it’s just a little harsher. When it rains and it’s just a little chillier. When you realize it’s becoming dark just a little quicker. When you smell the air and it’s just a little crisper.

I love how every human there just gently ensures the doggo can keep playing. <3

I needed this little moment of pure joy

vibe check

@g0thtaemin

˚₊❥ to the people sending hate towards smut writers

before i begin, i would like to make something clear. i, myself, an a smut writer and the current blog you are reading this post on is a smut blog (enhypen’s legal line) which is why i am writing this. however, even though i write smut and run a smut blog, this post is not in defense of all smut writers, this post is in defense of proper smut writers. proper smut writers as in warnings are placed on the top of their fics, somewhere on their blog they state that they write smut / mature content, and their smut related content is about the legal members of whatever group they write about. legal, as in the member/s are 18+

when it comes to smut fics warnings in an author’s fic are there for a reason. warnings are common in both sfw and nsfw imagines. it is your responsibility to read these warnings before reading the fic itself. secondly, the “read more” feature is there for a reason. authors (usually) put the feature before there is an actual smut scene to be read or at the beginning of the story when the plot hasn’t gotten too far along. the paragraphs before the “read more” typically serves as a hook to get you to actually want to continue reading the fic to get to the action. if you’re reading on mobile, your thumb has the capability to scroll past said “read more” feature because no one is making you tap on it. if you’re reading on pc, your mouse / mousepad / keyboard / whatever else there is, it (and you) also have the capability of scrolling past the “read more” because once again, no one is making you click “read more.” you click or tap willingly because it is your choice. thirdly, (most smut authors, at least the ones that i’ve seen) state that their works are smut / mature. whether it’s in their bio, on their blog navigation, or at the top of their masterlist, it’s (usually) stated somewhere at least once on their blog. 

now, if you send anon hate towards smut writers / blogs, you most likely fall under one of two categories: 

if you’re going to say [member] would be uncomfortable with a fan writing smut about them, you are right in that they probably would be uncomfortable. however, smut falls into the genre of fanfiction and imagines. fanfiction and imagines are not reality which is something that you should be able to distinguish and acknowledge even if you’re reading sfw content. the fluff fics you read that are like:

you feel sunghoon’s hand intertwine with yours and you look up at him to see a light blush on his cheeks. he keeps his eyes straight ahead, too nervous to look at you.

“hold onto me so you don’t fall,” he tells you as the both of you skate around the ice skating rink. 

or the angst fics like:

wet droplets are suddenly felt on your hand and suddenly your tears are uncontrollable. the look of sadness on jay’s face is enough to tell you that this was it, this was the end. 

“the company’s making me break up with you. i’m sorry, love.” love, he always called you. but love wasn’t enough to get him to stay. 

are all fiction. chances are sunghoon’s not gonna go on an ice skating date with you and hold your hand because one, he’s an idol and two, we’re most likely on the other side of the world, thousands of miles away from even getting a glimpse of him in real life. jay isn’t going break up with you because he’s probably not gonna enter a relationship with you in the first place. i write imagines, fluff, angst, and smut. but that’s all they’ll ever be, imagines.

an idol is probably not gonna think to themself “let me go on tumblr / ao3 / wattpad / whatever else and see what’s being written about me x y/n / reader / also whatever else” if anything they’re more likely to see the thirst videos and compilations about them on tiktok, twitter, instagram, and YouTube because idols are more likely to have a burner account on those platforms instead of platforms that focuses on writing such as tumblr, ao3, wattpad, etc. (i think) that there’s a video on YouTube where enhypen’s fever choreography (the hip thrust part) is paired with the weeknd’s song “often” which is a song that is associated with suggestive edits. the first member you see in that video is ni-ki (the maknae who’s only 15) and his hip thrusts. why are smut writers so hated on when thirst video and compilations (related to members that are minors) are so widely praised and liked?

210119 Taemin vlive

Taemin: i can’t forget my black hair, someday i’ll meet this hair again pls keep this last moment well in mind bye to my healthy hair, I arrived! heh 6v6    cr.

On writing characters with disabilities

I’ve had a rough morning and I’m riled up so here’s my two cents. Repeat: my two cents. I do not claim to speak for or represent the beliefs of everyone with a disability.

INCLUDE CHARACTERS WITH DISABILITIES 

[Can’t believe I’m still saying this but here we are] 

No, not “disabled characters”, put your character before their disability but include it nonetheless. People with disabilities exist in real life, out in the world, living and breathing and going about their days in the same spaces as able-bodied people. No their disability does not have to further the plot because that’s not how life works. If you want realism, include characters with disabilities. We’re all around you. I guarantee you know several people with disabilities even if you don’t think of them that way.

“But a disabled person can’t be a soldier/mercenary/other badass fighty character which is apparently all I include in my story!”

A) Yes they can. If you’re only aware of physical disabilities that completely limit a person’s mobility, you’re not aware of the diversity of disabilities or the mobility aid options and it’s time to do some research. Peg leg, bionic eyes, arm made of gears and pneumatics-based imitation tendons for each individual finger, magic potions or holistic treatments for chronic pain management, mental disabilities, someone who has a disability but is in remission. Get. Creative. These people exist and function in the same spaces as your perfectly able-bodied soldiers/mercenaries/various badasses.

B) Let’s say they can’t. Let’s say, for whatever reason, your badasses must only be completely physically and mentally abled. Do you not have medics? Blacksmiths? Ammunition and weapons experts/providers? Pilots? Family members back home that your badasses fight for and return to once a month? What about the bar/tavern/club/restaurant/dining tent your badasses regularly visit - are there no servers or cooks or bartenders that they talk to? Hell, a prostitute with a missing arm or severe ADHD. Are you really telling me you don’t think it’d be fun, and beyond handy, to have a magic healer who happens to be paralyzed from the waist down in your crew who’s constantly cracking jokes and shutting down shitty behaviour? Sure they may not fight because your fighters are only perfectly abled, but damn are they good at the fix-up after.

“But I don’t want to write a sob story”

Yikes. Well, good news, you don’t have to. People with disabilities can be  ridiculous and funny and fun in general and it doesn’t always revolve around their condition. However, they will make jokes about their condition and, given the right people, can be joked with about it. “The right people” varies person to person, but I find for the most part it’s close friends and family members who act as strong supports and will also joke about things outside of the person’s disability. For this, you may want to talk to real life people with disabilities. Seriously, we’re everywhere. If you built rapport, many of us would be happy to tell you if a joke/situation is offensive even within the context of goofing around with a friend. Hell, some of us (ex. me) would be willing to answer questions from a total stranger if it’s in the name of providing education and support on writing a character with a disability. 

[in which my best friend is a gift and figured out reassuring me I wasn’t a burden wasn’t working so she settled on calling me her favourite burden]

“But I don’t always want to be talking about their disability”

You. Don’t Have. To. It’s almost like, with all character traits/quirks/identifiers, it happens occasionally and within context.

____

She bowed her head low and bent her elbows at funny angles, tying her hair up quickly so she didn’t have to hold her arms up for long.

“Bad shoulder day?”

“Yeah, kept me up all night.” She dropped her hands, straightened up, and stretched her neck, rolling her head side to side. “Alright. Let’s do this.”

____

Washing bitter pills down with even more bitter coffee, he went over his tasks for the day. Dry cleaning, groceries, bank, assassination. Easy enough.

____

“They can’t take the stairs. We’re leaving them behind.”

“Or, you inconsiderate rat bastard, we could find an alternate route. You’re not getting through security without them. They’re coming.”

TL;DR, it’s not hard to throw in the realities of living with a disability every few chapters, or whenever relevant.

Lastly, the topic of using the word(s) “disabled/disability” and naming a diagnosis.

This, for me, isn’t really a big thing. I can understand how it is for some people, and I’m a fan of it but I don’t consider it a necessity. Some people want to see the word ‘disability’ used in order to take away its stigma. Some people want to see diagnoses named for the sake of completely being able to purely relate to a character. I understand that. I’m not bashing that. This is just my opinion. Personally, I don’t see the need, especially in fantasy settings or scifi or general other-world where conditions may not have the same names or treatments as they do in real life. If you make it clear that your character has a disability, show the symptoms and the ways in which they cope/manage/adjust to carry on with their lives, show their ups and downs and condition management, that’s enough for me.

This might be the area that you upset and offend some people. Someone might get mad that you used the word ‘disabled’, some might get mad that you didn’t. Some might get upset that you ‘made up’ your own condition, some might get upset that you named a diagnosis and didn’t portray it in a way they felt was accurate. Unfortunately, that’s the reality and your choice to make which group you want to potentially upset. Do your research, do your best to be sensitive, make an informed decision. Ultimately, I don’t think I’m alone in saying I’d rather see characters with unnamed disabilities portrayed in a positive way than not portrayed at all.

Please, include characters with disabilities. It can actually contribute to the realism of your stories and you might be surprised how fun it can be to write.

. . . .

• he can’t take it anymore.

• how can a girl eating a chocolate bar look so fucking hot?

• maybe two weeks ago,

• before Hongjoong shamelessly spilled the tea of your teen girl crush on him,

• he wouldn’t have even blinked.

• but he’s a little more cautious now.

• observant?

• okay, very observant.

• watches your lips and tongue like god gave him every right to.

• and don’t even get him started on how your eyes sparkle when you pout.

• “SAN! LOOK!”

• he jumps up from the couch when you pop your lips from the choco bar.

• his pants tighten in an unhelped fashion before he shifts to look over to you.

• “What?”

• “Yunho’s taking us out for karaoke later. Look at his text.”

• he chokes on his saliva before turning away frantically.

• “C-cool. You should get ready then.”

• you think he’s acting weird.

• and honestly, that teen girl crush?

• that teeny weeny crush you had on your best friend?

• it was something you never really think about unless the topic’s brought up.

• I mean, if someone (ehem hongjoong) asks you who you like at the moment,

• technically it is San.

• technically.

• “You’ll pick me up right?”

• this was normal.

• this sharing food thing you two do like you both were meant to swap spit—

• –uncanny how many times this asshole has spat back inside your shared drinks.

• but San looks a little more frazzled when you stick the chocolate bar in his mouth.

• drooling a little at the corner of his lips, eyes rolling back for a split second.

• then he chokes cause he forgot to chew.

• oh right. he has to use his teeth to eat...

• “S-San! Oh my god.” you rush to get him a glass of water. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think you— I always feed you. And you don’t normally.. How’d your eyes even do that?”

• he slacks his jaw after swallowing down the chocolate bar. “Y/n.”

• “Yeah?”

• “Get out of my apartment and go get ready.”

• “Okay?”

• you back away slowly and analyze the situation.

• thinking it all the way through getting ready.

• cause what the hell was that?

• “How do I look?”

• Hongjoong and Yunho take a second to drink up your new dress,

• jaws agape unsure how to react the respectful way.

• “San’s gonna have a fit.”

• you look in the mirror and frown. “Is it not good? I was saving it for a nice occasion. He’s the one who picked it out..”

• “You didn’t try it on, did you?”

• “No. He said it looked nice and just walked away.”

• Hongjoong snorts. “Yeah. Mhm. Let’s see if he can walk away with it looking this nice on you.”

• you walk into the bar a little later than the boys saying you needed to fix the zipper on your dress,

• the boys already inside sinisterly glaring at San.

• “Why are you looking at me like that?”

• “How is y/n’s crush working out for you?”

• “One more time she shoves a chocolate bar down my throat, I’m gonna shove my popsicle down her’s.”

• you drop everything you had in your hands.

• jaw dropping too.

• staring in horror at the table of boys like you walked into the pits of hell.

• “YOU’RE GONNA SHOVE A WHAT DOWN MY THROAT CHOI SAN?!”

• he’s just a normal guy, Seonghwa likes to think.

• he hasn’t done anything spectacular.

• not anything he remembers anyway.

• he knows he looks good—

• subjectively in his own moral opinion.

• though...

• what was so special about him that out of the 8 boys you found yourself acquainted with every day, he’s the one you ended up liking?

• he remembers so vividly.

• the day you came home crying about some guy dumping you,

• Yunho attempting to comfort you with playful jokes and warm cuddles—

• Yeosang pulling him to the side whispering,

• “Look dumbo, now’s your chance.”

• he understood that quite clear.

• as be a man and comfort her you dick.

• but one morning, two weeks after your mournful break up with some dumbass,

• he’s being scolded by the woosan duo who drastically claim,

• “SHE’S IN LOVE WITH YOU BRO!”

• no you’re not.

• those two are just dramatic, theater club prodigy’s.

• you only like Seonghwa cause well...

• he’s Park Seonghwa.

• and of course you’d love for him to bone you one day (preferably on a nice bed)

• but you weren’t head over heels for him the way he thinks you are.

• “Seonghwa, can you get that please?” you turn over your shoulder, out of all 7 guys in the room, asking him to pick up your phone. “Sorry, my hands are greasy— WOOYOUNG STOP SLAPPING THE DOUGH YOU IDIOT!”

• he’s always nervous around you so of course he says yes.

• just nervous in case he oversteps the imaginary line of being friends.

• cause he’d like for it to stay that way?

• theoretically.

• he answers the phone only to hear, “Y/n, babe, I’m sorry. Please take me back.”

• Seonghwa’s a man.

• THE man.

• god no, he’s definitely YOUR man.

• “Sorry, she’s busy right now. I suggest you never call this number again unless you want broken ribs and a broken skull you, waste of space, piece of shit.”

• the room freezes at the sudden roar of anger.

• Seonghwa basically growling when he slams your phone down in pure distaste.

• “Fucking bastard. Trying to get my girl back. I’ll beat the shit out of him.”

• you clear your throat blinking at him in disbelief.

• the boys are hands down uncertain.

• never seeing Seonghwa lose his temper in all the years they’ve known him.

• “And who the hell was that?” Wooyoung almost screams.

• Seonghwa’s mind spins back,

• head screwing on the right way.

• realizing that,

• holy shit did he do all that out loud?

• “Seonghwa, as flattering as all that sounded. When did I start being your girl?”

• “No no. Better question.” Wooyoung puts a hand over your mouth. “When did you start touching Hongjoong’s dictionary?”

• “You’re lying.”

• Yeosang’s smirk was definitely working with the devil.

• “Why would I be lying?”

• “Cause you want to borrow my Xbox.”

• Yeosang rolls his eyes. “I could just take that, fuck you. What I mean is, why would I be lying when the only person that doesn’t know is you.”

• Yeosang sticks his tongue out at him while Yunho blows him off.

• there’s no way in hell you like him.

• you’re best friends with Mingi.

• and Yunho?

• he’s..

• he’s not Mingi.

• “Hey Yunho, is Mingi home?”

• he momentarily gawks at you at the door,

• the back of his mind blurred by the thought of your conceptual crush on him.

• “Y-yeah. In his room.”

• “Thanks.” you pass by him with a soft smile leaving him with just that.

• and Yunho knows movies well enough.

• if a girl, theoretically, had a crush on a guy,

• wouldn’t she be nervous and shit?

• “MINGI STOP THAT TICKLES!”

• he’s gripping at the couch and it’s not out of jealousy.

• it’s like mental torment knowing you might be crushing on him.

• when you’re over there being buddy buddy with Song Mingi behind closed doors like you don’t even know he exists at all.

• “Mingi, I swear to god— YUNHO!”

• he’s on his feet as soon as he hears his name from your voice.

• hands holding you up in the air like you weighed nothing at all,

• glaring at Mingi who’s a little shocked.

• the orange haired giant laughs, “Yeah sure you can come in and carry my best friend.”

• you smile down at Yunho while patting his shoulder. “I’m okay, Yunho. I was just gonna ask if you wanted to come along for lunch.”

• Mingi obviously knows the situation.

• you don’t.

• you’re actually a little confused by Yunho’s sudden gesture.

• “Thank you for being concerned. You’re so sweet.”

• “I LIKE YOU TOO!”

• your face pales and Mingi snorts from behind you.

• now you’re not new to this whole confession thing but...

• when did you confess again?

• “I’m sorry?”

• Yunho bolts out of the room not before yelling too, “LET ME JUST CHANGE AND LETS GO GET LUNCH.”

• facing back to Mingi, you’re just as in awe as he was.

• “I knew tickling your toes was going to end up being worth it.”

• “M-Mingi?”

• he hears his name.

• but he thinks he’s dreaming.

• he’s already asleep in his bed.

• and maybe it’s cause the guys are fucking with him again.

• since they’ve been nonstop teasing him about your blatant crush on him.

• it’s definitely canon.

• but it’s nothing serious.

• you never expect him to return the feelings.

• it’s just if he ever did, and he quotes,

• you’d never be against it.

• “Mingi, can I sleep with you?”

• he opens his eyes slightly to see you soaking wet, tears falling from your eyes, figure only lit by the hallway lights.

• “Y/n? What are you doing here? Why the fuck are you all wet?”

• he’s groggy and cranky.

• who the hell likes waking up from sleeping all of a sudden?

• but just like that, he’s at your beck and call willing to do anything for you.

• “T-they told me I wasn’t good enough. That I was just sucking my boss’ dick for the promotion. Then they threw a bucket of water at me during the celebration. Which wasn’t even— it wasn’t even a fucking party for me. They just wanted to sabotage me.”

• Mingi’s jaw clenches tight before rushing over with his towel to bury you inside.

• but you weren’t interested in getting dry.

• you just wanted a hug.

• he doesn’t even flinch when you bury yourself in his warmth,

• Jongho already taking his blankets from his bed to flee the room.

• “I can’t even be good at my job, Mingi. I’m so tired.”

• Mingi’s never figured out when’s a good time to tell you how much he actually likes you.

• loves you?

• “Mingi, I just want to sleep. I just want to forget.. but I thought of you first.”

• “Good girl.” he mumbles against the crown of your head. “You know where to go.”

• “Can I take a shower first? I don’t want to ruin your sheets. Can I sleep here with you?”

• “Y-yeah. Course. Let me just—“

• you never knew when was the right time to do it.

• or how exactly you were gonna do it if you ever were.

• but you kissed him right there hoping it would mend all the broken pieces.

• “I’m sorry.” you whisper breathlessly pulling away. “I shouldn’t have done that.”

• Mingi pushes your hair back while he still keeps you between his sat legs.

• “Let’s get you showered first. Then we can talk about it, okay?”

• It’s not the first time you’ve been in his room.

• so seeing the little glimpse of something behind him kind of cleared your head a little.

• wanting more to ask, “Okay. But Mingi?”

• “Hm?”

• “Why is there a poster of my face over your bed?”

@atinybitofau

If the Government Treated Men Like It Treats Women

👏🏻This👏🏻though!👏🏻

And some men do not understand the point and the message and leave comments like that the condoms and contraceptives are not the same, therefore no sexism.

over coffee with my mom this morning: “sometimes we hesitate to invite people into our life because we feel like our space isn’t good enough yet. things are a little messy, or our place settings don’t match, or our situation isn’t quite what we want it to be. don’t let that stop you. invite people in anyway.”

This hit me a little too hard.

he was so freaking pretty on this day

Taemin is Brilliant! 😳

cr: @cosmicsticks

“every day is taemin’s day” - taemin and also the rest of the world