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[msbadatnamingthings]

Out of spite with any ship of your choice!

This wasn't the first or the worst party Min-Gi's been to, but it was certainly one of the more obnoxious ones. Trust fund babies sloshing around drinks and falling on their faces wasn't exactly his idea of fun. However, Ryan knew someone here who had new amps that he wanted to pick up. The only problem was his timing, as he visited in the midst of a party and he was taking forever to get back to Min.

"So Mr. Min," a blond girl slurred between drinks. "What do you do for a living?"

Min grimaced as she nearly spilled her drink on him. "I'm in a band." Snickers littered the group. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, nothing, it's just," a guy in a varsity jacket said. "You just don't look the part."

"Really? And what does the part look like?" Min stood to his full height, glare full of daggers. The more time the band spend on the road, the less Min gave a shit what people thought about it. Still, he felt inclined to stand up for himself.

"Sure as hell ain't khaki pants," the guy snorted, clinking drinks with his friends. "More like...him!" He pointed, and the entire group turned to a person in the sea of the party.

"Oooh, what a bad boy!" the blond girl whistled. "He's got the leather jacket, great hair, and look at how he walks! Now that's a rock star."

Min looked in the same direction and took a sip from his drink. He was starting to get annoyed, and thought maybe there was a way to get back at them for their rude behavior.

"I bet you $100 I could get his number."

Everyone stared at him, and then burst out into mean laughter.

"You're really sweet, but if anyone's his type, it's me," the girl bragged.

"Then bet on it. I'll give you two minutes," Min said coolly. He pulled out his wallet and held up the remaining $100 bill. "Unless you think you can't do it."

A low 'oooh' rang throughout the group. The girl slunk up to him, smirk crossing her face. "Watch and learn." And she stalked off.

"This is one bet you're gonna lose," another guy whispered to Min. He watched as the girl chatted with the guy. He seemed mainly polite with her, dodging whenever she tried to get too close.

"TIMES UP!" the group shouted, and she walked back in defeat.

"I bet if I had more time I could have done it," the girl said defensively.

"Yeah, well," Min pocketed his money. "Let me try." The girl shuffled through her pockets to collect a greasy mass of bills, bowing dramatically to let him take the floor. Min walked straight towards the guy, waiting until he was next to him to tap his shoulder.

Ryan smiled. "Min-Gi! There you are," he said happily. He reached for a hug, but Min held him by the shoulders. He frowned. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I was thinking." Min licked his lips. "Why don't we go out to dinner tonight? Somewhere nice. I think we should celebrate being a band for so long."

The smile returned. "I'd love that."

"Cool, I'll meet you at the car." And with that, Min swept down for a kiss. Ryan was startled for a second, but melted into the embrace as his arms wrapped around him. When Min pulled away, Ryan's lips were parted slightly. They then split into a wide grin as he quickly ran to get the car.

Min turned back to the group. Everyone's jaw dropped, but the girl's was practically to the floor. He strided back with a wide smirk on his face, practically skipping. "Thank youuuuu," he said as he snatched the money from her hand without looking back. He quickly found the van, and slid into the passenger's seat.

"So, where are we going?" Ryan asked, giddy.

"Anywhere you want, Ry." Min held up the money proudly. "I'm paying."

[oopey-doopey]

In the Father Ethan AU, do the lords see Rose as like Ethan’s princes? In short, would they see Rose having a higher status in terms of “Ethan’s children”.

It’s not easy to describe but they see her both as competition and like Ethan’s favorite. Like imagine the title “princess” is over her head but in their eyes they can take the title and status.

Best way to understand it is looking at Moreau’s battle dialogue. He knows he’s the unfavorite and did things to hopefully gain rank among the other lords. Imagine the lords are all Moreau now and Rose is still mother’s father’s special child.

[peoplewatchingbyneshatriumphs]

AU Grace Monroe Wallpaper by @mx-mongoose for People Watching 🥰

[epitheterasedgen]

What if Loralai or Martin (or both) came by? Maybe too either apologise or ask her too come back. What would the family do?

I don’t think you understand the fact that Martin is in literal jail during the EAM AU (probably annoying the heck out of all the other prisoners)

Lorelai is still undecided until S2 comes out. depends on how much I like her

[trauma-express]

So, i was wondering your thoughts on Apex Tulip aus? There really isn’t much content out there and I’m just wondering what your thoughts or hc are

Hmmmm, let’s see...

Well, I imagine what might get her to stay on the Train with the Apex is still feeling a bit angry/anxious about the divorce, as well as the argument she had with her mom before running away,

Going from being an only child who generally keeps to herself to being part of the Apex is a big adjustment. She does her best to get along, but is probably happy for any moments of quiet time she gets.

She would probably really like going to the different cars and finding cool things to bring back and look at.

The harpoon packs made her nervous to use at first, but she thinks they’re a pretty cool piece of tech. She would also really like to take a look at how Simon’s gravity boots work sometime.

She gets along with Simon here, seeing as they’re both somewhat grumpy and awkward nerds who generally like thinking about the rules and logic of things. She does like Grace too though, but she has a strong personality.

Still, I can’t imagine she really likes hurting Denizens. So unless they’re attacking her, she probably just sticks to vandalism on raids.

[mmikmmik2]

I feel like no one talks about Tulip's "If you want it done right, do it yourself mentality". Sorry if this is random but it's been on my mind

I don’t mind random asks! I reserve the right to only answer them if I feel like it, but I like talking about Infinity Train. You know, in case that wasn’t clear. anyway have a rant on this topic

I think Tulip’s instinct to be a problem solver is a fundamental part of her personality. As she learned in The Unfinished Car, that impulse can sometimes be hurtful for herself or others... she can’t fix everything, not everything she sees as broken needs to be fixed, and sometimes trying to help can hurt. But it’s also a good thing that Tulip proactively tries to help people and make things better, especially since she’s learned more about being patient and understanding what’s happening before acting. It’ll always be a trait that can be a weakness or a strength in different situations, and I think on the train she got a lot better at telling which kind of situation is which.

So yeah, Tulip definitely has a “if you want it done right, do it yourself” mentality in the sense of decisively taking the lead once she’s confident about what needs to happen, no matter who tries to stop her, and probably always will. But she started S1 seeing it like “if you want it done right, do it by yourself”. Speaking of Infinity Train being super literal sometimes, Tulip at the start of The Corgi Car is physically acting out her terrible coping mechanisms by literally sprinting away from people trying to talk to her and get her to take a break. Tulip played it off as a serious, arrogant focus on handling things by herself, and she really was being a jerk about treating other people like they were slowing her down. But this behavior was largely coming from a place of fragility and fear of being vulnerable or losing control. And she didn’t want other people around who would tell her things she wasn’t ready to hear like “maybe you should relax” or “you don’t know how to fix this, and that’s okay”. I think Tulip’s “I can handle it on my own” attitude was a problem she needed to get over, not a personality trait she need to learn to manage better, which she’s mostly achieved by The Past Car. Her teamwork with the cat and One-One is very natural and easy.

I like that almost every time Tulip makes progress on this issue, it’s motivated by compassion. She let Atticus join the trip across Corginia even though he slowed her down because his kingdom was in danger and he begged her to help him help his people, and admitted she couldn’t and even shouldn’t “fix” every situation that upset her to help One-One and stop him from hurting the turtles, and admitted that she can’t always handle her problems on her own to talk Lake into accepting help. She’s a softy.

[voidedlie-moved]

Do you have a crush on Grace? (For the uncomfortable question prompt thing)

ask my muse uncomfortable questions | always accepting tbh

Simon had to have turned fifty different shades of red in response to that question. It was a simple yes or no question, and yet he froze up completely. Really, that alone was a good indication of what the answer was.

“That’s- that’s kind of a personal question.” He replied. The red flush across his cheeks never faded, even when he turned his gaze towards the floor. Eyebrows furrowing, he tried to think of a way to answer that wouldn’t leave him embarrassed for the rest of his life.

“I’ll... put it this way, and you can take it as you will. Grace means a lot to me. How couldn’t she? We grew up together, and she’s the only reason I got to grow up to begin with.“ He answered, a sheepish smile creeping onto his face. “At this point, I don’t know what I’d do without her.”

He really meant it, too. He had spent so much of his life with her, he couldn’t imagine them being separated.

Of course, there was a much more straightforward answer to the question he had been asked. And he knew it very well. But if they were smart, they could read between the lines without him having to spell it out for them. And risk Grace overhearing.

[voidedlie-moved]

"Everyone will leave at some point. Nothing lasts forever and eventually everyone will just be done with you like all the other people in the past. You don't actually think it isnt inevitable, right?" (For the break your characters heart thing)

break my character’s heart in one ask | accepting! please send.

Simon’s heart dropped.

That was a shockingly personal attack. Especially coming from someone he didn’t remember ever meeting before. They spoke like they knew him, and knew what had happened in his past. But that didn’t make any sense. It wasn’t like he talked about it very often.

He normally would’ve been furious. But it caught him so off guard that he couldn’t even bring himself to respond that way. Aside from how they knew his history to begin with, what in the world had he done to prompt this?

“That’s...” He blinked, and shook his head. “That’s not true. Grace and I have been best friends since we were kids! She would- she would never.” She wouldn’t just.. have enough of him, would she? She couldn’t.

... Right?

[ His number ticked up. ]