#10.ask

okay it took me forever to get this clip b/c it was literally THE TAIL END of the episode and you did not even include the context where they're arguing over who gets to be a part of ben's amazing race partnership??? AND THIS IS THE SAME EPISODE AS THE FAMOUS FANFICTION CLIP???? and no one acknowledges it because they're too busy figuring out ben and brian's marriage contract. well okay. i do greatly enjoy this

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Ben: Can I apply for Survivor?

Sam: Yes.

10. transparent / tangled

"Ben, we'll get caught," Adam's urging, with frantic dismay, but Ben just laughs and tugs him further into the bathroom, fingers tangled up in Adam's jacket. The bar bathroom is not at all discreet—the gimmick, meant for Instagram pictures and interesting video ops, is a large wall-to-wall two-ton glass aquarium, allowing any casual observer to peer in to the drunk patrons who just want to go pee. Not the place for two semi-niche Youtubers with a micro-following to be doing—

Well, Adam's not sure what they do. The glass makes him nervous, but Ben looks like a damn treat, wrapped up in his red suit and burning rosy bright in Adam's vision. And they've had a few drinks, which makes Adam loose-limbed and less anxious, his buttons coming undone, and Ben all the while just as handsy and playful as usual, which makes him feel—

"You're hard," Ben observes. His fist is still bunched up close to Adam's chest. They've pressed themselves together into one stall. Adam isn't sure how they got here.

Adam breathes light and limpid down Ben's neck. He's keeping his hands to himself. Ben's eyes glint fiercely up, a predator getting close to its prey.

"Just the alcohol," mumbles Adam, but it's too late. He knows Ben can see right through him.

(WILL GRAHAM VOICE) THIS IS MY DESIGN.

HI. thank you for biting my baaaait ^_^ of course i have been so so delighted to receive this message tysm!!!! for the excuse to ramble!!!

so Jet Lag: the Game is a beautiful and goofy travel youtube series with three quirked up white boys (Sam Denby, Adam Chase, and Ben Doyle) and sometimes a fourth guest that utilizes the real world and its geography to play fun edutainment games for laufs. that's the pitch of it.

my Wirms ^

for a starting season, i personally recommend a few:

hide + seek: japan is the season i started with, and it's one of the best! the game mode is much more polished (this is where they debut their card game, so it's easier to follow the game if you're unfamiliar) and i love round robin seasons because you get to spend time with the boys solo. and narratively it's so much fun

schengen showdown is also one of their most recent seasons (with famous Guy Who's Been Everywhere, tom scott!!) and while it's a good deal heftier and chaotic in Things That Go On it's soo much fun. how can a european transit game be so exhilarating and stressful!!! also features badam being crazy gay villains and tom and sam getting Really Into their challenges. So Fun ^_^

and of COURSE i cannot forget race to the end of the world, the Aotearoa season with toby hendy as the guest :] other than the familiar landscape i actually think this season fits the Most with lolilo vibes to me. it's their roadtrip season, where they're racing from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South and have to navigate challenges on the way!!

honorable mentions: arctic escape (MY personal favorite guest season, with michelle khare!) and battle 4 america (with brian mcmanus). the america seasons get a lot of flack for not being public transit focused enough (due to. America) but i genuinely enjoy them soo much they're a lot of fun!!

TRUTHFULLY i think a lot of fans of nmtd / lolilo will really enjoy the vibes and silliness of jet lag!!! there's very much the great and wonderful feeling of watching people who are friends having somewhat stressful but mostly awesome emotional bonding experiences. i think many of the girlies who are into benedick hobbes' Whole Thing would enjoy adam chase. if you're big on wry and colorfully dressed beautiful men like peter donaldson you should join me in the Ben Hole.

oh they also do crazy things like wear girl disguises that strategically do nothing and get crazy drunk on camera at 3 pm on a thursday.

ok that's basically the big gist of it. mostly theyre a really fun show to put on if you are perhaps eating a Meal or maybe you are Doing Chores and need some white boys in the background. but they're ALSO some of the most fun content on youtube rn!! :] and i like em.

also a note on the RPF side:

anon the way this literally floored and flabbergasted me (and @gotinnocuous) we are on your EXACT goddamn wavelength. this is what aspen, co (our summer fic <3) is about preciselyyyy. you get IT unfortunately if BEN has the yearning spirit of an avoidant dyke what do you think SAM'S little yearning brain must be doing??? <- two of your favorite mentally ill jltg bloggers try to know.

also i HAD FORGOTTEN about the teeth thing until literally just now when you sent this ask. that's crazy he was saying that out loud for people to hear. okay!

well yes so we're definitely writing this fic. is the thing. and we are cooking up a little thing for you that may or may not contain some of these things!!!!! it's bensam bonanza y'all we've got weed brownies and depressed boys in there

as a treat: <3

HI CALLA!!! thank u for askingggg this one is fun :>

17. talk about your writing and editing process

i feel like i've actually gotten to a point where my Process is something solidified that i can talk about it. i've kind of developed it in the past year i think due to writing a lot for jltg which i'm really really pleased by!!

generally when i have a Fic Idea i sort of bounce it around for a little bit letting it accumulate in my brain. usually this is like, hints of an idea like "adam + humiliation + watersports". talk about it with people (sometimes fic chat, mostly don't) kind of let the idea percolate until it's solidified into a real Scenario that i can start flirting around as a fic.

and then i start doing what i have called prewrites but what is basically the worlds shittiest first draft ever. and what this looks like is i am writing stream-of-consciousness What Happens In The Fic, because for me the hardest part about writing is figuring out the shape of what happens. especially porn!! where the bodies are moving and you have to keep track of them all. here is an example:

the format for prewrites is kind of like if i was talking to a friend about what happens, loose and sloppy and also letting myself be real candid about a character's emotions so that later i can better obfuscate it. and honestly unlocking this step in my process has helped a LOT in terms of making writing more comfortable with just showing up and doing, rather than having to wait for Inspiration To Strike. it's a lot easier to start rambling about what happens than to expect myself to also have good sentences about what happens. if that makes sense?

and then i go and turn the prewrite into actual words. which it turns out is actually easier when you know what comes next! sometimes the details change from the prewrite to the actual draft-- hit me with your lovin's draft really vastly differed from what i wrote in the prewrite, especially towards the end, but that's mostly because i wrote the prewrite and then took months to actually convert it to fic.

(fun fact about that one is also that i was just going to let that fic DIE in my archives with the rest of my WIPs and then i let vi read the prewrite and they convinced me it was worth continuing. and now i'm quite proud of that one! so shout out vi <3)

and then when i finish the actual fic i try to let the fic sit for a little bit before i can post it, but very often it's only a few hours after until i'm like Ok i need to fucking post it now. let it loose into the world. and then i turn off my phone and i don't look at the comments or kudos ever (this is a lie i'm usually Always checking.)

i rarely have edit passes, i rarely have beta readers. but there are some fics where i think that i Should get some. i just get heavily impatient when i think of a fic as Done and i'm like GET THIS THING OUT OF MY BRAIN NEOW!!!!!!! and i just send it out and it's over and done with <3

thank you calla :] here is a little smth smth inspired by the youtube ad read & the tag haribo gummies challenge. content warning for electroplay & intox under the cut

The challenge is supposed to be simple. He's literally the one who designed it. Ben isn't really sure how they got to this point: him blindfolded, hands strapped to a cheap electro-shock device, mouth open for Adam's long fingers to prod in a round gummy for him to taste. Like many things, they get caught up in the weeds of logistics sometimes.

you are insane for asking me this while i was under the needle. well anyways. jltgrpf porn idea below 👇