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evergreenalice · 1 year

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I'll never get over the fucking tunnel of love scene, it's just the best fucking scene I love it so much

first of all, it follows the objectively amazing scene between Homura and Sayaka

the song "Dream World" begins to play as the Clara Dolls chant "fort, da, fort, da" in the background, the meaning of this I'm too lazy to explain, and if you don't know why the words "fort" and "da" are important to Rebellion, just look it up, there are better explanations than I can give. What's important is that these words relate to Homura and Madoka, the Clara Dolls are an extension of Homura, and thus Homura is presumably thinking about Madoka

as we see Sayaka's cape flying away from their confrontation, Homura begins a monologue

we see Clara Dolls dancing on a pink spool, representative of Madoka (if you don't know why, once again, I request that you look up "fort da Madoka") so once more an indication of where Homura's thoughts currently are

we see two swans, generally a symbol of love (fun fact, because of this one scene the moment I see swans I instantly think of Madoka Magica)

we see Homura standing on the front of of the boat, one of her familiars standing in the boat, not doing anything notable, I bring this up to come back to it later, also it's just a good shot

the world shifts as Homura moves through it, remember, this is essentially her dream, the things that appear are from Homura's mind

we see a paper Kyoko standing on an arch asking us if we're enjoying the movie (thank you for asking Kyoko :) Indeed I am)

a tunnel rises from the ocean

Kyoko says this, displaying essentially the ideal life for Kyoko, her relationship with Mami is never soured, and they're still friends, and they're just doing good stuff, none of the darkness that exists in reality

we see Homura's annoyed, perhaps somewhat conflicted even, face

we enter the tunnel, and it's clearly meant to be a tunnel of love, remember, the things in this world are created from her thoughts, there is a reason for a tunnel of love being here and it has to do with Homura's thoughts, EVERYTHING in this tunnel is from Homura's mind, it existing, everything in it, and where it leads, are from HER thoughts, keep that fact in mind

Mami just outright states that everything is ideal

beautiful shot, nothing else to say

Sayaka outright asks if this is so bad. She has a very goofy face because Homura is annoyed with her, I love this detail "YOU'RE TOO LATE SAYAKA I'VE ALREADY DEPICTED YOU AS THE SOYJACK!"

Homura accidentally criticizing herself, however, once again, EVERYTHING HERE IS HOMURA, this is an argument with herself, she's not disagreeing with paper Sayaka, paper Mami, and paper Kyoko, because they don't exist, they're HER, everything they say are HER thoughts, SHE thinks that this is the ideal world, deep down she wants to stay here, and she hates herself for it, viewing it as weakness.

we cut to Homura kneeling beneath goddess Madoka, Homura views Madoka as a goddess, not just in a descriptive sense, but a prescriptive one. In her eyes Madoka is a perfect being deserving of reverence, her love for Madoka is yes, romantic, but also has undeniably religious elements to it

Homura reaching up towards the statue of goddess Madoka as she talks about her sacrifice, it's just, VERY religious, she's over here like "Madoka died for your despair, accept her into your heart as your lord and savior" and it's like, Homura, this is a really unhealthy way to view your crush

this flashes on screen "who is dreaming?" the reason these runes pop on screen at this point is because it's important to this scene specifically, Homura is essentially denouncing whoever is guilty of being, for lack of a better word, a sinner, so these runes prompt the question of who the "sinner" is, and of course, it is Homura

we cut to a boat on fire

we see little paper cutouts of people drowning, presumably the people who should be being saved right now but aren't

Homura caresses Madoka's legs very heterosexually, I will come back to this later

the Clara Dolls throw tomatoes at the statue and Homura while saying "god is dead" in German, this most obviously signifies the blasphemy of the sinner who created this world (Homura) it's also a Nietzsche quote (Nietzsche and Rebellion is a whole nother conversation though)

it's also worth pointing out that the Clara Dolls's antagonism towards Homura is likely symbolic of bullying, which considering the way Moemura acts, is almost definitely something she went through

remember that everything here is from Homura's mind, that tunnel of love didn't even exist a moment ago, it was created by Homura's mind, that includes where it led, Homura's mind created a tunnel of love while thinking about Madoka that led her to Madoka

Madoka jumps down and lands on Homura, she doesn't emote much, but we know for a fact that this caused A LOT of emotions in her. Remember that familiar I pointed out that wasn't doing much? Well once again, everything in here is part of Homura, representing a part of her mind

as Madoka sits up, we see the familiar excitedly dancing with sparklers, because well, gay

as I said I wanted to come back to the statue's legs later, this is why. Where Homura touched it is marked in inky black. Her devotion to Madoka, her love for her, represented by the caressing of her legs, has only dirtied the statue. She views her love as a dirtying force. And for a lesbian that canonically went to Catholic school, views herself as a demon, and her crush as a pure perfect goddess, that certainly has implications, internalized homophobia is only one possible reading of this scene, but it's the one I choose to go with.

that's the end, I hope you enjoyed!

#Madoka Magica #PMMM #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica rebellion #madohomu #homumado #madoka kaname #Homura Akemi #analysis

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munadrawson · 9 months

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Commentary on the Beach comic

Here is the commentary post. However, I may explore this theme again because I want to tell cute beach scenarios, especially one with Deep Cut as a group being old farts even though they are in their 20s... That's what happens after college. After you graduate, one hot summer day after leaving the gym, you reminisce. FYI: This is long AF. Also mention of colorism and misogyny at the final thoughts section.

Background:

As I mentioned, this fan comic was unexpected but had a purpose. I did not want to jump into the folk song fan comic until I ironed out the few doubts in my mind:

Which desi river folk songs do I want to use to tell this story? What would be the theme? What would Frye and Shiver wear? What would each of their hairstyles be? Location? Location? Location?

The body proportions between the two were also in doubt. So I took the opportunity of this being a learning experience.

It is difficult not to beeline and draw it when I cannot stop playing the scene in my head whenever I listen to the songs. I HAVE to let this story simmer. I know it won't be perfect, but I want to tell it right.

Set-up:

Initially, the comic starts with Frye bringing in the watermelon for the rest of the crew. However, the delivery falls flat since we know about Frye's antics.

Plus, as much as I love the yellow desi-inspired inkling, I want to give equal attention to the other two. The most difficult one to draw is SHIVER. I see too much myself in them, let alone the chubby square face shape with sharp eyes. Whenever I indulged in fanfic, I would react like, "oh noooo. What is up with these sudden attacks? I just want to read a cute story and not be CALLED OUT LIKE THIS." The game makes it worse, tho.

Anyway. I have trouble drawing Shiver and Big Man (easier than Shiver) and have yet to write a comic where the two would interact. The two are the comedy duo in this story, while Frye has no intention besides munching on some grub. Mood.

Design:

I wanted to approach this fan comic as lazy as possible, but it can't be helped. An overachiever perfectionist is in my bone. I'm already exhausted from designing a college mascot as my day job. I didn't feel like using my brain.

And yet, I drew details onto their swimwear. *cries*

I had been referencing writers' works in each of my artworks. For example, Shiver and Frye as gaymers. Multiple fanfics had them adorably playing video games together. Another example is The Big Comfy Couch. There are numerous fanfics where they would have Adult Fun Time on a couch, whether in the dressing room or at home, as if it were part of a mythos. Some fluff moments are on the sofa, but Adult Fun Time outweighs them. I'm not complaining! It is rather amusing.

Me: *Slaps an arm of The Big Comfy Couch* "This bad boy can support so many adult fun-time sofa scene fanfics on it. It's a staple!"

This time, I referenced the swimwear from chapter 6 of Girlfriends by IslandsChickenScratch, the mahi mahi resort scene. The foundation because, as I stated, I went on adding the details and the add-ons... Thank goodness these characters don't have mammal-like hair, or else I would spend days drawing each strain.

I'll talk about the least to the most troublesome I had when designing the swimwear.

Shiver:

The most challenging character to render yet the easiest to give them an outfit. The cool n chic masc energy, let's goooooo.

The foundations for them were swim shorts and a strapless bikini top. As well as the back tentacle pinned up. I added the bottom bikini or a g-string to emphasize their hips. They enjoy flaunting their hips. Also, it gives off that cutout design of their default pants without the actual cutout.

The design of the swimshorts is a combination of the "Chili Octo Aloha" button-down shirt with S3 sunken scroll ten sharks:

I also added the orange gills on the top bikini to break the solid blue. Before, I had flora patterns in mind, but then I remembered that I loved seeing other illustrators draw Shiver with scars. It truly embodies the shark-like energy—one true blahaj.

Gosh, I am so envious of their chest size. Sure, mine has gotten smaller thanks to the gym, where sometimes I see them as pecs. But dammit, it would be great not to deal with sports bras. *grumbles* Oh well, on the brighter side, they did get smaller. So, I'm happy with the result, lol.

Lastly, I added the octopus medallion??? Pendant onto the kanzashi but with no additional frills. Simple, the better.

I love seeing other fan creators incorporate those pendants with different outfits.

Big Man:

You would think drawing a triangular, ideal Doritio body would be easy. Nope. Not at all. Not one bit. The struggle is real. But I give my best.

His base swimwear was the diving mask with a snorkel. I opt out of the snorkel because… I was too lazy to draw it lol—also, the war flashback of drawing the slopsuit helmet on him. I can't.

However, after taking away the snorkel, he felt so naked. I know he's a nudist. Big man the truest punk who doesn't conform to societal norms. I fold it instead.

I added the garland, adored with Brazilian flowers. It looks adorable on him! It is not a lei. I'm connecting it to a queer animatic story that I came across on youtube, "Pritty" by Pritty Not Pretty. Queer black boys love story by the poolside. It is so cute that I watched it three times. I can't wait for the animation.

I've seen some fan creators depict humanoid Big Man with Afrocentric features. I ain't that creative, and I don't want to draw a humanoid version of him. He's a blessing because, sometimes, I don't wanna draw LIMBS. He is a nice break. Delta.

Despise the lack of ears; a necklace is always a great choice because he's pritty cute. *Frye's finger guns*

Frye:

She's the opposite of Shiver when it comes to drawing. She's more freeing thanks to her personality, but the damn outfits tho. The problem is that she can wear anything.

She wore a one-piece bikini with cutouts in that scene. So, I combed through a folder of old references I gathered I had saved for my project. I found this orange one-piece bikini with a sarong and sunhat. Sure, it is a more mature look, but it is hot. Hot cute. The sunhat adds the cute factor. Subjective, I guess.

Similar to Shiver, I placed her pendant on the hat.

I added additional jewelry because the girl is at the beach, and of course, there are some desi songs associated with the anklet, nupur paye, to a stream.

Unlike the gold bands where she wore one on each arm and wrist, I only drew one anklet. I connected to a Bangla pop song, "Ek paye nupur amar," by Anila and Topu. Gosh, the music video is so dated and awkward, but basically, the song talks about the two options of a relationship. Would you rather deepen the connection and jump on the ship with them or have it severed?

I signify that Shiver will always choose the anklet, the one by the sea. Although the sea can be unpredictable with it's rough waves and storms, they would happily take Frye to the next level, and Frye would happily agree to it.

Yes, this comically fan-comic was kinda deep lol.

*cries* Why can't I just draw Frye crushing a melon... Then have gay brain goes "brrr me totes gay." "OTL

Final Thoughts:

Whew, this commentary is getting pretty long. I learned a few things when it comes to coloring the environment. I hate being a colorist. It gave me a migraine for a few days. So, I'll do flat colors for the folk songs fan-comic except for the bonus part.

It will be a doujinshi length worth. Ohmigawd, my first one ever?! All this effort is going for a certain gay yellow desi-inspired squid? Yes. Why?

I could not abide watching from the sideline as I looked and read comments about Frye. Have her music be reduced to just "Bollywood" music. Look, I do listen to old movie songs, and I do enjoy them, but there are other genres...

And also, sigh. The blatant misogynoir. As an observer who witnesses colorism and misogyny close, approximately within and outside the family. I had to step in. It hurts knowing it hits close to home.

Me as Marie in January 2023:

"...I guess I'll step in. I don't wanna work. I just climbed out of the rabbit hole, battling my two years of depression, but as a light-skin desi with whatever art skills I gained over years, it is my responsibility to do something about this. I am a bottom feeder of an artist but, I DO have that privilege. SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

It does feel cathartic whenever I happen to draw Frye pretty. I usually announced it to my younger sister afterward, who always replied without a hitch, "Thank you."

It is a small step but a worthwhile endeavor. The duty of an older sister.

I'll continue to draw a small fan piece or two while working on the long-ass folk song fan comic. I want to finish the new fan comic before I go to Bangladesh in November.

#Muna's Commentary #mention of colorism and misogyny

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cookies-hetaoni · 1 year

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Hi! So, I did write one (1) of those anons (the one which you responded "i just read your criticism but i do not care at all because it sounds like a you problem" to). I wanted to add little bit of context for my previous words, since I do not want to come off as rude or anything of the sort, my intentions are good /gen.

Okay, so, I replayed your HetaOni ending version a few months ago, and, long story short, it was bad. There is a lot to say about it, and since I'm sure you kept your ask-box open because you are willing to hear some constructive criticism, I will take my time to do just that.

(COOKIE'S PREVIOUS HETAONI ENDING SPOILERS BELOW IF ANYONE WANTS TO PLAY IT, BEWARE!)

First, the 2P! issue, since that was the main point I wanted to make within my anon message.

So: the 2P!s are nor essential, nor necessary. Ever since the second they appear for the first time, they seem out of place, and it is obvious to anyone that has played the "original" one that the plot was never going to go there. Using original characters (even if they are kind of fandom-rooted, they are non-canon since you gave them "personalities" of their own) that take the spotlight from the ACTUAL main cast is, at best, a lazy way for trying to move the plot forward. There is literally no correlation between your half of the game and Tomoyoshi's; if it weren't for the artwork you could think that they are two different games. It's obvious that you jumped into that project with no idea about how to handle it, and you should have taken more time to do so. It does not give the impression that you wanted to give HetaOni the ending it deserved, but that you wanted to make a game about your OCs taking the spotlight instead. And those are two very different things.

People may love it or people may hate it, those are valid subjective feelings; but the fact is that the story was not handled the way it should have been, at all.

Plot aside, the characterization of the actual canon characters was poorly done too (I won't even mention their lack of development after the 2P!s are introduced, since the original cast pretty much turned into stereotypical filler cardboard cutouts by then). For example, America (in Tomoyoshi's version) was worried about England 99% of the time, and he always lost it whenever he used magic because it was really REALLY dangerous and damaging to do so. In your version, England used magic to clean Spain's ass. I won't elaborate the discrepancies any further since I hope you are seeing my point here.

By the way, the whole thing about England getting his eyes to work again? In the nicest way possible, I would like to know what crossed your mind when you made that decision because I genuinely cannot comprehend what the thought process was. You took one, if not THE most iconic moment in the whole game and brushed it of five minutes later like it was nothing. You even changed the ICONIC "England's theme" for some other random soundtrack (you did this in several different occasions too).

Put simply, not only did you add things that were anti-climatic and underwhelming; but you made the good things worse. Except for the artwork. Your icons were really pretty. The rest sucked, though.

Back to the point I wanted to make; you should listen to criticism and be open to change, so that you won't make the same mistakes from before. You made that previous version many years ago, so I'm sure that you've had plenty of time to reflect on your previous lack of writting skills and get better at it... eventually.

Giving the "I'm not really planning on changing anything from the ending and removing the 2P would be kind of a bother so I wont do it either" attitude, even after seeing (in that poll you made) that many people think the ending was underwhelming, sounds both condescending and rude to the people who have been supporting your game even since 2016. We know it's a non-profit fan project, so it's not like people should demand anything from you, but you should have some respect for both the people who played/want to play it and Tomoyoshi, at least. Poor girl had to go through a tsunami and you won't even take your time to make an ending that doesn't revolve around your own characters.

Plus, getting mad at other people's feedback does not give the cool gamedev vibes you think it does. Not talking about the anons insulting you, of course, but the ones that have good intentions. And no, people giving feedback about a game you took from someone else and added things to while making it public is not the same as having bad intentions, by the way.

I'm just saying this because HetaOni is one of the most iconic RPGMaker fangames ever, and you are one of the people with the biggest audience out there making fan-content about it. Before you tell me or anyone else to "go make the game yourselves since you are so good at it and since you hate me and my ending and my characters so much!", you know it would make no difference if anyone else tried to remake it, because it wouldn't reach as many people as it would with you being the one making it.

You have the means to make a good game, since your art skills are really good, but you need to work on the plot writting department first. HetaOni has a great narrative base, you can make a great ending for it if you just think about it for more than five seconds and try not to rush it like you did for the previous one. I took my time to write this whole long-ass essay because I want it to be a good game, made by someone who seems like they care at least a single bit.

Like I said before, I hope I did not come off as rude, and good luck!

Oh boy, here we go.

First of all, I'm glad you came off anon. It really feels nice to talk to someone who isn't afraid of sharing their opinion.

However, as much as you have your opinion, I am obviously allowed to have mine as well. You wrote a whole essay on this and I can see how passionate you are about the game, but I don't know if I'll be able to answer to every single thing you pointed out (though I'll try my best)

About it being obvious that Tomoyoshi wasn't going to go there: honestly, I asked Tomoyoshi to remake their game; they didn't share their ending with me. People's minds work different. And for me, in my mind, the ending with 2Ps could very well work just fine since the mansion is haunted and that's also not canon in hetalia at all. There are a thousand ways one could go about the ending, and I just chose one of them. Are you obligated to like it? No. But say it was completely unnecessary is really just your opinion. Was the ending underwhelming for many? Yes, of course. Like I said, I'm only human and can't please everyone, and like I also said, I'm aware that the ending wasn't the best given the circumstances I had back then.

You can't come and tell me I "should have thought better", or "should have taken more time". You know nothing about me or my life. I do things as I want to, when I want to.

I am open to constructive criticism, but you're just coming here and saying my ending was shit because you personally disagree with everything I did. I do agree that after the 2Ps showed up there wasn't much of a game anymore, and that England's being able to see again probably wasn't a good choice, at least not for that time (it's been years and I don't remember how I did it very well).

About the soundtrack, if I changed it it's probably because I couldn't find the original sources. Like I mentioned various times, I worked on that game almost completely alone with almost zero help. It took a lot for me to find other music that could sound good in the game that weren't from the original one too.

The "I'm not really planning on changing anything from the ending and removing the 2P would be kind of a bother so I wont do it either" is also a bad interpretation of yours. What I meant is, like I also said numerous times, since I decided to remake this game on a whim (yes, one day a few weeks ago I suddenly had the thought: "Why not remake the game?" and that's really why I'm doing it), I am again working on this while having no idea which direction it's going to take. Since I made my version with the 2Ps, naturally, in my mind, the game makes more sense with 2Ps. It doesn't have to make sense to you. It's what makes sense to ME.

And honestly, I think I am allowed to have liberty in creating whatever I want for the ending. Like you said, no one's paying me to do this, I'm doing this out of my own free will. Is it for you guys to play? Yes. Do I have to keep you in mind while working on it? Of course. But that doesn't mean I have to accept each and every suggestion/"constructive criticism" you guys give. I don't have to agree with everything you guys say, and more importantly I have to have fun while doing this otherwise it's just not happening.

Also, how do you think I gained my followers? I worked hard for them. I worked hard for years, but I most definitely didn't work hard to have someone tell me how to do my job properly because what I do "sucks". If you don't like it, then just don't play it. If you're so repulsed by the idea of me adding 2Ps because to you they don't make sense then why are you even following me in the first place? My "if you think you can do better then do your own game" argument still stands. Work hard to get your own followers and work hard to make your own game. Don't come telling me my work was shit and add "i don't want to be rude" before you proceed to do that because it just doesn't work. Don't know if it's a language barrier or whatever but to me, you are being pretty rude, yes.

And there you go, assuming shit again. I'm most definitely not trying to give off "cool game dev vibes". I am genuinely stressed out that me, an adult, who is working on a game just for fun has to listen to some random person on the internet literally attack me about how I did such an incredibly bad job at something I did out of my own free will just to LEARN how to work on RPG Maker at that time and decided to share.

If Tomoyoshi wanted me, or any other person who remade HetaOni, to give the exact same ending they were going to then I'm pretty sure they would've contacted me or some other game dev to tell us where they were going with it and how it was supposed to end. But they didn't. They just said "okay, thanks for asking first" and that's it. You are NOT Tomoyoshi's CEO. If you had talked to them personally and they had told you that they were offended by my ending, then I would obviously go and apologize to them for doing something they weren't comfortable with me doing. But none of this happened. And I really think it wouldn't happen, because as far as I know they aren't in the fandom anymore and probably don't care much about the game as much as you do.

If your criticism were actually constructive you would've at least sent me some suggestions- but no, you really just made me read an essay on how much you disliked the game and why while telling me off on stuff you believe you're right about.

I'll say this and I'll say it for the last time: You are NOT obligated to like my game. You are not obligated to follow me or whatever, but you just do NOT have the right to tell me what to do, dude. I can listen to people's suggestions, sure, but I can't promise anything. I am working on this freely and I would like to have fun with this project. I don't know where I'm going to go with it but if in the end it ends up having 2Ps in it then it's gonna have 2Ps in it. Doesn't mean I haven't listened to people who tried to convince me otherwise, though. Just means I made a choice of my own, which I am allowed to do.

#cookies hetaoni spoilers #hetaoni spoilers #big sigh

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not-so-avid-fanfic-writer · 2 years

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A/n: switched pronouns from 'i' to 'you' to make stuff easier

Also, I've sort of switched Kirishima's and Uraraka's seats with whoever was sitting next to Bakugo and Midoriya

Extra: (F/f) = favourite filling

Chapter 3

After eating your (F/f) sandwich that your mum had packed to help clear the nerves of your first day, it was finally time for the few hours you actually were looking forward to. Hero Training.

You were practically balanced on the edge of your seat and tapping your fingers against each other as the class was waiting for the designated teacher to arrive.

You looked over at the red-head, as you learned was Kirishima and previously helped you with an impending meltdown during what you dubbed 'The Uraraka Crisis', that was trying to get your attention. When he finally did, he gave you a questioning thumbs up (you interpreted that as a 'you exited') and you nodded. You liked Kirishima already and felt like you could be friends.

You also noticed Bakugo looking at you so you happily waved as he looked away with a surprisingly gentle smile

Meanwhile, on the other side of the classroom:

"Woah, Bakubro, what's got you so calm?" The charming shark-man, questioned the usually loud blond beside him. Bakugo blushes and looks away, muttering something along the lines of 'it's nice to have an old friend back'.

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After Aizawa explained that you would be doing 1 on 1 battle training, the class grabbed their hero outfits and headed to the changing rooms.

Once you got to the girl's changing room, you made sure to stay as far away from Uraraka as possible, you didn't want to be in a similar situation to earlier. You started bouncing on the balls of your feet with excitement as you unpacked your hero costume from it's case. You unfolded your wings to be able to change out of your clothes, and as you reached for the zips underneath the slits to get your jacket off, you heard a bunch of 'awe's and 'oohh's from behind you. You looked over your shoulder to see the others staring at your wings like they wanted to touch them.

You cautiously continued to get changed into your costume, which consisted of a leotard of sorts with mesh draped over some cutouts in the back, with the fear of getting your wings touched.

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A/N: At this point I'm ignoring a very specific part of the cannon

Also!

An updated ref sheet bc I'm too lazy to put it where it belongs:

Back to the story

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Just as you finished zipping up the back of your costume and started smoothing it out, one of the other girls that you could only describe as a pink puffball walked over to speak to you.

"Hi, I'm Mina, and I just love your wings."

You were a bit shocked that she introduced herself with a statement that bold, but you ran with it.

"Thanks? I'm (Y/n)." You were both in your hero costumes and you assumed she wanted to carry on a conversation, so you waited by the door for her.

As Mina caught up with you, she asked you what you're quirk was.

"I don't really know how to explain it, it's more of a ' you'll have to see it in action ' sort of thing." You quietly explain. She made a sound of understanding and explained to you in detail how her's works as you reached the class's rendezvous.

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After everyone else arrived, the class was sorted into random pairs with one student battling a teacher.

You were with Midoriya, and one of the last battles to take place.

You went and sat down in the corner whilst you waited for your battle.

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Main masterlist | BNHA masterlist | Series masterlist | Chapter 4

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It's been a while, hasn't it.

I'm sorry for taking so long to update the story, I've somehow been extremely busy with holidays/residential, let alone receiving exam results last Thursday and starting college in the next few weeks.

Long story short, I failed English with a 3.

Also, feel free to leave questions somewhere so you can get to know me a bit better. My asks will be open for it.

#autistic reader #bakugo katuski #bakugou x reader #bakugou x y/n #bnha bakugou #x autistic reader #x reader #x y/n #fanfic

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lapozuelo-reads · 10 months

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Mid Year Book Tag!

1. Best book you've read so far: it hasn't been the greatest reading year, so far i only have 1 book i rated 5 stars and that's The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren, just a pretty nice romance with just the right tropes that i read at the right time i think

2. Best sequel you've read so far: only sequel i read this year was actually a re-read, it's Scorpio Hates Virgo by Anyta Sunday and it's an mlm novel based on the zodiac signs, idk it's a nice read, the author loves slow burn romances and I think they're entertaining to read

3. New Release you haven't read yet but want to: Is it cheating if i already read the 1st couple of chapters? Well idc, it's The Spite House by Johnny Compton, it sounds creepy..

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year? 👀 I'm trying to stop myself from adding more books to my tbr for a while at least so I'm not checking new releases lists at the moment.

5. Biggest Disappointment: If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio the story was just... so bad and lazy, characters were just cardboard cutouts and the MC sucked so bad. I literally do not understand the hype on this one.

6. Biggest Surprise: Royals by Rachel Hawkins, i was not expecting it to be as funny, witty and self aware as it was, specially because it was a YA romance and like I'm starting to get a bit too old for that genre lol

7. Favorite new author: mmm.. not sure, my knee-jerk reaction would be to say Christina Lauren as they wrote my only 5 star book (so far) this year but i started reading another book by them and had to stop due to cringe lmao so I'll go with no favorite authors

8. Newest Fictional Crush: none

9. Newest Favorite Character: ... none yet

10. Book that made you cry: I'm so sorry to say this but the only book that has make me cry this year was Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover 💀

11. A Book that made you happy: Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen and Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris... huh both have the word dark in the title

12. Favorite Adaptation: the only adaptation i watched this year was The Boogeyman by Stephen King and it was mid

13. Prettiest Cover: If We Were Villains it's like one of the only good things about that book. Unless you mean books that came out this year? In that case I think Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie and City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer look really cool

14. A book you need to read before the end of the year: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren only because it's this month's book for my book club

No one tagged me, i just wanted to talk a little bit about books so feel free to do the same

#mid year book tag

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breathplayed · 9 months

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4, 6 & 8 💜

below cut to save dashboards!!

(4) what is the plot bunny you've been carrying the longest? ooouuuuhhh..... so many............ So many............ i have full fic outlines from 2017 LOL but the most viable one is a jikook au where they're both vampire hunters + jimin is Turned + jungkook swears to hunt him and be the one to kill him bc it's "what he would have wanted" some good ole lovers to enemies bullshit Once Again. every year since 2018 i've thought it'd be a fun three-part fic i could post for halloween and have never gotten around to it. lately i keep thinking it'd be good for an original novel (hello lesbians <3) but then i would have to actually worldbuild and write well which is daunting......... so back to the drawing board every time...... Maybe Some Day

(6) do you have any kind of consistent writing schedule or just hoping for the best? 💀 i always tell myself i will try to write a little bit every day, and there's been periods where that worked well enough for me, but tbh i write the best and most when i am daydreaming about a fic idea and get batshit possessed and fuel a Fixation. in those moments i am seized by insanity and sit down to write for about 4-6 hours straight in the dead of the night and manage several thousand words in one sitting. the record is 10k for DSD pt1 in like a day, and when i wrote the 90k fic that is WBIO in like 3 weeks off the high of not having any responsibilities in early lockdown (incl almost 20k in one sitting)

So kind of a mix.... When I have more free periods of the year i tell myself *trying* to stick to a schedule is good, like "ok i should go TRY to write at least a little every day, and if it doesn't work and im not feeling it today that's fine" but I can't lie, most of what I put out is the product of a feverish manic haze. Where i daydreamed too hard about a fic idea and accidentally came up with the whole plot and exact dialogue lines and need to bullet point it immediately before I forget it all. I am tormented by visions

(8) what’s your relationship with constructive criticism and feedback like? do you seek it out? how well do you take it? Constructive criticism: not exactly a fan unless I ask for it lol, just bc I think it's kinda rude to offer constructive criticism unless it's asked for? So I already automatically feel a lil cornered. I spent a year as an art major bringing paintings in for concrit sessions, I can take it, but that feels like a facilitated environment where I knew I was opening myself up to hear things so I could improve..... however, I'm not super interested in 'improving' writing beyond naturally improving by doing it.... bc it's just a hobby if that makes sense? I'm also usually super aware of how/where one of my fics is weak (example: i Know my worldbuilding and side characters and settings are not the most fleshed out, that I usually only focus on the main pairing/conflict and let everything else be a cardboard cutout, RIP) and just didn't put the work in to improve it bc I want to have Fun doing this hobby and struggling with fixing weaknesses is not super fun. Yes i am very lazy but it's ok it's fanfiction posted for free not something I'm trying to publish ukno. I'm a perfectionist in other ways! It balances out

Important to note I define constructive criticism as like "it would have been better if you did x instead" and a lot of times in fanfiction that's just people's personal tastes. I do consider everything readers say to me! Like someone said they didn't think the side characters served any point in "folie à trois" and it's just me inserting my faves, I Considered that opinion. There's been times I consider feedback and changed how I continued in a story, like in TLG people said they wanted more Jimin pov/motives and I said hmmm yeah that's valid I'll do more of that. In the aforementioned case for Folie, I considered it and decided (1) no, they're there for jk to see that Everyone is a lil fucked up and (2) it's my fic i can put my kpop girlies in it if i want lol. So sometimes 'concrit' is really just someone saying 'what you wrote wasn't to my personal taste' and not actually anything to do with the quality of the story/plot/style whatever itself.

Feedback overall tho, I do always want to hear from readers!!??! How a story made them feel especially. Tbh , TLDR, I think it really depends on the tone.... My relationship to it is on a case by case basis..... like I'm fine hearing that a character/plot frustrated someone, that they disagree with a character's actions, etc.... because that's Conflict in the story and I think good writing makes the reader Feel something..... it really just depends on what is being offered? if something is obviously mean spirited (which I have gotten) or offering concrit without asking like telling me "btw this would have read better if you didn't write like a possessed failed poet" i'm like ok well i have no plans on improving that. I am down to clarify any points of confusion on a scene/character/etc but I will not be improving. Lol

I hope that makes sense sorry I rambled as always. I took one of my adhd meds for the first time in weeks and now I am tachycardic and overexplaining myself worse than usual. Thank u for the ask <3

#ask game #myfic #ask

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NEL IS MY BABY I LOVE HIM - scratch / block code is actually like the only “coding language” i know because im too lazy to learn anything else LOL (im gonna try to learn renpy someday for part 2 of nels game though … anything for my silly little alien boi) tbh , scratch isnt too difficult but its TEDIOUS AS HELL 😭 it takes forever for me to make the dumb textbox transitions because i have to keep scrolling up n down , even with copy paste i still have to edit and make sure the timings are correct its such hell lmao

the little emote is basically just a glorified version of me lol (because the laws of physics wouldnt permit me to have a cool hair style)

i own the jacket irl its absolutely sick

LMAO i honestly kinda wish i could relate to the issue that people find me scary , i feel like my life would be a lot easier if i was intimidating to people , because i actually most of the time do have murder / violence on my mind - but noooo im small and squishy LOL

damn ive heard of those kinds of windows , yk those memes where people go onto their balcony / look out their window with their phones and just see like a brick wall LOL . my balcony gets a really nice view of the city sunrise i think , even though ive only been up to see it once or twice

BOOM >:D

i think the silliest thing i own is a ziplock bag from 6th grade that is full of cutouts from my friends mathbook , for example:

for the question … top 5 favorite genshin characters ? and if you want you can explain why but its not required (also if you play on genshin NA servers , wanna add eachother ? i guess this counts as two questions so feel free to shoot two back at me if ya want lol)

wishing you the best on asphodelus !!

- jellyfish

i can absolutely agree that scratch is such a pain in the ass LMAO, it always takes up my time whenever i did it in computing class a few years back

the blonde highlights are an absolute hit for me bro... and that's the xiao jacket, right? (hope i'm not mistaken because i feel like i've seen those around twitter)

AND YES THOSE MEMES IS EXACTLY MY WINDOW VIEW OMG whenever i'm feeling like looking out the window all i see is a brick wall with my neighbour's unit greeting me, and suddenly my day gets so much worse /hj

and those sunrise pics are bomb!!! i feel like if i had a sunrise view i'd be up early every single day to watch it and take cute pictures (i'm literally up before 6 every day, unwillingly)

a ziplock bag full of cutouts...? from 6th grade...? damn looking at it made me realize that 6th grade was so long ago and that we'd do a lot of silly stuff at that age 😭 makes me remind of those times when i was so energetic lmao now i can't even go up a flight of stairs without complaining

i think i'd have to make a separate top 5 list for the genshin characters because i don't think i could combine both genders into one list 😔 i'm too indecisive for that

top 5 genshin men; kuni, kazuha, cyno, dainsleif and alhaitham!! kuni is pretty self-explanatory, but as for kazuha and cyno.... i've been in love ever since they first came out (for cyno i've been waiting since like late 2020 LMAO and for kazuha i first saw him in the beta leaks and vowed to save up for him ever since then) i've also pretty much been in love with dainsleif ever since his first appearance in the archon quest (was it in 1.5??? i'm not entirely sure) and for alhaitham,, well his very blunt personality (and also appearance) have intrigued me 😞 i am apart of the alhaitham fanclub now

top 5 genshin women; yelan, shenhe, yoimiya, yae miko and ei!!! i love yelan and shenhe the most tho, they're my loves and i'm just really in love with their designs 🫶🫶

it's also cool how i have most of them (except for alhaitham, dainsleif and... kuni, unfortunately). i'll most definitely pull for alhaitham soon and hopefully luck is with me hahaha,, i quite literally only have less than 10 pulls right now

and yes i do play on na!!! i'm not really online much because there's not much to do right now but yes we could add eachother!!

as for a question for you... how many 5* do you currently have in genshin? and who do you plan on pulling for next?

thank you!!! asphodelus is going pretty well for me i am really looking forward to this new series

and thank you once again for talking with me jellyfish hehe hope you're having a great day today!! :D

#h answers #jellyfish <3

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INITIAL DESIGNS

First of my designs, I wasn't too sure where I wanted to take things- I primarily focused on upcycling. I wanted to mix a bit of patchwork, some funky shapes and bring in use of my wrap dress for a little flare at the bottom. My idea was a spine scaling the leg at the side seam, with interfaced bulked details coming off perhaps through appliqued layers, though i knew i definitely wanted a few cutouts to bring in a skull-like aspect through sockets and a nasal hole- maybe even teeth.

Again i continued with the upcycling idea, the possibility of suspenders out of waistbands and a collage of pockets and applique skulls. I could use mismatching layers for one leg with fraying much akin to recent popular trends with jeans, and have the other a mix-matched patchwork with appliqued skulls over the top. I wasn't enjoying these admittedly, it feels too lazy if I'm not completely deconstruction garments and creating something new.

This is where I tried branching out! I wanted to try more with large bell sleeves, I'm heavily biased in this extent- i love them. I wanted a cropped underbust shirt with a front zip and princess style line to separate and save fabrics allowing room to mix up denims with different colours, frayed edges at the sleeves with a more messy patchwork. I didn't quite know where to bring in the wrap dress, so I added strip panels to the sleeves that could have bone print spanning it in the additional material.

This one wasn't my best, it feels a bit too much like swimwear. I wanted to use pant lets directly as sleeves with the more prominent seam running down the front, and décor it with a randomised printed pattern of skeletal hands. I wanted to try use a corseted top with a zip up front, skeletal ribcage top on the upper bust with a full lace up back.

More bell sleeves, more princess lines and more cropped stuff! Running pattern? Streetwear is far from my style but it has been quite fun to experiment with. I want to crop a lot of these to save on fabric, but with this it was quick to become a favourite. Patchwork bell sleeves, Appliqued ribs and spine on the front with a large skull print on the back. Peter pan collar (as stand collars suck to sew, I'm biased sue me) and frayed edges. It's a zip up front, and was my choice for which to create for my garment. I want to utilise what I've learnt and put it all into practice which is why most will have collars, zips, etc.

Another rough draft, this one I wasn't too sure on. It's a cropped shirt with a skull shaped cut out in the centre, ruffles to mimic spines going up the princess line seams at the front with rib-like cutouts at the lower sides. It has patchwork sleeves that are fitted with ruffled cuffs, and a ribcage that emerges and hangs down from the shirt.

By this stage i was trying to burn out enough designs to hit the limit and continue, Male designs and fashion is not my specialty. I wanted to continue with ruffles representing spines, doing multiple spanning a patchwork tunic with mimicked ribs between connecting them like an eldritch horror of a skeleton. One of my worst designs, but i've never been one for out-of-the-box, over-the-top designs.

An altered version of my earlier design, i hoped to shorten it to stop it from feeling like a swimsuit and more as a shirt, though it doesn't feel too different. Shortening it was a poor choice, but still an experiment to try.

Another Male design, using messy patchwork on the bodice and Jean waistbands wrapping around the midsection, a stand collar and zip up back. I has a flare to the bottom to break it up from just being a shirt, and rib-like cutouts in the sleeves

Final of my designs! It's an altered version of the ribcage top with the skull cut out- this time it's a sternum that runs from collar to navel, ruffles lining it and decorating the style lines with puff skull sleeves.

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taiyoooh · 2 years

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I never did post these to tungle (part 2)

In addition to the main cast, I also redid Dark Sirenix to be more unique to each of the Trix and less lazy looking. I also did another refinement of regular Sirenix but I never got around to doing everyone else. Instead I got distracted and redesigned the original fairy forms to suit my tastes.

Personal notes under the read more

Rather than lazy sludgy tentacles, each witch is themed around marine life that suited their specializations. Icy is a vampire squid because they're found in very cold waters, Darcy is an angler fish because she thrives in darkness and trickery, and Stormy is a man-of-war because it looks like a cloud and also wreaks havoc on those below.

I think I got a nicer mix of Harmonix, Sirenix, and Season 8's Sirenix (crystal sirenix whomst) in this iteration. I went with the original leggings again, but the cutouts in their swimsuit tops are the secondary color instead so it doesn't look like a single body suit. I ended up not liking the striped layers of scales, so each girl would have had a unique scale design, so the secondary color doesn't overwhelm the primary one.

As for the original form redesigns--

Bloom's is stylized on what she what she likes from the magical girl genre (she had a lot of art supplies in season 1, what happened to that!), and repressed baby memories of Daphne and the Great Dragon. The thing hanging off her neck is supposed to be a hood that looks like the collar of a seifuku. There is a little bit of Maleficent live action in there.

Stella is a bronzed Greek Goddess that awakens something in Bloom. Not just her magic ;) I liked the scepter from the original but the compressed ring from the Nick specials, so I combined them both.

Flora is more ballet inspired, with a flower crown now because what a missed opportunity. She embodies what Bloom believed a fairy would look like in her childhood.

Musa has more Vocaloid influence in her now (mostly Miku). Her shoes would give her more flexibility in dancing. I'm least satisfied with this one, but I didn't want to make her TOO Miku....

Tecna has more technology integrated into her design. I want her left hand to be a prosthetic tbh. Giving her cybernetic parts would play more into people thinking she's a robot without getting to know her. Make it hurt, but also normalize people having prosthetics. Obviously Megaman inspired.

Aisha was harder to do because I really liked her original form, and I couldn't think of a lot of ways I'd change it. In the end, I think I basically turned it into a two-piece bathing suit and semi coverup with latin ballroom costume elements to reflect her extended family being mer people.

#winx club #winx club trix #icy darcy stormy #bloom stella flora musa tecna aisha #winx bloom #winx stella #winx flora #winx musa #winx tecna #winx aisha

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sapphixxx · 3 years

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@sturmguevara @mystacoceti @nullconvention

1. What's your favorite way to dress?

Crisp, sophisticated monochromes with a preference towards greys (I have strong opinions on the distinction between a rich and textual vs tacky and dull white, black, or grey) or vivid but slightly earthy yellow, green, and blue, in patterns that put heavy emphasis on bold contrasts between tonal elements, lines, and patterns. For my build specifically a few elements that work especially well are a roughly 1-2 inch mock turtleneck with a sleeve that extends to somewhere on the bicep but not to the elbow. In particular I have one nice shirt like this that has shoulder cutouts that I really adore. Stuff like that emphasizes the broadness of my shoulders in a really flattering way that makes me feel both cute and powerful. An at least knee length skirt with a wide sturdy waistband that sits nicely on my waist shows off how long my legs and how tall my hips are, while giving enough support to my midsection such that it maintains a clean stately well defined line along my figure, being neither skintight nor a loose bag. This pairs very well with a bolero that comes just partially down my ribcage. With it, and with my shirt tucked in, the silhouette of my torso is effectively cut in half, running only from my shoulders to my ribs, while my legs and hips extend for miles. With a longer shirt untucked both torso and legs appear long and elegantly flowing. On the other end of the spectrum, I like high waisted broad legged military or postal trousers, paired with a long flannel or cardigan or dramatically oversized sweater. These just feel really really nice lol and I like to billow and have my shape obscured.

7. What song is your aesthetic?

I'm gonna make a playlist for this one cause trying to pick a single one is taking to long lmao but a sneak peak to what's on it includes People and People II by AJJ, Father and Son by Cat Stevens, Jesus and the Thieves by Captain Tractor, God Shuffled his Feet by The Crash Test Dummies, and many more!! Which deal with varying levels of levity and gravity in grappling with contradictory feelings and questions about relationships and the world and God which although they reach poetic highs are most often concerned with questions of fundamental basics. They tell stories that alternate between maudlin and sentimental and very tongue in cheek, etc etc.

8. What color goes with your personality?

This one!

11. Vague about your crushes?

She has the same name as what I named my truck, excellent taste in eyeware, and is so pretty that it's intimidating

30. What instrument do you wish you could master?

I used to play euphonium and loved it dearly and would like to pick it up again someday. I played violin briefly but my fingers aren't fast enough to get very far. Same with piano. I really wish I could play accordion, but finger swiftness is a very big factor in that too. My ideal life involves fighting fire or tending to fields in the summer with a bunch of nice Eastern Europeans and playing accordion for them at the end of the day and they would all dance and one guy would climb onto the roof of the Lada that like six people squeeze into to get to work everyday and do a backflip and we'd all cheer. Harmonica would be cool too.

31. How easy is it for you to be honest?

Too easy! I am, if anything, far too candid about my actual thoughts and feelings, and expound on them in such detail and at such length that people end up misinterpreting my intentions because neurotypicals expect people to play 5 dimensional mind chess about not actually saying what you mean or only saying it at specific times not too soon or not too late, politely refraining from saying anything or not saying it in too many details otherwise it ACTUALLY means something different and it's bullshit. I am prepared to tell basically anyone anything, the only considerations are practical and tactical ones about what kind of conversation it is and what our relationship is and what kind of responses will net what kind of reactions or changes in the above and so on and so forth.

34. What food do you binge when you're lazy?

I get upset stomach really easily which makes it hard to binge on anything really, but typically it'll be mandarins, apples, saltines, rice, peanut butter, Ovaltine, peas, corn. If I eat too many chips I feel like I'm gonna die. Very very occasionally I'll add Oreos or girl scout cookies to this list but again, very strong danger of feeling like warmed over death if I eat more than a few. Not to mention the Protestant shame and guilt of eating anything sweet and pleasurable when I am after all a sinner in a broken world. If I have time to eat cookies I have time to raise a barn or milk a cow.

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justafairytailofinnocence · 3 years

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Match-up!

Hello dear! It is I! May I please have a Potc, Harry Potter, Hunger games, and MCU match-up? Thank you so much for your time and your great writing...like honestly reading other peoples match-ups that you've written are amazing! Anyways here's my info and once again thank you!

So i'm a Gryffindor and my hunger games district is 4.

Zodiac sign: Leo sun, Aries moon, Leo rising

Personality Type: ENTP

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: Straight

I'm 5'4 and I have a very tiny body frame so i'm extremely petite and pretty small. I'm not very curvy and I literally have the body of a cereal box...lol but its fine because I have nice hips and thighs. I have thick brown hair that goes down to my back and it gets tangled pretty easily but its kinda fluffy. I have brown eyes and tiny freckles all over my face and body. I also have a very strong grunge style, like Flannels, band t-shirts, combat boots. But i'd also always enjoy a nice oversized sweatshirt or hoodie with a pair of skinny, ripped jeans and some converses or something along those lines or when i'm really lazy i'll wear some shorts and a tank top.

For my personality.....this is where things get interesting. At first people find me very intimidating due to my resting bitch face and cold exterior but I promise i'm not like that ALL the time. When you get to know me, i'm goofy and about everything that comes out of my mouth is sarcasm or some dry humored joke. I'm also that one friend in a group where they literally will do the stupidest shit ever like for an example one time it was super dark outside and my other friend was there, while I was trying to climb a tree and I failed and fell out of the tree, and landed on my back. I got straight up after that somehow it didn't hurt.....like at all? But yeah i'm super reckless and sometimes people have to save me from myself if you get what I mean. I also have a very strong "I don't give a fuck" attitude and I will not hesitate to stick up for myself or my friends....like i'm the type of person where if someone glares at me, i'll glare right back.

I have bad anxiety and I can be very self destructive. This is where my feisty, stubborn, hardheaded side comes in. If I want something then i'll fight for it even if it hurts me and i'll get into a bad cycle of putting myself down and trying to do better even if I did great the first time but I always push myself too far and other people have to stop me because I usually can't see it when its happening. I also cover my emotions up and I have a lot of trouble talking about whats bothering me or what problems i'm having emotionally so I put up a wall and I act tough, or happy and sometimes i'll be the exact opposite but I try to hide it.

Weird things about me: I've grown up in the south all my life so sometimes when I talk a few words they'll come out sounding WAYYY more country and southern then I wanted, I don't have an accent but sometimes my words just come out that way. I also love the smell of cigarette smoke....let me explain. When I was a kid my parents smoked a lot and I was used to smelling it and now it reminds me of home and is sort of comforting. I also may or may not have a life size cardboard cutout of Jack Sparrow in my room......(I kinda have a obsession with Johnny depp)

Things I like: I love swimming (I was on a swim team for about 9 years), I love horror movies, I like rain and the sounds of thunderstorms and crashing waves because its calming to me, I also love the smell of rain and salt water, I like cloudy days, cooking, listening to 80's and 90's rock but mainly 90's because 90's is the best, My favorite bands are Bush, Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkoln Park, Pearl jam but i'm pretty open to anything. I also love trying new things like skate boarding, playing guitar, learning how to cook things and bake.

Things I dislike: Spiders.......I will scream if I see a spider, and I hate big dogs...because they scare me.

Ok hello once again I've returned to another matchup against a ton of interesting fandoms.

@insane-horror-movie-addict

So first off we have:

Harry Potter and I match you with from

Sirius black🦊

- he loves your grungy style he can't help but seem to like your dry sense of humour even if others hate it.

- he would fly with you around his broomstick going to places like the top of the castle or to do something stupid like take you under London bridge to fly through traffic.

-he would want to he would be super goofy as well often acting tough while James and Remus would often laugh because he's nervous to talk to you.

- he is super kind to you ever since you came along he wouldnt want to hurt you even in his dog form he would love to give such affection to you.

- even when your accent is cute to him he won't mind it he has a British one. And ugh honey envious you get the best looking character ever.

-hope your tough enough to put up with all his fangirls and well the muaraders stuff like pranks. He may even try to prank you in a sweet way.

-the anxiety attacks he can try to help you with even if he isn't good at it exactly but he will go to Remus for advice just to help you.

- he loves your music taste and you playing the guitar he can try but he isn't great with stuff like that often out of tune get ready to help him.

Sirius: Ah darn I missed a note hah

You: it's not that hard here follow me *aces it*

Sirius: uh- where do I place oh here *hands in weird spider position*

You: um that's not erm nvm like this *guides his fingers*

Sirius: ow Merlin *cuts finger*

You: oh sweet lord you cut yourself here *points wand to heal his finger*

Sirius: heh looks good as new ay love *smiles and wriggles fingers*

You: mhm come from the top-

Sirius: *grabs you from behind* aye that's me girl Tryna act tough you know you can't hide from me dove

You: Sirius *blushes* stop

Sirius: *kisses your forehead*

You: gah no stop Sirius *laughs*

Sirius: dear Merlin I love you y/n

You: ok now I'm Sirius *no pun intended*

Sirius: really you are nice to meet you me *laughs*

You: hm *kisses his lips*

-the two of you would be the most stylish couples to ever walk through Hogwarts. Even then James and Remus would accept you into their group.

-hey look at that your in the same house makes it easier for him to befriend you and lily would treat you like her little sister.

-welp good luck with dog father Sirius black he can be a handful.

Ok so when reading this it popped into my mind I didnt do it based on my reaction to the cut out which I envy if only (everyone: sureeee youuuu didnt~) hush now onto the next one.

Potc matchup I ship you with:

Cap'n jack sparrow☠️

- get ready for a butt ton and fun of adventures legit the pearl might as well be your home now. Your his pirate queen and aye the look suits ya.

-he is pretty much fun to hang around often you worrying about his rum that he is drinking too much. But at times just to be a lil funny thing you hide his rum.

-your feisty attitude is what attracts him in the first place. Your one hell of a fighter with a soward and rum in hand your his queen.

-sorry have to- the cut out is funny to his eyes even though it's embarassing to you he often mocks you for it "aye I think it looks good don't it" you: shut up omg I'll never hear the end of it *blushes*

- when sailing the seven seas he proposed by basically saying he's the captain himself and he can give the blessing.

You: so why did you bring me on deck

Jack: oh you know y/n just for some good ol rum

You: there is no rum oi what the hell is this *sees dimond ring*

Jack: aight ya caught me I was gonna ask to be me queen of me ship

You: oh my god yes by the seven seas yes *kissed him*

Jack: aye aye love

You: wait why does it say someone else's name- you stole it didn't you *glares*

Jack: ermmm well they won't be needing it now will they heh

You: hmmm *glares* your lucky I'm happy to be getting hitched on your damn ship *kisses him* I love you

Jack: aye that's me girl

- your style of music is different he wouldn't really know what else there is aside from shanties.

- he would dance with you but if there's any other wemon you can beat the crap out of him for it. He starts to not do anyone else because he loves you even if he doesn't show it.

-get ready to set sails Maties ayeeee☠️

Alright for the next one get ready is hunger games I match you with:

Gale hawthorn✨

- he would love to be with you he's often silent and reserved so he would love to be with you he understands you more then anyone.

-he lost Katniss but since you came along you made him love again. The boys better looking anyways he loves your style.

- he would try to learn the guitar but worries he might cut himself.

-he would be brave just to save you and to not put you through anything bad like being in the hunger games.

-hey you guys make it good often going into a deep marriage and quite frankly it's going good.

Alright for the next one it's MCU and I pair you with:

Tony stark a.k.a iron man🌹

-he is rather fond of your personality and he likes to get close to you.

-he had similar music taste to yours and to be quite Frank it's something amazing. He can play the guitar yay unlike anyone else couldn't.

-he will blast music just to play stuff that reminds him of you and to say the least he loves the way you can just flow with the song.

-you teasing him about his suit looking Buff he often flies around while you talk to him through Jarvis. He is a loyal dedicated man that doesn't use you.

-pepper Is jealous oh boy that's something um yeah love triangle however I think you suit him better.

- yeah you guys watch horror movies and he laughs because he finds it funny to be quite Frank.

#harry potter matchup #potc matchup #pirates of the carribean matchup #mcu matchup #hunger games Matchup

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erin-epica · 4 years

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Woop-de-doo, it's Lord Scarlet stuff part 2

This was a post I planned on making WAY sooner, but I accidentally lost the original draft so I didn't even bother to try doing it gain until recently. And just now something happened that changed everything; and I mean what both DID and DIDN'T automatically give me the right to post this. I almost deleted my first post at that, and here's why:

In the first post, I mentioned that when I initially found out Vic was lying to me, I was quiet about it and just stopped talking to her out of fear, and then when I asked for help on what to do I was told to leave without a word. I don't think that was entirely the right thing to do in the long run, because it may have been the easiest way out but I'm better off with proper closure.

And the thoughts she left me scarred with never left my head. Time and time again, I'd find myself crying myself to sleep again at the thought of Brock forced to hide romantic feelings for Master Frown and not know who he was anymore while Frown was left unaware and in love with someone else, even if it wasn't Lord Scarlet.

And the pain sometimes came with a want to confront Vic one last time and open up to her about how I wasn't blind anymore, and how much she really hurt me. But I, again, wass scared she wouldn't care and would cut me off.

So when the pain got worse, I did what any coward would do: tell everyone else about my pain.

Now I DID tell friends of mine other than the Unikitty Amino staff about what happened, and they were all sympathetic and understanding about it. But then I told almost everyone, and then made my vent post on here (as well as Wattpad). As much as I wouldn't want to call them call out posts, they might as well have been. I didn't want people to harass Vic and make her mad...but at the same time I kinda did. I was too scared to face her that I was hoping that someone would do it for me. I even tagged accounts of Vic's. Not cool of me at all.

Now the Tumblr and Wattpad posts got me pretty much more of the same: sympathy, and acceptance that I had moved on. No one came after Vic but we could still agree that none of her actions were justified (I even got @careeningle's attention...sorry about the aneurysm)

Now comes the next important thing that happened, because I mentioned @friffinx kinda being responsible for me getting back to the Lord Scarlet Amino to write the message that I did. In it, I said that after I sent the message I did I would leave the Amino again & for good.

Well...I lied. I still checked in every day for the same reason I started venting: I kinda wanted Vic to see my message. Even if she'd ban me, I wanted to see if she'd ever notice my message. And that would've been the end of it if it wasn't for Brook.

I briefly mentioned Brook in the last post. She was another OC of Vic's, and was exactly to Brock what Lord Scarlet was to Master Frown; a carbon copy love interest. Except Lord Scarlet was far more developed and drawn & written about more. Brook didn't even really have a distinct personality, she was a girl Brock and that was it. But with reptilian overlord eyes. (To be fair, Vic drew Brock like that sometimes too)

(I didn't include Vic's art unless it was in chat bgs or whatever in the last post, but for the sake of referencing/proving a point, this is what Brook looks like)

No one really paid attention to her for the longest time. She was there in the fanfics because according to Vic, "Scarlet needed a friend." And like I said in the first post, Brook wasn't said to be canon so I never found a reason to really care for her. Plus I can only recall someone giving Vic fanart with her, and it was with Scarlet (@plastic-papercuts made it, go follow her she's gr8).

But then one day, for some reason, something in me clicked. I actually thought of a story idea for her. Somehow this bland cutout of a character had potential in my eyes, and I weirdly started liking her because of it. She suddenly felt...more real. I got pretty invested in my idea and newfound interpretation of Brook, and describing it would make this post way longer than it is so if anyone asks about it, I'll probably make a whole other post about it.

Anyway, I came up with a little plan: draw out this idea in the form of a comic and post it to the Lord Scarlet Amino. And see if Vic gets suspicious and checks out my profile and then maybe bans me. It felt a bit better than total silence and she'd probably see that someone gave a crap about Brook after all.

So I started a new chat called "It's Brook" to share my progress with the other members of the Amino, which there weren't too many of but we had fun in it. It was basically me, @friffinx , @soapycocacola, @plastic-papercuts, and a few others who aren't on Tumblr (or at least don't think are) chatting about how awful Vic was and calling out her lazy art tactics like tracing and using assets/clips right from the show. And of course me sharing the comic progress I was making. Again, this doesn't make anything we did right but it felt good getting everything off our chests. We were like a secret rebellion against an absentee dictator. One time Vic came online as we were chatting and even viewed my profile, but nothing happened. And it stayed that way until I opened Amino up one morning. For those of you who don't have it, the menu shows all the communities you're in when you open the app, and all of mine were there except for the Lord Scarlet Amino. I assumed I must've been banned overnight. But I wasn't banned from Vic's other Amino so I commented on her wall on that one. For Vic's sake, I won't show how the conversation went (and I'll explain why at the end) but here's how it went:

Me: Did you ban me from the LS Amino?

Her: There was drama in one of the chat rooms and I'm not having it. I didn't want to do it and it's not a big deal It's just an amino and you're still on this one AM I RIGHT?

Me: Yes, but I assume you read my updated bio. As I hoped you would.

Her: Nope.

Me: Oh. But you know what? Ban me from here too for all I care, I feel like you deserve to know why I left and came back: *insert me finally telling her how I know she lied, that she hurt me, and what I did was wrong here*

Her: Lol ok be that person but keep in mind that I'm one of those people that doesn't gibe a fuck lol

And then she banned me from that Amino too before I could type and submit a fitting farewell reply.

At least I finally got all the built-up emotional pain out of me, but it did help me realize something important: we never really were friends. I wanted more of her content despite all her red flags as a person so I tried enduring them, thinking it'd be worth it, and she only kinda cared about me when I was being a yes man. She never kept any promises and didn't respect me the same way I did her. So I could at least feel confident knowing she most likely didn't care at all when I first left.

@friffinx and the others didn't get banned, though, and Friff even started another chat on the LS Amino called "It's Brook 2" where they talked more about Vic being a terrible person. And it didn't take long for her to shut that chat down too and ban everyone from it that time. Friff sent me screenshots of what happened next (which again, I'm not gonna show), where Vic basically had a meltdown. She changed her username to "Little Miss Guillotine", and made a post about her being "finished with the bushit". In it, she announced that she didn't even like Unikitty! anymore but was still gonna keep/use Lord Scarlet because she wanted to. The part that made my blood almost boil wasn't her views on the show, she's free to have her opinion and I couldn't care less about it. What DID was that she acknowledged that she lied the whole time because "she didn't care anymore" and said that it was "our faults for believing it in the first place" and that "we needed to grow up"/"stop brining it up"

Ooooh boy, victim blaming, my favortie...

Since then she changed the Lord Scarlet Amino's theme to make it about The Penguins of Madagacar (again, fine with me). Either way she was still a narcissist and I thought she'd, sadly, likely never change. And my friends and I all thought that was the end of it.

Until a few hours ago...

I was browsing the Unikitty Amino and saw a new member named BlueCat. Didn't think anything else of it until the user PMed me. And this is what happened:

I didn't know what to think other than "I thought this day would never come", I was that shaken. This was so left field-ish that what else could I do but believe her? It didn't even seem suspicious or like she was trying to be a suck up, that wasn't Vic at all.

But the one thing I knew I had to do was ban her because even if she meant well and did it for the right(?) reasons, but I still asked if I should in the staff chat. @girly-glorious (also amazing so pls check her out :D) told me that yes, it was ban evasion so since I'm a leader too now I could to it on my own. But I knew I had to message Vic first and Girly told me to be careful, so this is what I sent:

And then I banned her, the end (not really)

Now I don't understand how or why this sudden behavior change happened but I don't know if I should question it in case it's personal. But again, I at least want to believe that she's really being genuine and had a change of heart because never in a million years could I imagine her being this mature. Again, she didn't demand that I forgive me or probably even expect me to. But the message still does leave me feeling sorry for her.

Now I thought that was the real end of it until I see the Penguins of Madagascar/old Lord Scarlet Amino on my sideboard.

She unbanned me.

Now I don't know where we'll go from here, if anywhere. I'm not too sure if I can really let my guard down around someone who hurt me so badly just in case she does it again. So I may not talk to her again, but if she really asks something from me, I might try and build up courage to ask her more about how she came to apologizing to me. Plus she followed me on Wattpad too.

But this is why I didn't show our conversation right before my ban or her "f.u." posts. Because I don't want people seeing more of Vic's past behavior and possibly embarrassing her about it if she ever sees this. But that's kinda why I felt like it was 100% necessary to finally make a sequel post in the end; I'm hoping people at least acknowledge Vic has changed and don't keep thinking about based on what I shared out of attempts to gain sympathy like a crybaby.

So before I go: PLEASE, DON'T GO AFTER OR HARASS VIC. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WON'T, BUT THIS IS SERIOUS. ALL THE PROBLEMATIC LORD SCARLET DRAMA IS STUFF OF THE PAST AND NEITHER OF US WANT TO KEEP LOOKING BACK ON IT.

I hope this helps whoever's reading as much as it did me.

#unikitty #unikitty!#master frown #brock #lord Scarlet #brook #vic #vicslayer #scream queen savage #Victoria #update #amino

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fly-pow-bye · 5 years

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DuckTales 2017 - The Shorts!

Finally, I decided to talk about these.

PPG 2016 isn't the only reboot to have net-exclusive shorts, as Disney's YouTube channel had several DuckTales shorts across its first season.

Welcome to Duckberg!

A few months before the premiere of DuckTales 2017, Disney released these shorts to introduce everyone to the citizens of Duckberg. Namely, it focuses on the inhabits of the McDuck Manor. Most of these are just one joke premises, which is fitting because they aren't even a minute long.

For example, here's one where Webby is sneaking around in a dark place, aiming for some sort of ancient artifact with her various gadgets. This was online before the very first episode, so this is actually our first look at the new Webby. No longer is she just the "little girl" of the group; she seems to be a spy in training with her night vision goggles, her glowstick, and her grappling hook!

This ancient artifact turns out to be a cookie jar, and the only cookie left is one of the common yuck cookies: oatmeal raisin. Hey, I'd eat it. Dewey shows up specifically to tell Webby that he's eating the last chocolate chip. That's kind of mean.

Then this happens. Yeah, that doesn't look like anger, it looks more like demonic possession. There's a similar short with the new Mrs. Beakley, where she easily takes care of a ghost that the boys were struggling with. It makes sense, as these characters have huge changes from the classic DuckTales. They might as well show them off.

There's a Huey short, featuring a character that looks a lot like the Tenderfeet. Thankfully, he doesn't talk or do any "devil in plain sight" gags, he's just here to show off that Huey is the one that reads that Junior Woodchuck Guidebook the most. Definitely his best performance, but that isn't saying a lot.

There's no real Dewey-focused short beyond his appearance in the Webby short. There is kind of a Louie short, involving a "time machine" that, oddly enough, works exactly like the time machine in that one episode of the other reboot. Thankfully, this reboot only made it a minute long short, and it works okay.

The biggest highlight is this short with Launchpad McQuack, and it's completely fitting of his character. I don't even want to talk about it; it would ruin the magic of watching the actual short.

There's also one for Donald Duck's years-not-shown birthday, which oddly wasn't included in the compilation. This is a shame, because it's a decent joke. Again, it's just the one, and it's not as good as the Launchpad one. Then again, very few things are.

The next series of shorts is a lot more interesting, as they all fit together into one short, released in minute-long chunks throughout a month. Fittingly enough, it happens to be called...

The World’s Longest Deathtrap!

The episode begins with Webby landing in the titular deathtrap, with Dewey. I guess they felt sorry that he didn't get a short of his own, since we get a lot more Dewey here.

Unfortunately, due to Dewey not being too bright, he presses a button that causes the deathtrap to activate, causing the walls to very slowly close in on them. Webby theorizes that this deathtrap has aged very poorly over the centuries it existed.

When I saw these pop up on YouTube, I was thinking this was just a joke video with nothing really happening. This couldn't be further from the truth. One part is pretty much entirely "Launchpad doesn't know how to rescue people from a hole", and it's absolutely hilarious.

Eventually, everyone except for Scrooge, who is absent entirely from these series of shorts, ends up in the deathtrap. They keep unintentionally activating even more traps, before Huey drops in and tries to use his Junior Woodchuck Guidebook to help out. In a way, it worked. How? Watch to find out.

I would not be surprised if this short started out as either a scene in an episode or a whole episode in itself, but they either felt it was too throwaway, or that they ran out of ideas. It's a good watch.

Dewey Dew-Night!

Aw, yeah. The talk show introduced in Day of the Only Child gets its first big expansion here. The main plot is that Dewey wants his talk show to become popular on the internet, so he tries his best to get the best guests, the best sketches, and the best Dewey he can muster to get those sweet sweet thumbs ups. It's just as funny as it was in Day of the Only Child, though I do wish those cardboard cutouts returned.

The first short focuses on Webby. It's sort of funny in that everything is just awkward, as if he's making this all up as he goes along. Fitting!

They're still trying to make Manny the Headless Horse a thing. Maybe there's some people who really like him, but I found him more of an "eh" character. Dewey doesn't seem to like him either; his original guest was supposed to be Scrooge McDuck. Unfortunately, he decided Dewey Dew-Night was well below him, much to Dewey's derision. Whether it was unfortunate for Dewey or Scrooge is pretty obvious.

He even tries to do segments, like "Will It Crash?", an parody of "Will It Blend?" Dewey apparently never realized that ship has sailed almost a decade ago, even if Launchpad is the highlight of all of these shorts. That is an accomplishment, actually, this series and the deathtrap one could work as B-plots.

Unfortunately, none of this seems to get him the audience he so desperately craves. He even keeps pointing towards his likes and dislikes, which eventually skews slightly towards the latter. He seems to blame his audience for this, but he understands. He decides to try to go on a unicycle and jump over a cat. A real cat, by the way; I can’t help but notice when they use non-anthropomorphic animals.

Unfortunately, any attempt to actually finish this stunt was ruined because the rest of the boys were tired. There is a hidden joke here, where Dewey thinks that because it's a late night talk show, it's supposed to be filmed at night, too. If only he knew.

Oh, and there's this really good running gag with Glomgold throughout this entire series of shorts.

Dewey: Apologies to Flintheart Glomgold, who had to be bumped.

Glomgold: (off-screen) WHAT?!

I like how it is implied that Glomgold successfully infiltrated the McDuck Mansion, but just can't wait to be on this completely legitimate talk show. Best of all, it has an actual payoff. All in all, a great way to use the format.

There are a few other shorts, but there's not much to say about them. There's Webby Reacts, a series where Webby Vanderquack does an in-character reaction to various Disney Channel programs. It did remind me of the very short lived revival of Beavis and Butt-Head, where they had segments where they talked over MTV's other programming.

The other is DuckFAILS, which is just the nephews, the honorary niece, and Launchpad failing to do things in glorious stop motion. I guess Scrooge McDuck had a "no failing" clause. I can't insult the amount of time it would take to make these, and this seems like something that would be fun to see between shows.

I'm sad that they didn't do anything like this to tide us over during this current hiatus...but I guess that's what I'm doing, at least.

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#fpb dt 2017 #ducktales 2017 #ducktales #disney

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warriorsrewritten · 7 years

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When do you plan on resuming this project? I know AnnMY started a new one that's similar to this, but I'm wondering which one gets priority.

Well, to be quite frank, we’ve been avoiding WR based on the realisation that it was more fun for us when it wasn’t public, lol. In retrospect, something like this happening should have been kind of obvious, but we were so excited to share it because we had met a handful of people who shared our views and hyped us to really get to work.

Now, however, most of what we associate with it is:

1. Those comments whining about our redesigns, about how Warriors is a “fantasy” series - (psst, a tip on writing- even if you are writing a fantasy story, if there is no reason to change a specific element, you don’t change it... nothing about cats living in colonies implies that suddenly they can ignore all rules of biology... all “fantasy” elements of warriors are unrelated to a cat’s genetic inheritance, it’s literally only because Erin is a lousy, lazy writer), mostly worshiping Erin Hunter and being offended that we don’t. Granted, judging by the... “style”, most of these comments we can safely assume are written by children, so we don’t take them that seriously. (If only because I too groveled to Erin as a child... former Ashfur-defense-squad over here, yuck, embarrassing...) However, we do try to respond to all of our comments so it gets... headache inducing, to say the least.

2. People “suggesting” what we do with WR. Ex. being told who to pair up, how to do it, who to kill, who not to kill, what we should omit and what we should change about this, that and the other, etc. Let me tell you, there is nothing more exciting than writing something for your own pleasure and people telling you how you should do it!

3. General writing and plotting and figuring everything out... once you deeply analyze Warriors to the extent we have had to for WR, it’s... gods, it’s so infuriating. With each tidbit and realisation, I get angrier and angrier that Erin Hunter profits DAILY off of writing lazy, lackluster, cliché stories with cardboard-cutout and mary-sue characters in a massively, absolutely unnecessarily sexist society. It makes me wish I didn’t care about the quality of my own work; clearly little effort and disregard for your cult following is where the profit’s at. That’s where my mind’s been, lol.

4. While we refuse to let ourselves be bullied into changing anything, backlash is a natural way to, err, demotivate someone..? Imagine, we shipped Tallstar and Morningflower as children, and now we’ve got the opportunity to write it into our version of the story. And yet, the only thing on our horizon with that being public is a ourselves on a stake while being told that we personally attacked strangers on the internet. Not that, you know, no one is being held at gun-point to read our rewrite or accept it as canon even a little bit. Let me live out my childhood fantasies, damn it.

5. Eh, real life stuff. School, jobs. That takes priority above all else, and sometimes on our down-time we want to draw and have fun.

So! Please excuse my salt, but motivation to continue has just been low for all of us. Anne really enjoys redesigning, so call this side-project of hers just something to do until WR becomes fun again.

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