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ladynoirist · 2 years

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anya eventually does get good at school but only after loid realizes the only way to make her study is to turn her course material into spy wars manga, and he and franky have to spend weeks on end drawing and coloring bondman math and science adventures for his baby the mission!!!

#lisays #spy x family #spy x family manga #spy x family headcanon #loid forger #anya forger #forger family #franky franklin #yor forger #yuri briar #yor is surprisingly good at art but they only discover this after they've made a bunch of books #she joins the fray and she enlists yuri to help too but fires him because his attempts are too weird and violent for even her

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toasthoneyandstardust · 1 year

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Had to rediscover that drawing, and screencap editing, is really fun actually

About to hit dead week for the semester and it was really stressing me, so a new redraw of an old edit was made to make me happy again!

I'm so proud of this honestly, I already linked the old edit, but that's from when I was JUST starting to learn to do it, aside from the face shape and singular ear, it's all me! The edit itself isn't that old either, so seeing my progress is bonkers

original screencap under the cut and don't forget to click the image for better quality!

#voltron #voltron oc #voltron force #voltron force 2011 #vforce11 #songbird!#Anya Nadel #toast talks #my art #digital art #voltron fanart #screencap edit #seriously though I learned this art style almost completely #and soon ill attempt heftier edits #or even just putting my oc in a sc where she isn't covering up a character #we shall see

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yumeka-sxf · 2 months

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Spy x Family Operation Diary - Forger outfit coordination

One of my favorite things to do in the SxF game is color-coordinate the outfits that the Forgers wear on their family outings! Here are some photos of my better attempts.

Turquoise polka dots (Anya and Bond got matching sunglasses so I added those as well).

The "celebrity set" (part of the extra downloadable content). Added red berets for Yor and Anya since they were visiting the art museum!

The "denim set" (also downloadable content).

Black formal attire.

Yellow polka dots (added the yellow ribbon for Yor and the sunglasses for Anya and Bond).

The "punk set" (downloadable content as well…also added the horns for Anya and Bond, and the black headband for Yor).

Different shades of blue.

White and turquoise (there were a few cases like this where I couldn't get all four of them to match, so I did two and two: Anya and Yor have matching white dresses and straw hats, and Loid's turquoise shirt matches Bond's turquoise bandana. Also matching sunglasses for Anya and Bond again!)

Pink polka dots.

The blue outfits they wore in the anime when visiting the aquarium! (obviously Bond didn't have one so I got the closest matching bandana for him!)

Another case where I matched two and two instead of all four - Loid and Anya are both wearing some shade of magenta, and Yor's brownish coat matches Bond's brown bandana.

The gold agent set you receive for completing the game! (I thought the hats and sunglasses were a bit much, so I removed those when they went on an outing, lol. Bond didn't get one so I improvised his!)

But this one is probably my favorite - you can get Loid's spy infiltration outfit, Yor's thorn princess outfit, and Anya's spy outfit she uses in episode 26! Bond also gets goggles for some reason so I threw those on too...we're just a totally normal family here 😅

If you want to see more of my posts about the SxF game, check the sxf game tag on my blog here.

#spy x family #sxf #spy family #spyxfamily #loid forger #yor forger #anya forger #bond forger #sxf game #spy x family operation diary #spy x anya

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mochidoodle · 1 year

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I am so dearly in love with your Royal Guard AU, and your most recent art just reignited my passion for both this specific au and SxF as a whole since the first season ended, and the manga chapters having a slower pace of release.

Would Sylvia be Loid's royal retainer? His chief advisor?

And in your AU, if there are such things as different schools and scholars of magic, what spellcraft would Yuri study in?

Also, Anya is just deadly adorable is a teeny tiny Forest Imp.

Ahh I'm so glad you enjoy it!! To answer your questions...

Sylvia is a renowned and respected scholar. She tutors Prince Loid in history and governance, while other known WISE agents from the series (such as the old mustache man we often see, or Loid's recruiter from the manga) are his etiquette and swordsmanship tutors. Sylvia will eventually rise to be his chief advisor when Loid succeeds his father.

Speaking of his father, I imagine the king to have the same personality as Loid's father in the manga — cold and unsympathetic; focused on matters of war. Loid's mother, the queen, passed away when he was a child. As a result, Loid ends up confiding a lot in his older sister figure, Sylvia, although she does get quite strict with his lessons and he often sneaks away into town. This is where he meets Yor the Barmaid while posing as Loid the Definitely Not a Prince.

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Yuri would be a mage-in-training at the elite magic academy, Eden. Since magic is very prevalent in this AU, it's not farfetched to say that most education will include the basics of magecraft. However, Eden produces cream of the crop scholars who feed into King Forger's war machine against their neighboring rival, Ostania.

Yuri is personally interested in communication and intelligence runes. Although in this AU he is on the side of Westalis, his research and snoopy personality will get him into trouble with the Ostanian underworld. He and Yor will discover they have ties to the Ostanian dark mage association, The Garden, which will begin driving a rift between the siblings as it pits loyalty to their blood against their loyalty to the Westalian crown.

Briar family backstory: Their parents were Garden defectors who fled to Westalis and attempted to raise their children as a normal family. The Shopkeeper killed them, but not before they successfully sent Yor/Yuri away to a big city orphanage, where they blended in with the countless orphans of war. (Side note: this is also why Yor is unwilling to let Anya go without a family again.) Things will pick up in the current timeline when the Shopkeeper returns to tie up loose ends...

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And finally, Anya, our little forest imp! She is a rare type of forest imp, even amongst those of her kind, prized for her ability to read minds. Unfortunately, mythical beings like sprites, spirits, fairies, and imps have been hunted for their body parts to create powerful elixirs and magic weapons. Gruesomely driven to extinction by the West-East wars, Anya is one of the last of her kind, and Loid/Yor do their utmost to keep her hidden from military research groups.

And guess who is the son of the president of Westalis Military Mage Tech? Damian Desmond. 🙃

#spy x family #loidyor #loid forger #anya forger #yor forger #royal guard AU #I had to move most of the characters into Westalis because of Loid's station #but I tried to keep most of the dynamics along a similar vein #long post #mochi mail

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animehouse-moe · 8 months

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Blade of The Moon Princess Volume 1: An Incredible Look Into Endou's Vision

Rather imprudent of me to title this after the artist rather than the art itself, but it's very hard not to. When your most recent work is your greatest hit, and one of the largest out of nowhere successes in a good while, it's hard to relate everything to that feat.

Regardless, what we have here is Endou's last serialized work before Spy x Family. There's a trio of one-shots bridging the gap, but all three (I Spy in particular, of course) contribute a significant amount to what it is that Endou distills into Spy x Family. Of course, you get borrowings from Tista, and most certainly from Blade of The Moon Princess. Because of those ties, I'd love to explain the connections (and quality) of Blade of The Moon Princess in relation to Endou's Magnum Opus.

Let's get the story out of the way: there are people living on the moon. All Feudal Japan-like but with fancy technology and unimaginable power. Kaguya, the young girl on the cover, is the next-in-line princess to succeed her mother and rise from princess to empress of the moon. Of course, not everyone likes that, as the branch family that was disgraced by the actions of the prior empress that originated from their family has stained their history. Desperate to claw back the power they had lost, they attempt to murder Kaguya's mother and steal away the symbol of her power, a sword passed down from empress to empress that's meant to protect the people of the moon. The coup-meets-assassination fails, and Kaguya is able to flee to the tainted planet (Earth) with the sword and evade the branch family, if only briefly.

Surprisingly well put together, yeah? I thought so too. Where Tista lacks a clear cut vision as to the reason behind Tista's story, Endou rectifies that hole here by providing viewers with the idea that Kaguya's goal is to return to the moon as its empress and usurp the branch family that has wrestled control away from her.

Moving on though, there's quite a few pieces that will catch the attention of readers. The moon, Kaguya, bamboo and Japan. It's Endou's version of The Story of Princess Kaguya. And I think that's really cool. They stretch the fabric of the original story so thin that you can shine a light through it, and Endou uses that light to illuminate the details that he's added. Kaguya does not appear to an old man in a stalk of bamboo. Rather, she appears in a space ship shaped like bamboo.

Much like Endou's marriage of sci-fi and fantasy with Blade of The Moon Princess, they form a transitional period in their storytelling between Tista and Spy x Family. Not quite as humorous as Spy x Family, and not quite as dark as Tista, Kaguya helms a story that straddles the middle of Endou's mind through this first volume. And I think that's something that will be immediately apparent to readers throughout the whole volume.

Though I say 'whole volume', there's two things that will immediately clue readers in: Anya and perspective. Now no, Anya does not appear in this first volume really. But I mean, just look at Kaguya's expressions, they exude the simplicity and laziness of Anya. While Ashe from the referentially titled Rengoku No Ashe might have been the inspiration for Anya's design, Kaguya represents a good portion of her soul.

Similarly, though in the opposite direction, is Endou's use of perspective. While it still exists in Spy x Family, it's to a far lesser degree than something like Tista. In his early days, he very much so had a penchant for blown perspective and the depiction of characters with small and narrow frames. Blade of The Moon Princess continues this trend, though perhaps on a lesser scale than before. The latter example in particular feels like it was pulled directly from Tista.

Anyways, let's refocus on the story to close things out. We know what Endou wants to do, we know where we're going and where it wants to end. It's a very confident series in that regard, which in turns provides me with confidence that it'll be a solid ride through its five volume run. It won't rush to fit it into two volumes, and it won't barely make it a story through one, it'll take its ideals about Kaguya's character, and take the time Endou needs to probably mold and shape it. It's the most promising exercise in Endou's storytelling prior to Spy x Family, and that has me very intrigued. A hot headed girl, stranded so far away from home, stuck with feelings of inadequacy and rage. But a girl that must nonetheless learn how to harness those feelings for the better, and use them to protect the people that form her kingdom. It's a well put and traditional approach with all the right twists and turns inserted by Endou. I'm very curious to see where it goes.

#blade of the moon princess #tatsuya endo #spy x family #moon flower beauty #gekka bijin #月華美刃 #anya forger #yor forger #tista #manga #manga reccs #manga recommendation #manga review #anime and manga

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tryan-a-bex · 9 days

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Death has a Life

Thought I’d do a fic masterlist for my Death of the Endless fics!

Anya meets Death—this particular chapter from my Spy x Family x Sandman crossover (Anya is a very cute little telepath with a spy and an assassin for parents.)

Velma’s Close Call—from my Scooby Doo x Sandman crossover series. It’s a fishbowl rescue, so to speak, where Death was the one summoned.

Eldritch Horrors and the Chaos Gremlin — Lucienne tries her hand at matchmaking. It works. My attempt at ConstantDeath.

Death is not Easy to Cheat—my most angsty fic, in which Lyta is briefly a zombie.

Endless Family Trick-or-Treating—she gets to be so cute!

Death is not for Everyone—Hob and Johanna “facilitate” Rose meeting her Aunty Death (ch 3 of Walking with the Endless, in which Rose and Jed meet their new extended family)

Minus One—Jed meets Aunty Death during math class (ch 5 of Walking with the Endless)

WIP: deathzee for @milfzatannaz (check out her art), I’m just waiting on some Zatanna comics to come in at the library so I can get her at least a bit right!

Send me Death of the Endless prompts at my side blog @lucienne-my-beloved this week!

#death of the endless #death appreciation week #tryana find it back

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eaglebow09 · 3 months

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"Lost Memories" New Chapter Release Approximation: Mid. February

Almost done penciling all off Chapter 4 of my BOTW (Revali x OC) comic. Some of it has already gone into the photoshop phase and we are slowly hacking away at it. Excited to get this adventure rolling and set out into the land of Hyrule with our hero's.

Chapter 4: Winds of Change

The night before Zelda and her group departure from the village, Anya grapples with her apprehension. Her dream serves as a compelling sign, urging her to summon her resolve and seize the impending opportunity. As she gradually reconciles with her fears enough to soothe her hesitant heart in accepting the princess's proposal, Anya's slumber is abruptly interrupted by an unexpected visitor—Terakko. In a chaotic yet endearing attempt to pack Anya's belongings, Terakko tries his best to encourage her to embark on an adventure.

Anya finds herself contemplating the crossroads of her life. Should she join Princess Zelda, Link, Impa, and the infamous Revali on their quest? It's an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to uncover her true self and unravel the mysteries of her past. However, one formidable obstacle stands in her way—Revali, the arrogant Rito warrior, with whom she shares a history fraught with a complex mix of disdain, hurt and rivalry.

Terakko, though unable to speak, seems to grasp Anya's predicament and encourages her to take the leap of faith.

With newfound determination, Anya makes her momentous decision, undaunted by the forthcoming challenges.

As the group sets out towards the Tabantha Wilds, Anya relishes the opportunity to prove herself. With the winds of adventure at her back and the unwavering support of her newfound companions, she stands ready to confront whatever trials await her.

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apolloanddaphnis · 8 months

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Liz and Billy

Synopsis: Minka Farrah is the screen siren of the Art side of Hollywood's. David Lynch's new muse, inspires designers the new Elizabeth Taylor. Despite her appearance, she's always there for her friends. Megan's one of her best, but it turns out Megan isn't the only one who needs a shoulder to cry on, her fiancé Colson Baker, known to the world as the notorious Machine Gun Kelly, needs a shoulder too, and what a lovely sweet smelling, empathetic shoulder it is.

Going to be a Colson x OC fic.

It's going to be an explicit fic.

Warnings for first chapter: Not proofread, mentions of suicide attempts, mental health mentions.

I. Giant

♡♡Minka's POV ♡♡

Megan wasn't doing good.

We've been friends since we met on the set of my film Poison. We bonded over our love for music and she was easy and fun to be around, after that we started spending as much time as we could together and texted everyday, when we weren't filming on location she made herself an unofficial resident at my French revival on Ridgedale drive. Claiming I give the best sleepovers.

The harlot loves stealing my makeup too, Claiming I have so much makeup like a department store I wouldn't notice it missing. I let her, it's not as if I couldn't easily replace it.

I was the only person she told absolutely everything to, perhaps that's why I never corrected her when she would irk me.

Pour example, when she bugs me about why I don't get down there surgery, or after my mother who was my best friend died how I didn't find her warm enough, she has a habit of dealing with tragedy in a way Jack Frost would; Too much silence, almost like she's watching a car crash. And let's not forget that every time I desired to come out to everyone about being a transwoman, she discouraged it because my career is far too successful. Which in my good opinion is precisely why I should, I owe it to my fans to every child or adult who feels trapped inside a body that doesn't belong to them.

I well ignored her well-intentioned advice and came out anyway, while I was a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. The media lost it people lost it, many angry men who harbored illicit fantasies of me were outraged and women claimed I was far too pretty to be a man. The news beautifully purged me of my ignorant fans, the loyal and open minded remained, and my film career didn't hurt too terribly because I was already in a more artistic genre, people would say I'm the Elizabeth Taylor of Isabella Rosselini, a Bettie Page sort of Isabelle Adjani.

When backlash arrived, Megan lovingly pointed out it was expected because of how people are, I didn't need that. She's not like Anya, who is my warmer friend.

It can't be helped, it's just her nature, she has never dealt with emotions and high stressed situations well, I can accept that.

Despite that, whenever something particularly irks or disturbs her good moods, I'm the first person she calls, and like a dutiful friend I drop it all to run to her beck and call.

She's been starting to see the rapping singer Machine Gun Kelly, the gorgeously painted tower of a man. I never listened to his music and as a fan of Motley Crüe I found The Dirt inaccurate and ridiculous. But he did a very good job as Tommy Lee. I'll admit that.

Megan is mad about Colson, that's his name. She's peanuts and almonds about him, I think it mainly has to do with how apparently skilled he is between the sheets which I can definitely see. But, unfortunately Colson like many artists, suffer from mental health issues, and Meg darling little Nutmeg is not the best with that especially as someone so beautifully intense and tragic as Mr. Baker.

Pete and I have talked about this, my best friend, my absolute beloved, who is actually Colson's beloved best friend as well. So funny that the rapper and I have only met once at Pete's birthday party. He stared at me for a rather long time before offering me a cigarette, I asked if they were French and he laughed before some girl took him away. And that was that, I was called away to Budapest for that Polanski movie.

But Megan has been telling me her forever love has been incredibly paranoid, and blaming her for not being there enough. She was thoroughly upset, and this morning she called me at 5, she couldn't sleep. She told me they fought all through the night and she was glad Casie was at her mother's. I bit back asking about her boys who she spends less and less time with these days. I climbed out of my big, comfy bed away from my canine kinder and American Sable. "Boys, we're going to Auntie Meg's a little early this morning." I Yawned, removing my silk sleeping mask and headscarf. This wasn't the first time I woke up at this time of course, but I savored my days off.

I tie on my vintage circa 1980 Victoria's Secret robe and slip on my satin rabbit shaped slippers before turning on the light on my side table.

I opened the curtains of my French doors that opened up to my bedroom balcony before inhaling the sweet air of the rose hour, and walked through the connecting door to my hardly humble and spacious master bath. No time for luxuriating in my jacuzzi tub, it's a shower today. I rubbed my eyed and messily pinned up what I could of my raven bob, pushing it back by a satin headband and capped it before slipping off my robe and entering my four person shower for one.

The heat was high and delicious and I had to remind myself that this was to be quick, Chanel facial care was my friend and aveeno's oat shower oil and doves macadamia nut body polish were the lovers that kissed my skin.

Once my duties were done I shut off the well pressured shower and dried off with my egyptian cotton towels from the warmer. I rubbed on my toner, serum, essence, moisturizer, spf, eye cream and lip care. I massaged my aveeno baby lotion on and brushed my hair down brushing in the L'Oreal mythic oil, and washed my hands with L'Occitane before moisturizing my hands with their hand cream. I quickly brushed and water flossed my teeth and for makeup it was very basic for my usual, just L'Oreal serum foundation, reddish sweetbriar and rose oil comfort lip oil by Clarins, and Lancome mascara to accentuate my violet-blue eyes a little.

I neglected my underwear today and pulled on my black, v-dipped spandex shorts, and pulled on my white polo halter, backless cropped top that says Los Angeles in black old English text on my right breast. I perfumed my pulse points with eau fraiche by Chanel before rushing to slip on my black 90s slip on sandal wedges.

I washed my chiweenie and skunks faces and leashed them up, before grabbing my Coach black tabby and 90s Prada sunglasses.

I locked up the house and called my driver Kaiden. In record time he pulled up in my black Rolls Royce that I was still too afraid to drive. I'm afraid of driving, yes, and I know it's ridiculous but I can't help the irrational fear. "Morning Kaiden, I hope you had enough sleep."

Kaiden is an ex user. I was at the Beverly Center one day and I saw this hungry young man who happened to be homeless, it upset me so much. I can't stand seeing people on the street and there's so many, so I asked him if he could drive and he said yes, and I asked him how would he like to drive luxury cars for a living. I set him up in a luxury apartment on la brea, got him medical and dental and mental health care all holistic, a signing bonus. The rest is history, Kaiden is like family and he likes to act as my bodyguard as well even though I do have one, Jack. He's protective of me, forever grateful. I look after him, make sure he goes to his therapy sessions and I cook for him and take care of his laundry. I've got a soft spot for the twenty four year old.

"I did, did you?"

"Yes I was a good girl, no parties last night, got my full eight hours father." I teased. "Have you eaten yet?"

"No mother." He teased right back.

I smiled. "I'm going to make breakfast at Meg's, she won't mind you joining, how does that sound?"

"Like I'd ever turn down your food."

"Don't make me blush."

It takes about forty minutes for me to get to Meg's new Encino mans with her rakish knight.

Kaiden parks and takes my skunk, Nikki, as I carry Vince, my chiweenie. I text her that I'm here with Kaiden and she tells me to go around back to not wake Colson.

We do as we're told and Meg is there waiting for us in her pajamas that consist of booty lounge shorts, UGG slippers, a t- shirt that obviously belonged to Colson, and her ebony hair up in a messy bun. "Hi beautiful." I whispered softly before pulling her into a hug and kissed her cheek that was warm from sleep.

"I'm so glad to see you, babe." She said softly as she squeezed me. She waved to Kaiden and slid the backdoor back to let us in.

I set Vince down who followed Kaiden and Nikki, my inked driver knew the routine and headed to the den to give Meg and I privacy.

I slipped off my sandals and followed Meg into the kitchen. I went to the coffee station to start that. I got her and Colson a Nespresso machine and milk frother with many capsules for a housewarming gift.

I put in the rich chocolate capsule that was known for its creamy and chocolate notes, and poured oat milk creamer into the frother. "Okay, I want your guts on the table." I said to her with a smile.

She sighed and slumped her body onto the island. "I can't even like…Mink…" she said my nickname with such exhaustion.

I went over to her and gently rubbed her back aside and pushed a random object off the counter. I love Meg but she's kind of a slob, but a very cute slob. "Deep breaths, like you're using a straw." I encouraged softly.

She did the breathing exercise I taught her and l went to grab three mugs and filled them with coffee, cream, and sugar. I gave her a mug and kissed her head. "Sip some of this and prepare to let It all out, I'll be right back." I left her briefly to give Kaiden his coffee, he and the fur boys were laying on the couch. I then returned to an exhausted Megan sipping her coffee. I took my mug and sat beside her. "Okay, let it out, it's just me."

She teared up as she nursed the glass mug. "It's so fucking hard sometimes, Mink." She whispered. "I can handle it I can but…I mean I'm fucking human, I can handle shit like remember I told you about the accident with Brian."

Brian was her ex husband, only knew him from playing David Silver on Beverly Hills 90210, and he's the father of her boys. They went through a lot together between his ex, being victims of the Bling Ring, and his car accident that had him partially paralyzed for a while and not to mention her affair with Shia LaBeouf. She's right, she can handle a lot.

"But," She continued. "It's fucking insane when you get called up at work from your fiancée, and he fucking tells you you're not there…" her eyes are watery and her voice starts to break.. "And talking crazy shit like somebody's after him, a-and he has a goddamn gun in his mouth!" She whispered hysterically before crying on my shoulder.

I felt my throat run dry, my tongue heavy, I set my mug down and pulled her into a hug as she wailed. Colson tried to kill himself? When was this? He must be in some awful pain to feel like he needed such an awful way out. I took a deep breath to push my own floodgates back, because it's not about me. "He was using at the time, he stopped since then, but I can't get that out of my head, Minka. I fucking can't. Why the hell would he do that to me? And I have been there for him I'm always there, I'm starting to think he wants me to stop my career and keep me in this fucking house!"

My blood ran cold, no wasn't the time for Megan to make it about herself. She Knew what she signed up for with Colson, he trusted her enough to be vulnerable with her. I took a deep breath. "Meg, I'm going to run you a bath, relax, listen to a true crime podcast and I'll make you breakfast okay? and try to clean this place up." The sink was full of dishes.

She let out a shaky breath of relief before hugging me tight. "Bitch, I swear to God I don't know how I got along without you before."

I wiped her eyes. "Please, I'm just nosy." I took her mostly empty coffee and put it in the sink before we both crept upstairs. The bathroom was chaotic and I ended up doing a quick cleaning and made a mental note to have Petra order them that new kItty litter I saw on TV with the cat goddess. I found some Lush bath bombs and put them in the big, hot jacuzzi tub, poured Laura Mercier in and lit some candles. I had Alexa put on some true crime and had the towels set up in the warmer.

Once Meg was situated, I crept back down to the kitchen. I had music on low and gathered ingredients from the fridge and pantry. From scratch I made Russian, honey poppy seed roll, croque Madame sandwich, and fruit salad. I made orange juice from scratch and added turmeric-ginger shots. I was cleaning the kitchen with the vigorous intention of making it spotless, dancing to 'Giant' by The The, swaying my hips when a familiar voice breaks into the scene. "Am I interrupting something?"

I stopped abruptly holding the broom, and spun around to see none other than all 6'4 of freshly awakened Colson Baker. He looked Michelin level delicious in boxers that hung low on his hips and absolutely nothing else.

His cobalt blue eyes weren't looking at her, they were staring. They traveled down her body making her feel self conscious. Like most people, she's attracted to him, he has that typical Taurus beauty that has you hypnotized. No one would ever guess from her vintage, art house style but, the entire punk rock and tatted I just got on parole for good behavior look is her absolute favorite.

"I just made some breakfast, Meg's in a bath, would you like some coffee?"

He sucked his lip in before giving me another once over. "Yeah, have you seen my lighter? Shit it looks clean in here."

"I have and no, you're not smoking right now." I said as I handed him his coffee.

He smirked and sat down at the island with his mug. "Okay ma." He moaned as he sipped the coffee. "Damn I love this shit, even though it gives me the shits."

I smiled. "Everything gives you the shits because you're taurus, you guys have issues." I teased as I made his plate. Megan is the same, the beautiful actress is quite gassy.

"Meg told me you know a lot about astrology."

I set his plate down, and a glass of the juice I made. "My mother was into it, her great grandmother was a gypsy from Krakow."

"That's bomb, was she psychic?"

I gave him a secretive smile. "I'll be back." I had Kaidens plate and bowls for all the animals in the house. After making sure everyone got their food, except for Megan because she's still in the bath, I grabbed my plate and joined Colson, who was inhaling his plate. "Fuck, this is so what I needed. You can cook, you know that?"

I don't know why I liked hearing his approval, he's just one of those people you always want to impress perhaps. "Glad you like it, I love cooking, I believe a good meal can fix just about anything."

"Well maybe if you hosted Thanksgiving this year, it'll fix how fucked up I am." He finished his sandwich looking like he wanted to say something. "She told you, didn't she?"

I didn't respond, which answered his question. "Did you come here to check up on her? And chew me out?" He had a defensive tone, used to people yelling at him to get his shit together no doubt.

"Truthfully, I wanted to make sure you were okay. Colson…I know we hardly know each other, but I worry about you. And you don't need a lecture you need…" he needs someone to understand him, he needs comfort, he needs everything Megan isn't giving him right now. But I didn't say that. "A few good meals." I finished.

His eyes were on me as his teeth tore into the poppy seed roll. My eyes admired him, he's so beautiful, the way he was put together was perfect. How could someone so beautiful be so broken? I didn't want to give him the you're not alone spiel, but he isn't. He's a true artist, he feels more than the average person and has gone through so much, being proven again and again he's no one's priority. He just wants to feel that he matters that his demons are wrong. He doesn't need to be told how to deal with his mental health.

Anything Anything by Dramarama played on my Spotify, he perked up before bobbing his head to the moody yet bouncy rock music. "Yo, I felt that before. I like these lyrics."

"Yeah me too, I love music like this, that makes you feel so raw."

I sang along but stopped as Colson stared at me wide-eyed. "Sorry, I know I'm not good." I said sheepishly.

"No! No, you actually have a very beautiful voice. Why didn't you ever do anything with it?"

I could feel my skin heat up. "I…acting is more of my calling and I thought my voice sounded too squeaky to be any good."

"Well, you can do both, it's done everyday. "

I smiled as I finished up my meal. "After you're done I'll clean up and get out of your hair, Meg's plate is in the microwave okay?"

"Nah you can stick around, kinda having a calming effect on the house. Like human sage." He smiled.

My heart raced and I couldn't help but return his effortlessly pretty smile.

He spoke again due to me not answering. "If you're not busy, I know you got a lot going on."

I took out my phone to text my manager. "We're good, I pushed it back."

His eyes lit up. "Cool, you play Mario Kart?"

"Never have." I don't play video games but for Colson, I will. "I guess you'll have to teach me."

"You're so…"

I bit my lip. "What?"

"You're like someone went back in time and brought you here, it's cool."

I laughed. "Thank you, I suppose."

"Hey, for real though, where's my lighter? I was a good boy and ate my food."

"More like inhaled it." I teased before going to a drawer and pulling it out and handing it to him, our fingertips brushed and I swore I felt an electric jolt. How strange. Our eyes met and I laughed before gently stroking his nail. "I need to give you a manicure, your paint is chipped." I took his hand and pressed a chaste kiss to it. I was always affectionate to all of my friends, kisses and hugs, they always teased me that despite looking like a child I behave like I'm someone's aunt that hasn't seen them in a while.

Colson must have not liked it because he stared at me like I grew two heads. I got up from the table and took his empty dishes. "I'm sorry, I forget not everyone likes to be touched."

"No, I– it's cool, I…liked it. It's just, unless it's someone I'm with, I'm not used to being touched."

"Maybe you're platonically touch-starved." I suggested as I loaded the dishwasher.

"Maybe you could help me satiate that."

A shiver ran up my spine at him saying satiate and it shouldn't have. He doesn't need more people who lust after him or want him. He needs someone to care just to care and not to gain.

"I was in a mental hospital for six months." I said suddenly as I started the dishwasher.

It was quiet for a moment and my heart was racing because Maybe I said the wrong thing.

"Minka…you don't have to say anything…" His voice was soft and tender.

"I want to, I want you to, to…I'm not just blowing smoke up your ass when I said I understand. I'm not just placating and patronizing you to make myself feel better 'helping' or to say I tried." I took a deep breath and turned around to face him, my back against the counter. His eyes wandered over my image again. "Colson, I was bullied so badly and I didn't know what I was…it was all so confusing, so awful…I didn't react too well…I don't know what I hated more, the hospital or school. My mom couldn't handle me being away that long and took me back home. I'm glad she did. She made it a little easier and less confusing…I don't know what I'd do without her." The last word turned into a frightened whisper. "I lost her almost two years ago and…it hasn't been easy, I feel so empty. I know it was awful for you when you lost your father Colson, even if he wasn't the father he should have been." A cold tear slipped down my cheek and I closed my eyes and turned away. I took a drying towel and dabbed my eyes carefully. I checked my reflection in a dish and turned back around To face him. He stared again, always staring.

"Minka…I'm so…sorry." His pretty powder blue eyes teared up.

I quickly made my way over to him and gently took his hands. "Goodness, you're tall." I put on a good smile. ''Don't you dare feel bad for me, and besides we're not making this about me. I just want you to know you can talk to me, be raw with me. You can be sushi!" I attempted to joke, he cracked a smile.

Unexpectedly, he pulled me into a hug. It was such a warm and comforting one, strangely it made me feel safe. I felt so selfish for thinking that way. I wrapped my arms around his slender waist. I think he needs a hug, but it's easier if he convinces himself it's for me.

We stayed like this for a while. He smelled like warmth and sleep and a little kush.

"Hey, I smell food!" It was Megan's raspy, sensual voice.

I pulled back from Colson fast enough to cause whiplash. Quickly I got her plate from the microwave and her juice from the fridge, handing it to her and pressing a kiss to her cheek. Colson went over to hug her from behind and kiss her neck. She giggled and turned to kiss his mouth.

I felt rude being here as their kissing became more intense, quietly I left the kitchen and headed into the living room. "Kay, gather pups, let's go." I texted my agent to tell him nevermind.

Music in Chapter:

#colson x oc #colson baker x reader #colson baker #mgk fanfic #mgk smut #mgk imagine #mgk x reader #machine gun kelly #megan fox #Spotify

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izloveshorses · 6 months

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I'm in a bit of an in-between period rn of what i'm focusing on writing, so.... do you guys have any preferences what i work on updating next? (no promises, i cannot write on command/ i do not control what daydream we hyperfixate on etc etc but i can at least Work On what you guys vote for) so peruse the list of drafts here, some published, some not quite ready yet, and pick something that sounds intriguing.

propaganda under the cut if you want something a little more descriptive! otherwise you're welcome to ask questions/ leave your reasons in the replies :)

sleep on the floor: angsty road trip, modern au, etc. i made a whole gifset for this and a pretty banger playlist if i do say so myself.

notting hill au: anya is a famous movie star, dmitry is a nobody bookstore owner, and they cross paths randomly one day when anya is hiding from paparazzi, they hit it off right away, but dating is hard. just one chapter is up so far. i gotta decide on something that happens in the film i was thinking about changing but we could write some other things in the meantime

art heist au: unpublished! anya works at a distinguished gallery, a painting from her late parents' collection they thought had been lost in a tragic fire just recently sprung up into the public eye again, but it's being auctioned off soon and anya isn't happy about it, since she thinks it contains the secrets of what really happened to her family. dmitry visits the gallery in attempts to steal it, but she catches him in the act and they decide to strike up a deal-- if he helps her forge a copy, she'll let him have the original to sell once she does more research and sees if it actually ~contains the secrets~ she's looking for. it's about the intrigue, the drama, the mystery, the reluctant alliance turned romance. good stuff. as long as i can figure out a plot structure aslhkdf

post breakup/get back together fic: unpublished. slightly inspired by the song 'if the world was ending,' but instead of an earth quake it's a snow storm and talk of the world ending with the new year. set during new years eve, anya visits him for the first time since they broke up a year ago and Talk about things that happened, interwoven with some flashbacks of their relationship from beginning to end. i also made another banger playlist for this guy.

equestrian au: dmitry and vlad are show jumping trainers down on their luck, anya is the new stablehand dmitry finds sleeping in the stall with her ugly horse (pooka <3). but when vlad decides her hidden talent is worth sculpting into a refined show jumping career, the three of them team up to make it to the FEI world cup in Paris, where Marie Feodorovna will be watching and contributing to the winning purse. maybe anya will find the home love family she's looking for idk.

crazy rich asians au: inspired by the movie, but without the hazing and the drama and the angst, so it's mostly just a meet the parents au of a sort with some nice and fluffy established dimya. anya's sister is getting married and she wants to use the event as a way to introduce dmitry, her long time bf, to the family. dmitry is excited about potentially asking for the Family Ring (👀) and leaving new york for the first time to visit the homeland (would the wedding be in russia? or would they get married in the french riviera or something a bit warmer?) until he figures out just how wealthy anya's family is. he knew she came from wealth, but not quite to this extent, and gets a little insecure about it. shenanigans ensue.

#my writing #fanfiction #polls #wip #these aren't all of my wips but these are the ones i've been kind of rotating around in my mind #dimya

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Finally time for Anya’s backstory

Idrk why I’ve been putting this off, but here it is finally, putting a cut off so you don’t have to scroll a whole bunch lol

As soon as she turned 18, Anya was kicked out of her parents’ house. At first she didn’t really mind this as she is distant from her father and has a rather tumultuous relationship with her mother, but as it turns out, not having a good support system when you move out can cause problems for yourself. One thing lead to another, and Anya eventually became semi-homeless, living out of her car.

Everything changed, however, when Anya was 22, and she was suddenly greeted to the roar of several loud vehicles stopping right by her car. It was the skeletons. One of their vehicles had been damaged coming into the overworld, and were now tearing Anya’s car apart to fix it. Despite any fear Anya had towards the skeletons, she got out of her car and attempted to get them away, but ended up being subdued and taken to the underworld. See, this was prior to the skeletons finding the location of the map for the Golden Weapons, and so far no mortals had gotten involved with them before, so they took her to Lord Garmadon to decide what to do with her.

Garmadon didn’t seem too interested at first, and said that she should just be locked up in the underworld to keep her from warning anyone and word getting back to his brother. That’s when Anya asked him:

“Well, what if I help you do whatever it is you’re doing? Would you let me out then?”

This intrigued Garmadon, and it was a tempting offer, as any human was likely to be smarter than the skeleton army at any rate. Of course he didn’t trust her to keep her word, but she told him she knew the consequences of disobeying him (death probably), and she had nothing to lose by following him at this point.

In the end, Garmadon agreed, and after telling her of the Golden Weapons and his desire for them, he trained her in the art of Spinjitzu as well as espionage, for he wanted her to spy on his brother, Wu. Anya excelled at her newfound skills, and was soon sent back to the overworld to begin her mission. She wasn’t able to get too close to the monastery, but she was able to determine that Wu was training three ninja, and had recently taken in a fourth. She relayed this information back to Garmadon, who didn’t seem too surprised, but then told Anya she had done well, and that he had new orders for her. She was to track the ninja down to their first target of the Golden Weapons, and “end them.”

This already wasn’t sitting right with Anya, as she knew enough kid’s cartoon censorship lingo to know “end” meant “kill.” She followed the ninja to the Caves of Despair, however, and when they were about to roll back the boulder revealing the Scythe of Quakes, Anya jumped them. She held her own rather well for one against four, that is until she heard them speak.

“Kai, look out!”

“Not much help, Jay!”

“Who even is this?”

“I sense she means us no good.”

These were not adult voices, at least not the first two. Anya froze, which of course gave the ninja the advantage they needed, and they pinned her to the ground, demanding to know who she was and whether she was working with Garmadon and the skeletons.

Instead of answering, she asked “How fucking old are you guys?” Before the others could say anything, the blue one (was his name Jay?) said almost proudly, “We’re 14, 15, and 16 for your information!”

Teenagers. Boys. These were the people Anya was ordered to kill? She knocked them off of her with Spinjitzu and ran away, muttering that she had to think. Only about a minute into her existential crisis, however, Anya found herself leaving her hiding place to investigate the commotion going on right where she left the ninja. The skeletons had found them. The ninja were doing rather well, but now Samukai was approaching the red one (Kai?) from behind, and there wasn’t time-

All four ninja whirled around to see Anya knock Samukai to the ground before he could strike Kai, but after that there seemed to be an unspoken agreement to just keep fighting. The skeletons were driven away, but the dragon awakened. Kai used the Scythe, despite the others’ protests. Anya’s head swam and she found herself following the ninja’s lead, using Spinjitzu to escape, only to immediately be faced with the man she had been spying on this whole time, Sensei Wu. He didn’t face her right away, though, and instead berated Kai for using the Scythe.

“He took my sister, remember?” Kai said, and Anya felt like she should probably sit down. Not only was she ordered to kill kids, but apparently another one was being held hostage. Well, whatever these people chose to do to her, it was probably better than whatever Garmadon had in store for her. She surrendered immediately, and though at first she was their prisoner, they all slowly became more friendly as time went on and more Golden Weapons were found.

Then one evening, Anya woke to find herself, Jay, Cole, and Zane tied up by the skeletons. As it turned out, they didn’t come for them, instead wanting the weapons. They received word that the Sword of Fire had entered the underworld, leaving Anya wondering what must have happened to Kai and Wu, who were mysteriously absent. The skeletons soon left them there, but Jay managed to cut them free.

After their failed attempt to enter the underworld, Anya followed the remaining ninja to the Fire Temple, where to their shock, Kai and his sister Nya were sitting on the back of the dragon, which had apparently given its loyalty to them. Nya remained behind at hers and Kai’s home while the rest of them rode dragons to the underworld, Anya sharing a dragon with Cole, as he still seemed a bit nervous with the creature.

The rest all happened rather quickly. After a couple of hitches (and an impressive display of the Tornado of Creation which Anya didn’t know was a thing until the ninja did it) they reached Wu, who was fighting Samukai, and eventually became disarmed. Samukai betrayed Garmadon, taking all four weapons for himself, but as both Wu and Garmadon seemed to know, no one could handle the power of all four weapons, and Samukai had given Garmadon exactly what he needed to leave this realm and go to… some other realm? Anya wasn’t exactly sure where Garmadon was going, but he thankfully seemed to not even care about her betrayal at that point, his ire being directed purely at Wu.

He left, and Anya went with the ninja and Wu back to the overworld, where they reunited with Nya. After a beat, Wu asked Anya where she would go from here, and that’s when Anya realized she had no idea. Her car was destroyed, her former employer in another realm. She was saved from having to answer, however, by Cole.

“Well, we’ve got room for a resident spy, haven’t we? The more the merrier!”

All the ninja plus Nya agreed. Anya looked to Wu, who smiled in answer. At long last, Anya had found a place where she truly belonged.

(Cue end-of-episode music swelling)

Hope you guys liked this! Sorry it was so long lol, I meant to just hit the highlights but found myself detailing every part of how my OC fit into the pilots lmao

#my oc #my oc anya #ninjago oc #lego ninjago oc #oc #ninjago #lego ninjago #cole brookstone #jay walker #kai smith #zane julien #sensei wu #lord garmadon #ninjago fanfiction

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aestheticaltcow · 3 months

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I Don't Love You, I Worship You

Summary: Billy Hargrove was enthralled from the second he met Anya Murlock and determined to make her his.

CW: There is smut in later chapters, some threats of violence, overall kinda wholesome...

Chapter 1: The New Girl

“Have a beautiful day, my gorgeous girl!” Anya smiled when she heard the sing-songy sound of her mother, Carly, saying her goodbyes that morning. She paused in the doorway and craned to glance into the kitchen where her mother stood drinking a cup of coffee, “Will do, Mommy. I love you.”. Carly responded with, “I love you more, baby!” resulting in Anya shaking her head with a grin. Carly always managed to get the last word in during the morning goodbyes.

Anya pulled on her backpack strap nervously as she walked down the street. She was nervous about starting a new high school her senior year, but it was okay. A new scene was always good; this move felt more permanent to her. She slipped her headphones over her ears to help the walk to school go by faster.

As she walked into school, Anya felt eyes on her. She pulled her sleeves over her hands and quickly found the front office. “Excuse me?” Anya asked, attempting to get the receptionist’s attention to no avail. “Excuse me?” she asked louder. The woman finally turned to face her and asked, “What’s your last name?” “Murlock.” “Mmhm.” the woman turned to open a drawer. She dug through papers until finding what Anya assumed were student files. The woman turned to face her, “Okay, Anya, here is your schedule, locker assignment, and school map. If you have any problems, feel free to stop by the office at the end of the day, okay?” Anya nodded in response and quickly walked out of the office.

First-period English. Unproductive, boring, and simplistic. Anya was satisfied to pair up with a girl named Nancy for their first essay project. She seemed nice and had a soft face; as their teacher droned on the importance of Shakespeare literature for modern literature, Anya found herself distracted doodling in her notebook. She said goodbye to Nancy at the end of class.

Second-Period Math. Pointless, Anya couldn’t follow her teacher’s rambling and once again found herself doodling in her notebook. The bell couldn’t have rung any sooner.

Third-Period Social Studies. Anya was ready to go home at this point. Unlike the prior classes of the day, the teacher called on her. “Okay, Anna, when was the Mexican border war?” “Oh um, 1910-1919…. Also, my name is Anya, not Anna…” Anya swallowed, hoping she hadn’t pissed the teacher off. “Oh, my apologies. That was correct. The Mexican border war.” Anya turned her attention back to her drawing until the bell rang for lunch period.

Anya loathed the idea of needing to find a place to sit. Her eyes quickly scanned the large room until she found an empty table in the opposite corner. She maneuvered through a maze of tables and took note of the groups she’d passed; it was like any other high school. She was intrigued by a group of boys wearing shirts branded with ‘Hellfire Club.’

Anya sat down and put her bag on the table before slipping her headphones back on. She pulled her notebook out again and went back to her doodling. As the music played, Anya crunched into an apple and looked around the cafeteria for more people to draw. Her eyes settled on a guy a few tables away; she liked his soft blonde curls and blue bedroom eyes. She took a mental picture of him and turned back to her sketchbook.

Fourth-Period Science. Anya felt her eyes glaze over at one point.

Fifth-Period Gym. Thankfully, they didn’t have to do much that day since it was the first day.

Sixth-Period Art. Finally. Anya felt at home. She took her notebook out again and returned to the day's doodles. Art was the one thing Anya felt good at. Drawing, painting, photography, everything felt simple and homey.

The final bell rang, and Anya slipped her notebook into her bag before exiting class. She was distracted with thoughts of what she would do when she got home when she bumped into someone. Anya looked up to see the boy from lunch standing before her, “Oh, I’m sorry.” she apologized; she noticed his jaw clench as he looked down at her. She stepped to the side, but he continued to stare at her, “What’s your name?” he finally asked. “Anya. Anya Murlock.” he nodded. “I’m Billy. Don’t make it a habit of bumping into me.” his face was like stone, and Anya couldn’t help but admire his sharp jawline and high cheekbones. “Okay…” Anya said softly before walking away.

Billy watched Anya as she walked away. She was new. He noticed her breasts as they spoke and couldn’t help but stare at her butt as she walked away. He scoffed as he turned to head into the gym for basketball practice.

Billy slammed the front door as he left for school the following day, it was only 7 AM, and he was already pissed. Neil was yelling at him about taking care of Max and how he needed to be more responsible if he wanted to continue living under his roof after he graduated.

As Billy got closer to school, he noticed Anya walking. He slows to a crawl and rolls down his window, “Anya.” he called out to her. She looked over her shoulder and smiled. “Want a ride?” she shrugged in response, and Billy put his car in park before unlocking the passenger’s door. He watched her smooth the bottom of her dress as she put her backpack at her feet, “So you’ll get into any stranger’s car? Good to know.” he joked as he watched Anya shift in her seat. Anya shrugged before asking, “Are you going to murder me?”. Billy chuckled softly. “Maybe.” he put his car back into drive, and the two drove the rest of the way to school. Billy noticed Anya’s head nodding to the music as she looked out the window. New. Cute. Good taste in music. Billy was fascinated.

When the two pulled into the school’s parking lot, Anya thanked Billy for the ride and walked inside. Billy stared at her as he also got out of the car. He leaned against the driver’s side door and fiddled with a cigarette before placing it between his lips. Anya would be his.

The first half of the day went by slowly. Billy noticed Anya walk into the cafeteria that day. He watched her sit in the corner and dig through her bag; Billy must have been watching her more intensively than he thought. Tommy H. hit his arm, returning his attention to the group’s conversation. “You tryin' to hook up with the new girl or something?” he questioned, silently wishing he could do the same. Billy shrugged. “She’s interesting.” as he turned his attention back to where Anya had been sitting, she’d left. Billy rolled his eyes and stuck a piece of gum in his mouth; she’ll be his.

#billy hargrove #billy hargrove imagine #billy hargrove fan fiction #billy hargrove x oc #billy hargove imagine #stranger things imagine #stranger things fan fic #stranger things #stranger things x oc

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theroyalsims · 1 year

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ANYA UPSTAGES ELEANORE IN GORGEOUS WHITE GOWN FOR OVERSEAS GALA

Leave it to The Crown Princess to upstage the bride despite not being at the wedding!

In what is largely deemed a massive diss to Eleanore, the Crown Princess attended a gala held in her honour this evening at the Governor’s Mansion in Del Sol, where her Royal Highness flaunted her latest honour, Del Sol’s Order of the Sun for her work in conservation.

The Crown Princess stunned in a custom white gown with a dramatic silhouette from fashion house Riod. The dress has sparked a discussion online for being an intentional attempt to upstage Eleanore who wed earlier today.

One commenter wrote:

“Wow. I knew Anya could be petty, but I didn’t know she could be THIS petty. Imagine wearing white on the same day of your sister’s wedding... a sister who has been through hell and back this past couple of years. She just couldn’t give this to E, yeah?”

Another commenter noted:

“Let me get this straight: she skipped her sister’s wedding to attend a party abroad AND wear a wedding gown while at it? Giiiiiiirl?! Remind me to never cross Anya.”

However, a person came forward who claims to be close to a member of Anya’s style team and shared that the dress was not intended as a diss:

“Anya’s dress has been picked out MONTHS in advance, well before E’s engagement was announced. She wore white because she was to wear emeralds and the new orange sash for her latest order. It was either black or white. White was picked because royals usually refrain from wearing black especially on joyous occasions. Not everything Anya does (or wears) has to do with Eleanore. Leave these two alone. Smh.”

To be fair, the trip to Del Sol valley was, indeed, announced first (although it was rescheduled once), long before E’s engagement was announced. And during royal tours, the wardrobes are picked months in advance. Maybe it really was just a coincidence?

Either way, Anya was, indeed, the belle of the ball. The Crown Princess looked every bit like a future queen. Her Royal Highness was dripping in diamonds and emeralds, thanks to the Brindleton Emerald parure, comprising of an intircate diamond and emerald tiara, as well as matching earrings, a necklace and a massive brooch.

The Crown Princess’ look has been dubbed “textbook Princess fashion” by some fashion experts. The editor-in-chief of Sogue magazine said:

“The Crown Princess has masterfully perfected the art of looking like a Princess. She does textbook princess fashion really well. Whenever the occasion calls for it, she dons the best dresses and whips out the prettiest jewels and tiaras. One cannot help but be stunned by her formalwear and gala outfits.”

Funnily, enough, this is not the first time Her Royal Highness has been accused of upstaging a royal bride. Earlier in the year, The Crown Princess attended the wedding of Prince Louis of Glimmerbrook, and lest just say, people were quick to say that Anya’s show-stopping red dress was out of line.

What do you think? Was this a mere coincidence, or did Anya purposely pick a wedding dress-esque gown to piss off E on her big day?

#ts4 #theroyalsims #ts4 story #ts4 royals #ts4 simblr #ts4 royal family #ts4 royal story #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 royalty #anya #mystory

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a-few-of-my-favorite-mangas · 1 year

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Spy x Family

Story by Tatsuya Endo

Manga Volume 5

Shonen, School Setting, Action, Adventure, Found Family, Comedy

Story ★★★★☆ || ★★★☆☆ Art

Summary

Anya Forger has been trying her best to befriend Damian Desmond, the son of the powerful Ostanian political leader Donovan Desmond, but her attempts have been constantly rebuffed. Despite the setbacks, Anya is determined to gain access to the Desmonds’ inner circle and even devises a new plan—acing her midterm exams to earn stella stars! Can the academically challenged Anya pull off this feat for the sake of world peace?

Review

Yor is trying to learn to cook from Camilla and it isn’t going well, until Camilla gets the idea to make something Yor’s parents might have made, and is able to help Yor cook her mom’s stew... and it actually tastes good!

Anya continues to try and make Plan B work, this time by trying to help Damian with an art project, but Anya being Anya - she just causes more trouble. Damian calls home and talk to Jeeves, the butler, and we learn more about how distant his relationship with his father is and why he is so motivated to do well.

Anya is struggling in school, her test scores are terrible. We learn that Anya has a weakness, her powers do not work when the moon is new (barely there). Yuri comes over to tutor Anya, and after a few antics he gets frustrated by Anya’s lack of progress. Anya does try, the mid-term exams are coming up and a failing grade equals a tonitrus bolt.

The spy Daylight makes his first appearence to mess with the Desmond test scores, Twilght also there to check on Anya’s results has to deal with his crazy antics and fix all of his mistakes.

Damian does well enough on an exam to earn his first Stella. Anya manages to (barely) not fail any of her tests, a huge win in her book! (213 / 228) Is below 30 a failing grade? When I was in school, below 70 was a failing grade, so a 30 looks like failure to me, what are their standards? I mean shouldn’t it at least be over 50, at least your got half of the material! I don’t understand the grading rules here. lol

Glooman Pharmaceuticals is in financial trouble, and young George, a classmate of Anya and Damian, blames the Desmond group and wants to hurt Damian to get even. When the other kids learn about George’s misfortune, they try and help his last day be a good one. Ends up he got it all wrong.

Anya’s is given a project to learn about one of her parent’s jobs and write a report on it. Anya considers Yor, but Yor’s thoughts leave Anya to ask Loid instead, so she spends the day at Berlint General Hospital.

Fiona Frost (Nightfall) is introduced in this volume, she is a spy operative that works with Twilight, but was away on a mission so wasn’t available to play the role of ‘wife’ in the STRIX assignment. Fiona doesn’t like that Yor is part of the mission and wants to drive her away and take her place... but not for the good of the mission, but because she is in love with Twilight. Fiona’s appearence does indeed shake Yor’s confidence about their ‘fake’ relationship.

#Spy x Family #japanese manga #shounen #school setting #action #adventure #comedy #found family

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animehouse-moe · 6 months

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Spy x Family Season 2 Episode 5: Plan To Cross The Border

In a season with standouts like Frieren, or struggles such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family can certainly fly under the radar for its passion for the status quo of its series, but I think today's episode is a massive betrayal of that in the best possible way. No, it's not god tier animation or anything of the sort, but something arguably more insane.

Three people animated this episode, and it looks great.

Yes, you read that right, only three people participated as key animators on this episode. Two first key animators, and one second key animator. Despite that, the show looks so good, and even features 2D crowds that move???

It's just really impressive to have only three people animating an episode and still have space to do stuff like this, it's just sort of mind blowing what the production might look like for this episode.

Visually, there's certainly a bit of off model stuff here and there, but also when you only have three animators and a single duo of chief and regular animation director, I think I'm going to be more lenient with how I view things.

Though it's not even the case that the episode uses the number of animators as an excuse because there's a lot that is well animated and expressed. I mean, just look at Anya throughout the episode.

It's just kind of crazy how consistent and solid the episode is. It's just so incredibly sound and you can tell where they really put effort in. The color design for this episode is great, and you see that with the first gif of Anya, but also alongside environment art with the stunning appreciation of Garden.

And then there's the storyboarding and direction. No, the episode is not perfectly still or anything, but the effort in direction to focus in on specific things adds a great sense of style while alleviating the required work of the animators. And personally, I think the closeups are a great addition that frame Yor in questioning herself far more while juxtaposing that against specific details as they relate to the separation of Garden and Yor. Really great work. I especially love that they re-use certain pieces and draw very interesting comparisons. For example, the stakes that adorn the Shopkeeper's outfit are the same that appear on Yor's headband (which you can see in the bottom left image above), or how they place focus on Yor's shoes in two separate instances to try and convey the fact that, despite the shopkeeper's statement, Yor is growing softer as she hesitates and becomes more "meek" (IE drawing the comparison between focusing on shoes, and lowering your gaze).

So yeah, while this is just kicking off the Cruise Arc, this episode is a form of magic in and of itself. With an incredibly narrow staff list they've been able to provide an incredibly memorable episode that attempts to try and pick apart Yor as a character and hone in on the rift that appears between the assassin and the mother in her, so I'm incredibly excited to see what WIT and Cloverworks end up doing with her through this arc.

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