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she-posts-nerdy-stuff · 4 months

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Hi! As a fellow knitter with a love for embroidery and cosplay, your Grishaverse kniting projects sound amazing! 😍 Would you be willing to share progress photos as you go? Or perhaps talk a little more about the designs, patterns, or techniques you'll use? So excited for you!

-sixofcrowsdaydreams (side blog)

Hiya, thanks so much for your interest - I'd love to share more!

My current Grishaverse knitting projects are a Healer kefta (which will probably be more along the lines of kefta-inspired than an accurate reproduction because of the material etc) and a full-size blanket of the Six Of Crows book cover (uk/us paperback edition).

For the Kefta, I'm adapting a free cardigan pattern that I'll link if anyone would like it. The pattern outlines the structure and shaping, which is mostly what I'm using it for, but is designed in a specific basket rib that I'm not using; I decided to use stockinette stitch because I think that it will be easier to embroider since I'm planning on using the Swiss Darning method. I'm teaching myself the Swiss Darning method from the wonderful book "KNIT: step by step" (Vikki Haffenden and Frederica Patmore), which I absolutely love and highly recommend. I just checked and the RRP for the book is £14.99 but I got mine for £7.99 so it might be worth looking around for where it's cheapest. I'm knitting it with DK weight yarn and so far I have the back and two front pieces complete and am currently working on the first sleeve. I used a free digital art app called Ibis Paint X to sketch out my designs for the embroidery and then overlayed them with a grid - I'm treating each square as one stitch.

The blanket it being knit in chunky weight yarn using a fair isle pattern I designed by using the same digital art app to draw and the book cover, overlay it with a grid, pixelate it, and slightly simplify the colour scheme (that was mostly due to the availability of the yarn since there are so many shades of grey in the cover). I am relatively new to colourwork, or at the very least colourwork on this scale, and this was a massive undertaking I went into with unearned confidence. Unfortunately I have now realised a massive mistake I made in the fair isle technique that means I'm going to have to undo everything I've done so far and restart, but luckily I've realised it early enough that I'm not even a quarter of the way through the project yet; if I'd done more it would be more annoying, as it stands it's not too bad but it is a setback. I've yet to decide how I'm going to back the blanket once it's complete, I have two options: 1) sew it onto either white or black fleece, 2) knit a Crooked Kingdom book cover the same size and back them onto each other. The pros of the first one is that it would give it a finished and hopefully gorgeous look, plus would be super cosy. The pro of the second option is that it would be awesome, but the con is that it might not look as neat and finished. On top of that, if I back the first one with fleece I can then knit a Crooked Kingdom one and back that with fleece, which means I get two blankets. So yeah I haven't decided yet, but I'll see how it goes and keep you guys updated.

Thanks so much for your question! If anyone has any specific requests for me to talk about regarding the knitting patterns/processes/techniques/ etc then absolutely feel free and yeah if people are interested then I will definitely put some update photos on here as I go as well :)

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practically-an-x-man · 6 months

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some highlights from the convention this weekend:

forgetting to check nametags and ending up playing pinball against Andrew C. Robinson

... having a rematch the next day.

... and the next.

him asking about my SFX makeup - a conversation which ended in him following me on Instagram

and encouraging Cary Nord to follow me as well

1.29% of all my Instagram followers are now made up of Marvel comic artists (I do not have a lot of followers)

Andrew giving me a bunch of extra prints and a couple art books at the end of the con

and offering to network me with some of his propmaking and wardrobe friends in LA since I'm working on getting into the special effects industry

dare I say we're friends now?

setting a new high score on the Venom pinball machine

getting to chat with my theatre friend who was an invited panelist (he's a cosplayer)

competing in my first cosplay contest! I lost, but I got to show off my mechanical hand prop

meeting Tait Fletcher

watching my sister beat Tait Fletcher's high score on Ms. Pac-Man

...then watching him utterly crush her score in one attempt

receiving a very wonderful film-tech pep talk from Chris Bartlett, urging me to keep making props and just dive in since that's how he ended up on Star Wars

he also complimented my Donald Pierce hand :)

meeting Tony Daniels and geeking out about X-Men

didn't have the budget to drop 40 bucks on an autograph but it was really awesome to talk to him

getting signed prints from Tim Townsend, Andrew Robinson, and Todd Nauck

Tim Townsend's print is the OG 5 X-Men so it's got my boy Angel of course :D

getting to play a super neat indie platformer demo (i'm gonna buy the full game for sure)

freaking out a bunch of comic artists with my Corinthian makeup

....including Chris Bachalo

HE asked for a picture with ME because he was so impressed with the makeup! :)

chatting with more comic artists, showing off my tattoo, chatting about the process of sketching and inking

picking up some neat Venom and X-Men earrings

winning a cool articulated snake from this 3D printing claw machine

getting to chat with some really cool craftsmen and collectors at the vending booths

overall just having a really wonderful time!

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destinyc1020 · 1 year

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My Movie Review: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

I'm FINALLY getting around to writing this movie review after all of the unfortunate craziness that's been going on in my life for the past two months.....🤪🤦🏾‍♀️

Anyway, I saw “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” at theaters over a month ago lol! 😅 I just wanted to share my own personal Movie Review, and see what you all maybe thought about the film as well.

**NOTE: I will first start off by giving a very general overview/review of the movie overall, and then further down below, I will discuss the pros and cons from the movie, and will go more in-depth and be more candid with how I felt about the movie. 😊

With that said….

OVERALL:

Overall, I felt like this movie was the type of film that someone who is a fan of Whitney's music might want to check out just for the sheer enjoyment of her music alone.

I had forgotten how many great hits Whitney had over the years, and how many of her songs have been iconic to me growing up. I've always been a huge fan, and so this movie was a nice tribute to her music. I got chills down my spine during some of her performance scenes. 😊 I was even singing and dancing along to most of her music lol. 😂 There were quite a few things that I didn't know about Whitney's personal life (especially her younger life) that this movie seemed to touch on a little bit, so that was interesting. Personally? I felt like the acting of Naomi, Ashton, Nafessa, and Tamara Tunie especially, really stood out in this film imo.

PROS:

The music was great!

The acting was decent

I liked the "back-in-time" 80s and 90s wardrobe/fashions lol

They tried their best to make the cast look like the real Whitney/Bobby/Clive/Cissy/Bobbi Christina, etc.

I feel like I learned a lot more about Whitney's younger life, and her relationship with Robyn than I knew about.

I actually felt like Nafessa kind of stole the show in her scenes with Naomi. 👀

CONS:

I hate to say it.... But the main thing that took me out of this movie each and every time was the fact that Naomi looked NOTHING AT ALL like Whitney HOUSTON!!!! 😤😡 Usually I'm not that picky and I don't really care as much and I can suspend my disbelief even if the actor doesn't look exactly like the real person in history because their acting is so good, but for some reason, with this movie, I just couldn't do it.....I'm sorry! I would hear Whitney's VOICE singing, but then when I would LOOK at the actress, it just took me out of the whole entire scene. :(

I almost felt like it was someone cosplaying as Whitney Houston. To her credit, Naomi is a great actress... But I just kept asking myself throughout the whole entire movie: "You mean to tell me there were NO African-American actresses who looked a LITTLE like Whitney that they could have chosen for this role??"

Whoever wrote this film certainly gave Bobby Brown the "Good Edit", cuz ummmm..... 👀 In this movie they almost made it seem like Bobby and Whitney just had regular normal spats like most couples, and we all know THAT is a lie. 😒🙄 I'm shocked they didn't show her with not one black eye in the film, nor did they even allude to him hitting her. But oh well....

My other gripe with this movie was the fact that I didn't feel like enough money was put into it. I feel like this movie should have been BIGGER. I have seen at least two Whitney biopics now (a made-for-TV one, and this movie), and EACH and every single time, I feel like they just don't do Whitney's life story justice. I feel like it's always some low-budget type deal. 🥴 I'm sorry, but after seeing awesome biopics like "Ray", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Elvis", "JFK", "Malcolm X", etc. , I just can't with this biopic. It's just NOT on the same level as those others at all. It makes me sad that it almost felt like they didn't even TRY with this biopic. 😔

MY OVERALL SCORE: 6/10 - Overall, if you love Whitney's iconic music, and just want to have a great time dancing and enjoying a light-hearted film, then check it out! But if you're expecting this film to be on any sort of level as other biopics done.... Then, you're going to be sorely disappointed. 😔 They just didn't put as much MONEY into this film as I would have hoped. I just hope that Michael's biopic has some BIG money behind it. I just feel like Whitney's biopic deserved better...and I would have started by casting someone else as the lead. 👀

I gave this movie a chance even despite my overwhelming feeling that the actress looked NOTHING like Whitney. I tried...But it did make a difference in some of my enjoyment of the film. (no offense) Maybe it's because I actually remember when Whitney was alive lol. Anyway.... Overall, it's a fun movie to watch at least once, and I encourage anyone who is just a fan of her music to check it out. I would say that it's streamable.... It's not one you have to watch on the big screen in other words. It was good fun though! So, definitely one worth checking out if you're a fan of Whitney's music. 😊👍

#my movie review #I Wanna Dance With Somebody

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1000-year-old-virgin · 3 months

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I really wish I had a friends who are as passionate about the same things as me sometimes.

How awesome would it be to go on a road trip to Comic-Con or some other comic conventions cosplaying as our favourite X-Men characters

#cosplaying #x-men #personal #friendship

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sanzusbestie · 2 years

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Hi! Can I request Chifuyu with a cosplayer s/o and any other characters you want. I hope i'm not bothering you! You can ignore this if your list is already full. Thank you so much! I hope you're having a good day/night, stay safe!! sorry for my bad english

♡ TR boys with a cosplayer s/o ♡

Pairings : Matsuno Chifuyu x gn!reader, Haitani Ran x gn!reader

Genre : Fluff

Warnings : None

A/n : Hey sweet anon <3 please don't ever apologize for your English + it's actually good lol. I'm sorry for the delay ! Also, I'm sorry it's kinda short. And I'm really so so sorry it's actually terrible I really don't know anything about cosplaying :/ Thank you for requesting and have a nice day ♡

Sup👏🏻por👏🏻tive

Chifuyu absolutely loves looking at you while you're doing your makeup

And he thinks you're amazing because he could never even try to look like someone else, you really have talent

Always always always hypes you up and boost your confidence

He gives you a lot of ideas

And he also helps you look for costumes, he wants you to have the best

When you asked him if he could cosplay some shoujo couple he refused at first

Not because he didn't want to

But because he thought it wouldn't fit him

But it did actually

And he was so excited

I like to think that he's been there since the very beginning

So yeah he's been there when your cosplays were bad

That's why he's so proud to see you at your first con

"Chifuyu, are you sure I look good ?"

"You look fucking awesome, Y/n."

"Will you put on a maid dress ?"

That's literally the first question Ran asked when you told him you were a cosplayer

He didn't think much of it in the beginning

But with time, he grew to love seeing you doing what you like

And now that you're living together, you always find him peaking through the door

You think he's cute and funny because he doesn't want to bother you but at the same time he wants to see how you're doing

He wouldn't cosplay with you though

Like not "officially"

He'd let you do his makeup and would even dress up and take some pics with you, he knows it makes you happy and he loves to see you smile

But you wouldn't post them because he doesn't want to

Yet it's enough for you because you got to spend some time with him + doing what you like

He's the best photographer ever

Always set up the lights and angles perfectly

But one night you scared the shit out of him

You told him to go to sleep without you because you weren't done

At one point you went to the living room because you had left your camera there

And that's the time Ran chose to wake up and get some water

Neither of you thought of switching on the lights because the light coming through the windows was enough

But when he crossed your path and saw you as Kaguya Ôtsutsuki (from Naruto) his soul left his body 💀.

♡

Taglist : @eriskaitto @smycc

#tokyo revengers #ran haitani #chifuyu matsuno #tokyo revengers x reader #tokyo revengers hcs #tokyo revengers headcanons #tokyorev headcanons

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hypmic-writings · 2 years

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How would Ichiro be with an s/o that really loves shojo series? Specifically magical girl and idol stuff like precure, aikatsu, pripara, overly cute stuff like that! S/o loves to cosplay them and collect all the wands/figures from the shows!

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Pairing: Ichiro Yamada x reader

Genre: Fluff

Warnings: None

A/N: This was adorable! Taking a break from all the angst for some cute fluffy stuff haha hope you enjoy~

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Ichiro thinks it’s awesome that you have a hobby you’re really invested in

we all know that he’s an anime fan and it’s canon that he and Jiro watch anime together

I headcanon that he enjoys shonen, and I that he’s watched a handful of shojo anime as well

he’s the type of person to say that someone’s just as much of an anime fan if they watch shonen as they are if they watch shojo

respectful king that won’t judge you for what you watch

and he’s also definitely the type to say Sailor Moon could solo Goku and 100% mean it with facts to back it up

so he’s going to have a little bit of knowledge in the area, but nowhere near as excited by it as you

Ichiro probably mainly watches more action and adventure anime

but with that being said, the two of you share your love for anime together

whenever you get a new figure, Ichiro’s standing right next to you, listening to you rave about the show and the character you bought

and when he doesn’t understand something, he’ll ask for clarification rather than just nodding and smiling

because as an anime fan, he understands how complex world-building can be, especially in a fictional genre

he’ll help you put the figures together and make room on your shelves

and speaking of which, the two of you own numerous bookshelves with tons of manga and endless amounts of figures resting on it

he loves looking at all of the wands too and when he’s home alone, there’s a very high probability he’ll play with them like they’re toys

and as soon as he hears you come back he hurriedly puts them away because you can never know

if there’s one or two shojo series that you absolutely love, Ichiro would be willing to sit and watch them with you as long as you sit with him and watch his top 2 or 3 anime as well

it’s a win-win because then you can both get to know each other’s passions a little bit better as well as spending time with one another

the two of you have your own favorite cosplays from your own shows, but everything changes when you go to cons

you and Ichiro have a pact to go to conventions all 3 days - the first day you both cosplay whoever you want, the second day he cosplays one of your magical girl anime with you, and the third day you cosplay one of his favorite anime with him

it’s super fun because you both get to enjoy cosplaying and also get to have fun together

also, Ichiro thinks you look absolutely adorable whenever you cosplay in something overly cute, especially if it’s frilly with lots of pieces

and props, Ichiro loves a good prop that goes with the cosplay

I also headcanon that Ichiro’s quite good at sewing and putting things together, so he’d be more than willing to help you put together your cosplay

whenever you’ve had a bad day, Ichiro already knows what to do, cuddling you up in a blanket and pulling you towards the couch to put on your favorite shojo anime

sometimes though, when you fall asleep during anime nights he’ll sneakily change the anime to one of his shows

and then when you groggily wake up you have to whine at him to turn your anime back on even though you fall back asleep a few moments later

but Ichiro loves you so he puts it back on for you anyways

overall, Ichiro will love that you’re an anime fan like he is, and he’s going to support your interest in magical girl/shojo shows

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

#hypmic #hypnosis mic #hypnosis microphone #ichiro #Ichiro Yamada #ichiro x reader #ichiro yamada x reader #imagines #headcanons #hypmic imagines #hypmic headcanons #hypnosis mic imagines #hypnosis mic headcanons #hypnosis microphone imagines #hypnosis microphone headcanons

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lets-become-stories · 7 years

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Comic Con 2017 / The Adventure Zone / photo by sweetalissumcosplay

sailortrashface as Sloane lets-become-stories as Hurley

#The Adventure Zone #Sloane x Hurley #TAZ Cosplay #The Adventure Zone Cosplay #TAZ Sloane #TAZ Hurley #EVENT: Comic Con 2017 #FANDOM: The Adventure Zone #CHARACTER: Hurley #CHARACTER: Sloane #Other people's awesomeness!#Photos with SailorTrashface #My face!

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eminems-skittles · 3 years

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cosplays and crushes [penelope garcia x reader]

penelope garcia x fem!reader warnings: none word count: 2.3k

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The hot San Diego sun had started to set on the line full of costume-clad convention goers. Penelope and Spencer, decked out in their Doctor Who and Rose Tyler cosplays, had been camped out since 4 in the afternoon. They just so happened to be in San Diego for a case when Rossi surprised the two nerds with tickets to Comic Con. Hotch had already agreed to giving them the weekend off in order to attend the event, saying they deserved the break and to be around people who understand what they're talking about. After some pushback from Spencer and Penelope, not because they didn't want to go but because they didn't want to be out of state if there was an emergency, they gladly accepted the tickets. The rest of the team, having been aware of the surprise, had already booked hotel rooms at a fancy hotel in San Diego as well. They had all decided that it was time for a well deserved break from their demanding jobs.

Currently, Spencer and Penelope were in line for the Doctor Who panel. They were surrounded by people who shared their love of the show. While everyone there were all dressed in cosplays and costumes, one specific person caught Penelope's eye. Well, technically, she noticed the girl as soon as they arrived in line. This particular girl had (Y/H/C) and was dressed as (Y/F/C). She was there, apparently by herself. After two hours of constant chatting with Spencer about what they are looking forward too, their theories of previous cases, and Penelope's not so secretive constant checking to see if maybe the beautiful stranger's friends had finally showed up, Penelope had finally gathered the courage to introduce herself to the lonely girl. Spencer, being the expert profiler he is, had already picked up on Garcia's growing curiosity about the lonesome girl.

Spencer leaned close to Penelope, to ensure that the girl wouldn't hear him, and whispered, "Just talk to her Pen. She won't bite."

"Aw but I like it when they bite," Penelope whined jokingly, winking at the now blushing Spencer. She pinched his cheek, "Oh ease up, kiddo. I'm kidding. I would talk to her but what if she shoots me down? She is way out of my league. Besides, what am I supposed to say?"

"Pen, believe me, she is not out of your league. She's here isn't she? You two are in the same league. Just talk to her." Spencer tried to convince her. If the girl they were talking about wasn't so close, Spencer might have also mentioned that he noticed the girl looking at Penelope also. But for now, he'd keep that too himself.

Penelope took a deep breath, making eye contact with Spencer, who gave her a small reassuring small, before turning around to face the girl. She waved before introducing herself, "Uh, hi! My name is Penelope and this is my friend Spencer! I really like your costume! (Y/F/C) is one of my favorites!"

"Oh hi!" she waved at spencer slightly before directing her attention back to Penelope. "My name is Y/N! Thank you so much! It took forever to make. I like yours too! Where are you from?"

"We're from Virginia, we were out here for work and one of our co-workers surprised us with tickets. How about you? Where are you from?"

"Oh that's awesome! I'm actually from Virginia also! How funny! I live in Richmond for work but when I'm not working I live in (Y/H/T)." Y/N said, her eyes lighting up when she heard that the pretty girl in front of her lived in the same state as her. "If it's not too much to ask, where do you guys live? I'm not a stalker I swear." She added quickly.

Spencer and Penelope shared an amused look, before laughing slightly.

"We live in Quantico. Spence and I work for the FBI." Penelope hoped it was okay that she told this stranger that she was an FBI agent. However, Spencer didn't stop her so she assumed it was okay. "What do you do for work?"

"Oh well I am an elementary school teacher so when school is session, I live in Richmond but during summer I go back home to help out my family. It's not the best situation but I make it work," She laughed slightly. Penelope decided then and there that she loved Y/N's laugh. "Anyway, what do y'all do for the FBI, that is if you're allowed to say."

"Well I am a tech analyst for the Behavioral Analyst Unit, or the BAU as we call it. So I basically research suspects, victims, open cases, stuff like that and send it to the team." Penelope explains, being careful not to spill too much about her job.

"And I'm a profiler for the BAU. So while Penelope is at the office, the other agents and I are in the field, examining crime scenes and catching serial killers and bad guys," Spencer explained.

"Wow, you guys have such cool and important jobs." Y/N said.

"Yeah, I guess we do," Penelope said, smiling brightly at Y/N. "So are you here by yourself?"

"Unfortunately. My girlfriend was supposed to come but uh she broke up with me two weeks ago and it was too late to refund the tickets. I needed time away from there anyway" Y/N looked sad as she explained. Penelope looked at Spencer, her eyes silently pleading with him. Spencer looked at Y/N, then at Penelope, before slightly nodding his head.

"Oh no! I'm so sorry, hon! If you'd like, you can stick with Spencer and I. We're staying at the main hotel with our coworkers. You are more than welcome to join us!" Penelope said, silently cursing herself for sounding so eager. How she already managed to have feelings for this girl so fast was beyond her. Normally, it took her a few days before developing feelings for someone. Yet here she was, having the most mundane conversation with this random girl.

Thoughts started zooming around in Penelope's brain. Surely it has to be fate that they were both here. Penelope never planned on going to Comic Con until a few days ago. She didn't even plan on going to this panel because she had thought they missed it. And yet, here she was, talking with the prettiest girl she had ever seen. She almost couldn't form proper sentences. Y/N's smile seemed to cause her brain to short-circuit.

"Are you sure? I don't want to impose. This is your guys vacation." Y/N hesitantly said.

"It's fine, really, Y/N. It would be fun. Comic Con isn't a place to be alone at." Spencer cut in, a small smile stretching across his face. This was the first time he had seen Penelope act like this in front of a girl, and with everything that Penelope did for him and the team, he figured it was time he did something for her.

Y/N contemplated for a second. A very small part of her was saying no, because she had just met these people. But then she reasoned that they are FBI agents so they wouldn't hurt her. She also already had started developing a small crush on Penelope. She knew she shouldn't of been catching feelings so quickly. It had only been two weeks since her ex had broken up with up her. However, in this moment, Y/N could care less. If her ex didn't want to be with her anymore, that was no longer her problem. She couldn't spend the rest of her life being sad about someone who did not care about her anymore.

"If you're sure about this, then of course! You guys seem really fun and I'd love to hangout!" Y/N agreed.

Penelope and Y/N shared a smile, getting momentarily lost in each others eyes. They stayed like that until Spencer nudged Penelope with his elbow. Once they were broken out of their trance, Penelope and Y/N had realized that the line had finally started moving. Once they got into the panel, Y/N, Penelope, and Spencer sat down as close to the front as possible. Throughout the panel, Y/N and Penelope silently fangirled as Spencer watched intently, no doubt trying to memorize everything that everyone said. Not that he had to try.

At the end of the panel, around 9:00 at night, the trio was trying to figure out where to go for dinner. Spencer, who was eager to tell Derek about Penelope's new love interest, excused himself to the hotel for the night, saying he was too tired and to go out without him.

"Let's go change into normal clothes and meet up in 15 minutes? We can go to the hotel bar or go to a restaurant in town?" Y/N asked, secretly hoping this dinner would turn into a date. The day she had spent with Penelope was one of the best days she had had in a long time. Even when she was with her ex-girlfriend. Penelope agreed before they headed to their respective rooms to change into clothes for the evening.

After they got ready, they met in the hotel lobby and decided on staying at the hotel restaurant and bar. Penelope decided against going into town because of what she sees everyday in her line of work. Y/N did not mind, she just wanted to spend time with Penelope.

The two had ended up getting kicked out of the hotel bar, having stayed until 2 in the morning. They had decided to make their way to the pool to just sit and talk.

"Thank you for the wonderful night, Penny," Y/N said, smiling at the slightly taller girl. Y/N was slightly tipsy, leaning her head against Penelope's shoulder.

"You know, I think you're one of the first people to call me Penny, doll face," She said giggling a bit harder than she should have. "You're welcome, sweetcheeks. I had an amazing time tonight also."

Little did the two girls know, the BAU team (with the exception of Hotch, who insisted that he had better things to do than spy on Penelope's first date) were hiding along the row of chairs behind them to get a good look at the scene unfolding in front of them.

Y/N and Penelope stared at each other for a second before a voice shouted, "JUST KISS ALREADY!" The two of them jumped about five feet in the air before looking back to see JJ and Emily pulling Spencer back to the ground to hide him from the two.

"Might as well give the people what they want," Penelope said, wiggling her eyebrows. Y/N smiled for what felt like the millionth time that day, before nodding her head.

The two leaned forward, pausing for a second to look each other in the eyes, before leaning in all the way. Penelope brought her hands up to Y/N's face, one on her cheek, the other on the back of her neck. Y/N put both of her hands on Penelope's cheeks. They stayed like that for a few moments, the soft kiss seemingly having lasted longer than a few seconds. They pulled apart, catching their breaths.

"Wow," Y/N breathed out. A smile and blush had forced their way onto her face, as she looked at Penelope.

"Wow," Penelope repeated, staring into Y/N's eyes.

"I SHIP!" Spencer shouted from where he, Derek, Emily, JJ, and Rossi were supposed to be hiding. Penelope broke her stare from Y/N, turning to face her not so secretive friends.

"Ok, who let him drink tonight?" Penelope shout back to her friends.

"You know, for FBI agents, your friends aren't all that sneaky." Y/N said, smiling slightly before kissing Penelope again. The group of FBI agents all hooted and hollered jokingly at Penelope and Y/N.

"Alright you idiots, lets all get to bed before we anger Garcia enough to make her hack all of our records," Rossi said to the team, trying to get them to leave. He was met with a few groans and 'okay dad's, but everyone got up and followed him out of the pool area. As soon as they were sure they were by themselves, they pulled apart from the kiss.

"I know we just met and you're fresh out of a relationship, but Y/N, I uh I really like you. And I'm willing to do whatever it takes to be with you. I can wait as long as you-" she was interrupted by yet another small kiss.

"Penny, I like you a lot too. And I want to be with you too. But it's going to take a bit of time before I get into another relationship." Y/N explained.

"Of course, take all the time you need, sweetie," Penelope said. The two girls cuddled up next to each other for a few minutes before deciding to call it a night. Penelope walked Y/N to her hotel room with promises of an early breakfast the next day.

"Goodnight Y/N," Penelope said, before kissing Y/N's cheek.

"Goodnight Penny," Y/N said, kissing Penelope's cheek as well. She unlocked her door and stepped instead, saying goodnight one final time before watching Penelope walk back down the hall to the elevator. Before she got into the elevator, Penelope waved back at Y/N before dramatically blowing a kiss down the hall. Y/N playfully got the kiss and placed her hand on her cheek, waiting for the elevator doors to close, before making her way into her own room. She was unable to stop smiling the whole time she got ready for bed. This was the best day ever.

#cassie's masterlist #{ writing }#masterlist #penelope garcia #penelope garcia x reader #penelope garcia x fem!reader #penelope garcia fanfiction #Criminal Minds #Criminal Minds Fanfiction #criminal minds x reader #{ criminal minds }#{ tv shows }

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awkwardshyfangirl · 7 months

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Barbie at AwesomeCon 2023.

#barbie #barbie movie #mattel #barbie cosplay #barbie core #cosplay #barbie costume #awesome con #awesome con cosplay #awesome con 2023 #awesome con 2023 cosplay #awesome con x #awesome con x cosplay

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that-little-zebunny · 3 years

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Loki'd

Pairing: Hall H!Tom Hiddleston x Fan!Reader

Word count: 1170

Note: this is for @the-th-horniest-book-club 's Clean Up the Prompts Challenge! 🤗 with this request 👇. Hope you'll enjoy this. Comments/Like/reblogs are so so appreciated 🥰

You're so excited to finally be able to attend the Comic Con and you cannot wait to get pictures of all the Loki cosplayers you find. You want to prove your officemates wrong that Loki is just a side character and that people love him. So if you ever get ywenty Loki cosplayers to take a picture with you you'll win bragging rights and one month free lunch.

So with your spirit ready and heart excited you entered the venue admiring the awesome cosplays and booths. You've only saw this event on blogs for years and finally you're here!

Now time to find your Lokis. You've wondered around taking pictures of things that gets your attention and tapping anyone with the famous golden horns and asking them for pictures. Hours and hours of walking you're done. Twenty lokis for the win!! You excitedly admired the last image you got which is a lovely cosplay of a Lady Loki. Ugh you cant wait to see her on the shows. You're about to hide your camera when you heard a deep laughing voice on a corner near you. When you looked at it you saw another Loki cosplayer in a very well made custume. It looks so much like the one in the movies. There's twenty one Lokis! Hah!! Running towards the retreating back of the tall Loki you tried your best to get their attention without sounding like you've lost your mind.

"Hey!! Hey, Loki sir!!" You shouted in a hush voice trying to catch up to their long steps you felt like you're about to loose your breath when they luckily stopped but you not being very physically active ends up loosing control of your legs and ends up tripping on your own feet.

Encircling your arms around your camera to try and keep it safe you readied yourself to kiss the very very dirty carpeted hallway but it didn't came. Instead you felt two strong arms around your midsection and smooth leathery texture on your arm.

"Are you alright, Miss?" Asked your Loki no. 21 in a deep smooth british accent that sent chills to your bones. Oh wow this cosplayer is so spot on that you feel like he's Tom himself.

"Oh goodness! I'm so sorry, Loki number twenty one." You nervously blabbered as you try to stand steady with him still assisting you.

"Loki number twenty one?" They asked in a confused but amuses tone.

You felt your fave heat up as his voice danced in your ears. It really sounds like Tom. You look up to ask for their picture when everything freezed, well mostly you because somehow, in all this cosplaying rhat you've witness your brain must have overloaded and is now having a hard time processing reality and fantasy all together.

"Oh wow, your cosplay is so spot on you can be on screen and no one will notice." You said as you stare at his face unashamed of your admiration. "Even the armor and the hair..." You made a cheft kiss motion with your hands. He laughed that cute laugh thay you enjoy hearing on every video Tom is on. Oh wow indeed...

"Do you like it? My uhm...cosplay?" He asked as he shyly look down on you. He got this super cute shy smille that Tom would have everytime someone complements him.

"Oh I love it. Can I take a picture of you? You're my twenty first Loki finding today." You asked excitedly showing him your camera. He nodded and took the camera from your hand.

"Well lucky twenty one deserve to be on the same picture as you. May I?" He asked and you let him take your camera. He called on a man he was with earlier. A tall good looking man in a business suit. He looks very familiar too but you couldn't remember where you saw him.

Look like the Loki asked the man to take photo of the two of you and he agreed even tho he look serious.

"Are you sure its okay to ask him to do that? Hw doesn't look happy..." You whispered at the Loki as he stands on your side holding your shoulder to steady you for a pose.

"Dont mind him. He's not happy with me today." He laughed as he made you look on the camera but you're so distracted by his smell, his handsomeness and his Tomness that you cant help but look up at his face again trying to absorb every details of his face. He looked down at you too winking at you. Oh goodness he even got the legendary loki smirk!

"Tom, miss can you pls look at the camera now?" The man asked impatiently.

"Oh, relax a little bit Luke. You'll make this lovely miss nervous." He said as he tried to fix his pose looking straight in the direction of your expensive looking photographer when it slowly sinked in...His costume, his face, his voice, his laugh and his Luke!!

Eyes slowly going as wide as it possibly could you covered your mouth to stop yourself from squealing. Your face felt like its on fire as you stare at the real Loki. Thomas freaking awesome Hiddleston!!!

"Oh...my... goodness....." You slowly whispered and you heared the familiar click of the camera with you looking like a shocked fish staring at the man you used to admire on screens.

He looked sown at you and wink as he took your camera to his friend and handler Luke.

"I think you broke her." Look said to Tom smiling a little.

"I think she's lovely..." He whispered to his friend as he look at the image taken before he went back to you.

"You're Tom!? Omg! I'm so sorry this is so embarassing!" You said as you took your camera from him with shaky hands.

"Don't appologize." He said. "This only made this decision to wear this today so worth it. Make sure to come to Hall H later andmd if you're up to it I would love to buy you dinner tonight." He said.

You gelt like you're floating. You nodded accepting his offer and he put his finger to his lips in a shhh motion.

"This is our little secret so domt mentioned me to anyone untill Hall H and meet me here after ...uhm..." He said.

"Y/N...my name is Y/N." You answered.

"Y/N... perfect." He smiled that shy cute smille again as he stareted walking backward. "Meet me here Y/N. And I hope you'll enjoy my show." He winked.

And that day became so so awesome when he wemt up the stare of Hall H in all his Lokiness and made hundreds of people chant Loki's name. It was epic and the night was so much better too you dined and he's wonderful and things went smoothly and its one of your best memory of you and your husband that you've told it to your kids a dozen times they already memorized every details of it.

Taglist open

Tom Hiddleston & characters: @jewels2876 @jobean12-blog @CurlyRed2020

#hbc #the th hbc #the th horniest book club #Clean Up the Prompts Challenge #tom hiddleston rpf #Tom's Hall H Loki #tom hiddleston x you #tom hiddleston x reader fluff #tom hiddleston #zephirahnyxwrites

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mrsmarymorstan · 2 years

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REALLY hoping to see some Family Cosplay now that Spy X Family had an anime! Because above everything else, Family Cosplay is my absolute favourite.

I wanna go to a con and see Loid and Yor chasing after an over stimulated Anya, then 20 minutes later seeing them carrying her back to the car completely conked out.

I wanna see people's dogs with bowties on them and little thought bubbles Photoshopped over their heads!

I wanna see a Big Brother as Frankie and a Little Sister as Anya as they go trick-or-treating!!!

It's going to be AWESOME I just KNOW IT!!!!

#Spy X Family #The Forger Family

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cosplayinamerica · 4 years

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Snow 23 (X-23 (All New Wolverine) X Snow White) : thespookyskeptic // Photo : kickassdesigns

I started cosplaying in March of 2018 at Emerald City Comic Con. My family and I were characters from Jurassic Park (photos can be found on my Instagram if you’re curious). I remember walking in and feeling like I finally found a place where I was understood. I found my community. It came at a time when I really, really needed community and understanding.

I was asked to join a cosplay group that was Disney/Marvel mashups. My design was inspired by the similar costume colors between the two characters and because I love them both dearly! I formed the character by taking elements from both Snow White and X-23 and blending them together. She turned out pretty badass if you ask me!

I started by designing the character and then outsourced most of the various pieces. I thrifted and then painted the boots yellow. I also learned how to sew and made the cape and collar from scratch! For the suit, I ordered a design from @gun_head_design which was then printed by @zentaizone. The claws were commissioned from @darkmatterprops and the wig from @themagicmakingmermaid. The various pieces such as the bird, belt, and broach were bought from Amazon or Michael’s and altered by me.

(Photo : @kickassdesigns)

I was in a large group of other very awesome mashups (such as Captain America Aurora by @phonyghost and Loki Mulan by @sakebomb to name a couple) at Rose City Comicon.

It was interesting because we couldn’t walk more than a few feet without being stopped for photos! The whole event was memorable. Part of why I cosplay is because the community is epic, and the friendships that I’ve made mean a lot to me. It was really exciting to see so many people nerd out over our group, which we all spent a lot of time and effort on putting together. It was fun and a rewarding experience.

My mental health is a big struggle because I’m very aware of my struggles and want to heal from them. I have severe PTSD from multiple traumas in my life, and was recently (more like FINALLY) diagnosed with adult ADHD-combined, which means I have inattentive and a few hyperactive traits. It can be very hard for me to be on time, concentrate, finish something after starting it, and follow through with things I say I’m going to do, plus I’m extremely sensitive and emotional (yes, that’s an ADHD trait for some). I have been a huge procrastinator and messy my whole life, even though I don’t want to be. Talk about challenging.

My PTSD has been extremely bad since the pandemic started, I’m struggling with managing my fear of loss and the stress surrounding not working for most of this year. The combination of the two disorders has been fairly destructive at times, but only because it was undiagnosed and I didn’t understand what was happening to me.

Therapy has been a very helpful tool, and learning more about myself and how my actions effect other people is eye opening. I care a lot and love very deeply, so that is part of what motivates me to be open and vulnerable about my mental health. I want to help myself and in turn help those who are close to me. I am currently struggling to find motivation to cosplay with everything that is going on in the world and with my own life, but I hope to get back into soon because it is a form of therapy for me. Art sparks joy for me in a way that not many other things can.

(Photo : @kickassdesigns)

Cosplay has gotten me through a lot of hardship and growth the past few years, and I’m beyond grateful for it’s place in my life. I even started a princess business where I dress as Elsa and attend birthday parties and events for kids! It’s currently all virtual because of the pandemic but it’s nice to be able to do it from home and have a good reason to cosplay when my motivation for it is low.

Finally, I want to say that no matter how hard life gets, there is always a reason to keep living. If you’re struggling, reach out to someone. There is healing and strength in vulnerability, and with healing comes peace and understanding. You never know when you’re going to walk into a room and have that moment of clarity that you’ve found your place and your community. If it happened for me, it can happen for you, too.

#X-23 #X-23 cosplay #Snow White #Snow White cosplay #marvel cosplay #cosplay #cosplay interview

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storybookprincess · 7 years

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anyway remember that time i built professor x’s hoverchair on top of my mobility scooter and went to heroes con???? cuz i do!

found this picture looking at con photographer’s fbs today. if you excuse the tilted cerebro helmet, it looks pretty bomb!!!

#cosplay #professor x cosplay #charles xavier cosplay #marvel cosplay #disabled cosplayer #heroes con 2017 #liv cosplays #this photo is awesome and i love it

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yejiroh · 4 years

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OH HOLY SHIT OKAY! So I request a fanfic about an mc that thought she could handle her social anxiety and go with Levi to a convention... Though she ended up having a panic attack,but luckily Levi is there to try and comfort her. Hope this is okay!

OH HOLY SHIT I LOVE YOUR ENERGY😂😂😂

*Reads through the request*

I got you babe! This was super fun to write! Sadly, I’ve never been to any conventions, but from what my friends tell me they’re pretty chaotic. Broke girlie can only dream.

Anyways, Here ya go!

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Conventional Panic!

Leviathan x Social Anxiety! Fem! MC

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“And so I was saying that maybe we should- Hey, MC! Are you even listening?”

The pout on Levi’s face was evident as MC snapped her head up, waving her hands muttering ‘Sorry’s’.

Poking her shoulder, Levi looked down at her.

“What’s up with you? You’re so quiet today?”

MC sighed, shrugging off his worried glances. “Sorry Levi- I didn’t get much sleep last night. What were you saying?”

The spark in his eyes lit again as he took a deep breath.

“Okay, so, there’s this anime convention going on in the human world next week, and they’ll be featuring a lot of legendary creators! Like Hiro Mashima, Koyoharu Gotouge, Sui Ishida- all of them! I wanna go and cosplay but deciding which character is gonna be the death of me. And then there’s the TSL- oh there’s just so many options and ah…”

Levi went quiet, a blush suddenly spreading across his cheeks as he realized he was droning on.

Chuckling, MC patted his head, her fingers going through his indigo locks.

“Go on, Levi, I’m still listening.”

“O-oh...um..can you come with me- NOT AS A DATE! I...just want some company, and you’re the only cool normie around so...”

“Sure.”

***

That was last week.

That was last week when MC had confidence.

Now, in his Ruri-Chan cosplay and you in your (desired character) outfit, you walked to the huge building with posters and banners, displaying in bold letter, ‘2020 ANIME CON!’, ‘FEATURING HIRO MASHIMA AND MORE!’, ‘COME GET SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS!’ and in a much smaller, much finer print, ‘$150.00 Entrance fee at the door only. Cash, credit, debit, checks, and PayPal only.”

His blue eyes beamed with happiness as Levi’s hold on your wrist tightened, dragging you to the convention with his wallet in his other hand.

“MC! Thanks again for coming with me!”

It was a sea of characters, all from different universes, coming together to celebrate their love of anime, and in the back of her brain, somewhere, it clicked that she was actually here, and was not expecting this many people.

A tug on your hand; Levi had gotten the passes, holding you close as you entered the building.

It was as if he was an entirely different person, as if he wasn’t just an awkward mess last week, or in the car, or walking to the gates.

It was as if they had switched personas entirely.

“L-levi, slow down!”

MC exclaimed as she tripped on her own feet, little “Excuse me’s” here and there.

It felt as if everyone was staring at her, judging her silently, thinking, ‘Oh, look, she’s such a dork!’ , or, ‘Where’d she even get that outfit? A thrift store?’

It was an overwhelming feeling, like she was put on a stand in front of thousands, presenting something she didn’t know enough about.

Leviathan's laughter was her call back to reality; he was chatting with other Ruri-Chan fans.

“Yeah man- your cosplay is amazing by the way, where’d you get it? I don’t think I’ve seen that design anywhere!”

“Ah, thanks! I made this myself. Not too hard, but I did prick my finger making the wig once or twice.”

“That’s sick bro. And your girlfriend’s costume is awesome too!”

Levi laughed again.

“Girlfriend? Nah, this is my friend, MC. She agreed to come with me today.”

“Like a date?”

“Nah, man. “

Who was this person? Where was Levi?

MC’s head swarmed with a million thoughts, noticing how the guy was staring at her. Was her costume too tight? What was wrong? Stop staring, damnit!

A squeeze in your hand; Levi looked at you.

“MC? You okay?”

“Huh?! Y-yeah, I’m fine.”

“You sure?”

“Yes.”

MC, was in fact, not fine. Her throat had swollen from the sudden tears, a gag like reflex restrained.

Head spinning, the blood rushed to their cheeks, and Levi let go of her hand, instead placing both onto her shoulders, shaking her gently.

“MC? C’mon, calm down. Deep breaths. “

The guy from before had left, no longer interested in the two.

MC shook her head as the demon pulled her aside, reminding her to breathe.

Gentle hands cupped her cheeks, and golden blue eyes met her own e/c ones.

“MC, let’s go home.”

MC put her hands up in protest, but Levi shook his head softly.

“It’s okay. I understand. And besides, I already got what I came for. “

With a cheeky smile and a faint blush, the boy took her hand and they strode home, Levi telling his own awkward adventures, MC laughing and relaxed at last.

#obey me #swd #swd leviathan #om leviathan #leviathan x mc #Requests #answered #meena

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zaffrenotes · 4 years

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[ROD] MPC + SDCC

Players/Pairing: Mercy Park Crew/Logan x Jin, crossover guest appearance Rating/Warnings: G Author’s Note: * All main characters belong to Pixelberry, I’m just borrowing them * OCs are my creation * I got an idea to make a completely random edit (shown at the end) back in May, and I decided it needed a story to go with it…and then everything got shelved. But! Here it is, finished for @rodappreciationweek Wildcard Day, featuring the whole Mercy Park Crew, and a special appearance from another one of my favorite pairings 😉 * Huge thank you to @abookishcreative and the group that pulls assets from all the books! * Also a huge thank you to @brightpinkpeppercorn @choicesarehard and @client-327 for hosting RODAW - there was so much awesome creativity that was shared this week through fanfic, fan art, music (!!!), aesthetics, mood boards, and more! * Word Count: +/- 2600

All my appropriate taglists because I don’t want to give away much, but you’ll ALL want to read 😉 :: @ao719 @blackcatkita @brightpinkpeppercorn @desireepow-1986 @gibbles82 @innerpostmentality @loveellamae @smalltalk88 @thecordoniandiaries @aestheticartsx @aworldoffandoms @bascmve01 @bbrandy2002 @burnsoslow @custaroonie @darley1101 @dcbbw @gardeningourmet @hopefulmoonobject @iplaydrake @lovemychoices @missevabean @rainbowsinthestorm @superharriet @the-soot-sprite @choicesarehard @dailydoseofchoices @eileendannie @liyanin @omgjasminesimone @storyofmychoices @client-327 @debramcg1106 @everythingchoices @saivilo

“Oh. My. GOD! Logan, look!” Jin thrust her phone in front of Logan’s face and he reflexively jerked his head back at the movement, grinning softly at her. He glanced down in front of him, brows pinching together curiously at the video clip that played on the screen. One of his hands absentmindedly twirled the end of Jin’s braid, and he shifted on the couch to get a better look at the video.

“Blades of Light…and Shadow?” He tilted his head to one side, just like a confused puppy would, before turning to look at Jin. “Isn’t that the name of the book…game…thing you were obsessed with a couple of summers ago?”

Jin beamed at him. “Yes! It was a game, and it’s being made into a movie! And they’re going to have a panel at the San Diego Comic Con next year to promote its release!” She began rapidly tapping his thigh as the video played again. “And! And! They’re offering a prize for the best group cosplay,” she added, tapping his thigh with even more enthusiasm. “Tickets to the premiere! And a meet and greet with the cast!” Logan held his breath, nervous smile playing across his lips. “We HAVE to do it!” She paused, taking in the hesitant look on Logan’s face. “You’ll do it with me, right? And talk to the others to join us?”

Logan pulled his lips back and gave her an unconvincing grin. Jin pursed her lips at him in response. “You know I’ll be your dashing rogue any day, stealing hearts wherever I go,” he smirked, waggling his brows at her. The corners of Jin’s mouth twitched as she fought to keep from smiling. “Toby’s a given, Xi will do it because you asked her to. It’s Colt and Mona that’ll need convincing.”

“I can get Colt to say yes,” Jin grinned. “He’d make a perfect Tyril. And Mona kiiiind of has a crush on the actress that plays Nia, so she won’t need much arm twisting if we win and get to meet the cast.”

“Aren’t cosplay costumes expensive to make?” Logan handed Jin her phone again and leaned towards her to pull his phone from his back pocket; she laid her head down in his lap once he had the phone in his hands, and she started tapping at her phone screen to send a message to someone. He scrolled through search results on how much it cost to make realistic cosplay outfits. “Especially if you’re trying to win first place?”

“We can make some stuff on our own, fake weapons out of foam core and paint and stuff,” she shrugged, scrolling through images on her phone. “I helped my roommate make stuff like that for her cosplay. And I can ask my cousin for help making the clothes, she’s like a super genius or something when it comes to recreating costumes – she won first prize for making a Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor couples costume for a Halloween party.” Jin tilted her head back to look up at Logan, handing her phone to him after pulling up a photo. “See?”

Logan looked at the screen, his eyes going wide as he looked at the couple in the photo. “She made those outfits?”

“Yup!” Jin sat up as her phone started to ring. “Ooh, that’s her now, hold on,” she added, swiping the screen to answer. Logan merely shook his head as he watched Jin get up from the couch before she started pacing around the room, a bemused expression blooming across his face. “Hey, Katrina, I have a proposition for you…would you be able to make six costumes in a year?”

.:.

After several long phone and video calls with her cousin in New York, a surprisingly short conversation with Mona, and a little pleading with Colt, Jin succeeded in getting everyone in the group on board with her plan to enter the contest. Logan was right in his assumption that Toby wouldn’t hesitate – he’d been just as invested in the game as Jin when it first came out, and the pair of them discussed their playthroughs every week as each chapter was released. He was right about Ximena as well – just seeing the excitement in Jin’s face was enough to get her to agree to dress up.

Logan was just happy that Jin was home for the summer; she was halfway through college at Langston, and spending months at a time apart was torture for both of them. He relished the time they had together for winter break, and more so the time in the summer. They would spend nearly all their waking hours together since she worked at the garage with the rest of the crew.

Instead of spending the slow stretches of time hanging out with him in the shop, Logan often found Jin in the break room or up in his loft, channeling the studious side of herself that he loved so much to research methods of crafting cosplay weapons. She watched video tutorials and took copious notes on how to treat faux leather to add intricate designs without leathermaking tools – apparently it involved glue guns and lots of paint – and smirked when she bookmarked a number of pages on corsetry.

He admired Jin’s enthusiasm and dedication to the whole project, along with the magic her cross-country cousin seemed to possess – by July, Katrina had finished the costumes for Toby and Ximena, along with the underpinnings for Colt’s costume. Everyone chipped in to pay her after she shipped Ximena’s costume and they marveled at the level of detail in all the pieces, even though she only asked for the cost of the materials.

By August, Colt’s costume arrived; Colt looked genuinely surprised when Jin finished helping him with the armor she’d spent weeks assembling and painting. Everything fit alarmingly well without having to make adjustments to the cloth garments underneath. He raised his eyebrow at Jin and her cousin on the video call. “Told ya,” Jin quipped. “My cousin is a magician with a sewing machine!”

A week later, Logan was at the airport with Jin, helping her load her suitcase onto the scale at the check-in counter. “Promise me you’ll keep the weapons away from Colt until the Con,” Jin pleaded, speaking into Logan’s chest as he held her tight. “He’s already busted a sword twice. If I have to make another one over Winter Break, he’s paying for all the supplies.”

Logan tipped his chin down, kissing the top of her head and chuckled lightly. “No swords for the Elf Boy. On it, my Priestess of the Light.”

“That goes double for Mona and her sword,” Jin added, squeezing his sides. “Those two are impossible.”

“You wanted them to get into their characters! It was inevitable they’d like having weapons,” he teased, letting out another soft laugh. He felt Jin nuzzle her nose into the hollow of his chest, her cheeks pressing against the fabric of his shirt to let him know she was smiling.

“Just…keep them intact, please,” she mumbled into his chest again.

“As you wish,” he grinned, kissing the top of her head again. “I’ll see you for Christmas?”

“With all the phone calls and video chats you can stand in between,” she answered, smiling sadly.

.:.

When Jin returned home for Christmas break, she handed Logan and Mona their costumes, courtesy of Katrina.

Mona and Colt handed her wads of cash to make new weapons. She kept them at her house after that.

.:.

SIX MONTHS LATER

Logan fiddled nervously with the buckles on his gloves as he looked in the mirror, adding the last bits of his costume as he waited for Jin’s flight to get in from Logan International. He chuckled to himself at the irony of sharing a name with the airport in Boston. He’d offered and nearly insisted on picking her up, but she wanted him to take his time getting ready for the Con. She had stayed in Boston for a six-week summer session so she could double major, and was flying straight to San Diego on a red eye to make it in time, promising to meet them at the convention center in full costume.

SDCC kicked off the day before, but the Blades panel and costume contest were scheduled on the second day of the three day event. Ximena and Colt had already been up for hours, applying body paint to their skin to really dress the part for their characters.

Logan pulled the mock dagger from his belt and spun it in his hand before slipping it back into the leather loop. He ran his fingers through the years’ worth of hair he’d grown out, adjusted the armor on one shoulder, and breathed in slowly. He checked the time on his phone one more time and sighed nervously, before unlocking the trunk on one side of the loft, and pulled out the mock swords for Colt and Mona before heading downstairs. Jin had the foresight to give them to him for safekeeping over Winter Break, when she made the decision to take summer classes. He descended the stairs with the weapons in his arms and heard raised voices in the garage.

“Just close your eyes and quit squirming!”

“This stupid wig is too hot! I’m not going to get through another hour, let alone the whole damn day with this thing on!”

“You knew what you were signing up for, at least you don’t have to worry about your horns falling off if you sweat too much! Now sit! Still! Colt!”

Logan shook his head as he watched Colt’s shoulders droop while he sat on a stool. He closed his eyes as Ximena used an airbrush to finish painting his face a light shade of blue; her own face, neck, and arms were painted green, and a pair of black horns protruded from her forehead.

“You get sleeves, so don’t even talk to me,” Ximena sighed, pressing the button on the machine to spray more blue paint onto Colt’s skin.

“You look like a smurf.” Logan laughed at Colt as he passed him, and wordlessly handed a sword to Mona. She took a few practice swipes in the air before sheathing it against her belt.

“Laugh it up, pretty boy,” Colt grumbled. “Your girlfriend better appreciate this. I can’t believe I have to go out in public looking like this.”

“It’ll be worth it when we win.”

“If. If we win,” Colt spat back. “Who knows what other nerds have been planning for this thing.”

“Oh, we’ve got some good competition!” Toby chimed in, spooning cereal into his mouth. “Winged creatures, elf royalty, mermaids…but I’d say we have a decent chance since we’re going with the core group.”

“Okay, just…sit there. And let things dry for ten minutes,” Ximena instructed. “I’ll set it once you’re not so tacky, and then we can head out.”

.:.

The convention center was packed, and the crew was surrounded by mobs of people milling about. Many were in regular street clothes as fans and attendees, but half the crowd seemed to be in costume. They ranged from low-end, pre-fabricated outfits, to detailed replicas from various comic books and movies. A dozen Spider Men wandered through, dancing to music one of them was blasting from a tiny speaker. Logan smiled softly at all the young kids he saw with their families, dressed up as tiny versions of Superman and Star Wars characters. He even spied a young Kenna Rys atop the shoulders of a dragon Dom.

Toby whipped around, eyes wide with delight, as he tried to take in everything around him. He looked like he might spontaneously combust from excitement. Ximena stepped away to grab a few free tote bags for the group, knowing they’d come in handy for any swag or purchases once inside the main area. Mona was busy trying to find the right angle to take a selfie with an anime girl, and Colt looked like he wanted to leave.

Logan’s phone buzzed in his pocket, and he swiped to answer when he saw Jin’s photo on the screen. “Hey, where are you?” He craned his neck over the crowd and looked around for any sign of his girlfriend.

“Stay on the phone with me, I just walked into the building and this is insane!”

Logan gestured at the rest of the crew to stand near a pillar with him, and he anxiously scanned the crowd for any sign of Jin. He grinned widely when he saw Jin’s head pop up from the sea of people, admiring the red hair from her wig when she popped up again. His grin wavered for a moment when he noticed a tall guy and a young woman following behind her, but grinned again when he recognized their faces from Jin’s many video calls with her cousin.

Logan’s mouth dropped when Jin finally made her way through the crowd, with Katrina and Katrina’s boyfriend following right behind her. Jin did a little pirouette to show off her costume, before launching herself into Logan’s arms. He wrapped his arms around her and they spun in a small circle from the momentum, and he planted a flurry of kisses to her lips as she pressed herself to him in a tight embrace. She beamed a huge smile up to him as he set her down. “Troublemaker, you look gorgeous,” he breathed, voice low.

Jin craned her neck up and kissed him sweetly on the lips, biting her bottom lip as she looked up at him again. “You look so dashing!” She stepped back and looked at the rest of the group, smiling at them. “You all look so great! Oh, guys, this is my cousin Katrina, and her boyfriend Liam. Katrina, Liam, this is my boyfriend Logan, and this is Mona, and Colt, and Toby, and Ximena!”

There was an exchange of handshakes, waves, and smiles with introductions, and the group moved to one of the tables to pick up their badges, before heading into the main convention arena. As they made their way towards the fantasy booths, Toby called the group over to a mural against a wall, bouncing on the balls of his feet, and Jin handed Katrina her phone to take a photo. She stood near the center with Logan next to her, and Colt stepped to move to her other side. Mona, Ximena, and Toby shuffled in next to them and Katrina snapped several photos in a row.

A woman dressed as Sailor Mars smiled at them and offered to take a photo so Katrina and Liam could join them, and they squeezed in behind Jin, smiling happily for the photo.

“I feel like I’m gonna sweat all this blue paint off before the contest even happens,” Colt muttered under his breath, once they were done taking photos.

“Could be worse,” Katrina replied. “You could be that guy.” She elbowed Colt lightly and jutted her chin out to catch his attention, and Colt let out a small chuckle.

“Sucks to be him,” he chortled.

A man in head to toe blue paint walked past, his shoulders and arms sporting darker blue painted tribal tattoos, and he had a massive green braided mohawk down his back. He wore contacts that changed his eyes to an alarming shade of yellow, and turned his head, giving Colt an acknowledging nod before continuing on his walk. “Full Vaanti in this heat? That’s a commitment.”

“What’s a commitment?” Liam strode over to join Katrina and Colt in their conversation as they started walking.

Katrina tipped her chin forward again, pointing at the painted man in blue. “That dude dressed as Varyyn, from the Endless Summer series.”

A smug grin appeared on Liam’s face. “I could wear that, I think.”

“Dude, Varyyn’s a prince turned king of his people on a crazy island in a time traveling bubble,” Colt scoffed. “You wish you could wear that.” He quickened his pace to catch up to the group.

Liam leaned down to whisper in Katrina’s ear. “I could totally rock that costume, just get me a leaf skirt. Maybe a matching one for you,” he teased. “Now tell me about this time travel island full of blue people?”

Katrina laughed nervously. “Hoooo boy, that’ll take more than a walk through this thing.”

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