its miguels 31st anniversary and i Dont have a cool art piece in honor of it so im going to just. drop a couple recent sketches here HDGDH. im deep in the spiderman 2099 trenches rn. sorry to all my followers
edit: now with ids in the alt text which i initially forgot
dakota couldn't be considered a long term resident here . he was still " new " . people still stared at him . had questions . even when he came to church on sunday mornings , he could feel the stares and hear the whispers especially when it came to one out spoken member of this community but dakota didn't pay it much mind . he knew how to play a small town . hell , he knew how to play people . act innocent and quiet spoken enough , it would all just look hypocritical small town judgment on a newcomer that was just trying to fit in .
new or not , he had managed to quickly fit in with some like matteo who seemed to take an immediate liking to him and the sentiment was returned but there was another that dakota had his eyes on and that was the reason why he was in the confession booth to begin with . how could he be blamed for wanting to see what was under gabriel's collar ?
his lips almost twitched as he sat down . he was no stranger to confessional . he leaned back , " forgive me father for i have sinned , " dakota almost sung , " it's been , gosh , far too long since my last confession . "
josh was nervous, strangely so. he half expected somebody to deny him the evening if only because he and dakota were still strangers, technically, but everybody seemed to understand that the two men clearly found something in each other, and if it was temporary, at least it was substantial. he paced around outside the farmhouse for a moment before breathing out a sigh and looking to riley, who seemed mostly bemused by her brother's nerves, " let's go in then... "
gabriel was quite pleased to host dinner for the kids, it was an easy way for brian to be seen to be making a true effort too, considering he was staying with gabe for the time being. he was doing his best by dakota these days and gabriel appreciated it. he watched them briefly interact since dakota's arrival and kept out of the way, giving them some time. one by one, his own family had arrived and now they were just waiting on joshua and, more surprisingly, riley, who had opted to arrive with her brother versus matteo.
matteo glanced out of the window when he heard the car pull up but said nothing just yet. he watched joshua nervously walk back and forth through the yard and decided to keep the news of their arrival to himself. evidently, josh needed a minute. matteo, instead, waited patiently for riley to climb out of the car, and for josh to climb the steps before he turned to dakota with a hint of a smile, " they're here. " @moreferarum
" welcome to our church, " gabriel hummed softly, " I was quite glad to hear you were acceptin' my invitation, " he glanced around them, " thought you'd want the lay of the land, the twins are up at the house if you'd rather cut right to introductions. " he glanced around the faces, " wanna talk me through who m'looking at, old friend? "
it wasn’t exactly odd , at this point , that dakota found herself spending time in gabriel’s home when the man wasn’t there . the man wasn’t quick to kick her out when he had to leave and it appeared as if dakota was free to come and go as she pleased and while she did have plans to go , that wasn’t exactly how things panned out that day ad she silently wished that she had left earlier .
the front door had opened and shut and the rest was a bit of a blur from there . dakota had initially thought that it was gabriel , home earlier than expected , but the man that eventually came into her line of sight wasn’t gabriel . she didn’t know exactly what he wanted or whatever he was looking for but he must have assumed that dakota would know if gabriel trusted her to be in his home alone . the man didn’t leave her alone . pulling her in various directions , different parts of the home .
“ i don’t know , “ dakota spoke , trying to keep her voice steady , hands up in an act of surrender as the end of a gun pressed firm against her back . “ i don’t know anything , okay ? i promise . “ @saintivcry
closed starter for @grcveyacd (continued from here)
when gabriel refers to the slicing machine, lucas looks at him as though he'd abruptly grown an extra head. a slicing machine? the blond-haired prince was fairly certain he hadn't ever seen such a contraption in his whole life. still, he persists. he needs to prove himself a worthy ally, despite their less than savoury run ins up until this point. he did feel ashamed of how he had treated the other man, but it hadn't ever been intentional. he was a sheltered, little prince, who really had no idea how to communicate with people from his own social standing, let alone anyone else's. although he's growing increasingly concerned over his decision to come to america; it's bound to be the making of him. prepare him to become king in ways dwelling the palace simply couldn't. "oh, right - of course. the slicing machine," he feigns understanding, walking up to the machine like there might be a bomb hidden within it. immediately, he places his fingers exactly where he shouldn't, all too prepared to lose them all in such a quick, and ridiculous accident that would have him regretting all of his life choices up until this point. "is this correct, gabriel?" he asks matter-of-factly, each word spoken so intricately, his accent as formal as it could possibly get.
"you alright?" gabe heard the movement up the hall before he even caught sight of her stepping into the living room. that was his thing, always on alert, always listening. he was drinking a weak coffee, making plans for when he'd lay in bed to get a few hours as she slept, but the sight of her awake put a pin in those plans.
New Audio: Endrik Schroeder Shares a Club Friendly Italo Disco-Leaning Remix of John Lord Fonda's "Together Again" feat. Gabriel Afathi
New Audio: Endrik Schroeder Shares a Club Friendly Italo Disco-Leaning Remix of John Lord Fonda's "Together Again" feat. Gabriel Afathi
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Cyril Thévenard is a Dijon, France-born, classically trained flute player, and highly regarded electronic music producer and artist. Initially influenced by French touch, Thévenard becomes a DJ and plays at raves under the moniker Hermetic Unity.
Thévenard started releasing material as John Lord Fonda in 1997 with the release of that year’s Vulcan through Choice Records. After gaining experience…
gabriel pulled open the door, watching as the dogs ran outside to greet the people already climbing out of their cars in the driveway. he smiled, itching his jaw, before stepping out on the porch and whistling loudly for their return. " still ain't so sure we should have extended the invite to so many people... if your dad turns up, ain't that gonna be weird? " he glanced towards dakota, grimacing, " we can call it quits whenever ya want, darlin', " the man added, wrapping an arm around the younger man.
marisa climbed out of her car, looking over the hood at her husband and trying not to think of her night with brian in placement of the last time she hooked up with chris. she sighed softly, then glanced at the porch, smiling when she saw gabe with dakota, they were pretty cute together, " try to behave, won't you? no picking fights with felix. "
oliver sat in the car, staring up at gabe's house. he was comforted to see dakota, but already nervous about everybody else there. " so, to clarify-- your mom, her husband, your dad, his partner, dakota's parents, your whole family, your best friend and your ex boyfriend... all under one roof... that seems like it could only be good. "
joshua glanced over at kieran's hand as they pulled up the driveway, his lips curling in the corners, wondering why he hadn't proposed years ago. it really did bring him joy to see that ring on their finger. he reached out, pressing a kiss to their knuckle, " do you think your mom has accepted me enough to be happy about this or should I prepare for daggers? "