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amerricanartwork · 3 months

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More Love for Lilypad

Hi! To be honest, I don’t know why I’m writing this, I guess because reading everything has moved me more than I probably thought.

I don’t know how much text he let me put

I have read the current Lilypad publication and I honestly loved it, otherwise I would be here writing like an excited silly girl.

How do you connect the story of Luna and No Harassment with Sleeping Beauty (From the Disney movie because the original story is horrible, believe me, you wouldn’t want to use it if it were the original), it’s so beautiful that it moved me and connected me more with the ships. how much I love them and lilypad mainly sadly for my part I don’t see much art from them (I think it happens to me with ships that generally are not so popular or so loved, it happens to me with the message of love from SpearmasterXHunter, Godmode SaintXEnot, lilypad and PebblesXSun )

The topic, I loved reading these ideas that come from your ingenious and beautiful imagination, I want to read more of this and that would be all! Nice day/night :3!

PD: As a warning, I don’t know where I had to send this and I’m sorry if I didn’t have to send it here, and I take this opportunity to say that your ArtiXGourmand is simply beautiful and I adore it!

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Oh my, @amaerumeru, thank you so much for this submission!!

I’m so glad to see someone enjoy those ideas so much, and to hear my essay has inspired some more love for these two sweethearts! Seeing people sympathize at least with the fairytale stuff is a very pleasant surprise!

Regarding the lack of content, I feel you, I’ve had my fair share of rarepairs across my fandoms too (heck, I’m even considering adopting a super rare RW ship right now...), and not being able to find content of them is always pretty rough! Although for me, the struggle doesn’t always come from lacking any content of the ship, but lacking the specific kind of content I want for it.

Part of the reason why I began that extension of the Lilypad essay by listing the ship tropes I love and particularly explaining the main two was because, to me, how a ship is depicted is just as important as which ship is depicted. It’s so much so I actually won’t like content of a ship I normally love if I don’t like the way the characters are and act within it, or if I don’t like the ideas being shown through the characters enough.

Both situations exist with Lilypad, and although I can excuse the lack of content as Rain World generally not having much canon ship potential, the portrayal struggle is one I have faced in basically every fandom I’ve been in, where no one seems to really appreciate those traditional dynamics I love with the ships I enjoy the most. Most of the time I still enjoy the content because it’s pretty cute and romantic, and I don’t dislike anything about it enough to cancel out that cuteness/romance factor, but it’s still not what I love most, tailored to what I identify with the greatest; I’ll eat it, but it’s not my favorite flavor. And with the New Year and self-improvement being a common focus this time of year, I figured I’d finally get the courage to take my classic art approach with these themes now; if I can’t find someone else who’s made the content I want, I’ll make it myself (like this sketch I drew up for this post), and just maybe they’ll find me!

And find someone I have! Once again, I’m so glad someone appreciates these older fairytale tropes, and I really do feel inspired to openly make more content including these ideas! I’ve always had a habit of thinking about not just ships, but fiction in general through the lens of the poetic significance characters, scenes, and plot points do or can have, and recently I’ve developed a habit of linking characters and ships back to songs and previous characters from other cartoons (like I did with Sleeping Beauty here), and trust me, if you want more content of this sort, I could both write similar essays deriving these themes within other ships AND make a lot more Lilypad content like this! I mean, after posting that addition I realized somehow forgot to talk about “Once Upon a Dream” specifically and how it so perfectly fits this ship, so I’m already probably gonna do a post and drawing on that sometime soon — !

And one last thing, thanks for liking the Artimand stuff too! Artimand is probably a better example of my “I like this ship in general, but I really wanna see more of these traditional themes in content for it“ attitude, so it’s nice to see that’s enjoyable to other people on some level too!

Big thanks for the submission, a reason to ramble even more about Lilypad and my favorite ship tropes, and inspiration to make that drawing, Meru! And hey, I love hearing the deeper reasons why other people ship what they do too, so if you ever wanna ramble about your own ships, I’m all ears!

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bluedalahorse · 3 months

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Okay, I’ll bite. Posts like this one on the confessions blog kind of make me wonder/worry about how I come across on tumblr. I’m one of those people who’s 200% down for the secondary characters in YR, particularly the controversial ones. I’m also someone who’d been lurking for a while prior to season 2 airing, but joined tumblr a little bit after season 2 to finally start discussing with people.

Given the way the post I linked above resonates with some of the themes I made a post about few days ago, it seems like the anon and I might both be struggling with some of the patterns of conversation in fandom. That said, we’re coming from very different places. And given the way I engage with this fandom, I sometimes wonder if I’m the antagonist in someone’s fandom story.

I do recognize that some of my posts come from a place where I could come across as pretentious, lecturing, or overbearing in some way. When I first de-lurked this fandom, I talked about a lot of the show in terms of craft and literary theory and such, in part because I’m in grad school for just that and in part because I hang out with a friends group IRL who uses that existing vocabulary to discuss things we love. I was also using the academic voice with a dose of sarcasm thrown in as a sort of armor, because I knew my favorite characters in the show (Sara and August) were so widely beloathed by so many people. I was worried that if my first post was “wow they sure are cute even if they’re messy; where do I find the fanfic?” I wouldn’t make friends, or possibly would even get chased off of tumblr. I figured it was much safer to come in and say things like “I find it really interesting to see how their relationship is a narrative foil to Wilmon’s, and them being together really raises the stakes of the drama” and keep my Big Feelings to myself. (Especially since some posters can be pretty nasty about my faves, and make assumptions about what I’m an “apologist” for when I talk about them.) I still lean into academic speak to some extent—like I said, it’s part of who I am even outside of YR, so it’s hard to shake. But rest assured there is fannish passion behind it, and also know I don’t think academic speak should be a requirement for participating in fandom.

I’m also wondering… what role should making the case for the characters and plotlines one loves play in establishing one’s fandom presence? Like, in general? Ultimately my motive when I make my posts, analysis or otherwise, is to invite people to play in my weird little sandbox with me. (If they want to, of course!) I recognize that some of my fandom opinions/hills I will die on are what they are, so I imagine some folks don’t want to change their opinions any more than I do. But I also recognize that in more than two decades of being in fandom, there are times when someone else’s passion for a character or a take on some aspect of a show or book really led me to see something new and interesting, or hook on to particular rarepairs or whatever else. That’s the beauty of fandom as a community—we all get more excited about things together and share our love of things. Since some of my favorite aspects of YR are much much more rarely represented in fanworks, I’m usually talking about how I adore them in hopes that I’ll continue to find the people who like the things I like, and in hopes that maybe I’ll spark something in someone’s brain and they’ll write a cool fic or draw cool art or something. Talking to people here has made me more interested in pairings like Walty and Stedrika, which I didn’t think about as much before on my first watchthroughs of the show. So anyway… I do know there’s some folks out there who are never gonna be interested in what I’m interested in. I also know there are folks, myself included, who’ve learned things from what other people are passionate about. I also know there are some opinions that seem a lot more unpopular than they are until someone voices them.

I recognize that the two factors above—a tendency toward academic speak, and another tendency to make the case for the less popular things I love about the show in hopes that people will join me, combined with maybe me not having the best day or not choosing my words well—all that together and I could I see how I could come across as pretentious or holier-than-thou or looking down on people. (And admittedly there are times where my posts come from a place of frustration about the way certain characters are talked about. I think we’ve all been there at one time or another.) It really isn’t my intention to come across in a negative way, but I can see how it would happen. It’s also possible I’m doing something that completely doesn’t register with me at all, but it’s super hurtful to others. I may not know the full extent to how I’ve bothered someone, because ultimately I am just in my own head.

If I’ve hurt you or made you feel crappy in your time being a fan on tumblr, I am truly sorry. I’m open to talking about it if you want to talk about it, but also, zero pressure if you just kind of want to hang out in your own space and do your own thing.

To sum up… it seems like on one hand there’s a portion of fandom that seems to want to embrace the YR world in its entirety, and another portion of fandom that would like to lean into a focus on Wilmon. And there’s probably people all across a spectrum there, because nothing is a strict binary. All are valid approaches! I don’t think we all need to be best friends, but I do think we need to figure out how to coexist and assume positive intent in each other’s approaches to the work. Does anyone have ideas about that? Are there hashtags we could be using a little more carefully? I don’t have answers yet, but it is something I’m thinking about.

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tossawary · 1 year

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Fandom Trumps Hate 2023

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Fandom Trumps Hate 2023 creator signups are open! FTH is an online, pan-fandom fanworks auction, designed to raise money for progressive nonprofit organizations. Fan creators offer works (written works, digital art, podfics, fanvids, fan labor, etc.) to bidders, the winning bidders then donate to the chosen organizations, then the creators create requested works as a gift for that person to thank them for this donation.

A full rundown of FTH, including the auction calendar, can be found through their Tumblr or through their Carrd. Creator signups close on Feburary 19th, 2023. Bidding opens on March 1st, 2023.

SVSSS currently has 12 creator offers so far! And of our sibling fandoms on that list, MDZS has 15 and TGCF has 7! If you’re interested in taking on some prompts from fellow fans in order to support a good cause, FTH can be a lot of fun. I’ve participated in FTH a couple times now (I wrote 4 new SVSSS fics as gifts last year), so if anyone has any questions about my personal experience participating as both a writer and a bidder, feel free to drop me an ask or a message. You can also find the FTH team’s super helpful Signup Tips For First Time Creators on their blog.

Participating as a bidder can be a lot of fun, even if you don’t win. You can find a bunch of new authors, artists, and other creators for your fandoms. If you do win, you can request more fic for your favorite rarepair! (I wrote a Yue Qingyuan / Shang Qinghua fic last year!) You can request more art for your favorite character! If you have an idea that you’ve been itching to see happen, you can ask a fellow fan to finally bring it to life for you!

You can follow @fandomtrumpshate here on Tumblr to stay up to date. Please consider reblogging this post to let your fellow SVSSS fans know or sharing their Carrd on Twitter or in your Discord group! ❤

#svsss #fan events #fth 2023 #tossawary svsss #tossawary fth 2023

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nothinghereisworking · 1 year

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~~~Rarepair Appreciation~~~

Rarepairs are my absolute beloveds! (as evidenced by my fic history lol)

After chatting with @herinke9 and following along with the anon asks I realized that many of these are so rare that nobody would even think to *look* for them. So I decided to share some! Who knows, maybe they’ll get popular? (ahaaahahahahaha)

Círdan | Nowë/Gandalf | Mithrandir

My Heart is with the Sea, My Heart is with You [Art] by @rauko-is-a-free-elf Beautiful art!

My Heart is with the Sea, my Heart is with You by @chrissystriped Círdan has known and loved the Wanderer since the first age. When he hears of Gandalf's fall in Moria he resolves to find him and retrieve his body, if nothing else.

I Shall Await Thee by @cuarthol The fifth Istar, Olórin, sent by the Valar to Middle-earth to aid the free peoples against evil, has arrived in Mithlond, and to a reunion nobody had expected.

At Long Last, Love by alexcat Gandalf finally finds time for love.

Findis/Gandalf | Mithrandir

Birthright by @cuarthol - Mature But of Olórin that tale does not speak; for though he loved the Elves, he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or the promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts. In later days he was the friend of all the Children of Ilúvatar, and took pity on their sorrows; and those who listened to him awoke from despair and put away the imaginations of darkness. - The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien

Yep, there’s still only the one in this tag!

Dírhavel & Maglor | Makalaurë

Illuminating Now and Dark Hath-been by @polutrope Two great bards meet during the Sack of Sirion.

Thee one and only place to read this pair!

Curufin | Curufinwë/Eöl

Iron Cleaver by @polutrope - Mature Eöl is ill-at-ease after an encounter with the first Elf to elude his piercing mind. That there is much to link him and Curufin, including their shared craft, a friendship with the Dwarves, and the fact he carries a knife made of Eöl's metal, only unsettles - and allures - him all the more.

Shining Black by @skyeventide - Explicit The forest of Nan Elmoth is warded by magic and, apparently, inhabited. Celegorm and Curufin head into the woods, discovering who exactly lives in it. A "dark elf", who is a blacksmith. And is friends of the dwarves, and speaks Khuzdul. Curufin camps outside of the forest, to check that trade with the dwarves isn't disrupted by the encounter -- and to see if perhaps he could learn more about the enchantments that protect this land, and about its dweller.

Heart of Sugar and Lemon by eldvarpa Eöl and Curufin (and Celebrimbor) meet for the last time (but not exactly as canon would have it).

Do not ask for permission by Kalendeer - Explicit It was a Khazad key, big and heavily decorated with geometrical patterns. This one was not mine and it was in the pocket nearest to where Curufin had been, but I could not begin to guess what it was doing there until I fully took the key in my hand and the spell was triggered.Do not ask for permission, Curufin's voice whispered in my ear, and I wondered at the game he wanted me to play.

Fëanorian Hospitality by peachBitch1 - Mature A slightly different version of Curufin and Eöl's meeting in Himlad.

Go Upon Your Knee by havisham - Mature “Heaven-gates are not so highly arched / As princes' palaces; they that enter there /

Must go upon their knees.”

Angrod | Angaráto/Fingon | Findekano

Keep Moving, Keep Warm by @cuarthol - Mature Angaráto's strength begins to fail him upon the Helcaraxë, until Findekáno is able to coax both life and warmth back into him.

A Golden Opportunity by @cuarthol Sure, it's easy for Findekano to find Angaráto in a crowd, he stands out like a shining beacon. But how is Angaráto supposed to find Findekano in a sea of generally dark-haired Noldo?

To The Victor Go The Spoils by @cuarthol Finde ends up with a greater prize than he ever bargained for after he wins the archery tournament.

Caranthir | Morifinwë/Galadriel | Artanis AND Angrod | Angaráto/Curufin | Curufinwë

Shall I Teach Thee? by Elves_Behaving_Badly - Explicit The grandchildren of Finwë seem to get up to an awful lot, even especially with one another.

The one and only for both of those pairings

Finduilas Faelivrin/Nellas

A Settlement by Elleth Finduilas, Niënor and Nellas all live on Amon Obel. Entanglements are inevitable.

Rhythm of the Night by amyfortuna (elwinfortuna) - Explicit Elemmírë performs at a secret festival in honour of Vána and Nessa, and is transported into bliss.

We Made Our Own by @cuarthol Finduilas has accompanied Finrod on a visit to Doriath, but she is soon drawn out into the forest to explore the land of hidden enchantments.

Elu Thingol | Elwë Singollo/Fingolfin | Ñolofinwë

As Flowers From the Sky by ajf - Explicit In the wake of the Quenya ban, a diplomatic mission to Doriath is arranged under cloak of secrecy. Two kings in Beleriand, one new and one old, have a volatile encounter.

Alliances and Dalliances by Elves_Behaving_Badly - Explicit After Mereth Aderthad, Ñolofinwë receives an unexpected invitation to Doriath. How far will he go to secure an alliance with the Sindarin king?

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If you know of other rarepairs, please add at least the tag so we can go look at them!

🥰 Keep Making Those New Tags! 😎

#tolkien fanfiction #recommendations #rarepair #appreciation

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loregoddess · 26 days

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14, 15, 25 for the Love your fandom ask

14) the ship that always makes you smile Hmm, for long-running media, probably Midna x Link from LoZ:TP, bc that's basically the oldest ship in my fleet and it still brings me lots of joy. For mid-running media, probably Kay x Franziska for AA (my first rarepair), Rinea x Faye for FE:SoV (rarepair I wasn't expecting to see others ship), and Ashe x Dedue (literally got me to go out of my comfort zone to figure out how to draw cute ship art, when I was really bad and afraid of drawing people interacting). For stuff that I've gotten into over the past year, probably Alear x Pandreo from FE:Engage, and Mineru x Purah from LoZ:TotK (also I'm kinda silly goofy happy about Jin x Xiaoyu finally getting some development in Tekken 8, but that's bc I had to suffer watching it come to fruition over like, 20 years of my life, slowest goddamned slowburn I've ever had to endure).

15) the character that always makes you smile Oh, lots and lots. Long-running media would be Shad LoZ:TP, love that guy, I get excited anytime I see him. For mid-running, Satoru Hosonaga, my beloved from DGS/tGAA, a decent number of FE characters (Kurthnaga, Rhys, Libra, Flora, Lukas, Faye, Dedue, Ashe, and Ferdinand come to mind off the top of my head), most of the FF7 cast but esp. Red XIII/Nanaki. For more recent things, Alear and literally any of the Engage characters actually, the Octo2 crew (and also the Octo1 crew, and a fair amount of NPCs from both games); I also read Dungeon Meshi recently and I gotta say one of the most casts of all time, I haven't settled on favorites yet but damn were there some good characters.

25) a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces Block button is your bestie, don't feel bad for blocking people for any reason whatsoever so that you can peruse the fandom tag in peace. But also, if you find other fans who are making stuff you enjoy, support them by reblogging their art or headcanons or writing or whatever, or even just liking their stuff.

Do what you want to see in your fandom if you have the energy. I like to see people excited about things they love, whether that's a character or a ship or something about the story or their OCs or their own headcanons, like, doesn't even matter if it's not my Thing, I genuinely enjoy seeing people happy and brave enough to share that happiness in the main tag, so I try to also share stuff that brings me joy when I engage with fandom stuff too. Share joy when you can.

This is not to say you should never be negative ever like, you should also give yourself space somewhere to be a petty snob about things that tick you off. You don't have to make it public, but at the very least give yourself an outlet to let the negative move through and out of you. Believe me there are so many things that tick me off so much about either fandom spaces or various media that I could rant about for hours, but I just choose Not To Share It after I've written it out bc writing it often makes me feel better--or I go and find a trusted friend who I can be like, "Hey I gotta vent about something stupid real fast, will you hear me out?"

Lots of things in life are never all positive or negative feelings, but no emotion is inherently good or bad, so it's important to let yourself feel those emotions and let them pass without bottling them up. Otherwise they stagnate or explode, and neither is fun to deal with the aftermath for. But like, it's okay to be pissy about things from time to time.

Have fun, but never feel like you have to engage with a fandom just because you used to be a part of it, or you got into a new thing. I treat fandom like a public park, I can go there when I want to enjoy myself but I can also leave anytime I want. If a bunch of mean people are hanging around the park I know there are other parks, and I can just go to those instead and cultivate my own little garden to make up for the park I won't go to anymore. I might even get to invite some friends to that garden. Honestly, most of the time I'm some weird forest hermit who only comes out sometimes to haunt the park, and I think that's just fine as well. Engage with fandom in a way that makes you comfortable.

#there were uh...actually quite a few ships and characters I left out #bc I either felt like I needed a 5-page explanation or didn't feel like bogging down my already-long answers #like I don't consider myself a shippy person per se but I do enjoy my fleet #as for characters I just love a lot of characters and we'd be here for days and days if I tried to list them all #for whatever spite and pettiness I have in me it is always outweighed by love for something else by 100 times #alynnl #ask game #I still don't have an ask tag

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ct-hardcase · 4 months

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2023 art summary, coming in fashionably late. Director's commentary under the cut:

January: I feel proud of this one, but also feel kind of sad that over the course of a whole year, that January is the artistic highlight. I had a few free days at the beginning of the year where I was alone, and got this wild drive to draw something that I very rarely, if ever, get anymore, especially for a piece that includes a background. Pessimism aside though, I'm really happy with how this came out, barring some aspects of Kanan's facial anatomy I could improve on and Ahsoka's hand (I gave up here, don't look too closely). I've had the scene in my mind for a while, and I'm glad I could finally take it on artistically.

February: Yes, technically this was published in March. As far as I can find, this is possibly the only thing I drew in February, sketches included. I published it on twitter and tumblr in Feburary, fully intending to leave it at the flats, but decided to render a bit on 03/01. On account of my literally having nothing else for the month, I let it slide. I'm also happy to have finished a piece for Seventh/Fifth, and it received pretty decent reception considering it's a bit of a rarepair.

March: I didn't do much, but I did draw Trilla, Eighth, and Reva; and the dynamic has been shamelessly influenced by To Gain The Harbor on Ao3, which has occupied my head rent-free this year.

April: I actually drew two things this month, but I chose Voe, since I always have to have my annual Voe in these, and I'm really happy with how I drew her, here. It's also unpictured due to the formatting constraints, but this one also contained one of my best Kylos.

May: Work started getting very busy here (and never really stopped), so this is where ~sketch season~ starts. I noticed that I sketched a lot of sitting and kneeling this year, which is a bit of a flex, since I've historically had trouble with that (and am still not perfect, but getting there).

June: Credits to Senshistock for the pose here, but I decided to focus back in on anatomy, which was honestly driven by my beginning to consistently exercise for the first time since college—I got a lot more in tune with the practical aspects of how my own and other bodies could move, and though a lot of my poses are static, I find that it's a pretty big influence on my art this year.

July: It's at this time that my love for Reva also turned a corner—I objectively loved her as a character from the beginning, but around this time or June is when she rocketed herself to my third-favorite (hehe) inquisitor. She really grips me as a character, and she featured pretty prominently in my art this year.

August: Was busy touching grass this month, so didn't do a ton of drawing, but did a quick sketch of a village babushka.

September: I decided to color a drawing of Samantha Trapp and Kilner from We Fix Space Junk, which has carried me through many a hard day, and while the drawing feels just a little off, I think I at least somewhat maintained my ability to color something in.

October: I decided to treat myself and buy some fancy pens, and decided on the Sarasa pens on a whim. While they haven't been the cure-all to my art block, they are so much fun to draw in, and about half my sketches from October-present have been with these. Also, Rey!

November: Reva brainrot feat. The Grand Inquisitor. A friend and I were talking over an AU where the Grand Inquisitor (as a Jedi) takes Reva on as his Padawan, and I had to draw it.

December: I sketched a fair bit this month, but decided to go with Eighth.

#CTartcase

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karol-chan-art · 5 months

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hi i was the anon asking the purelonganfort question!!! just wanted to let you know i didn't mind your rant/rants in general and you shouldn't feel self-conscious about whether you can get cookies to feel in-character or not. personally, I find that the more you make content where they're "ooc" the closer you get to cookies being in-character/cool new fanon content (not everything has to be canon!) so ummm basically what I'm saying is if you ever feel like ranting about any of your ships and how they came to be i will read it !!! also your art is amazing you do the cookie run style amazingly well n' i adore your rarepairs

My goodness thank you! I'm so glad there's someone out there who enjoys my rarepairs and art! Frankly I thought at first that Tumblr was going to be a place with toxic people(Like *cough* certain X place) but I've been in here for months and aside from the.. gross bots from time to time, I enjoy being here!

For the whole self-conscious of the characters not being in character enough, I'm trying very hard to change my ways on such, I'm progressing bit by bit!

Believe me when I say I'm trying to think of ways some of my rarepair cookies could've met, I have a doc about it too! It's just I've been a hard artblock and writersblock hehe..

Speaking of artblock, I am trying to post art here more often but as I said before, artblock is stopping me. ... Okay and maybe stress from finals has gotten me in a bit of a pickle soooo, yeah..

#question answered #questions

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missr3n3 · 7 months

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Cringetober Day 9: Rarepair

decided to use this drawing challenge as an excuse to finally post rad mad venture art!

if im being totally honest, i think this borders on a crackship, since there's currently no evidence that these two will meet up or even know each other. but anyway here's my propaganda under the cut:

they r both hot

they have similar vibes of being these unstoppable badasses with an aloof demeanor

i also get the sense that these r characters who had to work insanely hard n make a lot of sacrifices to get to their top positions, and i think they could find some understanding in each other bc of that

they both feel like characters who, if they were to get romantically involved with anyone, it would have to be someone they view as being on their level, someone who demands respect. i think they both fit that vibe

potential rivals/enemies to lovers dynamic, since it seems like both of them will b going after the protagonists for their own reason, and it seems like the night family and quota have a strenuous relationship at best

imagine a fight scene with both of them teaming up like what i've drawn here. sick af.

they r both hot

#cringetober #cringetober 2023 #rad mad venture #rad mad venture fanart #rmv fanart #rmv proto #wes night #rmv wes #r3n3 art stuff #i may b the only person to post abt this on tumblr but idc. its cringetober.

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nyxicnymph · 1 year

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Febru-rarepair-y day four: idols/dancers: Ayalou

"...Three, four! One, two, three, four! And rest. Good job today, Nilou," an older man said, turning off the music that had been playing through the soundproof studio.

Nilou curtsied. "Thank you, Mr. Zubayr."

"Remember, the filming starts on Monday. I trust you have already met Ms. Ayaka?"

Nilou shook her head. "We're planning to meet tonight, but every other time, one or the both of us has gotten called away before we could meet. So please, please don't call me tonight!" Nilou practically begged.

Zubayr chuckled. "If I had known you were having these troubles I wouldn't have called you in those times. I will do my utmost best to not call you in tonight, then. Here's hoping you and Ayaka have a good rapport for the video."

Hours later, Nilou was picking at the lace on the waist of her dress in nervousness. She was a little early, but she'd rather be early than late.

Ayaka Kamisato had shot to stardom as part of a brother/sister idol duo, only for Ayato Kamisato to quit being an idol himself in favor of starting his own company, which then took Ayaka and a few other artists under it's name. Kamisato Arts had quickly become a well known name in the entertainment industry, and even older and more established companies were finding themselves competing for stars.

Nilou, in comparison, was just a dancer who'd accidentally stumbled into some YouTube fame when her videos went viral. Zubayr Theater Arts company had extended a contract to her and she had taken it. And found herself working directly with an heir to the company.

A car pulled up by the restaurant, catching Nilou's eyes as it did so. The white car with pale blue decal designs seemed familiar, but it wasn't until the door opened and a passenger stepped out that Nilou recognized it.

The Kamisato Arts official vehicle. And the passenger? Ayaka Kamisato herself.

Nilou quickly summoned a waiter over as Ayaka entered the restaurant and approached the table. The waiter appeared just as Ayaka sat down.

The two young women gave the waiter their orders before turning to each other.

"Kamisato Ayaka. It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Miss Nilou."

Nilou felt lightheaded as she responded breathlessly, "The same to you."

Ayaka's eyes were stunning through a screen, but in person they were even more so, like layers of crystals, ice, and water, watching Nilou's every move.

But as Nilou took in Ayaka's appearance, Ayaka shifted in her seat and looked away, pink tinting her cheeks. Nilou gasped.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to stare!" She apologized, desperately trying to recover a situation that she was sure she had botched. "I just, wasn't expecting you to be so pretty!"

What.

Ayaka's cheeks turned from pink to red. "Oh, my, no I wasn't-" she cleared her throat before continuing, "I'm simply a little shy, and you look splendid in person, not that you don't over video, and oh bother, I've botched it." Ayaka buried her face in her hands with a distressed sigh. From behind her hands, she muttered, "You're very pretty, too."

Nilou sat, slightly stunned for a minute, until she started giggling. Startled, Ayaka looked up from her hands and raised a confused eyebrow.

"So, you're telling me, we both think we've botched the whole thing?" She continued to giggle for a minute before catching her breath and collecting herself with a sigh. "Well, now that we've broken the ice with some compliments, maybe we can talk about the project?"

Ayaka started giggling too. "Sure!"

The two young women spent the evening talking about many different things, not just their collab, and when they left the restaurant together, Ayaka paused and rummaged through her purse. She handed Nilou a card after scribbling on the back of it.

"What's this?" Nilou asked, unable to read what was written in the dim lighting.

"It's… my number. I enjoyed talking with you, Nilou. I would very much like to do it again."

The Kamisato Arts car pulled up then, and Ayaka waved as she stepped inside.

Nilou waved back, the card still in her hand. As she watched the car pull away, a part of her already missed Ayaka's company.

When she got home, she read the "text me <3" on Ayaka's card, and blushed. And then immediately followed her instructions.

"The chemistry you two have is incredible! I can't believe you two have only known each other since Friday!" The director of the music video said, completely in shock. "It's like I can literally see sparks shooting across the screen!"

Ayaka giggled as she looked at Nilou on the other side of the director. Nilou looked back and waved a little bit, feeling a little shy now that they were in person again.

"Maybe we should do more videos together, Nilou! We could release a whole video album!" Ayaka said, coming around and clasping Nilou's hands in her own. "How does that sound?"

Nilou blushed, but gently laced her fingers between Ayaka's. "That sounds lovely, if you're sure that's what you want."

Ayaka nodded, beaming brightly. "Absolutely."

Several years later, Nilou Kamisato reminisced on her first collab dreamily. The camera panned over to her wife, Ayaka, sitting on the seat next to her, smiling with her cheek in her free hand, as Nilou was currently occupying the other with her own.

The interviewer cleared his throat, bringing Nilou out of her reverie.

"So, I assume that means the collab album wasn't planned from the beginning, but that you two built it together as you grew closer?"

Ayaka nodded. "And I do believe it was the best decision I ever made."

The crowd cooed as Nilou leaned in and pressed a kiss to her wife's cheek. The interviewer wrapped up their segment, and the two young women stepped offstage past a small male idol group. Ayaka seemed to know a few of them, waving at them fondly, before turning her attention to her wife.

"Again. I do believe that collab album was the best decision I ever made."

-fin-

#febru rairpair y #ayalou #genshin rarepair #rarepairs #rare pair #genshin impact #ayaka x nilou #ayaka genshin impact #kamisato ayaka #ayaka #nilou x ayaka #nilou genshin #nilou #for anyone wondering #The idol boys at the end is the 5w1rl group

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mediocredoots · 1 year

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Snareshipping :)

001 | send me a ship and I will tell you:

when I started shipping it if I did: definitely around the same time i discovered slash fic. pretty sure it's baby's ( me being baby ) 1st "rarepair" lmao. there were some big brained fic authors back then but it was very sparse content. I don't think I'd ever seen a joutogi doujin in my life before and fanart then was just as rare to find but I was still determined that they had the potential to be a good pair even if it meant it had to stay tucked in my mind for literal decades fhkdsjf that's why when I saw wittyworm's snare art I finally felt vindicated lmao i was finally being fed after decades of starvation 😂

my thoughts: waaaah truly love them!! The potential is right there it's just untapped!!! not only do their similarities compliment each other so do their differences. Otogi is very calm, cool, and collected while jou is lol very much not. he's impulsive, brash, and wears his heart on his sleeve so it makes it easy to read him ( & what made it easy to manipulate him on their 1st encounter ). They're both risk takers, however Otogi is more of a i'm going to take this risk but rely on something to back me up should the die not roll in my favor and jou is a fuck it we ball & whatever happens happens lol. That's why I think they'd be pretty good together, one could support the other with a back up plan and the other could inspire the other to be a little more riskier with their luck.

What makes me happy about them: It was more in the eng dub but them being in the hate seto kaiba & make fun of him club fhksdjf but also super cute that they work together

What makes me sad about them: cough cough that there's not nearly enough 🌶️ content lol. honestly though that they both come from a broken home. they both deserve the world.

things done in fanfic that annoys me: hm can't think. it's such a small category to find so I lap up anything I can get lmao

things I look for in fanfic: ANYTHING & EVERYTHING I SWEAR

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: with them both it could be just about anyone maybe? Honda for either one lol

My happily ever after for them: them living with each other i am a simple gal lol. Even if it starts off as just being roommates they'd probably have a very functional home or at least try to make it one that they never got to have as kids.

who is the big spoon/little spoon: omg the two are such cuddle bugs that wrap their legs around each other. I think it would vary on the daily. There's no designated roles.

what is their favorite non-sexual activity: lol i feel all my answers are games lmao but they are all just huge gaming nerds so it only makes sense! Also I think they'd go shopping a lot. Different fashion aesthetics but they both love jewelry and accessorizing so for sure they'd go do that together.

#snareshipping #answered #anonymous #long post #i'm sorry i ramble a lot i just get excited to answer questions hfkjdsf

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koolkat9 · 2 years

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Happy Hetalia day or the 16th anniversary at least everyone!

God damn I've been in the fandom for five long years. It feels a lot longer than that honestly.

I'm not sure what to do to celebrate so why not tell my fandom story.

So I got into it Hetalia at 13 after watching a top 10 Christmas episodes in Anime video. For awhile I thought this was from the channel Anime America, but I’ve recently discovered it was actually a WatchMojo video lol. Basically I got most of my anime recommendations from videos like that. A couple months later and I finally got around to watching Hetalia. I almost quit the series three episodes in because I watched the dub and some of the jokes made me...uncomfy... at times. But for one reason or another I returned to it a few days later and then it just...stuck with me.

For awhile I just consumed content for the series in private. I watched AMVs, those ship videos with (often uncredited) fanart and a song fitting the ship in the background, read all the GerIta fics I could find, downloaded like all of the character songs. I even got Pinterest behind my parents’ back just to look at fanart xD (don’t lie to your parents kids. Don’t worry I stayed safe and just looked at fanart).

Of course I read Auf Wiedersehen Sweet Heart. It was probably one of the first few Hetalia fanfics I read). I haven’t read it since I was 13 but I remember it being well written and it made me realize just how good fanfiction could be.

Somewhere in that exploration of content beyond the anime, I found Kyokoon’s channel through Dreamtalia and discovered the world of hetagames. Honestly, at the time I found Dreamtalia, my obsession with Hetalia was waning. Like I still liked the series, but I almost completely stopped consuming fan content unless it came across my dash. I got into it at a good time when the game was pretty much complete save for some unfinished screenshots and I got to the point where I was watching it unfold weekly. I remember the day I was supposed to leave for my end of the year school trip (which would last a few days), I got up extra early to watch the new episode of the lp because it was close to the end and thus they were leaving it off at a bunch of cliff hangers and I had to find out what happened next. Eventually I joined Kyo’s discord server, introducing me to discord for the first time. In conclusion, Dreamtalia played a huge role in my early fandom experience and later on down the line it would play an even bigger role in my current experience.

So, once again, I consumed all the fan content I could find, mainly being Gerita. Through Dreamtalia, I found other hetalia youtubers. Hetafacts was probably the other channel that I frequented the most as I loved their theories so much. I ended up making Kaitlyn (a secretary/self-insert oc) and I even made a fanfic of her. My art style started to become inspired by Hetalia. I got my first fictional crush on England, read my first reader x character fanfictions. Things were going great!

Then IT happened. Dreamtalia came back, finally complete with all screenshots and everything. I of course, loving the game watched the new lp. As I’ve explained before: hand-holding buddies happened and I got pulled into GerEng, the world of multishipping and rarepair hell. Not long after, I read the book “Fangirl” and have the strong urge to write fanfiction. Having just gotten into GerEng and loving Arthur I decided to start off writing for them. A year or so later I joined tumblr to share fanart and get in touch with other fans. I joined a bunch of discord servers and eventually made my own. I made my own ask blog after being inspired by asking-gereng and ask-aph-fruk (which I have scrolled through multiple times because I still love both blogs to death).

Through Hetalia I was able to find my passion for writing (which I’m now hoping to pursue as career), my love of history and make many wonderful, talented online friends. Though the series itself and the fandom is controversial, I’ve been lucky and have had nothing but good experiences within the fandom and it’s changed my life for the better. It’s one of my greatest comforts and I can’t imagine a life without it.

#hetalia #hws #rambles #hetalia fandom #dreamtalia

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findyourrp · 10 months

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soooOOoOooOOooo...

since 🖤 Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 🖤 came out, this guy right here has been back on his Marvel bender. Ima be real withchu, I haven't seen any other Marvel movies past Endgame (other than GOTG3, obvi,) but I'm currently working my way through re-watching and catching up. and so! I have come searching for ships! rarepairs, if you will! now, what I'm looking for is mostly f/m pairs (shocking for me, honestly) and what I'm interested in goes as follows;

✦ my Ravager!Gamora against your Adam Warlock. two outsiders getting to know who they are whilst getting closer? growing into who they are instead of who they were made to be and finding a sense of belonging in each other? sign me up

✦ my post-3 Nebula against your Kraglin Obfonteri. two people who have been through it finally ending up together despite all the walls Nebula's tried to put up to keep him out for actual years. ;; ugh my weakness

so, yeah, long story short, my muse for the sisters is high as hell and I'm looking to write them in some out of the box ships. I'm prob open to more Marvel dudes outside of these two, feel free to bring me your ideas!

about me, then; hi, hello, I'm a 31yo trans dude from Europe. I write over discord, willing to use tupperbox! I always write multiple paragraphs and more often than not, my word count is over the discord limit. third person prose. I prefer my partners to match my writing style, so I come with writing samples ready to go. good grammar obviously is a must, my english is fluent even though I'm not a native speaker. no one liners. typically I try to reply at least once a day, sometimes multiple times, sometimes every few days depending on my schedule. super open to AUs, different timelines and multiple threads! my favorites in regards to writing are different relationship dynamics with romance and found family. hurt and comfort, angst in balance with fluff, with a happy ending somewhere in the horizon. I'd love if we could share pics, headcanons, memes and art, music and all that stuff with my partner outside the threads! please be 20+ as I'm 30+ myself. no minors. just like this post and I will find my way to you! 👽

like & asker will find you!

#rp finder #18+ rp #fandom rp #fandom roleplay #gotg rp #guardians of the galaxy rp #mcu rp #rp

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areptiledysfunction1107 · 1 year

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My 2022 Year Review!

This year was far more productive for me as far as creative projects go! I co-hosted 2 events, dabbled in art, wrote some fics, and started a longfic! Most importantly, I made some new friends and strengthened my older friendships in the fandom :)

Atonement

12, January 2022

Rating: G

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 2,722

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 535/55/14

Summary: Mamoru wrestles with his identity in the days following that final battle against the Makai Tree.

Impulse

7, February 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 5

Word Count: 14,773

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 3,360/131/65

Summary: Mamoru is experiencing some very strange effects after being hit with a youma attack and doesn't know what is real anymore.

Higanbana

28, March 2022

Rating: G

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 1,557

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 73/10/10

Summary: Written for RarePair Week. Seiya and Setsuna lament about love and loss.

Ego Te Provoco

11, April 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 2

Word Count: 2,656

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 897/29/13

Summary: Written for @dendyweek. A look into the psyche of a brainwashed Endymion.

Trapped

14, April 2022

Rating: G

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 209

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 51/10/3

Summary: A short poem written for @dendyweek.

Quickies

24, June 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 3

Word Count: 2,986

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 925/38/17

Summary: A series of smutty stories less than 1,000 words each written for the @smquickies2022 challenge.

Pearl

24, July 2022

Rating: G

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 936

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 274/23/33

Summary: Written for @usamamoweek2022 Sometimes it takes great tragedy to find out how strong you really are.

Emotion

27, July 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 1,813

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 484/26/7

Summary: Of all the senses, Mamoru firmly believed that touch was the most important. Touch ensures reassurance. To touch and feel is proof of life. Touch allowed him the ability to feel. Written for @usamamoweek2022

Let's Try This Again

27, July 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 2,097

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 496/24/5

Summary: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Written for @usamamoweek2022

Happy Birthday Mamoru!

4, August 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 1,400

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 860/60/8 (huh... cool numbers)

Summary: Mamoru laments on birthdays past and gets a surprise from the one he loves the most.

Set Fire to the Rain

3, September 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 1,311

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 471/21/13

Summary: This story takes place within the universe of my SilMil AU titled “A Waltz of Silver and Gold”. Please stay tuned as I work up the courage to finish and post it! It is truly a labor of love.

One Night in the Dojo

28, September 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 3,439

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 794/56/10

Summary: Usagi hadn’t confessed her attraction to her karate instructor to anyone; not even her closest friends. Loathed to admit it, the allure had been there since her very first lesson six months ago. Written as a gift for @linlamont

All the Things I Never Said

31, December 2022

Rating: E

Chapters: 1

Word Count: 2,365

Hit/Kudo/Review Count: 0/0/0 (literally just posted it)

Summary: Written as a gift for Serendipity_Kat.

Mamoru was supposed to be home for the Christmas holiday. Instead, Usagi is spending it by herself since circumstances of the weather variety are preventing a romantic Christmas with the one she loves most. Good thing Mamoru has it all under control!

#year 2022 #year in review #fic writing #sailor moon fanfiction

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vannahfanfics · 2 years

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Safe

Word Count: 2180

Fluff, Romance, Humor, Flirting

Summary: It had been a long time since Kaina had felt safe. But she was finally beginning to feel so, at least with Toshinori around.

Hello, everyone! Here is my story for the @ladynagantbigbang! This is my first try at some LadyMight, so I hope you all enjoy the newest rarepair. :) Also be sure to check out my partner @sparrowwings-trash-backyard‘s cute art! This is Vannah, over and out!

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beep-beep.

Kaina had been in the hospital too long. The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor had become like a lullaby to her, easing her into the comfortable twilight of half-sleep far too easily. Despite the glaring white light of the fluorescents that the nurse had not yet turned off burning against her closed eyes, Kaina found herself drifting into drowsiness with little trouble. She’d convinced the nurse to open the window at least a little—after such an extended stay with still such grievous wounds, it was unlikely that Kaina would make it far in an attempted escape, but they still worried. The cool night wind fluttered the white curtains, gentle whip-whip-whips that were quiet in the background of the repetitive trills of the machine hooked to Kaina’s finger.

Kaina’s head lolled on her shoulder to bury further into the soft, downy pillow. Just as her eyes were fluttering closed again, the sliding door to her room rattled and slowly opened.

All Might.

Toshinori smiled apologetically when she opened her eyes, and he murmured, “Sorry. Did I wake you?”

“No,” she reassured him. She boosted herself up onto her elbows, trying to wiggle her way up to lean against the headboard, but she only succeeded in sending white-hot pain searing through her nerves. Her face twisted into an agonized grimace, prompting Toshinori to rush to her side.

“Please, let me help you.” His touch was gentle on her elbow and the small of her back. With movements much softer than one would think of those big hands, he helped her scoot up the length of the bed so she could rest comfortably against the headboard. After slipping the pillows behind her back and head, he smiled kindly. “Better?”

“Yes, thank you.”

He continued to give her that bashful lilt of his lips as he eased down into the chair next to her bed. The nurses had stopped moving it, considering he always moved it back when he came to visit… almost every single day. At first, she thought he had just been assigned babysitting duty. But that didn’t seem the case anymore. Instead, it felt like he was visiting because he wanted to.

It had been over a month now, yet Kaina still couldn’t riddle him out. One would think All Might of all people would be the simplest of men… But she was finding that he was more complex than anyone she had ever known.

Why would he want to visit her? After all she had done…

“Lady Nagant?”

Kaina flinched at the name. She didn’t know if she wanted to be called that anymore. She was no hero… and she didn’t want to be known as a villain, either. Toshinori recognized her discomfort and narrowed his eyes. Leaning forward, he timidly asked, “I’m sorry… Is there something else you would like me to call you?”

“Kaina,” she murmured. “Please… Call me Kaina.”

“Kaina,” he repeated. It sounded like he was rolling it over on his tongue, appreciating the weight of it; from the tiny smile that grew on his lips, he rather liked it. He leaned back in the chair, relaxing against the back of it. “Very well. How are you feeling today, Kaina?”

She looked around idly. She wasn’t doing much better or worse than any other day she had been in the hospital. But…

“I’m feeling a little better now that you’re here,” she said quietly. Her feelings about heroes and hero society notwithstanding, she did enjoy his company. It was much better than laying all alone in her hospital lamenting her many, many mistakes. He was softspoken and kind… and nonjudgmental. Of all people she had ever met, Toshinori still looked at her like she was a person.

Just like him, she thought with a wry smile. It’s very obvious that Toshinori is Izuku’s mentor. He’d insisted the first time he’d come to see her, when her flesh was still black with soot from her body exploding from the inside out.

“I’m not All Might anymore,” he’d chuckled, a lilt of sadness in his smile. “Toshinori is fine.”

It had taken her a very long time to return the favor, but apparently, he was quite pleased with the development.

Toshinori blushed at her comment and reached around the back of his head to bashfully rub the back of his neck. It made Kaina’s lips pull into a smirk; surely All Might of all people was used to being flirted with? The image of the big, burly hero growing flustered at a woman’s demure advances made her chuckle. She didn’t mean to do it aloud, and it didn’t go unnoticed, either.

“I’m sorry, is something funny?” Toshinori asked with a shy grin.

“Ah, forgive me,” Kaina said with an apologetic smile. “You just seemed so flustered by what I said. I couldn’t help but laugh; it’s so endearing.” She didn’t want him to think that she was laughing at him, but the entire premise was simply too cute. She never thought that she would be thinking that All Might of all people was cute, but then again, everything about her life was topsy-turvy lately. She never thought she’d get out of Tartarus, nor did she think she would ever associate herself with hero society ever again… But here she was.

Times were strange indeed.

“Endearing, huh?” Toshinori continued to grin sheepishly. “Can’t say I’ve heard that one before.”

“Really?” Kaina couldn’t help but ask. After this was the Symbol of Peace, the pinnacle of all heroes. She would have thought that women would be throwing themselves at him left and right. Even in his “skinny form,” Kaina couldn’t help but think that he was just downright charming. “You can’t be telling me that the great All Might hasn’t been flirted with at least a few times in his life.”

“Well, I certainly have in my muscular form…” he admitted, his grin turning into a bit of a smirk. “But not so much in this one, especially since I’ve retired.” His expression then turned sad, shoulders sagging and smile fading from his angular face. “Now everyone just acts as if they pity me.”

“There’s nothing to pity,” Kaina huffed in indignance. Just him saying that he experienced such a thing made her blood boil! She poked her lips out in a sour pout. “What, so you can’t puff up your muscles and throw buildings around anymore so they think you’re a decrepit old-timer? The nerve of some people.”

Toshinori barked out a laugh, his head falling back and his shoulders shaking. Kaina was totally serious, but she supposed her brusque delivery could be seen as amusing. When he dropped his head back down to look at her again, she was relieved to see that the sparkle had returned to his eyes.

“Well, I’m glad at least someone feels that way,” he said. “I may not be able to ‘throw buildings around’ anymore, but I like to think that I still have things to offer.” His expression turned a bit wistful, prompting Kaina to raise an eyebrow.

“Oh? So you do want to find someone?” She had only been teasing, really; she definitely pinned Toshinori as one of those “married to his work” types, even if he was no longer at the forefront of the hero scene. After all, he was a full-time instructor at U.A., and she was sure that handling such a spirited protegé as Izuku Midoriya was another full-time job in itself. Honestly, she would expect romantic pursuits to be the furthest thing from Toshinori’s mind.

“I mean, doesn’t everybody?” he shrugged, expression growing bashful again. “I’ll admit, it took a spot on the back burner when I was younger, and there wasn’t much time for it when I was an active hero… Not to mention all the risks associated with, you know, being me,” he said with a vague gesture to his person. Kaina was sure that there was much more to it than just his relationship with All for One, but she wasn’t going to pry. The man was entitled to his secrets as much as anyone else.

“But now…?” she pressed gently.

“But now,” Toshinori echoed with a small smile, “I’ve rearranged the priorities in my life. Sooner or later, Izuku and the others will completely take over the mantle… All Might won’t be needed any longer. But that doesn’t mean I still don’t have plenty of life left to live, nor that I want to live it out alone.”

Kaina smiled softly at that. Indeed, Toshinori was much deserving of a nice, peaceful retirement and, even more, the ability to share it with someone who understood his struggles.

“What about you?” Toshinori suddenly asked. Kaina looked owlishly at him. What about her? “I mean, you’re…” He made that vague gesture once more, this time at Kaina. She smirked in amusement; it was cute, how he was trying to politely imply that she was up in age so as not to offend her. “I-I mean, did you have someone before, you know…?” He trailed off again, sputtered a few things, and then hid his bright red face in his hands. “I’m sorry…” he grumbled in mortification.

“Don’t apologize!” Kaina laughed. Toshinori peered doubtfully at her through the gaps in his fingers. “Really, it’s quite all right. I know what you mean.” She turned to look out the window, eyes growing lidded as she watched the wind play with the wispy curtains. “But there’s nothing to tell, really. I guess I’m a lot like you.” She inhaled deeply through her nose, then let it out through her mouth. “When I was young, everything came second to being the best hero I could… And then the world came crashing down around me. I wasn’t really thinking about anything aside from dismantling the corrupt hero society that the Commission had fostered.”

Kaina then turned to give him a roguish smirk.

“And, I’m sure you’re aware, but prison isn’t exactly the best place to pursue romance. You’re not exactly dealing with the cream of the crop.”

Toshinori barked out another laugh and said, “No, I imagine not. I can only imagine the small talk—‘So, what are you in for? Really? Me too! What a coincidence! Surely we’re meant to be.’”

They both erupted into laughter. As the joyful cackles wracked Kaina’s frame, she couldn’t help but wonder how long it had been since she had felt like this—uninhibited, untethered, free. Though the laughter made her sore muscles twinge in protest, Kaina made no effort to stop. It just felt so good. She didn’t have her worries or her woes; she didn’t have the crushing weight of her past mistakes weighing down on her. No, she only had this feeling, this moment of total abandon to simply enjoy being alive.

It had been far too long since Kaina had been grateful to be alive. The realization of that feeling came spilling over in the form of tears, running thick and free down her cheeks. But she didn’t try to stop those, either. It was okay to cry, she realized now, especially when you were happy. Emotions were good. They were a sign that you were human. And Kaina wanted to be human again, so so badly.

The gentle brush of Toshinori’s thumb over her wet cheek pulled Kaina out of her sense of heady euphoria. She looked at him through her watery eyes to see him smiling kindly at her. A smile was a hero’s best asset, she’d been told long ago. A smile is the best thing to make people feel at ease, and that was what a hero was supposed to do—make people feel safe. Kaina hadn’t felt safe in a long, long time—but she did now, sitting next to this man. And this man wasn’t All Might, Symbol of Peace.

It was Toshinori Yagi, the man who had taken the time to see her.

“Toshinori?” she murmured.

“Hmm?” he just hummed in response. His gaze was trained on her face, focusing on gently sweeping her tears away. Kaina reached up to place her hand over the top of his, halting his movements. She curled her fingers around his, and a smile grew on her lips as she leaned in close to him.

“Thank you,” she said, and then she pressed a soft, chaste kiss to his lips. She held it for just a second or two before pulling away and fluttering her lashes demurely at him. It took Toshinori a few seconds to compute what exactly had just happened—and then his face flushed the color of a tomato.

“O-oh, you’re, erm, you’re welcome,” he stammered. His big hand twitched in hers, probably wanting to do a million things at once; he settled for softly cupping her cheek. With a soft hum, Kaina closed her eyes and leaned into his touch. His palm was rough and calloused, but she still adored the feel of it against her skin.

For in his hands, Kaina knew she was the safest she ever could be.

#lady might #all might x lady nagant #lady nagant x all might #kaina tsutsumi #tsutsumi kaina #toshinori yagi #yagi toshinori #my hero academia #mha #boku no hero academia #bnha

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starwalker03 · 3 months

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Ayo it's late but 2023 Digital Art Progress

I drew the most digital stuff I've ever drawn last year. I finally pushed past a lot of my issues with the digital medium and figured out how to actually Do The Thing per se. so I think I got a lot better over the course of 2023. I definitely changed my visual style a lot, that's for sure.

Unfortunately I did lose my USB in 2023 as well so I lost a lot of my files. much sadness.

LONG POST. lots of drawings to get through and I have Thoughts.

Anyway these are dated in my files as March, which is my earliest I have rn, so this is kinda a representation of how I started the year.

I was busy most of April so May has two files. these were both a part of my semester one project of my degree.

I've got a lot of things dated for June, which is surprising. and not a lot of things dated after. I'm all over the place with starting wips and when it comes to finishing them... ehhh it happens eventually.

I really wish I could go back in time and fix that leg. I just wanted to avoid drawing toes lmao. the thick line art really is a problem to me but that's neither here nor there.

I think I finished a bunch of thing in June, because these are dated two days apart and I definitely started one before the other lmao. hell I think the one on the left was started in 2022.

I'm not sure when this was but it was early in the year. I tried to veer away from the harsh lines and ended up swinging too far into semi-realism. I loved how it was looking (this is still a wip) but the amount of time it was taking was too much for me to replicate again.

This definitely a June piece, because I wanted to do one character every few days throughout Pride Month. Didn't finish it.

last year my friends and I considered starting to record and post our dnd games, so I did some arts of the characters of our current campaign.

I think the solid black line art all of the same thickness was one of the main things I always disliked. I could never quite make it work with everything else I was doing.

This is probably the only work I did with solid black lines that I really liked. it seems to work okay here.

The July came around, and artfight with it! (this character belongs to Crimson_Deceit. You can find Crimson on instagram as Lova.cos or twitter also as Crimson_Deceit)

and then the DCU rarepair exchange came in September and I didn't have time to write treats so I drew them, which spawned a new attempt at shading things that I've been messing with ever since. I prefer the way my linework looks with it.

I messed around with clown oc designs in October, cause that was a mini trend on instagram. didn't finish fast enough to post it but i really like some of the designs.

in December I drew the OCs of some of my friends, as we finished our playthrough of CoS last year. this is our cleric, a changeling who went through many names and faces, depicted holding hands with their player @angelicsky64817

Last piece of the year was this muck around. I'm still trying to figure out some of these new style choices I'm making.

Finish off with a sneak at what I'm currently doing in the new year! I've been drawing one big piece so it's stretching over from january. It's still a wip. And it's such a big image I've gotta compress it.

woo! now I gotta go finish that thing. there's gonna be three more characters to the right of the yellow one. why have I done this to myself.

i hope that in 2024 i can get more of a grip on the saturation of my newer styles of drawing. and learn some more colour theory. and also get better at drawing skin, cause I think I'm mostly okay at clothes but skin always looks boring or weird.

#original charater art #2023 art summary #retrospective #digital art #2024 art goals #jab rambles #jab art

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