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casspurrjoybell-17 · 2 years

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HEART'S REDEMPTION - CHAPTER 30

*Warning: Adult Content*

"Hey, I think I'm getting the hang of this!" Sam Asato says, excitement making his voice a little shrill.

"Ian... Ian, watch!"

Staring at himself in the bathroom mirror, Sam concentrates and then observes with delight as his skin darkens to a deep shade of gold and his eyes turn the black-red of blood.

When he smiles, his canine teeth and the ones right behind them are longer and sharper than usual and his fingernails thicken and lengthen into short, slightly curved claws.

The rest of him remains the same.

No wings erupt from his back and no horns adorn his head.

His hair stays short and so does the rest of him, his body remaining pathetically petite.

Ian Foley stands behind him, frowning slightly.

"And you can turn back, too?"

Sam nods, concentrating again and watches as his appearance returns to a more human state.

"It's sort of like flexing a muscle. It feels kind of tingly, too, like when your leg falls asleep."

"Can you go all the way?" Ian asks.

Sam considers.

"It takes energy but I think so. Wanna see?"

Ian glances around the confines of the small bathroom.

"Maybe not right now. Your demon form is... sort of big, after all."

Sam notices a slight tinge of color across Ian’s cheeks and feels a little skip in the beat of his heart.

Last night, Sam had half-expected to lose him.

He had thought that with the pact fulfilled, Ian’s interest would fade.

Instead, Sam felt bound to him more strongly than ever.

When Ian had possessed his body, when he'd taken him as completely as one person can take another, he'd felt everything he'd ever wanted to feel, in any of the existences he could remember, desired, claimed, protected, cherished, consumed and loved.

In a human relationship, those kinds of feelings in that intensity would probably be unhealthy, hell, even for an incubus it was a little insane but Sam was too far gone to care.

He turns to Ian now who sets his broad, rough hands on his waist.

He’s wearing the loose cotton sweatpants Cass had lent him, his upper body bare.

He shivers as Ian slides his hands up his back, clearly savoring the feel of his skin and smiles up at him.

"Maybe next time I can 'go demon' before we have our fun. Switch things up a bit."

Ian draws a quick little sip of breath and Sam realizes he likes that idea.

‘Huh. Well, I'm nothing if not versatile.’

Sam reaches up and runs his fingers through Ian’s short, red hair, across the scratchy stubble on his jaw and chin and then across the broad, strong expanse of his shoulders.

"I think I must've used up my life's worth of luck, finding you," Sam says and stands on tiptoes to kiss Ian.

Something flickers across Ian’s face at Sam’s words and he returns his kiss with only a light press of his lips.

He has trust issues, Sam knows.

‘Not with me but with himself.’

Ian is still afraid he's going to hurt Sam, still hasn't forgiven himself for whatever mistakes he made in the past.

It's how Sam had known the instant he'd laid eyes on him that Ian was his mark.

There were so many cracks in his heart, Sam could slip right in.

Of course, at the time Sam was just desperate to get away from Karin's dogs and escape the clutches of his slimy grasp.

That's where the luck came in.

"I mean it, Ian," Sam says, smoothing his fingers overIan’ss brow.

"Forming a bond with a random guy I met in a roadside bar could've turned out pretty badly for me. Instead, it was you. I don't know the guy you used to be... I only know who you are now. You're gentle, and loving, and protective. You care about people, and you go out of your way to make others feel accepted and safe. You're a good man, and I love you."

The muscles tighten in Ian’s jaw and he holds his breath.

Then he relaxes and pulls Sam into a hug and the young man listen to the strong steady thud of his heart in his chest.

"Nah. I'm the lucky one," Ian says.

"And I was wrong, when I said you're no good for me. The truth is you're too good for me, Sam. I don't deserve you but... I want to," he adds, sounding a little shy.

"If it takes me the rest of my life, I'm gonna do my best to deserve you someday."

"Silly man," Sam laughs, squeezing Ian a little harder.

"I'm a demon, remember? I'll make sure you get exactly what you deserve."

Sam feels a little tremor interrupt Ian’s breath and trails his fingers over his back, intending to slip a bit of influence in with my touch, maybe have some fun in front of this big ol' bathroom mirror, when an alarmingly loud growl erupts from below his ribs.

Sam sighs and let Ian go.

"What do you say we go get some breakfast?" Sam asks.

The way to a man's heart...

"I got plenty to eat right here," Ian says, against Sam’s ear but as his stomach rumbles again, the younger man pushes him away with another sigh.

"Let's get you some real food," he says.

"You're hungrier than you realize. I might only be half-demon now but I'm getting all this energy from somewhere, you know."

"Really?"

Sam Asato nods.

"Yep. When an incubus says he wants to love you to death, you better believe he means it."

"Oh."

As Ian shakes out his flannel shirt and pulls it on, something drops from the breast pocket and rolls across the floor to Sam’s feet.

He bends and pick it up.

It's a small, surprisingly heavy black marble.

"What's this?" Sam asks.

"Nothing. Just something I found," Ian says quickly, closing his hand over Sam’s and taking it back with unexpected firmness.

Ian pops it back in his pocket and kisses Sam’s forehead.

"Come on. I can hear the bean juice calling me."

~✬~

Downstairs, they find Carlos Martinez, Cass, and Jack Walker in the dining room, talking and laughing over a pot of freshly-brewed coffee.

Cass beckons them over and offers them a plate of mixed pastries, both sweet and savory and Jack fetches a pair of mugs from the kitchen.

As they sit, Carlos looks at Sam and waggles his brows.

"Somebody had a good night," he says with an exaggerated wink.

Sam narrows his eyes at him.

‘Surely the walls aren't that thin.’

"It was the slow sit, muchacho," he smirks.

"Believe me, I've been there. Also, he can't keep it to himself."

Carlos nods at Ian, who self-consciously removes his hand from where it had been resting on Sam’s leg.

Cass makes a noise somewhere between a laugh and a cough and shares a glance with Jack.

Sam has the feeling Ian and he may have been the subject of a recently ended conversation and give Carlos another scowl.

"How'd it go with Toni?" Ian asks around a mouthful of cinnamon roll, deliberately turning the attention away from us.

"Good," Carlos answers, brightening.

"At least, once she finished yelling and cursing at me. She's going to fly up here today."

"Today?" Ian asks, a note of alarm in his voice.

Carlos nods enthusiastically.

"She wants to help and she's very interested in the description of the burned circle around the car. She says it sounds like it might even be... something demonic."

He leans forward, whispering the last words with the relish of an old lady sharing the latest scandal gossip with her cronies over a game of bridge.

Sam scowls at him again.

‘He really has a knack for making me scowl.’

Sam is about to remind him that something demonic is sitting right across from him, when he feels Ian's hand return to his leg and gives it a light squeeze.

That's right. The one thing we haven't quite explained to the Walkers in full is my less-than-human nature.

He'd figured if they accepted the fact that Carlos is related to Slayers and that there's not a straight edge between the three of us, one more little info bomb wouldn't hurt.

Ian seems to think otherwise, though and Sam trusts him.

If he thinks the Walkers need to get to know them better before anyone mentions demons, that's okay with him.

Sam glances over at Ian and he gives him a very slight smile.

In that barely-there expression, Sam reads a whole wealth of things, reassurance, fondness, understanding and Sam returns it with something he hopes conveys the same.

"Aiya," Carlos sighs.

"You guys are so cute it's gross, already at the 'speaking without words' phase. I never stood a chance," he adds, glancing at Jack with a shrug.

"You were after Sam, too?" Jack asks, sounding mildly curious.

Carlos pulls a face.

"Ugh, no. No offense, Sammy but I like the big ones. Ian's my type."

"Huh," Jack grunts.

He studies Ian for a moment and Sam hides a smile as he sees Jack making a few quick comparisons in his brain.

Ian's fairer and a bit taller and Jack is a little leaner but they're still a good match as far as overall outlines go.

"Well, you know what they say, Carlito," Sam teases. "There are other bears in the woods.”

Now it's Carlos’ turn to scowl and he opens his mouth, probably to say something he shouldn't, when his phone pings loudly, startling them both.

He picks it up, turning his scowl towards the screen and then his expression changes to surprise.

"It's Toni," he says.

"She landed in Fairbanks this morning and has chartered another small plane to bring her the rest of the way. She says she should be here in a few hours."

That was fast," Cass says, arching a brow.

"I'll tell Maria and Inez. They'll want to meet her when she lands. The spot where you found Inez's car is just a short walk from the airport anyway, and the sooner we get some answers, the better."

As Cass and Jack push back their chairs and rise, Ian and Carlos do so as well but Cass waves at them to sit back down.

"No, no, you guys enjoy your breakfast. We'll pass the word on to the others and we can reconvene when it's time to leave."

Ian looks vaguely unhappy at this but Carlos merely shrugs and plops back in his chair, helping himself to more coffee and another cheese danish.

"What's the matter?" Sam asks, once they're alone.

"Hoping they were gonna show you where the real breakfast is hiding?"

Ian has opined more than once that pastries are dessert and that dessert is not breakfast.

"No," he says, reaching for another cinnamon roll.

"Just thinking that the Walkers remind me of my own family."

"Oh. Is that... bad?"

He shrugs.

"Not really. Most of my family were and are, good people. But all families have secrets and some secrets are darker than others."

"You think they know more than they're telling us?" Carlos whispers, leaning across the table.

Ian gives him an exasperated glance over his roll.

"They're Shifters, Carlos. Of course they know more than they're telling us. It's just a matter of how much and what."

"Toni will get to the truth," Carlos says with confidence.

"She could drag a secret from a corpse with its lips sewn shut. I've seen her do it."

"I don't doubt it," Ian says.

"I'm just not sure that, whatever the truth is, it will be something the Walkers want to hear. We should be prepared for our welcome to wear out fast."

"Good thing we travel light," Sam says and leans against his side.

"Yeah," he agrees.

"There's really only two things I couldn't leave without and they're with me right now."

"Aww."

Carlos leans across the table to pat his hand but Ian lifts it out of his reach before he can, taking another bite of roll.

"Yep. My wallet and the keys to my truck," he says and winks.

Over the next few minutes, Sam watches as the plate of pastries rapidly disappears and wonders how hard it would be to learn to cook.

Clearly, if Sam wants to have his fun with this man, he’s going to have to feed him well.

The last turnover has just met its end when Carlos's cell-phone pings again.

"Oh wow, she's on her way. She'll be here sooner than she thought."

"Great. Let's find the Walkers and go," Ian says, getting to his feet.

Sam rises and follows, not without some reluctance.

The last time they talked to Toni Martinez, things didn't end so well.

Sam just hopes that this time she gives them something better than a dousing of holy water, a side of betrayal and another unwanted side-kick.

‘Ian Foley's truck only seats three, after all.’

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flying-nightwing · 4 years

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Fluff Alphabet - Jason Todd

Hello guys! This is my first alphabet because I saw everyone do it and i wanted in. I took this alphabet. I had a lot of fun to indulge in Jason, because well. Do I need to explain?

Anyhow, enjoy this little thing inspired by my feelings for Jason Todd!

Disclaimer: This is my vision of the character and in no way an universal truth

Check out my masterlist in bio // pinned!

A = Attractive (What do they find attractive about the other?)

Your eyes. Jason could get lost in them by a simple glance. They say eyes are the windows to the soul, and he found it to be very true the second he met you. He will sometimes doubt he’s worth your love, but your gaze is enough to reassure him at every turn. He also can’t get enough of that spark that lights up when he makes you laugh, it draws him in. Your eyes are so kind and loving, the rest doesn’t really matter to him.

B = Baby (Do they want a family? Why/Why not?)

Let’s be truthful here, Jason is terrified of having kids. Everytime the discussion gets even close to the topic of family, he gets vivid images of his own father with him and it fills him with dread that he'll end up just like him. Then, he thinks about his lifestyle and how just being the Red Hood (or having been, as a matter of fact) could endanger his family. But I think deep down he craves having a family, having kids (whether they’re biologically his or adopted), because he’s just that natural caring person.

C = Cuddle (How do they cuddle?)

Continuing on that natural caring person wave, Jason will usually cuddle as the big spoon. His large frame makes it ridiculously easy for himself to wrap around you completely, and he loves to see you curled up around him, safe and comfortable in his arms. He likes to know he’s shielding you from any potential danger, it just eases his conscience. But sometimes he’ll have a bad day, or a rough patrol, and he’ll wordlessly slip in your hold in bed. It surprises you every time how small he can make himself, with his head on your chest above your heart and latched around your waist holding for dear life. Then, he’ll rely on you to make him feel safe, and he’ll fall asleep like that (he also likes when you play with his hair when he gets like that).

D = Dates (What are dates with them like?)

Jason is insanely romantic, nobody can prove me otherwise. With the amount of novels and books he read, it would be hard not to know how to be an exemplary lover. However, doing grand gestures in public and/or expensive shits is not his style. So it isn’t rare to come back home from your job after a tough week, to see Jason lighting up candles on a rose petals covered table, smiling at you and telling you to get changed in your pajamas and relax a bit before he finishes cooking (probably one of you favourite meals, or something new he knows you’ll like to surprise you). Dancing on your building’s rooftop or driving outside the city to take a walk under the stars are also his ideas of dates. It’s always something private and meaningful and a proof Jason is a hopeless romantic.

E = Everything (You are my ____ (e.g. my life, my world…))

“You are my reason to keep going on.” I believe at some point after he came back from the dead, Jason had a really hard time finding a reason to keep living (finding out he was replaced as Robin, that Batman didn’t kill the joker, etc…). He was in a really dark place and numb to everything. But then, he met you and suddenly life wasn’t so terrible. After a while, he even finds himself excited to get up in the morning (or early afternoon if he’s been on a long patrol) and smiling at random times. He wants to make an effort for you, because you deserve his best self and the least he can do is try (you still love him at his worst though, and he still can’t wrap his head around it but he’s insanely grateful for it).

F = Feelings (When did they know they were in love?)

One night, Jason woke up in sweats and screaming his lungs out. He had a nightmare where you were kidnapped and tortured by the joker the way he was; it was the first time you were the victim in his nightmares (usually it was faceless people or himself, and even sometimes his brothers. But never you). He found himself wanting to have you in his arms, needing to have you in his arms, and that’s how he knew it wasn’t just a crush anymore, that he was in deep with you.

G = Gentle (Are they gentle? If so, how?)

People have this misconception that Jason is rough, judging by the everything about him. But you would have never foreseen him to be so delicate and gentle with you. He is very strong and can be rash sometimes, but with his lover, he is always careful. He has enough pain and hurt in his life there is now way he’d put the most important person in his life through that. You have to almost beg him to be rough with you, and he’ll only let go if he’s 100% sure you’re okay with it.

H = Hands (How do they like to hold hands?)

Absolutely. He’s not big on PDA but he always wants to hold your hand, especially in public. He can get uncomfortable if there are too many people around, and the little subconscious squeezes of your hand never fails to bring him back to reality and help him focus on you instead of feeling trapped. Also he’s afraid of losing you in a crowd, even if he’s tall and could spot you easily. So yeah, his hand in yours is a constant.

I = Impression (What was their first impression?)

Depends on how you met really. It’s hard to say really, he might have seen you as an angel, or as a simple acquaintance until he discovered your character and you grew on him. He’s a versatile boy in the people he falls for.

J = Jealousy (Do they get jealous?)

Not jealous per say, but insecure. Everytime he sees you talking with someone who seems to be (subconsciously or not) flirting with you, he gets this feeling you’ll suddenly realize you could do much better than him and leave him for someone less broken, less messed up than him. It creeps in his chest and hurts like a heart attack, and it only dies down when you inevitably come back in his arms and look at him like he’s your world. Then, the storm dies and he knows he at least got one more day with you. And as much as the idea of Jealous Jason showing you who you belong to (wink wink) is appealing, I don’t think it would happen unless it has been established both of you were into that kind of foreplay and he knows for sure you’re in for the long haul with him. Then it becomes a game rather than an actual insecurity thing.

K = Kiss (How do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)

Jason’s kisses are soft and wholesome. You can feel every ounce of love and admiration he has for you, and even if they do get emotional or even dominant at some points, it’s never forecefull. Who initiated the first kiss is nebulous, I think it was more of a mutual thing than an unilateral decision. I like to think it happened in a magnet effect, where both parties met halfway because Jason is a very respectful person in general (except if you piss him off for real) and he wouldn’t make you uncomfortable by kissing you without your consent.

L = Love (Who says ‘I love you’ first?)

It’s gotta be you. Jason, who’s afraid of saying it and getting rejected/mocked would definitely not want to get his feet wet first (what if you laugh? What if you leave?). He will show it in his way, but he’d wait for you to say the words first. But once it’s out there? Hooty hoot. He’ll say it like a mantra. He’ll never ever stop saying it at every occasion he gets.

M = Memory (What’s their favourite memory together?)

At the fair in your city. Spending the afternoon going from attraction to attraction, having fun in the small roller coaster you were pretty sure was one heavy loaded train away from toppling down. After sun down, you went from game booth to game booth, collecting small and colorful stuffed animals and eating everything sugary and fat you could get your hands onto. You were convinced you could beat the rigged shoot the duck game, and when you couldn’t, Jason stepped in and absolutely made the smug smirk drop from the guy’s face. You walked away with a giant Panda, sleepy as hell after you sugar rush, and Jason had to carry you out of the car bridal style. That picture you took on top of the ferris wheel is on his nightstand and is his favourite possession of his.

N = Nickel (Do they spoil? Do they buy the person they love everything?)

No, he’s not that kind of guy. I think he’s much more into meaningful acts and gestures than buying your love. He would sometimes spoil you if the occasion came to it, but I don’t think he’d be the type to open up his wallet as a demonstration of love.

O = Orange (What colour reminds them of their other half?)

Aqua blue. No other reason than the fact it’s probably the color the most opposite to red. While he absolutely loves to see you wear red things (it drives him crazy in the sweetest way), he doesn’t want to associate you with the darkest part of him. You’re the beautiful blue to his glaring red, because you’re the best thing in his life and he wants to outline and highlight you out as much as possible.

P = Pet names (What pet names do they use?)

I don’t think he has a signature pet name, he probably uses one that fits with the object of his affections and the history he has with them. He’d also be mindful of what you like and don’t like, and adjust them accordingly.

Q = Quaint (What is their favourite non-modern thing?)

Libraries. The old ones that smell of paper and leather. The ones with the shelves that climb up to the wall and the old worn seats that are just perfect to sit into and read for hours. Jason loves a calm environment and a quiet victorian library does the trick just well.

R = Rainy Day (What do they like to do on a rainy day?)

Read, cuddles, adult cuddles... ;) I think Jason likes rainy days because it gives him an excuse to spend time with you at home. He’d probably bake something in the afternoon and you might or might not turn it into a flour war, make a mess in the kitchen but make a bonding activity of cleaning it up after (he and you know when to be kids and when to be mature and you both respect the line, and that’s why it’s so fun). Rainy days are domestic days and nothing is more pure or adorable than domestic Jason. It’s a hill I’ll die on.

S = Sad (How do they cheer themselves/others up?)

That’s a tricky one, because when Jason spirals down he has trouble getting out by himself. But when you are down, Jason will go to hell and back to make sure you feel better. He’ll cook you your favourite thing, skip patrol to stay by your side, do a dumb tik tok dance to put a smile on your face or hear you laugh. He’d be attentive to your needs and do everything in his power to help you.

T = Talking (What do they like to talk about?)

Everything. Jason is a smart boy, he’d enjoy either talking about art, or about larger questions in the universe, or maybe about the birds that made a nest outside. Jason is incredibly easy to talk to when he’s receptive to the person talking to him, and that surprises anyone who knows him on the surface or less.

U = Unencumbered (What helps them relax?)

Massages, but only by you. He trusts you, he is as comfortable as he can get with you seeing him shirtless with his scars (no professional masseur/se will ever get up close to him), and with you touching him in perhaps more sensitive or vulnerable places. He’d close his eyes and let involuntary moans when you’d unknot the tension in his muscles (and you’d secretly enjoy having such a force of nature all putty and soft under your hands). Then it’d be cuddle time and he would be relaxed as he’s ever been.

V = Vaunt (What do they like to show off? What are they proud of?)

That’s simple: you. You’re his beautiful partner, the only one he has eyes for, so the world should see how great you are. He’d find a way to place you in every conversation, whether it would be to point out that hey, you can do that too, or because he just can’t shut up about you. That earns him infinite teasing from his family on how soft he is for you, but he can’t bring himself to care because he loves you so much.

W = Wedding (When, how, where do they propose?)

Jason wanted to marry you, and you had talked about it enough as a couple that he knew you wanted it too. But he wanted to wait for the right moment and he couldn’t plan that. The proposal probably happened at an unexpected moment, like when you tried to make him soup when he got injured and ended up messing it up bad. You came back to the couch and apologized to him profusely, and with stars in his eyes he asked you to marry him. Or when one of his enemies tried to take you while taking out the trash, but you chucked the garbage bag AND the metal lid to them, and Jason got down on one knee the second you finished recounting the story, out of breath from running back inside. The wedding was a private affair (Roy was his best man) somewhere quiet and meaningful, without too many artifices or big set up. It was perfect for you two.

X = Xylophone (What’s their song?)

This is a hard one. I feel like Jason would be into soul/jazz, in the style of Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole or Frank Sinatra. To some extent he is a very old school person, and I believe music is one of the topics that falls into that old school side of him. It’s just a feeling, it’s how I imagine Jason. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole would be his to-go song when it comes to you.

Y = Yes (Do they ever think of getting married/proposing?)

Oh yea. Jaybird’s got the ring in mind as soon as he knew you were the one. See Wedding above.

Z = Zebra (If they wanted a pet, what would they get?)

I don’t think he’d want a pet, because he can be absent often, or he wouldn’t have enough time. But if he’d have to, he’d get a cat, I think. Walking a dog morning and night would get a little bit much, especially since sometimes he might have trouble getting out of bed after patrol. But a cat, a rescue stubborn older cat who has seen others, that would be a match. The cat would be distant at first, but one morning he’d wake up with his grump of a feline curled beside his pillow and purring, or after a rough day the cat would bring him its toy and Jason would just. Cry. Because this little creature became his friend. And it’s so pure. (Also Jason building cat trees and climbing installations for the cat? Satisfying image).

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sakurayumeno · 3 years

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BRUH I LOVE WU CHANG

pls request more of them <33

General Wu Chang Hcs

Both are talented in styling hair as they have been doing it since they were little

But Xie is more versatile in that area compared to Fan. Sometimes Xie will do Fan’s hair depending on the costume they are wearing for the reason that he tends to get frustrated and gives up

Their hair is also really soft for some reason? So much so that they’ve been asked on multiple occasions what they use on it. Xie is so confused when they ask

“?? I wash it?”

Fan is a bit mean about it. He’d ask them if they even wash their hair or just straight up doesn’t answer

Okay last thing about hair I promise They have cut their hair before. At first they thought they looked nice, but people kept saying they looked like edgy teens so they never did it again </3

When they were alive, they’ve been mistaken for women, multiple times. Fan especially because he’s the one who usually holds their umbrella, so when he has it open and it’s covering his face, people just think ‘oh wow tall lady, but that’s still pretty so lemme tap that’

They actually have no idea why they have that dark spot on their face and just guess it’s to distinguish them from each other, even though they wear different clothing

Fan is a bit of a narcissist and loves to be praised. It could be anything, saying how strong he is, how good his combat skills are, or even saying how nice he looks in his clothing. He may not act like he appreciates it, but know that he really does. But if you ever get close enough to him, he’ll literally respond with ‘I know’

Xie is more humble and tries to deny peoples praises. You tell him he’s handsome and he responds by saying how there are many others who are much more attractive than him, and starts to list them all. He’ll value your words, though

When they were little, Fan was a trouble-maker and had such a childish sense of humor. He would write the word ‘pee-pee’ on papers and Xie was terribly embarrassed for him, so you could imagine how relieved he was when that phase stopped

If you EVER find out about that and remind him of it, get ready to see a flushed Fan and a bonk to the head

Sometimes they sword fight with Joseph for fun

They both have super nice hand writing and are very good at art. But they are both pranksters at times so if you ask them to draw you, they’ll accept, but don’t actually expect them to do it seriously. You’ll be staying in the same position for a long time before they present their masterpiece, consisting of a stick figure version of you

#idv #identity v #idv x reader #identity v x reader #idv wu chang #idv wuchang #wu chang #idv xie bian #idv fan wujiu #xie bian #fan wujiu #wu chang x reader #idv headcanons

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excvlsior · 4 years

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about: *leo fowler.

basics.

full name: leopold kristoff fowler meaning of name: leopold = ‘people’ & ‘bold’, kristoff = ‘bearing christ’ nickname: leo, tadpole by some family members age: 23 date of birth: november 12, 1996 hometown: tallahassee, florida nationality: american ethnicity: dutch gender: demiboy sexuality: pansexual spoken languages: dutch, english profession: in lovell he’s a part time student and works at fowler’s flowers, but just the latter in st. louis

appearance.

height: 6′2″ eye colour: blue hair colour: auburn??? i feel like that’s the version of if someone had strawberry blond hair bt . strawberry brown instead??? idk it’s reddy-brown voice: pretty deep, surprisingly smooth jst feel like he has the personality of someone with a rougher voice bt . alas...... obnoxiously thick southern accent tattoos: c’est la vie on his ribcage, kristoff on his hip, ‘x’ on the inside of his middle finger done in shitty stick and poke, ‘L’ done in stick and poke on the side of his wrist, heart with a knife through it on his chest, tattoo inside his lip that says ‘pussy master’* :pensive:, ‘ouch’ on the bottom of both soles of his feet*, a hand giving the middle finger on the back of his left calf, dolly parton’s signature on the top of his thigh from when he got it at one of her concerts, a smiley face on his ass* >_>, a melting popsicle on the back of his right bicep*, ghost face mask on his right shin; * = he did them on a dare LKHSDGKLHLSDG piercings: lobes, right cartilage, industrial bar in his left ear, nostril, had an eyebrow and lip piercing when he was younger clothing style: pretty dishevelled and purposely ill prepared outfits, sometimes u can catch him in just plaid and khakis but more often than not he’s in something weird, his prized possession is a leopard print shirt that has a heart in the center, steals clothes from his aunt and uncle when he has nothing clean/can’t bother finding anything, been seen in marj’s skirts and leggings bc of this, and then on the other hand he’ll wear like a lime green tank top with a monster baseball cap worn sideways his style is just carefree and eclectic

health.

physical ailments: n/a neurological conditions: bipolar i disorder allergies: n/a sleeping habits: pretty much only falls asleep between the hours of 3-5 am, doesn’t matter if he works the morning or afternoon shift....... if he doesn’t work at all he’ll just sleep until his body naturally wakes up which is also usually around 3-5 pm KLSDGLKHSDGLKHDG exercise habits: doesn’t exactly have one..... he’s a pretty active and energetic guy so he’s usually up and about doing whatever anyway, also rides his bike everywhere since marj and steve r usually out with the only car they have sociability: loves being around people but he’ll eventually grow cranky, doesn’t necessarily need to be alone but at least with a different group of people if he gets to this point, the only time he actively doesn’t really want to see people is when he’s having a depressive episode but those don’t last too long as is drink / smoke / drugs: yes / yes / yes

personality.

positive traits: adventurous, courageous, determined, funny, gregarious, independent, quick-witted, tough, versatile negative traits: belligerent, cantankerous, foolhardy, harsh, impulsive, parsimonious, sarcastic, tactless, unpredictable, vulgar goals/desires: lowkey he’d never admit it but he just kinda wants his parents’ approval in the end, and also maybe to find something better than supervisor at a flower store (no offence to marj and steve its just not his dream) fears: staying committed and missing out on different opportunities/people that could change his life, the fact that he probably can’t do any better than be a supervisor at a flower store tbh hobbies: drinking, drawing a bit tbh, thrifting, loves collecting random knick knacks and is personally loving buttons rn, harassing his friends<3, making stupid tiktoks that somehow have gotten him a kind of big following habits: swearing obnoxiously without caring, yells in dutch when he’s frustrated which he’s mostly picked up on cuz everyone else in his family does it, stares more than what is socially acceptable tbh, refuses to walk under ladders

favourites.

weather: sunny with some clouds colour: dark green music: likes a lot of 90s and early 2000s rap and rock, old school country like he loves dolly parton LKSDHGKLHSDGLK rly enjoys elvis presley too, some edm or anything that he can jst dance wildly to movies: old school slasher films, screams his fav movie series ever food: spaghetti bt specifically w marj’s Phenom homemade meat sauce<3 drink: grape juice, whiskey sour

relationships.

father: steven fowler is his uncle but currently his legal guardian, he’s a co-owner of fowler’s flowers and is kind of a mess but in like the fun way....... LKSHDGKLHSLDG he just spends a lot of the day in nothing but boxers and socks w their cat on his lap watching the weather report if he’s not working, has the weird energy of someone who would be running like a joke shop instead of being a florist. archibald fowler is leo’s biological dad but he sucks Big Time, giant business typhoon i hvnt . figured out 100% wht sort of business bt hes got Money bt doesnt even rly want anything to do w leo he jst sees him as a massive disappointment bc archie’s nothing but a loser fart of a square. mother: marjorie fowler’s his aunt and other legal guardian also the other co-owner of fowler’s flowers, literally the sweetest woman on the planet like she’s never done anything wrong in her life n u can take tht to the bank. she’s a bit weird n super spiritual, their house constantly smells like random herbs and rly intensely of flowers and plants bc she makes so many home remedies bt she’s an angel a fkin ANGEL!!!!! renata kline’s leo’s mom n she’s like . fine ig she was pretty negligent n her best friend is a bottle of wine....... she rly peaked at a young age when she was a pageant girl n she still coaches n stuff now bt she’s obvs rly sad so leo tries not to lose it on her too much even tho he thinks she’s annoying LKSHDGKLHSLDKGKLSDG siblings: augustus is his oldest brother and he’s pretty cool, probs the brother leo is closest with even tho he considers him boring bt it’s only bc he’s . actually responsible n wht not they had a lot of fun growing up together tho when leo visited new york. mikhael is the devil, he’s actually a bit of a cunt n both him n leo have expressed their hatred fr each other without missing a beat i think they actually dnt hv any love or affection fr the other in the slightest SKLDHGLKSDHG. vaughn n leo r closest in age he’s not tht much younger n he’s probs the shiest of them, pretty soft spoken n well meaning, him n leo dnt rly keep in contact too much anymore bt theres a special place in his heart fr vaughn he’s pretty protective even tho he bullies him a lot bt thts besides the point. willhelm’s the youngest n it kinda shows he’s pretty idgaf attitude n rly blunt bt he’s also funny n probs the biggest partier outside of leo so he gets a pass whenever he rolls his eyes in leo’s face. pets: mitzie’s an 8 year old tortoiseshell cat who lives primarily on ppls laps shes literally more lap dog than cat significant other: n/a family’s financial status: middle class

extra.

zodiac sign: scorpio<3 mbti: estp - the entrepeneur enneagram: the epicure temperament: sanguine hogwarts house: gryffindor moral alignment: chaotic neutral primary vice: pride primary virtue: dilligence element: fire

#muse | leo fowler.#dabs my forehead #this took me a thousand years bt the deeds #finally done.

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OC asks - YuGiOh & Assassins Creed

OH YES, THIS IS GONNA BE FUN~!

--- YU-GI-OH

1. What is your OC’s favorite color?

She loves green! It’s a calming colour that highlight her eyes and gives her a more alluring look.

2. Does your OC collect anything? What do they collect?

Not sure if it counts, as she doesn’t collect physical things, but she loves to take pictures of everything that makes her happy and look at them from time to time.

3. What kind of things is your OC allergic to?

Idiocy.

4. What kind of clothing does your OC wear?

Black jeans, with a regular green top, a black vest-like trench coat and knee length black boots, so pretty basic.

5. What is your OC’s first memory?

Uhhhh......Like, as a child? I suppose it’d be when her mother smiled at her and gave her the family heirloom, the Millennium Medallion.

6. What’s your OC’s favorite animal? Least favorite?

She loves all animals, but at first, she loved Wolves the most, since she thought it would suit her loner personality. Her least favourite animal were, ironically, foxes, because her father blamed every mistake on her and her ironic name. That is, until she meets Seto and Mokie, and becomes friends with Yugi’s group, who taught her that instead of listening to the bad stuff, she should make her own name meaning, and since then, she wore her name and spirit animal proudly.

7. What element would your OC be?

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Well, if we go by elements meaning, I think either Earth, because she is a nurturing and healing person who helps others without realising. Either that, or water, because she is calm and relaxes people, but she can also become an outright tsunami.

8. What is your OC’s theme song?

I think “Too Late” by Dead by Sunrise, since it shows how desperate she was to find an escape from the darkness she succumbed to once her mother and younger sister were killed in a car accident and she was left under the strict hand of her father who had inhumane expectations of her and wanted only perfection and for her to follow the path he dictates.

9. Do you have a faceclaim / voiceclaim for your OC?

I never thought of that, to be fair? For voiceclaims no, but I imagine her to have a pretty versatile voice, feminine and casual most of the time, but can go low enough to either sound alluring or have a hint of poison darkness.

As for face claims, while creating my Game of Thrones OC, I stumbled upon this picture and she’s been my “faceclaim” if I can’t do a drawing of her, or if the fandom doesn’t have anime/cartoon characters, but real people.

10. What deadly sin would best represent your OC?

For a long time, I’m pretty sure it would be Envy, because she’s see happy people with no family issues, and envies them so much, having dark thoughts about them.

11. What are your OC’s hobbies?

Games of all kinds, travelling, staying in the nature, relaxing outside.

12. How patient is your OC? How hot-headed are they?

She’s incredibly patient with everyone and everything, in most situation, but can’t handle bad behaviour and dumb questions, especially if repeated, and especially if she’s tired, concentrating or the repetition of the conditions is a much too high number.

13. What is your OC’s gender / sexuality / race / species / etc.?

Kitsune is a human girl, but I haven’t thought of her sexuality or romantic orientation before, since she’s only ever attracted to Seto.

14. What foods does your OC like to eat? What are their least favorite foods?

She loves any kind of home-made food, but can’t stand some sea-food dishes.

15. If your OC could have any pet, what would they choose? Why?

Do foxes count? If not, dogs and snakes would be her first options.

16. What does your OC smell like?

Okay, so, there’s this perfume and shower gel that I love so much and they smell SO good, like chocolate...So yes, that exactly.

17. How do they make a living? What kind of job do they want / not want? What is their dream job? What do they think of their current job?

She’s a student, so she has no actual job, but her dream job revolves around technology - Either a programmer or a game developer, both options, later, allowing her to work together with Seto.

18. What are your OC’s greatest fears? Weaknesses? Strengths?

She’s afraid of being manipulated and controlled again, insects and loneliness. Her biggest weakness is her kindness and the fact that she has a hard time denying anyone’s requests, so she can very often be walked all over, if someone doesn’t interfere. Her strengths are her perseverance and ambition that keep her going on and not giving up.

19. What kind of music do they listen to? Do they have a favorite song?

She loves rock, trap and indie songs mostly, and has a hard time choosing only one song, but one of them would be Scorpions - “Still Loving You”.

20. If they came from their world to ours (if not already in our’s) how would they react? What would they do?

Honestly, the Yu-Gi-Oh world is pretty similar to ours, so I don’t think it would be a huge problem to adapt, and would try to make friends and pursue her dreams.

21. What personal problems/issues do they have? Pet peeves?

Apart from her family issues with her mother and younger sister dying and her father being a controlling jerk? She gets pretty restless when she feels something is wrong, and would go in an overly-protective mode and often get herself in trouble.

Her pet peeves are when people chew too loud, being too loud in general, people looking at her phone and people who aren’t punctual or go back on their promises.

22. What kind of student were they/would they be in high school?

“The Nerd” trope. Straight As, loner, shy, but that’s mostly because of her father and how he’d punish her if she didn’t do perfect, and would move her to other schools/cities each year, depending on where his business would lead him.

23. What is a random fact about your OC?

Her hair has more personality than she has. No matter how much she tries, she can’t get it nice and neat, so she stopped caring and leaves it as untameable as it wants it to be.

24. What is their outlook on life? What is their philosophy / what do they think in general about living?

She’s a realist that can often slide down to pessimism or fatalism, as she doesn’t actually have any experience in the real world and is afraid of failing and ruining everything around her.

25. What inspired you to create them / how did you create them? Were they originally a fan-character? What was their personality / design like when you first made them?

Honestly? She’s based on me and how I really am or I’d want to be, in a way. I love how I look with red hair, and I love foxes and their various portrayals and meanings, so I used them to create Kitsune, but instead of giving her black eyes, like I have, I gave her green eyes, like emeralds, to give her that touch of mysterious seductive aura around her.

26. Who is the most important person in their life? Why? Who is the least important to them (that still has an impact and why?

The most important person ALIVE in her life is Seto, because he was the one to take her away from her father and show her they are more than their bad parenting and tragic backstory. (Basically, after some exam results were showed, and she didn’t get the marks he expected, her father went to the principal’s office and realising the girl was using her mother’s old Duel Monsters, proceeding on lighting it on fire, making the girl freak out and put the slightly aflame deck in the principal’s aquarium, before having an outright breakdown, only for Seto to get mad and sass out the father, who was supposed to be a future business partner. When she left the school, she saw Seto and went to thank him, but he only asked if she wanted to babysit Mokuba for a short period of time when he’ll be in another country with business, and from then on, they bond.) On the other hand, the least important person, who still impacts her life, is her father, for the reasons stated before.

27. What kind of childhood did your character have?

Does it count as your usual sob story? Because until she was 13, her childhood was the dream childhood, but when her mother died, it all went down the drain.

28. What kind of nervous habits do they have? Do they stim? Do they have any kinds of addictions?

She tends to wet and bite her bottom lip a lot, she always walks out with earphones and music at max volume to avoid anxiety, walks fast when alone, focuses on her phone to combat the same anxiety and awkwardness, and when impatient or focused, she plays with a strand of her hair, drums her fingers on the table (she likes it when she hears the tapping of her nails), or bounces her leg.

29. If they could choose their epitaph for their grave, what would they choose?

Game over. Respawn time : 3...2...1...

30. Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

She can’t stand children, they annoy her very much and especially doesn’t want to go through the whole childbirth mess, or have her child hate her. As for marriage...She is afraid of marriages, of rather said, of the possible heartbreak of a divorce, but she wouldn’t actually mind having a dream/fairy tale like small wedding, to make everything beautiful and ethereal.

31. What is their most traumatic memory/experience? What is their favorite memory?

Her most traumatic experience is hearing that her mother and sister got in a car accident, and while her mother was killed on the spot, her sister died in the hospital, in front of her, not long after giving her her favourite Duel Monsters card : Madolche Cruffsant , just because it was hella cute.

Her favourite memory is either her mother teaching her Duel Monsters, or her reading her Disney Princess stories.

32. If they could have one thing in the world, what would it be?

Her mother and sister back to life.

33. Would they ever kill someone? What would someone have to do to push them to kill someone? If they would kill someone, why?

She’d only kill in self-defense or to save someone else, otherwise, the farthest she’d go, is a hell of a beating.

34. What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

In a group of friends, she’s the moral and emotional support of the group, as well as the one to attempt to stop others from doing impulsive and reckless decisions.

In a game, she’d be the healer, priest, shaman or white mage.

35. How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?

Her imagination goes through the roof, as she always day-dreams about literally everything and anything and reads a lot. Yeah, she does worry a lot and lives in the past, but she’s trying to work on it.

36. What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

She needs affections, validation and comfort. (Give her a hug pls) She’s used without it, so she wouldn’t do anything physically/aggressively to obtain it, but it’s eating her alive when she’s overthinking and doubting herself. Other than that, she knows she can obtain everything she wants by herself and just a bit of work.

37. What’s something that your character does, that other people don’t normally do?

I don’t think she does anything special that she does and others don’t... But she likes to carry Mokuba on her shoulders.

38. What would your character do with a million dollars?

Would make sure she doesn’t have to depend on anyone’s money, since she can’t stand being a burden to anyone, and would use the rest to make even more money, so one day, when she’ has a proper and constant living, she could help create animal shelters and donate to different charities.

39. What is in your characters refrigerator right now? On their bedroom floor? Nightstand? Garbage can?

Bubbly soda, water, chocolate and food in the fridge. A fluffy carpet on the floor and nothing else. Her laptop, a bottle of water and a bag of snacks. Fruit remains, empty snacks bags and other random useless things.

40. Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where are they going? What do they wear? Who will they be with?

She’s going on a calm walk on the shore, barefeet, with Seto, feet in water and letting the breeze mess up her hair even more. Kitsune’s wearing a soft coloured flowery patterned dress that’s above the knee, it’s flowy and somehow transparent with an underskirt, and the sleeves are long and loose, all the paired with a pair of sneakers that she can easily take off, knowing she’s going to the beach.

41. What does your character do when they’re angry? Why?

It takes a LOT to make her to visibly show her anger, but she’s going to become extremely verbally aggressive, insulting, sarcastic, barely able to keep herself from getting physical.

42. Does your character have any scars? Where did they get them from?

Nope, she’s clean.

43. What was the most offensive thing your character had ever said?

“If I wanted to kill myself, I’d climb your ego and jump down to your IQ, that’s lower than your shoe size. In fact, it’s non-existent, much like my respect for you. Get the hell out of my sight, can’t you see nobody wants you here? You’re going to be missed like the leprosy.”

44. How does your character react/ accept criticism?

If it’s not actually an insult or a rude remark, she’ll listen and see what she can do with the advice, more more often than not, she still does whatever she thinks it’s right.

45. If your character was given a slice of pineapple pizza and they HAD to eat it (or something bad would happen), how would they react? Do they even LIKE pineapple pizza?

She never tried pineapple pizza, so she’s not sure how she’d react, but it’s just 1 slice, so it won’t kill her. She’s not a huge pineapple fan though.

46. Your character is given a voodoo doll of themselves. What do they do with it? Do they see if it actually works? She takes a needle and gently pokes her hand, and if it’s actually true, she’s gonna keep that doll a secret for safe-keeping, so nobody will ever be able to use it.

47. Can your character draw? What do they like to draw? Do they doodle?

She’s not THE best artist in the world, but she draws cute things like flowers from time to time to relax. As well as that, she draws flowery borders on her notebook pages.

48. What were their parents like? How has that affected how they are as an adult?

I already talked too much about her father, but her mother was a sweet and kind soul, and incredibly ambitious and playful and competitive, which is why she won countless gaming competitions. Her mother’s angelic soul and kindness was the way she wanted to grow to be, and whenever she gets angry, she gets reminded of her father and hates herself for doing something he does that she hates so much.

49. Does your character like candy? Do they get sugar rushes? What are they like when they get a rush?

She loves sweets, but she doesn’t feel the need to eat too many, especially at the same time, so she doesn’t get sugar rushes, nor does she get hyper.

50. If your character was presented with imminent and unavoidable death/fatality, how would they react? Would they try to avoid death anyways? Would they try to make their last days count?

She would cry a lot and would try anything in her power to alter her fate, but if it isn’t possible, she’ll try to spend as much quality time with Seto, Mokie and Yugi’s gang as possible.

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ASSASSINS CREED

I haven’t gotten around to actually drawing anything for AC unfortunately, and I’m not sure I’ll ever get around to do it ^^”

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1. What is your OC’s favorite color?

She loves Green and Blue, but the longer she stays in Masyaf, the more she misses the beautiful shade range of purple and lavender.

2. Does your OC collect anything? What do they collect?

In her time, she didn’t collect anything, but when she traveled back in time to Masyaf’s 1191 timeline, she started picking different flowers, pressing them in an empty tome that Malik gifted to her, and together with him, she would draw the flower on the other page, and write information about the plant in cause, with the help of her beloved Malik, both in her language and in his.

3. What kind of things is your OC allergic to?

As to quote a line from the Secret Crusade novel...

“Stupid Altair. Arrogant Altair. He was in trouble.”

4. What kind of clothing does your OC wear?

During her time, in the Japanese Brotherhood, as she is the Master Assassin of the Stealth branch, she wears mostly black, light clothes that allow her to sneak around, spy, snipe and blend in.

In Masyaf time, she had to wear the usual male Assassin outfit that literally engulfs her, which is really annoying as she can’t play to her strengths, so she has to fight quite a lot to get some practical adjustments to the outfit, and ones that won’t attract civilian nor templar unwanted attention.

5. What is your OC’s first memory?

Her elder brother singing this song to her : LULLABY

6. What’s your OC’s favorite animal? Least favorite?

She loves foxes so much. She knows she looks like one, and she uses everything to her advantage, and since she doesn’t actually remember her real name, she chose “Kitsune” as her assassin name.

Also, keep spiders away from her, or she’ll feel her soul leave her body in a split second.

7. What element would your OC be?

Fire. Without a speck of doubt. She’s a little, smug firecracker.

8. What is your OC’s theme song?

I think “Demons” by Starset works pretty well, as whilst she’s a strong person, she still has moments of weakness and needs someone by her side, before she loses control of herself and become someone she’d hate.

9. Do you have a faceclaim / voiceclaim for your OC?

Same person as before. I don’t know who she is, but she’s my muse.

10. What deadly sin would best represent your OC?

I believe Pride is going to give her a looot of trouble.

11. What are your OC’s hobbies?

She loves ice skating, singing, dancing in the moonlight and chilling on the grassy ground, watching the clouds pass by.

12. How patient is your OC? How hot-headed are they?

This little firecracker is somewhere in the middle ground, because yes, she is definitely patient in a lot of circumstances, but Gods, when she gets angry or impatient, you can literally see fire around her.

13. What is your OC’s gender / sexuality / race / species / etc.?

Kitsune is a human girl who never thought of love, as she was married to her work as an assassin, but when she arrives in Masyaf, she falls in love with Malik Al’Sayf.

14. What foods does your OC like to eat? What are their least favorite foods?

Cherries! She loves fruits in general, but she LOVES to seductively eats strawberries or tie cherry steam knots! On the other hand, she won’t eat anything that looks weird or not aesthetic.

15. If your OC could have any pet, what would they choose? Why?

Give this girl a horse, she loves feeling the feeling of wind in her face as she feels the horse speeding up! It’s like she’s on a motorbike again, but a bit different!

16. What does your OC smell like?

Vanilla and Roses <3

17. How do they make a living? What kind of job do they want / not want? What is their dream job? What do they think of their current job?

Kitsune is the Master Assassin of the Japanese Brotherhood’s Stealth Branch, so it’s needless to say that she gets her pay from this.

18. What are your OC’s greatest fears? Weaknesses? Strengths?

She fears getting close to anyone, only to have them dying on her again, just like her parents and older brother. Her weaknesses are her physical strength, her fear of the unknown and the fear of failure. She is small, fast and agile, has an amazing sight and always does her job at perfection, thanks to her ruthlessness, and can easily seduce and manipulate people with words and a simple bat of her long lashes.

19. What kind of music do they listen to? Do they have a favorite song?

Give her the loudest rock music and the best trap and dubstep remixes, she loves the energy she gets from those kids of songs.

20. If they came from their world to ours (if not already in our’s) how would they react? What would they do?

She is from our world...Sort of, so she won’t have too much of a problem living her life at leisure.

21. What personal problems/issues do they have? Pet peeves?

She has a hard time straying from the rules or showing mercy because she’s been brought up by the Brotherhood since she was 7. Her parents died at such a young age (as they too were assassins) that she doesn’t remember them, and the man who took care of her, as per her parents’ death wish, died when she had to assist him on her first mission, at 12 years old, which was a chaos and he died saving her so she could make sure the mission was a success.

Her pet peeves are people getting too close to her when talking, breathing too loudly, children misbehaving and slow internet.

22. What kind of student were they/would they be in high school?

She didn’t actually go to a regular school, but was trained and taught by the brotherhood, where she was an incredibly perfectionist and diligent student.

23. What is a random fact about your OC?

She absolutely L O V E S to playfully flirt with people she likes, which makes Malik the one to endure all her flirting.

24. What is their outlook on life? What is their philosophy / what do they think in general about living?

She doesn’t care if she dies or not, as long as she’s happy. She’s an assassin, she’s been fearless for as long as she can remember.

25. What inspired you to create them / how did you create them? Were they originally a fan-character? What was their personality / design like when you first made them?

I love Malik, I want someone to flirt a lot with him, I flirt a lot with my friends, and hell, Kitsune, as I said, she basically myself with green eyes and maybe better make up skills.

26. Who is the most important person in their life? Why? Who is the least important to them that still has an impact and why?

The most important person in her life that is alive is Malik now, as her “Elder brother” died, and she never got personally close to anyone in the brotherhood, only professionally.

There’s nobody who really influences her negatively, apart from her own self and her perfectionism/over-thinking or the brotherhood creed.

You could say that, half-jokingly, her least favourite person is Altair because he’s a jerk who caused Malik to lose his arm and Kadar to die, but she forgives him when she sees true redemption in him.

27. What kind of childhood did your character have?

It was a pretty basic childhood, her elder brother taking care of her while studying and training for the brotherhood, and for her, that was normality so nothing was weird.

28. What kind of nervous habits do they have? Do they stim? Do they have any kinds of addictions?

She bites her lip very hard, until the point she draws blood, she cracks her knuckles a lot and she has a sort of internet addiction that went down the drain when she went back in time and realised her Brotherhood wouldn’t/couldn’t bring her back in her times.

29. If they could choose their epitaph for their grave, what would they choose?

I went down in the flames of success, so better throw my ashes in the Haunted Mansion from Disneyland Paris, or I’m gonna haunt everyone.

30. Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

She’s an assassin, so she sees no reason to marry, or worse, have children, which she can’t stand. However, that doesn’t mean she wouldn’t want to to wear a pretty dress, have a nice hairstyle and make up and dance in the moonlight, alone, with Malik. It’s the closest she would get to a normal, domestic family.

31. What is their most traumatic memory/experience? What is their favorite memory?

Her brother dying in front of her, and him yelling for her to finish the mission and return to the Brotherhood, otherwise they’d kill her is a scene that still haunts her every nightmare.

On the other hand, her favourite memory is her brother singing to her that Lullaby, something which she took up and would sometimes sing to Malik, or would sneak out at night and sing while dancing by herself, trying to find a bit of freedom and sense of self.

32. If they could have one thing in the world, what would it be?

Her brother back...And maybe some fucking WiFi and electricity...And a bathtub...With bath bombs...And scented candles...

33. Would they ever kill someone? What would someone have to do to push them to kill someone? If they would kill someone, why?

She’s an assassin who struggles with showing mercy, need I say more?

34. What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

She’s the one who flirts and jokes a lot, I guess you could say she’s the popular girl stereotype?

In an RPG, she’d be the assassin, rogue or even warlock or necromancer, without a doubt.

35. How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?

She doesn’t have too much time to day-dream, but now that she’s stuck in the past, she has more free time to do nothing but imagine random scenarios that would never happen.

Kitsune doesn’t live in the past or future, she lives in the moment...In a way that is borderline robotic and as if she tries to forget the fact that she’s human at all.

36. What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

She wants to find a life that won’t bind her to the Brotherhood in a way that she’d have to sacrifice everything for it. She wants a normal life that still has some of the assassin thrill, but not the risks...Keep the adrenaline though, she hates getting bored.

She doesn’t know yet what or how to achieve this utopia, but perhaps the fact that she’s in the past, with a Brotherhood that she’s not officially part of, might prove enough for her.

37. What’s something that your character does, that other people don’t normally do?

Does anyone flirt in Assassins Creed 1? Because if they don’t, Kitsune does A LOT.

38. What would your character do with a million dollars?

She’d take Malik with her and travel the world, exploring every inch of it, away from everybody she knows, and going to all theme and amusement parks.

39. What is in your characters refrigerator right now? On their bedroom floor? Nightstand? Garbage can?

Her laptop, phone and tablet on the nightstand, along with a water bottle and food. She has notebooks and ink and feathers on the ground next to her bed, since she’s usually too lazy to go to the table. There’s...No fridge in Masyaf, unfortunatelly...No more chocolate or ice cream... Lots of sketches and messed up scrolls in the trash.

40. Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where are they going? What do they wear? Who will they be with?

She’s so used to wearing either assassin or sexy clothes, that she chooses to wear something so simple and casual, like a pair of sneakers and a simple sundress, taking Malik on a walk at night, as during the day she wouldn’t really be able to dress as revealing, in public.

41. What does your character do when they’re angry? Why?

She tries to calm herself, but when she can’t help herself, she’d either go physically or verbally violent and harsh, depending on the gravity of the situation.

It doesn’t take long to piss her off, but it takes a LOT to actually get her to lose her temper.

42. Does your character have any scars? Where did they get them from?

She has a scar on the left side of her face, going from the forehead, to her eye and down to the middle of her cheek, because of the accident in Solomon’s Temple when she sneaked to get the artifact.

43. What was the most offensive thing your character had ever said?

“Tell me… Is being stupid a profession or are you just gifted? Why Don’t You Slip Into Something More Comfortable. Like A Coma? Wait, don’t worry, I can help with that. Whatever permission you thought you had to speak to me, I hereby remove. Honestly, did I ask you anything? No? Good, because nobody asked for your opinion, you filthy little mudblood.”

44. How does your character react/ accept criticism?

Can’t take it, especially if it’s not sugar coated or said in a gentle way, so she could understand it’s not an insult or an attack, but a suggestion.

She’d do whatever she wants regardless.

45. If your character was given a slice of pineapple pizza and they HAD to eat it (or something bad would happen), how would they react? Do they even LIKE pineapple pizza?

Pick up the pineapple slices, throw them at Altair’s face, then eat the pizza slice with no problem.

46. Your character is given a voodoo doll of themselves. What do they do with it? Do they see if it actually works?

Would keep it safer than her own heart and would try to track down whoever did the doll, in order to kill them. She doesn’t need potential killers on her case.

47. Can your character draw? What do they like to draw? Do they doodle?

She’s not too bad, but she likes drawings plants, animals and landscapes, which is why she likes to draw every plant she collects. On the other hand, she can’t doodle when absent-minded, she only taps the front of the pen on the table or paper.

48. What were their parents like? How has that affected how they are as an adult?

She didn’t really know them, as they died when she was too young, so they didn’t exactly affect her in any way. They weren’t bad people, despite being assassins, but as far as she heard around the Brotherhood, they were diligent, intelligent and reliable, so she was proud to be their daughter.

49. Does your character like candy? Do they get sugar rushes? What are they like when they get a rush?

She doesn’t get sugar rushes, nor does she eat too many sweets at once, but if she’s in a playful mood, she can get a bit more energetic than usual.

50. If your character was presented with imminent and unavoidable death/fatality, how would they react? Would they try to avoid death anyways? Would they try to make their last days count?

She’d try to see if it can be avoided, but if not, not a big deal for her. She’d just do the weirdest things possible and spend quality time with Malik and Altair, maybe even trying to make the Masyaf Brotherhood a better place, teaching them new healing methods and whatever...If she was in a good mood, at least.

#assassins creed #assassing creed oc #malik al sayf #Altair Ibn La'Ahad #yugioh oc #yugioh #Kaiba Seto #Mokuba Kaiba #yugi mutou #kitsune shimada #oc #my oc #oc asks

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razorblade180 · 5 years

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Tenzen Master Post

Name:Lie Tenzen

Nickname:Little Ninja (Nora) Sherbert top (Yujin) Good Boy (Yang)

Performer Name: TZ

Parents:Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren

Height:5’11

Age:16

Hair:Rocking his mother’s orange hair with it being a little longer in the back. Has as pink slither in the front like his Pop’s hair

Eyes:Pink! (Magenta)

Features:Basically looks like his work some slightly noticeable freckles. Built like his dad too but more toned.

Aura:Light orange and dark pink. About an average amount regularly like the average person. Definitely more than his dad.

Hunter garb: Nothing officially set! Tends to wear his dad’s old beacon clothes if he’s in a rush. His street attire is usually a mix of white t shirts and peach colored shorts; accompanied with his green track suit jacket or pink hoodie. Loves his green high tops. All his clothes have a little lightning dust woven into them.

Semblance:Overflow- his aura becomes like a river of flowing potential; easily skyrocketing to at least four times its normal amount. When in full use his hair becomes inverted and eyes switch to orange; his aura is visibly seen flowing upwards out of him almost like steam. Can’t hold this form very long but extremely versatile when in use. His aura recharge is drastically reduced when it runs out and gets sluggish.

Weapons:Kirin-A pair of metal tonfas that can easily conduct electricity and combine together to form a bazooka; the sound of it going off is familiar to thunder. (Nora smiles every time he uses it) The weapon is also a good conduit for aura

Mentors:Nora and Ren

Skills:The young man inherited some of his mom’s ridiculous strength along with her hair. Master of eastern style martial arts such as kung fu, karate, and his favorite one, tai chi. A genius at using aura attacks and slight manifestation/manipulation. Good morale boost.

Flaws:Nothing detrimental; the kid is pretty well off. Little bit of a people pleaser though.

Signature moves: Flash step- activates his semblance for a fraction of a second to unleash a powerful aura kick; propelling him at blinding speed and typically creates sparks. Current-uses his aura and clothes to create an electric current around his body. Thunder Push- unleashes a weak force or aura that pushes thing back.

Personality:Very rational and observant person that just so happens to be as energetic as a power plant. Extremely caring and has no problem showing affection to the ones close to him. Always ready to do damage control and fine a way to smile in a poor situation. Doesn’t get mad, he just gets even. Pretty mature for his age.

Bio:The perfect storm (pun intended) of Ren and Nora. A humble young man who a smile that won’t quit and a hunger to enjoy life. When he isn’t meditating at home you can find him performing parkour and street dancing in just about any place he can draw a crowd. This mysterious internet sensation, know as TZ, wears a Asian inspired fox mask to keep is identity a secret from the unwanted threats that has plagued his family for ten years. He is eager to use the money from his popularity to pay for Ren’s full recovery and take care of any expenses he will need on his quest to get to be enrolled at Beacon. Despite wearing a mask, the charismatic energy he gives through his performances has made him a teen heartthrob; those who have seen his face can’t deny such a feeling. Be it stranger or long time friend, he has an knack for worming his way into people’s hearts. Everyday he strives to make his parents proud, not realizing they couldn’t be prouder of their son.

Rivals:Yujin (she says it’s one sided when it totally isn’t)

Relationships:Friends with various people but will always have a soft spot for Yujin. His first and longest friend. Happily single (which makes everyone else his age group sad)

Fun Facts:Is a huge anime fan, known to make men and women swoon, adores Yujin, does the boop thing, isn’t a fan of sour foods, can cook, knows how to plant crops, night and day person, would probably kill for pancakes, doesn’t see the point of choosing if to look at men for the rest of life or women; so he does both.

Inspiration: Kirin is the name of a mythological lightning beast that looks like a dragon with horse legs and a horn. When figuring out his type of fighting style I had Neji Hyuga on the brain. He’s also pretty well versed in Kung fu. His appearance with his semblance mode is also inspired by Naruto’s chakra mode. He takes a lot of different things from the franchise in terms of combat

#rwby #rwby lasting embers #lie tenzen #lie ren #nora valkryie #renora #my oc’s #master post

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linkalearnsjapanese · 4 years

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This article is also available to read in the March 2020 issue of AJET’s CONNECT Magazine! Check it out here.

Have you ever walked into a Japanese souvenir shop and seen rows of beautifully carved and painted wooden dolls? These are kokeshi, one of Northern Japan’s most well known traditional art forms. You’ve seen them everywhere from antique markets to keychains. The wooden dolls come in all different styles and shapes, frequently depending on the region the artisan is from. Eleven styles in total are found throughout the Tohoku area, the home of kokeshi. Kokeshi makers in the region have created their own signature styles for painting faces or designs, and even shaping the body of the doll.

Photo courtesy of Yorimichi Sendai

Its history goes back to the Edo Period. At Togatta onsen in Miyagi prefecture, wood craftsmen called kijishi branched out from their traditional wares to carve dolls. The dolls were decorated with scenes from around the area and were sold as souvenirs to the onsen visitors. The fad quickly spread to other onsen in the region. Because kokeshi is written only in hiragana, there’s no distinct meaning assigned to the word, but they were still viewed as good luck charms. Visitors came to onsens to improve their health and relax. When they left, their souvenir dolls came to signify good luck and well-being.

Kokeshi are characterised by wooden bodies with round heads, usually painted with a black, red, and yellow motif. They feature more rustic styles being carved simply from one piece of wood. There really are a lot of styles that make it hard to define what a kokeshi is. However, if they’re shaped like cute girls with smooth, dark wood for hair—chances are pretty high that those kokeshi were made at the Usaburo Kokeshi studio in Shinto Village, Gunma Prefecture. Usaburo Kokeshi has been a major part of bringing the art of kokeshi into the modern age, preserving and developing this living tradition.

Making the Leap to Modernity

Kokeshi have always been hand-crafted using traditional methods and tools. However, Usaburo Okamoto, the founder of Usaburo Kokeshi who was in the business of making dolls from 1950 until his passing in 2009, came to the realization that it didn’t have to be that way. There was no kokeshi police stopping him from designing a whole manufacturing system. So he did. Usaburo is responsible for the creation of a new style of kokeshi; sosaku kokeshi. Although sosaku (創作) is translated as “creative,” the colloquial translation for sosaku kokeshi is “modern” kokeshi. This style is known for feminine facial features and a distinctive dark, bobbed hairstyle. Traditional dolls are hand-carved and painted. Usaburo updated the craft by designing machines that artisans could use to mass-produce doll bodies, but kept the painting and some carving by hand. He also threw in some poker-drawing for fun, a technique where artists use hot wires to etch designs into the dolls. Through a combination of all these unique styles and techniques, the Usaburo Kokeshi studio was born.

The kokeshi makers, or koujin at Usaburo Kokeshi still preserve tradition by learning from senior artists; in fact, many of the artists at the workshop are direct descendents of Usaburo, or have been working for Usaburo Kokeshi their entire lives. However, by using the (relatively) new machines, they are also able to produce about 15,000 kokeshi a month, which is a lot more than they could do by hand. This enables Usaburo kokeshi to be sold not only all over Japan, but all over the world. The other modern twist at the workshop is in the design of the kokeshi. Usually, kokeshi display traditional scenes and have roughly the same body shape. Usaburo artisans threw all that out the window and decided to not only make their signature kokeshi, but also make pop culture figures. Now, you can buy a kokeshi version of TV and anime characters, mascots, and more. Because why not? I myself am the proud owner of a Gunma-chan Usaburo kokeshi, but I’ve also definitely had my eye on a Yoda one. Check out all the neato designs at the studio’s online store.

At the Workshop

One of the fantastic things about visiting the Usaburo Kokeshi studio is that you can tour the factory, completely free. If you’re lucky, the artisans will be at work when you go in for a look. The machines and work stations are behind plexiglass screens, and helpfully have English signs explaining the process that happens at each station. Unfortunately, the English on these signs is . . . questionable at best. You can watch as the individual parts of the dolls are shaped, lathed, and polished. Although the machines are doing the hard work of high-speed carving, the artisan has hands on the pieces at all times. You can tell the amount of skill and precision that goes into making each part of the doll. Usaburo kokeshi are technically mass-produced, but each one is still a handcrafted work of art.

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When you leave the factory and head into the shop, you can also see the decorating artists at work. They use hot bits of wire to delicately etch designs into the assembled dolls, and traditional tools for painting and carving. None of these decorations are sketched on beforehand; everything is totally free-handed. Personally, I cannot freehand draw a potato. The mind boggles at what these artists are able to create, almost magically. If you really want a deeper appreciation for their craft, you can sign up for a workshop to paint your own kokeshi. Nothing will make you realize that magic of what they do more than having a brush in your own hand.

The shop itself is a delight to wander through. There are so many dolls to look at, in all varieties. If you get bored of looking at the dolls on sale, you can pop upstairs to a free museum of kokeshi. All the signs are in Japanese, but you can get a pretty in-depth history lesson just from walking through all the displays of kokeshi. It’s incredible to see how different designs and styles developed, and just how versatile this art is.

Almost all the information in this article, and much more, can be found at Usaburo Kokeshi’s website. If you are at all like me (a big history nerd), and interested in the history of kokeshi at Usaburo and in Gunma, I’d highly recommend reading through the information there.

I also recommend Kokeshi, From Tohoku with Love by Manami Okazaki for your kokeshi reading pleasure.

Usaburo Kokeshi: A New Branch for Wooden Dolls This article is also available to read in the March 2020 issue of AJET's CONNECT Magazine! Check it out…

#art history #こけひ #群馬 #群馬県 #gunma #gunma art #gunma prefecture #japan #Japanese Art #japanese art history #kokeshi #shinto village #traditional art #usaburo #usaburo kokeshi #卯三郎こけし

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sammyspreadyourwings · 5 years

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U said to talk to u about ur AUs so here I come! Let’s do some more world building yeah? *cracks knuckles* I hope you don’t mind the up-coming long but very incoherent and messy rant about the WITCH!AU because I have MANY thoughts so let’s chat?! :DDD My Halloween loving ass is fucking living right now oh yeah.

World building ??? 👀👀👀

Why did they get rid of my Read Mores on Asks???? Anyway, buckle in y’all long post ahead.

🌠🌠🌠 (01) What if Brian’s presence somehow enhances one’s powers? That’s why he’s always being chased by spirits or other beings and bad witches want him for this and when they can’t have him they want to kill him? (you’d appreciated the extra layer of angst? XD Like do you want me because you truly love me or do you want me because of my Gift that would greatly benefit your own power)

That could potentially be a result because witches that work with spirits because they’re opening up liminal spaces. Not that Brian is aware of it, and is doing it mostly incidentally which is how some nastier spirits get attatched to him and cause some of Brian’s problems.

He does have that moment once or twice, once he figures out how all of this workes.

(02) What hex or spell do you think the witch (or the evil coven? For dramatic movie rivalry effect between sides LOL) cast to kill him? Something related to the hepatitis and ulcer? Disease or other stuffs? (I can’t help but think about the CW TV Series Supernatural witches have so many creative ways of killing someone through hexes, spells and curses)

So I don’t have any names yet, because I am Bad at them. The curse that I currently have in mind is that it’s kind of a paralyzation hex? Like when Brian gets hit with it, it moves more central, so he looses the ability to move and then eventually the ability to speak and eventually breathe.

(03) Imagine how distressed Brian would be because he loves Astronomy and stargazing but during night is always the most dangerous to him? However after meeting the other three they’re always with him (or at least one of them) especially at night? Dragging him out for drinks and all the other fun stuffs that Brian seems to be missing out on. (Freddie will ruffle his hair playfully saying something like you’re safe with us darling we’ll look after you and wink at him but he figures they just want to see him blush so yeah all the usual good old oblivious Brian trope LOL)

Bless oblivious Brian. The insomnia as a kid is what half inspired him to love the stars, because that’s all he’d have to stare at during those long nights. It’s also when those Things He Doesn’t See (his mother’s words) circle around him.

The other three naturally realize what Night means, and how it can affect an untrained Witch especially one that has a Gift like Brian’s. Roger is the one that tends to keep near Brian during the night because he’s simply the best at unnoticable protection charms. And he usually makes a big show of getting into disagreements when he senses that something is Wrong. Because Brian suddenly has a mood drop or John actually feels some kind of spirit (which tend to stay away from him because the dead can’t cross running water).

(04) I imagine the three sometimes turn themselves into animals like cats (witches are so often associated with cats and ravens etc. you know all that) to keep Brian company and to warn off evil beings around him like he’s ours back the fuck off?

Close! They actually use their familiars! Roger’s and Freddie’s are both cats (Roger’s is a maine coon, and Freddie’s is a very sleek looking calico), and Brian usually has to pick them up and put them in the house because “no, kitty, you can’t go to class with me!”

Meanwhile they’re like “dude.”

John’s is usually the one that keeps the best eye on Brian given that it’s a kestrel. She also isn’t fond of Brian because he keeps closing her window! How dare he!

John hasn’t quite managed to convinence her that it’s on accident because Brian doesn’t feel that she’s just not another Bird.

(05) Maybe one night Brian’s having “sleep paralysis” only this time the pressure gets heavier and heavier and help now he can’t breath and he’s panicking but can’t do a thing can’t move a muscle when suddenly he heard a low but cold voice speaking some language (Latin? But not quite there’s an extra edge to it) beside his bed but he can’t understand a word and the pressure just vanished like that. He whines low in his throat and struggles to move and tries to open his eyes but he’s suddenly very groggy and tired and then he felt gentle hands caressing his face and carding through his hair effectively soothing him and the voice is now crooning sweetly, calming him by saying things like you’re safe love sleep now and when he’s about to fall asleep the hands left that’s when he heard at least three different voices conversing with each other outside maybe? One sound worried, one sound furious and the last one seems to be thinking about something but they’re all speaking in some kind of language that he doesn’t understand.

Okay, I dig, I see what you’re doing here nonnie.

So this is probably when Roger, John, and Freddie kind of figure out there’s something out there trying to get Brian because Drudes (nightmare demons from Germanic folklore) don’t just take a walk about on the prime material plane. Much less someone who isn’t having a nightmare.

Roger is furious, because after chasing the damned Drude away he checked his seals and found that his demonic protection one has been inverted and draws demons to them. He’s screaming his head off, because he doesn’t know why or how some one would know.

Freddie is just worried because Brian hadn’t reacted to it the way anyone else should have. Almost like he accepted that this was a thing that happened and not a literal demon eating his life force.

John is trying to figure out how the Drude got in on the first place, after Roger found out the seal, and why it would come for Brian directly. Freddie’s got the most “magic” out of the four of them, Brian’s being so tightly wrapped away. Maybe Brian is just awakening his powers and because of his Gift the Drude noticed. But Roger is right, Drudes don’t just come on this plane without cause.

Meanwhile, Brian is out cold/out of it for the next 16 hours because the Drude did get a good grip on Bri’s life force before the other three noticed. Which naturally makes the others clingy for like the next month. Roger keeps forcing his weird wood crafting hobbies into Brian’s bag, and John is always hanging around the physics building and Freddie is painting a really weird thing on the wall. Which kind of makes them look like satanists.

(06) Following no. (05) do you think witches have their own languages akin to Latin but maybe they’re some kind of variation? Also will there be different dialects based on uses, regions and powers?

They all have different casting languages, yes! Most are based on latin, while eastern witches tend to stick with very old forms of their countries languages (e.g chinese with china, Hindi). Some are actually symbol based, which Freddie is very adept at because it gives the most versatility.

(07) And you know like in horror movies how people are with Ouija boards and summoning rituals? Brian of course never participates he avoids most supernatural related stuffs like plague but maybe growing up his encounters people who do those type of stuff for fun and he’s kind hearted not wanting them to be in danger so he’d try to dissuade or stop them but once the spirits or evil beings were conjured the beings always go for Brian? The most severe incident is the Bloody Mary one she appears in mirrors and Brian almost got pulled in trying to save his classmate but eventually he was saved by another witch?

Brian grows up not believing in ghosts, but he can’t deny that’s weird that things happen every time they do mess with Oujia boards. The Bloody Mary thing left him with a permanent inability to walk through hallways in the dark. But he does have the scar on his arm from when whatever it was tried to pull him through the mirror. It was weird. He thinks his friend’s mom stopped it because she game them a really long lecture while bandaging Brian’s arm.

(08) Following no. (07) that’s where my this idea came from: do you think maybe one of Freddie, Roger or John’s family member saved Brian before (when he was a kid? A teenager?) although Brian doesn’t know it? (perhaps he’s passed out during that? Roger and John’s family are more likely to do so simply because of geographic wise?) And that elder witch recognized that Brian belongs in the coven with Freddie, Roger and John so he/she/they got home, told them about this very special boy (girl? person?) that they have to protect one day and proceed to spend years arranging for them to “casually” meet and hopefully become friends or even more?

Never considered this... but this is strangely in line with what kind of Gift I have planned for John.

It would be John’s mom that steps in. Brian accidentally invokes a vengeful spirit while playing in the park. It knocks him into a tree before she can get to him. She quickly banishes it before going over to Brian. Her hands push back his hair, checking his head (only a tiny little bump thankfully) when she feels her son? of all people on his skin. She knows John is a very strong Sympathic but for him to be on someone’s he’s never met.

And for this boy to attract such powerful spirits but existing? He didn’t even know what it was?

Well, she’s never been one to question the whims of the earth. Instead she tosses her hair back and starts yelling for someone to help. Ruth comes over quickly, and Mrs. Deacon explains that Brian fell from the tree. There’s no magic coming from Ruth, not like Brian.

Oh boy, she thinks. This is trouble.

When she goes home John is teasing Julie with a rattle. She picks him up and she bounces him on her hip, “I’ve met a special boy, one you’re going to have to protect and teach.”

(09) I imagine that the other three were waiting for the right time to reveal the truth to Brian while shielding him from not just the spirits or demons’ harm but from evil witch covens as well and maybe one day they just had a very unfortunate run in with some elders who harbor malicious agenda - news travels fast? Very soon EVERYONE and every beings that has connection to the Supernatural world KNOWS (except Brian ofc lol) hence the even more aggressive and violent attacks and the other three were constantly on high alert around Brian (while having to act casually it’s hard work really).

They were trying to find the right time, and there’s never a good time to go “so the dead like you because you’re a good transfer spot between worlds oh and the rest of the supernatural kind of hates you or wants to use you because of that.”

Brian finds out about this entire thing when the witch hits him with paralyzation curse. Well just before it because she basically does the villian info dump.

But just before that, when the attacks were ramping up, the others took turns being on Brian watch, cutting their nights short, sleeping in shifts, etc. Roger is literally running out of grimories to look for seals and protection spells. John has to pratically spell a moat into existence around their flat and even Freddie can’t find something to shield Brian’s presence without hampering his magical awakening.

They’re all getting exhausted, Brian thinks it’s just stress of recording their first album and school work. Except he’s getting a little stir crazy, he’s literally not had a moment alone since the Drude attack (not that he knows it). So when all three of them invietably crash (between the shortened hours and magic drain it says a lot that they went as long as the did). Brian sneaks out.

I don’t think I have to explain what happens?

(10) Haha I like the idea of Freddie being the wild card in every sense especially when it comes to witchcraft obviously considering his cultural heritage is different from the ones in England so he/she/they dresses differently and casts his/her/their magic differently and it infuriates their opponent so fucking much. XD

Freddie uses a hand gesture, the other witch ????? what in the literal fuck? It bothers Roger too because he’s like, this isn’t going to work *spell works* HOW? WHY?

John actually starts mimicking Freddie’s way of performing spells and his spells get that much more powerful and chaotic.

(11) Sammy I love you. <3333 *blows you kisses*

❤❤❤❤ Thank you for letting me ramble about things!!!

#Witch AU #long post #Listening to the heathers soundtrack while this was playing was certainly A Thing #but yeasss #I loved all of these questions #and hopefully I cause a few more questions than I answerd #answered*#/wink #submission

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shianbakemono · 5 years

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Sex & Romance: Snake Edition (Snadition)

Tagged by: @peepingtoad, you thirsty bastard Tagging: If you haven’t already~

[Varying degrees of citrus below, lemon and beyond, you name it!]

General:

Romance/affection

Romance is low on his list of priorities. He doesn’t like being wooed or the ritual of courtship. If he likes someone he doesn’t need to be convinced to do so and especially not bribed with a bouquet or chocolate. He’s less resistant to affection although prefers not to display it in public. If he feels affectionate it will be passive and will usually initiate it in the form of draping himself against his partner and touching them gently. Nonsexual kisses are rare.

Alcohol, however, may loosen him up enough to move the quiet cuddling into nuzzling into their side and the rare kisses into soft bites.

Handjob/fingering

He’s good with his hands. He has a very controlled grip and can tease or torture a dick with a fair amount of skill. He also has the necessary stamina for fucking with his fingers and while it isn’t his favourite, he doesn’t dislike it and wouldn’t hold back using them to get a partner off. He knows where to angle them for a more than satisfactory time. Receiving, he can be very bossy, often instructing his partner where to touch and what to do, sometimes to a point of irritation for them. It takes an assertive partner to perform this manner of sex on him.

Blowjob/Oral sex

He will eagerly perform this. Using his mouth is something he knows he’s exceptional at. His tongue is a very useful asset as one might expect with both length and dexterity. A particular skill he enjoys surprising new partners with, where he’s able to, is wrapping it around their shaft and squeezing before pulling it in. Oral sex from him is messy with gratuitously wet noises. As with fingering, he loses patience when receiving from partners that don’t know what they’re doing and will direct them if he isn’t getting what he wants, but he loves the sensations and will melt when faced with skill. A truly talented partner in the area might even force moans from the usually quiet snake (although they risk being choked by his thighs on climax~)

Deepthroat

So deep you’ll wake up in the cave of wonders. There’s a lot of scrolls and swords in there.

Swallowing

Depends. If you don’t mean anything to him, it’ll be unceremoniously discarded. If he likes you he might make a catty remark at the taste after he swallows. If he loves you he’ll hold it in his mouth and savour you...

Edging

Edging is fun. He can be playful in the bedroom and reducing someone to desperation is a fun way to learn how they react under pressure. His playfulness isn’t far from cruelty but surely that’s the game in this case, isn’t it? Generally he doesn’t like being edged. It isn’t a thought that excites him. But the threat of it can gain some very interesting responses in the heat of the bedroom, if you’re capable of handling him.

Teasing

Much better. As with edging, the fun of drawing out a night is very appealing to him and long, indulgent foreplay is a big part of enjoying a night with a trusted partner. Learning how each other responds to touch and tease is an intimacy and a vulnerability that he takes very seriously when considering the subject. Being teased, while the bossiness may surface again, it’s more of a game and he likes to talk and whisper during these moments of both giving and receiving.

Domination:

Dominant or Submissive

Switch. Orochimaru relishes the opportunity to bed someone versatile and values the struggle of contending against an equal. While his everyday personality suggests dominant, that is precisely the reason he prefers someone who can challenge him. Power imbalances get boring quickly and his attention span doesn’t hold out when playing a single note for too long. The idea of losing the upper hand is exciting.

In traditional D/s scenes, he can play both sides, but if he has to take a role, surprisingly he gets more out of being put into subspace than taking the dominating edge. While he wouldn’t admit to it, relenting control and allowing a trusted hand to take over is a release he needs.

Domestic Servitude

Not interesting. Being doted on is frustrating and being made to serve is even moreso. Although an idle threat during sex as part of the challenging he adores could be worthwhile if you want to light up a little aggression in the serpent...

Petplay

This one is more favourable. Animalistic roles and themes is a strong kink for Orochimaru and petplay crosses into this territory. While he prefers feral biting and scratching, being tamed or attempting to tame him brings a little excitement into the mix. As for being on the other end of the leash, he would humour the game at the request although he wouldn’t choose to on his own whim. If that were the case it would be more in the vein of teasing dirty talk and nicknames.

Discipline

He can tolerate a little, but like with the domestic scene, the role is fairly boring to him. A rigid setting doesn’t bring a lot of inspiration and he would lose interest with it quickly. Upping the stakes with a crime and punishment theme could be fun for longer but ultimately hes not into it.

Begging

Actually something of a pet peeve. Sweet and soft complaints during teasing and edging is something he enjoys but full pleading and begging is a turn off. He wants a partner with a spine and regards this kind of thing as pathetic.

Forced Orgasm

Not something he’s tried as a kink other than rapidly getting a partner off to end a disappointing session. As a notion, however? There may be a flush to his pallor at the thought.

Organ Denial

Somewhat fun to tease others with, positively enraging to be on the other end of.

Restrictive:

Gag

Yes, he might even resist biting through it if he likes you

Collar

Permitted as a trinket for subspace purposes

Leash

Meh.

Bondage (light)

Yes. Ropes, cuffs, attractive shibari ties and such are all acceptable and encouraged on occasion

Bondage (heavy)

You’d need it to truly hold him, but if you have to resort to that he’s not having fun.

Toys:

Dildos

Absolutely. He isn’t shy about above average sizes either.

Plugs

Yes although more as an enhancement than a focus.

Vibrators

Yes.In both solo and partnered play (remember that forced orgasm question?)

Sounding

*Insert sound village joke here*... Legitimately though, medical kink is another big one of his so he would enjoy sounding someone. Not receiving however.

Cock ring

lmao. On partners with penises, ofc. A good tool for teasing.

Groups:

Orgy

Threesome

伝説の三忍 !! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! (He’s selective.)

Voyeurism

Watching? No. Being watched? ... potentially.

Pain:

Light

Yes. Teeth and nails giving and recieving. Partners who dare to inflict are valued highly

Heavy

Deeply inadvisable

Nipple clamps

Maybe. They’re somewhat undignified in his opinion so tread with caution if you don’t know how to read his mood

Wax

Okay. He’s neutral to temperature play but strongly prefers heat to ice if you must. He is not aware of how pretty coloured wax would look on his skin.

Biting

Guess~

Caning

Spanking

Scratching

Very yes

Hair pulling

Yes but don’t you dare break or damage it. All you’ll get is a broken arm and a slammed bedroom door.

[I hope this was enlightening~]

#peepingtoad #[dash games]#[rated yuzu]#[headcanons]#long post

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All those asks that you havent answered yet

1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? More cereal. I’m lactose intolerant so I try to use just enough milk that I’m not eating dry cereal. Dry cereal is a different snack.

2: do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day? No.

3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books? Whatever is close. Usually random coupons.

4: how do you take your coffee/tea? Coffee with creamer, tea on its own. Unless it’s chai. I like chai with oat milk or vanilla creamer.

5: are you self-conscious of your smile? I used to be, but now I love smiling for the camera, at strangers, pretty much all the time. But I also spent a lot of time practicing and figuring out how to smile without looking weird when I was 9 and super self conscious.

6: do you keep plants? Yes! I have a plant that might be a Kalanchoe that I’ve managed to keep alive for a few years, despite always forgetting to water it and 3 butt succulents (living stones).

7: do you name your plants? Nope. Although I do refer to the butts as “The Butts”.

8: what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? I write, mostly.

9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? Yes. I tend to sing song if I’m talking to myself.

10: do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? Side.

12: what’s your favorite planet? Jupiter! Even though that’s where boys go to get more stupider.

13: what’s something that made you smile today? I found some pictures of my mom in college and we look really similar.

14: if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like? Lots of color. Lots of tchotckes and disney stuff. Jackson Pollock’s Circumcision above the couch.

15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our solar system.

16: what’s your favorite pasta dish? Is it pasta? It’s my favorite. Unless it has capers.

17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? Pink!

18: tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up. So one time my BF and I went on a road trip up the oregon coast and then to Seattle. He was getting tired on our Seattle leg of the journey so we swapped and I drove for a while. I drive a ford and he drives a subaru. We were in the subaru, and I went to put it in drive, but instead turned the windshield wipers on full blast. Out of habit, I pulled down on it, since that’s where the gear shift is in my truck. His is not. I have yet to live it down.

19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? I do! I have a planner for dates and scheduling stuff, a Bullet Journal that I keep my mood tracker and habit tracker and various lists in, a gratitude log, and my ‘write about your day and your feelings’ journal. I just filled my last one, and now I get to start a new one!

20: what’s your favorite eye color? Blue.

21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that’s been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. I have a 5.11 backpack that I used in college, and then used to travel, and now I’m currently using it as my roller derby bag. It’s super versatile. And I can put patches and pins on it.

22: are you a morning person? Yes. Or at least I pretend to be.

23: what’s your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? Knit and watch TV.

24: is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets? My counselor.

25: what’s the weirdest place you’ve ever broken into? An old abandoned mansion. I was on a ride along and the cop I was with wanted to check for “juvenile delinquents.”

26: what are the shoes you’ve had for forever and wear with every single outfit? My pink double tongue low top converse.

27: what’s your favorite bubblegum flavor? I feel like there was a strawberry watermelon hubba bubba flavor I loved as a kid, but maybe I imagined it.

29: what’s something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? Pspsps’s at literally every cat they see.

30: think of it: have you ever been truly scared? Yes.

31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. I love socks. I’ve knitted myself four pairs, and I love wearing disney socks and I just love socks.

32: tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends. My friends and I are boring old people and we are asleep at 3 am.

33: what’s your fave pastry? Uhhh.. At this point in my life anything gluten free that doesn’t taste like cardboard.

34: tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it? A stuffed rabbit. Their name is ‘ruggy bunny’. It’s made from chenille. I still have them and as a full fledged adult sleep with them (and all my other squishy friends).

35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? So. Fucking. Much. I love Sakura Jelly Roll pens and washi tape and stickers and felt tip pens and ink joy pens and I love the crayola Take Note line and anything from The Happy Planner. I love it all so much.

36: which band’s sound would fit your mood right now? Deee-Lite or The The

37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? I like keeping it clean. I used to say my room always needed to be Teen Vogue ready, back when Teen Vogue would have pics of some famous girl in her bedroom on the last page.

38: tell us about your pet peeves! Other drivers.

39: what color do you wear the most? I usually wear quite a few different colors, especially in the summer.

40: think of a piece of jewelry you own: what’s it’s story? does it have any meaning to you? My uncle (who’s not my uncle, just a close family friend) bought me a diamond necklace when I was 10, because he said my first diamond shouldn’t be from a boy, so that way it would just be another piece of jewelry, and not my ‘first diamond.’ In hindsight, that was kind of a cool thing to do, because now I don’t feel like I have to keep or get rid of jewelry just because of who I associate it with. If it’s a nice piece, it’s a nice piece. It’s not my first diamond.

41: what’s the last book you remember really, really loving? Outlander. It’s so well researched, and it’s got political intrigue and smut but I never felt like I was being talked down to or treated like a dumb reader.

42: do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! I do! It’s a local place and it’s got old squashy couches and different tables and big windows. One location looks out over the marina here.

43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? My boyfriend.

44: when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything? Not any time within recent memory.

45: do you trust your instincts a lot? Yes. They’re usually right.

46: tell us the worst pun you can think of. How does NASA throw a party? They Planet!

47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? Cashews.

48: what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today? Yes. Getting left behind in the grocery store.

49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? I love buying records, I’ve slowed down on CDs in favor of vinyl. I bought Johnny Jewel’s Themes for Television.

50: what’s an odd thing you collect? Taxidermy and furs.

51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? Joe Jacksons “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”

52: what are your favorite memes of the year so far? Anything Baby Yoda.

53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? I’ve seen RHPS, and been to a midnight showing. I love it. I’ve also seen Beetlejuice, it’s not my fave, but it’s fun.

54: who’s the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face? My boyfriend when we discovered our favorite pho place closed.

55: what’s the most dramatic thing you’ve ever done to prove a point? Everything I do is a dramatic thing to prove a point.

56: what are some things you find endearing in people? Laughs! I love peoples laughs.

57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? So good. I’ve been drinking, and I sang it quietly to myself with all the voices.

58: who’s the wine mom and who’s the vodka aunt in your group of friends? Why? I struggle with this classification of women and the exploitation of the rampant alcoholism among women who are likely suffering from depression in addition to alcoholism.

59: what’s your favorite myth? That David Bowie had two different colored eyes. And cryptid stuff.

60: do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? I like poetry from the 20th century, and I love slam Poetry. My all time favorite poem is William Carlos Williams’ “This is Just To Say”

61: what’s the stupidest gift you’ve ever given? the stupidest one you’ve ever received? Both of these can be answered with “Bath and Body Works Body Wash”

62: do you drink juice in the morning? which kind? Sometimes! I love orange juice.

63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be? I want to be, when I have the space. My records are in alphabetical order.

64: what color is the sky where you are right now? Dark Blue

65: is there anyone you haven’t seen in a long time who you’d love to hang out with? My two besties who are kicking ass and living their best life in South Korea.

66: what would your ideal flower crown look like? Massive and full of really bright flowers. Sunflowers and carnations and gerber daisies and just so much color.

67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? They make me feel like cuddling by a fire.

68: what’s winter like where you live? Fucking. Miserable.

69: what are your favorite board games? Monopoly! I also like card games.

70: have you ever used a ouija board? Nope. I ain’t fucking around with that shit.

71: what’s your favorite kind of tea? Chai, green, and Thai.

72: are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you’ll forget it? Yes.

73: what are some of your worst habits? Popping any joint I possibly can and peeling my nail polish (which is why I will never get gels).

74: describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns. They are very tall and do the best John Mulaney impression.

75: tell us about your pets! I don’t have any. :( But I want three corgis named Navy Bean, Gerladine, and Jolene. And a pitbull named Korg.

76: is there anything you should be doing right now but aren’t? Probably going through my clothes so I can find my Star Wars shirt for Monday.

77: pink or yellow lemonade? Pink. I don’t really like lemonade, but I love the pink lemonade lip smackers chapstick I have.

78: are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? Very firmly in the hateclub.

79: what’s one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? My mom made me an advent calendar one year with little makeup things and trinkets wrapped individually and hung from the ceiling. It was so fun.

80: what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why? Sleeping Beauty Castle Pink! One wall has glitter! Yes I did! I love pink and it looks nice with all my bright furniture.

81: describe one of your friend’s eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. The spine of my copy of The Hatchet.

82: are/were you good in school? Yes. I was built for the American School System and now that I can’t prove my worth with papers and multiple choice tests I’m kinda struggling.

83: what’s some of your favorite album art? I love the cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico that Andy Warhol did and the cover of Led Zeppelin III with the rotating art.

84: are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? Yeah! I want a lightning bolt (a la Bowie or The Killers) on my ankle and my sister and I want to get some matching ones of Chuckie Chickenhawk (my grandfather’s event mascot)

85: do you read comics? what are your faves? I do, although not as much as I used to. I love Nightwing.

86: do you like concept albums? which ones? Yeah! I love Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads, and of course David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust.

88: are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? Everything except minimalism, and even then I like that a little bit. But I love abstract and pop art. But really I just love art. I love going to museums when I travel.

89: are you close to your parents? My mom hell yeah!

90: talk about your one of you favorite cities. I love Seattle. I love the art and how much there is of it! I also have a soft spot for Meeker CO, weird republican little town that it is.

91: where do you plan on traveling this year? Ahahahahahahahaha. Ha. *soft crying*

92: are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch? Depends on the pasta dish.

93: what’s the hairstyle you wear the most? Well when I don’t have horrible too long quarantine hair, and it’s at shoulder length, I like wearing it down or half up. Lately it’s been in a ponytail or a bun.

94: who was the last person you know to have a birthday? My neighbor turned 30.

95: what are your plans for this weekend? Gonna go roller skate at the outdoor roller hockey rink on Saturday and then go do some shooting on blm land on Sunday.

96: do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot? I am a horrible procrastinator.

97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? ESTJ, Virgo, Slytherin or Gryffindor. On my first pottermore account I got Gryffindor, and then I could figure out my password so I made another one and got Slytherin.

98: when’s the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it? I went hiking two weekends ago and it was awesome!

99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. The Killers’ Battleborn, The The’s This Is The Day, Deee- Lite’s Groove Is In The Heart, Panic! At The Disco’s That Green Gentleman, The Avett Brothers’ Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise (actually, anything by the Avett Bros resonates with my soul.)

100: if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? Why? Five years in the future. Because hopefully I’d be in a more stable place in my life.

Thanks for Asking!

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that-is-vexing · 7 years

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HEY remember that time I wrote about a Hartwin acting school AU?

GUESS WHAT I STARTED WRITING ABOUT A MONTH AGO

“I can’t do it!”

Harry sat quietly and waited for Eggsy to calm down. Eggsy paced, distress visible on his face, as he gestured expansively and half-wailed, “I just can’t, Harry! Everyone expects me to be great, and I can’t be! I just freeze up, or forget my lines, or stammer, and I don’t know why!”

“Well, part of the reason is that you expect to,” Harry answered calmly, watching Eggsy’s face and not his perky arse. “When you anticipate something, that makes it more likely to happen. Especially something like stagefright.”

“But it’s not stagefright, it’s—it’s—it’s that they pity me!” Eggsy whirled to face Harry, miserable and angry and christ Harry wanted to hold him. “If they hated me like the kids in secondary, I could do it, I could prove them wrong—but they actually pity me!”

“Because they know you can do it,” Harry replied, still composed, because he knew that his collectedness was slowly cooling Eggsy’s temper. “Would you really prefer that they hated you? Or would you prefer that they lay no expectations on you, that they look at you neutrally?”

“I wish they’d look at me the way you do,” Eggsy grumbled, then suddenly flushed and looked down, rubbing his arms nervously.

Harry felt… rather flattered. He hadn’t thought he’d been looking at Eggsy in any particular way—mostly trying to hide his real emotions—but if Eggsy had seen it, it must be there. He was incredibly observant.

Eggsy was incredible in every way, actually. Kind, in a rough, awkward way. Intelligent. Wise beyond his years. And he was the best kind of actor, the Versatile actor, as Harry called it. Not only was he excellent on stage, his acting on camera was impeccable. He could dance, too; he could even sing. The only problem—

He couldn’t act in front of an audience larger than three or four people.

Chester King, head of the Kingsman Drama School, wanted Eggsy removed. Fortunately, Eggsy’s teachers and friends had fought hard, and Eggsy was allowed to stay for the rest of the semester. Eggsy didn’t know any of that. He just knew that he was already planning to leave as soon as possible.

Harry didn’t want him to. He’d gone from tutor to friend almost overnight, which had been startling; but now he couldn’t imagine not being Eggsy’s friend. He didn’t want to lose this.

Which was why, in reply to Eggsy’s admittance that he preferred the way Harry looked at him, Harry said gently, “Perhaps the only reason they don’t is because you haven’t impressed them yet.”

“Have I impressed you?” Eggsy asked, surprised.

“Every day.” Harry gave an encouraging smile, and was glad to see Eggsy relax a little, though he definitely blushed harder. “You’re getting better. You didn’t freeze when you were practicing with Gazelle, did you?”

“Well… no,” Eggsy admitted, relaxing further. “But that’s dancing, that’s not the same.”

Harry raised an eyebrow eloquently. Eggsy scowled a little. But he wasn’t rubbing his arms, and his shoulders were straight and square.

“Recite A Midsummer Night’s Dream for me,” Harry commanded crisply. “From the beginning. No pacing.”

Eggsy straightened further, hands fell down to his sides, and he took a deep breath. Then he seemed to settle, taking on another skin, as the words came to him.

“Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace; four happy days bring in Another moon: but, O, methinks, how slow This old moon wanes! she lingers my desires, Like to a step-dame or a dowager Long withering out a young man revenue…”

~~~

Eggsy loved his time with Harry more than any other waking moment. Harry didn’t judge, except to encourage. He had tips that actually worked. The way he looked at Eggsy, so warm, so kind…

That was really what made Eggsy love him. He showed Eggsy nothing but kindness. It was… wonderful. In all his twenty years, Eggsy had never met anyone as consistently caring as Harry. Not even mum had been as understanding of his frustrations—but that wasn’t her fault. He’d never had trouble before.

No one really knew what the problem was. Those years in the Marines had… done something. Thrown him off. Put him out of practice. And now it was hard, hard, hard to look out at an audience and not feel like he was on trial.

Harry’s tutelage had been a last resort. He was forty years old, and a friend of the exasperated director’s, who often came in to help those in dire need. Lately he’d been mostly free; which meant the director had gladly granted Eggsy more time with him, to overcome whatever it was that made Eggsy so flawless alone, but so mouse-like around others. Eggsy had been jubilant, until—

“You sure you want us there?” Roxy asked, as she and Gazelle (holding hands now that the halls were clear of perverts) followed Eggsy to the smaller practice room.

“No,” Eggsy groused, “But you’re the only ones who won’t make fun of me later.”

“How do you know that?” Gazelle inquired, smiling enigmatically as Eggsy shot her a half-hearted glare. “There are others who would be good audience members as well.”

“I doubt it,” he snorted, and walked through the door, brightening visibly as he spotted Harry up on the tiny stage, plinking out an obscure tune on the practice piano. He heard Roxy snicker, but did not deign to turn around. “Harry!”

Harry looked up, and smiled warmly. He hadn’t gelled his hair today, so it curled quite becomingly, not quite long enough to brush his forehead. He was wearing his glasses again, too, which always made Eggsy think very, very bad thoughts about sexy librarians. But they weren’t here for fantasies.

“Hello, Eggsy, Roxy, Gazelle,” Harry greeted them, so composed and collected it made Eggsy’s knees weak. He quickly sat down in one of the four chairs already set out. “Glad to see you could make it.”

“We’re only two minutes late,” Eggsy whined, slumping in his seat and crossing his arms over his chest. Gazelle and Roxy pushed their chairs closer together and sat, both casting Eggsy sly glances. He scowled at them.

“Nevertheless, I am glad.” Harry rose and walked over to the edge of the stage, jumping down to the floor and taking the last chair. God, the grace of that man… “So. What shall we work on today?”

Dancing was first, because Eggsy really did need the practice. Gazelle was his partner, while Harry clapped the rhythm and called out which moves. Gazelle was amazing, as usual, never setting a prosthetic wrong, eyes closed as she went through the motions with the tiniest of smiles. Eggsy caught Roxy staring at Gazelle, her eyes shining with joy and love, and that’s when Eggsy realized something that could be helpful.

But he waited until Harry called “Enough!”, and then Eggsy stumbled over and said breathlessly, “What if I stick to small parts?”

Harry raised an eyebrow, and Eggsy took this as encouragement to continue.

“What if I stay in the background, and not try out for leads? I know the director wants me to try, but if no one’s paying attention to me, I could do it.” He found himself beaming, and it took a minute to realize it was because Harry was smiling too, that small smile that hinted at dimples.

“That would be a good idea,” Harry agreed, and Eggsy felt every part of him relax. “I was wondering when you’d think of it.”

“You mean, you already thought of it and didn’t tell me?”

“Yes.” Harry’s smile turned impish, and Eggsy forgave him, though he still scowled. Then Harry sobered and told Eggsy, “I can’t think for you. And I can’t do any of your work for you. That wouldn’t be right. But I admit it’s my fault for not nudging you in the right direction. Now then.” Harry turned away, and Eggsy scowled again. “Well, ladies, are you up for a bit of acting too?”

~~~

“Are you shagging him?”

Eggsy choked and spat out his tea, luckily back into his cup and not all over his lap and chest. Roxy handed him a napkin, but did not take back her question.

“No!” Eggsy answered forcefully, looking quite distressed. “I’d never—it’s not—he—“

Gazelle sipped her coffee daintily, eyes flicking between her girlfriend and her friend. She couldn’t tell why Roxy had decided to spring a question like that at this moment, but she knew it was going to be interesting.

Her intuition when it came to interpersonal situations was flawless. She had definitely sensed that Eggsy, if not adored, then definitely looked up to Mr. Hart. And Mr. Hart had seemed to return the affection.

Roxy was also an astute observer, and had sensed the same. That was why she’d asked, although, she admitted to herself while Eggsy stammered about how he and Mr. Hart were just friends, this probably wasn’t the best time and place. But really, what was?

Eggsy trailed off, staring at them. Then he buried his face in his hands.

“It’s not that obvious, is it?” he asked in a tiny voice.

“It is,” Gazelle and Roxy answered simultaneously.

Eggsy moaned in distress. “Has he guessed?”

“Probably not,” Gazelle replied, placidly sipping her coffee.

“But he will,” Roxy added unrepentantly. “Better get it over with and ask him for a date. Otherwise he’ll do it for you.”

Eggsy peeked at her through his fingers. “He won’t,” he said flatly, voice muffled.

“He will.”

“I don’t believe you.”

“You don’t have to. But it really would be better if you did the asking. Let him know you’re interested. At least flirt a little.”

“I can’t,” Eggsy fretted, hiding his eyes again. Gazelle and Roxy shared an alarmed look. Eggsy could flirt his way into anyone’s heart, and did so with great regularity; why would he say he couldn’t? “I can’t just flirt with him. What if he doesn’t like it? What if he thinks I’m comin’ on too strong? What if you’re wrong and he doesn’t like me?”

Gazelle sighed and nudged his foot with hers. “You’re being silly,” she told him in clipped tones. “Start small. Bring him tea or something. Show your appreciation.”

“…he likes sweets,” Eggsy offered tentatively.

“Buy him some, then,” Roxy urged. “Or bake something.”

“Yes, bake him some cupcakes. The kind with chocolate in the middle,” Gazelle urged.

Eggsy chuckled weakly. “Okay. Okay. I can… I can do that.”

“Good. Eat your biscuits.”

#Hartwin #acting au

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flauntpage · 6 years

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If the Houston Rockets suddenly let it be known that James Harden was available for a trade, how much could they get for him? More or less than the Milwaukee Bucks could get for Giannis Antetokounmpo? What about a theoretical proposition to trade the two superstars for each other: Would the Bucks or Rockets hang up first?

This sort of hypothetical thought exercise is forever the most enjoyable and contentious way to draw someone into an entertaining conversation about the NBA. It's responsible for a string of some of the more digestible and refreshing NBA columns you'll read, and in a league that’s increasingly influenced by the collective bargaining agreement, it doubles as a useful way to look at where the sport is along with where it may be going.

Present-day skill and net impact are key components when ranking players based on their trade value, along with contract length/worth, age, injury history, and potential. (Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler are top-12 players who’re easily better than several names listed below, but neither cracked the list because trading for just about anyone on the final year of his contract is too risky.)

In today’s NBA, one of the most valuable and increasingly rare commodities is certainty. Having someone under your control who you know is good can matter more than a superior talent who can either bolt or subsequently demand a massive contract sooner than later. Risk also applies to players who have health-related question marks or are teetering near the edge of a statistical fall off.

I’m sure everyone who reads this will 100-percent agree with everything that I write because that’s how the internet usually works, but before you do I should note the obvious: there’s no scientific way to parse out which factors are more valuable than others. Think of it more as a subjective attempt to rank these players outside their current team-specific roles and responsibilities, while also projecting how much they outperform their contract. In some cases, what matters is the unknown—i.e. growth potential, development, and looming decline. It allows two people who know what they’re talking about to conduct a healthy debate about whether a decorated veteran at his peak is worth more than an up-and-comer who has no ceiling.

Without further ado, let's dive into my top 15.

(Apologies to: Paul George, Devin Booker, Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, Jamal Murray, Bradley Beal, Gordon Hayward, Kristaps Porzingis, Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert, Clint Capela, every incoming rookie, and half a dozen more who I definitely forgot.)

15. Kevin Durant

Let’s say you’re happily married to someone you love. They’re awesome. You’re more than ready to settle down, start a family, and set forth on a new, rewarding, priceless chapter with them by your side every step of the way. Joy! Then, one day, like an irresistible wrecking ball, Rihanna slips into your DMs and asks for your number. Do you pursue, step face first into an uncertain future, knowing there are strong odds you’ll be single in a few weeks? Or do you spurn the once-in-a-million-lifetimes chance some men would literally go to prison for, even knowing you’ll forever wonder what could’ve been had you answered her question? Decisions, decisions.

Durant is about to turn 30 as an expiring free agent who’s particularly unpredictable, but sometimes a player is too damn good for anything else to matter. He is not the mysteriously hampered Kawhi Leonard or emotionally enigmatic Jimmy Butler. This is a two-time Finals MVP who eviscerates opponents for fun—potentially one of the 15 greatest players who ever lived when it’s all said and done. Durant transcends rationale, and putting him in the top ten isn’t close to crazy. If an opportunity to harness that inconceivable, league-quaking talent presents itself, then throwing it all away just for a few months of pleasure may, in some cases, be totally worth it. Life is short. Shoot your shot. Dance like nobody's watching.

14. Jaylen Brown

13. Brandon Ingram

It's hard to separate these two wings as long-term projects, even though both have discernibly different playing styles. The rookie-to-sophomore season improvement made by Ingram was breathtaking. As he focused less on scoring from beyond the arc (not the most hopeful trend, but the guy turned 21 earlier this month so we’ll cut him some slack), Ingram upped his playmaking chops and his overall efficiency despite carrying a higher offensive burden. While his frail frame seemingly obfuscates how aggressive he’s willing to be, Ingram was elite at drawing fouls last year. He’ll be one of the league’s premier bucket-getters before too soon; having him on a rookie-scale deal for the next two years before he becomes a restricted free agent makes him a lock somewhere on this list.

Players like Brown, a 21-year-old two-way wing with limitless athleticism who shot 40.2 percent from beyond the arc and successfully squeezed his game into a title contender’s infrastructure, do not grow on trees. Instead of viewing him as a role player, it may be more intuitive to highlight the glimpses of All-Star potential Brown showed last year, during an impressive season in which Boston was miles better with him on the floor.

The ability to make teammates better has yet to be seen, but opportunities to showcase that side of his game have been few and far between; any attempt would be, thus far, accurately seen as an unwanted step outside his lane. In the long-term, do not doubt Brown’s capacity to learn and execute on the fly. There’s an attractive rawness to his game, one that hints at an inevitable rise to a higher tier. At his disposal is every physical instrument needed to shine in a league that values versatility, strength, speed, and relentless dynamism.

12. Victor Oladipo

Oladipo’s ascension at the age of 25, in the first season of a reasonably-priced $21 million-per-year contract, makes him that dude. The context can’t be ignored—he was traded to an organization that crafted its entire personality around his gifts—but a vast majority of what Oladipo accomplished last year can be attributed to his own drive. He was a first-time All-Star who made third-team All-NBA, won Most Improved Player, and cracked an All-Defensive team. (Oladipo nearly doubled his steals per 36 minutes.)

He’s a franchise player, and a testament to how fast status can shift in the NBA. Two years ago, Oladipo was Westbrook’s flailing sidekick. Last year, he was part of a trade that was widely viewed as lopsided in favor of the team that sent him away. Today, the Pacers wouldn’t even think about moving Oladipo for George or Westbrook. (Not that it means all that much, but neither player is on this list.)

11. Nikola Jokic

10. Joel Embiid

9. Karl-Anthony Towns

It is impossible to rank these three without feeling like you messed up. Each stands at least seven feet tall with preternatural gifts. Each has yet to celebrate his 25th birthday. Each has recently signed a five-year contract worth between $146-190 million.

Embiid is sandwiched between two players who’re held back by defensive deficiencies, while his own proven dominance on both ends makes a first-overall finish on next year’s list conceivable. It’s exhausting to bring up his various injuries, and how badly they marred the start of his career, but it’s understandable to want more than one season of top-shelf production before vaulting him any higher. Meanwhile, Towns has yet to miss a game and possesses a near-flawless offensive repertoire. His touch is 50/40/90 accurate, which is completely unfair inside his Adonis body.

Jokic is not cut like Towns, but pairs similar shooting numbers with fantastic rebounding acumen and some of the most comically avant-garde passes you will ever see. When compared to the other two, Towns nudges past by a hair because his contract lasts one season longer and there are no options. He’s two years younger than Embiid and one year younger than Jokic, with zero health concerns and, well, if he can figure out how to rotate from the weakside, the league won't have a more dominant player.

8. Donovan Mitchell

7. Ben Simmons

6. Jayson Tatum

It’s tempting to compare Tatum with Simmons. Both will eventually (if not already) be expected to escort a historic NBA franchise to the promise land for the foreseeable future. And it's reasonable to assume their biggest obstacle will be each other.

Tatum ranks one spot ahead for a few reasons: He’s almost two years younger, has one more year on his rookie-scale contract, outplayed Simmons in last year’s playoffs (including a series in which they were matched up head-to-head for several pivotal possessions), and only one of them dunked on LeBron.

Beyond a silly and fruitless head-to-head comparison, Tatum is shaping up to be a splendid bridge between the league’s old and new school, with the toolbox of a traditional scoring champion crossed with a threatening wingspan, insatiable work ethic, and effortless three-point shot. Tatum is fearless, hungry, and already comfortable with or without the ball in his hands, in the biggest moments on the most consequential stage.

Guarding him one-on-one is already not possible. He can create space from just about any spot on the court yet also understands the need to be selfless. The fact that he’s only 20 years old, still three years away from max-contract eligibility (upon which he’ll earn as a restricted free agent), means there’s only a tiny handful of players the Celtics would move him for; all are already established as perennial top-five guys.

None of this is to take away from Simmons, who has "best player in the universe" qualities and within a few years may be the best passer on Earth. Most teams don't have anyone who can even think about guarding him. He's a 6'10" lightning bolt. But even though his coach says he won't be defined by his jump shot, Simmons will be defined by his jump shot. It's a critical glitch in an otherwise perfect game. Tatum has no such flaw.

Mitchell ranks below Tatum because of his age (22) and below both because of his size. He’s already shown an ability to thrive as the lead ball-handler on a very good playoff team—and should see his efficiency bolstered by healthy Ricky Rubio and Dante Exum sharing more responsibilities next season—with vision and flair that can best be described with the word absurd. But he doesn’t have the defensive upside Simmons or Tatum share, two huge wings who will be able to defend four or five positions by the time they reach their prime.

That said, building an elite offense around Mitchell shouldn't be too hard. He's an ideal building block, with Dunk-Contest-winning athleticism and the same contract situation as Tatum. Scary.

5. Steph Curry

This is a little self-explanatory. Curry is still a mirage. He turns 31 this year, but has revolutionary ability that may pummel Father Time in ways we haven’t seen before. So much of his game is about finesse and expertise, panic-inducing movement that can’t really be game-planned to stop.

Curry is the NBA’s highest-paid player—deservedly so, being that this era will ultimately be defined by his three-point shot—but the value of having him under contract for the next four years, without a player option, may outweigh the $166.4 million he’s still due (especially under a salary cap that’s expected to reach $118 million by 2021).

Age combined with frequent health issues knock Curry down to five, even though, sentimental weight aside, it’s hard to imagine Golden State exchanging him for anybody in the world.

4. Anthony Davis

It’s reasonable to believe that Davis can be the world’s best player before he turns 26, and then hold onto that spot for (at least) half a decade. His peak is a hazy dunk-everything/block-everything-else nightmare that, when mixed with a legitimate three-point shot, perimeter skills, and consistent Defensive Player of the Year intangibles, may permanently position him above everyone else.

Why he’s not number one? Only two more seasons remain before the most anticipated free agency decision since Durant supplemented a dynasty in Northern California. (Semi-related: On his current contract, Davis will earn less money than Otto Porter.) He recently hired Rich Paul as his agent, too. That may not be a great sign for 29 teams.

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis has stopped growing, but would you even blink if someone told you he still is? There are priceless advantages in his game, with a body that was designed to dominate. He’s almost exactly ten years younger than LeBron (23 freaking years old!) and under contract for the next three seasons, scheduled to make the same amount of money as Steven Adams.

I don’t think Giannis will be one of the three best players in the league next season, but a(nother) breakout is possible, if not likely. And even though he’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2021, having Bird Rights for a player who’s still improving and will be worth every penny on his next deal assuages some worry from the situation. Unlike the two players ranked ahead of him, age-related decay is out of the question. He ranks below them because his jump shot is technically still a legitimate question mark, and it’s impossible to crown someone who’s yet to win a playoff series.

Then again, do the Bucks move him for anybody in the league? Probably not.

2. James Harden

In the first draft of this article I had Harden at number one. Coming off his first MVP season, he just turned 29 and is under contract for the next four seasons (with a $46.8 million player option in 2023). He’s one of the NBA’s best scorers, passers, and ball-handlers, with timeless strength and a skill-set that succinctly meshes with the league’s modern aesthetic.

His attack leans on traits that should age well through his current deal, and meaningful decline may not be visible for another few years. The dollars are massive, but, even with logic that applies to just about any team that has an MVP candidate in his prime, it’s so hard to imagine a scenario where the Rockets trade Harden before his pact expires. He doesn't have the defensive impact like Davis or Giannis, but his overall impact is powerful enough to lift a team to championship contention, so long as certain pieces are around to help out.

Will Harden be better than Giannis three years from now? Probably not. But it may not be so clear, and I'd like to think that not having to worry about Harden's free agency for an additional year matters, though it's clearly fluid at the top.

1. LeBron James

There’s only one LeBron. Even though he turns 34 in December, him finally locking into a contract that’s longer than one season makes him the most important and reliable foundational piece in basketball. Still!

His invincible armor will eventually chip away, but nobody knows when exactly that day will happen. If it’s four years from now instead of three, having the best player alive on your team until then virtually guarantees success, relevancy, and unparalleled attention. And even when James isn’t unanimously viewed as the best of the best, watching him navigate life as a second fiddle in search of more championship rings will be fascinating, especially if he's at a point in his career where he's willing to take a pay cut.

What he did during last year’s postseason was poised virtuosity, with the second-highest usage rate of his career, averaging an insane 34 points per game and competing one-on-five in a Finals that could’ve been more competitive had his epic 51-point, 8-rebound, 8-assist Game 1 ended with a questionable call going the other way, or George Hill making a free throw, or J.R. Smith knowing where he was. This man is rewriting the rules as he goes along, physics, history, and logic be damned.

There’s still no player in the league any team would keep off the table if the Lakers called with an offer. Which they would never do. Because we’re talking about LeBron.

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