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wishjacked · 20 hours
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Happy #WebcomicDay!! :D
This year we're celebrating the process of making pages... so below the cut I've got a bunch of pictures sharing how I go about making pages of my evil post-apocalyptic workplace sitcom, Cargo!! :D
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So! My process!!
Writing-> I think sometimes there's pressure to "write" your comic a certain way, I see people talking about script format and stuff a lot. That really doesn't work for me, though! I write my "first draft" script in short scenes on scrap paper, in whatever order they come to me. Sometimes a scene will just be one or two lines, and then a little description of what I want to happen in the rest of the scene.
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Later I type the scene up, and write the "connective tissue" that fits between the disjointed scenes so they all flow together like they ought. I don't do page breaks or even character tag or action notes hahahaha I like it to be as BASIC as POSSIBLE so it's easy to edit. And since I'm the person drawing it I can almost always remember who's supposed to be saying what lmao
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I edit a lot, but the most major editing is also probably the last bit... when I letter my pages usually I realize "they would never say that" and so I end up rephrasing everything. My art brain is sometimes waaaaay better at phrasing hahaha. Like you can see in the finished page for this script I rewrote like basically all of it, and actually went back to the original "sketch" script in a lot of places.
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Thumbnailing-> my thumbs are really big, I draw them with markers on printer paper and keep them in a binder!! I like to thumb scenes in batches and I also usually write my dialogue on them, just so I can read through them before (and while) I draw to get a feel for how the pacing works. :)
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Sketching-> OH sketching is also really hard for me! I don't have a good visual imagination so it's really important for me to make sure I have good references. Last year I was especially focusing on setting.
My comic is set in Florida. I'm lucky in that I used to live there and still go back to visit sometimes, so sometimes I can gather my own reference images! But more often I start on Google Maps or Zillow, trying to find buildings that have interesting features or the right kind of "look" for what I want. I'll also look up other interesting elements, my comic is set in a post-apocalypse and I'll research home gardening and things like that which people would probably have.
For example, in this set in chapter 7, I used Google Maps images, photo references of indoor hydroponic gardening, and like, 90's-00's hacker computer setups haha. Also my BFF Roomstyler.com, where you can make 3d house interiors haha!!
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Lineart-> I LOVE lineart it is my favorite!!!! I sketch and ink two pages at a time, and it usually takes somewhere between 10-12 hours to do both steps.
I actually think my art looks best when it's just lineart... but I think my STORY is better with color, like it makes it clearer and easier to read and it has a better atmosphere HAHA.
Colors-> I think it usually takes me 4-6 hours to do 2 pages (I haven't timed myself as consistently as I time my lineart and sketching). I have a big file with small copies of my previous pages that I color drop from, and my characters are all flats only. The limited palette that I use is also really handy, it streamlines coloring a LOT.
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Finishing Touches-> aka I steal mercilessly from my one true love, my internet home, the beautiful and blessed Wikimedia Commons
I put lots of overlay layers on my art! I like textures so having some strange little textures or pictures on things makes my art feel a lot more finished to me.
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And finally my very most favorite ✨finishing touch✨ is the bright colored/patterned gutters that I use. Here are some of my favorites that I've made and used in the past!
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And that's all!! I hope you guys have a very happy Webcomics Day and find lots and lots of wonderful new things to read!!!
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triptrippy · 28 days
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I love your art so much! If you don't mind me asking what's your process for designing characters/outfits?
i had to think about this for a while
when designing characters sometimes im just thinking of a concept ive been exposed to and want to expand in my mind, like with my dunmeshi ocs there were multiple Things in dungeon meshi i wanted to play around with.
dwarves having high tech ruins with trolleys? telephones? there must be Some innovation going on with dwarven society, what if i made someone interested in that innovation but theyre not a dwarf. elves have magic but instead of casting, this character leans toward that tinkering mentality and they brew magic potions and make explosives. Then, i know the noble dwarves in the story are drawn like Rennaissance lords but they have telephones, so maybe there could be a little bit of a steampunk vibe. And then being an elf, around dwarves, they probably get their gender confused more often, maybe they actually dont mind that much and its fun. maybe they work for the dwarven noble in the party? i think that was basically my thought process for fry. and then for his physical appearence, i started drawing an elf and i was focusing on that "likes to have fun" part and i gave him sort of that elven shagginess/laid back look, and messed around with the color pallett until i picked something i liked. he almost had bleach white hair reminiscent of a mad scientist but brown felt more grounded. and its pink at the root because its cute!
i feel like i wing it with outfits but i think i use the same logic. hes an alchemist and lives around nobility, so he has kind of a suit as if hes in academia. but hes cute, so it has a skirt and no jacket. he has a magical prosthetic that he controls with a puppet spell like milsiril uses to control her puppets. it doesnt heal when hes healed because he was born without the arm, and it also doesnt count towards the 1/13th of body missing that would ruin a ressurection since it was never there to begin with. SORRY I GOT INTO THE LORE ON YOU umm yeah and then his head is very warm toned so his outfit i chose warm tones as well. i put goggles and gloves because safety first proper PPE. and thats it! i pick outfits that make sense for what i know of the character, their class(monetarily) how practical i imagine they are, what they would dress for on a daily basis. either before or during the design process im thinking of the silouette and color chemistry as well, but that can change with an outfit.
awesome question thank u!
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How do you decide what to draw, and when it's done?
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Text: "This is a great question! I usually "wing it" when it comes to deciding when my drawing is done. (More below)" "Finding ideas...? It kind of depends! Sometimes I'll get a strong picture form in my head while I'm doing something else. Other times I just sit and draw whatever."
Now to elaborate on my process for deciding when to stop, how far to go with shading, etc. Most of it has to do with how I feel about drawing something, but also to do with keeping things visually appealing. Here I've laid out each general step of my drawing process from start to finish:
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1. Sketch, Meant to be quick and generally convey the subject. I will sometimes draw and post things just as cleaned up sketches if just adding visuals to a text post, for shit-posting, or just if I'm not too interested in what I'm drawing.
2. Line art, I almost never post *just* line art, but i will occasionally post line art with one color to fill in the silhouette to help with contrast and character recognizability.
3. Flat color, I often post ask responses at this stage (maybe with simple hard-edged shadows here or there), but outside of ask responses I only leave character reference art at this stage just because the colors are purest for the character. I don't usually leave it without simple shading because it can be hard to read the subject's form, and its not my cup of tea. I lightly airbrush a warm color over the line art so that the harsh black doesn't contrast too much with the bright colors.
4. Shaded, a step up from simple hard edge shading I'll layer more than one shading color (layer set to multiply and lowered opacity) and blend out the edges in some places to soften the form. Then I add lighting and highlights - first using a textured soft airbrush over a large area, then use a round airbrush with hard edges for the highlights, blending out the edges in some areas to soften the form. This is usually where i stop for simpler character pieces, either for ask responses or for personal art. (Highlight layers are set to "add-glow")
5. Atmosphere, or adding additional shading elements to engage the subject with an environment or specific lighting condition. Here I've done a sunset lighting condition - I put a purple color over the whole subject set to multiply and opacity lowered, then airbrushed a reddish orange tone (on a separate layer, set to add-glow and opacity lowered) over the highlighted areas to bring warmth back to the lit spots. Then deepened the shadows using the hard edge airbrush again, a dark blue color (multiply layer, lower opacity), and then blending some of the edges out to show the form better. This is where I'll merge the line-art layer with what i now have of the coloring and shading, if i didn't already do so prior. Last I went back over the highlights with the orangey color (add glow, lower opacity). Once I get to rendering like this, I don't often stop here because by this point I'm likely hyper fixated and will keep pushing the values and adding details until I get to 6.
6. Details and bounce light. I texture-airbrushed a blue bounce light color, erased some hard edges in using that hard edged airbrush and then blending some of the edges out. This then gave me a guide to add in bounce-highlights with a hard pen, that i blended out in some places. I then further pushed the main highlights using a hard pen and again, blended out the edges. All layers set to add glow and opacity lowered. This is where I'll usually stop for finished rendered pieces, because I struggle to find other things to add or change, and the hyperfixation is thinning out and caving into my hunger/sleepiness. Might add hard white highlight details, but those are the finishing touches.
7. Wtf details. Added in hair strand details and fly-aways, blades of grass, I'm up way too late and struggling to end the drawing process - Or im just enjoying rendering the hair. I almost never add in stray hairs like this, but it's something i enjoy visually.
Again, a lot of where I stop comes down to my energy, time, and the vibes I'm going for. Hope this answers your question!
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poupeesdecirque · 30 days
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Posting by Queue, or: why I need some distance from my crafts
It has been some time since my last hobby meta blog entry, it had different reasons and one is that I need distance. Like, yes I of course enjoy crafting and sometimes I am like a little child that runs everywhere to show off things.
But it got ... less intense. And I learned I do better when I keep projects or at least details to myself to sit on them for longer. That the first euphoria is purely mine and not to be shared.
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Like for my photos I have a buffer of several weeks now. Yes, I know past-me would have kind of hated that. But I learned I do better when I have a time buffer. I do take photos weekly but sometimes they don't feel special enough to get the weekly photo feature?
Friday & yesterday I went out for photos and while I like the ones from yesterday way more than the ones from friday I am not sure if the set from yesterday will get the feature or not as it's only a hand full of photos giving me that certain spark.
Other than that I am a very emotional artist, I sometimes really fuck up my art and hate it at the moment I worked on it, but then, sometimes, after a few days or weeks I can look at it and just wonder about what was my problem the day I made it.
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Another thing is that I, myself, enjoy my art. The process of it. And I like to see my blog updating, sometimes I forget what post will go online and then I check the blog and think "ah yes, this was that thing!", and it reminds me why I made the blog overall, to show myself I had progress and that every tiny step counts.
Which leads to another reason why I hold back in regards of posting. Yes, I do share some snippets in my stories over on insta but not always and not all. I sit on over 300 drawings from the last two years alone nobody ever will see, I enjoyed drawing but it's nothing for the public eye. I will maybe go back and redraw some and share the redraws then, who knows?
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But wait, there is actually more reasons.
The biggest or main reason is ... i sometimes go really wild on projects. In January I finished so many dolls it was insane, I worked on Cosplays and other crafts in an incredible speed, I have literally no idea where I found the time but I somehow did and doll parts arriving every week did the rest.
I keep the blog running with partially 2 month old stuff but .... to be honest I don't have doll stuff aside photos to do anymore. All I can do is wait for bodies to be shipped (or dolls even) and arrive. There has been no movement since January. Aside Iza getting the shipping notice for our Split, might take a while until its at her place and I can't really start on the Akuma until I got the body (which I at least have finally ordered this month) as colors need to be matched and mods to be made.
I am truly itchy to do something else than sewing all the time, I do enjoy cosplay but you know how much I like sewing (hint: not at all). So to remind myself of the fun I had in the past weeks I have mixed my blog to bless me with some progress I had which was maybe not sewing all the time. And well, the Cosplays have deadlines and I do get some ideas aside purely sewing while doing them, so that keeps me going for now.
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Yes, I could start redoing dolls like Alastor or Erwin. But you know what? IT'S ALMOST ALL SEWING. Urgh.
Aside that real life is pretty good at eating me up and I just want to enjoy crafting. Right now drawing feels like stress relief but I hate the results and just scan the pieces and put them away to never look at them again, I have a bunch of posts queued up without any captions, a wip entry of a current project only has two photos but I lack the spoons to actually get them done. But since those posts are so far back it's fine (yes I know drafts are a thing).
In general I enjoy having my art to myself to get used to it before I put it out into the wild as I just recently got reminded I do bad with direct comparisons still and it hits some triggerpoints from the past and makes everything harder, I don't need that.
I literally have no idea if this blog makes sense even, lol. I just am tired of sewing and stopped working on my current project around lunch time and have drawn so much today and I walked way too much the whole week my friends urged me to stay the ef home and at least try to relax. But I'm restless as my body is too stressed (I know it all I'm a certified relaxation trainer so eh), so, have an over the place blog entry.
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joycew-art · 2 years
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Hey there! I absolutely love your art!
Do you have any tips for new artists on where to start?
I can do some simple line art as long as I have references, but it’s very stiff and the colors are flat. I can only hope to be as amazing as you someday! 💙
Thank you so much, that is so kind of you! That's a very broad question, but I'll try to explain my process in this to the best of my ability.
First, just find the subject you really want to draw. Wither it's characters, environments, objects, it doesn't matter, grab your interest and go crazy with it! Doesn't matter if you draw it 10 times, a 100 times or a 1000 times. The most important thing is to have fun, cause if you have fun it's always much easier to want to try new things!
So, for example, if you really love drawing a certain character, draw them a lot to get familiar with them. Look up a lot of references. Not just from their original media, I tend to look up fanart as well, to get inspiration of how to stylize the character you're drawing. Maybe there's a certain way you love how they color, or how they draw the eyes, or do the lineart, etc. Trying to copy or trace them can be a very good study, but of course you shouldn't claim those pieces as your own.
It's important to just learn one thing at the time tho! If you jump from one subject to the other it's harder to remember the things you've learned. Of course if you get stuck, it's also fine to move on for a bit. Sometimes a thing won't click until later. There are many tutorials out there and many ways to learn the same thing, but not all of them work for me either. It's up to preference.
The way I learn new things is by doing this;
I analyze my own drawing and compare it to the references I got.
I find the problem, for example the hands. (sometimes it can be multiple things, so then you pick the one you want to fix the most).
I then google 'how to draw hands'. I also try other websites like Youtube or Pinterest, you don't always get the same results.
I also look up references of hands, like photographs or images from media I like (recently I screenshotted hands from the manga Bleach, cause I love how the author draws them).
I then follow the tutorials that I found, sometimes mimicking exactly what they do, sometimes I only copy the parts I am most struggling with.
I use that new knowledge trying to copy the hands from the references I've saved.
If you feel like you've got enough of a hand (pun unintended) on the subject, then I try to apply it to my own art.
Most often I actually learn new things while making big, complicated art pieces. Like, when I drew my Toxic Rick piece last year I had to google how to draw slime textures, since I've never done that before. And it's not really a subject matter I normally stumble into. Sometimes I go through the whole process I described above, but sometimes I can apply it immediately. It kinda differs from situation to situation.
And just start learning the thing that interests you the most right now! I always put off backgrounds in the past and forcing to learn them while I didn't want to never gave great results for me. It wasn't until recent years that I finally got interested in drawing them and then learning to draw them went much easier.
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There's one tip that might help with stiff lineart; gesture drawing! For a long time I've had the problem where my poses felt very stiff as well and gesture drawings really helped for me. Actually this video has almost the same workflow as I have; gesture first, then the structure, then the lines.
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Of course, look up many tutorials of gesture drawing, there might be one out there for you that will work even better!
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For the flat colors, it might help to focus on values instead. What I mean with that is to look at your drawings in black and white.
I always check my values by adding a gray layer above my whole drawing and put it to 'color' mode. I just switch that one on and off whenever I need to check my values.
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Here's an example video where they explain what values are. They talk quite fast, but the video has subtitles.
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Of course if this video doesn't help, you can always try to google for more. There are many videos like this out there!
Perhaps you can try the process above to find the answers you need?
Good luck on your art journey! I'm very flattered that my art is something you want to strive to. Be patient and kind to yourself, you'll get there! :)
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tomiyeee · 1 year
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how long does it take you to draw and colour? since you post everyday which is great for me :D any tips for colouring cause Im still tryna figure all that out
hmm welllll, i don't exactly time how long it takes to draw but my partner said that sometimes i'll be working on a piece when they go to sleep and i'll still be working on it when they wake up 7 hours later so...my guess is anywhere from 3-8 hours each depending on complexity? at least for the art that i normally post, most of which is relatively simple.
not entirely sure what kind of tips you were looking for, but i'll just throw out some of my thought processes and stuff i try to keep in mind whenever i color. i'm gonna try and keep these relatively to the point so i won't go into much detail on art terms n whatnot, BUT i am also pretty terrible at explaining things so if you need clarification on anything, feel free to ask!
(sorry it's so longggg, i got carried away. i am...very wordy when it comes to art lol)
i like to block in the colors during the sketching stage before i do the lineart, especially for pieces where i know i want to do something funky with the color palette. you can see this in a lot of my process shots. doing colors in the planning stage just gives me a lot more freedom to focus purely on the colors and shading and how they work with the composition, without having to worry about the minute details like making sure the colors are inside the lines.
in order to save time while coloring, i'll usually just select the negative space (after making sure all the lineart is closed) > expand selection by 1 pixel (to make sure the edges are hidden within the liineart) > invert selection > fill bucket, then use clipping layers above that to color individual areas.
layer modes are your friend! i use multiply, overlay, and glow dodge (this one may be specific to mangastudio?) in almost every one of my drawings, but it's definitely worth playing around with all of the modes just to familiarize yourself with them if you haven't already.
color is honestly SO subjective. i'm never a fan of color picking (from source material or my own refs or whatever) bc while it may have its uses when it comes to consistency, imo it's much more fun to make them up as i go. you get a lot more variety from piece to piece while also familiarizing yourself with the character's palette that way. usually i'll start by deciding on the overall mood/palette (cool/warm, de-saturated, neon, pastel, etc), filling in the background color, then picking the characters' colors based on that. like with this venti pic, i started with a purple background and based my colors around that purple so they all fit the specific look i was going for. i could maybe get a similar effect by starting with the normal colors and using filters, shading, layer modes, etc to get the funky colors, but it will be much harder/more work and doesn't get as drastic of an effect imo.
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on that note, don't be afraid to use shades/colors that may seem odd! you'd be surprised how many times i've used gray in place of blue, orange, purple..basically any color. in the above example, you can see just how different the colors ended up being from the original. after i decide on my palette + bg color, i'll just throw down the color i think will work and then (bc that first guess is usually wrong and meant only as a ballpark estimate) see if it needs to be warmer or cooler/darker or lighter/more or less saturated/etc and adjust accordingly. it's like mixing paint or tuning an instrument! it takes a little bit of practice, but after a while you start to get the hang of what colors will look like in which color palettes. white is usually the easiest to start with bc it will always just be tinted whatever color your palette is (like how the "white" in the above example is just a light purple).
this and the next point are more about shading but i include it as part of the coloring process: the easiest way i've learned to do shading is to darken the entire image/character/part you want to shade (usually with a solid color multiply layer) then add in the lighting either by erasing parts of the multiply layer or by using a separate layer set to overlay or glow dodge (or a similar lightening layer mode). it works a lot better than drawing the shadows imo because it kind of mimics how light works in real life; things are dark by default until you let light in and it hits what it can while leaving the rest still dark.
if you want to blend shadows, i usually still use the above method, but just blur certain areas of it and when i'm deciding which parts to blur (bc i don't just do so indiscriminately) i'll mentally sort all of the shadows into 2 categories:
shadows created by light being blocked by an object: like putting your hand in front of a flashlight. these shadows will retain their sharp edge, but can transition into the 2nd category if they are far enough from the obstruction, like how your hand's shadow will become blurrier the further you move it from the flashlight. the more distance between a light source and the surface it's projecting onto, the more chances for the light to scatter = softer edges
shadows created by light "rolling" off the surface: like the shadows on a ball or rounded surface. these will get blurred and i usually like to put a little bit of color along the blurred edge (a different and usually brighter/more saturated color than the rest of the shadows) just to add some life to the shadows.
here's an annotated version of this mikey pic with just the shadows so it's a lot easier to see :) sorry im bad at annotating..
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aaaand this post has probably gotten way longer than you were hoping for so i'll cut it off here 😭 hope this has been at least somewhat useful, and good luck with your art!
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noa-nightingale · 2 years
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Thirsty Baddie Ranks Top 5 Sexiest Disney Characters
I am having one of the worst weeks of my life right now and this whole post is me trying to distract myself by rewatching this glorious glorious episode of Top 5 Beatdown. It’s an absolute delight of an episode and it made me feel better for the time I rewatched it.
So, naturally, I want to write about it.
I like that the episode starts like this...
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... because wasn’t he the one who suggested the topic?
Anyway, we are off to a fantastic start. And Joyce is back! Always love to see her, her energy, her sense of humor and her stunning outfit. Made me feel better immediately.
I still don’t know how I feel about Shane purring because it is equally cute, funny and disturbing - which probably means that he should do it more often. (Also because it is extremely entertaining to see Ryan’s reaction lol.)
“This is Top 5 Beatdown! I respect you when the cameras are off.” I love her.
It’s still hilarious that Ryan said he watched A Goofy Movie on “performance enhancers” (weed) and Shane’s first thought was cocaine while Joyce’s first thought was viagra lmao.
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Ryan’s number 5 (Powerline) is extremely valid btw (even though I would not put him on my own list). When I first watched the episode, I listened to Eye to Eye on repeat for several days afterwards.
🎶 If we listen to each other’s hearts we’ll find we’re never to far apart And mayyybe love is the reason why for the first time ever we’re seeing it eye to eye 🎶
And Mouse Madej returns! I am just going to use this opportunity to share my Miss Bianca/Mouse Madej art here again. ^-^ (Steven banned fanart for this episode which naturally led to people drawing more fanart for this one than for any other T5B episode. I kept it wholesome though.)
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The innuendos in this episode lol
Ryan: “And she (Nani) loves her sister’s little blue guy.”
Shane: “Oh, we had a blue guy. Had.”
*a transparent Professor undulates across the screen*
This made me realize once again how much they bring up the nasty little blue guy in shows that are not Puppet History. Months later and they are still rubbing it in. (R.I.P to a real one.)
BUT ALSO
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HOW can you mention Vixey but not Maid Marian! If we are talking about sexy vixens, she is CLEARLY superior!
And while I am calling out people here - I agree that Ursula should be at least on one list but no one mentioned that she is inspired by Divine who was a drag queen. I just think Ursula should have gotten bonus points for that (and maybe be moved a little higher on the list SHANE).
That being said, it’s one of the most valid picks in this entire episode. ^-^
I have never watched Big Hero 6 and had to look up what the aunt looks like, and I loved Ryan’s reaction. “Oh I see. ... Oh I see. 👀“
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Aaand here we have Mr Bergara’s first mention of lovely green eyes. I agree that green eyes are lovely but personally, I think that dark brown is clearly the best eye color, not that I am biased. Also, I would not call Nala’s eyes green, they look more blue-ish to me. :p
Ryan: “(...) a littel topsy-turvy.”
Shane: “Or bottomsy-turvy.”
I wonder how many people thought this too and then rejoiced when he said it, because I certainly did. :D
The whole part with Queenie the Cow is a mess lmao. I sometimes wonder what went on in Shane’s brain when he added (oedipal). Like, what was the thought process here.
“I don’t have mommy issues. I love that she gives milk.”
This is such a golden quote. And I love that Ryan immediately calls him out for it.
Not gonna lie though, all the things Shane said about Queenie’s kindness and sweetness are very endearing, almost too endearing for a video like this. ^-^
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And Mouse Madej strikes again. I know what Shane means with “aspirational hot” though (and a top hat and cape sounds dope) although for me it would be more in the realm of gender envy. (Btw I think that Shane’s list is very interesting in general.)
Mulan is a great choice too (although she is not on my list either). Joyce: “It’s a little bit androgynous.” I agree that it makes a character so much more appealing. ^-^ Like, things that play with gender like that? Hell yeah.
Never thought I would hear the words “post-nut clarity” while someone was talking about The Lion King. I will think about this on my deathbed, thank you Ryan.
Loved Joyce’s wholesome ending to a non-wholesome video.
“To be a ho, you gotta be wholesome.” Embroider that one on a pillow lmao.
And here is my list:
1) Long John Silver (Treasure Planet) 2) Merlin (The Sword in the Stone) 3) Ursula (The Little Mermaid) 4) Maid Marian (Robin Hood) 5) Nala/Sarabi (The Lion King)
I am appalled that nobody even considered this guy.
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(And honestly, I both think he is sexy AND I get gender envy from him. Absolute dreamboat.)
Well, that’s it! I loved rewatching the episode, it made things a little better and I could forget the other stuff in my life for a while. Thanks, Watcher and Joyce! 💜
(I also feel the need to mention at this point that I am asexual as hell lol. Just as a way to finish this text. ^-^)
Thanks for reading!
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forbidding-souda · 2 years
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Maybe some hcs on Kaeede x Mahiru
Kaede Akamatsu x Mahiru Koizumi headcanons
Omg my two lovie dovie movie povie lovie's they are my fav dr girls srs
currently listening: ieud by igorrr
playlist: the serpents inside the bear
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-Mod Souda
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❤ The two of them got along really well. I doubt Kaede even noticed the fact that she was treated her differently (since she's a woman, compared to how she was treating Shuichi).
❤ Kaede was all, omfg look at this beautiful woman I have to flirt with her. And Mahiru was all, look at this intelligent honey bunny, I have to become friends with her. And both had the same endgoal in mind.
❤ I feel like Kaede could have done all the obvious flirting in the world and Mahiru would still be a little nervous to assume she likes women.
❤ Mahiru only hanging out with woman makes her oblivious to flirting vs. nice girl-talk.
❤ They would be like hella good friends before they start dating.
❤ I can imagine Mahiru going into concert halls and taking photos of Kaede while she is performing, and when she notices, and has the goofiest smile on her face. It's like when you're working and your friends come in as a customer.
❤ Mahiru critiques Saihara all the time and it's funny because it's like "how dare you not care for such a beautiful, lovely, kind-hearted, amazing, sweet, angelic woman such as her, I would in it instant!"
❤ Kaede gives her a valentines day gift and she is all like aww thank you. And Kaede is punching the wall like CAN SHE ACCEPT MY FLIRTING?
❤ Sometimes the two will go swimming together and when Kaede's hair gets all in her face, Mahiru will brush it away, and they share this moment of looking into each others eyes.
❤ Hiyoko completely catches onto the flirtatiousness from Kaede, and while knowing Mahiru completely likes her, has to infiltrate the situation. Hiyoko is the reason they got together.
❤ Speaking of that, I think both Mahiru and Hiyoko shit on Shuichi (even though Mahiru is doing it in a big-sister way, and Hiyoko is doing it in a if-you-interfere-with-my-match-making-I-will-fucking-kill-you way).
❤ I think White Day is when Mahiru asks her out.
❤ After Valentines Day, Hiyoko was like "I think she got you that gift because she likes you" and after much convincing Mahiru was like oh shit.
❤ I can imagine a stereotypical bouquet, maybe ones with plastic little piano tile strands for decoration of the color scheme.
❤ She would be blushing so bad too like she'll be so nervous.
❤ Kaede says yes yes and yes (of course).
❤ They're such a cute couple, too. They're like always together.
❤ On Kaede's tours, Mahiru gets to also travel the world and take photos of many different type of people. She gets to meet lots of families and see different cultures, she loves it.
❤ Mahiru teaches Kaede how to dance and is surprised that she never thought about how to sway to her own music - the only thing ever on her mind is how to compose it.
❤ Mahiru does all the chores because that's what she grew up doing and that's what she's confident with doing. She can teach Kaede how to do things like fold laundry and such. It's like a bonding exercise.
❤ Kaede can braid her hair, almost like a spa day, with face masks and painted toes.
❤ Mahiru teaches Kaede how to play Slide and they play it whenever they're bored in public.
❤ Kaede draws little stick figures of them on sticky notes that she places on the lens cap on her camera(s).
❤ The sound of piano doesn't bother her at all, it's one of those things where she hears it so often that it doesn't even process in her head anymore.
❤ If anything, when Kaede is off on a tour and she can't join her, at 2am when Kaede comes home and hops right on the piano, the sound is something rather comforting to wake up to.
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art asks 4-9
4. favorite thing to draw
i'm always out here drawing some Fave themself with an Expression, so evidently [expressive faces] would have to be it i suppose lol....within that, naturally eyes are fun but that can also kind of be kinda a trial sometimes like uh oh gotta get this right & really hone it. whereas i think after that i'm always using the Mouth for a lot of expression too, and there's also less pressure there as it were lol / i have fun with the like shape flexibility and lips & teeth are just details to have a good time with
5. least favorite thing to draw
me and a zillion other people across space and time like Ugh hands and/or feet....the eternal challenge can be kind of fun to wrangle in ways and it's easy for it to be worth bothering to include hands because of what all can Else can be included when that happens, but for god's sake lmao
6. warm colors or cold colors
things that make me remember like oh right i guess the like electric blues / ceruleans i love are technically cold, right. it's so Vivacious i forget it isn't warm lol, it's clearly bright/saturated colors time around here as the main thing....but i'm also pretty specific about that blue vs using Other blues nearly as much, whereas i'm more flexible when it comes to like, warmer purples, pink, breaking into some orange, maybe yellow bgs or highlights even....but it's so difficult to say lmao coz i wouldn't give up that fave blue ever. i also enjoy a good green but absolutely almost never use it lol and i feel i lean to the warmer side there lol, definitely some cool green i like, the Blue that's my fave is certainly more towards green than True Blue or whatever, but a more yellow green is v fun to me....so it's tricky lol like that particular blue & my favoring it / frequent use of it can't be denied, but other than that, it's immediately all these warm colors. this is sure a pretty straightforward question lmao, and yet
7. show us a WIP
immediately get an F in answering this question b/c this isn't a wip but just some quick sketches that sometimes unfold from like. well i feel like drawing but i'm absolutely Not actually going to end up w/anything fancy so i'm just goofin around
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and here's an actual wip that i strategically walked away from for awhile in the hopes of a later Fresh Take in what edits should be made or if i should just start from scratch a third time if anything (looking at it now i think hopefully the former lol) with the concept of "i think winston should be comfy & cozy in bed"
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(tayston pic is a wilft(a), wip i'd like to finish tonight (ambitiously))
8. what’s the most fun and the least fun parts about your process
hmm i can usually have a great time w/like, little details, like at any given point it's just the nature of my style like oh boy time for this one swoopy line, that's fun. or like here's lines below eyes, highlights in the eyes, here's a lil show of gumline above the teeth, enjoy throwing around the trademark Z/N scribbles, stuff that's reliably generally not that difficult to execute but i think is a rewarding/enhancing Detail....on the flipside it can be like ruh roh the curse of the Geometry and feeling the need to get it just right as per my own sensibilities when the effect wouldn't really be changed for anyone else, like "oh yep spent like forty minutes here repeatedly erasing & redrawing the tail of this speech bubble" then "tfw another half hour repeatedly erasing & redrawing these tiny radiating lines segments" lol it's not like necessarily a Torment but. also sometimes when i try for colors that aren't just monochrome / stylized it can be like wuh oh. not great at that lol and can get into trouble there like, well let's see if enough overlays can save my life
9. show us a finished piece right alongside the original sketch
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think we're all having formatting difficulties w/putting images side by side so it's Sequential Only i guess lol. turns out it's wild how many older drawings just have no sketch layer lol like i'd just get in on the lineart and never look back....whereas nowadays already nigh unthinkable lmfao like absolutely we start w/a sketch....
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huoughhh i was like ah jeez lmao i gotta post these, these sketches are so cute to me ;m;
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I loooooove the art asks!!!
2. what’s your favorite thing about your style
9. show us a finished piece right alongside the original sketch (this sounds so bossy?! I am not being bossy!)
23. what’s something you hope people notice when looking at your art
Please and thank you, Dr. 🧡🧡🧡
friend i also love the art asks.
2. whats your favorite thing about your style?
i like that its pretty to look at. that's it. i didn't start using color in my work until these past two years, like literally 2020, but i am come to...really enjoy how i use color. yeah.
9. show us a a finish piece right alongside the original sketch.
so, i actually can't do this because i don't work in layers. i am an unrefined, heathen, and work on one surface digitally. like with traditional art, your original sketch becomes your finished piece! its one thing! i rarely do like "rough sketches", and just kind of go all in right away. nor do i chronologue my process when i work traditionally. if im working exclusively with color, i won't make a sketch at all and will just...go for it. and use color blocking as the sketch itself? welcome to chaos. i do sketch, sometimes, but those sketches are never inspo for finished pieces and are more just...me dicking around. (worlds longest answer for a not answer)
23. whats something you hope people notice when looking at your art?
oh. big oof. i....really just hope it makes people feel something. that's it. i want....them to look at my silly little drawings and question time/space, really. that's it though. i hope they don't notice the mistakes that are left in there (as a hazard of ONLY WORKING ON ONE LAYER. wow its almost like dr. grey only operates when the stakes are high.)
send me an ARTIST ask!!
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queenvalruna · 8 months
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Artist log
StarDate: September 21, 2023
Subject: using mid journey , also America is a sinking ship
Currently, I am learning to utilize mid journey, AI. I was completely, and I totally against using AI art, however after seeing the abundant posts on Etsy of unedited six fingered stock art of pictures made with no editing that are actually selling …my frustration as an artist pretty much exploded. I made a clip art pack sometime ago that has never sold but once and see that people are with no artistic Ability ( and by ability I mean, they never worked at it therefore they can’t )throwing together these packs and selling them. It’s not to the similar from how I can’t sell an actual original acrylic painting mind you , well painted because people would prioritize a $30.00 pizza over a painting that last forever. So being a stay at home mother, and not have currently having a job because daycare cost as much as anything I can earn where I live., I’ve decided screw it I’m going to be using the AI to make clipart, but I sure as well I’m gonna be editing it. In this process I feel like in many ways it might overall be better to paint over all the original drawings over the AI rather than touching it up. I think AI as a resource used much like stock images are is perfectly OK and doesn’t conflict, too much on my moral compass. However, I’ve already started my first pack with just touching up the images. Mind you a lot …. So my first clipart pack for Etsy be of the AI I’ve touched up, I do believe I’m going to have to find a way to sync all the colors together, more seamlessly with some color touchups, and don’t get me started on having to individually crop them and put them into a file that is 600 dpi and more or less 6 inches for each file. That’s gonna be a real pain but ultimately I am learning from this experience. I definitely will be using the  Artificial intelligence as a tool to quickly make initial drafts for damn I’m not going to just touch it up because it needs to be redone entirely. That said, how are use AI for fanart is a whole different story since I won’t be making profit off of fanart , I’m gonna be abusing the living $hit out of it while I use the AI to actually learn from as I touch it up. I think I can study many different techniques that I prefer as a touch of these images. I would never probably use the AI for any of my own personal works that I would wanna make a profit from but since I have a one year old and I have never been able to make a profit off of my artwork that point is moot. I hope I can make some money off my Etsy store that for god sake, because groceries in America are ridiculous, almost all of the paycheck goes to the important bills we need and then we spend the rest of it on food? Like really? America is absolutely in the dump right now scratch that it is at the dumpster on fire part of me just wants to move to Scotland or Germany, because they at least treat their people better. it’s kind of ironic that we were Germany which we fought in and World War I and World War II is slowly becoming the new country of the free while America is enslaving their people with corporate bullshit. and we really don’t have that much in the way of fighting it either because we’re all poor and just trying to survive. I do think the people want the guillotine back though . I hope my fellow Americans learn to rise up to the power but right now we’re trying to get bread that is a moldy. Well, no more political thoughts they just spin me into a dark spiral.
Conclusion still mixed feelings about artificial intelligence art I do think it’s evitable though.
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alittlecatastrophe · 2 years
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Interview with Mario Vargas Llosa
The Paris Review The Art of Fiction No. 120
Do you choose the subjects of your books or do they choose you?
I never get the feeling that I’ve decided rationally, cold-bloodedly to write a story. On the contrary, certain events or people, sometimes dreams or readings, impose themselves suddenly and demand attention. That’s why I talk so much about the importance of the purely irrational elements of literary creation. This irrationality must also, I believe, come through to the reader. I would like my novels to be read the way I read the novels I love. The novels that have fascinated me most are the ones that have reached me less through the channels of the intellect or reason than bewitched me. These are stories capable of completely annihilating all my critical faculties so that I’m left there, in suspense. That’s the kind of novel I like to read and the kind of novel I’d like to write.
I think it’s very important that the intellectual element, whose presence is inevitable in a novel, dissolves into the action, into the stories that must seduce the reader not by their ideas but by their color, by the emotions they inspire, by their element of surprise, and by all the suspense and mystery they’re capable of generating. In my opinion, a novel’s technique exists essentially to produce that effect—to diminish and if possible abolish the distance between the story and the reader. In that sense, I am a writer of the nineteenth century. The novel for me is still the novel of adventures, which is read in the particular way I have described.
Can you tell us about your work habits? How do you work? How does a novel originate?
First of all, it’s a daydream, a kind of rumination about a person, a situation, something that occurs only in the mind. Then I start to take notes, summaries of narrative sequences: somebody enters the scene here, leaves there, does this or that. When I start working on the novel itself, I draw up a general outline of the plot—which I never hold to, changing it completely as I go along, but which allows me to get started. Then I start putting it together, without the slightest preoccupation with style, writing and rewriting the same scenes, making up completely contradictory situations . . .
The raw material helps me, reassures me. But it’s the part of writing I have the hardest time with. When I’m at that stage, I proceed very warily, always unsure of the result. The first version is written in a real state of anxiety. Then once I’ve finished that draft—which can sometimes take a long time; for The War of the End of the World, the first stage lasted almost two years—everything changes. I know then that the story is there, buried in what I call my magma. It’s absolute chaos but the novel is in there, lost in a mass of dead elements, superfluous scenes that will disappear or scenes that are repeated several times from different perspectives, with different characters. It’s very chaotic and makes sense only to me. But the story is born under there. You have to separate it from the rest, clean it up, and that’s the most pleasant part of the work. From then on I am able to work much longer hours without the anxiety and tension that accompanies the writing of that first draft. I think what I love is not the writing itself, but the rewriting, the editing, the correcting . . . I think it’s the most creative part of writing.
Victor Hugo, among other writers, believed in the magical force of inspiration. Gabriel García Márquez said that after years of struggling with One Hundred Years of Solitude, the novel wrote itself in his head during a trip to Acapulco in a car. You have just stated that inspiration is for you a product of discipline, but have you never known the famous “illumination”?
It’s never happened to me. It’s a much slower process. In the beginning there’s something very nebulous, a state of alert, a wariness, a curiosity. Something I perceive in the fog and vagueness that arouses my interest, curiosity, and excitement, and then translates itself into work, note cards, the summary of the plot. Then when I have the outline and start to put things in order, something very diffuse, very nebulous still persists. The “illumination” only occurs during the work. It’s the hard work that, at any given time, can unleash that . . . heightened perception, that excitement capable of bringing about revelation, solution, and light. When I reach the heart of a story I’ve been working on for some time, then, yes, something does happen. The story ceases to be cold, unrelated to me. On the contrary, it becomes so alive, so important that everything I experience exists only in relation to what I’m writing. Everything I hear, see, read seems in one way or another to help my work. I become a kind of cannibal of reality. But to reach this state, I have to go through the catharsis of work. I live a kind of permanent double life. I do a thousand different things but I always have my mind on my work.
From issue no. 116 (Fall 1990)
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Hello you amazing human being!! May i request hcs of the dorm leaders with a gn s/o who is a swordfighter who uses breathing techniques like in the anime demon slayer? (Btw if u havent watched demon slayer you can just do a normal swordfighter so dont worry :D) thank you 😊💕
RARARGYU this was my favorite !! Thank you for the request darling <3 i cut off malleus' part a bit 😭 so if you want please feel free to send in a request for him again
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It's your calmness that attracts his attention
When he first sees you and your sword, he's intimidated but won't do anything much about it
But when you tell your friends stories and tales from your world about demons and the pillars, he's interested.
You live in such an unjust world? And still yearn to go back?
He's hesitant, but he starts to pay closer attention to you. He admires the amount of hardwork you put in
And after his Overblot, he remembers how gracefully and swiftly you dealt with it, your sword flowing in all kinds of ways he'd never seen before
He's almost like a kid, really. He won't admit it, but the way his eyes sparkle just the tiniest bit when you speak about your homeland or training and whatnot, really give it away.
He sometimes observes you practicing breathing techniques and once tried to follow along with you, asking you if he could also try it. But his face ended up red and he doubled over from the lack of practice.
He's always fascinated whenever you use these in combat practice.
He sometimes shares quiet moments with you in the rose garden, and both of you would be at peace. Sometimes he asks if he can look at your scars, and listens intently when you talk about their stories.
He won't admit it, but at some point he's wanted to know what it feels like to hold a sword. He sometimes traces his fingers over your sword and is in awe at it's color.
"It changes color based on the user? ..interesting"
He's absolutely smitten with the grace you exhibit when you're in combat, really.
He's also.. worried.
Are you sure you want to go back to such a grueling place? It's a bit hypocritical for him to ask but, don't you deserve to give yourself a break?
At night he holds you a bit closer,and when you have nightmares, his fingers play with your hair, and he listens to you sadly when you talk about your grievances. He can't do much, but a part of him wants to hold you so much more closer and keep you safe, and away from so much on your shoulders.
Worried, but also so fascinated.
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It's your quiet strength that attracts his attention 
He wouldn't pay much attention to you at first, but the more people talk about you, the more he's interested.
You slayed demons in your world? You've got guts.
He'll look at your uniform and be impressed. If he can, he'll even try on your haori
He likes seeing you practice, he'll observe you from far away. And he won't even have to see you in combat to know how skilled you are, he can tell.
He's very smug about being your s/o, really. He loves smothering you in affection knowing how goddamn powerful you are. Farena's wife got nothing on you KSKSSM
At night when he feels you squirming under him from nightmares, he'll gently wake you up. He'll give you space to process it and listen if you choose to tell him. He tenderly traces over your scars as you recall about witnessing someone's death.
He's.. disturbed. No wonder you get so many night terrors. He really respects how much you go through and endure in order to protect people. A part of him hopes you don't kill yourself in the process, and hopes you don't go back. He doesn't want to lose you for sure.
He's eerily impressed by how fast you move. Swifty and quietly, but you manage to take down opponents at least 4× bigger than you.
He loves when you use your breathing techniques and draw your blade. He likes watching you cleanly pierce through combat dummies. It satisfies his eyes for some reason.
"You're stronger than you seem."
He doesn't appear interested, although, he will ask you about the pillars from time to time. He wants to learn so much more about your origins, and your decisions. He'll ask about the ones he's confused about; how'd the butterfly hashira manage to become so strong? He's interested in the ones he can't understand very well.
Will talk shit about Muzan with you if you want. He'll make jokes and make fun of whatever appearances he has.
Absolutely loves when you put on your entire uniform.
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Your stories of another world catch his eye
At first he's terrified of you. You slayed demons? Those things that eat people and surpass human limits by a great deal?
He won't approach you straight away, but he'll have Jade and Floyd keep an eye on you.
But after you both are in a relationship, he's in a constant daze.
He's very happy about having someone like you as his s/o, proud even, the occasional insecurities creep in but he's so confused about he was able to get someone like you
Admires your strength so much, and always praises you after practice sessions.
Sometimes in quiet moments when you two are alone and in private spaces, he'll mumble out asking if he can touch your muscles. If you ask him to repeat,he'll be flustered at the thought and ask you to forget it. Do let him touch them though KWJSKQ he's very red when you offer him to feel your arm
He traces over your scars and whispers a lot of heartwarming appreciation sometimes. He'll look at you and a glance at the scars littered on your arm, and his gaze feels more tender and pitiful. He empathizes a lot if you feel like your scars are ugly, and reassures you quite often that they're not.
Almost cries with you when you talk about your grievances.
He doesn't want you to go back to your own world. He knows it's selfish, but he can't help it.
He'll only watch from afar as you practice. He's not the most athletic, so he won't dare to try what you do, but he's interested in what you can offer. He'll ask you tips on strengthening your own body and your experiences with it, and he'll try, but he acknowledges he won't be getting to your level anytime soon, even with the added advantage of magic. He chooses to admire from afar
Very interested in your sword. A nichirin blade that changes color based on it's user? Eye catching indeed. He'll study it's properties, and if you somehow have a useless spare one,he's more than happy to take it. He's interested in nichirin swords and maybe even tries to search for ways to modify yours. It may even give him an insight on what properties demons might possess.
"Ah, there's a dent right here."
Loves feeling your haori. He thinks it's a very honorable clothing item, and treats it with a lot of care.
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Your subtle kindness draws him in
At first he doesn't realise how powerful you are ー he's just happy to have you as his partner!
But the more he listens to your stories, the more he's entranced by your strength
"That was amazing!"
He's like a kid, bouncing up and down and wanting to know so much more about the pillars, about your battles and journies, your friends, everything! He's soaking up every word he can when you mention your world.
Always calls demons the 'poopy guys' /hj
He'll ask if it's okay to wear your haori, and then proceeds to wear it all the time. Sometimes you wonder if he wears it more than you do. He just loves the feeling of it! It feels like a very monumental achievement just wearing it. 
He sometimes holds your sword and carefully waves it around a bit, his eyes sparkling in wonder. He's enthralled by the experience of holding a sword of a seasoned warrior.
He's so proud of you! And being your s/o. He always hugs you after he plays around with your sword a bit. 
He hugs you very close at night, and makes sure you're very comfortable. He wants to assure your safety in this world, and he sympathizes with your night terrors. He wants to prevent them before they happen,and always prioritizes your comfort. When you have nightmares, he'll gently rub his hands on your back as you cave into him. He listens to you and calms you down the best he can. He'll try to get your mind off of things and even offer to take you on rides on his magic carpet.
He'll sometimes ask to see your scars, and stare at them in wonder for a solid 12 minutes before telling you how cool they are and how badass they make you look.
He's so excited every time you practice breathing techniques and whatnot, cheers his lungs out everytime you smash or accidentally break the training dummies. He's as tired as you after your training sessions, but he's just too amazed not to celebrate.
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He admires your grace in strength
At first he thought you were just a mindless brute
But after you both actually became official, boy did he find out he was wrong
He won't admit it, but he's slightly icky about how off point he was about you.
He's.. unsettled when you talk about the harsh conditions of your world. He's concerned about how you managed to survive. He will however, deeply respect you, whether or not you make the decision to back.
He often longingly gazes at your scars with tender,and usually in private. These are usually the moments where you tell him about some of your more intimate scars ー the ones you'd gotten in battles where someone dear was lost. And his touch feels all the more fragile and warm on your skin.
He often asks you to put on your uniform, he finds it very intriguing. He likes seeing you in it, and sometimes modifies it.
"The uniform isn't as bland as I expected"
Adores your haori.
Offers to get you different designed ones aswell. He loves how it suits you.
He's not often around to witness it, but he sometimes hears, and even sees you, teaching Epel and helping him get stronger. Your determination and will is something he finds endearing.
He's going hysterical at the rough skin of your hands, from all the time spent on sharpening your skin; he's going to faint from the rough texture. Always harried when forcing you to apply moisturizer to your skin. He's like a fretting panicked mother hen.
While both of you are doing your routines, he likes to ask you about stories from your world. He likes to listen to stories about great hashiras, the sun hashira, Muzan, and whatnot. He listens intently and he's annoyed by Muzan.
Very proud of you,actually. You managed to survive in those conditions,and grew stronger each battle. That's not something everyone can achieve, and he has such a fond smile when he tells you that.
When you have nightmares, he wakes you up and firmly (but gently) places a hand on your shoulder. He'll help you ground back down if you have a hard time processing the nightmare. He'll listen to you, hold you close and bury you in his chest while you talk or cry about it. He'll kiss your forehead and offer to change the topic if you want,and he'll talk about anything until you're peacefully asleep again.
He really loves the way you move when you're going through your breathing forms. He finds the gracefulness in it beautiful and his attention is always on you when you practice them.
His perspective on people who use swords have changed a bit ever since you've arrived. He's always regarded using swords as rough and very.. unsightly and loud in a way (ahem, sebek). But seeing you handle it in such a powerful way makes him think it's not that bad of a weapon, it's just the user.
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He's terrified part 3 or sumn
It was probably Ortho who brought you to him,and he almost pissed his pants
He knew those scars were no joke.
And when you two actually became official?
He was basically floating in outer space
He thinks you're like a game character! Maybe you could even be one of the main characters of a game he plays. The outfit, cool katana, the theme, everything about you is very admirable!
Often asks Ortho to watch over you when you're alone and no one else is around. He's worried about you in subtler ways.
He listens in intrigue and shock when you talk about your world.
He admires the people you talk about a lot, and often wonders what it would be like to live in such a place (absolutely terrified of the thought).
He admires your determination and strength, he could never come so close.
Often, he sneaks glances at your scars. He won't ask you about them, even if it kills him, but he'll look at them and wonder how you got each one. You'll have to reassure him and explain a few to him if you want him to feel comfortable asking about them. And even then he won't verbally really ask you,but steal a few glances at them.
He loves,loves and I mean LOVES your haori. He'd compare it to several characters and be so happy about it for some reason. I just have a feeling he's absolutely enthralled by your haori. He thinks it's so pretty and vibrant. Just fascinated by it overall.
When you have nightmares at night, he won't know what to do, but he's going to try. He knows he's not the best with words, so he hugs you close and rests his forehead on yours. You can vent or cry about what happened, or you dont have to do anything. He guides your hands through his hair ー and although they're fire, they're warm and glow dim against your hand. Gentle and welcoming, they are soothing. He doesn't speak but rather gives you space to. He hugs you firmly and unless you want to be left alone he'll keep his grip on you slightly firm in an assuring manner.
When Ortho is accompanying you outside, he asks if he can record you practicing and whatnot. He loves seeing you go crazy with breathing techniques and smashing all the training dummies. It's super amazing to him, and sometimes he rewatches old clips of you using your breathing techniques in complete awe. He is lucky to have you by his side.
"That was very flashy…"
It's a 50/50 on how he approaches your katana
Either he's scared shitless about it, or he's slightly obsessing over it everytime you leave it unattended
He asks you, barely above a whisper if he can touch it. He's over the moon when he gets a feel of the sword.
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Your calm nature intrigues him
He's interested in anyone who approaches him tbh
When you two enter a relationship, that's when he starts asking questions
It's only when either both of you are very close friends or are very intimate that he starts asking about scars and your past. He understands being from such a harsh world has it's own sensitive matters which have affected you, and respects it.
He'll listen when you talk about the hashiras, the sun hashira, muzan, demons, your family, etc.. and he'll ponder deeply about it before asking more questions. He won't comment much on it but rather is interested in what you feel about it
There's a low sort of anger in him when you talk about everyone who's hurt your dearest. He can't explain it,but a part of him hopes he can at least lend a hand to you by your side if he can come to your world.
He traces over your scars at night, and holds you a bit closer.
He's seen a lot of things, and has heard about a lot of people, but you have definitely left a sort of mark on him. You've changed the way he sees things,and you make him more appreciative of their more peaceful world.
When you cry or vent at night about memories that haunt you, he's there. His eyes are on you, and his hands hold yours. He doesn't budge. Listens to you until you are too tired to speak, and comforts you while scooping you into his embrace. It takes him a while to get used to comforting you, but when he's used to it, he's so warm and gentle it boggles your mind. He holds you close and talks about anything else, until his voice soothes you to sleep.
He likes to trace the patterns on your haori. It gives him a strange calming sensation
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shotorozu · 3 years
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you like their hands
character(s) : shinsou hitoshi, kirishima eijirou, monoma neito (2/?)
legend : [Y/N = your name] they/them pronouns, quirk left unmentioned
post type : headcanons + small scenario [fluff, the mildest of spice] not even nsfw
note(s) : i was gonna put denki in this but i had a hard time thinking about what kinda hands he’d have, so i’m putting him in the next post
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shinsou hitoshi
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his hands are big, and his fingers are quite thick.
really likes wearing rings and bracelets, but he usually doesn’t wear them when he’s working (i’d say that bc wearing jewelry while doing physical activity HURTS)
regarding texture, his hands were initially soft— but due to transferring in the hero course, they roughened up over time
he’ll use hand cream if you want, but he doesn’t go the extra mile. and his nails are trimmed at all times. painting his nails a black color would be great once in a while.
lol i forgot to mention nails in the last post
he notices right away that you like his hands when he catches you staring at them when he’s cracking his knuckles
like.. people have said that his hands are nice, but he doesn’t really say much about them bc they’re not you
scenario
a crack sound is briefly heard in the rather silent room. the scrolling on your phone halts, and your eyes follow the sound of the crack.
ah, he’s cracking his knuckles. you think to yourself, and you’re left just simply admiring the way he applies pressure on a knuckle. who knew that his rather— large hand would look appealing, even while cracking his knuckles.
you snap out of your observation, but instead of just simply going back to whatever you were doing, you’re met with lilac eyes. “you were staring again.”
your cheeks heat up, and you opt to just turn your head to the opposite direction. “sorry,” you apologize. however— that’s not what hitoshi was looking for apparantly.
“if you like my hands alot,” he scoots next to you, hands sliding up and down your arms— his firm grip practically making the pre existing butterflies in your stomach act up again. “then you should’ve said so, kitty.”
is he conscious of his actions? hm. you could say that
he’ll purposely play with his capture tool right in front of you— the material wrapping around his hand. and he can only laugh when you immediately get absorbed into it
the back of his hand will brush against your cheek. then, when he comes in to kiss you, he’ll cup your cheek— kissing you with his other hand resting at your nape
under the table, his hand will start to slide against yours, interlocking hands with you. he’ll act like nothing is happening, but on the inside— he’s taking in your reaction
a little spicy, but when he wants you to look at him— he’ll do that thing where his thumb brushed against your bottom lip, as it almost dips right into your mouth
if he feels a little extra, his hand will also be tugging on your hair (if you’re fine with that. otherwise, he’s sticking to the one above)
oh and he also does that thing where he rests his hand on your neck, thick fingers squeezing your throat lightly.
overall— THIS MAN omg, he’ll entertain your interest in his hand nicely, just for you. and every single thing he does is memorable
kirishima eijirou
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his hands are quite normal regarding size, they are almost always veiny, a lot more than bakugou’s actually. i think at some point he was concerned about them
his hands are rather flushed in color, but that’s because of his quirk. his fingers have a few tiny scars here and there,
he occasionally has pen marks on his wrists due to bad penmanship, and his nails.. don’t look the best, but they’re not the worst it’s bc of his quirk
the palms of his hands are ridden with callouses. but he wears them with pride because it’s the pure evidence of his hard work with his training.
but he starts to get worried about them when he goes to hold your hand.
you always had a thing for kirishima’s hands, but you just never had the chance to tell him that. i guess asking you did it for him
scenario
did you even realize how hard you were staring at his hands right now? it happened every single time he enlaced his arms around you, his hands resting at the sides of your arms
at first, he thought it might’ve been because his hands are too rough, or you might’ve been in discomfort— because maybe, just maybe, he accidentally activated his quirk?
the fact that he can’t exactly tell what it is worried him, maybe he should just ask you.
but his worry washed off when you told him upfront that you ‘liked his hands’
“wait so.. you’re staring at my hands because you like them?” kirishima wants to confirm your words, and— so casually, by the way— nod in agreement.
tracing the veins on his hands, you elaborate “your hands are really nice, i can tell how hard you must’ve worked.” pressing your smaller hand against his, you smile.
eijirou takes a moment to process it, but it’s surprisingly quick. “oh t-thanks!” he sheepishly took the compliment, a small blush sporting on his cheeks. “i’m glad it wasn’t because you thought they were weird.”
kirishima unintentionally feeds your interest with his hands. like sometimes.. he’s just not aware of it, but yes— he is feeding your interest well
will always make you compare hand sizes with him, chuckling softly at the dazed look on your face when your palms touch
if you allow him, he’ll fix your hair for you. doesn’t matter what hair type you have, he’ll do LOTS of research to know how to style it
those hands are magical
if you get a papercut, or a wound from cooking— he’ll patch you up, then he’ll press a kiss on the bandaid.
he’ll do this thing where he’ll squeeze your sides when you pull in for a hug. but if you’re not okay with that, he’ll opt to just rubbing your back with his hand— rocking you softly as he hugs you
a little spicy, but his hands do wander a lot. you might need to even hold them in place to make sure they don’t go too wild
in addition to that, he’ll just SLIGHTLY, activate his quirk to make sure you’re conscious of his touch. his finger tips gliding against your back, sending shivers down your spine.
but of course, he’s careful. he doesn’t activate it to the point it causes scratch marks, nor will his actions draw blood. he doesn’t wanna do that
in short— kirishima’s a little clueless at first. he wouldn’t really tease you in public, but he’s surprisingly attentive to your interest.
monoma neito
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his hands are on the tipping edge of slightly above average. he doesn’t have a lot of veins on his hands, but they do pop out depending on what quirk he’s using
monoma’s hands are pretty spotless of any scars (from cuts, abrasions, etc.) because he gets REALLY annoyed with wounds pretty easily
to the point he’d want to attend to the wound immediately, he doesn’t let them sit— it’s just a personal preference
his nails are at the perfect length. not too long and not too short to the point it hurts, you don’t know how he does it.
wears watches on his wrists, and not the digital type— he sorta acts like he can read it easily, but it takes him a few seconds to even get to know the time
you know this because kendo snitched on him and told you LOL
you secretly hate yourself for this, but you really like his hands because of how he takes care of them. you’d never tell monoma even though you’re dating him
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you’re unsure of yourself on how your boyfriend— monoma, found out about your fascination with his hands. it was supposed to be a secret for the rest of your life, and you only remember talking about it once out loud
which you assumed was a close call, considering that you thought he didn’t hear it at all— but he did.
“so i heard you like my hands, huh Y/N?” monoma’s teasing tone does not aid the situation. your cheeks heat up with embarassment, and you can’t get yourself to answer his question— without sounding like a fool anyway.
you fake annoyance, “where’d that come from?” you ask, and monoma doesn’t seem to want to switch the topic
“i’m asking you a question, dear Y/N— i heard you like my hands,” his tone would’ve sounded condescending to any other person, but you can tell that he’s either genuinely curious
or just teasing you, because that’s how he is.
to aid his question, he brushes his fingers along your neck— near your pulse. you jolt, stunned by the sudden action— heart beating rapidly against your chest.
“see,” monoma presses his hand against your chest, where your heart is palpitating, grinning in a way that’s teasing you “it’s true, isn’t it? sweet Y/N has a thing for my hands, hm?”
you furrow your eyebrows, and flick his forehead— and he hisses in reaction, “fine then, i do like your hands.” you finally give in, admitting final defeat.
ever since then, you haven’t heard the end of it
definitely that person that’ll just randomly bring it up to you, no matter what hour of the day it is.
“oh Y/N, you were totally fawning over my hands earlier—”
“i will castrate you.”
you know he means well most of the time, but sometimes he just loves teasing the heck out of you.
but that doesn’t mean he neglects your obvious interest in his hands.
he’ll compliment you, he’s a snarky person in general— but to you, he’s totally smooth with it.
slides his hand from your forearm to your hands, only to bring them up to his lips, pressing a kiss against your hand
squeezes your hand everytime he sees you, it’s kind of a nonverbal greeting at this point
similar to kirishima, he likes comparing hand sizes— teasing you about the size difference (even if it’s not even a big of a difference, he’ll take that chance.)
does this thing where he rubs his thumb against his palm. does it a lot when he’s concentrated about something, or just out of the blue
a little spicy, but he’ll make you tell him what you like about his hands, and what you like about the things he does with those hands of his. if that makes sense
he wants all of the details, doesn’t care if it’s mundane, or things he does when he’s feeling a certain way.
he wants to know, because as soon as you’re done with your spewl, he’ll do exactly what you like, teasing you while he’s at it. and so he can start incorporating those habits whenever he’s around you.
totally someone that’ll make you suck on those fingers. oh, but he’ll purposely get some dessert on them— asking you to suck them off
“good grief, i got some dessert on my fingers again. Y/N, come suck them off”
sometimes he’s serious, sometimes he’s just teasing.
overall— it’s pretty adventurous. he starts to act on it as soon as the revelation is revealed to him.
but i’d say he does just fine.
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I don't know if you've done this before :( but could you maybe write about the Obey me brothers after an argument with MC?? Like a fight make up kind of situation??
400 years later.....
Well, maybe not that long, but certainly long enough. I'm sorry >.<. Hope this doesn't put you off on sending other things because I did like doing this one!
Obey me Brothers + MC After a Fight
Lucifer
It was late into the evening when you heard the knock at your door. Before you could ask who it was, you heard the even timber of Lucifer’s voice behind the door. “[Y/N], it’s me. May I come in?” There was a long pause than usual between his introduction and question, seeming to debate asking, or your response, before he asked it.
To be honest, he had a right to be cautious because you weren’t sure what your answer would be before you opened your mouth. “Yes. Come in.”
The heavy door opened and Lucifer stepped in. Prim and as well stationed as ever, but the confidence normally in his face diminished just the slightest. “I…came to apologize.” The words seem to want to drag out of his throat. Like it’s the hardest thing he’s ever had to say. Not the best start for an apology.
“You didn’t have to treat me that way.” You tell him. Telling you like a child in front of everyone. Getting your hand smacked for something you didn’t even do. No coming to give some lack luster, dutiful apology he doesn’t mean. “And don’t say your sorry if you’re not.”
“I am sorry.” Lucifer insisted, before he took a deep breath and tried to relax. “You’re right. I shouldn’t have embarrassed you like that in front of everyone. I was upset, and took it out on you. Sometimes you’re an easy target because I know you’ll care for me no matter what I do. We always hurt most the ones we love.” Your cheeks tint at the comment. Damn him and his suave words.
The demon makes the effort to cross the threshold and take your hands. “Please know that I am truly sorry for my behavior. I will strive to never make you feel foolish, or less than, again. My mission in life now is to show you how much more than I find you over everyone else.”
You roll your eyes a little at the comment. “Let’s not get carried away. You’re starting to sound like Asmo.”
You giggle when Lucifer gave a forced, disgusted shutter. He then lifted your hands to his lips and gave them a kiss. “Am I forgiven?” He asked.
“I suppose.” Annoyingly, he was right. You would always care for, and love him, so it was hard to stay mad at him for long.
“Good,” he said, with his usual prideful smile, “I’m glad. I do plan to still make it up to you though. So make no plans for Saturday.”
“Will do.” You agreed. Giving him a tiny salute. He then left to let you finish getting ready for bed. Ideas of how he’d ‘make it up to you’ swirling in your head.
Mammon
There was a sharp rap at your door that rung out clear in your room over your headphones. You were curious who was here at this hour, but got up to go answer the door before the tried again.
You open the door and are immediately confronted with a bundle of flowers being shoved in your face. Almost to the point of the blooms bursting against your cheeks. You stagger, at the afront of color, and the bouquet is pulled back slightly to reveal Mammon behind them. “I…bought you these flowers. To say I’m sorry.” The more he talked the more his voice trailed off. His normally confidence draining like the color from his face.
“Isn’t it rather cliché to buy someone flowers to apologize?”
Mammon flinched at your criticism. “I didn’t know what else to do. If you don’t like them I’ll buy you something else. Anything you want! Just please…talk to me.” Please forgive me, was what he was really saying.
You look at the demon for a moment. His defeated stance not fitting into his character at all. Ironic, since the fight was about Mammon being too full of himself. Confidence was one thing, but ever now and then it was too much, and when you tried to talk to him about it he turned on you. He had immediately regretted it, but you refused to talk to him for several days after to cool off.
Apparently, that was the worse punishment he could think of.
“You don’t need to buy me anything Mammon. I’ve already forgiven you.”
“Really??” He asked. Seeming unsure of what he’d heard or that he could trust you.
“Really.” You repeat, and immediate find yourself in his arms. Your flowers falling to the floor as he hugged you.
“Thank you [Y/N]! I’ll never do anything stupid like that again! I promise!”
“Well now, let’s not make promises we can’t keep.” You tease. Patting his back. “We all make mistakes Mammon. I’ll be angry with you sometimes, but I generally forgive you. How can I stay mad at my ‘First Man’ for long?” His hold on you tightened a little. It lingered for a moment longer before he let you go.
“Yeah. Right. Don’t you forget it.”
Levi
You were getting ready to head downstairs when there was a knock at your door. It was a surprise, since you were going down to meet everyone. So who was up here now? You open the door and find everyone’s favorite otaku, out of his hole and in front of your door, staring at you.
“Y-Y-You…You weren’t answering my texts.” Levi finally got out.
“That should have been a hint.” You tell him. Perhaps a bit more curt than need be.
The bluenette straightened in alarm before his shoulder slumped again. “I know. I’m sorry! But I couldn’t stand the thought of you being mad at me! I know I can get a little…-“crazy?” You interjected –“excited about my games and stuff, but I really didn’t mean to snap at you!”
The two of you had been playing some new quest game that was all the rage apparently on the deep otaku net. Supposedly it was unbeatable. No one had actually ever seen the final boss ending yet. Which of course meant Levi was determined to be the first. Confident that his eons of experience wouldn’t lead him astray.
Sadly, the legends of the unbeatable game were true. And after hour after hour of crushing defeat Levi snapped and took it out on you. He’s locked himself in his room after. Ashamed, and upset that he hurt you; if his texts were anything to go off of.
“I threw the game away and I’ll never play it again. I promise! I’ll never go all rage beast mode on you again as long as I live! Just please forgive me and talk to me again!”
“Oh Levi, it’s not that serious.” You insist as you reach out your hand to his clasped ones in front of you. Reassuring him. “We all get a little crazy when things don’t go our way. I forgive you. In the future lets try to play games that are a little less….taxing on our relationship, if we can manage.”
“R-R-R! Relationship!” Levi stammered. Turning bright red in front of you, which made you giggle. You lean in to give him a kiss on the cheek. Really frying his circuits. Maybe it was a little bit out of you missing Levi when you were fighting. And maybe it was also his ‘punishment’ for the fight as well.
Satan
Tucking into your homework for the evening, you look up from your desk when there was a knock at the door. It was sharp, to the point. You immediately knew who it was, and debated not answering. However, that would be rude and a level of pettiness not even you could manage.
“Hello Satan,” you greet when you open the door. Correct in guessing who was there. “How can I help you?”
The blonde seemed wounded by your formality, usually such a champion of manners. But he was a clever man and knew you were doing it to put some distance between you. “I came to apologize.”
“As you should.” Ok. Maybe you were a little pettier than you like to admit.
“You’re right, and I should have been here sooner. I was just….embarrassed.” Satan ran his fingers through his hair. “He just makes me so angry sometimes! Being so high and mighty. Bossing us around. I try to keep it under control but….I can’t.” Given he is the Avatar of Wrath, it’s a wonder he made any effort to keep his rage in check. Everyone says he was getting better though. Even his relationship with Lucifer was getting better; even with this spat. “It pains me more than I can tell you to know that I upset you in the process. Turning on you like that like an idiot when you were only trying to help. It was so stupid.”
“It wasn’t very like you.” You admit, and Satan gave a single, bitter scoff.
“Maybe not now. Maybe with you.” Cautiously he reached out his hand to take yours in a gentle hold. “But I am sorry. Please know that I’ll strive to not let my anger get the better of me again.”
“I’m sure you will.” You said. Squeezing his hand back. “And, I forgive you. I should know by now not to get involved with any of your fights. But I care about you all so much.”
“But you care about me most, yes?” He asked with a soft smile. To which you giggle and kiss his cheek.
“Yes. I care for you most.”
Asmo
It was late afternoon when you heard the knock at your door. Typically, everyone was off doing their own activities at this hour, so it was a surprise to have someone looking for you. You open the door cheerfully at first, but then frowned. “Oh. Hello Asmo.”
“Hello [Y/N]-kun.” Asmo greeted brightly, but you could tell it was forced. “I…wanted to come see you. To apologize. For acting so ugly earlier.”
It’s not often that Asmo lost his temper. He usually left that to his silly, older brothers. Rising above in dignified beauty, as he liked to put it. But every now and then it got the best of him, and his tongue was sharper than any knife in the draw when he got that way.
“What you said really hurt Asmo.”
“I know,” he admitted frowning. “I haven’t been able to sleep all night thinking about it. Look at these bags!” You frown as he pointed to his under eyes, and he realized he was being selfish again. “I’m sorry I said such awful things the other day. I don’t have an excuse or fix for it. Except to say that I’m sorry, and I hope you forgive me.”
You let out a soft sigh at his words. He did seem sincere. It was a little odd to see Asmo so down. “Alright, I forgive you.” The demon immediately perked up with his usual smile and took your hands in his.
“Thank you [Y/N]! Let me take you out shopping, as a further apology. I’ll buy you anything you like!”
“So we’ve resorted to bribery now?” Asmo giggled at your joke and you nod. “I’ll right. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to get out. Anything I want?” Asmo nodded and made some suggestions on what you could spend his money on as you walked. Inevitably ending up on lingerie, which earned him a smack.
Beel
You had just gotten back from class when you heard the knock at the door. It startled you. You had only just gotten back a moment ago, so what remarkably good timing.
You finish taking off your uniform jacket before you open the door. Startled, yet again, to find Beel behind it. “Beel?”
“Hi [Y/N].”
An awkward silence filled the space, one that hadn’t been there since you first arrived in the Devildom, before you spoke. “I uh…was going to change. I just got back from class.”
“I know. I waited for you to come back.” The red head confessed. Nervously scratching the back of his head. “I wanted…to talk. I wanted to apologize.”
“You don’t have anything to apologize for.” You reply. Now nervously scratching the back of your head as well. “If anything I should apologize.”
Beel was so sweet and kind. But sometimes, his ‘space cadet ways’ over anything that didn’t involve food or fitness was very hard to deal with. He’d forgotten you were supposed to meet, yet again, so when he showed up an hour late for your date yesterday you had given him an ear full. He’d been hurt, but took it. Now you just felt bad, like you had kicked a puppy, with it over.
“But I should have remembered. It’s not fair that I forgot when we were supposed to meet. Again.” He looked upset with himself and fidgeted with his hands. “I really am sorry I forgot. I don’t want you to think you’re not important or anything. I’m just dumb.”
“You’re not dumb!” You scold Beel. Not accepting him putting himself down like that. “Can’t we just agree that we’re both at fault. You should have remembered, but I shouldn’t have yelled at you either. Can’t we just….make up? I hate fighting with you.”
Beel smiled softly and leaned forward to give you a hug. “I hate fighting too. I think I’ll be ok if we both take blame. That seems fair.” He let you go and stepped back. Seeming back to his usual, easy going self already. “Do you want to do a make up date? If you’re free. I can take you to Madam Scream’s or we can go get Fire Iceies.”
You giggle and nod. “Sure. That would be wonderful.”
Belphie
It was so late at night when you heard the knock at your door that, initially, you thought you dreamt it.
Hearing it again, you woke up and threw on your robe over your pjs to go answer the door. Groggy, and a little concerned as to who could be here at this hour. Something must be wrong.
“Belphie?” You question in a whisper. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you.” He said. Remarkably less groggy than you were for a change. “I had to see you.”
“In the middle of the night?” You question. Getting more alert and annoyed at being woken up by him.
“Yes. I couldn’t sleep. Imagine that.” His fingers twirl at his long bangs while he looked down at the floor. “I came to apologize.”
“Apologize?” You repeat. Shocked, more than anything, that he was here to apologize. Not that he did deserve an apology to you, you just didn’t think he’d do it.
“Yes. To apologize. Can we make up now?”
“That’s it??” You remark after his ‘apology’. “You say you’re sorry like that and I’m just supposed to forgive you?”
“Yes. That’s how apologies work.”
“No it isn’t!” You snap. Louder than you wanted to with the late hour. You set your teeth and wheeze through them. You don’t want to start another fight. “You apologize because you feel bad about something and want to make it up to the person. It has to be sincere.”
“I am being sincere.” Belphie insisted. “This is sincere as I get.”
“Well it certainly doesn’t feel like it.” You reply. Crossing your arms.
It was Belphie’s turn to sigh at you. “Look. I’m not like Asmo or the others who are great with words. I came to apologize, and that’s it. I was wrong and I wanted to say I’m sorry. That’s the best I can do.”
“Why do you even want to say your sorry? If you don’t sound like you mean it.”
“Because I hate you being angry with me.” You blink in surprise at Belphie’s confession, and he sighed again. “I hate it. I hate not talking to you. I don’t care what anyone else thinks of me, but if you hate me, I can’t stand it. So, I came to apologize. To do anything so you wouldn’t hate me anymore.”
You uncross your arms and scrunch your lips a little bit. “That’s a better apology.” He looked back up at you with a questioning look. Seeming surprised that he had ‘done good’. “And, I don’t hate you. Just because I’m angry with you, for good reason, doesn’t mean I hate you. I could never hate you.”
The demon smiled softly. His expression tired, but hopeful. “Thanks [Y/N].”
“Now, we need to get back to bed. It is the middle of the night after all. And we have school.”
“Ok.” Belphie agreed. Then stepped into your room and made way to your bed.
“In your own room mister!”
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Calling Home (1) | Frankie Morales x Reader
Summary: You are a receptionist at the VA. Frankie Morales keeps calling. Yearning ensues...
Rating: M -> E in later chapters
Warnings: fem!reader, age gap (legal), praise kink, voice kink, discussion of addiction/PTSD/trauma, no use of y/n, no beta reader, reader is bad at Spanish, Frankie has a sexy voice 😩
Masterlist here
AN: My first fic. Pedro writers have inspired me to finally start writing again 🥺. Concept inspired by the movie RED. I hope you like it ❤️Set after triple frontier.
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Chapter One
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The first time he called was an ordinary Thursday.
“Veterans Affairs, how can I help you?”
You had been working at the VA office for about two weeks. Fresh out of college you felt lucky to have a job in the first place. You went to school to be a writer but your big idea for 'The Next Great American Novel' had yet to present itself. At least here you had access to the most inspiring stories and interesting people. Men and women who had seen more and done more than you probably would in your entire life. You loved talking to clients on the phone. It was weird but something about only being able to hear people’s voices excited you. You would sometimes write little stories in your head about the people you'd talk to, filling in the details that were unknown.
Your desk accessories reflected your love of books and writing. You had your growing collection of books sitting on your desk sandwiched between baby pink bookends. Next to them was a matching desk organizer filled with your favorite sparkly pens and sticky notes. You had decorated the plain cubicle walls with posters of quotes from your favorite books. You also brought your favorite candle from home. Even though you couldn’t light it you still liked to lift it to your nose once and a while and smell it between chapters. When you weren’t on the phone or scanning documents you would read. You finished To Kill A Mockingbird in your first week on the job and were now halfway through Murder on the Orient Express.
You were starting a new chapter when Frankie Morales called the first time.
You picked up the phone on the second ring already mustering your chipper 'customer service' voice. “Veterans affairs.” You stated your name. “How may I help you?”
“H-Hi. My name is Frankie- uh-Francisco Morales." A deep voice answered you. "I’m calling because I have gotten my benefits check yet. It’s been a month. I was hoping you could tell me if it got sent?”
“Okay Mr. Morales." You flipped on the computer. "Let me check. Can you spell your last name for me?”
“M-o-r-a-l-e-s”
“Okay... let's see.” You clicked on his account. You were momentarily distracted by his picture likely taken when he graduated basic if you had to guess based off the uniform. He looked sweet. Sharp nose and strong jaw balanced by kind eyes and a shy smile. You could imagine how age would continue to soften his expression making him even more handsome. The image was a strange juxtaposition to the voice you were hearing on the phone which was much deeper and rougher. His profile said he was special forces. A pilot. The rest of the information was blacked out. Something you were used to seeing on many people's accounts but even his years of service were redacted. He must have been involved in some dangerous stuff, you thought to yourself. The dates that were not redacted were mostly in Latin America. You clicked over to processing requests. “Looks like the check got sent one week ago.” You informed him.
"I'll look again but I haven't seen anything-" It sounded like he was apologizing when clearly it was not his fault.
"No no. It's probably a mistake on our end." You interrupted. With how shitty and outdated the payroll interface was you wouldn't be surprised if there was a mix up. "I’ll go ahead and let payroll know to send another."
"Great. Thanks." He replied sounding relieved. The roughness in his voice gave way to a smooth baritone.
“No problem. I'm sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused. We'll get it sent right away." You hoped he was not relying on this benefit check for anything important. While you could promise you'd fix the problem, the administration was notoriously slow. When he didn't respond you asked, "Is there anything else I can help you with today, Mr. Morales?”
“Uh-no" The roughness back in place. "Thank you." He paused before adding your name onto his thank you which made you smile. People usually never remembered your name.
“Alright. Have a nice day and thank you for your service.” You chirped before hanging up. The smile he put on your face lingered for a few minutes as you returned to your book.
The next time he called was exactly twelve days later.
“Veterans affairs” you answered, your routine greeting cut short as your eyes were still on your book.
“Hi- I’m calling because uh I still haven’t gotten my benefits check. This is Frankie Morales.”
“Oh Mr. Morales.” You recognized his voice even before he even said his name. You quickly shut your book, pushing your hair out of your face. Had you been thinking about him? No! Okay maybe you stared at his picture for a few minutes longer after he hung up. Yes, it was probably very unprofessional but you couldn't fight the curiosity. You were trying to rationalize the contrasting sharpness and softness of his features with his voice. How it all worked together. How one person's voice could change textures and colors so easily. You wondered what kind of things this man might have seen on the job. Most of the veterans you would help day to day did not have so many redacted missions and deployments. You were in the middle of Narcos season one so you immediately thought of drugs or something equally dangerous. After much pondering, you had come to the conclusion that Frankie Morales was both insanely attractive and insanely courageous. “Still no check, huh?”
“Nope.” He sighed the sound making the phone's shitty speaker crackle as you held it to your ear.
“Let me just check that it was approved...“ you found his profile again and scrolled to the status page. “Hmm... it says it was sent out last Friday after we spoke. That’s so weird...”
“Yeah. Really weird.” He echoed your frustration on the other end.
Typical payroll, you thought to yourself as you rolled your eyes. “I'll get another one sent to you right away. I'll see to it myself.” You tucked the phone under your chin and typed out a short email to Mary in payroll letting her know you'd be stopping by her office to explain the situation. You realized he hadn't hung up yet.
“Sorry for the back and forth.” You said, trying to fill the silence.
“It’s not your fault." The earlier irritation gone. "You’ve been really helpful.” His voice sounded warm and reassuring. Less gruff than it was last you spoke. Instead it was that rich baritone that you caught of glimpse of last time.
You feel your face warm at his compliment. It was this annoying reflex you had. Praise always made you blush no matter what context but it was worse when it came from a (you assume) gorgeous stranger.
“And just to verify that your address is correct- you’re on Maple Lane in Miami, Florida?”
“That’s right.” He confirmed.
“Okay. Sent!” You clicked send on the email, which caused the window to close and reveal Frankie’s profile page again. “I was curious-" You spoke before you really made the decision to speak. You didn’t want to overstep but once again your curiosity got the better of you. Honestly, you were just searching for a way to keep him on the phone. The day had been so boring.
“Your profile says you were stationed in Costa Rica.”
“For a bit.” He replied after a moment. He didn’t sound too defensive but there was definitely some tightness in his answer that made you feel bad for asking. Like you were scratching a wound.
“Did you like it? The country I mean.”
“Are you planning a trip?” He sounds a little amused.
“Yeah- well- kind of. It's more a trip in my head right now. I’d like to go there one day. It looks so beautiful.” You sighed closing your eyes trying to imagine the heat on your skin.
“It is." He agrees. "Really humid though.”
“Mm that sounds nice.” You would kill for some warm weather after such a long winter in DC.
“It was too muggy for me at times." He grumbled. "If you do go, stick to the costal areas where it’s more breezy or else you’ll just be sweating the whole time.”
“I don’t mind a little sweat” you shrugged, still thinking of the awful east coast winter you were currently suffering through. The sexual connotation of what you said hit you hard as soon as you heard the statement in its entirety. You felt your face flush again, though the man on the other end would never know.
“I’m learning Spanish!" You announced loudly trying to move the conversation past your awkwardness.
“Wow. Muy impressivo.”
“Si” you replied but after a moment you admit “I don’t really know what you said.”
Frankie laughed loudly on the other end and you couldn’t help but join in, drawing dirty looks from the elderly lady, Donna, working in the cubicle across from you. You ducked your head behind a stack of papers to avoid her glare.
“Fake it till you make it.” He chuckled.
“Maybe you should help me out.” You took on an indigent but still playful tone. “You sound better than duolingo” Your smile widened when he laughed again. His laugh was what you hoped it would be, by all your assumptions from his picture. It was an unencumbered, unburdened, rich sound with only a hit of roughness from the air behind it.
“Tell me you’re not using that dumb app to learn.” he scoffed, saying your name in an almost scolding tone.
“I’m got my thirty day streak today.” You boasted.
“You’ll be a total tourist if you go by duolingo.”
“But the owl is so cute every time I get something right!” You argued your voice taking on a more childish cadence.
“That’s how they trap you, silly girl.” He teased right back. Usually such a condescending nickname would piss you off but something about the affection behind him using it made you feel very differently. You felt warm like you were proud to be silly as long as it made him laugh.
“Then you saved me just in time, Mr. Morales.” You bit your lip. His scoffing and laughter died down on the other end.
“Frankie” He corrects you.
“Frankie…” You repeated it, smiling at how well the nick name suited the voice over the phone. Honest, sincere, and not pretentious at all. Way better than the pompous guys you know with equally stuffy names like “Edward” and “Christopher.”
“So what do you want to know?” Frankie interrupted your thoughts. “Dime”
You started asking him questions in Spanish to the best of your ability. Granted they weren't particularly probing questions. What is your name? What is your favorite color? What is your favorite animal? What's your favorite book? I am reading Gone Girl. He answered them all with patience and amusement, occasionally interrupting you to correct your pronunciation or explain what a word meant. Every time you’d repeat the word back correctly he would say something like “good” or “there you go” or “you got it”. You hated to admit that his kind words and his praise was doing something to you. You didn't even realize you were clenching your legs together unconsciously, almost in anticipation of his next correction or next answer. His low voice so sweet and encouraging against your ear, more tangible when he was speaking Spanish. You just wanted to hear more of it. Would it be this sweet in other situations? Would it get huskier or rougher? If you closed your eyes it was like he was sitting right next to you. It would be all too easy to slip into that daydream and escape the dull office.
Suddenly out of the corner of your drooping eyes you saw a flashing red light on the phone console meaning another caller was waiting.
“Shoot- i’m sorry, Frankie- I have to take this call.” You shot forward in your chair, legs uncrossing.
“Of-Of course. I should let you get back to work.” He sounded a little sad or so you hoped. You felt bad for interrupting him after you both were having so much fun. You wanted to say he could wait on hold but he killed that idea when he said, "I have work too. Technically I'm five minutes past my lunch break."
Your pout turned to a smile. He was spending his precious lunch break with you? Get a grip! you snapped at yourself.
“You’re welcome to call again if you want.” You threw out the offer in a small voice, scared you would be rejected. You peered over the cubicle wall to see if you were still being glared at. Thankfully Donna was away from her desk. Probably out for a smoke. “It’s really boring here and usually no one calls.”
“Maybe I will.” He replied and you could hear the smile behind those words. You felt your heart clench weirdly in your chest like it didn't know how to process the sudden spike in emotions.
“Bye, Frankie.” You beamed.
“Bye”
This time the smile on your face lasted for hours. Frankie’s laugh echoed around in your head, taunting you, sending your mind to the gutter. His voice went from grit to molasses on a dime. You wanted to be the one to bring out those sounds. You wanted to hear his voice bend and stretch and strain as you fucked him. What the hell is wrong with me? you screamed internally. You had never been so depraved and with a stranger no less! You clearly needed to get laid fast because this much yearning would not end well.
Frankie got the second VA check a few days later and this time he didn’t even feel bad about ripping it in half. He was already reaching for the phone to call you.
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