Orochimaru (Naruto) Cosplayer + edits: me Photo credit: my sister Boruto-era costume: Go2Cosplay Boruto-era Wig: WigIsFashion (Black Straight Synthetic Wig NL006) Contacts: Uniqso (Sweety Crazy Lens Orochimaru) Face paint: Mehron (Paradise Makeup AQ, White) I got my demons, they don't know I'm fierce enough to let them go – MAN WITH A MISSION

2023 is the year of dream cosplays, I guess ^^

I can write an entire thesis on my love for him, how important he is to me, and why he is the best fictional character of all time (fun fact: Sauron held the no.1 fave character spot for over 20 years until this guy's arc concluded, and then was bumped down to spot no. 2), but we'll be here forever, so instead I'm just going to say how incredibly grateful I will always be to Kishimoto for letting him go.

It's so rare for a character that occupies this kind of role in a narrative to be allowed growth and recovery for his own sake and on his own terms instead of just being killed off or punished, much less be permitted to also achieve his lifelong goals and dreams. His character journey is quite honestly one of the most inspirational and hopeful I've ever seen, and it came to its conclusion during a pretty difficult time in my life when I needed the motivational boost -- I was fully expecting redemption through death at best; I'm still shocked we got what we did -- so it holds a very special place in my heart ♡

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okay but tell me more about your process with soft pastels because i love working with them but i have no technique no understanding no nothing and i never like how what i do turns out. what surfaces do you draw on? is there a way to seal your work? also you hooked me even harder on using soft pastels by drawing an eye because i always scribble and doodle eyes! XD

Thanks! I'm far from an expert; I tend to use chalk pastels mostly for quick work, often painting ideas, because you can get down a lot of color very quickly.

Chalk pastels are one of those things you just learn by doing. They blend beautifully, but because they're so dusty the blending causes the colors to dull, so you want to layer your colors--put color down, blend, put more color on top, and continue as needed. You can use a paint brush to get more precision with your blending, or even to apply the chalk. It's almost like working with eyeshadow.

I often draw on canvas, sometimes already painted with acrylic, sometimes with bare gesso. I do paper also (newsprint, often, because again, usually just rough ideas). You can seal and protect it with pastel fixatives, or, in a pinch, you can use hairspray. It's not as good but if you're just getting started it's better than nothing.

Are there any new villians or characters that you are obsessed with?

Hmm, new villains... /: I've mostly been re watching stuff lately, but I do have a list of villains I don't really talk about but really want to!

Here it is! ^^ Bolded ones are the ones I'm REALLY REALLY into XD

Stuntman Mike, Death Proof

Look at him !! I could get lost in writing about a nasty creep like him. I want him to kiss me but I also wanna smack him; I dunno XD

Agent Eddie Zane, Man of the House

He's Bo-age Brian Van Volt (Literally the same year) and his character is a sneaky scoundrel who pretends to be the protagonists friend so he can get close to his daughter (And he calls her doll)- need I say more?? No, I don't think I do. Damnn.

Steve Abnesti, Spiderhead

Not gonna lie, I wanna write some really dark stuff for Steve.

Eleanor, Do Revenge

David Harris/Unknown, The Stepfather 2009

I love this movie so so much!! It always makes me want peanut butter toast, which is a little weird if you've seen the movie. David, though, oooffffff. He's so AWFUL. And he's got this shit under control, and his energy is so soulless, but ohhh boy, when he finally loses it?? I'm so obsessed. This is honestly one of my favourite movies and his character is played perfectly.

Suzie Marie Toller, wild things

MEAN GENIUS. MEAN GENIUS. MEAN GENIUS-

Rusty Nail, Joyride

LakePlacid3!Reba, Lake Placid

Gary Sitterson, Cabin in the Woods

I don't know, there's just something cute about him XD He's not full villain, but I'm very very intrigued.

Helene, Tony, and Becky Le Domas, Ready or Not

Chef Slowick, The Menu

He's so sad, I just wanna give him a cuddle and encourage him to cook at a soup kitchen. He's the kinda character where you just wanna be his favourite person- the only person not expendable to him (Including himself!!).

Chase McKinney, Now You See Me 2

Detective Wayne Bailey/Kirsch, Scream 6

Warwick, Graveyard Shift

Another one I could write some really dark stuff for... :D :D :D Sorry, haha XDD

Alexis Butler and Val, We Summon the Darkness

They're so crazy. I wanna be friends (Or more) with them so badly XD I just love any crazy women in horror movies- we need more crazy women in horror movies. I just love watching them to be gross and terrible, theirs something cathartic about it.

Pearl, X + Pearl

Pelle, Midsommar

Norman Bates, Psycho

Brenda Bates, Urban Legend

Another crazy lady. Rebecca Gayheart just did so amazing as Brenda, and she's so much fun, and just... yeah. I love funny Slashers.

Mulgarath, Spiderwick

Have you heard his voice? Its Nick Nolte.

... Count Olaf... Series of Unfortunate Events

Look, leave me be. He's just so GROSS. I love gross, irredeemable villains that you know the writers really just went 'I am going to make this character so unlikeable'. Truly top tier.

Capricorn, Cockerell and Flatnose, Inkheart

I always thought Cockerell especially was pretty XD Kinda Otis B Driftwood-Style.

Dag, Barnyard

I MEAN?? Ugh. I'm sorry. I know he's a coyote. But he's such a bastard and I love it. He's been a favourite of mine since I was a kid!

Lady Van Tassel and the Hessian, Sleepy Hollow

I know one person especially will be happy to see the Hessian on here- XD

Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray

She's so mean... Agh. Haha XD I wanna write that Wilbur scene in the joke shop with reader in his place XD

The Colonal, Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron

Verosika Mayday, Crimson and Paimon, Helluva Boss

Nathanial Demerest, Wishmaster

The Trapper, Dead By Daylight

T.G. McCabe, S.W.A.T 2003

Little greedy coward that he is... I so wanna write for him XD

Please, anyone, if you're interested in any of these guys please tell me about it!

hey discet, what are some of your favorite parts of the whole fanfic? (sorry I have an artistic block xd)

No worries. Hmmm lots of fun moments that I love

Chapter 1: Marcy standing over the people of Wartwood, torch in one hand and hairspray in the other just scaring everyone in chapter 1.

2: Marcy and Sprig becoming friends under the roots of the dead tree.

5: Marcy and Polly working on their little bucket cart together.

6: Marcy maniacally laughing as she comprehended the full scope of what the zapapedles could accomplish. Also the pokemon catching scene. Also Marcy Polly and Sprig all gaming together in the living room.

8: Yunan looking down on Sasha after the big snake fight and Sasha is exhausted.

10: Marcy tearing up as she realizes that the Plantars were formally asking her to join their family. Anything from that morning. Sprig and Polly bringing her breakfast in bed couch. Marcy gripping onto the family shrub while her family hugged her. Also Hop Pop stepping in and telling Marcy she had to stop and Marcy letting slip that she already saw the Plantars as family. God chapters 10-12 were an absolute joy to write.

11: Marcy saying goodbye to the Plantars at the end of the chapter.

12: So many things. World Hoppers planning the heist while in the sewers. Marcy and Sprig hugging each other after reuniting in her cell room. Everything that happens on the wall. Hop Pop stopping by the side of the road to help clean up Marcy and comfort her.

14: Marcy and Anne reuniting, Anne and Sprig having a moment after Marcy almost falls off. Marcy's gay panic over Anne specifically when Anne starts snuggling into Marcy while asleep.

15: Marcy comforting Anne after Anne gets caught.

16: Marcy and Anne down in the glow stone caverns, everything in that scene.

17: Marcy standing up for Anne against the people of Wartwood. Marcy and Anne having a fun snow day together, going down the sled, snowball fight, all of it was very fluffy and I like it a lot. Anne comforting Marcy after she opens up to her about trajectory, making good on her promise to be rely on her more.

18: Anne realizing she likes Marcy while she is infodumping. I think its a very cute culmination of the last four chapters. Going from tuning out Marcy's ramblings to having it being a component to her realizing her own feelings. Marcy's incense thrower invention! I really liked the concept of Marcy kicking open the door to the spa to Anne's rescue.

19: Marcy getting flustered in the aftermath of coming out to her family. Just tryin to get back control on the conversation after it had totally left the rails. Obviously Anne confessing to Marcy and putting her worries to rest. Anne baiting Hop Pop into taking the box and then confronting him about it. It's one of those moments that I really like as a consequence of the swap AU. Where Anne and Hop Pop don't have that close relationship with one another.

20: The whole festival scene with the World Hoppers exploring the games and stuff. Especially the dunking tank with Anne and Marcy up themselves. There's just a great vibe all through here. Anne and Marcy playing Puzzle Fighters and Anne kissing kissing Marcy on the cheek to distract her long enough to win, all while the world hoppers have rallied around Anne. Anne and Marcy enjoying the fireworks and kissing.

21: Honestly any moment from this chapter is great. The town standing up for Hop Pop The Plantars packing up their home and having to flee. Big hug between the trio just before Sasha insists on her plan. Anne and Sasha fighting against each other. The exact moment before Yunan charged through the detonating boompowder in her duel with Marcy. Marcy holding Yunan over the cliff face while her eyes are stone cold. Marcy blowing the mind control powder into Sasha's face. Marcy supporting Anne onto the fwagon due to her bruised rib. Marcy on one knee promising to fix things to Anne in Val shrouded in the mist

Okay I could do moments for AAA but I've already been at this for an hour or two reminicing, so I'm gonna cut it here. Sorry for this deluge. I know it's a lot.

Hello, friends! I decided to show you guys some sketches of Wally Darling from Welcome Home! Unfortunately, I can't get my drawing tablet to work on my phone, so I'm just waiting a little more until I can get my pc built and running(hopefully before summer ends!)

He's just a silly little guy with amazing hair goals!(Probably not considering the amount of hairspray he uses. XD)

I just love this puppet boy so much!

Wally Darling is a character owned by @/partycoffin.

(This is my first time "Submitting" to a blog so I hope this works.)

Good afternoon, lovely host(s) and Blorbo enjoyers!

I wanted to submit just a little more propaganda about my darling blorbette, Amber Rio (entry #391).

Linked below is her Toyhouse “Links” page, where you can see what other characters from her universe think about her.

https://toyhou.se/19897755.amber-rio/links

I also wanted to throw in a few more factoids that I haven’t mentioned about her yet:

- Remember that tragedy I mentioned in her initial post? That was a one-night war that occurred because her boyfriend, a King, got jealous of someone else trying to marry her (can I get a “yikes”?) She tried to stop it but in the process committed magical heresy and kiiiinda got herself killed anyway.

- Her elf-like ears are a side effect of being drafted onto the villain team’s side; a result of being corrupted by dark magic (she also has somewhat sharp teefers as a result of this too).

- While living on “Earth” during her formative years, she got super into anime and musical theatre. (This is simply a carry over of my high school obsessions. XD) Her favorite animes are Sailor Moon and Lucky Star, and her favorite musicals are Heathers and Hairspray.

That is all! #VOTEFORAMBER !💙💛

Are you still taking fic Asks? 👀

(I'll start with one fic and try and restrain myself from asking questions for ALL of them XD)

For Eel!

1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?

2: What scene did you first put down?

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

Always!!! (Seriously, you can ask me about my stuff at any time, because the chance that I have an unreasonable amount of background lore is incredibly high XD) Eel! my beloved <3

1: What inspired you to write the fic this way? -> Nicky Wuchinger's Tugger and Robert Marx' Munkustrap, 100%. There's not even a full boot of them, only a bit of Gumbie Cat and Old Deuteronomy, but the dynamic between them in this like 2 minutes of Old Deut grabbed me by my shirt collar and shook me like a can of hairspray. They felt a lot more like equals to me than many Tuggers and Munks from other productions, because Nicky seems like a rather mature Tugger to me. They definitely influenced me enough that I completely rewrote all my headcanons for the both of them as a pair. (The power they have...) Anyhow, I watched that video of them more often than I'll ever admit, threw out the 'Tugger is younger than Munk and acts like it' headcanon and started to write Eel!, which brings us to the next question.

2: What scene did you first put down? -> The first scene that I wrote was Tugger kneading Munk like a cat shaped pizza dough, the little piece of dialogue about gravity and Tugger calling Munk a puffer fish. You couldn't pry the chubby Munk headcanon from my cold dead hands even if you tried, it just feels correct to me ♥ Honestly, inserting the kittens and the moray into it was mostly for transition reasons, and also because I wanted to write about the kittens as a group more because it's fun.

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics? -> Its content, most likely! The 'Deut bros' hc is basically fandom-canon at this point, (for shame!) and "Eel!" kind of marks the moment I decided to care about fanon even less than I already did and started to unapologetically make posts for this pairing, even though it probably alienated a few people and also got me being called an incest shipper one or two times (even though I made the effort to mention not one, not two, but three times that I didn't consider them to be siblings, as if you couldn't tell that from the story itself. Eyeroll emoji. Sometimes it's good to be able to, yknow, read before interacting with fanfiction for a fandom with very dubious canon).

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story? -> Our dear mutual friend Void was trucking along, writing pages and pages of breathtaking fic, and I felt a little like a sham for being so enthusiastic for Tuggerstrap without writing anything for it myself. That had to change! Thus, I got extremely sappy, wrote the scene I mentioned in question 2 and the rest is history. :]

3: What’s your favorite line of narration? -> [A paragraph once again, because why not.] "Jemima’s head popped out under Munkustrap’s chin, pointing at the book that lay sprawled on its back a few metres away. “It’s a monster book.” “I see,” Munkustrap responded, exchanging a look with Tugger. Tugger nodded, rubbed against George one more time and then stood up, sauntering over to the book. He pulled a paw back and lashed out, slapping the book until the kittens were certain the monsters inside had nothing left to give, and then he sat on it. “Aha,” Tugger said, smugly grooming his paw. “Nothing to be feared now.”" [I just loved the idea of Tugger enacting some typical cat violence of slapping the shit out of something they don't like to reassure the kittens. It feels like something he would do.]

Thank you so much for the questions! ♥♥♥♥

{out of dalmasca} I realize that I have never explained why I prefer Basch with long hair and why I’ve always imagined him keeping longer hair despite his drastic and messy hack in the canon game. I do think it looks better aesthetically speaking, but that’s not the main reason why. A bit of a rant about hair below, haha. Enjoy. XD

We’re all familiar (those of us in the fandom, of course) with his canon game hair, atrociously cut, perma-stiff, barely moving with the wind except somehow often oddly indoors???, and quite honestly apparently hairsprayed? Does hairspray even exist in Ivalice? Because if not, his hair isn’t just a crime against nature and fashion, but also in defiance of the laws of physics. Yes, we know it, we love hate it, it has been the subject of many a joke and meme, I present to you... TheBasch™:

*sigh* Sweetheart, what even do you call that? Aesthetically, it’s an absolute abomination. In my head, Basch has semi-normal, average medieval fantasy man hair, one of many reasons I use CH in T:TDW as his live action FC:

So this is around the length I imagine him with and that’s his usual hairstyle, maybe minus the braids, but yeah. Half-ponytail, tied in the back with a leather strip, and yes, messy with strands hanging down. All dungeon imprisonment and sweaty adventuring aside, assuming he has access to proper bathing facilities, Basch keeps himself and his hair very clean. He’s just... a clean guy, when he can help it. So his hair is clean and all that, but... messily styled. Because there is no style. He puts it back in a half-ponytail without the use of a mirror, and just... that’s how it is. He doesn’t take it down again until he retires to bed, and he doesn’t do too much about strands that don’t make it into the ponytail. I’ll come back to that later.

Although this is 1047% better aesthetically speaking, the reason I imagine him with this hair is actually to do with his mental health. First, I will clarify that I imagine him with this length of hair and general style post-Nalbina-dungeon. Before that, I hate it, but I accept his canon hair. But after he’s busted out of the dungeon, the game chooses to have him almost immediately hack off the two years’ worth of hair growth (which honestly to me looked like way more than would grow in two years) to reset him back to his canon terrible hair. I... kindof reject that, and I say he keeps the long hair.

The reason for this is kindof nebulous in that I don’t have a clearly definable reason why, but I do have an explanation. It’s a coping mechanism for him. A security blanket, if you will. A way of protecting himself mentally. How does one do that with hair, you ask? Well first of all, it isn’t deliberate. He doesn’t even realize that that’s why he’s keeping his hair long. It’s just that he feels calmer, more grounded, and strangely enough, safer with the feeling of having long hair around him. Like... around his shoulders and framing his face. That’s why he doesn’t overly pay attention to the loose strands that don’t make it into the ponytail. Leaving it completely down would be a problem during combat, because it would constantly be getting in his face, so the half-ponytail fixes that, but the loose strands against and around his face still give him that feeling of mental security. They don’t obstruct his vision enough to be a problem, but they do the trick well enough with regard to his mental health.

Again, I don’t have a reason for him wanting to do this, and if he was asked, he would probably not be able to give much of a response. He doesn’t know. It’s a subconscious feeling of comfort that he gets from the feeling of his hair around him. It makes him feel more closed off, I guess? Not in a bad way, but just... the world seems a bit smaller and more under control with that feeling of something draping around his shoulders. I know it makes no sense at all, but this is actually something that people in real life sometimes experience when they’ve had a lot of trauma. It’s almost in the same vein as wearing oversized, baggy clothing or maybe something with a hood. That’s another type of just... draping yourself in something to kindof put this buffer between yourself and the world. Of course neither oversized clothing nor long hair really protects you from anything, but like I said, it’s an issue of mental security, a coping mechanism.

Since the majority of writing I do for Basch takes place after his stint at Nalbina, he’s got the longer hair. It’s a trauma response from what he experienced in the dungeon. Regardless of what he tries to tell people or deny to himself, that imprisonment changed him and left him with both physical and mental scars. He’s managed to repress a lot of it and he hides the effects of it from most people, but his long hair is a side-effect of that trauma and he doesn’t even realize it. I headcanon that he’s got a little bit of a fuller beard post-Nalbina too. It’s his armor against the world, in a mental health sense.

And there you have it, folks. More than you ever wanted to know about Basch’s hair. XD

I know everyone's talking about bald Ingo but I'm more concerned about the knife sideburns tbh

Ingo and Emmet's knifeburns are so iconic and cute to me xD But they also raise several questions:

How do they get it styled? Are they firm or soft/fluffy? How much hairspray does it take to keep their shape?

We will never know, but they do look very striking :)

are you still doing the ask thing? if so, how about james?

if anyone else sends more I am not going to answer them but im finishing this one because I made this drawing

1: sexuality headcanon

bigender , I want to draw him in a flapper dress sometime

2: otp

I said this on thomas post but thomas x james is cool ! some of my mutuals ship it but I think they work better as friends

3: brotp

oh the strike trio 😭 theyre like a bunch of high school girls like “no you cant sit with us” in my head

4: notp

nothing serious but james x percy was the first thing that came to mind for some reason??

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

not really a headcanon but designing james was difficult . before I settled on making him very 1920s inspired (hence the finger waves hair , which I think is what im most proud of ) the only way I could picture him was as a fuckboy XD I blame this dumb drawing

I settled on making him look more ✨dapper✨ and I think he spends hours making sure his curls look right , he doesnt like wearing his hat because he says itll mess them up but he uses so much hairspray they wont budge anyway

6: favorite line from this character

“TOO MUCH PUFF AND NOT ENOUGH STEAM”

7: one way in which I relate to this character

I blanked here I dont relate to james in the slightest , I think Id have similar things to say about gordon

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

his vanity is kind of his whole character but I do go 😑 when he brags about being the special red engine or about his paint in general ,he wouldnt be james without his attitude though and in the end it makes him a stronger character

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

both equally , he might be vain and stupid but unlike gordon he actually admits to his mistakes and I would say overall hes nicer (and has a better sense of humor XD)

Goof Troop/An Extremely Goofy Movie Characters' favorite musicals!!

As requested by @stuffkimlikes !!☺

Goofy: Honestly, the hardest one to pick for?? Somehow??😅 I feel like he'd like just about anything with singing involved, honestly. BUT, If I had to choose, and I do.... I'd say his favorite is The Book of Mormon or Newsies??

Max: Dear Evan Hansen. He feels like he understands Evan and connects with him rather deeply. "Waving Through a Window," is the official Max Goof Anthem at this point. XD

P.J: Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! BEETLEJUICE! He thinks Lydia is an absolute ✨ICON✨. Plus, though he'd never admit it, he wishes he could do the things they do to Lydia's dad to his own sometimes.😅

Bobby: Spongebob the musical. It's nostalgic and funny, and that's what he likes! He doesn't want anything too sad or deep. He just wants to have a good time! And what better way to do so than with Spongebob?

Roxanne: I may not know much about it, but she gives me Heathers vibes?

Stacy: MEAN GIRLS. No, I will not explain. Why not? Because I don't know how to. I just know she'd like it.😅

Bradley: He's a Wicked fan, for sure. Don't ask him who his favorite character is, because then he will give you full biographies on each of them. The Gammas HAVE caught him singing the songs before.

Tank: Tank is a HUGE Grease fan, and I will DIE on this hill. The cars, the music, the tropes, he's there for it all.

Beret girl: Six. From what I hear it's all about girl power, and I think they would totally be her jam. UwU She also lowkey wants ALL of the spiky, shiny clothes.

Pete: He couldn't care less.😅

Peg Pete: She's DEFINITELY a Hairspray fan! She's absolutely one to start BELTING the lyrics to Ms. Baltimore Crabs.

Pistol Pete : Frozen. Need I say more?

Sylvia: She'd be the one to say she doesn't have a favorite. She just likes all of them. XD

Powerline: Ya'll Probably gonna hate me, but I think his favorite would be the Phantom of the Opera. His dream would be to make a cover album for it one day!😁

And these are my hot takes!😉

Get to know me better meme:

Tagged by @dear-kumari (thanks for the tag!!)

Favorite color: black, red, purple; and I tend to go for silver, white, and gold for accents :)

Currently reading: ongoing series are Ao no Exorcist, Boruto, Spy x Family, Akatsuki no Yona (against all my better judgment at this point lmao), and D.Gray-man (like... 3-4 times a year when it updates T_T). Plus fanfic here and there, though I’ve become extremely picky about it.

Last series I watched: Hunter x Hunter (1999) -- almost done with it! I’ve been enjoying this version much more than I thought I would, thought it does leave a lot to be desired (esp the Greed Island arc OVAs >.>)

Last movie I watched: Ah. Hm. I can’t remember, if we’re talking non-animated movie. Animated movie would be the second HxH movie, The Last Mission. Super enjoyable, I gobbled up all the Hisoka & Kurapika crumbs it offered like my life depended on it XD

Currently working on: ... so much T___T  I’ve got a Winx Valtor/Bloom multichap fic plus six one-shots; a WITCH Phobos/Will post-comic series multichap fic plus a couple of Phobos/Will one-shots set in an alternate canon divergent timeline; a FFXIV post-Endwalker ZenosWoL multichap fic plus seven one-shots (featuring Zenos, WoL, Estinien, and Emet primarily); ten Hakuouki one-shots (Hijikata/Yukimura, but generally including the whole gang); two Hunter x Hunter one-shots (Hisoka & Kurapika; Hisoka, Kurapika, Illumi); eight Naruto one-shots (featuring an OC, Orochimaru, his snake family, etc.). And my Bleach longfic, which I really do want to finish. And now I’m contemplating a post-Shippuden through Boruto-Era Itachi-is-alive fic (: And that’s just the writing lmao. I have at least eighteen more FFXIV drawings and six HxH drawings I have planned out. I’m almost done styling Zenos’ wig, and I’m waiting for more hairspray to arrive so I can restyle Itachi’s bangs (I don’t like them X_X). OH, and maintaining my balcony garden through the summer heat!

(I tend to run around like a chipmunk chipping away at multiple things at once instead of focusing on one and finishing it before working on another, which is probably why I can never get things done and posted on a regular basis XD Though, if my brain would stop shoving new ideas down my throat, that would actually help a ton.)

Tagging @errantgoat, @baked-hylian, and @cruelfeline (only do it if you want!)

Ichi being made fun of for growing his hair out long and dying it blonde? (he is depicted with blond hair in certain skits ive seen, game aus and such)

oh I’ll have to look that up... but I Googled blonde Ichimatsu and found some fanart, he actually looks cute blonde!

(what am I saying, he ALWAYS looks cute no matter what XD)

it’s a bit on the short side and I wasn’t vibing like I usually do when I write, but, I hope it’s still ok! <3

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One would think that after the fiasco that was Choromatsu’s horrible brown haircut, any of the remaining brothers would seek the others’ advice about doing anything drastic to their hair.

Of course, when the brother in question is Ichimatsu, perhaps it’s understandable why he wouldn’t.

It’s not that he thinks the others wouldn’t be supportive of a change in his hairstyle. It’s more that he’s a little unsure himself about the kind of thing he wants to do, so he keeps the plans secret.

He’s been growing his hair out longer lately, not getting it trimmed up to maintain that neat bowl cut like the rest of his brothers. It makes him stand out among them, which… isn’t necessarily what he wants, but he prefers how it looks like this. It’s almost down to his shoulders now, still a little messy, and he likes the way it settles around his neck.

That’s enough of a change, his brothers think. Nobody really teases him about it; they poke a little fun, exchange barbs the way siblings do. Thankfully, he’s pretty sure that if any of them really hated it or thought he didn’t look good this way, he would wake up with a bunch of it snipped off. (For which he would suddenly find himself an only child, so they all sort of know what’s good for them when it comes to Ichimatsu.)

The bigger change is one he’s finally ready for, though he doesn’t know how any of them will react when he comes home with blonde hair.

In his opinion, it actually looks better than he thought it might. He managed to stammer through his interaction with the cute hair stylist that he didn’t want it too bright, not really platinum blonde or anything, and somehow she made sure that he doesn’t have a disco ball on his head.

He was a little worried about whether it could actually be dyed blonde. He’s heard that it’s difficult to go to a much lighter color if you have dark hair. The stylist assured him in that regard too, that usually the problems with going lighter when you have dark hair is when you’ve dyed your hair dark. Since his black hair is natural, there were fewer issues than he thought.

He’s also kind of relieved she used some kind of hairspray with a nice scent, too, because the bleach necessary to lighten his hair was something he didn’t think he could walk home smelling. In addition, all the work she did means that his hair is softer than he thinks it’s ever been. Funnily enough, despite the strange new color that’s going to take some getting used to, he can’t stop touching his own hair.

Even as he heads inside the house, he’s anxious. Obviously he likes it, which is all that really matters. It’s a gentle hue that the stylist referred to as ‘most people would call this dirty or ash blonde’, so it’s not as shocking as a borderline white. Yet… what if it’s still too much? Should he have gone with a lighter brown first instead of jumping straight to blonde?

… Choromatsu thought his haircut looked cool at first, too. What if Ichimatsu is wrong? What if this actually looks ridiculous?

Those thoughts start to take root as he heads upstairs, trudging into the spare room where it seems like everyone’s congregated. “Hey, I’m home. How’s it going?”

Practically as soon as he steps in, Jyushimatsu’s head is tilted up looking over at him. As usual, he’s always the first to pay attention when it comes to Ichimatsu, so that’s no surprise. “Ichimatsu-nii-san! … Holy crap, nii-san, what’d you do to your hair?!”

Almost as if on cue, that makes the rest of the brothers stop what they’re doing to look at the fourth eldest. Their heads snap up in near perfect unison. Everything is silent for a long moment, as they all take in the new hairdo… then they all burst out laughing.

Ichimatsu wilts, having partially expected this kind of reaction. This was why he was uncertain about changing things up so much in the first place. Fuck, what the hell was he thinking, dyeing his hair blonde?? Maybe he should have bounced the idea off one of the others first.

“Oh, my God, you should’ve kept a streak of black in it!” Osomatsu cackles, his fist banging on the table like someone just told him the best joke he’s ever heard. “At least that way, you woulda looked just as emo as ever instead of this weird boy-band shit you got going on now!”

Totty joins him, nudging their older brother’s shoulder with his own. “Give him a break, Osomatsu-nii-san! The salon obviously didn’t have mirrors!”

Choromatsu apparently has to slap both hands over his mouth to keep from losing his shit. “Ahah, oh, wow… a-at least when I dyed mine, I didn’t go that light!”

Before anybody else utters a word, Jyushimatsu has actually rolled over to bump against Ichimatsu’s legs. “Wow, nii-san! Your hair’s the color of my hoodie!”

“I suppose it’s better than dyeing it to match his own,” Karamatsu hums as he walks over to swing an arm around Ichimatsu’s shoulders. “And you didn’t decide to get it cut, as well?”

Ichimatsu shoves both of them away, slapping Karamatsu’s arm away and giving Jyushimatsu a firm but light kick away. “You guys are jackasses! What’s your problem?! It doesn’t look that bad! Fuck, I guess I should know better than to think my brothers won’t be dicks about me trying to do whatever makes me happy! I really can’t count on you assholes for anything, can I?!”

As he stands there fuming, trying to decide whether or not he wants to cry, all the others exchange a few glances. Whoops. They seem to be talking without saying a word, which they certainly all do sometimes (it’s definitely a sextuplet thing), and contemplating whether or not that was the right thing to do.

Far as they’re all concerned, they were just teasing. That’s nothing new, is it? In a house of six men who all grew up together, there’s bound to be a lot of that; they avoid anything that digs too deeply, but they all give jabs at each other.

However, the way Ichimatsu’s responded makes them think that maybe this was something he was looking for validation about. Teasing when one of them is like that about something is a recipe for disaster.

Didn’t they all learn their lesson about this kind of thing when the truth about Choromatsu’s dye job came out? As much as most of them can usually take the little barbs, they shouldn’t all gang up on one brother like that.

“Whatever,” Ichimatsu mutters, turning to head right back out the door. “Guess I’ll go get it dyed back.”

“A-ah, wait, wait, wait!” Choromatsu gets to his feet and hurries forward, grabbing Ichimatsu by the hand. “Hey, Ichimatsu… we were just fooling around. I-I’m sorry if we made you upset.”

Karamatsu is the next to join them, putting his arm around Ichimatsu’s shoulders again. “Yes, we didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, dear brother! It’s just such a shock, seeing you look so much different.”

“Yeahhhh.” Osomatsu sighs and stretches out on the couch. “I mean, we’re used to looking alike, right? Seeing the same face looking back at us whenever we look at each other. It’s just kinda freaky to see one of us, with the same face, but blonde hair!”

“It actually doesn’t look bad,” Totty offers. He takes a moment to raise his phone, snapping a picture if Ichimatsu’s new look. “Here, I’ve even got photographic evidence. You look great! It’s just gonna take some adjustment.”

Jyushimatsu is still on the floor, where he locks both arms tightly around his older brother’s legs. “Yeah, yeah! It’s not bad, just different! We were teasing!”

Ichimatsu can’t stop himself from scowling at everyone’s comments. How is he supposed to know they’re not fucking with him, and simply backpedaling because he got pissed? What if it really does look awful? “You don’t have to lie to me, you know. If you think it looks like crap, say so. I don’t wanna go around looking like a fucking highlighter if that’s what it looks like. Just don’t make fun of me for trying something new.”

“Yeah… that was kinda shitty of us.” Choromatsu squeezes Ichimatsu’s hand and gives him an anxious smile. “We’re sorry. I mean, I know how bad it felt when you guys all did it to me after I fucked up my hair, so we really shouldn’t have repeated history. At least yours looks way better than what I did to mine.”

He feels Karamatsu swipe a hand through his hair, giving an appreciative sound before laughing. “And it’s silky! I can’t remember the last time your hair was silky, Ichimatsu.”

“Oooh, let me feel!”

Just like that, Ichimatsu supposes he ought to be careful what he wishes for. The situation has flipped completely, and now all his weird brothers are trying to get turns petting his hair.

Well… maybe they’re right. The color and the length are both going to take a little getting used to, just like any drastic alteration to his appearance. Still, it seems they’ve all grown up a little since this happened with Choromatsu. He knows they wouldn’t pull punches in telling him point-blank it looks bad, so it’s probably okay that they’re fawning all over it after making fun a moment ago.

“Fuck you all,” he mutters, but he’s chuckling and leaning into all the contact as he says it.

Regardless of whether or not blonde is his color, it appears that, yeah, his brothers actually will back up his choice to look how he wants.

(Good. He didn’t want to have to turn into an only child, anyway.)

What if Adler is actually balding but wears wigs and tupees XD like his hair is WAYYY too bouncy bro. Hes a white man, I dont think he would have thick hair?? So the idea is pretty funny to me

Lmao, there was a time when I would've said this is fact. But chill with the slander 😭✋🏻

Adler probably either has natural volume like my Italiano 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 brother here, or (and what's more likely) he uses a loooot of hairspray. It was the 80s after all 👀

I wouldn't rule out the possibility that Adler owns wigs I mean hey maybe, he is a secret agent. But I doubt he's just totally bald or thinning lol

What are the best villain songs in your opinion? Or your fav? 💚🎶

Oooooh, wow. Hard question!! Like, songs sung BY villains, or songs that remind me of villains? XD I'll go with the first one. These are my favourites! And, side note, this is the ruthlessly edited v e r s i o n of the list...

Be Prepared, Scar (The Lion King)

I know that your powers of retention Are as wet as a warthog's backside But thick as you are, pay attention My words are a matter of pride It's clear from your vacant expressions The lights are not all on upstairs But we're talking kings and successions Even you can't be caught unawares

How Can I Refuse, Preminger (Barbie Princess And The Pauper)

It's a temporary setback It's a momentary lapse But conveniently my ego doesn't bruise And the moment that I get back I will show them who's the boss You can bet your bullion there'll be no "I do's"

In The Dark of Night, Rasputin (Anastasia)

I was once the most mystical man in all Russia When the royals betrayed me they mad a mistake My curse made each of them pay But one little girl got away Little Anya, beware Rasputin's awake

Love Is For Peasants, Queen Ariana (Barbie as the Island Princess)

Love is for peasants, which we're obviously not. Who needs a heart that's going to bleed? It's inconvenient and just makes you hot. Let Mama tell you what you need. Not just any clown—someone with a crown— And a happy life is guaranteed.

Mother Knows Best (Reprise), Mother Gothel (Tangled)

No?! Oh, I see how it is.

Rapunzel knows best Rapunzel's so mature now Such a clever grown-up Miss Rapunzel knows best Fine, if you're so sure now Go ahead, then give him this

This is why he's here! Don't let him deceive you! Give it to him, watch, you'll see!

No More Mr Nice Guy, Rothbart (The Swan Princess)

Vengeance is what I believe in I don't get mad, I get even Odette can't get to the ball 'cause I won't bring 'er So I'll zap up a date who's a real dead ringer

Only Girl In The World, Duke Monroth, (Moulin Rouge)

Do you trust me? It's time, my dear, to dress the part Let me make you rise Take you for a ride Let me make you rise (Only girl in the world) Take you for a ride (Only girl in the world)

Prince Ali (Reprise), Jafar (Aladdin)

So Ali turns out to be merely Aladdin Just a con, need I go on? Take it from me His personality flaws Give me adequate cause To send him packing on a one-way trip So his prospects take a terminal dip His assets frozen, the venue chosen. Is the ends of the earth, whoopee!

(The Legend Of) Miss Baltimore Crabs, Velma Von Tussle (Hairspray)

[AMBER, spoken] Oh Mother, not more ancient history! [VELMA] Oh, my God, how times have changed! These girls must be blind or completely deranged But time seemed to halt When I was Miss Baltimore Crabs

The World According To Chris, Chris Hargensen (Carrie; The Musical)

Guess what, Ever since the world began Same plot, everyone's been dumping on their fellow man Pounding people they feel better than I hope you're taking notes cause You feel everyone deserves a shot Get real Some of us have got it, girl And some got squat That's the truth, oh honey, like it or not

What The Fuck Now, Lizzie!? , Emma and Lizzie Borden (Lizzie)

Emma: My sweet little sister, what have you done? Lizzie: Well I wasn't gonna wait for an engraved invitation. Emma: Now I've got twice the trouble, got two for one. Lizzie: Stop your bitchin', can't you see a win-win situation? Emma: What the fuck?! What the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck now, Lizzie?! Lizzie: Well he ain't crawling back into bed now is he? Emma: No

World Burn, Regina George (Mean Girls)

My name is Regina George Regina is a fugly cow Hey Cady, how ya like me now?

I wanna watch the world burn I got the gasoline I wanna watch the world burn And everyone get mean

Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo, Alameda Slim (Home On The Range)

Now listen up There are crooks in this here West Who have claimed to be the best, And think they wrote the book on how to rustle Well, as good as they may be, Not a one's as good as me, An' I barely have to move a single muscle They call me mean, boys Depraved and nasty too And they ain't seen, boys, The cruelest thing I do

Top 20 Musical Theatre Villains

Okay, so, I know I’ve only just started my month-long “Count-Down” of my favorite versions of Dracula, but this idea was bugging me, and I decided to make a description-less list of it just for yucks. Is that so wrong? I hope not... Anyway...if you know me, then you know I love musicals. And of course, so often in musicals, the most fun characters are...well...what they are in so many things, to be honest: the villains. The thing about villains in musical theatre is they sort of bring out the wonderful, fun, dark side of what makes the musical genre what it is. The idea behind how these things work is that the characters are expressing their deepest emotions and motivations through song, and while you can get many positive ideas across with that, the bad guys of these shows prove to us that, even in a world where it’s apparently the norm to get up and dance like you just don’t care, there will always be people who have dark emotions and dark thoughts that are just as powerful as the rest. Musical Villains run the gamut in terms of how they work: some are funny, some are threatening, some sing a whole lot, some only get a few key musical moments to their name, but they all serve some sort of function and play a vital role in the proceedings. So, I decided to do a quick tribute and talk about some of my favorites in musical theatre. Now, a couple of basic rules: Rule Number One, I’ll only be counting characters who I, personally, perceive to be VILLAINS in these stories. For example, Inspector Javert from Les Miserables is the main antagonist, but I don’t really consider Javert to be a VILLAIN in the truest sense. Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett are both far from the nicest folks around, but I think of them more as dark protagonists than the villains in their stories. In both these cases, there are other characters who are much more obviously in line with the typical way we think a villain should be, anyway. Rule Number Two: I won’t be counting villains from musicals based on movies, such as the number of Disney Villains who appear in stage shows, or characters like Beetlejuice and the Child Catcher. They’re great villains, but I want to talk about “stage exclusive” villains. There will be a few exceptions, and these are in cases where the musical is more popular or well-known than the original movie source: most people don’t know about the old black-and-white movie “Little Shop of Horrors,” but a whole lot of people know the musical and its own movie adaptation. On that note, I won’t be talking about music MOVIE villains, such as Lucifer from The Devil’s Carnival or Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. These guys have to basically be born onstage. There will be ONE exception to the rule...kind of...but not really. XD With all that in mind, here are My Top 20 Musical Theatre Villains.

20. Evillene the Wicked Witch of the West, from The Wiz.

19. Miss Andrew, from Mary Poppins: The Musical. (I’m counting her because, even though the musical is semi-based on the movie, this character never APPEARED in the movie, unlike other Disney Musical Villains, like Frollo, Scar, or Ursula. Miss Andrew is only found in the stage show...and the P.L. Travers books, I suppose.)

18. Velma Von Tussle, from Hairspray.

17. Jud Fry, from Oklahoma!

16. Caiaphas & Annas, from Jesus Christ Superstar.

15. Hades, from Hadestown.

14. Mayzie LaBird, from Seussical.

13. Madame Morrible, from Wicked.

12. Dr. Frank-N-Furter, from Rocky Horror (Picture) Show.

11. Mr. Applegate, from Damn Yankees!

10. Mr. Hyde, from Jekyll & Hyde.

9. Aaron Burr, from Hamilton. (Hey, he outright admits to being “the villain in your history;” I say he counts, no matter how much we love him.)

8. Captain Hook, from Peter Pan.

7. Audrey II, from Little Shop of Horrors. (And yes, to those who know me on this site...this plant makes me VERY blushy and shivery and all that stuff. >///> )

6. Fagin, from Oliver!

5. The Thenardiers, from Les Miserables.

4. The Mad Hatter, from Wonderland. (Specifically as played by Kate Shindle; others who have played the Hatter, and the ways the Hatter has been handled in those versions, are okay...but this one is just EPIC.)

3. Judge Turpin, from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

2. Miss Hannigan, from Annie.

1. Erik, a.k.a. The Phantom, from The Phantom of the Opera.