#still didn't try to tackle designing it again
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"Cold"
Carl Grimes x fem!reader, praising, vaginal fingering
I'm still new to this, so I apologize if it's monotone. Also English is not my first language so there might be mistakes.
"You're dead!" Carl looked at (Y/N) wide eyed, snow covering his face as he stood surprised. He bend down to take the biggest scoop of snow and throw it at his girlfriend. Oh, it was war now.
It was winter in Alexandria, a solid few inches of snow covered the ground, cold air tickled their lungs as they ran around the hole camp, playing in snow. But now playtime was over, it was time for some serious fighting.
(Y/N) only laughed cutely, shrugging, looking straight into Grimes' blue eyes, challenging him and acting innocent at the same time.
Her body moved, clearly readying itself to escape, but the boy was faster, tackling her to the ground, covering them in layers of fluffy, fresh snow.
"Gotcha" he smirked proudly as if he just tamed a wild beast, not grounded a teenage girl. "Can't escape now, sunshine" their breaths mixed, that's how close they were, their noses practically rubbing against each other, their hips pressed together separated with just a thin layer of their soaked clothes.
That's when he noticed she was shivering, her teeth clacking from the cold. It wasn't unexpected, they didn't have clothes that were designed for this kind of weather and they were rolling around in snow for hours, yet Carl couldn't help but feel concerned.
"Gosh, you're freezing" he picked her up, wrapping her with his hands, trying to warm her up a bit, but obviously that didn't help much. "We're going back" Grimes decided, taking her hand into his, their fingers were stiff, they barely had any feeling in them.
The walk to Carl's home was longer than they both expected, exhaustion suddenly hit them, cold piercing through their clothes, snow under their feet slowing them down significantly. When they finally got there the boy was already dreaming of a warm bath or drinking a hot cocoa sitting in front of a fireplace.
They left their shoes on a towel that Rick put up earlier and tried calling for him, but no one responded.
"Must be at Carol's" Carl hummed and stepped further inside. He took his coat off and threw it on the couch. "You want something hot to drink? Or we can take a shower?" He turned to face her, awaiting her decision.
"Shower" she managed to say, her jaw clenched, still bit warmed up yet.
"Let's get you out of these clothes" he stepped towards her, his hands on her sides, pulling her sweater up, revealing her smoth belly and her silky breasts covered with a bra.
Normally, she'd feel embarrassed, they've done stuff like this many times and she always blushed like crazy, something about Carl made it feel like it was still a new feeling. This time though, this wasn't sexual, he was just taking care of her, helping her and it made her heart flutter and filled her chest with warmth but it was the different kind.
Her pants fell down, belt buckle cliking as it hit the floor, leaving her in just her underwear. He shivered again, goosebumps covering her body, she tried to shield herself from the cold. Carl noticed that and quickly dragged her to the bathroom.
The titles were as cold as ice, making her toes curl at the unpleasant sensation. She stood there, observing her boyfriend's movement, he undressed quickly, too quickly for her. Yes, she was freezing but who wouldn't appreciate a little show?
(Y/N) hissed when her cold fingers touched her back in an attempt to undo her bra. Although it took longer than usual, it landed in the basket, just like Carl's garments moments ago. Same thing with her underwear, some almost painful touches, shutting her eyes at the feeling of clothes sticking to her skin.
"Get in" he said, his boxers long gone, curled up with the rest of their clothes. He took a minute to take in the view of her naked body, tracing her curves with his eyes, swallowing hard at the sight of her vulnerable state.
Piping hot, almost boiling water, covered their bodies as they stood in each other's embrace, letting their muscles relax, which wasn't easy because of the sensation of (Y/N)'s hard nipples pressed into Grimes' chest, their hips rubbing against each other with every little movement.
Little satisfied moans coming from the girls mouth, weren't helping either, they went straight to his dick, that was already teasing her sensitive folds.
"Feeling good, baby?" He chuckled, moving his hand to grab her neck, gently massaging the soft flesh underneath. This made his head fuzzy, this brief interaction, one like many others, made him realise once again how much he loved her.
"Yeah" her voice was breathy, her head tilted slightly back, clearly enjoying herself. She felt a familiar feeling slowly building up in her abdomen.
Carl seemed to notice that, because his fingers slided down her stomach, looking straight into her eyes as he started to tease her clit.
"Can't tell if it's the water or are you that wet already" he muttered into her neck, placing delicate kisses all over.
"Mm" she sighed, bitting her lip lightly. "Both"
"Good" he whispered straight into her ear, his voice unusually deep and raspy, like always when he got aroused. "You're so good for me"
She moaned uncontrollably at the praise, nodding her head a little, trying to show she indeed trying to be the best for him.
"My good girl, so wet for me" he kissed her jaw, slowly going down, towards her breasts. He took her nipple into his mouth and sucked it deliciously, trying to distract her form the feeling of his first finger sliding in her tight hole.
His movements started off slow, teasing, trying to get her as desperate as humanly possible. All it took was bending his finger a little for her to start rutting her hips against his hand.
He bit her nipple, delicate yet still inflicting a little bit of this delicious pain that got her weak in her knees.
"You're so pretty. My pretty girl, you're doing so good" he added another finger which got another whimper out of her, her thighs trembled, she leaned back again the shower wall to prop herself.
Wet strands of hair her stuck to her face, water dripping from her chin, down at her collar bones, continuing to slide across her body, to finally disappear between her legs, where Carl's fingers were stretching her pussy.
Carl's dick stood up gracefully, hurting like hell without attention it needed, but it didn't matter, now making (Y/N) come was all that counted.
"I'm close" her voice was weak and quiet. She tried to restrain herself from making too much noise, the bathroom walls carried sounds like the newest Bluetooth speaker.
"Yeah? You're gonna cum for me? Cum in my first fingers?" He teased, his thumb circling her clit as his fingers practically pounded her poor, sensitive cunt. "Be good and cum for me"
Her toes curled again, this time bit from the cold but the feeling of an approaching orgasm. Grimes' lips muffled her moan, wet tounge sliding in, exploring her mouth as she felt her body tensing up, reading itself for the finish.
His fingers abused that spot inside her that made her stomach flutter, that lit fireworks in her abdomen.
Metalic taste of blood filled their mouths, coming from Carl's lip that she took liberty to bite as she came. Pure pleasure flooded her mind as she rode her orgasm, fucked herself on his fingers.
"You're not cold anymore, are you?"
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☁️ 2024 Artist Resolutions ☁️
Happy New Year, everyone! 🌻
Just sharing my annual artist resolutions (this is my 3rd year doing this, I think?):
colors & palettes: I would like to try and experiment more with color, including probably (re-)teaching myself color theory (and actually trying to understand it this time lol), working with more mindful color choices like limited palettes and overall trying to use color to make more visually interesting pieces.
video content: I actually really like the process filming and editing little progress/behind-the-scenes videos, but I didn't do much of that at all this year. I'd honestly like to go back to doing some of that again! Also I had a brief stint of streaming art on Twitch around this time a year ago and haven't gone back to it...still on the fence but I may revisit that as well this year.
comics: I've always enjoyed drawing silly little daily life comics and would like to continue with that, but 2023 made me realize how much I also enjoy creating more long-form webtoon and comic book-like pieces as well! I definitely want to explore and expand more upon that in 2024~
composition: I've been very lazy about composition! Going back to wanting to use color to create more visually interesting pieces, I'd also like to focus more on composition to do the same as well.
(soft) freelance: I used to have an online shop that I shut down almost 3 years ago now...I don't know what I feel brave enough to tackle this year in terms of being an independent artist outside of my day job; whether that's commissions, ko-fi/patreon, product design for a shop reopening or tabling at conventions, but I hope I'll figure it out and get over my hesitations about it...soon.
sketching & journaling: I really super-mega-absolutely neglected sketching and journaling for the entirety of 2023 which TRULY HURTS MY JOURNAL-LOVING HEART. I want to try some things to find a new system of sketch-journaling that fits my time and lifestyle better these days so I can incorporate that back into my life.
My previous artist resolutions from 2023 and 2022~
I think I only really got to two goals from my 2023 list; drawing more backgrounds and entering my 'villain era' by drawing more selfishly (though I'll be honest: I didn't expect that to manifest the way it did when I had written it out, but yeah okay, smutty art it is I suppose lmaooo)
We don't talk about 2022 lol.
Hope everyone is having a great start to the new year~
Relax! Rest! Recharge! And may we achieve all (or at least most of) our goals we're hoping to in 2024 💗
#lost track of time and basically missed midnight last night#ended up ringing in the new year while in the shower lmaooo#started off the year squeaky clean tho!#artists on tumblr#artist resolutions#art goals#illustrators on tumblr#digital sketch#digital sketchbook#celdraws#just celery things#celerydays
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Ask: Can I have a 🍭 with cyno or albedo please :3
Prompt: 🍭 Babysitting with Cyno (I couldn't think of anything for albedo so here's our favorite matra)
Emoji Prompt List ◜✧ Masterlist
Cyno Isn't the best when it comes to this field of knowledge, but he does make a great effort to learn
He's the feared General Mahamatra, tracking down wrongdoers and violent altercations is common in his line of work.
But despite his hardened exterior, underneath those crimson eyes is concern for your wellbeing. Seeing you so overworked and stressing to keep watch over a kid while balancing all your other tasks made his stomach churn.
So, him being the honorable person he was, volunteered to watch over the child so you can have a rest.
"Are you sure? I- I mean I never seen you—"
"There's no need to worry. If I felt I couldn't handle such a task, I would have volunteered to do something else," Cyno reassured, approaching you and the bubbly child you held close to your chest. "Just tell me what I need to do, and you can leave the rest to me."
You couldn't help but smile at the sentiment, your exhaustion making Cyno's offer sound even more convincing. Without further hesitation, you agreed, relaying the basics on how to care for the child as Cyno listened intently, noting down every suggestion you made and engraving it in his memory.
The young matra found his face warming when you neared him, the proximity making it hard for him to concentrate on what you were saying. Why did this suddenly feel so intimate?
He awkwardly held his arms out, muscles tense and body alert unintentionally. Despite him wanting to help you babysit, he looked utterly bewildered when it came to holding a child, and of course his reactions didn't go unnoticed to you.
A sweet melody caught his ears— your voice he recognized, sprouting an amused laugh. The beautiful sound of it unknowingly eased away some of the nervousness building up in his chest, his shoulders relaxing as his eyes softened. It was a new change from your tired sighs he'd been aquatinted with for some time, seeing the curve of your lips and the crinkles of your eyes was truly a sight to see.
You placed the child in his arms, gently guiding his hands around them. "Support their neck like this, and hold them close," Cyno nodded, his body tensing once again as the child wiggled in his arms. He cleared his throat, trying his best to relax as you instructed.
"Like... this?" Cyno looked up, his eyes full of curiosity and wonder as he searched yours for some sort of affirmation.
It was adorable seeing him so focused and eager to care for a tiny creature. Your mind drifted to the thought of Cyno having his own little bundles of life running around, and how amazing he would be as a father. Another heartwarming scene of his children tackling him into a hug flooded your mind. Another thought of how adorable his—
"[Name]?"
You blinked, snapping out of your daze as your cheeks warmed. "Y-Yeah! Just like that," You said sheepishly, backing away from the endearing scene. "Seems like you've got everything covered, I'll leave you to it!"
And then you scurried off, leaving a startled Cyno and a child that needed their diaper changed behind.
Cyno could only blink in amusement before returning to the task at hand. "What's... that smell?"
Oh dear, you never told him how to change a diaper.
He's actually decent at caring for a tiny living being
His sharp senses keeps the child out of danger so there's no issues there
Probably gets scared when the child barely moves in their sleep and has to give it a lil tap tap just to make sure they're still breathing (cats be doing the same thing too smh)
OKAY SO!! I just imagine him having a stare down with the child and his intimidating eyes makes him seem like he's glaring but really he's just a bit confused on what he should do next
Surprisingly the child doesn't get scared and just reaches out to grab his headpiece, cooing and giggling at the animalistic design.
Cyno might find it cute until his hair gets tugged along with it ouch.. don't underestimate the grip of a baby!!
ALSO I definitely see him telling his jokes to the kid AND thoroughly explaining the reasoning of why it's funny as the child just burps and noms on their hand. Also the child just giggles at random intervals so Cyno thinks they understand the joke and actually find him funny.
"...and that's why the scarab crossed the road," Cyno explained, tickling the child's tiny feet to keep them entertained, and low and behold, they giggled!
"You found that funny?" Cyno hummed, looking at the cooing child in awe. "Tighnari seemed to think otherwise, but now I know someone other than me finds them hilarious. here, let me tell you three of my best jokes,"
(っ.❛ ᴗ ❛.)っ reblogs appreciated
#genshin fluff#genshin#genshin imapct#genshin imagines#genshin impact fanfic#genshin cyno#genshin fanfic#genshin headcanons#genshin impact x you#genshin impact x reader#cyno#cyno fluff#cyno headcanons#cyno x reader#cyno x you#cyno genshin impact#cyno imagines#cyno babysitting#emoji prompts#prompt list#genshin x reader#genshin x you#genshin x gender neutral reader
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✧.* grow as we go; svt smau.
entry #17; happy trails.
synopsis: over the past ten years you’ve fallen in love many times. one day someone happens to stumble across your journal sitting out on your nightstand and started posting your entries online. after all of your secrets are leaked it’s clear things would ever be the same again.
𐦍 paring: svt members x afab! reader.
𐦍 feat: non-idol! svt
𐦍 genre/s: reader is super angsty low-key, fluffy, sexual themes.
𐦍 content: swearing, bullying, crazy ex’s, mentions of sexual relations, some drinking& mary jane 🍃
word count: 3.2k
note: a fully written chapter for my baddies. 🖤
masterlist ▸ 016 the part we play. ▸ 018 damage control.
Keys are jingling in her face as Joshua stands inches above her head. Smiling down at her still trying to buckle the torture device women call heels.
"Are we ready yet, princess?"
Y/n didn't respond with words but a big sigh meaning no. Packing her purse frantically while she runs around the apartment in search of lipstick to match the red of her dress.
“Y/n, you’ll be fine. I would say trust me but I feel like we're beyond that.”
Running back and forth between rooms she still didn’t know what to say to Joshua, she decided to let the tensions between the two of them go away for the night as they tackle the bigger fish.
“Josh. I know. Minghao texted me that he’s going to pretend to be on Mimi’s side. He said we have to be careful. I’m just not sure why.”
“We’re like seven against one. It will be fine.”
“Will it? Who knows what she’s capable of, she's very capable of taking all of you down to get to me. She proves it all the time. Maybe I just shouldn’t go. This is stupid even entertaining her.”
“Do you still care about me and Minnie? Even if you don't, you do care about Minghao. I know for a fact if you don’t show up she will blackmail us forever. I also have a feeling she’ll go for Seokmin somehow, she knows he’s weak. If she can’t take you down, she will definitely take him down.”
“Then let’s end this once and for all, please.”
Locking her front door, feeling fire in her gut to take down the girl who had done everything in her power to hurt y/n, she couldn’t help but feel like there was something brewing that she wouldn’t be able to come back from.
With the air around her full of pressure, she sat in silence in the back of the uber next to a friend who used to be her entire world and now was barely a part of it.
Something about the ride to Mingyu’s bar felt like it was going to be the last time she saw herself like this, full of anxiety about the days going forward, worried that the other shoe will drop.
When the two of them finally arrived they were met with an obnoxious banner outside the front door, that the bar was closed for an ‘exclusive’ event.
Seokmin was standing off to the right, clutching his phone in his hand, looking obviously nervous waiting for y/n to arrive.
She quickly jumped out of the car with a thank you and ran into his arms, holding onto him for dear life before you went inside.
“You look beautiful, y/n. Perfect revenge dress.”
“Thank you for being here to help me.”
“Where else would I be? Hi, Josh.”
“Hey, Seok. Where are.. You know.”
“Out back, they parked Won’s car in the staff lot and are waiting back there.”
“Okay. Cool. Let them know we’ll give them a signal to come in.”
Walking through the front door, still sticking Seokmin on her arm. Feeling his physical touch to put y/n at ease following behind Joshua.
There was a table set up at the front, small bags designed for everyone's phones at coat check, the security guard asked to confiscate everything on them including their bags.
Getting a deep wondering look in her eyes, Joshua was asking for permission if it's okay, though she was apprehensive to hand over the items that could be useful for her escape if needed she knew but she also knew she had to do it.
Seokmin told the guard he just had to send a final message, assuming it was to the nerd back in the parking lot, you just sent him a small smile.
After hanging over the personal items, the three piece crew, much smaller than normal, were handed numbered masks, assumingly part of Mimi’s plan to know who is who.
“Guys, please stay close. Okay?”
“We’re not going to leave you, y/n. We promise.
“Good.”
Placing their masks over their eyes, Seokmin in something that looked like a green dragon, Joshua a white jester, and y/n a black sparkly mask with two small horns placed over her eyebrows.
“I see she still has a sense of humor.”
“I’m not sure if I think this is very funny, y/n.”
“Humor keeps me living, Shua.”
“Clever.”
Walking through the black velvet curtain, there were swarms of people everywhere, some holding trays with champagne and other clear liquids, a parade of dancers on tables, and some party goers looking at the three of them, trying to suss out who they were.
“How the fuck are we going to find her in here?”
Y/n leaned into Seokmin’s ear and whispered the things Minghao had told her before she gave up her phone.
Minghao was supposedly the only male guest in some type of red mask and knowing Mimi it had something to do with the devil.
“Guys, I’m going to go grab us some drinks, don’t take anything from anyone if they offer you something. She may have spiked a drink since I’m sure she knows you’ve arrived.”
Joshua was right, y/n hadn’t even thought about the possibility of Mimi doing something dirty to take her out and make her embarrass herself.
Y/n pulled Seokmin along to the bathroom that was sitting next to the bar, locking them both inside for a moment to talk before their night.
“Look. Let’s not drink anything, okay? And we can’t eat either. Joshua reminded me of something from that video of me that Mimi had put out at Minghao’s event. She said she could get us some stuff to have a fun night and to loosen me up more so I could go over to Joshuas and lose my virginity.”
“She’s so sick. Y/n I'm so sorry.”
“It’s fine. I just don’t want anything to happen to you, because if i-”
With a small scream from Seokmin and y/n from a small knock on the door, she just yelled out they’d only be a minute, but the knocking persisted.
“Y/n? It’s Minnie. Let me in.”
“Uhh, Seokmin is having a bit of a bathroom emergency. Just one second.”
“Guys. I know you’re lying, just let me in. I know you don’t want to see me. But, please.”
Unlocking the door and letting Minnie slide through the crack, you noticed her mask as something to be aware of. It was some sort of bunny with pink crusted jewels all around it.
“What do you want, Minnie?”
“Seokmin, just let me talk okay?”
“Fine.”
“I know you guys don’t want to see me, I’m sure Joshua explained a little bit of what was going on considering you came with him here willingly. Just know I didn’t do it to hurt you, I did it to save myself. I was being selfish. Mimi knew stuff that I have never told anyone, not even the two of you, she was threatening telling my parents and I couldn’t come back from that, they’d nev-”
“Minnie? We don’t care right now, why did you want to come in here?”
“Because, I have an idea.”
“Which is?”
“Let me trade places with you tonight. Give me your dress and mask. That way whatever she tries to do to you, it’ll be me instead.”
“But, our hair is different, they took my bag so I don’t have the matching lipstick for you to wear.”
“Mingyu is doing work in his office, you can go hide in there with him. I have an overnight bag with some stuff in it that you can put on. I think it’ll be better if we're both not out there.”
“What about Seokmin? And wouldn’t she be suspicious if you’re not out there?”
“No. When I came to set up, I told her I wasn’t feeling well and that I wanted to go home early. She doesn’t even know he and I are still here.”
“How do I know this isn’t part of her plan?”
“Because I didn’t tell her about your friends waiting for you outside and about you and Minghao being friends still? Other than that you just will have to find it in your gut to believe me even if I betrayed you.”
“Okay.”
“Y/n are yo-”
“Seokmin, I’m sure.”
“Aright. We’ve been in here too long hurry up and change, Joshua is probably confused.”
“Follow me to the office, we'll swap there.”
Minnie led y/n and Seokmin down to the end of the hall holding her eagle eye on the room full of party go-ers looking for Mimi before making a clear getaway into the room Mingyu was held up in.
Unlocking the key to his office door. Minnie swooped her former best friend into the room where Mingyu was sitting at his desk, airpods in his ears, sipping on a beer.
“Hey.”
“Hi, Gyu.”
“Long time no see, y/n. Seokmin.”
“We miss you, big dog.”
“I know, Seoky.”
“Mingyu, y/n is going to stay in here with you while me and Seokmin go around the party. Okay? Keep her safe.”
“What about Seokmin?”
“Why does everyone keep asking about me?”
“Because, you’re the glue.”
“Aw, Mingyu.”
“Guys. Turn around so we can change.”
“Why it’s not li-”
“Mingyu.”
Y/n giggled at the interaction between Mingyu and Minnie, still unsure if they’re officially together or not, but she had hoped they were.
Slipping out of their dresses, y/n changed into Minnie's casual clothes, a pair of grey sweatpants and hoodie as Minnie slid into the red dress that fit like a glove.
“I have makeup wipes and other stuff in my bag, feel free to use it.”
“Okay.”
“Ready, Seok?”
“I think so, but what about Minghao? And the guys?”
“I can call them for you, I still have my phone.”
“But, how will you know when?”
“Cameras.”
“Wow, no shit. Okay. Be safe.”
“Seokmin?”
“Yeah, y/n?”
“If you see Minghao.”
“Don’t worry.”
As y/n was peeling her makeup off, Minnie and Seokmin slipped back out the door they came in from and back into the party hoping to uncover truths for their friends as she was stuck in an office with her old flame, in secret once again.
“Want a beer?”
“Please.”
Mingyu handed over a glass bottle as he popped the top off swiftly, y/n chugged at the golden liquid hoping it would settle her stomach slightly.
“Minghao, huh?”
“What?”
“You guys, are uh? Dating? Friends?”
“We’re just friends.”
“For now.”
“What?”
“You like him.”
“I did. I don’t even know anymore.”
“You do. You just don’t trust him.”
“Not fully, no. Not yet. I really only trust Seokmin and the guys. Which is sad.”
“Not even me?”
“I’ll be honest, I thought you had something to do with it for a while.”
“Y/n, come on.”
“I just wasn’t sure. Joshua told me everything. I know you didn’t. I’m sorry I doubted you I guess.”
“Do you think if all of this never happened things would’ve been different between us?”
“Maybe. How are you and Minnie?”
“The same. I think she has a lot of stuff to work out before anything would ever be able to happen seriously.”
“Like?”
“A lot of things she should tell you herself, but I don’t like that she hurt you.”
“Mingyu, you know-”
“No. I know. It’s silly I still like you after you made it clear to me your feelings, but I can’t help it. I’m competing with your childhood crush and your knight in shining armor I get-”
“No. Mingyu.”
Y/n pointed to the screen, watching Minnie approach who y/n thought was maybe Mimi, watching their interaction carefully. Mimi ran her hand over Minnie's masked face and took Seokmin’s hand in hers, jumping a little bit off the ground. Holding her hands out to show them the work she had put in for y/n's birthday.
“Do you think she knows?”
“That it’s not you? Maybe. She is a good liar.”
“She definitely is.”
Y/n noticed to their side seated at a table was Minghao, something about his demeanor and watchful stance, plus the hint of the red mask, let her into the detail.
“That’s Hao.”
“In the red? Where’s Josh?”
“To the left. White mask.”
“What do you think they're talking about?”
“No clue.”
Mimi handed Seokmin and Minnie drinks off the tray that were brought over and cheered them on as she went to take her spot on the stage to introduce the DJ for the evening and also thank the guests for coming, a sign the party was officially in full swing.
Y/n and Mingyu kept watching on as Seokmin and Minnie sipped their drinks, when he suddenly stopped her from putting the cup to her lips and swapped their drinks without letting Mimi onto what he was doing.
“Do you really think she’d drug your or Minnie, but your drinks?”
“I do. I told Seokmin to be careful. Joshua was the one actually who told me.”
“Why do you think she hates you so much?”
“Because I’m the only person who never put up with her shit.”
“And you’re the only person who can get what she wants but can't have?”
“Not true.”
“It is. She wanted Josh, she got him, but really he wanted you. She got Minghao to fall for you unintentionally even though she had him first and wanted him to do her dirty work by lying. She hates you because you’re everything she isn't. Kind and Honest.”
“I don’t feel that way. I never tell people what I want. Even Seokmin. I don’t know how to tell people my true and honest feelings. I just skirt around them. I act like I’m okay and I’m not. I’m not okay. I sometimes feel like she’s onto something. Maybe she’s helping me go after things I need.”
“See.”
“What?”
“Even though she’s fucking with your life you have compassion enough to say maybe she’s helping you. You’re a good person, y/n.”
“Maybe.”
“Trust me. That’s why I fell in love with you.”
“Don’t. Mingyu, please. Not now.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be.”
As the pair was sitting and drinking at Mingyu’s desk, they entirely missed Mimi’s devious actions in spiking the drink that belonged to one of their friends.
“Wait. Why is she on stage?”
“She’s talking.”
“Do you have sound on your cameras?”
“Yeah, one second.”
Mingyu unmuted his laptop and watched as Mimi paraded around the stage.
“Hello, everyone. I’m Mimi, of course. I know you can’t tell under my mask. But, I’m here to celebrate the birthday girl, y/n. She has been in my life for a long time, we were such good friends as kids. Did you know y/n stole my boyfriend? It’s funny, she’s always doing things people don’t expect. I want to bring her up here tonight to let her tell you her story for herself as she turns another year older. y/n? Can you please come to the stage?”
Seokmin nudged Minnie who was looking unwell, the girl on his side pretending to be someone she wasn’t slinked onto the stage next to Mimi, clearly inebriated.
Mimi smirked and handed her the microphone, letting her know it was time for a speech.
“Uh, Hi. Sorry, I’m not feeling well.”
The crowd of people they may or may not have known the girl who stepped on the stage wasn’t the girl of honor, y/n and Mingyu watched in disbelief holding eachothers hands without realizing it.
Minnie fell to her knees which prompted Seokmin and other masked guests including Joshua and Minghao to run to her side as the microphone cracked loudly over the speakers.
Mingyu tugged tightly on y/n’s hand before she forced him to run out to the girl left on the small stage who had fainted.
Y/n was sitting and watching everything go down when all of the sudden the lights cut out, following the last bit of light from the computer screen.
“Y/n?”
“Hello? Who is it?”
“Aw, are you scared?”
“Mimi?”
“Who else?”
“What's wrong with Minnie?”
“Oh she’ll be fine. You should know better than to cross me. Bold of you both to go against what I actually had planned, but she meant well. I can't fault her for that."
“What do you want?”
Y/n felt Mimi’s presence beside her, her breathing slowing more in the faint black room.
“You. Well, for you to go away.”
“If I agree to what you want, will you leave my friends alone?”
“Yeah. I need you to do something for me first.”
“What is that?”
“Lie for me.”
“Why?”
A flashlight suddenly lit up the room, illuminating both of the girls' faces, Mimi had a sinister smile on her face.
“Because you owe me.”
“What do I need to do? And before I agree you have to promise me all of them will be okay.”
“I promise.”
"So?"
“I need you to go, I need you to find somewhere out of the city. I’ll tell your friends the rest. I put a bag in my car out front. It has everything, your phone, your wallet. Just get in and drive. I don’t care where you go, but just know if you show back up or contact them. I’ll find you. I’ll handle everything else.”
“How do I know I can trust you?”
“Hm. I’ll give you this.”
Mimi handed y/n a small pink zip drive hooked onto her key unit. Something for her to hold onto. She took it in the palm of her hand and shoved it inside the pocket of Minnie’s sweats.
“Can I ask you a favor if I do this?”
“I guess. What is it?”
“Take care of Seokmin and Jun. Even if you don’t get too close to them, just make sure they are alright. Everyone else can handle themselves. I just need to know the two of them will be okay.”
“Yes, y/n. Your bitch boys will be well taken care of.”
“Okay.”
Y/n took the keys from the top of Mingyu’s desk, ready to make her exit as the tears welled up in her eyes.
“Y/n?”
“What?”
“Aw, don't cry. I just need you to sign this letter I wrote. So they think it's from you.”
Y/n took the pen from Mimi, only reading the first few words of the fake letter meant for her friends and signed her name at the bottom. Maybe it wasn’t right, but she knew if she ever got the chance to apologize they’d understand.
“Actually can I ask you for one more thing before I go, Mimi?”
“Yep.”
“Why does it have to be like this?”
“Well because I know if I don’t force you out I’ll never get what I want. Good luck, y/n. You’ll need it.”
“Thanks. I guess.”
Y/n slipped out the back door of Mingyu’s bar for what she thought would be the last time. She took a deep exhale watching her breath follow the wind as she walked to Mimi’s car and slammed the door shut behind her. Finally letting the tears fall from her face before she started it and drove away.
She made a promise to herself as she left, just minutes until she became a year older. That somehow she’d find her way back, even though she may be picking up the pieces of what she left behind.
note: my girl y/n going thru it?? everyone going thru it?? ik she's not a text chapter but I hope u enjoy!! (also fully writing my author note low-key drunk?) anyway! after the next two chapter + the epi my big gawg is ending (sad?) but I hope u all will enjoy my pfd fic etc sorry it took me so long to get her up I wanted her to be good! ok! (steam nct dream smoothie ?? or unknown the whole album hits ily??)
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I finished the pretty gorls ON TIME!
2022 Version
2021 Version
(I'm also going to reblog them right after this is posted)
I'm gonna ramble under the cut about the designs n stuff but you can scroll past that to get to the timelapse if u want.
@jotg-miraculousrewriteau is where you'll see any updates about this story/au/rewrite I have going on if you get interested. It'll take some time before I get around to writing it but I'll be trying to draw more. I'll list some reasons for why I haven't gotten much out recently under the cut. Not abandoning the au tho!
This one was a STRUGGLE and part of it was because I still liked last year's and because my interest in ml has taken a back burner with other interests BARGING IN this year.
Not to say that I don't want to work on my rewrite anymore, but I'm probably gonna do some more rewatching so I can get fully back into it again. I can't really plop down what I've come up with for the rewrite and be satisfied anyway, so I'm stuck until I get the thing written and drawn.
THAT ASIDE, I changed up their posing again and included updates to the character design. I don't know if what I've drawn Marinette in here will stick for her redesign as far as outfits are concerned, but I don't really like the previous outfit I gave her anymore so I needed to work with something new.
Overall I like how this turned out, even if I'm a bit unsure abt other areas.
Specifics: Once again, I liked coloring and drawing Marinette more which shouldn't be a surprise since I have more to work with in her design. I made the foolish mistake of not including her freckles in the past, so now I'm amending for that. She's sort of matching her bf now.
I included some lore bits abt Tikki and Marinette's complicated relationship here that I haven't talked abt before. Marinette is not doing anything to Tikki intentionally, but I have a plot line in the story I have planned that involves how the kwamis went from deities to kwamis. Got caged in the miraculous. And the consequences that follow.
INcluding Marinette and Tikki gaining a strained relationship for the majority of the story.
But that's all I'll say on that for now.
You might notice Marinette's skintone has changed a bit from other redesigns. What happened was, when I was first coming up with ideas for the rewrite, I was going off of critisysms I saw a lot and noting them down. One, was that Mari didn't look like she was biracial and her skin tone should reflect that. Now. I was young and figured "Oh okay! So. Lets look up what average chinese skintones are!" ...I found the racist color swatches that got pretty close to yellow and I ignorantly changed her skin tone to that.
So! Now her skin tone is closer to canon's and I've decided anything about her heritage isn't something I'll tackle in my rewrite/au since I'm not qualified. I still have some things I've changed so she looks similar to both parents, but no more of that skin tone.
Lol I didn't get the timelapse started until the basic sketches were completed
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Hello Kedi
I've been following you since the start of your now discontinued webcomic, and I just wanted to hop in here and express how inspirational your work has been to me
Your designs are creative, your poses are dynamic, and I'm so so glad you didn't give up after all the shit you went through. You didn't deserve any of it, I'm so sorry it happened :( I'm sure the people who harassed you will get what they deserve sooner or later, life's a boomerang.
I wish you bestest of luck with your current and future projects! Sending you hugs!
Honestly, it makes me genuinely happy to hear that people who enjoyed my comic have found my new accounts and still like my art ;v; There is a part of me that'll always feel like I've let people down in a way I shouldn't have, but I'm trying to move forward and prove that I can accomplish what I set my mind to with some new work that doesn't have as much emotional baggage attached.
I appreciate the luck and the virtual hugs <3 I got nostalgic reading this and tried to do a little doodle of some of the old characters, I do still sketch them in my books at times, and I'm slowly revising bits and pieces.
Hopefully they're still recognizable. I do wonder what I'd do with a full overhaul at times. I don't want to give people false hope in case I don't decide to pick it back up, but AoM definitely holds a place in my heart and I do flirt with the idea of tackling it again one day.
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Punk!Ace x Male Reader Modern AU
Inspired by Cupid’s. Chokehold/Breakfast in America By Gym Class Heros
Warnings: cursing, mention of bad home life for Ace, reader cries bc overwhelmed, kinda spicy at the end but very minimum, was crying internally making this, Ace being the best boy, fluffy
Today was Ace’s and your first anniversary. you had been best friends since you were children and as best friends should do you would always spend time together. You both had spent so much time together when you were little that in your teen years, your parents gave Ace a key for whenever he wanted to come over and hang out.
Thankfully your high school years had come and gone. You had just started your first year of college with Ace where he was learning to become an engineer. You both decided to get an apartment off campus with two other people, Marco and Deuce. Ace had known them from playing video games online in high school. Ace had formed a band with Deuce on drums, Marco on lead guitar and Ace was bass and lead vocalist. Ace had tried to convince you to join their little band but you decided it wasn’t for you. You still listened to them practice whenever you had free time from your apprenticeship to be a tattoo artist and piercer. you were taking classes for design and you were content with it.
In your second year of college, you came out to Ace as gay. He apparently knew since y’all were 12.
“am I supposed to be surprised?” Ace had said while tuning his guitar
You only shook your head and laughed it off as he explained to you every single time he knew you were gay. He even laughed at knowing that before you did.
During New Year the same year, you both had gotten a little too drunk at a party and may have hooked up. That morning on Ace’s birthday after a long awkward conversation you decided to at least try being together. That was the best decision of your life. Ace and you were perfect together. Everything was going smoothly. Perfect even. You guys would cuddle and watch movies almost nightly. When he was practicing with his band he would make sure you were always near him and had his eyes on you.
Since his band is pretty popular online, he and his band would have livestreams of band practices or whatever wacky shit they were doing at the time. One time during a Q&A when you had the day off of classes and apprenticeship, one of the viewers asked if they had a S/O. Ace, being the golden retriever boyfriend he was, immediately shot up out of his seat, tackled you when he found you in his room, and had you sit on his lap while he gushed about you and how you’re the perfect boyfriend.
Everything was perfect. That's why today, your 1st anniversary had to be perfect too. but it seems as if the world didn't agree with that. You had planned on going shopping with Ace to make dinner together. You woke up at 9 am to get ready for the day but Ace didn’t even wake up till 1:30 Pm. he said he was up all night working on something. That's fine you can both still go out together and enjoy the perfect sunny day. Except when you finally started leaving it was pouring. You looked at Ace with a pout and he shrugged.
“Hey it’s okay, I like the rain, the store is indoors silly, we won't get wet” He reminded you as he grabbed one of the umbrellas from behind the door.
You smiled at him and kissed his freckled cheek causing his face to heat up. Even though you always gave him kisses he was always flustered.
“so why are we getting dinner again? we have food at home so what's the occasion?” Ace asked you as he opened the driver's door of your car for you
“you don’t remember? Today is a special day!” You had replied while giggling with joy
“Shit I know it is my birthday but usually we just make a cake and call it a day” Ace says shrugging once more before making his way to the passenger seat
He forgot. Maybe he might remember in a bit. You had to give him some credit he did just wake up a little under an hour ago. Just give it some time it will be fine. You took a deep breath and started heading to the grocery store. It could still end up a great day.
But nothing could ever work out as planned. not too long into the drive you had got a flat tire. You let out a groan of annoyance and went to get the spare from the back. You knew how to change a tire so it wasn't a big problem. You were just slightly overwhelmed by how nothing was going as planned today. when you opened the back to get to the spare tire, nothing was there
“ACE!” you yelled for your boyfriend over the rain and he quickly came over to you
“What's up babe- oh fuck” Ace stopped himself when he saw that the spare wasn't there “Oh right… Deuce needed it for whatever he was doing and did not return it yet”
you had it. you went back into the car and just started to cry. Ace hurried up and called the tow company nearest to you since both of your roommates were visiting their family for the holidays. While you both waited for a tow man to come out, Ace held you in his arms and helped calm you down. The stress over everything had been too much for you and it was all just overwhelming.
After a long wait for a tow man and a longer wait to get the tire changed you finally were heading home. Ace decided it was best to doordash something for dinner and a cake for him. The sun had set and Ace was driving you both home as you sat in the passenger seat quietly. The car ride was quiet so halfway home Ace decided to play some music. your ears perked up as you heard the first notes of the song you and Ace had decided was your guys’ song, Cupid’s Chokehold by Gym Class Heros. only it sounded slightly strange. The instruments were more distorted and electric and the vocals sounded like…
Take a look at my boyfriend
He’s the only one I got
Not much of a boyfriend
I never seem to get a lot
…Ace
You quickly took his phone to look and saw that it was a cover of the song by the White Spades.
His band
You looked at him with tears in your eyes to see him smiling softly at you, not realizing you were already home and parked in your parking spot.
“Ace…” you whispered softly as you continued to listen to the song “You Didn’t Forget”
Ace cupped your face in his hands and wiped away the tears from your eyes with his thumbs. Your face turned upright as you smiled widely and started to sing along
I mean he even cooks me pancakes
And Alka Seltzer when my tummy aches
If that ain’t love then I don’t know what love is
We even got a secret handshake
And he loves the music my band makes
If that ain’t love then I don’t know what is
You were overwhelmed with joy. You quickly wrapped your arms around his shoulders and kissed him deeply which he returned immediately. he moved his hands to hold your hips from under the hoodie you stole from him and rubbed gentle circles into your skin. After a few moments, the two of you pulled away to get a chance to breathe. That didn’t last long as you pulled him back in for more desperate and lustful kisses. Ace moved his seat back and pulled you into his lap as things got more heated in the car.
Everything was finally perfect.
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**TFE Spoilers if you haven't watched S1A & S1B yet**
Been meaning to post this...
Things I want to see in Transformers: EarthSpark S1C
1. A thorough explanation for why the hell Bee has been in hiding for sooooo long, why he went rogue, why Optimus kept his existence a secret from G.H.O.S.T., and why Bee didn't just join G.H.O.S.T. like Elita-1 and Arcee!!!! Please! I need to know!!! WHY WAS BEE ALONE AND IN HIDING FOR SO LONG???! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
2. Similar to my last point, what's going on with Wheeljack? Is he also rogue, and why hasn't he joined G.H.O.S.T.?? I would also like more info on him and more screentime with him and Twitch! 🥺🥺
Look at them! It's so adorable that Twitch calls him Dad 2! 🥰
3. Random, but I would really like to see Nightshade speak in their alt mode more. I don't know why, I just really want this! Lol we only saw them speak whilst in their alt mode twice, and that was in "Missed Connection" and "Home" I believe. Please give us more talking badass hawk owl protector moments! Actually, just give us more Nightshade moments PERIOD! 🥺
4. More Elita-1 and Arcee scenes with them being absolute badasses!!!!
I love them! ❤️
5. I want to see a Decepticon actually allowed on the Malto family's property without getting tackled to the ground by Bee, or them resorting to following someone home and then secretly spying on their family. Maybe it could be Breakdown that pays Bee a friendly visit and meets his family members (I am hopeful that he is still alive. Oh pleaseeeee let him still be alive! 🙏🏾). Or maybe it could be Tarantulas that pays Nightshade a visit and interacts with their family members. I just really want to see a Decepticon visit the Malto family without malicious intent! 🥺🥺🥺
6. A scene where Arcee uses her gun! I know this is a promo pic, but I actually really want to see her use her gun. It looks so cool! So cool and pink! I really like the design.
7. Agent Schloder standing up to his sister again and becoming more and more aware of how truly evil she and the whole G.H.O.S.T. operation is. Maybe even have him side with the Malto family again like he did in "Security Protocols" to protect them.
8. More Terran fluff and more Terran/Malto Kids fluff! I love fluff! Give me all the sweet, sweet fluff created by drama, angst, comfort, and love! 🥰🤩🤩
9. A wholesome af scene where the Malto Kids and Terrans express their concern for Bee after he regains his strength after the events of "Home". Honestly, I would really love it if the first episode of S1C starts off with Bee sleeping peacefully in a pile of hay with a bunch of pillows, with the Malto Kids and Terrans watching him. And then he slowly wakes up and realizes that he's safe. I REALLY hope the writers don't just do a time jump and skip over Bee being injured from the events of "Home", or the fact that the Malto Kids and Terrans snuck out and went to Philly. I want some Malto Kids/Terrans/Bee fluff, dammit! 🥺🥺🥺🥺
10. I would love to hear Skullcruncher speak. The poor guy has been through A LOT!!! He was working for Mandroid earlier in the series and then later on G.H.O.S.T. was doing experiments on him. 🥺🥺 I want to hear him talk about it! I want to hear him talk about all the fuckery going on with G.H.O.S.T. and what their plans are.
11. Can we please have a Swindle and Hardtop reunion? Pleaseeee?!! I really want him to be reunited with his brother! Swindle did the most trying to find him and we need to see them reunited!!!! 🥺🥺🥺
12. We need to revist those creepy worm/grub looking things that appeared in "Bear Necessities", 'cause that is not something you just skip over. Wtf were those things??! What is their purpose?? Are they infused with Energon?
~That's all for now. I might make more posts if I come up with anything else.
Part 2:
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From this post
Notes: While I'd be here writing a whole ass character dissertation for like 10+ characters each, I'll be briefly explaining the overarching theme of what the cards I pulled say for them. I won't be analyzing each card. I read Tarot as a story... in a way. So while some cards/spreads may indicate personality, it also (to me) read as either a lesson or personal journey the character has or will tackle. Hope that makes sense? Lol. If you're interested in learning more about how Tarot works, definitely research it! Every reader is different in their approach, but I just personally read cards intuitively and with a "story narrative." Rambling over lmao
Note x2: Information here will be analyzed using what we know from spoiler speculations (both from leaks and quests!!), in-game voicelines, lore, story quests, world quests, npc dialogue, and other official or unofficial sources.
**long post under the cut**
Furina: This gives heavy "I didn't ask for this" vibes. The spread reads as though... she was thrust into duties as an Archon after the prior one's death. I do believe she has good morals, a justice-value system, and wants to do the right thing (she's REALLY trying), but she's a people pleaser. She doubts her abilities and wants nothing more than her people's approval, no matter how grand or dramatic; she'll "perform" for them. She leads because she has to. The prior Archon is dead, she is now in charge. Furina definitely doesn't give her abilities or self enough credit, but the thing is: she's grossly unprepared to be a leader. She has a lot of "growing up" to do.
Neuvillette: (My husband). This is one spread that read like a story and we'll see how it holds up once his character story and more info about him comes out. He has a lot of emotion and a lot of naïve innocence to him, but unable to really show it. I do believe his past and present has been particularly rough for him in "fitting in" to human society *cough Hydro Sovereign cough.* However, this reads like he will be able to move past it and either accept how/who he is, find people to connect with, and let the past go. The Pentacles and Magician there are really just to show what we've already seen of him lmao: he's patient, hard-working, kind, and reliable.
Freminet: Ah yes, baby. Baby boy. He does NOT give himself enough credit. These are primarily positive Arcana cards so I'm of the belief that he has a support network, skills, and goals to really change his outlook around; yet he still remains a bit gloomy (understandably so, but still). Again, these are all pretty solid and stable cards but then *The Moon* shows up; when it's next to all these that tells me fails to see the good and abundance that's around him. He knows it's there, but is too deep in his insecurities and negative, traumatized mindset to fully see it.
Navia: My beloved (one of the prettiest character designs fr). So, she's definitely someone who is going to learn how to embrace her inner power and confidence. The spread tells me that her trauma (losing her father) and life setbacks has really taken a toll on her; it's more or less shaped how she is now. However, there's a lot of hope to the cards and I truly believe she's going to come out even stronger as the new leader of Spina di Rosula. She's very determined.
Clorinde: Definitely a very capable character. Possibly has a form of trauma/ptsd from her career as a champion duelist, and there's an overall vibe of sadness to these cards. She keeps a lot inside and fails to express things or rely on others. Very much a "I must carry this burden alone" character.
Wriothesley: Uhhh surprisingly a lot of rebellious vibe to this spread? Again I could be completely wrong, but what I interpreted was that he either is going against the status quo, will go against the status quo, or wants to go against the status quo. Whatever that entails. Something is holding him back though (The Devil card). Almost like... he has such strong morals that he questions how things are done and wants to do something about it to change it for the better. Expectations fall in this category, too. Perhaps people have expectations or a judgement formed of him already, yet he's the type to easily mingle with the inmates/guards/workers in the Fortress of Meropide. He's far kinder than his appearance may suggest.
Emilie: (The perfumer mentioned in voicelines) Very little is currently known about her, however, I could be totally wrong but: her spread reads as someone trapped. Almost as though she comes from a well-off family (maybe?) or a family who holds her to high and traditional expectations, yet she's a victim of circumstance. It definitely reads as unhappy Victorian-era daughter who has her life planned for her. Again, I could be totally wrong.
Arlecchino: She is a force to be reckoned with. Okay so, she gets what she wants. Periodt. Very capable of manipulating and pulling strings as she keeps her cards close to her chest. Hardly anyone knows the "real" her or her past and she's content to keep it that way.
Chiori: Also little is known about her aside from voicelines of her being a seamstress. Anyways, the energy of her spread is uh... a bit intense? Like she has a pretty forceful and headstrong vibe, for sure. Very confident, stubborn, and a natural-born leader, really.
Sigewinne: She is baby and I am adopting her /srs. Hmmm, she just seems like a happy-go-lucky kid/melusine/hybrid (?). A part of her might feel a bit isolated due to her Melusine heritage and appearance but otherwise her energy feels very hopeful and innocent.
Charlotte: Ah yes, no surprises but, based on just *how she is* as her energy, Charlotte is ridiculously determined to get what she wants. The difference being, it's all for her job. She holds journalism and reporting in such high regard that it's almost become second nature. It's preventing her from really "seeing" the "big picture" or properly connecting with others. Poor girl focuses on work way too much.
**these are all alleged and my speculation! I could be totally wrong about these as well lmao. Also, some of the cards just wouldn't give me anymore info than what I pulled, which happens sometimes. So, anyway, hope you enjoyed!**
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HI ARJA I’m so curious about your moby dick AU lol you always have the best AUs
HI ROWAN I'm glad you asked! :D
It's gonna be a big ass rant, so it's under the cut. I'm very excited about this AU, it tackles some things I love and have first-hand experience of, so yeah, I'll be chatty about it ahahahah.
I've posted a chapter at random on AO3 and you can find some snippets in the whale au tag!
So, it's "Zoologist Aisling who thinks whales are the best thing after sliced bread saves Cullen, who happens to have survived a shipwreck caused by a whale". Shenanigans happen.
It was an idea of @shivunin (thank you again) and I'm currently trying to give it a little outline not to go totally at random. I am thinking about characters background, it's a non-magical AU and so stuff needs to be adapted. The title of the WIP is old, I realised after that... You know, it's a Moby Dick INSPIRED thing. The first idea was having Aisling as Melville and Cullen as Ishmael teaming up to write Moby Dick. Cullen has the sailing parts, Aisling filling in with conspiracy theories about whalers and spite over naturalists. And both of them inserting a gay relationship because I'm still a big part of the Bi!Cullen agenda, and that book is terribly gay.
I did realise later on that there's a limit to the horrors I'm willing to put characters through and write, and cannibalism is really NOT one. I also moved it to another period and to the 1900s because I already did research for another original project and I'm more familiar with it.
The title of the file will change when I'll have a better one for this AU.
For now I do have a background for Aisling, what she's in Nantucket to do, and I'm so happy to say @melisusthewee jumped on the bandwagon aboard with Quinn and Horatio, but I'm letting her introduce you to them in this. I'll just say that Aisling refers to Quinn as "Mr Arch-Nemesis".
She's in Nantucket for a research over sperm whales behaviour, restore her family's name (dad was a scholar too, but alas, he was caught being a member of the Fenian society and giving money to the Irish revolutionaries... She's the Royal Society's favourite person, yes) and hopefully put a brake on whale hunting (the 1900s saw the peak of killed whales, you can bet miss "I'd adopt a dragon if Bull didn't constantly prevent me to try and befriend one" won't be ok with it).
Dorian and Josephine -whom I couldn't fathom being there with her, seriously I can't picture Dorian on a ship if not in first class, unless he was beaten unconscious before boarding and dragged on. Josie finances ships, sure... but being on board of one and working? A whole different thing. So, they're Aisling friends, but they stayed in London to get her fundings.
Cullen needs to find reason to get to the sea again, he was a harpooner and worked on ships all his life... After being the sole survivor, he needs to find his centre back and get on with it. The crazy whale fangirl may or may not help him on this.
And there was only one bed, of course.
(have I already said that Moby Dick is VERY gay?)
(I had a blast reading it, thank you so much @salsedinepicta for making me curious about it! <3 Also if you want to throw your characters in this GO ON.)
I thiiiink I may change names and design and also do something fully original. I'm particularly enthusiastic about it because it allows me to tackle stuff I experienced in my life (I did some sailing! Very little and purely recreational, but still) and to re-use some research I already did for another original project which I love dearly, but it's definitely more than I can chew on my own.
If I don't chicken out because the place is linked to some trauma, I maaaaay add a part in the seaside town I spent a lot of time growing up.
But again, let's see how it goes, researching on Italy isn't the easiest thing ever if you're not aiming at Rome or the Renaissance, and we're talking about a pretty regional side of Italy. I have good hopes because the people are very very very much into their own history and claiming it back, so I may find some good infos without spitting too much blood.
it's a work in progress, but there's gonna be more about this!
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My top 5 bird-themed movies because why not
Okay, you guys I'm very excited about Illumination's new movie "Migration for a ton of reasons, but the main reason is that I love ducks. I'm personally, as a Chicken Run fan, NOT excited about Chicken Run 2 because I feel like they're going the wrong direction with it. Getting a new director, firing most of the old voices actors, and then Netflix taking over the ownership? No thanks! I'll still give it a try though. Here are my top 5 favorite bird themed movies, and why
(Chicken Run, 2000) I love this movie mainly because of the message and the fact that it tackled some heavy subjects in a family friendly way. The humor is really well done, like most DreamWorks movies, and the voice acting is amazing! I don't recommend it for children as much, but I'd say the age rating to start watching, is maybe 10-12 or older? It's a bit dark but it's still a beautiful movie and there's a character that almost everyone can relate to!
(Storks, 2016) Okay, this one is more for children and family, but has a few subtle jokes that mostly adults will understand,. I personally think it still has an amazing message about the lives of people come before objects and also that family isn't always birth given, adopting kids they're still family. And of course, the characters are very fun and adorable. Compared to most teen-young adult girls in animated movies, I really love Tulip's design. They don't make her too "sexy" but still make her look cute, she dresses plain, and she's a total goofball. I personally love seeing more female characters like that.
(Rio, 2011) You guys know this one's a cult classic! My mom and I loved this one a lot and were sad when Disney shut down BlueSky Studios. The movie is still incredibly underrated, although it has a strong fanbase of 2000s-early2010's kids! The music in the movie is incredible, the visuals and scenery is gorgeous, and it actually makes you want to travel to Rio! I feel like they tried to show the culture in the best way they could, even though I'm not an expert, they did it in sort of a subtle way, but still enough that it makes you admire it!
(Duck Duck Goose, 2018) This is an adorable and underrated movie for the family, even though the villain may be a bit scary at times! I love how it focuses mostly on the animals, I love when movies focus mostly on the animals to the point that you forget the humans are there, but they still do show humans sometimes. The humans don't have like, speaking lines or anything. Also, the characters are adorable! Peng's character really reminds me of Rocky from Chicken Run, but a little more childish and care free. A better comparison to Peng would be Otis from Barnyard, at first he acts like he wants to party all the time, but then learns to become a man by the end of the movie. The ducklings, Chi and Chao, are so adorable! Chi's a very loving and helpful big sister, and she's voiced by Zendaya! Also, Stephen Fry voices one of the crane brothers (or maybe they're gay cranes? I have no idea...). The voice acting and characters are so amazing in this movie, and the scenery is also so gorgeous! The humor is also on point, and you'll love the little squirrel character! I also think this movie is good for maybe 6 and up, depending on how used to movies the kid is. My 6 year old self didn't have that kind of attention span yet but some kids are different. Anyway, I just consider it a good movie for the whole family!
(Ploey you Never Fly Alone, 2018) Okay, this one can be a bit sad but also has a pretty good story. I'm personally not too comfortable with kids having love interests in movies/shows, like kids that are younger than teenage. Because they're birds and have no confirmed age, you can feel however you want about the Ploey and Ploveria relationship. I'm only uncomfortable about it because they both sound young and it wasn't much time after Ploey hatched from an egg when they met, but again, they're birds. It's still a beautiful movie with fun characters and really talented voice acting! I put it at the bottom of the list because it's not one of my first choices, but I haven't seen it in a while. You may have different feelings about it. I think i recommend this movie more for 10 and up, it does have some emotional moments though. It's not really funny or anything either, so I don't recommend it for parties or family movie nights. If you love bird themed movies and have a friend who does, it's something nice that you can watch together when you're not busy.
I hope you like the movies I recommended, and let me know what you think in the comments! I love to chat!
#duck duck goose movie#movie recommendations#top 5 bird themed movies#rio movie#chicken run movie#chicken run#duck duck goose#duck duck goose netflix#anime recommendation#non disney#non disney animated movies#bird movies
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So the original plan for this month's Fifth Review was to cover the Adventure 02 movie, but it's such a thick soup of a film to sift through that I want to wait until I can pause and write my thoughts before trying to tackle it, like I did with Kizuna. But I'm still in a Digimon mood, so let's talk about some DigiXroses I designed. Again.
As, like, the only person who cares about DigiXroses mechanically, I've realized that DigiXroses have a rule of 7. If you look across all the Xroses you'll notice A) that no Digimon splits into more than 7 parts when forming a Xros, and B) no DigiXros is made up of more than 7 Digimon. Just a fun thing to note for when I eventually convince someone else to design one of these, themselves.
As for what I have to offer today, we have a new partner and Xros for the existing 2010 Greymon design; BoostKabuterimon and RizeGreymon Ver.Xros, designed by me and drawn by @/Ochistrikitu.
To be quicker than usual, I went with a Kabuterimon because Greymon's other partner is a Birdramon, and because I thought I could easily utilize the horn as a detail.
And while I didn't get them commissioned, I did design a second partner and evolution for this set in Tankdramon Ver.Xros and ShineGreymon Ver.Xros. I did break my rule for this, but I did this a while ago before I realized it was a thing. Anyway, I chose Tankdramon because of Darkdramon's rivalry with ShineGreymon, and because his shapes are perfect for DigiXrosing. I do want to tweak this design a bit if I ever do get it commissioned; just have a folding bar across the shoulders to make it seven pieces and redesign the chin/hood.
I mostly wanted to do this in prep for future projects, mostly I want to do a WaruMonzaemon that combines with the existing MetalGreymon 2010 to form a WarGreymon. I'm just waiting to get the Xros Figure of MailBirdramon so I can perfectly understand how that combination works to do it justice.
Overall, I hope you like them. Not much else to say apart from that. I'm working on a few other DigiXros projects that'll eventually make their way here. And, as always, I hope either this or a future project will inspire someone to try designing a DigiXros themselves, as I'd love to see other people's takes.
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Hey. So, after I saw your post in regards to the leaks for Helluva Boss's "Ghostfuckers" episode, it made me think of something mentioned in the HB pitch bible, specifically the premise page. Click here to see the premise in the HB Pitch Bible.
While hiding a secret obsession to take out the one target who managed to survive him during his prime and keep him from a 100% success record.
And then I came up with an idea (one that I may or may not use in my Helluva Boss rewrite): what if Ronaldo (the villain from the leaked episode storyboards) was "the one target" the pitch bible premise mentioned Blitz is obsessed with trying to take out? And what if the "Ghostfuckers" plot was about Blitz encountering Ronaldo again (with build up from previous episodes, of course, so that it doesn't feel like it came out of nowhere) and their history with each other (I was thinking maybe Ronaldo came around before Blitz even started I.M.P. in the first place), rather than Millie attempting to off herself over being a big dumb brute and a bad wife who's holding Moxxie back the leaked episode is going for?
It's an idea I recently came up with that has yet to have depth to it at this point in time. But I feel like this would be an interesting idea, especially since I agree with some HB fans who found out about it from the premise in the pitch bible that it's a very interesting idea and wishes that it was integrated into the actual show. Aside from that, I'd also redesign Ronaldo because from the storyboards his design looks like Striker but very gross with a silly bandit mask on, as well as possibly change his species and/or powers. I'd still keep his swift movement, though, as I thought it looked cool in the storyboards (especially with his fight against Blitz), at least in my opinion. Oh, and his telepathy as well, but have it been used differently and not just to read people's deepest insecurities or trying to get people to off themselves.
In regards to the "Ghostfuckers" leaks, I honestly and desperately hope that the leaks aren't true, as not only is it a massive disservice to Millie herself (since her insecurity in this episode involves her marriage to Moxxie), but, while not the first time HB has played suicide for laughs (they did it throughout "C.H.E.R.U.B." and in a brief "joke" in "Unhappy Campers"), but the way that they portray it here is so disgusting and distasteful (like Family Guy levels of distastefulness, given FG's history of playing suicide for laughs), especially since it's just for the sake of drama and "spicy character development". If they were going to have an episode tackling the topic of suicide, they either should've treated it with seriousness, dignity, and care (plus have it be for a character that it would actually work for, like Blitz or Moxxie). Or they shouldn't've bothered tackling the topic at all if all their going to do is play it for laughs or use it for the sake of drama (especially since it's very triggering and sensitive). Also, not sure why they didn't use the "Millie wanting to feel important" route that was in "Unhappy Campers", as I feel like if they went that route instead of the "Millie feels like she's a bad wife who's holding Moxxie back" route that the boards went with, as it would've given more context as to why she feels this way (ex. she is only viewed as a killer and nothing more than that by other people, she's too reckless and violent, etc).
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my idea here. Feel free to give any kind and constructive feedback, as I'm always looking for improvement. I'd love to share more of my HB Rewrite/Reimagine/Rework/AU, but I'd have to get my thoughts together first beforehand, as whenever I write without any planning, I feel like my words are all over the place and disorganized. I was thinking about sharing my HB OCs with you, two of which serve as new main characters. That is, if you're okay with it. Thank you and have a wonderful day/afternoon/night. 🤗💕❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖💕🤗
Hi ^_^ thank u 💕❣️
First of all Love the idea. You are free to share any ideas with me you like I’d love to discuss them with you cause I’m also a big writing dork ♥️ As for why they don’t use any of Millie’s established traits and character…sigh…it’s because they need to take some ‘role of women in literature’ classes honestly
Your idea has it all
Respects the gravity of a subject and it’s message and how it will effect the audience
Is consistent with the established characters and develops them further without tarnishing that
Incorporates original ideas and premise into a new concept
Doesn’t use mental health for blink and you miss it shock value purposes
It doesn’t diminish the female characters to only be moral pets or moral scapegoats of the main male characters—and their motivations just being good enough girls/women to keep the men’s constant love
You didn’t somehow make it about gay ships which I appreciate. Sometimes two men know each other without them being father/son or boss or sexual
Sigh. It’s everything the current writing needs to be but isn’t.
For me there is no excuse to break the lore enough to include a spooky reverse therapist ghost. The only reasoning I’d accept is if he is a sinner who developed those powers after entering hell, in fact maybe even one that Blitz killed as a human who he never forgot about. That would be very cool without breaking consistency and lore. Sinners can be anything, they even manifest as their death. And I feel like we need to know about the IMP past before Moxie when it was just Blitz and Millie, I love moxie but his insecure emotions are just parasitic on the story. And no transferring them to Millie doesn’t work. I thought he was Striker too because he is striker just smoky and uglier…plus ‘Ronaldo’ seriously…
People are going to lose their shit at this episode, all of them probably because they all look awful and mock women’s emotions as unjustified melodrama against men who did nothing wrong. It shits all over the established characters and it uses completely ridiculous silly plot devices clashing with a serious message. And it really shows that they don’t know how to give a character focus without it being intense trauma death mental destruction and pain. Yeah let’s give the one confident and shining light on the team suicidal thoughts and a gravity of self esteem issues she has never once had about being a good enough woman for a man. It makes me so sad to say it but Millie x Moxie will become toxic if they do this. Almost as bad as what will happen to Via :(
#helluva boss#fanfic ideas#writing ideas#triggering content#mentions of sh#mentions of death#mental illness
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tw: foolhalo
foolhalo
the girl are fighting
and kissing
and
yeah
( Like those two 'straight' girls who say they are so straight but make out constantly )
(just woke up from like, not a ton of sleep so rambling aheaddd)
Literally themmmmm. I feel like their entire dynamic is that. Are they fighting? Flirting? Making out? Stabbing each other? Who knows! Not them either! You feel like you are third wheeling every time you are with them. (I sure do at least)
I wonder what their dynamic was when they first met, years and years and years ago..
(dammit I did it again, mini fanfiction incomingggg)
Foolish is taking a break after he finished his current mega-build, a massive floating city on water he called Atlantis. It had been a couple of months since he had finished and he had caught word that the city was actually getting populated! (which made his job of interior design MUCH easier, why do the work if residents would come bring their own furniture? It was perfect!) At this point he was basically a king, a king of the sea and the beautiful city of Atlantis..
That all changes shortly enough when a messenger brings the news to him that a couple of Griefers were trying to summon a fuckin demon in the town square.
Foolish immediately dives into the water to swim to Atlantis. He didn't ACTUALLY think they could do it (were demons real?) but he at least wanted to see.
He gets in view of the city and is about to step onto land when SOMEHOW the ENTIRE BASE ISLAND somehow shudders and rumbles, cracks spider-webbing across the ground. Foolish is in shock. His build is about to be utterly destroyed, and so close to when it finally was finished too!!
He leaps onto dry land and SPRINTS to where the cracks come from, dodging dust and debris that rain from the sky, the terraces he built crumbing and falling, utter destruction ripping through the city.
In the center he finally sees the Griefers, or what remained of the dark hooded terrorists. Most of them were smashed into walls, presumably from a blast of energy which came from-
A dark figure stretching in the town square, shackled wrists flexing and shattering golden cuffs, immediately spawning more shock waves.
Foolish sees red.
He charges forwards like a bull, batting stone and concrete away as he barrels towards the creature that was inadvertently DESTROYING his current Great Project.
He tackles the spindly figure, pushing it roughly into the ground, shouting...something at it. He couldn't even hear himself with how much the earth was shaking and the sound of buildings breaking rattling in his ears.
The creature below him made a fuckin :3 face somehow, and suddenly the earth trembled, and all hell broke loose.
Buildings leaned and fell, glass bursting out like water, and entire sections of the earth fell away and crashed into the sea, massive waves slapping away at the materials and stripping them of any personality there once was.
People screamed and ran, many squashed by falling debris, many getting tossed into the sea haphazardly by the bucking earth under their feet.
Foolish groans as the city strips away, and all that is left is the town square in a circular outline of a summoning circle.
The being under him shifted. and Foolish's attention snapped back to it.
"Oh sweet bread your chin is as chiseled as the buildings I just broke :3"
"How the fuck did you say colon three in your, actually what the fuck is a colon there's a plothole here, ah what the fuck do you mean 'sweet bread'?"
The dark being rolls under him, shifting Foolish off, and reaching for a dark and red robe one of the Griefers had. He pushed the groaning, still-alive man into the water, watching happily as the man screamed and splashed into the cold water.
"Sweet bread is tasty, when they mix sugar in bread? I accidentally made it once, I'm sure humans will give it a name sometime in the future." The creature rambled, covering his naked form with the cloak.
(edit, I know NOTHING about cooking or how ancient muffins were made man, I did some research but couldn't find a definite answer for this time period)
"You just destroyed my city you bitch, whaT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOUUUUUUU" Foolish screamed, launching himself at the (demon?).
The being dodges with a O_o, and runs, unable to get too far from the enraged builder in the circle platform left. They chase each other for a few minutes and fuuuuuuck I'm getting tired and I didn't mean to make this at allllllllll so I'm gonna non traditional end it sorryyyy.
They fight, Bad makes "observations" about Foolish's "peak physique" Foolish is laughing in frustration and they wrestle and fight and bite and definitely kiss once or twice simply because the tensions were running so high. There's still a Griefer on the summoning circle, but he hears like, a couple sentences of banter and throws himself into the water because these two CLEARLY have SOMETHING going on, and now they are talking about proper market etiquette and roleplaying buying mangos and no one can tell if this is foreplay or insanity.
(anon I'm so sorry this just happens sometimes and I'm tired and have 0 filter so...have this fuckin mini fanfiction that was born from your silly ask I guess ;-;)
#foolhalo#ancient foolhalo#asks#If you interact with me you run the risk of me writing a fanfiction during our encounter#I don't make the rules#except I do
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Fav Series to get to know me a little better.
Been seeing a few posts do this and thought it could be fun to try too. No pressure but feel free to join along if you want!
The Sandman- While I've read a few chapters of the comic (which I still need to read more of) par say, the Netflix show adaptation is so freaking good & seriously exceeded my expectations in terms of the visually effects also the storytelling is done so well & seeing Morpheus in live-action is also great too. So hyped for S2.
POSE- I swear this series doesn't get enough attention on it as far as I can tell. Because it's honestly I think one of the best shows I've seen so far, Set during 1980s America during the AIDs crisis with a mostly Black and POC casting that's focuses on Ballroom culture which offers a place of belonging to NY gay/queer communities. This show is a emotional roller-coaster that had me feeling so much for its great characters & it should be watched more by everyone because it's so good.
Arcane- Just seriously one of the best mature adult animated series thus far. Before I got into Arcane the only one or two thing I knew about it was hearing how awesome it was and that its based off of the long time popular online game League of Legends & that was pretty much it. But actually seeing this show upon first episode had me hooked from the start, everything dealing with this show is top-notch. From the fantastic, incredible 3d animation to the mature well-written compelling storytelling, along with well-rounded, morally complex flawed characters that feel so human in terms of the choices they make be it in the wrong or right, also the real banging soundtrack along with it. Just one of the bests series I so far seen.
Primal- Yet another example of really great adult animated series that have come out recently way ago. By the creator of Samurai Jack and Dexter Laboratory, Gennady Tartakovsky Primal is to me a good, well done showcasing of visual storytelling. Just a epic & awesome story about a caveman dub as Spear and his Dinosaur pal "Fang" that bonded over the loss of their families & now goes on a journey together through the violent prehistoric times. I consider this animated show to be akin to art, like a show with zero dialogue & all atmosphere & raw emotions. Just a piece of like animated art.
American Gods-Ah this show, Yet another one of Nail Gaiman works. I have a bit of some conflicted feelings on this show because while its so damned good and I seriously love everything about it on the premise of Gods and Deities from other cultures and mythology living within the modern world & trying to rebuild the influence they've once had on humanity & everything else how this show is put together in terms of visuals also storytelling is great...except for that damn cliffhanger and the fact that the show was cancelled...so yea. Still love it a bunch but eh...yeah.
Tuca & Bertie- Yet another fav adult cartoon show of mine that also got done so dirty yet again but also I feel don't get a lot of attention on it. Made by Lisa Hanawalt who in case you didn't know was the character designer of BoJack Horseman, and I would say Tuca & Bertie is like the less depressed and lesser cynical sister series of Bojack while still tackling some real heavy mature issues and problems. The world of Tuca & Bertie is one filled with mainly anthro bird people and dogs also talking plants people too. The show just has this more off-beat , zany , fun optimistic feel-good vibes going for it that's feels so inventing. But similar to Bojack in a way were its not afraid to get emotional serious about adult problems like sexual abuse or dealing with harassment & treating said issues with tact & maturity while still keeping the show overall light-hearted tone. Should be watched more.
The Midnight Gospel- The short way to giveaway on what this show is or deal with? Can be phase in one way. And that there's should be more animated Podcast. Made by Pendleton Ward the same man behind Adventure Time, I swear this show was quite the experience but in a good way. The animation is so trippy and yet so uniquely creative with using different styles. It follows a dude who goes inside a simulator to different worlds to try to interview people. The talks within this show can hit on many different levels with discussions of coping with loss and death or dealing with the struggles of hoping, a show you should take your time with, but so worth it.
Castlevania- I'll try to keep this one short & sweet. But another real awesome and oh so good adult animated series based off the classic game of the same title. great and amazingly done action /fight scenes as well as also just as wonderfully engaging and entertaining characters that you'll truly end up feeling so much for and the crap they have to deal with. Fantastic beautiful animation also the storyline and plot is just as good as the look of the show. Truly another banger.
AMC Interview with a Vampire- Now, this might sound like a controversial statement. But I deeply think and feel that this series version of interview with a Vampire is ten times more better then the movie. Not! That the movie is bad or anything, I very liked and enjoy the movie...but it never been one of my top fav movies to be honest. But the show on the other hand is so Top-notch on many levels, especially with the great performance of each actor. So Love Jacob Anderson playing as Louis de Pointe du lac and with him as an black man during 1900s America and how that's play into dealing with his vampirism, also his sexuality in terms of black queerness and showing the intricacies of the many challenges also jump ropes a black man having to keep the front of hypermasculinity especially black masculinity in a time era were being black your already seen as less than human is written so damned well. Also Sam Reid playing Lestat De Lioncourt is so fucking both great and entertaining to watch like for real, and Claudia in this show I feel is so much better then the one in the movie. Like I felt so much for her in this series. Like its so good.
Documentary Now- One of my most favorite comedy series that's never fails to creak me up. Like for real if you're interested in or into mockumentaries style of comedy then this show right here is right up there. Each episode focuses on a different "documentary " topic from dealing with a band rise & fall from success to the son of a famous chef overcoming his fears of chickens and taking over for his dad to a broken man that's ends up having a deep connection with a monkey. This show is just something else ^0^ .
Final Space- Final Space is probably one of if not the best adult animated series that I truly feel belongs right alongside with Bojack-Horseman to be honest. It's severely underrated in terms of adult animation which I think it's a shame because it really surprises me with how good it ended up becoming. At first glance looking at this sci-fi themed average typical comedy adult cartoon ended up being and becoming a much more well-rounded, emotional thought out very developed top-notch mature series. What I love about final space is that unlike other so-called “adult” animated shows is that it doesn’t try so hard with its adult humor or go overbroad with how much it tries to make it so “adultlike” such as having non-stop cussing or unnecessary super crude gore or out of place sex & nudity ( which I feel isn't always a bad thing when done right...but some adult cartoons tend to go overboard with it) This show has such a great balance of its comedy while also not afraid to get emotional serious about loss & grief or deal with some real heavy dramatic moments that are treated as serious as can be & isn't treated as a joke or a one off thing like how it would in certain other adult cartoons. One of the most mature animated series I've had the pleasure of watching & still pissed that it was done so wrong.
Welp that's about it! Sorry if this got too long ( ￣▽￣). This is just a couple of series I love. Tag in if ya'll want too!
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@zinexine @itwv-brainrot @vulgar-mary-p-ppins @captainbarinius @eddawrites @that1-otter @ghostbauhaus @freedom-and-beyond @dreballinarts @youlackconviction @toe-star @gey-scout
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MagiStars
Vol. I - Chapter 1
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Aira bolted out of the castle gates, giggling with delight. He gripped his new wand firmly, letting it swing wildly by his side, eyes glimmering in the clear, sunny afternoon. He could barely restrain himself from squeezing the magical tool so tightly that it would have broken his training wand-- except, unlike the black oak branch he'd broken off of his childhood climbing tree, this one could actually perform real magic. He was upset that he couldn't pick the design, nor could he pick the unit he was assigned to, but it looked beautiful and promising nonetheless.
Somehow, he managed to make it all the way to the Heart of the Realm on foot, a decision he would soon regret as his breath was only barely grazing by his lungs. He hunched over for only a moment, allowing his pulse to return to a somewhat-normal state before he frantically searched the crowd of people before him. There, he could see waves of people, many of whom he recognized, but a startling amount of which were completely new to him. Unlike previous years, though, everyone was mixing together and mingling between clans. He could see stoic Warriors aligning themselves with even the daintiest of the Woodsy members, and Trixters nearly biting the ears off of haughty Majestic self-defined "elites". What's more, everyone who seemed to be interacting with one another seemed to have similar weapons they bore: a few arcane-looking canes, twisted wood wands not too dissimilar to an outstretched bony hand, even a few that resembled blunt swords. Aira looked down at his own wand-- it was quite basic compared to all of these, but the bold colours and markings of card suits set it apart from the others, and would be easy to spot for his fellow unitmates. So, he waved it in the air, hoping to use it as a beacon of sorts.
Moments later, the corner of his eye caught a streak of red barreling towards him. Aira yelped, and he stumbled backwards in an attempt to not be tackled to the ground completely, only to fall right onto his back, looking up to find the boy who was racing towards him had stopped mere inches before where Aira used to stand. The boy's piercing blue eyes stared back at him, seemingly startled himself, as he firmly extended his hand.
"Are you alright? Here, let me help you up! My name is Amagi Hiiro, you must be our fourth member! Please, tell me your name!" Hiiro didn't wait for any answer. He simply grabbed Aira's hand, pulling him up firmly, nearly dislocating his arm.
"Ow--! Hey, watch your strength!" Aira grabbed his own shoulder, massaging it to try and alleviate the stinging sensation. In the process of reacting to it, though, he bit down on his tongue, crying out in pain once again while holding his hands over his mouth.
Great first day as an official Magi so far.
"Fufu, are you alright?" Aira heard a deeper, gentler voice coming up behind Hiiro. He whipped his head back around to face the new person, being met with someone he vaguely recognized from within the Majestic clan's borders-- a senior Magi, most widely known for being a pure pacifist. Kazehaya Tatsumi, Aira recalled his name being.
"Mmph, y-yeah! Just-- ow-- a little bruised, that's all!" Aira smiled weakly, still holding his shoulder.
Tatsumi chuckled yet again, slowly approaching Aira on the side of his injury. He reached towards his hip, rummaging around inside of a small woven bag attached to his belt before pulling out a small Rune of Healing, seeming to be well put to use. "Here, would you like some help with that?" Aira nodded, leading Tatsumi to grip the rune firmly, allowing the tip of his wand to glow with a faint baby blue. Soon, Aira saw a glittery flash move slowly towards and around his shoulder, then circling his head, before fading away. In what felt like an instant, Aira could feel himself return back to normal.
"Oh, wow, thank you so much, Kazehaya-senpai!" He swiveled his joint in a few circles, then beamed.
"Fufu, it's my pleasure. And you may use 'Tatsumi' to refer to me, if we're going to be in a unit together." Tatsumi sheathed his wand in a small clip on the opposite end of his belt, and took a step back.
"Oh, Tatsumi-senpai! You said Mayoi-senpai is going to join us soon?" Hiiro chimed in once again, seemingly enamoured by Tatsumi's small feat of healing magic.
Tatsumi frowned. "Given this crowd, I don't think we'll be seeing much of him. But I assure you, he'll be watching us from somewhere closeby.~"
Mayoi-senpai...? That was yet another name unfamiliar to him. It struck him like that belonging to a lost soul, and coupled with the imagery of a mysterious, unseen figure watching him from the shadows, it was enough to make Aira's spine shiver. He began to worry about some kind of rumour he heard, that every single clan was to be included in this assigning of units. Even some of the... less favourable ones. Aira distinctly remembered hearing whispers of Magi hailing from the Shadow Clan, an organization filled with ne'er-do-wells and users of dark magic. From a young age, he was always told to avoid anyone who belonged to it. But he'd never actually encountered anyone who claimed to be a member... that he knew of, at least.
"Are you alright, Aira?" Hiiro tapped Aira's shoulder, snapping him out of his daze.
"Uwaah-! Don't freak me out like that!" Aira jumped back, completely not expecting the boy to come up behind him and speak at a normal volume directly next to his ear, nearly making it ring. "A-And yeah, I'm fine!"
He was about to continue, but was interrupted by the loud jingling of bells emanating from the very center of town square. The three turned to face the source of the racket, locking eyes with a person hanging upside-down from the branches of the Ancient Tree. His attire seemed rather mundane and tidy on first glance, but quickly revealed its true nature with mismatched colours and bizarre pieces of jewelry. He seemed completely disinterested in how many leaves were falling as a result of his tomfoolery, instead shaking a strand of sleigh bells wildly to gain everyone's attention. Slowly, the chaotic conversation of the crowd below him simmered to a whisper, then stopped completely. Some glared at him with irritation, continuing their conversation after only a few seconds. But most listened intently, as they, Aira included, knew exactly who this was.
"Thank you, thank you for your attention~!" Hibiki Wataru exclaimed. "Now! Ladies, gentlemen, and all else who care to listen, allow me, your very own Hibiki Wataru, to be the first to congratulate and thank you all for your participation! ☆"
"Not like we had a choice," a faceless heckler shouted.
Wataru didn't miss a beat. "Your choice to listen is worthy of thanks enough! Now, I'm sure you've already all been well-informed of our greater goals in this program, but here, I wish to present you with an Amazing opportunity, for both your cooperation, and less importantly, access to yet-untapped power!"
A soft murmur fell over the crowd.
"Very exciting, hm~? Well then, if you are interested, I implore you to have your hand at this!"
Wataru hurled himself through the air, flipping himself upright, and landed on the very branch he was once hanging onto. Midair, though, he released a flurry of pieces of parchment, allowing them to flutter to the ground as swarms of hands reached out for them, eager to gain this mysterious power the jester spoke of. But once they retrieved the paper, though, many threw it back down to the ground, and some even ripped it to shreds. The angry mob turned back up to the tree, only to find Wataru was already gone without a trace.
"Classic stunt of a Trixter," one Warrior groaned. "Givin' us false hope, 'n running off before consequences can hit 'em."
Bewildered at this sudden change of heart, Aira slipped into the crowd, kneeling over and retrieving one of the slips of paper from beneath the people's feet. He rushed back to his unit, having not read it yet, hoping that this "untapped power" was just misunderstood to be worthless.
To his dismay, it seems the crowd was right.
"This looks like Dragonscratch," Aira noted, "but the handwriting is so awful I can barely recognize what each symbol is. I don't even think these ones are real." He gestured to a few symbols of the cryptic language that especially stood out. "Not to mention that us people can't really understand this kinda stuff."
"Dragonscratch...?" Tatsumi tilted his head.
"Umu! I might be able to read parts of it!" Hiiro came up very close next to Aira, looking over his shoulder. But as quickly as his enthusiasm came over him, a frown replaced it.
"Completely unreadable, yeah?"
"No..." His tone went quiet and pensive. "This isn't any kind of modern Dragonscratch, I don't believe. But I do recognize these symbols you pointed out. It would take some time to decipher."
Satisfied with Hiiro's small bit of confidence, Aira handed the sheet to him. "Then you should carry it! I think it'll come in handy!" He chuckled nervously. "...Eventually!"
Tatsumi watched as parts of the crowd began to dissipate. "I think we should consider finding Mayoi-san before we begin our journey. I want to ensure we can all be here to experience it. ♪"
"Oh, yeah! I'd love to get started! I think I wanna become a Master Magi, honestly. I know it's super hard, but--"
Aira couldn't even finish before Hiiro grabbed his wrist and ran excitedly ahead of him. "Let's go!"
"W- Hey--!!!"
~
It would be so easy to leave them behind.
His laboured breathing only grew heavier with each passing second. He curled himself into a ball, only peeking outside through the window every few seconds to set himself back into reality. But still, his thoughts crept in.
You're already a danger enough as it is. What if you ended up hurting them? Or worse?
He gripped his new wand tightly, choking on his own building saliva. He suppressed the urge to gag.
Remember what they told you. You're a danger. You shouldn't be around such innocent souls. You'll corrupt them beyond recognition.
He remembered the gentle voice of the man he'd met an hour earlier.
Just quit. It's not worth it. You won't make a difference to the "peace" anyway.
He held his head in his hands, letting his wand limply fall from his grasp and roll across the rotting floor beneath him. The foul stench of waterlogged wood filled his lungs as he attempted with little success to calm himself. Perhaps they would give him a merciful death. Perhaps his end would be peaceful. Perhaps they could let him die with dignity, with the world never knowing to whom he swore allegiance. Or perhaps they'd drag him around for a little while until he proved to have fully served his purpose. He smiled at that thought-- being useful. It was a far-off dream, one that seemed only befitting of a fantastic legend, a myth he would never be.
But just as he was settling into his nightmare of a daydream, he heard the footsteps of whom would soon become his new family.
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thank you to maple for helping me write alkaloid to be Not Trash! next chapter when i feel like it
#enstars#ensemble stars#enstars au#magistars au#magiquest#fanfic#help girl#i didn't proofread this#oops anyway#sorry for mischaracterizing everyone it's my specialty#i love u mayoi ayase#alkaloid#aira shiratori#hiiro amagi#tatsumi kazehaya#mayoi ayase#i refuse to proofread ANY of my work
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