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changbinslovelylegs · 3 months

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It gets worse before it gets better - Seonghwa part 4

Pairing: no specific pairing right now

WC: will always be between 2k-4k words

Warnings: Language, sexual references, Hwa, Joong and Minnie are poly

If you wanna be tagged lemme no!!!!!!!! You can find previous chapters in my masterlist

Preview, description, characters here

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The crisp wind sent a chill down Seonghwa's back as he got off the train and made his way into work. Sighing to himself as he wished he'd worn a jacket but knowing it was too late.

The bell made a distinctive ding as he opened the door of "records and more" which was the shop where he worked. Records and more was a music/coffee shop which sold everything from records to cd's to kpop even! also selling band tee's and right down the back was a little coffee place where you could get a hot drink and obsess over what you just bought.

Song mingi was the guy who owned the place, he was 30 years old and the shop was passed down to him when his father died. So far the shop consisted of Mingi, Seonghwa, and Jeongin who was the shop's barista (he only worked in the coffee section while Mingi and Seonghwa tackled the music section)

As Seonghwa walked inside he was greeted by Mingi and Jeongin as usual but also two other people. They were sitting on one of the many armchairs each sipping on what looked like an iced americano.

"Morning guys..." Seonghwa trailed off.

"Ah Seonghwa come in I want you to meet my two new employee's! This is Yunho. He's going to be Jeongin's assistant helping with coffee but if Jeongin doesn't need help Yunho will help us clean" Mingi introduced a tall lanky dark haired male who only nodded in response. He and Jeongin walked off so that Jeongin could show him the ropes.

"And this is Jungkook! he's going to be just another employee like you but i'd like you to train him up first, show him how we run things" Mingi introduced another dark haired male but this one was much more buff and had a smile on his face.

"Hi Seonghwa-ssi It's lovely to meet you" Jungkook stood up and held his hand out for Seonghwa to shake, he did.

"It's lovely to meet you too Jungkook-ssi"

Mingi left to go to his office, which meant that Seonghwa and Jungkook were alone for now until customers started arriving. He spent that time showing Jungkook first how to use the computer and till (as he thought this would have been the most important thing to show first) Then took Jungkook on a tour of the shop showing him where all things were kept.

"It's all organised by genre. Pop's what you first see when you walk in because Mingi believes it's the most popular. Then you move into rnb, rap, soul, jazz, country, reggae, kpop, then all of the rock genres, metal, punk. We have both records and cds available. Over here is just a broom cupboard which has all of the cleaning supplies I believe that will more so be Yunho's job rather than ours but just be prepared to help lets say Yunho was sick one day" Seonghwa tried to be tourer but he also had to be quick as customers would start arriving any minute now.

"Closer to the back we have the t-shirt section, mainly band tee's or kpop related tee's but we have a couple of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé ones. Right here is the bathroom, blue door for boys, pink door for girls. We can use this and so can customers. The last two things are the cafe over there where you see all the lounges and upstairs has the break room plus Mingi's office. Ooh and a locked red door never try to open it Mingi lives on the second floor so that leads to his apartment" Seonghwa finishes with a great sigh, a lot of information to spill out in the small time he had. Spot on he was because he just heard the first ding of the day, signalling the first customer.

The rest of the week went on well for Seonghwa, but nothing fantastic happened either. He was either working or studying, or holding Wooyoung tight when he had an unexpected episode during lunch.

Someone had made a comment in passing about the "crazy one" which just sent Wooyoung into a frenzy. He yelled at them asking what would they do if one of their friends died in their arms? then just broke down sobbing when they left. Sometimes it was tough being the mum friend of the group, but he knew that if he wasn't his entire friend group would turn chaotic.

You see, Wooyoung was a little damaged having witnessed one of his friends being shot then dying in his arms bleeding out, he developed PSTD because of it, but he wasn't gonna let that depress him. He just has episodes sometimes and needs to be comforted. Felix and Hyunjin are a little wild, they love to go out and while Seonghwa usually prefers a night in; he will go with them to make sure they're safe.

Yoongi and Jimin are wild too, they like going out as well. Jimin is a cam boy 3 nights of the week but as long as it isn't one of those nights he's always down to go out. Then there's Taehyung who prefers staying in like Seonghwa but he also has huge FOMO meaning he hates missing out on things, sometimes Seonghwa can convince him to just stay in and watch a film together but most times the FOMO wins. Seonghwa can tell he isn't really enjoying it however and would have rather watched that film.

Lastly there was Seungmin and Jisung who the main group were only casually friends with as they were in a frat. There included in the main group chat and get invited to all the nights out but not necessarily get invited to more intimate things. They're both lovely people but the frat usually keeps them busy with frat things. Seonghwa doesn't know what frat things in-tales as he isn't in a frat but frankly he's thankful for that.

A couple of days later he was having lunch with Felix, Taehyung and Jimin. Felix was discussing the plans for the party on Saturday. Apparently we don't hate Jongsung anymore? they were Felix's words anyway, Seonghwa didn't really mind he hated picking sides unless it was black and white what side he should be on.

"How was work Seongie? hows that new omega you work with?" Taehyung asked, slowing sipping on his iced americano.

"Oh no he's actually an Alpha" Seonghwa corrected taking a bite of his white choc raspberry muffin.

"Alpha? are you sure? when I hugged you just before all I smelt was omega?"

"Ah yeah unfortunately he's always mistaken for an Omega because he has an Omegan smell and can be quite submissive but he swears he's an Alpha and I don't wanna judge so..."

"Right, so like a sub Alpha?" Jimin pipes in.

"They exist?" Taehyung surprisingly asks.

"An Alpha who wants to bottom, that's like saying an Omega who wants to top" Jimin starts to laugh.

"I mean, a persons wolf is different from their sexual preferences" Felix states, wincing from how hot his americano is. Felix was always the odd one out who got a hot drink during lunch.

"Well I've never met one, most Alphas just wanna pound you into next Tuesday not that I'm complaining about that" Jimin says.

"How'd your heat go Taehyung? Yours was last week yeah?" Felix questions.

"Aw you had to spend it alone didn't you, sorry baby" Jimin pouts before kissing him on the cheek.

"Don't be sorry I mean yeah it was fucking painful but Jimin's right I didn't have an Alpha so there was nothing I could do" Taehyung shrugs.

Chan had invited Felix to one of their parties and it was fine for Felix to bring friends so that he wasn't alone or anything. Seungmin and Jisung couldn't come as it was wrong for them to attend other frat parties plus they had their own frat party to host, but the rest of the gang was invited.

As recently expected Felix left to be with Chan and go dance. Seonghwa loved how cute they were, smiling to himself while he watched them be free with one another. They started making out and he was almost thankful someone bumped into him because it pulled his eyes away from the quickly heating scene.

"I'm so sorry, wait your like so hot" the mystery guy was staring straight into Seonghwa's eyes, it was hard for lim to look away.

Not that he wanted to anyway because the man Seonghwa was staring at had to be the most beautiful man to ever exist. His ashy hair was parted in the middle and the wild scent of sea salt mist hit him like a ton of bricks.

"Oh thank you" Seonghwa was blushing, thankful for the dark lighting.

"Hey do you wanna drink? have a beer" the man handed Seonghwa a red cup filled with the gold liquid. As the mom friend he knew better than to except a drink from a stranger but before he could refuse it was like the man saw the scared expression on his face.

"Ah please don't stress Binnie asked me to get him a beer and I re-filled my whine but your way cuter. Hongjoong babe come meet..."

"Seonghwa" he stated, taking the beer and a sip of it. Another man "Hongjoong" came over at the mention of his name.

"Isn't he hot babe!"

"Please excuse Minnie here he can be quite forward after a few wines, but he also isn't wrong you are hot" Hongjoong exclaimed, taking him in.

"Do you think we should ask him?" Minho whisper/yelled into Hongjoong's ear, "He seems like he could be down."

"I'm sorry down for what exactly?" Seonghwa asked, a confused look on his face.

"Well to be frank, were a couple, a polyamorous couple to be exact and we've been looking for someone to connect with, hopefully have sex with, someone who shares the same feelings as us. No pressure though feel free to shut us down if you're not poly" Hongjoong explains and Seonghwa gasps.

The thing is, Seonghwa is poly. He figured out he was poly during his first threesome when he really enjoyed it and could see himself having multiple life partners. It was always hard trying to find love after that encounter because of course not everyone is poly so when Seonghwa would tell people he would be ok with a third that's usually when the relationship ended because the other wasn't poly.

He's just decided to tell people from the beginning now that he's poly so that others know what they're getting into before they get into it. Sadly the last time Seonghwa had sex was a few months ago because of this, but he can't change who he is. He just has so much love in his heart and wants to share it with more than one person.

The fact that someone else is telling him that he's poly! was Seonghwa dreaming?

"I actually am poly, wow is this real? I've been looking for someone to connect with too! and you guys seem so nice I would love to grab a coffee sometime!" Seonghwa was beaming. Hongjoong and Minho, two of the most stunning guys he has ever laid his eyes on were asking him out, HIM!!!!

"You wanna have sex with us too though right?" Minho giggled, it was clear that he had had one too many wines but it was safe to say that Hongjoong would look after him, considering he has his arm wrapped around him.

"I mean I haven't been laid in over 3 months so sex sounds great" Seonghwa winked in their direction, "Here put your number in my phone, I'll text you then you'll have mine" Seonghwa handed over his phone, finishing the last of his beer while he waited.

All of a sudden it was like the mood changed, Jimin came rushing up to him surprisingly sober; "You gotta come outside with me NOW! Wooyoung and Yoongi are fighting"

Hongjoong and Minho looked confused as they handed Seonghwa back his phone, "everything ok?"

"Sorry no I have to go. But I am heavily interested I promise to text you" They were Seonghwa's parting words as he left with Jimin to go outside.

Seonghwa expected maybe some small argument but he never expected this.

Felix was in hysterics as he tried to help Taehyung stay awake which sent alarm bells off in Seonghwa's head!!! Over on the other side he saw Yoongi and Wooyoung in what seemed to be a screaming match!

Jimin was trying to break it up so that things hopefully didn't get physical, "Fuck! Where's Hyunjin!" He yelled out.

Seonghwa knelt down besides Felix and Taehyung, Felix crying uncontrollably while holding Taehyung who was groaning.

"Felix baby what happened?" Seonghwa needed to know, his beta needed to know.

"I don't know, I think he was drugged! one minute he was fine then he left to go get a drink so I continued dancing with Chan but I noticed that he never came back so I went looking for him and found him outside here vomiting" Felix ranted, clearly overwhelmed with the situation.

"Ok here's what were gonna do. Felix, I want you to take a deep breath for me ok? you're scaring me a little with how worked up your getting" Seonghwa started and was cut off when Felix tried to speak but he shushed him; "I will call 911 for Tae, and I want you to call Hyunjin and ask him to come help Jimin break up the fight alright?"

"Ok Hyung" Felix croaked, using his shaking hands to take out his phone.

Fucking hell.

Seonghwa never guessed this.

Who could have drugged Taehyung? why would they want to? what were their intentions?

Seonghwa's head was spinning but he knew he had to look after his friends first.

"911 whats your emergency?" the operator asked.

"Hi my name is Seonghwa and I'm currently at a Jongsung university frat party, my friend Taehyung appears to have been drugged and isn't responding well" he explains, hoping he said everything correctly.

"Ok thank you, I just have a few questions before I send anyone. Do you possibly know how he was drugged?"

"Well were at a party so I think his drink was spiked."

"Ok, and has he vomited at all?"

"My other friend Felix who found him said yes he did."

"You said he isn't responding, how?"

"His pupils are heavily dilated, it's hard to keep him awake, he just keeps groaning!"

"Alright thank you sir an ambulance is on it's way." with that the call ended, so did Felix's call with Hyunjin.

It was going to be a long night.

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donna-riley · 6 months

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mmushroomwriter · 2 years

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If you don’t mind me ask what’s the RO’s ethnicity/character appearance

I'm currently working on proper introduction posts, so hopefully those'll be up soon, but for now here are some physical descriptions (below the cut). I also have face-claim ideas/references on the Pinterest board!

Osric

Osric is Finnish, Welsh, English and Estonian. He's 5'11 and scrawny. He has messy black hair, fairly pale skin (especially because he doesn't go outside during the day. No particular reason for it, he just doesn't like the sun), dark brown eyes that always look a little defeated, and dark under-eyes (naturally, but they're especially accentuated by his lack of sleep). He wears eyeliner that somehow always looks a few days old, only wears t-shirts with indie bands or references to obscure black and white films, and hasn't worn ironed clothing since he was fourteen (he ideologically disagrees with irons).

Luci

Lucius is Japanese and Danish. He's 6'1, has curly (2B or 2C depending on the weather) black hair almost down to his shoulders, olive skin, a light dusting of freckles, fairly soft features, but also has a killer jaw-line and cheekbones. He's fairly muscular, as a kid he did competitive gymnastics and although he doesn't do anything competitive anymore, he still enjoys practicing and keeps up his training. Coming from one of the richest families in Ancia (the city where the story starts, and where most of the characters are from), Luci has the most clothes of all the characters, some of which is designer but mostly vintage. He's very into fashion, and experiments with his style fairly often. At the moment, he can usually be found wearing an oversized button-up shirt (often unbuttoned at least half-way down) and corduroy trousers.

Katia

Katia is from Paraguay, Cuba and Colombia. She's 5'9, has light brown skin, chin-length curly (3B) dark brown hair, and has braces that she gets taken off in a year. She has a scar on the bridge of her nose, and the bridge of her nose is slightly crooked due to her falling down a flight of stairs at age ten. She has quite a few other scars all over her body, especially on her hands, due to various magical experiments-gone-wrong. Katia likes to try and dress fairly smart, most often she'll wear a turtleneck with either a sweater or blazer, a skirt and tights. Her clothes often have small burns and other damage also due to failed experiments.

Ettie

Etheline is Jamaican and Irish. She's 5'6, but due to her love of platform sneakers she usually looks around two inches taller. She has curly (3C) brown hair, irises so dark that they're indistinguishable from her pupils, tawny skin, full cheeks and a stud on either side of her nose. Her hair is usually tied up, often wearing colourful bandanas. Other than her signature ski jacket and platform sneakers, she doesn't really have a clothing style, choosing to instead go with the flow and wear whatever she feels like in the moment.

T is French and Portuguese. Tom is 5'10 and Tas is 5'4. They have pale skin, floppy ginger hair that falls down to about half-way down their neck, dark brown eyes and a slightly upturned button nose that's always a little red. Tom's left ear is pierced whereas both of Tas's ears are pierced, and though they both have fairly round faces, Tas's is a little skinnier and Tom's jaw is much more square and defined. They dress quite casually, their style is very 90s inspired and are rarely seen without their denim jacket. Tom's style is more grunge/skater-inspired whereas Tas's is more mainstream/colourful. Tom also wears sunglasses a lot of the time. They also love the cow-boy aesthetic, and whenever they're made to dress up more than usual, they'll wear something cow-boy inspired.

Cass

Cass is Indian, Greek, Scottish and Zimbabwean. Cassius is 6'5, Cass is 6'1, and Cassandra is 5'10. They have golden-brown skin, curly (3A) hair that looks either brown or black depending on what light they're in, dark eyes, and prominent eyebrows. They have sharp features with a distinct square jawline, notable cheekbones and fairly hollow cheeks. Cassius's hair goes down to just below the nape of his neck, Cass's goes down to their shoulders and Cassandra's goes about half-way down her back. They really couldn't care less about style, and will dress in whatever is most comfortable and/or the closest on the floor.

#playlistsfortheendtimes #osric #luci #katia #ettie #t #cass #ROs #ask #answered!#anon

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palmett-hoes · 3 years

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Hi,I was wondering if you had any art on what foxes uniform looks like? I often see art which does not look like their jersey at all? I mean in the book, it’s like they have so many guards to place over themselves then shouldn’t they look bulkier?

i'm very flattered you think that i'm an artist, but you are sadly not correct

maybe some day...

but anyway on the topic of fan art in general, yea i think that most artists draw exy gear way too formfitting, but also like,,, while i'm not an artist, i have attempted an art,, and i remember putting a ton of effort into figuring out body and pose and then getting to clothes and being like,, you want me to cover all of that in giant bulky clothes so you can't see the body at all? but i worked so hard on that :(

so like i get it even though i do know it's wrong

but anyway onto ""correct"" """padding"""

nora was apparently a big hockey fan actually, so she knew what hockey players look like and how contact sports are played. so the sports that exy is based on are probably considered more than most people assume they are:

Exy was a bastard sport, an evolved sort of lacrosse on a soccer-sized court with the violence of ice hockey, and Neil loved every part of it from its speed to...

and i mean,, the books have whole chapters that are just gameplay. nora knows her shit

i would say that most fanartists seem to design their exy uniforms around the "soccer" part of that, probably because it's the least bulky and looks the most like regular clothes, so it's the easiest. you draw a human body the way you know how and add clothes on top of it

but soccer doesn't have body armor the way lacrosse and especially ice hockey do. they both require a lot of really bulky armor and that armor completely changes the silhouette on a person. it's very different than drawing normal clothes, which is why i assume most people avoid it

nora does describe exy armor in detail:

... He traded out a t-shirt for shoulder and chest padding. He did a couple twists to make sure the straps were snug enough without being too tight, then tugged his jersey on overtop. He could put on shorts around the others, so he returned to the main room to finish dressing.

He traded jeans for shorts first, then sat on one of the benches to hook his shin guards into place. He covered those with long socks and put on scuff-free court shoes. He pulled thin cotton gloves on, snapping them closed just above his elbows, and strapped arm guards onto his forearms. He left his outer gloves by his helmet where he could carry them down to the court and pulled his bangs up under an orange bandanna. The last thing to put on was his neck guard, a thin band with a tricky clasp. It was a pain to deal with and occasionally made him feel like he was choking, but it was worth putting up with if it'd protect his throat from a stray ball.

and this description is basically a one-for-one for hockey and lacrosse armor. if you don't know what that looks like it's fine - god knows you couldn't PAY me to watch sports - but if you're a fanartist i definitely think you should check out some reference photos

hockey armor breakdown, probably the closest to exy armor because hockey is heavy contact and one where you can get smashed into a plexiglass wall

and then here's some pictures of hockey players so you can really get a sense of how blocky the armor and the uniforms are

sadly, not very sexy, and takes a totally different approach to body construction than a lot of ppl are probably familiar with

if you want to expand your artistic skill though i would highly recommend drawing more realistic exy armor! and playing with distinctly different human silhouettes in general

#aftg #tfc #exy #ask #anon #anonymous #my posts #im talkin

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puppyluver256 · 3 years

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[Image Description: Two women both portrayed in a monochrome color scheme of cream and brown (left) and green (right). The woman on the left has short hair and freckles, and is wearing a button-up shirt, a neckerchief with a glowing silver emblem, jeans, and a belt. There are bovine horns on the top of her head, and she has a tail and legs that resemble those of cattle. She has one hand on her hip and the other up in a clenched fist, her face wearing an enthusiastic grin. There is a cream-colored aura surrounding her, including repeating circles of various sizes. The woman on the right has dark circles under her eyes and her hair up in a ponytail. She is wearing round sunglasses on top of her head, a jacket over a t-shirt, lounge pants, and slippers. There are a set of insect antennae on her head, and an extra set of insect-like legs sprouting from her back. There is a lime green aura surrounding her, with repeated butterfly shapes in various sizes. End ID.]

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YOOOO I finally get to talk about this! See, in Cantessy, most Trainers are so in-tune with their Pokemon that under certain circumstances they are able to gain power from their Pokemon and join the battle alongside them as fighters themselves! It's called Union Battle, in kind of a reference to Kentucky's state model of "united we stand, divided we fall", and tbh I kinda forgot about the old Union Room stuff cuz I probably woulda named it something else otherwise but ~too late noowww~ XD Anyway, Union Battle is kinda similar to Dynamax in that it can be used once per battle and boosts the combatants' power for...five turns, I feel that works, and as the mechanic will turn a single battle into a double battle it'll deactivate if either fighter on the side that activated it is knocked out (in the case of the Trainer being the one knocked out, they'll just sit off to the side looking tired as the Pokemon continues to fight, and in the case of it being the Pokemon then that counts as a win).

For most Trainers doing Union Battle, their aura is just red and blue with some circle shapes--which is why I'm not drawing the player characters or Toby and Cherry like this--superbly dedicated Trainers that focus on a certain type or even has an incredibly strong connection to a particular individual Pokemon have some additional appearance changes to personalize things. In particular Tomi looks a little more bovine and Kora gets insect bits. These aren't real alterations to their physical forms, mind, just another part of the overall aura that surrounds them in this state. Also because I'm probably gonna get asked this, the Pokemon they do this with don't really change much beyond gaining the same aura and glowing eyes/mouth as their Trainer does, so I won't be making Union forms for the Pokemon. Maybe if I do another region I'll make a battle mechanic that significantly changes the Pokemon's form, hehe.

And if you've seen my refs and noticed that all the type specialists have a type emblem on them somewhere, that's why! It's also why the players, Toby, and Cherry wear those special wristbands--those are Union Bands, which help to boost a Trainer's connection to their Pokemon to the point where activating Union Battle is easier and more stable. Though it is possible for people to perform Union with their Pokemon without a catalyst if the bond is Just That Strong, and frankly all the Gym Leaders/Elite Four and the player would be among that number, using a Union Band (or other item involving a Union Emblem, some have pendants and jacket pins and whatnot) just helps to keep battles consistent.

💖🐶 Check out my pinned post for ways to support my artwork, among other things! 🐶💖

~If you like, please reblog to show your friends! Likes are appreciated, but reblogs let more people see my content! If you have something to say, feel free to give feedback in tags/comments/replies as well!~

Pokemon and related concepts © Nintendo/GameFreak Tomi Parr, Kora Midgley, Union Battle forms, the Cantessy Region, and artwork © PuppyLuver Studios

#pokemon #cantessy region #pokemon trainer #gym leader tomi #gym leader kora #jess drew the thing #sfw #image description #long post #kinda

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foiblepnoteworthy · 3 years

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[ID 4 images. First is of Jon and his Nan holding hands and walking, then sitting together both looking away. Second is of Jon and Gertrude, backs to eath other bit watching each other from across the room. Third is of Jon and Gerry painting each others nails. Fourth is adult Jon in a large pink cardigan.

Extended ID under the cut. I recommend that you check it out even if you don’t want to read the full analysis and reasoning, as it points out the parts of the drawings that mean things, if that’s what you’re into yanno.]

I am once again talking about @polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup’s fic nature has taught her creatures to hate bc i am on a crusade to get everyone to read it (i do not know how i will accomplish this but i shall).

Anyway latest chapter had a few lines that made me feel things and a few lines that made me think things and then i started thinking about how i design Jon’s outfits for this au again and now i have to talk about it a bit under the cut.

Okay, so - first up i made a lil’ mistake with the first drawing - which was inspired by the line, ‘”They smell like home”’ in reference to Jon smoking cigarettes (from chapter 9). Naturally my first thought was his Nan, which is what inspired the above drawing, until I re-reread chapter 2 today and noticed the line ‘Nan hates smoking’, which rather suggests she wasn’t the person Jon was referencing.

This is fascinating because, up until now, I had assumed that all of Jon’s wishes to ‘go home’ were wished to see his Nan. Clearly this isn’t the case when it comes to the cigarettes. However, later in the new chapter there came a reference to my canon-smoking dead gay goth son, Gerry. I have concluded that Jon has changed his definition of home to Gerry at some point.

In a way I can’t quite articulate, I feel that there is a connection between Jon’s starving chain-smoking, his only connection between his home and his friend, and the line ‘”I’m more like me, like this”’ (in reference to his statement starvation). With the way smokers will often smoke to reduce their appetite, I think that smoking serves as a pseudo-anchor for him; that by attaching himself to Gerry as much as he can, he is trying to hold onto an identity he can barely recognise.

The point of these drawings was to try to analyse Jon’s identity and self-expression. Naturally, how Jon presents himself is something I think about a lot in relation to this series because if i didn’t i would never get anything done. So far there haven’t been many canon descriptions of him, but the smaller details paint an interesting picture, and the missing gaps are just a playground for me I guess.

Aside form references to how exhausted he looks in general, the first description of Jon, as i recall, came from Gertrude, describing Jon after what I believe was a few years under Elias’/Wright’s ‘care’. She mentioned his ‘short neat hair’ and his ‘clean white shirt’, (or something to that effect), which did not match the Jon I was more familiar with - with tiredness sagging his shoulders and the bags under his eyes; and feminine clothing and hair - but it did match Elias rather well. Elias would never have allowed Jon to look like anything other than his model son, a shrunken mirror image, so the long hair had to go.

Gertrude, I don’t think, was ever unkind to Jon. He felt her eyes on him often, and their conversations were never more or less than cordial words between strangers, but they spent years in each others company, shackled to the same rooms and man and god. Her little kitten knick-knack still sits in pride of place on his/her/their desk, and Jon never could clear out the spare clothes that smelled of burning buildings and insulted the dress code.

During the brief months or years he was allowed Gerry’s company, Jon would naturally have picked up on the other kid’s famous talent for self-expression. At this point he began to re-grow his hair out, tying it up in a bun in an imitation of his old style; of how his Nan wore it. Gerry wore skirts for their gender and Jon wore his for his Nan (putting a pin in the gender thing for a spare day that would never come). Gerry walked around in a cloud of rebellious smoke, sheltering Jon under their wing and smiles, and when they were gone Jon puffed out a cloud of lonely fog in an imitation of their company.

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[ID 4 images in a rough wavy chalky style. This style doesn’t lend itself well to close detail, so no faces are rendered. In all drawings Jon is depicted with brown skin and dark hair.

First is of Jon and his Nan. There are two drawings in this image, first the two of them walking together, holding hands and looking away from each other. Jon is looking at his book, which has a red cover and cream pages, and Nan is smoking a cream cigarette with a glowing red end.

Their outfits are matching: Jon’s trousers and Nan’s blouse are both a pale blue; and Jon’s top and Nan’s floor length skirt are red-pink. Nan’s colour palette is more washed out than Jon’s, but the resemblance is clear. They both have long hair up in buns and where their hand link they blend together seamlessly.

The background for the first image is pale, but gets darker going down the image (think ‘colour of the sky’). In the second part of this drawing Jon and Nan both sit on the floor, back to back. Nan is curled up tight, her face buried in a book; her shoulders are tense, up to her ears. Jon sits turned away from the viewer, a lit cigarette in his hand, the slump of his shoulders and the limp hand signifying defeat. Once again their colours and hair match each other.

In both of these images the signature is in bright red, encouraging the viewer to look at the shared cigarette and book, the link and the downfall.

The second image shows Jon and Gertrude. Gertrude has short grey hair in a perm, and wears a pale blouse and long purple skirt. She is surrounded by vague smoke. Jon wears pressed slacks and a neat buttoned-up shirt, and his hair is short and neatly combed. A spider hangs, unnoticed, from his elbow. They’re both turned away from each other, a statement in hand, each at a three-quarter angle. The light source is between them, meaning that the farthest side of each of their faces is in shadow. In that shadow shines a green eye, which watches the other.

The third image shows Jon and Gerry together, sat on the floor next to some empty shelves. Gerry is dressed in almost all black, with a black trench coat and skirt and long black-brown hair. They also wear silver piercings, fishnets and a pink crop top. Their skin is pale. In one hand they hold a purple nail polish brush, and in the other they hold Jon’s hand. A lit cigarette hangs between their lips, smoke filling the upper quarter of the image.

Jon sits against the wall. He wears a pinkish skirt an blue blouse, similar to his Nan’s clothes in the first images. The sides of his dark hair hangs to his chin, while the top is help up in a small bun, which is close to collapsing. The hand that Gerry isn’t holding is wrapped around his knees, which are pulled up to his chest. He leans forwards, intent on Gerry.

On the shelf next to them there are three bottles of nail polish. On the floor beside them are their shoes - Jon’s neat brown oxfords and Gerry’s chunky steel-toed platforms - and a red and cream packet of cigarettes.

They are turned towards each other, something tender in the faceless looks they give each other, in the gentle hold Gerry has on Jon’s hand with it’s freshly painted purple nails.

The fourth image shows Jon on his own. His hair is up in a bun, and he wears a long red skirt. He wears a long pink cardigan that used to belong to Gertrude, half off the shoulder as though it doesn’t matter .He has platform heels, purple painted nails, a metal band t-shirt and a cigarette in his mouth.

#wow this rambled a lot huh #i should get a proper art tag huh #tma #fic rec #fanart #ill probably come back to clean up my rambles #probably #maybe #i didnt think i would get this done so quickly #ive been drawing for like 9 hrs today my hand is so sore

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Murderbot Reference: Character Descriptions Part 2

Fandom reference! I tried to note every time a person/thing got a physical description, as well as additional info like how augments work, etc. Please note that there may be spoilers for all five books, but especially Network Effect.

This post contains:

ART’s Senses

ART’s Crew

Three

Rami, Tapan and Maro

Tlacey

Tlacey’s ComfortUnit

Targets (Network Effect)

Barish-Estranza: Eletra, Ras, and Supervisor Leonide

Augments (what they are/how they work)

Other Human Personal Tech (Non-Augments)

Other Bots/Machines: Agricultural Bot, Pathfinders, NE Target Drones, MB’s Drones

Other posts: Part 1; Part 3

ART’s Senses

· Besides cameras, sees ship through internal sensors, “which provided data (heat, density, angles of motions, etc.) that didn’t translate into images, at least not visual images useful to humans.”

· MB guesses that gaps in ART’s memory archives might look like “a giant interruption in the constant incoming reports from subsystems like life support, navigation, etc. It was tricky, because for ART these are not like discrete reports from connected systems, but more like the sensory input I would get from the pads on the tips of my fingers.”

· Does have cameras in many areas, cameras hidden enough that MB didn’t know they existed until ART turned them on and provided access via the feed in NE.

· Likes Amena and talks to her more gently than MB or other humans—it’s more careful of Amena’s feelings. Has talked about human adolescents in a positive way. ART is, on a regular basis, a teaching vessel.

ART’s Crew

· Iris: augmented human. Dark brown skin, wearing a decorative woven bracelet when rescued in NE and a light blue longsleeved T-shirt. Small, shorter and slimmer than Ratthi, but not much bigger than Amena. Dark hair is the curly kind that puffs out a lot, but in NE pulled back and tied up in a band. Hair is long enough that she lifted it up so MB could see her back/neck when checking for an implant. Longsleeved T-shirt and pants and soft shoes are the casual version of ART’s blue crew uniform. Some bruises and scrapes at rescue. Seth’s child.

· Seth: tall, very dark brown skin, “with less hair than most SecUnits,” a mostly-hairless head; earlier description from photograph (later context makes this likely to be Seth) says “no hair on the front half of his head.” Iris’s parent, she calls him “Dad.” Captain of Perihelion.

· Martyn is Iris’s other parent (called “Dad); Seth’s marital partner; earlier description from photograph (later context makes this likely to be Martyn posing next to Seth) says lighter skin than Seth, with short white hair; he/him

· Kaede is about the same size as Iris, but skin is lighter and her hair is yellow

· Matteo is small like Iris and Kaede, and has a lot of dark hair that at rescue had come loose from braids. They/Them.

· Turi is young like Amena. They/Them

· Karime uses she/her

· Tarik uses he/him

· On variation of crew uniform (made for MB): dark blue, pants and jacket of deflective fabric, good quality (better than Station Security), with lots of sealable pockets for weapons and drones. Stability fabric boots, probably tough enough to jam a hatchway. Looks like what human security would wear. ART’s crew logo on the jacket, which also has a collar that folds down.

Three

· SecUnit, with projectile weapon built into arm

· Armor flexes if it shifts its shoulders

Rami, Tapan, and Maro

· All wearing variations on work clothes, no uniform logos. Either Rami or Maro has an implant, but none are augmented. Part of a group marriage of 7 people, with 5 children of various sizes. MB thinks all are young—not far from adolescence.

· Rami: tercera, “which was a gender signifier used in the group of non-corporate political entities known as the Divarti Cluster,” te/ter. Purple hair, red eyebrows, light brown skin. Wearing a jacket.

· Tapan: female. Multicolored braids wrapped up around her head, blue jewel-toned feed interface clipped to ear, slightly darker skin than Rami. Wearing a flower-patterned t-shirt.

· Maro: female. Very dark skin, silver-colored little puffs of hair, “almost beautiful enough to be in the entertainment media.”

Tlacey

· Augmented human female

Tlacey’s ComfortUnit

· Physical configuration doesn’t match SecUnit standard.

· Lots of hair, silver with blue and purple on the ends, pulled back and braided like Tapan’s but in a much more complicated pattern.

· Bare arms show no metal, and no gun ports

Targets (Network Effect)

· When fully affected: look like tall, thin augmented humans. Dull gray skin. Narrow human features, dark brows standing out against smooth gray skin. Colorless lips.

· Not completely identical: one Target on ship is slightly taller and has broader shoulders than the other.

· Targets on ships: wearing formfitting protective suits and partial helmets that initially left a lot of their faces bare. One on the B-E explorer wore “more casual human clothing:” dark green-black pants and jacket, black shirt with a collar. Shoes had heavy treads, designed for rough planetary terrain. Hair looked more normal, with reddish brown tight curls cut close to the head.

· Targets and colonists: gray skin is a progressive condition, not natural or cosmetic effect, some still look like humans who were altered rather than aliens. Not all who still looked somewhat human were fighting on the same side. Most of fighting group wore “the kind of rough work clothing normal for colonies or mining, a cheaper, more battered version of ART’s environment suits with hoods but no breathing gear, or a mix of clean work clothes, plus a random collection of what looked like old uniforms and protective gear.”

Barish-Estranza, Eletra, Ras, and Supervisor Leonide

· B-E uniforms are red and brown with corporate logos

· Eletra and Ras both wear B-E uniforms that are disheveled and torn.

· Eletra has brown skin and dark hair that reaches at least to her shoulder blades.

· Supervisor Leonide has “mid brown” skin “that was common to a large percentage of humans,” with an artificially smooth, even tone that indicated cosmetic enhancement. Dark hair wrapped around the top of her head and she has small metallic and gemstones set in the rim of one exposed ear.

Augments

· According to MB, are “supposed to help humans do things they couldn’t do otherwise, like interface with the feed more completely or store memory archives.”

· Augments that aren’t feed interfaces are meant to correct physical injuries or illnesses.

· Augments are meant to be helpful. Implants are different (MB compares implants to governor modules, something the person has little to no control over)

· Normal augment would have filaments extending directly into the human nervous system. Some augmented humans may have dataports/plug-in interfaces in the back of their necks, since MB is able to pass off its dataport as one of these often.

· Normal augmented human (augmented with feed) has interface built into brain; non-augmented humans have removable interfaces (excluding implants, which seem to be regular interfaces just not removable without surgery).

· Augments and constructs work with “machine-readable code written into human DNA”

· Augmented humans can work more fully in the feed; MB thinks that the drugged-up GrayCris assassins wouldn’t be possible to control with a removable interface, so the controller must be augmented (and this proves correct).

Other Human Personal Tech

· Un-augmented humans can’t access the feed unless their interface is working and attached properly. Tapan’s in-ear interface was taken out while ART’s MedSystem worked, and she had to put it back in before she contacted her partners.

· “Normal external interfaces for humans were designed to look like all kinds of things, from carved natural wood to skin tones to jewels or stones or enamel art pieces to actual plain metal with a brand logo.”

· Human voices on the feed sound like their physical voices, and can show emotions. Humans (and augmented humans) usually subvocalize when talking on the feed.

· During killware attack in ES, Pin-Lee, Mensah and two crewmembers each has portable manual feed interfaces they used to shore up SecSystem; allowing them feed access without using their personal on-body interfaces.

· MB says in AC that killware and malware can’t do anything to humans or augmented humans; the killware attack in ES hurts augmented humans enough that one needs rescue breathing. This could be MB’s lack of knowledge, or it could be because the ES killware is rare, essentially a disembodied bot and an extremely uncommon/unheard of tactic.

Other Bots/Machines

· Agricultural bot: almost 10 meters (~32 feet) tall, covered with spikes. Lower body has 10 long spider limbs for moving around without crushing anything, upper part is a long curving “neck” with a long head also covered in spikes

· Pathfinders: like drone for space. Active scanners that can zip around a planet collecting environmental information and terrain imaging, plus looking for comm signals, possible energy sources, and hostiles. Can relay audio as ART uses it to threaten Targets. Very expensive.

· Drones used by NE Targets: model MB is unfamiliar with. Round and as big around as MB’s head, any holes for cameras or weapons hidden despite size. Made of stealth material (or pattern) that can’t be spotted by camera, but regular vision OK.

· Drones used in ASR, pulled from the hopper: “They were the small kind, barely a centimeter across; no weapons, just cameras.”

· Also in ASR, MB mentions that there also exist drones that aren’t much bigger than the hopper drones but include a small pulse weapon (but as far as availability through the company, you have to get an upper tier package)

· MB’s regular drones: small enough that it can have a flock (at least a couple dozen?) land on it and not impede movement in an EVAC suit. MB mentions technique where it can have drone accelerate a drone straight at a target’s face, and if hit an eye or an ear it goes straight to the brain, so probably fairly small. They are also easy to visually overlook when perched in a room recording people, or sneaking through a doorway. They’re also easy to store in MB’s many pockets.

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pens-swords-stuff · 4 years

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Hi Undine! I really love your advice on static vs. dynamic descriptions, and I was wondering if you might be able to elaborate on it further, especially in regards to navigating dynamic physical description (i.e. hair/eye color, clothing) for several characters at once? Every time I try describe my characters' appearances, the details either feel too dispersed/jumbled, or it sounds like I'm writing a 'My Immortal' sequel. Thank you for your help!

In response to this post: Static vs Dynamic Description.

Thank you so much!

In my personal opinion, I think that static and dynamic descriptions have two very different strengths when it comes to physical descriptions of a character.

STATIC PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

I believe that static physical description is a wonderful way to establish something for the first time, or to bring attention to something that is remarkable.

Static description tends to be more on the ‘tell’ side of the show and tell spectrum. You mentioned My Immortal, so let’s use that as an example.

I was wearing a black corset with matching lace around it and a black leather miniskirt, pink fishnets and black combat boots. I was wearing black lipstick, white foundation, black eyeliner and red eye shadow.

— My Immortal: Chapter One

My Immortal gets a lot of criticism for good reason, but this particular excerpt is actually a decent example of static description. It’s straight to the point, it gives the reader an idea of what the character is wearing, and it’s doing a lot of telling.

Could it be a little more dynamic? It could be, yes. But does it have to be? Not necessarily.

Say you saw Ebony (the speaking character in the My Immortal example) for the first time in a suburban cookie-cutter neighborhood. You would take notice of a person wearing black lipstick and pink fishnets because it’s different and not something you’d expect to see. You might stop and stare for a little bit, it might leave some sort of impression on you.

This is a really good time to break out the static description in writing. Your character has a reason to notice someone’s physical description because it’s not what they expect to see — thus, you can get away with a little info dump of physical description.

Other times that static physical description might be effective is when your character meets someone for the first time. When you meet someone for the first time, you might not know their name, so all you have to identify them is with their physical appearance. Have you ever referred to someone by the color of their shirt, or the color of their hair because you didn’t know what else to call them? It’s the same thing here. There is someone new, and when it’s someone new, people tend to examine them a little bit more.

And another good time to use static physical description that I’ll talk about here, is when a character looks different from how they normally do. If a character who always wears jeans and a T-shirt suddenly shows up wearing a ball gown, that’s remarkable. That’s something noteworthy for your character. Static physical description would be great here to describe the dress, how their hair is styled, etc.

DYNAMIC PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

On the other hand, I think one of the strengths of dynamic physical description is to subtly and smoothly slide in physical description without making a big deal about it because it’s interwoven with something else.

Some examples of simple dynamic physical description might be:

She tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear.

Their band-aid covered hand slammed into the table.

This is dynamic physical description because there’s movement involved. It’s not describing someone’s appearance; it’s describing an action with an aspect of appearance.

In my opinion, this is also a fantastic way to drop little hints about the appearance of several characters in a scene because it doesn’t overwhelm the reader with too many details. Think about how you notice a group of strangers for example. Do you look at all of them in detail, or are there are few select details that jump out at you per person? If someone I meet has bright, piercing blue eyes, I’m probably going to notice and remember that specific detail, rather than the fact that they were wearing a red shirt. Physical description doesn’t have to be done all at once; they can be done gradually throughout the story.

I think that dynamic physical description really shines in small doses. One of the most amazing things and the most frustrating things about being a writer is that we don’t need to hold our readers’ hands the entire way. Readers can and will fill in their own details, like how a character looks. As writers, we don’t need to spoon-feed them that information for the most part; we just need to leave little hints to guide their imagination. Dynamic physical description is fantastic at that.

Another useful application of this is that it is possible to mix in a character voice in a physical description.

So here is an example of a static physical description:

There were dark circles underneath her eyes. Her hair was tied up in a lifeless ponytail, haphazardly bunched up on the top of her head. The grey sweats hung baggily around her legs.

Here is how I might rewrite it as dynamic physical description and mix some character voice in.

There were dark circles underneath her eyes — did she not get any sleep last night? Were the nightmares still keeping her awake? Her hair was tied up in a lifeless ponytail, even though I knew that she loved spending time doing her hair in the morning. The grey sweats that she was wearing, she referred to them once as her comfort pants because they were as comfortable as they were ugly; She only wore them when she felt terrible. She was hurting, and I had no idea what to say.

Dynamic physical description can also be a lot more personal than static, because it’s interactive, it’s mobile, and it’s not passively describing something. There are thoughts and knowledge and voice intertwined to convey more than just the character’s appearance.

You could also add some character actions in there if you want, so it feels even less listy.

“You’re wearing your comfy pants,” I said, pinching some of the fabric of her baggy grey sweatpants. It looked lumpy, but was surprisingly soft under my fingertips. “I haven’t seen you wear them in a long time.”

None of these three examples of description are bad in any way (besides for my terrible writing skills, sorry about that!!!). They all convey something different though, and each of them gives information in their own unique way.

And to close this post off, I’m going to end with a reminder: Neither type or description is inherently better or worse than the other. If used effectively, they can both be amazing and appropriate for a scene. If used ineffectively, they can both really hinder a scene as well. They’re both valid! There is no wrong answer with what type of description to use, and I think it’s worth exploring and experimenting with both.

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past-perfect-future-tense · 4 years

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Jake On Weed

Pairing: Thor x OC (sort of OC, sort of Reader Insert) Loki x OC Friend of Main Character

Warnings: Fluff, Comedy, Fangirling for Middle Aged Ladies

Word Count: 3799

Summary: You are a huge fan of a-ha, you are going to their concert with your best friend and well, you never know who you’ll see.

A/N: This was written for @captain-rogers-beard One Hit Wonder challenge. Thank you for giving me an extension. This thought for a story has been in my head for a while now, so I had to take the opportunity to write it down. My prompt/song was Take On Me by a-ha. A-ha is my favorite band in the world! Plus I saw a comic of Thor wearing an a-ha tshirt and being that I love both, they all had to go together. Also this was inspired by my life events and by my dear friend who had some of the events in the story happen in real life. This is also my tribute to the fact that I have tickets to see them in LA this August, although with the pandemic going on, that may not happen. I kinda left Infinity War/Endgame out and obviously Loki is alive. Also tagging my Thor’s Whores as well.

Enjoy!!

@thorfanficwriter @lancsnerd @saviorsong @queenoftheunderdark @lovesdarkness @fictivefrolic @michelehansel

The lifelong, not quite obsession but bordering on fanatic for the band had started when you where 11 years old. It started when you had first heard ‘Take On Me’ played on the local radio station. As the song became more popular, it was played more regularly until eventually it became a #1 hit single for the band. Due to the songs resounding popularity, subsequent music video that is still one of the best ever made, and this had catapulted the band into worldwide stardom.

The more popular they became you knew more about them. Being the first group from Norway to have this kind of international success was a big deal. You always had a special place for Norway in your heart as that’s where your maternal ancestors were from. Each band members were all extremely cute, and the lead singer could sing. I mean his voice was amazing. Within a short time they had more videos on tv, more singles on the radio, you had their posters on your walls, and so that love was cemented.

It was so much so that when it seemed as though the band had disappeared from the airwaves in America after their amazing second album, you had to buy their music from record stores at import prices. You didn’t mind because you knew their music was worth the price and the time you waited, however that didn’t make it easy to be a fan of the band.

Being that when they toured the US the last time, you were too young to attend their shows, so sadly you missed out on seeing them in concert. It was something that you would always regret and that you’d hope to one day change making that dream become reality. Now that dream did come true 10 years ago when the band had decided to go their separate ways and did a final tour including many places they hadn’t toured in more than 20 years.

That concert was a dream come true. Something that you never thought would happen and you remember it like it happened yesterday. You and your best friend, Bridgette, who also loves the band the way you do, still talk about it. In all actuality it was your mutual love of the band that brought you too each other. That bond is stronger than ever and the fact that this would be the one and only time you’d see the band perform live was a bit disheartening however sharing the experience with her made it hurt less.

So imagine your mental state when the band announced they be touring again, in support of their first albums release, ‘Hunting High And Low’ playing the album in its entirety on the 35th anniversary of its’ release, as well as a setlist full of their hits and fan favorites, you and your bestie had already decided that if they toured here, you both would be there.

Nothing would stop it.

Nothing.

Nothing short of a global pandemic.

So, when the actual global pandemic happened and the tour was postponed, you two were devastated. What was one more year to wait when the first time you waited 25 years? You had both prayed and thanked Asgard for bringing the band back to you and keeping those that you loved safe. The time had gone fast and you two were planning another weekend that included the concert and hanging out with other friends that were fans too.

The day of the show was a whirlwind. Meeting your friends for a late lunch prior to going to the preshow fan party. The party was fun. You got hangout and see people that you’d only meet online. A few you had met the prior show and were happy to reconnect with over your shared love of the band. One friend in particular, Elizabeth, who you talked outside of the fan boards and shared life experiences with was there and you were so happy to see her. The following day the three of you were scheduled to go to the fabric district to hang out before the next show the following night.

However tonight was what you were focused on. You and Bridge had found your seats. They were in the third row from the stage, just to the left of the stage. Elizabeth and a few of your other friends were in the front and second row just ahead of you. You weren’t sure how you were going to survive but you knew you would. As you two were waiting you were looking around the theatre and the two seats next you were empty. It was getting closer to show time and you were wondering something to yourself, however you said it out loud because that was your mental state at the moment. The energy of the entire place was electric! “Do you think Thor likes A-ha?” You asked Bridge.

She looked at you and a pensive look crossed her face, a momentary change from the 15 year old fangirl smile you both had been wearing the entire day. “That’s a good question. I mean, why wouldn’t he like A-ha?” She asked you back and you thought about it. You did see that one drawing from the Loki, Agent of Asgard comic and it always had you wondering. In the drawing Thor was wearing an A-ha t-shirt. So maybe??

“Maybe he does. I mean the band are Norwegian and the ancient Norse did worship Asgard.” You thought about it and so did she. “Wouldn’t it be funny if they sat next to us for the show?” You say and your friends face breaks into a smile before a face of utter shock passes over it. Since you were turned to look at her away from the empty seats on your left you had no idea what was making her react that way. In responding to her you scrunch your eyebrows together, you were perplexed. You mouth ‘what?’ to her and she motioned with her head behind you. Turning to see what got her in awe, you turn to look and into a nearly brick wall of a chest. Slowly turning your gaze up, you see a sight you never thought you would.

Thor. Thor, the God of Thunder. Asgardian King.

There he stood looking down at you. His smile as big as you had seen in photos and on tv. The bluest blue eyes looked at you and they held nothing but joy. You mentally say what the actual fuck, however you realized you actually hadn’t when Thor says to you, “Pardon, I didn’t quite hear you.” You look at him and then you feel a hand on your shoulder as you turn to see your friend standing up next to you holding on for support.

“I’m sorry, did I say something?” You ask him back.

He begins to answer you when from behind him immerges his brother, Loki. “You said what the actual fuck, with a question on the end. You heard her brother; we have much better hearing than the Midgardians do.”

“I know we do, but I try not to make them feel bad about Loki. It’s not their fault.” Thor had turned to his brother and made a sad face at him. Loki rolled his eyes.

“Did I make you feel bad Ms?” Loki asked you and you stood there looking at them both.

Your bestie squeezed your shoulder and you responded, “No, not at all. I mean I know I’m Midgardian and have no powers.”

“See Thor, she’s perfectly fine.” Loki says in his smooth as silk voice. He smiles at you, but you see the mischief in his eyes. “Are you alright?” He asks but you see he is looking at your bestie now. You looked back to her and she’s looking at him.

She nods her head at him and says, “Yeah, I am.” Her eyes don’t look convinced but you’re not going to point that out. She did stop shaking or was that you? At this point it was possibly both of you.

“Are you excited for the show tonight?” You hear that big voice again and turn your attention back it from Loki and your bestie.

“Oh yeah, we’ve been anticipating it for a while now. Especially since they postponed it from last year. How about you guys?” It felt weird referring to them as just guys but in all honesty they were dressed in casual clothes. Loki in a leather blazer, black with dark jeans, hair slicked back, and this air of magic around him. It was tangible. You were positive everyone around them felt it. Thor was wearing a wine colored bomber jacket, dark blue jeans, black boots, long braided beard, and his hair was pulled back into a ponytail. It had grown out since they had founded New Asgard in Norway after Hela, their sister destroyed Asgard in a jealous fit of rage. A simplistic yet accurate description of events.

Occasionally you see them on the news and other online outlets. Thor helping the New Avengers and Loki keeping mostly quiet. Mostly. “We have been long time fans of the band. Actually, Loki brought the band to my attention within his time travels and being that Asgard is in Norway, well it’s not difficult to be a fan.” Thor answered you and smiled. You smiled back and suddenly the lights dimmed in the theater and you knew the show was about to begin. Thor turned towards the stage after you did. Someone over the sound system said hello to the crowd and you and your friend cheered, loudly. A spotlight came on and Magne stepped out into the light, walking over to his keyboard, Morten followed and stood center stage at his microphone, and Pal Walked out last standing at his mic on the left side of the stage, guitar already slung, ready to play.

“Hello LA” Magne says and the crowd cheers. Your friend Elizabeth turned around and smiled at you and Bridgette. You both smiled at her and then you turned to your left and there was Thor and Loki, Thor cheered along with the crowd, Loki applauded earnestly. You and Thor smiled at each other, you thought you’d died and gone to heaven, maybe you did but who cared? You certainly were in some sort of heaven and you’d be damned if you had to return to whatever life you lived prior.

The band began to play and started with, “Take On Me” The audience was singing along. This may have been their breakout hit but it certainly wasn’t their only one. You turned to Thor and he was singing to the song as well. When the chorus comes on and you swear he and Loki are both singing ‘Jake On Weed’ and not ‘Take On Me’. You and Bridgette both look at Thor and Loki as they sing loudly, ‘Jake On Weed’ during the chorus.

“Sing it with us, ‘Jake On Weed’.” Thor says loudly into your ear as he leans down.

You look at him and ask loudly, “Why?”

“I’ll tell you after the show over drinks, okay my lady.” Thor says and you look at him albeit a bit stunned but you start singing ‘Jake On Weed’ instead of ‘Take On Me’. Now you knew a certain story behind those lyrics, but you had no idea how Thor and Loki knew those exact same ones. You were definitely going to ask him over drinks. Hopefully, he didn’t forget or find the company of another instead. Elizabeth heard you four singing the lyrics and turned around stunned. She knew the story, it was her story after all. She knew that Bridge and you knew, the other two were a huge mystery to her as well. Before the end of the song several people around you were also singing ‘Jake On Weed’ instead of ‘Take On Me’. The band laughed at the audiences’ antics to the lyrics and continued on with the rest of the show. Bridge and you sang along to every song, dancing too, and you tried not to bump into Thor, although it was hard not too. He didn’t seem to mind though, as a matter of fact he loosened up and swayed to the music too. You wouldn’t call it dancing however if you were him, you’d be a little self-conscious too. The first set was the entire album ‘Hunting High and Low’ in the order of the tracks on the album.

You and Bridge couldn’t help but be teary eyed when the band played the title song as you did the first time you saw them live. You tried not to let Thor see but he leaned down, “Are you okay my ladies?”

You nod yes and answer him, “Yes, we just get a bit emotional at the song.” He put his hand on your shoulder and gently squeezed it. You tried not over analyze the interaction, he was just being nice. You both smiled at one another and turned your attentions back to the show.

Set List:

Take On Me

Train Of Thought

Hunting High and Low

The Blue Sky

Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale

The Sun Always Shines On TV

And You Tell Me

Love Is Reason

I Dream Myself Alive

Here I Stand and Face The Rain

The second set was a mix of their hits from their other nine albums as well as new track that hadn’t been released called ‘Digital Rain’.

Set 2

Analogue (All I Want)

Foot of The Mountain

The Swing of The Things

Crying In The Rain

Sycamore Leaves

Digital River

I’ve Been Losing You

Stay on These Roads

Encore

Scoundrel Days

The Living Daylights

You and Bridge got teary eyed during ‘Stay on These Roads’ however Thor didn’t say anything, but sang along with you as you put your arm around him this time. You were not sure why you did but you felt he needed the reassurance and a connection. He understood the lyrics; if anything they spoke more to him than most. With everything he had been through over his lifetime, he knew that you had to stay on no matter how bad it got. That better things were ahead. The band closed with their Bond Theme, from the movie of the same title, and it was the perfect ending to an amazing night.

You were sad to see it end, however Thor and Loki turned to you, “So I offered to buy you a drink.” He says to you.

“You did offer but you don’t have too.” Trying to let him out of the obligation he set for himself.

“No! Now, we are not ready for the night to end just yet and besides, we promised to tell you the story of the song.” Thor smiles. “Now I know you know who we are but let me introduce myself and my brother. I’m Thor Odinson and this is Loki Odinson, my brother.” Thor extends his hand towards you and you offer yours in kind. Expecting a handshake and getting a kiss on the back of your hand instead. You tried not to blush, but Loki saw it and he made a smirk at you. You rolled your eyes at him and he laughed. Thor kissed Bridge’s hand too, ever the gentleman you thought. She blushed and the blush furthered when Loki winked at her. Again you rolled your eyes at him. He smirked at you and you turned back to Thor.

“My name is Elora and this is my dear friend Bridgette. We are heading out to an after party in Hollywood with other fans. Would you like to join us? Then you can buy us a drink and share your story about Jake On Weed.” You say trying not to sound like you just had one of the best nights of your life but you couldn’t hide your happiness. The smile on your face was too sincere to wish away.

“Loki, what do you say?” Thor asked his brother. Loki looked to you and Bridgette.

“Only if she let’s me buy her drink.” He looks as Bridgette and winks at her.

“Of course he can, right Bridge?” You answer for her because you knew that’s what she wanted. If you considered yourself a Thor’s Whore, well then she was a Loki’s Loose Lady. “I’m going to order a car for us.”

While you were ordering the car, Elizabeth walked over to your happenstance group of the evening. “Hey! The show was fantastic!” She paused and reached out to hug you. You hugged her back and then she continued with what she was saying. “You all are coming to the party, right?” She looked to Bridge, Thor, and Loki.

“We’re all going to be there. Oh, let me introduce you to out newest friends?” You say with a question. You look at Thor and he nods yes to your question. “This is Thor and Loki Odinson, Asgards biggest A-ha fans. Who knew?!”

“It’s nice to meet you both.” Jane says and waves at them from where she’s standing next you. “Okay, do you have the address to the party?”

“Yes. I already ordered a car to come and pick us up. It should be here in about 10 minutes, so we should probably head out to meet it soon.”

“Good. I just ordered our car as well, so we’ll all head out together.” Elizabeth said and then continued her train of audible thought. “Can I ask you two a question?” She looked at Thor and Loki as she asked.

“Certainly. We’ve nothing to hide.” Thor says smiling at Loki who just shakes his head at him.

“Fair enough. So why were you singing ‘Jake On Weed’ instead of ‘Take On Me’?” Elizabeth asked them with a bewildered look on her face.

Thor and Loki exchange glances. Loki actually chuckles before he speaks. “Well it was record store day and upon my travels throughout the realms, I’ve come to discover the love of vinyl. I have quite a collection and I enjoy listening to it. Our mother would’ve loved it, right?”

“Oh she’d love to sit and listen to music with you. You always did have the arts in common.” Thor says with a fondness in his voice to offset Loki’s hint of sadness.

“Upon learning of record store day, I took Thor shopping with me in the DC area to look for the releases. Now we happen into a store, with a young man as the clerk. He is on his phone, managing his social media accounts or whatever it is they do. The phone rings, the store phone not his cell phone, and he answers it. Of course you know he’s trying to be helpful. I can hear her talking to the clerk on the other end of the line. Good hearing, Asgardians have good hearing.”

“We’ve already established that Loki.” Thor interjects and Loki smiles.

“Yes, we have. So She asks him for a specific Record Store Day release. “Take On Me”. Of course he can’t understand her and looks at me. I whisper to him, “Jake On Weed” So repeats it to her, “Jake On Weed?” She replies, “No, Take On Me by A-ha” He answer’s her, “Is that A H A?” She replies “Yes”. He say, “Um, no, we don’t have that one. Sorry.” So that was the end of that conversation. Now you have to understand 3 other individuals called asking about it while we were there. You got the ‘Jake On Weed’ and to the others I told them ‘Spank My Knee’, ‘Pee On Me’, and ‘She Just Teed’. Yours was my favorite.” Loki smiled his mischievously charming smile at Elizabeth who looked amazed and in awe.

“So, it was you who did that?” Elizabeth shook her head and laughed. We all did. Bridge and you had heard her talk about this and sadly you never did get your copy of ‘Jake On Weed’ that Record Store Day. Elizabeth did and she had an unknown interaction with the God of Mischief himself.

“It was and look at how it has brought us all together.” Loki added.

“We should probably head out front, our cars are probably waiting.” You say to the group who has now become a bit larger with Elizabeth’s party joining in on the story you all knew but from one point of view.

“After you.” Thor says and let’s you lead the way out of the front lobby of the theatre. He places a hand on the small of your back as he leads you through the crowd of fans waiting. Loki walks with Bridgette behind the two of you. You spot your car waiting for you.

“We’ll see you there!” You say to Elizabeth.

She’s walking the opposite way to her ride. “Okay, be safe! See you in a bit.” Elizabeth replies with a huge smile.

The four of approach the minivan and the driver roles down the passenger window. “Elora?” He asks.

“Yes, party of four to West Hollywood.” You say to him and he smiles.He opens the side door automatically and Loki grabs Bridgette’s hand.

“Trouble makers to the back of the bus, right?” He askes her and she looks at you then back to Loki.

“It’s the best seat in the van.” Bridgette says to him and helps her in first and slinks in after her. You watch in almost utter amazement as they get into the rear seat of the minivan.

Suddenly you feel the hand move from the small of your back to you right hand. It was large, calloused, and warmly electrifying. You looked over and Thor motioned for you to get it. “After you, Lady Elora.” He bows a bit and you duck inside sitting in the far captain’s chair behind the driver. Thor sits in the other captains chair and the driver closes the door.

“Are we all ready?” The driver asks.

“Yes, my good sir.” Thor answers and turns, smiling at you. “So you ready for that drink?” He asks you.

“Oh yes and you may get a dance if you’re lucky!” You tell him and wink.

“I do feel lucky.” Thor says and reaches over taking your hand. You look at your hands, fingers intertwined. You can hear Loki from the rear seat whispering in Bridgette’s ear. Your hearing wasn’t as bad you pretended. Of course, you didn’t have to hear whatever Asgardian sweet talk he was telling Bridge. Thor wasn’t the only one feeling lucky.

‘We’re talking away

I don’t know what I’m to say

I’ll say it anway

Today’s another day to find you

Shying away

I’ll be coming for your love, okay?’

#mimi's one hit wonder challenge #captain rogers beard #marvel fanfic #marvel au #thor #thor fanfic #thor fanfiction #thor god of thunder #loki #a-ha take on me #a-ha #jake on weed #norway #Past Perfect Future Tense #team thor’s whores #take on me

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alienpupy · 4 years

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Ok so i wanted to make a post to highlight how far my fursona has come in terms of design, and how it also showcases my artistic ability improving and reflects, in a way, my relationship to my gender over the past few years.

This is gonna b long and personal so I’m putting it below the cut (plus image descriptions of course, the alt. text function doesn’t allow super long descriptions)

(image description:

A poorly-drawn reference sheet of an anthropomorphic, skinny raccoon, though they look more like a cat that fell in a bucket of beige, green, and purple paint. Their body is the beige-brown colour, and their paws are green, as if they were wearing gloves. Their hair is the same shade, and their tail is striped green and brown. They are wearing a purple t-shirt, green shorts, and a sleeveless black jacket. They have heterochromia, one eye is green, and the other, purple. The colour palette is all over the place and poorly designed. The image is captioned “Mint: raccoon, 5 foot 5, androgynous (I hope)”.

An updated version of the previous reference. The character still looks more like a cat than a raccoon, and the colour palette is still bizarre, but the execution of it is a bit better.

Yet another updated version of this character’s design. This time, they look more like a fox than a cat, the ears have fluff at the tips. the colour palette has much more contrast to it, and it much simpler. The brown is very dark and the green is a very pastel, minty colour. The character is no longer wearing their cloths, though they are present in the image, and instead have a large purple band-aid on their shoulder. It’s still not very good.

The fourth version of this character’s reference. This time, they actually look a little bit like a raccoon, and the contrast has been toned down. The character looks a bit chubbier, too. The image is captioned: “Mint, species: raccoon, Age: ???, Gender: genderfluid/nonbinary, pronouns: they/them/theirs”

The fifth version of the reference sheet. They are even chubbier, and their colours are brighter, though still don’t go very well together. The image is captioned “Mint, genderfluid/genderqueer, like 15-16 probably, raccoon, fat and floofy.”

The sixth version of the character. Their design has changed a lot, and is now a lot more complex. Their gloves are now two-toned, a dark green for the paws themselves, and a lighter green for the forearm and calves. They also now have light green on their belly, like an actual animal, and their hair is longer. The nose is now a dark purple, instead of the black it was on the previous versions. They now also have seven digits on each paw. Their name has also changed, and they are now named Green.

The seventh version of the character. They look almost exactly the same, although they now have a bunch of piercings on their ears and the art is better.

The eight, and current version of the character. The design has now changed to be much more complex, with two more shades of brown to the body, one light and one dark, so the fur looks more natural apart from the green parts. Their “gloves” are now stripy, like their tail, and now the heterochromia has been dropped, their eyes are both purple. They looks really nice in this version.

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I first made my sona when I was just starting to figure myself out, when I had just really come to terms with the fact that I don’t fit in the gender binary, and as you can see, how i labelled my sona reflected that. The “androgynous (I hope)” caption in the first reference i drew of them was really honest, because that was how I wanted (and still want) to be percieved.

Representing myself as a raccoon also allowed me to separate myself from the more feminine cat-sona i had before, and really restart with how i presented and described myself. if you looks at my old posts when i first put these references out there, the language i used to describe them and me really changed over time, and that transition of vocabulary is quite dear to me.

Idk, this is a dumb, long, rambly post but I felt like making it. It’s important to reflect on how you evolve sometimes.

#green-cryptid-originals #green-cryptid-text #green-cryptid-arts #fursona #transition #glow up if i say so myself

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m11leven · 6 years

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You’re an idiot, Mike Wheeler

description: Since the beginning of time (or at least as far as El Hopper can remember) the town of Hawkins, Indiana has been split into two sides, north and south. With two rival High schools, Hawkins high and Clearwater high, she can't imagine ever being associated with someone from the neighbouring school.

Little does she know that she'll soon get to know a boy who will make her forget all about that.

Fandom/Pairing: stranger things - mileven, lumax & (minor) jancy Rating: general audiences Wordcount: 1571

*author’s note: this fic might include a whole lot of Romeo and Juliet references, but mark my words when I tell you, Mike and El are smarter than they are so despite the fact that Romeo and Juliet die, Mike and El most certainly will not.

Chapter one - there’s a fine line between love and hate

You know those times you're sitting in class, staring at the clock, as if it'll go any faster if you stare at it.

Mike Wheeler liked biology, well… he usually liked biology, but at this very moment, he didn't want anything more in the world than for it to end.

On the other end of town, in another school, El Hopper was sat down staring at the clock in her classroom, the sound of her English teacher's voice merely a background sound. She was waiting for the class to be over. For the bell to ring to signal that it was 12:30 and that it was finally lunch.

“You can only imagine how they must have felt, Romeo and Juliet, having to hide their love from the world, scared that if their friends or families found out they'd be forced to leave each other,” Mrs Phillips was a great teacher, she really was, but she seemed to be a big fan of tragic love stories. In Els opinion, Romeo and Juliet were quite stupid. It wasn't their fault, they were merely innocent victims of their own story, but at the same time she couldn't help but think about how weird it is to die because of a boy that you've only known for a few days, a week at the most. She didn’t really understand why people wrote grand love stories, of tragic deaths and everlasting love. Why on earth would you sacrifice everything you have just to feel love, to be with someone for eternity. She didn’t think she’d ever fall in love. Every single boy in Hawkins High was repulsive to her, she’d only ever had a crush on one boy, but he went to Clearwater high and there was no way she’d ever date anybody that lived on the north side of Hawkins. It was an unwritten rule of Hawkins, Indiana. The North and Southside didn’t interact.

El was snapped out of her thoughts all too suddenly by a light kick to her shin. She looked in the direction of the person who had kicked her, ever so impolitely in the shin. A red-haired girl and a boy wearing a terrible bandana on his head laughed at her. She rolled her eyes and tried to listen to her teacher ramble on about how teenage love is the strongest force on earth, nothing will ever stop it or destroy it.

The bell rang. A faint “the bell doesn’t dismiss you, I do!” could be heard through the students rushing out to get to lunch. Now if it were any other day she would’ve just gone to lunch with her friends but it wasn’t any other day. It was Wednesday and on Wednesday she went to Benny’s diner and had waffles. For free. None of the kids from either Hawkins high or Clearwater high went to Benny’s for lunch and for that El was grateful.

She rushed outside to her bike and hurried as fast as she could to the diner. The second she walked inside she was met with the usual smell of french fries and the sound of burgers sizzling on the grill.

She was met with a couple of hellos from the staff when she sat down at the counter where the owner, Benny, was pouring himself a cup of coffee. “Hi Ellie,” he smiled “the usual Wednesday?” he had already started writing her order; waffles with ice cream, a chocolate milkshake and a small fries to the side. “You know me so well” she smiled at him.

She stood up and started walking towards her regular booth, she sat down and took her assigned reading for her English class, Romeo and Juliet, out of her bag.

“Hey, El!” Benny yelled from the kitchen, snapping her out of her book,

“what?”

“So last week there was a boy here for lunch, Mike, I think his name was. That Nancy Wheeler is his sister. You know him?”

“I’m pretty sure that he goes to Clearwater, I've never seen him at school.”

She wasn't pretty sure, she was certain. She knew who he was. He was the cute kind of nerdy. She'd seen him at the library, sometimes with two of his friends, one curly haired boy, slightly shorter than Mike and a lot more talkative. Then there was another boy as well, Will Byers. He was smaller than both of them and a lot more soft-spoken and quiet. She'd never spoken to any of them, god forbid she speak to a northsider.

She turned back to her waffles and the book, which was boring her to death, really, took a sip of her milkshake and looked out the window.

Speak of the devil and he appears, right? Perhaps not but at this very moment, none other than Mike Wheeler was hopping out of his beat-up jeep right outside the diner. El frowned. Why is he here?

The bell above the door rang as he walked in, El slouched down into her booth, still eyeing him (only slightly thinking about how cute he looked). Despite El trying not to make eye contact he turned to her. As soon as he saw her his eyes darted away, only for him to mumble something to himself and look back up, more determined this time he started to walk towards her booth until he was standing on the other side of the booth.

“Hi?” El didn't really know what to say, he was just standing there and kind of staring at her.

“Hi, uh- y-you're Jane Hopper, right? Sheriff's daughter? You go to Hawkins High?” he seemed incredibly nervous. El was amused.

“Yeah, I go by El, actually” she kept on eyeing him as he sat down in the booth, now sitting opposite of her.

“How does Jane become El? I don't, I mean- that doesn't,” He stuttered before taking a deep breath “It doesn't make sense”

“Doesn’t need to, does it?”

“It does not, and that's not why I'm here”

She took a sip of her milkshake.

“Well?”

“You write, right?” He looked as if he'd regained some of the confidence he'd walked in there with,

“Yeah, I mean sure, I write sometimes,” she was really confused as to why he was there, why he even knew her name and how he knew about her writing, “What’s it to you?”.

“I need your help with something”. He smiled at her, flashing his pearly white teeth at her.

“Isn’t Nancy Wheeler your sister? Isn't she a journalist for the New York Times or something? I'm sure she can help you more than I can,”

He laughed. “Well, that's the problem, she lives in New York, and…” he trailed off. She scoffed.

“And what?”

“And she didn't go to Hawkins High.”

“What is this thing you need my help with?” El was actually quite flattered that he'd come to her for help.

“I’m supposed to write an essay on something that I a) don't know and b) get help from an insider, and obviously I thought of Hawkins high, a school that I don’t really like but I also don’t really know anything about” (damn those beautiful eyes). The only reason that she'd say yes is that if she doesn't she's doomed to spend her time with Max and Lucas who spend more time staring at each other than being with El.

“Sure. I'll help you,”

“Really? Thanks”

“On one condition though,” he sighed. She smiled.

“You won't tell anyone that I'm the insider”

He smirked to himself, then he moved his hand toward her and shook it.

“You’ve got yourself a deal, Hopper”.

When Mike pulled over in the Clearwater high parking lot he felt an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment. He talked to a cute girl and she'd even laughed with him.

When he walked in he was still on his little happiness high. He walked over to his locker, where Will and Dustin stood, pouring over their copies of the lord of the rings.

“Mike! Where have you been?” Dustins’ voice cracked the tiniest bit and Will hid a tiny laugh behind a cough.

“I was working on the new project” he beamed.

“Where? Haven’t seen you at all today”

“Bennys’ diner, great fries”

El Hopper went to sleep that night with a warm, fuzzy feeling in her stomach, the thought of dark almost-curls freckles and a smile that probably hadn’t left her face since a certain someone had left the diner during lunch. Even her dad mentioned how happy she looked.

She felt as if everything had changed during one lunch hour, she somehow had a tiny crush on Mike Wheeler, a northsider. Shit. This could not end well for either of them.

Little did she know that on the other side of town, in another neighbourhood, Mike Wheeler was laying in his bed, playing with the thought of a curly-haired and brown eyed girl. Of high-waisted jeans worn with a band t-shirt (the clash, yes! She listens to the clash!) and a pair of dirty converse shoes, of eating waffles and french fries on Wednesdays at a certain diner in the middle of the highway. A blue bike parked out front and the smell of strawberries and cinnamon (gingerbread, he’d thought). Mike felt as if he could drown in her smile, be blinded by her light, and somehow, when he thought about it, he didn’t mind at all.

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zcires · 6 years

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Ⅱ. ◈ ROLLING STONE: 1307 ED FT. ZAIRE STONE.

A blue moon of sorts emerges onto the horizon, as a host of happenings occur that no one truly anticipated. Dry, warm Hollywood, California is unseasonably rainy and chilly, and ZAIRE STONE is early for his 8 p.m. call time, milling about the hardwood of a non-descript studio, sifting through a rack of clothing and accessories for his first ROLLING STONE cover shoot. Clad in distressed jeans, a plain white t-shirt, orange Tampa Bay Buccaneers throwback Starter jacket and a pair of highly sought-after white Supreme Jordan's, the music phenom is calm and collected, and his shoulder is outwardly void of chips. No longer a defenseless young’n’, the singer/dancer turned multi-art hyphenate is in command and ready to make amends on his own terms. ( @unrulyrp / @dcnastclla )

“In the past, I don’t think I was able to capitalize fully off of the exposure that was given to me by the media,” he says matter-of-factly. “And I don’t think the direction focused on the road to redemption; it was more so on the controversy and the bulls**t that was going on in my life. Along with blogs and other various different people and other things, I just separated myself from a lot of negative things, or things that I feel that I couldn't be protected under.”

Now, at 28 years old with an impressive eleven-year career under his belt, STONE is in the position to protect himself–literally. Propping open a jewelry box filled with his own diamond-encrusted pieces, including a wildly oversized championship-style “OHB” pinky ring, an iced-out Allen Iverson logo pendant and a host of other blinding chains and bracelets, he incredulously answers an inquiry on the whereabouts of a lock for the case that houses such prized possessions. “A lock? For what? I can fight,” he says, flashing his 1000-watt grin. This is the essence of today’s ZAIRE STONE: confident, comfortable and unapologetically open to life’s lessons. And in order to grasp this updated version of everybody’s favorite crooner to hate, one must forget what they think they know. Dispose of the headlines. Dump the assumptions. Discard the labels. Seeing the sum of Stone’s parts on this Thursday night requires the art of letting go. With pretenses set aside, an objective fly on the wall would be admittedly impressed watching ZAIRE in his milieu as a professional. In a room manned by a stylist, publicist, photographer and myself, he is choosing his own clothes, setting up his own shots and peering at proofs. He’s also holding a rather informed conversation about celebrities’ impact on fashion over the years. And in between setting the stage for the task at hand, ZAIRE is also discussing the upcoming documentary about his personal and professional trials and triumphs as well as plans for STNE ENT, his own record company.

But he doesn’t characterize any of this as exerting creative control. “I think creative control is kind of like the total opposite from me. It’s just freedom,” he says, marking the first of 20 times he would refer to being free. “A lot of my doubts–or a lot of the doubts that are put upon us as people or individuals–I don’t funnel that to make my life move. The way I look at it is, I’m fearless.”

Either f-words–free or fearless–are commendable labels for STONE to have named and claimed. Of the decade-long stretch since his 2007 debut with his old boy band ZODIAC, STONE has spent the last couple years on an uphill climb, from the OVO v. STNE record label divide heard ‘round the world to a few stints in rehab for his alleged drug addiction to reportedly, according to Stone, OVO still owning his masters and unwilling to release them to his control. Free and fearless? The nerve of this guy. Judging by his body language he is, as he squats down on a wooden box next to an open awning-covered window that allows the sound of traffic on Cole Avenue to seep through. ZAIRE STONE is finally at ease with being ZAIRE STONE: good, bad and ugly included. Now, he asserts, his only mission is to inspire, a word that will also come up a number of times. Sixteen to be exact.

At 16 years old, STONE simply wanted to get the girls to like him and buy a Lamborghini. Fast forward to him at 28, and STONE is carving an indelible musical mark similar to the ones left by greats like USHER, whose classic nod to Clockwork Orange in “My Way,” and beanie phase in “U Remind Me” STONE still cites as inspirations, even as the two have become collaborators and friends. Presented with the mind-boggling calculation that he has achieved more Top 75 singles than USHER in half of his career span, STONE shrugs off the numbers and deflects the credit. “If it wasn’t for Usher, then ZAIRE STONE couldn’t exist,” he maintains. “When I would look at USHER, I would be like ‘F**k, he has it.’ The only other guy that I looked at like that was MICHAEL JACKSON.” But truth be told, someone will look at ZAIRE STONE in the same way one day. “I don’t think we’ll see another ZAIRE STONE for a really long time, and when we do, it still won’t be a ZAIRE STONE; it’ll be somebody that was influenced by him,” STNE Creative Director, BRYLEIGH VARGAS says. “The amount of talent in one being, only God can give that to him. As much as he goes through in life, people try to knock him down, they could never take away what God has placed inside of him.”

STONE is not a fan of calling himself a vet, though a decade-long tenure in the music-game trenches is no easy feat, especially given his trials. To him, that word is reserved for the “well off.” He pauses to carefully consider the answer to a final question on what he believes his legacy will be. “Certain people will look at different legacies,” he begins. “Some people might say that ZAIRE STONE is going down in history for being an irresponsible cokehead. Or some might say that ZAIRE STONE might go down as one of the greatest who ever did it. But I’m cool either way.”

“Why?” STELLA’s sudden outburst catching both ZAIRE and herself off guard. Throughout the interview, she had tried her hardest to maintain a level of professionalism and unbiased judgement. But she couldn’t help but question why a man with such God give talent and a genuinely great but often misunderstood heart would be okay with being remember for something as defaming as an ‘irresponsible cokehead.’ As she wait for a response, ZAIRE becomes a bit more subdued, humble even. He’s reluctant to discuss his impact in too much depth, turning his freckled face at the mere idea of what his legacy could be when it’s all said and done. “Because at the end of the day, somebody learned a greater lesson.”

── Stella Moreno.

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[170425] Talking K-Pop Style with BTS

Since they burst onto the scene in 2013, K-pop boy band BTS has rarely taken a break. Over the last few years, they released their genre-bending album trilogy The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, and quickly followed up with their new release You Never Walk Alone this past February. The band’s seven members—Jimin (vocals/choreography), Rap Monster (rap), V (vocals), J-Hope (rap/choreography), Jin (vocals), SUGA (rap) and Jungkook (vocals/choreography)—have made waves at home and abroad, cracking the iTunes Top 10 charts with “Spring Day” and making fans out of artists like Charlie Puth and Wale. But BTS still isn’t done, the band is currently travelling the globe on their sold-out Wings tour.

Paste talked with the boys of BTS about K-pop style—from dressing for themselves to Kanye.

Q. When did you first paying more attention to style or fashion?

Rap Monster: I’ve been buying clothes online since junior high!

SUGA: I first paid attention to fashion when I was around 15, but I don’t really care much about it these days.

J-hope: I think when I was about 18 when I moved to Seoul, getting ready for the debut. I saved some money to buy used brands and style up myself.

Jimin: I first started to pay attention to fashion after my debut as BTS in 2013.

Q. Do you feel that you dress more for yourself or for others?

Rap Monster: I usually dress for myself, whenever I feel like wearing something but I do refer to trends from time to time. I’m so into Japanese work wear such as WTAPS and Neighborhood.

SUGA: Only for myself.

J-hope: I’d be lying if I say I only dress for myself. I try to dress according to fashion trends that suit me and go along with me per season.

Jin: I often dress for others, but most of time, I’d like to dress for myself because I prefer simple designs.

Jimin: I don’t really mind trends of fashions, and I just choose whatever I like for the day to dress for myself!

V: I usually have my own styles and dress for myself.

Jungkook: I always dress MYWAY!

Q. Do you dress any differently on stage than you do in your day-to-day life?

Rap Monster: Totally. As BTS and on stage, I dress up to emphasize various details highlighted by lightings and cameras. But I dress down in my day-to-day life, so I look like a different person.

SUGA: I prefer comfortable clothes in daily life.

J-hope: I dress up with colorful and brilliant garment to maximize the impact of performance. We also wear bold accessories on stage. If you look close, you’ll notice that each in-ear wireless mic has a customized design per BTS member. Everyone has different designs.

V: I wear a t-shirt and knits in day-to-day life.

Jungkook: I absolutely dress down for daily fashion.

Q. What is your biggest style inspiration?

Rap Monster: My attitude. Mindset. Mood.

J-hope: I love trying new stylings, inspired by my favorite artists.

Jimin: I sometimes get inspired by BTS stage garment and often get some styling ideas from other BTS members. It really depends on how your day goes.

V: Shirts with abstruse designs and simple knits

Q: In your opinion, what movie, TV show, music video, etc. had the best or most iconic style?

Rap Monster: Kanye West’s “Runaway” and all of Mercy’s music videos.

SUGA: Kanye West’s Power.

J-hope: joey bada$$’ Land of the free. I think it is the best in terms of styling and direction.

Jin: The Devil Wears Prada is the most iconic when it comes to fashion. Andrea awakens and finds out about fashion throughout the movie.

V: I loved how Domhnall Gleeson dressed up in the movie About Time. It is my personal favorite.

Jungkook: My favorite iconic style is DOPE by BTS!

Q. What’s the biggest fashion mistake you’ve ever made?

Rap Monster: I had numerous fashion mistakes before and after the debut as BTS, but I have less and less now!

SUGA: Too much fashion of everything.

Jin: Pink tops, pink trousers throughout the week. What was I thinking?

V: How I dressed like a year before.

Jungkook: I once wore a pair of bright red sneakers with a grey track pants.

Q. In general, how do you approach the visuals that you use with your music, such as music videos or album art?

Rap Monster: I try to visualize my music and concept in terms of color and mood so I can come up with right ideas.

SUGA: I first pair with the music concept and then tune in with other visual elements.

Jin: I always focus on concepts. Then I try to find the right visuals under the given concept.

Jimin: I tend to think about how choreographed they are together, music and visuals, and approach them as total concept.

Q. Why do you think music and fashion are so intertwined?

Rap Monster: Music and fashion are intertwined because they are someone’s attitude and minds themselves. They speak for people on behalf of words.

SUGA: Music and fashion have to have their own styles. It’s a must.

J-hope: You get the positive, good synergy when combine music and fashion. Think about music videos and fashion shows. They are greater than what they are added or combined.

Jin: Music and Fashion are so intertwined because both need stages to shine.

Jungkook: Music and fashion complement one another when combined. You feel way different before and after watching a video of a song. It is similar to such experience.

Q. What’s something you’ve never been bold enough to wear?

Rap Monster: I’ve done pretty much everything except for wearing skirt. But I don’t think I never will.

SUGA: A high-waist pants.

J-hope: Street hip-hop fashions

Jin: Very colorful, showy garment.

Jimin: I’d like to try more bold styles because I haven’t done much yet.

V: Gothics.

Jungkook: Long hair. It’s on my bucket list.

Q. Why do you think fashion is important?

Rap Monster: It represents who you are without a word or any description.

SUGA: Fashion tells about who you are from external point of view.

J-hope: Fashion kind of defines your unique color. It is even more important to music artists like us, of whom style and identity is critical in professional terms.

Jimin: Fashion describes and defines you. People can know you better through the fashion.

V: Fashion is one of the most important part of my life. It means a lot to me and I get to think about many things through fashion.

Jungkook: Fashion sort of draws you as a person. You can make yourself different and unique by wearing this and that. That is exactly why BTS come back with new, different fashion with unique concepts.

#bangtan #rm #suga #jhope #jin #v #jimin #jungkook #ot7 #t:article #t:interview #170425

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