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The folks at Deep Vellum are seriously difficult to deal with. They were supposed to receive their books six or seven weeks ago; no update. Supposed to start shipping them out three or four weeks ago; no update. I ask for an update, they say, '20 years of pre-orders, shipping out in order received.' I say, no problem; can I get an estimate? They say, '20 years of pre-orders, shipping out in order received.' I know they're not huge, and I know this project has taken a LONG time to complete. But you'd think they'd be joyful about approaching the finish line, not disappearing and acting like they're doing something wrong. Anything you can do to maybe nudge them into slightly better communication with their customer base?
The most recent update online on the Little, Big site was Feb 4th, three days ago, saying,
February 4, 2023 Please note: Ice storms in Texas shut down the distribution of books last Monday. Deep Vellum hopes to resume packing and mailing pre-orders this coming week, weather permitting.
The last update before that was on January 21st:
Last month there was an unexpected delay with trucking the hardcover edition from the printer to Deep Vellum. Storms, floods and repeated power outages the past couple weeks slowed our California team's work on integrating all the recent address confirmations into our customer database. These latest setbacks are now overcome and Deep Vellum has begun mailing the trade edition. Over the next several weeks their team will package and ship the oldest orders each day, progressing chronologically, until they've distributed all confirmed pre-orders. Tracking will be emailed to each customer at the time of shipment.
There's a delay with the fabrication of the slipcases for the numbered & lettered editions--so we still don't have a clear sense of when these editions will be ready to ship. We will post an update as soon as we know more.
Despite over a thousand address confirmation form submissions in the last 6 weeks, there remain nearly 500 unconfirmed addresses in our order database. If you ordered books between 2004 and December 31, 2021, we need confirmation of your current address to ship:
With a project whose order history spans 18 years, we need to hear from all of you who have pre-ordered, before we can ship your book. We can only ship to those pre-orders whose addresses have been confirmed.
Please confirm or update your complete mailing address and contact info by completing the form at--https://littlebig25.com/Form.shtml
So you know what I know. Deep Vellum are shipping out the books in chronological order, and they believe it will take several weeks to get all the books out. (The packaging is serious, to make sure that the books don't arrive dinged or bashed up, as the books are huge and heavy.) You seem upset that they haven't posted updates, but I'm definitely seeing those two updates on the Little, Big website. Deep Vellum are just a distributor -- the Little, Big Website should be a better source of information. (I've seen on Twitter and Mastodon that some people have received their books.)
I think nobody's celebrating until they are over the finish line.
Let me know when your copy arrives, and what you think of it when it does.
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The Making of Cubao Goes to Cannes
A lot of you may have seen the progress of Cubao’s suit on twitter, but I thought I would take a moment to note down my thoughts while progressing through the suit construction. So here’s a general summary of what I did, why I did it, and what I was thinking while making this tiny suit.
It all started, of course, after seeing Gong Jun walk the red carpet in that gorgeous Jason Wu creation. I was able to watch his walk live between work things; the whole thing only lasted maybe 2 minutes but it was the highlight of my day/week/month.
I was fixated on this suit for days afterwards, but it wasn’t until close to the end of May (probably a good 10 days later) that I decided to try and replicate this suit. It was partially motivated by the fact that my Cubao is the 15 cm version (the more common version is 20 cm) and it’s always so difficult to find doll clothes for that size (though it saves the wallet). Seeing as I have 13 years of cosplay experience, I was like “I’m used to frankensteining patterns to fit me, why not try in small scale? Less fabric, less stitching, how hard can it be?”
I was about to find out.
Having never made doll clothes before, I started by using stockpiled fabric to make mock ups while sourcing out fabric and other notions. First thing on my to-do list was pants. I had a pair of doll pants that were too small and short in the waist for Cubao’s rotund bum, so I deconstructed the pants and used it as a template for a mock up. I added about an inch to the top and about 1/4 of an inch to the bottom hem; after putting them on Cubao, I started pinning to the right height and length in order to determine where the hems and waist should be and the seam amounts. Last step was to add elastic and finish the seams.
This is the mock up in progress (left) and completed (right). It was a pretty simple process and moved pretty easily. Once I found fabric I liked (after purchased 4 other types that didn’t match the color - good thing about doll clothes is you don’t need a lot), I constructed the suit pants. I lined the suit pants since they were a bit translucent, and the extra fabric made them as little more snug than I anticipated, but it still turned out fine. The leg hems were finished by hand because I wanted and almost invisible stitching, and I always finish suit pants by hand. The pants fit well enough that I made two pairs of doll pants out of chambray fabric for my dolls to romp around in with other outfits.
Next was the shirt, and that was a process.
I started off with a pattern I found on Pinterest but original came from Xiaohongshu (I think, I can’t really make out the watermark). There were no measurements on the pattern so I had to undergo some trial and error sizing the pattern up on my printer. The sleeves seemed odd to me, so I initially reworked them to be raglan type sleeves thinking they would work better with Cubao’s mostly straight arms. Mock up #1 ended up fitting very poorly with the collar too low.
I sized up the pattern a smidgen, reprinted, and went back to the original sleeves. For mock up #2, I attempted to change the collar to mimic a more traditional shirt collar, which has two pieces - one neck piece and the actual collar. That turned out to be too much fabric for a little bao.
In the end, with mock up #3, I went back to the original shirt pattern and only omitting the extra fabric piece for the front closure, folding over instead. The collar opening ends up being a little wide, but not as much as my first attempt so I can live with the little gap.
Mock up #1 at the top, #2 on the left, and #3 on the right.
Overall the shirts were relatively easy, except for the sleeves. Sleeves have always been the bane of my cosplay/sewing existence; sewing sleeves on small scale was more difficult than I imagined given the tinier space to work with.
I actually made two suit shirts, one of a textured material and one of the same, slightly stretchy material used in mock ups #2 and #3. The textured material is more appropriate for shirts, but there was no stretch so getting it on Cubao was challenging.
Next came a little bowtie. I don’t have a lot to say about this process as it was pretty simple: sew two rectangles then attach them to an elastic band. Initially I wanted to mimic the double layer of Gong Jun’s bowtie, but that’s too much fabric for a tiny bao.
Last up but the most important part was the jacket. I started with the same shirt pattern but sized up again to ensure there was room to get both bao arms and sleeves in, also to accommodate the lack of stretch in the final fabric. The first mock up had no changes as it was done to see the fit and determine how the collar would be cut. After making the necessary trims, mock up #1 was deconstructed and the pieces were used as a templates to cut out mock up #2. In working with mock up #2, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to do a set in collar as I had hoped. The jacket collar is an important element to the suit so I didn’t want to not incorporate it. In the end, I decided to do stitching to mimic the lines of the collar.
Mock up #1 on the left with the front pinned down, and mock up #2 on the right with the collar stitch placement outlined in red.
Once the jacket was mostly sewn together, I laid it out on some pattern paper and traced around to get the general outline. I then used this outline to design the beading. There was little chance I would be able to replicate the beading exactly without seeing the suit in person, so I tried to incorporate some of the details that caught my eye (notably the swirl like patterns). Initially I had planned to do the beading on mesh fabric, cut it out, then sew it to the suit like actual bead work is done. After my initial attempts, I learned two things: that takes FOREVER on small scale, and the mesh fabric is very noticeable on a suit that small. My sketch was also way more detailed than feasibly possible on doll clothing. I ended up having to simplify the design and sew directly onto the suit jacket.
Initial sketch work on top, and beading process below. I tried to keep a loose tension during the beading so as not to cause any puckering of the jacket.
Miyuki Delica size 15/0 beads were used. Silver beads were the main design element with AB crystal beads as accents. The AB crystals came in two sizes; the larger ones were mostly used to give the design a little bit of dimension. Pearl colored beads were later used for the dangles. 15/0 are tiny beads to work with; most of the silver and AB beads were able to be threaded through a thin sewing needle, but the pearl beads required me to switch between sewing and beading needles to get them strung and sewn. For the dangles, I attempted to follow a similar pattern to the original, looping and hanging in the same places.
After the beading, the arms were sewn up and the sleeve hems, bottom hems, and inner collar were hand stitched down. Initially I had planned to line the jacket to make it a proper jacket. However, after constructing everything I found adding the lining increased the bulk and would make it impossible to get Cubao’s arms + shirt sleeves in.
Last was to add the hand made pipa knot closure in the front and the button knots on the sleeves. Both of these were made with 2.0 mm nylon macrame knotting cord and surprisingly very easy once you get the hang of it. The final touch was the brown shoes; these were purchased off Taobao using Superbuy as a proxy, and they arrived just yesterday, the day after I finished everything.
Overall, I am very pleased with the look. Construction was spaced out because of work and a bit of anxiety on my part. Concessions had to be made since bao clothing is on a much smaller scale. Naturally there was bits and pieces I’m not super pleased with, but overall I’m quite happy with the results. It was a feat, to say the least, replicating such an intricate design for a 15 cm doll. I’m glad I did it, but I’m also glad I don’t do this for a living. 😅
Hope you enjoyed this little insight into the process. If you have any questions, just pop in an ask and I’ll be happy to answer them. 😊
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Hello! This is my intro post for this Blog! 🎄🕎
This post will cover the fandoms I’m in and what I post on here.
•DNI ❌•
Zoophiles, MAPs, Proshippers, Xenophobes, Racists and Homophobes/Transphobes
• INTERACT PLZ 🫶•
Fandoms of these types of media;
YTTD — I LOVE YTTD. ONE OF MY FIRST DEATH GAME HYPER-FIXATIONS. (KeiSara and KaiSara shippers, especially, DNI.) WOULD LOVE TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THIS GAME, BUT SPOILERS SO.
Amphibia — I love this show SO much! The dynamics between Sasha, Anne and Marcy are immaculate and play off of the frogs, toads and newts so well; you have to watch this show if you haven’t yet. This goes for the whole list BTW. ^^
Owl House — I love this show, but I feel less of a connection than Amphibia because I watched Amphibia first ;-; THE BEST thing about this show is the characters. Amity, Raine, Hunter, Luz and Gus are the best characters IMO.
Deltarune — OMIGOSH PLZ TALK TO ME DELTARUNE FANS. TELL ME ALL OF YOUR THEORIES AND HC’s. If you cannot tell, I love Toby Fox games. Especially this one. I am Noelle (real) /j. Love all of the characters in this game. Not one I don’t like. (Maybe King -7-)
LOVE UNDERTALE. Don’t think I have to say that since they’re probably connected, (sorry Toby i just don’t trust you when you say that they aren’t ;u;) I will post about Undertale when we get news relating to the game!
Walten Files — Woah, if you’re reading this part this probably means you at least know what this is. Yeah that analog horror videos on YouTube. Also TW if you watch this… Uhh, used to be really into this one, but my interest has faded. I will be all over TWF4 whenever it comes out, but until now I’ll be posting about it scarcely. (SOPHIE AND JENNY KINNIES I SEE YOU OUT THERE.)
Disventure Camp — YES, THIS IS BETTER THAN TDAS, TDPI AND TDA. And yes, that was my opinion ofc. Anyway, more about Disventure Camp… ALLY, TESS AND HUNTER ARE ALL IN A POLY-RELATIONSHIP. Again, my opinion, but it makes so much sense! I’ll ofc respect your opinions. Also Aiden and James all the way.
Also I will interact with some Total Drama content, but not heavily. (Dave, Cameron and Sky IRLS DNI.)
Danganrompa Another — SORA AND YOUROKO IS MY COMFORT SHIP. Respect to Weeby Newz (YT) for getting me into this amazing fangan. So much better than the Source material. I recommend this fan-game for everyone but HUGE TW for the first game and a even bigger one for the sequel. We all meme on Mitch here. (Anyone glorifying Mitch Higa without being ironic DNI)
Danganrompa Edens Garden — OOH THE PROLOGUE LOOKED SO GOOD. If you’re looking for a alternative from the problematic air around the Main Danganrompa games, look no further than this game. ME AND JETT DAWSON ARE LITERALLY DATING. but … if I can’t have him cause he’s not real … he can date Mark. BUT I WONT BE HAPPY ABOUT IT. /j (I’m also a MarkDawson shipper so <: )
Inanimate Insanity — POSSIBLY MY OLDEST AND FIRST HYPER-FIXATION?? Bright lights forever! Anyway,,, Plot and Pacing: 2nd Season. Quality: 3rd Season. Sorry not sorry, the First season is problematic and unfunny. Anyway Cabby can marry me. (/hj) This animated YouTube series is so good!
I also do like other Object Shows! BFDI and ONEhfj are some I love. the ones I will post about will probably II and TPOT
Dead End: Paranormal Park — I NEED THE BOOKS AHHH. Love this show for the amazing Rep alone. THAT ALSO GOES FOR THE OWL HOUSE AS WELL. The story is great. It’s somehow Realistic and Supernatural at the same time!!?!
Omori — I like this game! The story is intriguing and heartbreaking </3 My Omori phase is passing away, sadly.
More Info About me:
If you’ve scrolled this far, you prolly wanna know more.
I’m Gay (MLM) and use They/it/he pronouns ofc!
I’m into Graphic design and MIGHT be getting a vinyl sticker printer soon!!!
I draw on paper and IBIS Paint X. I do have a drawing tablet, however it’s difficult to set up, it doesn’t help that I have a pitiful dell computer that’s on the edge of deaths door ;^; xd
anyway, like just ask to talk! Always open to that. <3
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is there a way to learn to do these irl graphics? like how do you know how to do these things & what printer do u use? lol i feel like u gotta pay so much for ink 🥲
I get a lot of inspiration from pinterest and also from graphic designers that I follow on instagram and youtube! like for two or three panels for the Seven one, I start out by basically replicating what they did, just adjusted to bts content (I linked the og works in the source! you can have a look) and then during that process you just start to get a feel for it and (hopefully lmao) come up with your own layouts and ideas. I use my family’s laserjet printer but I CANNOT recommend it, the colours never turn out as I adjusted them in photoshop before and it’s such a pain to re-adjust them again digitally after printing 🙄 that’s one reason why I mostly made it black and white actually. inkjets are better for coloured stuff but just as you said, ink is expensive af and dries out fast if you don’t use the printer regularly, which is why my dad doesn’t let me get an inkjet (as if I wouldn’t pay for it myself but OK). so I’m basically just trying to wing it with what I have available, I decided to photograph everything instead of scanning it back in this time because the tracing paper came out better-looking this way, but for the first panel of the hoseok edit for instance, scanning worked alright. same for this jimin one, it depends on the materials you use I guess. it’s so much trial and error tbh and you need a lot of patience, I worked on it for several days until I was pleased with how every one turned out 😭 just keep trying and trying!
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Smart Doll owners automatically gain a free license to modify and monetize from our free apparel patterns and 3D files which now include boot patterns - head to the "Free Stuff" section on our online store. Why buy our stuff when you can make your own :-) With a background in making shoes (my father has made a pair or two), we make Smart Doll shoes as miniature human shoes, which include miniature components such as stiffeners and toe puff. However, I simplified the free version of the boot patterns so that folks with experience making Smart Doll garments could understand them - no prior shoe-making experience is needed. However, you still need to have DIY mana and learn a few terms. "Last" refers to the mold that looks like a shoe. "Upper" refers to the fabric part of the shoe that covers the foot. We use leather, but you can try other fabrics. If you are using leather, you need to skive the thickness, and if you are trying cotton, you need to iron on a backer. "Sole" can refer to the bottom of the shoe (the rubbery part that has the heel) but can also be used to describe the part that the Upper is stuck to - it looks like a footprint without the toes. The 3D data for the Last and Sole is available for free download. However, unless you use a rubbery resin or PLA, you may find that the sole may not curve enough to be stuck on effectively. Also available for purchase are the Rubber Soles (Mirai 002) - you won't be able to download these physical products until we fix the Transporter platform on the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). Folks who don't have access to a 3D printer may want to use the rubber soles, and perhaps use putty/clay to pad a spare Smart Doll foot as a substitute for the Last - not ideal, but better than nothing. Smart Doll Plus owners can try scaling up the size of the patterns and 3D data to make shoes for their big girls. Please read the blurb associated with the pattern/files before downloading. As with any handmaking craft - please wear protective gear, especially for your eyes. Go forth, learn, create and perhaps monetize. Don't rely on one source of income. #tokyo #smartdoll #anime #manga #doll #3dprinting #design #japan (at Mirai Store Tokyo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYPKdWypkT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Back to Linux!
So proud I finally did it!
Over 15 years ago I had decided to use free and open source software and I installed Linux on my work and personal computers.
Later I had grown somehow lazier about computers and abandoned myself into the warm arms of Apple’s world. I loved using a Mac for years but now things are different. Mac systems are different and the new internet with the social platforms, the surveillance and data gathering, profiling and activity monitoring convinced me to look back to free and open source software.
I successfully installed Arco Linux on an HP laptop and Manjaro on my old MacBook Pro that could no longer be updated. I used to work on Debian-based distributions but today I chose Arch-based distributions. I read it is a move many users are doing. Arch Linux has very large app repositories and the system is continuously upgraded, you don’t have to wait for a new release.
On the HP laptop I had issues with booting from the ArcoLinux ISO until I removed the safe boot feature. Debian-based distros did not recognize the internal Realtek Wi-Fi adapter (a known issue) while ArcoLinux did it immediately. I still have troubles with the touchpad that freezes every now and then. Using a Bluetooth mouse solves the problem… I was pleasantly surprised how my small HP Wi-Fi printer was readily recognized and used!
My 2011 MacBook Pro is stuck with MacOSX High Sierra. I read about the Arch-based Manjaro distribution with its slick KDE Plasma UI worth of Aqua and went for it. It installed easily but required some command line tweak to activate the fan and the keyboard backlighting. Again the printer was readily installed and the Wi-Fi connects immediately, while under High Sierra it takes ages. The busted speakers sound even better but what really astonished me was the possibility to play audio through the digital optical toslink output hooked to an external DAC! I was not expecting that! Not without some additional configuration!
GNU/Linux distributions made giant steps since I stopped using them around 15 years ago. I remember how printing was a nightmare sometimes. A lot of hardware was not easily recognized and needed manual configuration. Today installing Linux requires just a bit of know-how on the user’s side. If you want to keep Windows or Mac’s systems like I did you need to know about disk partitioning, but Linux installers have better tools for that today. They do pretty much everything automatically. Sometimes you need to do some command line configuration after installing but it is just a matter of following instructions you can find on the net.
Only real downside: no music streaming service provides an app for Linux except Spotify. I use Tidal because for 9.99 euros you get Hifi streaming. Spotify is still waiting to release this feature but I doubt it will cost the same. For the rest, there is plenty of free open source software to choose from to replace proprietary software you won’t find under Linux. Microsoft and Adobe, for instance, have never cared to port their widespread applications. Too bad… 😉
#arch linux#Linux#manjaro#gnu/linux#gnu#open source#free software#arcolinux#arco Linux#operating systems
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I feel like garbage...
Maybe I came back to this site thinking that I could go back to doing something I love and I would feel better. But I guess I forgot that one of the symptoms of depression is no longer enjoying things you used to enjoy.
I just really need to talk about what I've been feeling and I hope I don't offend anybody or anything, but I need to get it out because it's eating me alive.
The last few months I've been trying to come to terms with my realization that my mother is a covert narcissist, and within the family dynamic, I am the scapegoat. I spent my whole life being this people-pleasing, perfect little angel, thinking I was bad and lazy and rude. No one protected me. The first time I told someone I wanted to hurt myself, they told my parents, and I literally got in trouble for it.
Christmas this year, I found a puppy abandoned at the dog park. I decided to take the dog in. I fostered him while advertising to look for a new home. Everyone around me told me what a good human I am and how what I was doing was so great. My parents yelled at me about how it was a bad decision and that when I brought the dog with me on Christmas Eve I was disrespecting their home. They told me the dog was not welcome, and since I couldn't leave him alone at my house, it meant they were essentially kicking me out. Even though they didn't say anything to me about not coming over when I told them about the dog, and I stay at their house every year, so it wasn't like it was a surprise.
Where I spent months thinking and planning what I would get them for Christmas, they waited until a couple days before Christmas, asked what I wanted, didn't even look at the Amazon wishlist I sent them, and bought me a printer. Then when we were opening gifts they ranted and raved about how the one gift that they got each of us took the entire Christmas budget. Then keep your fucking money, jerks!
My therapist told me I needed to create boundaries. My psychiatrist increased my anxiety medication and also told me I needed to create boundaries. So I bought a book on boundaries.
Last week in my therapy session, my therapist talked to me about radical acceptance, explaining that while my parents love me, they do not have the ability to love me the way I need to be loved.
I started to wonder if anyone would ever love me. I just turned 31. I'm still single. I've always been single. I work in education, where the only men are gay or married. The people I dated always seemed to lose interest. My friends here where I live don't contact me, like they forget I exist. The one friend I talk to regularly lives a state away and they are married and have a kid.
After that conversation, I was a mess. Every morning, I cried. Every night, I cried. I didn't want to leave my bed, but I had to go to work. I was late every day.
I just feel like no one cares about me. Not really. They like me for a little while, while I'm being nice to them: baking for them, rping with their OCs, helping them with their work... But as soon as I'm no longer a source for them, they lose interest. I'm thoughtful. I'm a good listener. But if I have something I need, I'm ignored. It's hard as hell for me to ask for help, for things, for a listening ear, and it turns out even when I finally get brave and go ask for it, I'm ignored.
People talk a good game. They say, "Oh, if you ever need to talk, you call me. I'm here for you." But as soon as I start talking, they change the subject. I even called one of those hotlines - and maybe it's just because this one was from my school, instead of a government one or whatever - but after 10 minutes, the girl was like, "okay well good luck!" And hung up!!!!
I started to wonder if maybe I died, then maybe people would finally give a shit. But I don't want to kill myself. I just want to fucking live!! I want to be happy! I want to love and be loved.
I want to be seen....
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Reflection on Progress - Assignment Three
In the period since my last reflection I have been focusing primarily on my critical review. Writing is an area that I struggle with and in my past units I have left the essay element till the end, resulting in a very stressful rush to complete my work prior to assessment. It was essential for me to solidify the concept and direction I wanted to take my critical review and my aim was to do so prior to assignment three. Much of my time has been spent researching and I have been able to obtain both first and secondary sources of information, speaking directly with illustrator Owen Davey and reading various articles and books. In addition to this, through the process of moving house, drawing has become harder as my art materials have been in boxes! Working on my critical review was easier to dip in and out of. I am concerned I may have taken this too far. I am fast approaching the word count and having not yet submitted it for tutor feedback I don’t have any guidance as to whether I am heading in the right direction. My fear is that the work I have done so far will not fit the criteria and it will all have to be scrapped.
In order to support my understanding of children’s book illustration preferences I have began to survey children using a google form. With the support of the child’s parent/guardian the child is shown two book covers, one illustrated one featuring photography and asked to select which they prefer. The books are on the same topic, viewed at the same time, with similar colour palettes. Thus far I have had 30 respondents but ideally I want at least 50. The results have been fascinating to work through, I expected that a child would have a preference for either illustration or photos but many have chosen a mixture of the two. In addition to selecting a cover there is the opportunity for the parent to record the reason that the child gave for their choice. This includes some quite entertaining reasoning such as ‘teeth’ and ‘it has lots of stuff’.
I’ve been sketching and planning compositions for different birds and have been reworking my last composition which was not rendered. A colleague has kindly loaned me an Apple Pencil and I’ve began to experiment with rendering on Procreate. I am really enjoying this process albeit slow. I am concerned I may be over engineering the illustration but I don’t think it’s truly possible to know until I risograph print it. There is a printers in Haggaston, Duplikat press, which is open Friday and Saturday for enquires. This is my next step.
What have I done?
• Read wide range of ABC books both current and historical to develop my understanding of the genre. Recorded my reflections in my learning log.
• Honed in on the direction of my critical review and written a first draft of approximately 75% of the essay.
• Attended a risograph workshop helping me to understand the process and limitations of the medium and creating my own print.
• Visited London Zoo giving me the opportunity to see, photograph, film and sketch non-native birds first hand.
• Began collecting survey data on children’s book illustration preferences.
Whats next?
•Produce more finalised compositions of other birds/letters
•Re-work how my illustrations are rendered to better suit risograph printing.
•Allow my work to be more stylised.
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25%. As things stand, it's looking progressively hard for possessions such as cryptocurrencies to discover strength in the middle of a degrading international economy. There are a number of indications financiers can look out for that might show an end to the dollar's supremacy and its knock-on impacts. If next month's Consumer Price Index information signs up a noteworthy drop, financiers might rely on riskier possessions in the hope that the Fed will temper its rates of interest walkings. In other places, a resolution to the existing Russo-Ukrainian War might assist relieve the international energy crisis by minimizing the expense of oil and gas. Still, for the time being, the dollar's increase isn't revealing any indications of slowing-- which might keep crypto caught near its annual lows. Disclosure: At the time of composing this piece, the author owned ETH, BTC, and numerous other cryptocurrencies. The info on or accessed through this site is acquired from independent sources our company believe to be precise and reputable, however Decentral Media, Inc. makes no representation or guarantee regarding the timeliness, efficiency, or precision of any details on or accessed through this site. Decentral Media, Inc. is not a financial investment consultant. We do not offer tailored financial investment suggestions or other monetary suggestions. The details on this site goes through alter without notification. Some or all of the info on this site might end up being out-of-date, or it might be or end up being insufficient or incorrect. We may, however are not bound to, upgrade any out-of-date, insufficient, or unreliable info. You ought to never ever make a financial investment choice on an ICO, IEO, or other financial investment based upon the info on this site, and you must never ever analyze or otherwise count on any of the info on this site as financial investment recommendations. We highly suggest that you speak with a certified financial investment consultant or other competent monetary expert if you are looking for financial investment recommendations on an ICO, IEO, or other financial investment. We do decline settlement in any kind for examining or reporting on any ICO, IEO, cryptocurrency, currency, tokenized sales, securities, or products. See complete terms Fed Hikes Rates by Another 75 Basis Points The newest rate trek from the Fed follows the most recent Consumer Price Index signed up a greater than anticipated inflation rate of 8.3% in August. Fed Announces Another Rate Hike ... Bitcoin Slides as U.S. Inflation Exceeds Estimates at 8.3% Bitcoin and Ethereum were struck hard as the inflation information dropped. U.S. Inflation Print Surpasses Expectations U.S. inflation has actually reduced for a 2nd successive month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Euro Hits 20- Year Low in Parity With the Dollar BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated that the euro's slide was an indication that Bitcoin might strike $1 million by the end of the years. 1 EUR = 1 USD The ... Read More
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watch this! – dear diary
This might be the first time that the lack of recognition for a TV show has made me sad. And there isn’t enough time in the world to be sad over this. Hence, this one time, I will surrender my wise principle of reserving judgment until a drama ends so that I may recommend this gem – Dear Diary (我的巴比伦恋人). Treat it as a midterm review!
If this drama betrays me with a drop in writing quality during the second half, then...well, I’ll be even more sad, but I’ll also return to this post and let you know riiiiiight here: it’s a winner, fam. Uh. Wish we didn’t have censorship laws, though...
As per usual, no spoilers are included in this post!
What is it?
A jaded career woman suddenly meets a stranger—key point: dressed as an ancient Babylonian—at her 24th birthday party, who abruptly professes his undying love for her. Turns out that this stranger is a prince, a character that she created in a story twelve years ago. Yes: think of those tales that you wove as an adolescent, and imagine meeting someone who emerged from those pages and spits out all that elementary dialogue like it’s the most normal thing in the world. Oh. Please. No.
Dear Diary initially comes off as a silly romcom with bizarre humor. Also, it’s native title translates to “My Babylonian Lover.” Yeah, we’ve heard a lot of generic, cheesy names like that before, haven’t we? Don’t be fooled, though. This drama is not only hysterically funny, but also a refreshingly creative and down-to-earth experience. To encapsulate: it’s quality.
Why watch?
Build abs with your laughter – there’s not really a way for a show with such a setup to be boring. It’s somewhat of a cross between Enchanted and The Romance of Tiger and Rose, in which the clash between a cliche storybook world and mundane reality produces a humorous culture shock effect. Yet, it somehow manages to be even funnier than you’d expect; because it’s not just any story come to life. It’s a story written by a twelve-year-old. One without any class or consideration of reason, but sufficiently imaginative and cringeworthy to generate a real impact on you. None of the jokes are cheap or low-effort, and their deliveries are also spot-on. And even better if you have an understanding of certain aspects of Chinese culture: some of these gags are sure to hit you like a truck and send you flying.
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The final conclusion is: watchable. Better than watchable. It’s put me under a spell, I tell you. Maybe a prince will come and awaken me from it. Wait, no. Uh. No, I take that back. I’ll just watch the drama.
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LEVI ACKERMAN AS A YOUTUBER:
✨ It was Hange's idea, not Levi's
✨ Levi hates attention usually, so when Hange suggested he start a channel that millions of people can view anytime, he wanted to smack her
✨ But then Erwin and Mike kept harping about (Mike wanted to see him do a sparkly intro)
✨ He wanted his friends to leave him alone, so he grudgingly decided to make one video
✨ It was a rant video LMFAOOO
✨ He basically exposed all his friends names and the fact that they wouldn't leave him alone until he made a video
✨ Well, everyone liked that. I'm not kidding, he's like a 30 year old Joanna Cedia man rose to fame lightning fast
✨ Even though his video kinda lacked structure, it was FULL of meme potential and Gen Z did their thang so Levi's suddenly trending
✨ Levi is the only one from the group who doesn't use social media so when Levi and Hange show him that the whole internet is simping for him his eyes widen like in that scene where Eren suddenly titan shifted
✨ He saw that his comments under the video were mostly positive and that men and women alike were complimenting his good looks and he's super confused cause our rough baby is actually super soft and insecure and he doesn't understand that it don't matter if he ain't tall and tanned and that he's scarred, he's fine asf
✨ Well that was an ego boost and Levi realized he wants to make videos
✨ Levi is shy asf so his intros are super curt and he gets straight to the point
✨ His viewers love his dry, dark humor and unfiltered behavior
✨ Wattpad authors love his deep voice, and well, so does everyone else
✨ His viewers are a literal CULT and Levi's like Corpse Husband but with a face
✨ He's still wondering what the main focus of his channel should be so for the first one month of running it, he usually takes subscriber requests
✨ Levi isn't as ~mysterious~ as he likes to think he is lol. His subscribers figured out his undercover teddy bear personality as soon as he stuttered in the second video's intro. Also, all his psychology student fans kept posting body language analyses in the comment section. His second video was basically him reacting to the memes people made
✨ After that, he started making house tour videos and working/studying productivity tip videos and just YOLO cuz his fans eat whatever up
✨ Levi DEFO has an aesthetic house and bedroom. He's too tidy and classy not to
✨ With each video, you can see the editing getting better
✨ His following keeps growing and he finally opens up a social media account he barely posts on
✨ Levi finds meme culture annoying so the memes that people send him just get eyebrows raised at
✨ Levi TRULY started loving being a youtuber when he started getting paid cuz that check was SWEET (I mean he's a capricorn guys cmon)
✨ He reacts to memes and Gen Z slang cuz he has a mostly Gen Z fanbase and now he's getting trendier much to his friends surprise
✨ He starts saying "All facts no printer" and "spill the tea" unironically. He also likes the grunge and alt aesthetic
✨ You know what else comes with being a handsome edgy older youtuber? THIRSTY FANS
✨ Levi knows what fanfiction is but he doesn't know fanfic terminology so when Hange comes over to his house one day and starts laughing hysterically at "Levi x Reader 18+ smut" he's confused
✨ When Hange and explains and shows him the smut his soul leaves his body I-
✨ He reviews his smut very seriously on his channel the next day and the SMUT AUTHORS HAVE ALL DEACTIVATED-
✨ Levi isn't extremely fond of the way he's being sexualized but he's a grown man and he's just gonna take it though he hopes it'll stop. You know what Levi does like? FANART
✨ Levi finds it impressive that his young fans can use him as a source of creativity and that he's someone's muse. He makes it a habit to like whatever fanart he comes across on social media and leave an encouraging comment
✨ The first time Levi smiled on his channel was when he saw a chibi fanart of himself
✨ Levi doesn't really wanna do collabs initially but when a younger, more experienced youtuber suggested a collab he wasn't against it surprisingly
✨ The internet BROKE when THE Sasha Blouse made a video with Levi where they made dalgona coffee
✨ Levi didn't realize how big Sasha is till he saw all the comments on social media and he considers the collab with Sasha his first celebrity encounter
✨ Sasha and Levi end up becoming an unlikely friendship duo and fans LOVE the personality contrast (I love Levi and Sasha's interactions and I love personality contrasts so stfu Levi and Sasha's friendship >>>>>)
✨ It takes Levi at least a year to realize how big his impact is. He first realizes this when a little girl recognizes him in public and tells him all starry eyed that she started cleaning her room more after watching his videos and he's internally crying
✨ Levi also makes more friends because of this platform and Sasha isn't the only one. He surprisingly became fast friends with Eren, Connie, and Jean (AKA the kings of the gaming world), and he's on better terms with his cousin Mikasa ( A well known fashion vlogger) after he opened his channel
✨ He is now the father of younger, more chaotic youtubers and he honestly loves the light it brings to his life
✨ Has he changed after fame? Well yes and no. Levi is the same hardworking, introverted, sophisticated man he was before fame, he just grew better communication skills and has a wider friend group now
✨ He doesn't think he's above anybody though he has more confidence now, and he treats his fans very politely. He's super humble and anybody who has met him praises him
✨ Youtube brought only positive changes to his life and he doesn't express it much but he's very grateful to for his subscribers and fanbase
✨ He never knew that he'd actually like being surrounded by so many bright people and that he'd actually like broadening his horizons and making new friends. He's experienced many different things like playing horror games with Eren (he didn't flinch) and mukbangs with Sasha
✨ He liked each experience in his own way though he liked some less than the others
✨ After a life of gloom and loneliness, this is a nice change for him and he's quietly but warmly welcoming it. He feels accepted and he feel like he belongs after blowing up. People love him for his weird humor, scars, and brash personality. They want more of him and he's influenced them in a good way
✨ Levi goes to bed every night tired yet happy after his actual job, his job as a youtuber, and his many fan interactions
✨ And the money too of course BUT BESIDES THE POINT-
✨ Overall, his channel is super binge worthy and 10/10 content
✨ Do subscribe
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Little Moth - Chapter 1 - The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning
[Hi guys, welcome to my fanfiction. This is a Resident Evil inspired fanfiction, I wanted to incorporate a number of my favourite characters, and especially our beloved Magnet Daddy. Slow burn, soft smut impending, beyond that who knows… But to be safe I will say that this is for 18+ years of age only. Let me know if you’d liked to be on a tag list for future chapters. Masterlist is pinned. Thank you to everyone that has read so far. <3]
Masterlist
Trigger Warnings: Mention of menstruation, swearing.
Y/N Protagonist, female. Reader X Karl Heisenberg [18+]
Summary:
Your lifelong friend, Leon Kennedy, has mysteriously gone missing two years after the events of Racoon City. You make a discovery that could lead to his whereabouts; dare you enter the Village?
[Photos are my own]
You weren’t sure exactly what you were looking at for a moment, arching your back forwards over the desk in the dimly lit room, the glare from the laptop the only source of light. Several windows had been left open on the screen, and despite the turmoil that Leon’s apartment had been left in, this was what had really grabbed your attention.
The most notable of which was a photo, the resolution was grainy, a scan from a black and white film photo, it looked almost like a foetus, but you couldn’t be sure. Was somebody pregnant? It was almost akin to the sort of photograph that expecting parents would show at a baby shower, but this was… different. You had a feeling of impending doom just by looking at this thing.
Next, another very grainy photo of a town, it almost looked like some of the places from back home in England; a church steeple, a castle or maybe a mansion in the distance? A quaint looking village in the snow. And lastly, a very cryptic email;
10/10/2000
Leon,
Know not what I have done, but what I believe must be done now.
Half of the results of good intentions are evil; half of the results of an evil intention are good.
You have the information that you need, please make haste.
A friend.
Well, that’s ambiguous as fuck. You thought to yourself, pushing the chair back and pulling the lighter from the little band on the side of your cap. You reached to your shoulder and cursed. That’s right, you’d given up, “for health reasons”. Putting the lighter back you reached instead for your camera, a notepad and a pen. You’d been tempted to just take the laptop and the scattered papers, but after several years in the police you knew it was beneficial to leave things as they were. Your eyes flitted from paper to paper, taking notes of numbers, flights, times, place names, anything that you could until you’d filled a couple of pages. One page for practical info, and one page, now that you looked at it almost sounded like a fairy tale;
A village, four kings, four lords, and a mysterious ‘Mother Miranda’. You bit the end of the pen and pondered. It was like nothing you’d ever heard of before, what had he got himself into…
Several days ago you had received a text from the man himself;
‘Y/N I am going to be out of
town for a while, something has
come up. Please don’t worry,
will explain soon. Leon. X
P.S. I’ve left Timesplitters in
your mail box, play you again
when I get back! :] ’
And now here you were. You scoffed knowing he’d have had to pay double to send that one, but he was mad to think that you wouldn’t worry, he was like a brother to you, hell, the only family that you had. After a childhood growing up in rural England you had moved to the states with your father and stepmother when you were in those vulnerable years of your teens during the early 90s, but were lucky enough to have met Leon in school. The two of you had become best friends quickly, and even graduated from the same police academy. It was Leon that saved your butt two years ago when all hell broke loose in Racoon City, him and Claire.
You shifted on the collapsible chair in front of the usually neatly tidied desk which was now strewn with various papers and articles. Your thoughts of Claire continued, and you pulled out your Nokia, opened a message and then faltered. It was late. Later than late you realised, seeing the time; 02:08 AM. What am I doing? You didn’t want to wake her, so you put the phone back into the pocket on your belt.
You swept a strand of your hair behind your ear, the outgrown bangs jumping back in the way and you blew at them irritated. You heard a grumble and moaned, looking down at your stomach. Padding across the shiny, tiled floor you left the desk and headed to the kitchen, opening the fridge where you knew there would be left-over pizza. Sure, it was from over a week ago when you were last here hanging out, but hey, it’s pizza, right?
‘Ugh dude, always with the anchovies, why?’ you mumbled, flinging a small fish into the bin and mentally backhanding the back of Leon’s head. Of course, it was his side of the pizza that was left over, probably trying to stay in shape in case he bumped into ‘Ada’ again. You weren’t keen, but then, you didn’t trust her. You looked at your phone again, left on the desk besides the laptop, Leon would be much better off with Claire, but sadly you felt perhaps that ship had set sail long ago.
You went to sit yourself back down at the desk. CRUNCH “Shit!” Your eyes darted to your right knee. “Fuck… you’re not giving me a break are you.” Letting out a sigh you closed your eyes for a moment. Since you were a child your knee had given you problems. A few dislocations, hospital visits, insteps, braces and physiotherapy. You’d had to grit your teeth hard through every physical training session during academy, but you’d made it. Fortunately for you it wasn’t something that many people would be able to notice or spot. You could run for miles with no problem; it was the recovery time in the days that followed that was tough. You knew it was getting worse, and had been reading about how much longer you might have before you’d need a full replacement, but you knew that it could jeopardise your job, you knew you’d likely not get put on the jobs that you wanted, and the thought of being put into the office answering calls made your heart sink.
And then you spotted it, the corner of another window was sticking out from under the others, exposing the corner of a third photograph. Instantly recognising the symbol you felt as though you were falling.
“What…”
Dragging the window and clicking it to full screen you could see this photograph clearly; some kind of mural, was it in stone? It looked as though there were four crests, family crests maybe. And at the centre; “Umbrella.” You breathed. You stared at it for several minutes and quickly took a photo of the screen on your camera, no point trying to get that old thing to work, you thought, looking at the printer at the other end of the desk. You couldn’t help but smirk, memories of Leon trying to print page after page of game walk throughs, whilst trying to find all the secrets in your favourite action/ adventure game, and laughing your head off at him, mouthful of noodles spilling back out into the carton as a hundred pages shot out at him, flying all over the room with cheat codes for a scantily dressed version of the playable character.
You looked at the clock again, time to go. If you were going to do this, you needed sleep and to get going as soon as you could the next day. It might drain your bank account, but it would be worth it. You didn’t have a good feeling about any of this, and more often than not, your gut instincts were right. Grabbing your R.P.D jacket at the door, you took one last glance at the room. It really did look like a whirlwind had hit it, not like Leon when he was in a better mental state at all. You knew that when he wasn’t his best he’d reach a for a drink and then some, but you could see that nothing was broken, and it was mostly clothes scattered, some bits of equipment and where he’d clearly got the luggage bag down from on top of the wardrobe. Nothing to worry about in regard to kidnap or a break in at least; as if that was enough to stop you from worrying about whatever lay ahead in this ‘Village’.
It started to rain just as you got into your apartment building, and you smiled. You’d always liked the rain. Stopping to quickly check your pigeon-hole for mail and seeing nothing you felt something press up against you calf, rubbing itself against the tops of your boots. You looked down and grinned, scooping up a slender, black cat in one hand and kissing the top of her head. “I’m going to miss you Boo, keep an eye on my mail for me while I’m gone, you know how crammed that thing gets.” You winked at her as you set her back down outside Mrs. Little’s door and fished a sandwich bag full of the leftover pizza anchovies out of your R.P.D. bag. “You didn’t think I’d forget you, did you?” Leaving Boo hastily munching into her treats you jogged up the stairs, your knee twinged, but it wasn’t too bad. It just had its moments.
Your apartment was pretty standard for this part of the city; both you and Leon had left Racoon city some time ago, though it wasn’t far from here. It had been destroyed and bordered off and that was all there was too it. You had to tell it to yourself that way to cope. Leon’s apartment was slightly swankier, but then again, he did like his gadgets and liked to keep things tidy, when his thoughts weren’t somewhere else. You on the other hand were happy to know that while everything had its place, sometimes that place would be on the floor… next to the thingy and nestled safely under a cereal box; and that was okay! You picked up the thingy, and looked at it fondly, before folding it up and putting it away with the others.
Stretching and yawning you looked around you, making a mental note of what needed to be done; pack, shower, sleep. You’d get the tickets the next day, and some money too, you’d have to stop off at the currency exchange. What currency did they even use there? Equipment, keep it simple; knives, pistol, rounds, lighter, fluid, compass, torch, camera, medi-kit. A couple of spare pairs of clothes, and you had your light armour that also fit into the case. You knew the contents would raise suspicion, but you had your badge, at the end of the day another cop had gone missing, and your team knew too.
You whipped off the remainder of your uniform and jumped in the shower, the bathroom filling up with steam and bubbles quickly and you sang along to a few songs on the radio. Wiping the mirror to see yourself more clearly you felt all your insecurities flood to you at once, as well as seeing yourself for the natural beauty that you were. You pursed your lips, staring into your own eyes and promised you’d find him safe and bring him back. He’d yell at you for going in the first place, but you knew this wasn’t right. Something wasn’t right. Traipsing out from the bathroom, you felt the cool air attack your flushed skin. You liked it, you were always a window open kind of person, no matter the weather, the fresh air just soothed you. Of course, that meant the odd moth now and again, like now as you heard the tiny body plummet time and time again against the spherical glass shade of the dim lamp besides your bed. Snuggling up into the loose blankets you smiled at the little creature and pulled the cord on the lamp, smiling again as you felt the moth settle on the side of your head.
After that you actually fell to sleep very quickly. It had been a long day after all; a 6AM start, patrol, arresting some juvies for petty crimes, followed by yet another zombie scare, (false alarm thank God), before filing up all the paper work and heading to Leon’s. Sleep fell like a veil of cool clouds, taking you in and raising you up into the inky blue skies of the night. The next thing you knew, you were butt naked in a dark green forest, dew drops shining on moss like a trillion tiny emeralds. Mist hung thick in the air, and thousands of tiny moths flew up from the ground? No. From you. You were raising your arms up to the skies, the moss covered forest floor moist under your bare feet and between your toes. Behind you the silhouette of a deer… antlers, but much, much taller. In front of you a pair of cold silver-gold eyes in the dark. You felt drawn, ever so drawn, taking one step forward, and then another, your arms coming down now, hands outstretched in caring caress, your heart swelled, your lips bloomed, taking in a short breath, and then; blood. Gushes of it, soaking into the moss, reddening Earth’s green carpet, and dripping down the trunks of the trees, the moths falling from the air around you, their wings sticking and stopping in the thick, red mess.
“Shit!” You fell back down onto your bed, several items around you also crashing down. Hand to your head, you looked wildly about. It happened again. Whatever had fallen this time had been heavy. You turned to see half the cutlery that had been lying on the kitchen tops now on the floor, and the knives and pistol that you’d placed earlier on top of the luggage bag were now in the middle of the floor. A sudden feeling of loneliness washed over you. The same dream, but longer, and this time with blood. “Shit” again, you put a hand to your pants, pulled the covers back and saw red. “Well, that’s one more thing I need to bring with me.” You mumbled, rolling your eyes, and throwing yourself back onto the bed.
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Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All! Headcanon #9
So I have this idea of a scenario: Everything that went wrong went wrong yesterday, with time running out, and there was so much to do before going to bed, you had to scramble and multitask getting projects and assignments redone before realizing it’s the weekend. And ALL the brothers had a hand in your grinding day. So a sleep-deprived MC, with an attitude that can be described as, “I would literally fight God for an ounce of serotonin and a blissful hour of sleep.” goes to breakfast with the boys and they just snap, and starts roasting all of them and calling out their roles in his grinding day.
Lucifer: MC, so glad you could join us for breakfast.
MC: Don’t start with me, Lucifer, I had a very rough night...
Lucifer: You should watch your tone, MC, just cause it’s the weekend doesn’t mean I won’t punish you for stepping out of line.
MC: *record scratch plays in their head and turns head* Me? Stepping out of line? You have some nerve.
Satan: *eyes widen, a bit concerned for you talking back at Lucifer* Umm, MC, as entertaining as this is, are you okay?
MC: *looks at Satan, dark circles intensifying* No Satan... I’m not okay... After school yesterday I only had one assignment to do, and it turned into 5 assignments in the span of last night...
Mammon: *walks in* Good morning, what’s for eats?
MC: *head turns toward Mammon and points at him* You...
Mammon: W-What? What do you want human?
MC: You know perfectly what what I want, you dollar store mink stole.
Asmo: *nearly spit out his drink*
MC: You thought it would be fun to bring 6 ferrets into my room without my permission... do you know what they did?
Lucifer: He did what now?
Mammon: *kind of hurt from being called a cheap mink stole* what, did they eat your homework?
MC: I mean ferrets will find an interest to play with anything, my three completed assignments could attest to that if they weren’t torn apart and left around my room like a crime scene.
Mammon: There was no other place I could put them, I’m watching them for a friend, they would have torn up my room. You should have closed your door.
MC: I did, and you still opened the door, put them in my room, and they went for my homework. I hope you’re happy for kicking off last night’s chain of events for me you dime store student loan.
Mammon: *taken aback and sat down, and just stares into his breakfast*
Levi: *chuckles* Omg, you just got told! Lolololol!
MC: *turns to Levi* Don’t think you’re innocent, Leviathan, you overripe bananaconda!
Levi: W-What?! How dare you, who do you think you are, normie?! *stands up, and is scared when you get up after him.*
MC: Who do I thi- WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! Printing out an 1000 page fanfiction of TSL, on MY LAPTOP?! You used up all the dang paper, and I had to go to the store and get more printer paper, and I couldn’t start redoing my assignments until you were finished on MY LAPTOP. Do yourself a favor Lord of Weebs, and make your next Akuzon order a personal printer.
Levi: *eyes widened, sits back down shying away from confrontation*
Beel: *eating, enjoying the roast session going on*
MC: *looks at Satan* And you, you decided to put my source material on your reading list for the night. You took the books I was planning on referencing for my paper to your room.
Satan: *shrugs* You should have planned better beforehand, it’s not my fault you were having a bad day.
MC: Au contrair you blond Severus Snape knock-off. Because a demonic food processor decided to drink my potion project that I had finished brewing and had it chilling in the fridge overnight, which was clearly labeled, “Beel, do not drink my potion, signed ~MC”! *looking at Beel as he shouted the last part*
Beel: *stopped mid bite, and looked down in shame*
MC: ...And ate my favorite snacks that would have kept positive motivation in me throughout the night, but I digress. I couldn’t find the potion recipe I wrote down either, turns out I stuck it in one of potion books I also had in my room. So I had to look through the library just to find the book because you put it in a place I couldn’t get to without going out to the garden and getting a ladder, which was awkward to bring in by the way. So thanks Marian the Librarian for doing a job that literally no one asked you to do.
Satan: *blushing mad, but stayed silent*
Asmo: *giggles* Aww you guys are getting chewed out, by MC!
MC: Asmo... you intrusive thot, do not think for one second you’re safe. I had to go shopping for the potion ingredients and printer paper, so I enlisted in your help, but instead of getting the ingredients I had to reign you in because you kept on getting stuff in the cosmetics department.
Asmo: I had a date that night, I had to look good!
MC: And trying to sneak them into my transaction so now I don’t have any money to buy food to make for dinner tonight. So thank you from the bottom of my generous heart, you wannabe James Charles.
Asmo: *eyes widen and he “clutches his pearls”*
Belphie: *looks at everyone, trying not to laugh*
MC: Belphie, I appreciate that you kept on trying to calm me down through all of this, but you fell asleep in the middle of me doing my work, and I would have let it slide, if you didn’t sleep on my paper’s outline. So there’s your contribution, you horse jockey cosplayer.
Belphie: *bit his lip and looked away*
MC: And that leaves you, Lucifer. You decided to make dinner last night.
Lucifer: Yes, and you told me yourself that it was delicious.
MC: Delicious and spicy... and everyone here knows what happens when spicy and me combine...
Lucifer: *was kind of sweating* Umm... in my defense... my definition of spicy would kill you, I made that pretty mild...
MC: Yes, but your mild gave me four hours... FOUR HOURS... that’s how long I was on the toilet for. I asked the group chat on my D.D.D. to get me my devildom history textbook so I could at least redo that assignment, Belphie wasn’t responding because he was asleep, Mammon, Asmo, and Beel were gone, Levi was live-streaming and turned his phone off, Satan was doing research and apparently put it on silent, and you were doing paper work, so I wasted 4 hours of my time trying to keep hydrated while I blew Mt. Vesuvius. Shut up Asmo. So thank you, Maleficient’s edgy teenage son, you single handedly gave me the most stress last night. I hope it was worth the punishment comment.
Lucifer: *eyes widened, shocked*
MC: And you know what the icing on the cake was? I realized at 7 in the morning, when I had finished everything, that everything was due on Monday and it was the weekend... I stressed for nothing while everything that went wrong went wrong... So this is my fault as well. Now, if you will all excuse me, I am going to be sleeping for the whole weekend, and I’ll be back to my old self on Monday. And if anyone thinks about disturbing me... just remember I have a pact with Every. Single. One of you. You will join me if you like it or not... I’ll send for my meals, I can’t make dinner tonight, and I’m taking this to my room. *takes breakfast* Now good day...
Mammon: MC we’re sor-
MC: I SAID GOOD DAY! *storms off into his room*
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consider: 4 (when did u last eat?) with naegami? //byakuya voice: food is for the weak, coffee is superior*
I did consider and I decided on something else lol
It’s still Naegami tho don’t worry 🥰😌
And it’s Post-Canon! This is like pre-SDR2’s events so uh mild DR3 Anime spoilers and some SDR2 spoilers!
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Makoto looked over his desk and felt absolutely overwhelmed.
The recovered Hope’s Peak Academy files were strewn about and the words were all melting together in his mind.
He went to school with these kids, and it frustrates and agonizes him that he can’t remember who they were.
He picked up the nearest sheet of paper and looked at the name and ID photo printed on it.
“Where are you?” He begged the parchment for answers, as if it could speak back to him.
He looked at the face of this guy. The printer ink distorted it a bit, but he looks like he would’ve been such a nice person.
“Why can’t I find you in particular? Are you hiding?” He whispered his questions even though the office was bare, “It must be the Luck.”
He stared into the eyes of the shoddily printed black and white photograph, somehow hoping the one thing that tied him and this other former Hope’s Peak student together would send him a sign.
And the longer he looked and stared, the more his peripheral vision caught up with the other black and white photos on his desk.
The former students’ faces all spun around in his head, laughing at him. Taunting him.
His head was heavy and light at the same time. The room felt like it was spinning. The ticking of the clock’s second hand grew louder and louder and louder and louder
“AAAAHHHHH GOD DAMMIT GOD DAMMIT—“ he shouted from deep within his gut, slamming his fists down on the wooden desk, but suddenly caught himself, holding his forehead to attempt to stabilize, “god... dammit...”
His eyes were fluttering shut. He barely comprehended the door in front of him opening.
He could barely make out Byakuya’s look of panic and fear as Makoto’s vision went black and his head slammed down onto the desk’s surface.
———
“Makoto?”
“... huh?” Sound barely escaped from Makoto’s mouth as he came to.
Makoto’s eyes drifted up and shifted into focus to see Byakuya sitting beside him.
He just connected that the warmth on his back was Byakuya’s hand.
“I didn’t know you were still here,” Makoto hoarsely told Byakuya’s worried eyes
“I was about to leave when I heard you scream,” Makoto trembled when he realized Byakuya’s fingers were softly brushing back and forth across the fabric of his blazer, “You passed out for a few moments; when did you last eat?”
“Hah,” Makoto weakly chuckled, “Even now you find a way to criticize me... that’s so like you...”
Makoto felt his head get heavy again but was snapped back when Byakuya’s other hand held on to his cheek and jaw, trying to balance between fight and flight
“I’m not criticizing you, Makoto, I’m asking about your physical health,” Even now, his words had their signature venom and his face, as perfect as it was, had its signature scowl, “I don’t think I ever saw you leave this office today.”
“I made so much progress, Byakuya,” Makoto deflected, trying not to exert anymore energy than was necessary, “I found three of them. They travel in a pack; if one is around, the other two aren’t far behind—“
“Makoto—“
“And I think one of them is the source for the weaponized Monokumas loose in the city—“
“Makoto—“
“He’s the Ultimate Mechanic, Byakuya; if we get him, we can at least stop any more machinated monstrosities—“
Byakuya’s hold on Makoto’s face strengthened and he tilted Makoto to be at his level, “Makoto. I admire all the work you’re doing, but I’m worried you’re killing yourself.”
Makoto didn’t want to admit it, but Byakuya was right. He can’t remember the last time he had water to drink. He’s been in this room since early this morning, piecing together tips and clues and trying to disguise it all as routine business just running on cups of coffee.
The fact that this plan is being kept so under wraps is driving him mad enough.
But when he looks at Byakuya— a man he never expected to be the comforting hand— he feels confident in what they’re doing.
And then he felt his face heat up. He couldn’t determine if that was from embarrassment or exhaustion or... attraction.
“Byakuya?”
“Yes?”
“You never call me that.”
“What; your name?”
“I can’t...” his words were fuzzy and went from his brain to his mouth in milliseconds, almost as if he weren’t processing them at all, “I can’t remember you ever calling me Makoto.”
His hands were still there.
“Ridiculous,” Byakuya scoffed, “I’m sure I’ve—“
“I can’t remember, that’s all,” Makoto’s eyes were being drawn shut like curtains and his head was jerking forward with Byakuya helping him resist, “Maybe you have. I just can’t remember.”
“Makoto, I’m taking you to your room. You need to rest.”
“H-hide the papers, please,” Makoto asked, giving in to Byakuya’s care as he felt his body giving in to shutting down
Through his exhaustion, Makoto guided Byakuya through securing the documents from any other Future Foundation members’ eyes.
Byakuya carefully took Makoto’s arms and helped him up, making sure to go slow to avoid any vertigo
They were close. Makoto felt his body pressed against Byakuya’s as Byakuya held him up, leading him out of the corporate sector of the HQ, toward their rooms.
As tired as Makoto was— as much as Makoto’s body was screaming for rest— his mind was occupied by ‘close’.
He’s close to bringing in the Remnants.
He’s close to pinning down the locations of three of them specifically.
He’s close to Byakuya.
Makoto hasn’t had too much time lately to worry about this attraction that’s been in the back of his mind for... he doesn’t even know how long it’s been.
But every time Byakuya surprises him somehow— tonight especially— it comes back.
I guess pining can’t be repressed, he thought.
Makoto fished his room key out of his pocket and Byakuya snatched it out of his hand, unlocking the room for him.
He continued to aide Makoto in settling back down, gently bringing him to sit at the edge of his bed.
“What do you have in here to eat?” Byakuya practically demanded, starting to sift through Makoto’s drawers
“Huh?”
“I’m not leaving until I’m sure you’re okay,” he insisted, “You must have some sort of food in here.”
Makoto focused his eyes a bit and remembered, “there’s a sleeve of crackers in the nightstand.”
Byakuya aggressively opened the drawer and found them instantly, shoving them toward Makoto.
He also took note of the empty plastic water bottles littering the surface of said nightstand and grabbed one, crinkling the plastic in his fingers and storming into the bathroom
Makoto’s brain was suddenly processing.
Bed.
No, eat crackers.
Then bed.
He heard grumbling coming from his bathroom followed by a faucet turning on as he finally let his body eat.
As soon as he swallowed, the sleeve of crackers kind of just fell out of his hands as his body crawled into fetal position in bed, shoes still on.
He shut his eyes and wasn’t quite drifting off, but he didn’t have enough energy to turn around to face Byakuya as he came back from the bathroom.
“Drink some—“
Byakuya must’ve cut off his train of thought when he saw Makoto laying like that.
After a few moments, Makoto heard the water bottle’s base rest on the nightstand from whence it came.
Then, he felt the mattress sink a little further.
Then, he felt a hand hesitantly brush through his hair.
That was followed by a sigh.
“If you’re not going to take care of yourself,” Byakuya spoke softly as his fingers soothed Makoto to sleep, “I guess I’ll have to do that for you. I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping a better watch. I’ll do better from now on, darling.”
And in a daze, Makoto smiled, and prayed Byakuya would stay by his side.
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