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by Orin

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"charles come here"

(ko-fi)

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I want Charles to develop a new habit of cupping Edwin's cheek whenever he wants to comfort him - it worked in hell, didn't it?

So he starts doing it and can't help but add a small caress with his thumb, how could he not?

Later it morphs from only happening when Charles wants to comfort him or lift his spirits (heh) to being a simple sign of affection between them, like a pat on the shoulder has been up until that point

So Charles gently grabs Edwin's face with one hand, rubbing his thumb on Edwin's delightfully high cheekbone just to touch him while saying, "be careful, yeah?" or "see you in a bit" or "love you"

And it's only natural that it escalates, isn't it? That one day, Charles instinctively goes to caress Edwin's cheek while bidding him goodbye for a short moment, and he just can't stop himself from using his hold to bring Edwin's face close and pressing their lips together

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highkey in love with the idea that when it comes to their relationship, charles and edwin are the complete opposites of their usual behaviour.

charles, normally with zero impulse control or patience, is so so so careful and attentive with edwin, concerned about doing it all just right, spending hours planning their dates and content to take it all slow

meanwhile edwin, normally prim and proper and patient and self-disciplined, has repressed his wants and needs and feelings for 100+ years and now that he no longer has to?? he has no fucks left to give and will kiss charles senseless whenever he damn well wants to

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I absolutely love the concept of cat form cat king just hanging out around edwin as a domestic kittycat and charles being increasingly more annoyed by it and oblivious as to why (it's because he wants edwin to be absentmindedly petting HIM not some stupid cat). They have a rivalry going on.

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Charles really said "I'm going to save you with the power of homoerotic friendship and also this lit bomb I have in my bag and also this lit molotov cocktail I have in my bag."

And I think that's beautiful

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ready to solve mysteries 🔍

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my queen I didn’t do you justice your beauty can’t be captured

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got hooked on dbd didn’t i

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Good detectives do what they need to in order to solve a case. 💀🔎✨

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Readers, make sure you have all your favourite Ao3 fics downloaded.

Writers, make sure you have copies of all the fics you have posted on Ao3.

I don’t want to be alarming, but things could get really bad really fast. OTW shared this today on Twitter, and I'm a bit worried about it 😅

Ao3 is a non-profit organisation. If they have to start paying taxes, I have no idea what will happen.

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Ok wait let her speak

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a list of completely “bro” quotes from BBC’S Merlin

“I’ll have you for breakfast.” Morning blowjobs anyone?

“Why don’t you tell us all about her. And why you’re walking with a limp.” aka who else have you been letting fuck you up the arse.

“I could take you apart with one blow.“ “I could take you apart with less than that.” Really boys, you just met.

“Just hold me” okay this one just makes me cry.

“Poetry.” enough said. Fucking poetry my ass.

“Faster. Go faster. Move.” now okay, yeah, he’s dying, not particularly “bro” like. But he sure sounds like he’s said it a lot.

[Walks out naked] “you’re not Merlin.” just the woman I’m apparently in love with.

[Flexes fist.] “no Merlin, you’re doing it all wrong. Why don’t I show you.” literally can’t watch this scene with a straight face. What were they thinking.

“Is your little bottom sore?” Arthur Pendragon that is not good aftercare I am disappointed in you.

Just two bros, gazing at each others lips every episode.

hi I’m Merlin and I like to pull Arthur’s trousers down every episode so I can stare at his magnificent arse.

“Tell me, Merlin. Do you know how to walk on your knees?” Arthur has a thing for bjs pass it on.

“So where are my flowers?” I smell j e a l o u s y

“I haven’t seen you smile these past three days” idk about you but I don’t notice when my friends last smiled

“Most servants collapse after the first blow” I think we know who has the real magic mouth in this duo

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Playlist Template by @uservalerian

this is the template i used to create my robin playlist from this robin set. i've shared this with a few people, but i wanted to make it available for everyone that asked about it/was interested in using this template.

below is some basic info + download link.

the font used here is called figtree

all of the layers are labeled, some with basic info like blend modes

each song has it's own layer group

the headphones emoji is an image, not an emoji font

the playlist cover is 88px

the profile/user photo is 14px

i remade this template, so please let me know if anything is not working or gets confusing :)

all i ask is that you don’t claim as your own & you give proper credit if you end up using this template, as i made it myself.

the link to the template is here.

feel free to tag me in your edits! i would love to see them <3

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doing vibrant gif coloring does not give you license to whitewash/colorwash* POC!!!

if you need help, get a second-opinion on your gifset before posting (join a gifmaking network!) and pls reference these resources:

how to fix orange-washed characters by aubrey-plaza

the beginner's guide to channel mixer by aubrey-plaza

anti-whitewashing tutorial for pale & pastel gifs by fadenet

how to change the background of any gif by usergif (this will teach you how to change the background without affecting the person/character)

how to change the background color of a gif by eddiediaaz

good sharpening vs oversharpening by chikoriita (sharpening also affects skintones)

how to: colouring east & southeast asian celebs by blueshelp

guide to colouring yellow-tinted shots by ajusnice

poc-friendly psds masterlist by evansyhelp

my anime sharpening + coloring tips (bc whitewashing and colorwashing is rampant in anime too)

*colorwashing in gifmaking/editing terms = altering a person's skin tone to make it fit your "asethetic," often by making them look unnaturally red, yellow, pink, orange, etc.