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and a non RP blog named @sephyathredon-writing

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"A bit of both" Yusuke replied with a chuckle, pulling out his sketchbook already to draw the family of ducks Akira was watching, "You know me, I'm always on the lookout for the next subject for my next art piece."

"I don't do well in crowd and my usual spot at the station is so crowded. I figured I'd go to the park today instead. Drawing the ducks here is good practice for animal anatomy. If I ever feature an animal in my artwork, it needs to be proportionally correct or the people that see it will notice something is off."

"What about you, Akira, what are you doing here?"

((Mako-Muses)) ((Yusuke)) "Nice to see you Akira, how have you been lately?"

"Hmmm...?"

He'd been preoccupied observing the family of ducks idly wading in the small pool farther away from Inokashira Park's much larger pond. Visitors always enjoyed feeding them small amounts of bread crumbs, but this particular group rather keep to themselves in a smaller, secluded area. It was quiet, a nice break away from the major crowds, and it was cool beneath the tree's canopy.

The perfect atmosphere for someone whom spent way too much time engrossing himself in Shibuya's weekend window shoppers. He hadn't even bought anything, let alone grab a bite to eat. Too many people. Too many lines.

The park offered a moment of solace. He calmed his mind, recollected his thoughts, and eventually drifted into a hyperfocused state...until Yusuke's greeting broke him out of his concentrated trance. "...oh, uh...hey! Yeah...I've been hanging around here for a bit..." A lopsided smile and an awkward chuckle tried to cover for Akira's previous spacing out. Did it work in his favor?

"Here to join me? Or are you looking for a new subject for your next art piece?"

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send in " come on! open your eyes! " for the sender to try their best to keep the badly wounded receiver awake (and consequently alive) until they can get some medical aid.

alternatively, send in " i'm so... tired... " for the sender to be the one losing consciousness in front of the receiver after sustaining severe injuries that threaten their life.

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"I'll leave that to you. I'm afraid I didn't grow up with any movies. There wasn't even a television in that old shack that I lived in. I've certainly never seen a horror movie before, but I think I can take it."

Anonymous sent - ((@mako-muses)) ((Yusuke)) 📺 ( Cozy Autumn Prompts - Accepting! )

📺 - Watch horror movies together.

"I've never seen this horror film before...!" He turns the DVD over in his hands, eyeing it curiously. "How's it look to you...?" He asks, holding it out.

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Yusuke got closer to observe the pumpkin in higher detail, quiet for a moment as he mulls over the details.

"Yes, It is an interesting specimen. Some people might call it ugly compared to the perfectly round and smooth ones." He reached out a hand, trailing his fingers lightly over some of the bumps.

"There is an odd sort of beauty in imperfection, I think."

Yusuke grabbed his sketchbook and started to make a quick sketch of the pumpkin. He wanted to make a painting to encapsulate the essence of autumn, and this pumpkin was a possible subject.

"You can put it down. I'd like to stay here for a few moments, then I'll join you and we can look at the others. I've heard there's a giant pumpkin here, I am interested in seeing that."

He was, of course, drawing while he was talking.

Anonymous sent - ((@mako-muses)) ((Yusuke)) 🍁 ( Cozy Autumn Prompts - Accepting! )

🍁 - Go to a pumpkin patch.

"Hey, this pumpkin sort of looks like it has warts on it, don't you think...?" He held up a thin pumpkin which had little orange spots dotting its sides - covering the pumpkin were several tiny bumps, their hues ranging from orange to green.

"Pretty weird, huh?"

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asoiaf: a dance with dragons starters

❝ i fear i make you uneasy. ❞ ❝ knowledge is a weapon. arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle. ❞ ❝ go on. show your steel. give me cause to do the same. ❞ ❝ fear is what keeps a man alive in this world of treachery and deceit. ❞ ❝ these woods are not as empty as you think. ❞ ❝ promise me that you will never turn against me. i could not bear that. promise me. ❞ ❝ the only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid. ❞ ❝ if i must die, i will die with an axe in my hand and a curse upon my lips. ❞ ❝ tales are told of you. i hear them everywhere. people fear you. ❞ ❝ go too far down that road,  and  mistrust  can  poison  you,  make you sour and fearful. ❞ ❝ you mistake me. that was a command, not an offer. ❞ ❝ sorcery is a sword without a hilt. there is no safe way to grasp it. ❞ ❝ prophecy is like a half-trained mule. it looks like it might be useful, but the moment you trust in it, it kicks you in the head. ❞ ❝ it is not the foes who curse you to your face that you must fear, but those who smile when you are looking and sharpen their knives when you turn your back. ❞ ❝ i rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. i tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell. ❞ ❝ they think that this will break my pride, that it will make an end to me, but they are wrong. ❞ ❝ tell me of the things that make you happy, the things that make you giggle, all your sweetest memories. remind me that there is still good in the world. ❞ ❝ one war ends, another begins. there is always someone fighting someone somewhere. ❞ ❝ this is what i was made for. the dance, the sweet steel song, a sword in my hand and a foe before me. ❞ ❝ my enemies have told you i am dead. those tales are false, as you can see. ❞ ❝ not all that a man does is done for gain. ❞ ❝ i know that you believe me weak, frightened, feeble. ❞ ❝ it takes a man to rule. kill the boy, and let the man be born. ❞ ❝ do you mean to spend your whole life running away? ❞ ❝ kingdoms are at hazard here. our lives, our names, our honour. this is no game we’re playing for your amusement. ❞ ❝ however gentle the words, there are always darker motives underneath. i do not trust you. ❞ ❝ a good honest face, but you should smile more. ❞ ❝ my throne is made of burned bones, and it rests on quicksand. ❞ ❝ you are so radiant today i fear to look on you. ❞ ❝ prove yourself more trouble than you are worth, and you can go your own way. ❞ ❝ you need not look so pale, i was only playing with you. ❞ ❝ this is not the day i die, i promise you. ❞ ❝ i wanted you from the first time i saw you. ❞ ❝ was i so blind, or  did  i  close  my  eyes  willingly, so i would not see the price of power? ❞ ❝ men should not go wandering in this place. ❞ ❝ hold your tongue and do as you are told, or you will soon wish you had. ❞ ❝ you won’t try. you will obey. ❞ ❝ kneel and live. or go and die. it’s your choice to make. ❞ ❝ are you so blind, or is it that you do not wish to see? ❞ ❝ that is not a place you want to go to. ❞ ❝ i will not go back without doing what i came for, no matter how hopeless it may seem. ❞ ❝ the fairest woman in this world…i am drunk with the sight of you. ❞ ❝ secrets are worth more than silver and sapphires. ❞ ❝ we have come too far to turn back now. ❞ ❝ what have i done to make you hate me so? ❞ ❝ you meet so few men who value friendship over gold these days. ❞ ❝ it is true, i am a bolder man than most. ❞ ❝ i cannot go home. but i dare not stay here much longer. ❞ ❝ foes and false friends are all around me. ❞ ❝ the fewer folk who will know of this, the better. ❞ ❝ all you have i gave you. remember that. ❞ ❝ will you make me say it twice? go and do as i commanded you. ❞ ❝ love is madness, and lust is poison. ❞ ❝ i feel safe when i’m with you. ❞ ❝ have you no smile for me? am i as fearful as all that? ❞ ❝ why did i ever allow myself to be talked into this farce? ❞ ❝ don’t think i don’t see what you’re doing. ❞ ❝ i will tell you nothing. do me the same favor. ❞ ❝ if i look back i am lost. ❞ ❝ a crown should not sit easy on the head. ❞ ❝ we must show a little trust, you and i. ❞ ❝ trust only your companions, and do your best to avoid attracting notice. ❞ ❝ you’re not going to try to kill me again, i hope. ❞ ❝ if you will forgive me for saying so, you look…weary. are you sleeping? ❞ ❝ your clothes are stained with blood. take them off. ❞ ❝ every fool loves to hear that he’s important. ❞ ❝ my father used to tell me that a man must know his enemies. ❞ ❝ you are a harmless creature, to be sure. as innocent as a lamb. ❞ ❝ till then, let us drink and dream. ❞ ❝ you will be tempted to betray me. to run or fight or join our foes. i’ll not hear you deny it. ❞ ❝ soon enough you may have grave need of me. do not refuse my friendship. ❞ ❝ it is best that no man knows that you are here. ❞ ❝ i kill kings, haven’t you heard? ❞ ❝ should any ill befall you, this world would lose its savor. ❞ ❝ some will look at you and see only another doomed pretender. ❞ ❝ i think life is a jape. yours, mine, everyone’s. ❞ ❝ i will forgive those words…once. but never presume to threaten me again. ❞ ❝ your father would be so proud if he could see you. ❞ ❝ just once you might try to give me an answer that would please me. ❞ ❝ they love me well. none would betray me. ❞ ❝ i have sins enough to answer for; i’ll have no part of this one. ❞ ❝ i mean you no harm, you know. ❞ ❝ i do not trust you, but i need you. ❞ ❝ we’ll both sleep, and dream of sweeter days. close your eyes. ❞ ❝ since you ask so nicely, how can i deny you? ❞ ❝ no wine is half so intoxicating as your beauty. ❞ ❝ why should i beg for what is owed me? ❞ ❝ a lord may love the men he commands, but he cannot be a friend to them. ❞ ❝ let them try and trouble us, we’ll show them what we’re made of. ❞ ❝ a leader should be feared, by friend and foe alike. if men think me cruel, so much the better. ❞ ❝ the enemy of my friend is my enemy. ❞ ❝ a book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands. ❞ ❝ i am an old man, grown weary of this world and its treacheries. ❞ ❝ these are desperate days, and like to grow more desperate. ❞ ❝ we need to find shelter before nightfall. ❞ ❝ there are footsteps behind us. we are being followed. ❞ ❝ this is no common fog. it stinks of sorcery. ❞ ❝ i am glad you came to me. it is good to see you again, my friend. ❞ ❝ the man who does nothing also takes a risk. ❞ ❝ the women are the strong ones. ❞ ❝ afraid, are you? i would be if i were you. ❞ ❝ tell me a tale. some tale of valor with a happy ending. ❞ ❝ i’ll have a cup of wine as well. to clear my head. ❞ ❝ we may lose our heads, it’s true…but what if we prevail? ❞ ❝ keep your swords sharp. we’ll have us a real fight soon. ❞ ❝ this is going to end badly. ❞ ❝ what are you doing here? how did you get past my guards? ❞ ❝ it is so hard. to be strong. i don’t always know what i should do. ❞ ❝ let us instead speak of love, of dreams and desire. ❞ ❝ you wound me, wandering off like this. have you grown tired of my hospitality so soon? ❞ ❝ with this sword i defend my subjects and destroy those who menace them. ❞ ❝ it is too late for such misgivings. you made your choice. ❞ ❝ in times as confused as these, even men of honor must wonder where their duty lies. ❞ ❝ why? what did i ever do to you? ❞ ❝ we must be certain that we do not choose the losing side. ❞ ❝ dream sweet dreams. there are no monsters here. ❞ ❝ i know who you are. i know what you are. ❞ ❝ a little honest loathing might be refreshing, like a tart wine after too much sweet. ❞ ❝ a bloody sword is a beautiful thing. ❞ ❝ a ruler belongs to their people, not to themself. ❞ ❝ if the ones i killed come haunt me, i will kill them all again. ❞ ❝ you shine so brightly, you will blind every man who dares look upon you. ❞ ❝ a fair bargain leaves both sides unhappy, i’ve heard it said. ❞ ❝ there’s blood on your hands, aye, same as mine. ❞ ❝ i have done wicked things, i know, but i could not bear for you to hate me. ❞ ❝ it is good to see you smiling again. ❞ ❝ i have doubts enough without you throwing oil on the fire of my fear. ❞ ❝ blood pays for blood, a life for a life. ❞ ❝ go home, if that is what you want. i am staying. ❞ ❝ a man’d think there’s no trust between us. ❞ ❝ i would choose freedom over comfort every time. ❞ ❝ you are even lovelier than i was told. ❞ ❝ stay. i do not wish to be alone. ❞ ❝ treachery on treachery. is there no end to it? ❞ ❝ dreams and prophecies. why must they always be in riddles? ❞ ❝ one wrong word, and this could turn to blood in half a heartbeat. ❞ ❝ you lie. i can see the truth in your eyes. ❞ ❝ throw down your steel and stand aside, and no harm need come to you. ❞ ❝ you are supposed to be my friend. why must you mock my hopes? ❞ ❝ it is better to die with honor than to live without it. ❞ ❝ it does no good to brood on lost battles and roads not taken. ❞ ❝ i see you are deaf to sense. ❞ ❝ you are no better than me. we’re just the same. ❞ ❝ a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it. ❞ ❝ you kill men for the wrongs they have done, not the wrongs that they may do someday. ❞ ❝ close your eyes. close your ears. turn away. you do not need to see this. ❞ ❝ the sooner we are gone from this place, the better. ❞ ❝ i am sorry my actions have displeased you. i did as i thought best. ❞ ❝ you do not need to trust a man to use him. ❞ ❝ if you cannot do this thing, you need only say so. there is no shame in that. ❞ ❝ never wound a foe when you can kill him. dead men don’t claim vengeance. ❞ ❝ this is what i wanted, what i worked for. so why does it taste so much like defeat? ❞ ❝ honest men should never need to hide their faces. ❞ ❝ i am not the trusting fool you take me for. ❞ ❝ men’s lives have meaning, not their deaths. ❞ ❝ he’s dead. he won’t bite. ❞ ❝ if this is the price for peace, i pay it willingly. ❞ ❝ it makes me wonder whose side you are on. ❞ ❝ dreams and prophecies. why must they always be in riddles? ❞ ❝ i will not say that you are welcome. nor will i deny that i have hoped that you might come. ❞ ❝ you have the eyes of a wolf and a taste for blood. ❞ ❝ men are mad and gods are madder. ❞ ❝ one war ends, another begins. there is always someone fighting someone somewhere. ❞ ❝ not all risks lead to ruin. ❞ ❝ is there some place with fewer eyes and ears? ❞ ❝ i need you now as i have never needed you before. ❞ ❝ tell me, is there any fight left in you? ❞ ❝ it was the wind that you heard screaming. ❞ ❝ crying? i was not crying. why would i cry? ❞ ❝ are you some butcher of the battlefield, hacking down every man who stands in your way? ❞ ❝ rain. a storm is coming. ❞ ❝ that was simple. simpler than i dared hope. simpler than it should have been. ❞ ❝ see that you do not speak of this. i’ll not have this tale spread. ❞ ❝ how could i be so blind for so long? ❞ ❝ you had a bad dream, that was all. ❞ ❝ are you prepared to defend that boast with sword or lance? ❞ ❝ i will do it. i said i would. i will. ❞ ❝ think that. believe that. tell yourself it’s true. ❞ ❝ you have more enemies than you know. ❞ ❝ i have no heart. i only have a hole. ❞ ❝ it has been too long since i’ve killed a man. ❞ ❝ words are wind. words cannot harm me. ❞ ❝ have you forgotten who i am? ❞ ❝ too many good men died that day. ❞ ❝ it is so good to see your face, your sweet face. ❞ ❝ it is still not too late to abandon this folly. ❞ ❝ i will not stay here to be insulted. ❞

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Almost missed him this time

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𝑰'𝑳𝑳 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑳 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑬 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴 !

independent, private 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 / 𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐮 from atlus' 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝟓. follows canon, post P5R / P5S.  written by sammy. 25+. est. she/her.

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"Here, maybe if I put it up on the easel." He hoisted the canvas up from where it had been leaning on the floor and gently placed it back where it had been when he had been painting it.

He took several steps away and gestured for Akira to stand next to him.

"You might be able to see it better from over here."

There were bags under Yusuke's eyes, making it clear he'd sacrificed sleep to get this painting finished, but he still had a smile on his face, happy that it was finally able to reach completion and excited to be showing it to Akira.

The painting in question looked like a bunch of abstract brush strokes, but from further away, they clearly were the silhouettes of people. Yusuke had painted a whole crowed, mixed in a variety of colors. His abstract style didn't allow for the details to make them unique in the way every individual in a crowd would be, but the mixtures and gradients of colors within each solidified every silhouette as their own person. No two silhouettes were the same.

Behind the crowd, the background was full of warm yellows and oranges meant to invoke his meaning of 'hope'.

"I... had a realization as I was people watching several weeks ago. I saw somebody I thought was interesting and so I asked to sketch them. As I did, they talked to me. They told me about their life. By the time they had to go, I realized I wanted to know more about the people around me..."

"When I stayed at your place after the thing with Madarame... I had a talk with Sojiro. I told him about how little I know when it comes to the world, and the people in it. I told him that in order to depict people in my art I needed to interact with them. This is the first step."

He gestures at the canvas.

"After having talked with that one person, I went out and spoke with others that caught my eye. Sure, I was rebuffed a few times, but there were people who genuinely had a story to tell."

"People are all different inside. There will never be another you on this earth, and there will never be another me. Everybody has a story to tell, and when we all come together, that bright light of hope can shine brightly. If I am to depict the true meaning of the heart, I must learn how to depict people."

akira blinked, hands still in his pockets as he gazed over at yusuke's new art piece. he'd been looking at it for a minute now, eyes trailing over every corner. he still had desire and hope hung up in his room back home, and he always felt a sense of comfort and strength from it.

 ❛ what is it? ❜  he asked, but despite his slight confusion there was only curiosity and interest in his voice. he didn't understand the art piece just yet, but he knew once yusuke explained it he'd be able to see it better.

「 starter for @mako-muses / yusuke! 〉

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I forgot that I never posted this one on tumblr

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screwed around w a different colouring style than what i usually do 😌✨

which also is an excuse to draw yusuke LMAO

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the way he says this line hurts my heart ;-;

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Guess what game I’ve gotten into recently

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𝐂𝐎𝐙𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐌𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 (a collection of cozy autumn-themed prompts.)  

Send one of the following emojis for our muses to:

🎃 carve pumpkins together

🍁 go to a pumpkin patch

🍬 go trick or treating

🧛‍♂️ go to a costume party

📺 watch horror movies together

🌽 do a corn maze

🌾 go on a hayride

🍎 go apple-picking

☕ go on a coffee date

🐎 go on a horseback ride

🍄 go to a farmer's market

🌰 have a fall picnic

🥧 bake autumn treats together (pumpkin pie, cookies...)

🍂 take a walk in the woods to look at the leaves

📖 read books while it rains outside

�� go camping (and tell ghost stories by the campfire)

👻 decorate the house for Halloween

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Conveying his emotion through his art

  Yusuke finds it easier to say how he truly feels through art instead of trying to express it through words. Saying what he truly means verbally can be a pain and can be easily misunderstood by others. Sometimes he doesn’t even know what he means to say. When he has the ability to sit down in front of a canvas, he finds that he is able to represent his feelings much better.

  As a matter of fact, the first time he tried to express how he really truly felt about how Madarame was treating him was through a painting, which he then claimed as his own.

  It actually ended up working too. Ann may not have realized it right away, but she did pick up on Yusuke’s anger and frustration that he had been channeling when he made the piece. It was a cry for help from deep within his heart, his raw, genuine feelings about the situation he was in. The feelings he didn’t want to admit because he believed that he owed Madarame.

  Ann eventually realized that it had been Yusuke that painted that portrait, and Yusuke realized his cry for help had been answered, but he wasn’t willing to admit that those were his actual feelings.

  He has trouble processing feelings sometimes and when he feels too much at once, he’ll often collapse like he did at Madarame’s palace.

 Often times when he’s overwhelmed by emotions, if he can, he’ll just lock himself in his studio and paint. Not only does it help calm him, but it helps him to express those emotions.

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"Nothing in particular, just working on another art piece. I know art isn't your thing, but I think I would like your unique perspective on the piece I've been working on."

Anonymous sent - ((@mako-muses)) ((Yusuke)) "Hello Ryuji, how have you been?"

"Ah, hey there." He greets his friend with a smile and a small wave. "What's up?"

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Dqxi had the right idea. If you're gonna make a character in your story have their natural hair color being some kind of bright unnatural color, it should be the huge fighter man that's inarguably masc. Dqxi could've given the long, pretty lavender hair to any of the other main party members. They could've given it to Serena. Or Jade. But they didn't. They gave it to Hendrik. Absolutely unparalleled move.