#//no need to match with my length since this is a start to the thread!

[vilebodys]

abandonment,  (  the  search  for  something  or  someone  safe  ),  stuck  like  paste  to  her  tongue.  she’d  never  speak  it,  swallow  it  but  the  taste  would  linger  anyway.  when  selin  spotted  eva,  the  same  feeling  remained.  only  a  small  moment  dulling it.  the   familiarity,  fooling  her  that  it  had  been  taken  away,  only  for  it  to  come  back  stronger,  the  absence  echoing  it  back  in  one  way  or  another.       selin  drew  in  a  breath  that  trembled  when  she  exhaled,  trying  to  reassemble  the  scattered  expression  that  had  slipped  ever  since  the  reaping.  when  she  finally  faced  eva  she  managed  not  to  fall  apart.  the  emptiness  had  carved  enough  parts  of  her  hollow  that  it  prevented  them  from  somehow  breaking  open.       “  eva.”  she  greeted,  her  name  soothing  a  wound  exposed  by  the  capitol.  her  smile  only  faltered  once,  making  her  think  she  still  managed  to  appear  convincing.  like  she  wasn’t  about  to  die.       “  it’s  nice  seeing a  familiar  face.”  selin  wondered  if  eva  would  meet  another  familiar  face.  if  one  of  them  would  be  a  tribute  for  the  district  she  was  assigned  to,  now  that  there  were  all  here.  gathered  like  lambs.  “  i’m  glad  they  moved  you  to  another  district.”  there  must  be  a  lesser  chance  to  see  one  of  them  dying.  but  she  didn’t  say  it,  she  simply  hoped  that  at  least  it  scratched  away  a  little  bit  of  the  grief,  eva  must’ve  felt  watching  so  many  tributes  die.       her  gaze  drifted  over  to  her  face,  noticing  the   makeup  sitting  on  her  face  differently  than  usual, heavier.  it  wasn’t  simply  adornment  anymore,  appearing  as  if  it  was  hiding  something.  .  “  i’ve  missed  you.”  she  admitted,  her  smile  fainter  now,  but  more  genuine  than  before.  “  i  …-”  a  pause  caught  in  her  throat,  trying  to  find  at  least  one  of  so  many  questions,  she  didn’t  dare  to  ask.  “  i  was  wondering  if  you’re  still  working  for  district  one  …  or  maybe  they’ve  mentioned  another  district  you  could  work  for  …”  it  was  pathetic,  the  way  she  was  stumbling  over  words,  when  usually  she  spoke  with  such  ease.  had  something  changed  ?  had  she  changed  or  had  the  capitol  taken  from  her  again  ?  “  would  you  work  for  district  eight  again  ?  could  you  do  that  ?  i  mean  ,  would  they  assign  you  to  us  …”  the  capitol  had  never  felt  so  wide.  so  void,  so  lonely.  no  one  was  waiting  for  her  to  return  to  it  anymore.  soon  she’d  disappear.  her  name  wouldn’t  mean  anything.  forgotten  and  abandoned  the  same  way  it  was  drawn.  spoken  out  aloud  once  before  silence  would  follow.  but  she  tried  not  to  think  about  it,  pushing  the  ache  down  as  usual.  maybe  if  she  had  eva  around,  it  would  be  easier,  and  she  could  return  to  the  person  she  was  back  then.  it’d  be  like  back  then,  and  she  could  hope  for  a  happier  end. 

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The Younger Kind Part 24 | Rooster x Reader

Summary: When you and Bradley put some pieces of the puzzle together, you realize it was a blessing in disguise that you ran into Meredith. But in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Bradley is hanging on by a thread. How could anyone try to take Noah away from him?

Warnings: Angst, swearing, fluff, and age gap (18+)

Length: 4000 words

Pairing: Single dad!Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw x babysitter!female reader

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Bradley strolled out of work with Nat hot on his heels. "She's picking you up?" she asked, clearly surprised by the turn of events over the past few days. When Bradley saw you leaning against the Bronco in the parking lot, Nat gasped. "You let her drive your Bronco?"

"Yeah, I trust her," he replied, taking off at a faster pace to get to you. The expression on your face had him a little worried, and you looked tired, but he was so happy to see you. Because he'd been anxious all day.

"Hi, Natasha," you called out, waving past Bradley as he scooped you up in a hug. "And hi, Daddy," you whispered, next to his ear as he held you.

"Hi, Baby," he sighed, kissing your glossy lips. "I missed you. Did you have a good day?"

You sucked in a deep breath, but then Nat was there, and the two of you were chatting. But your face was pinched and agitated instead of smooth and perfect, and you were playing with your hands nervously. Bradley let you talk to Nat for a few more minutes, and then he softly kissed the top of your head. 

"Don't want to be late to pick Noah up," he told you, and then he gave Nat a hug and took the keys when you held them up for him. "You gonna tell me what's wrong?" he asked as he put the Bronco in gear.

"Why do you think something's wrong?" you asked casually, reaching for his hand. 

"I can tell something's bothering you, Princess. But I'm assuming since you just grabbed my hand that you're not upset with me.

There was a brief pause before you said, "I saw Meredith when I went grocery shopping this morning."

Bradley nearly swerved off the road. "This morning? You saw her this morning, and you're just telling me about it now?" he glanced your way briefly. What happened? Did you get hurt?"

"I'm fine, Bradley." You squeezed his hand and pulled it to your lips, pressing a soft kiss to his thumb. "I'm perfectly fine."

"I swear, she's trying to ruin my life," he growled. "Won't leave me alone. Thinks it's okay to go after you. I'm afraid I'm going to fucking lose it in the courtroom when I see her tomorrow."

"Bradley, let's just go home and have a nice dinner, and then we can talk about it in a few hours after Noah is in bed, okay? You need to stay calm."

But that proved impossible. Bradley watched you with his son, just as patient as ever. You alternated between making dinner and coloring with him while Bradley silently panicked. He had no idea how he could give this up. Even looking at Noah right now was painful for him. And when Noah asked him to get all three of the paper crowns, Bradley actually started crying.

"Sure, bub. Come help me find yours." Noah took Bradley by the hand and led him down the hallway to his bedroom. 

"It's in here, Daddy," he said, reaching for the yellow crown on his dresser and putting it on his own head before giving the bigger green one to Bradley. "Let's get the purple one for Princess." 

Noah climbed up on Bradley's bed, but he still couldn't reach it. Bradley pulled it down and handed it to his son. "Why don't you give it to her, but only if she's not trying to cook dinner, okay?" It was hard to speak with the lump in his throat as Bradley carried his son back into the kitchen. He had his nose buried in Noah's soft hair, inhaling his scent and holding back tears. "I love you," he whispered as Noah handed you the purple crown.

"Oh, are we all matching tonight?" you asked with a soft laugh. But your smile didn't quite reach your eyes as you looked at Bradley. 

"Yep!" Noah said as you slipped your crown onto your head. 

And then dinner was mostly silent. And if you thought it was strange that Bradley held Noah on his lap the entire time, you didn't say anything. The night was going too quickly. Bradley had spent weeks trying not to think about this day, but now here it was, and it was worse than he could have ever imagined. He could barely stomach the food you made even though it was perfect. 

"It's going to be okay," you whispered across the table. 

"How do you know that?" he asked in response. "How do you know this isn't the last night I get to do this?" Bradley kissed Noah's cheek and took a deep breath to calm his nerves.

You stayed silent after that, only whispering something sweet to Noah before you said goodnight to him. Then you let Bradley have some privacy to give Noah a bath and get him dressed for bed. He read seven books to Noah, and he was already asleep by the end of the last one. But he stayed on his knees next to the bed, brushing Noah's curls softly back from his forehead and kissing him a million times.

"I love you," he said, tears filling his eyes as he wandered back out into the hallway. You were cleaning up the kitchen, but when he found himself in the doorway, you gathered him into your arms.

"It's hitting you hard, I can tell," you told him, and Bradley didn't care if you saw him crying.

"I just feel like... all of this shit is beyond my control. I can only do my best. But that's still not good enough to ensure I get to raise my son, which is completely fucked up."

You guided him to one of the chairs and then climbed onto his lap. Your voice was so soft, Bradley could barely hear you. "I just don't see how anyone could take him away from you."

"Do you have any idea how often judges side with mothers over fathers? It's so unsettling, I don't even want to think about it right now."

You tightened your grip on him. "Then let's think about something else."

"I still can't believe Meredith was at the grocery store this morning," he groaned, rubbing his face.

You were quiet for a few minutes, and then you looked at him with your pretty face scrunched in frustration. "She said the strangest things to me."

Bradley was on high alert now. "What? What did she say?"

"Well, she made a comment about how your car is worth a lot of money."

"It's a Bronco, Princess. Not a car." He realized this was the first time he'd really smiled in hours, and it felt good. 

"Yes, I'm so sorry. She mentioned that your Bronco was worth a lot, and she said she was surprised you let me drive it."

He rolled his eyes. "Just because I never let her touch it doesn't mean you can't. She used to wreck up her little sports cars annually and then buy a new one. Doesn't appreciate the classics like you do." Bradley kissed your shoulder and listened to you sigh. "But I guess it's kind of odd that she said that to you. And honestly, I have no idea how much the Bronco is worth. Maybe like sixty thousand? I try to keep her running nice."

You scoffed at him, and then Bradley could practically see the wheels turning in your head. "I looked it up against your VIN number. In pristine condition, your Bronco is worth almost one hundred and fifty thousand dollars."

"It is?" he asked, completely shocked.

"It is," you confirmed. "You didn't know that?"

"No," he said, shaking his head.

"Meredith also mentioned some life insurance money?" you said a little reluctantly. "In an account for Noah?" He watched your eyes go wide as you quickly added, "I'm not trying to pry, and we don't need to talk about it-"

"From my mom," he replied, kissing you softly to let you know it was okay to talk about it. "I have my mom's huge life insurance payout. I never touched a cent, because it was too depressing. After Noah was born, I decided to save it for him. He can use it for college or for a house or.... I don't know, he can sail a fucking yacht around the world with it or something. But it's for him."

You gasped and said, "Bradley, I think Meredith just wants your money."

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You watched him slowly shake his head as you scrambled off his lap and went to go get his computer from where you left it charging in the living room. When you brought it back to the kitchen, Bradley said, "Princess, she makes more money than I do. I just don't see how that could be the case. You should see where she lives in Oceanside. It looks like a mansion."

"No," she replied, opening up the tabs she had saved. "She doesn't live in Oceanside any longer."

"How do you know that?" he asked, wrapping his arms around you as you sat perched on his thigh.

You pulled up some property records you had found when you searched Meredith's name earlier. "She went into foreclosure last year and had to sell. She lives in an apartment in San Diego now."

You looked at Bradley over your shoulder, but he was completely silent now.

"What was the name of her company?" you asked, turning back to the computer.

"Coastal Business Development," he said quietly. And a shiver ran through your body. You had been correct in what you found. But now you kept opening tab after tab as he sat there with you. More new information was popping up left and right. She had tried to hide her name by using an LLC, but Bradley knew enough of the missing pieces to help you put it all together.

"She's bankrupt," you whispered, and he gently pushed your hand out of the way to open one last tab himself. You skimmed the court documents and said, "It sounds like she married her business partner, and he left her high and dry."

"Damn," Bradley gasped, going back through each tab about Meredith's real estate foreclosure, business bankruptcies, and personal interviews. You tried to push the computer away, but Bradley kept going back to the same tab, and now he wouldn't even let you minimize it.

"Don't read it," you whispered, pulling his hand away and turning to look at him.

His eyes were void of emotion now as he looked at you. "She was quoted saying she doesn't have any children."

"She doesn't," you insisted, taking his face in your hands. "Not really. But you do. Noah is your son, Bradley."

He let his forehead come to rest on your shoulder, but a minute later, his phone was ringing in his pocket.

"It's probably Nat," he said, shaking his head. "I can't talk to anyone else right now."

He handed you his phone, but you looked at the name and said, "I think you should answer. It's your lawyer."

"Tracy," he grunted, holding the phone up to his face and closing his eyes. You tried to slip off of his lap after a moment, but he held you in place. And then his tone sounded sharp and angry as he scrambled to put the call on speakerphone. "Can you please repeat that last part?"

You heard Tracy's voice clearly say, "You remember how I told you Meredith was in breach of contract with her lawyer? Well, she never paid the law firm. Not a cent. The firm dropped her at the last minute when her funds never materialized. I just found out today. Do you know if she has any sort of history of financial mishaps?"

"Yes!" you said before you could consider if Bradley wanted Tracy to know you were there with him.

Tracy was quiet for a beat. "Are you at home? I'll come to you."

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When Tracy arrived after ten o'clock on Tuesday night, Bradley was practically having a nervous breakdown. The hearing was tomorrow. He and Noah were supposed to be at the courthouse in twelve hours. He felt like he was going to throw up.

But at least you were there, touching his hands and his shoulders and trying to make him feel better. You actually were helping him feel better. And then Tracy was in his kitchen with a huge bag, wearing gym clothes and eyeing you a little suspiciously.

Then she looked at Bradley and said, "Ignoring my legal advice, I see."

He sighed deeply. "Tracy, this is my babysitter turned girlfriend."

"Do not call her that tomorrow in the courtroom under any circumstances!" she said hastily. "Promise me, Bradley! I don't want us to end up looking like a pack of idiots when you point her out as your girlfriend."

"Wait..." you said, eyes wide. "You want me there tomorrow?"

"Yes," Tracy said, unloading folders onto the kitchen table along with her computer and a protein shake. "I already have a call in with the judge to have you added as a character witness. So be prepared to answer questions and give a statement if called upon."

"That's too much to ask," Bradley mumbled looking from Tracy to you. "I can't ask you to do that."

You looked at him like he was very slow and maybe a little naive. "You didn't ask me to. Tracy just told me I was. And I want to. If there's a chance I can do anything that might help, I'm doing it."

Bradley pinched the bridge of his nose and tried not to panic too much as you and he showed Tracy what'd you had found online. "Fucking hell," Tracy muttered, scribbling down notes. "I didn't know this was going to turn into a criminal hearing, but here we are." She scrolled through the property records and matched up tax identification numbers, taking everything a step beyond what you and Bradley had been able to do.

"A criminal hearing?" Bradley asked cautiously, but Tracy seemed to be in her own world now.

"Oh... she's slick," Tracy murmured. "Or she believes she is. You would think she'd have known her lawyer wouldn't fall for this. I wonder if she'll even have a lawyer tomorrow..."

Bradley reached for your hand on the table. "Can we just backtrack a moment? What kind of statement will she need to make?" he asked Tracy as he nodded at you. "And what will Meredith's lawyer be allowed to ask her?"

Tracy looked at his fingers intertwined with yours. "You'll just have to answer my questions honestly, without using the word girlfriend! And then Meredith's legal team is going to think it's open season on you as soon as they see your name was added to the docket. If we can even manage to have you added. So if you can't manage to answer their questions calmly and without crying as they try to shred you to pieces, then I suggest you learn how to overnight."

Bradley wanted to put an end to this entire thing, but you cut him off before he could start talking. "Do you honestly think I'll be helpful?"

"Absolutely. Could be the nail in Meredith's coffin, given all this new information."

"Then I'm in. Seriously Bradley, do not argue with us again," you told him, kissing his cheek while Tracy typed away. 

"Okay, I need some coffee. And then let's go over everything from the top," Tracy said, clapping her hands.

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It was well after midnight by the time you coaxed Bradley into bed. These last minute revelations were something Tracy insisted were good for Bradley's case, but he was looking extremely apprehensive now. He was raking his fingers through his hair nonstop and pacing around. 

"You need to try to sleep," you whispered, pulling him down the hallway. "Let Tracy do what she needs to do, okay? She's going to be in charge tomorrow. She's good at this."

But he stopped short in front of Noah's door and let go of your hand. "You go get ready for bed. I'll be there in a minute." His voice was flat and his Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed before ducking inside the dark bedroom. You were worried, mostly about him. And about how Noah would do when being questioned by the judge tomorrow. You didn't have time to worry about yourself, so that was at least one good thing you thought of while you brushed your teeth. 

You were dressed in one of Bradley's oversized shirts and waiting in bed for a while before he came in. You helped him change out of his clothes, and he climbed into bed next to you. He didn't say anything except, "I love you, Princess," after he pressed a soft kiss to your lips. But he let you pull him into your arms, and pretty soon you were dozing off to the feel of his soft breaths on your forehead and his heart beating beneath your palm. 

When you woke to a pitch black room, you could tell he was no longer in bed with you. You found him sitting on the floor in Noah's room, watching his son sleep, and when you walked in, your bare feet silent on the floor, he looked up at you. Even in the dim glow from the nightlight, you could tell he had been crying again. But he didn't ask you to leave. He reached for you. 

"You're a good dad," you told him with a soft sob as you climbed onto his lap and wrapped your arms around his neck. "Noah is lucky. And I don't believe they could take him away from you. Away from all this love."

He kissed your cheek, and then he smiled softly as you brushed Noah's curls from his forehead with one hand and Bradley's with the other. "I feel like I can't breathe right," he whispered, and you could feel his pulse racing as you pressed your lips to his neck. "I don't know what I'll do if they take him from me."

"Stop it. They won't."

He was silent again after that, and the two of you ended up sleeping right there on the floor. When you woke up as Noah climbed out of bed just after sunrise, your hip was a little sore, and Bradley was still sleeping. 

"Morning, Noah," you whispered, standing and scooping him into your arms. You took him to the kitchen, kissing his chubby cheeks on the way.

"Do you live here now?" he asked, yawning as you turned on the coffee maker. 

"No. I don't," you said, hoping he wouldn't say anything like that when he was questioned by the judge in a few hours. "I'm just your babysitter." He just blinked at you before asking for breakfast.

About twenty minutes later, when Bradley walked in rubbing his back, he made a beeline for Noah while you scrambled some eggs and made coffee. Even the mug that said My Other Car Is a Super Hornet didn't make you smile today. You burned your mouth on the coffee, and you nearly knocked the pan onto the floor. Because every time you looked at Bradley, you were on the verge of tears. Maybe you weren't capable of being as strong as you needed to be today. Now the idea of standing up in the courtroom was laughable. You were going to ruin everything.

Bradley was calling your name, and when you snapped out of your daze, he said, "You need to eat, too."

"I can't," you whispered, shaking your head. "I can't." You left them alone and went to take a quick shower, happy you'd packed a variety of clothing when you stopped home the other day. You were supposed to have a mock interview with one of your peers over a FaceTime call today, so you'd packed a blazer and some nice pants. You'd just have to skip the interview. Honestly, school and searching for a job had been the last things on your mind recently anyway.

You let Bradley get Noah ready to go, and when it was time to leave, you looked at him, so handsome in his navy blue suit. "Will you drive? Please?" he asked, holding out the Bronco key for you to take. You simply nodded, but a moment later, you felt tears in your eyes again. He was sitting in the backseat next to Noah. You backed carefully out of his driveway and headed to the center of the city and the courthouse and Meredith and everything else that you wished Bradley and Noah didn't have to see today. 

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The fact that Tracy was chugging a Red Bull and looked like she hadn't slept at all was only making Bradley feel worse as he carried Noah up the stairs in front of the courthouse. 

She rushed toward them and pointed at you. "You're on the docket. Get ready. Meredith supposedly has a lawyer, and I'm sure they've seen the docket update by now."

"Okay," you replied. You were nodding, but you looked as nervous as Bradley felt.

Then Tracy was patting Noah on the head. "Remember me?  I'm Tracy. We're going to do something a little different today, okay Noah? It might seem a little silly at first, because you'll be the only kid here! But you'll be allowed to color when we get inside."

You gasped. "I didn't pack him any coloring books!"

"I have some," Tracy said, patting her briefcase. You immediately looked a little calmer, and Tracy added, "But that's the sign of a good babysitter if you usually pack them."

"She brings me coloring books when she babysits me," Noah told Tracy. 

Bradley held Noah a little tighter. "Made sure I got you the best babysitter around, bub."

Just as Tracy cracked open another can of Red Bull that she procured from somewhere, she said, "Time to go in." Bradley didn't stand too close to you, and he didn't touch you. He followed you inside the front doors at a respectable distance, and you seemed to understand what needed to be done today. 

When Bradley's eyes settled on Meredith, she was already looking at him. And she was standing next to a tall man in a suit. "Well, would you look at that? She does have a lawyer today," Tracy whispered, crushing the now empty can in her fist and throwing it away before walking over to introduce herself to him. 

Bradley had to turn his gaze away from his ex, and he walked a little further away from you. The desire to touch you was strong, but he instinctively wanted to get Noah as far away from Meredith as he possibly could. Bradley's heart was pounding, and a wave of nausea passed through him. 

"Daddy, can we go home?" Noah whispered, wrapping his arms around Bradley's neck. "I don't like it here."

Neither did Bradley. He held his son and thought about Carole, and how she never let anything scary happen to him when he was a kid. He thought about losing everything by the time he was a teenager and about the fact that Noah had given him a fresh start. A reason to be happy. And it was because of Noah that he met you. When he glanced over his shoulder, you were watching the two of them with a soft gaze. 

"Pretty soon, bub," he replied, squeezing his son and pressing his lips to his forehead. "I'll take you home soon. I hope."

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Venom || Tsuchigomori

cw: cnc , biting, slight blood, predator/prey, aphrodisiac, bondage ?, manhandling, sadism, anal, masterbation, no prep or lube, hallucinations, overstim, manhandling, creampie, amab!reader, very short, i think that's all?

wc: 0.5k

a/n: i researched different spiders and their venom just for this and i hate spiders!! theres basically ZERO fics about my man so i need to fix that.. anyways i'm writing my pantalone fic and i'm finishing up a quick lil drabble for zhongli.. but please enjoy my work!~

nsfw under the cut~

Since Tsuchigomori is part spider we can assume he has spider-like tendencies too other than extra arms/teeth. Everyone knows how spiders catch their food, the insect gets trapped in the web and gets bitten and filled with venom. We don’t know what exact species Tsuchigomori is but I think he could be any different species if you write it correctly. The phoneutria spider has a hallucinogenic venom that slows their prey and causes them to hallucinate and sedate their movements, and we all know Tsuchigomori’s true nature is being very sadistic and teasing so I think that’d be a perfect spider for him.. listen…

Imagine Tsuchigomori sinking his sharp teeth into you and injecting a small amount of his venom into you, forcing you to run and escape from him, maybe in the woods or even in his huge library right, he gives you a head start to be just to make the chase more rewarding. your body is weak from the toxins in your bloodstream so you’re all dizzy and wobbly walking into walls and shelves of his boundary that he obviously knows like the back of his hand. he can hear how you pant as you run, sweat dripping down your brow while you sprint. The exit seems so close that you can feel it.. reaching out to the doorknob just for a sticky thread of web to wrap around your fingers, You’re pulling away trying to free yourself but of course, you don’t :( He knows you can barely think with the strong aphrodisiac flowing through you.

you’re stuck, tied up in a thick silk web not able to move yourself out, senses heightened at the lack of touch, your body covered in sweat. Tsuchigomori finally lining himself up at your rim, imagine him fucking you at a fast pace, the tip of his cock roughly hitting the sensitive spot inside, the harsh pleasure bringing tears to your eyes. His hand leading downwards to your abdomen to hold your throbbing length is his palm, stroking your dick to match his fast past. Sharply rutting his hips on your ass filling you with his thick sperm, your tummy feels full and warm, whining when he pulls out. tsuchigomori’s teeth sink into your shoulder, shuddering while you feel him inject you once again, the knot in your stomach finally bursting as you cum all over his thin fingers, cooing gently at the sight. ^^

he’ll keep fucking his seed into you filling your ass with his hot finish. slowly the toxins flowing through your veins are too much, you can barely move, barely able to run away til he just pins you to the hard floor and fucks you til you can't walk anymore, his name repeatedly leaving your lips. You’re too weak to push him off and you end up letting him have his fill with you until he feels you’ve taken enough.

the aftercare is amazing OBVIOUSLY!! he’ll hold your limp frame in his arms and kiss your cheek gently, whispering how good you were and that he’ll make it up to you tomorrow. For now, he’ll run you a warm bath and kiss every beautiful bruise he left on your skin, marks that show his love and adoration for you. Tsuchigomori certainly appreciates how much trust you have in him, allowing him to do such a scene that could end badly. He’ll end up putting you to bed, laying your head on his chest. He really couldn’t ask for more.

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Making of my Crochet Kigurumi Fursuit Head!

I have found little info online that helps fully explain how to make a Kigurumi Fursuit Head, so I am posting not only how I made my own, but linking tutorials that helped me!

I went about making my head in a nontraditional fashion. Most kig heads are made from layers of plastic, foam, fur, and a helmet to help secure everything on you. I didnt do that, since I have little resources and money. Plus, I have tons of sensory issues and am disabled, so I needed something lighter and more flexible. I wanted to push myself to see if I could make a kig head with my knowledge of crochet.

Disclaimer: This is my first ever tutorial and kigu head and I didnt take as many photos as I liked, so feel free to ask any questions uwu

I used this piece I drew as a base for everything, but as I made my kig head, I ended up changing things and adding more stuff. But this is the blueprint.

Let us start with the face!

The face is the easiest part. There are actually TONS of tutorials on how to fur a kig head, which is really the only part of the head you can find in abundance. Many people use Minky fabric for the base of the head, but I opted for Anti-Pill Fleece since it is easier for me to find and it is cheaper.

I got a bit excited and started doing the makeup and such right after adding the fur to the face, which in hindsight I dont recommend. I had to fix up the makeup, so maybe wait until the hair is done before you do the face! I will talk more about the face later, but for now the rest of the head.

I crocheted a hat with long sides out of plain acrylic yarn. I was inspired by this tutorial , since I was considering doing a full mask before I decided to opt out of that. I just added more rows until the hat fit me. I have crocheted plenty of hats over the years, so this wasnt very hard for me.

If you find a tutorial online to make a simple hat using a magic circle, make the hat fit you, then just add some rows in the back until I looks like a helmet or weird bob wig lol. It doesnt have to be perfect by any means. I do think using a color similar to the hair color you want is best though. Most of my character is white, so I opted for white.

I put the hat on, then hot glued the mask on where the foreheads meet. Since I used a Half Double Crochet for my hat, there are little to no holes in the hat, meaning the hot glue didnt seep through and burn me, but still be careful!!

Then I pulled the hat and mask off, gluing the sides of the hat/helmet on to the mask. I was HEAVILY inspired by this creator and their video of how they made their kigu head. They used an old balaclava, while I used a crocheted hat.

There is the base!!

Next I crocheted some ears for my character, I used this Bra Cup Tutorial for the shape in order to make cute, large triangle ears for my lamb character. I knew the ears would get in the way, so I made them first so I knew how much hair I would need to later add.

I made a matching red triangle and white triangle, stacked them, then crocheted around it to secure them together. I used this video as inspo for it, but used my own shape instead. I did quite a few rounds and honestly didnt count. I kept going until the size looked good. Then I sewed them to my hat/helmet base.

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Now for the hair/wig portion!

I knew you could use acrylic yarn for doll hair, but I never considered using yarn for a whole wig. Turns out its a thing! So I made some yarn wefts and began to brush them out. There are tons of tutorials on Youtube about yarn wig for dolls or people. This one helped me the most.

The main thing you want to keep in mind is the length will be much shorter once you finish brushing out the yarn, as is the nature of yarn. I made all my yarn really long and ended up cutting most of it in the end for my character, but I am glad I went longer overall.

I just used a cat brush and comb to comb out the wefts. Then I sewed on the wefts to the crocheted hat. I used pink thread for the first weft, but moved to white since it blended in better.

You can see I made lines of where my wefts would go on the hat. I just followed along and made tons of wefts until the head was full. Then I styled the hair how I wanted!

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The Face and last minute details!!

As you can see, I added a lot to the face. I used mostly acrylic paint markers, with little touches of eyeshadow to add a faint blush and such.

For the eyes, I followed tons of Follow-Me eye tutorials online and copied. I used the paint markers to paint them on some thick mixed media paper, but you could easily have them printed on cardstock or mesh online. I just used what I had!

The lashes are made from simple black arts and crafts foam. Very cheap stuff. Some people use 3D printed lashes or fur, but I like the cartoony look more. The fangs are also foam.

As for the studs and horns, I had them already and just glued them on. I painted the horns to match my eyes and added glitter glue to make them sparkle!! :D

I also glued the bangs down so they would always look pretty!!

Finally, I added tons of cute earrings and accessories to make my character even cuter. I have lots of jewelry and some I dont wear or dont like how they look on me, so I used them for this instead!

I also crocheted some little hoove gloves as well... but I made it up on the fly and dont fully remember how I made them lol. I have been crocheting a long time and sometimes I just make things up!!

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Final results!!

This is the final result! I think Yu came out super cute, even if she looks different from my ref sheet. I think she looks even cuter in this version!!!

In total, this entire head and hooves cost me about $80 and 5 full days of time.

I had a lot of the supplies already and the knowledge of crocheting. Also the time it took me was a bit long since I did have to trial and error some things.

If you know minimally how to crochet a hat and a little bit about sewing, you could make this work!! The longest part was the hair by far, so expect a long of brushing if you do the yarn wig route!!

I hope to do more in the future and maybe I will do an updated tutorial one day :D!! Cheers!!

[asgardianhammer]

|| Heavily canon-divergent from Ragnarok onward || Driven and developed by threads and personal headcanons || Mun: 30 + || she/her ||

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A study in: duty & honor personified, survivor’s guilt, the godly urge to rage and release some of the pain, a quest for a home within himself and within others, finding value in others, finding value in living, guiding with a strong but gentle hand, learning still, processing the inevitability of death, remaining kind when all else is cruel, forgiveness without forgetting, containing and not abusing power, finding joy and purpose, honoring what once was and creating a new future.

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( RULES BELOW THE CUT )

updated 05-2025 : I have not seen Love & Thunder and I will not be adopting anything from that movie, please also keep in mind that during Ragnarok his arc goes bananas and canon-divergent. I can’t stress this enough so please, please check out my rules and the Ragnarok PSA for clarification. I have also not seen Loki the series yet, I plan to still but don’t have the mental stamina for it yet, I apologize.

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Blog and writing can contain NSFW and/or highly triggering content, please read my stance and PSA regarding that.

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Multi-muse blogs are also welcomed and loved. However, we appreciate well-developed muses, and we love developing relationships with said well-developed muses.

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My muse and timeline are hella canon divergent since Ragnarok, things are cherry-picked from canon.

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[sheliesshattered]

It's been almost two weeks since my last sewing update, but I have been making progress on a couple different projects, thankfully. I mentioned in my last post that I was hesitant to cut into a king-sized 100% linen bedsheet that I've been hoarding for 10+ years. I knew I wanted to make an apron, but I also knew that it wouldn't take up anywhere near the whole sheet, and I had the thought that I might be able to get two projects out of this one sheet (and the remnants of the matching fitted sheet) if I was careful about how I cut out all my pieces. Possibly a gathered tiered skirt/petticoat, along with the apron.

I measured the two long sides of the flat sheet that had identical ~1.25" deep hems, and I found that each side was 112" or just over 3 yards long, not counting the top and bottom hems. That meant if I did side seams, I could get a 6 yard wide bottom tier for the skirt and not have to do a hem at all, just use what was already there. Not the widest hemline on this kind of skirt (I have a purchased skirt with a 25 yard hem, and years ago I made a 26 yard tiered skirt out of muslin), but with this heavy weight linen it felt like 6 yards at the hem would be plenty.

Gathered tiered skirts are really just rectangles and a bit of simple math. Since the sheet's side hem determined the size of the lowest tier at 224", I figured I would do 2-to-1 gathers and make the next tier up 112" wide, and the third tier up 56" wide. A fourth tier at that 2-to-1 gathering ratio would have been only 27" wide, which wouldn't have fit over my hips, so the skirt would have 3 tiers.

I'm a short girl at not quite 5'2" and I like to wear my skirts pretty low on my hips for spoonie comfort issues, so after measuring a purchased skirt whose length I like, I decided that between 30" and 33" inches in total length would be ideal. With three tiers that length could easily be divided into tiers that are each 10"-11" tall. I added a half inch for seam allowance (but no hem allowance on the lowest tier, since I was re-using the existing hem) to get the exact measurements for each of the pieces I needed for the skirt.

I was able to tear most of my pieces, since the linen bedsheet was nicely on the grain and tore relatively cleanly, thus saving my hands from cutting all those long pieces. I had meant to cut the top tier at 14" tall so that I'd have room to turn under a nice thick waistband too -- and then I totally forgot and cut it at 12" just like the middle tier, lol. I was able to get one of the middle tier pieces and both of the top tier pieces out of the remains of the matching fitted sheet, so I only needed one middle and two bottom tiers from the flat sheet. That left me with plenty of flat sheet left over for the apron, but I'll talk more about that in my next sewing post.

With my pieces all cut out, it was time to start the most annoying part of making a gathered tiered skirt: gathering all those tiers. I'm trying to sew with cotton thread more often these days, but for the gathers I switched back to polyester thread just for the strength. For the two bottom tier and two middle tier pieces I ran two lines of gathering stitches along the top edge, placed pins to divide each panel into quarters, and got to gathering and pinning.

With tiered skirts I really prefer to work from the bottom up, so that I'm always attaching a gathered piece to a completely flat piece of fabric, and save side seams for last. So the bottom tier pieces got gathered up and attached to the middle tier pieces, then the middle tier got gathered up sewn to the top tier.

Since I accidentally cut my top tier pieces shorter than I'd meant to, I did play around with adding a separate waistband for the top tier to be gathered onto. But I couldn't do a full 2-to-1 gather if I wanted the waistband to pull on over my hips, and the waistband made the proportions look weird, like the top tier was too long. So I ended up cutting the waistband off after I sewed it and actually shortening the top tier even a little bit more. After turning under the top edge to enclose the raw ripped edge and then turning under 3cm (~1.2") for a waistband casing, that top tier ended up being about 9" tall, and the proportions of that look much better for some reason.

Before I sewed the side seams, I decided that this skirt needs to have pockets, of course. I knew I was planning to do French seams to protect the raw edges against unraveling, so I put the pockets in with a French seam as well.

With the pockets in place, the next step was to do the side seams (including the pocket bags), being careful to match up the height of the hem and each of the tiers so everything was nice and clean and square. Then I was able to turn under that waistband casing and sew it in place -- my original plan had been put in three separate channels for narrow elastic that would result in a bit of a faux-cartridge pleating look, but actually getting the elastic strung through there turned out to be more of a pain than it was worth, so I ended up picking that out and just using a single 1" wide elastic band in the waistband casing instead.

And with that, the skirt was technically wearable, and with some fabrics I might have been happy to leave it there. But the raw ripped edges at the seams between each of the tiers worried me. I've had well-loved sewing projects just shred after many wears and washes because I left the seams unfinished, figuring I would be the only one to see the inside. Ideally I want this skirt to be in my rotation for years and years, so I decided to make the effort to finish those seams too.

My original plan had been to cover the raw edges inside with 3/4" herringbone twill tape. For some reason I was convinced that I had a bunch of it left over from a Wasteland Weekend project from 2018, only to discover that I actually only had ~3 yards left. So rather than ordering more and waiting for it to arrive (and then inevitably having some of that left over too), I decided to just make some 3/4" tape from the linen sheet itself. Since this whole skirt is rectangles on-grain and the tape wouldn't have to go around any curves, I made the tape from on-grain rectangles too, rather than bothering with proper bias tape.

With the hem and the waistband already cleanly finished, I just needed tape to cover the ~3 yard seam between the bottom and middle tier and the ~1.5 yard seam between the middle and top tier. I tore nice straight strips, trimmed off the frayed edges, and ironed the raw edges under to give me that 3/4" width. It's three layers thick in the middle but only 2 layers thick on the sides, since it isn't a proper double-fold tape.

Then it was just an issue of pinning it over the raw edges inside the skirt -- first from the inside in roughly the right place and then from the outside to make sure it lined up with the seam well.

I stitched-in-the-ditch from the outside right where the gathers met the next tier up, and then went back and did another line of stitching just slightly up from that, using the width of my machine foot (~1cm) as a guide. That covered all the raw edges inside and reinforced the seam, and gave it a nice neat appearance from the outside.

It also had the added benefit of behaving almost like cording on a corded petticoat -- the gathered seems have a lot more body and stiffness now than they did before, which gives the finished skirt a really lovely lofty structure.

The whole skirt ended up being about 31" long, right in that 30"-33" length I had originally aimed for, and when I wear it low on my hips where it's most comfortable, it just brushes the tops of my feet.

My plan is to wear this mostly under other long skirts and dresses, more as a petticoat than a skirt on its own (tho it is heavy enough and neat enough to be worn on its own, if I want). That lofty structure from the seam finishes adds a lot of floof to my other long skirts, just barely peeking out the bottom of the purchased green skirt I originally measured to figure out the length for this one, and hiding completely under my purchased 25 yard burgundy skirt but giving it enough extra volume that it doesn't drag on the ground quite so badly.

As the colder weather sets in I'm sure this will get a lot of wear under skirts and dresses (including the several dresses I'm still planning to sew in the next couple months!), but even now in the last heat of summer it's quite comfortable to wear, since it's linen. Jack commented that it seemed like a lot of work for a skirt that won't be seen (and it did manage to remind me how much I dislike gathering long lengths of fabric), but as long as it's functional and gets used often, I feel like all the effort was worth it.

While I was putting this together, I also cut out and started assembling the apron project from the same bedsheet. Even with all those pieces cut out, I still have enough linen left over for at least one more, maybe two more projects. Next up I'm going to get to all the finishings on the apron (which will be getting its own post once it's done) and keep trucking along on the handsewn eyelets for the Lengberg Castle Bra-thing. And once those two are done, I think I just might be ready to finally start on all the dresses I want to make with my new fabric.

[hidefdoritos]

Today's Mending

It was another day in quarantine, but I feel like a human again, which was a blessing. So I sat up at the machine and tried to make some progress.

The machine gave me all sorts of trouble today, no matter how I fiddled with the tension and needle. The stitch lengths were twelve kinds of inconsistent and as skippy as a Labrador in a mud puddle.

I posted on Facebook, and a friend's grandma reminded me to unscrew the bottom plate and have a look at the insides.

Bleagh. Look at all that lint!

Anyway, turns out the feed dogs are a lot more consistent when they aren't fighting with felt compacted underneath them. I got the straps sewn up in short order, learned how to do that neat little x-box thing, and finished off the miniskirt tote bag!

I had a couple mending commissions that got procrastinated for ages because I needed to find patches and thread that matched. They took just a few minutes each when I actually got to them. Guess that's always the case.

My friend Isaiah had done a good job mending these, but all he had was light turquoise thread, and he was a bit self-conscious about having such a visible crotch mend. I put a patch of jersey under, just for stability's sake, and machined overtop in the closest thread I had.

My roommate's partner's pet got ahold of some jeans and tore a raggedy hole in the important part. I trimmed down the edges, found my closest fabric, and machined all around the edges with my closest thread. The mend is still visible, but he usually wears flannels so it shouldn't be obvious. And, as I told him, "If someone does notice, you're legally allowed to kick them."

The final three projects were all for me. First up were these work pants. A couple years ago I started doing the DIY ripstop but didn't finish (time? thread? machine issues? ADHD? idk). I just had the vertical threads. They wore on each other as I walked and started tearing out really quickly. I unpicked all that old thread a while back and re-did the vertical threads, then got sidetracked (yes, again.) So today I did the rest of the ripstop. There!

I also did all the ripstop for these black summer shorts.

Finally, my Christmas break project was adding cargo pockets to all my pants. These less-used jeans have had pockets cut out and pinned on since then, so today I dug out fun aquamarine thread and sewed them down.

I spent the end of the day messing around with my new pillowcases, but I'll drop those when they're done. :) And, most importantly, I slept in, ate well, took my meds, didn't berate myself for lack of progress, and took a nap. All in all, a really good sick day!

[archivesofblaze]

Hello everyone

I’ve finished another piece!! And I’m really excited about it. (On Thursday the 25. Of June 2025 I believe.) This time instead of just following a pattern I decided to actually try to clone one of my own items, that I already owned and loved. I used a bit of a thicker fabric than the one from the original so it would turn out a bit stiffer. I really love the look it gives. Alright. Let me give you a short recap on how this went. (Or a long one xD)

Making the pattern:

So as I said already, I first had to make a pattern so I could cut the pieces correctly on the fabric. I’ve never done that before but I did watch a few YouTube videos already about pattern drafting and cloning, so I knew a thing or two to be careful of. I started off by ironing, then laying the different panels on parchment paper and tracing them first, to get the rough shape, including a seam allowance where it was needed (I’m kind of surprised that I actually didn’t forget it anywhere. I usually tend to forget stuff like that on the first try xD) After tracing all the pieces and making the lines a bit straighter where I needed to, I matched the parts that would be connecting and looked if they are the same length and would actually work.

I feel like the pattern came out pretty well. I wrote down what’s what, cut it out and the first picture here is what we ended up with.

I realized, that I did two things wrong here:

1. I matched the sleeve curve to the wrong panel when adjusting so quickly redid the sleeve.

2. I forgot to see if the back panel would be matching lengthwise bevor cutting si it was a bit too short. I just added a strip of paper on the bottom so i didn’t have to waste more paper.

Pinning and cutting the fabric:

So after that was done I decided to take a break for the day and continued with the pinning and cutting of the fabric the next day. I used another thrifted fabric for this. Used to be a curtain actually xD.

As you can maybe see, I did all of this on my floor which does work but it was a pain in my butt to reach everything correctly. I wish I had a studio with a big table to do stuff like this but alas I don’t.

Yeah, so I cut out the pieces, marked them, so I knew what’s what and laid everything out like in this second picture, to see if I had everything and also if I cut it correctly.

Facings:

I will call them facings. Even if they are tiny facings. And this thing doesn’t have any lining. But you know what I mean.

I saw that my original piece used separate strips of fabric to finish the edges on the collar and down the front where it opens. I first wanted to just make a wider hem until I thought about the curves and realized why they did what they did. So I made patterns for my facings based off of the pattern I made before. It worked out perfectly and I think it looks great and makes it look really high quality.

The sewing:

Alright there’s one big takeaway I have from this project and that is: If I plan to iron the seams flat on the inside I’m going to finish the edges FIRST next time. For one to safe me from the mess of loose threads flying around and secondly, to safe me from the annoying task that is finishing them afterwards. (And at some point I’d love to get a serger) I also realized that I need quite a bit more thread for sewing than I thought I would. Somehow I used to think that a spool just lasts you ages…. Don’t ask me why.

Since I had the arsenal of thread, that my mom had accumulated over the years, to my disposal I actually found a pretty perfect color match for this project. Luckily I had enough for all the visible seams. I did have to use a different blue for some last finishes on the inside tho.

Extra tidbits:

I changed out the needle for the first time just before this project and it was definitely a good Idea. I might also still add a button to the front at some point, we will see.

I think that’s it for this time. If you actually read it this far: I’m impressed, wow!

See you soon with my next project!

[pocketramblr]

Five ask game: au where Endeavor is shopping for quirk marriages for his kids after todoroki started doing his rebellion thing

(ideas for who he would probably approach for each child

Manual or Aizawa for Fuyumi: adding water to ice or quirk nullification to ice would both be super op

Mount Lady or Midnight for Natsuo: gigantification + ice = giant ice obv (and ice that knocks people out when it touches them would also be nice)

I feel like he would be actively shopping around UA for someone for todoroki for whenever he "comes to his senses", so I imagine he's just always on campus in this au to everyone's dismay)

Man's gonna wear down the few threads keeping Natsuo from jumping on the patricide train if he keeps this up

1- ok so the divergence of him actually caring about this is Rei's mother immediately coming to the house after hearing her daughter shout and drop the call. Then she doesn't leave. And she brings that wonderfully eugenicsy Himura family values with her. When she sees Touya and Natsuo and Fuyumi ignored, she purses her lips and tells Enji that the Himuras have not been creating stronger quirks for generations for nothing, and they didn't do it by ignoring the middle steps on the way. Enji tries to tell her he's not really interested in further quirk marriages since Shoto was a perfect success, and she looks at the six year old who's ten seconds from biting into his father's ankle and tearing his tendon out, and goes, "oh, of course, that'll work out perfectly for you, why didn't I realize you'd just give up on them like you did my daughter, no no, I won't worry about it if you won't, I need to get started on dinner now," and leaves.

2- "oh great, I think I hate my father second most now." Shoto says and is ignored, but the thought sticks in Enji's head even after a few years when Grandmother Himura returns home after saying Fuyumi can care for the family now. A few more years, when Fuyumi is eighteen, the Himuras make oh-so-subtle comments about if she's seeing anyone, and an aunt offers to make a match for Fuyumi, since poor Rei is still in the hospital and can't, though Enji must have better connections in the hero field, and Fuyumi says she couldn't possibly think about leaving her family alone right now. She thinks she won't have to worry about it but on the car ride back home, Enji asks what sort of man she is looking for- he does have more connections as a hero, and there's sure to be many quirks that would work well with ice, so she can be selective with the personality too. Fuyumi repeats that she couldn't think about that right now, while desperately being glad Natsuo didn't want to come to the Himuras and Shoto skipped out by saying he'd train instead, and Enji nods, deciding Fuyumi is still too young and he can just keep an eye on on matches in the meantime.

3- After that meeting in Vigs when Manual had the deep misfortune to be awkwardly sitting at the table with Endeavor, Enji thinks his quiet temperament might be a good match for sweet Fuyumi, and the quirks line up. Manual, on being asked a few questions, catches on to "being set up" almost as quick as he does "this guy is plotting murder" and awkwardly stammers out that he's gay and really needs to go now. Ingenium looks up to ask "really?", Midnight laughs at how hopeful he sounded, Enji crosses off both Tensei and Masaki from the potential list, and then they get distracted by an attempted bombing.

4- Literally whenever Natsuo is dating someone, Fuyumi talks about it at length in front of Enji, hoping something will sink in and dissuade him from looking, because the day he says something to his middle son about a match is the day Fuyumi never sees one of them again because Natsuo either leaves to not return or puts their father in the ground. Fuyumi's words don't actually sink in because Enji is great at selective listening but she manages to keep Natsuo from being around enough to prevent any discussions about the matches that Enji is consistently failing to set up.

5- once Shoto is at UA, Enji uses that to try to check out the teachers there, because somehow he still hasn't found a match for Fuyumi, but hey she's a teacher so maybe a common interest will work? What do girls like? Do girls like cowboys? (Snipe: I'm gay and also married) Enji gives up after the SF because he's distracted by the joy of Shoto using his fire, and also assumes that since All Might is teaching at the school he's just cursed to find no success there.

[dailyshowchica]

Loki Cosplay part 7

Previously, on Loki Cosplay: https://www.tumblr.com/dailyshowchica/760378905290031104/loki-cosplay-part-6

Last big base part to make, the tunic. I put this together in 2 days! I think that might be the fastest any part of this project has come together. I sewed the tunic in one day, then attached the snap closures, added darts for a better fit, and hemmed the tunic the second day.

I mean, the pieces are pretty big, so once I got started, I felt like I was making really fast progress. Since I made the tunic longer than the pattern called for, sewing the yoke was harder than on the mock-up, as there was more fabric to manage. But the yoke is doubled layered, and it needs to be, as the shoulders are one of the hardest-wearing parts on a shirt.

I was pretty pleased with how this turned out! Now it's time to make match the film costume.

Backing up a bit to show the collar. It did not quite match the neckband of the shirt, which is always a risk when altering a pattern/using pieces from a different pattern. I finished the collar by hand, to be sure I could fold in all the raw edges, even the smallest parts.

Installing the snap tape got my sewing assistant's attention. Luckily, she only wanted to supervise. She has been known to pull out pins before, which always makes me very nervous. Ruthie cat is sharp enough, I don't need stray pins floating around!

I've mentioned before my distrust of the zipper foot. It serves a good function, but I figured using the regular walking foot would work if I sewed in between each snap. And it mostly did. Given the pulling snaps take, I did tack next to each snap on the outside of the tape, just to make it even more secure.

Once the tunic would stay closed on its own, it was time to pin in the darts. This process would probably be easier if I had a dress form in my size, rather than trying to pin them myself while I wear the tunic inside out. But I really don't do tailored pieces often enough to justify the expense or the space.

It's a better fit, but not perfect. Still, this is all going to be covered up with the faux-leather armor pieces, so that doesn't matter too much.

Asymmetic hem cut, with a bit of length left for the hem. I folded the edge up by about a quarter-inch (I did not measure) and sewed it by machine. Then I folded the hem up again, and stitched it by hand with the closest color thread I had. it's not an exact match, but if you are close enough to see that, you're too close and I'll be pressing charges.

Finally, it's done!

And that's the tunic! I might need another snap at the very top, or maybe a hook-and-eye closure on the collar. But the coat collar might hold everything in place. We will have to see.

And now, a bit of a break. Halloween is 57 days away, so I have time. But for something different, I may clear away a few other projects: PJ pants, a tie and some shorts/culottes for an alternate TVA seamstress costume. I might post those, I might not.

See ya next time!

[melioramuses]

✧ BYF:: Rules // Muse List ✧

Info & Rules

This blog is a hub blog, not a multi-muse blog. This means that each muse has their own inbox, their own drafts, etc.

PLEASE send asks to the individual blog of the muse you wanna interact with, NOT the hub blog! E.g., if you wanna send something to All Might, send it to the ask box on @promisedpeace.

I don't have triggers, really, but I do tag triggers following the "{{ tw: trigger" format. E.g., "{{ tw: spiders".

I'm a very laidback/low pressure roleplayer. I don't do fancy formatting aside from some bolding and/or italics and making the font a bit smaller, and I'm not hella active. (I don't mind people who use heavy formatting, though.) I'm not going to hunt you down for a reply after two days or two months, and I don't care if you've been MIA for a year then come back and post a response. Shit happens and I'm fine with it!

I generally write a couple paragraphs, semi-literate to literate, and omniscient third-person. However, I'm fine with matching length for longer posts. I don't really care if people match my length, so long as you're not giving me, like, two sentences to my four paragraphs. lol

On memes: I reblog memes to the hub blog, and all memes are open to ANY muse unless the tags state otherwise.

On NSFW: I'm open to PG-13 or occasionally even R-rated threads in established ships with writing partners I'm comfortable with. They'll always be put under a read more and tagged appropriately, and are only an option on muses who are 18+. (Also I do not feel comfortable aging up characters for the purpose of smut.)

On shipping: I ship chemistry only. I do not write romantic ships for muses who are underage.

OC's: I fuckin' love them. My MC from my novel trilogy project is an OC I've had for well over a decade and I have a blog for her, too. If you wanna write your OC with my muse, let's go! I'm happy to ship with OC's, too.

My muse is MY muse. If you don't like my interpretation, please just unfollow and go find one that better suits how you view the character.

Muse List + My Other Blogs:

My art/personal blog - @rivenharlow

Toshinori Yagi/All Might (MHA) - @promisedpeace

Eijiro Kirishima/Red Riot (MHA) - @resoluteriot

Tenya Iida/Ingenium (MHA) - @ingeniuminherited

Mirio Togata/Lemillion (MHA) - @saveamillion

Tamaki Amajiki/Suneater (MHA) - @consumingchimera

Nejire Hado/Nejire Chan (MHA) - @wackywavelength

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) - @avengerascended

Rock Lee (Naruto) - @bloomtwice

Snotlout Jorgensen (HTTYD) - @strongestrider

Viggo Grimborn (HTTYD) - @grimgambit

Frieza (DBZ) - @gildedemperor

Trunks (DBZ) - @henotichope

Kouga (Inuyasha) - @youkaishowl

Nate River/Near (Death Note) - @thetruesuccessor

Loz (FFVII:AC) - @breakneckboor

Kijonaia "Naia" Remiel (OC) - @thebastardlady

About Me

Hey! I'm Riven. I'm turning 30 in two days as of this writing (June 21st, 2024). I'm an artist and writer with a small business. I'm married with two kiddos and way too many pets (2 large dogs, 6 cats, a rabbit, and a bearded dragon). I'm also genderfluid (they/them pronouns exclusively, though) and pagan. I've been roleplaying since my friggin' Neopets days when I was, like, 8 years old, but I've been on Tumblr for about a decade now. You can find my socials here

Thanks for reading! No password needed but do feel free to message me or toss me an ask if you wanna start a thread!

This post was made on June 21st of 2024 and will be updated as I think of anything to add.

[praesparo]

respond to the following prompts out of character, then tag others you'd like to get to know a little bit better.

roleplayer name: dylan

roleplayer pronouns: he/him

muse name: a lot of underdogs & tragic heroes :)

preferred communication: as much as they suck, tumblr ims for pleasantries & such, then we can move to discord when they plotting/shitposting gets going.

experience: i'm not as experienced as some of the veterans on here, chloe got me introduced to tumblr back in 2020! it's been on & off since then.

preferred roleplay type: i love experimenting with dynamics & pairing up muses to see where potential lies. discovering that two muses work really well together & set up great interactions makes for the best time. whether it leads to ships or other dynamics, placing two muses in a situation & seeing where it leads will always be my favourite thing! if they're not plotted or new, it's preferred to have it short & grow from there. however, i'm happy matching lengths & rambling a little :)

pet peeves & dealbreakers: no basic information on a pinned or anything. like if i cant easily find ur name & age then i wont even look at the rest. when folk take this too seriously, i see it as a hobby (not a jobby hehe) so when people start acting horrifically & drama starts bc someones behaviour is just ass, that's just so off putting for me. we're all writing silly lil muses we love, go outside if you're being an ass or getting upset over nothing. another is shipping for the sake of it. i do love ships, trust me. but there has to be the tiniest bit of chemistry. sacrificing the foundation of your muse just to ship with anything & everything degrades the value of it all in my opinion. THE BIGGEST THING!! when folk butcher their dialogue just for the sake of emphasising an accent!! it's almost insulting, offensive & feels like you're romanticising/fetishizing the accent or dialect. like, we know the muse has an accent, we can hear it, you don't need to type it like a fucking idiot. please be respectful. (phrases, slang or figures of speech are obviously fine.)

plots or memes: memes ALL THE WAY. the absolute serotonin from seeing an ask come to you & the potential threads start popping feels so good. it's rewarding, leaves plenty of chances to start plotting & get even more threads going. it's a great gesture & there's no feeling like it.

best time to write: most likely in the late evening. i try to write when im home from work so i can spend the rest of my evening vibing. if i'm off though then i'll most likely linger for the day or fill the queue!

are you like your muse?: not quite but i do try to aspire to be like some of them.

tagged by: the goated boss man chuckles ( @satellitewar ). tagging: i say YOU but really who's gonna take it. all my friends got tagged so like .... ENJOY

[sandzephyr]

RULES & MUN INFO (last update august 17th '24)

mun info: 25yo, not a native speaker, main rp blog, semi active I have watched the anime, just started reading the manga. Have not watched Boruto. This is my first time playing a canon character and an anime character. I've also been away from tumblr rping for a long time so I still have to get back into the groove. I'm happy to communicate and meet new people! Don't be afraid to hit me up!

RULES

no smut!

no minors!

etiquette please! (no homophobia, sexism, racism and such)

threads can get bloody and gory 

multiship but there has to be chemistry

multiverse, if you have a character from another universe or an oc and you’d want to rp. Just hit me up, maybe we can figure something out.

even though Temari is an ambassador, I try to keep politics at a low low since real life politics are already confusing enough and I don't want to catch myself discussing ninja world politics in my free time

no need to match anything (length, media, etc)

I write mostly mid length stuff but don’t feel the need to mimic. I like to get inspired by other peoples writing!

you can always shoot me a starter, meme or message. I’m okay with pre established relationships but I prefer plotting most times

here are memes and starters

I rarely do one liners, not very used to it, but I'm very happy to try! And crackposts, too!

I'm very very bad at tagging my verses so if you ever get confused message me, I'm sorry!

I'm totally fine with having multiple threads

I'm also a little on the spectrum and due to that and English not being my mother language my rps may sound a little dry at times. I apologize!

sometimes I reply really fast, but do not feel rushed please! We can still chat, I won't think you're trying to avoid me I promise!

other times it'll take days until I reply

to be updated

[somediyprojects]

DIY Zippered Throw Pillows

Project by Brett Bara:

Throw pillows are another fantastic way to incorporate cute textiles and DIY flair into your home without a great investment of time or money. If you’ve ever gone into a fabric store and wanted to buy everything because it’s just all so gorgeous, then pillows are a great way to put those fabrics to work in your decor. Bold or loud prints that would be too much used in large scale (like in curtains) can be just right for a little pillow pop on a sofa or bed.

I’m going to show you how to make a zippered pillow cover, which is easier than it sounds, I promise. It looks super-professional AND has the added bonus of being easily changeable—I love the idea of making tons of different pillow covers and just swapping them out whenever you want a little change in a room.

The best part? You can make the pillow shown here in less than an hour! –Brett Bara

A Word on Zippers

Ok, I know you’re not going to believe me when I say this, but installing a zipper is REALLY EASY. (There are many ways to install a zipper —some more refined than others—the method I’m sharing here is basic and very simple!) BUT, if installing a zipper feels like it’s just too much, don’t give up. I’ll give alternate instructions at the end for how to make a pillow without a zipper. Everybody happy now? Let’s get started!

What You’ll Need

½ yard fabric (if your pillow is larger than 16”, you’ll need more fabric)

1 pillow form (buy this at a craft store or upholstery shop)

1 all-purpose zipper about 4” shorter than the edge of your pillow

Thread to match your fabric

Seam ripper

Sharp scissors

Straight pins

Tape Measure

Sewing machine

Zipper foot attachment for your sewing machine

Selecting and Preparing Fabric

Almost any type of fabric can be used for a throw pillow, but for beginners I recommend starting with medium-weight fabrics that are smooth in texture, like cottons or cotton-linen blends.

I’m using a Japanese print from the fantastic Etsuko Furuya for Echino line.

If your fabric is machine-washable, wash and dry it before sewing. This will pre-shrink the fabric, which is necessary to prevent the seams from puckering during future washings.

Finally, thoroughly iron the fabric before beginning.

Cutting

Cut two pieces of fabric that are the size of your pillow form plus 1” in length and 1” in width. So, if your pillow form is 12×16”, you’ll need two pieces of fabric that are 13×17”. This allows for ½” seam allowance on all seams.

Installing the Zipper

Place both pieces of fabric together with the right sides of the fabric facing each other and all corners aligned. (Be sure to situate both pieces so that the print pattern is facing in the same direction.)

Center the zipper along what will be the bottom edge of the pillow, since you’ll want the zipper to be on the bottom edge of the finished pillow. (Here, my fabric is flipped with the bottom edge facing up, just to make it easier to work with). Place a pin near each end of the zipper, just INSIDE the metal stops at each end.

With a ½” seam allowance, sew the two segments on the outside of each pin. (This should be a short space of just a couple inches between the pins and the corners of the fabric.) Reinforce these seams by back-stitching at the beginning and end of each seam.

Next, change the stitch length on your machine to the longest length, which will allow you to baste the next seam. (Basting is sewing a long stitch which will later be removed; the long, loose quality of a basted stitch makes them easier to remove than regular stitches) With the stitch length set to long, simply sew the space in between the two short seams you just made. (Do not back-stitch to reinforce basted seams.)

Iron this seam open.

With the wrong side of the fabric facing up, place the zipper right-side down, aligning the zipper teeth directly over the seam. Pin it in place.

Change your machine’s presser foot to the zipper foot. Consult your manual for help with this if necessary; usually the feet snap off and on rather easily.

A zipper foot (shown here on the right) can be different for every sewing machine model, but it often looks like half of a standard presser foot (shown on the left). It allows you to sew right along the edge of the zipper teeth neatly and easily. The zipper foot has a little sliding part that changes it to a right or left position, so just slide it accordingly depending on whether you are sewing the right or left side of the zipper. (That means you have to pop off the zipper foot after sewing the right-side seam, slide the zipper foot thingie over to the left position, then pop the foot back on the machine. All this only takes a second once you get the hang of it!)

Note: Be sure your stitch length is back to normal length for the remainder of the sewing. Starting at the bottom of the zipper on the right side, with the zipper foot in the right-side position, sew down the side of the zipper. When you get near the end, stop the machine. Leave the needle in the work, but raise the foot, and gently move the zipper pull back behind the needle. Then lower the foot again and sew to the end of the zipper. Backstitch at the end of this seam.

Next, change the zipper foot to the left position, and repeat this process on the left.

And your zipper is installed! (That wasn’t so bad, right?) The seam is still basted closed, so from the right side, use the seam ripper to gently remove the basted stitches. (They’ll pop out really easily; just pick out any remaining thread pieces that are left dangling.)

Change back to the standard presser foot. Fold the two pillow halves so that they are aligned with right sides facing each other and all corners and edges meeting. Pin in place. Sew around all three sides with a ½” seam allowance. (The fourth side, of course, is the side with the zipper installed.)

Here’s how to sew around the corners: when you reach each corner, leave the needle in the fabric and raise the presser foot, then pivot the fabric 90 degrees, lower the presser foot again, and continue sewing.

Clip the fabric at the corners. (Removing the excess fabric here helps give you a nice, sharp corner once you turn the pillow inside out.)

Turn the pillow cover inside out, ironing the seams flat.

Insert the pillow form, and you’re done!

NOW FOR THE NO-ZIPPER PART

If you’d rather skip the zip, just use your sewing machine to sew the two pieces of fabric together around three edges, plus about 2” on each side of the fourth edge. Clip the corners and turn right-side out, iron the seam flat, then insert the pillow form. Using a needle and thread, hand-sew the opening closed. Of course, this pillow cover won’t be removable, but it will still be lovely!

[sheliesshattered]

A little more than a week ago I finally, finally finished adding hand-sewn lacing loops to the side panel of the black jersey dress I made in October. It had been sitting on my sewing table begging to be done since roughly midwinter, and the actual process of measuring out and sewing in each of the loops was tedious and obnoxious, so even once I did get myself finally moving on it, it still took far too long to actually finish. But yay! Now it's finally done!

The dress continues to be really difficult to photograph -- on my table it looks like a fairly undifferentiated pile of black fabric, and on me standing in indirect sunlight isn't much better. But now that I can lace the side panels down completely, the dress actually fits me, so I'm finally getting a lot more wear out of it again.

And, more importantly, now that it's done I can start working on a new project.

A week ago, with about 6 weeks to go until I plan to wear it to Star Wars Nite at Disneyland, I decided to remake the Batuu Vest I made in 2024. Like I mentioned in my post about the belt I made to go with my Batuu outfit, the one from last year is both ~2" too long, and somewhere between 2" and 4" too wide through the hips. It was not playing well with the belt. But I also wasn't at all sure about trying to modify it, because the separating zipper and all the top-stitching.

Once I had the jersey dress project off my table, I pulled out my shoebox of scraps from last year's vest -- which were originally scraps left over from a dress I made in 2016. It's a medium-weight 100% linen in a lovely dark navy blue, and I really do love everything about the original vest except the fit in the last few inches, so I want to try to reproduce it as closely as possible. I ironed the scraps and checked them against my pattern pieces, and decided that I had enough to do a second two-layer vest out of this same fabric.

Using last year's vest as a fitting guide, I figured out that I wanted to take 2" to 2.5" off the length, and narrow each of the panels below the waist. Just like last year, I started with the lining layer, and folded 2" up at the lower edge of each pattern piece as a starting point, which let me squeeze them into even smaller scraps of fabric.

Since I know this pattern pretty well at this point (and since I transferred all my changes to my paper pattern as I made them last year), the lining layer came together really quickly. Even the bust seam that had required slash-and-spread last year just needed a ton of pinning this year, for some reason. I had all eight pieces cut out and sewn together by the middle of last week, which then let me try it on with the rest of my Batuu kit and figure out how much I wanted to take in from each of the seams.

I ended up leaving the seam between the side front and front panels alone, since it's already cut straight along the grain for stability reasons, and focused on taking out the excess width from the other panels in whatever way ended up looking best. Even at 2" shorter, I still ended up taking out between 2cm and 3cm on each seam. With five seams to work with, that's somewhere between 10cm and 15cm smaller than my one last year -- so all of that excess flaring should be gone from this version of the vest.

I marked those new seams, sewed them in, clipped off the extra, and unpicked the extra thread so I could securely tie the thread ends, then transferred the new measurements to my original paper pattern, so I could cut out matching pieces for the exterior of the vest. With just a little bit of non-machine work here and there over this last weekend, that got me to this point as of this morning:

I also ordered a second separating zipper (2" shorter than the original) and a second pack of the cool hooks-and-bars that I used on the original vest -- and thankfully I got both from Amazon last year, so it was easy to find them again in my order history. If I'd gotten them from JoAnn's in 2024 I would have had to completely re-source them lol.

This morning I drafted a really basic pattern for the little internal patch pockets that I put on the first vest -- either I never actually patterned the originals, or the tiny rectangle of pattern paper fell out of the rolled up pattern sometime in the last year. I think it's the former, but either is possible. I got two pockets cut out and set aside for when I have my iron out next, and then got started on cutting out the exterior pieces of the vest. As of sitting down to write this post and have some food, I have 5 pieces cut out and 3 left to go.

We're at just under 5 weeks now until we go back to Batuu, and really I should have this all done no later than 4 weeks from this Friday, just to make sure that I'm not stressing Jack out with last-minute sewing, lol. I made the original vest in less time, while also working on the shirt to go under it and Jack's jacket as well, and that required a lot more fiddling with the fit than this one will from this point forward. I'm going to have to re-read all my posts on putting the zipper in, since that was so mind-bending with all the layers and asymmetry, and I know the top-stitching felt like it took forever, but at this point I'm feeling confident about getting this second version of the vest done in time to wear it. And hey, worst comes to worst, I can always wear the original version of the vest instead.

[tokiro07]

Cipher Academy ch.42 thoughts

[Enter the Pungeon (Puzzle Dungeon)]

(Contents: New arc speculation, thematic analysis, minor Dekiai/Kogoe analysis)

...Huh, wasn't expecting Zakuroguchi to sit things out, especially since she's the only character who's explicitly stated her intentions for the Morg. That's mighty suspicious, she's definitely doing something shady behind the scenes

I forgot to mention it, but I was in fact expecting Eteshite to be Rikukeito's second. I knew we wouldn't know Yonakiuguisu's second, and while I predicted that Anonymity would be Hakanage's second, I'm not at all surprised to see that it's a supposedly new girl hiding behind the Class F mask. That leaves plenty of room for it to turn out to be Anonymity, but also doesn't necessarily mean that it is. I do think it's rather telling that we can't see any distinguishing features, whereas the other Class F girls at least had some hair sticking out, and her eye shape matches Anonymity almost perfectly even so zoomed out. If it's not her, Nisio and Iwasaki definitely want us to think it could be, which honestly just muddles the possibility more than if they'd reused a name and design from one of the other girls (in which case I'd be convinced it was Anonymity)

I really love the class picture visual; Iwasaki used it during the CLP election to show how Iroha had befriended everyone in the class while Anonymity distanced herself, but while that was the end of the introductory arc, this is the beginning of the real focus of the story as a whole. When you think about it, the Gradewide Leader Tournament was more like a second prologue, as it mainly served to establish the wider cast of the story and their motivations and relationships rather than resolve anything that had already been built up. With that perspective in mind, I almost have to wonder if even this is just set up for something bigger and more thematically central to come?

I won't make that assumption right now, but I think we can be confident that the coming world war that they keep talking about is going to be the payoff to every plotline we've seen and will see going forward, so while the metaverse may be the setting for the bulk of the remainder of the story, this arc specifically is probably just the introduction to that setting rather than the main event

I've talked at length about how the first two arcs lined up with Jump's themes of Effort and Friendship respectively, and how the coming arc would likely focus on Victory. When saying that, I always expressed hesitance since there wouldn't be anywhere to go thematically from there once those were all covered, but now I think I'm starting to get a clearer idea. While this is an expedition team with some level of cooperation to be expected, it's clear that Iroha is not really the leader of this group, and there is going to be internal competition here to decide who's really in charge, which strongly backs up my idea that this is a Victory arc, but once that's done? Well, if this is prologue part 3, then that means that we won't need to find a new theme to latch onto, but rather the true main event will be where Friendship, Effort and Victory finally meet! Iroha's efforts, the friendships he's made, and his hard-earned victories will culminate in his position as Code Emperor, allowing him to work towards his goals with everyone standing firmly behind him

That's not to say new themes won't arise, or that we won't revisit the individual themes one arc at a time, but rather that everything will be synthesized in the actual main story

I wonder if that's part of why Cipher Academy is still so low in the rankings, cus some fans feel it doesn't resolve anything it sets up? They'd be stupid if that's the case, since it's an ongoing story, of course things aren't going to be paid off. One Piece leaves threads dangling for decades, you don't see anyone complaining about that...

I am hoping that now that we're in a new setting with the opportunity for a lot of visual variety that the series should be able to establish more of an identity. That would really help it stand out and connect with readers who aren't already hooked by either the premise or characters, though I suppose that depends on how far it deviates from other VR adventure series like Sword Art Online or the like

I'm pretty excited to see this turn of events, I was worried that the metaverse would just be regular AR with visuals overlaid on the school itself rather than effectively introducing new locations ad infinitum (er...ad five-hundritum?). Literally anything could happen here, and presenting it as a procedural dungeon-crawler (I am NOT calling it a Roguelike and NO ONE, not even Nisio, is gonna make me!!!) is a really fun and novel way to do it! If it's procedural, that implies that players can be booted out and need to restart, so there's got to be a lose condition to worry about, though I guess that's to be expected anyway. I think the bigger questions are how many attempts they'll be allowed to make, how big the consequences of loss are, and most importantly, who's going to lose first? I imagine Iroha's going to lose at least a few times, though probably not until he reaches a much lower level than 1. If I had to guess, his first loss will be with someone at his side to make contextualizing it a bit easier

Do you think any of the puzzles are going to be conceptualized as monsters? This whole thing has a war theme, so maybe we'll see tank dragons or fighter jet gryphons or bullet-casing slimes. Zombie soldiers seem like a given, but that's low-hanging fruit, so I hope we'll get those out of the way and see at least one super-creative one quickly. Ah, but maybe I shouldn't even be speculating about this, it might just be setting myself up for disappointment...Argh, why is Sunday so far away?? Curse me for getting this review done in a timely manner for once!

Anyway, enough speculation about what's to come, let's focus a little more on what's actually in front of us. Dekiai is a super cutie, isn't she? With her heart eyes and literal bubbly personality. I've been wanting to see what made Iroha's Glasses Weapons special for a while, and I think I suspected that he'd have his own AI avatar like Kogoe's CG for a while, but I never was able to think of what she'd actually look like! The watery hair is the biggest surprise, it's so fun to look at!

Hm? Her hair is made of water? And come to think of it, her bangs and mechanical scrunchies look familiar too...Hold on, is Dekiai Kogoe with her ice melted? They both have similar catchphrases too..."can't say that too loudly," "don't say anything rude"...yeah, she could be Kogoe's sister with those looks and personalities. I wonder if perhaps Kogoe modeled the avatars after her family? I could definitely see CG being her grandpa or something

Or maybe she just modeled this one after herself. Whatever the case, I hope the other avatars have equally interesting visual flairs so they don't end up being monotonous

Oh, and fun fact, I looked into it and apparently Dekiai can mean either "ready-made", as in the mass-produced version of the Glasses Weapons, or "adoration/blind love," explaining her heart theme and potentially fitting in with Kogoe's stated goal of getting Iroha to fall in love with her. I bet that's why she gave him this avatar, actually, to help endear herself to him. It'll be so funny if Dekiai joins the harem and becomes competition for Kogoe, I really hope that happens

I think that about covers it for this week. I'm really excited to see how this arc plays out, and I hope that it helps garner a lot more traction going forward. The next chapter is in the back of the magazine reportedly, which I think is absolutely ridiculous; apparently CA was trending in Japan because of this chapter, what business does Jump have putting it so far back? Unless they consider it a strong closer, which is definitely a take I can get behind since I too save it for last every week. I'll tell you, being able to close the app and ruminate on this development was quite the experience for me! Really left me wanting more, which is a great problem to have in a Jump manga! I'll be waiting for it with bated breath!