#[if you want something changed or a different verse just me know :3c]

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@fiery-ambitions​ wanted a starter <3

“For someone so hot, you look pretty cool.”

He’d been searching around here, but had no luck in finding what he was looking for. What an extreme disappointment. But nothing could stop him from continuing his search. Not even this interesting looking creature. He had flames, like Iblis. But he didn’t seem to be purposely destroying the landscape, the way things were in his own time.

“It’s too cold. I don’t like the wind when it makes things colder.”

A shake of the head. He needed to brighten up. So he puts on a smile, and straightens his posture.

“What’s your name, mister fire guy? Are you out here looking for jewels too?”

[holdingmyworldsdestiny]

@divineprank​ wanted a starter <3

“What business do you have here?”

There was curiosity in her eyes, though not innocently so. Rather than immediately peg him as a bad person, in spite of her dreams, the woman would give him a fair chance. Though she remained on guard, just in case. It would be better not to be taken by surprise.

“Is there anything I can assist with?”

[secret-engima]

Listen Luna as Weiss in your Noctscar verse is something I never thought I want to see. It also make the whole team RWBY dynamic a whole lot difference since Ruby doesn't have to prove her worth as a leader to Weiss like in canon (or did you make the team leader change?) Blake probably didn't know what to do with Weiss image different than she thought and Yang? Something told me Yang big sister instinct just told her this is someone she need to dote and care about and - (1/2)

Anonymous said:

- do it anyway despite being the same age. What did Luna feel becoming a team with the rest of RBY? Did having a friend of her own age help Luna? I always feel that both Luna and Weiss in each canon is someone who not familiar with casual touch of affection (that something Yang and Ruby probably pick up and keep doing it) and the sense of closeness without any expectation (of being the Oracle, the Schnee Heir). Sorry if the ask seem incoherent since well, *wave around* Luna as Weiss.

Me: >:3c LUNA AS WEISS YES. And I never knew I needed it either but here I am and I’m taking you all down with me.

Yes, the dynamic is different here, because Ruby is still the leader, but Weiss has no interest in challenging for the position. Ruby does still feel like she has to prove herself a bit, because her partner is so calm and mature and “cool”. WeissLuna just wants Ruby to calm down and take this seriously, but not run herself in circles over it.

Blake has no idea what to do with Weiss no. At first she thought Weiss was snobby and aloof, because Luna is quiet and reserved and Blake came in with negative biases and expectations. But as they start training together Weiss is just- so sweet? So quiet and calm and *gentle* and it confuses Blake a lot. And then the White Fang thing comes up and Weiss seemingly plays into expectations for the first time by being openly disdainful of them.

But the thing is- it’s not because Luna hates Faunus or thinks that nothing is wrong. She knows exactly what her father has done to the workers of the company, she knows all about the Faunus Issues plaguing Altas and other countries. And she knows that the current White Fang, the violent White Fang are not helping. All they do is give Jaques all the ammo he needs to convince the Stockholders to let him treat the workers even WORSE. All they do is make the little people too scared to speak against Faunus, true, but also very dead set against HELPING them. Because why help someone who you believe already hates you and wants you dead and will likely KILL YOU as soon as your back is turned?

The current White Fang have done more to destroy the good relations between the average Faunus and their neighbor than Jaques Schnee could ever dream of and Luna despises them for it. But Blake doesn’t stick around to hear that part, she and Luna get into a fight about White Fang and before Luna can explain herself Blake blurts out the Faunus Thing and then runs off. They do talk about it later tho. Once they’ve tracked her down and Luna has firmly stated that Blake didn’t have to run off again good grief she’s not going to treat her teammate any differently just because she finally stopped wearing a stupid bow over her ears.

Blake: Wait ... you knew?

Luna, dryly: Blake, your bow *moves* and you wear it even when you sleep. I’m a Schnee. Not blind.

Yang absolutely latches onto Weiss as a new baby sibling. It’s just INSTINCT. It takes Yang longer to realize why it’s instinct, and to conclude that Weiss is ... depressed. Possibly dangerously so. Yang is actually incorrect but it’s not an illogical assumption when one takes into account her quiet, too-mature nature, her touch starvation, and her eerie and total acceptance of the possibility of her own death, to the point of putting herself in harm’s way to keep the others safe.

Because Luna spent a lifetime knowing that she was going to die for her duty, then DID die for her duty, and that acceptance has followed her over into being a Huntress and when people realize she has it they get Very Concerned. Because she’s seventeen, she shouldn’t be this peaceful over the concept of dying.

So Yang absolutely Big Sister adopts her. Luna is so confused. Because both her big siblings (Ravus and then Winter) are ... Not Like Yang at all. But as time goes on she comes to really appreciate it.

Hmmmm Luna is fairly calm about her team? She’s pleased it’s an all girl team, and Ruby and Yang seem nice, and she’s fairly sure Blake will be a good teammate as well even if she’s hiding her Faunus trait under a bow for some reason. She isn’t entirely sure what Ozpin was thinking, choosing Ruby as the leader, but Luna is glad he didn’t pick her so she’s not going to complain.

She is going to ensure these children don’t get themselves killed though.

Basically, Luna is the team Braincell even if she’s not team leader, she and Blake work out their issues, and her team become steadily more and more protective of Weiss as they realize she is mentally not the healthiest. They don’t have the words for it really, because they’re only teenagers but just- they know that Weiss is not normal. That she’s too quiet and too mature and sometimes she looks at the world with this vague expression that makes it seem like she doesn’t think she has a place in it. And she’s always caring for them, but not so much herself. She has nightmares that leave her gasping, but when asked she tries to brush them off. She is devastatingly good with her rapier, but eventually they learn that what she really wanted was a trident, but her father deemed it “unbecoming” and wouldn’t hear of it. That she has a sister she does not trust and a little brother she feels the need to care for, yet somehow in any plans or opinions she airs, she never factors *herself* into them beyond what she can do for others.

“It’s like she doesn’t even realize she needs to be happy too,” Blake mutters one day and then the trio stare at each other like it’s a holy revelation.

Luna isn’t sure why Ruby spends the next two days hugging her whenever possible and asking for her opinion on *everything*. Or why Yang keeps draping an arm on her shoulder, or why Blake even offered to share her *books*. Is everything alright you three? Do you need something?

Team RBY: Oh my word just *let us love you, you utter disaster sibling*.

Also as a side note, Luna and Ren get along like a zen garden.

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REALLY LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY. RULES. repost ,   don’t  reblog !    tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. I took this from Minnie’s archived Bioshock blog. I’ve been looking for this meme all this month. TAGGING. @hammurabicomplex. @bluuxriising. @ Me - for Sal on @bulletsoverbensonhurst​. @immaterialed (charlie) @soypeor (bella) @svmmercmance​. @mrflayed. and you!

BASICS. FULL  NAME :  Eve Delores Littlejohn NICKNAME : Evie, Little Evie (by her maternal side of the family), Delores, Didi NAME  MEANING / S  Eve is from the ancient Hebrew name  חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה (chawah) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (chayah) meaning "to live". Delores is a variant of Dolores, meaning "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows." Littlejohn is a surname that has historically been found in England and Scotland. With potential origins being either ‘to distinguish a beloved child that was not the eldest.’ Or, ‘a contradictory nickname for a large man.’ HISTORICAL  CONNECTION? : She’s named after her grandmother, Evelyn Hollins.

AGE : 42 BIRTHDAY :  June 2 ETHNIC  GROUP : Black-American. Meaning she’s mixed with a lot (Some of her relatives are respectively Creole and Italian) but uses Black as a catch-all term. NATIONALITY :  American LANGUAGE / S : English, Italian, Spanish, Latin, some French SEXUAL  ORIENTATION :   Bisexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION :  Biromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : Verse dependent, usually married -or connected- to Salvatore Scozzari in some way. CLASS : Upper-Class HOME  TOWN / AREA :   Brooklyn. Spent time between Bedford-Stuyvesant - with her paternal grandfather and Park Slope - with her maternal grandparents.  CURRENT  HOME : In her childhood home in Bedford-Stuyvesant. PROFESSION : Ballet Instructor. Former Professional Ballerina. ( Other verses see her as a professional thief. )

PHYSICAL. HAIR : Black. In terms of her natural hair, Eve has springy, 3C hair she seldom shows off because she was raised in a family where straightened hair was deemed presentable and professional.  EYES : Thin almond eyes. Dark brown. NOSE : Straight and small. FACE :  She has a prominent, high forehead, that’s accented with high cheekbones and a pointy chin. LIPS :  Full. COMPLEXION : She has a light brown (tawny) complexion.  SCARS : None major. TATTOOS : None. HEIGHT : 5′4″ BUILD : Eve has a slender build. One of those people who have been small and petite since childhood. Despite this, she also stays skinny because she is obsessively conscious of the food she consumes. The older she gets the more she weighs, however. USUAL HAIR STYLE :  Her hair is cut short. Reaching her shoulders in a neat, even bob. She either curls it in a retro fashion or curls the tips. For work she wears it in a traditional, pinned bun. USUAL FACE LOOK : In public, she appears stoic for the most part. Any emotion shown (such as the length of a smile) is carefully calculated. She has to seem perfect.  USUAL  CLOTHING : Form fitting dresses. Incredibly chic and fashionable for the time. Shoes include heels - never open-toed, unless she has on stockings. Extravagant earrings. Jewelry that can include either necklaces, crosses, pearls, or dainty rings. Prone to wearing black sunglasses in public.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : Thunderstorms, airplanes, creatures like weasels, snakes and ferrets, break-ins, men she doesn’t know, harm coming to her children ASPIRATION / S :  Formerly wanted to become a major [black] ballerina in the elite world of ballet, now she just wants to expose more [inner city children] to dance through her job. Personally, she wants her children to change the world in some form or fashion, too. Eve also has good ideas on improving the community, but at the moment has no idea how to go about these ideas. POSITIVE  TRAITS :  Generous, compassionate, patient, protective NEGATIVE  TRAITS : Strict, sullen, hard to read, represses her emotions, secretive MBTI :  Advocate - INFJ-T ZODIAC :  Cancer TEMPERAMENT :  Melancholic ANIMALS :  Lioness VICE / S :  Pride & Lust FAITH : Christian. Grew up Baptist, but Catholic influences have been around her since childhood. Attended a Catholic High School in Park Slope, her grandmother Evelyn was also a practicing Catholic.  GHOSTS ? : Yes and no. She feels that objects formerly owned by the deceased posses the essence of their previous owners and that they essentially live on through these pieces of property. AFTERLIFE ? : Yes. REINCARNATION ? :  No, but it’s a romantic concept. ALIENS ? : No. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT :  Democratic ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE :  She likes being where she’s at now. But honestly, being upper class is all she’s ever known. SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : Bourgeoisie, basically. The Littlejohn’s represent The Historical Black Elite.  EDUCATION  LEVEL : College level. FAMILY.

FATHER :  William ‘Bill’ Littlejohn MOTHER : Linda Littlejohn ( nee Hollins ) SIBLINGS : None EXTENDED  FAMILY : Amos Littlejohn (paternal grandfather) Liza Littlejohn (paternal grandmother) Evelyn Hollins (maternal grandmother) Giuseppe D’Aietti (maternal grandfather) and a wide host of cousins, aunts and uncles.

FAVOURITES. BOOK :  Night Song by Beverly Jenkins. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Some sort of old, French erotic novel that was published before she was born. MOVIE : Eve watches films along the lines of...Waiting to Exhale, Beaches, The First Wives Club and Fatal Attraction. She loves Made-For-TV movies from the time period. In regards to plays, her favorite one is Sunday In The Park With George. 5  SONGS :  Meet Me On The Moon / Essence of Sapphire / No One In The World / People / The First Time I Saw Your Face  DEITY :  Persephone  HOLIDAY : New Years Eve, Christmas, Thanksgiving. Major holidays during the colder season. MONTH :  October SEASON :  Autumn PLACE :  The dance studio she works at. WEATHER : Sunny, but cool. SOUND : The voices of Anita Baker and Sarah Vaughn. A skilled hand running over piano keys. Soft trumpets. Running water. Cats making chipper little meows. SCENT / S :  Perfume, floral scented lotions, her partner’s cologne TASTE / S :  Caramel, the tang of dark chocolate, strawberries coated with either chocolate, or sprinkles of white sugar. Light Vinegar.  FEEL / S : Performing in front of an audience. Hot water engulfing your skin after a long day. Satin - whether it be the fabric of her clothes or sheets, your fingers tightly intertwined with another’s, feeling your significant other’s chest raise and lower against your skin with each breath they take. ANIMAL / S : Cocker Spaniels, Afghan Hounds, Cats, Birds - she loves all ( well, a majority ) of animals. NUMBER :  Doesn’t have one. COLOR :  White, Pink, Gold.

EXTRA. TALENTS :  Dance, Eve is trained in ballet when it comes to her main verse. She has attended ballet classes since the age of eight and ever since then she placed all of her focus into it. Similarly, Eve has always had the makings of a good artist - as a child she enjoyed drawing and had informal art lessons with a man who lived in the basement of her grandfather’s brownstone, but she never invested into that half of her. BAD AT : Singing, Being interviewed, Public Speaking (as in Speech Giving), Decision Making TURN  ONS :  Charisma, Leadership Skills, Temperature Play, Phone Sex, Heavy Kissing, Light Roleplay TURN  OFFS :  Public Sex, Tearing [ Her ] Clothes, Threesomes, Cruelty, Senseless Violence HOBBIES :  viewing plays & some musicals, reading romance novels, shopping, working out (she was into the whole celebrity VHS tape exercise trend), playing tennis, decorating AESTHETIC :  Vintage Black Glamour, Black Ballerinas, Champagne and Wine Glasses, Paintings by Melinda Byers and Edward 'Clay' Wright QUOTES :  "I'm bad with words, I hope you're good in reading eyes." / "There are truths I haven't even told God. And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys."

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : Lynn Whitfield ( A Thin Line Between Love & Hate ) ALT  FC / S : Kylie Bunbury ( Twisted ) OLDER  FC / S :  Lynn Whitfield ( Greenleaf ) YOUNGER  FC / S : N/A VOICE  CLAIM / S : Lynn Whitfield

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1 :   if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?       A1 : Recently I decided that if/when I try to write anything serious about Eve again, it’ll center on her being a jewel thief because it presents me more fun, and emotionally diverse, opportunities. That and I have a very specific cover image in my mind. Ideally, her adventures would be a series of books. I have no title in mind, no idea about how ‘it would be filmed’ ( although a style replicating 90s films would be excellent, film grain and all. ) but, I do have a bunch of plots in mind that I really don’t feel like typing out here.  

Q2 :   what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?         A2 :  Her score would have a vintage sound (or a jazzy Spike Lee sound, if you will) with instrumentals by Dorothy Ashby (a Jazz Harpist) the Ahmad Jamal Trio, Pharaoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef and Tarika Blue. For music with lyrics, the soundtrack would include the likes of Julie London, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dionne Warwick.

Q3 :   why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?   + Q4 :   what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ? A3 :  Whenever I make NPCs for my character’s lives I actually can’t just let them just be NPCs. I start thinking about them too much. Developing them too much. And then I’m like, ‘wow! I really like this character!’ Eve was a different character when I began writing her, and likely wouldn’t be considered the same character as she was previously, if I told someone in real life who knows about my writing (like my grandma) about all the changes she has undergone. Originally Delores was a university professor, because I thought it could lead to interesting interactions with college-age muses. And her previous history with the mafia was also something interesting to tap in. But then I started thinking about what was realistic, what wasn’t realistic, what did I feel comfortable/interested writing? What didn’t I feel comfortable/interested in writing?  So as time went on, things would alter about this character. And the new things I came up with attracted me more. 

Q5 :   describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.         A5 :  I have a love/hate relationship with Eve’s quiet demeanor. On one hand, I think quieter characters need love and the ability to be fully dimensional but on the other hand, writing louder characters has always been more fun for me. But really, Eve’s guarded behavior makes writing her stressful in some cases with others because sometimes...if I’m going to be honest...people don’t know how to carry a thread and interact with someone of her demeanor effectively. 

Q6 :   what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?       A6 : We’re both black, we’re both into art (although our exact interests and aesthetics with art differ)

Q7 :   how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?         A7 : Realistically she would think I need to take better care of myself.

Q8 :   what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions with ?   A8 :  We skippin’ this question.

Q9 :   what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?       A9 : Films such as, “Waiting to Exhale,” “The Kitchen” and “Widows.” Books by Alice Walker, like “The Third Life of Grange Copeland” as well as her short story, “Roselily.” The historical mob figure Stephanie St. Clair.

Q10 :   how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?       A10 : A few hours.

[twixtandshout]

Tagged by @pidgeonpostal! And not tagging anyone else because I have SOILED the original template (soiled it!!) in deference to my [brushes off skirt] mostly clean public-facing appearance.

...I’ve been making a lot of Spongebob memes lately for someone who has not seen Spongebob.

How many works do you have on AO3?

71!

What’s your total AO3 wordcount?

...306,834. Jesus.

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Uh. Many! I do a lot of one-offs (and/or start long things I never finish) in many different places. My top three fandoms by fics written are RWBY (29), Undertale (25), Gravity Falls/Transcendence AU (4).

Bet you can’t tell where my hyperfixations have fallen. 

I’ve also got some Pokémon and Sonic the Hedgehog fics back on my ff.net account, or I think I still do, anyway, but let’s never go back there pls

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. Sweeter Than Honey (Undertale): Taking a Completely unsurprising first place, with over 600 more kudos than the runner-up, the haphazard Underswap fic featuring a post-college self-insert I wrote just after high school! I shake my head some at how overblown and ridiculous the gap between this and all my other stuff is (c’mon, guys, I’ve written way better fics), but this is also the fic which prompted me (and at least one other person!) to start using they/them pronouns. I’ve gotten a lot of really sweet comments about how seen and appreciated it’s made people feel, so I can’t get down too far about it.

2. To Be A Hero (BNHA): I don’t count myself as part of the BNHA fandom, for a number of reasons, but for something that’s arguably the main motivation for the entire plot, Midoriya’s quirklessness is something I’ve never thought has been handled well. This fic marked the first time I (somewhat tentatively) claimed the disability label (thanks again to Sweeter Than for prompting that realization) to hold that lens over canon. It also really shot up my chart, dang! It’s the only thing here I’d consider “recent.”

3. Three-Sentence Shipping (Undertale): Self-explanatory.

4. Brothers Beyond Bonedaries (Undertale): Ah, the way-overcomplicated AU³ I got nowhere close to finishing. One of the things I really like about Undertale is the interface screw, how Toby Fox uses the medium of the video game to pull off crazy things and enhance his game, but most of the fic written for the fandom seems dedicated to explaining it away, grounding it, rather than taking it to the next step and messing with the medium of fanfiction when you keep the story going. I tried to do something cool like that here, playing with questions like narrator and authorship and breaking the fourth wall, even taking the “final boss” fight to a “totally separate” fic reached through the first by link – but, well, then I never finished it, which probably didn’t make anything less confusing for the poor folks who missed the intent.

5. Spirit and Such (Gravity Falls: Transcendence AU): A whole fic written to line out a particular image I had, which, naturally, never made it to the page. I consider it a bit of a cautionary tale for myself when it comes to writing (near-)original content; there’s a lot I look back on and cringe. I still love the characters, though – well, the important ones – and I think just stepping away from the tried-and-true Mizar formula nets it a star sticker here.

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

>w>; I try, but a lot of the time I just don’t have anything to say? Like, oh, you liked it? Neat. There’s not much to respond to in comments like that, and then I’m weighing falling down on an ~obligation~ to respond to every message in my inbox vs annoying people with copy-paste fluff responses all down the page. Plus I know I make more of an effort to comment on things that didn’t get the attention I feel they deserve, so if I’m driving up my own comment count with nonsense, am I preventing myself from being in a position to receive more comments later? And then if I do comment, am I being too effusive or running people’s ears off explaining things they don’t actually need to know? Sometimes people just want to express interest or admiration and don’t necessarily want a whole peek and guided tour behind the curtain.

Can you tell I have anxiety? x3;

Anyway, I do respond when I can. And I keep most of the comments I’ve gotten to go back and reread. 

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Hm, hmm. Lots of stuff in the TQ Nonsense series would probably qualify! I’m thinking of Unfixable, Wolfsong, and Ethanol. And there’s Bursting Through A Blood-Red Sky (I Can Live, I Can Breathe), of course, but that was always intended to have a fix-it epilogue. It’s just that I wrote it in a couple of hours day-of, stared at it, and decided I didn’t wanna just then. But now that’s As Long As You’re Still Burning Bright (I’m Still Awake), and that’s probably the best romance I’ve written, so that one worked out.

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve ever written?

Now and then! When the urge strikes. Uhhh, I’ve got a series of Doctor Who x Undertale crossovers I actually made a whole dang verse for that never made it to print. Get a couple great comments on that every few months or so. I think the World Trigger x Undertale crossover is probably weirder, though, by virtue of WT being a very small fandom. My enthusiasm kinda sputtered out on that one.

Mostly I just daydream crossovers with whatever happens to catch my eye at any given moment. I have a lot!!!! Though odds are out on whether I manage to remember any of them once the initial thought’s passed, lol.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Gotten a couple eyebrow-raising comments, but I think mostly I’m just too small a writer to draw that kind of attention.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don’t? think so? Think my tastes are a little niche for most people to bother ^^;

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I had someone apologize once for any language mistakes in their comment cause they had to run it through a translator! That’s not what you asked (the answer is no), but it’s very flattering to think that someone liked my fic enough to read and comment despite the language barrier.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! :D @pidgeonpostal was gracious enough to agree to co-write Five Nights at Denny’s with me off an idea about shoes. This has fulfilled a long-held dream of mine (collabing with someone, not the shoes) and also introduced me to some lovely people.

What’s your all time favorite ship?

Who has time for just one? ;3c Honestly, I care more about the characters and how the relationship – any relationship – between them changes them than I do about ~A Ship~ as a solid, bounded noun-object. I’ve got characters I like more and less and feelings about who does and doesn’t have chemistry in which directions with whom, but finding anything that agrees with those preferences is hard, harder when you take alloromanticism into account. I’ll play in any sandbox with cool toys, especially if other folks have already built sick sandcastles there.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

[kicks every single unfinished fic further under the bed] What nooo no WIPs here, everything on my account is either finished or does not exist

I’ve got a couple extra chapters of Sweeter Than floating around unposted, but 1. that fic’s a mess 2. high school Twixt and post-college Twixt are different people and trying to contort myself into three other me-shapes just cause people Like this fic is not something I’m super interested in 3. it’s headed for an emotional dip and I’d rather leave it where it is than post two chapters, stall out again, and leave folks with a bad end.

As for other fics... it’s looking more and more likely that v7 of my Yellow Brick Road AU will never actually make it out. >w>; I’ve got some really great ideas, but not enough to make me feel like I know what I’m doing, and that’s a big roadblock. Plus trying to engage with RT’s Atlas-Mantle worldbuilding in any serious capacity is... a headache. I can’t recommend the Happy Huntress Cinematic Universe enough, but it leaves some pretty big shoes to follow! And I’ve got small feet. <w<;

What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue’s fun, probably as an extension of characterization. I love tearing into what makes people tick, especially against the backdrop of their environment, the story they’re in, and the people they’re up against. Voice is a double-edged sword; I’ve been told my writing is really recognizable and individual, but on the other hand, I’ve been growing frustrated with with the limits of my narrative ability. There’s a strong rhythm I keep when I write (you might notice it here, even) but that leaves me feeling predictable and stale. I’m not sure I’m great at setting as a matter of course, but I’m pretty good at describing setpieces where the need comes up; that comes from my background in poetry, as does the fun I have with sublimating and abstracting complex imagery. And I think I bring some needed nuance to the universal. For good or ill, I don’t do what “everyone else” is doing.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Well, writing, for one thing. If I don’t know how something’s going to go and don’t have the urge to write it, it isn’t getting done, which means there’s a billion things that will never see the page and a few hundred more that are never getting finished. I lose momentum easily and have a hard time getting started, and I put way too much standing on finding a foothold with other people; as critical as I am of my work, I have high expectations for the stuff that passes muster, and it never seems to measure up. I’m also really uncreative. Yeah, I can mix up elements and extrapolate events, but coming up with things wholesale is really hard, which is why I avoid it wherever possible and steal/reskin stuff from other places instead.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Something along the lines of “Hoo boy, I am Not qualified for this but hopefully it’s decent anyway.” Maria’s Spanish lines haven’t been a big deal – I’ve used it sparingly and, as a Latin language, it should be easy for English-speaking audiences to pick up on the gist – but I’ve had a harder time with Tai’s Chinese, both because I have Even Less background there and because it is, of course, an entirely different language system. If I write it out in English or Romanized italics, am I colonizing it or changing the meaning? If I write it out in the presumed-original characters (presumed because it’s Google Translate and who knows if I’m even barking in the right forest), am I confusing or alienating my presumed-majority-English-speaking audience? Where should I put the translations? Should I put the translations? And for Frisk’s sign language, thinking back, are the brackets I used instead of quotes alienating/infantilizing? I like that different characters give the text between a different feel, but I’m not an ASL speaker – and I’m pretty sure the word is “speaker,” which would only reinforce that that demographic would rather I didn’t do that. It’s important for all these characters, I think, that they use non-English language where it makes sense; it’s part of who they are. But as a white monolingual English-speaker, I don’t think I can really weigh in.

What was the first fandom you ever wrote for?

Thaaaat’d be Pokémon, followed closely with Sonic the Hedgehog. Whether those fics are still on my ff.net account or not (pretty sure I’ve purged them, but you never know) I’ve still got a couple saved to a folder on my current laptop, ostensibly so I can look back and see how far I’ve come and more practically to allow for the possibility of furthering group cohesion through public shaming.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I still like the idea behind The Man Who Is Atlas, and Burning Bright (Still Awake) gets props for being my current fic, though it’s currently in that spot where I’m excited to get new chapters posted but also quietly marking everything up in red pen. I think Harbinger gets the crown here, at least for now.

[nyandereneko]

idk if anyone even knows what d@rker than black is anymore but lol...i’m in love w/ the protag so i’m gonna talk abt it

an irl friend of mine wanted me to watch the show (we’ve been slowly showing each other new anime over time) and when we first started watching it recently everything was fine, normal...but the more we watched and the shitter things got for me irl, the more i started projecting feelings into the show really hard, and then i just said fuck it and decided to self insert fhieslfhels and here we are

quick crash course so some words i use describing Nova’s role in this verse make sense: DTB takes place in a world where there’s like a fog around the world...the real sky doesn’t exist anymore, and every star you see in the night sky actually represents a person known as a “Contractor.” (And yes that means when you see a star fall, a Contractor has died. They’re kept cataloged by most official organizations by numbers assigned to their stars.) Contractors have special powers at the cost of a price, i.e. someone who has electricity powers but then has to eat an obscene amount of food for seemingly no reason after the fact. understandably, powers and payments can be literally anything, ranging from both good and bad, dire to simple, etc etc. And all of this started happening when these 2 supernatural zones known as Heaven’s Gate and Hell’s Gate randomly showed up one day, and then people in or near these zones (which are now uninhabitable) started developing these powers. allegedly Contractors also only have lizard brain levels of emotion, as in they aren’t really supposed to be able to feel anything, they only act in the most rational and self-preserving manner for them. this ofc isn’t entirely true and gets challenged in different ways throughout the show, but anyway i think those are enough basics for my bio description to make sense...

i don’t have an official bio typed up yet but Nova is still just Nova lol, altho like in my FB verse, she has a condition that only certain people can see. she’s not a straight up Contractor (so she doesn’t have to deal with all that payment bs), but she has been influenced by the Gate. it changed her appearance (starry haired catgirl) and she has the ability to shift between a cat and human form, but only other Contractors/people that have been in contact with the Gate to a notable degree can see that part of her appearance. so as a human she just looks normal to everyone, and as a cat she just wouldn’t be sparkly, but to Contractors/Gate people she looks like a catgirl/sparkly cat all the time. she’s best friends with one of the side characters in the show named Kiko, a girl who works for a hack detective and likes anime a lot, so she and Nova bond over that lol...Kiko also canonically has a crush on Hei (the MC, who I now realize I haven’t shared his name up to this point lol. sidenote: that’s not his real name, it’s the codename he goes by in the organization he works for. His “civilian” name that he tells most people when he’s undercover is “Li Shengshun” but we actually never find out his REAL real name, unless it actually is Li, but regardless I just refer to him as Hei because that’s what everyone else does lol), although Kiko doesn’t actually know him (they’ve never had any super significant encounters) but that’s how Nova ends up meeting him. Kiko points out her crush and Nova decides she’s gonna help her friend get a date, but after things get set up Nova realizes she feels...a little empty...maybe even a little jealous :3c and ofc from the beginning Hei noticed that something was up with Nova that apparently no one else can see, but he decides not to make it his problem until he’s told that it’s supposed to be his problem. he basically works as a hitman for a secret vague Syndicate (just think secret government agency or whatever except this organization is over even the government) that employs Contractors and various other individuals that have had experiences with the Gate. one of his teammates is another black cat (lmfao) who probably starts keeping tabs on her anyway, just because he can, and because he’s wary about the fact that she’s just living her life like this and yet she still just happened to cross paths with this particular group of people...what a coincidence, although when it comes to Contractors Mao (the cat) knows it’s probably not a good one. 

Aaaaaaaand that’s about all i got for now i think, i’m gonna try to post some more writing next week (no promises) for JSHK, BSD, and now DTB, and i’m probably gonna lean more towards producing more DTB for the time being because i’ve been using it as my one crutch during this fucked up time we are living in lol, i projected too hard and now i’m in love, story of my life!!!

[azure-steel]

throws my url and a waffle your way :3c

Send me your URL and I will tell you...

My Opinion on...

(I haven’t had the pleasure of interacting with Tae just yet so I’ll focus on Reno for this)

The character in general: Aha, so I’ve had a bit of a crush on Reno since I first played OG waaaaaaaay back when (and then a bit more with AC... lol). The fiery attitude that matches the hair, the sharp contrast of not giving a shit and then actually caring quite deeply. His character is often quite contradictory and there’s something about facets like that which really call to me because it makes them seem so human, you know? Reno does that for me, he has a job to do and he loves his job, but he feels a deep fundamental guilt about certain actions that are sometimes so very far out of his own control. I first saw this trait in AC when he talks about making amends for ShinRa’s detrimental effect on the planet, so I was very happy to see that carried through into the remake when he expresses remorse for the destruction of Sector 7. Oh.... he’s pretty hot too, but that’s by the by xD

How you play them: I adore your take on Reno, the detail of his inner musings and the wonderful speech pattern you give him. Honestly I can hear his voice when I read your replies. I love him!

You, the Mun: We haven’t been speaking super long, but so far you seem pretty rad! I enjoy seeing your little logo pop up on my discord when you’ve sent me a thing! Also, a fellow Mass Effect fan?! I don’t think you know how excited I was to know that I’m not the only FF rper here who has an ME verse, it made me so very happy ;u;

Do I...

RP with you: WE DOOOOOOO! Two threads, TWO. And I adore them both already!

Want to RP with you: I think the above speaks for itself, don’t you? xD

Ship with you: No

Want to ship with you: Listen, I have a soft spot for Cloud x Reno, mostly because they consistently rub each other up the wrong way and there’s something fundamentally adorable about that for me. I have a weakness for couples that bicker a lot xD Still, they have more in common than I think either of them realise despite the shocking differences between the two. That being said, I don’t agree with forcing ships, so if it happens it happens, great stuff! If not, then honestly I’m fine with that too :)

What is my...

One favorite thing about your blog: THE COLOURS, you mentioned loving the Night Club aesthetic and honestly I feel that this shows with how you’ve built your blog. It’s beautiful to look at for sure!

One favorite thing about you and your character: I love how you make him speak? Is that a thing? Am I allowed that?

Overall Opinion (with optional gif!)

Never change, and you need to DRAW MORE. Your art is wonderful and the world needs to see it! But overall, I really enjoy chatting with you, be that about RP, FFVII, our muses, Mass Effect or whatever. You rock and your writing is phenominal~

[rebirthxguardian]

[For the new year, I’m going to be doing a soft reboot -- that is, I’m clearing out all old threads that had been waiting on me to answer. If there’s any that I may feel a niggle of a feel for, I’ll keep it. But otherwise? It’s time to start fresh and try again!

Dropping (old) threads with;;

@abyssalmedium​ (I’ve had like five open but CLEARLY I’m still gonna keep sitting on them ;w; Please hit me up for a new thread, because I DO want to interact with you. It’s time I stop overwhelming myself and staring at all the threads I have.)

@accelerator-cockroach​ (I know you’ve dropped this thread, but I’ve still had it open in my tabs. Just letting you know that I’d love to try interacting again!)

@all-across-the-multiverse​ (I’ve still had a couple of threads with Raditz such as the child thread open. Please hit me up for a new thread if you’d still like to!)

@linchxpin​ // @flechxtte​ // @tcmpcral​ (YEAH I still had the child thread open with Natori and several others, but I’ve lost muse for it. ;w; Of course you’re also on other blogs, and whichever you choose for the next thread, HIT ME UPSIDE THE HEAD)

@discordswonderland​ (If you think that I forget you, you’re so wrong! Cuz I have several threads open with you that I just keep squirreled in my tabs. But because of me constantly overwhelming myself with all these blogs AND these 20+ tabs of threads, I’m going to drop them and start FRESH. Let Rosa love Discord!)

@positronicoverlore​ (I LOVE YOU FRIEND, and it makes me sad that I couldn’t keep up on these threads that we had, such as with Noonien. I’ve let myself go too long in just hoarding all these threads ;w; Come into my DMs sometime and let’s make a new thread together. I’m -STILL- holding onto the one where Sovereign Lore meets Broken Guardian Rosa... though I think we can start over on that just because this particular verse had shifted and changed since the attempt!)

@thechildlikeangel​ (Aside from the newest one, I’m finally going to let go of all the threads we had going, just because I’ve overfilled my plate. I’ll try to be more careful about letting myself get to this point in the future!)

@burmecianblackmage​ (I love you friend and I love all the interactions we had going, but I really need to lighten my load! I’ll keep the thread where tiny bby Rosa is trying to regain control over her powers, but aside from that, let’s start the new year with a new thread or three. I know we had a few ideas we wanted to get going! Cuz... shall we introduce Skadi to the Harbingers sometime? :3c)

@the-legend-redeemed​ (You know that I love you, my friend, and we need to keep developing with a new thread!)

Threads that I’m still debating on keeping or letting go;;

@hybridapotentia​ (I still have the very first thread we had going with young Gohan, but I’m slow as molasses! Would you like me to attempt to keep that one going as well as the new one we have?)

@sakihime​ (Yes, I still have the thread open for Jackie slicing her way out of a giant creature’s maw by cutting a fang off! But I’ve been butting my head against the wall with it ;w; Should I still hold on and try again when I’m not forcing myself? Because I do want to interact with her, as well as your other blogs such as @heavenshine​ and the likes! BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, I might have overwhelmed myself...)

@hopefromadoomedtimeline​ (I have the thread where Rosa is showing Trunks her weapon, didn’t know if that still interested you to keep going with? If not, that’s fine! As well as the thread where Trunks offered to show her around the rebuilt city, offering to spend money so long as they didn’t go overboard with it.)

@kibitoshinn​ (gods I know how often you’re kept hopping, and I find myself with threads that I debate on dropping or not just due to how often you’re replying to other people -- because I don’t want to overwhelm YOU! I do, however, still have the thread where Rosa is tending to Kiki’s hair, because it’s cute, but I’d be willing to drop all the threads so that you aren’t too overwhelmed ;w;)

@gracefulfeathers​ (I’m so sorry that I’ve never gotten to reply back to this thread we had going with Hikaru and Ahiru meeting -- Hikaru is sometimes a fickle muse! But I do still have the thread open; are you still interested in it, or shall we attempt with a different one sometime?)

@aerfahren​ (previously on exhaltedideals) (I’ve never came up with a decent idea as a reply to THIS, though I’d be more than willing to try again with something else! But I’ve had this open for the longest time, and had in fact been the very first tab open in my very long list of tabs.)

Thread(s) Kept With;;

@disobligingly​ (Crea and the mantis is adorable, and I intend to at least make one more response. Just know that you don’t have to keep it going if you’re overwhelmed yourself!)

OKAY, that’s currently ALL of the threads that were open in my tabs alone ;w; I’m... afraid to look at my drafts...]

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Two Hundred Twelve: Bowl of ___ ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata ] [ SasuHina ] [ Verse: To Rule Them All ] [ AO3 Link ]

While most in his regiment would call something like this boring...it’s one of Sasuke’s favorite parts of the day.

Being the appointed knight of royalty - especially a princess - is typically seen more as a chore than anything else. But Sasuke’s family, in its long line tied to the crown, has maintained its post as protector of the royal line for generations. It’s a role he’s honored to have.

Doubly so when one considers it was never meant to be his position with an elder brother, but...Fate has its inclinations. So here he stands, rather than Itachi. His frail, oft-ill elder brother simple isn’t suited for the tasks a knight must carry out. So instead, he sits on the council where his mind can be of more use.

And that leaves Sasuke as the princess’ constant protector. There’s rarely a moment (unless improper) where they are not together. Though at first it was rather stiff and awkward...the two quickly discovered shared traits, and have become fast friends. For a time, he convinced himself it was much like having a sister. His mother only ever had her two boys, and nearly all of his cousins are male. Having someone his age of the feminine variety was...an interesting change of pace.

But...that inclination has been dying a slow death.

This morning, they’re going about one of Hinata’s favorite routines. Strolling through the gardens her mother so dearly loved, the pair meander mostly in silence. She’s conveyed to him how much she enjoys this place, what with its connection to her mother in her memories. The late queen had a fervid love of flowers, and that same love blossomed early on in her eldest daughter. Though it has its somber tinges, the garden is still her most favored place.

The soft whispers of her gown are a stark contrast to the occasional clink and clatter of his armor. Though he’s often been told a full set is not necessary while on the castle grounds - surely she would be safe there - he doesn’t want to take any risks. It may be warm, and a bit heavy...but he’d rather endure that than be caught by surprise. He is both her sword, and her shield. His plating is her first defense should someone wish her harm.

This he considers silently as they slowly tread the pathways between the plants. It really is a beautiful place...his mother keeps a garden in their manor, but of course, it holds no candles to a royal courtyard. The smell of flowers is almost overwhelming, birdsong and the chuckle of a brook filling the air.

“Here...we’ll sit for a time.”

Snapped from his thoughts, Sasuke comes to a stop as Hinata rests herself atop a stone bench. Before them is a patch of open grass, and he then realizes what the bowl in her hand is for. Within is a mix of seeds and grains, which she carefully tosses atop the green.

It takes mere moments for several of the songbirds to swoop in to feast, scratching and pecking among the emerald blades. Still standing, Sasuke idly rests a hand atop the hilt of his sword, watching them quietly. His brother has a raven he’s tamed and taught to speak...birds can be quite the little mysteries. Many in his clan also practice falconry. Perhaps he should give it a try…

“Would you like to try it?”

Blinking at the echoed thought, Sasuke looks to his ward as she holds out the bowl. Ah...she means feeding the birds. Glancing to his plated hands, he takes a moment to remove the gloves before carefully accepting the bowl of seed. Doing his best to mimic her, he tosses a handful.

Fluttering at the sudden movement, several of them take off, startling him a bit.

Beside him, Hinata laughs softly into a hand. “Gently! You’ll frighten them otherwise. Here…” Standing, she has him scoop another handful, then - with her own guiding him - helps him carefully lob the kernels. The remaining avians don’t spook, and after a moment, several more return to partake.

“See?”

“Hn…” Sasuke hands her back the bowl. “I suppose ‘delicate’ and ‘careful’ aren’t my foremost skills.”

There’s a small, wry smile. “I’d imagine not. Swordplay may take a kind of...finesse, but maybe not this kind.”

Her teasing earns a small smile of his own.. “I think I’d best leave that to you, my lady. You’re more the sort for the dainty and graceful.”

At his words, for a moment, her expression falters. Though Hinata recovers quickly, Sasuke misses nothing.

“...did I say something wrong…?”

“...no.” She turns back to face the songbirds, quiet for a time. “...I suppose there’s no escaping such a reputation, is there…?”

“My lady, I don’t mean -”

“I know...what you mean.” A quiet sigh escapes her. “...it’s to be expected. And perhaps, in s-some ways...I don’t mind it. I am a lady. I am to be prim and proper. I am to be grace and beauty and demurity. Just as you are to be strength and pride and honor. But don’t you ever wish to be...more than that…?”

Feeling a bit unsure what she means, Sasuke doesn’t answer. More than what a knight entails…? But it’s been his training since birth, his family’s tradition. Just as hers is to rule. Is she...unhappy in her lot? “...what more would you like to be…?”

It’s her turn to pause, to think. “...respected. Taken seriously. I am not just a pretty face, and a womb to bear an heir. I am a mind and thoughts and opinions…! Yet I am told they do not matter...because I am a woman. So I keep them, in silence…” Head lowering for a moment, she then looks to him, expression unreadable. “...except when I am with you.”

That takes him aback.

“...I feel as though you see me differently. We are...friends, you and I. You listen to me. You heeded my request to keep suitors at bay, to let me keep my freedom for just a little longer. I thought, perhaps...you took my independence seriously.”

“Of course I do. I…” He heaves a curt sigh, hand running back through dark locks. “...my mother is a force to be reckoned with. Stern, and haughty, and unyielding. Even my father, the king’s general, knows better than to test her. But...that’s not so with everyone. When I was young, she instilled a thought in me that a woman can do all she wants, just as a man can. Reality...was not quite so kind. Though I may not have the power to change that, I still carry that notion with me.” A pause, and a huff of a laugh. “...Mother would box my ears otherwise.”

In spite of herself, Hinata gives a small smile. “...I would very much like to meet your mother.”

“And she would feel likewise, I’m sure. But, Hinata…” He drops her title, the pair of them alone and the subject serious. “You are more than beauty and the heir’s mother-to-be. You will be queen someday. And I hope that...whoever becomes your king will see you as I do. You are kind, but so too are you resilient. You are thoughtful, but so too are you wise. Your courtesy need not be seen as weakness, nor your manners not as obedience. I’ve not known you for as long as it would likely take to know your mind half as well as I’d like...but I think it - and your heart - are just as worthy of consideration as any man.”

Beholding him with widened eyes, Hinata’s pale cheeks alight ever so softly pink before she glances modestly aside. “...thank you,” she murmurs. “...I was right to put my trust in you. And...I a-apologize for questioning it. You meant no harm.”

“I take no offense, my lady.” Replacing his gloves, he thinks as the pair lapse into silence. “...would you…?”

“Hm?”

“Well…” He pauses, thinking. “...I doubt something like swordplay could be learned without notice...but would you like me to teach you something...else? Archery, perhaps? Just to give you another skill. One beyond those expected of you.”

Her eyes brighten. “...you would...do that?”

“If it’s what you wish. You need only a bracer to protect your arm - it would take little to do so in secret compared to many other arts I know.”

“I...I would love to!”

“Then it’s settled. I’ll find a good beginner’s bow...and we’ll find a way to get you a practice target, out of sight.” He gives her a sly grin. “...then we’ll see how dainty you are when you pin some stuffy politician’s feathered hat to the wall behind him, hm? That should change their tunes.”

At that, she laughs out loud. “You give me terrible ideas, Sasuke…!”

“I can’t bring myself to apologize for them.”

                                                            .oOo.

     More of the royalty AU! Haven't gotten to do this one in a while, it's a nice change of pace~ In all honesty, I could have taken this MANY different ways, but...this popped into my head and wouldn't leave!      Poor Hinata just wants to be viewed as a person...and thankfully her knight knows a thing or two about respecting women (thank you Mikoto, lol). A few secret archery lessons should be fun... :3c      Anywho, iiit's late, I need sleep! Thanks for reading~

[idoloatria]

BLOG UPDATES.

aka the post i keep forgetting to make.

One of the reasons I moved to a new blog is because I changed a few details because I wanted to adjust my verses and such. So here...

1. Lisia is now 20yrs old in the ‘default’ verse because I thought a bit more about the timeline of things. Previously, she was 18 as default (not a big difference, I know but shh). As mentioned in my rules, this is definitely not for shipping reasons and I do not see this as ‘aging up’, but as a logical progression. 

2. Her history was previously a mix of ORAS games and Pokespe but it’s now just ORAS. It makes it easier to handle Magma/Aqua interactions and some other things, and it’s still easy to adjust for Pokespe muses!

3. I have an ‘ORAS timeline’ verse, which is the default, but I now also have ‘RSE timeline’ for any muses that prefer that version. There are a few differences with this. They don’t quite make sense but shhh this is what I’m going with.

3a. ORAS: Lisia is 14/15 when the game events happen, it has now been 5 or so years since then. Interactions in this verse can occur during anytime between pre-game (just before the start of ORAS) and the 5yrs post-game, to make things easier for muses with verses set earlier.

3b. RSE: Lisia was 10/11 when the game events occurred. 4 or 5 years after that, she became a famous Contest Idol. It has been about 5 years since then (so, 10 or so years since game events). As with the other verse, interactions can be happening earlier but with a timelock on her life pre-Idol, meaning interactions from her age range of 14/15-20 are open. (unless plotted)

3c. Any interactions in a time where she is not an Idol yet, or doesn’t become one, will be in a new/AU verse and only used upon discussion.

Rules update.

1. because of some irl things and other stuff, I’m going to be limiting how many people I follow, because I don’t want to be too overwhelmed with things rn. So if I don’t follow back/follow you back this time…it’s 100% not because I dislike you or you’ve done something wrong. its honestly one of those ‘its not you, its me’ things omg. so yeah! for myself, I’m trying to keep a dash that I won’t feel overwhelmed by etc, and it involves me following less people. i just wanna be as stress free as possible rn so!!

2. Wallace and Family: Obviously all the Wallace rpers will have different headcanons and such of how the family is (his sister is Lisia's mother, they might have a different personality in mind for her). I also have an NPC as Lisia's younger sister. I'm not forcing that on any rpers. The parents I have in mind for Lisia are very important for her personality and such, but I'm open to plotting other things! We can figure something out.

[castielartandcomics]

OKAY. THE TIME HAS COME FOR THIS POST TO BE MADE. Even if it will be just a bunch of projects and me talking about them, it’s something I’ve been willing to do since a lot of time, mostly for a bit of self-esteem and to let you know that I’m actually working on stuff.

Since this will be a long post with some pictures, everything is under the cut! >:3

Honestly, I could start with a list of all the reasons why I haven’t been posting much, but the main reasons are low self-esteem and little to no time to do my stuff. School has been killing me slowly in the latest times, so the main reason why I post so little it’s actually academic work, nothing more and nothing less. ... this being said, let’s begin from what is REALLY interesting. >:3c

Gastertale

First of all, YES, I’m still working on Gastertale! And I’m extremly sorry for the long gap between the pages: the next page IS done, I just need to add dialogues, but I still haven’t for the simple reason that I don’t want to publish it only to make you wait other three months for another page. Hopefully soon I’ll return to have a bit of time, and at this point I’ll make pages more often and way better. I’ve improved a lot in this months, and despite there will probably be a little gap of style too between one page and another, I think I’ll be able to give you something more! My objective when I’ll restart to post it is to make at least one page a week and give a bit of a regular schedule, but about regularity it’s something that we’ll have to see (again, academic work). But hey, at least I’ll try to make you wait less than three months for the next page! </3

Plus, to confirm that something IS actually done:

preview, WOHOO!!

Sonic Humanitymorph & Sonic Battle Remastered

Basically. I want to draw more Sonic, and I want to draw him with a purpose. It’s... kind of a long story, but I’ll make it short for you because I don’t want to annoy you with melancholic and dramatic stuff (?). In a few words, I want to build new memories with Sonic and company, since my first memories are... kind of lost. I literally grew up with him, yet I remember little to nothing about his stories and about me in that period, and it’s something that makes me suffer a bit. SO! I’d really love to build new memories and honour a hero I’m really fond to, and I’d love to make this with you all! Since I also noticed that you really like my human!Sonic characters, so-! /)u(\

So, basically, the ideas are: MORE human characters. I still have your suggestions, I simply didn’t have the time to think about them, but I will surely do it! I’d love to make a lot more of the characters, if not all of them! And together with it, also another thing inspired by @slightly-gay-pogohammer‘s adaptation of Rayman “I’m Only Human”, which consist in adaptations of some of my favourite Sonic’s games, but in human form. And with some basic differences of course. I’m already working on it - my idea is of comics (as you could imagine, since I’m writing this on my art blog) but with a “much faster” style that will let me publish pages with a pretty fast rate (gotta go fast). Basically, sketches, and my sketches are very clean so the result should be pretty good. I’m working on Sonic Battle (which name will be Sonic Battle Remastered), which... SOMEHOW is still one of my favourite games of ALL TIMES, but in the list there’s also Sonic Riders Zero Gravity. And for the otheeerrrssss... well. I’m open to suggestions? :3

Rick and Morty: Kattebel

Remember him?

Rick I-T2B2, my personal interpretation of Rick Sanchez. WELP, I made him with a story in mind - and I actually thought of this verse’s versions of Morty, Summer, Jerry and Beth, even if I still haven’t drwan them because, again, freaking academic work. I’m tired, guys. What I have in mind with them is telling the story via comics, but in a slightly different way. I have little images with them, nothing that can be considered a full episode “worth” of a classic comic adaptation, that I think would be pretty cool if done in the simplest way, like a series of images without the need of making a full page. ... I’m not sure if I explained myself correctly, but in two word: SIMPLER STUFF. I’d love to make them, mostly because it’s a little and fun way of exploring this verse and its dinamics more than with just drawings of the characters. After all, I do want to tell you stories, and I should start to actually do it FOR GOOD, even in the simplest of ways! ... despite... yes, I actually have a more complex comic with Rick I-T2B2, about the “origin” of the condition of him and Morty (and by reflection of the whole family). So I think you can expect something bigger here too, despite it will be a MUCH shorter comic!

DEPONIA LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW

[FINGERGUNS] LET’S TALK ABOUT DEPONIA. First objective: actually finish the games. I have them since... a lot, and I still haven’t finished them for-- well, you know by now. An objective is surely to finally play the last two chapters and cry my eyes out, but we’re here for art, so here’s my project with Deponia:

first, drawing it more. Like... a lot more. I have many little ideas for illustrations and many others for little sequences that I think are pretty funny that I’d LOVE to do. I just need to DO THEM. Also, I have a whole lyricstuck in my mind with the Deponia series, and I’d love to make it! Or at least try, I’m not used to lyricstuck. But they’re so good,, Then, I have two projects comic related: one is... little stories. Pretty much it. Something probably of no more than five-ten pages long per story, little missing moments that might be interesting. And angsty, maybe, probably, I’m not sure. The other is... adaptation. Yes, at this point you might have noticed that I love adaptations. It’s just a little idea, but I’ve always found (probably because I’m a comic artist tbh) that the Deponia games would be... really good in comic format. And mostly for training I thought, “hey, I might try some!”. An idea would be of making the whole series as a comic, but I’m not really sure I can do it - but I’m pretty sure I can make little parts of it! It’s a project I had in mind for quite some months by now, and I remembered about it some days ago since I was looking in my folders and...

a WIP was found. Ten points and a biscuit to whoever guesses the scene. This will probably be mostly training, unless things change or something very cool happens. I lowkey dream sometimes that they’ll hire me, but. It’s just a dream. On the other hand, I might open suggestions for scenes to adapt in the games! uvu ... when I’ll finish the games.

Left 4 Dead 2

Am I late?... naaah. You don’t even have idea of how many ideas I have for this fandom, and all in comic form, just to make my life easier. I have no idea of when I might make these, but will probably be sketchy, pencil stuff, and I will enjoy every moment of them. Boy, I love these characters. I want to tell stories with them,

Oxygen Not Included

I HAVE. A STORY IN MIND. And it will be long, angsty, harsh and tragic probably. I don’t have any WIP nor I can tell many details at the moment because,, I guess it would be spoiler? But, it will be an experiment and something that it’ll be interesting for me to try! All that is needed to understand is,, when I’ll be able to make it, honestly-

And for something less comic-y: references

Because I realized I often post sketches, but not actual references of my OCs. I mean fullbodies fully coloured, with palettes and objects and STUFF. It will be a pretty funny thing for me to do, because the versions I’ll give you of my OCs will be slightly different from the “final” version I’ll show you when I’ll be able to tell you their story - because YUP, I’m working on those too, but for now it’s still a very big work in progress, so I’m still not ready to show you stuff. ;3c But basically, an objective of mine is references. Make those darn characters references with nice palettes and cool stuff, so that you’ll actually have,, at least some more infos than a black and white sketch. ... and a good reference in case you want to draw them? I don’t know just,, dreaming a little bit,, I’ll make the references for the OCs I’ve published (so most probably the ones I’ve put and will put more on @mcmentics, because I’ll surely add someone else in there soon), and after making Leda’s reference sheet (because Gio requested him to be the first >:3c) I might put it “to the vote” to decide in which order make all the others. <3 ... or simply go and make them all with the order I want. I don’t know. Let’s see what the future will offer us. <3

And those other projects?

SECRETS (?) But actually, I have told you just the main projects I have. Some (many, actually) I’ll keep as a secret for now, some are just too vague to make a post about it. But, another project is surely to livestream more! Again, I’ll need to see when I’ll have some time, but as for now I’m starting to have some free moments for myself, and I’d love to share them with you! >:3

AAAAND okay, this post got really really long. </3 Sorry, I thought I would have been much faster, but I had so much to say, haha- I’m sorry if something isn’t explained very good, I’m a bit tired after waking up at 5am for academy (and it’s 10.30pm now so,,), but in case something interests you and you wish more infos, my inbox is always open!! <3

Have a wonderful day/afternoon/evening for now, and hopefully,, I’ll start to make something BIG soon! :D Thank you for reading! <3

[icharchivist]

Ok so I know there's theorys that Dice is from a rich family or maybe Otome's? son due to how fling posse is connected to the government; what if Dice is part of the family from the previous government? Now I know there has been little to no info on the previous gov but Stella, especially with the stuff on Dice being a king from a fallen kingdom, has been giving me ideas haha. Also fling posse might hate the gov? Like Ramuda wants to kill Otome and Gentaro seems to not like it with the whole1/2

2/2twin theory thing. But anyways those are just some of my ramblings that I thought of while listening to Stella (again) haha. Sorry if this made no sensr

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Oh no no don’t apologize it’s neat i’m glad you came and told me about it!!! Hi!! welcome here overthinking about our boys!! (and wow overthinking listening to Stella is such a mood nonny ily)

But by all account i think this theory could stand just as much as him being Otome’s son, especially if we take Stella to the word yeah! 

Like yeah, the Posse seems to be really against the government in some way or another, Ramuda had expressed wanting to tear it all down (and all of humanity with it which implies already some very dark history and resentment for the government for him to be this extreme about it)(and the fact he has little to no past outside the government, that his name means “Random Number” and that apparently in the TDD Drama Tracks (only something i’ve been told by a friend so sorry if it’s not entierely accurate) he becomes extremely evasive when they discover a plot of children trafficking to someone involved in the government- yeah there might be a lot of shady things there) and Gentaro at least has the government keeping a close eye on him for a reason or another, which seems at least to be that Gentaro has some knowledge over shady elements of the government whenever he experienced them or has reasons to at least be on a watchlist. (the twin theory ofc but twin or not it’s something that Gentaro knows about the child trafficking going on that we know happened as described by the TDD drama track-)

But then we have Dice and, pardon the pun, but he seems to be Ramuda’s trumpcard by all account, his joker dare i say. I have no doubt Ramuda picked them all for a reason and so he did for Dice, and obviously him being Otome’s son would be a sort of, like, keeping Otome at bay, like waving her son in front of her to somewhat have a control over her - if it’s not that, then Dice must be still a sight that must have that strong of a message against the government. 

Dice in particular has expressed absolutly no opinion over the government, so honesty god knows what he himself might be thinking about all of this. Stella is the only dive we have on that but since it was written by Gentaro and perhaps with forshadowing of the writters we don’t know how much is something Dice “I live 100% in the present” would think, how much of his own experience actually leaked into his verse.

NOW HOWEVER just like you said, if we take Stella for its word, Dice is presented as a Fugitive, a King that had fallen, with a throne far out of reach and even if i remember well, a mention of a closed door that was the result of all the war and desolation, and the system in power, which pretty much looks a lot like what we know of Chuukiuko and what Otome’s government has instored (the motif of door/gates is still used a lot to reference this specifically government controlled section of the country after all).

So while ofc it still gives some elements for the Otome’s son theory, there are perfect arguments to be made as of him being son of the previous’s minister for exemple. It would give complete different reasons for Dice to run away, one being really of a fugitive running for his safety and would give all sort of reasons on how he would burry this specific part of his life away and even more so his whole search on “why he was kept alive” (as by stella) and “him wanting to feel alive” (as for his motto)

Imo i think Dice is definitly associated with one of the Major Power In Place in the Government, either before or after Otome’s rise to power, and that’s exactly why Ramuda had reached out for him: Dice’s presence in his team possibly passing a message that Dice isn’t even aware he’s sending. 

Him being the son of the previous government would make more grim how he accepts what befall his way in a way, as in a way, he would already have lost everything and would have been in danger if he hadn’t given up everything - which, again as you point out, fits a LOT his verse in Stella. 

The Otome’s theory is still very compeeling to me though bc i do end up caring more giving a face to his potential parent ahah, and there would be implications of Dice distancing himself from his mother on his own terms, and there could still be still a conflict in Dice as well, his family is responsible for what happened now with the government. However it does make that you have to reach in his verse in Stella than the alternative that can work quite litteraly if he was the son of the opposition. 

All we really have about the opposition tbh is the brutal execution Otome did on live TV by killing the previous prime minister in the TDD’s manga, which again can feed this theory especially in regard to Stella (”the throne is behind a monochrome window” that Dice says, everytime i hear “monochrome” i think of a picture, or an image, a TV perhaps - quite litterally that could refer to this Coup d’Etat, but again there’s room for it to be about both Otome or the Opposition - it is just FAR grimmer if it is the Opposition bc it would imply seeing his parent being killed on live TV and oof. That said that would raise a whole tone of concerning questions as of how Dice was willing to bet his life for a hypmic if his father indeed died because of it and oof. So much angst fuels for headcanons there.)

The other thing that Stella could hint at as of Dice being son of the opposition would be the fact he was “driven away” rather than leaving on his own volion - so it depends again on how litteral we should take Stella on that regard, but there is definitly a subtext there. Ofc like i said we can reach for the other theory in say, “was driven away because his morals didn’t allign anymore with his family” which is also something echoed in Stella “ Is the ideal belief the poison that leads to death?” but there’s also nothing that contradicts him being the son of the Opposition with that either. (it depends if you think it’s “he always had those beliefs via his family and it became a danger when Otome got into power” or “he couldn’t even face his own mother anymore”. Honestly any takes bring to angst and i’m IN for it).

In the end what it changes is whenever Ramuda is using him as a reminder to Otome than she didn’t destroy the full previous government, or almost a threat/hostage by keeping her son (after all she doesn’t need to know the details of his alliance with Ramuda and Ramuda could use it all that much- and since he’s in friendly terms with Dice it’s not like Otome could do anything for/against Dice without Dice to be suspicious). Either way i do feel like Dice would much more likely be a Taunt against the Government, as far as Ramuda’s goal is concerned. 

I still feel strongly for him being Otome’s son bc the Drama™ but you’re entierely right that the subtext about him being perhaps the son of the opposition is there in Stella and can be supported by pieces of canon. The thing is that most of the elements we have mostly hint at “Dice is linked to a Powerful part of the Government” so every clues can be used as a double edged sword, but still there. And all of those clues still hints at a LOT of Drama.

And I love Drama. 

So yeah I really like both theories and tbh I didn’t even think much about the possibility of him being the opposition’s son before that so that was a cool exercice to try to think about it, and it does bring a very cool alternative storyline. I think i’d be content with both personally but i really dig them both.

So thank you so much for sharing :3c i truly appreciate and that’s a tons of fun! 

Thanks for the message ;O

[kusunokihime-a]

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[ Send 💞 to ask Mun their Shipping Properties! They will answer all below ][ @master-and-student || @littlelilypetal (since you sent in a few lol) ][ Accepting ]

What’s your OTP for your Muse?:

     Well, my first ship with Ryū started about five years ago with some friends, where I wrote her with Itachi. I RPed…a LOT with those two friends, so we had a LOT of time to build the ship. Those RPs are actually where the twins came from! So that pairing is very dear to me. Of course, any muse is different, so that ship is something I see separately from anything that happens here. But it’s still something that brings me a lot of happiness to remember, because it was so much fun time spent with my friends n_n

     I’m lucky enough to have a few ships on here, and I honestly adore all of them. So I really can’t pick a favorite, tbh. Even a few of my background characters have a ship or two, which is super neat!

What are you willing to RP when it comes to shipping?:

     Just about anything? My only stipulations are that there can’t be adult x minor ships, and no incest ships. And of course, no smutting with minors. Other than that, I can’t think of anything that I’d exclude!

How large does the age gap have to be to make it uncomfortable?:

     …I’m not really sure I can put my foot down in any way except for adult x minor. Because like…there’s also some squeamish factor where like…as SOON as a character turns 18, yes they’re legal, but it can still be a bit predatory if someone leaps at the chance the moment they are. Because one day ago, they weren’t. So it sorta depends on the dynamic? I dunno if that makes sense ^^;

Are you selective when shipping?:

     Beyond my basic rules, not really? In the end, it’s 100% up to my muses what they feel works, and what doesn’t. If they don’t see your muse in that light, I’m sorry, but I won’t force a ship. It has to work organically. Sure there’s situations like arranged marriage AUs, but that doesn’t mean my character will have feelings for yours. So, in short, I am - or rather, my muses are!

How far do steamy moments have to go before they’re considered NSFW?:

     …that’s a good question? Tbh I haven’t really RPed nsfw here until VERY recently. I used to RP it with a friend outside Tumblr, but that was literally years ago. I’m majorly out of practice, and tbh I’m not sure I’m very good at it because I’m very ace and sometimes I get squeamish xD But I think once there’s like…foreplay? I’d like to see things under a cut. Because I know there are people who don’t like to see that on their dashes. I’d always rather be safer than sorry when it comes to putting stuff under cuts.

Who are other Muses you ship your Muse with?:

     Oh gosh, let’s see…for Ryū, there’s sort of a ship with @hirasenshi​‘s Rin, in an AU; there’s @rxvensden​ with Sebby; @despairinghxpe​‘s Itachi; @ofascxnsionss​‘s Shieru; and @scxrlctiisms​‘s Nagisa. I also ship Reika (Ryū’s mom) with scxrlctiisms’ Aki, and Fu with Hotaka. Fu also has a ship with @himahimesun​‘s Himawari! Neither Mikoto II nor Reika II have any active ships yet.

     And with my other blogs, I have ships going with Mey, lol -with both Shisui and Kakashi :3

Does one have to ask to ship with you?:

     …I guess? I mean sometimes it just HAPPENS in the RP, but usually muns kinda look at each like, “Do you ship this thing…?” and the other goes “OH YES I thought you’d never ask” lolol. So I mean it can build up, but I think usually it’s a good idea to double check with each other ooc to make sure it’s okay!

How often do you like to ship?:

     Tbh? Any time! As long as things are organic and not forced, I’m down any time! And if we don’t have anything yet, you’re more than welcome to ask :3 I won’t bite! Of course I can’t guarantee my muses will play along, but you’re always welcome to ask n_n

Are you multiship?:

     Yes! Each ship has its own verse…unless muns agree for some tug-of-war, huehue~

Are you ship obsessed or ship more-or-less?:

     …somewhere in the middle? Like…I don’t want to be obnoxious xD I ADORE my ships, but I also realize that they can get kinda…overdone? Like if my partner is sick of my rambling about them they just gotta tell me to shut up lol - I don’t want to push something to the point where things get ruined because it’s being talked about too much, know’m’sayin’?

What is your favorite ship in your current fandom?:

     …I don’t wanna pick favorites, man! I love all my ships! Besides, I don’t want anyone to feel crummy if I say one over the other - that’s not nice. I love each of them for their own reasons - there’s really not any I prefer over another~

Finally, how does one ship with you?:

     Just…write with me? Like we can discuss things ooc early on if you’d like, but in the end it’s also gotta come down to chemistry. If my muse and I agree to it, then it’s all good! But like I said, in the end, it’s up to my muses. Whatever they’re comfortable with, be it planned out early on, or built up far down the road.

     One quick thing I will note? I’ve written a really long fanfic for Ryū’s backstory, all the way into a long epilogue arc, which was started like…five or six years ago. I wrote it as close to canon as I could, which meant she bumped into canon muses through that. OBVIOUSLY, my own fic writing DOES NOT carry over to other mun’s muses. BUT. It does kinda sorta mean I already know some canon muses Ryū would be down to ship with, IF IT EVER CAME UP. So there are some muses we both know she’d already generally get along with. Given, another mun’s interpretation of those characters might change things, but it does give me an idea as to what I myself could see working right out the gate.

     Jus’sayin’ ;3c

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day One Hundred Nine: It Is Elegant ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata ] [ SasuHina ] [ Verse: To Rule Them All ] [ AO3 Link ]

A knock sounds against the door, lifting Hinata’s eyes from the book she’s reading.

“My lady? It’s time to be fit for your gown.”

The words spoken beyond her room earn a soft sigh. Another ball, another gown. “Very well. You may come in.” She dog ears the page to mark her place, standing from her desk and watching as a team of seamstresses enter.

Over and over she’s had new gowns made over the past several months since her coronation. All in an effort to pretty her up for all of the parties her father throws in search of a proper suitor. His eldest daughter is of age, now. The sooner he can have her married, the better, in his opinion.

But as of yet, she’s not met any who’ve caught her eye...nor, apparently, she theirs. There have been no talks of marriage or even courtships.

...though that may have something to do with her knight.

The same day she took the title of lady after seventeen years a girl, so too was Hinata appointed a knight: one pledged to her and her alone. Her bodyguard, her sword and shield. The younger son of the main Uchiha line. While the elder may have had the birthright, Itachi’s persistent illnesses meant a frail body...so he instead took to developing his mind. He now sits on her council, instead.

And that left Sasuke as the first in line.

Clearly proud of his heritage, Sasuke had stepped up to the mantle with dignity. While most might have shied from being withheld from battlefields and glory, he’d known that being chosen to guard one of royal blood was all the glory he could ask for.

And the day they’d met, she’d asked him to promise her something.

To protect her from all threats...including those perhaps not quite so dire.

Hinata knows well enough she can’t avoid marriage forever. But to be thrown so quickly into what will likely be a match made more in politics than affection makes her feel so...hopeless. Her youth may not last forever, but a bit of time to enjoy it first is all she wants.

Hence her plead.

And his agreement.

As per their arrangement, he lingers with her every spare moment...including the many galas Hiashi has hosted since their meeting. Ever hawkish, he’s looked every suitor over with a keen eye, clearly conveying one thing: this is the woman he owes his utmost allegiance. Harm her in any way - including ways of the heart - and he will not hesitate to act.

Needless to say, it’s been rather effective thus far.

But, for now, she has yet another party to endure.

She’s carefully peeled out of the layers she’s already been dressed in today until left in her barest of clothes. Measurements are taken along every limb, around every curve, until there’s nothing left of her they aren’t privy to.

All the while, the details of the guest list are rattled off to her...as if any of it matters. Half a dozen eligible heirs are coming, each with high hopes of being matched with the princess. Hinata doesn’t even listen. It doesn’t strike her: the only thing she’ll care about is their manner, and she won’t know that until they meet.

And if it should go poorly...she’ll simply have Sasuke drive them off.

How quickly she’s come to rely on him. Though she tries not to overwork him, he’s nonetheless attentive. At first she assumed it merely out of duty: a thing he already took quite seriously. But there was a quick, unspoken attachment in their airs. Similar in some ways, different in others...and in all, thus far, aligning quite well. He swiftly grew used to her mannerisms, able to read most of her thoughts and ideas without a word. She, too, can glean a great amount from just the hold of his brow.

Though strangers mere months before, they’re nigh on inseparable now. Fitting to all edges without much effort.

In truth...it makes her wistful that a knight were of a rank suitable for a throne.

She, of course, can’t assume his feelings. Nor is she sure hers are so bold. But there’s something so...effortless in how they’ve come together. Hinata can only dream of finding a match with such chemistry.

True, knights have hard-won a princess’ hand before...but it is rare, and only after acts of great valor that prove his worth as both a knight, and a man. One worthy of ruling a kingdom he already swore to protect.

Either way...there’s little point in wondering. Her father would surely disapprove...and there’s no telling they’d be happy in such an arrangement, anyway.

For now...she will simply endure.

Measured and noted, Hinata is redressed and left to her own devices for the time being. Two weeks remain to have the gown finished for her to don at the gala. Until then...she can only dread it.

And like many dreaded things, it comes quickly.

It takes nearly an hour to dress and make her, corset laced tight and every wrinkle banished. Admittedly, it’s beautiful. Crafted of only the finest cloths, it varies from pale lilac to deep amethyst: an array of violet shades that bring out the shine of her dark hair in the light, and tinge to her eyes.

Once prepared, she’s given a moment to collect herself, instructed to report to the ballroom posthaste. Left alone, she takes in her image in the mirror.

...a knock then sounds.

“You may enter.”

A pause, and then the door clicks open. Donning his dress uniform, Sasuke peers in, a decorated rapier at his side...mostly just for show. “...Hinata?”

Relaxing a hair, she sighs. “...I’m coming. Just...taking a moment to b-brace myself.”

Stepping in and letting the door close behind him, he stands at relaxed attention. “Are you all right?”

“As right as I can be. Just dreading the night. Are all of the suitors here…?”

“They are. None stand out to me as of yet.”

She gives him a weary smile, tearing her gaze from her reflection. “Well...I suppose it could be worse.” A glance down to her gown, and then, “What do you think?”

Dark eyes, given permission, drop from her face to look her over. “...it is elegant.”

That earns a breath of a snort. “Please, you don’t need to be so...stiff.”

“It’s true. Your gowns are always...pretty.”

Her lips twitch. Clearly he’s not well-versed in fashion...not that she blames him in the slightest. “Thank you...as much as I dread these nights, I always love the dresses I’m made. I hope Father pays them well…”

“I’ll speak to Itachi. Surely he’ll change that if not.”

“I’m glad.”

They stand in a pained silence.

“...well, no avoiding it,” Hinata then sighs in defeat.

“No, there’s not.” Sasuke offers an arm, which she daintily takes.

“...if not for you, I’m not sure how I’d weather these shows of wealth and all these preening peacocks.”

Sasuke can’t help a huff of a laugh. “I’m sure you’d fare just fine. You don’t give yourself near enough credit.”

“You’re the only one of s-such an opinion, I assure you.” Sighing yet again, she dares to lean wearily against him for a moment. “...thank you...for all that you do. No matter what else might come to pass...I can face it, knowing you’ll face it beside me.”

He gives her a glance. “...you’re welcome. Shall we go…?”

“....we shall.”

     Goodness it's late and I've a long day ahead of me, so I'll be brief!      This is a sequel to day sixty-seven: where Sasuke was anointed princess Hinata's personal knight! They've done a little bonding since then, seems like :3c Surely a knight can marry a princess, can't they? Maybe he just needs to scare off all those suitors first...      Anyway! That's all for tonight - today was busy busy, and so shall tomorrow be! I'll see you then - and thank you for reading!

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Sixty-Eight: Rumormongers ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata, Uzumaki Naruto ] [ SasuHina, vulgarity, nsfwish ] [ Verse: Best Years of Your Life ] [ AO3 Link ]

“She hasn’t even tried to deny it, has she?”

“She knows there’s no point - you really think she wouldn’t stoop that low? Money can’t buy her good grades, so she’s trading something else…”

Just keep walking. Pretend you don’t hear. Reacting will only give them what they want…

“I mean, look at her. It’s more than obvious she puts those assets to use whenever she bombs a test…”

It’s gross, it’s horrible, and it’s not true…!

Just keep walking.

“How many teachers do you think she sleeps with?”

Just...keep walking...keep…

A hand shoves at her shoulder, and Hinata cries out as she stumbles sideways into a row of lockers. Leering at her, a group of boys - clearly upperclassmen - form a half-moon around her and cut off any routes of escape.

“Well well...look who we’ve got here,” one taunts with a grin that turns her stomach. “Everyone’s favorite walking pair of tits!”

Arms clutch her books to her chest all the tighter, head bowed to hide behind her bangs.

“So, what would it cost me, huh?” He leans forward, trying to force her gaze as she turns around. “Not that you need the money, huh? Daddy’s got plenty of it. Does he not pay you proper attention, sweetheart? That why you -?”

His words cut off into a strangled cry, crashing sideways into one of his cohorts. In his place, foot still lifted from his shoving kick, is a familiar face from her own year.

Sasuke.

Glowering with force that could burn a hole right through you, he growls, “Fuck off, asshole.”

They all scramble to recover, diverting their attention to the newcomer. “T’fuck, man?!”

“Leave her alone. You’ve got a girlfriend, remember? If you want to spit that kind of crap, she’s the one who should field it. ‘Course, with a mouth like that, I’m surprised she brings herself to kiss you.”

Red flushes up from the bully’s neck like a thermometer tossed into a volcano. “Oh I’m gonna beat the shit out of you, you -!”

“OI!”

Behind them, another voice calls. Naruto knocks a fist into a palm with a meaty thwack. All around him, several other boys of their year watch warily. “...you were saying…?”

Tension blooms in the hallway before the ringleader scoffs. “Tch...not worth my time,” he rebukes, walking past Naruto...but not without sticking his face into the blond’s.

Glaring, he watches the group go before turning back to his friend. “Wanna tell me what you’re up to, bastard? A little context before I offer to beat someone’s ass would be nice.”

“I don’t remember asking you to intervene,” the Uchiha retorts.

“Like I was gonna let you handle that on your own! C’mon, now!”

“They were messing with her,” Sasuke then explains, jerking his head to Hinata, who flinches.

“Oh, er…” A sheepish hand itches at the back of Naruto’s scalp. “...got it.”

Dark eyes narrow. “...don’t tell me you believe all the bullshit those rumormongers vomit up. If you do, you’re as dumb as you look.”

Embarrassed color floods Naruto’s cheeks as he jerks back. “Wha-! I - I didn’t say that!”

“Didn’t have to,” Sasuke mutters, turning around and gruffly taking Hinata around the shoulders. He doesn’t give her much choice but to walk with him, out the nearest door and away from the hallways.

All the while, she tosses multiple nervous glances at him, still clutching her flimsy shield of textbooks. She’s hardly ever spoken to him! “Um...w-where are we -?”

Releasing her, Sasuke takes another step before turning around to look at her almost suspiciously. “...why don’t you say anything?”

“I...w-what?”

“About the lies. The rumors. You never set anyone straight! You just...keep walking!”

Pale eyes blink. Why does he care?

A hand brushes back in frustration through his hair. “...you don’t deserve that.”

“...um...n-not that I don’t, uh, appreciate it Sasuke, but...w-why are you...telling me this?”

“Cuz it bothers me!”

“But...why?” Her head tilts, expression confused. “We’re...practically strangers. I don’t...understand why you’d care about my - a-about my reputation.”

“Cuz I’ve had to put up with the rumor mill. For a different reason, but...still. I hate seeing it fuck up people’s lives! You pretend you don’t hear them, but you do. You shouldn’t put up with it!”

“W-what am I supposed to do?!” Silence rings as she cuts in. Tears bead along her lids. “...w-what does it matter? People will think what they w-want to think! They see a quiet girl with a body like mine, and they just...a-assume! I could tell them the truth until I’m b-blue in the face. It won’t change their minds. They’re already made up. If I just...i-if I just ignore them, they’ll get bored. Someone else will come along and...take their attention. Until then, I just keep my head down. I’m...I’m too tired to fight them, Sasuke. I just…” Her gaze moves aside, looking ashamed. “...I just want high school to be over. Then I can - I-I can just...leave it all behind me.”

“You shouldn’t have to just ‘keep your head down’!” He steps up, pointing at her as he looks down at her determinedly. “...when I was made an orphan, I got hit with every insult and taunt in the book, and then some. At first, yeah...I let it slide. Then I fought back. I proved them wrong! I wasn’t some weak little kid. I clawed my way out of that rut until it stopped.”

“I’m not like you!” Hinata insists, a foot stamping softly. “I...I can’t fight!”

“You don’t have to fight someone. Not like that.”

“Then what? I told you, talking doesn’t work!”

“Then act another way.”

“...meaning?”

“They attack you for your body, and your supposed habits. There’s not much you can do about the former - you already dress like you’re a nun,” he mutters, ignoring her pout. “What you need is someone to prove you’re not throwing yourself at teachers.”

“...what, like...like a boyfriend? I can’t just g-get one of those!” The only guy she’s ever liked is dating her (now ex) best friend! Who, if she had to guess, is likely where Naruto’s impression of her comes from.

“No...but you can pretend to have one.”

That takes her aback. “...I don’t…”

“I can knock heads whenever you need me to. And I’m pretty sure everyone would figure I wouldn’t date someone who was fast and loose.”

Red quickly flushes through Hinata’s cheeks. “Wait, y-you -?!”

“And,” he cuts in, a grin growing over his face, “that’ll keep all the hopeless hopefuls off my back. Two birds, one stone. What do you think?”

“What do I think? I think it’s crazy!”

“Come on, Hinata.” Slinging an arm around her shoulders, Sasuke pulls her close, brow to her brow. “Consider it both defense...and revenge. All those petty girls who praise me and curse you in the same breath won’t have anything left to say. It’d be glorious.”

Eyes wide, mouth agape, and face on fire, Hinata stares up at him. This is not how she pictured ending her Friday: with a fake boyfriend apparently bent on revenge on her behalf…? Of course, it sounds like he’s got something to gain from it, too.

...and maybe just a teeny tiny part of her wouldn’t mind seeing the looks on their faces…

“...okay. Let’s...let’s do it.”

Sasuke smirks. “Perfect. You can come over tomorrow, and we’ll figure this all out. Gonna take some dedication. Almost like the real thing, huh?” Taking a step back, he shoves hands in his pockets as he moseys toward the street. “See you then, babe.”

Watching him go, Hinata still clings to her books.

...what did I just get myself into…?

     Oof, late @~@ I had a bit of a manic day of working on a commission for like...seven hours straight, ahaha. So this might be a LITTLE rushed, but...I tried.      I attempted to write something like this YEARS ago but never finished it. So it was kinda nice to visit the concept again. Well...sorta. It's not exactly nice to put Hinata through this, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.      And we all know how these 'fake dating' scenarios end, right? ;3c      Anywho, I'm...super drained, so time to head off! Thanks for reading~

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[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Eighty-Four: Pick Oneself Up ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata ] [ SasuHina, gore ] [ Verse: A Light Amongst Shadows ] [ AO3 Link ]

She can feel the ache in every muscle: from strain, from blunt force, from rock digging into her skin every time she hits the ground. But no matter how many times he throws her, beats her, grinds her against the earth...Hinata gets back up again.

Like a faraway echo, she can hear Naruto’s voice: screaming, ordering, pleading for her to run.

But she’s done running.

Once again she picks herself up, arms shaking violently with effort. Shards of stone - unburied after Pein crushed and decimated her village - pierce through her palms. Those gentle yet deadly palms that just can’t quite seem to reach her target. He’s too fast, too strong...but she’s made more progress than she honestly expected. A few rods are gone, a few chipped, a few -

Her body is screaming, telling her to let go: lay in the dirt, don’t invite more suffering! But her mind argues: she loves him, she does, she loves -

Weightlessness, a giddy feeling in her organs as they float freely in her abdomen. Is this where it ends? She’s not afraid to die - she hasn’t been since she accepted Neji’s beating. There are causes, people, feelings worth dying for.

And he, she’s sure, is all of them wrapped into one. He inspires everyone like he inspired her. The world needs him.

It doesn’t need her.

And she...she loves him...she loves him…

...doesn’t she?

Another blunt impact, and her body jolts, eyes closed. This time...there’s no getting up. She knows this. She’s seen it a hundred times, a thousand times, over and over and over again in her head -

There’s that strange grating sound as he summons another rod. Her heart pounds, flutters weakly, every part of her screams to run before it plunges into her side just under her ribs, and -

Sitting up with a gasp of breath as though she nearly drowned, Hinata’s pale eyes are wide, but still stuck halfway between dream and reality. It felt so real...it always feels so real…

It was real...once upon a time.

Unconsciously, a hand grips her side as her chest pumps with breath, feeling through the thin fabric of her nightgown the ropey, knotted scar where that...thing impaled her. She can still remember the pain, of course...but also that strange pulsing, that...unnatural feeling of chakra that wasn’t hers coursing through her body.

Even now, it makes her skin crawl…

Too unsettled to sleep, she abandons her bed and dresses - it’s about four in the morning, sky still dark and Konoha quiet. Straight to the point, Hinata simply flees through her window, chakra muted and taking silently to the rooftops until she leaves the Hyūga clan compound behind.

There’s hardly a soul on the streets - mostly just patrolling shinobi that look to her curiously, but don’t bother to stop her. A few pass her on their ways home after a late-ending mission, talking quietly in the still night air.

Distractions...but not enough.

She can’t quite decide what she wants. Something to keep her mind busy, or simple silence and solitude. While the latter would mean brooding, it also means not being seen in such a state. Most wouldn’t guess it, but Hinata has her own measure of pride...though it’s mostly born out of a want not to inconvenience anyone. If someone sees her upset, they’ll take the time to comfort her.

She doesn't want that...not really. Sure, it’s nice...but it’s also selfish. Friends might argue against it - they have far more than once - but there’s just no changing her mind.

Then, before she realizes it, Hinata looks up and finds herself at a growingly-familiar section of the village. As of yet, there’s still no wall...part of her is curious if they’ll ever put one back up. For now, it’s still a very stark contrast. While this part of the village is tucked in a rear corner, the once-full Uchiha district is now almost completely grass. With Sasuke out of the village at the time of Pein’s attack, there’d been no need to rebuild anything. Not until his and his brother’s and his cousin’s returns. Now three homes are all stand within the open expanse, near the rear corner. A gravel path is all that breaks the monotony of green.

It’s...peaceful, in a way...but also a somber reminder of how empty it is, in more than one respect.

And just visible in the distance, confirmed with a sweep of her Byakugan, a figure sits atop one roof.

Seems she’s not the only one still awake.

Without thinking, she turns onto the path and starts walking again, branching left toward the youngest Uchiha’s house. It’s not as grand as the new manor for the ‘heir’ and his family, but...something tells her he prefers it that way. Besides, given her rather frequent visits to Itachi’s wife, it seems when he’s home, he’s typically in the manor, anyway. As is Shisui.

The lot of them stick together. And quite closely, too.

Of course, she understands why.

“Evening,” she greets softly, looking up to the spine of an eave Sasuke’s perched on. One leg dangles down, the other bent at the knee and supporting a forearm as he stares out at...well, who knows what, honestly. For a time, he doesn’t return her gaze or greeting. He knew well enough she was there before she even crossed into clan land.

“...is it? Or would one consider this morning?”

Before she can stop it, Hinata looses a gentle snort. “You sound like Itachi-san, musing like that,” she can’t help but tease.

Though barely visible, she still catches a twitch of his lips.

“...I suppose it depends on whether or not you’ve yet to sleep, doesn’t it? If you have...it’s morning. If not...still evening. Right?”

Finally, he turns his head to look at her. “...guess that’s one way to look at it, sure. So...which is it for you?”

“...morning.”

“Evening.”

“Can’t sleep?”

“Too awake. You?”

“Bad dream…”

“War?”

“No, when Pein attacked. I intervened when Naruto-kun was nearly captured...I almost died. Still gets into my d-dreams sometimes. It’s been a while. Guess I’m...a little shaken.” She keeps the explanation bare bones. “...I was hoping it had stopped bothering me.”

“Fear and trauma aren’t so easy to set aside. There’s plenty of things I saw or felt that make their way into mine.”

The admission shocks her a bit, earning a surprised glance. “...I guess you have a point…” Maybe that’s why he hasn’t tried sleeping yet.

“Walk help you feel better?”

“...a little. Not sure I’ll try to get back to sleep, though...might just rest a bit later today.”

“Hn.”

“...is it too late for you to try?”

Silence, for a time. “...still thinking. I’ll nap later. I’m used to missing sleep.”

“...well, I hope you get some rest, Sasuke-kun. I better get back before someone sees I’m missing and sounds an alarm…”

Sasuke can’t help a small, humored scoff. “How old are you and you still have a curfew?”

She gives him a look. “People are still paranoid...I was kidnapped when I was three.”

“I remember...our clan was pretty shook up too, fearing someone’d try that on us. But you’re not a kid now: you’re full grown, and one of your clan’s strongest. They should have a little faith in you.”

In spite of herself, Hinata smiles softly at his blunt, yet complementary reply. “...it’s better than it was. People just...still worry. Just like your brother looking out the window at you on his way back to bed.”

Looking surprised, Sasuke glances to the manor, then to her.

“...I saw him on my way in. Sorry.” She knows well enough people often feel spied upon when she uses her kekkei genkai.

“...nothing to apologize for.” A thoughtful look overcomes his face. “...well, you best head back then. Maybe I’ll try turning in for a few hours.”

“All right. Goodnight, Sasuke-kun.”

“Night, Hyūga.”

Leaving him to his devices, Hinata wanders back out, finally thinking back over her dream. Though it was largely the same as its always been, some of it felt a little...different. After all, with the war’s end, it’s been all but confirmed Naruto doesn’t return those feelings she so ardently gave him before offering her life for his.

Usually that old flame feels just as vibrant as it did that day when the vision revisits. A little awkward, really - she’s doing her best to move on, after all.

This time, though...it felt...muted. Questioned. Like her past self wasn’t sure anymore. Like she had a reason to doubt. Maybe she’s making progress in reining in her feelings?

...maybe…

...well, it’s too late - early? - to be contemplating such things. For now...she needs to get home.

It’ll be a long day on so little sleep.

     Done before midnight again, woo!      This...didn't go quite as I thought it would when I started, but I guess it works? Not too much focus on the theme, but...it's still technically in there, it counts xD      Hinata's been trying to forget Naruto, and...it's a little slow-going. But it also appears something's helping them move along...hmm...I wonder what it could be... :3c      ANYWAY, I've got more to work on, but here's today's piece! As always, thanks so much for reading!