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mikachacha · 1 year ago

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𝙰 𝙳𝚊𝚢 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚈𝚘𝚞 (𝙵𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚎! 𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝚡 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚌! 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛)

Synopsis: It's been a while since you took your girlfriend out on a date so when your schedules finally cleared up on the same day, you took her out and prepared some little surprises as well.

Warnings: None. Just fluff 🫶🫶

(A/N: Been planning for some time but I forgot 💀💀 Also, reader is taller than Bada. Maybe 2 inches taller than her)

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"Babe, I could swear that all my clothes have transferred over to your closet now.." you sighed and crossed your arms as you were looking for a comfy shirt to wear but found most of your shirts are gone. Bada only giggled watching you as she's currently wearing one of your shirts. You just ruffled her hair messing it up as you went over to her closet and grabbed one of your shirts that she stole.

"Heyyyy! That's mine.. Plus you look better without a shirt." Bada complained. You raised an eyebrow before getting in front of her and raising your shirt to expose your stomach then raise it up until your sports bra was exposed, just giving Bada a little show that got her blushing like a tomato.

"You didn't say that you were into this, baby.. I would've walked around shirtless the whole time." you teased and she covered her face, whining that made you laugh out loud. You found it really adorable how easy it is for you to make her blush, especially when people see her as the cool and chill leader of team Bebe.

"Stopppppp! I'll give your shirts back just stop torturing me!" Bada whined some more and you just hugged her, laughing and telling her how adorable she is. You told her to get ready since you're taking her out somewhere. You're both busy as individuals, her being on Street Woman Fighter while you're teaching at JustJerk and also models at the side so whenever you're both free, you always take her out on a date or if you just had your paycheck, you'd take her out to shop. You loved spoiling your girlfriend because she deserves it. And if you treated her like a queen before you were earning decent money, you might as well be consistent with it, right?

"Go get changed. We're going out on a date and we can go shopping afterwards if you want. I'm gonna treat my beautiful baby out today since she did so well on Street Woman Fighter." you told her and kissed her forehead. Bada's eyes twinkled in pure joy from your words. It has been a while since you went on a date with her. She misses spending time with you and this date is really perfect to make up for the times lost.

Once both of you are ready, you give her a little box that contains a nice little bracelet you purchased in Paris while you were working there. You knew Bada has been eyeing that bracelet for some time now but didn't purchase it because as she said, it was way too expensive. When you saw it while you were overseas, you didn't have to think twice before you bought it. Nothing is expensive when it comes to your girlfriend. Seeing her smile is worth it every single time.

"What is it?" Bada asked while holding the box in her hands. She has an idea about the item inside but she still couldn't wrap her head around the idea of you buying that specific item for her because it's expensive and there's no special occasion to receive such a gift.

"Go open it, love and let me know what you think." you told her so she did. She opened the box and a gasp left her lips seeing that it really was the bracelet that she's been saving up for. You chuckled at her reaction and offered to put it on her which she giddily agreed to.

"Baby.. Stoppppp.. You're taking me out on a date, taking me out shopping and now this? You spoil me so much.. You're way too good to me." Bada says, pouting a bit and you noticed she was tearing up. You cupped her cheeks and placed a sweet kiss on her lips, resting your forehead against hers. She really is precious and you're lucky to call her as your girlfriend.

"Anything for my pretty baby. I love spoiling you whenever I can and I know you're working your ass off for that competition.. You deserve all of this and more, baby." you told her and she just hugged you tight, thanking you over and over. You just stayed like that for a few minutes before you led her to your car so you can proceed on that little date you planned out for her.

You took Bada out to the restaurant she absolutely loves and took her shopping afterwards. You also had to shop for new clothes because your girlfriend always steals yours though you can't get mad especially when she looks at you with those cute eyes that always melts your heart. Bada really enjoyed her day with you, though it was maybe too much that she fell asleep on the way home. You smiled seeing your girlfriend slept with a smile on her face. You felt fulfilled that you were able to make her happy today.

When you got home, you didn't wake her up. You just carried her inside and tucked her in bed, letting her rest for a bit then you brought in the things you shopped inside your shared home before you headed to the kitchen to prepare some food you know that she loves to eat during days like this. You smiled as you realized that at this point, you're willing to do everything for Bada. You're willing to do everything for the woman who held your heart and soul captive since you first laid your eyes on her.

#bada x reader #bada lee #bada lee x reader #swf2 #swf2 x reader #lee bada #bada lee imagine

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skz-rin · 8 months ago

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『📜』 ── Rin in skz family

(🌷 ) … about her

🌸 age: 26

🌸 occupation: ex-model now a travel blogger.

🌸 relationship: middle sister of han and seungmin, daughter of grandma i.n and grandpa felix, sister in law of Lina and Hyunjin and aunt of changbin, chan and yongbok

used to be a really famous model in her early twenties but then she married a rich businessman and gave that up. She travels the world now alone and her 'husband' is nowhere to be seen.

Always bringing everyone expensive and extravagant gifts. She is one of changbin's biggest supporters in his rap career even getting him connection with well known rappers occasionally.

(🌷 ) … her background

she grew up very spoiled as the only girl in between two boys she was very favoured by her parents and extremely pampered. she started doing beauty pageants and photoshoots when she was very young around the age of 11. at the age of 17 she was approached by a company who wanted to debut her but her parents said no since they wanted her to finish her education so finally at 21 when she finally finished she joined a company and started working full time as a model. she became an overnight sensation and got really popular often appearing in magazines and billboards. it is rumoured that her career started declining when she reached her late twenties but somehow she met her husband around the same time and they got married, she left the modelling world at his request and now earns money and spends her time doing extremely fancy solo trips and recording them.

(🌷 ) … her hobbies

talking about her various trips

spoiling her niece and nephews

tickling bang chan

snitching on her brothers

showing people her photoshoots and magazine covers

( 🌷 ) … her relationship with the family

🌸 grandpa felix ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> she loves to film tiktoks with him, anytime they are together they film a minimum of 5

🌸 grandma i.n ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> there are rumours of rin being her favourite child (those rumours are true)

🌸 han ♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> there is very obviously that sibling love between them, the I grew up with you and you are someone I have looked up to my entire life and have some very fond memories with. but that is about it, she isn't the happiest with how he is right now and how he treats his wife and is very outspoken about it which has caused rifts between them.

🌸hyunjin ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> they like eachother. consider eachother as confidants in this family and are always seen gossiping or giggling or just being close. hyunjin was the first sister that rin had so they are extremely close and rin treasures her a lot... maybe more than her brothers at times.

🌸 changbin ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> he is her first nephew so he means the world to her whatever changbin wants, changbin gets.

🌸 bang chan ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> same with him although he is j=very young she likes talking with him bringing him different toys from different places and is also constantly seen petting his hair.

🌸 seungmin ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> she likes him slightly better than han because he is younger and also a victim but his carelessness when it comes to his wife and his lack of worry for discussing divorce in front of his kid puts her off.

🌸 lina ♥︎♥︎ -> she doesn't like her. point blank believes that lina is the cause of all the issues in her family, but also has grudging respect because of how strong that woman is.

🌸 yongbook ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ -> absolutely adores her. that is her baby right there! nothing can make rin hate this little fluff of sunshine.

🌸 ina ♥︎♥︎ -> she doesn't care much for her, she isn't a part of rin's family and as thus rin could care less. but ina is also an influencer and rin sees that changbin is interested in her which leads to rin trying to put effort into being friends with her.

(🌷 ) … her best moments

"ah hyunjin it's versachay... Not versachee"

gifting overly expensive gifts to everyone as soon as she enters.

that one time han called lina jagiya she was seen gently leading chan away like 'come one... let's go you deserve better than seeing your dad fail at life...'

absolutely everytime she snitches on han to hyunjin or their parents she looks extremely proud of herself as if she had just done something amazing.

every single tiktok she has recorded with grandpa felix.

once she had five outfit changes in one day just so she could show off all her new clothes that she got hand made.

clapping and cheering loudly everytime one of the kids plus hyunjin were introducing themselves and then just giving a stink face and rolling her eyes when her brother and lina were introducing themselves.

taglist🏷️ - @smh-anon @cheolsboo @felixsbrat @butterflydemons

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spectralgecko · 5 months ago

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For Aziel:

🌷- How does this oc take their coffee?

🌙- Does this oc have any unusual hobbies?

🌸- What's this oc's favorite and least favorite color?

🌼- What's your favorite thing about this oc?

🌳- Does this oc collect anything?

What was your muse's personality like as a kid? How has it changed since then?

Where did your muse grow up? What was their home like? Did they like where they grew up?

What did your muse's family look like? Parents, grandparents? Big or small? Who was around the house when your muse was a kid?

What did your muse do in their free time? How did they entertain themself as a kid?

🌷 With milk sometimes, but nothing else. Otherwise black.

🌙 Depends on what we consider unusual, given that Starfolk have a pretty wide range of hobbies. He does a little bit of sculpting from time to time, working with crystals and pretty stones. He also enjoys making mead (or... the Starfolk equivalent thereof), partly because he's a bee-keeper as his main practice. Given the chance he'd probably pick up mixology, honestly.

🌼 Probably his sense of humor and optimism. In my head he's way funnier and friendlier that I could ever be. He's just... very friend. Friend shaped.

🌳 Cool rocks and crystals, 100%. He also sorta just... collects small interesting things that catch his eye, which can be pretty eclectic. He has a fondness for mechanical trinkets though. Via Athena he discovers a penchant for little model assembly puzzles.

Personality - Utter goofball. Not much has changed besides a general maturity. Aziel's goofieness is now tempered by a stronger sense of decorum and experience, but it's still going strong. The biggest change might be a shift during the conflict - his humor turns into a coping mechanism of sorts. But a lot of that falls away in New Eden.

Growing up - Aziel grew up in the Rusting Hills in a small nomadic village, meandering around the outer territories that bridge over to the Amber Desert. A couple times they crossed all the way over for trade, but only rarely. He's a middle child, with two older brothers and a younger sister (whom he adores), so they plus their parents had one of the bigger tents (still a slightly cramped situation). He grew up hunting, working around the fields, and looking after his sister. He's well acquainted with the wildlife movements of the Hills and the pick-up-and-go lifestyle too. He wouldn't have traded it for the world.

Already half answered this, but Aziel's family consisted of mom (Wanderer), dad (Scirta), two older brothers (eldest a Scirta, younger a Wanderer), and a younger sister (Scirta). He's got adoptive grandparents on his mom's side, since she was born a Roamer and was taken in by the couple when they found her. His dad was also a Roamer and just sorta... found people to follow, so no extended family there. Around the house (well... tent) were his mom and baby sister, and his brothers and father were usually out and about. As he got older he got to join them in the out and about. Before that, he helped mom around the house and played with his lil' sister, who he absolutely adored.

As for free time? Rambling high-energy games out in the fields with the other village kids were a must. Sometimes lower energy games that he could play with his sister, and of course, some that were a little too tough for him cuz he wanted to play with his brothers. On days where the weather keeps 'em inside, they've got a regiment of board games and storytelling games.

Thanks for the ask!

#sqarlettalks #ask box shenanigans

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hunzzzzz · 3 months ago

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Tell me sweet little lies: part 3

(Kendall Roy x OFC)

Summary: Diane is spinning out of control, trying to get closer to Kendall while simultaneously trying to keep him at arms length.

Warnings: mentions of sex / daddy issues/ reference to abuse/ masturbation / phone sex

A/N: sorry for the wait lovelies!! I almost had an aneurysm writing this!! Ahhh the tension !!!

part 1 part 2

ao3 link

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Diane rested her head on Kendall’s arm, they were wrapped under the covers, the moon casting a glow on her skin. She looked out the window, watching the clouds move past, shadowing over the moon and then it reappearing. She was content, she was having the best sex of her life, she was making it up the ladder at work, things couldn’t be going better for her.

“So, my panties just magically appeared out of thin air?” She shifted to face him, rubbing a finger up his chest.

“Uh yeah, yeah they did.” Kendall's face broke into a toothy grin. He had found a crumpled up piece of paper that Diane had left on his pillow case eliciting her phone number, and invited her over under the pretense to collect her forgotten garment. But the second she stepped in the door they were all over each other, a trail of their clothing leading up to his bedroom.

“Hmm, interesting.”

“Very interesting.” He liked this. He liked her. She wasn’t desperate, she didn’t salvate over him, she wasn’t enticed by his penthouse, his driver, his expensive cars— nothing he had made her swoon over him. She treated him like a chewing gum under her red bottoms. The 2 previous times they hooked up were the only times he slept peacefully without tossing and turning or waking up in cold sweats. She made him forget his nightmare of a life, his mind was occupied by her instead.

Diane sat up, and Kendall pulled her back down, tucking her head into the crook of his neck, “I know, I know, you have work in the morning,” he kissed her neck, “but what’s the rush?”

“Okay,” she sighed, maybe spending some time in his arms might get him to open up his closet of skeletons, “10 more minutes, only because I’m tired.”

“Aww, poor baby’s tired because I fucked her too hard.” He teased.

“Yeah? More like old man, desperate for some company.” She snorted.

“Please, you’re just as desperate as me, ‘please Kendall, I need you, fuck me harder, faster’, that’s you by the way, literally 10 minutes ago.” He mocked her, putting on a high pitched girlish squeal.

She slapped his chest, rolling over to face the other way, “Fuck off,” she mumbled, “no cuddles for you.”

“No— wait. I’m sorry,” he spooned her from behind, wrapping his arms around her waist, “You’re not desperate, I am. I’m the desperate one.” He rested his chin on her head, “I’m so fucking desperate, I wear it like a badge of honour.”

“That's what I thought,” she wrapped her arms over his, his body heat radiating through her, “I really need to leave soon.” She tapped his arms for him to release, she couldn’t let herself get too comfortable, she had to remind herself that this entanglement was strictly business, nothing more. She couldn’t get too close to him, only close enough to get what she needed.

“10 more minutes,” he pressed, holding her tighter, “what do you even do for work? Like a fucking barista or some shit, they won’t care if you’re a little late.” He chuckled, kissing her shoulder.

“You’re the male version of Amy Schumer with these back to back hilarious jokes,” she snapped. Sex with him was good, amazing even, but speaking to him for more than 5 minutes made her ears bleed. He was a typical misogynist but he hid behind his mask of fake feminism and big pouty lips, deceiving women into thinking he was an ally.

“No but seriously, what do you do?”

“I work in fashion,” she lied effortlessly, having rehearsed her fake backstory a million times.

“Yeah, yeah I can see that,” he licked his lips. She certainly dressed like someone who worked in fashion, everything she wore made her look like a model, her skirts were always short, heels LV, purses designer. She clearly had money and wasn’t sleeping with him for his. Somehow he found her even more attractive now that he knew she actually had an established career. “You could be a fucking model, you know.”

“I don’t have the height for it,” thankfully she was facing away from him so he couldn’t see the deep blush on her cheeks.

“If I was a casting agent you’d be my first pick, over any other anorexic, uh fucking, coc brain trying to make it big in the city fucking to prove her daddy wrong typa girl.”

Diane laughed, Kendall had a way of talking that made no sense, it was a jumbled mess of adjectives and random words that he freestyled into his language, but yet it still somehow made sense to her.

“Thank you? I think.”

“Are you not gonna ask me what I do for work?”

“What do you do, Kendall?” She asked, even though she could write an entire biography about him from memory, with references.

“I work in media……” he trailed off, hoping she wouldn’t make the connection.

“Yeah I think me and half of New York read the Wall Street article,” she laughed, referring to a story published about his disastrous vote of no confidence that went up in flames.

“So you heard about that, huh?” His heart sank slowly.

“Yeah, I did,” she turned around in his arms to face him, “so I don’t really think you can call it working in media after that whole showdown,” she teased.

“Well, actually,” his eyes drifted away from hers, “I’m working at Waystar again, that was just all a little spur of the moment tiff, you know how it is with family, the whole sha-bang was just blown out up into a cluster bliff.”

“Really?” She raised her brows, finally he was talking about his family, jackpot, “so you and your dad are good now?”

“Yeah, we’re fucking fine. We’re family, it’s just water under the bridge,” He tried to put on a strong front but Diane didn’t miss the pained look in his eyes. “Speaking of dad's, do you even have one?” He quickly changed the topic.

“Excuse me?” Diane blinked back at him, they went from talking about their jobs one minute to him now asking about her dad. It was getting too personal, too quick.

“Yeah, I mean, come on, you’re clearly fucking me because you have some unresolved daddy issues here, doesn’t take an idiot to figure it out.” His eyes accusing, burned through her.

He couldn’t have been more wrong. Diane’s father was her number 1 supporter, he was her everything. Unlike most girls who grew distant from their parents when they hit teenage years, Diane’s family only got closer. She loved her parents dearly, they called every night and often flew to New York to visit her. Her relationship with her dad had nothing to do with Kendall, unbeknownst to him.

“You don’t think I’m fucking you for any other reason? Other than my alleged daddy issues?” She narrowed her eyes at him.

“I’m not like fucking offended or anything, there’s nothing wrong with it,” he reassured her, “if I told my therapist about you, he’d probably psychoanalyse the shit out of me and say it’s because of some deep rooted issues too.”

Diane’s ears perked up at the mention of his therapist. She made a mental note to figure out where he had these therapy sessions, if it was at home she could listen in.

“Right,” Diane nodded, understanding that she now had to add daddy issues to her character arc to bond with him, “Yeah, I guess maybe I do have some daddy issues, or maybe I just like older men. I don’t know.”

“It’s definitely daddy issues.” Kendall didn’t think the latter to be true. He knew Diane could do alot better than him, by a million miles. He couldn’t fathom how he kept getting her in his bed. At first he thought he had some serious game to land her but when she agreed to come over tonight, even he himself was shocked. What was it about him that attracted her, his body was wasting away with his drug use, his dick was average at best, his charm was non-existent. So what was it that kept bringing her back to him? It had to be daddy issues, he thought he had hit the nail on the head with his theory.

“And you’re fucking a woman almost half your age…. because of your daddy issues?” She left her statement open-ended, hoping he’d take the bait and elaborate, “How can a man still have daddy issues at the age of 50?”

“Fuck off,” he rolled his eyes, “I’m fucking 39 years old, how many times do we have to go over this?” He groaned in frustration.

“Okay, okay,” she corrected herself, “How can a 39 year old man still have daddy issues.”

“If you had a dad like mine, then you’d have issues till the fucking grave. Trust me. Your daddy didn’t give you attention growing up? Oh boo fucking hoo, my dad gave me years of emotional trauma, his love is conditional, he fucking made sure to let me know I wasn’t worth a damn thing every day I woke up— he…..” he choked up, his soft eyes getting glossy. The joint he had smoked was making him speak to loosely.

“He what?”

“Nothing, just forget about it.” He rolled over to lay on his back, staring at the blank ceiling. Kendall felt too much, he felt everything, it was one of the reasons he smoked, did drugs, he hadn’t spent a sober night in months. His mind was restless without it. But laying beside Diane had a calming effect on him.

She rested her head on his chest, “You can’t let you dad define you, you can’t make him your entire personality. That’s just sad.”

“Yeah, and uh fucking what abut you?”

“My dad was different,” Diane vaguely said, not having anything bad to say about her him off the top of her head.

“Different how?”

“He just was.”

“Stop being so cagey—“

“He abused me,” she blurted out without thinking.

Kendall cupped her cheek, stroking her cheek bone, “abused you? How?” His eyes hardened at the implication, was it physical? Emotional? Or even worse….

“I don’t want to talk about it.” She whispered, looking away from his intense gaze. She knew it was wrong to lie about something so serious, something so heinous. But it was better to leave it vague so as not to not raise any follow up questions. She didn’t want to get caught out in her lies.

“I’m sorry, uh fuck I feel like a dick. I’m sorry you had to go through that.”

“It’s fine,” she got up from the bed, shuffling to put her clothes on, “and Kendall,” he looked up at her, “I’m not hooking up with you only because of my daddy issues….It’s because you’re the only person who’s ever made me cum.” She blushed looking away.

Kendall’s face morphed into one of pride, “I can’t blame you, you gotta keep coming back to the best.” He pointed his thumbs at himself, shimming his shoulder in a little dance.

Diane soon left, and Kendall laid awake all night thinking about her, smelling her scent on the pillow she rested her head on. He couldn’t get enough of her, if it was up to him he would’ve held her in his arms all night basking in her floral shampoo mixed with her vanilla body spray.

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The next day Diane was at work finishing up an article about the Top 10 most influential people of the year, her phone buzzed.

Kendall: hey

Diane: hello

Kendall: What are you doing?

Diane: some of us have jobs

Kendall: ha ha

Send me your location

I’m bringing lunch

Diane sat up straight, she was beginning to sweat behind her knees. Kendall couldn’t show up at her office, she couldn’t risk him finding out that she was a journalist. If he pulled at that thread it threatened to uncover that she was building up the article of the century about his company’s wrong doings.

Of course Diane knew his daily schedule. She listened in on his phone call with his assistant every morning, and there was no mention of a spontaneous lunch plan.

Her carefully curated plan was beginning to crumble under her feet. She hadn’t expected Kendall to be this clingy.

Phase 1: plant the bugs

Phase 2: get closer to him, get him to open up, get information

Phase 3: get him to lower his guard, go through his laptop

Phase 4: build the story

Phase 5: ghost him

Nowhere in her plan did it say, Kendall showing up to her office with lunch. How could she have possibly planned in advance for this. Her mind was racing a million miles per hour. She threw her blazer on, slinging her purse over her shoulder and practically ran 20 blocks, going as fast as her short legs could carry her. She shared her location with Kendall just as she made it outside the Vogue building.

His car pulled up not even 10 minutes after, he stepped out holding a bakery bag and a cup holder with 2 coffees.

“Hungry?” He smirked, handing her the bag of sweet treats.

“Kendall, hi.” She tried to act nonchalant, even though her cheeks were flushed from exertion and she was slightly out of breath.

“So, you gonna invite me into your office or…?”

“Uhm…” she thought of an excuse, “actually I was thinking maybe we could go to pumphouse park? It’s only a couple blocks away. I like to get some fresh air, can’t stay cooped up inside the office all day.”

“Yeah, sure whatever you want,” he was dressed in a crisp navy suit, his sunglasses tucked into his collar, he looked good. When Diane first slept with him, she didn’t see the appeal, he wasn’t conventionally good looking, he could barely get out a sentence without stuttering, he definitely was not someone she would approach in a bar. But now, in the daylight, in his pristine outfit, he reeked of power, like he held the world in the palm of his hand— and the worst part of it all was that Diane was strangely attracted to him now. All of a sudden he wasn’t that pathetic middle aged nobody she had first targeted, he was somebody now, a very important somebody.

“For you,” he handed her a coffee as they began walking, “I didn’t know what you like so I just got you my usual order.”

Diane thanked him and took a sip, “Is this just plain black coffee?” She gave him a questionable look.

“Just how I like it,” he grinned taking a sip of his own, “Don’t tell me, you uh, you probably like a fucking iced latte with fucking syrup to the brim, extra sweet, extra cream on top.”

“Yeah that was probably my order when I was 12,” she snorted, “No I like it, I mean some creamer wouldn’t kill you but it’ll do.”

“Don’t drink it if you don’t like it,” he snatched the cup off her, “I’ll get you another coffee from somewhere else.”

“No, no it’s fine, seriously.” She laughed, holding her hand out, “coffee is coffee, i just need it to get through the day.”

He handed it back to her, happy that she liked his preference, or maybe she was just drinking it to be nice, but either way he was happy.

“Yeah? How was work?”

“Yeah, yeah it was good, I just run around taking peoples’ coffee and lunch orders all day, nothing crazy.” They sat down on a quiet bench overlooking the Hudson, covered by a veil of trees.

“You know, Anna’s a friend. I could put in a good word for you.” He offered.

“NO,” she said abruptly, “Thank you, but no. I don’t need any help, I need to earn it myself.” She could hear her heart pounding in her ears. Her throat dried up at the thought of Kendall mentioning her to Anna Wintour and her having no idea who she was because Diane did not even work for Vogue, it was terrifying. She started to feel overwhelmed, this was a new complication, one that Diane was not prepared for. She mentally scolded herself for leaving so many loose ends, her carelessness had put her entire plan in jeopardy.

“I mean it couldn’t hurt, I’ll just mention it in passing.” He wanted to help her, because maybe just maybe then she would see him as more. It was the only way he saw himself getting closer to her. Diane was so hard to read, she was ice cold and he wanted to melt down her exterior. Yes he had been inside her numerous times, but it wasn’t the same as waking up next to her, her face nuzzled up in his neck, her breath tickling against his skin, that’s what he wanted. Maybe if he got her a higher position at work, then she might see him as a good guy. He wanted to show her that he was a good guy, he needed her to know that he was a good guy.

“No,” she shook her head adamantly. “I don’t want to cut corners, what kind of a person would I be to do that? I just need to put in the work, get results, and in the end all my hard work will pay off. Please, just promise me you won’t try to help.”

So she didn’t want him to abuse his powers and help her climb the ranks? She didn’t seem to want anything from him. Kendall had put her through every test so far and she passed each one with flying colors. She was pure, she stood by her morals. Kendall thought it was too good to be true, yet here she was having lunch with him, and didn't want anything in return from him.

Kendall wanted her to jump through one last hoop, “Okay, I won’t say anything, if you go for dinner with me tonight.”

She was dodging bullets left right and center, if she was seen having dinner with Kendall Roy, the paps would make the connection in seconds, she’d be finished before she even started. Diane was working overtime trying to keep her identity hidden. If Kendall found out the truth he would probably end her career in seconds, anxiety pooled in the pit of her stomach. She knew she had to get closer to Kendall while simultaneously trying to keep him at arm's length. She was navigating through a maze of lies, it was proving to be more challenging than she had initially expected, almost impossible.

“Look, Kendall you’re great, honestly. You’re a really great guy, but all of this,” she gestured to the half eaten croissant and other assortment of baked goods, “and dinner, I just, I just think we should keep it casual, take things slow, yeah?”

Kendall’s face lit up, so she didn’t want him for fame either? She didn’t want to be latched on his arm like his sugar baby, “Casual?” He thought for a moment, she was perfect, she didn’t want anything more from him, he could give her the one thing he was good at. In the past Kendall had proven to be a terrible boyfriend, and even worse husband. But to contain this relationship to the sheets, he excelled at that, he was a passionate lover, and more than generous. He was confident that he could keep her satisfied, he would be so good to her that she would keep coming back to him for more.

“Casual sounds good to me.” He smirked, taking a bite of Diane’s croissant.

He had taken all measures to ensure that Diane could cause him no harm. She was an innocent, harmless girl with some moderate to severe daddy issues— it was nothing he couldn’t handle.

“Yeah casual, friends with benefits.” She stuck out her pinky finger.

“Friends with benefits.” He nodded, interlocking his pinky with hers.

Kendall insisted on walking her back to ‘her office’, but she didn’t let him, she forced him to call his driver to the park. Diane waved him goodbye as the car sped off, letting out a breath of relief, she didn’t know how she managed to do it but she did. She got Kendall right where she wanted him, the friend aspect was for the article, but the sex— that was just for her own benefit. She could juggle it all, she was back in the control center.

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“….. that’s a common misconception people have about keeto, I actually feel amazing, more than I’ve ever felt in my entire life. Cutting out carbs is the best thing anyone could do for themselves. Just last week I read an article about the dangerous effects of complex carbohydrates on women of child bearing age…” blah blah blah, Kendall was bored out of his mind as his date rambled on about her diet for the better half of an hour.

He had matched with some model on Raya, but now wished he hadn’t swiped right. She was the type of prissy Hamptons girl who got off on talking about herself, things that Kendall couldn’t care less about. He found himself comparing her to Diane, how the woman sat across from him had nothing on her. His date had a model’s figure, slender and flat, no meat, nothing to grab onto. Whereas Diane with her petite hourglass figure, curvy in all the right places, he remembered his face being suffocated by her breasts, it would’ve been the best way to go out of this world.

His phone buzzed on the table, it was almost like Diane knew he was thinking about her. He excused himself from the table just as his date began telling him about the time she backpacked across Eastern Europe. He rushed to the bathroom and attended the call.

“Hello?” He asked, balancing his phone between his shoulder and ear as he adjusted himself in his slacks, just the thought of her made his cock head twitch.

“Did I catch you at a bad time?” Diane asked innocently, twiddling with a piece of her hair.

“Yeah, I’m actually a little busy right now.”

“Hmm, well you can’t be that busy if you’re on the phone with me right now.” She argued, and boy was she right, “So, how’s your little date going?”

“How did you know I’m on a date?” He chuckled, “You stalking me now?”

“It doesn’t take an Einstein to figure out what someone would be busy with past 8pm.” She said matter of factly, “So how’s it going?”

“It’s going fine, great actually. I’m having a great time.” He overcompensated for his miserable evening.

“Yeah I’m sure,” she snorted, “so what’s on the menu? Are you going back to her place or is she coming to yours?”

“I don’t know yet,” Kendall played along, “I’ll see where the night takes me, friend.” But deep down he wanted to see Diane tonight.

“Such a shame, friend,” she sighed dramatically, Kendall could make out the sound of her shuffling around under her duvet.

“Uh-huh. Why exactly?”

“Because I’m lying naked on my bed, touching myself, thinking about you.” She let out a small moan, she was laying out a thread of yarn, hoping he would chase it like an eager kitten. She liked toying with him, making him move like her puppet.

Kendall almost choked on his own spit, Diane was always so blunt, he could feel the blood rushing to the tip of his cock, “Like what?” He stammered, unbuckling his pants and stroking himself.

“Just thinking about how you spit on me and rub down, you do it so good,” Diane was a natural born actress, she could win awards for her performances. She was currently sitting in bed, proofreading an article that would be posted in the morning. But she could multitask, she let out a few small moans, “I can’t do it like you do, it doesn’t feel the same as your fingers, or your cock.”

“Diane,” Kendall grunted, pumping himself faster.

“My fingers aren’t big enough, ugh I just want you— I want you to pin me against the mattress, split me apart with every inch of your cock, fuck me until I can’t walk the next day,” she let out a whine, letting out a few ragged breaths, “fuck, nobody does it better than you do, Kendall.”

“You’re so filthy,” Kendall groaned, his cock was pulsating in his hands, the images she created had him jacking off in the restaurant's bathroom, he knew no shame. “You’re so needy for me, tell me how needy you are for me— tell me.”

“I need you so bad Kendall,” she whimpered, as she fixed a few typos in her article, “I want you to fill me up, I need you to stuff me up, ahhhh— fuck fuck fuck.” Diane swore out in frustration when she accidentally deleted all her changes, she tried to undo it but it was too late.

“Fuck me too, shit.” Kendall panted, creaming in his hand, “Fuck, what— what just happened?” He placed his phone down on the sink to clean himself up.

“Nothing,” Diane said with a smirk, she was once again in the driver's seat, “Enjoy your date, hope you have an amazing night.”

#kendall roy #kendall roy x ofc #kendall roy smut #kendall roy fanfiction #kendall roy is pathetic and desperate #succession fic #sucession hbo #succession #kendall roy masterlist #tell me sweet little lies

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strawberrynightmere · 1 month ago

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Favorite Model [Yandere Leah x Female Reader]

TW⚠️: low-key yadere tendencies, farmer reader, reader is kind of naive, reader posing for drawing, reader has tattoos, nudity, me trying to describe a pose, awkward moment, short fic, etc.

A/n: I just thought it would be a good idea.

"Uh... Leah?"

"Yes [Name]?"

"When you asked me for help...." You trail off staring at the ground in embarrassment, clinging to the white sheet to your body. "I didn't expect to be posing... nude." You trailed off again.

When Leah sent you that request, you didn't think twice and hopped down to her cabin, right after you did all the farm work, because what kind of (technically) neighbor would you be if you didn't help out for her to improve her artistic skills.

"Not that I am backing out or anything -" You get cut off by Leah.

"Don't worry, I'm doing this for practice. No one will be seeing it." She assured you.

You breathe a sigh of releaf. "Alright. How do I do this?"

"Just drop the sheet and make some poses."

You hesitantly do as she said and tried out some poses until she stopped you at one, claiming that it was perfect.

Your exposed back was facing her, one knee bent close to your chest with your arm resting on it, the other leg resting sideways a little bent, and the other resting flat from the palm of your hand to your elbow as you were resting all your weight on it.

After some time passes, something just jumps up in your thoughts.

"Leah?"

"Yes?"

"Are my tattoos gonna be a problem for you to draw?" Right, you had some weird tattoos, like on your arms and back. In your defense, you tend to make weird decisions after getting blackout drunk.

"No, they're actually perfect for practice."

That's good to hear. You're not sure if it's actually practical, but if she said it was alright, then you didn't need to worry.

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

You've been staring at that wall for hours!

You were getting bored out of your mind. There was only so much daydreaming that you could do. And your arm, it was getting numb.

But you didn't dare move, for the sake of Leah's important, not even an inch.

"Done!"

"Oh, thank Yoba!" You slump down on your back and turn to the other side.

"Thank you for doing this for me." Leah said as she covered you with the white sheet, like a banket.

"It was no problem." You say while wrapping yourself in the sheet and getting up from the floor.

"Would you like to have lunch? You did sit there for hours."

Yes, you were so hungry that you'd eat tree sap.

But then.

*knock knock!*

"Leah?" The door opened, and Elliot, who was staring at a notebook, steps in.

"Pardon my intrusion. I need your opinion on this...." He pauses for a second or more, "... peace." His eyes darting between you and her, before speaking again.

"My apologies, I didn't intend to interrupt your session. Carry on as you were." Then he left.

"Wait. What did he mean by that?" You say in worrie.

"Probably nothing, take a seat." She ushers you to a chair, trying to lighten up the mood.

"Alright. Wait! I forgot to ask if I could see the drawing."

"After lunch!"

"Okay!"

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

"Wow." You say in amazement, staring at the paper Leah presented you. "It's almost like looking at a picture."

"It's alright." She said bashfully, red tinting her cheeks.

"Alright?! You got every small detail of my tattoos. Did you do this before?"

"N-no! You were my first model!" That was suspicious, but you're not some professional, so you'll just brush it off.

"Cool, glad I could help." You say while putting your shirt back on. "I'm gonna go now. See you tomorrow." You head out and close the door behind you.

Leah stood there for a second with a dreamy smile. As she closes her schetchbook, some pages are shown. They were all drawings of you.

What can she say.

You are her favorite model.

A/n: it was kind of alright, but Leah is underrated.

#yandere stardew valley #yandere leah #sdv leah x reader #yandere sdv #x female reader #female reader

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twistedwonderworm · 2 years ago

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Headcanons: Residents with a Child!MC

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

🍷Comte🍷

He's the father figure of the group so he'd be the closest to you. A really good father figure and very protective. Sometimes a little too protective.

Not like you can blame him though. You're just a fragile, tiny human alone so of course you need someone to protect you.

He can be strict whenever you do get into trouble but he doesn't like punishing you too harshly. If you burst into tears at his scolding, his paternal instincts kick in and he'll do whatever he can to comfort you.

🦅Napoleon🦅

Big brother Napo is another one that is very close to you. This guy gives me the impression that he probably loves children. He is also just as protective of you as Comte is.

If something is bothering you, you can come to him for help. Though if it's something you don't want to talk to anyone about, he won't pressure you about it.

Just know if you're ever in need, big brother Napo is there for you. He'll have your back no matter what.

📝Arthur📝

More of an uncle than a brother or father figure but I can see him liking kids.

Most people would say he's not a good role model but I feel like he'd be a good one. Always gives you life advice and is always there to help if you need him.

Of course, he'll be a little hard to win over, especially with a human child. He doesn't like the idea of losing someone he cares about to the passing of time.

🦉Mozart🦉

Mozart doesn't even like the other residents interrupting him so of course he's not going to be going anywhere around you. It's nothing personal, he just prefers to be alone.

If you do end up getting close to Jean though, he may get closer to you as well. He and Jean are close friends so Mozart loves to see Jean start letting more people in.

Also if you're a calm, quiet kid who likes music however, he probably won't mind you sitting in his room as he plays. Hell, he might even teach you how to play. Just don't be too loud, okay?

🐯Jean🐯

Most likely to stay the furthest away from you. It's not that he doesn't like you, oh no it's the opposite really. He absolutely adores you. It's just that he's afraid of hurting you.

It's no secret that Jean doesn't drink as much as he should and you're just so small and fragile. He could easily hurt a child like you if he wasn't careful.

But if you gently break down his walls, he can't run from you forever. He desperately wants to be a big brother to you like Napo but he's not sure if it's possible for him.

🍎Isaac🍎

Doesn't like kids. At least this is what he says. It's just a cover. Between not wanting to accidentally hurt you as well as not wanting you to mess with his work, he's another one who'll probably stay away from you

If you are known for wandering all around the mansion, he'll probably stay locked up in his room unless he absolutely needs something. Otherwise, he'll try to keep to places where you don't go.

He may warm up to you eventually but it'll take a lot longer than it'll take for others since he's as guarded as he is.

🎨Vincent🎨

Kids? He loves kids! Sweet little Vincent is probably the most eager to be around you besides Napo and Comte.

If you're interested in painting, he'll be incredibly happy. He's very helpful with tips and even lets you sit with him as he paints.

He'll be the absolute best big brother you could ever ask for besides Napo. I mean he does have experience being Theo's big brother.

🐶Theodorus🐶

He could pass on dealing with a kid. If Vincent is happy around you, then you're alright. Theo however just isn't too big on kids himself.

He does get a little jealous seeing Vincent being happy around you, but he's also very happy. All he wants is for Vincent to be happy.

Eventually though he'll start to realize that you see them both as older brothers and he'll try to start being as good a big brother to you as Vincent was to him.

🐦Dazai🐦

Did anyone say Uncle Dazai? Again he loves kids but probably isn't the best role model. And he absolutely adores being a big brother to you. Though that doesn't mean you're immune to his antics.

He loves to tease people, and that includes you so don't think he'll leave you alone because you're a child. You and Isaac are his favorites to tease after all.

🐑Sebastian🐑

How much he likes you honestly depends. Like he's probably really stressed from taling care of all the residents and you but if you don't cause him too much stress, he'll adore you.

If he bakes any sewers he'll let you have some fresh from the oven. But too many or you'll spoil your dinner. If Comte is a father figure then Sebastian is kind of like the mom.

He'll always say that you don't need to, but his heart will melt if you help him around the mansion anyway.

🐱Leonardo🐱

As long as you don't mess up his work, Leo doesn't mind having you around. Though if you spot him napping somewhere, you can nap with him. He doesn't mind.

Leo does really enjoy your company, no matter what he's doing and he's generally like a parent to you just like Comte and Sebastian. It's not rare to see you sitting in his lap while he's reading a book to you.

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katsona-the-katsequel · 5 months ago

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P3 Q&A (Final Part)

Q. Is the love hotel in Shirakawa based on a real place? Perhaps... Did the staff go there to do research?

🧢: Oh, a question from someone with the same spark of soul as me!

🎨: ...would be the first.

🧢: No, no, this is purely a man's romance...

🎨: ...would be the first.

🧢: (Sob sob sob sob)

Akihiko Sanada (from now on "🥊"): And so, as someone who is not swayed by evil thoughts, I will explain on behalf of Junpei from here on.

🎨: ...Where did this guy come from?

Mitsuru Kirijo (from now on "👑"): Akihiko, I think you should increase your worldly desires a little more. Too much naivety can be harmful, right?

🎨: Maybe you guys have been waiting for your turn all this time?

🥊: Now, let's get to answering the question!

🎨: ...I hit the mark.

👑: So what is the model for Shirakawa Boulevard?

🥊: Well, wait, Mitsuru. This place is a little different from other places, and they chose the model in a very stylish way. First of all, the name Shirakawa Boulevard comes from Shirakawa-mura in Takayama, Gifu.

👑: Shirakawa-mura is famous for its Gassho-style houses, a World Heritage Site, but it has nothing to do with the love hotel district.

🥊: However, there is a connection. In the early Shōwa period, a series of dam constructions in the suburbs of Shirakawa-mura led to a succession of villages being submerged. But where do you think the villagers who were driven out of Shirakawa-mura went? They moved to Shibuya, Tokyo, and started a new life. To be more specific, they moved to Maruyama-cho in Shibuya.

👑: Maruyama-cho is one of the most famous love hotel districts in Tokyo... I see, that's excellent, Akihiko!

🥊: Yes, the model for Shirakawa Boulevard is Maruyama-cho in Shibuya, and the origin of the place name is Shirakawa-mura, the roots of the people who support the current Maruyama-cho. That's the deep reason why the love hotel district on Shirakawa Boulevard was created. By the way, it seems that the interior design was created by looking at various websites on the Internet without directly going to interviews.

🎨: There's a strange tension... I wonder if these people are okay...

🧢: I was impressed!

🎨: Wow, Junpei?

🧢: I was so moved, Sanada-senpai!

🥊: Right, do you understand, Junpei?

🧢: To share this excitement, let's go to Shirakawa Boulevard again sometime with the girls from our senior group!

🥊: Ah, that's great, Junpei!

👑: ...Bufudyne.

🎨: ...Garula Gem.

👑: The enemy is down! We will wipe them out!

🎨: That's too obvious, Junpei.

(Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...)

🧢+🥊: We're so sorry...

🎨+👑: If so, that's fine.

🧢: But no matter how much I explain, more and more questions just keep popping up. Ah, it's so annoying.

🎨: What are you talking about, Junpei? There's still a lot more to do.

🧢: Hmm, I'm at a loss.

🥊: Well, that can't be helped, Junpei. Well, since you came all the way out here, I'll help out too.

👑: Instead, why don't we all just share the work from here on out? That would be more rational.

🌸: That's right, as the saying goes, three women together can break even a rock.

🐰: Yukari-chan, if you say that, then three heads are better than one...

👶: I still feel a bit uneasy.

🤖: Everything will work out somehow.

🧢: Oh no, everyone's here. Oh well. Oh well.

🎨: Well, let's go.

Q. This time, the aesthetic has changed a lot compared to previous games. How did you decide on the overall design for this Persona?

🧢: …Um, I wonder how?

🥊: What's the point in just abandoning it like that? The biggest difference with this version of Persona is the interface design, especially the menu screens, which are quite noticeable.

🌸: It's kind of cool and cute, isn't it? I wonder if the big factor is that the character designer has been changed from Kazuma Kaneko, who was the main designer until now, to Shigenori Soejima, and the development staff has been completely renewed.

👑: The desire to achieve something new is apparent everywhere. Great!

🐰: Now, let's ask the staff directly to comment on the design aspects of this release.

I had been looking for an opportunity to create a work that thoroughly focused on interface (hereinafter referred to as IF) design for a while. I saw a website on the web that used Flash tastefully and thought it was good. When you click on various parts, various reactions are returned, and it entertains you even in places other than the original purpose. I thought it would be nice if an IF with such pleasant actions and responses could be used in a game. I aimed for a dynamic screen design that used the screen boldly and incorporated Flash and typography. However, since the IF of a game is always information and comfort, it was difficult to strike a balance. Also, in the past, for our titles, the procedure was to decide on the game image and then incorporate the IF in a form that fits that, but this time, the method was to solidify the game image from the IF. So Soejima and the staff in charge discussed it, and we solidified the image color, font, and taste first, and presented the visual concept to all the staff.

- Design Leader Wada

👶: Um, what is typography?

🤖: This is a technique that actively utilizes typefaces, which are originally used only to convey information, as part of the design.

🌸: Ah, I see. The status display logo is really cool.

🐰: Why did the concept color become blue?

🧢: Oh, I asked about that. Apparently it's about the blue of youth!

🐰: Wow, it's pretty cheesy...but I guess it all turned out okay in the end. I like that color.

👑: Another ambitious challenge in this work is the use of animation to direct events.

🧢: Ah, I've heard of that too!

While the basic direction is "chibi characters + bust up", we thought that animation was important in the direction of this work. What was difficult was the gap between the way animation and games are made. The way games are made (by our company) is that we have the advantage of being able to control the production in-house, and we try and error as much as possible to improve the quality to the very last minute, but on the other hand, there is a tendency to drag out pending matters and not make decisions until the last minute. On the other hand, since the production of animation is carried out simultaneously by a very large number of people, it is not possible to start unless the blueprint is firmly decided first. Therefore, if all the information is not presented as early as possible, there will be a big loss and it will fail. That was the difficult part in getting this project going. Well, it's a common story, but the delay of the scenario writer Tanaka was fatal for a while... So, the difficulty of placing anime scenes in the game other than the opening was beyond my imagination. "Ahh... that's why other companies don't do it that much..." I realized. Once production started, we had to adjust parts that had changed during game development, or take them over and process them, and problems were endless... There were other candidates for animation scenes, but for various reasons they had to be reluctantly cut, which increased the burden on the game console... However, the director was highly motivated and got on board with this project, so we were able to capture the taste of the opening and other scenes, and I'm pleased that we were able to create something unique.

- Design Leader Wada

🌸: It's like a cry from the soul. The pain is palpable.

🤖: It must have been really difficult.

🥊: For example, if the setting that I'm left-handed had been added midway through, we might have had to retouch the entire cutscene.

🧢: Also, wasn't it difficult to have characters speak in cutscenes for the first time?

🐰: It must have been difficult to record...

🎨: That's true, but... I'm more scared of the pressure of having to finish all the cutscenes before recording.

🌸: Thank you very much for your hard work.

👑: Speaking of voices, our voices reach the leader's ears during the final battle, right? At that time, only Aragaki's voice doesn't appear on the screen, what was he saying?

(Shinjiro Aragaki, from now on 👻): Tch, don't remember that nonsense... Forget it.

🌸: Oh, that's no good. Please tell me.

👻: …Geez. I'm saying, "Well, shall we do it...?"

🐰: That line... I was really moved. It made me feel like, "Oh, he's really watching over me..."

👻: Just so you know, that voice was a bit of a... mistake or an accident or something... it just ended up being included due to some strange coincidence.

🌸: Eh?

👻: Actually, I was already dead, so I wasn't supposed to be part of that event. It was the writer's preference, but in the world of "P3", once you die, that's it... you can't just come back to life conveniently or become a ghost and watch over you. That's the stance. I totally agree.

🎨: That's right... That's why we should do the best we can while we're alive. When we die, that's it.

👻: Right? But, I recorded my voice just to be sure, and the staff in charge of the battles added it because they had the voice data. Seriously, they were doing something unnecessary.

🐰: Wow. But it feels like a happy mistake to us.

🌸: That's right. If you have the chance, please go ahead and revive yourself!

👶: But if Aragaki-san were to come back to life, then my resolve would...

👻: Don't worry, I won't come back to life. I'm tired of your protection. I'll leave the rest to you.

🥊: Ah, I'll enjoy my youth to the fullest for Shinji too.

👻: That's annoying in itself...

Q. I love the mysterious design of Tartarus. I feel like I've seen it in some famous painting, but what is the design motif of Tartarus?

👑: It's true that it's a masterpiece. At the request of designer Soejima, the theme of Tartarus was to incorporate elements of mysterious space and surrealism. So he actively incorporated the taste of the works of Dutch painter Maurits Cornelius Escher and Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico.

👶: The names of each level sound unfamiliar to me, are they from some myth?

🤖: Yes, it is positive. They are names that indicate the seven parts of the earthly world in the Jewish view of the world and life and death. Monad is also a Jewish word that means "one thing," a component of all things.

🧢: Huh? Aren't there only six blocks other than the Monad? There's one left over from the seven earthly worlds?

🥊: There's a rooftop-like floor just before you fight the Nyx Avatar. That's the 7th floor, the Royal Palace of Eres.

👑: I also heard about the design concepts for each of the other blocks. Let me quote some of their comments.

1st Block: Thebel, the Worldly Garden

The hidden layer, the Deep Monad, is a layer located at a lower level of Tartarus, just like the first layer, and is also a layer that retains the image of a school.

2nd Block: Arqa, the Garden of Strange Faces

I designed it with the intention of creating a superficial sense of fear. The floor pattern has optical illusions, so when you look at it from one direction it looks like a skull, and when you look at it from the other direction it looks like an angel. It is composed of elements of Celtic Gothic architecture and Giorgio's paintings.

3rd Block: Yabbashah, the Garden of Rusticism

This floor was designed to create the mysterious feeling of an ascending staircase suddenly descending, like in Escher's optical illusions. I had a hard time expressing the inconsistency in the 3D model. I incorporated optical illusion elements in the wall patterns and the slope that looks like a staircase, and as a result, I think this floor most strongly expresses the theme of this work.

4th Block: Tziah, the Garden of Luxury

A golden dungeon, as it is a mass of greed. As the story is now over the middle stage and is gaining in excitement, I wanted to create a gorgeous floor to match, and created a floor made of materials more luxurious than the contents of the treasure chest.

5th Block: Harabah, the Garden of Scorching Flames

I wanted to create a chaotic atmosphere, so I used a psychedelic spiral pattern as a concept. Towards the end, I used abstract motifs to show the changes in the layers up to this point. I also used a black space to show a big change when you enter the next 6th layer.

6th Block: Adamah, the Garden of Melancholy

Before the final battle, I wanted to make sure there was nothing unnecessary. The grooves carved into the walls and floors represent the Milky Way, the universe, and the flow of the atmosphere, and I was inspired by the atmosphere of Van Gogh's painting of the night sky, "Starry Night." The main color is white, which also represents the white robes worn before the final battle.

🧢: Geez, they're thinking about a lot of things.

👑: Another big factor in Tartarus is the special effect called "Dark Hour Blur," which is always used during Dark Hours and makes the edges of the screen appear to shake.

🌸: That's right, it's actually quite creepy when you walk around inside.

🐰: By the way, various screen effects are used effectively throughout the game. I like the effect of bright sunlight in the daytime.

👑: It's a special effect called "Persona Flare." It's a masterpiece that the staff was very pleased with.

🤖: Fiery, that's it...

👑: Aigis, don't take my words...

🥊: Well, there are still a few small questions left. Let's get them out of the way.

Q. This time, the battle scenes are quite comical. Why?

👑: I thought the all-out attack scene was a bit over the top, but once you get used to it, it's fun in its own way.

🐰: As with other parts, the battle scenes show a strong desire to do something new and different from the series so far. The theme was "make it lively and fun!"

🧢: When you say lively, it really does a good job of expressing it. When you're waiting for a command to be entered, you see the movements of us scurrying about, right? That seems to be quite difficult to process, but it seems to have been forced into the system.

👶: Speaking of fun, many of the weapon designs are interesting, like bones and bus stops.

🥊: I wanted to die when I was forced to equip those gloves... However, it seems that they actually made about twice as many models, but for some reason they were unused. If I get the chance, I'd like to see the rest.

🧢: If possible, it would be nice if the graphics of the armor could be changed as well...ahh, a man's dream, high leg armor...

Q. Do the tattoos mean anything?

🧢: Hey, Chidori. Call that exhibitionist guy.

🤡: Who is the exhibitionist? Who is? That is a sign of failure - a mark to decorate the stigma.

🧢: Stigma? What's that?

💣: On the skin of those who can't control their Persona, the power of the rampaging Persona overflows and something like a pattern appears. The center of Takaya's tattoo is not a tattoo, but that pattern. To be honest, he doesn't show it to many people. So even if it's a little hot, he wears clothes that don't reveal much skin.

🧢: Huh... Seriously? Ah! Then maybe Chidori has that pattern too? Is that why she always wears such gaudy clothes...?

🎨: This is a hobby.

🧢: Ah...R-Really?

Q. There's been talk about a sister model to Aigis, but what exactly is that?

🤖: I can't go into details due to confidentiality issues, but from the first prototype up to me, around ten units were developed. At first, they were just tanks.

Only a few units made before me were humanoid, and furthermore, only three units, including mine, are equipped with the Plumes of Dusk nuclear device that allows for Persona summoning. However, the other two were destroyed ten years ago before they could be activated...

Q. What principle are Mitsuru and Fuuka using to explore the inside of Tartarus?

👑: In my case, Penthesilea has the ability to accurately predict the effective range of an attack, and by applying this, I can sense the terrain ahead and whether there are any enemies. However, the drawback is that I need a communication device to communicate the results of my exploration.

🐰: My Lucia and Juno have the power to sense the flow of life, so we can share the biometric information of everyone in our battle party and learn about the terrain and enemies in the vicinity. In doing so, we can receive sensory information to the fullest extent of everyone's potential, so we can even find enemies in places we can't see directly.

🎨: By the way, I can also detect enemies using the same theory. She is passive and I am active, but the mechanism of sharing bio-information is the same. And, although I am a little weaker at detecting enemies, I have the power to interfere with and disrupt the other person's perception. Got it?

Q. Can adults not use Personas?

🐰: I'll answer this question. I've explained the definition of potential and ability users before, but the point is the will to face death within yourself and actively deal with it, right? So theoretically, even adults can summon it. However, younger people have more spirit and are less likely to compromise, so it's probably easier to manifest.

🥊: Even after facing the deaths of my parents and sister, I refused to give up and continued to seek power, which is what awakened my Persona abilities... that's for sure.

👻: Aki is the only one who won't give up...

🧢: A-Aragaki-senpai...?

🐰: I-I can't believe what I'm saying... Only Shinji can.

🧢: I'm sick of these people...

Q. Why did you make history teacher Ono wear a helmet?

🌸: That really makes you curious. I was surprised the first time I took the class.

🐰: I've gotten completely used to it though.

🧢: Apparently, there is an armor and helmet enthusiast among the development staff in charge of creating the model. This is his work.

🌸: Armor and helmet enthusiast?

🧢: It was completed without either Soejima or Tanaka, the planner, knowing that it was still in development and they thought it was just a strange model, but it turned out they were serious about it.

🐰: Wow, is that a thing?

🧢: By the way, it seems that the Shadow Warrior series was also designed by this person.

🌸: I'm a die-hard fan!

Q. Even if the Apathy Syndrome is cured, will it come back?

👑: In the first place, Apathy Syndrome is caused by the loss of a part of the Shadow (unconscious) from the mind. However, if that Shadow is defeated during the Dark Hour, it will return to the original host's mind. This is the mechanism by which Apathy Syndrome is cured.

🥊: However, if the Shadow is separated from the host for a long time, there is a possibility that memory and thinking ability may be impaired to some extent, and in some cases the condition may not be fully cured.

🧢: Even if it heals properly, if you don't learn your lesson and just sit around doing nothing, won't the Shadow come back?

👑: That's unlikely. As soon as the Shadow returns, the host will unconsciously accept deep in their mind what the Shadow was able to sense during that time. The memory of coming so close to Nyx, the embodied death. It's just a vague feeling of "frightening," but unless they're extremely stupid, they'll start to think about it. That unconscious memory of fear becomes a stopper that prevents a recurrence.

Q. May 18th: Who is the Bullman mentioned in the conversation on the way to school?

🌸: Oh, you mean the "Bullman" who was hospitalized after a sign fell on him? I hate him! Seriously, even in winter, tracksuits are prohibited and he grins at the sight of girls' thighs, and he tells girls who are slow runners, "You've got a big chest, you know," he's the worst!

🐰: His real name is Mr. Aoyama and his subject is physical education. He's not good at it either...

🤡: Well, I've made sure to punish him properly, so don't worry.

🌸: Wait, that sign was your doing!? Well done!

Q. How do people in Strega live their daily lives?

🤡: We don't have a family register. We don't even know our real names.

💣: It's hard work to get a job and rent a house. Well, there are plenty of ways around that.

🎨: During the Dark Hour, you can steal as many household items and clothes as you want.

🧢: Chidori! You can't do that!

🎨: It's okay, I'm not doing it anymore.

💣: Well, they never catch our legs, but sometimes we need cash, so I do some legit work. I put up ads on revenge proxy sites...

🧢: Affiliate marketing! But there are very few people who visit the site. The income is negligible. Of course!

Q. I'm curious about Featherman R, which is on TV in the dorm every Sunday.

🧢: Before you know it, someone has tuned in to the channel.

🌸: Actually, I found out that there is a hidden otaku in the dorm!

👑: Come to think of it, it seems that Akihiko also played hero games with Aragaki up until around middle school. Hehe...

🥊: Oh, not me!

🐰: But that was a sequel to a special effects hero series that was very popular a long time ago, and it brings back fond memories. If you played "Persona 2: Innocent Sin," don't you remember that the main characters were wearing masks in the scenes from their past? That was the original "Phoenix Sentai Featherman."

🧢: Wow, that's such an old show?

🥊: That was almost 20 years ago.

🐰: There is a list of trailers that can be viewed in the main game, so I will introduce them above¹.

🌸: Wait a second. Who put this together? Who's the otaku?

🥊: T-Takeba! Don't look at me like that! I'm telling you it wasn't me!

🧢: I'm not particularly interested either.

👶: Me too. I'm in the upper grades now, so I've graduated from that a long time ago.

👻: That's not my problem, right?

🌸: Well, thinking about it by process of elimination... - No way... Field Le...

🧢: Oh, it's possible! I don't know what he's thinking!

🤖: Ah, it's almost time for the rebroadcast of Featherman R.

🧢: It's you!

Q. Who are the people who appear in the "People I Met by Chance" stories?

🌸: Do you think those people are our great seniors?

👑: They are Persona Users who were active in "Megami Ibunroku Persona", "Persona 2: Innocent Sin" and "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment". From what I saw on TV, they seem to be living peacefully now.

🐰: First of all, the reporter, Trish, is also one of the characters, right? It seems like she was doing the "pain, pain, go away" thing at the fountain of physical strength recovery. But apparently she gets paid a really high amount.

🧢: It's easy for us. We'll be fully recovered once we get back to the entrance.

🥊: However, even though they have the powers of Persona Users, they showed no signs of taking action in the recent crisis in Minato Ward...

👑: Maybe that's because they aren't necessarily Persona Users.

🥊: What do you mean?

👑: According to the project manager, the "essence of life" in this work is defined as a spontaneous action that tries to bring about some kind of change in space-time. Shadows' ability to interfere with space-time is therefore potentially capable of being exercised by anything that has life.

🥊: Someone who desires a parallel world where power is unnecessary... has made it a reality?²

👑: Well, that's just one possibility. Anyway, let me introduce some of the great seniors to you, just in case we ever meet.³

��: Did anyone notice? The days we can meet are all the people's birthdays. It makes sense that Mark is back in Japan. Brown, Jun Kurosu, and Ayase are unfortunate.

(It ends by adding a word-by-word transcript of People I Met By Chance along the character introduction text you get while playing P1 and P2)

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¹. There is a section where all the episodes of Featherman are listed. You can find this list in the Wiki, tho.

². INNOCENT SIN ENDING MENTION!!! This does not explain the EP cast's lack of appearance, tho. Or the St. Hermelin kids... at least Nate, Elly, or Baofu would have meddled.

³. And they didn't 😔

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#persona 3 #junpei iori #chidori yoshino #akihiko sanada #mitsuru kirijo #yukari takeba #fuuka yamagishi #ken amada #aigis #shinjiro aragaki #takaya sakaki #jin shirato #that does appear in the bible!

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hi dia !!👋i feel like it’s been so long since I’ve talked to you as anon

i just imagined that what if Mila was an idol but the boys aren’t like they’re her back up dancers or hairstylist or a staff like non idol enha it will be like a (idk what boyfriends x popular girlfriend )trope

Idk about Kiara maybe she’s an idol with Mila or a staff member with enhypen OMG she could be yoenjun’s makeup artist yk I hope u like the idea and I know there is ALOT of request and really hope ur not rushing yourself LOVE UUUU💕🤍😘💖🫶

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OMGGG THATS so cute and also funny bc I originally had another au fic planned alongside fate and criminal love, where mila is actually a solo idol, and the boys are all in the industry 🌸✨✨

heeseung as the songwriter who is known to be picky about which artists he works with, because he wants nothing less than the best to sing his songs. one day he’s part of the judging panel for the selection of which trainees to debut, and when he hears mila sing for the first time, he just falls in love with her voice, ✨✨✨

jay as the one who disovers mila in the first place… like he’s not a scout, but he works super high up in the chain, and probs the son of the company founder, so when he sees mila performing he’s instantly like “we must have this girl” and is basically the one who pushes her debut the most 🫣🫣

sunghoon and jake as modelling best friends under the same label, who run into mila during on her schedules at a fashion event and help her feel more comfortable. plus making her flustered with their “good cop, bad cop” approach at flirting 🤭🤭

sunoo as an actor who she has to work with when she gets a minor role in one of his dramas where he’s the lead… and the two going viral for their chemistry, leading to them forming a friendships off stage 🌸🌸

jungwon as the bodyguard who will literally kill to keep her safe, like no one goes near her without his say so and he will not hesitate to throw hands if anyone tries to pull something. definitely goes viral bc of their drama worthy moments together 😆

niki as a backup dancer who gets to work with her during her new song and probably ends up debuting himself afterwards bc she inspired him to be an idol, and they probably go on a reality show together where fans start to ship them bc he admits to his crush on her✨✨✨

but yeah, I can defs see kiara as being her manager or smth, and her stressing whenever she feels like a scandal is going to happen but also lowkey shipping everyone ✨✨ but then one time while accompanying mila to an event, she bumps into Yeonjun, and they hit it off, giving mila the chance to play wingwoman for once bc her hardworking manager deserves some romance too 🌸🌸💖💖

it lwokey gives otome game vibes 🤭🤭 but j mean, the same applies with the original sooooo 😆😆😆 but thank you for this!! it was rlly cute and I like the idea hehe 💟💟💟

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zoeology31 · 10 months ago

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Jhoan Durán #CleatWatch, 2024 Edition

The tracker returns for a second straight year after a delayed start due to the oblique strain, because Duran is still nice to look at and his cleats are still fire. Post is updated with every appearance and I've been adding reference pictures as they become available. This has taken on the vibes of the orchestra on the Titanic but I am nothing if not committed to the bit.

(2023 edition here)

(All image credit once again to the Twins photography team on gettyimages)

Duran continues to use the same model cleat he's used his entire major league career, the Nike Alpha Huarache Elite 3 Mid, according to the very helpful website whatproswear.com. The Nike Huarache line is very popular among baseball players, and Duran in particular seems to prefer the mid-height model with its high ankle strap.

As I noted last year, players seem to use older or backup gear during spring training before switching to their new custom stuff when the season starts. Poring through photos from Duran's abbreviated spring training, I noticed the northwoods and DR flag cleats from last year, plus the red palm tree cleats seen above, which is probably a spring training-specific design.

4/30/24: Duran's road choice this year is an updated edition of his bicolor cleats but with the colors flipped, navy on the left and red on the right. We'll call them bicolor 2.0. Featuring "Durantula" written across both straps, his logo on the right ankle, his #59 on the left ankle, "God" written on the right toe, and the grayscale portrait on the left toe. He wears these with both the away navy and gray pinstripe uniforms.

The artist Duran works with posts some nice closeup pictures of the shoes themselves on Instagram, so that'll do for now in lieu of any good action shots.

Seen on: 4/30, 5/10, 5/17, 5/19, 5/22, 6/2, 6/8, 6/9, 6/21, 6/26, 6/28, 6/30, 7/8, 7/10, 7/13, 7/14, 7/31, 8/5, 8/15, 8/16, 8/18, 9/2, 9/5, 9/7, 9/17, 9/18, 9/20

(Detail on the bicolor 2.0 cleats)

5/3/24: My only complaint about Duran's original flamethrower cleats were that they weren't custom enough, and man did he deliver this year with the flamethrower 2.0. This year he wears them with the home white, home navy, and cream Twin Cities uniforms. The red-yellow flame gradient on the toes is back, as is the solid red heel, but the negative space in between is now black with white sparkles to represent the crowd's phone flashlights during his walkout entrance.

The really fun part is the velocities of his five fastest pitches from last year: "104.4mph" on the left heel, "104.5mph" and "104.8mph" on the right, and "104.6mph" on each ankle strap. Like, what a flex. I love it.

Seen on: 5/3, 5/4, 5/6, 5/8, 5/24, 5/25, 5/27, 5/28, 5/30, 6/12, 6/14*, 6/18, 6/19, 7/2, 7/23, 9/25

(Detail on the flamethrower 2.0 cleats)

5/12/24: Custom Mother's Day cleats! Most players sport custom pink gear in addition to the modified caps each Mother's Day. Duran went with solid hot pink cleats with red and navy flower patterns, and six different women's names in light pink script on the heels and ankle straps. Wife, presumably mother, and other relatives and/or in-laws, probably?

That's all for now, though Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com literally just wrote a piece on the flamethrower 2.0 cleats, which motivated me to get this writeup out. He also mentions custom cleats for the City Connects (revealed June 10th, debuting June 14th, as announced by the Twins), which is 👀. More to come!

6/14/24: As I was hoping, Duran pitched on City Connect debut night, though he had his flamethrower 2.0 cleats here. Lots of Twins players had custom cleats tonight, including Correa, SWR, and Buxton, but probably not everyone's have come in yet.

6/16/24: Custom Father's Day cleats, paired with the City Connects. These are solid light blue with baseball-themed graphic patterns: baseballs, gloves, hot dogs, popcorn, and "Dad" with heart outlines. Like the Mother's Day cleats, there are seven men's names written on them, this time in white on the outer front part. Brother, presumably father, and other friends/relatives?

Duran's kids also threw out the first pitch to him in the most adorable ceremonial first pitch I've ever seen.

7/7/24: New cleats! I'll call these the cherry bomb cleats because they're all-red, there's fire, and it's that time of year. The white Nike logo across the ankle strap has flame effects, the white inside swoosh logo has a paint drip effect, and his #59 is in white on the heel. Duran's worn them with the cream Twin Cities alts, the home navy, and the home white, so they seem to be a straight replacement for the flamethrower 2.0's.

Seen on: 7/7, 7/24, 8/3, 8/9, 8/14, 8/24, 8/25, 8/27, 9/1, 9/11

7/20/24: We have the City Connect cleats! These dropped on Instagram on June 20th, a month before Duran actually pitched in another City Connect game. They're another entry in Duran's fashionable asymmetry collection, with a yellow base and a two-toned blue ankle strap and heel segment reminiscent of a sky-water horizon line.

The left cleat has two-toned blue flames rising along both sides, with "10,000 Lakes" in white on the outside. The right cleat has a detailed drawing of Goku in Super Saiyan Blue mode on the outside, because many baseball players are massive weebs. I mean, hey, Carlos Estevez already does the Kamehameha pose after every save, so why not Goku shoes for Duran.

Seen on: 7/20, 8/30

9/17/24: Duran wore his earrings while pitching for what I believe is the first and only time. Like many players, Duran wears consistent everyday jewelry, in his case a chain and some nice diamond stud earrings. Unlike most players, though, he never wears it in-game, only during practice and in the dugout/bullpen. I always wondered how the logistics of that worked, like does he put his earrings in his pocket before warming up?

9/26/24: After going back to the flamethrower 2.0 cleats for his prior appearance on the homestand, Duran's last outing of 2024 featured brand new cleats, paired with the cream Twin Cities alts. They're all-cream with a black tongue and red laces, easily his least customized regular season cleats since 2022. The cream soda cleats do keep with Duran's overall trend of simpler designs for his late-season gear.

Bonus: Also dropped on Instagram mid-season are closeups of several of last year's cleats, including the first gen flamethrower and bicolor, as well as Mother's Day and Father's Day cleats that we did not see in a game last year.

#my stuff #baseball #minnesota twins #jhoan duran

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