#Akai Rogers

[sunday-arch]

*WANTED CONNECTIONS MASTERLIST/WISHLIST ( OC EDITION ) ;

clover d. iselda ---

more marine interactions; canons, ocs, you name it. i think some primary ones i'm eager to see her interact with would be: garp, koby, sengoku, tashigi, and smoker. but, really just anyone!

also, she herself is a captain so i do wanna see some captain / subordinate ineractions? i don't know if there are many marine ocs that would be a subordinate to her, but i want to explore what she would be like as a superior.

vergo. oh god, i can't say it would end well for her and it wouldn't be purely antagonistic, but yeah. this one would be so interesting.

more antagonistic relationships in general. in any verse of hers. forced to work together, enemy coworkers, i don't trust you but i trust you with my life, any type of relationship that isn't very friendly or straight up enemies.

for her shipwright verse, i'd love to write with a franky. i think that she really admires him, not in a fan type way, in a --- you're a cool, solid guy way. (also any of the other shipwrights and cp agents that were undercover).

kazumi haru ---

anyone from the akazaya nine !

the ship he stowed away on when he ran away from home. could be pirate crew, mercenaries, marines, etc.!

any plots set during the wano arc

possibly baroque works plots!

boldly going to say i ship him and robin, so if there are any interested robin writers... please call me.... (obviously, we can test for chemistry and nothing is set in stone, no pressure < 33)

nina liu ---

any underworld type muses ! or crime family type muses from the op verse. they could be business partners, alliances (temporary / betrayal also v much interested ), rivals, straight up enemies.

more cipher pol interactions for her cp specific verse! field mission, having her do a fitting for your muse, blackmailing her, a fun little gossip sesh, what have you.

interactions with the vinsmoke family!

otorobashi akai ---

any strawhat interactions! most wanted; luffy because a little captain vs. captain action would be cool. akai is super curious about this little guy.

any golden era pirates like roger, rayleigh, whitebeard, oden, kaido, and their crews. of course, ocs of this era as well!!

the marine that's out to finally capture this menace. a little cat and mouse plot would be cool. even a cipher pol agent or a bounty hunter!

rival pirate crews, temporary allied pirate crews, betrayals! just pirate dynamics.... please.

quetzal d. luna ---

any strawhat interactions! she would adore them. she's just the type of funky land humans that she'd want to be friends with.

really, any interactions in general! nothing too serious for her just because i think i want to establish some fun dynamics for this muse first before doing anything very dramatic or serious.

zephyr ---

any nami's that are interested in an older brother! obviously, i'm down for the needed plotting for this. i don't have anything set in stone as to how they meet again or under what circumstances. just that they were separated during the war on their home island.

any revolutionary army muses! he was rescued by the revo army in my canon and then later on, seeks them out to join them.

mentor/mentee relationship with him as the mentee! open to any capacity.

fight threads! whether fighting against each other or together.

zhi hua ---

because she's on akai's crew, all that was mentioned for his applies to her too!

**NOTE: any original characters, such as ocs that are strawhats, are counted, of course when i say i want strawhat connections.

[sylvarantii]

Jesus Christ, just when I thought Raven Chaser couldn't be topped!

Detective Conan Movie 20: The Darkest Nightmare is EXACTLY the sort of watch I would direct anyone to that would like something that's not only fills the craving for more Black Organization content, but is a really good watch if you love Akai and Amuro.

Such an exciting watch and a very good "what if" scenario should the "NOC" list get released to the organization.

This is probably going to sound weird, but I actually have really adored Gin from the very beginning, so not only getting more screen time of him, but getting to see him being his malicious and sadistic self was simply delightful!

And honest to god, if you thought Irish was an interesting addition, I think you'll really love Curaçao. She just gets a lot of development from the movie and I am forever disappointed that she's never going to be a canon character or have her story expanded on since she's just a one off character from the movie.

I just have so many emotions about this movie, but simply saying, I just loved it. I loved it and I fully push giving it a watch if you're a fan of the series. It is one I sincerely emphasize not to skip out on!

Anyway, once again I'm being obvious here with my ratings, but you know, oh well.

1.) The Darkest Nightmare (20th Movie)

2.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)

3.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)

4.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)

5.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)

6.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)

7.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)

8.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)/Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie

9.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)

10.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)

11.) Sunflowers of Inferno (19th Movie)

12.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)

13.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)

14.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)

15.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)

16.) The Eleventh Striker (16th Movie)

17.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)

18.) Dimensional Sniper (18th Movie)

19.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)

20.) Private Eye in the Distant Sea (17th Movie)

I admit, I struggled a little. I loved Raven Chaser and kinda wanted to keep it at number 1, but in the end, I know in my heart, I did like The Darkest Nightmare just a tad more, so oh well.

Both are great movies though and both deserve high praise. They were EXTREMELY well done.

And once again, I am thanking the movies at least for bringing back characters from the organization that are just never seen anymore in the original series. Kir, Chianti and Korn are just so great to see. God I really missed Kir in particular. I wonder if she'll ever return in the main series again.

The pessimistic part of me says most likely not, but we'll see.

[actionplatformer]

Fuck, Moog is now owned by inMusic... so much for employee ownership. I really liked that about them. Also, if you believe Roger Linn, Jack O'Donnell the inMusic CEO is a "real bastard" for cutting off Linn's royalties on designing the AKAI MPC after AKAI was acquired, so if that's true, it doesn't bode well for profit sharing.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Sugie Rogers and the Döllen Mansion

by GothEmoLioness0 Warning about this fiction; Blood, murder, body gore, ghosts and creepy faces or eyes. Words: 314, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Scooby Doo - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Ben 10 Series, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Mad Father (Video Game) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: F/M Characters: Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scooby Doo, Peter Parker, Cassandra Cain, Jason Todd, Ben Tennyson, Sera Masumi, Maggie "Sugie" Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Kevin Levin, Gwen Tennyson, Akai Shuuichi | Okiya Subaru, Haneda Shuukichi, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan, Mouri Ran Relationships: Daphne Blake/Fred Jones, Kevin Levin/Gwen Tennyson, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan/Mouri Ran Additional Tags: Cassandra Cain and Jason Todd are Siblings, Cassandra Cain is a Wayne, Jason Tood is a Wayne, Dick Grayson is a Wayne, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd are Siblings, Adopted Cassandra Cain, Adopted Jason Todd, Adopted Dick Grayson, Peter Parker is Tony Stark's Adopted Child, Alternate Universe - Normal Life, Alternate Universe - Horror, Horror, Angst, Original Character(s), Original Character Death(s), Descendants - Freeform, Ghosts, Creepy via https://ift.tt/5wIXke1

[ao3feed-drstrange]

Young Avengers and the Multiverse

by SpookyGothEmo Words: 1921, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Ben 10 Series, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel, X-Men '97 (Cartoon 2024), X-Men Evolution (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/M Characters: Sera Masumi, Ben Tennyson, Peter Parker, Shuri (Marvel), Kate Bishop, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Nick Fury, Laura Kinney, Kevin Levin, Gwen Tennyson, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan, Mouri Ran, Mouri Kogorou, Amuro Tooru | Furuya Rei, Akai Shuuichi | Okiya Subaru, Logan (X-Men), Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Remy LeBeau, Rogue (X-Men), Jubilation Lee, Roberto da Costa, Kurt Wagner, Kitty Pryde, Ororo Munroe, Morph (X-Men '97), Lucas Bishop, Max Tennyson, Rook Blonko, Loki (Marvel), Haneda Shuukichi, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Professor Paradox (Ben 10 Series), Helmut Zemo, Stephen Strange Relationships: Sera Masumi/Ben Tennyson Additional Tags: Avenger!Ben Tennyson, Avenger!Masumi Akai, Cyborg Ben Tennyson, Dark Past, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Multiple Crossovers, alternative universe, Evil Professor Paradox, Sorcerer Supreme Stephen Strange, Evil Stephen Strange via https://ift.tt/O5QsVDE

[fineartsjournal]

213341 Art Studio IIIA ⋆ Week 7 - It's Like Breathing

If you’ve heard David Bowie’s Space Oddity, then you’ve probably heard the Mellotron. A beefy keyboard running a tape loop, it was expensive, but cheaper than a string section. It was also what we would later call a sampler.

Tape degrades with time, however. Digital doesn’t, and electronic engineer Roger Linn addressed this with his LinnDrum, introduced in 1980 as the LM-1. Unlike previous drum machines, Linn’s used a chip, sampling acoustic drums rather than generating synthetic ‘clicks’.

A year later, E-mu systems would come through with the Emulator, a sampling keyboard that worked - with a 128kb capacity - off a floppy disk that the artist themselves would supply. While swapping the sample 'source’ was possible in previous samplers, to be able to record onto a floppy disc was cheaper, more accessible - and you didn’t have to rewire the damn thing to do it!

In 1984, AKAI would bring Roger Linn’s expertise along for the S612, a rack-mounted sampler designed to be connected with a MIDI keyboard.

MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface, had been introduced some years prior as a standardised 'language’ between different makes of synthesiser, and saw the creation of MIDI instruments - that don’t synthesise sounds themselves, but rather trigger sounds on a MIDI-connected device.

MIDI is in just about any digital instrument worth its salt nowadays.

Collaborating on the production of Death Grips’ avant-garde 2014 album N[____]s on The Moon, Bjork provided the band with a number of her vocal samples, with which the drummer, Zach Hill, connected, via MIDI, to different pads on his electronic drum set.

The second half of Big Dipper features a solo entirely made out of MIDI Bjork noises. It’s beautiful.

In 1988, the modern sampler was born. The Akai MPC60 is what was called a groovebox - an all-in-one workstation designed for affordable, accessible use. Samples could be loaded on, edited, and assigned to big juicy pads for replaying. The whole thing was portable too; the people’s sampler.

Four years later, a struggling artist that we now know as DJ Shadow saved up his money and brought one.

Mastering his craft, DJ Shadow released his debut album Endtroducing in 1996, a culmination of two years of entirely sample-based composing; minimally produced on the MPC60, a turntable, and an eight-track tape recorder. It’s straightforward.

Oh, but it pays off. With front-to-back trip-hop instrumentals, DJ Shadow put the beats to the forefront, the samples the main attraction. Hours a day, spent at the record store, listened to over and over for the perfect little snipped, every sample raising its voice, stating its case, and leaving politely.

One of my favorite examples of this is on Organ Donor, where an organ sample of a descending scale is transformed into a groovy solo. Listening closer, every note from the sampled organ has been assigned and re-arranged on the sampler. Y'know, he could’ve just brought a keyboard, but he didn’t.

Presentation week! Chasing down Mike at last, we got to talking as to the audio side of Em and I's dual presentation.

A projector was already set up, but speakers still needed to be brought in. He let me borrow a pocket MP3 drive to load my track onto, which would then connect via Bluetooth to the speakers. Meeting two days later, and bringing in the speakers, we had a little tech test, and things were working well.

On the day of critique, I came in 10 minutes before class, set up the tech, and all was good! It feels nice to have things go right.

CRITIQUE TIME, BABY.

Aside from some hiccups with the projector, presentation went just as planned. The speakers were fantastic, and as the critique group walked in for viewing, neither our pieces were beginning or ending.

Following a full four-minute cycle of my song, they had this to say:

The audio achieved a calming atmosphere, at points nostalgic, and even descending into an eerie distortion; flowing in forward, circular motion that neither ended nor began. The ambience created by this soundscape would likely work well with most visuals, remaining ‘level’ in its tonality throughout.

While both pieces were made separate to one another, the two pieces sync to the degree that they appear inseparable, to which the experience would differ without one another.

In watching, the mind yearns for a narrative, as Em’s hopping, dancing motions appear to respond to the music. Fabric bellowed and swayed like butterfly wings, evoking the emotions towards the slow, comfortable sounds that came and went in forward progression; that moved in ‘one direction’ that reflected the forward motions of the video.

Although sonically enjoyable, it doesn’t come across as a work of plunderphonics. The sound palette and smooth transitions progressed with too little markings of its choppy creation process, looping not as the focus, but as the accompaniment to Em’s video.

Over-polishing seems to be the issue behind these issues of distinction– if I wanted to better convey the actions of sampling, there could always be a more jarring variety of sounds present; even drawing from non-music samples – and still striking that balance of audible creation and visual representation.

[tanumuino]

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GOD SAVE THE QUEER!

[tanookikiss]

This is the direct sequel to Burned Again.

Summary: Nikolai invites Akai over to dinner to meet his family.

This was written as a True Love’s kiss prompt between Akai and Nikolai requested by @cosmicrealmofkissteria 

Thank you Shandi and @misslivvie for helping me brainstorm ideas again and for helping me piece out this long story. Whew! 10 pages, folks…but I didn’t have the heart to cut anything out.

Rating: T for language and innuendos.

Pairing: DemonAnkh and Nikai

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“She is fire, he is ice.

One glimpse of her ignites

His stone-cold eyes

The heat of her body

Melts the frozen parts of his heart

He walks through flames

Just to feel her warmth.”

-Christy Ann Martine

…

Vinneketh had spent the greater part of the afternoon making sure the dining table was set to perfection. Black colored napkins accented the gold colored table cloth. The finest porcelain china and silverware were placed delicately upon the napkins. A few eucalyptus candles were placed on each end.  In the center of the table was a delicious culinary display of buttery rolls, a vibrant colored vegetable salad, golden honey drizzled dates, and a plate of smoked fish that looked proud to be dead.

Vinneketh smiled at his hard work. He loved having guests over for dinner and took great pride in his cooking. When Nikolai announced he was bringing a special lady friend home, the dancer knew this occasion called for his best dinner recipes. The sound of lip smacking snapped him out of his light trance.

“Demon! That’s your eighth roll! Save some for the guest,” Vinneketh sighed, pulling the bread basket away from him.

“Hmph! Of all the eligible women he could have picked, he just had to fall for The FireChild,” Demon snorted, licking the last bit of buttery goodness off his fingers.

“Beloved, I want you to be kind to our guest. The poor child has had to deal with so much trauma already.”

Demon looked up at his husband as if he had lost his mind. “She’s dealt with trauma!? What about Asim? Did you see the scars on her after the fire? It’s a miracle she’s still alive! I can’t believe you’re allowing that ticking time bomb into our home and around Ayesha! They should have locked that pyrokinetic maniac up and threw away the key!”

Vinneketh scoffed, putting his hands on his hips. “Darling, may I remind you that I was at her trial with Master Radames. I’ve faced many evil adversaries in my time, and I can assure you that girl is no monster. The fire was an accident.”

“Accident or not that does not erase what she’s done. What if she has another accident tonight? Nikolai and I are fireproof but you and Ayesha are not!” Demon growled, reaching for another roll.

“Beloved!” Vinneketh hissed, slapping his husband’s gluttonous hand away from the bread basket. “She’s under great guidance now.”

“Dahlia thinks she needs more training,” Demon deadpanned, sneaking a date off the table to munch on much to his Treasure’s annoyance.

Vinneketh sighed and rolled his eyes. “Beloved, please, our son seems quite fond of her.”

“Yeah, Nikolai even says her name in his sleep,” Ayesha giggled, nibbling on a roll that she had cleverly stolen while Vinneketh was guarding them from Demon.

Vinneketh grabbed the bread basket, holding it tightly to his chest. “No more rolls until dinner!”

Ayesha grinned, slipping her Baba another roll much to her Aiutu’s displeasure.

“I swear between you two we won’t have anything left for dinner,” Vinneketh said, squinting his eyes at the two sneaky roll thieves.

Demon smirked while splitting the roll with his daughter. “You say that like it’s a bad thing. No food means no dinner with The FireChild.”

“You know, StarChild thinks very highly of her.” Vinneketh added, straightening up a nearby napkin.

“Pah! She’s his number one stalker! All of KISSteria knows about her little infatuation with the Star Prince. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s using my son to get close to StarChild,” Demon grunted, chewing up the last bit of the roll.

“Why would you even think such a thing?” Vinneketh scoffed, setting the bread basket back down on the table in a huff.

“Think about it, Treasure. I’m StarChild’s blood brother. I’m bound to him for life. She’s using Nikolai to get to StarChild. Our son is far too good to be somebody’s pawn!”

Ayesha looked concerned. She did not like the idea of her brother getting played at all. Still in deep thought, she exited the dining room while chewing on her roll piece.

Vinneketh sighed. “Beloved, you’re over reacting. If you behave tonight, I’ll make sure you get a special dessert later on,” he purred, wrapping his arms around Demon’s shoulders.

Demon grinned lewdly. “I do like your special desserts.”

The two had time to share a brief kiss before Ayesha called for them.

“Aiutu! Baba! They’re here!”

Ayesha ran over to give her big brother a tight hug. The young demon male laughed lightly, returning the loving embrace. He was getting used to these hugs! Akai smiled warmly at the two siblings.

“I don’t like this…not at all,” Demon said in a sing-song voice low enough for Vinneketh to hear.

“Are you going to be this problematic when Ayesha starts dating?” Vinneketh whispered back.

Demon looked offended. “Treasure, don’t be ridiculous! If anyone looks at our little girl in a lustful way, they will be dead before crossing the threshold,” he chuckled darkly.

“Ayesha, this is Akai. Akai, this is my sister, Ayesha,” Nikolai smiled, introducing the two.

Ayesha looked up at the tall, pale skinned, red headed woman fidgeting awkwardly beside her brother. The FireChild didn’t look quite as menacing as her Baba had described.

“Hello Ayesha! It’s a pleasure to meet you! I love your dark pink headscarf,” Akai said sweetly, extending her hand to Ayesha.

Ayesha smiled. “Thank you! It’s a pleasure to meet you as well,” she responded, reaching out to shake Akai’s hand.

“Ayesha! Stop!” Demon bellowed out, pulling Ayesha away from Akai before the two could make physical contact.

“Father, what are you doing?” Nikolai asked, scoffing at his father’s absurd behavior.

“Baba didn’t get his hug today,” Demon awkwardly added, hugging Ayesha tightly against his chest, glaring daggers at Akai. “You better not break my son’s heart!”

“Akai! My dear! Welcome to our home!” Vinneketh jumped in to prevent an awkward scenario, hugging Akai tightly.

“Treasure…that’s enough contact,” Demon whispered harshly through clenched teeth.

“I’m Vinneketh and that obnoxious brute is my husband, Demon,” he said, holding Akai’s hands, side eyeing Demon a warning, daring him to say something else!

“Thank you for inviting me into your home,” Akai said, bowing her head in respect. “I have brought you both a thank you gift from Earth.” Akai offered Vinneketh a bottle of expensive wine from Napa Valley.

“Ooh a vintage wine! Isn’t that nice, Beloved?” Vinneketh grinned, nudging Demon in the side.

“Oh yes, just what we need! Igniting fluid for the fire!” Demon complained, looking up at the sky as if to ask the Gods, why me?

Akai shifted her eyes around the room uncomfortably.

“Father, what exactly are you trying to imply?” Nikolai asked, narrowing his eyes in suspicion.

“Why don’t we go into the dining room?” Vinneketh suggested, ushering everyone into the next room.  When no one was looking, Vinneketh mouthed “Behave” to a disinterested Demon.

Akai and Nikolai sat together on one side of the table while Demon and Vinneketh sat directly across from them. Ayesha was about to sit next to Akai until Demon objected.

“Ayesha! Come sit over here next to Baba.”

“Father, Ayesha is a grown woman. She can sit with whoever she chooses,” Nikolai said coolly, staring his father down.

Ayesha was torn. A part of her wanted to sit next to Akai to learn more of this mysterious woman, but she didn’t want to disobey her Baba either.

“Yeah, but she’s safer over here,” Demon growled at Nikolai.

“Right…she’s much safer next to a fire-breathing, short-tempered demon,” Nikolai spat, rolling his eyes.

“It’s Okay, Nikolai. Ayesha can sit with her father,” Akai said kindly, gesturing to the scowling demon in front of her.

Vinneketh said a prayer over the food, offering thanks to the Gods for the bountiful harvest and for bringing the family together. When Vinneketh offered a thanks for the guest, Demon let out a loud snort to which Vinneketh kicked him under the table. Once the prayer was over, silence befell upon the table while everyone ate. The tension was so thin it could be cut with a butter knife. Akai tried to keep her eyes solely on her plate. Every time she looked up; a pair of angry eyes were glaring at her. She didn’t know who was worse. Ayesha glared while cutting into her fish as if to send Akai a subtle message. Demon would let out a lofty growl, clutching onto the water pitcher beside him.

“Say something nice to our guest,” Vinneketh whispered to Demon as he took a bite of his salad.

Demon thought for a minute and then blurted out, “That was pretty hilarious when you set those KISSterian nobles on fire at the castle!”

Akai dropped her fork on the floor, looking up in horror. Vinneketh facepalmed himself. He didn’t know why he bothered anymore!

“Really, father?” Nikolai scoffed, looking up from his plate.

Demon shrugged. He couldn’t understand why everyone was so annoyed with him. “What? It’s a compliment! I hate those snobs! That was the only good thing that came of that nigh—” Demon was silenced by a roll shoved in his mouth by Vinneketh.

“So, how did you two meet?” Vinneketh asked sweetly, using his fork to gesture from Akai to Nikolai.

Akai grinned shyly, looking at Nikolai. “We met at the KISSterian Court.”

“The night of the fire?” Demon asked with a mouthful of roll.

“Yes, father, that night,” Nikolai replied dryly before taking another bite out of his salad.

“Nikolai asked me to dance. Well, he tried to at first but his head collided with a low hanging chandelier,” Akai snickered.

Ayesha giggled lightly at the thought of her brother making a fool out of himself in public.

“I still have the bump on my forehead too,” he smiled back at Akai.

“Gracefulness does run in Demon’s family,” Vinneketh teased, smiling slyly at Demon who merely snorted in return.

“After I got my head bandaged, I came back and asked again. She surprisingly said yes. So, we danced, me all banged up and bloody bandaged, and Akai, beautiful and radiant as a ruby,” Nikolai swooned, grabbing Akai’s hand. She lightly gasped at his cooling touch. She knew she should be used to it by now but it still seemed to always catch her by surprise.

Akai blushed at the compliment. “Well, how could I say no? Your clumsiness was so adorable,” she smiled, looking into his captivating dark eyes.

“Is that when you caught the castle on fire?”

And like a screeching record, the tender moment was gone thanks to Demon.

“Demon!” Vinneketh hissed, smacking him on the shoulder.

“Actually, how do we know when you’re about to ignite?” Demon added quickly, receiving another swift smack from his Treasure.

“Father, that’s not very appropriate,” Nikolai interjected, using his other hand to pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration.

Akai shifted uncomfortably in her seat. “No…it’s okay. I understand why you’d be so curious. Well…it happens when I lose control of my emotions. I used to think it only happened whenever I was angry, but I’ve recently discovered from the Sisterhood that it can happen anytime whenever my hormone levels are high.”

“So, you can ignite yourself during intercourse too?” Demon asked casually, chewing on another roll.

Akai choked on her water. At once the room erupted in collective gasps and surprised shouts.

“Father!”

“Baba!”

“Beloved!”

Demon shrugged again. “What? Nikolai’s room is right next to ours. I have a right to know what happens when he sticks his log into the firepit.”

Ayesha had broken out into a fit of uncontrollable giggles. Blushing a bright red, Akai wanted to crawl under the table and die. Vinneketh and Nikolai were both shooting Demon venomous glares.

Desperate to change the subject, Akai chimed in, “Vinneketh, this food is delicious! The fish is cooked to perfection.”

Vinneketh smiled, placing his hand on his heart when he spoke, “Why, thank you, my dear! It’s an old family recipe.”

Before Akai could reply, Demon jumped in, “Yeah, too bad it’s not burnt to a crisp like you did to poor Asim.”

And there it was, the elephant in the room. The one topic Akai was afraid would get brought up tonight. It was obvious Demon hated her from the start. She had hoped, no prayed, it would not get brought up. She couldn’t even bring herself to make eye contact with anyone at the table. Nikolai kept stroking her hand as if to reassure her that everything was going to be okay.

Akai’s breathing hitched. “It…it was an accident, I swear…”

“Your accident nearly killed a close friend of ours!” Demon shouted, slamming his fist on the table.

“Father, stop this at once! You’re upsetting her!” Nikolai shouted, feeling Akai start to tremble anxiously.

Vinneketh grabbed Demon’s arm. “Beloved, this is not an appropriate conversation at the dinner table!”

Akai closed her eyes. She could hear the screams and smell the fire smoke. She tried to picture Asim. Alone and afraid. Her body engulfed with fire, screaming for help. Just screaming for someone, anyone to stop the pain.

“I…I…I’m so sorry…I’m sorry,” Akai’s voice cracked as is she was talking to a burnt Asim laying before her. She could feel a knot in her stomach that was working its way up her throat.

“Sorry is not going to change the past. You hurt her! She will most likely never recover from these injuries!” Demon roared, pointing an accusing finger at Akai.

Akai’s breathing became erratic. “I’m sorry…” A sob escaped from her throat.

“Father! I said…LEAVE HER ALONE!” Nikolai’s voice shifted into a warped demonic tone. His eyes rolled into the back of his head, revealing two white orbs in the eye sockets. Releasing Akai’s hand, he clutched onto the table, baring his fangs, growling like a vicious beast.

“What is happening?” Ayesha asked, noticing a change in the environment. The power flickered on and off a few times before shutting off completely. The only light source came from the soft candlelight glow on the table.

“DON’T YOU DARE BARE YOUR FANGS AT ME, BOY!” Demon’s demonic voice roared. His eyes rolled into the back of his head. The candle lights casted eerie shadows on their faces, giving them a more sinister appeal.

With a sudden strong guest of wind, the room temperature started to rapidly drop to a freezing degree. Within seconds, it felt like being inside of a freezer. Tiny water droplets on the glasses began to crystalize into icicles. Thick clouds of condensation escaped out of everyone’s mouths.

“Oh, Goddess! It’s freezing in here!” Akai yelped, shivering from the intense cold.

“It’s s…s…s…so c..c…c…cold,” Ayesha said through chattering teeth, folding herself into a fetal position to attain body warmth.

“Nikolai, stop this at once!” Vinneketh demanded, rushing over to comfort Ayesha.

Was Nikolai manipulating the temperature? Akai looked at the younger demon in fear. Nikolai had always been so calm and collected around her. She had never seen his demonic side or knew much about his power. She had only just discovered how cold his touch was to hers. It made sense that he could control ice.

Demon and Nikolai kept baring their fangs and snarling at each other like two rabid dogs about to fight to the death. Things were spiraling out of control too fast.

“Oh no,” Akai whispered as a little flame lit up on her hand. It quickly started to spread up her arm. Under regular circumstances, she would have welcomed the fire for warmth but right now was not a good time to lose control!

Ayesha saw the fire spread up Akai’s arm and immediately grabbed the water pitcher next to Demon and threw the water on Akai. Akai screamed bloody murder at the icy water stung painfully on her skin. It felt like thousands of glass shards were stabbing into her arm.

“ENOUGH!” Vinneketh bellowed as a blast of magical energy coursed through the room. With a snap of his fingers, the power came back on and the room temperature reverted back to normal. Demon and Nikolai were morphing back into their regular selves while Akai sat in shock, trembling from the pain in her arm.

“Akai, dear, are you quite alright?” Vinneketh asked in concern, noticing the bright pink shade on her arm.

“I…need to be excused,” Akai sniffled, storming out of the room. Ayesha got up and followed her out.

“Akai, I…” Nikolai tried to say but Akai wouldn’t even look at him as she left the room. He tried to get up to go after her but with another magical burst of energy, he remained glued to his seat, looking up at Vinneketh with pleading eyes.

“You’re not going anywhere near her until you calm down!

Vinneketh turned his attention to the ultimate troublemaker of the night. “And you…I want to have a word in private.”

“But Treasure…”

“NOW!” Vinneketh shouted in a tone that echoed all throughout Sphynxia.

And like a flick of the switch, the big bad demon was reduced to a scared little puppy.

“Yes dear…” he mumbled, following Vinneketh with his head bowed in shame.

…

Akai had managed to find a nearby bathroom. She sobbed quietly, examining her arm. It felt numb to the touch. A gentle knock was heard at the door. Ayesha came in with a warm towel and a potion bottle.

“This will help make the inflammation go down,” she said softly, applying the cooling liquid on Akai’s injured arm. It felt nice. Not nearly as soothing as Nikolai’s touch, but still just as effective.

“T…thank you,” Akai sniffled, watching as the inflammation slowly started to go down.

“I’m sorry I threw the water on you. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I was just afraid that if Baba saw you in flames then things would have gotten much worse,” Ayesha explained, looking up at Akai with apologetic eyes.

“It’s okay, Ayesha. I understand,” her voice trembled. “I’m not upset about that. It’s just…I’m so tired of everyone hating me for something that I had no control over at the time. I’m aware I hurt innocent people. It’s something I have to live with every day for the rest of my life. I’m learning more and more about my power each day. And I’m trying my best to contain it.”

Ayesha placed a comforting hand on Akai’s shoulder. “I believe you, Akai. You’re very remorseful over your past actions. You don’t seem like the type that would hurt anyone on purpose. I’m just…I have to know, are you using my brother to get with Prince StarChild?”

Akai looked at the stern younger woman with wide eyes. “What? No, of course not! Yes, I have a soft spot for StarChild because he saved me from life imprisonment, but I know we’re never meant to be. Besides I would never use anyone like that, especially your brother! Nikolai…means a lot to me,” her voice trailed off.

Ayesha nodded in approval. “You mean a lot to him too. It takes real foolhardiness to challenge Baba like that!”

Akai smiled, shaking her head. “Nikolai has always been good to me. He was the first real friend I ever had. He’s such a great guy. He’s so sweet, so charming, so intelligent…he’s so…” Akai was lost in deep thought. “He deserves better. I’ve caused too much trouble already. I’m sorry, Ayesha. I have to go,” Akai said abruptly, pulling her arm away and running out the door.

…

Vinneketh paced back and forth in the kitchen. “Beloved, I am appalled by your rude behavior tonight! What has gotten into you!? You insult our guest and threaten our son!”

Demon folded his arms in defense. “Well, he bared his fangs at me first and excuse me for trying to protect my family from danger!”

Vinneketh threw his arms up in the air. “Danger? What danger? Darling, Akai has done nothing wrong tonight! You’re the one antagonizing her. We’re all having to protect her from YOU.”

Demon paused in thought. It was true. Akai had been polite and not done anything to warrant such hostility. “I’m…sorry, Treasure.”

Vinneketh sighed, placing his arms around Demon. “Beloved, I remember a certain misunderstood demon with quite a past. I heard many troublesome stories about you but that didn’t keep me away from you, did it?”

“No…it didn’t,” Demon sighed, leaning his forehead on Vinneketh’s forehead.

“Remember how many people objected to our relationship in the beginning?”

Demon tensed up. “Yes…and they had no right to try to keep us apart!”

Vinneketh stroked Demon’s cheek lovingly. “Exactly. They were convinced you would wreck my heart and my homeland. But you know what? We proved them all wrong, dearest! You proved yourself a hero and we proved to them all that we belong together.”

“Yes…Yes, we did,” Demon said softly, rubbing his hands around Vinneketh’s waist. “I would be so lost without you.”

Vinneketh smiled, placing a sweet kiss on Demon’s forehead. “Now don’t you think Akai deserves that same chance too? You both have a lot more in common than you realize.”

Demon sighed. “You’re right, my love. I…didn’t think about it that way.” He then smiled warmly at the man who had danced his way right into his black heart so long ago. “You really are a treasure.”

The two shared a long passionate kiss. Demon tilted Vinneketh’s head back to deepen the kiss, rubbing his hands up and down the slender man’s back. Vinneketh smiled into the kiss, pulling Demon closer to him. They were getting lost in their loving embrace, forgetting about the world around them until Nikolai’s voice rang through the house.

“Akai! Wait!”

Nikolai had appeared before Akai, blocking her path to the exit.

“Nikolai, I have to go. Your father does not want us together…no one wants us together. We’ll never be accepted by anyone.” She shook her head in anger. “I’ve hurt too many innocent people. You deserve someone better.”

“To hell with what he thinks or anyone thinks! Fuck that noise! You’re a good person. You didn’t do it on purpose,” Nikolai insisted still persistently blocking Akai from leaving.

“Just let me go…” She was trying her hardest not to cry. “Why the hell do you care so damn much!?” she screamed, trying to push her way around him.

“Because I love you!”

Akai looked at him in disbelief. She was expecting him to apologize for a slip of the tongue or even look remotely ashamed but neither of those things happened. Softened brown eyes met curious blue ones.

“I love you, Akai. I…I always have. Please don’t go. I don’t want to be with anyone else. I know I’m not StarChild. Hell, I’ll never be anything like him but I do love you so much. I want to be with you,” he said softly, grabbing her warm hands. The warm feeling that he had loved since the first time they made physical contact, knowing deep down he couldn’t live without her touch.

Akai felt like she was in a dream like state. Time had stood still as she kept her gaze locked on his. Something about him soothed the fiery beast within her and it seemed as though she was able to soothe the cold beast within him. They needed each other.

“I love you too, Nikolai,” she confessed, realizing that he was in fact her missing piece.

Nikolai captured her lips in a deep kiss, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her closer. Akai smiled into the cooling comfort of the kiss, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist. What happened next surprised everyone in the room. Akai’s body began to glow in a vibrant red colored energy. Nikolai’s body lit up in an electric blue colored energy. The red and blue colored flames crackled and sizzled together as the bodies intertwined into one. Heat and cold energy circulated between them. As soon as the kiss ended, the energy waves ceased.

“Akai…” came Demon’s voice.

Nikolai and Akai turned their attention over to the surprised audience all watching slack jawed just a few feet away.

Demon rubbed awkwardly at the back of his neck. “I haven’t been very fair to you…to both of you,” he gestured to Nikolai before turning back to Akai. “It would be my honor if you would stay.”

“Really?” she asked surprised at the sudden change of Demon’s temperament.

“Yeah, really. So…umm…welcome to the family!” he said hastily, grabbing Nikolai and Akai, pulling them in for an intense, python-like group hug. Nikolai and Akai gasped and looked at each other in a mix of shock and horror while Ayesha and Vinneketh observed the trio fondly.

As soon as Demon released them from his iron grip he announced, “Alright…let’s get back to dinner. C’mon Ayesha! Those last two buttery rolls have our names on them.” Grabbing Ayesha’s hand, he led the way back into the dining room.

Vinneketh sighed, shaking his head in amusement. “Well…at least we’re making progress.”

“Is he always like that?” Akai asked Nikolai, gesturing to Demon.

Nikolai sighed, rubbing his temples. “I’m afraid so…it’ll be something you’ll have to get used to…that is if you decide to stay.” Worry washed over his face in case Akai still decided to leave.

Akai grinned, nuzzling up to him. “I’m not going anywhere without you, Nikolai.”

“You two better not be doing any inappropriate stuff! Not until we at least fire and ice proof this place!” Demon called out from the other room.

Vinneketh was about to object until he realized this time his Beloved did have a valid point…

Nikolai groaned, rolling his eyes. Akai smirked, hooking her finger around Nikolai’s finger. The red and blue energy returned on their hands as the two followed Vinneketh back into the dining room.

[ladyshandioftheendless]

@tanookiroxx I got inspired 🔥🔥

[sunday-arch]

a11sunday … a one piece multimuse roleplay blog as narrated and interpreted by chai, and operating as sporadic activity and mutuals only. rules + roster found under the cut. memes. open starters.

an exploration in … found family, second chances and forgiveness, survivor's guilt, rescue from loneliness and an unloved existence, liberation from the burden of guilt, oppression, and the things that shackle us, and a captain and crew's unconditional love.

affiliations … weatherw1tch , danversiism , buraiikan / ryusokcn / shipwrght , lovehungered , foremyth , pareidolah , voidcenturyseashanties.

now watching … egghead island arc.

rules + general information.

no explicit sexual material, infidelity threads, or holiday-centric threads will be written here.

suggestive content will ultimately fade to black.

force shipping ≠ asking if i ship our muses / wanting to discuss the potential for a ship. feel free to be forthright with your intentions since i generally prefer to have some discussion and chemistry testing before jumping into romantic shipping. as for all other types of dynamics, i'm always down and encourage it!

trigger warnings will be tagged " trigger // ". please tag your usfw, jumpscares, and any media or material involving infidelity.

plots preferred , but will use memes as ice breakers and will continue them whenever possible. i try to send memes to new mutuals to get interactions going, but please don't feel pressured to respond right away.

i get duplicate anxiety from time to time, and while that doesn't mean that i won't interact with duplicates at all, that means i might limit how many of the same muse i follow that are duplicates of someone i write. it's no remark on you or your muse, it's for my own comfort.

* as noted in some of my ocs’ lore / blurbs, i’ve written them with connections to canon characters. so, i will be referencing them as people they know in interactions unless you write said characters themselves. if you write any of these characters themselves and you are uncomfortable with pre establishing connections, then we can plot around it / discuss it further. i’ll approach you about it before i write anything that would assume they know one another.

roster. --- click on link attached to muse name to find any canon divergences, information on interpretation, and / or various verses.

canons ;

makino, pub owner in windmill village.

monkey d. luffy, captain of the strawhat pirates, the future pirate king.

nico robin, archaeologist and crew member of the strawhat pirates, “demon child of ohara”.

perona, crewmember of the thriller bark pirates, “the ghost princess”.

portgas d. ace, former captain of the spade pirates, second commander of whitebeard pirates, “fire fist ace”.

red leg zeff, head chef of baratie, former captain of cook pirates.

sanji, cook and crewmember of the strawhat pirates, “black leg sanji”.

silvers rayleigh, former first mate of the roger pirates, "the dark king".

tony-tony chopper, doctor and crewmember of the strawhat pirates.

usopp, sharpshooter / sniper and crewmember of the strawhat pirates, “god usopp”.

viola, princess of dressrosa, formerly of the donquixote family.

ocs ;

clover d. iselda, naval captain under the command of monkey d. garp. / faceclaim : may calamawy ( live action ).

kazumi haru, samurai in the land of wano, ally of the returned akazaya nine. / faceclaim : suguru geto (jjk).

nina liu, operates in the criminal underworld, creating clothing, armor and weaponry infused with sea stone and haki, “the tigress”. / faceclaim : fan bing bing ( live action ).

otorobashi akai, captain of the crimson dragon pirates, “the bloodletter”.

quetzal d. luna, third princess of the sky system, helio, "the sky warrior princess". / faceclaim : taylor russell ( live action ).

zephyr, operative in the revolutionary army, older brother of nami. / faceclaim : aleksander (veil manga). ( REQUEST MUSE ).

zhi hua, cook, secondary weapons expert, and first mate of the crimson dragon pirates, “the mad queen”. / faceclaim : faye wong ( live action ).

testing muses ; ( available upon request )

monkey d. garp.

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Sugie Rogers and the Döllen Mansion

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/5wIXke1 by GothEmoLioness0 Warning about this fiction; Blood, murder, body gore, ghosts and creepy faces or eyes. Words: 314, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Scooby Doo - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Ben 10 Series, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Mad Father (Video Game) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: F/M Characters: Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scooby Doo, Peter Parker, Cassandra Cain, Jason Todd, Ben Tennyson, Sera Masumi, Maggie "Sugie" Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Kevin Levin, Gwen Tennyson, Akai Shuuichi | Okiya Subaru, Haneda Shuukichi, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan, Mouri Ran Relationships: Daphne Blake/Fred Jones, Kevin Levin/Gwen Tennyson, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan/Mouri Ran Additional Tags: Cassandra Cain and Jason Todd are Siblings, Cassandra Cain is a Wayne, Jason Tood is a Wayne, Dick Grayson is a Wayne, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd are Siblings, Adopted Cassandra Cain, Adopted Jason Todd, Adopted Dick Grayson, Peter Parker is Tony Stark's Adopted Child, Alternate Universe - Normal Life, Alternate Universe - Horror, Horror, Angst, Original Character(s), Original Character Death(s), Descendants - Freeform, Ghosts, Creepy read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/5wIXke1

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Young Avengers and the Multiverse

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/O5QsVDE by SpookyGothEmo Words: 1921, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Ben 10 Series, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel, X-Men '97 (Cartoon 2024), X-Men Evolution (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/M Characters: Sera Masumi, Ben Tennyson, Peter Parker, Shuri (Marvel), Kate Bishop, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Nick Fury, Laura Kinney, Kevin Levin, Gwen Tennyson, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan, Mouri Ran, Mouri Kogorou, Amuro Tooru | Furuya Rei, Akai Shuuichi | Okiya Subaru, Logan (X-Men), Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Remy LeBeau, Rogue (X-Men), Jubilation Lee, Roberto da Costa, Kurt Wagner, Kitty Pryde, Ororo Munroe, Morph (X-Men '97), Lucas Bishop, Max Tennyson, Rook Blonko, Loki (Marvel), Haneda Shuukichi, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Professor Paradox (Ben 10 Series), Helmut Zemo, Stephen Strange Relationships: Sera Masumi/Ben Tennyson Additional Tags: Avenger!Ben Tennyson, Avenger!Masumi Akai, Cyborg Ben Tennyson, Dark Past, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Multiple Crossovers, alternative universe, Evil Professor Paradox, Sorcerer Supreme Stephen Strange, Evil Stephen Strange read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/O5QsVDE

[tanookikiss]

@cosmicrealmofkissteria YES! That red one is SO her KISSteria Ball dress!

Favourite Designs: Marchesa Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear Collection

[palsen]

About MPC Swing

Quantization is the process of correcting, or shifting, imprecise musical notes and beats to underlying musical representation or grid. To preserve more of natural human timing nuances, percentage of quantization can be applied to in many sequencers or DAWs.

While swing, in short, means a method of transforming straight grooves, by timing of notes, to shuffled patterns. And when it comes to swing, the MPC sampler series has an iconic status for its groovy musical timing. Its influence on electronic and hip hop music cannot be denied.

The MPC's creator, Roger Linn, has claimed that he stumbled upon note quantizing and swing by accident when developing the Linn LM-1 drum computer: by only permitting 16th notes using 1 byte per 16th note, the sequencer program was correcting played timing errors, hence quantization. And by delaying the playback of alternate 16th notes, and by varying the amount of delay, the swing/shuffle feature was invented.

Linn's implementation of swing applied to quantized 16th-note beats is merely delaying the second 16th note within each 8th note, or all the even-numbered 16th notes within the beat (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.)

Swing amount is the ratio of time duration between the first and second 16th notes within each 8th note. 50% is means both 16th notes within each 8th note are given equal timing, in other words no swing. 66% sets perfect triplet swing. Most useful swing increments are between 50% and around 75%. 62% will feel looser than at a perfect swing setting of 66%, while 54% will loosen up the feel without it sounding like swing, according to Linn.

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I can’t art :’^) but because of @incorrect-mlbb i made this. :’^) those quotes are lit.

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