#And put on the wig too which still needs styling

[ocelettelatte]

How are they when they do your hair?

Includes: Gojo, Nanami, Geto, Choso, Toji x Curly Hair!Reader. (+Todo Bonus) Author's Note: First and possibly the last post I'll make. Made this just for fun so the characters might be OOC. Self-indulgent, but I did try to make the reader ambiguous. Divider by @/saradika

Gojo

Gojo learns how to do your hair pretty quickly.

He watches you do it once and he’s able to do it almost immediately.

He’ll go all out for you. That hairstyle you saw online? Boom you got it.

That one hair product you wanted but were always told you needed some kind of license to get it? I don’t know how, but he got it.

Your hair gets the slightest bit messed up and he’s pissed for you. Just straight whiny about it.

Has given you mini heart attacks before. “My bad I messed up, we gotta go bald.” while braiding your hair...

Buys all kinds of charms and accessories for your hair.

While he knows you shouldn’t do it often, he actually likes your hair straight. It always amazes him how long your hair actually is.

He also loves curl-defining. Going one by one curling each ringlet with his finger is oddly satisfying to him.

Definitely uses all of your products. When you ask about it, he’ll deny it.

Nanami

Nanami likes your hair however you like it. braids, twists, dreads, loose, straightened, wigs, short. If you’re happy with it then he’s happy.

If you ask him to do your hair, he’ll keep it simple. Nothing too flashy but not too basic.

He does this because he always feels bad when you have the prettiest hairstyles, knowing you’ve spent hours on it and it just gets messed up because of your line of work.

The face you make when you tell him it’s fine always tugs at his heart.

However, this doesn't mean he won't give you a glamorous hairstyle for date nights.

Nanami has bought little charms for you to put in your hair and keeps everything you leave at his place in a little basket.

Helps you with your hair when you’re getting ready for bed.

Buys a silk pillowcase just for you.

If he sees you're running out of product he'll use the last of it and buy you new ones.

If there's a particular product you have to order online, Nanami knows exactly when to order said product.

Geto

You always let the twins do your hair, Nanako being the most interested in it. You see it as a learning experience for them.

However, You never let Geto touch your hair. You weren’t too fond of his choice of words when referring to non-sorcerers.

After a bit of warming up to one another, you finally allowed him to do your hair.

Geto absolutely loves braiding your hair.

I’ve always thought that Geto might have picked up on some mundane hobbies once he started his cult. One of those hobbies being Ikebana. Which is why he loves hair braiding.

After learning how many intricate things you could do with this style, it would become his go-to thing.

He has the gentlest hands when doing hair.

With permission, he would put flowers in your hair. Sometimes he’ll go the extra mile of getting you to wear a Hakama or Kimono just to tie the whole look together.

Granted, he knows that he has to give your scalp a break. On those days he actually likes your hair loose.

Choso

All of his experiences doing hair have only been on himself. So when he meets you, he learns so much about his and your hair.

Unfortunately, Choso is scared to touch your hair. The last time he did he tangled it pretty badly.

He is so gentle that things end up getting loose and he has to start over.

Still learning all the different hairstyles. Confuses twists for dreads.

Constantly asking if you’re okay and making sure that he’s not hurting you.

Sometimes he hesitates when doing your hair and you reassure him that he’s doing fine.

Either uses too much product or not enough. There’s no in-between.

If you ask him to buy shampoo and conditioner, he'll get a little overwhelmed and come back with three in one.

Loves giving you any hairstyle that has twin tails. He also likes to put little ribbons in your hair sometimes.

Toji

“Stop moving your damn head.” Kind of vibes.

Definitely rough and says that he’s not.

Most definitely would pop you with the comb.

All jokes aside, Toji is pretty good at doing your hair. Though it’s like pulling teeth trying to convince him to do it.

Prefers if you’ve done whatever you needed to your hair so he can style it however.

Toji doesn’t have a favorite style for you. At the end of the day, it’s just hair to him.

Your accessories are floating around his place. He even stepped on one.

Here's a bonus because Toji was so short!

Todo

Todo definitely has everything he needs to do your hair. Unfortunately, just like that one hair lady in your life, he’s hard to get a hold of.

This Takada mega fan will cancel on you when he finds out there’s an event in the area. Those days you’ve contemplated going bald…

The only reason why you keep going back to him is because he's so damn good at it. It’s just one-on-one... and the occasional mentions of Takada, but you can deal with that.

Has tried to convince you to lock your hair a handful of times.

Gave you starter locks to see if you like it. If you don’t he’ll do whatever you like.

“Stop being so tender-headed.”

"HOW!?"

He’s not gentle but he’s not rough either.

Silk. Pillow. I’m confident that he owns at least one.

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

Tips to Date Photos of OTMA

If you take a look at the the hairstyles and clothes of the Romanov sisters, it can often give you a date of the photo.

Firstly, we have the classic photo shoots, consisting of famous photos with immediately noticeable clothing or ambiences. For example, the 1906 photo shoot consists of light-colored dresses, distinct poses, and often dark backgrounds. Although these aren’t particularly distinguishable, the photos are memorable for their classic grace and beauty.

Many of their photoshoots consist of them wearing kokoshniki. These are easy to date, as it seems the only years they wore these in formal shoots would be 1904, 1911, and 1913. Since the years are so far apart, it’s easy to tell which are which.

1904:

1911:

1913:

1913 is the only year where the court dresses are full-length.

Other famous shoots include the 1913 photoshoots and the 1914 photoshoot. However, both of these can also be identified by Tatiana’s distinct hair, which we’ll get to later, so I won’t spend too much time on these.

1913:

1914:

Knowing these famous photoshoots is especially good as they provide you with a baseline of how OTMA looked as they aged. But now, onto something even more useful—the hair! 1911 is where this first comes into good use, as this is when Olga and Tatiana transition from their childhood hair to more adult-looking hair—specifically, Olga starts tying it back. Around 1910, they also start wearing it in pompadours. In 1912, Tatiana also starts tying it back. Interestingly enough, Maria and Anastasia don’t go through this process, even when they are at the age their older sisters were. Olga’s hairstyle, however, is still poufy and very much in the style of a pompadour in these years. You can tell when the hair is simply tied back as opposed to entirely up due to the large and shiny bow that will be present at the nape of the neck.

In 1913, noticeable changes happen as well, particularly to Tatiana. But Olga also gets that look she has in the famous 1913 and 1914 formals. Now, she tames down her pompadour, letting her hair instead lie in flat marcel waves.

But perhaps even more importantly, in 1913 poor Tatiana catches typhoid and has her head shaved. This means that in 1913, she’s either pretty much bald, has very short hair, or is wearing her wig. It’s very easy to tell when she’s wearing her wig, because the wig is frizzier than her natural hair, and even has bangs! It’s clear whenever she is wearing a wig. Always a sort of pompadour without hair hanging down, similar to Olga’s style in 1912.

In 1914, Tatiana once more goes through a change—two, in fact. 1914 is a year of change for Maria as well, as we’ll see! This is the year Tatiana’s hair is long enough so that she no longer needs a wig—now it looks like she has a brushed-out bob. Although this look she had for less than a year, it’s undoubtedly the most famous thanks to the 1914 formal photos.

But, bam! Once Tatiana grows out her hair sufficiently, she’s able to put it up in the same style as Olga (the style Olga began in 1913). In 1914, she sticks to the side part she had when her hair was at a bob. Photos from later years always or almost always show her with the standard middle part. (The first photo on the right is from 1914; the other two are from 1915 or later.)

Now 1914 is the year Maria joins in the fun. Instead of waiting until she is 16 (1915), Maria starts putting up her hair in 1914. These photos are all from 1914:

So, now we know that when Maria’s hair is up, it’s 1914 or beyond. We can further divide this into two more categories: 1914, and 1915 and beyond. That is, we can when Anastasia is in the picture. Anastasia’s bangs and hairstyle undergo a noticeable change in 1915. Here are two photos, the first two from the former category, the last two from the latter:

In 1915 and especially 1916 and beyond, Anastasia’s bangs are much straighter and lay flat against the forehead without or nearly without curl. Her hair on her head also loses the pouf it had in 1914.

The easiest photos to date is when they are completely bald. Then, you know it is 1917:

However, these rules are not hard and fast, as obviously the Romanov sisters did not simply say every year on January 1, “Oh, New Year, new hairstyle!” They only provide general approximations. Feel free to develop your own system for more accurate "pinpointation"!

[forbidding-souda]

Hii!! May I please have some headcannons with Gundham, Kazuichi, and whoever with a gyrau s/o!!! Please and thank u!!

Gundham Tanaka and Kazuichi Souda with a SHSL Gyaru S/O

here's another gyaru s/o fic i did with mondo, shinguuji, and kaito! it was rather recent too since when was i posting in 2022 what the fuck. i didn't add any characters because i realized i had three that i have already done so there's more mwahahahahaha

i love gyaru's rawr rawr i'm so excited to write this ty anon

-Mod Souda

Gundham Tanaka

❤ It's clear you two are a couple. You both have a very eccentric way of speaking which makes you guys such a good couple wow, nobody is surprised when you tell them you're together. They can probably guess that. With you two having voluminous hair and heavy eyeliner, it's as if your aesthetics were compatible. Though being in two different subcultures, the overlapping stylistic details adds a charm to the times you've walked together hand in hand. Your both overdramatic way of talking makes people group you together.

He departs from the barn, quickly making his way back to the main building, where you wait on your phone. He doesn't have to look for you. Your appearance is eye-catching. Your loose shirt, a more casual one, is heavily wrinkled from how quickly you put it on this morning. You're not even wearing any of your iconic belts. You wanted to join him despite how early it was. Your eyes flick up to his once you hear him approaching. "Are you done?" You ask. You turn your head towards him, makeup still perfectly done (you focused more on that then your outfit, which you did last). Before he can respond, you squint at his name tag. "That's cute." He grumbles and unpins it. His mind was too busy for a proper conversation. He was logging all of the animal's names in his head and the medications and treatment they needed it. While you two walk, he places his hand on the small of your back, a simple form of affection to tell you he was still paying attention. But when you yawn, it breaks his thought process. "You're tired?" You nod. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yawn like that." "Nonsense. Perhaps we can arrange an hour of slumber." You nod. "Can it be more than an hour?" He hums, thinking for a second. "As many as you need, my dear enchantress."

❤ Oh my god if you wear more dark colors or purples (else a goshikku gyaru) you could absolutely be the same color palette as him. Purple and black pleaded skirt with eyeliner in your waterline omggg. Or a zip-up with skeletons on it.

❤ He absolutely loves your style, he adores anything vaguely alternative and subnormal. Ur definitely getting some more romantic nicknames like "my muse" or "my agony".

❤ Ya ya ya it's unhygienic but you can share makeup if you can't find something (aka you probably left your eyeliner in your purse but completely forgot).

❤ You will scream and cry when you tease your hair and then you go to visit animals with him and a giraffe just starts licking it.

❤ But the hamsters love your hair / wigs.

❤ You can probably convince him to wear more eccentric earrings.

❤ And necklaces. Omg matching necklaces. From the one dogtag he wears, you can convince him to wear a chain or a bunch of layers of silver.

❤ I doubt he has social media so he doesn't see your persistent presence, but he will take pictures of you with the animals for some posts.

❤ When you start using a bit of his lingo online no one questions it.

❤ Also in the scenario thing above I fought the urge to say you were playing dress to impress.

.

Kazuichi Souda

❤ He was so nervous around you. He wasn't as bold as he was with Sonia. He'd give you compliments and then promptly walk away after you say thank you. It takes you and your boldness to finally get him to have a lingering conversation ("No, no, you get back here"). He's such a charmer, you loved the conversations, and whenever you gave him compliments back he was fighting the urge to completely melt.

❤ You post a lot of photos of you two together. You just love his pink hair and it tends to fit your layout perfectly. Some of them aren't just cutesy selfies, it's things like him with his jumpsuit tied around his waist as he's too focused on his work to realize you have your phone pointed at him. He's started to do the same to you. Taking pictures as you're posing yourself for your own camera. You love the candid photos he takes of you so much you end up posting them instead. He loves your online presence. He's gonna pick up the slang you use and it's gonna be funny LMFAO.

Upon entering the house, he spots you sitting on the couch with a sugary snack in your hand. You immediately smile. "Sorry," you say, "I couldn't help myself." He was planning on a real meal for tonight, but of course, you've indulged in the popular snacks you love so much. At least your well, that smile on your face says as much. He kicks off his shoes, leaving them scattered by the door. You study him for a moment, wondering if his sour mood is because of you or whatever job he had outside. "Are you good?" You ask mid chew. He eyebrows furrow a bit and he nervously scratches at his jaw. "I lost the necklace you gave me." "What?" "I took it off and I don't know where it went, I'm an idiot." You place your snack aside and stand, approaching him. "Dude," you place your hands on his cheek. "It's not that serious. I have a thousand of them. I'll get you another one." "But you gave me that one." "And I'll give you another 'that one'. You worry too much." He sighs, placing his forehead against yours, the small thunk drawing you back, but you don't pull away. He's constantly fearing offending you or disappointing you. But you always assure him that things are alright. The simple things he stresses over are never things that will push you away, and he needs to understand that.

❤ He loves it when you scratch his back with the long, decorative nails. Or when you massage his scalp when he's trying to sleep. His small, half-awake hums are soooo cute.

❤ He'll want you to do his hair. He trusts your stylistic abilities with his life. You're not going to be able to do the dramatic makeup on him, nice try. But hair yesss. He'll want to add small braids to your style as well.

❤ His work is a little too messy for you and if he gets motor oil on you you're gonna fight the urge to throw a fit. On your yellow shirt? Kaz. You piece of shit.

❤ ^ Frantic cleaning-related google searches.

❤ ^ On the rack beside the front door, you keep your shoes far away from his.

❤ He gets you a lot of those glitter, bajeweled (or whoever it's spelled) reusable cups. He uses them a lot for himself though. He wanted an excuse to have them, and you definitely figured this out LOL.

[megumimania]

connie x black! fem reader, in a connie brain rot need him real bad i fear !! likes and reblogs r greatly appreciated <3

best friend!connie who has known you since you were toddlers, with there not being a memory in his life that you weren’t apart of.

best friend!connie who always picks up when you call, whether it’s talking shit about someone or picking an outfit for an event, he’s always there for you

best friend!connie who joins you when you go to the nail salon to get your nails done, often asking for a matching design with you

best friend!connie who always pays for everything despite you constantly reminding him that you can pay for things yourself, saying that his grandma would roll in her grave knowing that he’s letting a pretty girl like you buy things with her own money

best friend!connie who likes catching you off guard when he compliments you which happens like all the time tbh

best friend!connie whose bald head makes him a perfect impromptu wig stand but when he gets bored of being your test subject, he’s quick to make you work for that wig by making you chase him for it 😭

best friend!connie who loves taking candid shots of you when you guys hang out with his captions being so ambiguous that people don’t know if you’re dating or not

best friend!connie who is your biggest hype man, always reposting your shit and changing his pfp to a pic you recently posted

best friend!connie who still calls you by your childhood nickname to this day, only saying your name when shit gets serious or when he wants to scare you.

best friend!connie who doesn’t reply when people ask if you guys are dating, preferring to let them believe what they want

best friend!connie who is the only person that knows you inside out and vice versa. he always knows when its time for you guys to head out from your body language

best friend!connie who feels slightly territorial when a guy approaches you to ask you out even though he knows you can hold your own

best friend!connie who always helps you detangle and style your hair when its wash day (i wish someone could do this 4 me omds 😔🙄)

best friend!connie who puts on your bonnet on your head when you’re too tired to do it yourself

best friend!connie who stays over at your house so much, he practically lives there, i mean he literally has a spare key to your house

best friend!connie who is always eating your food like damnn 😭

“con, how the hell have you been here for 3 days and managed to clear out our entire fridge??” you said staring at the fridge dumbfounded

“im a growing boy sweetheart i gotta eat! plus you know I’ll pay your mama back for the food i ate anyways” he replied with a smile

“i’m a growing boy, my ass.” you muttered to yourself storming out of the kitchen.

(dw connie bought you wingstop later that day to make it up to you.)

best friend!connie who will ride for you until the very end because you are one of the people outside his family that he actually cares for

best friend!connie who loves you more than you know and is grateful for your presence in his life

[agrosehamada]

I'm taking a moment to appreciate how healing AG-blr has been for me :) Growing up I was absolutely obsessed with AG, but I didn't really have any friends who were into AG, and my siblings didn't want to play with dolls, so I was kind of left in my own little hyperfixation bubble all alone. I mean my mom liked AG but that wasn't the same as having someone to play with. Yes I hosted multiple AG themed birthday parties and even put on a backyard productions of both the Molly and Felicity plays but no one... Really got it?

I remember the last AG birthday I had, having my brother tell me that my friends were all talking about how they were "too old" for AG when I was out of the room, and I think that was the beginning of the end for me because not too long after that I put my AG dolls in a cedar chest with all their things and closed it up.

I was still kind of interested in AG in highschool. I remember visiting the AG Store when the one in my state opened. And I remember desperately wanting a special doll I could make a wardrobe for and take everywhere with me. I had a little success with a few handmade dolls but nothing that really stuck, and my sewing skills were not up to par with what I wanted to make so I kind of gave up on that too.

Then the end of highschool happened, and I kind of went into survival mode. My mom's health got really bad. I had to start working and taking evening college classes on top of regular highschool and helping out more at home. Which kind of put my mental health in a crisis mode which kind of broke in my first year of college. Which finallygot me the help that I needed. But then I got kicked out for being queer and I was REALLY in survival mode, although I was lucky enough to have first a friend's family and then one of my siblings take me in through the end of college.

I remember getting mildly interested in AG again once I was working my first full time job and living with my first non-family roommates. I was (and still am) really into Big Hero 6 at the time, and when Luciana came out with her little robotics lab I ended up ordering her. Then I bought a secondhand Nellie, one of my grail dolls from childhood I never got to have. So that opened the door.

But then I remember being on Tumblr and finding some AG blogs and being like, "Hey! There's other adults who like AG and create their own characters?" And I really wanted to be a part of that. But I wasn't sure what kind of character I'd want to make. And then I remembered an old BH6 fanbaby I'd made in college and was like, "There's no way AG has a pink hair option." (I didn't really know about doll customizing back then so I didn't know wig swaps were a thing.) And then I checked the CYO generator and guess what was an option? XD

I was not in the best financial state, so it took a few months for me to be able to afford Rose, and then another anxious month of waiting for Rose to get here, in the meantime trying to plan out her wardrobe in the style of the og historical girls. And I made a placeholder blog for once she finally got here.

I finally came home to her delivery sometime in the early am after an event--if you go waaay back to the very beginning of this blog you can find a video of me very emotionally opening Rose's box for the first time XD Love at first sight for sure, I was happy to have my little girl home, and I had no clue how she'd change my life.

From there snowballed my deep dive into doll clothes making--I planned to buy Rose's clothes originally, but I couldn't find a school uniform I liked, and there was a very specific anime winter coat I wanted to make. I'd been making cosplays for a few years but then, so my sewing skills were finally up to the task. And then I just kept getting more cute outfit ideas and so... I just kept making them XD

And then I started posting pictures of the outfits on this blog. And adding new dolls to the family and posting about them too. And I am so honored you guys were so excited about my posts and brought me into the community! I saw your posts and got the inspiration to start taking Rose out places to get pictures, and she quickly became my emotional support doll, going everywhere with me and helping me through some of my worst mental health times. And I've been fortunate enough to actually get to meet some of you in person, and talk with so many of you online! And I even managed to rope my best friend into AG with your support XD It's really been such an amazing community, and I finally have friends who get my love of AG, and I finally have that special doll I take everywhere with me :)

So--thank you, AG-blr ^^ You're all amazing, and I look forward to many more adventures with you :)

[tache-noire]

im gonna complain about the tiktokification of cosplay for a bit

i have 2 main issues with this

1: it's FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE to just find still images of people's cosplays anymore! everyone's just making goddamn lipsynch videos with seizure-inducing cuts and effects on them! I can't see the work you've done, how something was put together, how your wig was styled, your props and makeup, etc!!!!!

1.5: this extends to tutorials too! fucking stop with the 3 part tutorials that spend 5 seconds on each step and literally just amount to "sew a costume! you're done!"

2: Because the main way people show off their cosplays now is through social media instead of at conventions (I used to see extremely elaborate cosplayers at anime conventions ALL THE TIME, now it's mostly casual to mid-level cosplay-- which is not a dig at them at all, just listen to me for a second), I seriously feel like the art of balancing quality with long-term wearability is dying. You are not wearing that heavy ass wig constructed from 4 other wigs, a full face of makeup, a tight vinyl costume, and platform stilettos FOR 8 HOURS AT A CONVENTION, don't bullshit me. All I see are cosplays built to be worn for maybe 30 minutes of filming a 2 minute video.

2.5: AGAIN, TUTORIALS. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FRAGILE ART PIECE, I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A PROP THAT I CAN CARRY OR SHOVE IN MY BAG AND PROBABLY GET BUMPED INTO SEVERAL TIMES. WHERE ARE YOUR POCKETS MY GUY. HOW ARE YOU HANDLING VENTILATION AND OVERHEATING IN THAT COSTUME THAT COVERS YOUR HEAD AND HANDS AND FEET AND MOST OF YOUR SKIN.

[weird-barbie]

Effie Trinket / Hayffie Headcanons (probably pt 1) hokay here we go

-Effie's name is just Effie - it's not short for anything. Yes I know the use of Euphemia in a lot of fanfiction ties into most Capitol names being Greco-Roman in nature but I think it's important to distinguish Effie's name from the others while still recognizing that tie and here's why

-Effie doesn't come from money - we know that not everyone in the Capitol even made it through the 'first' uprising with their lives and if you put Effie at about 40 in the 75th games (which I do personally) this means she was born around the 35th which is only 25 years after ABOSAS which isn't really that long. Long enough to take a generally poor family (during the 10th games) to a lower middle class family (during the 35th) if you worked really hard and scrimped and saved, but they're not going to reap wealth in one generation without connections, which I don't think they had.

-I have Effie's mother as a seamstress (duh) and her father in a labor position - there wouldn't be enough avoxes to cover all of the labor the Capitol needs ever so someone has to do the dirty work. She's also an only child because kids are expensive. To me, 'Euphemia' is an upper class name. Effie isn't. It's the one thing she keeps that ties her to her past. So how did she wind up being an Escort? -Well for one thing she's one of the most determined women in Panem, she's sharp as a tack and quick as a whip, and you don't learn style without being into fashion and you don't get into fashion without absorbing art like it's water. She'd have faked her way right into the Academy if only she had the resources to make the clothes for herself that she was churning out and dreaming up for her studies, but she didn't. She was a relatively poor girl with talent and resourcefulness that looks a lot like Tigris' talent and resourcefulness and you know who would've noticed that? Coriolanus Snow.

-Before you get ahead of me, no, I don't subscribe to any kind of belief of an infatuation here from either side and I don't wander into that ship tag (go off if you do it's not my thing) but I do think that Snow (by the 53rd games - so approaching his mid 60s?) definitely has a hand in selecting students for the key programs in the Academy that flow on to having an impact on the Games themselves. And this woman - young and blonde (we'll talk about her wigs another time) and talented and determined and loyal reminds him too much of who Tigris could've been to just pass on her because she can't afford the tuition (am I being obvious enough with these parallels?).

That's all for now but I might come back with more later. I...didn't get to Haymitch at all but I will.

[struungout]

My order from Taobao arrived today (in a severely beaten up box ahaha…)!

Leyla’s outfit finally looks more complete with the suit jacket. :) Absolutely loving the color.

The framed butterfly pieces are pretty cool, but I mostly got the set to use the frames for other artwork to put in my roombox (which has been in dire need of wall decor for a few years now lmao). The candy dish looking thing was marketed as an ashtray, but it’s a smidge too big for my minis for that purpose, but it’s still a very cute dish! Maybe I can make my dolls little tiny Andes mint chocolates. ;P

Then got moar of these tennis shoes. I have two pair already for my larger dolls (both in white), so just had to get another two pair for my minis (and a black pair for my large girls).

Lastly, what I was most hype for, were the wigs! The black/white one will be for Sachi when she eventually makes it back home (though it might still get replaced later on), and the mullet is for Rie. I need to get some pomade for both to style them a bit better, but they’re both pretty cute!

[fromtheboundlesssea]

HotD Season 2 Episode 1 Live Watch Thoughts

Yay recap! I missed you Emily and Milly!

The recap really does make it obvious that Alicent thinks she is following Viserys’ will.

Mysaria you did nothing to put Aegon on the throne. You did diddly squat that season.

I’m still blown they had Rhaenyra’s coronation at her daughter’s funeral.

Now onto the actual episode.

Ooooooo this opening is SOOOOOO MUCH COOLER!

I think it’s showing off what will happen during the season? Last season?

Opening is soooo much cooler than season 1 and all of Game of Thrones!

I beg you HBO! Keep this style of opening next season and all season!!!!!!

Love the contrast of the epicness of the opening to the quiet forest with a crow flying upon the wind.

“Duty is sacrifice” okay Cregan—mister I will show up last minute.

What has the seven kingdoms done for you really?

Was that SARA?!?!?

Is that adding to the watch from lore in the books or…

Random Stark boy be cute though.

Thank god they let Jace’s actor have his natural curls. So much better than that wig.

Cregan really is missing a beard. I think that is what is odd about his appearance.

The Conqueror went North to the Wall? I can’t remember that happening.

Jace… he bent the knee to not let his people burn. It wasn’t because they necessarily believed in the Targaryens and their right to rule.

Jace’s actor is 100% going to be used for Jon Snow faceclaims and gifs from these scenes.

I guess they are going to delete Sara, which kind of sucks tbh. I wanted Jace to have some conflict where he follows in his mother’s idea of lust and duty or goes against it.

“The mother grieves as the Queen shirks her duties” so like Viserys

Call him out Rhaenys. You deserved better when it came to your children.

Rhaenyra has no battle experience on her dragon and Syrax has no battle experience either. Aemond would not be in any trouble.

“Would that you were the king” OOF. He is going to be rattled by that for sure.

Power to Rhaenyra for not scorching Storm’s End tbh.

Honestly, I love the Velaryons so much. I wish we had more content about them in the shows.

I like that Corlys does seem to care about Luke. I just wish he showed just as much care about his granddaughters. I don’t think they’ve had any scenes together thus far.

So, is Alyn Corlys’ son in this or are they making no familial connection? And he married Baela and had an affair with her niece doesn’t he?

Oooo the same gate Otto left Alicent is the same gate the Green soldiers seem to come.

Love the scorpions. I wonder if they were suggested by Criston or if they just had them. They’re Dornish inventions right.

HELAENA MY GIRL! Is that a golden dragon you’re making?

JAEHAERA! MY CHILD!

Aw! Aegon checking on Jaehaera first before asking about Jaehaerys.

Okay, wow. Okay, having Alicent being eaten out. I wish their first time would have been after B&C where they are consumed by a need for comfort.

Interesting how we see Criston put on his armor after and Alicent helping him with his armor (giving him his cloak where Rhaenyra took it) and her clocking his shift in title and setting a boundary as opposed to Rhaenyra allowing him to assume (not fully blaming her btw).

JAEHAERYS! MY OTHER BABY

Aegon smiling at Jaehaerys 🥰

Tyland trying to be kind with he little prince while being annoyed.

Not Alicent blaming Tyland for the interruptions. 🤣

Here comes our new war criminal.

Aegon giving Aemond a place in the same way Viserys gave Daemon a place.

Me too Aegon. I am also like that when Otto talks.

I wish they gave an explanation of the balls. Have they given any in the BTS stuff?

Yes she was indisposed Larys you perverted creep.

Alicent definitely does not like that Larys chose her new staff. It feels controlling.

Why does Rhaenyra have ash on her face?

Appropriate fear of dragon.

That cgi of Rhaenyra getting off Syrax was awkward. Was that just me?

I hope they give Emma better writing this season, because they are an excellent actor.

RHAENYRA BUNCHING UP THE CLOTH TO HER BELLY!!!! 😭😭😭😭

Not Aegon and his crew sashaying in.

Interesting having Aegon being shown to handle matters of the kingdom before Rhaenyra is shown doing so. It’s an odd choice, especially him initially wanting to be helpful.

Hugh? However you spell it? Is it the dragon seed? Just a common name?

Interesting how we do not see him getting cut.

Starting Aegon as listening to the smallfolk in a way Rhaenyra dismissed is also interesting.

Love Aegon ready to dismiss Larys.

No Aegon do not listen to him. Yes I think Otto is not the best person, but Larys is not the best person to listen to either.

I wish we saw Alicent with the children or her with their things in her room.

Alicent defending her kids. That’s right. Because Otto has seemingly done nothing for those kids. He could have taken them under his wing.

The idea of men silencing the voice of mothers in the rearing and council of their children!

Rhys is such a good actor and I have to think about how he was also Mr. Lovegood.

Goats!

Hello Mysaria.

Man. This dynamic between Daemon and Mysaria is definitely giving off book Tyrion and Shae with his immediate act of ready violence.

Man, the idea of the Kingsguard not knowing what to do during Targ x Targ violence spans a the centuries huh.

Wigs are definitely a little better looking.

BAELA! RHAENA! MY DARLINGS!

Rhaena’s wig is soooo much better!

Daemon definitely does not like being silenced. How does it feel to have be treated in the same way Viserys treated Alicent?

Let my girls (Baela and Rhaena) have lines!

The way Jace’s voice is cracking!

Why do I feel we are not going to get any of the similar comforting moments between Alicent and her children? They are allergic to showing positive motherhood with he Greens.

Change in Joffrey actor.

Where are Aegon the Younger and Viserys?

Wish we got to see more of Rhaena interacting with Luke.

AND JOFFREY THROWING IN THE TOY!

Will rhaenyra hold any regret or kinder thoughts/prayers for Jaehaerys in the way Alicent does for Luke?

Same shore that Tyrion and Davos came in on maybe?

Why is Daemon coming in himself? Surely he would be able to just go inside himself if he was going to be traveling through the passages (although I don’t think that’s what’s going to happen in the show)

I guess this is Blood and Cheese.

And the rats were there while Viserys reigned, Daemon.

And they are really going to make the death of Jaehaerys an accident. Is everything going to be an accident in this show? Not let anyone but the Greens be held accountable.

Oh, so Daemon probably told them to go after any of the other Targaryens in the keep if they couldn’t find Aemond.

Like seeing the different types of map this episode.

And I feel like the show has changed Aemond’s characterization because we don’t have Alicent and Aemond directly talking.

Good. The line comes before B&C and not after.

Fabian is so hot. I need him in another period drama—OH him and Olivia in an adaptation of Persuasion by Jane Austen. It would SLAY

Nice to have Otto actually talk to his grandchildren in a way that isn’t violent or outright condescending.

If the rat catcher knows everything about the keep, wouldn’t he freaking know where Aemond is?

And if he’s going through the passages, again why couldn’t Daemon do it?

DOGGY! Little scruffers!

Ugh. I’m not excited for this and how they’re going to change this. (Although I get not wanting to put child actors through difficult situations)

And people were complaining about people paying no attention to the rat catcher, but we saw rat catchers wandering the hall throughout the episode in the background. So it’s not like it would be unusual for them to be there. And someone does notice them. But they’re servants seemingly doing their job. Why would people notice them wandering the castle.

And Aegon is being so casual on that throne.

Okay, but could they not have just waited for Aemond? Come back later?

And that is a cool as heck mural on Aemond’s wall.

I don’t like this. I don’t like this. I don’t like this.

Why does the maid look vaguely like Emma Stone?

NO HELAENA!!!!

Helaena struggling! 😭

I’m surprised they didn’t just kill them both?

THE TEAR!

Baby!!!!!! The necklace!

NO! This is worse!!!!!

Why is the maid not getting someone!!!!!!!!

The sounds!!! NO I DONT LIKE THIS!!!

This is so much worse than Luke!

WHY IS Helaena not screaming!

Why could they not have Helaena say her son’s name?!?!?

AND THATS THE END?!?!?!?

It should have ended with Helaena screaming instead of that!

And I’m glad the Alicole sex scene wasn’t intermixed with the killing of Jaehaerys. How people were describing it made it sound like it was.

Promo Thoughts

Now we see Aegon the Younger and Viserys.

Destroy that stupid Lego set Aegon!

Good! Yell at Daemon!

I wish Addam had white hair! I wanted more Velaryon face claims.

Is Laenor just never going to appear again?

Looks like Baela and Rhaena will do things next episode.

Hopefully we will have Alicent comforting her children in the same way Rhaenyra comforted Jace.

[desertdollranch]

Eyeswapping my A Life of Faith doll

~*~*~ Before & After ~*~*~

This adorable little lady here is a doll from the doll brand A Life of Faith. The dolls were first released in 1998, and are based on characters from the Elsie Dinsmore book series, which was published in the 19th century. Since the dolls are no longer being produced, I had to acquire mine secondhand.

But they can sometimes be tricky to find without a certain very common condition affecting dolls: eyes that have changed color over time to red, orange, or purple.

(Left: a Violet Travilla doll; right: a Laylie Colbert doll, both from A Life of Faith; both pictures taken from secondhand listings)

This is absolutely not the only brand that has that defect; My Twinn, Ruby Red Fashion Friends, and Berenguer Classmates are some others I've seen whose eyes turn a bright shade of red.

My new doll came to me in excellent condition, but with light purple eyes that I did not like. I planned on removing and replacing them the moment before I bought her. It turned out to be easy and surprisingly inexpensive.

When I received my doll, I could tell immediately that she had the right kind of vinyl that would make it easy to replace her eyes. I took photos of each step so that I could show precisely how you can do the same.

The first thing you will need to do is get yourself a pair of flat-backed oval glass eyes, size 20 millimeters, in the color of your choice. I used these eyes from CR's Crafts and I'm pleased with what I got, but I can also recommend Dolls By Sandie as a legit source of doll parts that I have purchased from in the past. This size of eyes is also commonly used in reborn baby dolls, so if you're wanting to shop elsewhere you can search for that type of supplier. But do not compromise on the 20 mm size. Too big and they won't fit in the socket at all; too small and they will move around in the socket.

What else you'll need:

A very small screwdriver, or a similar slender metal or plastic tool

A large pot of water, and a way to heat it up (ideally a stove)

A few extra large plastic sandwich bags; large ziploc style bags are what I used

Dry towels in case your doll gets wet

What you'll be doing here is using the water to heat up the head, which will make the vinyl soft and flexible. Then you'll use your screwdriver to pop out the original eyes. Then you'll heat the vinyl again and use your hands to insert the new eyes.

Warning..... there are pictures within this post of an eyeless doll. If that is something you don't want to see, do not continue reading this post.

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Start by heating up some water in your large pot. Make it about 8 inches deep.

While that heats, remove the doll's wig and peel off the eyelashes. If you want to put the lashes back on after the eye swap, keep them in a safe place where they won't get lost. Eyelashes have the tendency to stick to random things and get far away from you.

Removing the wig isn't absolutely mandatory, but I do recommend it. It will make the whole process much easier when you're not worrying about damaging it or keeping it restrained and out of the way. You can always glue it back on afterward.

When the water is ready, get your doll suited up for the hot water plunge.

I covered her with two large plastic sandwich bags, then a plastic grocery bag. This will protect her from getting wet, while still allowing the vinyl of her head to heat up and become soft and flexible.

Bring your water to a boil, and then immediately turn off the heat and take the pot off the heat. Carefully bring the pot of hot water to a stable surface--I put mine down on the floor and sat there to work on my doll.

Turn the doll upside down and lower her head into the water. Make sure your water is deep enough to be level with at least her chin. Hold her there for about two minutes.

If your water is hot enough, the vinyl head should become warm and flexible.

Oops, she got a little bit wet. My bag leaked. If this happens to you, use towels to dry her off completely. Do not let her eye sockets get wet and remain wet, as this could let mold grow.

Working very quickly before the vinyl cools down, slip your screwdriver or other skinny tool into the eye socket behind the eye and pop it out. Be careful not to scratch her skin. If you're having trouble, put her back into the bags and heat up her vinyl a bit more.

Jeepers creepers! This is what you'll see after extracting them peepers.

Set the old eyes aside, and get the new eyes ready at hand. Then stick your doll back into the bags for 60 seconds to heat up the vinyl again.

Once she's warmed up again, it's time to insert the eyes.

The previous steps were the easy part. This is the tricky part that's hard to photograph in a helpful way. What I did was slip the top half of the eyes into the eye socket and then just pushed down hard on the eyes until the bottom halves popped into the socket.

You may need to reheat the vinyl again after putting in the first eye and the second eye.

If that's not working, you can also try squeezing the head to stabilize it and push the eyes in that way.

As soon as they're in, you're done! Reattach the lashes and the wig if you took that off.

Success!

This is an older picture and she has since changed wigs, but I'm so happy with her new eye color. It gives her a completely different, more natural look.

[atopvisenyashill]

i have to watch everything at least twice to understand it but preliminary thoughts

wigs look good so far even tho aegon’s looks dumb. i get they want to go for like “greasy sadboy” here but it looks like they plopped it on his head 10 minutes before they started filming. crazy bc little jaehaerys looked adorable, helaena looked very nice, and rhaenyra’s fucked up wig was divine.

baela and rhaena crumbs were nice and while i think the dresses on the whole looked better, i’m still genuinely annoyed that they consistently choose to put baela in these random no character targaryen style dresses instead of her trousers. it’s fine at least they were at the funeral up close this time, given that luke is their literal brothercousin.

we could have gotten a wall scene AND the cregan tells jace about luke reveal. imo there was time in this episode to have jace at some sort of small dinner where cregan introduces him to some people, talk about the long night, and see jace Relaxed, Funny, And Politicking like the aegon & jaehaerys scenes.

that said, him crying as he tried to report to rhaenyra was well done, and picking up joffrey actually made me yell out loud. i will take these crumbs thanks.

aliotto fatherhusband and daughterwife scene was really really excellent. i might turn into an alicole hater bc i think those scenes were a waste of time and i want alicent to fuck several relatives And larys before that man, if she must fuck a man. we’ll see going forward.

b&c was kinda disappointing? not married to the idea of helaena picking maelor/jaehaera to die over jaehaerys so much as blood or cheese making sure to get in that “hear that your mommy wants you dead” line. THATS what makes it the tragedy, that helaena chooses a child over the other and has to live with it. i Kind Of get the change here, the continued themes of helaena being ignored, the idea that helaena almost wants to spare jaehaerys from ever being king by letting him die (i mean that’s what i was getting from the earlier convo + “they killed the boy” - spare her boy by letting him die, try to protect her girl by ensuring she lives). but then they should have found a way to work in an extra level of psychological torture there with the choice she made.

i DO like that they chose jaehaerys to kill bc they were kinda rushed. they’re doing this for the money, bc they don’t like the hightowers, there’s a different rat catcher for different floors, they’re not thinking about the politics of whether it’s better to risk killing aemond in a messy way or settle for jaehaerys, they’re just trying to get the job done. i think there needed to be a little more oomph in that decision though - either more gore/sadism during the moment of killing jaehaerys or a longer scene with daemon about what to do if they can’t bag aemond that makes the viewer a bit unsettled by daemon.

rhys looked infinitely sexier to me. he dumped his annoying deadbeat husband (viserys) and glowed the fuck up. i respect the game.

in general, it’s the same issue as last season which is too much plot heavy tb scenes whereas tg has a good mix of character & plot driven scenes. it’s so frustrating that they can get the same information across but in a scene that has more character analysis & humor but seem determined to Only do this for the greens. the only one we really got for tb in that regard is maybe the corlys/alyn one.

i don’t want to end on bitching let’s end these with MY FAVORITE PARTS: ✨🖤jace’s fire new look🖤✨ and every aegon scene!

[asher-agere]

I do not have anything extra to add to this request since nothing has really happened today for me (other than finally getting a wig for my Halloween costume. Pink wigs are apparently very uncommon so I had to get a white one and pink hair spray to just make it pink myself) so I’ll get straight to the point! Can you share your thoughts on caregiver Kōyō with a very very shy little. Like, refuses to talk to anyone except her and even then at most only says a few words to her and refuses to even be around other people… like the little is already shy when not regressed but it just gets ten times worse when they’re little. Once again, no specific character in mind :3

- Fyodor enjoyer

Getting a wig is so exciting! (๑ > ᴗ < ๑) I actually style wigs for cosplay so I know it can be a nightmare… I wish you luck! So much luck! And I can absolutely do that! That level of shy reminds me of Kyouka actually so this might be kinda based on their dynamic! (Wan Kyouka and Kōyō in the preschool episode… My babies…)

Caregiver Kōyō + Shy Little

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⛥ Kōyō would find a shy little absolutely adorable! She would grow so absolutely protective over them, never wanting them out of her sights even! She’d be very careful to them comfortable at all times! Always safe from as many stress factors as possible!

⛥ If her little one is already shy when they’re in a bigger headspace then I think she’d be pretty used to handling them! She’d have enough experience to know what kind of things might stress them out, likes and dislikes, which is perfect! That way she doesn’t need to make the baby talk if they don’t want to!

⛥ She definitely lets them hide in her Kimono! She’ll wear shoes that specifically make her taller and therefore easier to hide behind. She’ll let her little one grab her sleeves to hide behind, make use of the long flowy fabric to seemingly disappear. She’ll reach out and gently pat them on the head, but otherwise pay them no mind. If they disappeared she can’t see them right? She doesn’t want to stress them out

⛥ She’ll always make sure there’s a blanket or a stuffed animal around! More ways to hide their face hehe. For a stuffed animal she’d pick something easy to hide behind! For example the ears on a bunny plushy! She’ll always have something to give them, not wanting to force them to interact any more than they need to

⛥ Kōyō can be a very clingy caregiver. But if her little one is too shy for overwhelming contact that’s perfectly ok! She’ll sit them on the couch, put on a cartoon, maybe get a small snack ready, then she’ll sit on the opposite end of the couch. She doesn’t want to be overbearing. If as they watch her baby crawls over into her arms she won’t mention it, she’ll just gently run her fingers through their hair and hum

⛥ She’d never force her baby to talk! If they’re too shy to that’s perfectly ok! The only time she might try to is if something is seriously wrong, even then she’d try making it as simple as possible. But mostly she likes giving them options! Drawing pictures is an amazing way to communicate! Bonus points if the baby hides their cute face behind the paper hehe

⛥ I’ve mentioned before that I think Kōyō would use Golden Demon to help her take care of a little, but if they’re super shy I don’t think she would! Sure they’re both aware Golden Demon isn’t an independent person, but it still seems like one at times and that can be stressful. She’d rather it’s just her and the baby

⛥ While Kōyō wouldn’t pressure her little one into contact, she would want to be in the same room as them! Especially if they’re non-verbal therefore less likely to ask for help. For example if her baby needs a bottle of milk she wants them to come with her into the kitchen. Yes even if they’re comfy on the couch watching a show, she just needs to make sure they’re safe!

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Yay requests! Probably the last thing I’m posting tonight, time to go devote my night to my caregiver >:3 I feel oh so very productive! Seven posts in one day? That’s genuinely like insane- But so much fun! I could do this daily hehe. It’s a really nice escape from stressful things. Have a wonderful night to anyone reading this!

[deesdressup]

TV Vs. Book - Which do you prefer?

- Rhaenyra Targaryen I really like Rhaenyra’s TV clothes, especially the “older” Rhaenyra’s. I think the later outfits in particular have a really good Targaryen feel to them. I know some people had a problem with the quality of the earlier dresses and I kinda see that in some of them (especially in relation to the show’s other costumes) but I think the simplicity in her clothing shows her personality well in the sense that she’s very focused on her role and the politics of the realm and not on frivolous things like fashion and shiny things. The book wiki says that she was often seen wearing velvet, silks, and jewels but I don’t think that would fit with the Show’s version of the character (which Milly Alcock and Emma D’arcy play beautifully I genuinely wouldn’t have her cast any other way). I will say though... they need to up their wig game or at least give the poor girl some root booster and a trim for spilt ends...

- Alicent Hightower I think TV Alicent’s clothing is awesome. They went a little heavy on the green but I think her outfits, especially once she became queen, look brilliant. Very regal and yet modest, perfect for a young women who’s been used as a pawn in a game of politics. My criticism would be that, apart from some of the later outfits in the show, there’s very few consistencies in the styles of dresses. Cersei’s dresses all had a certain feel to them and had a particular style that evolved over the series that also influenced other women’s fashion at court. Alicent’s, while they looked good, were never very realistic in that there’s no centralised style. 

- Laena Velaryon I mean, what’s there to say? I love Laena’s look in the show. I think her hair is beautiful, her dresses are sleek and luxurious but not over the top or ridiculously impractical fro a dragon-rider. I love the blues used for her outfits in reference to her house’s sigil and how the tensions in the family haven’t progressed far enough yet to have a proper black/green divide, leaving more room for different colours. My main problem is that we just didn’t get to see many outfits or more elaborate hairstyles.

- Rhaenys Targaryen Getting to see Rhaenys come to life thanks to Eve Best was amzing! I’ve always loved the character and was so excited to see her in live action. I think her costumes are brilliant and perfectly fitting for the badass princess. However... Rhaenys is half Baratheon, and what is the tell-tale characteristic of the Baratheon house? Dark hair! Famously so! So much so that it was the tip-off that Ned Stark needed to figure out Jaime and Cersei’s secret! The book wiki says that when she was younger she had very dark hair and as she got older it had light grey streaks in it. I think it would’ve been a perfect visual representation of her slight distance from the Targaryen family that was strengthened when Viserys was chosen as heir over her. It would’ve looked awesome and would accentuate her more serious side. 

- Baela Targaryen I... hmm... ok. So. I think that Velaryons (and Velaryon/Targaryens) designs are brilliant and you can see above how much I like Laena and Rhaenys’. But Baela’s is so boring! I’m sorry! I get that she’s not even in it that much so it’s not like she got much time to shine in general but what happened?! Did they just recycle Laena’s wig but put even less effort into styling it? Why are her dresses so plain and yet somehow still too soft and girly (which isn’t inherently wrong, just wrong for the character)? I think it’s worse because we know how cool Book!Rhaena is. I’m really hoping this is a case of “season 1 not really having found the characters’ personal styles yet” and please can we have short haired Baela in season 2?! PLEASE!!

- Rhaena Targaryen Pretty much the same with Baela but at least she has a unique hairstyle. We don’t generally see that much of the twins in series 1 so I’m hoping they both get more screen time (and in addition more outfits) in series 2. I’m really (apprehensively) excited to see Rhaena and Baela’s next-series costumes and I think Rhaena has the potential to have some gorgeous outfits that a slightly more practical Baela wouldn’t go for.

- Helaena Targaryen Really not much to say for Helaena as we don’t get to see that much of her in general (which is a crime because WEIRD GIRL SUPREMACY) but from what we see, her outfits suit her really well. They’re sweet and understated but also proper for a princess and Queen consort. This isn’t just criticism for Helaena and more for all the characters in general but I’d love to see some Michele Clapton and Michele Carragher embroidery like in GoT. The Dornish clothing and Cersei’s dresses in the original series are just so special and I feel as if we haven’t quite seen that level of detail in HoTD yet. Edit: I’ve been looking at close ups of the season 1 costumes and tthey are beautifully crafted and embroidered... but I still want more al a Cersei’s bird dress or Ellaria’s killing-Myrcella dress   

- Mysaria Yeah, Mysaria’s TV design is amazing. I love her all-white dresses and the shimmering, almost glowing silver velvets she wears. So luxurious! Perfect for a Lysian women. I like the use of white (or light fabrics) as a nod to her nickname “The White Wyrm” instead of it being because of her pale skin and hair, which we already have a lot of. I don’t know how often she’ll appear from now on in the show but I hope for her outfits to just keeping getting more opulent. 

[calliedion-dungeon]

𖤓Sore Kisses

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Chapter 7. Gender Fuck

Read on ao3 here <<<

Summary: Your friend's school has a special drag club event, you're one person short of completing the team for the competition, and Mary is available whether he likes it or not (little spoiler: he likes it).

//Finally the best chapter, even if I say so, I was so excited for this one and it's longer because of that, I had so much fun with this one and I hope you do too

Warnings: MDNI +18, Smoking, Heavy Drinking, Fluff and Angst Swearing, Crossdressing, Adult Content, Eventual Smut, Blonde Mary Goore!! Everyone is a Little Shit in here, later it gets all Soft and Smutty, Enemies to Friends to Lovers Trope.

Shortly before Frank returns to his classes at the university, there are a series of activities that you and him always participate in for the love of art, the favorite event of the two of you is Drag Night. Every year there is a different theme and the teams give their own style to said theme, the competition is organized by the student body and some already know you for putting on makeup and helping young people on those nights. Anyone can participate, and until that night you had never done it on yourself, this time you’re also going to be drag king.

Being that it was restricted to get professionals, one of the objectives of this is gender fuckery and have fun, so it is an unwritten rule that it should be a surprise of whoever finds their inner stripper and let loose, because it’s way more rewarding for the audience.

You needed one more guy to complete the squad of boys dressed as venereal punk prostitutes, that's the theme you chose for in Drag Night and Frank insists that Mary would be more than perfect, but you don't want to because you can't stand having him around, sort of, you don’t want to risk the somewhat peace that you’ve had lately.

You pretended you hadn't heard Frank suggest that you fix up Mary, you were in your room arranging your hair as masculine as you could, you weren't sure how to do it because you had never combed your hair like that and none of the boys around you knew how to fix someone else's hair, you put on your X-shaped pasties on your nipples and you put on a very transparent white blouse so that they could be seen very well through, you put on suspenders to complete the outfit and white thigh harnesses over your black pants, and of course, high heels.

With an hour to go before the show, Mary appeared at the door pulled by Frank, who was scolding him for not having arrived sooner, leaving you with little time to fix him, he grudgingly sat down across from you, a chair in front of you where you painted the other boys, even Nick. Without saying much, you just narrated a little about what you were going to put on his face, to fill the silence between the two of you when you’re left alone in your room.

You were tired so you wouldn't do much to make Mary look that good, you put on foundation and he wrinkled his face with each stroke of your brush, you lined his eyes with liquid eyeliner, it wasn’t that difficult like with the other guys, he knew how to handle the lash curler, which was a surprise, he looked so good and he didn't need much, he still needed to put on his fake eyelashes and paint his lips, despite not having his face changed dramatically, he already looked like the most feminine of all.

You warn him how it would be to put on lashes, his eyes water a little but he can stand it, surprisingly he already knew how to put on mascara. While he was doing that, you arranged his hair, a little disheveled, with streaks of red, at least he wouldn't have to wear a wig, the bastard already had nice long hair to begin with, you ended up putting a black bandana of yours on him and the bow on top looked cute.

Finally, he let you paint his lips, willingly enough, when you outlined his lips, you realized you forgot to put on glittery eye shadow, you asked him to stay still and you both looked directly at each other, and then something clicked, something in his countenance changed, his breath faltered, he wasn't just looking ahead, he was looking at you, you couldn't hold that gaze but you didn't want to look away either, looking at his beautiful lashes batting at you, gender fuck was very real, even so, he was, at least at that moment, the most beautiful person you've ever seen, and you felt that tingle in your core. Feeling his breath so close, you finished painting his lips and applied gloss in your favorite color and they looked… luscious.

"Don't look at me" you command him unable to bear it. He looked away without saying a word.

“Frank talked to me the other day...” he starts talking while you put away the things you won't need anymore.

“And?” you look for what other accessories you can put on him.

“I was just saying that I thought that you had been a couple when you lived together and I thought that if you were there…” it catches your attention that he sounds, you suppose, a bit nervous.

“Yes, he told me that, first, disgusting, second, I could have told you everything if you had asked me, and third, does that justify how you have behaved with everyone?” your words come out quickly so as not to waste time, taking advantage of the fact that he’s opening up.

“No...” his voice is cut off, at that moment you put some necklace chains on him, brush his neck and his hair gently and stare for a second, deciding if it looks good.

“And won't you tell me what your problem was?” you admit your moves are a little aggressive when you put the loose powder on his face, but he doesn't complain.

“Can't” hardly says for having tight lips.

“Did he tell you what was that about? Why we lived together?”

“You guys don't have to, it's none of my business” you don't believe him that he isn't even curious, it's also better to stop having assumptions between you.

“It's not a secret either, hey, look up. Frank and I are half-siblings, but before we knew that, we were friends since childhood, when we found out about this ourselves, we were upset and certain things happened, he was kicked out of his home and I followed him because my home wasn't very nice either, there you go” you tell him all this while putting a little mascara on his lower lashes and brows, it doesn't take much to look good.

“I'm sorry, I didn’t know” you notice his realization when you briefly tell him your story.

“Yes, you are an idiot. Come, let's put your clothes on, if you rip something, you will pay for it” you pull him by the shirt to lift him out of the chair, and take them to the closet where you improvise taking out what you plan to put on him from your own clothes “I can’t say what means the most, I guess we keep saying we’re just friends because that’s the first thing we were and sometimes siblings don’t get along, maybe that’s why first and foremost, he’s my best friend.”

“That’s true, sometimes siblings hate each other” you put his outfit in his arms so that he can dress himself, a pair of fishnet stockings, a skirt, a crop top and a flannel to tie around his waist.

“My theory is, that you were jealous, because Nick and Frank, at least to your imagination, were getting some fuck and you didn’t” you start cackling loudly and he follows you laughing and shaking his head. Frank came in shortly after with two shots of whiskey, so you two wouldn't fight, you guess, he looked visibly pleased to have found you both laughing.

“Are we good, then?” you ask raising your shot waiting for him to join his.

“Yeah” he clinks the small glass with yours and his cute face smiles at you. Frank watched you both and quickly left winking at you.

After taking the shots, he locked himself in the bathroom to change, you threatened him repeatedly that you would kill him if he didn't return your fishnet stockings, just not to lose the habit.

Once he got out of the bathroom you looked at him from afar like a work of art about to be exhibited, Mary completely changed and not at the same time, he was much relaxed, it usually happens when it’s the first time doing drag and the subject is looking for her persona, could’ve been the clothing, maybe it was the talk, either way, he was a girl, she wanted to feel sexy and admired, doing spins, feeling free, smiling, playing with the outfit you gave him, blowing kisses to his male friends when he stepped out of your room and everyone cheered. Cami had brought a bunch of pairs of shoes for all of them in big sizes, Mary knew how to walk in them and he was beautiful.

 With you it was not that different, once you finished your outfit, when you put on your mustache and lowered your eyebrows many also swore that you were just another boy, only very short, but your deep gaze made many of your friend’s girlfriends nervous, it was like fishing, and once they get all coy, you raised your eyebrow to make them come to you, for a photo you sat one of the girls on your legs and they posed with you marking your lips on her neck, holding her by the waist and lifting her leg with the other hand, you wore gloves so your feminine hands would not be so noticeable, after the photo session, you noticed that Mary was looking at your direction biting his lip and blushing, it must’ve been for that girl.

…

The performance you gave at the club was so filthy, so nasty and twisted, John Waters would be so proud. And the best part, the confirmation that your work was disgustingly good, was that everyone was so confused that no one dared to clap. You almost fainted with laughter, the night was a success and the rest of it, is spent drinking and dancing, you didn't dance with anyone in particular, you just moved and from time to time a girl got handsy on you and also got broke tipping at the dancers in the pole, one of them almost shoving his ass on your face for you to place your tip on his G-string, you asked him to give a lap dance to Frank, that as one of the highlights of the night.

You didn't pay attention when they were announcing which teams were finalists, you only heard that the two of their captains were being dragged onto the stage, you were called up as being the only drag king in the team, they asked you and the other captain to grab the prettiest girl to settle the winner team with a kissing contest, you saw Mary and demanded him to be ushered to you curling your finger, he’s very confused at first, the other captain got a cis girl, while Mary just smiled because of how nervous he got, especially when you bend down to caress him from his ankles to his buttocks, you were determined to give a show and waited if Mary didn’t want it, but he never backed down as you hold him tight around the waist, Mary is the one who initiates the kiss, he opened your blouse exposing your breasts, at least you had pasties on, but he did it to lick you with flat tongue from the navel to the base of your neck, his hands digging into your back and waist to hold you in place while you arched your back, smearing his lipstick on that trail between your breasts, almost doing a motorboat, he looked at you directly in the eyes, you were sure that he would continue even if there were people watching, you did not feel uncomfortable, you laughed and it felt very good, you kissed him again this time more teeth and tongue, the judges had to separate you because things were getting very heated and they had already been told your team won, but you both hadn't listened.

After that, you went to the bathroom to rearrange and wipe everything that had been ruined, some people said things to you as you passed among the crowd of people "Nice tits bro" or "Fuck! That was so hot" or "Get a room, you whores". In the bathroom many gave you words of congratulations, but you could barely hear, you stayed there for a long time thinking about every second of what just happened, it was so fast and so intense, your mustache was gone, you also no longer had paint on your mouth, but you didn’t wanted to touch it up, your face bright red, your blouse was now your priority, some buttons had come off when Mary ripped it off you on stage and you weren't the least bit upset about it, your heart was still pounding in your ears, adrenaline rushing through your body from the show you put up in there, your chest wet in his spit and lip gloss both which you can also still taste in your mouth. You clear your throat to calm down “it’s just a show” you repeat in your mind.

With the help of one of your new friends, they lent you a blouse so you could get out of the bathroom again, you danced for another hour nonchalantly without drinking any alcohol, you wanted to avoid getting drunk, when Frank signaled to you from afar to get ready to go home, you made another sign that you agreed, that meant they were going to look for the others and meet at the door, near the stairs you saw Mary much more drunk in the arms of a guy you had never seen, you didn't know how but something in the way he looked at Mary and how he moved made you think that the guy didn't know that Mary was not a girl so you decided to save the two of them from a terrible night by stealing Mary from the man who was already pulling him take him away.

“There you are, sugar tits” You put on the most seductive voice you can think of, you slowly take Mary by the hip to pull him to your side, the other young man just looks at you, "This ass is mine" you told him almost growling and showing your teeth, he raises his hand in defeat.

“Am I not pretty?” Mary speaks in a whiny tone slurring his words, worse that the other day. You both walk a little wobbly towards the door.

“You’re the most beautiful girl in this wretched place” you assure him as you walk over to Frank's car, you admire how careful he is not to fall.

In the car Frank is the one driving, Nick is in the passenger seat with Cami asleep sitting on top and Mary and you stay in the back seat, you put him in carefully even though he falls lying on the seat, it was difficult to sit him down, he had his head resting on your shoulder looking at you adoringly and smiling.

“But I feel like shit, do I look like shit?” with clumsy hands he touches his face.

“Yeah… but so do I” you smile at him, suddenly, he grabs your face to kiss you, but you refuse gently taking his hand down “No…”

“You don’t want to kiss me? But you said I’m beautiful” he whines pathetically, you do your best not to laugh and risk hurting his delicate feelings.

“Yeah, but I won’t kiss you if you’re drunk, I’m a gentleman, remember?” it occurs to you to say immediately, to distract him a little.

“Very handsome gentleman, very cute, so sexy and tasty… and short, your eyes are so pretty… I liked kissing you” Frank snorts in his seat while driving, Nick is also having a lot of fun listening to the things that drunk Mary is saying to you, you feel yourself blush, you feel Mary breathing on the skin of your neck making you shiver.

“You did? Ok” you say concisely to end his conversation and stop him from making a fool of himself.

“That was right, I got a boner in like one second” you widen your eyes and your breath catches in your throat, Nick exclaimed impressed by the boldness of his comment and started laughing.

“Ooook that’s enough, Mary!” says Frank terrified of listening. Mary didn’t seem to even acknowledge that there are people around like he didn’t even hear them.

“Even if you’re a bitch sometimes… I’m also a bitch sometimes… your nose is pretty…” Mary began to say in a much softer voice, you realize you were hyperventilating.

“I know, but we’re friends now, no?” you look down smiling sweetly at him.

“Yesssss” he drags unnecessarily longer and closes his eyes the rest of the ride.

His hair tickling your chin, squeezing your hand around his shoulder a little and caress his blond locks between your fingers, his free hand rests on your thigh and didn’t move the whole time you were in the car, it was strange how from one moment to the next, you had him in your arms so vulnerable and taking care of him, as if you were bigger than him, seeing him rest and smile next to you felt just like he had said "right".

You surprise Frank looking at you in the rearview mirror and you gesture "Shut up" he smiles and continues with the journey.

…

It was lucky that Cami was just tired and not drunk, because it would have been much more difficult to get her and Mary up, he was heavier than he looked, between Frank and Nick they got him up. Cami went to sleep in Nick's bed and you asked them to put Mary in the bathroom to remove his makeup, they accepted and went to their rooms, first you try to take off his shoes and pantyhose.

 “Hey, why you take my clothes off? You said you were a gentleman” apparently he wasn't as asleep as he seemed, good thing he’s conscious enough to protect his virtue, that means it’ll be easier to take him to bed.

“I’m just taking this off because it’ll be uncomfortable sleeping in these, believe me I know” first you took off the most uncomfortable things, because if not, it was going to get very difficult.

“Ok… just be a gentleman, ok?” he makes you laugh saying that.

“Always, now let me wipe your face off or you won’t be able to open your eyes tomorrow, this might feel weird” you say right before peeling the fake lashes. As you wipe all the makeup, he’s half asleep sitting on the bathroom floor, only boxers and a t-shirt on. You finish up taking off the bandana, you know he’s back when he smiles and takes your hand gently, locking eyes with you.

“I do have a heart…” you look at him confused “It’s just not at anyone’s reach” in a second you remember what you yelled at him at the dance, you feel ashamed.

“I know, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that…” He smiles shyly at you, followed by him starting to vomit into the toilet that luckily is within his reach, you hold his hair.

With heavy movements he drags himself to the tub to fall asleep there, it seemed instinctive, so you let him sleep there, you washed his face a little, you went to his room for a pillow and you placed it under his head.

[renarys]

just a little compilation of the plethora of custom doll stuff i've been making in the past several months :D currently featuring: Rani (Soom R.Breccia), Rinshi (Soom Onyx), and Yeomra (Withdoll Margery)

and so, here's a longass detailed ramble on my current state of progress so far:

fully modeled & printed rani's new body (not shown here) and dragon parts! but still need to do sanding/clean up and reprint her forearms with adjustments. also should reeeallyyy make her custom hands and feet since i'm just using some spare super gem ones rn and they just look WAY too tiny for her lmao.....

dye job for rinshi! she still needs a faceup badly though...! also i really wanna wipe rani's face, dye her properly (she's currently airbrush tanned), and then redo it at the same time i paint rinshi, but i also like her having a face still while working on styling her wig... and i know the whole process there is gonna take me quite awhile so.... mrrrr. (continues procrastinating on it)

modeled & printed horns for rinshi and yeomra too~ still brainstorming how i wanna do rinshi's dragon tail, though, which is going to be super long and also Quite An Adventure. orz

wigs! i've been slacking a bit on putting together the part for yeomra even though she has the simplest hairstyle of the three by far. meanwhile rinshi has some partially swept back bangs with her hairline showing and i'm going to try ventilating a lace front for her and that'll be Yet Another Adventure lmao... but at least in the meantime, i DO really love how her hair streaks containing multiple shades of pink came out. it makes me think of candy... and lesbians. and I Love It. (i've also started attempting styling on rani's wig and i'm also very much procrastinating on that too, lord, help me)

and finally, my most recent work, accessories for rani's outfit!! this isn't everything, either - some things still need sanding, some reprinting, and the stuff for her shoes aren't even ready to print yet - but oh my god LOOK AT THOSE TINY CHROMED BUTTONS AND THE SUPER NEON PINK CRYSTAL PARTS. I'M OBSESSED WITH ALL THIS STUFF. SO COOL!!!!! sooo cool..... girl i just love shiny things and transparent things and pink things.... wowie. wow. i made all that......? wow............

but man. it's been years since i've been this motivated to actually make stuff for my BJDs and now that i finally have the 3d resin printer i've dreamed of for years... it's so crazy guys. it's magical. now i just want to make ALL the dolls...!!!! (whether i actually FINISH any of them is another story entirely, but hey, i'll at least MAKE them. ...maybe!)

[jinkx-monswoon]

le boudoir (anarcia valentine's day oneshot)

Taking quick, eager little steps, Marcia race-walks down the hall. Anetra trails behind her, with a sly smirk of which Marcia is unaware.

Upon reaching a double-door at the end of the hall, the smaller queen whips around and looks up at Anetra with a prideful smile. Ever-swift in her reflexes, Anetra has already wiped the covert expression from her face.

"Alright!” Marcia puts her hands on her hips. “You ready for this, Neetch?”

“Only if you never call me that again, Marsh.”

“Touché,” ‘Marsh’ snickers as she turns back around. By throwing her arms out with dramatic flourish, the doors swing open.

“Welcome to…Le Boudoir du Marcia~!”

The room to which the doors give way is sunlit, spacious (more so than Anetra had expected, at least) and lined wall-to-wall with clothing of all cuts, contours and colors, in addition to wigs of…well, significantly less variety. Upon entering, this is the first thing Anetra notices, and she voices it so:

“...Wow. That’s a lot of blonde.”

“Heh! You like? This room is the crown jewel of my humble abode,” Marcia boastfully declares through her theatrics. "But I digress! Your Valentine’s Day needs saving, and Marcia is here to answer the call."

"Oh, my hero," Anetra replies, with an affect of pretend sweetness.

Marcia scurries to the wall on the opposite end of the room and gestures to the shelves of wigs. "So what are you looking for? And yes, it is a lot of blonde, but with a nice red piece, I know any of it will look good on you.”

Any of it will look good on you. Anetra totally catches that.

Approaching the wigs herself, she pokes her head around each one inquisitively. There’s a clear distinction between those that can be worn in any situation, and those that are less conventionally styled, with the purpose of being worn for an ensemble meant for a show or photoshoot.

Eventually, she settles on a blown-out, shoulder-length honey-blonde wig, which the self-proclaimed hero wastes no time packing up for her.

Anetra watches her for a moment as she prepares it to be safely placed in a special bag. Once she sees that Marcia is sufficiently pre-occupied, she begins to quietly back away, moving toward the doors again. Without looking up from what she's doing, Marcia obliviously starts to make small talk.

"So, this Valentine's date! Knowing you, I bet you've got something sexy planned, huh?”

“Actually…not really? I think I’m just gonna keep it lowkey,” says Anetra, her voice just a bit louder to hide her distance.

“Wait, for real? Then what do you need the wig for?”

“Just to buy time.”

Marcia doesn’t bat an eye—she’s misheard Anetra over the zipping-shut of the bag. “Ohh, okay. I guess if I had enough time before a lowkey date, I’d probably drag myself up a little bit too.”

“Right? Like, I’m too hot not to do that,” Anetra jokes. Just go with it, she thinks, because now her hand is on the doorknob and she can finally drop the façade.

“Well, I guess if you still have enough time, I can help you apply it! When’s your date, then?” asks Marcia.

“Hopefully, right about…”

CLICK!

“Now.”

Marcia lifts her head, her attention finally caught by the sound of the doors being shut. Anetra stands in front of them, smirking just as she had been on the way here—except now, Marcia is actually seeing it for herself.

She doesn't know why.

“A…netra?”

No response. Instead, Anetra starts from the other side of the room. As she slowly draws closer, Marcia nearly questions her again, but she stops herself. She doesn’t know why, but there’s just something about this silence that she doesn’t want to break.

The pair come face-to-face, and the longer they stand in silence, the more Marcia's confusion fades away, replaced by intrigue.

Anetra reaches into her bag, and from it, she presents a small red rose.

In spite of herself, a soft "oh" from Marcia infiltrates the quiet lull.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Anetra whispers in her ear, behind which she then delicately places the rose so that it adorns Marcia's hair.

Marcia goes to touch the petals, but she's stopped by Anetra's own hand nestling into her flushed cheek.

There's no going back after that.

Marcia's hand falls over Anetra's, keeping her from letting go. From there, the contact between them quickly deepens: Anetra's other hand slides down to Marcia's waist; with Marcia using her own free hand to pull herself up by the shoulder of the taller queen; who leans down as her head tilts and her eyelids fall…

Marcia melts at the touch of Anetra's lips, warmer than the sunlight cascading through the window behind them. The kiss is brief, but magical—so much so that when they part, Marcia is completely entranced. Under Anetra's spell, she simply can't bring herself to do anything other than kiss her again.

This time, she doesn't let her get away so easily. She responds with a deep, longing kiss, through which they share the infinite bliss of this moment.

A good few minutes pass before they're both finally satisfied. Once she catches her breath, Marcia opens her eyes and smiles lovingly at Anetra.

"Happy Valentine's Day…"

Her voice lowers to a playful whisper.

"...you sneaky bitch."