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[pomshine]

Happy New Year, everyone! <3 May the day and upcoming year be a great one for everyone~! <3

As for me... I'll be frank, I spent most of the last year in a severe burnout. I haven't been writing much, and what I have been writing has been Genshin Impact focused over on my multimuse, @thundertide, and occasionally on Sera's other blog, @sakurarisen - though mostly I've been doing small things here and there with a select handful of people on Discord most often. While I fully intended to be on tumblr more than just lurking for the last year, focuses shifted and I ultimately ended up in a very nasty burnout that I'm only now beginning to come out of, little by little as things offline allow, and shoving every bit of what little daily focus I have into Genshin stuff and minimal interaction. Some days are better than others, of course.

To those who are still here with me even despite this, i thank you from the bottom of my heart, and with everything in me. <3 Dropping off the face of the earth is never my intention like this (again, I'm aware I've done this before and I don't ask anyone to stick around if you'd rather not), and I do plan on remedying this in the coming year - Slowly. Fewer muses, slower activity, and less guilt and anxiety if my focus happens to shift like it has.

I'll be back soon enough, and I'm forever sorry for dropping off again. <3 Happy New year y'all - Here's to hoping '24 is going to be a better one!

~Pom

[lilamausmaus]

[14dayswithyou]

💖 "Um… H-Happy New Year, Angel!" 💜

"Three… Two… One…! Wait— D-Do we kiss now?! I've never actually spent New Years with anyone before, so—"

Immediately shutting your now fiancé up, you playfully roll your eyes and pull Ren in for a soft, slow kiss. Even underneath the incandescent glow of the fireworks, you can see how his cheeks flush a bright pink as he gently clutches onto your winter coat to bring you closer. And when you pull away, his smile only seems to grow.

"Thank you for making this year special for me, Angel. I-I promise to make 2024 even better for you." Ren's eyes light up with sincerity as he seals his promise with another kiss, "…I love you s'much. Happy New Year."

[vilochkaaa]

HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYSSSSSSS‼️‼️‼️‼️🎄☃️

[cordiallyfuturedwight]

happy new year from jin! for @jinstronaut ♡

[visualtaehyun]

じぬぬのデートするる in Summer, or: Bickering in Okinawa 🌺

[c-schroed]

Why Not Watch Some Movies Set in 2025?

Another new year has just begun, and I love to start it with a look back to how some people years ago envisioned this specific year to be (just like last year). So, I'll share with you my list of movies set in the year of 2025, based on this gorgeous Wikipedia list.

Of course, some of the movies listed there don't provide much of a vision, because they're set just a few years in the future. So, I'll focus on movies that are at least ten years old, reducing my Get Ready For '25 watchlist to 11 entries. Future me will edit this post, adding a quick review to each film after I've watched it. So, let's have a look at the movies, after the cut.

Endgame (Original title: Bronx Lotta Finale). The oldest entry in the list comes from 1983, and it shows us a run-of-the-mill post-apocalyptic New York. Seemingly, some nuclear war has happened (around 1990, as a clever Wikipedia writer deduces based on the technology shown in the film), leaving a wasteland filled with scavengers and telepathic mutants. Oh, and hunters and gladiators who fight to death for a TV show called Endgame. A Boy And His Dog meets The Running Man, as it seems. One could start worse, I guess, though the writer/director worked under a pseudonym for this, which I admit is not the best of omens. PS: I usually look at places like Youtube and Dailymotion if someone uploaded some of the older flicks, and on this lil quest I among others found a German dubbed version with Hungarian voice-over of this originally Italian flick. So if you happen to understand Hungarian (I don't), have fun with this truly pan-european edition! Wow. I admit that this flick was a better start than I anticipated. It's still not great, but the first third is very entertaining, with some nicely choreographed fights. Very wrestling-esque, very sweet. However, then all of a sudden the whole gladiator fight TV show stuff ends, and instead we get some "Bring these guys to this place" plot instead. Entertaining The Running Man ripoff becomes less entertaining Mad Max 2 ripoff. 5 out of 10 points. Oh, and I solved the riddle of the director's pseudonym: He usually made smut films, so I guess he did not want to confuse his smut film fans by putting his smut film persona into the credits of this relatively non-smut production.

Future Hunters. A movie from 1986, and yet another post-apocalyptic world. Some rebel group search for the Spear of Destiny, which allows them to travel back in time. So, I'm afraid most of the film will not happen in 2025, but 39 years earlier, where the Spear has to be reunited with its shaft (the Shaft of Destiny, I guess?) to break its curse. Or so. Raiders of the Lost Ark seems to meet Terminator, here. And we even have Robert Patrick in one of his first leading roles, five years before becoming a real Terminator. I am indeed disappointed by how little a role the year 2025 plays. The Guy From The Future even dies within the first ten minutes, and afterwards it's The Adventures of I-Wanna-Be-an-Anthropologist-One-Day And Her Boyfriend Who Will Later Play The T-1000. Poor female protagonist hardly passes the Sexy Lamp Test – The plot needs her exactly one (1) time, and this is in fact the number an actual lamp is needed for the plot, too! I admit, though, that the final third of this wild ride is a bit entertaining. Still, a movie that makes you rethink your new year's traditions. 3 out of 10 points.

Futuresport. This one is from 1998, and it was made directly for TV. The eponymous sport of the year 2025 is a mix of basketball, baseball and hockey that uses hoverboards and rollerblades, and it is used as a less lethal alternative for gang warfare. Specifically, this sport shall be used to decide who will rule over the Hawaiian Islands. When looking at this synopsis, I can't stop thinking about one of my favourite movies, the 1975 sci-fi classic Rollerball. Rollerball is set in the year of 2018, so maybe I can spin me some head canon that has Futuresport developing from Rollerball. We'll see. Nevermind that head canon dream of mine, this has nothing in common with Rollerball. It's quite entertaining, though, I'll give it that. Of the 2025 visions so far, this one is the first to show a bit of imagination, with Borg camera operators and President Chelsea. Nice. And even a Beyond Belief moment. I liked movies for less. 6 out of 10 points.

Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision. A 2003 direct-to-video sequel to the Jean-Claude Van Damme flick of 1994. Timecop part one was set in 2004, and 21 years later, in the sequel, some guy is sent to Berlin of the past. To kill Hitler. Oh my. This could be quite the ride. I think I watched part one when I was young, but I can't remember much. So maybe this year is a good opportunity for a rewatch of this Van Damme flick - though I don't think it will be needed to understand part 2. The double feature DVD box is cheap to get, so we'll see.

Negadon, the Monster from Mars. A 2005 animated kaiju short film from Japan, wherein a mars mission brings some monster back to earth. Which of course has to be fought with some huge robot. Sounds okay, and we're talking about 25 minutes to spend. So why not.

Repo Men. A 2010 film that shows us a 2025 where bio-mechanical organs are rented to people in need. If they can't afford the organs any more, well, the repossession is quite bloody. So basically it's 2008's Repo! The Genetical Opera, but without the cool singing. I watched this movie when it was in cinemas, and it was okayish. So, time for a rewatch.

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City. Some Japanese superhero flick from 2010, of course it's a sequel to a film called Zebraman, from 2004, wherein a teacher starts to fight crime in the costume of his childhood TV hero. The sequel is set 15 years after part one (so yes, Zebraman 2 is produced in the year that Zebraman 1 is set in), and Tokyo is renamed to Zebra City and now has a "Zebra Time", a daily period of five minutes where all crime is legal, but presumed criminals will be attacked by the "Zebra Police". This could be hilarious, The Purge on speed (before the first part of The Purge even existed!), but I'll keep my expectations low. And I'll try to watch part one first, because Zebraman 2 seems to use a lot of its characters.

Pacific Rim. A 2013 instant classic. In 2025, giant kaijus must be fought with giant mechas (just as in Negadon; see above). Gosh, I love this one, but spouse hasn't seen it yet. And is highly sceptical. But when if not this year should one give this a try, right?

Hot Tub Time Machine 2. Four guys are sent ten years into the future by the eponymous bathing device, to find someone who tried to kill one of them. I absolutely did not like the first part, so I really feel tempted to skip this.

Mountains May Depart. A 2015 Chinese drama spanning a time from 1999 to 2025. The synopsis is full of love-triangles and family drama, so I don't suspect much of a vision of the future. Plus, it seems to be rather hard to get, so maybe I'll skip this one, too.

Ten Years. Also from 2015, this movie from Hong Kong speculates about what the semi-autonomous Hong Kong will be in ten years from then, with human rights and freedoms gradually diminishing as the influence of the Chinese government increases. I'm very curious about this one!

[luckyartdrawer]

Year In Review!!!

Cutting it close to the New Year in my time zone, so what better way to end the year with a review of some of my favorite art pieces from each month! Let's see how I've grown together eh? <3

Started this out in June because that's really when I started using my Tumblr and posting art! Hopefully next year I have an even fuller YIR collection to show. :3

(Hehe all the Suns and Moons are reaching out. They really like y'all!)

Seriously though, thank you to everyone for being such a welcoming community and making this all possible! I have never felt so motivated to draw as much as I have this year and I have all y'all to thank!

So thank you to all the Artists, Writers, Theorists, Simps, Lovelies, and Mootie Patooties that made this year so amazing and full of lively chatter! The internet never felt so comforting before joining y'all! <3

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE <3 <3 <3

vvv Links to each image below! vvv

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August

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October

November

December

[stormbreaker-290]

Ough boy . It's already New Years and i simply must yap about things since I am a sentimental bastard <3

Not to be dramatic or anything, but i genuinely think this year has been life changing for me- and I thank the stars it's not in any negative ways- but because I've made genuine, wonderful friends, that are just as bonkers as me :]] /silly /pos

If I hadn't fallen into the dca fandom when I did, i probably wouldn't have found the Malware blog by that random stroke of luck, I wouldn't have latched on and become inevitably infected with the virus, or gotten to know the one behind it, or somehow attracted other blog-goers with my shenanigans and made most of the friends I have now. Everyone say thank you Sun and Moon FNaF /silly

But really, I've gotta thank @bumble-the-sun-bee for being one of my very first friends on Tumblr, and continuing to be one of my very best :]]] im so glad I found you and hope for many more years of shenanigans with ya <3

Also @eternal-soup for being another of my best friends :]] you've helped me through some rough patches this year, and of course been equally as whimsical with me when they pass <333

If I did a specific callout for everyone i wanted to this post would probably be a mile long- but to all y'all, I love and appreciate you so so much. even if we haven't directly interacted much, I enjoy all of y'all's presence and you've all made my year just that much better 🫶🫶🫶🫶

@holygarm @coastxlwaters @crumpet-doodles @obsessivecelestial @multifandomcutie13 @upsidedownapple @escapetheslaughters @yelesomeblue @achickennamedcheese @librarian-computer @thekillermaretwinz @eclipsen-smiles @loony2star @igenuinelywannagohome @capring @grabble45 @weirdenbyferret @queencj09 @mothgutz236 @starspindle @oddstar-draws @themostsanebug

And ofc my like . First ever mutuals @phroggiesinabucket and @chocolategothwolfhorse who I shall continue to tag in Tag Game posts because yes :]c

[pokedcheck]

and with that, the last leaf game of 2024 has come and gone!!! thank you guys for another chaotic and wonderful year here on leafsblr, can't wait to do it again in 2025 🫶

[renatogpadilla]

Sour News and Pretty Colors.

Garen Crownguard was having a day...

Between trying to find a way to hunt mages that didn't involve imprisoning them in that inhumane dungeon they called a jail and reckoning with the absolute chaos of the brewing rebellion, his stress levels were through the roof. Now, he had woken up at midnight to find the corpses of two of his men carried home on her sister's horse, and her sister being nowhere in sight, with only a note explaining that she was unharmed and would be staying the night to comfort a friend who had witnessed the fight to calm his nerves.

First things first, he didn't know that his sister had any friends, so that immediately raised some alarm bells in his mind... But he decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. To trust her to come home tomorrow with some somber explanation as to what had happened to the soldiers...

So when his sister showed up at sunup without a care in the world and a spring in her step so bouncy she was practically skipping in the halls, he knew there was more to last night that he'd imagined.

"Illuminator." He said. He thought using her title would make her see how serious the situation was. He was sorely mistaken.

"Good morning, brother!" She beamed. She was practically glowing. Not literally, thank the spirits, but she was close. "Early to work?"

"Hard not to be, when two corpses get delivered to me before first light." He didn't even try to hide how mad he was. "Lux, what happened last night? I was worried sick!"

Lux had completely forgotten about the dead soldiers until now. And now she felt sick to her stomach that she had...

"Oh. Oh, gods, right, that." She stammered. "Merde, I'm the worst... How to even begin? Do you have time to talk, brother? Somewhere private?"

"I kinda have to. It's a KIA report. Two of them in fact." He was not playing today. He didn't mean to sound mean! Really, he didn't! On a good day his talks with his sister actually provided a little levity from his work. But his men were dead and she seemed to have... what, forgotten? In the span of a single night??

Lux seemed to grasp the situation after that.

"You're right. I apologize. I'll tell you everything. It's a little hard to believe, though... I scarcely believe it myself."

They went to his office and sat down at his desk. The siblings didn't need it to feel official, but it helped to sink into their roles when death was involved.

Lux proceeded to recount everything that happened last night up until the fight. She tried to keep her friend as anonymous as possible. Garen didn't know what to think of that. The last time she'd kept a friend secret the King ended up dead and the Mage Rebellion had gotten its start...

"Lux... Really? Fiddlesticks? You expect me to believe a bedtime story killed these two?"

"Brother, on my life, it was real! And if that wasn't the actual Fiddlesticks and just some crazy good copycat, I was NOT going to stay and ask. That... thing could not be subdued. What it showed me... I won't pretend to believe it was anything other than an actual demon."

"Great," thought Garen, pinching the bridge of his nose. "As if everything else wasn't enough, now I also have to deal with demons from actual Hell."

"Well, if it was so dangerous, how did you take care of it?"

Lux paused. She gave her brother a look. Garen knew that look. The look that said 'You're not going to like what I'm about to say'.

Garen had learned to fear that look more than any monster.

"You know how I took care of it, brother."

Yup. There it was.

"Lux, you didn't!"

"I had to! Normal weapons did nothing!" She lowered her voice. "Only magic could hurt it! And besides, the only-" She managed to catch herself, but Garen finished the thought.

"The only witnesses were dead already..." He absolutely hated that he felt relief from that. But if it was between his men and his sister... Well, he thanked them for their sacrifice.

He sighed deep... He'd known for years his sister was a Mage... He and his aunt had tried everything to keep it under wraps. And they had! As far as Garen knew, nobody other than him, their aunt Tianna and... Sylas of Dregbourne knew. He still felt disgusted at that last one... But at least his hubris would make sure he didn't tell. Sylas was one for irony and showmanship. He wouldn't want to tell. He'd want to make Lux tell. Reveal herself to the world of her own volition in some twisted sense of full-circle irony... Garen just had to kill him before that happened. Simple!

And it was only those 3 that knew... And maybe the mage woman that had given Lux her staff, but she was a nobody. No one would believe her... Wherever it was that Lux had stashed her and her family. He knew she didn't tell him for their safety, but something about his sister hiding away Mages that may or may not know her secret somewhere for safety and him not knowing where that was felt like a powder keg preparing to blow...

And speaking of powder kegs...

"What about your friend?" He asked. It wasn't like his sister to stay the night anywhere... "Does she know?"

"Don't worry about... Isha. She's harmless. If she does know, she won't tell." Lux tried her best to sound convincing. She should know by now an 'if' would never be enough for Garen.

"'If', Lux?" Stress levels rising, somehow even more than they already were. Garen was almost impressed. He'd break his record at this point. 'How mad can I get before exploding!'. The King dying hadn't helped the last time he set that bar but it was coming close... "You KNOW we can't rely on conjecture! Shit, the last time it happened..."

"I KNOW, brother." Garen hoped his sister knew he only brought it up out of love... He didn't like striking that nerve any more than she did. "And Isha won't do that. Or anything of the sort. She knows that if she tells, she's dead too."

She was angry now. Garen truly hated how their conversations had started to devolve into this more often than not lately...

"So she's also a Mage?"

"No." Said Lux. Relaxing the slightest bit. "But your people won't see it like that."

That almost made Garen relax a little too. His soldier's mind said 'Good! Mutually assured destruction is a wonderful motivator to keep your mouth shut!' but his inner big brother felt like sister insisted on walking a tightrope.

He nodded his head and looked at the reports on his desk. He'd come up with something more believable than 'Sorry madame! Fiddlesticks killed your son!'. Blame it on a Mage with a theme. Wouldn't do much for their image, but his sister would be alright...

"If that's all, Sword-Captain?" His sister's voice rang. Using his old title like he wasn't a Commander now. Smooth, Lux.

"Yes, I suppose that'll be all. Just please, stay out of trouble, sister." He put all the kindness he could into those words. He hoped it came across that way, but just in case it didn't he added "You know I worry about you."

His baby sister went around his desk and kissed the top of his head. She didn't get to do that a lot unless he was sitting down, so she took the chance when she could. She hugged her big brother over his giant shoulderpads.

"I know. I love you too, Gar. And hey! You don't have to worry about me right now. I'll just take it slow, end my shift at midday and have a nice lunch outside... No more dangerous missions today." She turned to walk out of the room when Garden's voice stopped her.

"Gods, I hope you're right." He said. "Oh, sister? You have something on your hair."

He brought his hand up and rustled her hair, and when his hand came down it produced a single strand of blue.

The arching of his eyebrow told her exactly what he was thinking. She snatched the hair out of his hand. "Okay, Garen! Thank you, Garen! Good day, Garen!" she squealed and she walked out of the room as fast as her legs could carry her.

Jinx REALLY had to learn to clean her pillows...

And for the first time when relating to something in his sister's life, Garen didn't want to know...

*****

Lux rode Starfire to the hut as soon as her shift was over. She was hoping the dresses she'd picked out (one from her own closet, one new, she couldn't decide!) would be to her witch's liking...

She also had spent an egregious amount of time scouring her hair for more blue, just in case. She had been playing with her powers that morning and had had an idea... She'd left the hut before Jinx was awake, so she hadn't said goodbye properly, so she figured this would be a nice apology for being rude to such a gracious host.

When she knocked on the door (after feeding Star a carrot because she was a good girl that had carried two corpses last night without complaint and deserved the world) she heard Jinx's voice call out from inside.

"Come in, Flashlight, you know it's unlocked!"

"Yes, you should really do something about that!" She responded as she let herself in and immediately stopping in her tracks, finding her friend on that second outfit she allegedly (and apparently, actually) had. A white crop top (sleeveless, of course, Lux should have thought of that...) with shorts and long black socks that covered her whole legs, with Ekko's hoodie tied around her waist like a skirt over a pair of black combat boots.

Lux thinks she might have lit up the way Jinx was staring. In reality, her brain was just restarting.

She had never really seen her without the hoodie except the night of their big hug, but now that she noticed, Jinx herself wasn't malnourished. She was lean, but not as much as she had been in the dark (she had almost looked like a toothpick then) but now she got to see more of her, she turned out to be pretty toned. Go figure, she thought, you've been running from one person or the other your whole life, you were... bound to... be... fit... Oh, look! Little cloud tattoos! Lux hadn't seen those before!

She seemed to notice the staring. Did... did she mind? And more importantly, why was Lux even staring this much...?

"I know, bit of a radical change." Jinx said, pretending like she hadn't just factory-reset her friend's perception of her sexuality. Or at least that's the thought that jokingly crossed her mind. She was staring pretty hard. "You good, Lux?"

"So good... tooo be out of the office!" She stammered, reconsidering a few life choices. She really didn't see Jinx like that, but even she had to admit it: That look was capable of putting some unholy thoughts in people's heads...

"Thank the Spirits I brought these! You'd have people staring the whole way to Demacia City and back!" She said, holding up the bag with the dresses she'd picked out.

"Well, I do pride myself in my entrances!" She chuckled, grabbing the bag. "Okay, let's see the horror..."

She froze. Like, fully froze. Lux caught the faintest, quickest little smirk on the side of her face.

"Well, I guess I could make it work..." There were very few things that could have made Jinx feel like a little girl again. She'd just discovered another.

She dashed into her room and shut the door.

"I was thinking maybe some food first? You must be tired of jerky and tea all day." Lux suggested.

"Oh, yes, please! I miss coffee so much, you have NO idea!" Jinx mused. The first dress was a fluffy white thing with sleeves the size of one of Fishbone's shells. Not her cup of tea (gods, she needed that coffee), but she could tell immediately that this was a hand-me-down from Lux. She could just picture the little blond noble looking like the most perfect little doll in it. She also pictured her with a big blue bow on top of her head, for comedy, but it only ended up making her look more adorable.

That second dress was more her speed. A deep, ocean blue, with huge pockets that matched her frame wonderfully, if a little flowy... And again, sleeves... Ugh. But it was such a pretty dress, though!

Fine!

Lux heard a ripping noise from inside the room, and then another and physically cringed at the sound. "So... Maybe after that, I could give you a tour of the city? The main plaza is truly beautiful! You have to check it out! Oh, and the Palace! I wouldn't be able to take you in, of course, but as far as tourism goes the gates are a must!"

"Take me wherever, Flashlight, just nothing too exciting? I say that mostly for you. I don't intend to do nothin' but relax today and if you light up over there, we won't be getting no shut-eye later!" She finally figured what was wrong with the look... She sighed. Took all morning getting those right...

"Don't worry. I have been doing my breathing exercises, my meditation, I've even made sure to pick a route without that many gua-"

The door opened and Lux felt her hands shine under her gloves. Fiddlesticks and Sylas could have blown up the wall of the hut and jumped them both at that exact moment and it would have caught her less off-guard than seeing Jinx with her hair down.

"Sorry about the sleeves, but it had to be done!" She said, taking a few steps out and spinning around. "Okay, be honest. How bad is it?"

Okay, wow. She was gorgeous. Like, the 'bad girl' vibe of her other fits felt more like her, obviously, and Lux appreciated that rebellious spirit tremendously! But the hair down and the dress? She looked to Lux like she'd walked straight out of a story book. Like a fairy that had come here to cause mischief and get away with it through clever trickery and inconceivable violence. Now to find a way to express that platonically...

"You look like a princess."

Smooth, Lux.

"Well, considering where we're going, I'm guessing that's the vibe? And hey, look! Here's a knight lady in shining armor! Lucky me!" Jinx leaned her elbow on Lux's shoulder and poked at one of her ribs. Lux reminded herself to breathe. "Slight problem, though... This might still be too recognizable."

She fiddled with her hair as she said it. "I kept thinking it'd be safer to just cut it off..."

"N'y pensez même pas!" Lux thought she may have said that a bit too loud. She cleared her throat. "You look wonderful and if you ever think you should cut your hair, that's Fiddle-talk! Luckily for you, I thought about that as well! But first... do you like the dress?"

"It's wonderful, Flashlight. Cute." She answered. It could have been bright pink and it still would have meant the world just by virtue of being a gift from her. "I never saw myself as the princess-y type at all, always felt more like a Piltie thing growing up, you know? But... I don't know. It feels really nice to pretend for a day. Thank you."

"It means the world that you like it, friend. But don't see it as pretending! You can allow yourself to be pampered a bit! Nobody's going to stop you." Lux's heart was doing jumping jacks. She was so proud of her! And of herself a bit... She had gotten the reclusive witch of the woods into a fancy dress and out of her hut for a day, after all!

"Well, that is the point of today!" Jinx answered, beaming a smile. "Speaking of, you were saying about the hair...?"

"Oh! Yeah!" Lux had been practicing all night. She was so ready for this! "Okay, okay! Question: How is it that vision works?"

Well, that was unexpected. "Um... Eye catches light and makes images in our head?"

"Correct!" Oh, she was feeling herself! "And how does that work?"

"Ambient light bounces off of things and our eyes turn it into colors and depth...?" Jinx answered. She was starting to connect the dots.

"Très bien, mon ami! And now..." Oh, here it comes! "Let's say someone had the ability to... say... influence the way that light bounced off of things? The way your eyes caught it...?"

"Someone... magical, you mean? Hypothetically?" Jinx couldn't help but slip a nervous smile. She appreciated that Lux was getting a hang of her powers more, but something made her want to take a step back...

"Ding ding ding, Firework! I took a while to fall asleep last night - really comfy bed, by the way -"

"Thank you!"

"- and I kinda started experimenting a little to tire myself out and well..."

She snapped her fingers.

Jinx must have been tripping. She could swear something was different but what...? Oh...

Oh!

Lux's eyes were different. The big baby blues were gone, and in their place, a shimmering violet that matched Jinx's own.

"No way..."

She snapped her fingers again.

Now her blond hair was completely raven black. Jinx liked that look a lot, actually...

Another snap and her white and blue uniform had turned a dark, mossy green and black.

Snap!

The blue dress Jinx was wearing was now a striking white, it's soft trim at the bottom sporting black accents instead of darker blues.

Snap!

As promised, her hair changed next. Not a single color but the full kaleidoscope of human vision dancing and changing like a neon display on her head. She ran into her room and stood in front of her mirror, reveling in the wackyness of it all.

She caught herself smiling from ear to ear.

"Whaaaaaat the fuuuuuuck..." She whispered, chuckling to herself. "Lux, this is insane! I LOVE it!"

"Right?!" She snapped her finger again and the colors returned to normal, getting a little whimper of an 'aw' from Jinx. "I can disguise you, no problem!"

"Oh, I don't even know what to say! I... Well, 'thank you', obviously, but also I'm so proud of you!" Jinx gave her friend a big hug and Lux gladly returned the favor. Hey, she was giving the hugs now! Progress!

"You're welcome, Jinx. Truly. And I'll admit I'm kinda proud of myself." Her hand started changing colors as she said this, just to flex. Oh, this feeling in her chest was good! She could allow herself to be a little cocky, as a treat. "I think I'm truly starting to get the hang of it now... But, we'll have to table the color talk for now. We've, got lunch to get!"

A snap of her fingers and Jinx's hair turned a deep, cherry red. She kinda dug the color... Not really her vibe, but she could probably kill it in pigtails if she wanted to.

"Ooh, feisty!" Jinx said, checking herself out in the mirror.

"Well, if the shoe fits..."

"Oh, you." She wasn't wrong. "Well, that's the prep, then! Whisk me away, my lady, to a beautiful land of snacks and coffee and fairy tales!"

She did a little curtsey and Lux almost squee'd. She bowed and took a step to the side, framing the way out of the hut with a wave of her arm. "By all means, my fair witch, I'd be delighted to. If you would do me the honor?"

She held out her other arm for her and Jinx took it eagerly as they practically skipped out of the house...

[campbenji]

2025 year of benji canon i know this

[st4rry4pples]

you heard the dragon!

[paul-simon-juggling]

:)

[partiallypearl]

GIRL MEETS THE NEW YEAR:

Head "and" heart. You need to use both. Very good. You have until New Year's Eve. This horn blows at midnight.

[black-eco-sage]

// From my CO.r.E //

"If I had a heart // 01101001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101"

(Last art piece of 2024 and first of 2025, feat. Viris!)

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