#I’ll try and get the ref of the refs out at some point but also my ass is not good at focusing on one thing lol

[dragonfruitghosts]

Chat I did something silly

So I had this Au sitting on the backburner for a while and now I finally decided to revive it from the dead, welcome to the Sparkleface Au gamers this will only get worse (affectionate)

The overlap between Sally Face fans and Sparklecare fans may just be me (I think) but I will be silly and goofy about it

[paintedkinzy-88]

Take them. Take them before I regret everything and delete it all— /j

Fbsjfnksnf you have no idea the anxiety I have plowed through to get this out there it has been REALLY HARD FOR SOME REASON. BUT. Here they be. Some kind of intro to a Rise Dragon AU that I’ll definitely need to name one day that is not today.

It won’t be a very big AU. Very Leo Centric if you can’t tell… what can I say I have a favorite and it shows. I just thought it would be something neat I could tamper with in between other things, like Undertale stuff and the Ghost Leo AU. All of which I will come back to. At some point.

ANYWHO yes this is all modern day New York, I liked messing with the plot more than coming up with a whole new fantasy world sue me. I’m thinking Draxum still tried to make an army, but was foiled way before he could really begin. Before that, tho, he was ALSO trying to revive the ancient yokai species of dragons, with two successful specimens so far… but all four were snatched when Splints escaped. One dragon, three eggs.

There’s a lot more to that but that’s the basic bitch summary for now. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Oh and don’t trust the height ref there, this one is more accurate:

[anyataylorjoys]

Someone asked me how I created the fade transition in this gifset which I’ll try to explain in the most comprehensive way that I can. If you've never done something like this before, I suggest reading through the full tutorial before attempting it so you know what you'll need to plan for.

To follow, you should have:

basic knowledge of how to make gifs in photoshop

some familiarity with the concept of how keyframes work

patience

Difficulty level: Moderate/advanced

Prep + overview

First and foremost, make the two gifs you'll be using. Both will need to have about the same amount of frames.

For ref the gif in my example is 540x540.

I recommend around 60-70 frames max total for a big gif, which can be pushing it if both are in color, then I would aim for 50-60. My gif has a total of 74 frames which I finessed using lossy and this will be explained in Part 4.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: when overlaying two or more gifs and when using key frames, you MUST set your frame delay to 0.03 fps for each gif, which can be changed to 0.05 fps or anything else that you want after converting the combined canvas back into frames. But both gifs have to be set to 0.03 before you convert them to timeline to avoid duplicated frames that don't match up, resulting in an unpleasantly choppy finish.

Part 1: Getting Started

Drag one of your gifs onto the other so they're both on the same canvas.

The gif that your canvas is fading FROM (Gif 1) should be on top of the gif it is fading INTO (Gif 2).

And here's a visual of the order in which your layers should appear by the end of this tutorial, so you know what you're working toward achieving:

Part 2: Creating the grid

Go to: View > Guides > New guide layout

I chose 5 columns and 5 rows to get the result of 25 squares.

The more rows and columns you choose, the more work you'll have to do, and the faster your squares will have to fade out so keep that in mind. I wouldn't recommend any more than 25 squares for this type of transition.

To save time, duplicate the line you've created 3 more times, or as many times as needed (key shortcut: CMD +J) and move each one to align with the guides both horizontally and vertically. You won't need to recreate the lines on the edges of the canvas, only the ones that will show.

After you complete this step, you will no longer need the guides so you can go back in and clear them.

Follow the same duplicating process for the squares with the rectangle tool using the lines you've created.

Align the squares inside the grid lines. The squares should not overlap the lines but fit precisely inside them.

This might take a few tries for each because although to the eye, the squares look all exactly the same size, you'll notice that if you try to use the same duplicated square for every single one without alterations, many of them will be a few pixels off and you'll have to transform the paths to fit.

To do this go to edit > transform path and hold down the command key with the control key as you move one edge to fill the space.

Once you're done, put all the squares in their separate group, which needs to be sandwiched between Gif 1 and Gif 2.

Right click Gif 1 and choose "create clipping mask" from the drop down to mask it to the squares group. This step is super important.

After this point, I also took the opacity of the line groups down to about 40% so the lines wouldn't be so bold. Doing this revealed some squares that needed fixing so even if you aren't going dim the lines, I recommend clicking off the visibility of the lines for a moment to make sure everything is covered properly.

Part 3A: Prep For Key framing

I wanted my squares to fade out in a random-like fashion and if you want the same effect, you will have to decide which squares you want to fade out first, or reversely, which parts of Gif 2 you want to be revealed first.

In order to see what's going on underneath, I made Gif 1 invisible and turned down the opacity of the squares group.

If you want text underneath to be revealed when the squares fade away, I would add that now, and place the text group above Gif 2, but under the squares group.

Make a mental note that where your text is placed and the order in which it will be revealed is also something you will have to plan for.

With the move tool, click on the first square you want to fade out. Every time you click on a square, it will reveal itself in your layers.

I chose A3 to be the first square to fade and I'm gonna move this one to the very top of all the other square layers.

So if I click on D2 next, that layer would need to be moved under the A3 layer and so on. You'll go back and forth between doing this and adding key frames to each one. As you go along, it's crucial that you put them in order from top to bottom and highly suggested that you rename the layers (numerically for example) which will make it easier to see where you've left off as your dragging the layers into place.

Part 3B: Adding the Keyframes

This is where we enter the gates of hell things become tedious.

Open up the squares group in the timeline panel so you can see all the clips.

Here is my example of the general pattern that's followed and its corresponding layers of what you want to achieve when you're finished:

So let’s try it!

Expand the control time magnification all the way to the right so you can see every frame per second.

As shown in Part 3A, select your first chosen square.

Where you place the time-indicator on the panel will indicate the placement of the keyframe. Click on the clock next to opacity to place your first keyframe.

Move the time-indicator over 3 frames and place the next key frame.

Things to consider before moving forward:

Where you place your very first keyframe will be detrimental. If you're using a lot of squares like I did, you may have to start the transition sooner than preferred.

If you're doing 25 squares, the key frames will have to be more condensed which means more overlapping because more frames are required to finish the transition, verses if you're only using a 9-squared grid. See Part 4 for more detailed examples of this.

The opacity will remain at 100% for every initial key frame, and the second one will be at 0%.

Instead of creating two keyframes like this and changing the opacities for every single clip, you can copy the keyframes and paste them onto the other clips by click-dragging your mouse over both of them and they'll both turn yellow. Then right click one of the keyframes and hit copy.

Now drop down to your next clip, move your time-indicator if necessary to the spot where the first keyframe will start and click the clock to create one. Then right click it and hit "paste".

Tip: When you have both keyframes selected, you can also move them side to side by click-dragging one of them while both are highlighted.

Your full repetitive process in steps will go as follows:

click on square of choice on the canvas

drag that square layer to the top under the last renamed

in timeline panel: drop down to next clip, move time-indicator tick to your chosen spot for the next keyframe

create new keyframe

right click new keyframe & paste copied keyframes

repeat until you've done this with every square in the group

Now you can change the opacity of your squares layer group back to 100% and turn on the visibility of Gif 1. Then hit play to see the magic happen.

PART 4: Finished examples

Example 1

the transition starts too soon Cause: initial keyframe was placed at frame 0

the squares fade away too quickly Cause: overlapping keyframes, seen below. (this may be the ideal way to go with more squares, but for only 9, it's too fast)

Example 2

more frame time for first gif

transition wraps up at a good point Cause: in this instance, the first keyframe was placed 9 frames in, and the keyframes are not overlapping. The sequential pair starts where the last pair ended, creating a slower fade of each square.

Part 5: Final Tips and Saving

You can dl my save action here which will convert everything back into frames, change the frame rate to 0.05 and open the export window so you can see the size of the gif immediately.

If it's over 10gb, one way to finesse this is by use of lossy. By definition, lossy “compresses by removing background data” and therefore quality can be lost when pushed too far. But for most gifs, I have not noticed a deterioration in quality at all when saving with lossy until you start getting into 15-20 or higher, then it will start eating away at your gif so keep it minimal.

If you've done this and your gif is losing a noticeable amount of quality and you still haven’t gotten it below 10gb, you will have no choice but to start deleting frames.

When it comes to transitions like this one, sometimes you can't spare a single frame and if this is the case, you will have to return to the timeline state in your history and condense the key frames to fade out quicker so you can shorten the gif. You should always save a history point before converting so you have a bookmark to go back to in case this happens.

That's pretty much it, free to shoot me an ask on here or on @jugheadjones with any questions.

[futbol16]

My baby sister ・ Leah Williamson

Based on this request, somewhat a part 3 to 'Wildest Dreams' . This is a lengthy one.

Request: "Can we please have a second part of Wildest Dreams it was so good 🥹 Maybe one during the friendlies and reader gets a head injury and know Lucy, Leah and the girls have to reflect their most important player and light of the team possibly being gone, just angsty with fluff, I would be insanely thankful"

Part 1 I Promised

Part 2 Wildest Dreams

Word count: 2.6k

You were excited to go into the friendly against the US, the rivalry between the two countries  fueling your team’s hunger for the win.

Sarina had a solid game plan, one that you all trusted even with some of your teammates being injured, but you weren’t the only ones missing players. The USWNT had their best, Alex Morgan, out as well as many other key players.

This didn’t mean that the match would be any easier.

Lining up in the tunnel of the stadium you stand behind Millie as you take a deep breath, eyes closed as you try to let go of any nervousness you have and focus on the game ahead. A hand makes its way into your’s before giving it a soft squeeze and you recognize her touch. 

“You’ll do amazing babe, show them who's the best!” Leah encourages you and you smile at her thankfully, pressing a discreet kiss to her shoulder. 

“Thanks Lee. You gonna be watching?”

“Yepp, I just wanted to wish you a goodluck before I make my way up there.” she tells you with a soft smile and she gives you a small wave as the ref signals that you’re about to walk out.

It felt amazing to be playing at Wembley again and you see a similar prideful look on your teammates faces as they take their positions.

You take your place as the attacking midfielder after doing your handshake with Beth and your eyes zero in on the ball as the whistle is blown.

England seem to be off to a great start and you’re running through the US players when Beth sends a pass your way and you quickly scan over the players in front of you then send the ball forward to Lauren who takes the shot and scores the first goal of the night for England. You celebrate it with a few of your teammates and as you look up you spot Leah clapping with a smile on her face.

It doesn’t take long for the other team to equalize though as Sophia Smith catches a loose pass for Georgia and she successfully puts the score to 1-1. You make your way towards Georgia as you see a disappointed look cross her face and you place a hand on her shoulder as you reach her.

“Hey G, it’s fine it happens to the best of us. Just don’t forget to get your revenge.” you tell her with a pat to the back and you nod to her when her expression morphs into one of determination.

“I’ll get it done.”

And she does, exactly 6 minutes later in a penalty goal, though not before your sister gets a boot to her face. What a wonderful way to celebrate her 100th cap, you think to yourself. 

You and Beth work your asses off running up and down, giving assists, shooting, but no shots on goal are successful.

The US doesn’t rest either, their goals continuously being offside.

You do make your own appearance nonetheless. You’re dribbling past four players while also keeping an eye on Beth who’s running close by, but when you finally make your way through the many American players, you decide to do it yourself and with the angle you have your shot reaches the top right corner of the goal before falling into the net behind.

You dedicate the goal to Lucy for her 100th cap and point to her with a gleeful look. You catch Beth who jumps on your back before the others join you as well. 3-1 for England in the 75th minute of the game. 

The game quickly takes a turn in the 82nd minute when Georgia attempts another goal. You watch as the ball slightly curves the wrong way and you jump to head it in, you don’t register the shove until you’re trying to catch yourself on the goal post.

You fall into the arms of Alana Cook and she gently lowers your now limp body to the ground. She straightens not even a second later with panic written all over her face and she frantically waves for the medical team. 

It takes a second for the Lionesses to realize that it’s one of their own laying on the turf, but a good number of them immediately surround you. 

“What’s going on?” Lucy asks with a confused look as she jogs over to Georgia. The brunette only shakes her head at that, she couldn’t see from the amount of white and blue jerseys standing around the scene. 

Lucy makes her way over to them, pushing players out of the way until she stays frozen in her step at the sight in front of her. 

There you lay, unconscious with blood pouring out of your head at an alarming rate both Chloe and Alana have their hands pressed against your forehead as they try to stop the bleeding. 

She’s quick to get out of her shock and kneels next to you with a terrified look and she fears the worst as she places a hand on your chest. She lets out a sigh of relief when she feels you breathing, but the relief is short-lived as the blood makes its way down to the grass below you.

“No, no come on Y/N, open your eyes!” she cups your cheeks as tears fall from her face. The medical team seems to take forever to get to you and when they finally do they listen to Lucy pleading.

She stays by your side even as the medics tell her to make more space for them and she listens until a shout catches her attention.

“It wasn’t on purpose! I swear!” She looks over to where most of the Lionesses are and watches as Millie shoves the girl, also shouting in her face.

“You knew what you were doing!” the blonde seethes and doesn’t budge when Rachel and Alex try to pull her away.

“Was this your doing? Are you the one who hurt my sister?!” Lucy is in the shorter girl’s face who looks terrified at the angered look on her face.

“It was an accident!” 

“Naomi!” one of her teammates warns, but it’s too late because Lucy shoves her to the ground. 

The referee blows her whistle and hands both of them a yellow card before she directs Bronze towards where you’re currently being placed on a stretcher.

Your team watches as the young US player is subbed off and then watches as you’re carried off the pitch leaving your sister silently crying.

“She’ll be okay Luce, she might be small but she’s one hell of a fighter.” Keira tries to reassure her.

Up in the stands Leah wobbles on her crutches as she makes her way down to where she saw the medics disappear to and when she finally reaches them she hurries over to you.

Her heart breaks at the sight, although the bleeding has stopped, the rag on your head is almost completely soaked red and she tries to keep her own tears at bay.

“Miss, would you like to go with her? To the hospital?” one of them asks and she eagerly nods, taking her place next to you in the ambulance.

Once you get to the hospital though, you’re separated from her as she’s told to wait in the waiting room while they take care of you.

That’s where the rest of the team finds her, and she looks over at them, still clad in their England kit and Lucy still has her cleats on.

“Where’s she?” 

“Hello, can I help you all?” a nurse interrupts with a kind smile as she takes in the lot standing in the middle of the hospital.

“We’re looking for Y/N Bronze.” Keira answers first.

“Y/N Raffaele Tough Bronze?” She questions and waits for a nod of confirmation before  continuing.

“Follow me, she’s in room 258, it will be to your right once you reach the second floor. She hasn't woken up from the light anesthesia and the pain medication yet, but she is okay and will most likely gain consciousness in the next hour or so” the nurse fills them in while standing in the elevator and then she lets them into the room they have you placed in.

Leah is the first to get to your bed and she reaches out a hand to caress your cheek before she feels Georgia gently push her into the chair next to your bed. “Oh god love, I’ll end whoever did this to you.”

“I think Lucy’s already taken care of that.” one of the girls joked lightly.

Your sister slowly walks over to you, reassured by the heart monitor beeping regularly and she takes a second to look over your bandaged up head. She sighs as she wipes another tear away and gently places her hand on your thigh, a reminder that you are actually there.

The lionesses watch the two people next to you with soft looks on their faces and some of them take a seat in the few chairs, others opting to sit on the floor instead.

Keira also guides her girlfriend to sit down. The group sits in silence for a few minutes before Georgia speaks up.

“You know, I wish to be at the level of football that Y/N is at. I mean, I know that she’s not much older than me but since the first time she stepped foot in a professional football match, I’ve wanted to be as good as her.”

The younger girl explains with a happy smile on her face and Lucy chuckles. A few of the younger girls also voice their agreements, the room erupting with chatter as everyone shares their own story with you.

“I met her only last year, well officially that is. When I made my debut for the team, she was the first one to approach me and helped me learn the ropes of being on the national team.” Ella continues. “Lessi already knew because she was in the squad before me, but she also admires her a lot.”

Lucy listens with a proud smile, her eyes welling up at the love her little sister is receiving, even if you can’t exactly hear them yourself.

She’s sure everyone has taken their turns at least two times when they suddenly all turn to her with expectant looks, she clears her throat. Keira places a comforting arm over her shoulders, giving it a gentle squeeze. 

“Y/N’s always wanted to be like me, she wanted to have her hair in a bun during matches, wanted to have the same color cleats and such. She wanted to speak to me in Portuguese when we were younger, our secret language that most people around us wouldn’t understand. Said she wanted to be like me because she wanted to be the greatest, like me.”

she chuckled at the memory, a fond smile gracing her lips and the rest of the girls listened to her intently. “She might be a good 6 years younger than me, but if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be playing football today.” Lauren looked at her confused. 

“Why?” she voiced.

“When I transferred to Lyon she wanted to come with me because she didn’t want to play in a different country as me. So she asked for a loan from Arsenal knowing that the French club was also interested in her. And she was so happy when we made our debut together, god she was so young.” Lucy spoke, her voice full of pride.

“She eventually extended her contract and stayed at Lyon for the whole 3 years with me and when I got that knee injury, she was the first one at my side, she helped me through my rehab and pushed me to not give up. I wanted to quit, I felt so alone with the pandemic and all, but she never let me and it’s thanks to her that I’m still able to play professionally.”

“Wow, she really does have this superpower to lift others up.” Millie spoke with a surprised look on her face.

“Yeah, she’s the best baby sister I could’ve ever asked for.”

“So wait, if she wanted to be so much like you, how come she’s a midfielder?” Beth asked.

“She wanted to be the one scoring the goals.” Lucy answers making your team laugh.

“And she does it pretty damn well.” Keira added.

“I don’t know if you’ve ever heard her story behind her jersey number.” Leah speaks up and they turn to her with a shake of their heads. “She said she wanted a part of you to always be with her.” Leah said to Lucy.

“And your number for England is 2, she has three siblings so she chose the number 6. Multiplying the two numbers together. She even asked if she could have that number for Arsenal as it was mine, and of course I let her have it.” The blonde finished with a chuckle of her own, holding your hand in her own.

“I never knew that, I thought she just liked the number because her birthday is on the 6th.” Your sister spoke with surprise.

“Well I mean 6 is a pretty good number.” your hoarse voice was heard and Lucy immediately got up on her feet, getting to you as fast as she could before practically collapsing on you.

You stroke her back as she cries into you. You list Leah’s hand in yours and press a kiss to the back of it, reassuring her that you’re okay.

“Why are you crying Luce?”

“I failed to protect you, again.” she said with a sniffle, Keira’s hand now joining yours on her back. 

“Luce, it’s just how the game is, you won’t always be able to protect me.”

“I know, I know.” is all she says and the others take her silence as a chance to voice their own worries and you reassure them all that you’re okay and only needed to get a few stitches.

When they finally leave the room to get back to the hotel, you’re left with your three best friends who all help you get ready and discharged.

Your sister hasn’t let go of your hand since, even holding on as you make the short walk back to the hotel. 

“Just so you know, you’re not allowed to step foot on a pitch for the next two weeks!”

“Lucy!”

“Nope, no excuses.” you’re again about to protest when Leah interrupts you.

“She’s right. And even the doctor said so.”

“Who’s side are you on?” you question playfully and she shakes her head at you with a smile.

“At least I won’t be sitting alone on the sidelines.” the four of you laugh at that.

As you arrive at the hotel room, which you realize is your sister’s, Keira guides you into bed, insisting for you to be on bed rest even though you’ve been released from the hospital and you give in after a while.

Similar to last time, the four of you spend the night in one room and as you turn the bed lamp off you’re pulled into a kiss, one which you smile into. Pulling away you peck the blonde’s lips a final time before lazily draping an arm over her waist, careful of her injured leg.

You'd be out for a week or too, and sure, that sucked, but it would suck less with your best friends next to you.

[biblicallyaccuratefour]

|No Mercy Rants| Rant post: Profily, the puppeteer and hiding from the truth

AND ANOTHER ONE DOWN, AND ANOTHER ONE DOWN, ANOTHER ONE BITES DA DUST- /ref

Anyways, hello, lads, lassies, fellow letter mafiosos and attack helicopters, since this is my THIRD rant on this blog, I decided to make a series out of it called the ‘No Mercy Rants’, which is a play on Undertale’s ‘No Mercy Run’. Now, to stop myself from further digressing, I’ll put in a disclaimer. (I know that PAF was done to death at this point, but bear with me- T^T)

(Disclaimer: This rant will be discussing topics of harassment and theft. If you’re not a fan of these topics, then please click off and view something else. Do NOT harass anyone mentioned, as I don’t want yous to stoop to PAF’s level. All of the testimony is screenshotted with the users’ consent.)

Now, the next one on the chopping block is @profily-and-friends, which I’ll refer to as PAF for short. So, let’s start from the beginning. In around August, 2023 (I was on my summer holidays, btw-), PAF had started posting several artworks that have been stolen from Twitter (or X, as Elon Musk puts it. Such an eejit-), Deviantart, Tumblr, and other sites. Somewhere around that time, maybe later, @knighttobreath, a user on Tumblr, started the spree of crediting the stolen art to their respective artists. This is where the drama and the beef began…

Now, a few months later, @akalikestodraw, a mutual of mine, was harassed multiple times by PAF because she ‘allegedly stole her art’. Now, take note that this is false, and that Aka has made amazing artwork on her own. She was also accused of tracing artworks. There’s also been asks sent to other users, like @justapplenothinghere, @galaxy-brushs-posts, and many other users, telling them to cancel Aka. Fortunately, no one took the steps to cancel Aka. They instead supported her. PAF told @wowwzaaxei-aster, that Aka was deactivating her account (also false). I’ve interviewed Aka on the matter, and she sees this as them trying to pin the blame on her. All of this had happened on her birthday. (Wow, that’s a shitty way to celebrate one’s bday… ) This whole thing made Aka, and her partner worried, and I’d be worried too, if I was in her place.

Another sin that PAF has committed was the harassment of other artists, requesting them to draw Profily with multiple asks, presumably using alternative or burner accounts, otherwise known as ‘sock puppets’. For some unfortunate artists who fulfil said requests are met with harsh criticism from PAF that they drew Profily ‘incorrectly’. They even get upset when their request is ignored, spamming the artists’ inboxes. I’ve seen them and their sock puppets interact with some of my posts, and the only criticism that I had from them was asking where were the other algebraliens when I made the Eight as Sans post. (In my defence, I was lazy af, and I had school shit going on).

Now, another thing I’d like to mention is that they’ve tried to cancel @talkingteardrop, another mutual of mine. There was a conversation between PAF and their sock puppets about how TD was ‘allegedly racist’, (another false claim) because they ignored PAF (I smell insane troll logic here-). They even claimed that they and TD were ‘best friends’, which they weren’t. (That pissed me off the most, as assholes in my school claimed that they were my friends, even though they’re not.)

Now, as the drama goes on, it becomes even more apparent that PAF is a manipulative puppeteer who’ll harass others to get what they want. They actively hide from the truth and tries to bend the narrative as to how they see it. Their actions have real life impacts, as it has made people feel terrible and having anxiety about going on with their business.

With that said, “What the fuck do we do now..?” Welp, for starters, block every single alt and sock puppet PAF has and report them all for harassment and art theft. Do NOT engage with them, just for your own mental health and to not waste your time and energy on them. (The fact that they use sock puppets reminds me of ZR0finix).

Make sure to drink plenty of water, get plenty of sleep and stay determined, lads. It hurts me to see that people like PAF are making this much trouble in our little community on Tumblr. (I guess my work on rants will never be done-)

Evidence under the cut-

Evidence and testimony from these files:

Knighttobreath's testimony

Talking Teardrop's testimony

Aka's testimony

Screenshots

[russolover]

16, 38, 41 please! love your writing!

Exhausted

Thank you sm I appreciate it! I hope you like it :)

16. “You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”, 38. “can we go home yet?”, 41. “you need some sleep”

It was the last few weeks before the big game, you and your team mates, were slightly going to extremes during training. A few weeks before the big game also meant only a few more weeks until the World Cup. It was understandable that every player wanted to be on that wold cup squad.

You glanced around the pitch, seeing Jen do sprints with Gio and Katherine which made you chuckle. From the side of your eye you also saw a particular blonde heading into your direction.

“Are you alright?”

Leah asked you as you were sitting on the ground drinking from your flask.

"Yeah just thinking"

You replied quickly. Leah sat down next to you before she could say something again.

"Its about Less isn't it?"

Her ability to know what's going on with her teammates always stunned you.

"It's just so confusing.. one minute we're all over each other and the next she's pushing me away- I don't get it"

Leah looked at you sympathetically and squeezed your shoulder.

“it’s probably the stress.. the whole World Cup squad thing and the big game.. you know how focused Alessia gets”

You kept staring into the directions of your teammates.

“She’s putting to much pressure on herself”

You whispered while fiddling with your flask.

“You should try to talk to her, invite her over for dinner and tell her how you feel or you could bring her to training at this point no one would be surprised”

She remarked with a smirk which you chuckled at. Flashbacks of last months party reminded you of the moment where Leah caught you and the Italian making out in the bathroom

“Come on I know no one’s going to use the bathroom on the second floor”

You whispered into alessias ear while pulling her softly into your direction. She only chuckled at this and let you lead the way upstairs. Once you both were upstairs the blonde pulled you in by your collar. Rather aggressive, some might say. You traced you lips down her neck, marking every step while the girl in front of you was a moaning mess.

“Don’t stop Y/n”

“I’m not planni-

“OH MY GOD”

You heard someone scream. Once you tuned your head four big eyes were directed at you and the blonde.

"Hey Leah.. Jordan what's up?"

You replied in a high pitched tone while still having your arms around the blonde.

“I’ll text her to come over tonight”

You thanked the blonde beside you before going back into the training facility.

After a few hours you go back to your place, deciding a cozy evening for you and Alessia would be nice since you didn’t had that in a while. You realised how quiet the blonde was when she came by that night, her usually bubbly demeanour was no where to be seen right now.

“Less?”

You spoke softly not to startle the blond next to you.

She didn't responded but turned her head so she was looking at you. You realised how exhausted she looked by the dark circles around her eyes.

"You look tired.. have you been sleeping properly?"

"I'm just stressed Y/n.. the next few weeks are going to be so much"

She whispered while resting her head on your shoulder. You didn't want to stress her out even more by asking about whatever you two had going on right now, so you decided to not bring it up for now.

“You need some sleep”

She wasn't protesting when you carried the blonde to your bed. Once she hit the covers she fell asleep immediately.

The next few weeks went by fast and you saw yourself standing on the pitch with Vic opposite of you waiting for the ref to blow the whistle to start the game.

It was Man U vs. Arsenal. The girl you've been having an on/off relationship with being on the opposite team. You kept glancing at her since you haven't talked to her in two weeks, but she didn't look in your direction. Even from a distance you could see how exhausted she was, the once ocean blue eyes looked tired.

After a strong fist half arsenal was up 1:0, but that didn't mean the game was anywhere near to being over. The second half went on with an equaliser from tooney. At the 70th minute you could see how Less started to slow down, not kicking the ball properly she just got form Maya. You knew what was about to happen and immediately ran into her direction. The Italian fainted directly into your arms before she could've hit the ground. Both teams surrounding you two and the medicals taking her immediately off the pitch once they got to her.

After what felt like the longest 20 minutes of your life you made your way to the medical room. You saw the blondes eyes lit up once she saw you walking through the door.

"Y/n"

She whispered your name while you walked to her bedside.

"What happened out there?"

You asked her gently while sitting down next to her.

"I dont know"

She mumbled while avoiding eye contact.

"Less..You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes."

"You're such a donut"

She laughed. The first genuine laugh you've heard from her in weeks, you knew by the scrunching of her nose and the crinkle around her eyes. There was a minute of silence afterwards before she started talking again.

"I'm sorry for ignoring you the last weeks, I put all my attention on football and that wasn't right"

She said regretfully. You smiled softly at her before pulling her into a hug.

"Well.. I know how much this means to you-"

"But that doesn't ma-"

"It's okay Less, honestly, I forgive you"

You cupped her cheeks and placed a sweet kiss on her lips. The Italian pulled you back in for a more passionate kiss before you two had to stop for oxygen. She smiled at you while softly caressing your nape. Those were the moments you missed the past few weeks and you were finally happy that you could have them again.

"Can we go home yet?"

The blonde asked right as the doctor came into the room.

"You can, but Alessia take care of yourself you were dehydrated and by the dark eyes I can tell you haven't been sleeping"

The doctor responded, while you took notes in your head to always have an extra water bottle with you from now on.

"I'll take care of it and I think I will sleep better from now on"

She said while looking at you with a soft smile.

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

Wanna help Maire get through April 2023?

Maire got surgery!! And they got a LOT of disease out, including tissue that had grown INTO HER MUSCLE. (ouch!!) The surgeon didn’t touch the stuff that had grown into her bladder and bowel, and the process to get those things addressed will take awhile. She’s also getting a lot more of her other health issues diagnosed and treated now that she’s less hampered by having an abdomen totally full of runaway tissue!!

She’s working to reapply for disability now that she has the info from the most recent surgery to work with, and she’s still hoping she’ll be able to work at some point. She’s also going to try to raise at least a little money on Etsy with the fiber arts she can do lying down. As of right now (March 28, 7pm Eastern) there’s only one item on there, but she’s working on adding more!!

All that said, she’s unlikely to be able to make enough money to survive on for awhile yet, so she still needs community support to get her needs met.

This is what she needs for April:

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March 28, 7pm Eastern:

$0 raised of $548

[orionfantasies]

I wanna see em all 🥺❤️

I CAN FINALLY ANSWER THIS 😭😭😭

Man you’re in for a ride 💀 the twst and newest Genshin redesign are the most recent designs I made. The rest (aka my normal used sona) are old designs that I might redesign again 🤡 can’t catch a break from designing sonas 😭

In regards to this ask

Designs utc <3

Aight, let’s start ✨

Genshin sona:

This is my newest redesign of my genshinsona <3 literally finished it today 💀

I smooshed two older designs together for some aspects of the design, like the green/orange color palette and the purple/pink color palette. The green/orange was from the previous design I had. The purple/pink was from an even earlier design I had ✨ you probably know me more for the brunette hair but my natural hair color is actually blonde. Decided to bring my blonde into this design for more accurate lore reasons ✨

With time and the more I draw this design, minor details might change <3 honestly this design has a few hints towards my lore 👀

Oh, oh, another thing that’s pretty consistent in my sonas are my tattoos 💀 the sword with spiderlilies being the most consistent and the circle changing depending on sona as they are more accurate to the universe my sona is part of ✨

Twisted Wonderland sona:

Ayyyy the brunette hair is back baby /j

This is more for when I got to NRC ✨ there’s also hints towards some lore and/or basic information about me in the design 👀 such as the jacket that doesn’t fit the normal NRC uniform, the yellow pupils, etc ✨ this is more for the idion universe, as seen with the fact that I’m in ignihyde (the dorm idia is in). But the vest can change depending on universe, could be blue for ignihyde or green for diasomnia (the dorm lilia is in <3). You’ll see the pointed ears are a given no matter what sona it is 💀 here the pointed ears are a show to the fact that I come of fae heritage ✨

In both universes my natural hair color is still blonde, I just dye it like I do irl because I’m not the fondest of my blonde hair haha. Also a reason why the hairstyles differ depending on sona is because either lore reasons or a hairstyle I’m currently fixated on 💀 here you can see I’m fixated on a more Xiao/Venti hairstyle as I’m currently growing out my hair to try the hairstyle haha <3 this sona and my normal sona will go through hairstyles I’m fixated on since they don’t really have lore reasons behind them.

Future (idion) twst sona:

I’m actually embarrassed to explain this one 💀💀💀 but oh well, I love idia’s hair. Like I absolutely adore it. For lore reasons for book 6, there’s a reason my normally straight hair is looking rather "curly" as well as back to my blonde. So like future me being married to Mr. Shroud does change my hair. I did realize something after this that it lowkey wouldn’t make sense but ya know what, idc 🥰 I’m delusional, so I’ll stay delusional and pretend that this is canon 💅

To not really spoil the story and all, I’ll just give a hint: if you look at idia’s hair and then at this hair, you’ll see similarities and that’s all I’m gonna say. (This drawing was very indulgent for me so I’m heavily embarrassed about it 💀)

Normal sona:

Ayyyy, really old ref because I don’t have a newer one 🥰

This was supposed to be used for like a vtuber sort of thing since I was curious about rigging but lowkey kind of lost interest and just made it a ref for normal sona stuff. This is the most…realistic? sona you’ll get. Well ignoring the horns, tail, and pointy ears 💀 my closet is just…very monochrome, idk what to tell you lmfao. Usually my normal sona is used to draw new hairstyles on, when I’m not in any universe other than my own, etc. Normal stuff basically ✨ man you can see that I improved a bit from the newest drawing to this one and idk how to feel about that 💀

The note to the side was for another friend who wanted my "newest" normal sona ref so don’t mind that lol I might honestly get rid of the horns because that shit is hard to draw ✋

Then just have this doodle of my normal sona looking like a fiend with the Xiao/venti hairstyle that led the way to the hairstyles of my Genshin sona and twst sona

The star eye pupil thing was inspired by oshi no ko if that wasn’t obvious 💀 I just liked how it looked and said fuck it why not.

Yeah, so that’s that ✨ all my current sonas in one post for the masses interested LOL

Thank you for allowing me to ramble and just share my art haha

Side note: I hate drawing shoes so much. They make me want to throttle someone because why aRE THEY SO DIFFICULT TO DRAW?? So if some of the shoes look weird….its because I detest drawing them and gave up trying to make it "look good" 💀

[veinsfullofstars]

hey just wondering, how do you draw daroach? i wanna figure him out for myself but dont feel like i get down how he looks well enough. thanks for the help if you have any, if not then thanks for just answering

Thank you for the question! And, yeah, I totally get it - that rat can be a nightmare to draw sometimes, haha. I definitely struggled with him a lot at first (you can kinda tell if you compare my earlier works to my recent ones). I think it’s because so much of him is obscured by his outfit in official art? The way the brim of his hat dips over his face or how his cape likes to defy physics - all in service of a cooler silhouette, sure, but taking away a lot of readability and foundation to work from in the process. I’ll try to offer some tips that work for me (though I’m hardly an expert on this, and teaching's not exactly my strong suit, so please bear with me if things get muddled, haha).

The main piece of advice I can give is gather and study as much reference as you can. Official art, concept art, promotional stuff, sprite sheets - whatever you can find, just grab ‘em and put ‘em somewhere you can easily pull up when you’re drawing. I get most of mine from Wikirby, Spriter’s Resource, and official sites like the Kirby JP Twitter, as well as screenshots taken directly from the games (a great way to get in-motion poses and back views, I’ve found). Here’s what my ref sheet for Daroach looks like (I also have a separate one for color swatches):

Kind of a mess, yeah, but very worth it, I assure you. The more visuals you have to work off of, the easier it will be to detect consistencies in design. Which brings me to my next point: shapes!

Most Kirby characters are, at their core, just a buncha simple shapes. It can be hard to tell sometimes when they wear clothes (like with our rat buddy here), but they still have similar foundations of circles and other rounded features. A way I've found that helps with this is to try redlining (that is, take a piece of reference and trace over it for the purpose of study, learning where lines connect, how silhouettes look, how different parts overlap, what shapes are used, etc.). Here’s an example:

This is a great way to find those design consistencies I mentioned before. I did these a bit messy for a better sense of movement (and ‘cause I’m practiced enough to sketch a little quicker), but you can always start slower and cleaner if it helps you see the shapes and layers more clearly. You can even do them multiple times to familiarize yourself with the design and eventually try copying them without tracing, like doing gesture drawings or life studies.

In Daroach, I’ve found that his head isn’t a perfect circle shape, but more like a rounded diamond, with his ears connecting at or just above the “points” on the sides. His body is a bit smaller than his head, and his snout smaller still, each having sort of a teardrop-like shape. His eyes are bigger than I expected them to be, half circles tilted down slightly, often cut off by his snout and hat to create a shaper angle (meant to make him look more intimidating perhaps?). His ears are taller than his hat, though they can tilt back to look shorter. There are also a lot of arcs and triangles present in his design, especially in his cape when it sits across his form or flares out, and the brim of his hat pointing down from just past his ears to right over his snout. Also, unlike many Kirby characters, he does in fact have a neck - it's just hidden behind his collar and bell most of the time (don't ask me why I spent so long verifying this, no I don't have ulterior motives, don't look at me).

Of course, these observations aren’t set in stone. Kirby characters rarely stay perfectly on-model (see Dedede for proof of that), and Daroach is clearly no exception. I mean, just look at these official pieces (all collected from Wikirby):

Even the folks at HAL Labs are not immune to style inconsistency. And that’s not a bad thing! We love a little personal flair in this house. There’s nothing wrong with altering the design a bit to fit your own style - in fact, it’ll probably happen naturally the more you practice, especially once you’re comfortable enough to work without a guide. Here’s some studies I did recently, no tracing, just observation (with different colors used to help me figure out layering):

I’ve seen other folks take their own designs even further than this, adding more fur or sharper shapes or even realistic rat features to our favorite thief. Nothing like stretching those creative muscles once you’ve got the basics down! On that note, don’t be afraid to be inspired by unofficial sources as well. If an artist you like draws Daroach (or any character) in a way you find appealing, ask yourself what it is you like about it, study it as you study official works, and find ways to incorporate elements of that into your own art - “steal like an artist” as the saying goes.

Another thing I recommend for Daroach specifically is studying how real top hats and capes look, especially from various angles and poses in motion. I find it helps to see exactly how fabric sits on a figure or what sides show at different positions. It might seem weird to use human reference for a cartoon rat, and it might take some finagling to get proportions right, but it’s surprisingly effective. I do this with fighting and athletic poses all the time to help figure out weight distribution and line of action. Don’t be afraid to expand your art repertoire into other fields - you never know when it might come in handy!

And, of course, the key thing to hammer home here is practice, practice, practice! Do studies, do gestures, draw with and without references, build muscle memory, do sketches you show to no one, draw memes, draw angst, take your time, fill pages with messy doodles or just drop one in a corner and call it a day. The more you draw this smarmy rat, the better you’ll get. That’s the long and short of it with any skill, creative or otherwise. You gotta try in order to get good, you gotta make mistakes in order to improve, you gotta be kind to yourself in order to do what you love.

Anyway, I think that’s all I got for now. Forgive me if this got a bit rambly or incoherent - I have trouble putting my thought process in words sometimes, haha. I sincerely hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck with your own future rat-creating endeavors!

Sketch started and finished 06/14/24.

[wodania]

I've been wanting to ask for a while! What culture do you take inspiration from when drawing clothing in your art?

I’ll try to be quick and to the point with this so I don’t ramble too much, and I’ll only mention the ones I have definitive answers for. Also note that I do often put my own non-historically accurate spin on fashion so my stuff isn’t always an exactly accurate copy of the inspiration:

Stoney Dornish: I use Caucasian-inspired fashion for the Stoney Dornish houses (ie, House Dayne)! Shout out to my friend @imjustapoorwayfaringgeek for helping me get a bunch of refs 😚🫶 everyone who sees this follow them pls

Targaryen/Valyrian: Byzantine fashion is my main inspo. There’s centuries worth of styles to pick from and it’s a lot of fun creating my own styles based off of the silhouettes and patterns used in Byzantine fashion.

Stormlands: The Stormlanders are Scottish in my heart, so I use a lot of Scottish-inspired fashion when designing them.

The Reach: I use Italian Renaissance fashion as the inspiration for the Reach nowadays, but some older Tyrell pieces do feature Tudor fashion, which I no longer use for any region or culture. Some outfits are also inspired by Botticelli’s costume design in his paintings.

The Riverlands: I rarely draw them, but Ireland is the main inspo for these guys.

The Iron Islands: I use mainly Scandinavian fashion for the Iron Islands, though I do reuse some of the styles I use for the mainland North for the Ironborn. Think of it as the two regions trading fashion styles due to their close proximity.

[dichromaticdyke]

🗣 – What are your own personal HCs for HF!S and HM!T?

Also, what about the other girls? Murderface feels like another butch, almost try hardy, but I also see her as not having a label at all because she's trying to give herself as much as a chance to get laid by a pretty girl. Pickles feels more fem. Not Skwisgaar fem but definitely fem. She's a "Marlboro Reds and Whiskey" kind of gal, probably doesn't know the word shame. And Nathan, I feel like she's undecided, like she found an aesthetic that works for her but she wants to venture out but is too scared of being made fun of, so she's stuck in a comfortable place, but she wants to explore what else is out there.

ohhhhh my gosh so there’s a lot because. i have my own personal dykeklok headcanons, and this lipstick lesbian skwisgaar and hey mamas toki is kind of its own separate thing. i’ll put it all under the cut because there’s a LOT.

so in the hey mamas tokiverse that @god-impeaching-dj and i have been cooking, i’ve actually been imagining skwisgaar and toki as the only lesbians in the group. the rest of the band are men and they don’t know if whatever the fuck skwistok has going on is a lesbian thing or a scandinavian thing. toki calls skwisgaar her princess and skwisgaar calls toki her daddy because OF course they would, head in hands. we’ve narrowed down their aesthetics pretty well, skwis is kind of pastel goth inspired, she wears pink and black nails, she has heart-shaped nipple piercings, everything!! toki is. basketball shorts. grey sweatpants. sports bra. snapback. she still has her mustache though!!! and kandi has been using rhea ripley as a body ref for their art of toki 😍😍. they’re the worst most annoying tiktok lesbian couple of all time, totally cringe.

as for my dykeklok headcanons, they’re COMPLETELY different. i have them all written up somewhere, but i don’t wanna find them lmfao. the long and short of it is that in my dykeklok/dragklok universe (which is the universe i wrote in for dethentine’s wheeeeee), they’re all lesbians but they perform and make public appearances in drag as drag kings. but that’s a secret to the public!!! they do it because misogyny in the metal community RIP. but also then no one will recognize them when they’re just at food libraries or whatever. and i refer to them like this:

Natalie Explosion (transmasc, she/they/he, order of preference)

Pickles the Drummer (transmasc, he/she, no preference)

Wilamina Murderface (transfem, she/her/doesn’t care)

Skwisgaar Skwigelf (transmasc, any/all)

Toki Wartooth (transfem, he/she/they, order of preference)

nat started speaking in a death growl to avoid being clocked for her voice. pickles thought she was a trans man in the snb days but detransitioned just a bit afterwards (still kept the goatee). murderface didn’t figure out she was a trans woman for a while because she didn’t know you could be trans AND gay. skwisgaar is queen of the butch who gets mistaken for a twink by gay guys. toki went on E just to get top surgery. a lot of these are inspired by lesbians i’ve known in some way or another ✨ love the lesbian experience. and yknow it’s definitely hard for me to pin them down as butch or femme. because the butch/femme experience is SO unique and SO important to a lot of people (myself included) but it’s also not the only way to be a lesbian. there’s a reason that in the hey mamas tokiverse, i refer to skwisgaar as a lipstick lesbian and pillow princess instead of high femme. i reblogged a poem about the difference between the a lipstick lesbian and a femme lesbian at some point, it’s in my femme tag (as a butch i don’t feel totally comfortable trying to explain it, i’ll let the femmes speak for themselves 🩷). i do think they could all be different flavors of butch or masc though, even skwisgaar. i’d just really have to think about it and try to nail down my designs (I DON’T DRAW BUT I’M TRYING).

oh i forgot, every version of lesbian skwisgaar has a double venus tattoo on her hip. and her favorite thing to say is “don’ts dies wonderinks”. GOD. 🥰🥰🥰

[slightlystupidhun]

Skating Around Us

Summary: An Asher x Baabe Fic. Asher is a hockey player and Baabe is a figure skater. @itsdaifuku is the reason for this fic!!!

THE FINAL PART

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

It had been about two months since the qualifiers and many a competition had been had since to further themselves to final. They had been putting in a lot of hard work to perfect their free program. They all wanted (needed) to have a contrasting performance to what they did. Lovely and Vincent would be doing a performance of a compilation from the Moulin Rouge musical, Angel would be doing an old time piece and Babe would be, well it’s a surprise.

Asher and Babe had grown so much closer, finally putting a title on what they were and spending more and more time at the others house. Angel was doing the same with David, just a little more conspicuously, or as conspicuous as Angel could be.

Today was the day of the hockey finals. It came down to the Dahlia Wolves against the LA Misfits. Babe heard Tank complain about an ex named Quinn who was the captain of said team.

“You got this Ash! I believe in you!” Babe leaned in and kissed his cheek.

“Thanks Babe,” he said kissing them softly before heading off to the locker room.

This was probably going to be the most important match in Asher’s life this far. This was for the California state championship. He wanted to win. He could practically taste it.

Babe walked off toward the benches, they couldn’t help but over hear the conversations of Asher’s teammates on their way.

“Davey, it’s gonna be ok. You got this! I know you’re nervous and that’s ok! But you are amazing, and you will do amazing! You got this!” They pulled him in for a tight hug before pushing him off to the lockers.

“I know Sam…. I know, I’ll be careful.” Tank told the doctor as he held their face. “But I’m still gonna kick some ass.” They grinned up at him.

“I would expect nothin less.” They quickly hugged him before running off to the locker room.

They arrived at their groups spot in the middle, Angel joining them soon after. Vincent and Lovely had opted out tonight as they wanted to get in some extra rehearsal.

The game started out pretty normally. It was fast paced and aggressive, slightly more aggressive than normal. You could tell that both teams wanted it. They were leaving it all out on the ice. The first breakaway Asher had he had missed when the player behind him used their stick to hook him. Fortunately they were able to get the goal anyways, as it resulted in a penalty shot. They achieved one other goal while the opposing team was down one man. Bringing the score to 2-0 by the end of the first period.

During the second period they were able to score twice when Quinn got a check in on Tank. They looked a little disoriented after that and Sam looked like he was gonna jump out of his seat. Fortunately they got back in the game and Cristian scored their third goal.

“YOU GOT THIS WOLVES!!” Angel yelled out getting to nervous to stay quiet.

Babe was bouncing their leg up and down to try to remain calm. They were holding their breath as if one gust of wind would send the puck into the wrong net. The ref blew the whistle signaling the end of the second period. The score was 3-2 and neither team was giving up. Angel stood up and began pacing, trying to get their jitters out. Sam started taking large drinks of his water bottle because his throat kept getting dry.

As the whistle sounded both teams went at it. It was like watching two flames, each one trying to burn the other. At this point Tank has been in the penalty box twice, David twice, and Asher Once. Quinn’s has been in the box three times, two of his other teammates also making the same number of visits.

Quinn was able to get free and score two more goals. They were now a point ahead. That was when Asher’s lineup was put back in. The misfits were pushing hard and the wolves were playing a solid defense now. The misfits goalie left the net to push up as well and that was when Milo received the puck and shot it across the rink. Everyone watched as the puck soared and hit the back of the net. Sweetheart jumped off the benches and cheered so loud the group could hear them from the other side of the rink. Milo pumped his fist in the air and the stadium went wild. The score was now tied and there were thirty seconds left in the game. They quickly got in position. 29, 28, 27, 26, 25.

The puck moved around the rink the dominance switching from side to side. 24,23,22,21,20. The misfits shot and Milo blocked it deflecting it to tank. Quinn skated towards them, but couldn’t get to them as they passed it over to David. 19,18,17,16,15,14,13. David was trying to find an opening when Christian moved over, ready to receive the puck. 12, 11, 10,9,8,7. He skated forward as two defenseman skated over to him. He shot the puck between the space between the two and it was received by Asher. 6,5,4. It was him and the goalie. He moved the puck to the side the goalie diving the wrong way. He moved his stick forward and shot the puck. 3,2,1!!! GOAAAAAAAAAL!!!!! The official California State Champions Dahlia Wolves. The ref blew the whistle and the crowed roared. The entire team skated out and tackled Asher to the ground. Both teams then exchanged fist bumps and good games, as the trophy was brought out. The entire team posed with his taking photos and taking turns holding it completing interviews and such in the process. They headed back to the locker room and Angel, Sam, and Babe, made their way out to the lobby. The first pair that got out was Milo and Sweetheart. They began kissing his cheek and squeezing him tight the moment he joined their side. They ran off back to his car. They would probably have a celebratory party next week.

Next Tanker came out, lip a little cut, eye and shoulder partially bruised. You could see it under their tank top. Sam walked over to them and hugged them tight.

“Congrats Darlin! You played like a rockstar tonight!” He smiled at them. They leaned up to kiss him, pausing, waiting for permission. He met them half way and they smiled bright. The two then headed out the glass doors.

The only two were Angel and Babe. Luckily for them, their boyfriends came out at the same time. Angel immediately ran over and jumped into David’s arms, not caring about the bags he was holding. They littered his face with soft kisses.

“Con-grats- Da-v-ey.” They said in between kisses.

“Thanks Angels.” He said chuckling lightly to himself. “Now get off so we can go home. You need rest if you’re gonna compete tomorrow.” He said as he grabbed their hand and led them away.

Babe waited for Asher to come over to them, not wanting to knock his bags out of his hands. He walked over with the biggest smile on his face and dropped his bags picking them up and spinning them around. They threw their arms around his shoulders and held on for dear life. He laughed, a genuine, loud, happy laugh. He set them down after a few moments and they reached a hand up to his face.

“I love you Babe.” He said, his voice softer than normal.

“I love you too Ash.” They looked at him letting their hand slide down his arm slowly before playing with his fingers. “I’m glad you won,” they looked up at him with big doe eyes and a siren smile. He quickly grabbed their hand and led them to their car. They opened the trunk and he put his bags in it before pushing them to sit down and kissing them passionately. It was fiery, and intense and so full of love. His lips were soft, his touch was soft, he was intoxicating. When the kiss finally broke they were both panting for air. Babe got out of the trunk. They kissed him on the cheek one last time before walking over and opening his door for him. “After you…” they grinned.

His face flushed and he stepped in grinning ear to ear, “Why thank you!”

——

“You got this babe! You’re gonna do great!” He smiled at his partner before sending them off to the locker room. They were the last person to perform that day.

Earlier Vincent and Lovely performed a duet to ‘El Tango De Roxane.’ They wore black and red outfits, their hair yelled back. Their tops had red diamonds on them, Vincent’s had diamonds stretching onto his right arm and lovely had red diamonds stretching onto their left arm. Lovely had black eye liner with bright red lipstick and Vincent had black eye liner and a more natural lip tone. As per usual they were perfectly in sync. They worked like two pieces of the same machine. Their lifts were so clean, especially the one where he spun lovely around after lifting them on the air. They finished with Vincent dipping lovely, their hand extended to the ground, their other hand around his neck.

After the duos were done it was time for Angel and Babes category.

“How are you doing Skates?” Angel asked changing into their outfit. They wore high waisted tan pants with overalls, a white shirt, and green bow tie, paired with brown skates. They had their hair all pinned back with a red lip and black eye liner.

“I’m good. I’m nervous but I’m excited!” They said to their friend. “And you?”

“I’ll never be more ready. Geez this is like the biggest skate of our lives!! I’m so nervous but there is something thrilling about it.” They answered eyes practically sparkling.

They ended up skating to the song ‘That Man’ by Caro Emerald. It was a swing piece and one that Babe actually suggested. Angel performed like they never had before. There was not one mistake, not one error. It was so precise and thrilling to watch them go. Their technique was absolutely perfect and their outfit read really well from the ice. Babe was sure that if they didn’t win Angel would. IF they didn’t win.

Now it was their turn. They had just stepped out into the hallway when they saw ash coming out from the bathroom. He reassured them before giving them a kiss and leaving. “I love you!!” He yelled.

“I love you more!!” They yelled back laughing.

They were getting ready to go out on the ice. Seeing the person in front of them just finishing. Babe noticed that the performer before them kept stopping and reaching down at the ice, kicking at it a bit, but they assumed that the skater was fixing their skate. Babe walked passed them and stepped onto the ice. They were wearing sparkly gold skates that matched their leotard which was a sheer gold with golden gems across the chest. Golden vines on the sleeves, and on the back was a ruched piece of fabric that gave the effect of a train. Their hair was pulled out of their face, and their eye shadow was gold with a black eye liner and a pink lip. They were skating to the song ‘Golden Hour’ by JVKE. It was a song that Asher suggested to them. They circled the ice a few times, noting that if felt a little off, but maybe it was just their nerves. They skated over to Will and he gave them a pep talk.

“Listen Skates, I am so proud of you! You have accomplished so much and pushed yourself beyond my wildest dreams for what you could become. I know it’s not over yet, but I am proud. No go out there and Skate your but off.” He smiled at them.

“Thanks Will! I’ll do my best.” They shot him a thumbs up as they skated to the middle of the rink. They got in their starting pose. Their left arm was bent, elbow pointing up and hand coming to the bottom of their jaw. Their right leg was crossed behind their left. Their head was facing the same direction as their right hand which was extended in the direction of their boyfriend Asher. The moment the keys played they pushed off, circling their spot before moving forward, they danced to the music in a way that made them look like a literal Angel.

Asher was breathless watching them move. It was like he was watching light come into his life for the first time again. They moved so gracefully, they looked so ethereal. Too good to be true. They went for their first jump combo, a quad lutz into a triple toe loop. It went very well better than they have before. They transitioned from a bullet spin into a full split upright. Then they moved down the rink doing a small skip and pushed their arms forward. They then leaned forward, grabbing their leg and holding it behind them as they soared around the rink. They then built up for their next jump combo a triple salchow into a double axel. From that they draped their hands over their head and rounded heading back to the other side, they did a layback spin into a Biellmann spin. They then moved fast and stopped pushing just holding their arms out to make an extended shape with their body. Then it was time for their final jump a quad flip, when they went to take off they noticed the ice in that part of the rink felt uneven, and when they took off their skate hooked into the dip and they flew forward, they spun out of control in the air and their face smacked the ice first. A loud crack could be heard. Adrenaline was coursing through them.

‘Oh shit’ they thought ‘Get back up!’ They stood back up and pushed off. All they had left was a camel spin into a flying sit spin. They completed it. It was shaky and not as good as they have done it before, but they did it. They rose back to their feet reaching up and looking up, their other arm draped at their side. It was then that they realized something wet was on their face. It tasted salty. So salty. The audience was quiet, and they could hear soft whispers. They then realized someone was talking to them. They hadn’t moved had they? He was talking to them. Look at him? It’s William. He looks worried, then they realize the ice is becoming closer and closer. Oh shit.

——

When they woke up, they were in a familiar room. They recognized the white walls and ceiling along with the blue curtains. The soft linens and mattress. They were in the medical room. They felt someone grasp their hand a little tighter.

“Babe?” Asher spoke from beside them.

“A…Ash?” They said coming out of their haze.

“Oh thank God.” He stood up to get closer, moving his unoccupied hand to their face. “How are you feeling?”

“Fine…” they said despite not feeling fine. They felt like they got their face punched in. “What happened?”

“The quad flip didn’t go as planned…” he said rubbing the back of their hand.

“Right… the ice, it felt so weird, like uneven and patchy…” they squinted remembering what happened.

“Yeah, your coach noticed that when he stepped over to you so he had the competition staff run an investigation. Turns out the person before you was kicking up the ice and putting bad dents in it.”

“Did they announce the winners?” They asked him. He let out a small laugh and ran a hand through their hair.

“Yeah, they left to get their medals a little bit ago.” Asher informed. Just then they heard the door click.

“Alright I got some ice for when they wake up an some pain killers. Lookin at the X…rays…” Sam stopped talking as he noticed the figure in front of him, very awake. “How are ya doin?” He asked. “Be honest.”

“I’ve been better but… not my worst haha.” They laughed and instantly regretted it.

“I seriously doubt that,” he looked at them and held up the x ray. “Your nose is broken and you got a grade three concussion. We did some scans and it looks like your brain function is fine, but Asher I want you to keep an eye on em. If anything happens, take them to the ER right away.”

“Got it.” Asher said. “Looks like you aren’t escaping me. You’re staying at David and I’s apartment!!” He cheered trying to keep his voice down low as to not ass to their probable headache. Just then the door opened and in walked David, Angel, Tank, Vincent, Lovely, William, Milo, and Sneaks. Babe looked up at them trying not to frown.

“Hey Skates, how ya doin?” Milo spoke first.

“I’m fine. Better than ever.” They smiled.

“Haha,” Angel laughed Sarcastically.

“So you won?” Babe raised their eyebrow smiling at their friend.

“Yeah, I did.” Angel smiled.

“Congrats!!” Babe said genuinely. They were so happy for their friend and they reached out to hug them. When they hugged they noticed Angel slipped something around their neck. It was shiny and silver and had a big fat number two on it.

“What’s this?” They asked shock scanning their features.

“Well, you racked up enough points before the fall and actually almost won you were off by five points. So you ended up in second.” Angel cheered.

“Thank you!! I love you all so much!!”

They all exchanged encouragement and congratulations for their friend before heading out. Asher helped them into their car, sitting them on the passenger seat. When Ash got in the drivers seat they looked at him.

“Ash what are you doing?” They questioned.

“I’m driving, I learned about a month ago. Got my license and everything. I wanted to surprise you, ideally on a date, but this works too.” He smiled at them. They leaned forward to give him a quick kiss and he tilted his head, ever careful of their bruising broken nose that’s all wrapped up. He then moved down and peppered kisses down their neck. “I love you. So much!” He stared at them. “Thank you for coming into my life.”

“Thank you for keeping me in your life! Let’s plan to keep it this way. I love you so much Asher.” He smiles at them in return kissing them one last time.

‘I love you so much more than words can say babe’

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO @itsdaifuku !! I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WRITING THIS SERIES!! You do amazing work and I love seeing you post!! You are so incredible and I truly admire you and you work!!

[picnicbask3t]

Rate your friends on the scale of how insane and unhinged they can get in vc

Help- I swear I only vc with the same 5 people. I’ll be including some others that I’ve had a good few calls with too

Klai - 7/10

Ok while she’s not a very loud person on vc compared to some of y’all (/lhj), she can still say the wildest and super unhinged things . Y’all better be thankful your ears have been protected from it all /J

Sleepy - 6/10

HELP ok. from my earlier days of vcing with sleepy I just have vivid memories of her just making really fast and rapid noises on her mic. she also sometimes likes to make random sounds then and there. it’s crazy and funny, love to see (hear) it

Mango - 9/10

I don’t wanna elaborate. That man needs to CONTROL himself /lh /hj

Pins - Chilling/10

pins is just vibing tbh… sure she can get excited at times but it’s not in a crazy way … just in a valid pins way 💜 besides it’s nice hearing her talk

Beth - Also chilling/10

TBH I don’t get to hear her talk often. And when i do she speaks in a soft tone, or at least that’s how is registers on her mic. I have heard her make noises from things suddenly happening and stuff, but that’s the extent !!

Tae - ?/10

. 50/50. On one hand she can sound pretty casual, albeit trying to defend herself from numerous allegations. On the other hand she can make me cry in an IDV match. And let the demons win for a bit /lh

Mandi - 4/10

Mandi doesn’t sound too crazy for the calls I’ve been with her in them. but the conversations I hear between her and Kory are quite funny /j

Kory - 5/10

As previously mentioned, Kory and Mandi always have something going on whenever they’re in vc. But for gods sake I’m giving you a point above her for those food images /lh

Boris - 8/10

i. Actually haven’t been in voice calls with Boris much. Yet in all the few times I have I’m literally never forgetting that art request night. my god their cackle is so unhinged and iconic 😭😭 I couldn’t stop myself from laughing at 1am /lh. a kind of energy I strive for

Nakki - BRITISH/10

GET OUT OF MY LIFE SONIC /ref /j

[bokatan]

OC Shipping: Mercy

So you're considering playing around with my awful courier? Here's some general info + ground rules to get started, and if you're looking to use her in a romantic or sexual context please shoot me a message beforehand so we can discuss dynamics, vibes, etc etc.

Guidelines

for starters, if it wasn’t clear enough already: NO MINORS. I’m sorry but you’re under 18 I do not want you following me and I’m not interested in interacting with you. You can come back when you’re 18, but until then- nope, bye, nothing personal but I simply post too much nsfw & questionable content to be comfortable with minors interacting.

I’m doing this during my free time and for fun, which means I’m going to take my sweet time putting out content. If this is a problem for you, please don’t suggest any OC ships. If you’re that pressed about it you’re more than welcome to commission me for art, but again: doing this in my free time for fun, so there’s not going to be a fast turnaround.

Platonic ships are cool! It doesn’t have to be anything serious- they can hang out and get into shenanigans, they can just hook up, hell I’m even down for letting them fight to the death if it sounds like a good time.

I’m not obligated to agree with every ship request, fill every ask prompt, etc etc. If I don’t think it vibes well or it’s a dynamic that I’m not comfortable getting into, I’ll let you know. Sometimes I just don’t vibe with a prompt or I can’t work out where I want to go with it- it happens, it’s not a big deal, I send them with no pressure for a response and I expect to get the same treatment. You’re more than welcome to throw ideas at me or try to give me brain worms, but if I straight up say I’m not vibing with something and you continue to push it then we’re going to have an issue.

General info about Mercy’s character, storyline, etc can be found on her ref sheet here along with my oc directory post here. You’re also more than welcome to ask questions and throw ideas at me via asks, messages, or discord

Now on to the SFW stuff.

Mercy is a 247+ year old bisexual, polyromantic, & genderfluid ghoul. She uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. She has a slight preference for women, but in general she doesn’t really care that much.

Mercy’s not opposed to relationships but she doesn’t actively seek them out, and she has a very strong preference for partners that are also ghouls or otherwise have an extended lifespan for whatever reason. Point blank, she’s a prewar ghoul and has seen a lot of death over the years- she doesn’t really want to get attached to someone that she knows she’s going to outlive in a few decades.

Mercy has a hard exterior but she can be pretty soft with people she's close to. She's very affectionate and loves being able to take care of her partners as much as possible. 100% the type to make a nice breakfast the next morning, make hot tea or whatever type of warm drink they like if it's cold out, etc etc. Loves parallel play and just 'hanging out' around her partner, even if they're not actually interacting or anything.

She's good about open communication and she's very up front and direct with her partners; she expects the same in return. She's very perceptive and can generally read people well enough to be able to tell when they're lying to her.

She has a strong personality and can come off as abrasive at times, especially towards strangers. She’s not outright rude or mean and she does typically get along with most people just fine, but to put it nicely: she’s too old to put up with any bullshit.

Very science-oriented and has a ton of medical knowledge; prewar she was a combat medic after getting drafted and later moved over into medical research. Postwar, she spends a large amount of time practicing medicine and studying various wasteland mutations. She can be pretty geeky and will happily include partners in her work if they're interested- though this may be limited participation depending on their skills.

And the NSFW stuff, under the cut:

Soft dom with a preference to top. With specific partners, she can be a bit of a pillow princess. She will occasionally sub with partners that she completely trusts.

Her main hard limits are no bodily fluids(minus blood), no ageplay, no master/slave dynamics, & no bondage/restraints for her- but she's more than happy to tie up her partner if they're into it.

She's really into exhibition & voyeurism, marking(lipstick, biting, scratching, knife play, etc), medical play, teasing, & edging. She likes playing into her partner's kinks even if they're not really her thing, and she loves being able to really take her time and completely take her partners apart.

She loves getting into body worship with partners that she has a solid relationship with.

Loves toys, especially loves straps, and she's always hyped about using them. Also loves wearing lingerie and dressing up for partners, and she enjoys dressing up her partners as well.

Very concerned about taking care of her partners and making sure they're having a good time and getting what they need. She's typically very supportive and gives a lot of praise and encouragement.

She gets really into aftercare and is always really pressed about making sure her partner's in a good headspace afterwards.

[bvannn]

Weekly Update June 28, 2024

Artfight is on Monday and I’m really not as ready as I’d like to be but it’s fine. I have a plan it’ll be fine. I was pretty productive this week, additionally.

So the main issue is I’ve been hit with the overwhelming urge to work on music again even though art stuff is more urgent. That’s fine, I have a plan, basically. The plan is alcohol. I’m gonna have just enough that I won’t be finnicky over the lines, and I’ll try to plow through the last of the assets I need to draw in clip studio. And tomorrow I’ll keep going if I don’t finish it tonight, and then finish up the actual animations. Jack is like 80% done I just need to do the BG, mouth, and like one more movement tween, and then Anastasia will be the last one. I’ve already started on her assets, I don’t expect it to be that difficult because she doesn’t have visible eyes. I’d like to push through the last of the ref sheets that I can update, although that isn’t necessary. I’m going to try anyway because I’m nuts. Then I’ll go through the informational blurbs that I have posted and make sure they’re all up to date.

I did do a good amount of work on music as well, I have fixed my volume issue, and learned how to use a compressor, and dipped into vocaloid again, found a plug-in that I can use on the wav files to make the Zolas growl (because apparently they couldn’t before because they’re V3s. I was wondering why I didn’t really hear much of a growl when I got the wav files back. I also learned that you can just import midi files into vocaloid. Which is going to make everything so much faster. So I will at some point sit down and get a bunch of midi stuff recorded, but that will not be sooner than Monday.

Comic is still coming along slowly but well. It’s around 25.5% done, but I’ve only really been able to do sketches, which will probably continue for a while. I’ll try to sneak in some soon but with Artfight that might be more of a challenge. OEB video is in about the same place as last week, although fwiw I did plan out the unfinished segments a bit better.

I’m really hoping Artfight goes well. I want to unload tomorrow and tonight and then spend all Sunday exercising to feel less like shit then go to bed nice and early. I’ll sketch out attacks while I’m at work, line them at home, and color during lunch, then shade at home. Hoping I can get a good amount done. I want to maybe try more tween animations, or pixel art again, but no promises. I’ll post my link as soon as I’m ready, although I’m sure you could search my blog and scroll for it since I did post it last year.

[gabessquishytum]

Oh gosh, the first link in that last ask was so pretty, and im in full agreement with pretty pussy Hob agenda. maybe hob wants to try his new pretty little pussy in the waking world one time, and so of course dream acquiesces, on one condition.

Hob has to wear the clit jewelry under his clothes all day, he doesn’t get to come, and I don’t think he should get underwear either, because that might mess with the jewelry he’s wearing. He has to go through a whole day of lecturing, where he usually paces back and forth while taking, with that little gem swinging and rubbing against his swollen clit. It’s different from his cock, it’s not so obvious when he’s aroused in this form, but he’s oh so wet and needs to go to the bathroom between classes to wipe the moisture from his labia and thighs. By the end of the day he’s struggling to keep it together, the constant slight stimulation - sending shivers of pleasure through him - have built up, and he’s been driven absolutely insane all day.

He gets home, finally, to find a note from Dream, dictating that Hob is to meet him for dinner at a high end restaurant downtown, and to wear the outfit Dream has lain on the bed, but to keep his jewelry on. With the outfit on the bed are these absolutely gorgeous pieces of nipple jewelry

https://www.etsy.com/listing/711906231/non-piercing-nipple-jewelry-with-pendant?click_key=4b8eadd066de486da0a7911a64a6aa7a9cd3c8b5%3A711906231&click_sum=f51fedc4&ref=shop_home_active_39&frs=1&crt=1

Hob spends an agonizing hour and a half trying not to squirm out of his seat in front of all the wealthy patrons of the restaurant while Dream looks on with a 1789 esque “I want to eat you alive” gaze.

needless to say Dream whisks them away at some point to absolutely fuck the daylights out of hob

-I’ll be 💍anon (if that isn’t already taken)

I am. Obsessed. OBSESSED!! with pretty pussy hob and ALSO that nipple jewellery!! Hoooly shit. Yum.

Hob would be so horny about the whole pussy in the waking world experience. And it's ideal, because nobody knows!! He can do his lectures and walk around town with these little shivers of pleasure running through his body. Yeah, he's a little distracted... but he's having a great time. He enjoys the fact that he has to go and mop up his mess from his underwear every hour or two. He's horny about his own horniness! And the whole time, Dream is snooping on Hob’s daydreams and thoroughly enjoying himself and plotting how he's going to absolutely humiliate his beloved about what a slut he is.

And of course he makes Hob sit through a three course meal, with his clit being stimulated every time he moves in his chair, and his pert little nipples rubbing against his pretty new shirt. Hob feels like he's totally being judged by everyone there, but it’s totally his imagination and it's only Dream who knows how hot and squirmy he is.

And Dream decides that he'll only take Hob home and fuck him after he's made himself cum right there in the restaurant in front of all those people. He'll have to squirm and rub his thighs together until he gets himself off. And Dream has all the time in the world to wait for him to do it <3