#Ik it looks performative and initially

[melodic-haze]

I WAS WAITING FOR THE ASKBOX TO BE OPENED AGAIN WOOHOO…

anyway. How about a belly bulge from a strap with Robin? Like, trying out different straps with Robin and the one is bigger then the bigger belly bulge on her stomach is!!!

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☆ — DEMO TRACK: sub!Robin x dom!fem!Reader

☆ — TYPE: NSFW

☆ — CONTENT WARNINGS: Reader with a strap but that's probably evident HAHAHA, squirting

☆ — NOTES: I JUMPED ohhh 🐿 how I love your mind ik you sent this when I last opened my askbox I'm so sorry it took this long 💀💀💀💀💀

I went crazy insane before sitting down to write this bc HOLY FUCK

For the record I'd like to think that this was Robin's initial idea. She got way too curious and decided to just maaaybe suggest experimenting with sizes :3

And maybe she wants to see how it feels to be stuffed silly but shhh you don't need to know that (you probably already know LOL)

You start with a smaller size before buying new ones that are bigger than the last......but you just can't help but notice that whenever you both look around the site for another one, she always seems to linger at a particularly large one before you gently nudge her and snap her out of whatever train of thought she was in

So you end up buying that exact one in secret before surprising her, in which case?

The moment you revealed your 'mystery gift', you find that you've never seen Robin's eyes practically sparkle this much in such a peculiar way; it shined with a humorous mix of surprise, amusement and heated desire.

"Is this..?"

"I've noticed your eye on it more than once—for a multi-talented performer, you're not exactly discreet," you joked.

She smiles bashfully, "I suppose I've let my excitement show once or twice..."

"Really."

She laughs in that melodic tone you've easily grown to love, "Oh, hush, you!"

But then her eyes drift back to the new toy you've bought her.. and her hand idly strokes the false appendage, the size comparison between it and her hand being.. definitely something.

You hadn't even realised you were staring at her (and her movements) until you heard her clearing her throat, "Y-Yes? Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

She gives you a light smirk, the wings on her head lightly flapped as if it were tittering, "I was going to ask if you'd like to try it out on me but if you're preoccupied with something, then-- mmph! ..Mm..."

You had silenced her with a quick yet deep kiss, the dildo pressing down on both your stomachs and earning you an excited moan before you drew back, "Was that enough of an answer for you, angel?"

"Mhm..." Her hand went to feel the toy leaning on her stomach, as if a prelude for the real event, "More than satisfactory."

Oh god when you get down to it, it's like she's absolutely hypnotised. Robin's DEFINITELY a lot more, for the lack of a more eloquent term befitting for such a lovely lady 🥰, sluttier and you've found that out for a bit now, but you've never seen her like this—all that's happening right now is Robin blowing you and yet it's as if she's already so dumb and eager as she drools on your cock. Can't even fit it in her mouth, what's the chance that she'd fit in her cunt????

Turns out she's determined to have you (and your new toy) inside of her no matter what 🤷‍♀️ gotta respect the woman's perseverance 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

She winces when you try to put it in at first (with a LOT of questioning her beforehand about whether she's sure she can handle it, which she says she can but still) and you take your time with it, letting her adjust to the stretch little by bit. Something inside her wants you to just shove it all in but she 1) knows better and 2) doesn't want to worry you 🫶🫶🫶🫶

It takes a while but when you finally bottom out inside her she is WEAK AS HELLLLLLL❗️❗️ Her eyes are half-lidded, her breaths fast, drool gathering on the corner of her mouth.......oh she's already gone and you haven't even started moving yet

The moment you do though??? Ohhh boy oh boy oh BOYYYYYYY her wings are a DEFINITE tell on how she's feeling. With the way they're flapping and twitching as you piston her deeply, you can easily say she was enjoying it ☺️

And alsooo the moment you've all been waiting for :33333

You had been so distracted with your Halovian lover's reactions that you almost didn't notice the very noticeable bulge on her...

Oh. Oh.

"Robinnn..." You cooed with a clear smirk on your lips, "I'm sure you can manage to look down here, right? It'll be worth it."

You accentuate your point further by gently grazing your hand onto the evident bulge on her stomach disappearing and reappearing every time you plunged the strap inside her. She looks down at the feeling with unfocused eyes before they widen at the realisation...

And then you push.

The reaction you get is one you wish you recorded for preservation—she screams as her nails claw on the sheets underneath her, hips shaking up and pushing herself even further into your cock. The tip ends up hitting a particular spot and her eyes roll back as you feel some sort of pressure hitting onto your strap.

The moment you pull out, a jet of liquid squirts out and hits you and the strap both. It takes a while before her orgasm actually starts to recede.

...

And you need her to do that again, you resolve within yourself, as you use the wings on her hips as handlebars and pull her back on your dick without a warning.

You don't stop for a while, that much is clear

Yk what else is clear? That Robin's a SIIIIZE QUEEEEEN I love her 🥰🥰🥰 She's soooo stretched out and fucked out by the end of it and yk what the best part is???

She makes sure to show you just how much she appreciates her very big gift in any way you'd want ☺️☺️

She's gonna have so much fun the day after when she goes to work ahahahah no fr I'd say jokes but I'm really not. She'll think about what you've done and what you now have and she'll feel her pussy clench as she gets distracted by her own thoughts when she REALLY shouldn't be 😭

[jack-kellys]

notes from december performance post-previews that i somehow just wrote up last night in august 2023 whattt how did that happennn:

the way jack replies to “you’re seeing stars alright” feels way more in response to crutchie’s attitude- and when he talks abt his dad getting stomped on it’s not just a context reveal. it’s jack telling crutchie he’s self-aware, he understands his shit place in the world and his desire to change it. just that it’s nice to dream. ow

“time for dreaming’s done” isn’t said with a smile. btw. if u even care

jack stealing finch’s mirror gets me every time

katherine looks back at jack at his “im crushed!” with a little smile

i get that the only reason buttons helps with a lot of the tricks is because he’s the DC but that doesn’t make it any less sweet… he’s always with splasher lmao

jack is quite uncomfortable with the nuns, he doesn’t look at any of them

never ever over spalsher’s little head tilt after his big flip

oscar grabs race’s collar on “i guess he didn’t take care of me!”

morris goes to hit crutchie again after pushing him to the ground before jack stops him

love when race bounces on his toes when he thinks he says something funny

morris blows his cig smoke into davey’s face when he’s grabbing him the extra paper

henry imitates les with finch as his davey, hobbling up to weasel down on his knees

jack rolls his eyes after telling davey “it’s just business” after shaking les’s hand. like can u believe this guy lmao

“mine taught me not to starve” looking at davey like ‘wtf is wrong with you’ LMAO. like jack’s irked with davey actually judging for something so ingrained into jack’s life fr

“HEY!! who was that guy >:(!”

medda checks on jack’s hair and he giggles mid sentence :) like “mooom in front of my friends??”

kaths look of Disgust when jack goes “i admire smart girls” is soooo done. she’s finished w this mf

katherine stays on the set as it shifts into WWK’s scene, staring at jack’s drawing, totally absorbed. i just think it’s fun how when davey sees jack’s backdrop he’s stunned in the same way kath is at her portrait. anyway

jack goes toward finch during the “our union is hereby formed to watch each other’s backs” after leaving ike and finch sweeeeerves away from him. finch only comes on board when davey does actually

when jack’s on the wagon with the “what if the delanceys come out swinging” etc he does a small laugh when the newsies all yell their response like he’s surprised !!

katherine is positioned right above the world’s door as if she’s. inside. ofc initially we read it as her just observing from above but it’s her literal building too.

“specs, you take queens.” “thank you!”

buttons gives kath a friendly wave and race offers his water cup when katherine comes into jacobi’s. walks right past the water even as race keeps his hand out lmfao

tommy lifts elmer into his arms after kath says they’d make front page

“this is not some little vaudeville im reviewing” felt more significant

“give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens” is a Plea.

welliguessitdependsonhowyoulookatitifyoulookandseebrooklynthenthey’rewithushaha! then race guns toward davey to yell at him

davey is not afraid to yell when his nerves get shot —> when the scabs boutta get they shit rocked

“them? or them.” OSCAR WAVES LMFAOOO

piggyback for les from racer

fight time

-morris has it OUT for racer in the pre-cop half. literally think he gets smacked with the bat TWICE. he’s on the ground, watches splasher get smacked from the ground, and BOLTS UP and races over to him shoving past morris. insane

-jack only swings on the rope to make a clear path for davey and les actually bc that action is the only reason they get to that half of the stage

-finch and romeo teammates for LIFE. they fought like the whole thing together fr. only pair that stuck out to me for the whole length of it (and then of course they watch crutchie get taken from the audience ough)

-nah jack Is a good fighter thru this it’s just the seize the day moment w the delanceys that he’s shit at btw

-davey doesn’t fight literally at all the whole time :/ c’mon. uncanonizing this in my mind

-SPECS KICKS ASS !! he’s got a bat and everything!! fuck yeah!!

shut up jack wipes at his eye during santa fe at “guy can catch a break”

^guy who lets out a sigh of relief when the post card is still in his pocket. fuck off

act twooo

kath goes to racer abt where jack might’ve gone and he’s abt to answer before albert pipes up

race flicking davey’s hat to the side>

^also they keep chatting thru tap sequences i love it

kath holding davey’s hand while they talk in the corner during table movement

crutchie holds his side when he sings…

^the only part crutchie gets teary at is when he starts talking abt the boys/family :,)

“and a little something extra, just on account of im gonna miss you so-” sounds like medda broke off bc her voice got watery 🥲

“every newsie—who could walk—was out there selling papes” OW the rephrasing of that line

as soon as jack turns his backdrop around to show the strike painting davey walks away soooo fast to turn away

WWH reprise is such an argument. “WE’RE ALREADY WINNING!!” yell davey yell!!

^jack makes the most fuming, boiling angry face after “y’know why a snake starts to rattle 😌?”

davey initiates the spit shake when jack offers his hand

kath is Mortified watching snyder expose jack’s refuge history AND SHES SO MAD when pulitzer gets between her and jack omfg

“be glad you’re alive, kid” is spoken and cruel asf but wbk

morris’s laugh kills me everytime it’s so fucked in the head. goddamn

jack doesn’t let davey touch him when he enters the rally like he doesn’t want davey to look like he knew abt the betrayal beforehand….

scope runs RIGHT up to jack after spot pushes him and goes to yell at him LMAO… lucky has to drag her away

“is that really what it’s like in there? rats everywhere, and vermin?” is taken as judgement and not concern and jack fuckin jumps on it LMAO

the actual motion of disgust jack makes at “you just double crossed us to your father- your… father.” dead every time he literally flinches

“i just didn’t tell you everything!!” is said at the opposite side of the stage as jack and looking down and away. idk why she’s the only katherine that has ever played this line as guilty but i’m always so glad for it

“i’m not stupid.” “no-” “i know girls like you… don’t wind up with guys.. like me.” heathers voice: i will never shut up abooout this

jack seems very afraid of the word love?? during kath’s entire piece of STBI he stays away from her… and she def thinks she’s fucked up for a sec fr

wah this song is so tender :( they hold each other very softly

“hey! um… it’s good to have ya back.”

clarice’s spot also has a moment with race beside just letting the kids into the cellar together..<3 ik lillie’s has more tho

there is something so personal abt davey jacobs saying “bleeeed ‘eeeem” while looking dead into jack’s eyes

davey’s reckless hug once jack’s made the deal with pulitzer… every timeeee

FINCH CRUTCHIE HUG!! first to get to him and holds him the longest before race and jack come along :)

“new york’s got us. and we’ a family.” is said as such a statement of fact like crutchie just ends any argument right there. he just knows jack so fucking well.

:)

[journey-to-the-attic]

I would love to hear more thoughts on the AU 🙏

i'm VERY GLAD you asked, okay so:

i've been calling it the 'infernal friends' au based on the idea that, when ik first gets the ritual book, one is marked 'summoning infernal companions', but she doesn't know what infernal means so she just thinks "oh this spell summons friends!!"

so in this au the demons are a bit more.... demonic isn't the best word to use but it's the only one i can think of

basically they adhere a little bit more to common tropes in, like, horror movies and stuff, where they can be summoned by ritual (as ik does), and they also initially do act all monstrous and stuff

they're still themselves while at home, being summoned is like a job to them and they've gotta be Evil while they're on the clock

rather than just sort of existing entirely separate from humans, in this au demons as a whole are more used to the idea of being called upon to do nefarious favours or whatever

(although none of the main cast has been summoned before this on account of their sheer power level)

it's also sort of a nb situation, where their default is their demon forms - they'd actively choose to disguise their horns and wings/tail if they were to go regular form

so it all starts when ik performs the ritual and somehow manages to summon the most powerful (awake) demon in the devildom. this was actually because she pronounced the incantation wrong and ended up changing its meaning entirely

by all accounts it still shouldn't have worked, and she doesn't show any signs of magic otherwise, so everyone's stumped as to how she managed that

when asked, diavolo just says "i was summoned by the heartfelt wish of a very nice child who needed me"

and i know diavolo takes pacts VERY seriously in-game, but it would be very funny (and quite sweet) if he immediately made a pact with ik so that she could summon him to hang out whenever she wanted

failing that, he might just enchant an object in her house to act as a magical link to him

after a few weeks he also gives her that contact list to use if he's ever too busy to come - that contact list being for the seven brothers + barbatos

he doesn't actually tell the brothers about this until afterwards (from their pov, diavolo's just been disappearing in mysterious circumstances a lot recently)

and it's also too late to take it back (plus diavolo won't let them) so uh this is their life i guess

(diavolo's already made barbatos come to meet ik before this, so she's already familiar with him, she just didn't know how to summon him on his own before)

i don't have an idea for everyone, but they do each have a unique ritual

asmo's involved chanting into a mirror, levi's would involve filling the bathtub and then he'd like pop his head out of the water, mammon's would probably use a piggy bank or something

lucifer's would be marked as needing 'music', so ik plays twinkle twinkle on one of those little plastic toy pianos

she picks asmo to summon first because diavolo's mentioned he likes dressing up and that's what she wants to do

for a certain time after that, she disregards the contact list, since she's got three options for friends already and that's the most she's ever had

but asmo convinces her to try some of his brothers too because he's been telling them over and over that this little kid is SO sweet, you'll LOVE her, and none of them believe him

so ik takes a look at the list and picks belphie next because she likes his name

she says it a little wrong at first (she has trouble with the 'lph' sound, so she says it like 'bepphie') but luckily saying 'bephhgor' during the ritual didn't mess it up

and then belphie gets back afterwards like "guys. asmo was right"

and none of them believe him AGAIN

so one by one each brother gets summoned and immediately is like "oh hell yeah i love this kid", while the remaining unsummoned demons are unconvinced right up until they meet her

basically it goes like this:

demon before being summoned: "that's nice and all but it isn't for me. i've got better things to do than babysit some random human"

demon after being summoned: "if my new best friend (child) doesn't ask to play with me again within a week i'll cry"

beel gets summoned last out of everyone because ik didn't know how to say 'beelzebub' and was embarrassed to ask

she had trouble with just about everyone's names except mammon's (often dropping syllables - e.g. "lucsssfer" - or just misreading the word - e.g. "santa")

this is because she grew up speaking chinese at home, and while english became her primary language after starting school, she's mostly non-verbal with anyone who isn't her dad at this point, so she doesn't have a great grasp of unfamiliar phonetics

she's chattiest with diavolo and mammon (the former she met him first, the latter because he's very energetic and she's trying to keep up with him)

and she's quietest with lucifer and belphie (the former because he's got a stern and intimidating demeanour, the latter because he's also quiet and is good at communicating with her without words)

everyone else she's varying levels of loud with

also while lucifer doesn't SEEM to do the 180 after getting summoned, he also let ik take a nap in his lap during that first summoning so he totally still did

this way ik gets a whole catalogue of demons to hang out with while her dad's away!!

zhao's just glad she's getting taken care of

conducting the rituals is the fastest way to summon (and also the demons can't really choose not to), but it's a hassle to do, so everyone else would also either make a pact or enchant an object that calls them

everyone's objects would be:

a rock pet (diavolo), the toy piano (lucifer), a novelty coin (mammon), a rubber duck (levi), one of hyde's cat toys (satan), a plastic tiara (asmo), an broken saucepan (beel), an old blankie (belphie), and the teapot from a play tea set (barbatos)

that's all i got for now but i can guarantee i'll have more soon so stick around!!!

[calledbyflowers]

i see how u could like fink that kirby is a pokemon like i can notice hte objective similarities btwn their designs and like how u could oribky assemble kirby out of pokemon parts eyes from sudowoodo and body from jilggpypuff or smthn but like its interesring cuz i can def see how u would think that kirby is a pokemon looking at them side by side but also like it feels wrong to me now as i fink abt it further. liike idk kirby seems too alive to be a pokemon. he has a soul. he stares back at you. he challenges ur gaze in a way a pokemon just doesnt. pokemon r so clearly passive things made to be owned. kirby has an interiority. he is playful curious brave angry hungry sleepy dumb glad to be alive. he wants things. hungry! and ik that objectively pokemon do all these things too but they dont do it in the same spirit. kirby is hungry. the pokemone can only perform hunger for you. a pokemon is just essentially a slave and nothing that it is or does is for itself as an autonomous subjectivity but rather for you. a pokemon is a whimpering disgusting persistent thing that is nothing without you which begs w you pleads w u performs 4 u so fucking obedient theyll die for u without a seocnd through since withotu you there is no them ot begin w. the pokemon stop existing when oyu turn off the game when you deletre the save file. kirby is slepeing and eating and flying and cooking and having misadventures no matter what. kirby is more alive than a pokemon. to make a pokemon like kirby would be to unmake pokemon. what is a pokemon but a "pcoket monster" a monster that is defined entirely in relation to how you can store them and breed them and make them fight each other for your amusement. im not saying pokemon trainers cant b nice im not saying theyre evil for doing this to the pokemon (ik pokemon dont rlly die). aa trianer can be v kiund and considerate and lovely to their pokemon and give them lots of treats and so on. and yet in all this it wil lremain true that as hermann cohen said abt the poor and impoverished of the world in trying to solve the problem of evil without becoming a based gnostic like me the pokemon whines and complains and needs attention and lvove from you so that you may play the role of the savior. a pokemon suffers so that you may save it. everything that a pokem,on is it is for you. kirby meanwhile exists purely and entirely in and with hhimself a self-contained unity of being gradually sucking the outside in as a kind of light-hearted play without malice or forethought. the beings that eat worlds r generally dumb and stupid and happy. the devourers of worlds r bimbos and himbos and thembos one and all and may God strike me down if we will not be saved by them as we once scourged by them in a great revaluation of values what one might call a third way revaluation btwn the one proposed by nietzsche and what he supposed to be the initial revaluations of nietzsche and by third way i mean everybody fink abt urself try tio look hot and pretty and dumb capitalism is the only possible economic system baka no thoguths. head empty. just vibes. nudge theory. tax rebates. cultural pluralism. computers r the future. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. modern art is a concept btwn space and time

[irishhorse-blog]

"jikook can't be a couple because they behave too much like one, when they're supposed to be hiding" no they're not??? they aren't obligated to hide, and they aren't behaving too much like a couple, they're doing just enough to insinuate that they are without explicitly saying it.

"we don't see taekook acting like a couple bc they keep that behaviour for when there's no cameras" and how would YOU know? are you a fly on the walls of their houses?? tkkrs reasons to ship tk is based on assumptions that there's more to them happening beyond what they let us see. while our reasons to ship jikook is that they actually behave like a couple without explicitly saying it, which leaves room for deniability, that tkkrs love to take advantage of.

jikook are being themselves and it's up to each individual to choose if they wanna see things for how they are or if they're gonna deny it to hell and make 162837292 theories that debunks jikook's bond and the way it looks.

tkkrs think it makes more sense to tell someone "i know jikook act like a couple, but let me tell you 100 theories that explain why they aren't one" and "ik taekook seem more tame and never do anything that shows they're a couple, but let me tell you 100 theories explaining why their seemingly platonic skinship is actually more than that but they're just hiding it. i have no actual proof that they do more behind the scenes but dude trust me"

one gotta make up a thousand theories to make taekook make sense when jikook makes sense just upon initial observation. you watch any jikook compilation and you'll find the editors (for the most part) not interfering with the moment and just letting you see it for how it is, and it always MAKES SENSE, for those who aren't willfully blind of course.

while watching any taekook compilation will give you moments that never stand out as something suspicious or beyond friendship levels, but the editors always gotta put in their two cents on what they BELIEVE is going on at that moment, treating it as a fact and acting like they're inside taekook's heads.

you got jkkrs stating how jk sucked jm's ear while tkkrs theorize on why it's normal between friends. you got jkkrs stating that jm gave jk a hickey while tkkrs theorize on how it wasn't actually jimin who did it. you got jkkrs stating how jk edits his GCFs in a way that highlights jimin, especially during certain lyrics or filters, while tkkrs downplay jk's intelligence in effort to debunk any special meanings related to jm. you got jkkrs stating how jk gives jm special treatment on his weverse lives and how jimin is the only member jk streams all his releases, watches compilations of, keeps up with his interviews/performances/MVs, but tkkrs are theorizing on why jimin isn't actually special to jungkook even if he's on live giggling kicking his feet to jimin videos, jungkook's special person however is one that jungkook never does the same for.

it's actually crazy how many hoops they gotta jump through to convince themselves that taekook is real when all they're doing is basing their beliefs on theories from fans who know as much as we do. it's crazy to me that tkkrs would rather be confused every time jk or tae do something and try to explain how it fits in the grand theme of taekook's storyline no matter how confusing and out of place it seems, when being a jikooker is much easier because jikook are very consistent and direct and it doesn't take fan theories to realize what's going on between them.

jk only watches jm content on live? jm must special then. see? easy.

jungkook made a GCF for jimin with queer coded lyrics? damn, they might be dating.

jimin gave jungkook a hickey?? TWICE??? they must make out/fuck.

jimin wasn't fazed when jungkook sucked his sweaty ear on stage? he must do that a lot.

jikook spend their birthdays together? they must really love each other.

jungkook went live for hours on White Day? a couple holiday in Korea? his partner must've been out of town then

jungkook speaks informally to jimin and jimin only? they must consider each other as equals then

jikook wore matching clothes on valentine's day? and they watched the first snow together (a couple's tradition in korea)? they must be a couple then.

jikook flirt constantly? jungkook especially doesn't flirt with anyone except/as much he flirts with jimin? they must be attracted to each other then.

jungkook's body is always unconsciously pointing towards jimin? he's obviously interested in jimin then.

IT'S SOOOO EASY!! WITH JIKOOK EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS SO EASY. i don't get why people willingly torture themselves by trying to disprove them??? do you hate the idea of them possibly being together that much??? if so then you need to ask yourself why, and QUICKLY.

613% agree.

I don't understand why they put themselves through all the logical gymnastics. They're gonna sprain something.

[honksapling]

this is very much a post for myself but analyzing Wongi's bowling stats is breaking my mind. why are her stats in wpl (a much more difficult league with top international players) better than a simple domestic tourney and its not a minute difference either. and for my mental stability only T20 stats

like these are pretty good stats. she was the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament in s1. now looking at BBL-W stats the only one I found atleast (similar to WPL with top ints)

these are decent stats as well. little expensive on some days but definitely not the worst. and now the thing that's spinning my brain, domestics (both RHFC and hundred).

these stats? they are not good. you wouldn't think the above two stats belong to the same player as this one. only 10 wickets over 19 games at avg econ of 10.66 per game compared to

7.03 in wpl with 18 wkts(12 games)

7.54 in bbl w/ 9wkts (13 games).

infact her initial games have better numbers than her current games. i cannot for the life of me figure out why she performs better in more competitive and difficult international leagues than domestic which would be great if she also did somewhat good in domestic.

even her T20Is have better stats

even her odis are fine (not counting test, only 1 match)

It is beyond me and everything I've thought of on why she's bad in English domestic leagues. I would bet good money that most bowlers as young and inexperienced as her wouldn't achieve the same success as her in foreign leagues but why so bad at domestic?????

ik no one who sees this would care about this, but if someone interested does see this please make some sense of it?

[primarydumbass]

I have decided to no longer be normal about this. Suffer.

Okay so I don't actually know if anyone else has done this already, but like, steven universe au for sun and moon! It makes so much sense to me, I mean.. SUNstone, MOONstone, and I actually found out that bumblebee jasper also goes by ECLIPSE stone, so yes. Ik that there are preexisting sunstone and moonstone characters in SU, but, sunstone is a fusion, and thus singular gems could look totally different, and the moonstone in the show was only shown in a corrupted form, so, booyah, I can make them look however I want >:)

:readmore:

Also, take the bumblebee jasper inspiration with a grain of salt lol, it's a fusion, not an actual jasper, so it looks different lol. I'm not completely sure about my color choices but hey, this one can just be their initial fuse, and I can improve the design later >:)

I tried to keep things generally compliant to the lore/rule of steven universe, but I also don't really watch it so like, if things are wrong, my bad.

Okay more about the actual character concepts/lore! Based primarily off of suns personality, I think that sunstones in general would be comedians, or in this case, court jesters. Witty, but not quite as springy or lighthearted as spinels. So think like, a little bit darker humor(not too dark ofc). They would also be somewhat like pearls in that they are frequently gifted as rewards to the aristocratic gems.(to be honest, I made both sun and moon sort of pearl coded, which I feel like makes sense, with how they are owned by Fazcorp, and don't really have a say in what they do-entertaining children and acting as security)

Sun was gifted to an aristocrat(semi making this up as I go, so not sure which type yet lmao), and made to perform tomfoolery and make quips during their parties. During one such party, sun make the wrong quip, and extremely offended one of the high-ranking guests(not a diamond, but definitely in the upper echelons, maybe a emerald?). I think that the diamonds would be too busy/not care all too much about court drama, and would let the gems deal with themselves, so long as nobody too precious was shattered. So, the offended aristocrat would send an "assassin" to off sun. And suprise suprise! That assassin is moon!

The show doesn't show much about regular moonstone, but the corrupted one had the ability to become invisible, except for their gem, so I feel as though they would make good assasins/thieves. Of course, it would be too dangerous to let them do as they please, so they are also put into service of higher ranking gems. (To reiterate-they are so totally pearl coded)

When moon comes to assassinate sun, sun panics and starts rambling, and ends up telling moon some shitty puns, which surprisingly make him crack up. I think he would have a secrete weakness to dad jokes and puns >:)

Instead of shattering sun, he temporarily poofs him, and takes suns gem with him.

Okay! That's all I have right now! My brain hurts a little haha

If anyone sees this, or god forbid reads the entire thing, kudos to you for getting through that bramble of ramble! If you could, I would love your comments or feedback! Even if it's only to tell me I suck, lmao.

Anywho, love you boo!

[fmpmelissa]

Week 06: Wednesday -Production and Research

Production:

Today, I completed the final stage of texturing for my spider creature: the legs. Before I could even begin, I encountered an issue where the textures were blurring at the base. I’ve experienced this problem in past projects, and it’s likely caused by UVs or incorrect UV unwrapping. To fix this, I returned to Blender and had to redo the UVs by cutting an extra seam down the middle of the claw. Since the UVs changed, I had to work on the legs in a separate file in Substance Painter, as I couldn’t update them in the main file. To maintain consistency, I created two smart materials from the body textures so I could apply them to the legs in the new file, preserving all the colours and grayscale maps I had used. This makes sure that the legs would match the body naturally and avoids the fuss of attempting to match colours. However, to see how the legs would look with the body, I had to export all the textures and import them back into Blender, making the texturing process for the legs far more tedious. In the future, I’ll make sure to use a UV mapping grid during texturing and UV unwrapping to identify any issues before starting the texturing process.

When texturing the legs, I started by applying the base layers of blues, reds, and yellows, as previously seen on the body. I then took the smart material and assigned it all to one black mask. This allowed me to cover only specific sections of the legs which was the flesh. I repeated this process for the base colours, creating multiple layers and separating them with black masks so I could colour the joints and base of the leg differently. Initially, I followed the original design, but when I imported it, the base of the legs looked too dark and out of place. So, I began tweaking the colours which led me to a lighter flesh colour for the base while keeping the rest of the leg in its original colours.

For the bones, I took a similar approach to how I textured the teeth. However, the main issue was the bones were very dark in the original design, and I wasn’t sure how to address this. Lightening the base would have strayed from the original design, but adding features like dirt and curvature didn’t make much difference in creating shadows. In the end, I applied some curvature as a highlight to hopefully bring out the bones’ definition and make them more visible.

Research:

Subject 1) 

This creation by Severi Kamppi (2023) is a personal project in which they worked on creating "Mads Mikkelsen," a Viking character animated using Blender's Rigify tool and Actorcore (2024) for animations. My interest in this piece led me to study it because of the use of Rigify, a free Blender add-on that provides auto-rigging paired with controls. Looking at the performance of Severi Kamppi's (2023) piece demonstrates how well the rig performed, with very few issues evident in the rig itself. There are small sections where the armour overlaps and clips into the arms during movement, but this is easily overshadowed by the overall quality of the model. Blender's Rigify rigs can be altered and customized, providing a lot of flexibility if your model doesn't fit perfectly. Additionally, it offers premade animal rigs, which I could potentially use in my own spider project to save time not only on rigging but also on adding controls and IKs.

Subject 2)

This art piece is by Artem Rudzish (2021) named "Spider Enemy" which has been designed as a game-ready model, fully rigged. It has a lot of strong points, including well-done retopology and effective rigging with good IK controls. However, there are several areas for improvement: the rock in the scene is unnecessarily high-poly and the mesh around the spider's neck stretches awkwardly. The face in particular could be more distinct with a better colour or shading to enhance its visuals as of currently it's hard to recognise its details. Additionally, the absence of support geometry around the joints may cause issues during posing or animation which is often seen in their animation preview.

References:

Severi Kampii, 2023. Mads Mikkelsen - Viking - Animated. [Online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PXE6Gr [Accessed 11 July 2024]. Artem Rudzish, 2021. Spider Enemy. [Online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3rPzE [Accessed 11 July 2024].

Gantt Chart

Light Red highlights marks the day

This is in place to keep me on track what has been or needs to be done this day of the week.

[troglobite]

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i finally found pietro for my circus island! my ringmaster clown! only took 37 tickets last night ☺️

(i'd hoped i'd be lucky enough for him to be my starter smug villager from the campsite, but no--i got cephalobot. lol)

so as of now, i have 7/10 villagers for the island! technically ike was a surprise find--i hadn't initially planned on ike (i'd initially wanted kabuki as my cranky villager) but i found him and realized he definitely could look like a circus bear. he's cute! i'd never have him in other circumstances, so he's perfect. i also have outfits picked out for each of them so they can have some fun wardrobe changes in dream address visits and day to day. lol

so this is the team! now the only ones left that i need are: stitches, margie, and phoebe!

i've found both margie and phoebe a MILLION times but of course now when i WANT them they haven't showed up. fingers crossed!

on the island in their places now are tammy, mac, and purrl! tammy and mac were my starters which is WILD bc mac is one of my FAVORITE dog villagers & i had him on the island i deleted for this one, and i had tammy for a time on illyria & i really loved her! the game was either very kind or very cruel to give them both to me as starters. lol

hopefully i can get their pictures before they moved out. i had bella for a while and then after i got her photo i used my rio amiibo to move her out.

daisy asked to move out last night even though i hadn't gotten her picture, but i let her go bc i at least have her poster. i'm making sure i have everyone's poster bc one of the rooms in my house is basically like a green room for everyone so having posters of the performers in the circus is fun. lol

i also got astrid's photo even though i wasn't super trying bc i'm mostly prioritizing the villagers who won't be staying long term, so i have mementos from them. alas, didn't get daisy's, but she was cute and fun to have around for a while.

also i keep time traveling back and forth in the game so all my pictures are completely fucked up in order lol

anyway that's what i've got. i found 4/7 w nmts and the other 3 i had amiibos for (rio, muffy, tiansheng).

got no more amiibos so fingers crossed for stitches margie and phoebe 🙃

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yves - loop 🎵

initial thoughts:

i wish translations were already available bc i feel like the lyrics are so important to this ep.

it’s nice to go into an album knowing that the artist had so much say over the sound + development of the project, bc even if i don’t particularly enjoy it, it’s still really encouraging to know that this is what yves wanted to create and release.

i’ve only followed the loona members distantly and i know almost kp nothing about yves other than the info surrounding this release, so i’m excited to get to know her a bit more through this

diorama: i like the flow of the melody + the beat and instrumentals of the tracks. it’s so lowkey but the bass is so prominent that it doesn’t feel soft. reminds me of eunoia (billlie) in certain parts. it will be a grower for me, but it definitely has a place already on some playlists

loop (feat. lil cherry): i just watched the mv and idk how i feel about it. there’s potential though… i want to know what she’s saying… she looked so proud in the mv especially toward the end. like she was exactly where she was meant to and wanted to be and that’s super powerful // i think the instrumental to this would be soo nice. i’m unsure about all the choices made with the singing + rap but the instrumental is sooo fantastic. i already know this will grow on me + i’ll have a more informed opinion once the lyrics drop

afterglow: such a pretty title… i like the opening a lot. her voice sounds so beautiful here. this is so different from the previous two songs but it makes sense still. ik she introduced this as meeting someone [like an ex] and wanting that relationship back but not but then realizing maybe you do and being confused about where you’re at emotionally + what you want. it felt so brief

goldfish: a fan song 🤍 she emotes so well with just her voice. i like the melody and atmosphere of the song a lot. I’m sure this is the one that had folk influences, which i always love. my og genre 🫶

overall:

while i would have liked a more sonically cohesive project, it’s obv okay to have your solo be diverse. the transition between songs isn’t entirely smooth, but i think it’s just the result of having such variety with only four tracks. there’s not space to soften or transition. her voice sounds so different between each song, so the diversity was a great choice for showing off how lovely her vocals are + how much potential she has for future releases. a longer ep or full album will be super interesting for sure

i want to listen again. it makes me want to hear more from her and check out performances and how she explains everything from this album. it keeps my interest in yves as an artist and will make me follow her cb, which is a key goal of a debut, so i think she’s successful.

i think it comes across as simpler and easier to digest than it is. it seems like something that’s meant to be turned over and over and held onto for a while. i really like how genuine the entire album feels. it feels like it was made intentionally and with a lot of care.

afterglow is predictably the standout track for me, bc of the topic and sound. i like all of it a lot, and ik it will grow on me. idk how i’ll feel about it a month from now, but it’ll be nice to explore that in the meantime.

[doamarierose-honoka]

Black Widow's track record in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't always been flawless. The highs ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") were certainly high, but the lows ("Avengers: Age of Ultron") were just as low. Still, the operative otherwise known as Natasha Romanoff was always the MCU's secret weapon. She practically ran away with every film she appeared in, and for a large part of the franchise's initial run, she was one of the few female characters making a consistent impact. But as Johansson continued to turn in solid supporting performances, it was hard to ignore the fact that she'd yet to get a chance to stand on her own.

By the time Marvel finally delivered a solo Black Widow project, it felt like way too little, too late. "Black Widow" found itself somewhere in the middle of the franchise's 15-year output: it did its title character justice, in a way, but it wasn't exactly worth the wait either. It didn't help that the film came hot on the heels of Natasha's shocking sacrifice in "Avengers: Endgame," perhaps as a conciliation prize for over a decade of demand for more female-centered stories.

"Black Widow" was only the second MCU film to feature a female lead after 2019's "Captain Marvel." Why exactly did it take so long for Marvel to give the people what they want; to recognize that the future is, in fact, female? The answer is tangled in a whole lot of red tape, but the behind-the-scenes book "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" boils down years of conflict to one pervasive issue: the obstinance of former Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter.

A tentative start

A Black Widow movie had been a topic of discussion even before the formation of the MCU. Conversations were taking place as far back as 2004 when Lionsgate optioned the rights to adapt the character in a feature film. Back then, Black Widow was considered the easiest Marvel character to bring to the big screen: there was already a precedent for spy films with the rise of Jason Bourne and his gritty, jet-setting contemporaries.

"X-Men" screenwriter David Hayter had been tapped to write and direct for Lionsgate — but whatever progress he made was halted by a new wave of ill-received action vehicles. "Unfortunately, as I was coming up on the final draft, a number of female vigilante movies came out," Hayter told the "MCU" authors. Some — like "Tomb Raider," "Underworld" and "Kill Bill" — were bankable hits. Others, however, weren't so lucky. After the less-than-auspicious release of the Charlize Theron-led "Æon Flux," Lionsgate pulled the plug on its Black Widow movie.

"'Æon Flux' didn't open well," Hayter recalled. "And three days after it opened the studio said, 'We don't think it's time to do this movie.'"

Hayter went on to develop Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" and Netflix's "Warrior Nun," but still looks back with regret on Lionsgate's canceled plans. "I accepted their logic in terms of the saturation of the marketplace, but it was pretty painful," he continued. "I had not only invested a lot of time in that movie, but I had also named my daughter, who was born in that time period, Natasha."

Designing Natasha

When Black Widow made her MCU debut in "Iron Man 2," Hollywood was still acclimating to the idea of a female-fronted superhero film. Fans seemed to want a solo Black Widow film right off the bat, but Marvel and its notoriously meddlesome Creative Committee remained lukewarm to the idea.

Johannson, meanwhile, was working hard to prime Black Widow for an imminent solo film. With the help of Joss Whedon, Nastaha's appearance in "The Avengers" felt much more grounded and nuanced. "Joss Whedon and I talked about her past," Johansson said. "Who is she? How does she get to be a mercenary? What path do you follow in order to get to that place? We both wanted to see the darker side of her — why did she have to learn those skills?"

Johansson's conversations with Whedon would lay the groundwork for Natasha's long-gestating solo film. "The Avengers" established her strong relationship with fellow Avenger Clint Barton, spun a compelling tale of her time before S.H.I.E.L.D., and reintroduced her as an operative with her own agenda. Johansson seemed much more at home in the role, which only made her performance that much more captivating. Natasha was holding her own with a handful of superpowered men. But that, in turn, raised an "obvious question": if Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man got to continue their arcs in their own films, why couldn't Black Widow?

Trouble in the toy aisle

As years passed, Marvel continued to drag its feet on a solo Black Widow movie. "There's no definitive plans," Kevin Feige said in 2011. "But we have started talking, and talking with Scarlett, about what a Widow movie could be."

But despite Feige's claims of progress, Marvel seemed no closer to greenlighting a Black Widow film. At the end of the day, the argument kept circling back to merchandise sales. "Toymakers will tell you [female heroes] won't sell enough," Whedon said in 2013. And given that the head of Marvel at the time, Ike Perlmutter, had made his name in the toy business, he had no problem clinging to that philosophy. For years, Black Widow action figures were conspicuously missing from toy shelves. The same goes for the female characters that followed in her footsteps, like Zoe Saldaña's Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy."

Things seemed to come to a head in 2015 when IndieWire's "Women and Film" blog uncovered an email sent from Perlmutter to a Sony executive. The message was brief, containing a short list of female-led superhero movies and their respective box office takeaways. Perlmutter cited "Catwoman" and "Elektra" as financial disasters, likely to discourage Sony from investing in a female action hero. (In 2014, Sony had announced its plans to develop a female-centered story for the Spider-Man Universe — just days before Perlmutter sent his email to Sony's Michael Lynton.)

Kevin Feige's last straw

By the time Perlmutter's email was leaked to the public, the outcry had reached its zenith. Female fans seemed more visible than ever, but female heroes continued to be sidelined in the MCU. It wasn't just Black Widow; fans were also disappointed in Marvel's decision to exclude the Wasp from "The Avengers," despite her being a founding member of the supergroup in the comics. Though she'd later appear in "Ant-Man," the 2015 film didn't do quite enough with her character. "Guardians of the Galaxy," meanwhile, had pulled a large female audience in its theatrical run (more than 40% of the audience was female). Change was certainly in the air, but Marvel remained unmoved by it.

Even Marvel head Kevin Feige had seemingly had enough and all-but-directly addressed Perlmutter's emails in a 2014 interview with Comic Book Resources. "I very much believe that it's unfair to say, 'People don't want to see movies with female heroes,' then list five movies that were not very good," he said. "And they don't mention 'Hunger Games,' 'Frozen,' 'Divergent.' You can go back to 'Kill Bill' or 'Aliens.' These are all female-led movies. It can certainly be done."

Feige's "unusually blunt criticism" of Perlmutter and the Creative Committee was one sign of his efforts behind the scenes. In 2017, Vanity Fair reported that Perlmutter had been "quietly sidelined" in "a long-overdue" management restructuring at Disney. Sources close to Marvel cited Perlmutter's "outdated opinions about casting, budgeting, and merchandising" — as well as his financial support of then-President Donald Trump — for the studio's switch in leadership.

The next generation

Once Feige was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, the MCU immediately pivoted to make its projects more inclusive. With films like "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel," the franchise was finally beginning to mirror its audience. Those efforts paved the way for "Black Widow" to finally bow in 2021 — but even with all that red tape finally cleared, the film would have its own set of problems.

Still, for all that frustration, at least we know why it took so long to get more women-centered films off the ground. Marvel has since introduced a handful of powerful female heroes, all of whom owe some measure of debt to Black Widow, and to Johannson. It is, of course, a shame that she never got to truly enjoy the fruits of her labor: with Natasha's death in "Endgame," the MCU lost one of its most nuanced characters. "Black Widow" proved that she still had plenty to give, all while offering a brief glimpse into the sort of blockbuster vehicles that fans (and actors) have been denied for years.

Alas, such is the nature of a trailblazer. Marvel is still grappling with a new set of issues in its latest phase, but with Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, it's safe to say that the Black Widow mantle is in good hands. Hopefully, we won't have to wait another 10 years to see her solo vehicle.

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Tributes pour in for legendary singer Tina Turner after her death at her home in Switzerland at 83

News of Tina Turner's death on Wednesday led to an outpouring of grief and tributes from her adoring fans and grieving friends.The legendary hitmaker died earlier in the day at her home in Switzerland, her publicist revealed, though a cause of death was not initially revealed.On social media, The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who had collaborated on stage with Turner multiple times, shared photos of himself duetting with her while paying tribute to his 'wonderful friend.''I'm so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was truly and enormously talented performer and singer,' he gushed. 'She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.'He included a photo of the two singing his Jacksons collaboration State Of Shock and the classic Rolling Stones tune It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) in Philadelphia at a 1985 Live Aid performance.

Saying goodbye: News of Tina Turner's death on Wednesday led to an outpouring of grief and tributes from her adoring fans and grieving friends. The singer died earlier in the day at her home in Switzerland, her publicist revealed; seen in 2009 in London

Sharing the microphone: Mick Jagger, who had collaborated on stage with Turner multiple times, shared photos of himself duetting with her while paying tribute to his 'wonderful friend'

Two titans of the stage: He included a photo of the two singing his Jacksons collaboration State Of Shock and the classic Rolling Stones tune It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) in Philadelphia at a 1985 Live Aid performanceAnother black-and-white photo that appeared to date from the 1970s featured Jagger playfully leaning against Turner, who sizzled in leather pants and ocelot-print boots. Angela Bassett, who starred as Turner in the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It — which featured Laurence Fishburne as her musical collaborator and abusive husband Ike Turner — spoke to Deadline to remember her time with the iconic entertainer.'How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?' she said in a statement. 'Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like.'Her final words to me — for me — were "You never mimicked me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner Tina, and showed her to the world,"' she continued. 'I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days. 'I am honored to have known Tina Turner. I am humbled to have helped show her to the world. So on today, while we mourn the loss of this iconic voice and presence, she gave us more than we could have ever asked. She gave us her whole self. And Tina Turner is a gift that will always be “simply the best.” Angels, sing thee to thy rest…Queen.'Mariah Carey is one of the world's greatest divas, but she bowed down before Tina Turner as she sang her praises. 'The words legendary, iconic, diva, and superstar are often overused and yet Tina Turner embodies them all and so many more — an incredible performer, musician and trailblazer,' she wrote. 'To me, she will always be a survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere. Her music will continue to inspire generations to come.' Madonna stayed upbeat after the news with a photo of herself dancing with Turner. 'Thank you Tina Turner!! You paved the way for so Many Women! God Bless you!!' she gushed. Diana Ross is one of the few singers who could truly be said to be a peer of Turner's, and she wrote that she was 'shocked' and 'saddened' to hear of her death.'Sending condolences to Tina Turner's family and loved ones,' she added while posting a photo of the two together.

Goofing around: Another black-and-white photo that appeared to date from the 1970s featured Jagger playfully leaning against Turner, who sizzled in leather pants and ocelot-print boots 

Nailed the part: Angela Bassett, who starred as Turner in the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It — which featured Laurence Fishburne as her musical collaborator and abusive husband Ike Turner — spoke to Deadline to remember her time with the iconic entertainer

Game recognize game: Mariah Carey is one of the world's greatest divas, but she bowed down before Tina Turner as she sang her praises

On the bright side: Madonna stayed upbeat after the news with a photo of herself dancing with Turner. 'Thank you Tina Turner!! You paved the way for so Many Women! God Bless you!!'

Legends: Diana Ross is one of the few singers who could truly be said to be a peer of Turner's, and she wrote that she was 'shocked' and 'saddened' to hear of her death

Songwriter: Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman and songwriter John Fogerty had a special connection to Turner, as it was her cover of his song Proud Mary that became one of her most popular tunesCreedence Clearwater Revival frontman and songwriter John Fogerty had a special connection to Turner, as it was her cover of his song Proud Mary that became one of her most popular tunes. 'So deeply sad to hear about Tina Turner's passing... I loved her version of Proud Mary! It was different and fantastic. I was also so happy because she chose my song and it was her breakthrough record.' Elton John posted a sweet photo of the two sharing a hug. 'We have lost one of the world's most exciting and electric performers,' he bemoaned. Halle Berry was ebullient as she recalled her first time meeting the fallen singer. 'She rearranged me with her conversation, her spirit, her depth of character, her grace and most of all her ability to be ordinary and a LEGEND at the time! The world will be missing on bright light tonight!' she wrote. The Three Degrees frontwoman Sheila Ferguson joined the chorus of stars and fans paying tribute.'My darling friend @tinaturner has died. OMG, I’m beside myself,' Ferguson wrote while sharing a photo of Turner rocking out on stage in a blue tasseled dress. 'The times we shared over decades, her impact on the music industry, love of family&friends, insatiable humour, love of life. Damn, I miss you already. That’s all I can say now.'Sylvester Stallone remember Turner with a photo of the two in which she beamed next to him as he looked dashing in a tuxedo.'Rest in peace, Tina Turner... Truly one of the greats!' he wrote. The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and Turner were two of rock's greatest survivors, so it was fitting that he honored her and shared some of his favorite of her songs. 'I'm so sorry to hear about Tina Turner. I loved Tina and her voice and energy — she was one of the greats,' he remembered. '"River Deep, Mountain High" will always be one of my favorite songs. And nothing beats her version of "Proud Mary." I loved her musical too. Love & Mercy.' Fellow singer Ciara wrote that the groundbreaking superstar had been an inspiration to her.'Heaven has gained an angel. Rest in paradise Tina Turner. Thank you for the inspiration you gave us all,' she wrote lovingly.

In her absence: Elton John posted a sweet photo of the two sharing a hug. 'We have lost one of the world's most exciting and electric performers,' he bemoaned

Good times: Halle Berry was ebullient as she recalled her first time meeting the fallen singer. 'She rearranged me with her conversation, her spirit, her depth of character, her grace and most of all her ability to be ordinary and a LEGEND at the time!' she wrote

A hole in her heart: The singer Sheila Ferguson called Turner her friend as she paid tribute to her on social media. 'Damn, I miss you already,' she wrote

Superstars: Sylvester Stallone remember Turner with a photo of the two in which she beamed next to him as he looked dashing in a tuxedo

Legend to Legend: The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and Turner were two of rock's greatest survivors, so it was fitting that he honored her and shared some of his favorite of her songs

Leading the way: Fellow singer Ciara wrote that the groundbreaking superstar had been an inspiration to her

Honored: Kelly Rowland thanked Turner for 'giving us your all' while calling her a 'Queen'Kelly Rowland thanked Turner for 'giving us your all' while calling her a 'Queen.' 'We love you!' she added, while including Turner's birth name, Anna Mae Bullock Cindy Crawford said the hitmaker was an 'example of what it means to be a strong woman, to me and countless others.' Mia Farrow shared two black-and-white photos of Tina, one calming image in which the singer closed her eyes, along with an older photo in which her piercing gaze looked directly into the camera. 'The magnificent Tina Turner has left us,' she wrote, adding a broken heart emoji. Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan paid tribute to the 'legendary Tina Turner' with a vintage photo of her singing. Star Trek icon George Takei shared an eloquent tribute to the superstar performer on his Twitter account while referencing some of her most famous songs.'A true legend has passed,' he wrote. 'She was our River Deep and our Mountain High, the Private Dancer in our hearts. She showed us that love really does have everything to do with it, and that we really did need another hero. And she was it. Rest now, Proud Mary. Raise your voice high in the heavens.' And Just Like That... star Sarah Jessica Parker included a photo of Turner grinning ecstatically on stage.'Simply the best. RIP Ms. Turner. I loved and love you. Thank you,' she wrote, before wishing her 'Godspeed.'

Leading by example: Cindy Crawford said the hitmaker was an 'example of what it means to be a strong woman, to me and countless others'

Stunning: Mia Farrow shared two black-and-white photos of Tina, one calming image in which the singer closed her eyes, along with an older photo in which her piercing gaze looked directly into the camera

In her element: Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan paid tribute to the 'legendary Tina Turner' with a vintage photo of her singing

 Clever: Star Trek icon George Takei shared an eloquent tribute to the superstar performer on his Twitter account while referencing some of her most famous songs

Big fan: And Just Like That... star Sarah Jessica Parker included a photo of Turner grinning ecstatically on stage. 'I loved and love you,' she wrote to the late singer

On top of the world: Viola Davis posted a 1989 photo by Peter Lindbergh that showed Turner standing on the Eiffel Tower as she appeared to scale itViola Davis posted a 1989 photo by Peter Lindbergh that showed Turner standing on the Eiffel Tower as she appeared to scale it.'Iconic. Beautiful. A survivor. Brilliance. Our first symbol of excellence and unbridled ownership of sexuality!!' she wrote. 'You were my childhood. Oh man!!! God is getting an angel today!!! Rest well Ms. Tina Turner. We will bask in your legacy!!!' Magic Johnson shared a photo that appeared to be from the 1980s that showed him towering over Turner while both grinned ear to ear. He traced her influence to later showstoppers like Janet Jackson and Beyoncé. 'Tina would have so much energy during her performances and was a true entertainer,' he wrote. 'She created the blueprint for other great entertainers like Janet Jackson and Beyoncé and her legacy will continue on through all high-energy performing acts.' Bette Midler described Turner as 'beloved' and called her 'an absolutely brilliant performer and inspiration to us all.' 'May flights of angels sing her to her rest, but if I know Tina, she is singing lead,' she concluded.Maria Shriver focused on Turner's astounding 'journey' in her tribute post. 'What a life, filled with great highs and great lows,' she wrote, before describing her path out of an 'abusive marriage' to 'selling millions of albums.' 'She brought joy to so many, even when she was experiencing such tragedy. I've always admired her. I first met her as a teenager and followed throughout her inspiring life. May we honor Tina, and may we continue to play her music loudly and dance!' she wrote.Tom Hanks' actress wife Rita Wilson wrote that Tina Turner 'elevated it all' and was filled with 'Talent. Joy. Grace. Class.' 'What a legend in every way,' she added, while saying that 'Her music lives on.' Tom Jones wrote that she was 'an incredible woman, a genuine singer, a one of a kind talent.'  Read the full article

[fueledbysano]

KINKTOBER DAY 22: “JEALOUS SEX; Ran”

summary: “Pretend all his exes are in the room and you'll give the best performance of your life.”

✧ pairing: ran haitani x reader

✧ includes: NSFW, detailed smut, jealous sex, throat fucking, bdsm, degradation + praise kink, dumbification, dacryphilia, creampie, this shit rated PORN

✧ a/n: Ik he isn't originally in the kinktober schedule but this man and his brother's grip on me is so strong rn I just had to do this

wc; 1.7k

Being in a relationship with the executive of an elite gang meant a lot of things— countless late nights together after a long day at work to make up for the lost time, running errands around the city in a luxurious car, and spontaneous trips to different places you desired.

But one of your favorites is the regular work-related events which required you to be by Ran's side, giving you the luxury of spending quality time together while he's working, talk about the convenience.

“Got it, man. Thanks.” You watch your boyfriend part ways with his younger brother and attending back to you on the candle-lit dinner table for two.

“All yours now.” Ran takes your hand in his, placing a soft kiss on the back of it. But before you could even open your mouth to answer, his phone rings and interrups the very second you get together alone.

“What?” He answers in annoyance.

“I forgot, but, those women at the counter has information on our guy. Can you take care of that? Mikey just asked for me back.” You could faintly hear Rindou's voice from the phone speakers

“Fine.”

“I just have one more thing to take care of, wait here.” Ran excuses himself, letting go of your hand to straighten up his suit to talk to the women.

Now, who's he tryna look good for?

You watch as the ladies' eyes instantly land on your boyfriend, heads following his as he pretended to order something.

“Hi, handsome. Care for a drink?” One woman initiates, “I'd like that.” He immediately agrees.

“What takes you here?” “Just work.” You listened to their distant conversation.

True, but try saying on a date with your girlfriend, dumbass.

....Right, he's undercover.

Their conversation went for about a couple minutes, as he tried to sneak information about the guy they were being sent to track. but these women have those details they needed. Fine.

Flirty looks and nails running up his arms were in the mix, and oh how you hated every moment of it— other women throwing themselves onto your boyfriend like that.

“Alright, all good now.” You watch him return to your table for the second time tonight.

“Let's get outta here.” You suggest, finishing the last few ounces of your champagne.

“Hoping you'd ask that.” Ran agreed, now offering his arm out for yours to intertwine. A smile paints on your face at the way you head out of the restaurant wiht your boyfriend, those girls from earlier probably eyeing you with envy.

“Let me get the car, baby.” You untangle yourself from his arm before heading to the valet parking boy to ask and get your car.

“Ran?” And just when he thought the night couldn't get any worse, a woman calls for his name. A voice a little too familiar.

“Oh, it's you.” Ran replied in a nonchalant tone. It was his ex lover,

“Lovely to see you here.” She answered.

“Mhm.” Ran could only hum in response.

“So, what you up to now?”

“Not much.” He didn't really want to go into detail of everything, or even tell her about his life in the first place.

“Well, aren't you gonna ask me?” She asks.

“How are you?” He caved with a sigh, wanting nothing but for you to return already.

“I just came back from France! and see, do you like it?” She takes the charm on her necklace, holding it up for Ran to see.

“Uh,”

“Can't see? Here, here.” She steps closer, bodies practically inches away from each other only for her to shove the jewelry in his face.

“Uh, okay. Yeah, very nice.” Sometimes, to stop hearing about it is to pretend to care about it. Ran agreed, taking a moment to look at the pendant she was so excited about.

“Car's here.” The sound of your throat clearing broke them apart.

“And this is...?” She trailed off.

Now, this woman was no stranger to you. Once you and Ran talked to each other about your past relationships, this woman was particularly horrible to him.

She cheated and took his money numerous times. Not to mention the verbal abuse she gave him on a daily basis.

“Haitani [Name].” You smile, hand reaching out to take hers in which she "gladly" accepts. “And, you must be the woman who used to date my husband.” You added, as if it was a dirty word.

“Mm, yeah, I am. I was pretty good at that. Maybe, a little too good.” She answered, sneaking a wink to your boyfriend which didn't go unnoticed.

“And huh, Wife... I don't see much but, this works, I guess? Congrats.” She added.

“Well, God has his favorites...” You chirped before scanning your eyes from her head to toe.

“Not you, though. Stay safe out there, disrespectfully.” You remarked, leaving her in offense. Ran couldn't even manage to stifle a laugh, a snort coming from him as your car arrives just in time for you to drag him outside.

“That was so fucking hot, holy shit [Name].” He chuckled, sliding into the back seat with you.

“Bitch needs to know her place. Tried her best though, just not good enough.” He could only kiss you in response, left arm hooking around your waist.

“Take us home.” He ordered the driver.

“Alright, what's up with you, hm?” Your sloppy kisses over his neck didn't go unnoticed by Ran, currently seated on his side of the bed, legs crossed and eyes glued to his phone screen.

“Just didn't like the way you were talking to those women and looking at your ex earlier.” You casually answered, hands now fumbling with the strings of his grey joggers.

“What you mean? They're all literally throwing themselves at me.” Ran lets his head fall back on your shoulder, returning the kisses on your neck.

“You seemed to enjoy it though,” You point out, successfully slithering your hand into his throbbing cock.

“Wrong.” He denied, his body falling back onto the mattress at your absence. “Sweetheart so eager?” You hopped onto the floor to get in between his legs,

“When my boyfriend's this sexy, yeah.” You replied, lips making in contact with the outline of his tattoo, starting on the ones on his chest.

While you were busy painting hickies over his tattoo, your hand continues to wander over his crotch, starting to jerk him slowly.

Ran could only lament from the pleasure, before watching as he hardened into your touch. You hear another salacious snivel from his lips when your thumb comes contact with the slit of his sensitive tip.

“Shit, do that again.” He instructed.

You obliged, adding another finger into the equation to massage his tip. “Mmmmm, shit, baby, yeah...” You watch his expression melt in fluster, continuing to pinch and knead your fingers over his now fragile tip.

“[Name]...” His hoarse cry came out desperately.

“What? You don't...” You paused for a moment, tracing the tip of your tongue over a prominent vein up his length. “Like it?”

“No, I love it, just— gonna cum.” struggled to speak through the pleasure.

Someone once told you to— “Pretend all his exes are in the room and you'll give the best performance of your life.”

You thought now's the time.

Once your eyes meet again, you sink your mouth down Ran's length, taking all of him once and for all.

When your eyes closed, all you could think about was those women standing in the room, watching you please their ex lover like no other, tongue swiping over the tip and head bobbing violently, fucking your throat into him.

“Mmmm....” He mumbled as you sucked his cock so superbly. “Shit! [Name], stop, I'm gonna fucking cum.” He beseeched, abs caving in erratically from all the pleasure building up so quickly.

He hated how easily you could turn him like that— so weak and vulnerable under your touch.

“On your knees.” He ordered. You oblige, getting back onto the bed with him while Ran goes over to the nightstand to retrieve something.

“Now suck me off. Again.” You feel the cold surface of his baton come in contact with your neck.

You but your lip in response, eyes making contact with his through your lashes. “Don't go shy on me now, stupid dirty girl.” He spat, pushing the stick further against your throat, restricting airflow.

You oblige in no time, picking up where you have left off moments ago. This time, hollowing your cheeks and hugging his length so perfectly. “Fuck, so warm...”

Ran sees a glance of your face fucking into his cock desperately. “Fuck, sweetheart, your pretty face looks so good stuffed with my cock like this.”

“What a jealous little slut.” You feel his baton come in contact with your ass this time, eliciting a loud cry from you.

“So cute,” He mewled. “Alright, princess. You've proven your point, my turn now.” He pulls off of your mouth, making a loud popping sound before pushing you onto the bed.

“Stay.” He spoke more harshly than the last time before leaning down slowly, leaving wet sloppy kisses, his fingers spreading your wetness around your folds moments before thrusting in harshly. “Shit, I'm not gonna last so long, you're so tight.”

He started moving his hips, but you tried your best not to moan so loudly.

“Don't hold it in, princess. Tell the neighbors how good I'm making you feel.” And that was all it took for you to let out your cries of pleasure in all force.

“Envious little slut.”

“Yes, Ran, Yes! Don't stop!” Your moaning grew louder, nails ripping at his shoulders and back as the bed shook from how fast he was going.

Suddenly, Ran picks you up in his arms, pushing you further into the headboard. Your skin clapped harder while Ran latched his mouth onto your shoulder to conceal his own moans. “Tell me how bad you want to cum.”

“Want you so bad, please. Your cock is so big and feels so good inside of me. Please, I'm your only good girl.” He laughs in response, thrusting deeper in response.

“Anyhing for you, darling...” Your vision turns white as he rubs your clit harshly in time wih his thrusts to send you over the edge.

Ran throws his head back with a groan, thrusting forward and squeezing his eyes shut before filling you with his cum.

“Fuck,” He cursed, collapsing on top of you, hot bodies colliding once more. His elbows supported his torso as he buried his head into your neck.

You whine softly as he pulls out, watching his thick release ooze out of your hole slowly.

“Shit, so good to me princess.” He remarked breathlessly.

[shiningclown69]

Specialists' Hobbies

After many months, finally finished this.

Didnt write about Nex, Roy and Thoren bc I got lazy, but maybe I'll write for them eventually

And yes, ik i wrote like 7 hobbies for brandon and struggled to write 3 for the rest, it be like that im sorry im a clown 😭🤡

Sky:

He was kinda busy as a child, being trained to be a future king didn't really allow him to develop hobbies naturally. However, because his parents wanted him to be an all-rounder perfect child, they exposed him to many different activities, whether he liked them or not. He has probably tried everything from music to coding to every sport and had the best teachers to help him out.

He's a jack at all trades, but I think what he genuinely enjoys most is doing sports. He particularly loves riding on his skateboard (the one they have w/o wheels) and doing tricks. As a kid, he would often get roughed up doing that and get scolded by his parents because they thought it wasn't a very prestigious sport. That's weirdly his way of rebelling till now.

He is also surprisingly good at playing the piano and other classical instruments. He isn't as well versed in things like electric guitar, but he is interested to learn, epsecially with friends. He would love to start a small band and play with the rest of the specialists.

Not sure if this counts as a hobby, but he really values the time he has with his friends. He enjoys going out with them and just chilling or getting a drink. He's usually the one to initiate outings, followed by Brandon

He doesn't have many specific hobbies, but he's happy to do most things as long as he's hanging out with his friends.

Brandon:

Brandon has many similar hobbies as Sky, and probably introduced him to many of them. Many of the hobbies Sky likes are because of Brandon (because having a friend to do said hobbies with you is vastly more fun than than a teacher who grades you on your performance)

Brandon has many hobbies. His primary hobby is exercising in general. He enjoys sports, particularly rock climbing, hiking, swimming and surfing. He also likes to go for jogs/runs with the other guys or sometimes with Stella. He is good at most sports, but its mainly due to his general athleticism rather than constant practice or strategy.

He is more gym-oriented than the rest of the guys. He goes nearly daily and lifts dumbells in his bedroom. He mostly goes to the gym bc he wants to maintain his appearance and often looks at himself in the mirror of the gym or in his room. He also eats more healthy, takes care of his hair and skin for the same reason.

However, he is still genuinely interested in health and nutrition related things, beyond appearance reasons. Things like making progress or hittting a new record in weightlifting makes him feel fulfilled.

He doesn't often advise people on how they should exercise or eat (bc its their own body), but if they want to look for somebody for advice, Brandon is probably the right person. He is always happy to help, and seeing his friends hit their goals brings him joy.

Another thing he enjoys is fashion. It initially comes as a by-product of him caring about his appearance, but he finds himself interested in it's creation and design. Stella helps cultivate that interest. Brandon is literally the most stylish and trendy guy in their gang, so if the guys want fashion and styling advice they will go to him.

Another unexpected thing he likes is engineering, particularly the mechanic part. He enjoys tinkering with the engine of his windrider and fixing stuff. He's not as proficient in the math and theory stuff as Timmy though.

He's also one of the only guys here who can cook decently, taught by his parents since young (and also bc of his nutrition interest). He also likes trying out his friends' food reccomendations and going cafe hopping.

Riven:

Riven doesn't have a ton of money (single family home), so he realised a lot of his hobbies when he was younger from playing with other kids, like borrowing their consoles/going for sleepovers/playing with them ourdoors. The internet along with people he finds cool are also huge inspirations.

An obvious hobby for him is music. He's more musically inclined than the other guys, but he particularly loves rock (unironically instilled in him during his emo phase lol). The instrument he is most proficient in is the electric guitar, but he can also play the drums pretty well.

He is willing to try out other instruments and sometimes joins music related clubs so that he can try out instruments he wants to learn.

He is also likes composing songs and brainstorming ideas for it. He usually has a rhythm or beat stuck in his mind for a while, so that part doesn't take him that long to do. But he is bad at coming up with meaningful lyrics, so those tend to screw him up. He sometimes begrudgingly goes to Helia or Nabu for help with that.

He sings occassionally but tends to hum rather than full-on sing, especially if people are around. However, he is confident enough to perform on the stage if push comes to shove or if he practiced a ton. His voice is not as polished as Musa's because he never had many avenues to sing/doesn't practice it a ton, but it has good potential. Definitely one of the best at singing in the specialists and kills it at karaoke.

Another prominent hobby of his is sports. He likes most sports, ranging from soccer to snowboarding to boxing. However, what he enjoys most about sports is competition and the fact he can pitt his skills against others. Thus, he is the most aggressively competitive of the bunch. Combined with his physique and athletism, he's honestly kinda a monster to play against. He's also the one that gets physically hurt the most from said sports, so he has semi-frequent trips to the nurse's office.

In the same vein of competitiveness, he also enjoys playing games. Naturally, he leans towards PvP fighter games and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games.

He also secretly enjoys rhythm based games (both arcade and online), though he would never let people know bc he thinks its embarassing. That is until one of the specialists challenges him to a DDR battle, and then he wipes the floor. He also likes Guitar Hero, obviously.

He also gets VERY worked up playing party games, which the specialists find hilarious (but sometimes insufferable). He's such a sore loser at literally everything.

Timmy:

Obviously, the tech guy likes tech. Ingrained in him as a child, Timmy enjoys solving technical problems and tinkering with machines. Brandon sometimes watches him do his thing so he can learn. Timmy's family tree has a long lineage of prestigious scientists and inventors, so he naturally has similar interests. He also enjoys coding and is fascinated by math and science in general.

Another thing he enjoys is games. Unlike Riven, he prefers games that allow him to flex his strategic skill. This of course includes stuff like chess, but nobody wants to play those with him except Tecna or Digit, mainly bc they know they'll lose to Timmy.

Luckily, Timmy is also kinda a board game nerd and owns a large collection of other tabletop games, which the rest are willing to entertain. Even if it's less traditional strategy related, he does enjoy playing them and analysing the rest of the group's play-styles

Unexpectedly, he has also taken an liking to story-based games like RPGs or Third-person games. He would be lying if he said he didn't cry more than once over fictional characters. He also enjoys playing MMORPGs, and is actually really good at it. The only one who is better at him in the gang is Tecna obviously, she totally goes on virtual dates with him in-game.

Helia

Weird art kid. Spent 99% of his early childhood days sitting in a corner and quietly drawing anime characters and ocs. He later diversified and dabbled more into realistic portrait and scenery drawings, because he wanted to get into art school.

He does mostly traditional pencil drawings, because he enjoys the tactile experience and organic feel of traditional drawings. However, he has a tablet to draw digitally in his room as well (from art school), he just doesn't use it as often. His family can fund his expensive art supplies anyway.

Surprisingly, he is a bigger reader than Timmy is. His childhood involved reading a lot of thick, fictional books he still enjoys to this day (he re-reads them semi-frequently out of nostalgia). This love of reading subsequently helped him get more into literature and poetry.

He'd rather not get his hands dirty doing sports, so he'd rather not dabble in those lest he get hurt. He wants to keep fit, but he isn't interested in going to the gym either (he doesn't like the noises and people there), so he often works out at home instead. He doesn't particularly enjoy exercising, he does so more out of practicality.

He likes walking around in nature parks and museums, but is also content with sitting with his friends in a cafe and chatting. He sometimes goes hiking or trekking with Brandon purely because he wants drawing inspiration (He'd rather go with Flora, but Brandon is ok I guess.) He prefers quieter places where he can get his own privacy, so he dislikes noisy bars or arcades.

Nabu:

He shares a lot of the same hobbies as Helia. Like A LOT.

He loves reading. He re-reads less, but prefers to read new books. He loves the excitement of opening a new book, and he's totally the type to binge read a novel and then fall asleep in his library on the floor.

He also indulges a lot in music (and has the money to go to concerts frequently), poetry, plays and movies. The genre of arts/music he likes tends to be slightly different from Helia, as he grew up with of art that had a distinct Andros flavour(does that make sense?). His taste is closer to Aisha's (but Aisha has more interest in pop/dance songs than him because of Musa's influence)

I imagine he's also actually quite a big nerd? Unlike Helia who is more reserved, he LOVES rattling off about a recent great book he read, or an artsy film he saw, or a meaningful lyric he heard from his favourite band's song. The other guys/winx enjoy seeing him being happy and talking about his interests, but suggest him to write a blog instead (because he has a tendency to repeat things in his excitement). He does, and he finds a niche audience who enjoys his writing. He also realises he likes writing through this lol.

Idk where to put this, but I feel like Nabu would unexpectedly like cafe hopping (like Brandon)? Or just trying new food in general. These two give each other recommendations all the time. Though, you'll probably have better luck with Brandon if you have a tighter budget bc Nabu has a tendency to accidentally recommend expensive restaurants. He's apologetic if you tell him though.

Similar to Sky, he dabbles in many hobbies because he enjoys trying things. Though, unlike Sky, Nabu realises he doesn't have an affinity for physical sports. His likes and dislikes are also quite clearly established from childhood, but he just likes trying out stuff for the sake of trying something new.

[ballorawan740]

SCP Scenarios: When the reader can pole dance/aerial silk dance

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Credit to @ijumpbridges (+ @a-wild-yori & Lil Nas X XD) for the idea

(BTW, Sorry for the terrible choices in music)

SCP 073 (Cain)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Montero (Lil Nas X) | Gimme more (Britney Spears) | Paradise (EXO) | Sugar Daddy (Qven Herby)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Ignite (Alan Walker) | Miracle (Borgeous & BRKLYN) | The Eve (EXO)

I feel like Cain is slightly aware of pole dancing and aerial silk dancing

Like, he would've heard it over the internet or around the foundation

He probably would need to search it up or something

If you told him that you used to pole dance, he would probably blush a little since it's sexualised in certain ways but he wouldn't do much since you already knew how to do it

If given the opportunity, he might even ask you to show him if he's brave enough, otherwise you'll probably have to ask him first

However, if you wanted to learn how to pole dance, then he would most likely try to object to that idea as it can be sexualised

But I feel that if you gave him a valid reason he might support your decisions as long as you don't get hurt

The same goes for aerial silk dancing and he would be even more cautious since you're basically dancing off the ground and would be concerned for you

If you already knew how to aerial silk dance then, again, he would most likely ask you to show him

He would most likely be less embarrassed if you were doing aerial silk dance as compared to pole dancing but he would be slightly anxious since you could get hurt

Cain would be stunned with how flexible you were and that your dance was graceful just like you (uh-huh you're totally flexible and not clumsy at all or anything)

Basically, Cain would be hella impressed by your dancing and if you ever wanted to learn more dances he would let you

Just try to not fluster him too much with anything that can be sexualised (I would save that for the bedroom, but he's taken by me, so back tf off)

SCP 076-2 (Abel)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Judas (Lady Gaga) | Venus (Lady Gaga) | Daddy (Sakima) Aerial Silk Dancing: Dark Horse (Katy Perry) | Sweet Dreams (Marilyn Manson)

Unlike Cain who would use his initiative to search things up beforehand, Abel would not be searching anything up and you'll most likely have to tell him about it

I don't think he cares about it all too much either and would rather sleep (Ik yall are gunna say "sames", "Mood", "relatable", you lazy chicken mcnuggets)

If you wanted to show him, he might watch but there's a high chance he'll just fall straight back to sleep

So you might have to bribe him with your oh so stunning appearance (Y'all look gorgeous ok?!)

And yes your bribery worked, so all you had to do is get the researchers to grab you a pole/aerial ribbons which were granted to you successfully

As you performed your dance, Abel was surprised at how acrobatic you were and wanted to know how you did it

You did try and teach him but failed miserably

He even asked if you could join him on a mission and the researchers denied it at first

Only because you weren't actually military trained but since you were naturally flexible and were eager to learn, they would help you with it

Being acrobatic already gave you an advantage in training compared to other newbies who didn't have any experience at all

SCP 999 (Tickle Monster)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Sugar Daddy (Qveen Herby) | Candyman (AQUA) Aerial Silk Dancing: Never say never (The Fray) | Here comes the boy, welcome

999 probably wouldn't know what pole dancing or aerial silk dancing really is but would come across the words from time to time, mainly from you

Being a cutie he is, he would ask you to show him what it's actually like doing those dances

And so you showed him your best performance moves

He was in awe and some other researchers joined in on watching you perform

Everyone was surprised at how flexible you were and could really care less if pole dancing were over-sexualised

Basically, you've impressed the whole entire foundation since you've never really shown those moves outside of your practice (TBH I wouldn't think 999 would even know what the whole kinky jokes are about)

In conclusion, you ever want to impress 999, just dance

It's unlikely he would be able to take part in it but he would be entertained by the show

Sometimes you'd even catch him blushing slightly

SCP 682 (Hard to destroy reptile)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: The Magic Bomb (Hoang Read) | Montero (Lil Nas X) | Satisfaction (Benny Benassi) | Daddy (Sakima) Aerial Silk Dancing: Bring me to live (Evanescence) | Ainsi bas la vida (Indila)

Similarly to Abel, 682 probably wouldn't know what that is and doesn't even bother to ask what it is

You would have to bribe him to watch you perform

And while he did watch you dance intently, he didn't say a thing which did upset you

You thought that he didn't like your dance and wanted to cry for a bit but a miracle happened

682 opened his mouth and complimented your dance and was rather amused and impressed

But he just such at his expressions and body language which made it look like he was bored and done with life (Just like you cuz y'all not rich enough to travel the world)

You were very much relieved that 682 had enjoyed your dance and to his surprise and yours, the researchers had been watching you dance too

The researchers had decided to bargain with 682 that if he does as he's told then they could request for you to dance for him again

He reluctantly agreed but is secretly plotting some revenge on the for using you against his will

SCP 049 (Plague Doctor)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Lambada (T-Fest x Scriptonite) | Need to know (Doja Cat) Aerial Silk Dancing: Heart Attack - Instrumental (EXO)

I feel that this bird doctor is one of the very few SCPs on this list who knew the existent of pole dancing  and aerial silk dancing

He may not know much about it but he's willing to ask you about it

049 would even ask if you could show him for "research purposes"

Unlike the others, with the exception of Cain (Cuz he's my hubby), he would watch and applaud you like a gentleman

If you weren't a professional or wanted to learn, he would be extremely supportive of your choices in life (so unrelatable cuz yall make stupid decisions every day and can't even decide on what you want to eat)

You never had to worry about being injured because you have your own personal doctor to nurse you back to health

Maybe a little bit of lecture here and there bout your safety but he'd still allow you to pole dance/aerial silk dance

Perhaps he would even feel excited slightly whenever you dance, especially using the pole or showing off your flexibility and strength while dancing mid-air

SCP 035 (Possessive Mask)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Woman (Doja Cat) | I'm sexy and I know it (LMFAO) | Thot Shit (Megan Thee Stallion) | Bisexual Anthem (Domo Wilson) Aerial Silk Dancing: Stereo Hearts (Gym Class Heros) | Aquarium Show OST (Catwoman 2004)

Another SCP who probably knows about pole dancing/aerial silk dancing

Probably knows a lot more about it than 049 if I'm being honest here

035 would most definitely make you dance for him because he's curious and he's such a gentleman about it (Are you guys even alright? Yall be falling in love with an inanimate object here)

035 would 100% be your #1 fanboy/fangirl when it comes to you dancing

If you were to pole dance, he would definitely give you a cheeky remark (And he/she will definitely be turn- nvm)

If you were performing as an aerial silk dancer, he would be in awe and mesmerised by your dancing

He would most likely ask you to teach him and he does learn quickly

It just depends on the body he possesses but since he had experience in adapting to each body, it wouldn't be long until he masters the moves you do

035 would most likely talk about you a lot to the others, especially 049 (Poor bird boi, all he wants is peace and quiet)

SCP 105 (Iris)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Sexyback (Justin Timberlake) | Zero (Varsity) | U got that (Halogen)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Alive (Kwrella) | Summer fling (Nina Nesbitt) | False King (Two Steps From Hell)

Iris definitely knows about the 2 dances and would blush a lot if you say you can pole dance

If you showed her your pole dancing skills, she would be surprised to find that it's not as sexualised as she thought it would've been

But she's still blushing from all the moves you do to that pole

If you were to do aerial silk dancing, then she would 1000000% be mesmerised by it and while she does want to learn the moves, she doesn't feel the need to though, only because she's busy with missions the foundation gives her

However, you managed to bribe her into practising aerial silk dancing only for her to find out that it had helped her even more with her military training and on missions as she became even more flexible

Iris would definitely be impressed by everything and would ask you to teach her more of those dances

Except for pole dancing though

That's reserved for the bedroom only

Anyways, Iris would tell Cain, Glass, Kindraki and Light about her new dancing skills and how flexible she became all thanks to you

Needless to say, they were mildly amused but was soon impressed since she did become more flexible when they saw her train with another guard/agent

They came in to thank you, only to find that Iris was on top of you

And no, you and Iris weren't fonduing and were actually cuddling while you both slept

SCP 106 (Old Man)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Jalebi Baby (Tesher) | DJ got us falling in love again (Usher) | Sugar Daddy (Qven Herby) Aerial Silk Dancing: Black Pearl - Instrumental (EXO)

This old man right here barely knows anything in the outside world

So its quite unlikely that he knows what pole dancing or aerial dancing really is

He wouldn't mind you showing him your dance moves and he would be rather fond of it since it's so unusual for him

I guess it would be quite rewarding for him to see you dance after a hard day of him being tested on and silencing anyone in his pocket dimension

The researchers who were passing by were also watching since you've gotten them super interested

But 106 kidnapped them and kahooted them into his pocket dimension so basically, it's a private show

I feel like 106 could most likely be asexual and wouldn't really be interested in you or anyone else sexually so even if you explained how pole dancing could be sexualised by others, he wouldn't really care

Unless there sexualising you, especially when you're dancing, then they're in for a real treat

SCP 096 (Shy Guy)

Song/Music Recommendations:

Pole dancing: Stupid Love (Lady Gaga) | Hello Bitches (CL)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Su menh muoi sau (Zanis) | Reflection/Mirror Night (Deemo)

096 is pretty much the same as 106 but with more innocence and anxiety

Like, he wouldn't understand why anyone would sexualise pole dancing and he does understand to an extent that aerial silk dancing can be highly dangerous, especially if you were just an ordinary human

Of course, he would definitely be in awe of your dances and would happily clap for you at the end of your performance

Sometimes he would even panic for you when you're dancing so high of the ground

But not so much since he's taller than the average human and he's hella strong and fast so he could catch you before you even hit the ground (Which is amazing cuz yall short anyways)

He would help you adjust the ropes/pole if you ever needed help with them and would make sure that they're steady just for you

He probably wouldn't really mind having people to watch you as long as they're not looking at his face or gawking over you

Like that time when somebody catcalled you and that man automatically became meat juice for spaghetti bolognese

Dr Jack Bright

Song recommendations

Pole Dancing: Slow Down (Chase Atlantic) | Circus (Britney Spears) | Big and Chunky (Will I Am) | Drop dead beautiful (Britney Spears)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Riding the Light (Really Slow Motion) | Heart Attack - Instrumental (EXO)

Jack Bright would most definitely not be embarrassed about you pole dancing and would be even more impressed if you were to aerial silk dance

If you pole dance for him, you wouldn't be leaving the room unmarked anytime soon and he wouldn't let anyone else watch you at all

You can only give him a private show and if anyone sees, they'll most likely have their eyes and tongue ripped out

If words get out, Bright would silence all of them and they would be intimidated af

Anyways, if you did pole dancing as well as aerial silk dancing or just the silk dance alone, he would be impressed

Bright is an intelligent man and has thought about asking if you would like to join the MTFs since you have clearly demonstrated your physical abilities through the dance

However, he denied the thought since he didn't want to get you killed since he lost so many people around him already

He may outlive you, but he doesn't want to get you into an unnecessary danger

Bright might, however, let you learn some self-defence since he figured that you could use your acrobatic to your advantage rather than just some personal performer

At the end of the day, you're even more enticing when you dance (Jokes on you, y'all aren't even flexible enough, or are you?)

Dr Simon Glass

Song Recommendations -

Pole Dancing: Wap (Cardi B) | I want your bite (Chris Croker) | SOS (Rihanna)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Aquarium Show OST (Catwoman 2004) | Heart Attack - Instrumental (EXO - Instrumental) | The Eve (EXO)

Simon Glass would also know about pole dancing/aerial silk dancing

I feel that his reaction to both dances are similar to Cain's and would perhaps warn you to not do either but lets you do it anyways

He would most likely feel some sort of way when you pole dance, especially to such a revealing song (Guys, dance to WAP pls! Actually, don't, he's mine too XD)

But that's because he's very much aware of how this type of dance can also be performed in clubs

Don't get me wrong though, Simon would be dazzled by you since he didn't know that you were that good at dancing (Boi, your girl/man is dancing to a pole, not you, Glass XD)

If you ever wanted to fluster our Simon Glass here, you should pole dance more, especially to those songs/music

If you were to dance with the ribbons, he would be in shock since you enjoyed dancing 20ft off the ground

He would most likely panic for you and wouldn't know what he'd do if you were to drop

But since you were experienced in the dance, he's a little bit more relaxed about it, but he would still lecture you about this

Dr Alto Clef

Song Recommendations -

Pole Dancing: Womaniser (Britney Spears) | Wap (Cardi B) | Pretty Little Psycho (Porcelain Black)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Beast (Mia Martina)

If you were pole dancing, Alto Clef would 100% be into it, whether you were dancing innocently or seductively

Clef would most likely brag about this to everyone he sees and might even let a few people come and watch too

If it comes to the bedroom, he would definitely like you to put on a show with the pole (like hypnotizing him to sleep, no fonduing, you dirty little nuggets)

However, if you were to dance with the ropes (By ropes I mean the silks you pervs), he would definitely be mesmerised and impressed

He would probably ask you how you'd do either dance and might fail just to make you laugh

I bet that Kondraki, Bright and Glass would know all the unnecessary TMI details about your dances (Glass would know either way cuz he's Clef's therapist after all)

Sometimes, during his missions, he might make a remark about you through comms and everyone would die internally

If you were to go on a mission with him, he would definitely flirt with you and pull a joke or 2 about you dancing and distracting whoever's the enemy (By making them laugh cuz we all suck at dancing anyways, unless you take classes, then teach me Senpai)

Dr Benjamin Kondraki

Song Recommendations -

Pole Dancing: Thick Girl (Sojo) | Pretty Boy Swag (Soulja) | She Wolf (Shakira)

Aerial Silk Dancing: Empire (Shakira)

Quite similar to Glass and Cain, Kondraki would probably suffer second-degree embarrassment if you were to seductively dance on a pole

I guess he would be on the same level as Cain when it comes to being flustered (Only cuz Glass is a master at hiding it, not)

I wouldn't necessarily say that Kondraki would rather reserve your dancing to himself, since he doesn't mind visitors coming in, but he wouldn't exactly brag about it

He would mention it a couple of times with Glass but nothing more, nothing less

If Clef and Bright knows about your dancing, they'd tease you and Kondraki endlessly non stop

And of course, Mama Glass is here to save the day yet again

If you were confident, you would sometimes tease uncle Kondraki (no incest, just nickname) with your dancing (just to bribe him to do something for you)

He would become rather overbearing when it comes to aerial silk dancing since it'll be a lot easier for you to get injured

And you would always pout to him and tell him to stop treating you like a child (and that's because you are >:D)

Sometimes, if the foundation wants to make a big event, they'll ask Kondraki and Iris to be the photographer and you to entertain the guests with pole dancing/aerial silk dancing