#Val loves FREE!

[kitakashi]

Val how dare you, now I wanna watch Free! again

[triona-tribblescore]

Its like miraculous ladybug with how bad his vision is- (Died over the layout good luck trying to read it in order im sorry- TwT <3)

[girlatrocity]

What kind of fashion do you think Himiko(and Ochako) would wear? I have some ideas albeit they’re mostly self indulgent than anything, so I was wondering about your thoughts?

I LOVE THIS QUESTION 😫

HIMIKO:

likes to look dressed up all the time (v feminine

very school girl fashion choices (button ups, patterned skirts, bows, cardigans, long socks, dress shoes)

lovesss cutesy, warm clothes, big sweaters, short skirts, thrives in the winter

wears a lot of neutrals, yellows, pinks, and reds

I imagine she also copies other people's (if she likes them) styles/clothing choices

OCHAKO:

pretty casual, her typical going out fit is a pretty top, simple bottoms, & cool shoes

she owns. so many shorts. all types

her nicer clothes tend to be more cute and feminine, the clothes she usually wears are kinda masc and plain (tank tops, muscle shirts, gym shorts, tshirts, boxers, etc.)

her shoe game is unmatched. where is she getting them from.

likes button ups, denim, cutesy jewelry, big sweaters & jackets, leggings

[manderleyfire]

I will do all this, I will get all this blood on my hands, and you are able to plead naivety.

[goatjam]

holding hands, how scandalous!

oh boi ffxiv art! ft my Viera Zero and @rakunoko's elezen Valtin

these two losers live rent free in my head

[razzledazzletrassh]

no major fic updates just yet guys TAKE MY WOY OC I MADE LIKE. April of last year IM PLUGGING SOME INFO ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE TAGS.

I may also redesign her soon or something. Make her more bug-like with some stuff. I can cook guys let me cook !!!

[russilton]

weird silly little emotional dump

I wish we could somehow detach the idea that the higher ups and stock holders and Toto are Mercedes - I know why its used as a hateable catch all, and I say it too, I get it, but at Tims like this even if they make the choices, they aren't what makes the team win, not really

Those factory workers, The mechanics, the people lining the streets for Lewis, the workers out in the rain and in tears- they are Mercedes. they people who work overnights to create cars from ideas, that's Mercedes. The guys who loved and worked for Lewis - that's Mercedes

in that sense, Mercedes does love Lewis, and he will always be their family, regardless of what big wig idiots say or do. The people actually working for change, Lewis included, they are what made that team who it is.

[reanimatedgh0ul]

because i've seen that there are some dp artists that struggle with how to draw fat ppl i'm now going to share some sources that i have found that i think could help other ppl out

#1 tutorial

#2 tutorial

#3 tutorial

#4 tutorial

#5 tutorial

a link to how you can access morpho: anatomy for artists (fat and skin folds) for free

lastly this website is also another great reference source but you will have to request permission by the ppl in charge of it in order to gain access first as it's protected

this should be a good starting point and i encourage y'all continue to seek out other sources where you can👍

[kittykatkatelol]

fucking love being ""cringe"" /gen

[val-of-the-north]

My headcanon as to why a replica of Godwyn’s body is growing beneath Stormveil Castle is that, subconciously, he still wants to be close to his family and descendants. Little Godrick might feel alone there in Stormveil, it’s clear he wants to return home to Leyndell...

It would be cool if another one was growing near Mohgwyn Palace too, like, emerging at the side of the mountain to the palace or something. I suppose the red Albinaurics in the woods can summon giant skeletons... it might work even if you don’t believe he knew of his Omen brothers. In his current state he might be able to like, sense the blood connection and sprout accordingly.

He doesn’t need to grow in Leyndell where Morgott is though, he is directly underneath it. Eventually his influence will reach there naturally too, if the Undead in the city and the crabs with his face just outside it are any indication.

But can you really blame the boy? It must feel lonely underground...

[wilsons-journey]

The Calling

Story under the cut

Crows. There is no other animal Valefor hates more than crows. They are the eyes and ears of his master. And when they call, he has to follow.

Just like this evening.

The feathered messenger stared down at Valefor, eyes blazing orange. Expectant and impatient. “There is work for you”, it resonated somberly with the crowing.

Valefor didn't move at first. But he knew it was no use in resisting. So he got up, visibly tensed. But before he left the room, he took one last look back to Kying. He was still sleeping,... and the next morning he probably would wake up without him.

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Valefor was one of very few who knew or even had access to the Black Oni’s hideout. And that's where he found himself after the call. Visibly annoyed and tensed, he entered the room. "What do you need,...," he grumbled. His gaze laid piercing on Israfil, who in the meanwhile paid no attention to him. His gaze was fixed on the papers on his desk. Although he knew that his soldier was present, he didn't feel like it was necessary to greet him. Or to address other words to him. Instead, his bony fingers slid one of the pieces of paper in Valefor's direction. Only then did he raise his head and return the piercing gaze of the other. An amused smirk stretched across his lips. "Isn't it tiring?"

This question was left unanswered. But Valefor’s stubborn gaze spoke for itself as he took the note. His destination was written on it. Plain guy who seemed to have poked his nose too deeply into their affairs.

“Eliminate him.”, Israfil confirmed what Valefor was already thinking.

"Is there anything I need to watch out for? Do you want to send a message or do you want it to be discreet?” With this question, something moved in Israfil's face that already gave Valefor a bad feeling. It was only a small shift, but he had known this asshole long enough to be able to interpret it. "Discreet. And I'm sure your little lover can help you with that."

Something in Valefor's stomach turned. He felt sick. His whole body tensed, but he didn’t said anything at first. Instead he took a deep breath, to calm his thoughts. It was the first time Israfil directly mentioned Kying. He never did that before,... why now?  "No. I'll do that on my own.", it followed calmly to the outside. But in the inside he was raging.

Israfil seemed to noticed that.

"Is that so?" His head cocked to the side. Again the disgusting grin spread to his lips. “But he works so hard."

A pause, but the situation remained tense.

"He join the Guard, just to provide you with information." Israfil's gaze was fixed on Valefor. But his gaze was returned just as firmly. Even stubborn. Just as he knew it from his soldiers. “He makes sure people look away, when you’re doing your deeds. Very helpful.”

Another pause followed.

"Extremely useful". That was the moment it was too much for Valefor. “Let him out of it.”, he directed menacingly to his master. To emphasize his claim, he rammed his dagger into the table just inches away from him.

Like many times before, Israfil was only amused by the reaction of his soldier. And his only concern was directed to his documents, that got damaged by Valefor’s little outburst. “You know as well as I do,  that it's going nowhere. You're only hurting yourself.” Israfil replied calmly, leaning against Valfor's defiant gaze. "What you want to do? Slit my throat? We already had that.", he snorted in amusement and clearly unfazed by his soldier's hateful gaze.

Though the grip on the dagger tightened, Valefor paused. At least for a short moment. He seemed to be still weighing things up. However, the anger behind his eyes grew with every second. And just as he was about to make a decision, he found himself gasping on the floor.

Above him stood Israfil, looking tired down at him. Black smoke surrounded his hands. Strange shadowy magic that weirdly connected Valefor and the smoke in Israfil’s claws. And the more the tall charr tighten his grip around those shadows, the more Valefor’s chest got crushed. Pain shot through his body, robbing him of any air to breathe. "You are very lucky, that you are too valuable to me, than to make you bleed for this disobedience.". Israfil leaned down to Valefor. “But let me assure you of one thing: The day you lose your worth to me, will be the day I make you pay every single disobeying moment in agony. Slowly and painfully. And if your darling still exists by then... I'll start with him, right in front of you.”. It growled coolly. A clear warning that fell on deaf ears. This warning was met with a scornful laugh.

"Oh what a shame...", Valefor ground out hatefully. "First I'll send you to hell... if it's the last thing I do.".

Israfil then just shook his head and laughed out a dry laugh. “Stubborn as always. Are you sure you want to do that? I remind you of your little darling.” The look he gave Valefor spoke for itself. For what he would do to Kying, if he should not obey.

This reminder at last, seemed to have an effect. At least the cynical laugh stuck in Valefor's throat. Instead, his gaze darkened further. Pure anger and hate blazed in it. "Don't you dare.". Though Israfil tightened his grip on the magic, his soldier seemed unfazed. He was in pain - unbearable pain. He could feel it - see it in his eyes. But his hatred seemed to outweighed it and made him ignore the pain.

It was impressive, but at the same time the tall charr clearly disliked it.

"Lay an hand on,... him. … and your’re rid of your… oh so… valuable property… on one… or.. the other… way…”, he gasped and spitting up blood. His field of vision flickered, he was about to lose consciousness.

"Unfortunately,  you are right." Israfil sighed contritely. His grip was still relentless. A little tighter and he would blow out his little soldier's life lights. Instead, he freed him from his grasp. “At least we both know, that you will still obey me and I’ll let you enjoy your stupid little life of yours.”.  A dilemma that saved both, Valefor and Kying’s, lives. There was nothing Israfil would rather do, than making his soldier bleed for his disobedience. Slowly killing his lover right before his eyes,... Only that would lead to Valefor inevitably turning against him. He would have to kill him. For that he was still too valuable to him. At the same time, through Kying, he had a tighter grip on his soldier.  At least as long as he kept his hands off Kying. A small price to keep his most valuable possession. "Now go. Before I change my mind.".

Valefor was also aware of this dilemma. And as much as he wanted to indulge his hatred, he thought of Kying. He could not. Not yet,... So he rose silently and bowed as a sign of goodwill. Despite everything, his gaze remained adamant, which he threw at Israfil. He would never break him...

Israfil saw it differently, which is why he smiled boredly. "I'm just wonder... is it really worth it?". Valefor just made a face and started to walk. Israfil didn't stop him, but he still had some last warm words ready, for his goodbye. "How do you know you can trust him?" His smile widened as an idea sprouted in his mind. “You don’t want it to end, like with your other little friend.”

With this words he seemed to catch his soldier's attention one last time. A quick look - shock, before it turned to anger again.  Valefor didn't reply, instead he left the hideout without a word. However, the words of Israfil haunted him. As much as he tried not to let it get to him. It gnawed at him,... tore a wound that he stubbornly tried to keep closed.

“Go, just cling to him. It won't change the fact that you're mine...”, Israfil sat down at his desk full confidence. There this small idea, soon became a full-fledged plan for how to take full advantage of his soldier's situation - one way or another.

There was no escape.

- To be continued.

— Follow up of:

[gloriousmonsters]

sympathies go out to people who were into paranoid DJ's songs during the 4 year gap and thought of Valentino as having this super mean, dark, gravelly voice but the contrast between that and joel perez's beautifully queer-accented code-switching mood-ring roller coaster of a voice is so funny

[frenchy-and-the-sea]

📻📻📻 for my beloved Tritchet plssss but also val has such an aesthetic I'm 📻📻 to learn ones that are on hers aswell

I can always count on you to indulge my love for my silly little dragon girl!! 🥰

📻 Giants by Bear Attack!

is pride of place on Tritchet's playlist because it's my Pock Siblings Song. It's Tritchet's love, belief in and absolute loyalty to her sisters, told from her perspective. It reads like a triumphant climax song because that's kind of what it is for her! It highlights her private wants and desires as well as her pride in being a part of the WoL's entourage in a way that feels actually tangible. (And maybe the last line highlights some of her long-held anxieties too, who knows. :>)

📻 Don't Freak by the Aces

And SPEAKING of anxieties! This song got slapped onto Tritchet's playlist because contrary to popular belief, she had a LOT of insecurities, especially pre- and mid-ARR. This song, to me, highlights Tritchet's earliest feelings of not being good enough, and the self-talk she kept up of, "Bury it, you'll deal with it later, no one wants to see you freak out, just DO what you've gotta DO!!!" Which worked out really well for her until Stormblood. 😂

📻 Swim Naked by Betcha

This song, on the other hand, is pure Tritchet Pock Advice Time. Miss "Feel Your Feelings 100%" was especially keen to advise Certain Other People to really indulge in the good things in life, whether that's cutting loose or traveling the world or just existing without being beholden to anyone. Heavensward-era Tritchet was especially keen on this, and hadn't added some of the caveats that came with her later experiences. I also really like this song because it blends a somewhat guitar-heavy verse with a very synth-y, chill vibe chorus, which feels about correct for Tritchet's overall Deal.

And now, for Val!!

📻 Too Much Is Never Enough by Florence + The Machine

AH YES, the song that I slapped onto Val's playlist with enough force to break the sound barrier. Funny thing about my soft-hearted traveling gal: she has (had?) a self-sacrificial streak a mile wide. And the funny part about becoming very attached to your adventuring party - so much that you would literally die defending them - is that you grow to have some very conflicted feelings about dying to defend them. I mean, the song is called Too Much Is Never Enough; i.e., giving too much, giving it ALL, still isn't quite enough for the depth of attachment she has to her fellow idiots. And it's such a sweeping, triumphant-sounding song by the end, with so much of the knight-devotion-to-their-sworn imagery, and Val is SUCH a paladin, GOD -

Also, the line, "And who cares if I'm coming back alive? So what? 'Least I've got the strength to fight." UGH. Florence, just come kill me in my sleep why don't you

📻 Ditchdigger by Tyler Lyle

You mentioned Val's aesthetic so I would be remiss in not putting this song down. I have a few very laid-back, folk/country-adjacent songs on her playlist, but this is the one that I always think of when I think of encapsulating the things that Val really wants in life. Despite the sailor's swagger and the holy sword, despite the world-saving and the tendency to make herself a shield above all else, Val's REAL simple when you get right down to it. Her goal, when the aforementioned world saving is over, is to get a little place somewhere quiet out in the middle of nowhere and spend the rest of her days traveling to and from it. (...with Rona. And probably a handful of dogs. But she hasn't found the courage enough to pop THAT question yet.)

[edelgards]

at this point of time, i think edelg*rd's haters just hate the fact she's more popular than their faves bc how are you still talking about something you allegedly hate 5 yrs later.

[gonksinlove]

🍓 🍓 for red please c:

Thanks for the strawberries, and sorry it took me so long to answer! I'll throw in some new pics to make up for it 😅

🍓 One thing about Red is, he will not back down from a fight. He doesn't try to start them*, but he won't hesitate to end them. His favorite way to fight is up close and personal, with his fists. He has the strip of cyberware across the bridge of his nose/cheekbones and a full set of chromed teeth because he’s taken one too many punches directly to the face. He just loves the reaction he gets when he takes a hit and shakes it off, smiling at his opponent with blood streaming down his face. After one particularly brutal fight, the ripper doc in charge of patching him up said his skull couldn’t handle any more fractures and it needed to be reinforced. She also told Red to quit fighting before he ended up with a traumatic brain injury. His response was to grin and shrug, saying, "I'll quit fighting when people quit throwing punches at me". He does try to block and dodge more now though. And if he can't manage that, well his gorilla fists help end things before he takes any major hits.

🍓 He's a natural redhead and was bullied a lot for being the pale ginger kid growing up (he was bullied a lot in general, for lots of reasons). He's been called a freak, a mutant, a devil, a witch... all the things redheads get called, and worse. When he was young it used to bother him a lot, he hated the color of his hair and he hated the things he got called because of it. Of course kids caught on and so they started calling him Red instead of using his birth name. As he got older he would just roll his eyes and tell kids to come up with something original. But when he started to realize he wasn't just an awkward tomboy, he was actually a boy, he gave up trying to correct people to use a name that didn't feel like his anyway. He decided to reclaim the gender neutral nickname he used to roll his eyes at, and as he made changes to become more comfortable in his body he came to really like his red hair. When it was time to choose a new legal name for himself, Red was the one that felt right so he went with it.

* okay he usually doesn't try to start them, he just thinks it's fun to antagonize people and get a rise out of them, it's not his fault if they wanna punch him about it. and he's definitely not examining that particular proclivity too closely

(answers for this 🍓 ask game)

the boy when he finally got his gorilla arms...

and then immediately destroyed Vik's punching bag

[kitakashi]

Soulmate Search

for @imlevis requested fandoms jujutsu kaisen and blue lock

from jujutsu kaisen the cursed womb brother chōsō

from blue lock the all rounder mikage reo