#altair studio

[tomaesok000]

Bday Altair

LOL desmond enjoy sing HBD

[byunniiis]

[OC] ⋆☾ Power couple ☾ ⋆

Our favorite local gods make an appearance again!

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ About the two losers ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Eikan is the clingy one in the relationship. He's needy and loves any kind of attention and reaction from Altair. While his behavior towards mortals and other gods is unpredictable, manipulative and often cold, to Altair he's gentle and loving. Treating him like a precious gem.

Altair on the other hand is more reserved. His love towards Eikan is immeasurable, sometimes lacking the words to express his feelings to him. Instead using his actions to show them.

Back when Eikan used to be around, the two of them were glued together like magnets.

(Also small fact: both of them like all the other gods are genderless. Eikan and Altair use he/him pronouns)

[wishiestar]

some of my more recent stuff that I'm proud of!

bwaa

[cryptid-jack]

Don't mind Altair, he's just out here getting ready to do some hot witch shit 👀

[stormvanari]

oc episode stuff:

-The Psyche Rescue Team escaped to Broomstown from Mirage City and hid in that "tire labyrinth." Their sudden appearance scared Spooky, and he contacted the Broomstown Rescue Team to extract them from the site. However, Amber noticed bruises on each of the PRT members and before she could come closer to aid them, the trio fled further into the labyrinth, but got stuck and caused chaos. Afterwards, the trio were sent to Jin for closer inspection, and they identified themselves as Lucky, Qin, and Midnight. It was tough for the BRT to interact with them, since the PRT came from an abusive director. Once they accepted the BRT's trust, the PRT were then taken a tour around Broomstown to get comfortable with their citizens. Then there's this psychological warfare between the PRT and their director over radio waves in the second half of this 2-part special. The BRT and Jin, plus the Mountain and Desert Rescue Teams, band together to prove they're the PRT's REAL studio!

-During a stormy mission to retrieve items stolen by pirates, Poli was knocked overboard into the crashing waves and was rescued by Isla. She takes him to the Aqua Rescue Team's base in Ripple Island. Poli meets Fisher and Khai, the latter being ART's leader. The police car disagreed with the boat's way of lazily leading a rescue team, but a picture frame leading to a story behind Khai's leadership becomes clear to Poli. He learns that ART's leader was an old friend of Sandy who Khai cut contact because of a near-death experience. They were reluctant to take risks because Khai didn't want to hurt people or their close ones, especially Fisher and Isla (who did the missions for their leader). Basically, Khai's barely in the frontlines themselves and Poli worked to fix that. They would then work together, including the other ART and BRT members, to take down the pirates who looted from Broomstown earlier in the episode. Afterwards, Khai wanted to send their apologies to Sandy, but Poli asked them if he can take them to Sandville in-vehicle. ART's leader was surprised their friend became a rescue team leader. "Her team would love to meet a friend of their leader." But Khai replies cryptically to Poli, "It's up to Sandy."

-The citizens of Broomstown are both annoyed and terrified of their new visitors. The BRT were dispatched to investigate the situation and found three unidentified vehicles surrounding an uncomfortable citizen. But the BRT found themselves faced with two UFOs, who poured hundreds of questions onto them, and they were escorted to the base to figure things out. The vehicles introduced themselves as the Space Rescue Team: Titan and Titania are the leaders, Altair is the reconnoiterer, and Luno is the "traveling box." They wanted to find a better planet to live in, since their previous one is struck by constant war. The BRT offered to help, but the SRT denied it since the current conditions on their home planet are dangerous. Later on, the SRT and BRT have to work together to deflect an incoming asteroid from their planet and the SRT decided to make their home at the atmosphere of Earth (since, as a rescue team, they decide to look after the planet in their satellite-like base Titan and Titania made). Unlike the PRT and before they were picked up by the BRT, the Space Rescue Team were welcomed by frustration from Broomstown's citizens since Titan and Titania, Altair, and Luno accidentally made a mess across the way (despite fixing them before the asteroid came in).

[teecupangel]

Okay, so @artduringclasstime left this comment in this post

Oh my god yes please I would LOVE a Puppet History episode fic on Altair, because ASSASSINS, then a Mystery Files episode with a conspiracy theory of "yeah you remember those funky little Assassins from the 12th century? they had something to do with it" "fucking WHAT" "I KNOW" that just entirely devolves into a separate series of linking the Assassins to things. Then the Templars. The episode that links the Templars to Abstergo gets the studio raided

I was planning on writing it today but I feel like this is gonna be more of an actual fic than one of my short fics I post here in Tumblr so I can't do it right now, sorry TTATT but I will try to write one once things have calmed down.

For now, I guess have these screenshots edits I did for this "Minerva says fuck it and tells the world about Desmond's sacrifice" idea we had before.

[moonlitinks]

Writer Q&A Tag Game

Thank you to bestie @writingbyricochet for tagging me! CAN WE JUST START OFF WITH THAT LITTLE WRITING SNIPPET (AND THE KISS SCENE) THAT HAD ME SQUEALING??? I AM SO, SO EXCITED FOR PARADISE LIVED AND DIED. for anyone interested in this amazing writer, her answers are linked here!

1) What motivates you to write?

Whenever I sit there and read a good book in one sitting for hours. The magic. The characters. The romance. The ACTION. It just makes me realize that I want to ignite this same feeling to others, and I want to make my book feel like a second home for them to escape to <3

2) A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

This is my most recent writing snippet that I'm just SO HAPPY TO WRITE I DON'T KNOW WHY

“Well, I think you’re a selfish—” Rip. The sound of her skirt tearing caused her to pause, and the magpie picked and picked at the edges of her dress. What was it doing? Bari grabbed at the remaining pieces before she exposed herself and got kicked out due to indecency. He stared at her with indifference, scowling like he could not take her at all. “There,” he said. “Now you have no reason to cling to me.” He snatched the magpie from the air and Bari cried out in alarm. Even the bird seemed to sense the dangerous aura that the he emitted, pecking at the space in between them. Altair paused at where the magpie pecked, and his gaze slipped for a second, enough to Bari to snatch her bird back, and the lantern in the other.  She really did need to get rid of the lantern, but it wouldn’t move because, apparently, even an enchanted object believed that she didn’t know what she wanted. “Tell me to take a voice.”

3) Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

Altair, because he's so complex. I always love a character that is more mysterious and has a lot of history to unpack behind them because of all the awful things they've done, but a lot of guilt and regret following them, too. Seeing their transformation arc is BEAUTIFUL.

4) What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

Drafting and creating plot twists! And brainstorming / daydreaming about ideas. If you can't tell, I'm not much of a plotter haha.

5) What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

Inner dialogue! And I think I really like getting in depth with characters, so you really know them.

6) What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

I think I love it because we're all honest about the writing process. Writing is really lonely and it actually can really drain you mentally without the right mindset. Personally, I have a lot of anxiety, so seeing people that understand me really makes me feel like I can write and simply enjoy it. It also makes me feel less alone.

7) A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

Scrivener, my love. I also love watching author interviews like Chloe Gong and Stephanie Garber and just seeing what their drafting and publishing journey has been like, and it inspires me to write! Pinterest is also great for aesthetics, and Spotify is the best for playlists <3

8) A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

I love the Enchanted Kingdom (soon to be named...) I've built so far. It's filled with curses that have been unresolved in the first lives that these gods have lived, and now have reappeared to kinda ruin the Kingdom. My world is very fairytale slash studio ghibli esque, so I'm having so fun with the tidbits now!

9) What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

Oh, God. DO I KNOW THIS PERSONALLY. I swear my rough patch hasn't ended... writing after nearly not writing for a good two years really does something to you.

Writing is all about mindset. It doesn't matter how much of an oddball idea you have. If you don't believe in it, it'll never get finished. Every time I doubted myself, my anxiety got so bad I shut down immediately. And I was so worried about what other people would think when reading my books, that I stopped myself from writing the books I want to write in the first place. Whether you have people around you discouraging to write, or can't believe in yourself, at the end of the day, it's just you and your book. And what's the point of writing if you're just following a trend? Or slugging yourself to finish a book you can't even connect with? Each book is a piece of yourself, and I think the greatest realization I had is to write the story you want to read. And it doesn't matter if it's about some girl who makes a deal with a god to save her sister, or about some alien on a spaceship, or about carnivals! Writing is so amazing because you can connect with readers who enjoy the same things you do, but it all starts with believing in yourself first.

When you get stuck, don't panic. If you haven't read an article about how Boredom Leads to Creativity, maybe take a quick break about writing that first! Writing isn't about who finishes the book first, but it's about quality and a game of luck. Maybe you need a break away from writing. Maybe you need to reconnect with your characters. Maybe you're just tired of toiling over and over again on this plot line.

There is no set method to returning to your project. But what has helped me is learning why I want to write. It doesn't matter how much I return to my world, or try to force my characters into more trauma if there's no reason why I'm writing this. Like, is it to enjoy it? Is it to have people experience these feelings I've felt months ago, and hold importance to me? Even the simplest reasons are the deepest ones. <3

And finally (sorry this advice is literally a hundred pages long, can you tell I'm procrastinating right now?), writing is meant to be serious, but it's also meant to be fun. The draft is simply just that: a draft. You can get ideas from random lines you wrote, or even take out characters to write a different book about! Don't ruin the one thing you've learned to love. Personally, writing in fun / ugly fonts: Arial, Comic Sans, etc., has really helped me focus on what I want to say instead of whether this book will ever get queried or not. Set a routine. Write everyday, or don't if you're more of a mood writer. The instant you feel the itch to write, JUST FUCKING DO IT, OKAY. THIS IS A SIGN. It doesn't matter if it's a scene in the third act and you're only on chapter 1. It's a sign that the story wants you, and only you to write it.

FINALLY FINALLY, I swear this is my last piece of advice, and the shortest: Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Writing is hard, but rewarding. I believe in you. <3

wowooww that was long, tagging @orphicpoieses @macabremoons @halfbit @leisoree @sleepysuiteheart @the-chaotic-writer @heymacareyna @hallwriteblr @sculpture-in-a-period-drama @pixelw0rds @thetruearchmagos + other mutuals and anyone who wants to participate! i would love to hear your responses, PLEASE.

[c3s6]

i wanna make a song making software based on rhre SongWriter Studio Chronicles

for now, songwriter studio is currently a proof of concept soundpack for rhre3 using (mostly) sounds made using the "dual" feature on the yamaha ypt-310 keyboard.

so far, here's the first sound, a bell-ish sound using both inst no.153 (sinemrmb) and the dual inst being inst no.414 (altair) with (i wanna sayyyyy) c4 and c5 being played at the same time. i liked how it turned out when I put it through rhre :) here's a small demo of the aforementioned instrument:

i have a percussion clap sound on a usb somewhere that will be added to the pack - i am unsure about drums though as i dont want to reuse samples from the ypt (combining samples are fine though)

If the concept DOES come out of soundpack-only, some of the RH sounds (the ones I use for song-making in rhre3) will be included with the program...

all the rh stuff will be removed with the software if it does get made - play-yan (who is a fav of mine) will be replaced with a bunny!

BONUS!

speaking of random software (and hardware) things!!!! Mapel! basically it was going to be this custom built laptop computer that uses the shell of a vtech baby laptop (specifically the ones with nine keys arranged in a grid)

i still have concept wallpapers in my icloud lol.

for now it's a fictional computer brand.

but if I do make it a reality, SWS will be one of the included software programs :)

(and people can commission me to convert their vtech baby laptop(s) to mapels!)

also late idea before i hit post: the mapels WILL have a personification mode :)

and i have a concept powerpoint for the key arrangements and everything

[ahungeringknife]

Cursebreaker

March 14

I remember almost writing this with Altair and Malik before going 'fuck that I want Lucy to be a badass she deserves it'. Because she fucking does

Prompt from @deepwaterwritingprompts specifically this one

----

There were always rumors when it came to arcane tattooists. That they were cursed, that the ink was made with blood or the ichor of some beast, that you had to sell your soul to get one done. They weren't common either. Technically they didn't exist. If you wanted one you needed to go deep underground.

Desmond needed one. He'd spent about a year getting to know the right people and making the right friends that finally landed him a consultation with an arcane tattooist. He was surprised the shop was just... out in the open. On a normal street in the city. The sign said 'Rose Point Tattoos' in classic spiked calligraphy. Inside it was clean and well lit but there was a wall blocking the studio from the outside where a receptionist was. The wall behind the desk was covered in art. It was beautiful. Every piece was meticulous and intricate and while the receptionist was on the phone Desmond marveled at them. Finally she hung up.

"Can I help you?" she asked him cheerfully.

"Yeah. I have a consultation appointment with Stillman?" he asked.

She eyed him carefully but smiled still. "Of course. Let me tell her you're here," and she got up from the desk. Her? Now that he thought about it no one mentioned if Stillman was a man or not he just-- well he'd just sort of assumed. He waited looking at the art for a minute or so before the receptionist came back and said he could follow her. He did so and followed her through an open doorway into the studio.

The studio was nicely decorated without being overbearing and looked nothing like a traditional tattoo parlor. The tile had a subtle magic circle inlayed on the floor in mosaic tile and there were no mirrors or windows in the place. It smelled pleasant and the lights were bright. A man was bent over someone on a chair tattooing an intricate all runic text back piece with a tattoo gun who's head was a snake.

Stillman was not what Desmond expected at all. She was a small blonde woman with blue eyes, a serious but kind face and no visible tattoos. She smiled when the receptionist brought Desmond over and stood up to shake Desmond's hand at her work station. "Mr. Miles, on time. I appreciate it," she said.

"Desmond's fine," he said.

"What can I help you with?" she asked. He glanced over at the man giving the runic tattoo, "Don't worry about Shaun, he's a quiet sort," she assured him.

Desmond still hesitated a moment before he took off his hoodie and rolled up the sleeve on his left arm. "I was told you can break curses," he said and showed her the curse marked on his lower forearm. It was, effectively a tattoo, or more like a birth mark. Everyone in his family for the past four generations had been cursed with this mark on their arms.

"Oh my," she reached out and touched his arm lightly. As she did he felt her magic touch against the curse on his arm. After a moment she looked up at him with keen blue eyes, "How'd you get cursed like this?" she asked him.

"Born with it. Generational curse," he said stoically.

"This is some serious work. Your ancestor must have really pissed someone off." He made a soft noise and she looked gave him a look. "What exactly did your ancestor piss off?" she asked. He made a non committed groan. "If it's serious I'll need to know or regular curse breaking won't work," she said.

He sighed. "From what I understand it was a demi god," he said. "Some kid of an Aztec god and a mortal from my mom's side who came from Mexico."

Stillman's eyes were wide. "Oh. Oh dear," she said sympathetically. "Central American gods are especially fickle," and she sat down and pulled out a book that was more a spell book as much as it was a design example book. She flipped through it and then showed Desmond a tattoo. "It'll look like this when we're through," she said and showed him a gnarly looking half sleeve tattoo.

"Okay. It'll break the curse?"

"Yes. But it's a serious curse. This is going to be expensive."

"I figured. I know the ink needed for curse breaking is... not easy to come by." From what he'd read only the blood of a death apparition could break this curse. The curse itself dealt with death so to break it you needed to counteract it with another bit of death.

"Don't worry. Nothing I haven't dealt with," she said cheerfully.

"... You're going to go get it?" Desmond asked.

"Sure. So long as you can pay."

"I can," he nodded but was having trouble believing her. Stillman was saying she was going to go kill an avatar of death, a grim reaper, to make the ink for his tattoo, and she didn't even seem bothered!

"Okay. Rebbecca will schedule your appointment so talk to her on your way out," Stillman said taking out her phone to text the receptionist. "She'll tell you when you should come back."

"Okay," Desmond said slowly.

"Shaun," Stillman called to the other man in the parlor.

"What? I'm busy," he growled.

"We're going reaping," she said simply.

He lifted his gun but didn't look at them. He just sighed, "Of course we are. Great. Just great," and he dipped the tip of the gun into ink at his side and went back to the intricate rune work on the man's back.

Stillman got up and shook Desmond's hand again. "I'll see you in a week or so, Desmond. Don't worry, we'll take care of that curse," she said.

"Thanks," he said but wasn't sure he should be. Was this small woman and her tattoo partner actually going to go out and kill a reaper for his tattoo? Holy shit. That was so insanely dangerous. But he said goodbye and went to talk to the receptionist. She set his appointment up for two weeks from today and bid him goodbye. When he stepped out of the parlor he looked back at it. "Huh," he said. Where the parlor had been was an abandoned store front, paper covering the windows on the inside. Guess he'd find it again when it was his appointment.

[foultastemusic]

EP Review - Here, Hear. IV – La Dispute (2024)

This EP was the best gift that 2024 could give me, and we're still only in March. A game between the traumas in the stories recounted in La Dispute's first "great" albums - Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair (2008) and Wildlife (2011) - revolutionary for the experimental world of midwest emo, post-hardcore and the underground community in general, and the latest works of art that are most listened to and reflected on, which tell us through the details of everyday life, feelings, landscapes and images open to the listener's imagination - Rooms of the House (2014) and Panorama (2019) - when recitation becomes part of the post-hardcore trends.

Despite the pained voice and the contrasts that create the perfect synthesis of the guitars and bass, the rhythmic coherence of the drums and the literary personality of the band that has always been faithful to us from the beginning until today, elements that have created the "brand image", I notice that these geniuses of emo music don't mind experimenting with new electronics, the absence of screams and distortions, love, new ways of saying things. The fact that we can't catalog and put aesthetic labels on certain artists, because they are constantly metamorphosing and contradicting themselves with the genres given by fans and record companies, certain types of festivals and events, algorithms of streaming platforms, etc., is a proof that the post-hardcore of these bands that continue to record over the years is maturing as a movement. And this EP has made me reflect on my generation, which adapts to trends by not adapting to it at all. Perhaps silences and improbable harmonic resolutions are the oxygen pump for artists and listeners of music created in a studio as if it’s a laboratory.

Here, Hear. is a collection of four volumes, the first of which was released in 2008, the band's big bang year. In the four volumes, we can see that La Dispute exploded at the beginning and took their own advantage of the sounds in a very genuine, pure and direct way, unashamed to use unconventional instruments such as pianos, maracas and “folklorized” melodies - always recognizable on a timbral level, anyway - but it was in this last one, sixteen years later, that we see the band flourish, not in an explosive way as before, but always pure and honest. They reinforce simplicity and the timeless stories. Sixteen, the fourth song on the EP, and one that had been released before on Spotify, marks a new life of La Dispute: it reminds me of the walks I had to school when I was fourteen and of my first crush had dedicated the song Such Small Hands (2008) to me in anonymity; of the song Woman (In the Mirror) (2014) when I was always at home trying to discover my own way of (always hidden) teenage happiness. Today I've discovered how happy I can be and that the nostalgia for the sadness, heartbreak and melancholy that went on in the corners of my neighborhood while I listened to La Dispute's entire discography for most of the years I lived there is part of it. We were sad listening to sad music, and happiness, today, is based on that. This single, according to my empirical experience and to the community of fans writing online as well, reminds us of those nostalgic times.

And the group's aesthetic minimalism continues. Not just in the music, but in the band's overall image. And I'm enjoying watching it. The lyrics and stories increasingly make sense, since the instrumental part of the EP makes them prevail. In the song Reformation, which concludes the EP in a mode of ecstatic tranquillity, we have a beautiful guitar that harps along with Jordan Dreyer's unsung and unshouted voice. Just like that. Everything that the music of sensitive people needed to offer about the art of growing up and noticing life's little symbols, even when you drink your coffee in the morning before facing the life of an adult who is emotionally trapped by the years that have passed.

«You awake at 3AM to the soft voice of her dream, saying

"These are the people who said that you like him would never die

Until you do and you will and I will too

Just like this, baby, but longer, forever

And there's nothing past that door, I know it"

Before she drifts back to sleep where you can't now and it's okay

Peace be with you»

Reformation, La Dispute (2024)

[byunniiis]

[OC] One set of Eikan and Altair cheebs coming right up!

Eikan and Altair are close. While most might see them as lovers, they themselves would probably not use that word. Their relationship is hard to explain with any word.

[astralmile-records]

Near (Natsushiro Takaaki cover) - English translyrics by ASTRAL MILE

IMPORTANT INFO: music/lyrics: Natsushiro Takaaki cover by: altair (ASTRAL MILE) mix: *nao vocal/illustration/translyrics: altair video: Noru Studio

**THESE LYRICS WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR A MAY 22, 2022 RELEASE**

Please credit altair (ASTRAL MILE) if you use these lyrics and link back to here or the YouTube video! Thank you~

Hey, Near Say if I live without a laugh at someone else and if I couldn't come to peace with myself When such a lacking kind of person comes along Hey tell me, what are your thoughts?

Hey, Near Say someone watches all the strides of someone else without a reason to be walking in themselves When such a boring kind of person comes along Hey tell me, what are your thoughts? Hey, Near...

Hey, Near Say if I think of living on without a frown as if that's the only way to be around When such an arrogant person comes along Hey tell me, what are your thoughts?

"Without a shape -- no, I can't make conclusions firm nor sound. All my calculations will be turned inside out" Even now...

*Ah, I believe that I can still believe it Lacking just a heart and yet taking all my questions so far Why, oh that's because When I had held your hand it felt much warmer than mine, and does...

Hey, Near I had a dream while I was growing as a child and that dream had kept going as of now To think it links up with the future in my heart Hey tell me, what are your thoughts?

*Ah, I believe that I Did I misread it? In this space around us witholding a tomorrow had I, felt your hand in mine, a sense of shaking that had felt much stronger than mine, and does...

Hey, Near Say if I live without a laugh at someone else and if I couldn't come to peace with myself When such a lacking human race would come along Oh tell me, what are your thoughts?

*Ah, I believe that I I'll still believe it Even though what's left is just a mangled shadow inside As long as you're alive upon this star, I'll never want to lose what I had inside

*Ah, I believe that I I'll still believe it Lacking sense of sleep and yet taking all my questions so far Why, oh that's because When I had held your hand it felt much warmer than mine, and does...

It had felt much warmer than mine, and does..

[inkshadow]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, @decadentias​ !!! WE LOVE YOU !!!

      ❝ i think at this point and with the amount of time that we've been together, you have just about everything under the sun but... i hope you like it all the same. ❞ there were a plethora of gifts under the tree for arya from just andrei alone, and even more from the rest of the family. but from him specifically, there were a multitude of skincare products in the smaller, neatly wrapped presents, accompanied by larger presents like lingerie, handbags that she'd been eyeing over the holiday season, nice bedroom and bath robes, and upgraded baking utensils for the kitchen. there was also a playful voucher in there for her to use whenever she wanted to get away from the children. andrei settled a hand at the small of her back and kissed her temple. ❝ i know that tradition is that we open christmas morning but i did not slack off this year. ❞

     ❝ and neither did i, ❞ chimed altair from the hallway, entering the room with a single tiny present. tiny, in form of something akin to a CD, but hopefully held enough sentiment for the mother of three ( plus five ). ❝ worked really hard on it, hope you like it mom. ❞ inside was a piano recording that he'd done all by himself at the studio of an original composition that he thought of upon missing home one winter evening. but specifically, it was inspired by his mother, his favorite star in the whole world.

     elsewhere, duri had prepared a lovely dinner for erin, one that he'd surprised her with when he phoned her asking if she could come over and help him rearrange a few things. obviously sounded proud and hurt on the phone, as though he was distraught not being able to move larger pieces of furniture by himself because it required two people to get it off the ground. she'd bought it, assumed that this was her chance to really rub it in his face that he couldn't do everything by himself but boy was she wrong. instead, she was greeted with a candlelit dinner exhibiting duri's softer side, a side that he only showed to nari, and in the hopes that it would make her feel somewhat... normal. human. just two fucked up, lonely people in the world enjoying each other's company when they needed it most. the spread was divine, with tenderly cooked steaks, several side dishes both american and korean, and his best wine reserve label. for her present, he'd bought her a new clutch purse and inside was a wallet sized picture of the only picture they'd ever taken together, with duri giving a rather grumpy face as she pinched his cheek to further annoy him. appropriate, he thought. ❝ i promise i didn't poison your food. merry christmas, erin. ❞

     one other pair decided to do something a bit brighter for the season, though really it was insu's attempt to get lee out of the house during her finals week. sure, perhaps it was a bit reckless and other days, insu would have absolutely left her alone but this was the only free night he had and he somehow managed to pull it off. there the couple stood after about an hour of bickering and fighting over how finals were more important than doing anything christmas related but thanks to her stubborn nature, she didn't notice where they ended up and her back was turned around to it. surrounding them were lights all over the park dedicated to holding light shows but what stood beside them was the largest christmas tree in the city, decorated with what seemed like hundreds of ornaments, wrapped around with large sashes of glittery fabric, and a large crystal star at the top. he rested hands at her shoulder and turned her around, letting her bask all of its glory as he leaned down to wrap arms around her waist, his chin at her shoulder before turning his head just enough to kiss her cheek. ❝ maybe if you stopped being huffy about school for a second, you can take a moment to just enjoy this. i know you work hard, but you're allowed to play hard too. thanks for coming out with me tonight, even though i know it pained you to do so. i love you, lee. merry christmas. ❞

[satohideo]

DEZOLVE - Voyage of Altair (Studio Live)

NEW ALBUM『Asterism』

[teecupangel]

I have had this idea for a while, a vampire (Altair) and werewolfs (Ezio and Connor) Au for a Human Desmond. They all go to the same school and Desmond take pills that knowone knows for what they are, all they know its that his parents die when he was young, but isnt really true, and never had saw him at P.E. Class.

You can change and interpret whathever you want, I just really want to read your thoughts on this one!! PD: Sorry for my English

(You’re English is fine, I was able to understand it perfectly :))

Okay, my first thought would be that Desmond would be perhaps a type of Frankenstein’s Monster to complete the basic Universal Monster setup with Altaïr as a vampire and Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton as the werewolves.

It could work too with the idea that whatever Desmond is, he adheres to the following:

He is made of human parts so he won’t be lying if he says “I’m human”, just… stretching the truth… a lot.

His parents died but that isn’t really true, perhaps his parents are the ‘prototype’ monsters with Desmond being the final product. They’re less ‘cognitive’ than him but they are technically not dead.

No one ever saw him in PE class because his body is filled with scars and stitches which could easily be seen if he changes in a locker room or wear short sleeves (in this setup, we’ll say he always wears long sleeves, mainly hoodies with turtleneck long-sleeved shirt underneath).

The pills could be medicine that keeps his heart beating and blood circulating to ensure he has the right temperature and those with heightened senses wouldn’t immediately clock him as not human.

Of course, if you don’t want him to be a Frankenstein’s Monster, any reanimated corpses kind of deal could still be used for this kind of setup, including the Mummy if you’d prefer that basic Universal Studios monster instead.

Or, you know, you can make him some kind of half-fae half-human, maybe even a changeling, and the medicine keeps his fae-ness locked inside his ‘human’ body.

If you wanna make it dark:

Another creature that is technically human but not human that Desmond could be would be a wendigo, a human turned monster after consuming human flesh. He appears human but his body would show the monster that he has become so he wouldn’t want to be anywhere where he might have to strip or have his clothes rumpled up. The medicine could be something that stops the hunger for human flesh and his parents could be wendigos as well. As far as the world is concerned, they died.

Wanna make it angsty?

Desmond is human, with no bells or whistles, but he has a terminal illness that the medicine could only help ‘postpone’ the inevitable and it’s heart-related so anything that could raise his heart rate (like perhaps physical activities) would be dangerous to him. In this setup, the probable plot would be Altaïr, Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton all sensing something is different with Desmond but they’re unsure why (the medicine is throwing them off) and, when they finally learn the truth, they try to suggest to Desmond to be converted into one of them. (We’re going to use the TW rule for werewolves that any human sickness is repaired once they turn although, if we are going for the TW rules, this would mean that there’s a chance the bite won’t take which would be a con while vampirism already has its own drawbacks regardless).

Unorganized Notes:

I kinda like the idea that this is a college AU and they all met in an elective class (and it would be funny if it was like “Myths and Folklore” kind of class) but highschool AU would also work with maybe Desmond being a transfer student.

Altaïr is technically the oldest of them and he was turned during the 3rd Crusades. He would enroll in colleges once every century just to keep up to date with whatever the hell humans has been up to. He has the same strengths and weaknesses as a classic vampire but sunlight cannot burn him unless the sun hits his skin directly (although being bathed in sunlight even indirectly will weaken him) and that’s the main reason why he wears hoods. Although, when he feels like the sun is being too extra for the day, he has a big black umbrella that he uses.

Altaïr is part of one of the oldest Vampire Families but he’s sorta-kinda estranged from them for centuries now for unknown reasons. He does get emails from some of them (okay, mostly just one of them) sometimes but he never replies to any of the emails. All the other vampires know of him though although most of them know of the title he has. What title it is? Idk. Something along the lines of ‘the Bloodsoaked Eagle’ or something?

Whatever Desmond is, he’s immune to the light hypnotism that Altaïr is capable of which only makes Altaïr more interested in this strange man.

Ezio was born a werewolf that belongs to a pack made of his family and he’s very close to them. He videocalls them every day and always go home for holidays and his brother would visit randomly. He’s a social butterfly but he doesn’t necessarily consider anyone part of his pack, just friends.

Ratonhnhaké:ton, on the other hand, was bitten when he was young and had to learn how to be a werewolf. He’s also a bit different from Ezio as he can turn into an actual wolf if he wanted to (although he does have the more humanoid werewolf form as well). Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton both know they’re werewolves but they don’t necessarily talk about it. Ratonhnhaké:ton has no actual pack of his own but he’s kept human by the close relationship he has with his mother and his village. He’s in college thanks to a scholarship.

They both know Altaïr is a vampire and Altaïr knows they’re both werewolves. There’s really no animosity between their species as they keep to themselves most of the time.

Depending on what kind of werewolf setting we’re using, either they inadvertently transform to their humanoid werewolf form during the full moon or the full moon makes it harder for them to keep hold of their human form but it’s not impossible. Your choice.

Haytham and the Templar Order as supernatural hunters? Maybe Haytham is even a werewolf hunter?

(Not gonna lie, the idea that Desmond is a Frankenstein’s Monster type came from this idea I had that Desmond is a monster composed of the body parts of his ancestors)

[charmingstage]

ranking CHaCK-UP songs

i need to procrastinate (rating based on the song itself + a few of my own biases like oshis and choreography)

Galaxy legend: BOP. its like. fun and cute and captures the alien vibe but like. the mv plays in my head every time and i really want to scrub my mind clean of that (jk but also not jk. youll uindewrstand if youve watched it every irl ive shown dolste mvs to ALWAYS ranks their mv dead last)

ON TOP!: AMAZING. its a) the maru/masao bias but also b) it is just so Protagonist. only thing is i wish it was a little catchier + the choreo was more fun

Hatsukoi Situation Shuttle: BOP. would be higher but thanks to spotify only having this ver i find it SEVERELY overplayed now.

Hatsukoi Situation School: AMAZING. the same song but diff lyrics hits different. maybe bc i barely hear it unless im using AWA or im watching the concerts. need to learn the choreo

Zero Gravity LOVE: COOL. i love yamato furuya but the vocals on spotify are not hitting. wish theyd recorded it a little later bc the etl 214 version of this song was amazing. isnt a BOP js bc i really hate this song's choreo (WHAT ARE THEY DOINGGGG)

Treasure Map: BOP. so so cute + choreo looks SO fun. the WOW-WOWs are really cute but gets a bit repetitive. also not entirely convinced they got everyone in the recording studio i can only hear vee and maybe maru. potentially hearing pommy but idk if they included him in it

Kiseki no Kakera: STRAIGHT BANGER. i LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS not just as a shipper but also bc its so pretty sounding. tbh i hated it when i first listened to it (maybe it was reo's vocals? mimita is strangely high pitched) but now? ugh i start crying whenever it comes on (that acoustic guitar does something to me) DAISUKI DAAAAA

Check in and Go: and another STRAIGHT BANGER. ugh arrival of our saviour pommy. SUCH a groovy song SUCH fun and a lil tricky choreo. I NEED TO LEARN THIS PROPERLY IT IS SO AAAAA. i can see the songwriter's bias.

RAIN DANCE: COOL. will skip it if it comes on and im still energetic, will leave it on if im too lazy to move. its sweet n cute (i start singing the chorus whenever i get bored) but its not super WOWWW

Big Bang: STRAIGHT BANGER. i will never skip big bang. best song + such good idol unit choreo. its so good omg. yes you are the best thing thats happened to me u give me purpose yes i believe <333 i LOVE the little references to their theme songs ughhh its so goodddddd (juju's theme stumped me so bad until someone pointed out it was joker game's chorus -> made me so mad when i realised) wish i could watch the full unit performance :(

RISE-5th Season-: COOL. spotify keeps pushing this one onto me. idk its like RAIN DANCE to me, ill skip unless im lazy. sorry dot ur not my fave (even if his vocals are objectively the best). very nice vibes tho

Joker Game: STRAIGHT BANGER. am constantly haunted by the performances but its fine (its so much fun). i cant help but dance whenever i hear that dramatic ahh supervillain opening. like YES GO on that mission YES find yourself in a love affair GOOD FOR YOU KINGS.

Altair: AMAZING. loving the guitar in this one. plus pommy and maru's voices are really nice together. feels very "reminiscing on a friendship/time spent together" UGH i love them

luckily nothing made it to DELETE <3 :) link to the poll below