#and i also love looking at how the fashion changes in background characters to match the decade

[illegally-blind-and-deaf]

I've been wondering why Nestor's shirt has the flap in prisoners of the Sun (I can't remember if it shows up again) there's probably a reason but I haven't found anything of the sort

I suppose there's always the answer of

I THINK IT'S A TUXEDO SHIRT BIB

With old-fashioned tuxedos that had coattails and the fancy white waistcoats, men would also wear a tuxedo bib that was stiff and gave the illusion of a perfectly pressed shirt. It also hid anything that was see-through underneath the actual shirt. It was worn over the shirt, so I don't know why you can see his chest... but anyway-

The big was tucked into the front and worn with either the waistcoat I mentioned earlier or just with a buttoned jacket in later, less-formal events.

A similar thing also happens in the Peter Pan movie with Mr Darling, though his has been turned into a treasure map.

Hope that makes sense and also the meme is hilarious

[kesterite]

Your artwork and character designs are so stunning, it awes me how well you integrate irl clothing into fantasy headcanons. If it's ok to ask, how do you do your research? Your eye for style is incredible!!

I'd love to explain more about how I found each design! A lot of it was gut feelings and background knowledge, but I did ask my friends and mutuals on twitter for their opinions on what cultural headcanons they had for the veilguard characters. As for sources and research, I've gotten pretty good at using pinterest, but you have to be very careful since it's full of poorly researched stuff and AI slop. I had to use google and internet archive for a handful of small details like embroidery styles, but for the most part, it was just pinterest and background knowledge. (my clothing board is here if you're curious).

Starting with Taash, I knew that I wanted them to be from a heavily muslim country since early writing of the qunari was based on muslim stereotypes (based on several old gaider quotes that I cant find rn, but if you have an ounce of cultural studies background you'll understand). With the climate of Rivain, I decided on the Sri Lanka/Indonesia/Malaysia region, looking at both mens and womenswear.

As for Emmrich, I again was leaning on background knowledge and gut feelings a lot, but there's just something about him that reminds me so heavily of this postcolonial Indian beauty archetype that I've seen before, with a thin mustache and combed hair. I first saw it as a white american because of the casting of Aasif Mandvi as Uncle Monty in a series of unfortunate events, but if you've seen a couple old bollywood movies... you know.

Davrin was... difficult to say the least. I kept changing my mind on my plan for his redesign. It absolutely doesn't help that I feel like the Arlathan and the veil jumpers are super under written. I ended up just going back to the concept art and winging it until it felt right- giving him a cool asymmetrical cape, easily repaired splintmail, and lovingly hand-sewn padded armor in grey warden blue. I gave him much more practical armor because why does an outdoorsman have his tits out? He can still be sexy. Have some imagination. Also note the falconeer's glove and reinforced riding leather pants.

Neve was the first character design that I had nailed down almost immediately. I saw her side bun and ornate dress and could see it in my head almost immediately. A friend on twitter shared with me his headcanons of Neve as Balochi (cultural group in Arghanistan, for those unfamiliar) and Bellara as Uzbek. I'll get back to Bellara. Her vest is very loosely late ottoman inspired, as that's a noted inspo for Tevinter.

Like I said, I already had Uzbek Bellara at the top of my mind, so figuring out her design wasn't too hard. I particularly liked this piece of concept art of her that showed her with a monocle and messier hair. I hate her shirt/scarf combo, it just feels so.... 2011 to me.. so I remade it into a loose practical blouse for my own preferences.

Lucanis was PISSING ME OFF. I probably redid him three times. I wanted to combine (comparatively) more modern Andalusian fashion with the historical clothing of Al-Andalus but nothing was matching his weird character design silhouette except generic fantasy leather. By the time I was finished with all the other character designs, I just threw in the towel, gave him a big hat and a bloodborne duster, and moved on. I was going to add Spite based on some art I saw of him resembling a nerve tree that I saw somewhere, but I couldn't find it and didn't feel like continuing.

Harding didn't have a super clear silhouette in my mind when I started. I knew I wanted to make her stockier and give her some stubble and more practical scout's gear, so I added each detail piece by piece and then worked backwards to create a decent silhouette for her. Another twitter friend of mine gave the tip that they see her as Scottish, which tracks with her being fereldan, so I ran with that and looked at some scottish scout's gear. I thought the feather was a fun touch to give her silhouette some extra height.

[dropintomanga]

The Green Space That Is Green Yuri

As some of you may already know, I'm a huge fan of Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All. It's the yuri manga that has taken the manga world by storm. The manga has a cute romance story, some cool characters, and stylish artwork. I want to talk about the artwork and I'm not talking about just the characters and setting. It's how both reflect a central concept - the usage of the color green throughout the manga.

The series is affectionally known as "Green Yuri", which I will use to reference the manga since the title name is pretty long to write out. Green is everywhere in this manga. The covers and background panels are in green alongside the black and white character drawings. This gives the manga a very energetic and rebellious feel that makes it stand out among the crowd.

I did some research about the particular kind of green being used in Green Yuri. It looks similar to a color trend I read about recently. So it's called "brat green." The color blew up in the summer of 2024, thanks to mega pop-star Charli XCX's "Brat" album cover being that particular shade of green. Brat green represents freedom and the energy of being alive, according to the designer who helped with the color. Brat green is noted to be brilliant, intense, and rich.

But even before 2024 and the official international localizations of the manga, Green Yuri blew up online in Japan when it was serialized in pixiv. Green is often associated with all things natural and reflects a sense of calmness in the face of chaos.

If you follow the manga, you know that both main characters, Aya Osawa and Mitsuki Koga, are trying to be themselves in high school where they're not exactly themselves. Aya comes off as a gyaru-type while Mitsuki comes off as a very shy introvert. What's natural to them is their love of rock music. Rock music is what allows them to be calm to a degree. Rock music is the "green" that makes both Aya and Mitsuki feel refreshed to take on the day.

The usage of green in Green Yuri can also mean motivation. You see Aya and Mitsuki make several attempts to talk to each other despite these attempts ending up in awkward fashion. There's a constant green light for the two to connect with one another. Mitsuki is also driven to make music and we see her hard at work in songwriting.

Not all things green are good. Green represents envy. This becomes apparent in Volume 2 of the manga where Aya meets a long-time female associate of Mitsuki's and notices how close they are to one another. Things do get resolved, but there's a interesting conflict growing where Aya notices Mitsuki's attempts to be her true self (i.e. more self-acceptance) and she starts to become jealous of her. Green can also represent greed and from what I've seen, maybe Aya is like this because at times, she wants Mitsuki all for herself.

The positives outweigh the negatives anyway. Green is definitely about growth, but is also about renewal. And this is apparent in a side chapter featured in Volume 1 where the reader learns about Mitsuki's past before she met Aya. Back in junior high, Mitsuki never bothered to wear skirts because of her desire to not fit in as she loved rock music and its themes. Unfortunately, she loses friends as a result due to not following stereotypical norms. Mitsuki was content to just let life drift by without friends because she felt that there was no one out there who really syncs with her. It wasn't until she sees Aya come into the record store she works at and asks about about a CD from the American rock band Nirvana that her opinion changed. In a sense, this encounter brings a newfound sense of renewal in Mitsuki - a renewal in the belief that she can find someone who can match her rhythm.

Finally, I will say one thing about brat green that really brings the manga together. It's a color that reflects both the past and the present. Brat green gives off a classic vibe, but it doesn't feel like it's "old-fashioned" as you can definitely use it in a modern setting. It's a color that blends in perfectly in whatever time period. Green Yuri is basically using the past and present to create a very fun "green space" setting where two characters defined by both to create a future for themselves that takes the best of both worlds. Notable rock songs and acts from the '70s'/80s/'90s are referenced throughout the manga and its promotional material. The girls share Spotify playlists of some of the songs featured to each other. Spotify also has a green logo. This manga is literally going green for the betterment of all.

Green Yuri is a green space series that I hope benefits all of those who read it because in a world where the colors black and white seem to dominate so much thinking, green represents much-needed healing and a sense of optimism that we can grow and bloom naturally into something better for ourselves and those around us.

[breoff]

UMMM can I ask you about your personal headcanons about Geoff. like just any headcanons whether its out of character or not....hehehe

YESS here! tell me if you like them or not ^_^ ill try to make this organised as possible

Also I know you only asked for hcs but Im going to use this ask to insert my Geoff self-redesign as well

bsbsbsbs

Basic info + Design changes

- Geoff’s pansexual if you can’t tell by those stars. But he can also go by unlabelled since I think he’d be kind of lazy to dive into allat sexuality complicated stuff (me fr)

Some design changes; his jacket is supposed to be a confetti-like pattern cause he loves parties and its adorable ^_^ sunglasses and he should def have flowy hair that’s somewhat messy for a surfer look

ALSO. I STAND FOR LONG HAIR GEOFF I WANNA PUT MY FINGERS THROUGH HIS HAIR GRAHH

I love his confidence but GET HIM A SHIRT.. I wouldnt mind seeing his abs for some scenes thogugh DROOLS but wear it pslspps.

He wears bracelets, one of them has shapes with stars to match with his friends and for fashion :D I didnt draw it, but its supposed to be there on a close-up

He’s tanned? He goes out to the beach, a LOT. Thought it was a nice touch

Background/Family

Geoff’s family is wealthy af!!, he lives on those hills and a large sum of their money comes from his father. His father is a well-paid talkshow host, which is kinda the cause of Geoff’s extroverted nature and high reputation. In TDA/TDWT aftermath, I imagined him to be following his father steps. It’s like a Father-like-son dynamic, y’know :-9 I have an oc of his father, if you ever wanna see that

With (canonically) so many siblings, Geoff’s parents regularly get tired but thanks to Geoff for being a great older brother to all of em, he’s usually the one managing the kids. -> He loves playing with kids, i hc that strongly. He’d be such a fun dad and brother ..,

Gulp as in I also have a brother oc for Geoff. Oh my god I wanna show you his family I designed 😞

Although they’re rich, Geoff still picks up voluntary jobs. His favourite was working in a surfer’s shack for a short while LOL. He’s doing this because he doesn’t want to make himself look too reliant on his father’s money, and partially because he likes to experience many different things.

Miscellaneous

- As compared to Brody and Bridgette, Geoff still can be quite clumsy when he’s attempting to surf. Surfing isn’t his best skill, however playing football is! He’s a literal quarterback for it in his school. But he’s more quiet on his status in football and he’s hoping to be more recognised as a person who’s better at surf

- Oh other than football and surfing, Geoff LOVES volleyball. He plays it so damn much on the beach.

- This is a random thing to put but he wouldn’t hesitate to cross dress. HAHA, princess Geoffrey..

- Geoff can be VERY petty at times. Using Alejandro as an example, if you asked him a question about him, he’d say he doesn’t care much and he has already dropped all of his grudges long ago but it clearly looks like he’s done barely either of em

- Sort of two-faced. Er, also slightly passive-aggressive. I got this hc from combining how he acted in aftermaths and outside of it. Like dude, in aftermath I think everyone can agree it feels like a Geoff with zero empathic feel. So uhm, put together, you’d get a Geoff that can be comforting but also an absolute jerk.

- More on Geoff being a jerk, he’s insanely dismissive. He’ll look so attentive when you vent to him, but if you’re just only an acquaintance or a normal friend he sees from time to time, he’ll brush it off after you’re done and forget your name. xD

- Geoff doesn’t know a lot of names. He has a huge social circle but he only has little friends he willingly wants to get close with. (Surprisingly)

- Very disconnected from the internet. Yeah, he has that social media life, but he’s that guy that only posts pictures with a super short caption before he vanishes for months. He doesn’t know what the word, ���silly’ is or what ‘skibidi’ is and he doesn’t plan to find out. He also gets super frustrated if he hears the word too much, wishing people would just talk NORMALLY for once 🥀🥀

He is. very pissed about the future. Sorta. Everyone in this generation is somewhat chronically online I think, and if you’re one of them, Geoff would GREATLY hope that you put your phone away and bring you out on as many hangouts just to get you out of your house

- Chronic alcoholic.. sad hc, but I can def see Geoff drinking a lot. I hc this drinking problem to start way younger when he was around 16-17. He thought it was a badass thing to do, but sadly he hasn’t outgrown his obsession ever since

- He’s affectionate, but he’s even MORE affectionate when he’s drunk. When he’s a lil dizzy he’ll start saying a buncha things like “brah I love you!!” and give you endless tight hugs

- He enjoys those pet widget games. Idk if you know what I’m talking about but it’s those adorable mobile apps that gives you a pet (e.g a cat) to take care of everyday and he’s now raising one with Brody

He’s also emotionally invested in these virtual pet games and tends to forget they’re not real. He def does reminders on his pet a lot like “Bro, did you feed our cat today :(“

I have way more than you think but those are probably too hard to understand and my headcannons for him are all over the place

I’ll come back to this when I can add more, I love talking about him >_<

[kanenisspecialzone]

Another mashup au ~

Brief summary

Ash - Guitarist & manager

Sonia - Keyboard synthesizer & stylist

Manic - Drummer & background vocals

Mina - Lead singer & front woman

Longer analysis below

I grew up with the acid trip that was Sonic Underground and have always loved the characters it introduced. However I'm very aware that they don't really make sense outside of that continuity, so how could I fit them into my mashup universe.

First change was removing Sonic from the band as he couldn't be the front man whilst also being a world traveling hero, whether this means removing the familial connection between him, Sonia & Manic I'm not sure, he could always be a distant cousin to them.

(Also, for anyone who has seen trolls 3, I totally see Sonia & Manic acting like Velvet & Veneer, stuck up spoiled sister and dumb devious brother.)

So who would replace Sonic as the main singer and guitarist, why fan favourites from archie of course, Mina & Ash mongoose. I changed their dynamic as well, instead of being her boyfriend Ash is now Minas older brother. Now he can be viewed as an endearing overprotective sibling instead of a controlling insecure boyfriend.

I had so much fun redesigning these characters, especially Sonia & Manic. I gave them a more obvious rock band look mixed with their own personal styles - Sonia = posh punk & Manic = grunge punk.

Mina I styled after e-girl fashion as it reflects her youthful positivity whilst also being alternative. Ash is a total emo & very anti- establishment, I tried to redesign him to match other male sonic characters however he just doesn't look right with out clothes, in a way it adds to this closed off nature.

[butmakeitgayblog]

Guten tag! I was just wondering, in your clexa au’s minus the canon one, what are each of Clarke and Lexas lockscreen?

Ooo German that's so fun 😀 I always think it's so mind blowing finding out where people are from all over the world. It's surreal, in a wonderful way 💕

Ok so, I thought a lot about this

MBFW: depends on when you were to look at it. If we're talking Lexa in the friendship era, generally it's a picture of whatever was the last time they were together, so generally a holiday photo or a pic of them on some beach: heads pressed together and sunglasses perfectly dipped to "make it fashion💅". Maybe the occasional stolen pic of Clarke napping on her chest. Ya know. Totally normal friend things... If we're talking marriage era, then it's always a family picture. A selfie style shot with Clarke and the kids flaked out on the couch for movie night in the background. A Griffin-Woods gang lineup of them hanging out by the pool on a summer day. Everybody in matching reindeer pajamas, standing in front of their Christmas tree loaded with presents. A very bizarre tablue of characters depicting everyone dressed up for trick-or-treating. That kind of thing. Lexa loves keeping stuff like that as her lockscreen cuz not only can she look at them any time she has to travel, but it's an excellent excuse to show off her little family so easily 😌

For Clarke, it is always Lexa. Always. Friendship era, family era, whatever. It's Lexa in some shape or form. Their kids always have a place on her homescreen, but Lexa has her lockscreen all to her own. That's her wife and her best friend in the entire world, always has been. That's her other half, and she had to spend an obnoxiously long time waiting for her, so she's damn well gonna look at that face any time she feels like it 😤

AWTR: Lexa had a flip phone because she was an 85 year old woman stuck in a 23 year old's body 🥴

Clarke keeps one of their wedding reception photos as it for a long while. A candid moment Monty had snapped when Clarke was laughing at something just out of frame, but all Lexa had eyes for was her. She looked happy. And very much in love with Clarke, for some inexplicable reason. They have classier ones from that day, but Clarke liked that one in particular a lot. For awhile after that it was the picture Raven took of them together that night when they'd hung out with the delinquents, when Lexa had held her and kissed her neck as a tipsy Clarke just relished in the closeness. Breathing in the way Lexa's hair smelled like shampoo and autumn bonfire smoke. Clarke liked that one too, enough that it gets framed and hung up in her house wherever she goes. But as time goes on she does evenly decide it's ok to choose other things. Pictures of art pieces that move her mostly, sometimes snapshots from her travels.

Demon au: Canot stress enough how little neither of them would care lol. If anything, Lexa would put something entirely inappropriate and private enough to have a once-human Clarke turning 10 shades of red. But as it is, Clarke would just find her ridiculous girlfriend funny and just so fucking Lexa, and thus try to give her something sinfully new to change it too next 😏

Cruel Intentions: they're disgusting. It's all very sappy. Always pictures of them kissing, if them wrapped up in each other's arms, of them draped over each other in bed. They have no filter and no fucks to give. But that's also how Clarke always knows if Lexa is annoyed with her about something and just not talking about it. Because if she sees her wife has replaced her with that godless chicken she pretends is a cat, she knows she's fucked up somewhere.

CoA: Clarke is functionally allergic to caring about her phone. She's busy, she works on computers a decent amount and spends her days with tiny patients, so when she's home she just wants to be home. Her phone is like... a tool in her mind. It's just the square in her pocket that she googles actors names on and that Raven uses to harrass her through text messages and that she can use to track down her wife around the hospital to see of she's free to go to lunch. So it's pretty much the same picture of them together on her couch (and the one of Lexa stretched out naked and asleep in their bed as the wallpaper) for several years until the women in her life start giving her shit for never changing it, and then it gets replaced by a new one of Lexa or both of them. Rinse and repeat every few years when she gets bored of hearing about it.

Lexa changes hers too often to narrow it down. Anything that feels fun in the moment. A pretty landscape. Clarke's face. A waterfall they saw on vacation. Clarke's face. A piece of architecture or art that makes her feel something. Clarke's face and a tasteful hint of her breasts. Her interests vary, you understand. She contains multitudes.

[stepswordsen]

【KHR AU】 XanLena Chibi Commission by Hika ❤️💜🔥🪷

XanLena (Xanxus/Selena) Chibi Icon Commission by Hika (@/onigiwi2namayo)

Hika's Twitter: (X)

Hika's VGen: (X)

In accordance with Hika's Terms of Service (TOS), editing, using, or reposting these arts, in any way, is prohibited without explicit permission from Hika, and me, the commissioner.

Intro

I commissioned Hika to draw my beloved XanLena ❤️💜🔥🪷

Selena is my beloved KHR OC and wife 💜🪷

Her name is Nguyễn Selena, and her Vietnamese name is Nguyễn Nguyệt Vân Liên. Her Viet name, Liên, means "lotus" in Sino-Viet 🪷

She is a Viet NB assassin with a calm and aloof personality, who's reserved and mainly keeps to herself, but cheerful around people she's close to. Her design is NB flag colours 💜🖤🤍💛

She has an interest in gardening (collecting flowers, plants, learning about different types of poisons), and fashion (collecting clothes, including traditional clothes) 💐👗

Xanxus/Selena matching cheebs ❤️💜 The little Xanxus and Selena... I'm SOOOO happy!!!

My friend Snow and I used Hika's XanLena chibi icons as matching PFPs on Discord for a bit 🥰 They're just that cute 💘

Rambles

WAHHHH THE XANLENA CHIBI ICONS ❤️💜🫶 OH MY GOD THEY'RE SO CUTEEE MY BABIES!!! 🥺💗

THEY'RE SO CUTE IN HIKA'S STYLE… REALLY ADORABLE OMG I LOVE THEIR EXPRESSIONS 🥰💞💘🫶

Selena's smiley :D and Xanxus' grumpy pouty >:|

The round lines and shapes... OMGGG ✨ I love the colours too!

I love how Hika drew Selena's eyelashes and underlashes with the dots...

I asked Hika to draw TYL Xanxus' design since I felt like his TYL (Ten Years Later) design would be easier to draw.

Hika originally chose a dark blue BG colour for the both of them, but changed it to yellow and red respectively to make them stand out more!

The blue ones were nice, but omg the final versions Hika went with, do reflect their actual colours better. These fit them better! Matching eye colors (plus it makes their hair stand out from the BG more)

Since Selena and Xanxus are toned with blue/purple in Hika's colours, the new BGs have more visual contrast!

Hika was very accommodating with minor colour edits and revisions as well! 🙏

I wanna commission Hika to draw JuAli and IdaTatsu with my headcanon designs of them in the future 🥰💘✨

My Message

This was the message I left for Hika!

The finished commission arts are wonderful! Selena and Xanxus look so cute in your art style ❤️💜🥺 Really adorable~ I'm very happy with how it turned out!

I love their expressions 🥰🫶 The thick round lines and shapes in your chibi style are great. I love how you draw dot eyelashes in your chibi style!

The colours are amazing! The orange~ish red and blue tones you chose for Xanxus has such nice visual contrast!

I love how the background colours you chose match their eye colours too~ It really brings out their designs' overall colour schemes and hair ❤️💛

Thank you for being very quick and accommodating with colour revisions as well! I look forward to commissioning you again sometime in the future! 🙏 👍

Read more under the cut if you're curious!

Misc Rambles

XanLena doodles by Sen (@/stepswordsen)

I feel like the KHR ani style goes for a much more generic art style, compared to Amano's unique art style.

For Xanxus' late manga design (Rainbow arc Xanxus), Amano improves the shape of his hair and makes it more wavy and easier to draw.

Amano has an amazing art style, and really detailed lineart and inking. She's one of the biggest inspirations for me. Her style was honestly very inspirational for me...

I started drawing everyday as a kid (at 11) BECAUSE of KHR, so KHR is very important and personal to me. I first watched KHR and read the manga at 11.

Amano's style is honestly defining to my style - It shows in the way I draw faces and eyes.

I'm not big on the KHR ani's art style, but I do appreciate what it gave us with the chibi interviews, character songs, etc. It's also cuz of the KHR ani that we (somehow) get endless KHR merch.

I prefer the manga designs, but I prefer the ani's colours for the charas because the KHR ani generally gave the KHR cast more skintone variety (when everyone was pasty in the original manga)

The KHR ani did such a great job by giving the KHR charas more skintone variety... Even pale charas in the KHR ani have different skin tones from each other.

Original vs. My Edit

I headcanon Xanxus to have tanner/warmer skin.

Xanxus with darker skin (olive skin in the KHR ani, and either olive or tan skin in certain KHR ani merch arts), literally just looks better from a character design perspective, imo. That's just facts 📠

His design has much better colour contrast with the ani colours. Like the black and red colours in his design contrast better with darker skin. Also against his blood/wine red eyes. It has more colour harmony and cohesiveness in terms of the colours

Xanxus with pale skin has less cohesiveness in terms of the colours

Xanxus, Yamamoto, and Ryouhei's designs just look so much more boring, pale, imo.

For KHR, I go manga design + ani colours + my own take on the ani colours.

Since I have a tendency to saturate colours with my own arts.

As a personal HC, I think Xanxus has a very mixed ethnicity.

My Italian American friend Feuri said Southern Italy and namely Sicily has a more mixed population.

The ani colours provide a good base for me to work off of for me to improve the colours :3

I do colour edits for fun. I like playing around with colours (editing official arts to see how the colours work together) to help guide my arts. I either do colour edits first or just immediately start picking colours for my arts

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I usually hand artists a Drive folder filled with XanLena's art refs (including my own doodles) and write some notes on their design details since this makes things easier for the artists I'm commissioning.

Selena is Vietnamese/SEAsian with light tanned skin. She has black hair with a long ponytail that goes down to around the same length as her long front hair strands, and wears a white blouse with frills and a black seam with white buttons. She wears a black pleated skirt with a white line near the ends, and black thigh highs with horizontal white diamonds, and black doll-like shoes.

Since Xanxus wears a brown fluffy accessory, red feathers (that may be dyed red -> orange -> yellow), green strings with red beads, I don't mind if the artists I comm simplify these details.

So, whenever I commission artists, I ask for them to draw my HC versions! I'm very glad that all the artists I've commissioned have been very accommodating! 🙏💖

The XanLena chibis Hika made are being used for Hika's Chibi Icon samples 🥺 Wahhhh

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The modern remakes of old 90s - 2000s animes have such boring and bland dull colours to me.

I seriously fear that if they ever do a KHR remake or reboot, that they're gonna take away the OG KHR ani's better colours and make everyone look pasty pale (just like in the manga) just for "manga authenticity" and "loyalty to the source material" even though everyone looks so much more boring pasty pale!!! 🧍

[arizonaaaaaa]

Glee cast sings Born This Way by Lady Gaga

Marry the Night sung by Elliot ‘Starchild’ Gilbert in “A Katy or a Gaga”

-I’ll say it right away, I think this cover is better than the original, I’m not ashamed to say it, maybe just a bit, Elliot’s version of the song is just so good you can’t love, would be better if he was in drag but that was too woke for Ryan Murphy

Born This Way sung by Kurt, Mercedes and Tina in “Born This Way”

-this is one isn’t better than the original but it’s also very good, I couldn’t imagine someone other than Kurt to say the little monologue at the start, Mercedes and Tina also kill in this song, however I’m still pissed they cut the “no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgender life” from the episode when Kurt just came back and Santana is dealing with her sexuality, it just fits so much, I also don’t like the shirts, I’d do something like Wanna be Startin’ Something and have all of them dance while wearing a Gaga outfit

Government Hooker sung by Puck and Rachel in “The First Time”

-I imagine this as Rachel trying to prove to Artie that she can be sexy while being a virgin, she would ask Puck to help, and while he does great with his bad boy charm she would once again rock the “sad clown hooker” look, I’m not sure if Puck could do a Dutch accent but it’s worth to try

Judas sung by Joe Hart in season 4

-two words, Kitty Wilde, Joe had no storylines this season, and if I’m being honest I think they were trying to push a romance between these two before deciding to create that random romance between Kitty and Artie, either way it could be interesting seeing Joe singing this, as if “Judas” was tempting him into sinning, and I mean, what is Kitty if not a little satanic version of Quinn Fabray?

Americano sung by Cassandra July in “The New Rachel”

-I don’t like this mash-up🫣, I would either stick with Americano or Dance Again, since this is a Gaga post that’s what I’m sticking with, it’s not all that spectacular but it gets the job done, Santana could do the song justice but I rather not have the only Latina sing this

Hair sung by Unique Adams

-this whole song is a big transgender allegory, how it makes a connection between hair and identity, especially given Unique’s family, her parents send her to a conversion camp, which didn’t work because Unique is stronger than that. The line “I scream “Mom and Dad, why can’t I be who I wanna be?”” hits very hard

Scheiße sung by Brittany, Quinn and Santana

-honestly I just want Quinn and Santana singing a feminist anthem, their voices would work a lot, and it kind of matches their season 4 selves, just throw Brittany singing the “German” parts and there, you have an amazing trio

Bloody Mary sung by Tina Cohen-Chang in “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle”

-this would be PEAK goth Tina, she and the girls would be in their zombie make up on stage teaching the glee guys and the football players how to be scary and zombie-y, Mr Schue and the gluys would hype them up while the football guys would be confused and a little scared, Tina was really robbed of solos on the show and I think she deserved this one since her only actual solo in season 2 was cut less than halfway through

Black Jesus † Amen Fashion sung by Mercedes and Quinn

-this was hard to choose, but after analyzing the lyrics as well as the background of the song I think these two would fit quite well, Black Jesus represent a different view on both religion and life in general, which for me fits Quinn’s character, while Amen Fashion represent how easy it is to change just like your fashion, which after thinking really represents Mercedes personality change from season 3 to 4, she obviously became more mature and a better friend for me, they’re also Christian which was another reason to assign them this song

Bad Kids sung by Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman in season 3

-this song is very Puck coded, especially his “Lima loser era”, the song starts with a heavy guitar solo but the guitar is barely used after that, if Puck would sing it, I would make the song way more rock n’ roll to fit his vibe during the end of the season, also the song is about embracing yourself for however you are, and I guess Puck would embrace his bad kid side

Fashion of His Love sung by Mercedes Jones in season 5

-this song was made for Mercedes Jones in her adult phase, being a tribute to Alexander McQueen and Whitney Houston, it fuses elements from McQueen’s fashion, Whitney’s inspired beats and several references to religion and god, this had so much potential on being a church choir song

Highway Unicorn (Road to Love) sung by Brittany and Kurt in “I am Unicorn”

-I was actually dumbfounded when this song wasn’t featured at all in the episode, like, the episode is named after unicorns what do you mean, this could be one instance where a character just starts singing, which would be Brittany and another one joins in after being confused with the sudden singing, which would be Kurt

Heavy Metal Lover sung by Kitty Wilde in season 4

-this would be the song Kitty would choose to confess her love for Ryder, which would be actually very funny since this song is so kinky and bdsm-y and Ryder is objectively the most vanilla guy ever, I can totally picture him being all 😃 during the whole song, sadly for Kitty, Ryder doesn’t reciprocate her feelings

Electric Chapel sung by Elliot and Santana

-I actually don’t have idea for an episode or season where this song would fit, the only reason I chose this two is because I think their voices would fit the song, also because this is my favorite song from Gaga ever, and I think they would do it’s justice

The Queen sung by Blaine and Marley in “Diva”

-this song represents gay men and how they can be queens despite not being woman, i think this storyline also fits the one Blaine was pushing on how guys can be divas. Analogously, Marley would be singing to prove that despite her shy demeanor and quiet personality, she can still be a queen for the night

Yoü and I sung by Shelby and Will in “Mash Off”

-I’m not a hater or this mash-up but I am a fan of this song, so no mash-up, Will does sound really good but he sings more of the other You and I so I’d distribute the lines a little more equally between the two, Shelby does a decent job, the song originally talks about a past relationship of Gaga, but I guess lyrics wise it can also be a song of Will wishing the New Directions could be together again, it was never shown but I know he was sad over the girls leaving, they were kind of his daughters, Shelby is just giving support, hate this woman

The Edge of Glory sung by Mercedes, Quinn, Santana and Tina with the Trouble Tones in “Nationals”

-this song was done great, I have no complaints, Santana sing in the start is the best part for me, Quinntina slay their verse and Mercedes does excellent as usual

And that’s it, this was really fun to write, I absolutely love this album, it’s by far my favorite, the next one is ARTPOP, and I’ll admit I didn’t like this album at first, but upon re-listening to it opened my eyes to its perfection, see you next week or so :)

[deersaints]

⤑ maris racal, 27, demi woman, she/they 𓇢𓆸 it’s a wonder that marijoy bacalso - coughlan has lasted so long. they always seem to disappear into those woods with her family, and they look real rough and tumble when they get back. if you ask me, they seem pretty wily and garrulous for a banshee, but they earn their reputation as intrepid and mirthful. but hey, what do i know? they’ve only been here for twenty years. if you need to get in touch, you can probably find them as a horoscope columnist at the blackwater harbinger.

content warnings for... tbd.

profile.

full name — marijoy bacalso - coughlan.

nickname(s) — mari; joy; ms. fortuna ( her alias in the blackwater harbinger ).

place of birth — kibawe, philippines.

date of birth & age — august 31st, 1997. twenty7.

gender / pronouns — demi woman, she / they.

orientation — bisexual.

occupation — horoscope columnist at the blackwater harbinger, hunter, letterboxd romcom reviewer, lover.

astrology — virgo sun, leo moon, aries rising.

kind of being — banshee.

abilities — sensing impending danger & death, an uncontrollable scream, prophetic dreams, heightened intuition & empathy.

residence — if a mcmansion and a cottage had a lovechild of overgrown weeds and TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT signs; beloved rocky knoll, the only home remembered.

interests — knitting & crocheting blankets and sweaters and cup cozies. glitter, sparkles, rhinestones, sequins; the like. diy projects, improving things with their bare hands. hunting; the archery range at renaissance festivals. bright, overwhelming colors and patterns. maximalism. romance novels and pop music. staying active. small animals. playing matchmaker, loving herself; love as a concept. mood rings and candy necklaces. cloud - gazing, bird watching. funky textures. fresh fruit, especially mango. making fun little cocktails. going on first dates. journaling. expressing herself. dancing, of all kinds. flavored lip balms, gourmand perfumes. pigs. matching with her siblings. surrealism.

aversions — losing competitions. unhelpful negativity, unnecessary cruelty. negative self - talk. when storms roll in one after another and it feels like she'll never see the sun again. not using sunscreen. being alone for a long period of time. being content with what she has. the idea of being buried alive. microtrends and fleeting aesthetics; not knowing oneself. feeling judged, or like she has to change for someone else. heartbreak! sad endings! movies that are all shock value and no substance. being undermined and undervalued because of her femininity.

quirks — consistently trying to set up her friends with people they think they'd be good with. knows every tiktok dance like muscle memory. sings in the car, in the shower, when getting ready, etc. bedazzles her tools and weapons because they can be functional and fashionable. uses reusable grocery bags only. collects a tote bag whenever possible; further customizes them. knits for her friends and family. also writes fanfiction of them.

most played — motivation by normani.

notable features — dark eyes filled with nothing but warmth and plump, rosy cheeks. a beauty mark at the corner of her lips. a new, lovingly knitted sweater each day. hair filled with butterfly clips and charms.

general disposition — dizzyingly bright; pep to every step. energy that cannot be contained and must be let out, like a shaken coke bottle.

character study — mabel pines ( gravity falls ) & elle woods ( legally blonde ).

background.

tldr; an uncontrollable banshee baby's cries lead to abandonment and then adoption by a man plagued by grief and vengeance. one of seven lucky ( or unlucky, depending on the person ) children to be adopted by him; raised to hone their supernatural abilities in ways that'll only benefit others. of course it's dysfunctional. killing the riverman is your dream, dad. soft at heart, refuses to let death become her undoing.

details.

joy has unfortunately never learned how to shut her mouth. chronically talkative, and always finding new things to yap about. was born screaming, and she'll continue yelling if she can help it. if allowed, she'll ramble for hours on end without stop.

aside from her skills as a hunter, joy loves art and any creative pursuit. is especially fond of 3d art and multimedia, combining mediums. a big fan of textures and colors. loves keeping busy and having hobbies that don't include another person's vengeance. the best at homemade gifts; loves giving and receiving.

as is normal in any family; joy is incredibly adept at wilderness survival because of the numerous times she's been left in the woods to fend for herself ( alongside her siblings on occasion ). knows a lot of incredibly useless facts, and incredibly helpful skills involving starting a fire, netting food in trees, handmade compasses, the lot.

marijoy is obsessed with the concept of love; has always dreamed of having a big romance, of sweeping someone off of their feet ( they're always the one doing the sweeping, not the other ). is constantly harboring crushes, no matter how childish it feels. has thousands of hearts with her initials combined with others; journals of love stories.

in addition to that, joy has the terrible habit of trying to matchmake all of her single friends. it's her own personal life mission. often jokes she should've been a love advice columnist, but she loves the sometimes ominous, sometimes pointed messages she can leave people each week.

a girl's girl, first and foremost. her friends always come first, and she's not afraid to betray any of her siblings in the name of girl code ( although it'd be a hard decision ). really, truly values her friendships. can't say she has an enemy, really ( though she's sure people dislike her, even if just by association ). would literally kill for the people she loves.

being a banshee doesn't come without disadvantages, though; the weight of constantly meeting death can weight heavy on her, even if she's technically used to it. she often contemplates life on a grander scale, what her purpose is - what it means to be a banshee. has a lot of self - doubt that she'll never admit to.

overall tries to be optimistic and there for people, even if she doesn't particularly like them. believes strongly in second chances, and fated encounters. she's confident, and enthusiastic, and endlessly energetic. a big ball of energy that's probably capable of supplying the town with endless power.

[kennys-parka-jacket]

Kenny for that ask game! And all of the questions, or how ever many you feel like answering.

This took me, like, an hour and a hslf to type.

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

On surface level he's really cute and silly. Then you realize he's perverse and swears like a sailor. Then you learn he's a loyal friend, good at emotional support, and will do anything for the people he loves.

He's also pretty versatile. He can be a beautiful princess, a batman-esque vigilante, an eccentric mad scientist, a whitetrash redneck, a talented opera singer, a skilled musician, etc. He can do anything!! (Except sew and cook apparently XD)

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

How he broke the cycle of abuse that's been going on for generations in his family. Also, despite arguably having the worst home life, he never let himself become villian-like like some other characters in this series.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

His tendency to be ignored by the writers. From being 'permanently' killed off to being reduced to a background character for a few seasons to just kinda being forgotten about halfway through some episodes.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Sanrio, any animated run. I just think it'd be funny if this little orange nugget was running around the hello kitty universe being his usual R-rated self and every line of dialogue slipping past the censors.

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Promotion Man by Merzbow. Same reason as All Star, despite the pain of existence he stays silly!! But in a much more noisy and industrial kinda way. Also I think Kenny would listen to harsh noise. (Tumblr wont let me link it :( )

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

Already answered.

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

In fan art he's often smiling when no one else is. Not in a way that feels like his happiness comes at the expense of others, but moreso he just has a different mindset. Or perhaps he's just high among his sober friends; which, given how he acts in canon sometimes, might be possible.

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

When fans portray him as a casual sexual predator and it gets played off as just him being a flirt. The second half of that is the important part.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

That's a big fat NOPE lol. He's messy as hell, cant cook, and, with his luck, he'd probably die every other week. Sorry, but there's no way no how it would ever happen.

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Probably, yeah. Kenny gets along with pretty much everyone and I get along with most people too. I see no reason why we couldn't be friends.

11. Would you date this character?

He's 10 XD. But if you mean when he's around my age, still likely no. Reasons I'd rather not get into.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Some items he never leaves home without: a loaded handgun, drugs of some kind, 20+ dollars in loose change, the same phone that he's been using for the past five years.

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

🧡😸🍊 reminds me of him

🌮😏🤘 IIRC canonically those are his most used emojis

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

You know those shirts they sell at Spencers? Yeah.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

In no particular order:

- Kenrietta. lady who's goth throughout x guy who's secretly goth but looks like the sunniest guy alive. They compliment each other nicely but also lend some funny contrast.

-Kammy/Kentam. The two poorest people in town, match each other's energy and craving for physical affection, are fiercely loyal to each other.

-Stenny. Sooo much angst and hurt/comfort.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Tbh never been extremely fond of that trope where his partner acts like they dislike him. But whatever, it just isnt my cup of tea.

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

This is such an oddly specific question lol. Anyway, i enjoy him and craig, but a lot of content for them feels rather one sided. With that said, they absolutely deserve their reputation as one of the most popular ships in this fandom's history.

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

Basically the plot of season 24 is that everybody loves him even when no one likes each other. I strive to have that kind of relationship one day XD.

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

I dont know WHAT is going on between him and his grandpa, but something aint right.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

Everybody because everyone loves him.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Already answered.

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

Love how people write about his demise; everyone does it differently and it's epic each time.

Ngl it's pretty funny when fans write about him doing sex work sometimes. It's often comical how much he's willing to do for so little in return. Homeboy's seriously risking jailtime for a buck fifty.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

His muffled speech kinda reminds me of Coco from FHFIF. Also Rada from Chowder.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

First impression: the cutest little tangerine in the whole wide world.

Now: I would protect you with my life. I'm gonna go buy another pair of socks with your face on it.

[codecicle-archive]

whats your problem dude why are you so weird :3

im love posting now to fuck with you.

you thought this was gonna be a sneak attack but it isn't dumbass‼️ everyone point and laugh

i love you man and I mean that I love staying up texting you and altering my whole entire sleep schedule to fit yours i love getting random shit sent to me during the day and seeing your texts or asks in my notifs i love seeing your music taste and everything that comes with it i love hearing about your day and making inside jokes and bits between us that permanently change my vocabulary (ZIPPEE ^_^ sillay :3 and that dreaded Keyboard) I love being the only person who can understand what you've typed because you can't spell for shit but I also love being able to tell when you've gotten used to the keyboard your using because difficult words aren't misspelt like they normally are I love calling you in vc until your phone shuts off and playing baby sensory subway surfers videos with slimecicle gifs so you and your friends pay attention to my "very important" (no it's NOT LMAOOOO) tetris/papa's freezeria/minecraft gameplay that I always have screensharing in the background of the call. I love our shitty little minecraft world and our suicide hole (and stripper pole that Kai doesnt know about please keep it that way or we will never hear the end of it) and your inability to stay alive and our little back to back like a movie fighting and I love that one time I watched a mlp movie (which I have to do again. Btw) for you because you watched Be More Chill for me and we both ending up loving them both and I love our matching phone stickers we have that are torn to shreads and dirty as hell now but they USED to read "#1 ashton swagaythor fan" + "BOYF" with mine matching to read "#1 felix elliot 'is' fruity fan" + "REINDS" and I love how you use all of my pronouns even the unconventional ones (IT/ITS MY FAVORITE FOREVER AND EVERRR MAN) ((not really)) and how you explained how to use certain neopronouns to me without judging me at all and your little d20 rolls in the mornings to decide on what pronouns you're going to use for the day (today was he/they/she btw ^_^) and I love all of your dnd characters and/or ocs that you've shown me and explained the lore of (the dnd one that uses he/she is my favorite btw. the others are neat and all but he's my favorite by a long shot the others can't even touch her dude) and i love your amazing sense of fashion and outfit checks you'll send that just get better each time you do and I love your hair and your glasses (even though I felt VERY betrayed to find out they weren't circular irl how could you slash sillay) and every little detail on how you look and act and im so serious. i love your love of gillion titstrider and seeing you talk about jrwi AND HOW YOU STILLL HAVENT CAUGHT UP YET BUT THATS FINE SMH SMH and seeing you ramble about the play you're currently doing in our texts rn dear god those are lyrics and i love them

anyway point is i love you so much and i hope you have a wonderful rest of your night after reading this o/

[lykegenia]

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovely person 🌹

I love your writing so much (your Nate! And Leah!) and am so happy you’ve started sharing more about Rhi and Mason as well. And whenever you share your thoughts, they are always so well-though out and interesting to read!

Here’s a romance-themed OC question for any OC(s) of your choosing (no pressure to answer on Valentine’s day itself, or at all):

What combination of random objects would your OC use to describe their LI? What do they represent? Bonus question: What would their LI use to describe them?

Dearest Nonny, you have no idea what a delight it was to wake up to this message this morning. Thank you so much for such kind words, it's one of the best feelings to know my characters are loved 🌹

For the OC question...

Objects Leah would use to describe Nate:

A fountain pen, but like, a really fancy one made of tortoiseshell and ebony and gold wire - not only do charming words seem to flow easily from him, but there's a certain elegance in his hands and a lightness of touch that matches the finesse required to use a fountain pen properly (she could never master it). It's also slightly old-fashioned, but there's potential for change as well with special inks or new designs like those glass nibs, which he would probably appreciate even if he was a bit dubious at first.

A cashmere blanket - soft and comforting and cozy (and expensive, because Nate would never compromise on quality). Something that she doesn't necessarily need or was missing before it came into her life, but woe betide you if you try to take it away from her. She's snuggled and comfortable now.

A star chart - not just for his naval background, or his penchant for deep thinking, but because people have always used the stars for guidance. She never really had a direction before UB came into her life, but now she does, and the feeling of looking up into the vastness of the night sky is very reminiscent of the rare mornings where she can wake up before Nate and watch him still sleeping.

Nate for Leah:

A (European) magpie feather - elegant but understated and unassuming, from an intelligent but often overlooked/maligned bird, until you look at it from the right angle and the plain black shimmers into brilliant irridescence. He once listened to her talk for an hour about how structural colours evolved in birds, and wishes she could appreciate that complex beauty in herself.

A lit candle - staring down the darkness of eternity often seemed unbearable at times. There were previous sparks, but nothing to provide the steady light that Leah provides him. The sweet smell of beeswax meant it was used to create church candles in the medieval period, and being close to her certainly feels holy, the flame bright and warm but with a bite if you're not careful. But at the same time, it's precious, because eventually the flame will burn down and go out, and the memory of it will be all that's left.

An arrow - it flies straight and true and pierces its quarry without mercy, and that's what Leah is like in the pursuit of justice. There are also so many stories where arrows are a symbol of devotion, from St Sebastian to Cupid, and he likes the imagery of himself as an Arthurian white stag finally brought down by a strike to the heart.

Bonus Mason and Rhi:

"What the fuck kind of question is that? Rhi's not an object, and if I wanted to describe her, I'd just say she's hot." "Charming." "Don't hear you contradicting me." "Well I know what kind of object you are." "Oh?" "You're one of those metal ring puzzles you get in Christmas crackers that are fun for the first few minutes before everyone gets sick of it." "I like to think it'd take more than a few minutes to get bored of playing with me, Sweetheart." "And you even come with a terrible joke - do not respond to that." "Wouldn't dream of it."

[laranjafox]

• Crush (2022) [+14] [us] #sapphicfox

[synopsis; no spoiler]

I just watched yesterday (23/08/23) the movie Crush and I loved it!

It's one of that teen cliché movies, a romcom coming of age, but with sapphics and I hadn't seen a production with so many sapphics like that yet (but my references are few tho lol), the movie introduces about to 4 sapphics that could be an option to Paige be in love instead of the 💫intangible Gabby💫, so I thought it'd be limited to that, like "they're the only gays of the school", but throughout the movie we get to see more lesbians characters naturally there, multisexuals and gays too, oh straight too lol.

You know that story where the protagonist has a crush on the popular person of school and tries to get close to them, but their attempt always ends up being embarrassing or simply not goes as planned? Well, one of Paige's attempts to get close to Gabby leads her to spend time with someone else.

[comments; spoiler]

I have to say that I understand Paige completely, when Gabby first came up oof, gorgeous! I understand her in both cases, AJ total girlfriend material, she asking if Paige wanted to try the skate and holding her hands while staring at her eyes (/ω＼) it's the staging of my teenage dream (∩˃////˂∩) lol

Just the fact that Rowan Blanchard is in the movie I already loved it, because I used to follow her ig and she's a fashion and feminist icon, but she did Paige really well, the way she stuttered when were close to Gabby and blabbered random facts 🤭 speaking of that I love that she did the same with AJ when she fell in love with her, it's a simple thing that any good writer would do, but I love it (∩˃ ᵕ ˂∩)

Other point that I love is the colors growing behind Paige's crush. The scene where Gabby and AJ are side by side and Paige looks at them and the background colors up, woah it was like I was in love with them. I saw that the movie was going to be called Love in Color, it matches perfectly the concept, but I don't know why it changed.

One thing that didn't get clear to me was if AJ already had a crush on Paige before they started talking or not, because the movie shows the scene when they were kids exemplifying how AJ didn't know how to express herself and the sketches on the first pages of her notebook are already about Paige, unless she just had started a new sketchbook it kinda makes me think AJ already liked her, buuuut also there's the scene where AJ say that started to fall in love with Paige at the same time as her, so I don't know, I consider that they fell in love together.

Paige's bestie and mother 😂👌 pure comic, the top cherry was the witch sapphic saying that has casted a spell not for Paige to fall in love with her, but with AJ 🤭🤭🤭

[erinhime83]

I don’t know why, but I love sticking our three main girls together.  Probably because then we all can have art of our characters, minimum effort on my part.  Normally these pictures don’t go as well together, but this time, I managed to pose them in a coherent cute fashion.  :D

So this is @anijeltaventry’s Te’ah, @callistochan87’s Caecily, and my Eileen.  Ceacily hasn’t really been a Thing since 2017, but considering I ended up using a similar plot point that she has in her story in my story, I had connected the two from the beginning. 

(Don’t even ask me how I remember that plot point, since it’s been seven years since I saw that, lol)

Their stories aren’t really that similar – Te’ah’s is fantasy/scifi, with the love interest actually being an alien to their world.  Ceacily’s is, like, an adventure quest sort of thing?  Not sure on her’s.  And Eileen’s is D&D-esque, with levels and a party system and dungeons and the like.  But eh, they have monsters in them (I think in Te’ah’s case), and that’s all that matters, lol.

I actually am considering (mildly) changing the name of The Hero’s Party.  Te’ah’s story is The Weight of the World, Caecily’s is The Edge of the Earth, and then Eileen is The Hero’s Party?  I was thinking The Changing of Fate, just to match everything up.

(But not really, since this isn’t like Angelus Dei, Aspera Virtus, and Casus Belli, in that we actually connected them.  Just thought it was amusing they choose similar sounding names to each other.)

I’m also considering changing Eileen’s name.  Like, it’s okay, especially since her character’s supposed to be a bit bland and ordinary, but I’m kinda meh about it.  I can’t think of her as anything but at this point.

(I just looked up names similar to Alicia, her sister, because I do like that name, and one of them was Olivia, so now I’m sort of tossing that one around and seeing if it sticks, lol)

I do like how they turned out, like they’re actually posing (awkwardly) for the invisible camera.  Which would make more sense if they weren’t medieval fantasy based.  (Ceacily is more 18th century, but eh, still not cameras.)  But still, turned out cute!

(Also, I just realized that Te’ah totally looks like a tavern wrench and now I can’t unsee it, especially with the background that I chose.  :P)

[robo-milky]

Cochle character design is cool. How did you come up with her design?

Background Info:

The cat maid (in the TWST school uniform) is Cloche (OC), while the cat maid in the original maid outfit is my sona! It gets a little confusing since Cloche also wears the unaltered maid outfit, but she’s usually drawn in the school uniform. Generally, I think it can be guessed whenever I’m using Cloche or Cat-maid Chris ^^

Concept/General Answer:

Surprise surprise-! The concept is really just me in one of the classic, cat-maid uniforms from Amazon. OFC, I have the IRL fit— or else I can’t brand myself as an IRL cat-maid, now can I? To include the TWST elements, I wanted to go for a maid-like vibe, rather than full on maid.

Process: In-depth

The headdress and apron were the most recognizable accessories, so I kept those. I also figured that with NRC’s black blazers, overlaying an apron on top would make it reminiscent of a maid. For the hem of the blazer to be smoother and more skirt-like, I had Cloche turn the blazer to the side so there wouldn’t be the slit in the center. I loosely based it on the Chinese Tang-suit and Qipao. Moving to the bells, the cat ears/tail had the bell/bows attached to them, the armband is originally a collar but Cloche wears it as an armband, and the bow bell is based on how some magical girls fashioned their charm. For the heels, they’re just basic black heels but I put cat buckles on them, to drill in the cat motif.

As for face, I’m always conscious to draw Cloche with “bored-looking eyes”. The upper lid of her eyes are always flat, in a straight line. I try my best to be careful to make sure they’re not slanted, or else that’d change Cloche’ apathetic vibe completely. When it comes to eyes in general, I try to match them to the personality I see the character as. The red eyeshadow under Cloche’ eyes is loosely based on Classical Chinese make up. Except for the eyes, there’s not much to say.

For the hair, I have a dyed underlayer myself. Even though the dye has faded to blonde, I decided to keep it that way since it’d be easier to match with other colours. I wanted less potential colour clashes as possible. For the shape, Cloche’ hair is more wavy/frizzy than completely straight. I’ve been drawing Cloche more with wavier hair, since my own hair has grown to be wavier (I’m having one of those realizing my hair isn’t naturally straight situations-)

Now… the bangs. The bangs are a whole can of worms. Until this year, I’ve finally settled on a solid design I can stick to. Before, I was very uncommitted with Cloche’ bangs since I wanted to base it on my own hair, yet I also wanted to base it on my inspo. I ended up choosing the crescent shaped bangs, because I wanted Cloche to be similar enough to be recognized as me, but not quite. I love both versions, the shorter, and the longer— but I figured the shorter version gave me an easier and more distinct shape to work with. For me, silhouette is key in designing.

Inspirations:

Ukyo, Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)

Rem and Ram (Re:Zero)

[heavenbarnes]

PLEASE STAND BY: Love is strange

Wanda Maximoff x female reader

Warning/Contains: spoilers for “WandaVision”, aspects of mind-control meaning reader isn’t truly consenting, parts of this don’t make sense and are designed to make you feel strange, alcohol, arguments, cheating, kissing, oral sex (f!receiving), some good old fashioned 1950s gender rolls

Word Count: 3.8k

it was a given that i would be writing for wanda, but i never expected to get to do something so exciting, i really hope you all enjoy! it’s going to get sexy, get retro, and get creepy x

MASTERLIST

The day you met Mr. Vision at the end of your driveway, he was on his way to work in the early morning, you’d only spoken to him for a second but he seemed to draw a feeling from you that you hadn’t ever seen around here. He had to be the first man you’d spoken to in a while who wasn’t two-dimensional, he had to be the first neighbor you’d ever actually spoken to.

“We’ve only just moved in, how long have you been here?” He lent against your letterbox where you’d just been checking for mail, you’d seen the postman hanging around but he’d never dropped anything off for you.

“Well,” You thought on it for a moment, face going thoughtful as you tried to draw on the memory of first arriving in this town. “You know sometimes it feels like a lifetime and others it feels like barely any time has passed!”

He shared a chuckle with you, nodding in agreement at how strange a thing like time can be. “You live with your husband?”

“Yes, my husband James, we moved here once he’d returned from service.”

“Ah, and what does he do now?”

Again, your eyes narrowed and lips turned down slightly as you thought over what your husband did in a day. “Well he, you see-”

Thinking of it, your husband wakes in the morning and goes to work, he returns to your home cooked meal and you never really discuss it past that. “I’m not really too sure, he goes to his office and then he comes home.”

Mr. Vision reassures you with a shared chuckle, nodding at how strange a thing like work can be. “Sometimes I feel the same, and I’m the one doing the job!”

“Yes, I’m not too convinced that he doesn’t cease to exist once he leaves our home, at least till he comes back looking for food!”

Your laughter tapered off into sighs of agreement slowly, nodding quietly but both still overcome with even the slightest expressions of confusion, unable to shake that there just might be something you’re both missing.

It seemed to break quickly enough, smiles both back on your faces as you gave Mr. Vision the chance to continue his way to work. He called over his shoulder as he was leaving, “I’m sure my wife would like a new friend, you must go introduce yourself.”

Now, didn’t that sound like a dream.

Every day for you was like the one before and the next, you woke and you tidied and you cooked and went to bed. Sometimes it felt like you were a background character in someone’s life, like they were out doing the fun things you longed for whilst you milled about tending to a rosebush and kissing your husband on the cheek on your front porch.

There were also the, well simply the things you couldn’t explain. The way there was always food in your fridge despite the fact you’d never bought a single grocery, and the way-

The way that- the what? What were you talking about?

You shook your head with a smile, turning back into the house to freshen yourself for a moment. Your hair was perfectly set but you had the urge to tuck a piece behind your ear, straightening the skirt of your dress before going to the kitchen.

Taking some of the biscuits you’d made maybe a day ago, you lay them on a plate, before draping a tea towel across them. Carrying them down the street, you made your way to the Vision residence, gingerly bringing your hand to the door to wrap your knuckles against.

Mrs. Vision would be the first neighbor you really spoke to your whole time being here, what if she was like the others, didn’t wish to make pleasant conversation and enjoy company together. The fear seemed to break quickly enough as the door swung open.

Seeing her, it was like you were on stage and had forgotten your lines, she took all the breath out of your lungs. Round eyes that seemed to sparkle even in a town with the dullest hue, her cheeks drew up as she smiled at you. She looked like, well, a Vision.

“Good morning, can I help?”

Brought back to reality, you offered your plate of biscuits forward as you spoke. “Good morning, I live just down the street and met your husband this morning on his way to work this morning,” You smiled kindly to match her own expression. “So I thought I’d come say hello, Mrs. Vision.”

She stepped aside to allow you the chance to step into her beautiful home. “What a lovely surprise, and please, call me Wanda.”

Wanda was a wonderful host, dipping into the kitchen for a moment before returning with a tray of coffee. “Wow,” You remarked, taking the steaming cup from her hand. “It’s almost like you knew I was coming.”

She dropped an eye into a wink as she made her own cup. “A good housewife is always prepared.”

Wanda made things seem perfect, she made you laugh and she made you feel like you were truly a part of things. This town was lovely, you were very lucky to be where you are but everything did seem to be so black-and-white, like your whole life was written out before you with no chance to change.

You didn’t feel that way around this woman, it was like she was made from that wonderful energy that ran through this town, like she was capable of the change and excitement that you needed.

“Tell me about yourself, you have a husband?”

“Yes, James!” You smiled as you thought of him and all his loveliness. “He provides for us and is a real whizz at fixing the Television set when it gives me jiff.”

Wanda laughed as you took a sip from your coffee, it was the most perfect temperature and so rich as it ran across your tongue. You were beginning to think Wanda held a secret, the secret to being the most perfect housewife.

“And Mr. Vision, he seems really nice?”

She smiled fondly as she thought of her husband. “He is, a really great man, the kind you just couldn’t live without.”

A somewhat strange thing to say but you agreed with her nonetheless, you loved your James with the whole of your heart, you weren’t sure what you’d do if he was plucked from your grasp. Wanda continued, “But even then he does do some very “man” things.”

You gave her a small confused chuckle as she laughed along with you, shrugging her shoulders. “You know how they can be? So oblivious to things!”

Still not quite catching on, eyebrows furrowing just a tad as you implored her to elaborate a bit more. She threw one of her hands in the air, the other still holding her coffee as she spoke, “We could lay across the table in nothing but our shoes and they would still ask if we were putting dinner on it later!”

Your cheeks ran hot at her words, a hand coming to cover your mouth in shock as Wanda just laughed. She had to have been a truly modern woman to come up with things such as those, you couldn’t believe how she spoke, it was so...exciting?

“You know what I mean?” She asked, tilting her head gently.

You shook yours, thinking of your husband fondly. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt, uh, neglected by him-”

Wanda was gently tapping a finger on her coffee cup, the sound being lost at the back of your mind as a thought suddenly overcame you. You most certainly wished your husband was more attentive, it was almost as if he didn’t notice you sometimes. Your tongue moved before you could control it.

“Some nights I think James is more interested in the sports section than he is in me, and I’m right beside him in our bed!” 

You couldn’t believe your own words, how you seemed to forget yourself in that moment. Beginning to apologize profusely, Wanda laid a hand against your own to calm you down. It worked like a treat, the embarrassment fading from you in an instant.

“Men have a way of doing that, don’t they?” She took your coffee and placed it with her own on the table. “Sometimes, we just need a bit of attention.”

Like you had no control over your own mind, you were nodding in agreement. Plucking up the courage to look Wanda in the eye, that heat that had settled in your cheeks had spread across your whole being. She looked so kind, so interested in you, like the only person to really see you this whole time.

The feelings that came over you were unexplainable, you’d felt this way but only looking at your husband, somehow those feelings were rearing their heads every time Wanda moved beside you. It became clear to you that she still hadn’t moved that hand that was resting on your skin, she was still gently holding you and you weren’t doing a thing to stop it.

“Look at us,” Wanda sighed, thumb gently rubbing against your skin. “All this free time on our hands, enough time for attention.”

Your eyes flickered from her touch, to her lips as she spoke. Drawing them up to her eyes, without her saying a word you just knew what she was implying.

“Mr. Vision, he wouldn’t mind?”

“He’s a good man, he wants me happy, I know he wouldn’t mind.”

“My James-”

“He loves you doesn’t he? Wouldn’t want you feeling lonely?”

The feeling of reassurance was warm as it cast over you, wrapped around your shoulders and held you tightly. James would want you happy, making friends, feeling cared for. Something told you that he’d want this for you, he’d be pleased for you.

Nodding gently, Wanda slowly bridged the gap as she lent in towards you. Her lips were so soft as they pressed to the plush of your own. Such a gentle kiss, unrushed with all the time in the world, just perfect. Her tongue nearly moved inside your mouth, but drew back at the last minute, another gentle kiss lay against your lips before she drew back.

“It’s getting late, we should carry this on another time.”

Looking at the clock on her wall, it was already the afternoon, your husband would be home soon and dinner wasn’t even on! You’d sworn you had only been here an hour, but you must’ve let time get away on you.

Wanda showed you to the door, a sweet kiss pressed against your cheek as she said her goodbyes. “I hope I get to see you tomorrow?”

“Yes, of course you can.” You quietly looked forward to tomorrow already, you didn’t have to say a thing but from the look in her eyes, Wanda knew.

As you placed the meatloaf on the table before James, you sat before him, knife and fork in hand as you felt the urge to tell him about your day. “I made friends with our new neighbors today.”

“I’m really happy for you, doll.” He smiled back at you, taking a single bite of his dinner.

“She really gets me, understands me,” You too took a single bite of the food. “She even gave me quite a lovely kiss.”

James didn’t really react, he placed his cutlery down and smiled kindly. “Did you enjoy it?”

Dabbing your lips with a napkin and pushing your plate forward you nodded. “I really did, I cannot wait to see her tomorrow.”

“That’s great news, my love,” He stood from the table, collecting your plates. “How about we hit the hay, it’s been a long day.”

You were about to nod in agreement before you furrowed your brow for a moment. “Has it?”

James stopped for a second, looking at your almost full plates before back to you. “I- yes, I think it has been.”

You stood from the table and came to press a kiss on your cheek. “Good idea, I’ll go draw back the bed covers.”

-

Sitting in the sunshine with Wanda, they had the most glorious outdoor area, beautiful roses surrounding the space with a cobbled courtyard. You both sipped at the lemonade she’d made earlier as you simply enjoyed each others company. 

That feeling of freedom was back to wash over you, the way she made you feel the most like yourself that you’d felt in some time. Sitting beside her on the lounger, you rolled your head towards her as she spoke, the cat eye sunglasses resting gentle on her button rose making her look like something out of a dream.

Your heart swelled as she spoke of nothing in particular, just happy to be around her and in good company, as she finished her sentence she let out a long draw of breath. Quietly, she took you in for a moment before tilting her glasses down a tad.

“Have you ever been with a woman before?”

“Never, James was my first,” You answered rather quickly before pausing. “I think.”

“Would you like me to show you what it’s like? How lovely it can be?”

You felt no hesitation, no doubt in your mind, you felt the words leaving your lips before Wanda had even finished her question. “Yes, please.”

Joining you on your lounger, she rested between your legs as her lips came to gently press to your own. She tasted of the lemonade and her own sweet taste, the way she moved against your mouth was enough to make you gasp into her mouth.

Her hands moved against your sides, gently tickling you and making just about every hair stand up on end. Wanda’s touch was nearly electric, so tantalizing and so new, unlike anything you’d felt. It was still so gentle and so loving, but there was something about what she knew, like it’d take you years to ever learn to do what she could. Like she was before her time.

Your head swirled with everything surrounding you, the pleasure, the excitement, the unknown. It was such a vulnerable position, laying beneath her as she moved down your body, pushing your skirt up your hips - yet it was almost as if you forgot to feel shame.

Maybe it was Wanda, when you were around her you were unable to feel embarrassment, she made everything feel so easy and so right, like you were always meant to end up here with her. She ran her touch along the skin of your thighs, making your breath jump as she brought her fingers to the high waistband of your underwear.

You allowed her to go wherever you wanted, you felt like you needed her all over you. Wanda was magnetic, pulled you in and captivated every one of your senses until you couldn’t stand it. You ran your hand along the side of her face as she smiled up at you, leaning into your touch.

“You’re so beautiful,” She bared her teeth as she spoke. “I’m so glad to have you here.”

The comment got lost in the air as her mouth lay against your most sensitive area, lips pursing against you as her tongue ran a long line along you. Your head pressed back into the cushions, a quite whimper escaping your lips as her tongue dove between your legs quickly.

Now this was nothing like you’d ever felt, the feeling was consuming, heat rising over your body and not just from the stream of sun that cast over the both of you. Wanda’s mouth worked expertly over you as your whole body tensed against her. She was magic, her mouth was magic, her touch was magic. 

You cooed her name, fingers slotting into her perfectly done hair, seemingly not even messing it a bit as you gently pulled. Wanda moaned against you, tongue diving further into you, trying ardently to pull all sounds and reactions out of you. 

Her hands ran up beneath your clothes, splaying across your belly and moving to the wire of your brassiere. You couldn’t remember the last time James touched you in this way, let alone a time ever where a woman had held you like this.

A woman’s touch was so gentle, it was so careful and so considered that it was enough to make your head spin. Wanda pulled you back in, mouth closing around that sensitive little bud that made your eyes roll back in your head. She suckled just enough to make you mewl, your chest rising so quickly with every ministration.

The feeling took over you so quickly, body locking up tight as she was sure to draw you straight to the edge and drive you crazy on the way there. Your eyes squeezed tight and you gripped Wanda’s shoulders, your mouth opening with a cry as you felt the tight band in your core snap.

She gently worked you down from your high, the flush of heat that had consumed you slowly dissipating as she sat up in front of you. Another sweet kiss against your mouth, gently and lovingly working against your lips.

“We should probably get ready, our men will be home soon.” She winked at you, the both of you giggling quietly to yourselves.

Sitting around the Vision’s dining table, the Steak Diane that Wanda had prepared looked incredibly inviting. James turned to Mr. Vision with a smile, “It’s very kind of you both to invite us to dinner.”

“We had to, after all our wives are getting along swimmingly.” He gestured to yourself and to Wanda, raising his wine glass without taking a sip.

You shared a coy look with Wanda, smiling and raising your brows as she chuckled, before the four of you picked up your cutlery to take a bite of the food. James finished his mouthful, turning to the lady of the house to make polite conversation as he placed his cutlery on his plate. “This was delicious, thank you.”

Agreeing as you finished your own mouthful, laying your napkin on the table, “Truly, Wanda, you are talented!”

She shrugged her shoulders, smiling bashfully as she turned to her husband who hadn’t touched his. “Ah, just one of my little tricks.”

James turned to Mr. Vision with a smile, nodding towards their plates. “What is it with wives and being so talented in the kitchen?”

“You’re absolutely right,” He laughed in agreement before looking to you. “You like to cook?”

“I do rather, I’m forever at the stove making something new.” It was your turn to sport a bashful grin.

“What’s your favorite meal to make? Wanda is always whipping up some incredible creations.”

“I quite like meatloaf, I-” You stopped for a moment, turning slowly to your husband. “I make it every night.”

Unsure of why you’d expressed your love for making “something new”, it dawned on you that you made the same meal every evening without fail. James’ expression seemed to match yours, remembering the dinner that you’d had the night before, and the one before that.

A strange feeling tightened in your chest, unease, a feeling that you weren’t able to shake. You looked to Wanda, and the feeling only grew. You’d never seen her look like that before, it wasn’t a look of anger, but one of discontent.

Quickly turning away from her, you looked between her husband and your own. “I make the same dinner every night.” You repeated, shaking your head slightly.

Mr. Vision looked confused, turning to his wife and furrowing his brow at the look she was casting over the table. He darted back to you, before crossing his gaze to James. Wanda spoke up finally, “Well if that’s your favorite meal, you tend to do that, completely normal.”

She pushed her plate back, lifting her wine glass to her lips as she locked eyes with her husband. “Completely normal.”

“But every night?” Mr. Vision spoke up, eyes flickering back to your visible unease. “Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes, I’m just not feeling my self this moment.” You explained, fiddling with your napkin as your chest still felt just as heavy.

“It’s really okay, nothing to get upset over,” Wanda nearly snapped, just enough control over her voice. “Don’t fuss it, Vis.”

“We do have it every night,” James joined, looking to you with wide eyes. “The same meatloaf, the same sides-”

Wanda cut him off with a curt laugh, “It is just meatloaf, it really doesn’t need this much issue.”

“But, my love, it seems to be affecting them a bit more than-”

“Well, that is only because you won’t leave it alone!”

In the heat of the conversation, you tried to readjust your plate but the action cause your wine glass to tip, the red wine falling and spraying across James’ crisp white shirt.

“Oh my word, I am so sorry, I really have forgotten myself.” You rushed up to dab your napkin against his shirt but it was no use, it was only setting.

“What is going on here, Wanda?” Mr. Vision seemed less fazed about the spill and more about the previous conversation.

“Oh, Vision! Would you please just drop it and get Bucky a damp cloth!”

Your frantic hands stopped in an instant, eyes snapping open wide as your husband’s hand came to wrap around your wrist. Eyes darting up to his, you both shared a look of sudden and unbridled fear.

Slowly turning to look at Wanda, her expression had fallen and that same look of discontent was taking over her. You felt a pressure in your head, right behind your eyes as you looked from her and back to your husband. Realization set in as he gripped tighter onto you.

It was as if you couldn’t move, shouldn’t move. Everything had changed in that moment, this thread of perfect that ran through the whole town had unraveled right in front of you, right across the dinner table.

“Wanda,” You began, voice shaking only slightly despite yourself. “I think you need-”

“No,” She spoke once and it held the air of being final. “No, thank you.” 

James finished his mouthful, turning to the lady of the house to make polite conversation as he placed his cutlery on his plate. “This was delicious, thank you.”

Agreeing as you finished your own mouthful, laying your napkin on the table, “Truly, Wanda, you are talented!”

She shrugged her shoulders, smiling bashfully as she turned to her husband who hadn’t touched his. “Ah, just one of my little tricks.”

-

“Did we get anything?”

“They were close, very close, but the scene seemed to reset itself and now all we have is this.”

The TV glowed bright with a slight crackle against it, the technicolor strips took over the space with a single black strip for the only words on screen. 

“PLEASE STAND BY.”